The very first thing that Goku felt when she appeared in the new location that she was in was a headache that threated to spit her skull in half. Her acute vision blurred wildly, and she let out a groan as she stumbled on her hooves. She swayed back and forth, nearly falling off of her clawed feet as she attempted to fight of the migraine hammering at her skull. A took a moment for her to regain control of her body, and when she did, she promptly fell on her haunches and but both hooves to the sides of her head.

“Oooooooh…my bucking head…goddamn that Nightmare Moon, nearly knocking me unconscious with that magic trick of her’s. I am so gonna feel the effects of that headache for an entire week!” The tan Thestral groaned, rubbing her temples as tenderly as she could. As the pain in her head began to go away, Goku blinked a few times and looked around the new part of the castle we were in. “Ugh…where in the hay am I? Is this some new part of the castle?”

At that moment, Goku suddenly gasped as the memory of what had just happened came flooding into her mind. She and the rest of her friends had been teleported out of the room where she, her friends, Sky Ranger, and the Shadowbolts were just a several minutes ago. Goku also remembered that while each of her friends had been teleported away, she had been teleported along with their new adversaries, which meant only one thing.

“Twilight!” She shouted, her terrified voice echoing about their new location as she looked around frantically for the lavender Unicorn. “Twilight, girls, are you hear?! Can and of you hear me?! Please, answer me if you can!”

Goku then went silent, her cries echoing about her new section of the castle as she waited for any of her friends to respond to her. When no answer came, Goku grew even more worried, lowering her head to the floor and sniffing at the ground. She walked around the new room of the abandoned castle, trying to detect any of her friends, only to find none of them there. With a frustrated growl, Goku slammed her hooves onto the ground, leaving a few large cracks in it as she snapped her head up.

“Nightmare Moon?! Where are you?!” She yelled, her powerful voice reverberating throughout the new room. “Show yourself! If you don’t, I’ll burn this entire castle down and pull you out form the ground up!”

For a moment, Goku got no response, and for a moment she seriously considered going through her threat and reducing the entire room to smoke and ash. Before she could however, she felt a surge of dark, overwhelming, yet very familiar power slowly growing from behind her. Goku whipped her head around to see a large tornado of ethereal mist slowly rising from the ground, causing dust to flow all over the room. Turning her whole body around, Goku panted all of her legs wide, flaring her feathered dragon wings as her red eyes blazed with fury, looking to be seconds away from attacking her foe.

Eventually, the ethereal most exploded into a large orb of power that expanded throughout the entire room and enveloped, everything, Goku included, in its path. The sound of glass shattering filled the crimson Kirin’s ears, but she paid it no mind, keeping her narrowed eyes forward at what was in front of her. When the light receded, Goku felt a blood curdling snarl leave her throat as her eyes landed on the mare standing just meters away from her.

“My my…you have quite the temper on you, don’t you little pony?” Nightmare Moon asked coyly, smirking down at the much younger mare. “Well, it’s not really all that surprising to me…dragons have been known to have quite the short tempers. So, I suppose I shouldn’t be too surprised by your hot-headed attitude towards me. Hmhmhm, it only tells me that you’re that much excited to continue this little contest.”

“Cut the damn bullshit Nightmare Moon! I didn’t come here for a little chit chat or to have a little playdate with you.” Goku snarled, lashing her tail skirt out. “Where are the rest of my friends, Sky Ranger, and Shadowbolts?!”

“Oh, don’t worry about that. they’re all safe and sound, that much I can assure you.” Nightmare Moon replied, waving a hoof dismissively. “Though I do suppose that you’re wondering what I did with them aren’t you?”

Goku snorted, twin streams of smoke shooting out of her nostrils. “I think that’s what I asked just several seconds ago. Now, are you going to tell me what you did to them, or am I going to have to make your fur more red than black?”

“As menacing as I think I would look with red fur, I’m afraid that I’m going to have to decline.” Nightmare Moon said dismissively. “Just in case you forgot me telling you, I sent each of your friends in different rooms in my brand-new castle. That way, nopony will disturb them, or us, while the rest of my Dark Army deal with Celestia’s own.” Right as she said that, her bat ears perked and flicked about, and a small smile came to her face. “And it looks like the fight is finally going to commence.”

“What?” Goku frowned, her own ears pinning back. “What’re you talking about?”

“You can hear it, can’t you?” Nightmare Moon asked. “The sound of our two armies clashing with one another? I know you can, just focus you magic in your hearing and you’ll hear it too.”

Though it seemed incredibly wrong to her to take advice from a being as vile as Nightmare Moon, Goku did so, channeling her magic into her sensitive ears to sharpen them. It didn’t take long for her efforts to pay off, for she heard the familiar war like sound of ponies neighing and weapons clashing outside. The sound of explosions and even roaring could also be heard, roaring that could only belong to that of a dragon.

“You’re right…it looks like Queen Celestia finally managed to make it here. Along with whoever else was with her.” Goku murmured, glancing up at the sin black Alicorn. “Well, at least me and my friends won’t have to worry about them coming to make things worse.”

“Maybe not for you, but things will certainly be getting worse for your dear Queen.” Nightmare Moon retorted. “And things will most definitely be getting worse for you as well…that I can promise you.”

“We’ll see about that, now won’t we?” Goku hissed acidly, baring her fangs up at the sin black Alicorn. “Anyway, I’ve had enough chit chat with you, I’ve got a nation to protect, and an Element to get, and I’m pretty sure that the rest of my friends are doing that right now.”

“Yes, I believe they are little fledgling.” Nightmare Moon murmured, flaring her feathered bat wings. “Now then…shall we commence in our battle?”

Rather than answer, Goku merely closed her eyes as azure blue aura surrounded her body, quickly picking up in strength and speed within just a few seconds. Then, the power exploded out of her and began to surround her, as if magical bombs went off in Goku’s body bodies. The tan Thestral’s power swirled her around and morphed as she all let out a loud echoing neigh that nearly deafened the Nightmare Moon. There was suddenly a bright flash of light, and Nightmare Moon was forced to cover her eyes with one of her wings to keep from getting blinded by the intensity of the light. The light dissipated after a moment, allowing the sin black Alicorn to look and see what had happened. When she laid eyes on Goku again, her jaw dropped as she stared wide eyed at her seven challengers’ new transformations.

Goku, for the lack of a better word, now looked like a cross between a dragon and a pony, very much like Spike’s own form. She had grown in height and strength to the point where she was almost up to Big Macintosh’s size. Her creamy tan fur had lightened considerably to the point where she was a pale white, while still maintaining some of her tan color. Her mane became more like that of a dragon’s scales, while still looked like a of pony’s mane, her tail becoming a pure azure blue sword-like blade. Goku’s hooves turned into that of claws, which were the same color as her now golden yellow scaly mane, her wings growing in size, length, and span. Her golden eyes became a blazing emerald blue, slitted more like that of a dragon’s, and her teeth lengthened in sharpened, becoming similar to that of a saber tooth cat’s own.

“Oh yeah, I always love it when I do that. It just makes me feel so exhilarated~.” Goku purred a pleasurable shiver going down her spine. After managing to control herself after a few moments, she looked back up at a shocked Nightmare Moon and asked, “Well Nightmare Moon? I’m going all out now, so why don’t you go ahead and do the same? I mean it’s only fair…unless you think you can take me in the form, you’re in now.”

That seemed to snap Nightmare Moon out of her stupor, and she gave a few headshakes before she smirked back down at the Kirin. “My that’s quite the form you have. It’s rather fitting, considering the clan that you and your family is from. Now…allow me to show you the power of the Goddess of the Black Moon!”

Closing her eyes, a deep red aura appeared around Nightmare Moon, washing over her entire body and turning her into a bright pony-shape of red. When it dissipated, she was seen adorned in a new set of armor, its color going from a glittering icy blue, to a deep blood ruby red. Her massive wings had feather and wing armor with holes where the wing claws were supposed to be, allowing them to poke out. From her mid back, all the way down to her rump was a deep armored skirt with razor sharp feathers at the ends, while the rest of her armor was like that of a Royal Guard, except it was more demonic looking. Her forelegs and hindlegs were also adorned in blood ruby armor, with metal boots covering the lower half of her hindlegs, and what looked to be metal gloves covering her front ones. To top her new appearance off, her armor had a pair of crow wings where her chest was, and her head armor had a pair of red crow wings where her ears were.

“There, that’s much better, so much more than my last armor.” She sighed, grinning down at a wide eyed Goku as a flock of swords hovered behind her. “Do you like what you see, little fledgling?”

“H-h-how…how the buck did you do that?!” Goku all but demanded, pointing a hoof, or claw, at the sin black alicorn. “You just made that armor appear out of thin air! Nopony should be able to do something like that! Not unless they…t-they…”

“Have two things; one, being an overwhelming amount of magical power, which I have, thanks to my Alicorn heritage.” Nightmare Moon said somewhat smugly. “Or two, a specific type of magical power that allows them to wear different types of armor. A magic which I also have; that very same magic being called…Requip Magic.”

Goku gasped, her draconic pupils thinning as her heart plummeted to the floor. “R-R-Requip Magic?!”

“Ohohoho, so you’ve heard of this magic before?” Nightmare Moon cooed, raising a brow at the pale white Kirin. “I can tell by that little horrified look on your face that you have.”

“It…it’s something that my Mom and her family branch can use.” Goku replied, doing her best to regain her composure. “All members of the Nightstalker clan can use Requip Armor Magic to let them adorn any kind of offense or defensive armor that they’d like. Me and my sisters can do it to, but my brother can’t since he’s still pretty young.” Her eyes narrowed as her ears pinned back in anger. “How is it that you were able to do something like that? As far as I’m concerned only my mother’s clan can do it!”

“Well, that may be true for you, but in general, far from it my dear.” Nightmare Moon replied, flexing her armored wings. “Your clan is not the only one that knows of magic like this, anypony with magic even remotely similar to mine can do this. If your family is the only one you know that does this, then you really need to expand on your knowledge of magic and the clans that they belong to.”

“Well forgive me if my knowledge isn’t as vast as yours. I just found out about your abilities literally like, a minute ago!” Goku snap sassily, flicking her tail skirt. “Not everypony can be a bookworm like Twilight, and as smart as I am, even I know that there are somethings that I don’t know and have yet to discover.”

“Well, it looks like you also have a little bit of wisdom in you despite your age. Such a rarity it is to see such a thing these days.” Nightmare Moon chuckled, ignoring the heated glare Goku shot her. “I am curious about something though…if your mother and sisters can use the same Requip magic, why didn’t you do the same just now? I mean it would’ve made things fairer, since I do like fighting ponies in nice steely armor.”

