Applejack’s hooves slid across the hard-blue floor as she galloped at Curaçao, one of her hooves aiming to strike her face. Curaçao merely let one of her forelegs raise up to block it, but this left Applejack undeterred, and she kept at it. Reeling back, she aimed that same hoof at Curaçao’s stomach area, managing to get her mark. Curacao grunted, but managed to keep herself steady as she countered and gave Applejack a flurry of punches, socks, sidekicks and bucks. Neither mare looked like they were giving in, but nor did it seem they were gaining the upper hoof. Not even when their hooves met, letting a shockwave burst throughout the room and cover them in smoke.

When the smoke faded from over the room, Applejack struck first, vanishing in a flash of white as she flew at Curaçao. “Apple Hoof Pistol!”

Once again, Curacao found herself being punched in the gut and send crashing into the wall with the sound of shattering glass. In a twist of fate, she didn’t collide with the Element that Applejack was trying so hard to get, so it was not damaged any more than it was. Nonetheless, Curacao was quick to get back up on her hooves and look around for Applejack.

‘I can’t see her at all…where did she go?!’ As she looked to her right, Applejack suddenly appeared in front of Curaçao socking her in the face and sending her tumbling through the floor. Just before she slid to a full halt, Applejack socked Curaçao in the gut for a third time, before leaping twenty feet away. The farmer suddenly jumped on one of the walls and leapt off it, letting both of her hindlegs hit Curaçao right in her back and drive her into the floor.

“Titan Tempest Slice!” Applejack shouted, swinging her left leg downward and letting the slicing attack strike Curaçao. She then jumped off of the air and soared down towards the ocean blue mare, driving her hooves into her armored back. “Twin Titan Hoof Pistols!”

Once Curacao was a good few feet deep into the floor, Applejack leapt away from her and waited for any retaliation against her foe. She watched as Curaçao picked herself up form out of the floor, and just in time, for it was beginning to repair itself. With one last heave, Curaçao leapt out of the hole, shaking the blood out of her eyes. Once she was able to see, she looked back at the crater in the floor, and back at Applejack with a stoic frown.

“Well, that was a sneaky little move that ya pulled on me, wasn’t it Applejack?” Curaçao asked, flicking her tail. “Ya almost made me get stuck in that hole…the Queen would not have been happy if one of us damaged it.”

“Oh, don’t you go overexaggeratin’ there.” Applejack snorted, shaking her head. “From what Ah’ve seen o’ this place in this entire fight, there ain’t no way that’s gonna happen. No matter how much we tear this place up by th’ roots, this place is jus’ gonna keep fixin’ itself up.”

“That’s true…as long as mah Queen manages to stay in her form that is.” Curacao replied, nodding as she pawed at the ground. “The only reason that this place is even made the way it was b’cause o’ her amazin’ magic. If y’all manage to defeat her, then all the magic she used to make this place will be gone jus’ like that. Ah know that she won’t like that, especially with jus’ how big this place is.”

“Wait, so yer tellin’ me, that if me an’ mah friends save Queen Luna from this Nightmare Moon varmint, then this whole castle will collapse?” Applejack asked, taking a moment to take the information in. Curaçao nodded, and Applejack let out a nervous whistle from her muzzle. “Well, that don’t sound good fer any o’ us…we’re gonna have t’ get outta this castle fast when that’s over.”

“Yes, you may have to…or else you may end up getting buried alive, or falling to the ground and leaving quite the messy stains on it.” Curaçao shrugged, her red eyes glowing as she bared her teeth at Applejack. “Not that Ah was plannin’ on lettin’ ya leave outta this room alive.”

“Now who’re you t’ go an’ decide something like that?” Applejack asked with a raised eyebrow at the ocean blue mare. “It’s not like yer real or anythin’ either…so Ah don’t think you really have any room t’ talk.” Her own white eyes blazed as she lashed her tail out. “Either way, ya ain’t keepin’ me here, Ah’m leavin’ this place an’ that’s that!”

“Well then…” Curaçao said as she hunched down. “Why don’t I help you with that?!”

It was at that moment that the two-mare vanished in a streak of red, black, and white, landing and jumping off of random spots in their room of battle. As Applejack ascended to the ground, she whirled around and saw Curaçao heading towards her. When she got within foreleg’s distance, Applejack shot a hoof at her face, but only managed to graze Curaçao as the mare vanished in a swirl of black. The farmer silently listened out for her, letting her ears pick up the sounds of her Dark Flash movements. Out of instinct, she spun around to see the darker Earth Pony coming at her again, and Applejack let one of her forehooves block Curaçao’s incoming punch. With a scream that was mixed between that of an equine and a mountain lion, Applejack slammed her other hoof into Curaçao’s armored side. The force behind it caused Curaçao to go stumbling back, allowing Applejack to go for another move.

“Titan Hoof Pistol!” She shouted, her right forehoof slamming into Curaçao’s chest, just below her Magical Life Force Gemstone. With a frightened gasp, Curacao jumped back so she could inspect the injury, inadvertently giving Applejack another opening to attack.

“Twin Titan Tempest Slice!” Applejack’s left leg kicked out, going upward before doing a downward motion in a split second, making a large X shaped tempest slash. It collided with Curaçao, sending her sliding back again, this time right into the wall. As she slid to the floor, Applejack used her Apple Sun Step to go take herself back some feet before heading back towards Curaçao.

“Alright Curaçao, Ah think Ah’ve had jus’ ‘bout enough o’ this lil’ game!” She shouted bringing both of her forehooves in front of her. “Time t’ end this! Secret Apple Technique…”

“Yer right, it is…” Curacao said, coughing up blood as she forced herself to stand. “Time for me to turn you into applesauce!”

