Grayscale Force and Rainbow Dash sped through the air, their transformations allowing them to dart and zigzag across the room. Small but powerful shockwaves burst through the spots where they collided with one another, before they soared away from each other. The light from their new forms looked like streaks of color meeting in the air, even as they began to slow in their breakneck flight. Eventually, the colors gave way to the ones generating them, and it revealed a both the Laser Wisp and Wolfish Pegasus, who gave the other an intense stare down. They then bolted towards one another at the same time, meeting each other right in the center of the room as another shockwave expanded over them.

“Listen up here Rainbow Dash, just so we’re both perfectly straight here…” Grayscale growled out before she pushed Laser Wisp Pegasus away from her. “Despite my appearance, I mainly prefer vegetation rather than meat! Unless it’s to help keep my hybrid and wolf form and its magical reserves intact.”

Rainbow snorted, reaching out and shooting a few blasts of laser like magic at Grayscale, to which she evaded by vanishing in a swirl of lightning. Rainbow disappeared as well, and met with Grayscale in another one of their clashes through the air, before the former sent her crashing into the wall with a laser blast. Grayscale fell face first onto the floor, but she managed to quickly recover, her agility and stamina aiding her in it.

“Well isn’t that nice?” Rainbow asked with a flick of her tail. “Since you’re being so honest me here, allow me to say that I don’t really give a damn! You think I care if you into plants or meat, or both of them like sort of omnivore?! Shit no I don’t, but what I do care about is kicking your ass so I can get out of there and give that Nightmare Moon bitch a sock to the face!”

Grayscale let out a hostile growl, baring her teeth in a way that made her look like she was going to rip Rainbow’s throat out. “Yeah, like I’m going to let you even try to accomplish something like that, let alone leave here. You’ll have more muck getting your jugular vein and guts ripped out while they spill out all over the floor. Which is just what I’m planning to do once I have you begging and bleeding on the ground!”

“Heh, now that’d be something I know you’d love to do. Too bad for you, I don’t have time to give you that luxury. Before you know it, you’ll be nothing but a smoking pile of ashes; which won’t bother me, given the fact you’re not even real.” Rainbow snorted, letting out a sigh as she folded her wings to her sides. “Anyway, let’s get this shit of a over with…if I can’t get passed you and get that Element thing, this whole damn trip will have been for nothing.”

Without warning, the greenish blue glow tha was surrounding Rainbow receded, letting her normal natural colors be seen plain as day. Grayscale blinked in surprise at the sudden action, but before she could say anything, another aura surrounded her; this one being a deep red.

“What in the name of the Storm Kings and Queens are you doing?” Grayscale asked, a frown of confusion stretching down her muzzle. “Is that supposed to be some other sort of form that you’re going on right now?”

“I think that should’ve been made clear right now.” Rainbow replied in a snarky tone. “I think that this new form of mine will be much more to your style.”

When these words were said, the red aura enveloping rainbow dash swirled around her, going at the speed of a whirlwind before vanishing. Her recently returned cyan coat was now a deep scarlet red color, very much like her little sister’s own. Her mane and tail sported the same change, only they contained golden yellow streaks, the same color as the hawk-like eyes that Rainbow Dash now adorned. On both of her front legs were the talons of a raptor, while her falcon-like wings were not like that of an eagle’s, her upper lip undergoing the same change.

“What the hay?!” Grayscale gasped, taking a couple of steps back. “What kind of form is that supposed to be?!”

Rainbow smirked lowly, lowering herself into an offensive stance as she flared her enlarge winged. “The Eagle Wisp…”

With a screech equivalent to that of a raptor, Rainbow took off towards the wolfish Pegasus, both of her claws out in front of her. The sudden charge managed to break Grayscale out of her shock, and she let her own claws clash with Rainbow’s own. Rainbow lashed out with her upper beak, moving to gouge out one of Grayscale’s eyes, but the dark Pegasus wasn’t having any of that. A knee to the gut stopped Rainbow from her otherwise brutal lunge, before Grayscale slashed at her with her claws. She cut her across the chest, before her tail lashed out and wrapped around her neck and squeezed tight. With a snarl, Grayscale spun around, before throwing Rainbow into one of the windows, nearly breaking it in the process.

“Thunder Omega: Howl of Lightning!” Grayscale shouted, letting her maw open wide as she unleashed a breath of lightning at the Eagle Wisp Pegasus. Rainbow gave a hard flap of her wings and too a sharp left, narrowly dodging the strike that totally broke the window. It was left to magically repair itself while Rainbow recovered from the near collision, before looking back over at Grayscale.

“That was a close one there, but you’ll need to be much quicker, like how I was!” Rainbow shouted, screeching before she flew at Grayscale again. The two hybrid Pegasi then unleashed a barrage of slashes with their talons, wings beating hard to keep them in the air. At some point, Grayscale unleashed another mouthful of lightning at Rainbow as she snot into the air. The eagled Pegasus was quick to evade the attack, which allowed Grayscale to appear above her in a flash of lightning.

“Thunder Omega: Howl of Lightning!” Grayscale repeated, letting the lightning explode from her mouth and dive towards Rainbow. Rainbow snorted and flapped her eagle wings, pulling herself from the lightning as it exploded into the ground.

