The morning sun has risen into the sky and birds are singing their melodies. On this peaceful morning, Twilight and Heat slept peacefully in her bed. The first to awaken was everyone's favorite adorkable bookworm. She sits up slightly and turns to see her sleeping boyfriend, who has a peaceful smile.

“Good morning, sleepy head.” She said to him

Heat's eyes slowly opened up and turned to face Twilight. "Good morning, my sparkling cutie," he replied. Heat sat up slightly, then gave his girlfriend a boop on her nose. She giggled and gave him a peck on the lips.

"Am I really that cute to you?" she teased, batting her eyes.

"You're more than just cute. You're adorkable," Heat complimented. "Also, last night was pretty amazing, that's for sure."

"It sure was. But I don't think we should do this every day. Are you okay with doing this once every one or 2 weeks?" Twilight asked.

"Sure. We did just barely start dating, so I'm all for it," Heat nodded.

"Good. Now come on, we'd better get dressed before Nyx comes barging in," Twilight said, getting out of bed.

After the two had gotten full dressed up, the couple then left the room and headed downstairs. As they walked towards the living room, they couldn’t help but feel a little chilly for some reason. Twilight then went to turn on the heater of the house while Heat went into the kitchen to fix himself up a cup of orange juice. He takes a few sips out of his cup and gets out another cup from the cupboard.

"Hey Twilight, are you thirsty?" he asked.

“Like you need to ask. My dry throat is killing me.” Twilight said.

"Okay. You want orange juice or water?" he asked.

"Just water is fine," she replied. Heat took the empty cup and filled it up with ice cold water, then handed it over to Twilight. "Thanks, Heat." she said before taking a few sips.

"You know, now that we're officially a couple, I think we should tell my brothers about this news. I bet they'd love to hear about it," Heat said.

“Do you think they wouldn’t mind? I don’t wanna cause any problems in your family.” Twilight said.

"No need to worry. My older brothers are very supportive of me. Even my mom's happy about me dating you," Heat assured.

"Well, if you say so," Twilight said. "Just let me finish with my personal hygiene and we can go."

"Sure thing," Heat replied.

As the couple continued to converse, they are then surprised by Nyx who barges into the kitchen, breathing hard as if she ran a marathon. “Twilight! Heat! You guys gotta see what's going on outside.”

Twilight and Heat are later confused about Nyx’s strange behavior and just went along with whatever game she’s playing. Nyx leads them to the front door and then opens it up, showing them what caused her reactions. What they saw was unbelievable.

Snow. The whole neighborhood was covered with a blanket of snow. Out on the street, they see a group of kids having a snowball fight. And then they see the residents of the houses nearby shoveling their driveways.

"This can't be right. It's the middle of Autumn, yet it feels like the middle of Winter," Heat said. "Something just doesn't seem right here."

“Nyx. How did this happen?” Twilight asked her sister.

“I don’t know?! I was just going to throw out the trash when I got up. And when I walked toward the curb. Next thing I knew, I just slid on ice!” The younger sibling replied.

"There's definitely something wrong going on around here. Twilight, it looks like we'll have to postpone our meeting with my brothers. Get the girls together and Inferno. I'm gonna see if my brothers are okay," Heat said.

Before they could act, Twilight could hear her phone ringing in the kitchen. After hearing it ring for a few minutes, Twilight then heads back into the kitchen and picks up the phone to answer it.

“Hello, Sparkle’s residents.” She stated.

“Twilight, are you there?” A familiar voice replied. It was Sunset’s voice.

“Sunset. Why are you calling me this early?” Twilight asked.

“I don’t know Twi. Maybe it has to do with the whole town being covered in snow!” Then soon Inferno’s voice appeared on the phone as well.

"Twilight, is everything alright, are you okay?" Sunset asked.

"Aside from the slight chill, I'm fine. Heat Blitz is here with me. Listen, get the rest of the girls together so we can find out the cause of all this snow," Twilight said.

“We’re on it Twi.” Inferno replied.

“Take care.” Sunset added.

"You too," Twilight replied before hanging up. "That takes care of that. Heat, are you sure you're gonna be okay on the way to your brother's house?"

"This time, I should be alright. I'll be back as soon as I can," Heat replied. Twilight, though hesitant on letting him wander off on his own because of her ex-boyfriend, she allowed him to go off on his own. And so, Heat made a sharp dash out of the house and off to his brother's.

"Be careful, Heat Blitz," Twilight said.

---

Thanks to his large amount of stamina, Heat could even sprint for hours and not get tired. But as he reached the halfway mark, he gasped and slid to a stop when he came face-to-face with his life-long bully, Timber Spruce and he wasn't looking too happy.

"Timber, this is no time to pick a fight with me," Heat said. "I know you're still angry with what I did 3 years ago, but please, listen to reason!"

"And what gives you the right to tell me what to do?" Timber asked in a low, deep tone.

"I don't have the energy to deal with you right now. So please, if you just let me pass…" Heat tried to persuade, but Timber didn't listen. His pleas fell on deaf ears. And things only got worse from there when Timber reached into his coat pocket and took out his pocket knife.

"I'm through listening to you. You took everything from me, including my girlfriend! Now I'm gonna wipe you off the face of the earth! Any last words before you join your precious grandpa, you dweeb?" Timber asked.

"Timber, put that knife down! Have you gone mad? This isn't the way! You're better than this! You gotta stop what you're doing or it'll swallow up what little sanity you have left!" Heat was beginning to panic.

"Say goodbye!" Soon, Timber charged straight for Heat, but he quickly jumped to the right just as Timber swung his knife. But because it was last minute, Timber only managed to scratch his cheek, drawing small droplets of blood. Heat jumped back onto his feet and ran as fast as he could from Timber. "Get back here, you little runt!" he yelled, chasing after him.

Heat was losing oxygen from his lungs from the running, but he never dared stop for a second. As he was gonna leave Timber in the dust, Heat didn’t notice the sheet of ice on the ground until he slipped on it. He hit the ground so hard he nearly lost the ability to breath. Before he could manage to get up, he then was held down by Timber’s foot, threatening to break his rib cage. Heat was in total shock with fear as Timber stared at him with a devilish smile.

“My. My. The tables have turned.” Timber said as he brought his pocket knife closer to Heat’s exposed neck. “Now you can die rotting on the ground.”

Before Timber could plunge his knife into Heat’s neck, the two then heard a gunshot in the ally and suddenly, Timber felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder and fell to the ground screaming in pain and agony.

Heat finally got out of his shock and sat himself up seeing Timber thrashing around in agony, what he also notice is that his right shoulder had a small hole. He then looks around the area trying to see who shot Timber. But then, he soon heard footsteps coming from the shadows of the ally, but there was no one there. But then later, something came out of the shadows, a black figure with bright white eyes walking towards the two. Then soon, the figure began to change and form into a human being. And soon the figure revealed to be Inferno, carrying a sniper rifle and bearing an angry look.

“Heat. Are you okay?” He asked as he helped the young man off the ground.

"I'm a little shaken up, but I'm still kicking. Thanks for your help. Is Timber gonna be okay?" Heat asked, looking over at his bully.