With a menacing glow in her eyes, Curaçao vanished and appeared in front of a still airborne Applejack, driving her own forelegs into her armored stomach. Before Applejack could even contemplate what had just happened, she heard Curaçao shout out. “Secret Tyrant Technique: Twelve King Shot!”

Applejack’s entire body halted as she felt a combination of what seemed like twelve impacts slamming into her stomach. Though I didn’t pierce her armor, it still managed to get into her stomach and make every bone in her body freeze up. She wasn’t even able to scream before she was sent tumbling across the ground, right into her stomach.

“W-whoa nelly…t-t-that was s-some attack. T-t-that was jus’ like the S-Six King Gun t-t-that the A-Apple F-Family uses.” Applejack said to herself, holding her still armored stomach. “O-only this one h-hit’s a h-h-hay of a l-l-lot h-h-harder…!”

“I’ve got you now!” Curaçao shouted, lashing out with one of her legs. “Black Storm Leg: Black Phoenix!”

Applejack flinched and turned around to see a slicing attack shaped like a flaming black bird screeching towards her. She leaped out of the way just in time so she could see it leave a massive slice inside of the room. The farmer let out a sigh of relief, but that was soon turned into a cry of shock and pain when she felt a hoof drive itself into her stomach.

“Black Hoof Bullet!” Curacao shouted, her red slitted eyes burning into Applejack’s shocked white ones. “Machine Gun!”

Applejack found herself finally able to scream as she felt Curaçao’s one hoof hit multiple parts of her chest and stomach. While they didn’t go all the way through her armor, they did come dangerously close to where she could still feel the full impact. With one last jab, Curacao spun around and kicked Applejack in her face, sending her right into the ceiling.

“Dammit…Ah ain’t dyin’ here!” Applejack shouted moments after she began to fall. “Titan Shave!”

A flash of white enveloped Applejack as she vanished, taking her to Curaçao as she prepared to drive her into the floor. “Titan Tempest Slice!”

The attack just barely managed to get out of Applejack’s leg before she saw Curaçao vanished in a flash of darkness. The slice of wind collided into a nearby wall, and Applejack was left to wonder where Curaçao had gone. She didn’t have to wonder long, because the ocean blue mare had appeared in front of her again.

“Dark Hoof Bullet!” She shouted, lunging for Applejack’s neck. Applejack effectively dodged the hoof as it continued to dry to impale her while they both fell from the air. when they both reached the ground, Curaçao shot her hoof at Applejack again, only for it slam right into the floor. Her eyes snapped over to Applejack, only to see her planning another move.

“There we go!” She shouted, wasting no time in swinging her legs. “Titan Tempest Slice!”

“Shouldn’t have jinx it!” Curaçao smirked. “Iron Mass!”

Applejack cursed as her slice of wind was split, flying past either side of Curaçao as her Iron Mass kept her from being sliced in half. The moment the attack was away from them, Curacao shot her forehooves out, pressing them into Applejack’s stomach again.

“Oh no you don’t! Ah ain’t fallin’ fer that again!” Applejack shouted, shooting her hindlegs in front of Curacao. “Titan Sun Step!”

To Applejack’s horror, she barely managed to get ten feet away from Curaçao before her tail lashed out and wrapped around her midsection. Wasting no time, Curaçao pressed her forehooves into Applejack and unleashed her ultimate move. “Twelve King Shot!”

For the second time since that fight, Applejack was hit with multiple impacts that had her body spasming like she was having a seizure. As the force hit her, Curaçao let Applejack go, allowing her to slide across the floor in a broken heap. Applejack still continued to twitch as she coughed up a mouthful of blood, too focused on the pain to see Curaçao approaching.

“Sorry there sugarcube…Ah think it’s safe t’ say that ya did fall fer it.” She said smugly, smirking down at the Sweet Apple Titan. “Ya shouldn’t have opened yer mouth back there…ya may have gotten away from it.”

“Faustdammit…what is with ya, huh?!” Applejack demanded, glaring up at Curaçao as best she could. “Those attacks o’ yers are crazy! Nopony other than mah Granny has ever been able to get to a level surpassin’ even yers without trainin’ their asses off!”

“AH guess you could say Ah was one o’ those ponies who was really dedicated t’ their clans move an’ powers.” Curaçao replied with a little giggle. “Perhaps a lil’ too dedicated, as ya plainly saw with that last lil’ move there. Ya should’ve seen me back in mah day, Ah was killin’ it with anypony that dared try t’ mess with me. Too bad you’ll never really get t’ see it…’r here the tail b’hind it either.”

Applejack spat out more blood as she asked, “W-w-what do ya mean b-by that?”

“Ah mean, that yer life ends right here, right now.” Curaçao replied, grinning a feral grin as she stood upright. “It’s time t’ say goodbye sugarplum…”

The ocean blue mare then shot her hooves out in front of her, letting a small orb of darkness appear in them that gradually grew bigger. Applejack felt the bit of her stomach drop as she guessed what she was going to do. She tried to get up so she can move herself out of the rang of the attack, but her body did little to help her. Especially since had had taken two of those hits just minutes apart from one another.

‘Come on not now body…Ah’m beggin’ ya not now! If ya can let me hold mahself, then you can certainly let me get mahself outta danger!’ Applejack thought frantically. ‘Ah’m gonna get blown int’ applesauce by this move o’ her’s if ya don’t do somethin’!’ She suddenly paused as a thought came to her, and she almost slapped herself for her stupidity. ‘Wait a minute…that’s it!’

