Chapter 4

The Devil's Prophecy

Intro Theme: Take me Higher

"My, the day is just gorgeous, just absolutely beautiful! A wonderful break from all that rain we've had these past few days," Rarity said as she sat on the picnic clothe.

All seven of them were enjoying the bright sunny day, Cory and Twilight picked at the cherries, RainbowDash just laid in the sun while Pinkie and AppleJack helped themselves to the food they all brought. Fluttershy was napping underneath a nearby tree. She had been up most of the night helping a small family of field mice. Either way, there did not seem to be a thing in the world that could possibly ruin this day.

"Couldn't have agreed with you more Rarity, hey Twilight! I wanted that one!" Both Cory and Twilight laughed with eachother.

Suddenly, Spike let out a belch, and a scroll materialized from the flames. "Another scroll? Whats it say Spike?"

"Its a letter from Cadence" Spike said has he handed Twilight the scroll. She quickly read through it, the rolling it back up when she was finished. "Oh no," she said to herself.

"Whats it say?" Pinkie asked with a mouthful of pie. Twilight moved the scroll out of her sight, "Princess Cadence needs our help in Canterlot immediately."

RainbowDash sat up "What could it be this time, more monsters? Just let that Ultraguy help them out.."

"RainbowDash she wouldn't have written that if she didn't need our help, now lets go!"

Soon the group of friends arrived at the Royal Castle, rushing towards the entrance. There they met Princess Celestia, who was pacing back and forth, seeming very nervous. "Princess Celestia, Cadence said that you two needed our help, whats wrong? Are the changelings back?"

The Princess shook her head, "I'm afraid its something much worse, something far more powerful than the queen itself."

"Who could it be?" Asked RainbowDash.

"They call themselves the Kyrieloid, an evil race of demons who came here from another dimention. They planned on taking over Equestria, inhabiting it, killing all of who lived there before, like they do with all the others.Luckily, i managed to send them back from where they came. But now, I feel they've somehow come back, the spell I casted must have somehow been broken."

"We knew it wouldn't last forever though," said Cadence as she entered the room with shining armor. "Cadence! Shining Armor!" Shouted Twilight as she ran to hug them. "Twily, hows my little sister been?" Shining armor hugged back his beloved sister.

"I've been great, but wait, do you know whats going on too?" said Twilight.

Shining armor glanced out the window, "Yeah, I've been on full watch to make sure everything's going alright across Canterlot, we know its where they will strike first." Cadence walked over to her husband and sister in law, "This time, they plan on killing off all three of us,Me, Celestia and Luna."

"And it won't happen, not if we can help it." Cory said confidently.

"I dunno," Shining armor said, "There are already signs on there prescence, mysterious evil laughter throught the halls, and ponies reporting that they saw two legged dark shadows run across walls."

Cadence walked over to Cory, "I don't recall ever meeting you before, would you care to introduce yourself?" She said with a smile.

"Oh, um, I'm Cory, a friend of Twilight. Pleased to, meet you Princess Cadence." he said nervously.

Cadence put a hoof over her mouth, "Very pleased to meet you as well Cory, and please, just call me Cadence."

Cory blushed slightly, "Alright, Cadence, heheh."

Shining armor walked "But anyways, that's not the worst of it, something has been greatly affecting our magic, not only us, but every unicorns ability in all of Canterlot,"

"And its getting worse," Said Princess Luna as she entered the room, "I'm more than sure that this is the Kyrieloids doing, but to our dismay, its hardly even their first step in taking over. First, they will weaken our magic, rendering us defenseless, then they will harness whats left of their own energy, and form one all might being. I'm not even sure if there is a force that can stop it..." Lunas ears flopped down slowly.

Cory howver stood strong, "There is hope, there is more than hope..."

"And how is there any help?" Asked Luna.

"Because we have Ultraman..."

"Yes" Said Twilight, "Ultraman will be here for us, I know he will."

"We can only hope that he has the strength to fight them..." Luna said as she turned to lookout the window.

"I know he can help us Princess Luna, if he could defeat Golza and Melba, then I'm sure he can at least stand a chance against them," Said Twilight confidently.

Celestia opened her eyes and looked down at her protege, "We'll have too see, as strong as we all know Ultraman is, it will not be easy, even for him."