“You know, you really shouldn’t try to use the exact same attack like that, Grayscale!” Rainbow Dash shouted through the smoke. “It can really mess you up when your facing off against somepony like me!”

Without warning, a screech slice through the air, sounding so ear splitting that Grayscale’s ears pinned against her head. While she was distracted, Rainbow Dash suddenly burst though the smoke, with her hindlegs facing Grayscale. Her hooves slammed into the hybrid Pegasus, getting her right into her face and muzzle. Grayscale was sent flying into the wall behind her, her wolf tail grazing right over the Element Rainbow was fighting for.

“Oh crap, that was not what I was planning for!” Rainbow Dash cried, flying over to the element and inspecting it frantically. “Shit, I hope I didn’t damage it; Goku will kill me if I broke one of the only things that can stop Nightmare Moon!”

“Hold it right there…you think you can just ignore me in the middle of a fight?” Grayscale growled, her eyes peering through the smoke. “That’s the worst thing you can do to a wolf, especially a hybrid! Thunder Omega: Wings of Lightning!”

With a howl, Grayscale exploded from the smoke, both of her wings encased in lightning as she flapped them furiously. Rainbow cried out from the sudden action, and began flying backwards to avoid being electrocuted by Grayscale’s wings. Each time she managed to get close, she would lash out with one of the appendages, hoping to zap the eagled Pegasus in midair. Rainbow, despite her new form, narrowly managed to dodge the strikes to either herself, or her own wings as Grayscale growled furiously. At one point, Rainbow made a miscalculation, and found herself getting rammed in the chest by Grayscale’s left wing. She screamed as she was electrocuted, before Grayscale slashed her across the barrel and slammed her to the ground.

“So, you say I shouldn’t keep using the same attacks huh?” Grayscale asked angrily as she hovered above the downed Eagle Wisp Pegasus. “Well, how do you like this?! Thunder Omega: Lightning Shower!”

Once again, Grayscale unleashed a barrage of lightning bolts down at Rainbow Dash, some of them striking the ground around them. Grayscale paid this no mind and continued to try to zap Rainbow with her lightning, even as she was enveloped by the smoke. No sound came from the spot Rainbow lay, but Grayscale was too enraged to care, only focused on making her opponent suffer.

When grayscale finally stopped, she took a little time to catch her breath, all while watching the smoke clear to reveal the repaired floor. She waited for the grey clouds to reveal Rainbow lay motionless, but when it did, she was shocked to see a gaping hole where Rainbow used to be.

“She’s gone?! There’s no way that can be! Where the hay did she go?!” Grayscale asked herself as she looked around the room. “Come on out Rainbow; I know you’re hiding around here somewhere! Show yourself before I make you!”

There was the sudden sound of something cracking, prompting Grayscale to look down and see large splits appearing in the floor. At first she was confused, but when she saw the bright yellow glow coming from it, she immediately knew what, or rather, who, it was. Without hesitation, she flew down to where she assumed Rainbow was and followed her around the ground she was digging through.

“So, your little Wisp powers let you travel underground huh?” Grayscale asked, her tail lashing out from behind her. “I clever tactic I admit, but it’s not going to save you from me! Thunder Omega: Lightning Tail!”

Flipping around in the air, Grayscale lashed out with her tail and let it slam into the head of the crack were Rainbow was. The attack proved effective as lightning burst out from the splits in the floor, making it explode from where both mares were. Grayscale however away from the damage she caused and waited for Rainbow to reveal herself, eager to tear her throat out. What she got next however, was anything but what she was hoping to see.

In a flash of yellow, a giant drill burst through the smoke and flew at Grayscale, spinning at such a speed that it made the smoke around it swirl around it. Grayscale had no time to block or evade as it slammed into her, but it didn’t pierce or drill through her. In fact, it seemed to be blocked by something, that being Grayscale’s sinister black armor. As soon as that happened, Grayscale got another idea in her head.

“Heh, nice try, but I’m not gonna be left with a hole by this thing!” Grayscale shouted as her armor began to glow. “Thunder Omega: Armor of Lightning!”

Bright blue lightning suddenly exploded from out of Grayscale’s armor, enveloping the bright yellow drill and zapping it with lighting. With a mighty heave, she pushed the drill away from her, letting it explode in a shower of blue and yellow light. Just as she did this, Rainbow Dash suddenly burst out of the magical light, coated from shoulders to rump in dark blue armor.

“Big mistake there, Grayscale! Now you’re wide open!” Rainbow shouted, her eyes still glowing that bright yellow blaze as she closed in. “Blue Armor Wisp!”

The next thing Grayscale knew, she was being relentlessly bounded all over her body by Rainbow in her new form. Nothing, not even her armor could protect her from feeling the powerful force of Rainbow’s hooves, making her feel like her bones were shattering from in her body. Grayscale wasn’t even given the chance to scream as she was given blow after blow, going from her stomach, to her face and her wings, before she was sent in the sky with a powerful kick. As she flew through the air, Rainbow Dash flew up to meet her, hovering just a couple feet away from her.

“I have you now!” She shouted, letting one of her wings slam right into Grayscale’s neck, sending her zooming through the air and tumbling violently across the ground. Rainbow could hear the force of the tumbles that Grayscale took, and winced a bit when she slammed into the wall with a sickening slam. Just as that happened, Rainbow Dash winced, one of her hooves going to hold her right side.