“Well, this has been one fun rodeo Applejack, but Ah’m afraid that Ah’m gonna have t’ take mah prize now. That prize bein’…yer life!” Curaçao declared, before pulling off her final move on the farmer. “Maximum Synch: Twelve King Shot!”

“Titan Body: Strength!”

A massive stream of solid back energy blasted form Curaçao’s hooves and enveloped Applejack in its wave of darkness. It hot across the room, colliding into the double doors with such a force that it actually left a massive hole in it. As devastating as the damage was, the hole wasn’t made into a gaping on, and after it vanished, the hole fixed itself.

“Heh…how did ya like that Applejack?” Curacao asked, panting heavily from the whiplash of her ultimate move. “Did ya feel the full force o’ that there wave o’ magic there, huh? Were ya able t’ feel the force of the Tyrants Titanic power?”

Curaçao was expecting silence to greet her as a response, which made her all the more shocked when she heard her question be answered. “Not really sugarcube.”

Plopping to all fours, Curaçao gazed in horrified shock as her black magic reveled Applejack, on her hind hooves with her forelegs blocking her face. There were some cracks in her armor, with some fragments of them missing, but she otherwise looked unharmed. At least, less harmed than she already was from Curaçao’s most devastating attacks.

“N-no…no…no, no, no! There jus’ ain’t no way!” Curaçao cried, taking a step back. “How can ya still be standin’ from that?! Better yet, how’re ya even still alive?!”

Applejack chuckled, falling to stand on all four legs at the moment. “Weren’t you th’ one who said that you were also one o’ the master o’ th’ Six Powers like me? That would mean that same user would know every single arsenal in each of those moves…includin’ th’ secrets underneath them.” She flicked her tail as she ran a hoof through her armor. “Didn’t ya notice something strange about how Ah was standin’ still like that when I used my Titan Body? How it didn’t so much as move, even when you used your strongest move?”

“…Wait, you’re saying that…” Curacao breathed before her face contorted into a snarl. “Ya sneaky lil’ varmint…! You used one o’ the two-ultimate defense of the Six Powers fer yer Titan Mass, didn’t you?!”

“Well look who’s quick to catch on?” Applejack asked, tapping at the side of her head with an armored hoof. “If you were able to figure it out that quickly, then AH don’t see any real reason fer you t’ be surprised. You are fightin somepony who can use moves that’re like yers…so these things are t’ be expected.”

Curaçao growled, her fangs flashing as her tail skirt slammed into the ground. “Why you…!”

“Alright then…time fer us t’ end this contest o’ ours. Ah hope yer ready fer this Curacao, ‘cause yer ‘bout t’ be turned int’ orange slices!” Applejack shouted, shooting her forehooves outward before Curacao could react. A white orb of light formed in it, and Curacao only needed to see its formation to know what. Applejack was planning.

“So, that’s what yer plannin’ huh?” Curacao asked, regaining some of her composure. “Tch, like that’ll do any real damage t’ me! Ah’ll just block it with my strongest Iron Mass Six Powers Technique!”

“Ya think you’ll survive this huh?” Applejack asked with a chuckle. “Well, let’s find out!”

“Bring it on!” Curacao dared, slamming her forehooves down as her body hunched. “Iron Mass: Power!”

“Ultimate Radius: Six King Pistol!”

Curaçao’s main defense came just milliseconds after Applejack unleashed a gigantic stream of pure white energy at her. It slammed directly into Curacao’s chest, sending her skidding hard across the floor before she eventually flew above it. She crashed into the wall, leaving a pony shaped hole in it as she slowly collapsed to the ground. For a moment, she didn’t move, and for a moment, Applejack thought she was the victor. At least until she saw Curaçao force herself up onto her hooves again.

“Wow…yer a tough lil’ gal ain’t you?” Applejack said in between pants, genuinely impressed by Curacao’s endurance. “Alright, if that wasn’t enough, Ah’ll just try another…time…”

Any other words that Applejack was going to say next were drowned out when she saw the Magical Life Force Gemstone in Curaçao’s chest shatter. The ocean blue mare gasped in shock and pain as she looked down at the small hole in her chest, wisps of black magic emerging from inside of it. With one last pained moan, Curacao Sweet Orange Tyrants body vanished in swirl of blackness, leaving nothing of her presence remaining.

“Well…that was somethin’ alright.” Applejack said as she panted for a few more moments. With a sigh, she fell back down on all four hooves and stretched them. “Whoa nelly, that was quite th’ fight…that Curacao mare was something fierce. Ah don’t even wanna think o’ the Tartarus Ah’d be in if she was actually a real-life pony.” Once she was sure she wasn’t going to collapse again, she focused her attention on the large grey sphere waiting to be claimed by her. “Oh well, Ah don’t really have time t’ worry ‘bout mah body right now. Time t’ git this here Element thing an’ git to G an’ th’ others…hope they’re alright.”

“Whoa…whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, hold on! Wait just a bucking second here!” Havocwing cried fearfully, holding her hooves up in front of Fluttershy. “D-did…did you say that attack was…the Apollo Arrow?!”

“Holy Release: Apollo Arrow.” Fluttershy replied, adding the first couple of words without missing a beat. “This is my most powerful techniques of all my holy abilities blessed to me and my family by Faust herself. With this move, there is no doubt that you will go out in a blaze of holy light.”