This entire time, Cory's hand stayed in his pocket, gripping his spark lens. He could feel the power within it, just by doing so much as holding it. He would fight, even if these Kyrieloids were as powerful as he was told, he would fight to the end, no matter what.

Suddenly, they heard a deep sinister laughter echo through the hall, bouncing back and forth on the walls of the castle. "Whos there, show yourself, Kyrieloid!"

"Ahahahaha oh Celestia, how impudent you can be. It wore old already, just like your power." A shadow on the wall suddenly materialized into a huamoid figure, into the demon, Kyrieloid.

Fluttershy screamed and cowered behind Cory, shaking behind him, even Cory was slightly taken back at the sight of this gnarled being. "Well, so this is what the Kyries are up against....? How disappointing, even I expected better from you Celestia."

"Hey!" yelled RainbowDash, "Nopony insults the Princess like that!" She flew towards the being, only to have him lash out at her with equal speed, grabbing her throat and tossing the blue Pegasus with all his might against the wall, fracturing one of her wings. Tears flowed down the face from the pain.

"Rainbow!" shouted her six friends, who immediately ran to their injured friend. Kyrieloid ignored them, and faced the three Princesses and shining armor.

"Soon the Kyrie will take back what is theirs, and you ponies, shall surely meet your end, along with those who try to stop me."

"You shall all meet a mortifying defeat, at the hands of the Kyrie!" And with that, Kyrie dissipated into darkness.

Celestia and Luna said, nothing, they turned to face the group of ponies huddled around RainbowDash. Her wing was badly fractured, and hung loosely on her side. Tears streamed down her face.

"I'll, I'll get that, that, that thing, if its the last thing I, AHH!" Rainbow yelped as she felt a sharp pain in her wing when she tried to stand. This only put more pressure on her injury.

Twilight tried to help their wounded friend onto her feet "Oh no, it must be broken, can't you move it at all?" she asked, looking at the injured wing pensively.

"Yeah, I can but, Ow!" Rainbow Dash's body jerked from the pain that shot out from her appendage.

Shining armor looked at her wing, "It must be a fracture then, we'll get you help."

Later when taking RainbowDash was receiving, treatment, the rest of Twilight and her friends were searching through the castle library. It seemed that there was no book at all that had any information on these Kyrieloids.

AppleJack groaned, "We been searchin for a book for hours Twilight, there ain't no book on them Kyrie, um, What were they called again?"

"Kyrieloids?" muttered Cory as he flipped through a book, "Ugh, there isn't anything on these guys, nothing."

Twilight shuffled through a book shelf, "We've got to keep looking, if we give up right now and don't get any information on these guys, were all possibly doomed!"

Upon hearing her last sentence, Cory felt a sudden pulsation coming from his pocket where he kept the spark lens, reminding him of what he obtained. He noticed that this usually meant there was evil, or some sort of disturbance nearby. But he didn't see anything, so he ignored the pulsation.

Pinkie Pie popped her head from behind a bookshelf, "Hey, this book sounds helpful! The book on Equestrian demons, neat!"

"Let me have a look at that Pinkie," said Twilight, using her magic to float the book towards her, then flipping through the books pages, "Aha! Kyrieloids, once an ancient race of demons who once tried to rule Equestria, coming from their own dimension. However, another being came, and defeated the Kyrieloid, sending them back to their own dimension for the time being."

Twilight pondered, "That being, could it really be, Ultraman?"

"Maybe, does it say anything else?" Cory looked in for a better look.

"Not really, thats all it really says. I guess we know almost nothing about them" Said Twilight as she flipped through more pages.

All of them felt a rumble in their stomachs, it was getting late, and they all needed food. They've searched for the book for several hours.

RainbowDash was released from the hospital later that evening, her wing was in a tight sling and was not to fly for days. They all soon hunkered down at a small restaurant, they all seemed content, not once did they stop laughing from Cory telling them humorous stories of what would happen to him back in his home world, as well as a few jokes. All except for Twilight, who looked worriedly at her food.

Rarity gave Twilight a worried look, "Are you alright dear, you look ever so worried about something, what may it be?"

"Its those, those Kyries, it just seemed that well, there might not be a way to stop them if they truly to attack, and I'm just-"

"Don't worry about it! Come on, Ultraman will be here if they come, so will Celestia and Luna, don't worry." Rainbow Dash said as she chewed her sandwich.

"I know, but I can't help but worry. If the elements could be turned to stone from, who knows what can happen..."