“Don’t worry. I shot him between his brusa and his rotator cuff tendon, so he won’t bleed out or have damage to his clavicle. He’ll be fine.” Inferno stated.

"Alright. I'd better get going. I still gotta check on my brother." Heat said.

“Alright, but first I’ll have to escort you home.” Inferno then grabs onto Heat’s shoulder, and then drags him into the dark part of the ally, without Heat getting the chance to say anything, and the two then disappeared.

---

Soon Inferno and Heat exited out of the shadows between two houses, with Heat shocked about what had just happened. "You sure have a way of getting around, don't you?" Heat asked.

“It’s part of my magic. I have the ability to jump from shadow to shadow, likely travel at the speed of light. It’s how I manage to accomplish many of my missions in every country I’ve been to during my years in the military. Also it’s how I’ve been able to watch every NFL game everywhere at the same time.” Inferno stated. “Also spoilers, the Seahawks beat the Steelers, 28-26.

"That's nice, but I don't really watch football. That's usually my dad's thing," Heat chuckled.

“Well if he’s a Steelers fan, then I don’t wanna break his fan spirit.”

"You won't. He's more of a Viking type of fan," Heat assured. "So, where are you taking me?"

"Home. We gotta let your mom know what happened to you. Besides, it ain't a good idea to be running around with that scratch on your cheek," Inferno pointed to the slash mark on Heat's cheek, which was still bleeding a little bit.

"Point taken," Heat said.

“Alright so where is your house? I swear I got the destination right…. AH! There it is.” Inferno then points towards the house on the other side of the street, it was Heat’s house. Just like where Inferno hoped to reach. “Alright Heat, head on in. I gotta bounce.”

“Wait. You’re not coming in?” Heat asked.

“I’m a dude carrying a tactical sniper rifle in a nice quiet neighborhood. I don’t wanna start a panic that quick.” Inferno stated.

"Right, I see your point. Well, thanks for helping me out," Heat said before walking over to his house, slightly limping.

“Anytime bud. But remember you owe me one.” Inferno said right as he jumped back into the shadows and vanished. By that time, Heat made it up to the front door. He took out his house key from his pocket and unlocked the door, stepping inside.

"Mom, I'm home," Heat said as he closed the door. "Mom, are you home?" he called out. Heat walked down the hall and towards his mom's bedroom door. He put his ear against the door to check if he could hear her sleeping. He knocked a few times and waited. "Hmm, that's odd. Where is she?" Heat sighed and decided to wait for her by sitting in the living room.

---

Meanwhile, back at Twilight's house, the lavender bookworm sat on her couch, patiently waiting for her friends to show up while on the edge of her seat, worrying about Heat Blitz.

Her worries were put to rest when she heard a knock on the front door and a familiar voice. "Twilight we're here!" Sunset's voice called out. Twilight got up from her seat and went to let her friends in. The girls all walk in, but Inferno still hasn't come.

"Sunset, where's Inferno? Wasn't he with you?" Twilight asked.

Before Sunset could answer, Inferno then pops out of the shadow in the corner of Twilight’s living room. “SURPRISE!” he shouted, scaring everyone in the room.

"That's it! You're sleeping on the couch tonight, mister!" Sunset scolded.

“Hey I’m sorry. Something caught my attention, so I ran a little late!” Inferno stated. “Plus Twilight, you said we have to be here as soon as possible. And that was my fastest route.”

Twilight sighed. "Fine, but what made you so late that you had to use your shadow magic?"

Inferno just stood silent for a few seconds, almost as if he didn’t want to say anything. “Uhhhhhh… Can I put rain check on that question.”

“Oh no Inferno! You’re gonna tells us or….” Soon Sunset walks over to his side and then whispers into his ear. “Or no more ‘special wake up calls’ for you for an entire week~”

And that’s when Inferno finally spilled. “Okay! Okay! While Heat was walking home, he was ambushed by Timber and that bastard nearly tried to kill him. So I jumped over there right away with my M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle and shot him right in the shoulder before he could. And then I jumped Heat all the way back to his house.”

"What?! Timber tried to kill Heat Blitz?!" Twilight asked in a panic. "Is he alright?"

"Timber only slashed at his cheek, but he's still alive and safe at home," Inferno assures. Twilight began to shed tears in her eyes, but then she quickly ran over to Inferno and hugged him tightly.

“Thank you! Thank you!” She cried. While Inferno was nearly constricted by her embrace

“You’re welcome…. Twi…. Can…. I have…. My lungs back!” He stated.

"R-Right, sorry about that," Twilight said, letting go of Inferno. "Anyways, back on the subject at hand, what's going on with the weather?"

"I wish I knew, but I'm as stumped as you are. I can only assume this has something to do with an old legend I've read about back in Equestria," Sunset said. I think the source of all this weather might be caused by… the Wendigo King."

"Wendigo King? Since when goes a cannibalistic have anything to do with the strange change in the weather?" Rainbow asked.

"Ah don't think she's talking 'bout the same Wendigo from our world," AJ said.

"According to legend, the Wendigo King has the ability to cause bad weather. It gains its power by feeding off strong anger. The angrier the individual, the stronger his powers become and the worse the weather gets. For now, it looks like the Wendigo King has gained a small percentage of his power judging by the snow," Sunset explained.

"You don't think Timber's the one who caused this beast to enter our world, do you?" Pinkie asked, slightly worried.

"No, the Wendigo King only appears when two or more individuals hold a very strong grudge. Which means, someone else in this world isn't having the best day," Sunset explained.

"And also Pinkie, the Wendigo King didn’t enter our world. He was already here.” Inferno stated.

“WHAT!?” The girls shouted.

“But how?” Fluttershy asked.

“Remember that history lesson the Ms.Cheerilee gave us last 2 weeks ago. Well after that day, I had done a little research and what I came across was quite interesting. Turns out during the beginning of the Dark Ages, the refugees after the Fall of Roman Empire, wandered the land hoping to find salvation. But what followed them, was something they never witnessed before. A being who could create ice storms and harsh winters. Nearly killing almost a ⅓ of the refugees. Until one day, the slaughter and suffering the Wendigo King inflicted, caught the attention of the Lord of Shadows, and boy, did it pissed him off. The Shadow Lord confronted the frozen king and demanded him to seize his brutal campaign on the innocent. But the king refused his demand and attacked him. Legends say that the battle between the Lord of Shadows and the Wendigo King shook the Earth. Causing volcanoes to burst, mountains to shatter, and seas to rise high. But after days of their battle, the Shadow Lord defeated his foe and banished him away in a dark, frozen tomb in the highest mountain on Earth, never to see the light ever again.” Inferno explained.

"Until today." Sunset said, quickly catching on.

"Then it looks like we're going to have to do some investigating. See if we can find out who else caused the Wendigo King to appear," Twilight said.

“Yeah. But that leaves, don’t know, the entire town to search!” Rainbow stated.

"Hold on a minute! Inferno, do you remember about the case with your father's murder?" Twilight asked, realizing something.

“Yeah. And I also remember getting so angry that I took it on an ice cream truck.” Inferno replied. “Took me 3 days to apologize to the kids.”

"Well, there's something I need to tell you about that Heat told me some time ago," Twilight said. "See, Heat's brother, Eternal Flames also heard about the case and he's held a personal grudge against the teens who murdered Magnus. He was so angry he beat them within an inch of their lives… almost killing them like he killed his own kidnappers."