“Okay, I know you are being crazy right now!” Havocwing exclaimed. “Do you even realize what you’re doing right now?! Or what will happen if you even try to unleash that attack onto me and miss?! You’ll destroy the entire castle with that thing; if not a good portion of this forest and every living creature in it!”

“No, just you Havocwing.” Fluttershy declared firmly, her determined expression not changing a single bit. “While it’s true that the Apollo Arrow can be devastating if it’s at full power near any city, town, or village that happens to be within close range. However,” she pulled the arrow back further slightly. “If I focus all of that power on one target, I don’t have to worry about anypony, animal or any place being destroyed by Faust’s holiness. So, my friends, the animals, and the entire Everfree Forest will be safe…at least from me.”

Havocwing’s mouth snapped shit at this revelation about the Apollo Arrow, and she couldn’t help but take a few steps back. “You…you can really do that?”

“I can.” Fluttershy replied, her golden eyes glowing a fierce yellow. “Why’re you so surprised by that? I thought that you were supposed to know what there is to know about your clan’s sworn enemy. Is this the one move that you don’t fully know about?”

“…Alright, I admit, you got me there Fluttershy.” Havocwing admitted, growling begrudgingly. “Still, even if you can use a move as amazing as that, don’t think that’s an excuse to count me out!”

With a flap of her crow wings, Havocwing lifted herself into the air, taking her own black sword and lifting it into the air. Fluttershy’s eyes widened in surprise as she witnessed the black sword burst into crimson flames. Havocwing then brought her hooves in front of her, and put them in the same posture as Fluttershy did with her own. Fluttershy’s look of surprise turned into one of disbelief as she saw a large black bow and flaming arrow with a red string appear in Havocwing’s scarlet hooves.

“Sweet Faust…” Fluttershy whispered, letting her arrow falter a bit. “…is that the…?”

“Ha, how do you like this?!” Havocwing asked, grinning smugly at the angelic Pegasus. “It looks like I’m not the only one who can conjure up super devastating attacks! do you have any idea what this one is, Fluttershy~?”

Fluttershy’s reply came in just several simple words. “The Destruction Release: Solaris Arrow…”

“Heh, that’s right sweet cheeks! The best and most beautifully destructive move that Solaris Souleater himself blessed my family with!” Havocwing replied giddily, looking ready to unleash the arrow right then in there. “With how similar my attack is to yours, I’m sure you can guess just what’ll happen if this big baby here runs amok! It won’t just mean doom for you, but also for your little friends, your sister, and every single pony you hold dear!” Her eyes glowed as she gave her wings a particularly hard flap. “Let’s see which one will triumph over the other!”

Fluttershy growled like a lioness protecting her newborn cubs. “You’re going to regret making that challenge!”

With an echoing laugh from Havocwing, both Pegasi shot their arrows forward, both going at the same time as the tips danced with the fire that cloaked them. They didn’t even fly through the air for a full five seconds before they clashed, meeting each other in a struggle for dominance as their power exploded across the air. it was so powerful that it actually blew both mares away form their own weapons as electricity and magic zapped and struck everywhere.

The large windows cracked loudly, with a few of them shattering under the intensity of the two arrow’s tremendous power. The floor beneath them adorned gaping holes form the magic raining down for its source, and even the door behind them looked to be rattling and threatening to be swung open. As the clash between the arrows grew with intensity, Fluttershy took this chance to try to obtain her element before the arrows potentially destroyed it.

“I see you slowpoke!” Havocwing shouted, flying down towards Fluttershy and ramming her into the wall behind them. She struck the Ponyville Veterinarian in the face before kneeing her right in her stomach. “You really are stupid, aren’t you?! What makes you think I’m just gonna let you get what you want?! Nothing, not even our own weapons fighting, are going to stop me from tearing your wings off and burning you alive!”

Fluttershy grunted as Havocwing pressed her harder into the wall, her muzzle contorted into a snarl. “The only pony that I see being foolish here, Havocwing Datenshi…is you!” She pressed her hooves to Havocwing’s chest, both glowing a pure golden white. “Holy Release: Radiance!”

Havocwing found herself screaming in absolute agony as Fluttershy shot a wave of light into her, which shot her away as a result. The magic enveloped her in its bright light as she went tumbling across the ground, flailing wildly as she tried to take the flames out.

“GAH, YOU BUCKING BITCH!” Havocwing screamed loudly, her giant crow wings flapping around violently. “YOU’RE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT!”

“Make me.” Fluttershy breathed as she flared her wings and ascended in the air. “Holy Release: Wings of Faust!”

“Too slow!” Havocwing shouted, propping to her hooves as she flared her own wings out, the white flames still burning her. “Destruction Release: Wings of Solaris!”

Nearly at the same time, the flock of feathers shot out of both mare’s wings, and they met in a flurry of exploding magic. The smoke that was conjured up obscured both mares form each other’s vision, giving them no sign as to when they were going to attack. Even so, they took that chance, willing to go down permeantly if it meant one of them would come out the victor. Their wings helped them to make the smoke vanish, and both mares found themselves glaring at one another and snarling. Fluttershy went to lash out with her wings, but Havocwing was wing flap ahead of her.

“Bye bye now!” She chirped sweetly, before opening her fanged mouth wide. “Destruction Release: Roar of Tartarus!”

The crimson flames that burst out of Havocwing’s maw sent a screaming Fluttershy spiraling across the air. The attack came so fast that Fluttershy wasn’t able to full process it, at least until she was slammed into the wall. A spurt of blood escaped her mouth as she gasped out, and she found herself not even able to fell herself crash to the ground. She bit her lip to fight back the cry of pain that threatened to escape her as she lifted her head up. Opening her pain-filled eyes, she saw Havocwing smirking down at her, her large black wings giving slow gentle flaps. With a giggle, she pointed upward, prompting Fluttershy to look up and see that both of their arrows looked to be about ready to explode.