“I…don’t have very good control over my Requip Magic unfortunately.” Goku replied, an embarrassed blush coming to her face. “Don’t get me wrong, I can still use it…it’s just…due to how much power and magic I have in me, it tends to run amok. It’s not the same with my Shenron powers, because I can control that okay, but with my Nightstalker Requip powers…” She looked back up at Nightmare Moon with a grimace. “Let’s just say this fight of ours will end more quickly than even you would like.”

“Oh, I see.” Nightmare Moon murmured, letting out a shrug. “Oh well, it’s not like I haven’t run into ponies whose powers are like that before in my lifetime. That still doesn’t mean that I’m not going to enjoy tearing your scales off piece by piece.” She added, her feral dark fanged grin returning. “Get ready little fledgling, because you’re about to experience the might of my Requip Tartarus’s Wheel!”

Twilight let out a groan of pain as she began to regain consciousness, her whole entire head pounding as if she was hit by a sledge hammer. Her vision went in and out of place, blurring all over as she tried to regain her senses and bring herself back into the waking world. As she began to regain control of her body, the first thing she noticed was that she was a little colt. For a brief moment, she thought that she was laying in snow, but as she put her hoof down, she realized it was a floor, with no snow whatsoever. With this realization in mind, Twilight plopped both forehooves in front of her and sat herself up. She felt another pulse through her head, and one of her hooves came to her horn to tentatively rub it, trying to sooth the ache. As she opened her eyes, she found herself looking into a pair of dark purple eyes.

“Oh good, you’re finally awake!” The mare said excitedly, a bright smile on her face. “I was wondering when you were going to get up! I thought that I’d have to use a spell to get you up!”

Twilight’s eyes snapped open, and she let out a scream of surprise at the unknown mare in front of her. The lavender mare was so taken aback that she jumped more than ten feet backwards and slid across the smooth cool floor. This caused a third pulse to go through her horn and it distracted her for a few moments, and she finally got control of it, she focused on the mare in front of her. A horrified gasp escaped her when she saw who it was, and she shot to her hooves, her headache all but forgotten.

“S-S-S-Starlight Shadow?!” She cried, the name coming out in a stutter as she pointed a hoof at her supposed foe. “W-w-w-what are you doing here?!”

“Oh, I’m sorry, did I scare you?" Starlight asked curiously, tilting her head to the side. “I guess I was standing a little top close to you for your own comfort.”

“Don’t try to chance the subject!” Twilight shouted, stomping a hoof. “I said what’re you doing here?! Why am I not with the rest of my friends?! And where the hay is Nightmare Moon?!”

Starlight giggled, her curly two-toned mane and tail bouncing with her movements. “Whoa there, miss, no need to get so worked up there! To answer all of your questions in order, you were teleported here along with me, which is what happened with the rest of your friends. Which is why you’re is why not with them, and as with Nightmare Moon…well, I’m guessing that she’s with your Bat Pony friend.”

“G-Goku?!” Twilight gasped, paling as her pupils contracted. “S-she’s with Nightmare Moon?!”

Starlight nodded, a small smirk coming to her face as she flicked her tail skirt. “Yes, she most certainly is…well, at least from what I’m theorizing. I’m sure your wondering why, aren’t you? It’s because out of all of you Nightmare Moon sensed that she was the strongest out of all of you seven. So, she deemed it appropriate for her to be the one to challenge our dear Dark Queen…well, other than that Royal Guard of yours and our Majesty’s dear little Nyx.”

“N-nightmare Moon is going to fight Goku?!” Twilight cried, feeling her heart begin to thud in her chest. “No…NO! This is not happening; this just cannot be happening!”

“Sorry to burst your bubble, but it is.” Starlight chuckled sweetly, the smirk on her face growing wider. “It was our dear Dark Queen’s choice to pick who she was going to fight and who’d be worthy enough to challenge her.”

Twilight’s face morphed from one of terror into one of anger. “Well there’s no way that I’m gonna let that happen! Sorry to cut this meeting short, but I can’t waste my time here; I need to get to my friends so we can all help Goku!”

Before Starlight could try to stop her, Twilight turned tail and raced over to the giant double doors that was at the back of the giant battle room. Just as she reached the doors and encased them with her magic, she immediately found herself flown back by an unknown force. She let out a cry as she was sent tumbling across the floor, stopping halfway across it as her eyes rolled around as if they were googling eyes.

“What in Celestia’s name was that?!” Twilight cried, looking up at the door before going back at Starlight. “What did you do to the door?!”

“Who, me? I didn’t do a thing~.” Starlight said sweetly, looking off to the side. “Well, apart from putting a magical special shield on the door to keep you from leaving, hmhmhm.”

“So you did to something to the door!” Twilight clarified accusingly. “What makes you think that you can just trap me here with you?!”

“Nothing really.” Starlight replied, running a hoof through her curly locks. “Except that I have something here with the both of us that I think that you’ll want.”

“Something I want?” Twilight frowned, her anger diminishing slightly. “What are you talking about? All I see is this really giant room with magically infused doors, having you and me in it?! What could you have that would want to keep me from leaving?!”

The dark purple Unicorn smirked, igniting her horn in a space-like aura, and in a flash of light, a large sphere appeared in front of her. “Maybe something like…this?”

Twilight gasped, her brain shutting down for a moment as her violet eyes stared at the sphere in Starlight’s hold. “The…the Element of Magic…”

“That’s right…one of the six precious gemstones that you need to even stand a chance against our Queen Moon.” Starlight nodded, her smirk becoming viler. “In case you haven’t figured out, our Queen didn’t just teleport you me, and the rest of our group to different sections of the castle. She also had one of each of your weapons transported with one of our groups, besides one of us from both groups. So, if I have one Element, then that means that Grayscale, Red, Insipid, Curaçao, Havocwing and Nyx have one of these with them as well.”

“They have one of the Elements with them too?” Twilight asked, her ears pinning back. “W-what does that mean?”

“Oh come on? you mean you really haven’t figured it out yet?” Starlight asked, raising a two-toned eyebrow. “It means that if you wanna get your Elements, let alone get to our Queen, then you’re all going to have to get passed the six of us.”

“You…you mean I have to f-fight you?” Twilight asked, gulping a bit. “As in actually fight you?”

“Precisely…as in a literal actual fight.” Starlight nodded, setting the Element of Magic down about twenty feet away from her. “So, whaddya say? You want to conduct a little experiment with me by seeing which one of us Unicorn’s is the stronger Magic Mage?”

“E-experiment...are you really asking me that?!” Twilight cried, her surprise turning to anger. “Each of my friends and all of ponyville is in peril! You're seriously asking me if I want to experiment with you?!”

Starlight paused, a perplexed frown coming to her face as she raised her ignited horn from its position. “Well of course sweetie. Maybe not in the way you're used to, but I can assure you, it'll be much more fun this way. You can come at me with all you want, which I can assure you, isn’t going to work.” She flicked her tail skirt, and aimed her long horn back at Twilight again. “Now, are you gonna make a move? Or will I have to make it for you?”

"Well, it's not like I have much of a choice, do I?" Twilight deadpanned, lowering her head as she stretched her forelegs apart form one another. "Just so you know, I may not look it, but I happen to be essentially experience in combat, be it hoof to hoof or magical. So don't expect me to be an easy target for you, let alone Nightmare Moon!"

“That's Queen Moon to you missy!” Starlight stated firmly, glaring warningly at the lavender Unicorn. Her stern look soon faded away to a small grin as she ignited her horn in a space-like aura. “As far as you being an expert in combat, I could really care less about that. As far as I’m concerned, the only thing that’ll accomplish is me having more fun stripping you of all the magic you have. Oh, and before you ask, I also happen to have a sharp eye any sneaky tricks, so try not to do any of that with me here, okay?”

“I never said that I was going to trick you!” Twilight protested, lashing her tail out. “What gave you that idea?!”

“Nothing; and I know that you didn’t say you’d trick me.” Starlight replied nonchalantly, giving a slight shrug. “The again, I’m not the mare to take any chances…especially in moments like this. Now…let’s do this!”

Twilight cried out in terror as Starlight shot a blast of space-like telekinesis at her, and she just barely manage to get out of the way in time. Giggling, Starlight fired off several more blasts at the lavender Unicorn, to which the mage dodged as well. As she took a few moments to recover, Twilight looked to where Starlight fired the shots, and went wide-eyed as she saw the damaged floor begin to fix itself.

“Oh, right, I neglected to mention something about Queen Moon’s new castle.” Starlight said somewhat bashfully, her cheeks turning a light pink. “When Nightmare Moon constructed this castle with her magic, she created it in a way that any damage that’s taken will be able to fix itself in the blink of an eye. Just as long as the damage isn’t too great to where she has to reset the spell again.”

“N-no way…” Twilight whispered as she looked back at Starlight. “She’s…she’s that powerful?!”

“I think that powerful is a bit of an understatement.” Starlight replied. “I’d say that she’s an embodiment of multiple magical spells and techniques! It’s one of the many things that I love about Queen Moon the most! I just love a pony that can use magic and spells that our out of this world!” Her long and lethal horn ignited again as her expression of glee turned into a deep frown of frustration. “Speaking of which, when are you going to start showing your trump cards yet? While I’m all for making the first move, I don’t want to be the one that makes does this forever. I do like a good fair fight you know!”

Before Twilight could respond, Starlight fired off a particularly large blast of magic at Twilight, and this time, the other Unicorn conjured up a shield to block it. The force of the attack took Twilight by surprise, so much so that it let her know that this dark Unicorn was not pulling any punches, and she wasn’t just aiming to pound her into the ground either.

She was aiming to kill.

Gritting her teeth, Twilight let out a lough whinny and turned her shield into a blast of magic of her own, letting it fight against Starlight’s. The dark purple Unicorn was taken by surprise by the sudden change in tactics, but nonetheless smiled in glee at the change of pace. The two mares continued on in their power struggle for a few more moments, before an explosion rang out in their room of battle.

“Yes, now that’s more like it! Now you’re starting to get it!” Starlight squealed out as the dust settled, allowing her to see the now hardened look on Twilight’s face. “That’s the face that I want to witness! The look of somepony who knows that they have to do all that it takes to ensure that they win!”

“Wow...you’re really aiming to try to terminate me, aren’t you? You didn’t even hesitate the first time; let alone the last several ones.” Twilight murmured, a disappointed frown coming to her face. “It looks like fighting you like this isn't going to work out for me, and probably not in my Ascension Mode either. Then again, with who we were facing, I don't think even that will work in the first place.”

“As if I fighting a mare who comes from a family who're masters of magic would be easy period.” Starlight murmured, rolling her eyes. “Now, let’s push the talking aside and get down to our little experimental fight. Something tells me that we’re going to know a lot about each other’s powers and tactics.”

“I do too, but before we do that though…” Twilight began as a dark glow started to appear on her back. “Let me change into something a bit more…suitable, for our duel.”

Starlight blinked curiously; her interest peaked. “Suitable?”