“You don’t think Heat’s brother is the other person who caused the Wendigo King to come here, right.” Fluttershy asked.

"It's a slight possibility. And if it is him, he might want to learn about the one who got away and hunt him down, too!"

“Over my dead body! I call dibs on beating the heck out of Timber myself.” Inferno stated.

"Speaking of Timber, we still don't know why he's always attacking Heat Blitz," Rarity said. "Perhaps we should ask Gloriosa about this."

"You mean the sister of my father’s murderer. Hell no!” Inferno said.

"She may be Timber's sister, but she had nothing to do with your father's murder. Plus, she's the only lead we've got," Twilight said.

“She’s right Inferno. If we want to know why Timber killed your father, Gloriosa might know.” Sunset said. Inferno thought it over for a second till he finally agreed to it.

“Fine. We’ll go see her. But if Timber shows his face one more time, I’m putting a bullet in his head.” Inferno stated.

“That, kinda sound like he’s in.” Pinkie said.

"Then let's get a move-on. We'll have to get some rides if we're gonna head to the camp. It's way too far to walk to," Sunset said.

“Don’t worry babe I got you, Twi, and an extra person covered. We’ll ride in my Impala to the camp.” Inferno said.

“I’ll tag along.” Fluttershy volunteered.

“Great, now you three hold hands. I’m gonna jump us to my car.” Inferno said.

“Wait. Wha-” Before Fluttershy could say a word. Inferno shadow jumped with all three of them right over to the parking lot where his car is at. Well not only that, he even jumped them right into the car.

"It's gonna get hard to get used to that," Twilight said.

“Yeah, sorry. Usually it be less straining when I only jumped with one person. This is the first time I jumped a group.” Inferno explained.

"Well, at least we got here in just a short time. But I don't think the other girls have rides of their own to head to camp," Fluttershy said.

"Then we'll just have to break the news to them when we get back. I just hope the news isn't too bad when we find out," Twilight said.

"Right. Fasten your seatbelts, ladies. It's gonna be a rough ride and I didn't bring any chains for my tires," Inferno said, turning the key, making the engine roar. Inferno quickly drove off towards the camp, his anger wanting to come out, but he kept his cool.

---

In 10 minutes, Inferno quickly arrived at the campsite. As expected, the camp was completely covered in snow and the water was frozen. Twilight, Sunset, Fluttershy and Inferno all exit out of the car. Sunset instantly noticed the host of the campsite, Gloriosa coming out of her office, dressed up in warm clothing. Though the girls' presence was a surprise to her.

"Twilight? Sunset? Fluttershy? What are you doing here? I had to close the camp early this morning because of this bad weather. What brings you here?" Gloriosa asked.

"We came to 2ask you something important. Mind if we all step in?" Sunset asked.

“Hello Gloriosa.” Inferno said with a deep tone in his voice, showing that he’s barely containing his anger. “Do you know who I am.”

"Yeah… I know you. I'm sorry for what my brother did to your father and I understand why you wouldn't trust me," Gloriosa said.

“That we can agree on. But I came here for answers. Answers as to why your dipshit of a brother decided to kill someone close to me.” Inferno stated.

"Then you've come to the right place, I know why he killed him." Gloriosa took in a deep breath and began explaining. "Three years ago, our parents died in an accident. It started out a couple of days after these students settled in. One of the students went missing, so my parents, who were in charge of the camp, went looking for him. They told me and Timber to wait for them. Timber got impatient and went into the forest to look for mom and dad. I was getting a little worried too, so I followed him. We heard the sounds of screaming, followed by a thud. We went into the direction of this steep cliff and… we found our parents at the bottom of the cliff… on top of some boulders bleeding out and Heat Blitz was at the top. He had his hand out trying to reach out to grab our parents, despite being too late."

"Heat Blitz… tried to save your parents?" Twilight asked.

"Yes. He told me that he got too close to the cliff and almost fell to his death, but mom and dad saved him… at the cost of their own lives when they lost their footing. All I heard from our parents was… "Please look after each other. We will always be with you body and soul. We love you so very much. And that was it… they died shortly afterwards. But Timber wasn't so forgiving that day. Something inside of him snapped. He wanted to throw Heat down the cliff, but I told him not to. I had to put him through counseling, which worked at first. But then… all of that changed when he saw Magnus. He felt his rage and jealousy build up and he took his anger out on him. Nowadays, Timber hardly ever shows up at the camp," Gloriosa said.

"So he killed Magnus out of jealousy and hate?" Sunset asked.

"Yes. I'm sorry I wasn't able to stop him. If I could turn back time and stop him, I would. But I couldn't stop him from murdering Magnus… or from brutally bullying Heat Blitz. I tried to help, but Heat told me "I'm doing this to repent for what I've done to your parents." Gloriosa said.

Twilight gasped. "So that's why he's getting beat up. He still feels guilty for what happened to your parents and why he didn't do anything to stop Timber."

"Yes. But it was an accident, the majority of the entire city thought so too when they heard about the news." Gloriosa said.

After Gloriosa had told them her story, Inferno remained silent through the entire thing. Sunset felt uneasy that he remained silent, ‘cause it was never his thing. Twilight, Fluttershy, and Gloriosa all felt uneasy seeing Inferno not even say one word. All he did was having his head down, hiding away his eyes.

“Babe? Inferno? Are you okay?” Sunset tries to reach him in whatever place he’s in, in his mind. After a few seconds, Inferno finally lifted his head to face the girls, only to give them a reaction they weren’t expecting, as his eyes were completely black.

“So what you’re telling me…. Is that your parents died saving Heat, who tried to save them before it was too late. And your brother instead blamed an innocent boy because of it!” Inferno began to raise his voice. “And then he murders my father, the only person that gave me and my mother happiness…. OUT OF JEALOUSLY!!! AND HEAT CALLS THAT A GOOD REASON!!!!!!!!!”

His reaction scared the life out of the girls as he continued to shout in anger. “WHEN I SEE TIMBER AGAIN! I WILL MAKE HIM SUFFER THROUGH ALL THE AGONIZING PAIN I COULD THINK OF! AND BURN HIM ALIVE!!!!

"Inferno, you're not going to hurt Heat Blitz, are you?!" Twilight panicked. Then soon Inferno looks over to his lavender friend.

“No. But if he stands between me and my vengeance…. I won’t hesitate.” Then soon Inferno snaps his fingers and then shadow jumps out of the camp, to somewhere unknown to the girls.

“Oh no.” It was the only thing that Sunset could say at the moment.

"We gotta hurry up and head back to the city! If we don't hurry, he'll wind up making the same mistake Timber made!" Twilight said.

"But how can we stop him? He's too strong!” Fluttershy stated.

“That doesn’t matter. Right now we need to warn Heat about this.” Sunset said.

"That's true! Quick, let's head back to the car! Inferno left his keys in the car," Twilight said.

"Let me tag along with you. It's the least I can do for you girls after everything you did for me and the camp," Gloriosa said.

"Alright, come along with us," Sunset said. The 4 girls ran out of the office and towards the car, Sunset hopping into the driver's seat and the other girls hopping into the passengers seats. Sunset started up the engine and floored it on the way back.