“Dammit, I thought that lightning had only got my Drill Wisp Shot.” She grunted as she hovered in the air. “Shit, I should’ve just finished her off right there…I got too carried away.”

Grayscale gasped and sputtered as she lay motionless on the ground, her body giving little twitches on the ground. She could feel her body blaze with agony as she tried with all of her might to move, little bits of lightning appearing around her. As she tried to prop herself up on one of her shoulders, Rainbow Dash lowered herself to the ground.

“Hey, it looks like you’re finally on you last legs there, Grayscale. You probably can’t even stand up right now.” She murmured, ruffling her wings. “To be honest, I kind of had my full on this too, though not really in the way you have right now. So, what do you say we call it a draw and let me have that Element thing?”

Grayscale paused, her ears perking as one of her eyes twitched. “What…did you just say to me?”

“Yeah, you heard me; I’m giving you a chance to walk away from this and get obliterated after we take down that bitchy Queen of yours.” Rainbow nodded, giving the wolfish Pegasus a bit of a smirk. “I’m pretty sure that you’re beaten to the point where you can’t even perform anymore moves, and if there’s one thing I don’t do, it’s fight ponies who can’t defend themselves.” She took a few steps closer to Grayscale, unaware of the rage building up inside of her. “So, what’s your answer Grayscale? Ya gonna throw in the towel, or are you gonna give it one last push and get taken down by the Rainbow of Ponyville?”

For some time, Grayscale said nothing, looking at Rainbow as if she had just turned into a darker hybrid version of a hybrid wolf. Rainbow stared back at her more calmly, standing in a way as if she was expectin Grayscale to submit right there. When she finally realized Rainbow was serious, Grayscale’s head lowered, and her body began to shake, only not from the pain this time.

“You…you’re seriously telling me to submit to the likes of you? Am I really hearing you offering me, a member of the Arashiikimono, to submit in a fight?” Grayscale asked, her voice just above a whisper as she shook even more. “Why you…you insolent little PUP!”

Flaring her wings, Grayscale let out a mixture of a howl and a roar as she took to the air, lighting bursting and striking the air around her. Her lips were curled back, giving Rainbow Dash a snarl so ferocious that it would’ve made even the most ferocious of wolves submit to her.

“How dare you even think of trying to make somepony like me submit to an eyesore of a mare such as you?! Are you asking for me to rip your throat out?! Because that’s what it sounds like you’re trying to do by saying something like that to me of all ponies!” She shouted, her claws unsheathing and sheathing her claws repeatedly. “There is no way in all of the members of my family that I would ever back down to somepony as unworthy as you! Not in a thousand years, and most certainly not now!”

Rainbow Dash winced, taking another step back from the mare. “So…I take that as a no, then?”

“It’s not just a no…it’s one that will rip all of the guts from your body!” Grayscale shouted, shooting her claws out as lightning coated them. “One that will happen with this final attack!”

“Heh, I figured that be your response.” Rainbow Dash chuckled, blowing her mane from out of her face. “Oh well, guess I got no choice but to end this off with a bang.” With sharp inhale, Rainbow Dash propped herself on her forelegs and shouted, “Rocket Wisp!”

In flash of orange flames, Rainbow’s dark blue armor melted away, being fused with the magic of the new transformation she was going in. In just a few moments, she went from looking like a knight in blue armor, from a mare that looked crossed between that of a cyborg. The whites of her eyes were now an inky black color as black as the sky peering through the window. Her cyborg like form was a deep orange in color with deep black lines within them, while her mane and tail looked to be a mixture of orange and yellow. The flames that were surrounding her as she transformed expanded, forming a large circle around her as her metallic wings flared on either side of her.

“So, what kind of form is this supposed to be?!” Grayscale shouted, her canines gleaming as she bared them at Rainbow. “Is that the one that’s finally going to finish me off?!”

“Well, since you’re going to make one final move, I might as well do the same with just as much force as you’re planning to.” Rainbow Dash replied, letting her front hooves stretch out in front of her. “I did say that I was going to blow you away a few minutes ago, and that’s just what I’m planning to do! Maybe not in the way that I wanted, but hey, not everything can go the way you plan can it?”

Grayscale’s expression clamed somewhat, her snarl turning into a bit of a grin. “No…no it most certainly cannot! Which is why I’m gonna make sure that this plan of yours won’t work out the way you want it to, and that you’re turned to ash!” She slammed both her clawed paws together, the lightning in both of them combining into one. “This is goodbye and farewell, Rainbow Dash Wisp! Thunder Omega: Roar of the Heavens!”

A gigantic blast of lightning exploded from Grayscale’s paws, making loud chirping and screeching sounds as it dove down towards Rainbow Dash. The Rocket Wisp mare could hear it ringing in her ears, making practically every other sound get drowned out. Despite that, it did nothing to deter her from unleashing her own final blow.

“Alright Grayscale, you asked for this!” She shouted out as the flames continued to roar and swirl around her. “Prepare to get blown away!”