Twilight said nothing; instead closing her eyes as the dark blue aura that was surrounding her back began to glow brighter. It slowly surrounded the rest of her body as she went through a rather nocturnal transformation. Her lavender coat turned a deep shade of purple, just a shade lighter than Starlight’s own, her hooves darkening even more to the point where they were as dark as her eyes. Her mane and tail grew in length, both turning a jet-black color as the pink and purple streaks combining into a deep red color, and her tail becoming more leonine. Her horn became longer and sharper at the tip, with indigo streaks going around it, while a set of fangs poked out from the corner of her lips. Wisps of dark blue magic appeared where Twilight’s shoulder blades were materializing into massive bat wings that had wing claws as sharp as her fangs. As the wisps of magic vanished, Twilight could be seen in gleaming white and jet-black armor adorning her chest, midsection, legs, and hooves. Finally, top it off, a scythe appeared in the air, conjured up by the last particles of dark blue magic, which was now encased in a dark blue aura.

“Oh, my goodness, look at you!” Starlight said gleefully, an excited grin on her face. “That has to be the most interesting transformation that I’ve ever seen! Is that a clan power of yours?!”

“Yes, it is, thank you for noticing.” Twilight replied, setting her scythe on the ground. She blew out the extended strand of jet-black mane on her face, only for it to fall back over the left side of her face. “Just in case you haven’t heard of it, I come from the Sparkle Clan, one that’s known for going into nocturnal transformations and casting spells that would require the most powerful Unicorn to do. Spells like summoning weapons, like this scythe that I just conjured up while I was going into this form.” She twirled the aforementioned weapon in her magic, the blade shining in the room’s icy light before she slammed it back down. “That, and this form also sharpens my senses, and enhances my strength, so I’ll be able to be more in tune with your attacks and be able to sense them better.”

“Wow, so that form can not only amplify and increase your magical strength, but also your physical strength as well?” Starlight asked, rubbing a hoof across her chin. “Interesting…you just gave me much more experimental plans for you! I am going to have so much fun researching your body and magic!”

“You’ll have to defeat me if you want to have even the slightest opportunity to do that.” Twilight replied, pointing her scythe at her. “And trust me, I have no intentions of getting defeated, especially by somepony as powerful as you!”

“Heh, so you can sense how much power I have huh? You’re a lot sharper than I thought!” Starlight said impressively, her sharp purple horn igniting as a flock of special swords appeared around her. “I would like to know the name of my future experiment though! I’d hate to have to conduct my research on you without even knowing your name.”

Twilight’s eyes narrowed as she lashed her leonine tail. “My name is Twilight Twinkleshine Sparkle; protégé of Queen Celestia Daybringer, the Goddess of the Sun and the Solar Queen.”

“Twilight…a fitting name for a mare that has a Cutie Mark symbolizing magic.” Starlight crooned, lowering her head as her mane partially shadowed her face. “And of course, you know that my name is Starlight Shadow Majikku, the leader of the second in command of them Savage Seven. Though I wonder if you know the meaning of my clan name and what it specializes in.”

“You do realize who you’re talking to right?” Twilight asked, raising a darkened brow. “As somepony who loves magic, I pretty much know any type of magic that you can conjure up. And of course I know what you’re clan name is and what it specializes in, especially since mine does the same thing!”

“Good, then you know exactly what to expect form me as I do you.” Starlight nodded, swirls of special energy surrounding her. “Now…show me the magic inside of you!”

With those words, Starlight shot her magical swords at Twilight, her dark eyes as bright as the gemstone in her chest as she did so. Twilight’s own eyes flashed, as he flared her wings, taking off with a single bound and meeting the swords with a powerful clash.

Rainbow Dash fell flat on her face as she appeared in whatever room that she was in, falling to her side a second later as she put her hooves to her face. She took one hoof away to pull herself to her haunches as she attempted to sit up, using the other hoof to gingerly rub at her muzzle. A couple of moments later, she opened her eyes and looked around to the new castle room that she was in, which immediately put her on alert.

“Where the buck am I?!” Rainbow Dash asked herself, hovering into the air. Her pupiless eyes scanned her new surroundings, searching for any signs of the sin black Alicorn, only to find nothing. “That bucking Moon bitch must’ve separated me away from G and the others! I swear, when I find her, I’m going to give her a laser beam right in that Moon covered ass of her’s!”

“Geez, you are a really loud one, aren’t you?” A familiar voice said briskly, making Rainbow Dash’s ears perk up. “You must have the lungs of a Snow Leopard, and those furballs can roar loud.”

Whipping her head in front of her, Rainbow Dash’s eyes widened upon seeing Grayscale Force hovering just thirty feet away from her in the large room. Both of her armored forehooves were crossed, and an annoyed frown could be seen stretched across her face. Her two-toned mane was partially covering the left side of her face, making her look even more intimidating as the gemstone in her armored chest flashed as bright as her eyes.

“YOU!” Rainbow Dash shouted; her fangs bared as she glared heatedly at the other mare. “WHAT IN THE HAY ARE YOU DOING HERE?!”

Grayscale jumped a bit, both of her hooves coming to her ears as she hissed in discomfort. “By Faust, you are not letting up on the shouting, are you? It’s bad enough that I got pair with somepony as hotheaded as you, but do you really have to go screaming your head off?! I have really sensitive ears you know!”

“Cut the bullshit, you jewelry wearing bitch!” Rainbow Dash shouted, her eyes blazing brightly as she snarled at the azure blue Pegasus. “You’d better tell me where the hay Goku and the rest of my friends are! If you don’t, I’m gonna knock all the teeth out of that smart mouth of yours!”

“Well…if it’ll save me from going dear, then I guess I have no choice.” Grayscale Force sighed heavily, her ears pinning back. “I’m gonna keep this short and sweet; Queen Moon sent each of you into one of these giant ass different rooms, so you’d be fighting one of each of us. I’m not sure which rooms Queen Moon sent them in, but what I am sure is that each and every one of your friends are going to get pummeled.”

“She did what?!” Rainbow Dash asked, her shock temporarily ruling over her anger. “When the hay did she do that?!”

Grayscale’s jaw dropped. “You seriously forgot when you were teleported here? Wow, Queen Moon’s technique must’ve made you even more of an idiot.” She snorted, ignoring the glare the cyan mare sent her way. “Take a minute and think back, like, half am minute ago, when Queen Moon encased you in her magic. Doesn’t that seem just the slightest bit familiar to you?”

“…Oh, right, no I remember.” Rainbow Dash replied, the memory of the sudden teleportation coming to her a few seconds later. As soon as that recognition came, she shook her head and returned to glaring back at Grayscale. “Still though, that doesn’t mean that I’m buying any of you crap about that happening to my friends! I’ll bet that you just did that to me to keep me from the rest my friends and your own, so they and that Nightmare Moon cunt could finish them off!”

“If that’s what you wanna believe, then go ahead.” Grayscale shrugged, blowing some of her mane away from her face. “Either way, I don’t really care…the only thing I care about is destroying anypony that’s a threat to our Dark Queen and her future reign. One of those threats happen to be you, and as long as you’re still alive, there’s no way that I’m going to let you win in this fight.”

“That’s funny, I was just about to say the same thing to you.” Rainbow Dash smirked as her eyes began to glow again. “Only with me, I’m not just gonna win…I’m gonna Sonic Rainboom you right out of this castle!”

With those words, followed by an enraged shriek, Rainbow Dash hurled herself at Grayscale, who merely deadpanned at the reckless attack. When the cyan mare got within range, Grayscale’s right hoof slammed into her stomach, the armor surrounding it adding to the power behind the punch. Rainbow Dash hunched forward as the sound of shattering ribs echoed in her ears, a large glob of blood leaving her mouth as she screamed in pain. Whirling around, Grayscale kicked the mare right in her muzzle, sending her flying and crashing right into the double doors that had Grayscale’s Cutie Mark in the center.

The instant she made contact with the icy door, volts of electricity erupted to life, sending volts of electricity throughout the mare’s body. Her screams of agony echoed about the room that she and Grayscale were in, the azure blue mare watching with a passive expression as she crossed her forehooves. She watched as the electricity gave off an explosion, sending the mare sprawling across the floor in an electrified heap.

“Did you seriously try to go with a full-on charge?” Grayscale asked sarcastically. “That attack was so predictable that I could’ve sensed it while blindfolded.”

Rainbow Dash groaned, sitting up as she coughed up another mouthful of blood a few bloodied teeth. As she tried to sit up, she found herself falling back down to the icy ground, covering her stomach as blood dripped form her mouth.

‘Sweet Faust above…this mare is powerful!’ Rainbow Dash thought to herself, her hooves feeling an imprint in her stomach. ‘She hasn’t even used her full power on me and I’m already feeling like I’m going to throw up!’

“What? Is that it? just one hit and your already down?” Grayscale asked disappointedly. “I know I said that I wanted to get this over with, but not this fast. I was hoping that you’d put up least a bit more of a fight than that. I guess you really are just all bark and no bite.”

This set Rainbow off big time. “H-hey it’s not my fault that I didn’t have any idea how powerful your physical attacks would be!”

“Well then you shouldn’t have gotten so hot-headed and tried to do head-on charge towards me.” Grayscale retorted, rolling her eyes. “That’s one of the many things that can get you killed in a fight. You’re incredibly bucking lucky that all you got were broken ribs and electrical shock form the seal put I put on that door. Try something like that again and you’re not going to be so fortunate.”

“Are you saying that I don’t have what it takes to kick your ass?” Rainbow Dash asked, letting out a low growl. “Cause it looks like that’s what you’re trying to say right now.”

“No, I’m saying that if you let your emotions and recklessness get the better of you, that is what is going to increase your chances in getting killed. Especially by somepony like me, the Gray Wolf of the Storm Realm.” Grayscale replied, baring her teeth like a wolf. Her expression relaxed after that brief explanation and she gave a shrug. “Although, if you want to take it like that, then I really don’t care. You’ve clearly proved that point after you tried to it.”

“Alright that’s it!” Rainbow Dash shouted, rising to her hooves and slamming one down on the ground. “I am so going to make you eat those words! forget about me Sonic Rainbooming you to the end of Equestria! I’m gonna make you explode into nothing but mist!”

“Come on and try it…if you’re hotheadedness will allow you.” Grayscale grunted, lashing her tail out. “I will let you know though, there’s a reason why I’m called the Gray Wolf of the Storm Realm. That reason being, if you mess with the wolf, or any member of its pack, you get the fangs!” The grayish blue Pegasus bared her teeth again, and her canines seemed to elongate as if trying to emphasize their owner’s point.

“Well then, it’s a good thing you’re not up against Goku, ‘cause she’d definitely give you a dose of her own fangs.” Rainbow Dash snorted as streaks of teal magic began to swirl around her. “Because I’m going to give you something a lot worse!”

“Right back at you.” Grayscale retorted, lightning surrounding her as she let out a wolfish howl.