---

While four girls drove all the way back to town. Inferno teleported right in the middle of Canterlot Park. Dead serious on finding Timber and make him suffer.

He scanned around the area he’s in, and sees that there was no one around. This was a good sign for him. There was nobody around to interfere with his mission. Before he could begin his search for the bastard, something soon stopped him in his tracks.

“Never thought I'd see you become like this, son.” A voice called out to him. It was a very familiar voice. One that he’s never heard for 3 years. He turns around to see who that voice belongs to, only to see a man with orange-yellow skin, and a maroon hair and beard. Smiling straight at him.

“Dad.” Inferno said in disbelief.

"Yes, Inferno. Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. I'm here with you in spirit and I just want to clear up a few things," Magnus' spirit said. "I know you're upset with what that young man and his gang did to me on that tragic day and I'd feel the same way. But you mustn't let your anger cloud your judgement and think for a moment. Timber Spruce is hurting just as much as you are, it's just difficult for him to show it through his own anger and jealousy. I think what he really needs… is closure… not death.”

“But…. He took you from us. Me and mom. Out of jealousy! And not only that, he nearly tried to kill an innocent person. If I don’t stop him, he’s gonna do it to someone else.” Inferno said. “I…. I don’t know. Father. I don’t know if I'll ever forgive.”

"There is still a way to fix all of this. The answer… lies within the purest of hearts," Magnus stated, putting his hand on Inferno's heart. Inferno looks at his father’s spirit, with tears flowing from his eyes.

“I don’t know how you’re even here.” Inferno said. “My magic is not pure like my heart is. When I was little, I always dreamed of being you. But now I’ll never be.”

Magnus merely chuckled and kept his warm smile. "There's more to being me than doing the things I did in my time. But as for the purest of heart. Perhaps one of your friends hold the key to opening up the door to redemption for young Timber Spruce."

“Heat Blitz?” Inferno guessed. Magnus nodded.

"The time has come to find a new chosen one. The Excalibur has now finally chosen it’s bearer. Now it needs you to bring the bearer to it.” He stated.

Inferno became shocked, how could his father knew about the Excalibur. And more practically, how did he knew that Heat was the chosen one to wield the blade. All of this information, lead to one answer.

“Father, before I complete this task which you ask of me. I have one final question.” Inferno asked his father.

"Of course, son. What is it?" Magnus asked.

“Are you the Lord of Shadows?” Inferno said.

Magnus stood silent for a minute after Inferno asked that question. But then he finally spoke his answer. “Yes.”

“Does that explain my magic?” Inferno asked another question.

"Yes, my son. I even used to be immortal. But, I gave it up for one purpose that to this day, I do not regret making," Magnus said.

“And what is that?” Inferno asked.

"...So that your mother could have a child. You see… your mother was cursed with a horrible condition that made her unable to have children. I wanted to make her happy and the only way I could make that happen was to give up my immortality. When she had you, I felt like the happiest man alive. And if I had the chance, I'd do it all over again… because I love you both so much," Magnus said.

Inferno couldn’t help but smile, which felt like he did it for the first time. Then later he uses his magic again, creating a small portal from the ground and out came a long black case. Inferno then grabs the case and then the portal that it came from closed. He then looks back at his father with determination.

“I’ll make you proud, dad.” He said.

Magnus smiled proudly at his son. “You already have, my son. And there’s also one more thing i want you to do.”

“What is it?” Inferno asked.

Magnus’s expression turned from heartwarming to wrathful. “Kill Thorn Frost.”

“Who’s that?” Inferno asked in confusion.

“The Wendigo King.” His father replied. "Setting the two young men free of their contempt won't be enough to stop him. You and your friends are the only ones who can defeat him for good," Magnus said.

“We will, father. I promise you that.” Inferno said.

Magnus nodded. And as his spirit slowly faded, Magnus spoke his final words. "Tell your mother that I love her very much and I will always watch over you two." And sure enough, his spirit vanished without a trace.

Inferno couldn’t stop smiling after a minute. How could he. He finally got to see his father again after 3 years. But now he must complete the tasks that he had set up for him. And he knows who to start with. With determination, Inferno uses his magic again and shadow jumps away from the park, to find the Bearer of the Excalibur.

---

Back at Heat's house, he still sat in the living room, watching TV and waiting for his mom. His ears then quickly hear the sound of a door opening up in the hall. He could clearly hear his mom yawning as if she had just woken up. "I guess she must've had a few too many shots last night." he said.

“Good morning, Heat. I hope you didn’t wake up too early.” Celestia said as she walks into the kitchen to brew herself a cup of coffee.

"About 7:30 A.M," Heat replied. "Oh yeah, and uh… Inferno wanted me to show you something and it's not very pretty." Heat got up from the couch and walked over to the kitchen, leaving his slashed cheek exposed. Celestia took a look at her son and gasped with concern.

"Heat, where'd you get that cut from?!" Celestia asked.

"I… uh… Timber Spruce tried to kill me when I was heading off to Eternal's apartment," Heat said, looking down.

“WHAT!” Celestia shouted in rage. Now the Mama Bear has been released. "Oh, that does it, I'm going to call the police, end of discussion!" Celestia stomps back into her room, grabbing her phone and dialing 911. "Hello, police! I'd like to report an attempted murder! My son, Heat Blitz nearly got killed by his bully, Timber Spruce. It's bad enough Timber's been beating and harassing my boy, but trying to kill him is another!"

While she's giving the police the rundown, Heat's worries only escalated higher than before. But then soon his worries die down when out of nowhere, Inferno jumps out of the shadows by the corner of his living room. Surprising the young man.

"Inferno, are you nuts?! What if my mom catches you?" Heat asked quietly.

“Well sorry buddy. But this is more important than your Mama Bear situation.” Inferno stated as he presented the black case to the young man as he sets it on the living room table.

"What's with the case?" Heat asked.

“See for yourself, I'm gonna go into your kitchen and get a root beer. Shadow jumping really gets me thirsty.” Inferno said as he walks towards the kitchen. Heat quirked an eyebrow, then turned to look at the case he left him. Heat unlocked it and opened it up and nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw what was inside: the cursed sword Excalibur. "I-I-Inferno, you've had this sword all along?!" he asked, trying not to alert his mom.

“Yeah,” Inferno replied as he walks back into the living room with a root beer in hand. “And now it has chosen it’s new bearer…. You.”

"Me?! Why would it choose me?" Heat asked.

“Because Heat. Your heart is pure just like Arthur Pendragon’s was. And you were willing not to harm a broken soul like Timber when he tried to harm you. You healed a broken heart like Twilight and see the good in people the way my father did. Those aspects is what caused the sword to claim you worthy of it.” Inferno explained. “And now you must take the sword and use it to free Timber from his demons.”

"I… I didn't think I was that worthy for this sword. If what you say is true, then I suppose I'll give it a try. But… if for some reason it rejects me, tell my family, friends… and Twilight that I love them very much," Heat said.

“That I shall promise.” Inferno said. Heat sighed and reached for the handle of the sword. With a deep breath… he grabbed the sword, quickly feeling a strong magic surge through his body, making him gasp. A voice also spoke to him from within the sword.