As Rainbow said this, a huge stream of orange and yellow flames exploded form her hooves, roaring through the air and meeting with Grayscale’s lightning. A powerful shockwave came bursting out as it flew about the room, making the windows shatter in the process. The two elements fought and pushed against one another as they tried to overwhelm the other and obliterate each other’s wielder. At some point, Rainbow began to get the upper hoof, and Grayscale watched in horror was her attack was slowly being consumed.

“No…no no no! This is not happening!” Grayscale shouted, desperate adding more power to her wave of lightning. “I can’t…I can’t lose here! Not now, not with my Queen still in danger!”

“Sorry Grayscale, but I ain’t gonna let you have this one!” Rainbow Dash shouted from below as she went on relentlessly. “My friends are all waiting for me, and there is no way I’ll let them face Nightmare Moon on their own! I’m not one to leave ponies hanging, and no way in Tartarus am I gonna start that now! Now, say goodbye!”

Grayscale’s scream of agony and defeat was followed just a few seconds after those last few words as Rainbow’s wave of fire finally overwhelmed her. A final howl was all that came from her was she was slammed into the ceiling; a huge hole being left as a result. Slowly, Rainbow’s attack receded, and by the time it was gone, there was no sign of Grayscale anywhere. Not even the remnants of her armor of Magical Life Force Gemstone graced Rainbow’s sight, leading her to only one conclusion.

“Well…that was a little longer than I expected it to be.” Rainbow murmured to herself as she receded out of her Rocket Wisp form. She sighed as she returned to her normal state, feeling the exhaustion from using so many techniques get to her. “I may have overdone it a bit there…oh well, at least I finally got rid of that mare for good.” Her tired magenta eyes then locked onto her Element, and a victorious smile decorated her cyan muzzle. “Now all that’s left…is my Element!”

Red Velvet screamed loudly like a foal at a birthday party as she dived through the air and swung her sword down at Pinkie Pie. The Element armored mare was quick to evade the blow that was meant to slice her face in half, and enveloped the darker pink mare in a bolt of fire. This was quickly dispelled by a swing of Red’s scarlet blade, and she once again lunged at Pinkie Pie, aiming right for her throat. Pinkie smirked and merely used one of her arms to block the attack, letting volts of electricity to course right through Red’s body. The Earth Pony screamed out in surprise and shock at the sudden intrusion of her body, allowing Pinkie to spun around and deliver a powerful kick to her face. Red tumbled across the ground, but managed to get to her hooves in the middle of it, digging her blade in the ground for extra support.

“What kick really hurt you know!” Red hissed as she wiped at her bloodied mouth. “What the hay were you trying to do, huh? Pop my teeth out as if they were chewed bubblegum?”

“I don’t know; what did it look like to you Reddie?” Pinkie asked with a cock of her head. “I mean, you did get electrocuted when you tried to slice my head off back there! Which, by the way, wasn’t really my fault. Though it did give me a chance to send you flying like confetti, so…I guess that was your own fault.”

“Well, whether it was stupid of me to do that or not, you almost succeeded either way.” Red snorted, rubbing her aching jaw. “Whether you make me toothless or not, I’m still gonna chop you up into little itty-bitty cupcakes!” She pointed the point of her sword at Pinkie and launched off her next attack. “Bloody Slicing Flock!”

Just like the last time, Red unleashed a flock of red at Pinkie Pie, to which she countered with her own blasts of wind. While she did so, she used the distraction made from her counter attacks to get closer to Red, even as she continued in her assault. By the time Red realized what was happening, Pinkie Pie was already on top of her.

“I got you again Reddie!” Pinkie giggled; both of her armored hooves encased in fire. “Twin Fire Fist Stream!”

Slamming both of her hooves together, Pinkie unleashed a torrent or orange and yellow flames upon Red who screamed at the sudden move. Her scream of fear soon turned into one of pain as she was consumed in the fire. The flames sent her flying through the air in a burning haze, before she crashed into the wall, the flames spreading all around it afterwards. Red moaned lowly as she slowly slid down the wall, her sword being the only thing to help her stay up.

“Uh-oh…it looks like I maaaaay have overdone it a little bit there.” Pinkie murmured sheepishly, one of her hooves coming to the back of her head. “Are you doing okay over there Reddie?”

“Does it look like I’m okay?! I have burns all over my body; including my Cutie Mark!” Red shouted indignantly, a tick mark forming on her head. “And why do you care if I’m okay?! I’m your bucking enemy remember?! You should be more worried about yourself!” Raising her sword, she slammed it on the ground and shouted, “Bloody Wave!”

“Uh-oh, not that thing again!” Pinkie Pie cried, her irises glowing as she summoned her water once more. “Ice Sphere!”

The large azure sphere of blue washed over Pinkie Pie just in time as she was enveloped in the wave of crimson. Pinkie could feel it pushing hard against her icy dome, and knew that if she kept this up for too long, she may get swept up in the waves. With that in mind, Pinkie quickly began to think up of an alternative escape plan, knowin she didn’t have too much time.

‘Wait, that’s it! one of the Elements I can control is earth! So that means all I have to do is…’ She thought as she looked down the glittering floor. ‘It looks like it’s gonna be pretty hard to pierce it, but it’s either that or get turned into cupcake batter!’

With that thought in mind, Pinkie concentrated on her earth powers and slammed her hooves into her space into the icy floor, creating a large hole in it. Without any hesitation, she plunged right into it, and just in the nick of time. For just seconds that she had managed to escape under the floor, the wave of crimson finally managed to break through the ice sphere, and let it mix with the miniature pool of red.