Two simultaneous explosions of power burst from the two mares after those words, enveloping their entire bodies as if eradicating them. It washed over the large icy room that they were both in, before they vanished, allowing the two Pegasi two see their new forms. Rainbow Dash’s entire body was now a blazing teal color, with some parts of it having colors that contrasted it. Her fur, mane and tail were a shining color of blue and green, with the tips of her mane, tail, and her feathers being a shining white, along with her hooves. Rainbow Dash’s eyes were a blazing golden yellow, with no sign of the magenta irises and pupils being in sight.

Just as her transformation finished, the power surrounding Grayscale vanished, revealing the bluish grey mares own form. Her gleaming silver armor covering her hooves and chest had now spread all over her body, her head and neck being the only one being uncovered. It was now an obsidian black color, still shining as bright as the grey armor she wore just moments prior. The ones that weren’t covered had seemed to undergo some chances as well. A set of canines appeared inside of Grayscale’s muzzle, looking to belong to that of a dog’s or a wolf’s. Her mane and tail had lengthened and looked to be more untamed, her tail skirt becoming more wolf-like while her ears lengthened and became pointier. Her eyes, which were once twin pools of magenta, were now twin skies of azure blue, as blue as the gem inside the center of her newly adorned armor. Lastly, the armor where her hooves were, had several holes in them, allowing her clawed paws to jet out and scrape against the floor beneath her.

“Gotta admit, that’s a pretty gnarly looking form you have there.” Rainbow Dash commented. “I can see why you were given your nickname.”

“I could say the same for you.” Grayscale murmured, flicking her extended tail out as her feathered draconic wings flared. “That transformation of yours is pretty flashy I have to admit.”

“Well of course it does, I am from the most awesome clan in all of Equestria!” Rainbow Dash boasted, putting a hoof to her chest. “Only somepony awesome as me can have powers as awesome as this! The same powers that I’m gonna use to blow you away!”

“Well, you certainly seem like the mare who likes powers like that.” Grayscale muttered with a roll of her eyes. “Before we do this though, could you tell me who you are? I’d like to at least know the name of the pony that’s threat to my Queen’s reign…so I can make sure that you’re not a threat to it again.”

Rainbow Dash smirked, flaring her wings as she declared proudly, “I am Rainbow Diana Dash Wisp! Member of the Wisp Clan and future member of the Wonderbolts! And before you tell me who you are, it’s fine; your Queen already told me it. So, you don’t need to waste your breath with that.”

“As if I was even going to try.” Grayscale snorted. “Get ready, because you’re going to get the fangs of the Strom Realm’s Gray Wolf!”

“And you’re about to get an ass full of the Wisps!” Rainbow shot back, hunching her body down. “I hope that you’re ready too Grayscale Force, because you’re about to taste the rainbow!”

“Waaaaaah!” Pinkie Pie cried wildly, her forelegs flailing as she fell from the air and landed face first onto the icy floor with a comical splat. She stayed in that position for a moment or two, the lower half of her body hanging in the air along with her tail. Eventually, she rolled her lower half forward and pulled her face off of the icy floor, her eyes rolling around like bingo balls as her head swayed from side to side. The Earth Pony then shook it violently before rubbing it with her hooves as if she was trying to spread out dough.

“Owwwwwwww…that really hurt…!” She whined rubbing at her eyes as she stared down at the floor. Pinkie cried out in surprise upon seeing her reflection staring back at her and she instinctively shot to her hooves, her headache all but forgotten. Once she realized that it was just her reflection, she sighed and murmured, “Oh wow, that was close! I thought that was something in the floor waiting to attack me! Good thing that it’s just me staring back at me…”

Once she calmed down, Pinkie Pie looked around at the giant room she was now in, taken aback by the sheer size of it alone. When she looked to where the door was, her eyes bulged when she saw the mark of a giant red sprinkled cupcake with a skull in the center. Saliva pooled down her face like a waterfall as she galloped over to the door, her pupils dilated in awe.

“Oh wow, that is such a huge cupcake, it looks so delicious! Though, I wonder why that skull is in the center.” Pinkie Pie commented, her tone becoming slightly perplexed. She the shrugged and let out a giggle. “Oh well, it’ probably there to add some extra flare! I bet it’ll make it seem that much more delicious!”

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you~.” An equally bubbly, yet dark voice said from behind the party pony. “That cupcake may look delicious, but trust me, it’s anything but, hmhmhm!”

Pinkie Pie let out a scream of fight, her entire body turning purple as she whirled around at the new voice, her eyes wider than birthday cakes. A gasp of shock left her when she saw Red Velvet, sitting on top of another one of the Elements with a knife in her mouth.

“Surprise!” Red giggled, letting the knife fall in one of her hooves as she smiled at Pinkie Pie, the act being anything but sweet. “Bet you didn’t expect to see me, did you?”

“It’s you!” Pinkie Pie squealed, jamming a hoof at the lighter pink mare. “Did you teleport here along with me too?!”

Red paused, Pinkie Pie’s reaction taking her off guard as she was not expecting it. A smile soon came to her lips as she gave another giggled. “Well…you could say that, if both you and I were teleported by Queen Moonie! You see, she was the one who teleported you and the rest of your friends, while me, Starlight, Insipid, Grayscale, Nyxie, and Havocwing all teleported ourselves with you at the same time!”

“Wow, really?! That is so awesome!” Pinkie Pie gasped, her eyes widening again, this time with amazement. “How did you even manage to do that?! No offense, but you’re not really a Unicorn, like Twilight and Rarity!”

“Or Insipid and Starlight don’t forget them…and no offense taken.” Red added, giggling after saying the last part. “As for how I was able to do it, I think you and I already know the answer to that. You did hear the last name that Queen Moonie said when she came to me, didn’t you?”

Not even a split second after those words were said, Pinkie gasped as her pupils slowly dilated again. “Wait a minute…are…are you from the…the…t-t-the-?!”

“Yep~!” Red nodded, hopping off of the encased Element and turning her back towards to the darker pink pony. She smirked upon hearing the loud gasp that Pinkie let out upon seeing the red-eyed and multi-pointed symbol on the lighter mare’s back. “I am from the one and only famous Konton clan, one of the craziest clans that there is out there!”

“No way, that is SO COOL!” Pinkie Pie cheered, bouncing up and down like she had one a lottery load of candy. “I’ve never ever ever met anypony that’s from the same family as me! The only ones that I’ve ever known were the ones from my own family, and nopony else other than that!”

“Awww, that sounds really sad…!” Red cooed, looking at Pinkie Pie with a sympathetic frown. It soon vanished and an almost overly bright grin came to her face. “Well, it looks like your lucky day today, or maybe, lucky night! Well, as lucky as you can get when you’re about to be turned into really dark and messy screams of confetti by one of Queen Moonie’s Savage Six!”

“Huh? What do you mean?” Pinkie Pie asked, tilting her head like toddler being asked a question they didn’t understand. “How can it be my lucky day when you’re going to turn me into icky confetti?”

“Well, it’ your lucky day because you get to meet a member of your clan that’s not of your own family!” Red replied, giving Pinkie a wide cheerful smile. “That’s something great to smile about isn’t it? To meet somepony that you’re going to fight that has the same powers as you? if that’s not something to smile about, I don’t know what is, hahahahaha!”

“…Yeah, that is pretty exciting now that I think about it.” Pinkie Pie giggled, laughing along with the darker mare. When she calmed down, her eyes locked onto the sphere behind Red and she gasped for the third time since that meeting. “Hey, look, it’s one of the Elements of Harmony!”

Red abruptly stopped giggling, blinking before looking at the sphere, before looking back at Pinkie again. A small, yet creepy grin came to her face as she said, “Yep, it sure is! This nice good little Element that you need to even stand even the teeniest tiniest chance of getting to Queen Moonie! You want it? Huh? You want this nice big Element?”

“Yes yes! I do! I need it, just like how the rest of my friends need theirs!” Pinkie Pie whined, her lower lip quivering as she held her hooves together. “Please, please let me get it! Pretty please with extra frosting and a cheer on top of your favorite cupcake?”

Red’s jaw dropped. “How did you know what my favorite cupcake was red velvet?!”

“Just a hunch.” Pinkie Pie shrugged. “Anyway, can I pleeeeeease have the Element?!”

“Sure, you can have it.” Red shrugged, pointing her knife at Pinkie Pie. “That is, if you manage to show me a good time that is! And show me how you have a real party!”

Pinkie Pie was silent for a full ten seconds, and when she did speak it was something that Red was not expecting. “Uuuuuuh, no offense to you Reddy, but…I don’t think my friend would be happy about me banging you and making you squirt like water flower.”

The excited grin on Red’s face fell as quickly as the popping of a balloon, and a blush as red as the sprinkles on her Cutie Mark exploded across her face. “W-w-wha-?! What’re you-no! No, I was talking about that kind of party!” She shouted, a frown coming to her face as she violently shook her head. “What I mean is you and me showing each other why the Konton clan is the funniest and craziest clan out there!”

“Oooooooh, you mean that kind of party!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed, a giggle leaving her as she fell on her rump in a laughing fit. “Why didn’t you just put it like that?! It would’ve made more sense and didn’t sound as sexy as it did, hahaha!”

“B-b-because I did!” Red stammered, looking ready to drop her knife. “I-I never said anything sexual would happen! I-I just said t-that I wanted us to give each other a p-party!”

“Yeah, a party that involved us squirting really liquid streamers, and spraying out really funky smelly frosting!” Pinkie Pie said, laughing harder as she held her barrel. “I know that’s not what you mean, but you certainly made it sound like that!”

“Well yeah b-but…t-that’s not…y-you, I-I-!” Red stuttered, trying to come up with a plausible explanation. After a minute longer of trying to explain, she sighed heavily and replied, “Oh forget it, let’s just start this party already!”

Pinkie Pie, sensing that she had put her supposed foe in a bad mood, wiped the mirthful tears from her eyes and said, “Alright, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…you’re right! Let’s get this show on the road, heeheehee!”

Red gave a roll of her pale blue eyes, but nodded nonetheless as an aura of many different colors appeared on her body. Her long curtain of bloody mane and tail float up as the multi-colored magical aura swirled around her. As it did so she took the knife in her right hoof, and completely without warning, sliced it across her left forelegs.

“Whoa!” Pinkie Pie gasped. “What did you do that for Reddy?!”

The dark pink mare said nothing, just smiling sadistically at her with her mane covering her left eye as the blood dropped from her left foreleg. Then, much to Pinkie Pie’s horrified amazement, the blood grew larger and actually morph and distort in midair. Holding out the knife in her hoof, Pinkie watched as the blood morphed and stuck itself to the knife, making it larger and more menacing as the silvery blade turned a deep scarlet. Red giggled maniacally as she grabbed her newly enlarged blade and slammed it into the ground, her blood swapping and swirling around her body in the process. A couple of moments later it stopped, revealing itself to be menacing looking armor that covered the dark pink mare’s entire body.