"You have been deemed worthy of wielding me. What is it you wish to use my power for?" said the mysterious voice.

Somehow, Heat understood that this was the entity that resides in the sword. Not keeping him in suspense, he gave him his answer. "There are two people in this world that are lost in their own darkness… and I wish to set them free!"

"Then it shall be done," the entity said. The magic within the sword caused Heat's body to glow a bright yellow color.

'I don't believe it! So this is what it feels like to have limitless power. I can see why many other past warriors wanted to harness this power. As long as I don't lose sight of what's important, it's all I'll need to free Timber. I just hope I'm not too late,' Heat thought. "Let's go." he said out loud. Inferno nod in agreement, grabs onto his shoulder and then shadow jumped the two away from the house. Just before Celestia entered the living room to check on Heat.

"Heat? Where'd you go? We gotta go to the station to talk with the police!" Celestia said. "Oh no, please don't tell me…" Celestia grew even more worried and ran out of her house, locking the door before she hopped into her car and drove off, looking for her son.

While she drove, she quickly noticed one of her other sons on the sidewalk and stopped her car. She recognized him as her 2nd born son, Eternal Flames. He had on his black and red jogging suit and the look in his eyes were as cold as ever, even more so than the snow. What's worse is that he didn't seem too happy to see his own mother.

"What a surprise for you to run into me. I assume you want something from me?" Eternal asked in a low tone.

"Now is not the time to argue! Your little brother wandered off somewhere, probably to look for Timber Spruce! If we don't find him, Timber will kill him!" Celestia scolded.

Eternal's eyes became completely dull and his gaze turned into a calm, deadly glare. "Okay… NOW I'm gonna kill that fucker!" he said before sprinting off, leaving Celestia more scared of what her son'll do.

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On the other side of town, Inferno and Heat jumped right out of the shadow of a building. The two glance their surroundings, seeing that they’re near the center of town. Inferno looks up towards the skies and sees a massive snow storm forming around the area.

“Alright we don’t have much time. Heat, listen to me and listen carefully,” Inferno said. “When the Sunset, Twilight, and the others meet up with you. Go find Timber and the other corrupted, and free them. I’m gonna be quite busy somewhere else.”

“What, why?” Heat asked.

“Thorn Frost, The Wendigo King. Once he finds out what we’re doing, he’ll do anything in his power to stop us. Timber and the other corrupted are the fuel to his power, take them away and he’ll be weak. While you and the girls do that, I’ll draw his focus away from you.” Inferno explained

"I'm not sure what you mean by that, but I take it this Thorn Frost is bad news. I'll do what I can on my part, though," Heat said.

“Good. I’ll meet up with you and the others when you’ve done the task.” Inferno said as he walked towards the center of the town.

“Wait! How are you gonna beat him? If he’s gaining the anger out of two individuals, then he must be powerful.” Heat called to his friend as the harsh winds began to pick up.

“I have the same magic as my father. He had beaten Thorn Frost before, so meaning I could hold my own against him.” Inferno replied as he transformed into his shadow form, with giant metal skeletal wings sprouting from his back.

“Wait! Did you just say-” Before Heat could say more, Inferno lifts himself up in the air with his wings and continued to fly right into the storm. Leaving Heat standing in the streets of the town. “Great! Just leave me alone on the streets. Perfect!” Heat said in annoyance. "Now what am I supposed to do all by myself?"

"You must learn to have some patience," the entity within the sword said, making Heat jump.

"Yipe! Okay, it's gonna take me some time to get used to you suddenly talk when no one's around me," Heat replied.

“Don’t worry. You’ll learn. But It’s been so long since I talk to someone.” The entity replied, this time it sounded like a femine voice. Almost like Twilight’s voice.

"What the? Okay, is there a second entity in there or is this one of your abilities?" Heat asked with a deadpan tone.

“Indeed. I have the capability to mimic any voice that my bearer prefers, so that I can have a pleasant conversation with them. Hence why I used the voice of this Twilight Sparkle that you know of.” The entity explained.

"Twilight's my girlfriend, but how do you know what she sounds like if you never even met her in person at all?" Heat asked.

"Your mind is like an open book… Heaty," the entity mocked in Twilight's voice.

'Jeez, if this is what King Arthur had to endure during his rule, I'll bet he's had his bad days.' He thought to himself.

“Don’t ever speak ill of King Arthur in front of me!” The entity shouted in rage. Heat could even feel that rage in his head.

"I wasn't mocking him! I was just wondering if had to deal with you the same way I am? If he did, then it's no wonder he became an amazing ruler," Heat explained

“Oh. Then forgive me for my outburst.” The entity said in a sad tone.

"All is forgiven. But man, this is gonna be a long day," Heat said, his mind focusing on all the times he's had to endure Timber's violent assaults on him. So many kicks to the ribs, punches in the face and the many times he's had to stay in bed to recover. "It'll all be over soon," he said quietly to himself.

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Meanwhile, Sunset had successfully driven Twilight, Fluttershy and Gloriosa back into town. Sunset had driven her and the others straight back to Twilight's house where the rest of the girls were waiting for them. Sunset hopped out of her boyfriend's car. "Girls, emergency, we gotta find Inferno real quick. He's going to kill Timber!" she said.

"Wait, you're serious? What good will that do?" Rainbow asked.

"Because Timber killed Inferno's father out of pain and jealousy after his parents saved Heat Blitz from falling to his death at the camp! Timber blames Heat Blitz for something he never did or intended to do. And if we don't stop Inferno, he'll end up just like Timber!" Twilight said.

"That don't sound too good. We gotta put a stop to this right away! Any ideas on where he might be at the moment?" AJ asked.

“Ooh! I think I have an idea on where he is. Like right now.” Pinkie said in a cheerful tone. Which made the other girls very confused.

“Oh really, Pinkie.” Rainbow said in disbelief.

“Oh yeah.” Pinkie replied.

“Darling just tell us where he is!” Rarity said with impatience.

“Wait for it….” Pinkie then lifts her right arm into the air, pointing it at the clouds. “BING!”

The girls then look up to where Pinkie was pointing at, and gasped in shock. Up in the sky, they can see Inferno, in his shadow form, flying straight up into the center of the storm. Upon his arrival, the infamous Thorn Frost appeared out of the clouds and snarled at his arch enemy. He had white pale skin wore dark blue battle armor.

"You!!! So your father really did die! He truly was a fool. If he hadn't given up his immortality, I would've had my revenge! But I suppose as his offspring, you'll do just… fine," Thorn echoed, glaring at Inferno.

Inferno growled at his father’s old enemy and then both of his hands lit up with shadow magic, forming a dark purple sphere between them. “GO AWAY!!!” He shouted in rage and fired his attack at Thorn which sent him crashing into a building on the ground, but was unscathed.

He shook off several debris off of him and glared back at his foe. “A challenge…. I like that. But your efforts won't make much of a difference! So long as I feed off the rage of both my two favorite sources, you'll never be rid of me!” He said.

“Well luckily, my bro Heat Blitz is dealing with them as we speak. So that means it’s just you… and me.” Inferno responded.