“Yes! How do you like that huh Pinkie Pie?!” Red shouted, grinning maniacally as the waves began to recede. “I bet that wave of red must taste so good for that sweet tasting tongue of yours! Well?! Does I taste as good as you imagined that it would be?!”

“No, it really didn’t.” A bubbly voice said from behind her. “In fact, I didn’t even taste it at all!”

Red paled under fur, and she whirled around to get a sock to the side of her face, sending her skidding across the ground in her own pool of red. Red groaned as she brought a hoof to her face, only to take it away when she saw the red liquid on it. She screamed out in revulsion as she scrambled to her hooves, trying, and failing, to get the liquid off of her.

“Aww gross! This is just disgusting!” Red cried, gagging as she tried wipe her fur clean. “Did you really have to punch me into my own bloody wave?!”

“What? It’s not really like your own attack can hurt you.” Pinkie replied with an innocent head tilt. “I can see why you think it’s disgusting though. It does smell pretty nasty now that I’m really thinking about it, and I’m even more glad that I didn’t taste it! The smell of all of this red paint is just as strong as the actual attack itself!”

“This is not red paint you idiot; all of this is blood! Pure, red, living giving and heart pumping blood! And it’s not supposed to taste good anyway! At least not for you!” Red corrected in agitation, stomping a hoof on the ground with a wet slap. She immediately regretted as more of it splashed onto her legs, making her nearly slip. “Despite that, you are a bit incorrect about this particular move not being harmful…at least if you don’t make it.”

Pinkie took a step back, feeling her Pinkie Sense tingle. “What…do you mean?”

Red smirked, her pale blue eyes glowing as she breathed out two words. “Bloody Needles.”

Pinkie’s jaw suddenly went slack, her eyes bulging as she felt what seemed like a hundred needles piercing her flesh and suspending her in the air. Looking down, her eyes widened when she realized that the things stabbing her were actual needles, going in various parts of her armored body. Due to the fact that she was still somewhat properly breathing, and her heart was still beating, she was given the impression that they didn’t hit any of her vital parts. Despite that reassurance, that did not take away the pain she was feeling that didn’t even allow her to scream, much less move.

“There, no I’ve got you right where I want you!” Red laughed, throwing her head back as her flat mane shook back and forth. “What’s the matter?! So shocked by my little party surprise that you can’t say anything?! That’s okay, that expression on your face is telling me all I need to know! I really took you by surprise there huh?!”

Pinkie was in took much shock and pain to speak, merely letting out a little cough of blood as she gasped for air. She was so focused on trying to suck in as much as possible, that she didn’t notice Red summoning two bloody blades, reading her final finishing strike.

“I have to say Pinkie Pie, you really gave me one hay of a party here, and it was honestly some of the most fun I’ve had in my lifetime!” Red commented, raising both swords above her, the blades glowing along with Red herself. “Too bad that I have to cut it short. If I stay here and play with you any longer, I might get targeted by those fun-looking friends of yours, and the last thing I want is for my friends to have their parted ended for them. Don’t worry though, I’ll help them in making their ending as fun and fantastic as possible!”

One of Pinkie’s ears twitched, her movements coming to a stop when those last words were said, as if those words had ceased all motions in her body. An aura then began to surround the party pony, one that was anything but bright and safe looking. It spread around her body and enveloped her form, even coating the bloody needles piercing her.

“Oh, what’s that? A brand new from that you’re trying to get yourself into?” Red asked, unaware of the danger she had unintentionally put herself in. “That’s cute, but you’re too late! I’m about to end this party off with a bang! See ya Pinkie Pie Soshi Konton! Twin Bloody Slicing Waves!”

With all the strength her Earth Pony could muster, Red slammed her swords down, sending large streaks of crimson towards Pinkie Pie. So powerful was the simultaneous swing, that it actually made twin splits in the ground. They crashed into Pinkie in an explosion of scarlet, the force making the wind and wave’s magic go in all directions. Several seconds of this went by, and when the magic calmed, it was revealed to Red that her target was nowhere to be seen.

“Hahaha, wow, what do you know!” Red giggled, plopping down to all four hooves. “That blast was even bigger than I thought! I totally blew you away Pinkie Pie!”

“Not quite~.”

Red froze, the familiar bubbly, yet dark undertone voice wiping the smile right off of her face like a stain on a wall. She suddenly felt a rush of power, before she was strike from the side, sending her slamming into the wall with a sickening crash. She scrambled back up to her hooves and snapped her head over to Pinkie, only for her eyes to bulge at what she was seeing.

Pinkie was standing just feet away from her, standing in a posture that was made her look like she was a zombie. The dark aura that rose from within her was now growling in wisps and tendrils, spreading all over the floor in a sea of black and purple. The multiple puncture wounds adorning her just moments ago were all gone, with her now sinister black armor having been repaired. The party pony’s, fur mane and tail had also changed to a sickly looking purple, hanging loosely in thick lush curtains.

“N-no way…y-you’re still alive?!” Red cried, shock giving way to anger. “H-how?! I riddled you with so many holes you should’ve been a pincushion!”