‘Oh no…they’re going to blow! I have to get out the range of fire quick, or I’ll be killed!’ Fluttershy cried, forcing her body to move as she struggled to stand. As she did so, she saw something out of the corner of her eye, and she froze upon seeing her Element. ‘Wait…i-is that the…’

“Sorry, but you’re too late Fluttershy!” Havocwing shouted, laughing maniacally. “Prepare to be blown away!”

The arrows then exploded, growing into a combined sphere of white and black that filled the entire room. The windows once again exploded upon impact as the magical light burst through them, either going to a different section, or outside. Havocwing and Fluttershy were unable to escape, and found themselves enveloped in their arrows’ magic, helpless to defend themselves against it. The holy and destructive magic continued to go wild for what seemed like an eternity, but in reality, only went on for a few painstaking minutes. When the magic finally disappeared, all that was left was an enormous room full of smoke, and no sign of the Pegasi anywhere. That is, until the smoke began to dissipate, letting Havocwing be the first one to be revealed.

“Ohohoho, wow! That had to be one of the most devastating explosions that I’ve ever seen!” Havocwing exclaimed jovially, ignoring the pain within her body and broken armor. “That nearly sent my flying out of here! Good thing I barred the door with my own magic, otherwise that would’ve been really bad!”

As the scarlet mare took a moment to calm herself down, she looked over to the spot where she last saw Fluttershy. A please smirk came to her muzzle as she saw a pile of bloodied feathers laying where the angelic Pegasus lay. Not only that, but there also didn’t seem to be any sign of her Element of Harmony anywhere at all.

“Heh, well would you look at that; I actually killed two birds with one stone…or one arrow to be precise.” Havocwing softly said to herself. “Not only did I defeat one of the angels of Faust, but I destroyed one of the seven weapons that could’ve defeated my beautiful Dark Queen! I cannot believe my luck tonight!” She trotted in place as she squealed happily, her wings spreading out and giving little flaps.“I won, I finally one! The power of Tartarus and the King of the Underworld has won this fight!”

“I don’t think so Havocwing~.”

The victorious grin on Havocwing’s face fell like an anchor splashing into water at the voice that made itself known in her ears. Her sinister black slitted eyes shook in disbelief as they slowly turned to look behind them. Clenching her teeth together, Havocwing spun around, and, to her utter horror, the Pegasus she believed was dead, was standing right in front of her. The shock she felt was so strong, that she did not notice the sword she had in her hoof, until it shot right through her chest.

“Forgive me Havocwing Datenshi…” Fluttershy said softly, not looking very apologetic as she dug her sword deeper into Havocwing. “…but I have won this fight.”

Havocwing gave a wheeze of pain, coughing up black blood as her Magical Life Force Gemstone shattered within her armor. “H-h-how…?” She asked in between slow pain-filled breaths. “H-how were you a-able to s-s-survive that b-blast?! I-i-it s-should’ve o-obliterated you!”

“I believe you know that answer just as much as I do Havocwing.” Fluttershy said softly and firmly, her expression still unchanged “As I stated earlier, my Apollo Arrow is only dangerous to those who I cast it upon just how you’re Solaris Arrow is dangerous for the same reason. Since neither of them reached their intended target, it didn’t reach the outcome that the both of us believed it would. In the end, we both survived, which worked in my favor, especially considering that last move you pulled.”

“L-last move…w-what’re you talking about?” Havocwing demanded. “A-all I did was s-send you into t-the wall!”

“Yes, you did…right next to this.” lifting one of her wings up, Fluttershy graced Havocwing with the sight of her element. It stood just on the left side of her, having the slightest bit of cracks in it, but otherwise looking unharmed. “In your excitement, you had sent me right into the saving grace of the mare we’re trying to save. Luckily, I had managed to use my wings to protect both me and it from being obliterated, so it wasn’t damaged any more than it was.” She let her white wing fall back down into its position as she stared into Havocwing’s shocked eyes. “Big mistake on your part, hm?”

“D…d-d-dammit…looks like I did it again.” Havocwing hissed, hanging her head slightly. “M-my damn thrill f-for fighting led me to b-be unprepared f-for what you had in s-store for me. I-I really g-gotta stop d-doing that…”

“There’s nothing to be ashamed of Havocwing, you weren’t that bad of a fighter.” Fluttershy stated in a surprisingly gentle tone. “You just let your excitement get the better of you, which is what led to me ultimately conquering you in the end.” She paused as her mind flashed back to the beginning of the fight. “Then again, I did more or less snap when you threatened my sister, so I don’t have any room to talk.”

“Y-yeah, you really don’t.” Havocwing chuckled, smiling despite the pain. “W-well, in any case…you’ve bested me. You’re the victor of this fight and I lost fair and square, and the only thing now, is for you to finish the job. So…why don’t you go on and get it over with.”

“…As you wish.” Fluttershy whispered, closing her eyes for a brief moment before reopening them. Flaring her nostrils, she gripped the sword tighter in her hoof as her wings flared to their fullest span and length yet. “Holy Release: Divine Judgement!”