“So be it.” Thorn replied. Then he swiftly took off from the wrecked building at tackled his shadow foe in the air. Then the two grappled on to each other. Punching, kicking, and clawing each other until Thorn threw Inferno into another building causing damage to it. Inferno got up, unscathed from the impact and then flew back into the air, continuing the fight.

And on the ground level, the girls could only stand by and watch as the two were locked in combat… except for one.

Twilight had other plans and dashed off. Sunset gasped and followed Twilight, as did the rest of the girls. Whether they knew it or not, the girls had to stick together in case Inferno needed their help if anything went wrong.

Their chase went on for a few minutes until they found Heat Blitz out in the middle of the town, just standing their… and had the cursed sword in his hands, shivering a bit.

“HEAT!” Twilight called out to him as she ran over to join him. Sunset and the girls followed her while noticing Inferno and Thorn’s ariel battle.

"It's looking pretty bad. Everyone's freaking out," Heat said, gesturing to the crowd in all sides, running from the two aerial fighters. However, the group's attention was soon brought back down when a familiar voice catches their attention.

"Well, well, well! Looks like the gang's all here," the voice said. Everyone's eyes locked on the man that turned Twilight's world upside-down: her ex-boyfriend, Timber Spruce and he was still armed with his pocket knife. "I bed you missed seeing this face after quite some time, isn't that right, Twilight?"

"Timber, I trusted you with being honest with me. You made the mistake of cheating on me on your own! I thought I couldn't trust anyone after what you put me through! But it's all thanks to Heat Blitz that I found true happiness. And look where you're at right now. Bitter and jealous over the loss of your parents," Twilight scolded.

"You think's okay for you to kill someone just because your own parents died in an accident? How do you think your mom and dad would feel if you ended up killing someone they protected from death that very day?" Sunset asked.

"Please, you have to listen to them, Timber!" Gloriosa added. "You used to be so considerate and helpful towards others! Don't make mom and dad suffer by having them watch you suffer!"

"Shut your traps! This little shit took away everything I held dear in my life! EVERYTHING! Mom and dad should've let this turd take the fall! At least by then, they'd still be alive! On top of that, he had the nerve to steal my girl away from me… AND her virginity!" Timber argued.

"Timber, that's none of your business!" Twilight argued back. "Besides, all you were after was my body, not my heart!"

"Even now, I still feel responsible for what happened to your beloved parents. I'm truly sorry for the pain I inflicted on you and your sister. No child should ever witness their parents die so soon and I know this won't bring them back… but I swear with every being in my body that I will free you from your contempt!" Heat spoke out boldly.

"He deserves no mercy," another voice yelled no mercy. Heat gasped and turned to his right. His fears grew at the sigh of his older brother, Eternal Flames, staring in Timber's direction. The cold look in his dull sapphire eyes could even invoke fear into an ordinary man. Timber was one such man.

"You! N-No! Stay away from me, you freak! I'm warning you!" Timber said, pointing his knife at Eternal, backing away.

"Even now… you refuse to learn. And because of that, you will bare witness the full extent of my wrath… you son of a bitch," Eternal said, approaching him slowly like he's become possessed and that scared even Heat. "There was… a Crooked Man…"

"Oh no. No! No! DON'T DO IT!" Heat panicked.

"And… he walked the Crooked mile!" Eternal continued, his fist clenched tightly. Timber was quaking in his boots and acted rashly, charging at Eternal with intent to kill. Though Eternal caught his wrist, Eternal's cheek was still slashed open and leaked small droplets of blood, yet he was unfazed. "The Crooked Man stepped forth and rang the Crooked bell, and thus his Crooked soul spiraled into a Crooked hell…"

"What's going on?!" Twilight asked. "Why is he saying that?"

"ETERNAL'S GONNA MASSACRE HIM, STOP HIM!!!" Heat panicked.

"... MURDERED HIS CROOKED FAMILY… AND LAUGHED A CROOKED LAUGH!" Eternal yelled in Timber's face, twisting his wrist. Timber was frozen with fear. Eternal roared savagely and sent his little brother's bully flying a few feet with a harsh blow to his stomach.

Back in the air, Inferno manages to throw Thorn off balance and later gave one hard punch to the gut, sending him flying through an apartment building. Thankfully, it wasn’t Sunset’s. Soon after that, he looks back on the ground to see Heat, Twilight, Sunset, Gloriosa, and the girls in the center of the town. But also he spotted Timber lying on the ground, with a person he does not recognize approaching him slowly. Later he sees Heat and the others rush in to try and stop him, but brute strength wasn't working.

Heat's brother grabbed Timber by the collar and mercilessly punched him in the face. The man was quickly drawing blood. Timber wasn't gonna last much longer, but Eternal was far from done with him. He stopped his punching and then trapped Timber in a choke hold.

"You brought this upon yourself, you motherfucker. Say goodbye to your pathetic life!" Eternal growled into Timber's ear. Timber kept flailing to pry off his attacker.

"Stop! Don't do it! You're making a mistake!" Heat pleaded, trying to pry him away from Timber, but to no avail. All the girls quickly joined in, trying as hard as they could to get Eternal away from Timber. His breath was nearly out and his flailing grew weaker.

"GOT OFF OF ME!!!" Eternal yelled, shaking everyone off, except for Sunset.

“STOP THIS NOW!” Sunset shouted into his ear, but it only filled him with more rage.

"If you won't let go… I'LL MAKE YOU!!" Eternal shouted, doing the one thing he'll regret for the rest of his life. He put all of his body weight into an elbow strike to Sunset's stomach, loosening her grip on him. He grabs her by the arm and tosses her away from him.

"SUNSET!!!" Heat yelled out. He sprang as fast as he could and caught Sunset and used his own back to cushion the fall. Though she didn't suffer any damage to the head, the blow to her gut took her breath away, making her pass out. The girls rushed over to the two, worrying about their friend.

“SUNSET!!!” Twilight cried as she tries to wake up her unconscious friend.

“Sunset! Can you hear us?!” Fluttershy spoke to Sunset, with tears forming in her eyes.

“C’mon sugarcube. Come back ta us!” Applejack shouted.

"Come on, Sunset! Open your eyes! You can't quit on us!" Rainbow added.

"Don't die! Please, don't die on us!" Pinkie panicked.

"Please, you have to get up, darling. Don't leave us, please!" Rarity begged.

The only reply that Sunset could give... is silence. And there was no signs of breathing from her. The girls cried that they could not awake their friend. As for Heat, he too felt sadness in his heart seeing that Sunset was not showing any signs of waking. But at the same time, he also felt another emotion. One that he had never felt in his entire life. Even the Excalibur was engulfed in flames, describing what he had felt. He didn’t realize it…. But Heat was angry.

And for one particular man in shadow armor, he took it the worst. He watched the full scene and now he witness his girlfriend lying on the ground unresponsive. Inferno felt burning hatred deep within his soul. His whole shadow body shivered in pure rage. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

Instantly, Shadow Inferno flew down at high speeds and socked Eternal into a building, leaving a large crack. Karma wasn't going easy on Eternal either as Shadow Inferno continued his assault, launching blow after blow on Eternal. His face, chest, abdomen, pretty much his whole upper body was being massacred and drops of blood flowed down his head and onto the concrete ground.