Pinkie let out a child-like giggle that seemed to echo, and despite the mirth behind it, there was no mistaking the chilling darkness under it. “That’s right you did Reddie, but there’s one little teeny tiny think that you happened to overlook.”

“I overlooked something?” Red’s frowned deepened. “What could I have possibly missed from you?”

“What do you think?” Pinkie asked, gesturing with her armored forelegs. “I told you earlier that I have the power of all the elements of that super-duper crazy nature, like you’ve already seen, heehee! So, you should know what this new form of mine is!”

Red paled, her pupils contracting as realization hit her like her face was being smacked into brick wall. “W-wait…y-y-you mean…!”

Pinkie’s smiled widened to the point where it looked like the top of her head would come off. “I knew you’d get it! Now it’s time for you to see just what it can do! Black Hole!”

Slamming her hooves into the ground, the black essence expanded even faster over the room, covering the entire floor before Red could react. For a while, nothing happened, and then, she felt herself not being able to move. She looked down at the essence that was coating her, and found that it was sticking to her legs. The essence of darkness then began to spin around her, at a steady pace, not going to fast, nor going too slow.

“So, this is the way that you’re going to end this little party with me? Make me sink into the ground?”Red snorted, resisting the urge to roll her eyes. “This has to be one of the most predictable attacks that I’ve ever seen!”

“That’s not what this little move is being used for~.” Pinkie stated in a sing-song voice, shaking her head slightly. “Take a look at pretty little gem on your chest~.”

Raising one of her eyebrows to confusion, Red looked down, and felt her eyes nearly bulge once again at what she was seeing. Right before her very eyes, her gemstone was slowly beginning to crack before her very eyes. It started with little spots here and there, but soon began to grow and pull itself apart. Red’s breathing began to increase as she realized exaclty what was going to happen, and what Pinkie was planning to do.

“No, no, no no no no no no! You can’t be serious right now!” Red cried, snapping her head up towards a smiling Pinkie. “This is what you were planning when you went into that form?!”

Pinkie finally looked up, allowing to Red to see the swirling vortex of purple and black that was now her eyes. “A last-minute plan, but a pretty clever plan nonetheless! It didn’t come to me at any time during this little fight, but I got a reeeeally distinct feeling that little pretty gem in your chest was what was letting you go down on me so hard! I’m never one to doubt my Pinkie Sense, and there was no reason for me to doubt it now!”

“Y-you what?!” Red cried, looking absolutely floored by the revelation. “How could you have possiblyknown my number one weakness?!”

“Just a hunch~.” Pinkie giggled. “Say bye bye, Reddie~…Back Vortex!”

As Pinkie held her hoof out, Red felt herself being pulled right towards the dark party pony, feeling her chest collide with the other mare’s chest. A large crack was heard as the gem set within her chest was broken, the shards shattering everywhere. Red only had time to gasp before she felt herself slowly vanishing in wisps of dark magic. The last thing she saw was Pinkie’s cheerfully smiling face and her hoof waving at her, before Red vanished into the air, leaving an echoing cry of defeat.

“Whew! That was some party I had with her huh?” Pinkie said to herself as the black essence vanished from the floor. “I honestly wish that she was real, so we could’ve probably had a draw or something…oh well.” She closed her eyes as the armor and darkish magic vanished from her, along with the colors on her entire body. When she spoke again, her bubbly voice no longer had the dark edge to it as she pointedly eyed her Element. “Yay, no I can get my Element of Harmony! Hold on Goku, Dashie, everypony! Auntie Pinkie Pie is coming~!”

Twilight and Starlight Shadow’s blades clashed with a bright shine as they fought to push against one another, their blades scraping against the other in sparks. Starlight was the first one to pull away, and Twilight leapt into the air to deliver the blade of her scythe crashing down towards Starlight. The dark purple Unicorn leap away and let the blade hit the area where Twilight was planning to hit, skidding across the ground as she landed.

“Wow, that was a really close call there; you almost had me there!” Starlight commented, levitating her swords with her magic. “You’re not messing around with me huh Twilight?”

Twilight snorted, ripping the blade of her scythe out and letting rest on her shoulder. “Who ever said that I was playing around with you? I’m not one to not take things seriously, which includes me getting to Nightmare Moon once I get passed you! I don’t know any sane pony that would even think of playing around in a scenario like this!”

“Yeah, you really don’t know.” Starlight giggled. “Because the only pony that I know would would see this as a party than a fight is Red Velvet! Then again, I’m very positive that you met somepony in your own lifetime whose like her, haven’t you?”

“…Okay, I take back what I said last time, I do know somepony who’s like your ally.” Twilight corrected herself, images of Red Velvet and Pinkie. coming into her mind. “Still, even if Pinkie doesn’t really take things seriously, she’s not somepony you should take lightly, which goes for the rest of my friends.” Her dark purple eyes glowed as she bared her teeth and flared her bat wings. “Which includes me!”

With a loud skree, Twilight flew into the air and shot down towards Starlight, once again aiming for her chest. Starlight giggled and merely raised her sword up, letting it counter with the larger blade shooting down towards her head and neck. The dark purple Unicorn was sent sliding across the floor, but she managed to keep her footing.