“Ahhhhh, I love it when my blood gets pumping for a nice good party!” Red sighed flicking her tail as she brushed her mane from her face. “I get that sensible feel that we’re going to be having the party of a lifetime!”

“Y-y-you…you just cut yourself and made armor out of your own blood!” Pinkie Pie cried, her body morphing between green and lavender. “W-why would you do something like that?! That is just icky!”

“Icky? Totally, but it does serve well to help me not get myself to banged up for our fun!” Red shrugged, swinging her blade around as her bloody armor gleamed. “Besides, there’s no stronger armor than the one that you make from your own blood! At least that’s one of my mottos, hmhmhm!”

“That…doesn’t really make any sense honestly.” Pinkie murmured, a perplexed frown. “How can your blood be stronger than any armor in Equestria?! Queen Celly’s own Royal Guards have armor that’s said to be strong enough to withstand that of even the strongest of blows, even from that of a dragon! How is it that armor made from blood is stronger than even that?!”

“Well, I can’t really say, but at least for me, it is.” Red replied, running a hoof through the bodily protection she now adorned. Her head then lowered slightly, and her mane fell over her left eye once more as she pointed her blade at Pinkie Pie. “Now that I’ve gotten myself suited up for this party, why don’t you show me how much of a party animal you can become?”

At these words Pinkie Pie’s expression of confusion immediately turned into one of excited determination. “Oh, so you want to see how much of an animal I am at partying? Alright then Reddy, I’ll show you how I really party!”

A multi-colored flash of light suddenly appeared in Pinkie Pie’s eyes, though quite the same as Red’s as swirls of color began to swirl around her. With a loud cheerful whinny of mirth, she was covered in a giant pillar of magic that temporarily blinded Red in the process. As she regained her sight, she started noticing that the magic coming off of Pinkie was a bit different from her own power. At first, Red figured that it was a new color of chaotic magic, but when the magic vanished and revealed Pinkie’s new form, Red let out a gasp of shock.

Pinkie Pie, just like Red, was adorned in armor, but unlike Red’s it wasn’t just one color, nor was it a combination of colors. The armor actually changed different colors every few seconds, from reddish orange, blue, green, brown, white, and even a blackish purple. Pinkie’s bright bubblegum pink fur was now a deep brown, very much like the earth that the castle stood on. Her mane and tail were a combination of deep orange and red as if they were dipped in fire, with her eyes being two twin pools of ocean blue. The sclera’s of her eyes were also shining a blazing azure blue, while her pupils were a blackish purple. There was no sign of the icy power that the Earth Pony held, but due to the icy clouds coming from her nostrils as she snorted, she still had it.

“Whoa!” Red shouted. “What kind of form is that?! Is that your Konton form?”

“Unfortunately, no.” Pinkie Pie replied, a breath of ice leaving her mouth as she spoke. “This is actually a from another clan of mine, whose powers are kinda sorta similar to yours but not quite there. It lets me use the Elements of Nature, how cool is that?!”

“I guess that’s cool.” Red said lamely, a frown coming to her face. “It’s just…I thought that you were going to fight me with your Konton powers.”

“Yeah, about that…my Konton powers are not exactly in the proper control right now, so I’m still working on it.” Pinkie said sheepishly. “Don’t get me wrong, I want to fight you fairly with the same clan powers, but…I don’t think it’ll end well for me if I do. So, I’m going to have to settle for this clan power instead. I’m sorry that I couldn’t give you what you wanted, but I hope you can understand.”

Red frowned slightly harder, as if contemplating on whether or not to except the circumstances of the fight. A moment later, she sighed and gave flick of her tail. “Well, alright I guess I can understand that. Not everypony’s power is perfect, and it doesn’t really make it fun if somepony’s power keeps them from partying anyway.” Just as quickly as the frown came, it vanished, replaced by a crazed smirk. “Doesn’t mean that I’m not gonna hold back on you though!”

“Exactly what I was thinking.” Pinkie giggled as a wide grin came to her face. “Time to get this show on the road; Pinkie Pie Style!”

Rarity let out a shriek of terrified surprised as she suddenly appeared in another one of the combat rooms as one of her friends. She stumbled this way and that as she struggled to keep her balance, the headache pulsing in her head making that tasks even harder. Eventually, the pain in her head one the tug of war, and Rarity found herself dramatically fall to the icy ground. A loud pitiful whine left her as one of her forelegs came to her forehead, the rest of her limbs and tail skirt sprawling about.

“My goodness, that was just absolutely horrid!” She wailed pitifully; a deep frown etched on her face. “I cannot believe that I was transported in such a horrid manner, it felt like I was being strangled by my own fabric!” A stream of anime tears fell down her white cheeks as she stared up at the ceiling. “I am so glad that Sweetie Belle isn’t here to see me like this! I can’t bear to imagine what she’d think of me if she saw her dear big sister in such a state!”

A pregnant pause came a second later, and Rarity mulled over what she had just said, and she sat back up. “Oh, what am I thinking?! She would never think such a thing of me! What she’s too much of a sweetheart to do something like that. What she would be doing is trying to cheer me up and hugging me until I stopped in all of my wallowing!” A smile came to her face as a mirthful giggle escaped her. “Yes, that’s what would happen! Oh, I can’t wait to see her and take her in my embrace again! First thing’s first though…” Her sapphire eyes narrowed. “…I must find my way out of here!”

The alabaster Unicorn then began to try to find her way out of the room, that being to look around for an exit. As she did so, she couldn’t help but be captivated by the icy and glittering windows and nighttime decorations on the combat room. It gave her the same feeling she felt as she was looking at the tapestries in the first hallway with her friends. The more she looked at it, the more she felt entranced, until the desire to escape was all but forgotten.

“Oh, my, word! This room is just absolutely beautiful! Even more so than the tapestries in the first hallway of this castle!” She gushed a wide smile coming to her face. “I’ve never seen ancient beauty of this caliber! None of the art that I’ve seen at the museums can even remotely compare to this! This has to be the best I’ve ever seen, even if it is from a villain!”

A loud gasp left the Unicorn was the last word left her, and the reason as to why she was hear calm slamming into her head like a diamond colliding with her head. A sneer came to her face as her hear flattened, her head shaking violently. “NO! Do not be distracted by this divine ancient art! Remember the real reason why you are here Rarity! You are here to defeat you’re enemy and get to your friends so we can defeat that horrid beast of a mare!”

“Horrid?" Another equally refined, and darker voice asked back. “How dare you say such a thing about my wonderful Queen?”

Ears perking, Rarity spun around from the window she was facing and let out another dramatic gasp upon seeing Insipid in the room with her. The mare was currently running an obsidian hoof across one of the seven Elements of Harmony as if it was a precious gem. Her half-lidded midnight blue eyes stared back at Rarity with a scowl even nastier than Rarity’s own.

“Well, look who it is.” Rarity sneered, glaring at the other Unicorn. “The mare who looked at me as if I was somepony who she’d claim.”

“Says the mare who just said that my Queen was a horrid mare.” Insipid shot back, her own ears going flat. “I have the nerve to wash that mouth of yours out with soap, so you can learn some proper manners.”

“M-m-me?! Learn proper manners?!” Rarity sputtered incredulously. Just as quickly as the shock was on her face, it was replaced with a glare as sharp as sewing needles. “Do you know who you are speaking to?! I am Rarity Belle Cifer, the most prim and proper mare in all of Ponyville! I am more proper than your so-called Queen can ever be, especially with all that she’s done!”

“Now that is a false statement if I’ve ever seen one.” Insipid said blandly, rolling her eyes as she continued to stroke the Element she was sitting in front of. “I cannot sense a single trace of primness or properness anywhere near on you! You may look like that on the outside, but you are anything but either of those things! I can see it in your eyes, and it is just revolting!”

Rarity growled, her face going read at the insults. “…Revolting? Revolting?!” She screeched, slamming one of her cyan stocked cloven hooves on the ground. “If anypony here is revolting, is that false Queen of a mare that you seem to worship so much! Do you have any idea what she’s done ever since she crashed the Summer Sun Celebration in the Town Square?! She nearly killed Queen Celestia and let herself bath in her blood! If that is not revolting, I don’t know what is!”

Insipid sighed, stopping in her rubbing of the Element and frowning at Rarity. “I admit, Queen Moon was a bit…unorthodox and messy in her assault on her sister. Even I wouldn’t have struck somepony in such a messy and unclean manner.” Her blue eyes narrowed as they gave a soft, yet sinister glow. “However, that doesn’t mean what she did wasn’t justified…after all that mare had put her through she had what was coming to her! And trust me, my Queen has so much more in store for that so-called Solar Queen!”

“W-wasn’t…j-j-justified…ARE YOU INSANE?!” Rarity screeched, her eyes blazing with fury as her tail skirt lashed out. “You honestly believe, without a shadow of a doubt that what Nightmare Moon had done this night was justified?! What in the name of Faust is wrong with you?!”

“I think I should be asking you that question my dear.” Insipid shot back, her tone holding the slightest bit of sarcasm. “I don’t know what was going through your head when you decide to come to this castle and challenge our Queen. You were all better off staying in that town of yours while being eliminated by the rest of Dark Army! You must really have a death wish if you think you even stand the slightest chance against our divine goddess.”

“Oh, I’m begging for death at the hands of Nightmare Moon?” Rarity scoffed, rolling her eyes. “I think you should be worried more about your monster of a Queen then me. When we’re done with all of you, Nightmare Moon will be next, and trust me, we will make her regret ever messing with us, our town, and the Queen!”

“There you go, going on about all those insufferable heroic little deeds of yours when what you’re doing is anything but!” Insipid said dryly, tossing her wavy yellow mane. “I swear, I’ve heard enough of that to last a dozen lifetime. You are such a hopeless snob of a pony you know that?”

Rarity growled, her face growing red. “What did you call me?”

“You heard me darling.” Insipid crooned, relishing in turning Rarity’s buttons. “You are a spoiled short-tempered little snob who throws tantrums like a five-year-old when she doesn’t get what she wants. Look, you already going red in the face; seems like you’re not a proper lady after all.”

“Alright, that is IT! I HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT ENOUGH OF YOU!” Rarity snapped, looking as angry as she was when Goku almost crushed her with the giant tree. “Barely even a few minutes and I am already tired of hearing you ramble on and talking about this divine goddess of yours! I think it’s time that somepony put you in your proper place!”

“Oh, you’re going to put me in my proper place?” Insipid laughed, her tail skirt flickering as she got up from the floor. “Funny, I was just going to say the same thing to you darling. Although, I think I should also add that I’ll also be teaching you to watch your tongue. I will not tolerate any disrespect towards our Queen of the Night!”