AppleJack patted her on the back, "Don't worry, we'll all get through this fit together, now sit down and enjoy the meal, yah hardly eaten all day,"

Twilight thought a little, "Yeah, your right. Maybe I should just relaxe."

Back at the castle, both Princess Luna and Celestia watched over the city from their balcony. It seemed peaceful, and ponies were out on the beautifully lit streets, everypony was out either going to a bar, gambling, dinning, or all three. All in all, everything seemed peaceful, but they both knew that there was more to what they could see.

Luna glanced at her sister, "Seems peaceful so far, sister" then glancing back at the city.

Celestia didn't look away from the streets, "I can only help but wonder."

Twilight and AppleJack and all the others were on their backs, laughing harder than they ever had before. Cory swapped the restroom signs at the public bathrooms, a very basic trick at home, but this was entirely new to these ponies.

AppleJack slowly got up, "Whew, I reckon I never laughed that hard in my life, you sure know how to make a good prank there Sugar cube."

Twilight and the rest got up after AppleJack, Pinkie and RainbowDash had tears in their eyes from laughing so hard.

"I gotta admit Cory, your beyond awesome when your sugar hyped!" said RainbowDash, giving a knuckle punch.

"Hahaha just gotta love yah CorCor! Bathroom signs, just rich!" Pinkie Pie was still on her back laughing.

Twilight yawned deeply, "Well, its getting awfully late. Don't you guys think we should rest for the night?"

Cory stretched his arms, "Yeah, that'd be pretty nice, I guess I've had enough for the night."

"Me too," AppleJack yawned, "I'm plum tuckered out.."

Without warning, they all heard a somewhat familiar voice. it did not sound sinister, but more like a demanding tone.

"Ponies of Cnaterlot, hear me now," The disembodied voice announced, "The time has come, for us Kyrie to reclaim you as ours! To reclaim this land as ours, as it rightfully is. You can give into our commands, or die refusing."

That was when Cory and his friends noticed that Luna and Celestia had landed right next to them, looking up, just looking for the Kyrie, but saw nothing.

Luna had grown tired of this "Show yourself Kyrie instead of hiding, why not face us. Truly if you were as powerful as you'd like to make your self out to be, then show yourself."

She soon got a response, " Until our needs are met, you will all die a mortifying death."

"What do you mean your needs?" Princess Celestia snapped loudly.

No answer, the being was gone. Within Cory's pocket, he felt energy glow from his spark lens. Not yet, he told himself. If he used it now without even seeing the enemy, It'd be a waste. Next to that, blowing his cover in front of everyone would be the worst possible thing for him at the moment.

"Ponies, the flames of hell shall erupt soon, and your Canterlot will be first to go, since it is you who refused! Within less than a minute, your town will be nothing but in flames!"

"What does he mean by, flames?" Fluttershy sat there quivering.

"Quickly, we must get out of here, come!" said Celestia. They were in the heart of the town, and knew that it is where the explosion shall occur. But there was one problem, RainbowDash. She was unable to keep up with them because of her injury, and she could only limp as fast as she could.

Luna flew back to help the injured Pegasus, helping her walk a little faster. there was only a matter of seconds left before the ground would literally explode, but suddenly, a large silver hand scooped up the two ponies, placing them away from the town square area. It was none other than Ultraman Tiga. Both Luna and Rainbow looked at Tiga, who came out of nowhere.

Tiga looked back at them, giving the two a slight nod before turning his attention to the ground below him. His hands glowed, and slowly energy particles drifted down to the ground, preventing the flames from engulfing the city.

"That's, that's, impossible.." Celestia said, looking in awe at what the warrior had just done.

"So you show yourself, Ultraman Tiga!" yelled that same demanding tone. Tiga looked down behind him, and saw a small humanoid figure on the ground infront of him.

"So, you come and ruin our plans, huh? Well, I knew it would happen. Tell me, you fight to protect a land that rightfully belongs to the Kyrie. We had our plans long before you even were Equestrias hero, and you come here and think your can just lead them? A bit impudent, don't you think?"

Tiga looked at his enemy, not taking his eyes off the small humanoid being for a minute.

The ground beneath the Kyrie began to glow, it began to burn, crimson flames surrounded him "Did you really think you could become earths protector without a fight? Well, I'll give you a fight you'll never forget! Ahahahaha!"