“You know, you should really try some different method in getting to your main target.” Starlight murmured, the smile on her face never leaving. “It never does well to do a head on charge…”

Twilight raised her scythe again, letting it swing down a bit higher over Starlight, the blade pointing right at her back. Starlight’s eyes widened at the sudden movement, almost caught off guard to the point where she could’ve gotten stabbed in the back. She leapt out of the range of the blade and swung her sword over to Twilight’s side, ready to slice her guts out. To her shock, Twilight’s scythe met her sword again and more sparks were sent scattering across the air, as a result of the clash.

“Do you even realize who you’re talking to while you’re saying that?!” Twilight half asked and half yelled, flying away from Starlight. “You’re fighting the portege of the Solar Queen and Sun Goddess herself! She’d be pretty disappointed in me if I were to think of an elaborate plan that would save my life when it’s on the brink of death! Letter C Hunter!”

Swinging her scythe from the left side, Twilight sent a giant ‘C’ shaped slash at Starlight, the attack being big enough to span across the entire room. Starlight screamed out in fear, and brought her cosmetic sword down on the attack, channeling as much magic as she could in her weapon. To her relief, she was able to split it apart, but it still managed to cut the sides of her cheeks, so she wasn’t left completely unharmed.

“Yeah…” Starlight frowned, feeling the blood run down her cheeks. “Somehow I doubt that.”

Twilight smirked and let out a series of ‘C’ shaped slashes from her scythe, allowing Starlight to dodge, block, or dispel the attacks. At some point, Starlight let out a series of magical bolts at the slices, making them shatter like a bullet going through glass. With a final burst, she shot one final stream of space-like magic at the last few, letting them get swept up in the wave of powerful magic.

“Wow, you are going crazy, aren’t you?” Starlight asked, huffing a bit as she flicked her tail. “I have to ask what’s going on with you? You weren’t like this just several minutes ago, and now your starting to come at me like some desperate rookie.”

“I’m sorry if I made it seem like that, I guess I was beginning to get a little frantic there.” Twilight said, inhaling deeply as if to calm herself. “I’m just getting a bit worried about how long this fight is going on between us. The more time I spend trying to win against you, the higher the chances that I won’t be able to get my Element, and that is not essential for me. Me and my friends need to find Nightmare Moon and defeat her and bring Queen Luna out of her corruption, and the only way we can do that, is if we obtain our Elements!”

She ignited horn, and fired off a blast of blackish dark purple magic at Starlight, who countered it with a stream of her own telekinesis. Wave after wave of shock and dust washed over the room from the process of the magic power struggle. Both mares gritted their teeth as they fought to dominate the other, but neither looked to be winning in the end. Eventually, they submitted to the stress of their attack flown back by the explosions that came from the devastating attacks.

“I think you’ve made that obvious more than a few times.” Starlight said, panting slightly as she blew smoke away from the tip of her horn. “While I admire your dedication, I’m going to have to state again, like I had the last few occasions. As long as magic flows through me and this gemstone, there’s no way I’m gonna let you get what you want!” Another flock of swords appeared around her as she pointed them at Twilight. “Space Magic: Swords of Outer Space!”

Just like with Twilight’s own attack, Twilight used her scythe to try to keep herself from being impaled by the sword shaped attacks. There were a couple of times where she got cut and graze, but her scythe and wings kept the more critical injuries at bay. This went on for time, and eventually Twilight slowly, but surely began to wear down and get sluggish. Starlight noticed this and grinned mirthfully, happy to see that she was finally tiring her enemy out. She waited until she was sure that there was an opening to deliver a fatal blow, and sure it enough, it came.

“I’ve got you!” She shouted, making Twilight momentarily pause. “Take this!”

Twilight gasped out in pain as she felt something large and sharp stab into her back, sending a fresh wave of coldness and pain throughout her body. For a moment, time seemed to slow down, as if she couldn’t process what had just happened to her. Then, a scream of absolute agony cut its way out of her throat, following by a spray of blood as she fell to the floor. Her scream turned into another gasp, followed by a gargle as she struggled to stop her wound from bleeding.

“Oh wow…that was a pretty swift strike; didn’t expect it to be that fast.” Starlight murmured, sounding surprised at herself. “Well, it’s okay though…it did the job, so that’s all that really matters.”

“I-I can’t believe it…you actually stabbed me…!” Twilight gasped as she held her stomach, for she was unable to hold her back. “H-how deep d-did you g-go…?!”

“Well, not deep enough to cause any significant damage, but enough to where I know you won’t be able to move for some time.” Starlight replied, holding one of her swords in front of her. “You don’t have to worry about that though, I will terminate your pain soon enough…with a little decapitation!”

‘Oh no, I can’t get up…I need to get up now!’ Twilight cried in her mind, weakly reaching out for her scythe. Surprisingly, Starlight didn’t try to stop her, merely watching as the bat winged Unicorn gripped her scythe with a hoof. ‘Come on body, please don’t give up on me now! If you do, this entire trip will have been for nothing, we’ll all be killed!’

“Awww, what’s this here? Still trying to make a last-ditch effort of defiance against me before you die?” Starlight cooed, running a hoof across her sword. “What a cute gesture…but one that is undoubtedly unnecessary on your part. It honestly makes you more said to look at…it’s not anything to be ashamed of though. You’re not the first pony to defy me to their last breath like that, so you have no worries about me judging you for it.”