Pure white light burst out of Fluttershy’ sword, traveling up Havocwing’s body as it covered her in a golden white aura. That very same light burst out of her eyes and mouth as her head was thrown back, letting the light shine up into the ceiling. No sound came out of her as she merely stood in the line of Fluttershy’s holy sword, letting the light absorb her entire magical being. In a span of half a minute, Havocwing Datenshi’s body turned into black wisps of dark magic, with holy light mixed into it as well. With a final soft exhalation of breath, the scarlet red Pegasus vanished, the particles of her gemstone falling to the floor.

“Farewell Havocwing Datenshi…may Faust and her angels have mercy on your soul in the next life.” She prayed silently, her sword vanishing as she exhaled through her nose. Ruffling her angel wings in preparation for flight, she looked over at her Element sitting quietly beside her. “Now that the Fallen Angel is dealt with…it’s just the Dark Queen herself.”

Nightmare Moon gave a loud cry of pain Goku’s claws slammed into her face, causing the larger mare to spiral across the air. Goku gritted her canines as they slid across the ground, her hind claws leaving deep marks in it. The sin black Alicorn lowered her head and fired off a powerful beam of magic at Goku, striking her right in the chest. Goku cried out as the magic hit her, which was abruptly cut short as she crashed into the wall. Only a few seconds late she erupted form the smoke and gave several claw swipes at Nightmare Moon, to which larger mare evade. She then spun around and bucked the crimson Kirin right in her face, before firing a large wind slash at her, hitting Goku in the back.

Goku found herself one again tumbling across the ground and crashing into the wall, and it took a little bit more time for her to get back on her feet away. Once she did however, she hurled herself back at Nightmare Moon, the aura of her golden as lively as ever.

“You’re going to pay for using that arrogant mouth of yours!” She shouted, her emerald cyan eyes blazing. “Nopony threatens my brother and gets away with it!”

“And just what’re go going to do to make me take it back?!” Nightmare Moon retorted, flaring her wings. “Behave as if you were my mother and put in in a corner, or even tan my hide?”

“If you were younger and knew what I could do to keep ponies line line…” Goku breathed, her eyes giving the faintest glow of red. “You’d be wishing I did the latter instead.”

With another explosion of power, Goku picked up speed and gathered as much of her magic as she could into one final attack. Nightmare Moon saw it coming, but surprisingly, she didn’t try to evade or dodge it or the Kirin. Instead, she smirked and ignited her horn and conjured up a shield to block it, confident that it would hold. Undeterred, Goku speed towards the sin black Alicorn, waiting until she was within range before unleashing her attack, her bladed tail lashing out in preparation. “Saiyan Kirin: Flaming Tail Blade!”

The force in which Goku’s tail blade collided with the shield took Nightmare Moon by surprise, so much so that she nearly lost control of her shield. She managed to shake off the effects though and continued to pump magic into her large shield. White and blue electric volts shot through the air as the two mares fought for dominance over the power struggle.

“How’s this for going all out, huh?!” Goku asked, fighting as hard as she could through the shield protecting Nightmare Moon. Eventually, it ended, and the two adversaries found themselves pushed back by each other’s power, obscured by the dust cloud that quickly followed.

“Don’t count me out just yet little hatchling!” Nightmare Moon shouted as she lashed out with her swords.“Tartarus’s Wheel: Scattered Crimson Petals!”

Goku flipped through the air as Nightmare Moon’s swords flew through the air and right towards her, but the Kirin managed to keep herself form getting stabbed again. She shot out a stream of golden fire from her mouth and let them clash with the flock of swords, making another explosion was over the room. She breathed somewhat heavily as she hovered in the air, her giant wings giving slow strong flaps to keep her in flight. Her draconic eyes looked through the smoke to see Nightmare Moon still standing where she was, looking to be searching for her. When their eyes met, Nightmare Moon gave her a cruel smirk, her armor gleaming as her and tail flowed behind her.

“My, you’re going on quite the rage fest, aren’t you?” Nightmare Moon asked knowingly, letting out a little giggle. “You were nowhere near this angry just several minutes ago.”

“Well, who’s fault is that I presume?” Goku asked sarcastically, snorting hard. “Oh, I know! It’s yours, maybe because you threatened to kill my little brother in front of me!”

“Oh, did I do that?” Nightmare Moon asked, feigning ignorance, before she laughed again. “I suppose I did go a little overboard. Though looking back on it, it was so worth seeing the look on your face! I haven’t seen such a scornful look in such a long time!” Her tongue ran across her lips as her eyes gleamed. “I wonder…how scornful and grief stricken you will feel when I drain that little colt of all his blood~. I can only imagine that you’ll be absolutely devastated~.”

The pale white Kirin snarled acidly at the sin black Alicorn. “The only who’s going to be devastated here will be you, and you alone Nightmare Moon! Especially when I strip you from the body that you have in your possession!”

With a loud roar, Goku let out another explosion of power as she gave her wings a hard flap, wind shooting out of them and blowing the remaining smoke away. She lashed out with her claws and slashes Nightmare Moon across her face, before kicking her in her stomach. As she was sent crashing to the ground, Goku raised her right claw up as another giant swirling disk appeared in her it. “Saiyan Kirin: Destructo Disc!”

With a heave, Goku shot the weapon down where Nightmare Moon was laying, and watched as it exploded in a swirl of golden and white magic. It nearly blinded Goku, but she didn’t let it bother her as she waited for the outcome of the attack and the battle. When the smoke cleared, she looked down, her eyes widened when she saw that Nightmare Moon was no longer there.

“Oh no, she disappeared!” Goku asked herself, looking all around herself. “Where the buck did she go?!”

“Right here!” A dark and powerful voice suddenly shouted down from below. “Tartarus’s Wheel: Petals of Darkness!”