“Tch, respect is the last thing Nightmare Moon is going to get from us, especially me.” Rarity snorted, the tip of her horn glinting as she pointed it at Insipid. “As for you…well, I’m going to teach you what happens when you show rudeness to the Ponyville’s White Fashionista!”

“Big talk from a mare who can hardly control her temper at the most meager of insults.” Insipid murmured dully. “Though I am curious as to how you’re going to show me that your more than the snob I see that you are.”

Rather than get angry at the name calling, a smirk came to Rarity’s face as inly black tendrils suddenly appeared around her body. “Do don’t worry my dear, I plan to show just how much of a lady I am.” She said in a sweet and somewhat acidic tone as her eyes gave a flash of yellow. “As for you…well, we’ll see who’s being a spoiled snob when this is over.”

“That much we can agree on.” Insipid nodded, a smirk coming to her own face as she let out a low growl. A beautiful yellow and blue aura surrounded the obsidian black mare, and Rarity’s eyes widened upon seeing whiskers appear on Insipid’s cheeks. “And I’ll show what happens when you mess with a lioness’s precious gems!”

A house shaking roar erupted from the throat of Insipid, making Rarity’s hooves come to her ears in an effort to keep the sound from drilling into them. This prevented the alabaster Unicorn from seeing the powerful transformation that the mare was going into, nor could she hear the sound of it either. When the sound finally died down, Rarity’s pain-filled eyes slowly opened, only to go wide eyes upon seeing Insipid, who now looked like a hybrid version of a winged lion. Her pitch-black hooves were now a lethal set of paws, all of them holding long curved bright yellow claws on all four feet. Insipid’s shoulders also adorned a pair of wings, looking to be a mixture of feathers and membranes, very much like Goku’s own bat wings, only her’s were slightly smaller. Her midnight blue eyes had become more cat-like, as much as the whisker marks on her cheek and the canines that now adorned her lips. The most noticeable part of the Unicorn mare was her fur, which now looked like it was glittering like a diamond, or a crystal found deep within the confinements of an underground cave.

No sooner did Insipid's transformation complete itself, Rarity’s own transformation began to make itself known. The tendrils that were swimming across her elegant frame had finally settled into the ground, swirling around the mare for mere moments before settling down. Rarity’s already pristine white fur had gotten impossibly whiter, to the point where she actually looked like a ghost. The lower half of her legs no had sinister black stockings, replacing the sapphire ones that were once coating them, as black as the wild and straight mane and tail skirt she now adorned. Rarity’s eyes were now a deep shade of jade green, with cat-like slits replacing the round pupils she had. Both of which looking as sharp as the vampiric fangs she now adorned, and the wing claws her new part of draconic wings now adorned.

Neither mare said anything, just silently taking in each other’s appearances, as if contemplating how much of an advantage it would give one another. Then, with eyes blazing and roars erupting from their throats, they charge, letting their curved horns clash, before they were enveloped by each other’s swirls of power.

Applejack found herself spinning like a ballerina on a performance stage when she appeared in a different room of the castle. The effects of Nightmare Moon’s teleportation spell left her unable to catch herself when she stopped spinning. She then found herself falling face first into the cold smooth floor, which resulted in her getting a nasty bruise on the center of her forehead.

“Gah, Consarn it!” She shouted, both forehooves coming to her head as she attempted to sooth the pain. The farmer propped herself on her haunches as she bit her lip, trying to keep herself from moaning out in pain. “Oh boy…now that is an apple that I do not wanna have on me for too long.” She said to herself as she looked up at the bruise on her forehead. “That felt like mah head was bein’ grinded int’ cider in mah Granny’s cider machine!”

After another few seconds of soothing her bruise, Applejack too a moment to look around the room and observe her surroundings. The clopping of her hooves could be heard echoing about the large room as she tried to figure out where she was.

“Land sakes, that was a real wild ride Ah was on fer a moment there.” Applejack murmured to herself as she flicked her golden tail. “Ah wonder where that varmint Nightmare Moon had sent me to. It couldn’t have been real far; Ah wouldn’t be able to find mah friends if that were the case!”

“Oh, Ah don’t think ya need t’ worry ‘bout tryin’ t’ find yer friends partner.” Another accented voice said form out of nowhere. “’Cause yer gonna be joinin’ ‘em real soon.”

Applejack jumped, the fur on her neck standing on end as she looked around for the voice that made itself known. When she saw nopony in sight, she nervously asked, “Who’s there! Show yourself!”

“Oh, come on now hon’, did ya seriously forget seein’ me just a couple minutes ago?” The voice asked, sounding a bit hurt. “Ya couldn’t have been that affected by Queen Moon’s fancy teleportation spell.”

“Trust me Ah ain’t, and Ah know that Ah ain’t hearin’ things right now.” Applejack replied firmly, her eyes narrowed as she pawed at the ground. “Now, where are you?! Ya better come out right now ‘r Ah’ll force ya out!”

“Now now, no need t’ git all hotheaded there sug’.” The voice said with a slight coo, a chuckle following afterward. “If yer that eager t’ git things started, Ah’ll go ahead an’ do it fer ya if that’ll make ya calm down. Though Ah hope ya won’t be too surprised by what ya find.”

Right at that moment, vines burst out of the ground in a large pillar of swirls, causing Applejack to jump and spin around to the vines. Her jaw dropped upon seeing it appear from out of the ground, but as they parted to reveal the pony inside, Applejack’s shock soon turned to anger.

“Well now, it looks like mah hopes weren’t dashed after all.” Curaçao murmured, looking to be pleased. “You recognize me pretty well, an’ real fast too hon’…well done.”

“So…it’s you, ain’t it?” Applejack asked lowly, snorting as her head lowered. “Ah should’ve known that you’d be th’ first one that Ah’d see when Ah got here.” She glanced over at the grey orb behind the mare and added, “An’ Ah can see ya got one o’ them Elements there with ya too.”

“Ah sure would, the one an’ only Curaçao Sweet Orange Tyrant, at yer service!” The dark blue Earth Pony replied sweetly, giving the tangerine mare a wink. "Might Ah know th’ name of th’ mare that Ah’m gonna be havin’ this rodeo with?”

“…Ah’m Applejack; Applejack Sweet Apple Titan, manager of the Ponyville Sweet Apple Acre Orchard.” The farmer said after a moment of hesitation, eyes still narrowed. “Now that we’ve gotten those little pleasantries outta the way, answer me this. Where are the rest o’ mah friends an’ what did that Nightmare Moon mare do to them?”

Curaçao chuckled softly, running a hoof through her long silky scarlet mane. “Mah, somepony’s impatient ain’t they? Well, if yer that worried, then allow me t’ say that Queen Moon had transported both your group an’ mine t’ some o’ th’ combat rooms inside o’ th’ castle. She didn’t bring no harm t’ any o’ them, and merely had them and their opponents sent to those rooms so they could have their fights in peace.”

“Oh, so she went and did that did she?” Applejack asked skeptically, not really buying the other Earth Pony’s explanation. “How do Ah know that this ain’t some bullshit that yer spoutin’ t’ make me lower mah guard?”

“’Cause if Ah wanted, Ah could’ve struck ya down while Ah was comin’ outta th’ ground with mah vines.” Curaçao replied casually, waving a hoof in the air. “Then again, even if Ah didn’t, Ah still could’ve taken ya down if Ah wanted, since Ah am th’ faster an’ th’ stronger one.”

“Excuse me?” Applejack asked, looking visibly offended. “Are you sayin’ that Ah don’t have what it takes t’ kicker yer orange flanked ass?”

“Of course not sug’…all Ah’m sayin’ is that Ah’m jus’ more experience in th’ good ol’ fashioned hoof t’ hoof combat.” Curaçao replied with a small giggle. “While you, on th’ other hoof ‘re on th’ less experienced side of it.”

“Alright, now Ah know that yer insultin’ me!” Applejack growled, stomping a hoof on the flat, yet hard dark colored floor. “Why don’t ya put them oranges where yer mouth is an’ show me what ya got up that lil’ bandana of yers?!”

“Oh, so you’ve noticed it huh? It’s a nice tough to me when it comes to looks; you can thank darlin’ lil’ Insipid fer that.” Curaçao said, a hoof coming to run across the purple bandana wrapped around her head. “Still though, Ah can see that yer eager t’ get this lil’ party started, so, why don’t we git this rodeo started.”

“Oh, Ah’ll git this rodeo started alright, an’ what a rodeo it will be.” Applejack said, backing away from the dark blue Earth Pony. One of her hooves made its way to her muzzle as her emerald eyes glowed brightly. “Though, lemme jus’ say, it ain’t gonna be you who starts it.”

Applejack’s mouth then went agape, and for a spit second, the Curaçao could’ve sword that she saw canines glinting in the farmer’s mouth. Unfortunately, she had little time to dwell on it before Applejack’s mouth came clamping down on her hoof. Blood flowed out of the wound like water from an overrunning sink as she took her hoof away, letting it clop back to the floor.

“Damn, that always hurts like a bitch when Ah do that.” Applejack cursed as steam rose from out of her wound. “Ah really wish there was a less painful way fer me t’ do this.”

“Did…” Curaçao blinked, looking to be taken aback. “Did you jus’ bite yer own foreleg?”

“Eeyup, Ah sure did partner. What’s it to you?” Applejack said somewhat smugly. “An’ before ya ask, no it ain’t t’ give mahself pain. It’s so it can help me t’ not pull any punches this time ‘round.”

“Not pull any punches?” Curaçao asked, looking confused. “What’re ya talkin’ bout hon’?”

“Ah mean, that it’s time fer you t’ experience the full might o’ th’ Apple Family!” Applejack relied as volts of electricity appeared around her. “An’, why apples, are a hay of a lot better than oranges!”

A bright orb of light appeared from high above the farmer, followed by volts of lightning that slammed into the farmer. It swirled around her like an electrified tornado, loud clouds of dust washing over the room as Curaçao watched on in awe. Thanks to the light not being too bright, he the dark blue Earth Pony didn’t have to worry about being blinded, though that didn’t stop her form protecting her eyes. A loud echoing neigh was what made her look back over to Applejack, and what she saw made her jaw drop.

Applejack, for the lack of a better word, looked like a knight made form the confinements of the Celestia’s Solar Royal Guard, with some slight differences. Form her head to the base of her neck, she was covered in dark golden armor that had apple red lines running along them. The red bands on her mane and tail were gone, allowing them to fly freely, their golden color now a cumulus white. On top of her head, her Stetson had also undergone changes, looking to be as hard as the armor she wore, with no intentions of being blown off her head. Lastly, her facial features were armored as well though the armor looked to be fused into her face, allowing her to still be able to move it around.

“There, now that’s more like it.” Applejack sighed, as the light and electricity receded. “Now Ah feel like Ah can take on a whole pack o’ Timberwolves without breakin’ a sweat!”

“Is…that you’re true power?” Curaçao asked, once she managed to get over her shock. “The one that you’ve been saving up until now?”