This time, Twilight didn’t utter anything, just continuing to pain as she held her scythe as tightly as she could. Her single visible eye was closed, as if she was mediating despite the position she was in, leaving Starlight unaware of what she was thinking…or planning.

“This has been an exceptionally tremendous fight Twilight Twinkleshine Sparkle, but I’m afraid that I’m going to have to cute it short.” Starlight murmured in an almost sad tone. “It’s okay though, I’ll be sure to put in a good word for Queen Moon and tell her you were a worthy opponent…even if she doesn’t agree with me on it.” She raised her sword above Twilights head, preparing to lay down the finishing blow. “This is the end, now…you die!”

Just seconds after those words were shouted, Starlight’s sword flew down towards Twilight’s awaiting neck. It seemed to slow down as it closed the distance on the bat winged Unicorn, coming ever closer to letting her head roll from her body. Then, just when the sword was centimeters from its target, a bright light exploded from out of Twilight.

Starlight found herself shot away from the sudden explosion of magic, but she managed to keep herself composed, watching as Twilight slowly rose from the ground. Streams of bluish white energy encased her in a protective sphere, and on the left side of it, it showed a symbol of her Cutie Mark on it.

“Heh, so you still have some fight left in you after all.” Starlight murmured, her serene smile coming back once more. “Not that it really matters…you’re still going to die!”

“I’m not the one who’s going to face death her, Starlight Shadow.” Twilight murmured, her eyes glowing a bluish white as she raised her scythe. “There’s only one pony here who’s going to be the victor, and it’s not going to be you.”

“Oh, so a Unicorn that originates form a family that can control all types of magic won’t win against somepony like you?” Starlight asked, letting out a little laugh. “And just how’re you gonna end this little duel of magic of ours?! You could barely even sit up if I recall a few seconds ago!”

“That doesn’t matter anymore…what does matter, is that this ends here and now.” Twilight said firmly, rearing her sword back. “And I’ll end it…with this finishing move! Secret Sparkle Technique: Witch Hunter!”

In the blink of an eye, the blade on Twilight’s scythe expanded, looking more like the head of a Unicorn shaped like that of a crescent moon. It was mostly pure white in color, with a pale blue aura surrounding it while the eye blazed a bright azure blue. The scythe’s mouth was also agape, showing a set of vampiric fangs looking just as sharp as the ones Twilight currently adorned.

“Wow, that’s quite the flashy trick!” Starlight complimented as she raised her sword upward. “It still doesn’t matter what you try though! I will finish you, and I will this duel! Now, come and accept your defeat! Space Magic: Split of Outer Space!”

Slamming her sword into the floor Starlight unleashed a wave of space-like magic, the wave itself splitting into the floor. As it rushed towards Twilight, the magical protégé swung her sword, unleashing her own slice of magic as it crashed right into Starlight’s. There was a brief battle for dominance against the two wielder’s magic, before Twilight’s white wave sliced through Starlight’s, taking the dark purple unicorn by complete shock.

“T-t-that’s impossible!” She cried as the attack flew towards her at rapid speeds “Her attack cut right through mind like it was a scissor through paper!”

“You will not wind this Starlight Shadow!” Twilight shouted, unleashing another massive wave for good measure. “I will defeat you!”

As if to show that she would both waves of magic slammed into Starlight, who had no chance to save herself as she driven to the back of the room. A loud shattering sound filled her ears as she collided with the back wall, and that was that was needed to tell her that her gemstone was shattered. She gave one last echoing whinny of anger and defeat, before she vanished in thick tendrils of black magic.

Twilight promptly collapsed onto her back, panting heavily form the extortion of her final attack as the backlash caught up with her. Beads of sweat rolled down her face as the pain in her stomach and back returned, causing her to let out a pained moan. She lay like that for a minute longer, before eventually sitting herself up, seeing no sign of Starlight Shadow anywhere.

“Thank goodness…I thought that I was never going to beat her.” Twilight said to herself, using her scythe to pull herself up. “Good thing she was only the manifestation of a pony, otherwise I would’ve really been in trouble if she was real.” Her eyes narrowed as she fixed them on the large stone sphere in front of her. “Now I can get my Element, and go find the others! Just you wait Nightmare Moon, I’m coming!”

Author's Notes:

I'm just going to come out and say it right now, I had Applejack's finishing scene in the last scene of this chapter, and was continuing on going. That was when I had a bit of brain fart and realized my mistake, and took that part out, with Twilight taking her place instead. it should've been that way now that I think about it, especially based on the titles chapter, so I don't know what drove me to that point. I guess my brain fart was far bigger than I thought it would be. It's all good though, I realized my mistake, and I fixed it, and now the chapter is how I originally planned it to be.

Well that's all for now everypony; tune in next time for Goku unleashing the wrath of light onto Nightmare Moon, with her army's fate being decided in the next chapter!!! Oh, and, just so there's no confusion in the next chapter, Rarity's fight scene had very much well ended in chapter 74; there were just a few more parts of dialogue that I forgot to add in there, so I'm gonna go and get that cleared up.... Oh, and before you ask, yes, I purposely made Pinkie's voice as dark and menacing as Red's when she was in her Dark Matter Form, because why not?