She then heard the sound of magic being blasted from down below her, prompting her to snap her head in that direction and look down. Her eyes widened when she saw a flock of crimson feathers ascending towards her, and she instinctively closed her wings around her to block the incoming attacks. With a roar, she flared her wings out and sent the attack way from her, growling as Nightmare Moon smirked at her.

“My, you saw that attack coming quite quickly didn’t you?” The sin black Alicorn asked as she hovered in the air to meet the smaller mare. “It looks like your eyes are sharper than I gave them credit for.”

“Well of course they are, you dimwit! Why do you think I was able to still see you from inside all of thay smoke?” Goku asked, baring her fangs. “If you thought that you were going to get the drop on me like that, then you’re going to have to harder than what you’re doing now.”

“Oh, trust me, my little hatchling, I am giving you all that I contain and so much more than that.” Nightmare Moon asked smoothly. “I’m also showing you everything about my heritage that makes it the most respected and feared race in all of Equestria. Why do you think that there are only two of us that exist? It only makes it that much more apparent that all of these pathetic ponies that worship my dear sister should give the same amount of respect to me as she did to them?”

Goku raised an eyebrow. “If I recall, I remember there being three Alicorn Rulers instead of two, even after Queen Luna was banished. That other Alicorn being somepony that me another one of my friends are pretty close to. While I’m not sure if she was there with you on the night you took control of Queen Luna, I can definitively say that the Royal Sister’s aren’t the only Alicorns that exist, regardless of how rare the species are.”

“Another Alicorn? In this timeline? How utterly preposterous!” Nightmare Moon said, letting out an icy laugh that held no mirth. “There is no way that another Alicorn could ever exist in the time that I’ve been trapped inside my wonderful Moon! I don’t know what you’ve seen in your ridiculously short lifetime, but I think I can say that the only two Alicorn’s that exist, are me and Celestia!” A snarl left her throat as she said the last name, as if it was a foul taste in her mouth she couldn’t was out. “No matter though, that will be fixed very soon if I have anything to say about it. After I kill you and your meddlesome friends, I’ll take great pleasure in making my sister feel every single bit of pain that I felt when she trapped me inside the Moon! After that, I can begin my glorious reign in becoming Equestria’s new Ruler, and everypony will once again know me as the Queen of the Night!”

“Like hay you are!” Goku shouted angrily, her golden growing even stronger than ever. “I’ve had enough of your reign of tyranny on me, my friends, and everypony in my home! You tried to take the life of Queen Luna’s sister! You hurt dozens of innocent ponies, and now you’ve separated me from my friends, so you can pick them off one by one after you’re done with me! Well I’m not going to stand for it a second longer! Even if I don’t have the others with me, I’m going to stop this, and I’m going to stop it right now!”

“Ohohoho, you are, are you?” Nightmare Moon asked, not even the least bit fazed by the crimson Kirin’s ashen faced glare. “And just how’re you going to do that, my little pony?”

Goku opened her claws, bringing them together as she outstretched them in front of her. “With this.”

With a low growl, the pale white Kirin gathered as much energy as she could in her claws, a small white orb of magic appearing in just a few moments. It slowly grew larger in intensity, so much so that it was three times the size of a beachball. Nightmare Moon watched with curiosity as the ball of light grew in power, lighting up the entire Throne Room.

“My, that’s a rather exquisite looking ball you have there, isn’t it?” Nightmare Moon chuckled. “Is that what you’re going to use to finish me off? How cute; you really are an amusing little pony aren’t you?”

“You shouldn’t let what you’re seeing fool you Nightmare Moon.” Goku said, her expression still that of sternness and determination. “This is the Big Bang Kamehameha, the most powerful attack passed down to my family. One that only those with the highest power level can ever hope to achieve, and you’re about to feel the full brunt of it!”

“Oooooh, I quiver with fear!” Nightmare Moon taunted, putting both hooves to her cheeks as she made a fake fear filled face. It soon went back to her cold sadistic grin as she let out a loud cruel laugh, the sound making Goku shiver. “Well if you think you can take me down with a measly little trick like that, then you’re more than welcome to try! Though I seriously doubt that it’s going to do anything to me!”

“Hmph…we’ll just see about that!" Goku shouted as she fired off her attack. “Saiyan Kirin: Big Bang Kamehameha!”

With a final cry, Goku unleashed the pall of pure white energy onto Nightmare Moon, which turned into a gigantic stream of white as she fired. Nightmare Moon’s smirk remained as she ignited her horn and fired off an even bigger blast of magic at the Kirin’s Kamehameha Wave, confident that she could withstand it. This proven was immediately thrown out the window when Goku’s Kamehameha Wave slowly began to eat up Nightmare Moon’s blast. The sin black Alicorn’s reptilian widened in a mixture of shock, horror, and disbelief as her attack was eaten up, leaving her all but defenseless.

“No, no! This can’t be!” She shouted, using her wings in a futile effort to protect herself. “This cannot be happening to be, this is not happening to me! I am an Alicorn, the most powerful species of ponies there is! There is no way that I can lose to a pony of mere mortal flesh!”

“This is what happens when you let your powers and the species you were born into cloud your judgement and underestimate the ones weaker than you!” Goku shouted through the roar of her blast. “Now you’re seeing first hoof just how powerful these mortals can be! Its over Nightmare Moon, your reign of darkness ends HERE!”