“Sure is, and it’s one that Ah’m proud to wield!” Applejack replied proudly, stomping her armored hoof. “This here is the world-famous Sweet Apple Titan form that all mah kin hold! The very same power that Ah’m gonna use t’ beat yer flank in th’ ground!”

“Wait, Sweet Apple Titan?!” Curaçao cried out, her eyes widening as if she remembered something. “You have that kind of power?!”

Applejack paused, the dark blue Earth Pony’s words taking her by surprise. “Wait, you know of mah family’s power?”

“Yeah…as hard as it is t’ believe, Ah do.” Curacao replied, narrowing her own emerald green eyes. “Back in mah lifetime, Ah had heard of this family that had this power known as the titans, where they can go int’ th’ armored forms o’ ponies an’ what not. That, an’ how they’re able t’ be able t’ fly if they reach a certain height in that power. ‘R something like that…”

“Well…ya ain’t wrong there, but Ah haven’t really reached that height o’ mah power yet.” Applejack said sheepishly. “Though that ain’t gonna stop me from usin’ it on ya anyway! Ah hope yer ready fer this, ‘cause Ah ain’t holdin’ back anythin’!”

“Good, Ah be insulted if you did anyway.” Curaçao chuckled, a somewhat feral grin coming to her face as her eyes gave a menacing red glow. “’Specially with what Ah have in store fer ya hon’.”

“Oh really?” Applejack asked, raising a white eyebrow. “And what might that be Curaçao?”

The dark blue Earth Pony smirked somewhat darkly and close her eyes as an inky black aura appeared around her body. Then, it vanished in an explosion of red and black as electricity danced about it, this one even more powerful than that of Applejack’s own transformation. It went for a bit longer than the farmer’s, but this mattered not to Applejack as the power washed over the entire combat room, enough to nearly knock her off her hooves. Fortunately for her, the wave receded, allowing Applejack to let her own jaw fall of its hinges upon seeing Curaçao’s new form.

The bandana wearing Earth Pony mare, like Applejack, was adorned in beautiful fighting armor, although with her, Curaçao’s looked more sinister. Her inky black and white lined armor had curved and pointed ends where her hooves and shoulders were, both points glinting in wherever the light rise from inside the room. As with Applejack, the armor where Curaçao’s flank was supposed to be, the symbol of her Cutie Mark glowed bright and proud. Her mane and tail were both longer and wilder, a stormy grey replacing her scarlet red, with her eyes being the color scarlet instead. Finally, as it was with Goku, her lips now adorned a set of fangs protruding out, with her ears being just like that of a bat’s as well.

“Holy shit…” Applejack whispered in disbelief, inadvertedly taking a step away from Curacao. “Is that…your…?”

“It sure is sug’…this is mah family’s power, its pride an’ glory!” Curacao replied jovially. “Git ready Applejack, because yer ‘bout t’ git a real bitter taste, an’ a bite, of the Sweet Orange Tyrants!”

A loud squeal of terror escape from Fluttershy as she appeared in her own room of battle by the magic of Nightmare Moon. She had barely even begun to fall to the ground before her wings flared and she pushed herself back int the air. Her large teal eyes were wide with fear as she immediately began looking around, wasting no time in trying to search for Havocwing. Beads of sweat rolled down her face and her neck as her hear slammed against her chest like a gorilla in a cage as she took quick rapid breaths.

“Oh dear…oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear! This is not good, not good at all!” She said to herself as her hooves came to her muzzle. “Of all the ponies that I had to face right now, it just had to be one from the Datenshi clan! Why couldn’t I have been pared with any of the other mares that Nightmare Moon had for us?! Any one of them would’ve been a far better option than that Havocwing mare; she looked like she was going to burn me alive!”

A moment or two later of breathing to the point of hyperventilating, Fluttershy but her hooves to her chest and took slower ones. She shut her eyes tight and slowed her flaps as she fought to control herself, whispering soothing words in her mind. A few moments later, she managed to mostly get herself under control and more focused on the task at hoof. The buttermilk Pegasus slowly set herself down, her hindhooves meeting the floor before her forehooves as she folded her wings to her side.

“Okay, clam down Fluttershy…now isn’t the time to get panicky here.” She firmly stated to herself, brushing her mane from her face. “That is exactly what Nightmare Moon wants you to feel so I’d be easier for her in this battle. And that is exaclty what Havocwing wanted when you first made eye contact with her for the first time.” A shudder went down her spine as the image of the crimson mare’s menacing dark blue eyes appeared in her mind. “Now…what I need to do next is find out where Havocwing is so I c-can…d-duke it out w-with her.”

“Oh, don’t worry, you won’t need to waste your time with that.” A sweet, yet sinister voice said from out of nowhere. “In fact, I’ll show you where I am right now!”

Fluttershy gave a shriek of surprised terror, and spun around just in time to see a gigantic ball of crimson fire shoot down towards her. Her wings flared as she flew back, the fire missing her by a hair as it slammed into the ground with resounding boom, making a large crater in the smooth floor. As she surveyed the damage while recovering from the scare, Fluttershy went wide eyed when she saw the floor start to reconstruct itself.

“W-what the…what in the world is this?!” The Pegasus asked herself as the floor went back to its normal state. “I…I-I couldn’t have seen that! T-the floor didn’t just fix itself did it?! No, I must’ve been seeing things. Yes, that’s it, I must be going a little crazy!”

As if to prove she wasn’t, several more bolts of fire rained down from the ceiling, smashing into the floor and causing Fluttershy to fly even further back. Just as with last time, the craters in the floor slowly fixed themselves, much to Fluttershy’s amazed shock. It was at that moment that she knew she was not going crazy, but still…

“This…this is just impossible. No floor should be able to do something like this…at least not without magic.” Fluttershy said to herself, feeling slightly calmer now that she knew that she was still sane. “Nightmare Moon must’ve done this…she is an Alicorn, so I suppose that she’s powerful enough to do something like this.”

“You’re damn right she is!” The same sinister voice made itself known again. “Queen Moon is the most powerful badass mare alive, and don’t you forget it!”

Fluttershy jumped at the familiar voice, despite having heard it only once, and she looked around in the air. “H-H-Havocwing, i-is that you around here?!” She asked with a slight stammer, blushing a moment later realize how stupid of a question that was. “I can hear you voice around this room, so I know that it’s you!”

“Awww, look who finally decided to ask me where I was.” Havocwing cooed, her voice echoing about the room. “It did take you a good minute there to finally focus on me though…”

The blush on Fluttershy’s face grew slightly darker. “Y-yes, I did…I’m sorry about that. I just really got distracted by the, um…floor and whatnot.”

“Oh, that’s okay…anypony that’s not of the Dark Army would be shocked by something like that happening.” Havocwing murmured, a giggle leaving her. “Enough about that, though, why don’t you just focus on me for the time being?”

“Y-yes…I think should do that.” Fluttershy murmured, running a hoof through his mane. “C-could you um…maybe show yourself please Havocwing? I can’t really see you in all of this darkness…”

“Well…normally I wouldn’t let myself be shown does just a little bit longer.” Havocwing said after a moment of what sounded like contemplation. “But since you asked so nicely…I think I can make an exception…once.”

A meteor of scarlet flames shot down fifty feet away from Fluttershy as she backed away from them instinctively. Even from the distance that she was, she could still feel the amount of heat rising from it, making her feel like she was being scorched. Fortunately for her, she didn’t have to experience that feeling for long, for the flame eventually diminished, revealing Fluttershy’s supposed clan foe.

“Well look what we’ve got here it’s a pony from the enemy clan of my own.” Havocwing said mirthfully as she smiled at Fluttershy. “I gotta say, I wasn’t expecting you to be this hot and sexy~.”

Fluttershy’s face went beet red again, having not expecting the compliment from the crimson mare. “Oh, um…t-thank you…y-y-you don’t really look that bad yourself.” She said, feeling like se should at least return the favor. ‘She kind of looks a little bit like Fire Flash.’

“Why thank you sweetie, I always love it when somepony takes notice of my amazing Fallen Angel sexiness.” Havocwing cooed, wiggling her rump in front of Fluttershy for a moment. “Then again, with the clans that we both come from, that really shouldn’t be a surprise.”

“Y-yeah…” Fluttershy mumbled, looking off to the side as she rubbed one of her forelegs. ‘If only she knew the other clan I’m originated from.’

“Awww, what’s the matter there, sweetie?” Havocwing asked in an all too sweet tone. “Afraid that you’re going to face off against your families most feared enemy?”

Fluttershy paused, looking at the ruby red mare in slight surprise. “H-how did you know that I was from the Tenshi clan?”

“Oh please, as if it wasn’t so plainly obvious.” Havocwing replied playfully, sticking her tongue out. “I mean just look at you, those angelic wings, that hot piece of ass figure, that soft, sweet, motherly voice of yours. Not to mention the angel wing tattoo on your back, even though that’s on the more basic level…” She raised a two-toned eyebrow at the buttermilk Pegasus. “Shall I go on?”

“No, I think you made your point clear enough.” Fluttershy murmured, running her hoof across her silky mane. “I guess I should’ve seen that one coming.”

“That’s fine honey, not everypony can catch on so quickly. And even those that do can’t do it all the time, we all slip up somewhere.” Havocwing shrugged nonchalantly, a small smirk coming to her face. “Despite that, that doesn’t mean that I’m going to let that happen with me, especially with somepony of your powers.”

“W-w-wait a minute…you mean you want to fight? R-right now?!” Fluttershy stuttered, taking a step back. “W-w-we can’t talk this out or anything?”

“I hardly think there’s anything to discuss between clans that’re similar in power but are enemies at the same time baby.” Havocwing said as she flared wings. “What I want us to do, is fight, and show us why are clans are feared in the heavens and in the underworld!”

“W-w-wait, we don’t have to do this Havocwing!” Fluttershy pleaded, holding both hooves out in front of her. “We can find some other way to resolve this, w-we don’t have to trade blows!”

“Uh, yeah we do.” Havocwing said, raising a brow. “Isn’t that why we were brought here in the first place by Queen Moon? So, we can do just that; clash swords and make feathers fly.”

“E-except we don’t need to really do that.” Fluttershy retorted softly, a small nervous smile on her face. “W-we can just sit together and talk it out with one another, and not have to shed any b-blood. Doesn’t that sound like a much better and cleaner option to you?”

“…Well, it does.” Havocwing said, putting a hoof to her chin in contemplation. Fluttershy’s ears perked as her heart filled with hope, which was soon dashed a moment later by what the ruby red mare said next. “Except it’s only good for you, while for me…it’s really not. I mean if it was any other time, I could think about maybe being more civil with you.”