During his assault, Shadow Inferno reeled back his left cybernetic arm, only for it to form into a dark blade. And pierces it into Eternal’s shoulder, not hitting any important arteries but nails him into the wall as inferno breaks off from the blade and then regenerates back his left arm.

“Stick around. I’ll deal with you later!” Shadow Inferno said to the now trapped Eternal.

With the vengeful older brother disabled for the time-being, Inferno turned back towards Thorn Frost and prepared to finish the job. Heat, however wasn't in the right mind. The flames on his anger burned brightly around him. The girls continue to tend to their unconscious friend as Shadow Inferno and the Wendigo King continue their fierce battle, while Timber tries to crawl away and Eternal struggling to remove the blade from his shoulder.

Heat's attention was brought towards his crawling bully. And watching his misery unfold in front of him, brought his blistering fury to a grinding halt. He walked up to Timber with the sword still in hand and pointed it at Timber. Now Timber felt like he was immensely screwed.

"Please! No, have mercy! Don't kill me, please!" Timber groveled.

"Timber Spruce… unlike my brother and Inferno… I will always be a man of mercy. Your suffering ends now. The time has come for me to set you free from your anger and contempt. Though you have committed a heinous crime, there's still a chance of redemption for you. Now… BE SET FREE!!!" Heat yelled. With a swing of the excalibur, a wave of magic shot at Timber, surrounding him in a bright golden aura.

Within the deepest parts of his mind, Timber was surrounded in an endless white void.

"Timber Spruce… son… can you hear us?" a male voice called out.

"Please, sweetheart. Open your eyes," said a female voice. Timber recognized both of those voices anywhere. Within the white void of his mind, two people slowly appeared in front of him: One was an older man who had his hair color, only it was faded a little and had tan skin with emerald eyes like Gloriosa's. Next to the man was a woman with his sister's hair color and forest green eyes like his.

"Mom? Dad?" Timber asked.

"That's right, son. We're here. We always have been and always will be," his dad said.

"Timber, tell us… why did you hold onto your grudge?" his mom asked.

"I just… couldn't accept the fact that you were gone. I was so angry that… that I just wanted to see him suffer as much as I did these past years. How could I forgive him for what he did?!" Timber said, clenching his fist.

"Timber, I understand you were in pain. Believe me, the last thing we wanted was for you to suffer, but did you ever stop to think that Heat wasn't suffering the same way?" his dad asked.

"I… well, I… n-n-no," Timber hesitated.

"And yet, despite everything you've done, from the murder of a kind-hearted man to the relentless bullying you gave to Heat Blitz, he still found it in his heart to forgive you. Now it's up to you to do the same for him and his friends. Not just for us… but for you. Do you understand us, son?" his mom asked.

"I… I'll try, but… I… you…" Timber couldn't find the right words, so he just embraced is deceased mom and dad's spirits.

"There there, sweetie…" his mom's voice echoed before everything went black and his eyes later opened up to find himself back in reality.

As Timber had been freed from his darkness, Thorn Frost suddenly felt half of his powers drained away. He had no time to react when Shadow Inferno slammed him into the building at full force. As he laid in the debris, he then felt pain in his abdomen, he then became quite confused.

“What, how’s this possible?! I should have been gaining more power. How is it that half my power has withered away!” Thorn shouted in rage.

“I don’t know, dude.” Shadow Inferno replied to the weaken ice king, with a sly grin as he lowered himself in front of him. “Maybe you’re just pathetic.”

"I'll make you pay for this, you despicable human wretch!" Thorn snarled.

“Actually…. I prefer to be called… the Shadow Knight.” Inferno replied.

The Wendigo King then roared out in anger as he tackles his opponent and later the two crashed into the center of town where all the others are at. The two superior combatants got up from the crater they made and continue to duke it out as Eternal finally removed the shadow blade from his shoulder and set himself free.

The injured man in long red hair sprung from his spot and charged straight at Inferno, getting in a surprise punch to the face, knocking him quite a distance away from him. His fury still raged on, much to the Wendigo King's enjoyment.

"It's not that easy to take me down, is it? Sorry, kid, but your time is up," Eternal said, donning a sadistic smile upon his face. His blood ran down his body, yet didn't have a care in the world.

Shadow Inferno got up from the hit and shook it off like it was nothing. But that didn’t stop him from getting more pissed. “I don't care if it takes me a millennium to tear you apart! You nearly killed the one person I loved. In all my years of killing, it was never personal…. But know this! What I’m about to do to you…. I’m going to enjoy it. Very much.” Inferno stated

"If you're referring to that girl, then she shouldn't have gotten in the way! I was gonna do you all a favor by sending that rotten twig straight to hell!" Eternal pointed towards Timber. "Be grateful I didn't strike her vital points!"

“I’m going to kill you!” Inferno then lifted off from where he stood and flew towards Eternal at full speed.

"THEN DO IT, DON'T SPEAK," Eternal shouted as he charged at Inferno.

The two later met at the center, raising their fists as they make contact with one another. Sending shockwaves from their position. However Inferno had the ultimate surprise as he punched Eternal in the gut before he expected it, grabbed at his face, and threw him against a nearby building. Eternal suffered more physical damage, but shook it off and charge at Inferno as the two fought each other in hand-to-hand combat.

Thorn Frost watched with satisfaction as his last energy source duked it out with his arch enemy and even put up a good fight for a normal human. "That's right, deal with the pest… while I finish off the only thing that miserable wretch cares about!" he said, turning his eyes over to the unconscious Sunset Shimmer. He then begins to walk towards the group of girls and soon an ice sword forms from his magic.

The girls then notice him coming toward their direction, as Fluttershy remained with Sunset, the rest of the girls with Twilight in the middle, form a wall to shield their friend from him.

"So even all of you would stand in my way? Pah, makes no difference to me!" He raises his sword up high and proceeds to swing down onto the girls. However, instead of the blade seeping into human flesh, the girls watched as it clashed with Heat's sword. Heat Blitz had stepped in, blocking the attack.

"They have done nothing to you, yet you raise your own weapon against them? It's a darn shame that one such as yourself could even exist. You possess no redeeming qualities, not even the excalibur can save you," Heat said.

“Lets kill him, master!” The entity in the sword shouted in anger and rally.

"Normally, I'm against committing murder. But being in front of such a monster… I'll make this only exception!" Heat replied in his mind. Conjuring up the magic within his sword, he swung with tremendous force, shooting a golden beam of light straight through the Wendigo King's sword and through his chest, making him roar in agony. "GIRLS, NOW!" he shouted.

Then without hesitation, the girls minus Sunset each shot out beams of magic which struck Thorn Frost in the chest and sent him sliding on the ground 10 feet away from them. He grunted in pain for awhile, until he finally got up from the attack and glared at the group.

“You all have powerful magic. But not powerful enough!” He shouted in rage as he charges back at then group only for the girls to blast another magic beam at him.

Heat takes this chance to act quickly, charging straight over towards his brother and Inferno. "Now it's your turn, Eternal. It's time to let go of your anger… AND RETURN TO US!" Heat yelled, swinging his blade at Eternal, shooting a beam of light towards him, causing him to scream in agony for a few seconds. Until Inferno gave one last punch to his face, knocking him to the ground.