“No….no…NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” Nightmare Moon screamed, neighing in agony as the Kamehameha Wave enveloped and consumed her in its pure white light. Goku roared her loudest roar yet as she put all of her draconic power into her final attack, sending Nightmare Moon high into the air. With a final push, she sent her straight through the roof and into another room in the abandoned castle. She continued to fire her Big Bang Kamehameha for a moment longer, before she stopped, the light from the attack slowly fading away.

With the sin black Alicorn temporarily down, Goku finally realized, letting her body give out as the aura of her Kaioken Mode vanished, along with its colors adorning her body. Her wings lost all power, unable to keep the pale white Kirin in the air as she began to fall through the air, only semi-conscious. She crashed to the ground hard, but the numbness that went into her body prevented her from really feeling any pain, allowing her to try to recover. Goku’s breaths came out slow, yet heavy, the rapid beating of her heart thumping in her head and ears. Silenced reigned over the Royal Throne Room, and for some time, the Kirin remained motionless.

Eventually, Goku slowly rose for her crater, the numbness causing her body to ache painfully as she sat up. Wiping her scaly mane from her eyes, she laughed to herself. “Wow…that took a lot more out of me than I thought it would. Ugh, my body feels like absolute shit…I guess I kind of overdid it back there…oh well, no taking it back now.”

She sighed, leaning back slightly as she looked in front of her. Lying just where Nightmare Moon had been standing, was the seventh Element of Harmony, still partially cracked by Twilight’s magic. “I should probably go look for Twilight and the others...now that Nightmare Moon’s down for some time. We all need to be together if they’re going to be summoned, let alone work against Nightmare Moon when she comes back.” She looked back over at the double doors behind her, which had Nightmare Moon’s Cutie Mark displayed on it. “I really hope they’re not too far away…because that’d be really bad…for all of us.”

The sound of squeaking suddenly caught Goku’s attention, and her draconic ears perked up as the sound got louder. Turning to the source, she saw something white and small squeezing through the giant double doors behind her. As soon as it came all the way in, Goku gasped out, immediately recognizing what, and who, it was.

“Chenoa!” She cried, springing to her clawed feet in a mixture of shock and joy. With a wide grin, she flew over to the bat pup and threw her arms around him. Chenoa squeaked happily as he nuzzled into Goku’s chest, prompting a giggle from the mare. “My goodness, you have really got to stop disappearing on me like that! Where were you anyway?! I could see you anywhere where after Nightmare Moon teleported me here!”

At this, Chenoa’s jovial expression turned into one of realization, and he pulled himself out of Goku’s grasp. Wasting no time, he started squeaking and flapping his wings in a matter that was nothing short of urgent. Goku silently listened the entire time, her eyes growing wider with each squeak Chenoa gave.

“You…you’re saying that Nightmare Moon transported the girls to different rooms, and Zephyr and the Shadowbolts outside?!” Goku cried, her tone matching the flabbergasted expression on her fanged face. “Not only that, but Celestia, Venture Vine, and the Solar and Lunar Division are all outside fighting Nightmare Moon’s army?!”

Chenoa nodded rapidly, flying over and grabbing the head of Goku’s mane in his mouth, desperately pulling her forward. He still continued to let out his squeaks, even though they were muffled, and Goku continued listening the whole time.

“Wait, you know where the girls are?!” Goku asked, her eyes widening even further as Chenoa continued pulling on her mane. “You know where Nightmare Moon teleported them too?!”

Spitting Goku’s mane out, Chenoa nodded again, and began pulling at Goku’s mane again, the lower part this time. To his relief, Goku quickly snapped out of her shocked state and made her way over to the double doors. Her tail lashed out and grabbed Chenoa, yanking him forward as he let out a surprised squeak.

“Okay, you are just giving me more and more reasons to be glad that you came along! I’ll make sure that Fluttershy rewards you properly after this is all over!” Goku cried, slamming the giant doors open with a lash of her draconic tail. “Come on Chenoa, let’s get the girls!”

As Goku began to run down the hall, Chenoa suddenly flew in front of her, letting out a squeak that was so loud that she stopped in place. Already she was planning to ask him what was wrong but stopped when he pointed behind her. Blinking a couple of times, she turned around, and flinched when she saw her Element still sitting where Nightmare Moon had put it.

“Oh…right…I need to get my Element first.” She murmured out weakly, a massive sweat drop appearing on the back of her head. “Thanks for the reminder Chenoa…~”

The cumulus white bat pup rolled his baby blue eyes, shaking his head as he watched Goku fly back into the room and obtain her Element. Once she was sure she had it in a firm grip, both she and Chenoa began their fly down the dark nocturnal halls. All while praying their friends were alright, and that they weren’t too late.

Author's Notes:

Well, just when I thought that I wouldn't be able to do it again...I did it! I managed to get another chapter out just hours before the last one; heh, I am on a roll today aren't it?! Now, before I say anything else, I just wanna tell you guys to go back to the ending of chapter 75 and the ending of the second scene in chapter 76, because I made some changes with the ending of Rarity's battle and the beginning conclusion of Spike and Moon Blade's fight with Serafino, changes and additions that I forgot to do. That way, you guys won't be confused as to why there's going to be changes in the chapter I plan to write with them eliminating that member of the Dark Army once and for all, and there won't be any confused questions in the comments section either. Oh, and one more thing, a good majority of the fight with Goku and Nightmare Moon was mostly consisted of the first version of it before I decided to edit this story, which some changes and editions added here and there. So anypony who's able to see them, will be able to see why it's a little different, yet somewhat the same all at the same time.

Anyway, that's all for now; tune in next time for the conclusion of the Dark Army's fate, and the Dark Queen's fall!!!