Her eyes blazed as she lifted one of her hooves up and shot a massive bolt of crimson fire just above Fluttershy’s head, making the other mare scream and duck. “The only problem with that…is that you are an enemy of the Queen of the Black Moon. Because of that, it is my duty as a member of the Dark Army to eradicate any enemy to my Queen and her rule. So, there isn’t going to be any time for talking at all sweetie. Now…” She bared her teeth at the gentler mare. “…are you gonna bring out your true wings, or am I going to have to make you?”

“Havocwing…I really, really, don’t want to fight you.” Fluttershy said in another ditch effort to try to avoid the inevitable fight. “Please, we don’t have to make it end like this, and neither do the rest of your friends. We can go search for the rest of my friends and yours and try to resolve this, peacefully!” Her teal eyes locked into Havocwing’s dark blue ones; a pleading look brewing inside of them. “I’m begging you, just let this matter go and let’s go and end all of this…please.”

For a few moments, Havocwing just stood there, staring at Fluttershy as if she couldn’t comprehend what she was saying. The silence was so strong that it could’ve been sliced with a sword as if it was made of flesh, to the point where it was almost palpable. Finally, Havocwing lowered her head, and softly began to speak.

“Alright, I can see that it’s not going to be as easy to try to convince you.” She said, lifting her head back up. “So…let me go about this in another way. What’s your name sexy?”

“Um…F-Fluttershy.” Fluttershy replied, blushing deeply again at the compliment. “Fluttershy Kindheart Rosario Tenshi.”

“My, that’s quite long name, but an appropriate on nonetheless.” Havocwing crooned, one of her hooves pawing across the floor. “Tell me, to you have anypony that you care about, more so than anypony else in the world?”

“W-well…I have a younger sister named Scootaloo.” Fluttershy said, fondness making its way into her voice as she smiled softly. “She actually lives with me in Ponyville, and she has since she was six years old. Scootaloo is such a sweet little filly, more so than almost any I’ve ever met! Well, save for her friend Lily Longsocks, but that’s besides the-”

“How would you feel if she were to die?” Havocwing interrupted abruptly.

Fluttershy froze, slowly looking up at the ruby Pegasus as her fond smile went upside down. “W-w-what?”

“You heard me honey...how would you feel if the one pony you loved most, were to die right in front of you?” Havocwing asked sweetly and deliberately. “Or better yet…what if I were the one to do it?”

One the words of the darker Pegasus was processed, Fluttershy slowly felt her shock turn into disbelieving anger. “What did you just say?”

“Oh, I think you heard what I said Fluttershy. How would you react, or feel, if I, the one and only, Havocwing Datenshi took the life of your oh so sweet little sister?” Havocwing asked, her teeth gleaming as she flashed a predatory grin. “You would certainly feel a certain way about that, wouldn’t you?”

“Are…” Fluttershy breathed, her body beginning to shake slightly. “Are you…threatening my little sister…w-with…with death?”

“Death? Oh, Tartarus no, perish the thought!” Havocwing replied, a hoof coming to her muzzle as a look of fake horror came to her face. As quickly as it came, it was gone, a look of pure sadistic excitement replacing it. “I’m threatening her with the most horrible, most agonizing, most inequine she will ever have in her entire life! So much so that she’ll be begging me to give her the sweet embrace of death into Paradise…or Heaven.” A giggle left her as she ruffled her wings, one of her hooves coming to play with the strands of her mane. “Although, you can still prevent that, if you can muster up the strength to draw your sword toward your foe. Otherwise, your sister will get an early ticket into Faust's embrace…and I don’t think you want that, do you sweetie?”

For the longest time, Fluttershy said nothing, just staring at Havocwing with a mixture of disbelief and horror, while the ruby mare grinned back at her predatorily. Biting her lip, Fluttershy’s head lowered, her silky pink mane falling over her eyes as her large wings began to preen. When she spoke again, her voice was still soft, but held an undertone of barely contained rage.

“How dare you…?” She asked, her voice barely above a whisper, though still heard, thanks to Havocwing’s sensitive hearing. “You think you can just be transported here with me…make threats to my family, to my sister, and expect me not to do anything?” A cat-like snarl left the buttermilk Pegasus before she growled out, “How dare you…HOW DARE YOU?!”

Snapping her head up, Havocwing was met with the blazing golden orange gaze of Fluttershy, who’s expression was twisted into one of pure rage. Flaring her wings out, pure white power bust from underneath the mare digging into the icy floor as it spun around her in powerful waves. It covered Fluttershy in its protective light and as she neighed into the air, causing Havocwing to flatten her ears. Despite the rush of power and the loudness that came from it, it did nothing to stifle Havocwing’s excitement, especially when she saw Fluttershy’s new form.

Fluttershy, who moments ago looked like a simple, yet beautiful looking Pegasus, now looked like a pony who was deemed as a champion of the heavens. From her shoulders to her rump, she was covered in gleaming silvery armor, her leg armor being a shining golden white. Unlike the standard armor, there were black sleeves that connected the leg armor to the rest of Fluttershy’s armor, preventing it from falling apart. Where her shoulders and her rump were beautiful symbols of angel wings that shined as bright as the mare’s now golden white eyes, with a golden blue angel winged heart imbedded her chest armor. Pure white angel wings replaced her Pegasus wings, spanning at a larger, longer and wider span than even her Ascension Mode wings, both the same white color as her eyes and mane. To top her angel appearance off, right in the center of her angel winged heart symbol, was a hole, allowing the chain that connected her roseray to her neck to hang free, and a white halo appeared on her head.

“Oh yes, now that’s what I wanted to see!” Havocwing cheered happily, shooting a hoof in the air. “The almighty power of my clan’s most feared enemy! Well done honey, I’m impressed!”

“SILENCE!” Fluttershy bellowed, stomping an armored hoof on the ground and causing the room to violently shake. “Now you listen here, just because you’re a member of my clan’s most sworn enemy, doesn’t mean that you can just go and make threat towards my family! Most especially my little sister Scootaloo! You have terrifyingly dark power and originate from the deepest pits of hell, but you do not! I repeat, you do not, threaten, my, SISTER!” Her white eyes blazed brightly as a pure white sword appeared behind her, a pair of angel wings as a guard, while the handle was a silvery grey. “You even think about harming a single hair on her sweet little head, and I, will, END YOU!”

Havocwing threw her head back and laughed, relishing in Fluttershy’s righteous, but justifiable, anger. “Now there’s the anger suitable from a member of the Tenshi clan! I can see that divine range flickering in those beautiful eyes of yours! It’s been so long since I had experienced such a thing since the Dark Army was last cut down!” The widest grin spread across her face as she flared her wings and took to the air. “Now I get the chance to experience it again! This really is the best night ever!”

“If your done with indulging yourself in your excitement, I’d like us to commence.” Fluttershy stated firmly, her eyes still shining as her sword stabbed the ground below them. “You’re a member of the Datenshi clan, aren’t you? I would’ve expected you to not want to keep any of your opponent’s waiting, especially in battle.”

“Oh yes, how rude of me. Thank you for that sweetie, I almost forgot that I had to transform as well.” Havocwing giggled, ignoring the ashen-face look Fluttershy shot at her. “Pardon me for a second my sweet butterfly.”

Flying some feet away from the enraged angelic Pegasus, Havocwing closed her eyes as a blood red aura surrounded her body. Flames immediately erupted from out of her just moments later and the encased the ruby mare in a fiery orb of red and heat. Fluttershy watched on in silent anger as the powerful flames soon receded, allowing her to see a sight that did not surprise her one bit. Just like Fluttershy, Havocwing was now in an angelic form, only hers was far more sinister looking than her opponents more righteous one. Her armor was a pitch-black color, even darker than the night sky itself, with blood red stockings in between the leg and body armor that kept them together. On either side of her shoulder, were large curved blades that curved upward, having red and black symbols of clawed angel wings imbedded in both of them. The very same clawed wings that Havocwing was adorning now, with membranes sticking out from under the sinister black feathers. Her eyes were now a deep menacing sin black, with pupils as red as a droplet of blood glowing in the middle, and a fiery halo could be seen hovering above her head.

“Oooooh, yes, I always love it when I can put this beautiful armor of mine on!” Havocwing moaned pleasurably, flexing her enlarged crow-like wings. “Well, how do I like Fluttershy? Do I look like somepony sexy and worthy enough to bang and battle?”

“You look just how any Datenshi would look when going in their ultimate form, an eerily dark similarity to mine.” Fluttershy responded curtly, her the glow in her eyes diminishing slightly as she took her sword in her hoof. “You are missing one detail though…your sword.”

Havocwing laughed, holding her armored stomach as her sharpened teeth gleamed. “You have quite the good eye there don’t you. I had hoped that little detail would go unnoticed, but I suppose I can’t hide anything from a member of the Tenshi clan. It really wouldn’t be a fair fight anyway.” In a flash of black, a black sword as twice as long as Fluttershy’s appeared, the handle being a sin black imbedded with blood red gems with a pair of grow wings as a guard. “I hope your ready Fluttershy, because I’m going to show you the fill might of the Fallen Angels of Tartarus!”

“OH, I am most certainly ready to face your might, Havocwing Datenshi!” Fluttershy declared, ripping her sword from the ground and pointing it at the other mare. “I just hope that you’re, because you’re about to face my clan’s divine judgment!”

Author's Notes:

Hooooooo BOY!!! I cannot explain to any of you the stress and the thinking that I had to go through in writing this! While this didn't take me as long as it did to go through before I posted this, there were so many frustrating situation that I had to deal with before I was finally able to complete this. From dealing with people who won't let me and my Mom move into our new apartment on the exact date, to this random heat waves both outside and inside my own body, not to mention the random times for writers block and the long train ride from Oakland to Pleasant Hill...it was just so goddamn awful!!! I am so glad that I was able to do this before tomorrow, because things are about to get real busy for me, I kid you not!!!

Now, to explain the scenario of this chapter, I decided to add one scene each with the Main Seven's interactions, and make sure that they weren't really too long or too short. Well, at least on as much of a steady scale when I was writing what I can now say is the longest chapter that I have written so far. Now, I'm sure you'r all wondering why I didn't add Nyx and Zephyr into the mix, and thats because I'm planning to save them for the next chapter, especially with who I'm gonna start the fights with. As for the fights themselves, I'm trying to see if I should write them with only one battle scene each or do cuts in between like I did with the last free chapters before writing the start of the final battles, cause...I am really lost on how to write them write now. I'm pretty sure that I'm gonna figure it out eventually, but, just so there's no false hope, I'm gonna say right now that the updates aren't going to be quite as frequent as they were than it was the last three months. However, that doesn't mean I'm going to give up in this story, let alone the series, it's just that I'm going to be a lot more...busier, than I usual am, even more so now that summer is over. Don't what days I'll be able to have enough free time to get back on this, but I can assure you, this series is far from over. I'll post a blog post that'll hopefully explain everything that may not make sense, in this note, but for now...that's what's happening.

Well, that's all for now everypony; tune in next time for the final battles between the light and dark forces, and the climax soon to me after!!!