With Thorn Frost's last energy source, his powers left him and the girls' magic overpowered him, causing the evil king to shout in agony before Inferno appeared behind him and grabbed him by the throat.

While everyone didn’t notice but Fluttershy, Sunset’s eyes finally opened as he awakes to see her timid friend smile at her.

“Sunset! You’re okay.” She said.

“What happened? What did I miss?” Sunset asked, only to turn her head to see her boyfriend strangling the Wendigo King in his grip, as everyone watched the scene unfold.

“W-wait…. We can make a deal! I can give you anything you want!” Thorn tries to persuade his shadow adversary. Only for Inferno to remove his face mask, to reveal his frightening face to the weakened ice king.

“I have what I want…. YOU!” Inferno said in his dark voice. Then later he opened his mouth wide to reveal light coming down his throat. Then later as everyone watched, Thorn Frost’s body began to wither away as his magic is sucked down Inferno’s gullet.

“NO!.... NO!.... NOOOOOOOOOO!” That was the last thing the Wendigo King said as his magic, including his soul is completely devoured. He is last seen dragged down Inferno’s throat as the shadow being shuts his mouth and then swallows his enemy.

“*burps* Mmmm, minty.” Inferno said as he looks back at his friends, who all stared at him with shock. “What? I gotta eat too, you know.” He said, right before he then spotted Sunset fully awake. “SUNSET!” He shouted in joy as he reverted back to his normal form. He ran towards his now conscious girlfriend and then embraces her in a tight hug.

Sunset was surprised by Inferno’s reaction, but then later returned the embrace kindly. Happy to see the Inferno she fell in love with. Inferno cried with tears of joy as he felt her warmth again.

“I thought I lost you.” He whispered into her ear.

Sunset wasn't sure what to say, but it didn’t matter cause she can only think of one answer. “I’ll always be with you, no matter what.”

Inferno smiled at her response and gave his as well. “So will I.”

The couple stood where they are in each other’s loving embrace as all their friends look at the two with their hearts warmed by the sight of it. Well all except one.

“WAIT! Are we not gonna pay attention to the fact that Inferno just ATE an Equestrian villain?” Rainbow Dash shouted in disbelief. Before anyone could reply to Rainbow's valid point…

"ETERNAL!!!" Heat shouted, running to check on his brother who was bleeding out. The others looked in Heat's direction and became more shocked to see his brother not only regain consciousness, but also stood up on his feet… barely.

"Okay, scratch that! How is he still standing with the way he's bleeding out?" Rainbow asked. "Is he even human?"

“Can you explain how he managed to survive the hits I dished out on him.” Inferno replied to Rainbow’s question.

"Heat… Blitz…" Eternal spoke. "T-Tell me… are… are you alright?"

"I'm fine, bro. Please, don't move, I'll… I'll get an ambulance for you, I promise!" Heat said, trying to fight back the tears as he held his bleeding brother.

"I'm so… happy… you're okay. I… couldn't live with myself… knowing I… would've lost you," he struggled saying. "I… I love you, bro," but just after he said that, he coughed out more blood and collapsed to the ground. Heat panicked and shook his unconscious brother.

"OH NO, ETERNAL! PLEASE NO!!! ETERNAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!!!!!!!" he screamed out.

Everyone surrounds Heat as he holds his brother in his arms. The girls felt sympathy for their friend while Twilight knelt down next to him trying to give comfort, but sadly he had no way to feel any comfort.

The group stood in silence until Inferno knelt down in front of Heat and his unconscious brother. “Heat. There is a way I can heal your brother, at least physically.” He said. “But it would be kinda risky.”

Heat raised his head to face Inferno, with his eyes bloodshot red from his crying. “How?”

“I can heal him with my magic…. But performing a healing spell is tricky. Because if I do this, it’ll weaken me for a short while, but Eternal would be healed from his wounds.” Inferno explained.

“Inferno, you can’t!” Sunset shouted in protest. “The last time you used a healing spell, your magic didn’t return to full strength in 4 months!”

“Well I can’t just do nothing, Sunset!” Inferno rebutted. “I failed to save my father 3 years ago…. But at least I can save his brother.” Sunset didn’t have any words to say. She could see the look into her lover’s eyes and see how much he wanted to save a life. Especially the life of someone who nearly killed her. Inferno looks back at Heat, who was still trying to decide what to do.

“Heat…. It’s your decision. Not mine.” He said.

"Do what you gotta do, just please help save my brother! I can't stand to watch him suffer all alone anymore," Heat said all choked up.

Inferno nodded in response to Heat’s decision and then placed his hand on Eternal’s forehead. Then soon Inferno’s eyes glowed white with ripples of magic coming from his eye sockets. Then soon a vein of white magic flowed through his arm towards his hand, and into Eternal’s body. The process took a long 5 minutes, until Inferno finished the spell and fell back, completely weakened from it. As for Eternal, he’s completely healed of all his fatal wounds, expect that he carries a few scars and cuts, and still remains unconcious.

“Inferno!” Sunset panicked while holding her boyfriend in her arms. Everyone else became worried as well. But then their hopes were lifted when he got up in a sitting position.

"I'll be fine. Heat, call for an ambulance," Inferno replied. Heat nodded and got out his phone and was about to dial the number when all of a sudden, an ambulance quickly arrived on the scene, stopping right in front of the girls.

"Huh… who the?" Rainbow asked.

"I… I've gotcha covered," shouted Timber's voice. The others turned in his direction, noticing he had made the phone call. Heat smiled at him before helping Eternal up to his feet and dragged him over to the ambulance. The paramedics came out and brought the stretcher with them.

"He looks like he's in pretty bad shape. Get him inside and step on it!" One of the paramedics ordered, to which the others complied. They loaded Eternal onto the stretcher and carried him into the back of the ambulance before driving off, sirens ablazing.

"Oh please be alright," Heat said quietly to himself.

“He’ll be fine, Heat.” Inferno called to him as the girls help him walk over to him. “The healing spell takes a slow process. He’ll wake up before he gets to the hospital…. Or a day after…. God I’m tired.”

"Then come with me, I'll drive you back home so you can rest up," Sunset said. His favorite favorite bacon-haired lover helped Inferno to his feet and escorted him to his car, sitting him in the passenger seat while she got in the driver's seat. As Sunset drove off, the rest of the girls and Heat brought Timber with them to the hospital as well.

"Heat Blitz… I don't deserve forgiveness…" Timber said avoiding eye contact.

"And yet here you are… still alive and breathing," Heat calmly said.

"You should've killed me after all the shit I put you through. Not just you, but everyone else. I hurt Twilight because of my selfish desire for lust, my own sister for turning my back on her and Inferno Blaze for killing his father. So why bother saving me?" Timber asked.

"Because you were just sad. It's normal for someone to feel pain and even inflict it on others. In a way, all those beatings you gave me helped me find peace. Your parents would've wanted you to find peace as well, but in order to do that I had to free you from the darkness inside you," Heat replied.

Timber didn’t know what to say. He had never thought that the guy he had bullied around for a long time, has become the person he is talking to right now. Maybe things eventually do change when you let go of your pasts. Cause that’s how you heal the broken hearts that they caused.

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