And with that, the kyrie grew to the size of Ultraman, the bright flames on his body soon died down. he was now the all powerful, Kyrieloid.

Celestia looked up at the new giant, "He must be matching his size, that way he can fight."

Tiga went into his battle pose, as did kyrieloid. They both ran towards eachother, both with similar intentions. Kyrieloid attempted to lash Tiga across his face, only to have his hand blocked by Tiga's forearm, as well as a punch to his face. Angered, kyrieloid lashed out once more, being blocked again, but delivered a strong kick to Ultraman's side, making the hero yelp from the shock of it. However, Tiga kept hold of Kyrieloids arm, using all his might, he tossed him over his shoulder, but Kyrie merely did a flip in the air, landing on his feet.

Tiga saw the advantage to strike while his back was turned, and he charged at the gnarled demon. Kyrieloid was more than aware of his enemies intentions, and delivered a spiining hook kick to Ultraman, sending him flying back into a building.

"Tiga!" cried out Twilight!

Whether he heard her words or not, the warrior was quickly back on his feet. Kyrieloid charged at him, and delivered a front kick to him, but Tiga leapt back away from him. Tiga then blocked countless number of punches before delivering a roundhouse to Kyries head, before shooting him with a small blast of energy shot from his hand. The attack stunned Kyrie long enough for Tiga to grab hold of him, lifting him over his head before throwing him to the ground with all his might.

Seeing the advantage, Tiga switched to his speed mode, his body turning to silver and a rich blue. He stood there in his battle pose, awaiting his adversaries next move. His enemy was up, and filled with anger and pure hatred, Kyrie attempted to return the favor, but Ultraman was faster, delivering a spinning hook kick to Kyrieloid within a split second. Kyrie yelped in surprise from the speed and agility of his enemy, but was then sent stumbling back from a side kick from Ultraman. Tiga landed several speed punches within the blink of an eye into Kyrieloids chest, causing Kyrieloid to fall onto his back.

Crowds of ponies came to watch the incredible seen. What power, what speed they all thought. Even RainbowDash could not believe how fast Tiga was.

Kyrieloid leapt in for a punch, but only to have his gut make contact make with Ultraman's shin, knocking the wind out of him. Kyrieloid's hand cackled with destructive energies, firing an energy blast at Ultraman. The hero swiftly jumped into the air, delivering a power crushing dropkick to Kyrieloid.

He had enough, Kyrieloid was losing, and he knew it. He tried to stand back up, but lacked the strength to do so.

Ultraman switched back to his Omni mode, it was time to end this. Thrusting his hands back, before shooting them out to form an X formation with them, Tiga slowly spread his arms apart, gathering energy through his blinking color timer. Making an upside down upper case T with his arms, Tiga fired the energy blast at Kyrieloid, stricking the demon, before blowing him to pieces. However, what was left of kyrieloid evaporated into the thin air, but was ignored by the hero.

He turned around to see a cheering crowd of thousands of ponies. He gave them all a nod before flying away into the air, into the starry night.

"That was AWESOME!" yelled RainbowDash, "He was just so, so FAST!! Like i knew he was strong all but, Wow!"

"Yeeeeehaaww!" cried AppleJack, "I reckon that was the best fightin I ever seen."

"It was quite somethin," Said Celstia as she looked up at the sky. She was impressed. She knew that Ultraman was powerful, but this was, unfathomable.

Cory pushed through the crowd to rejoin his friends, "Hey guys, when i came back to check on things this crowd was here and, yeah, sorry!" he said.

"CorCor!" Cheered Pinkie Pie, "Did you see it!? It was amazing, Ultraman just defeated that, um, I forget its name, but you've should've been there! Oh how I wish you could've been there!"

Cory laughed, "Don't worry, I didn't miss a bit of that fight. I saw it all. Now, lets all go, we gotta get some sleep."

Celestia nodded in agreement, "I think its time for everypony to get a nights rest, we've all had a long day"

"And I simply must report back to my nighttime duties, you all go and rest." Added Luna.

The two princesses and the group of friends waked back to the castle. It was a long quarrel for all of them, and they were glad it was over, for now at least.

Chapter 4, End

Ending theme: Brave Love Tiga

Next Chapter: Chapter 5: Hang in there, Ultraman! Estimated time remaining: 4 Hours, 60 Minutes