Moon stood and laughed as she watched Rarity and Celestia being raped. Turning to Phoenix she was about to mauk him. Then froze in shock at his smile. "What? Why are you smiling? Do you enjoy seeing the princess getting raped? The mare that you thought would be able to save you getting turned into nothing but a slut?" She snapped.

Phoenix laughed and nodded to Rarity. "There's one thing you forgot, pride. The elements of this world come as a set."

"What?" Moon gasped.

"And their magic extends to others as does mine." At that, Celestia's and Rarity's eyes shot open as they started to glow.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Moon cried as she stumbled back in realization. "This shouldn't be possible!" She glanced at Phoenix then followed his gaze to the window and shook her head in disbelief. Outside the window, Moon saw several pillars of light.

In Appleloosa, Applejack blinked her eyes. As she opened her eyes they were glowing as the stallions looked in shock. "How is this possible?"

"Y'all messin with the wrong ponies." Applejack laughed.

In the wastelands, Fluttershy felt the wind kick up around her as her stare was quickly backed by her glowing eyes. "How dare you hurt my friends."

In the dragon lands, Spike stood up as his claws light on fire. "You're going to regret coming to Equestria."

In the Crystal Empire, Rainbow felt electricity coursing through and over her body. "Taste the rainbow mother fuckers!" She shouted, before extending her wings as a bolt of light shot up and was quickly joined by several others in the area.

Within moments several rainbow pools gathered over several towns before releasing a downpour of colorful light onto the towns. Several screams of protest came from the possessed.

As the light in Canterlot faded, Celestia and Rarity stood as they watched the guards stumble a bit before looking in shock and fear at the state their princess was in. "Princess Celestia!"

"How is my sister?" Celestia asked as Phoenix snapped the cuffs off before bending over the downed Princess.

After a few moments he smiled as she slowly opened her eyes. "She'll be fine." He replied before turning to a guard. "You! Did you see any dark figures or black blob like clouds?"

"I… remember…" the guard groaned. "A walking corpse…" He shook his head. "I must have been seeing…" He froze at the look of shock on Phoenix's face. "He left an hour ago."

Phoenix growled and turned to leave. "Princess. Have your guards cast protective light spells of any one of high power or influence." He instructed as he scooped Rarity up in his arms. "And send guards that can cast those spells to your allies."

"Where are you going?" Celestia asked as Luna slowly sat up.

"The real battle has only begun." He replied as he made his way to the train station where the others were waiting. "It's time to upgrade your fighting skills."

Back in Ponyville, Twilight sat at the train station glaring at a cloaked stallion. "What do you want, monster?" She asked.

The stallion tilted his head. "You can see me? Interesting. I take it you're the new elder. Impressive."

"Answer the question." She ordered. "I know who you are and how to release your host."

The stallion sighed. "Fine. I see you don't want to risk harm to your townsfolk. I just thought I'd let you and the king know. My master will wake. But as a reward for his short time win. My master will pramit one and only one of the following."

Twilight held out her hoof as a group of guards standing at the reedy, stepped back. "I'm listening."

"He may take a mate. She'll be permitted to stay home to birth his offspring." The stallion explained. "And if there's a chance his chosen mate prefers to fight. Then a mare of her choosing may raise her child."

"So… you're giving us nine months before your master arrives?" Twilight asked.

"My master prefers the pleasure of crushing the dreams of his foes. So the more of your friends that start families the better." He laughed. "As for his second option." He paused as if to think for a moment about what the other option should be. "One of his champions shall go to the castle of the Two Sisters in two days."

"What?" Twilight gasped. "I demand an explanation."

"Sadly. I'm not permitted to say much on that." He sighed with a clear hint of annoyance. "Even I don't know what will happen. Only that I will be waiting for them on their return for the news."

"Ok. Now I'm even more curious." Twilight groaned.

He laughed. "Tell the king what I told you. And if no one passes me in two days. Then I will return to my master and wait for our coming fight."

As he started to leave, Twilight asked. "By king… you mean Phoenix?" He nodded. After a moment of thought she sighed. "I take it he won't be allowed to enter the forest in the mare's sted."

"Correct. And remember. Only one of the options may be taken. Break the rules. And suffer the consequences." He laughed before vanishing into smoke.

Taking a deep breath Twilight looked out over the tracks. "What should we do?" A guard asked. "Do you want us to look for him?"

"No. The spirits sent you here to protect the town. Not fight a puppet." She replied. "Return to your rounds and clean up any darkness that may have gathered. I have a feeling that a storm is coming to Ponyville. And Tartarus help any in his path."

... to tell the truth. Even when I was writing this chapter. I didn't expect it to end like this. Hopefully the champions can think of a way to calm the storm. And decide on what choices they should go with.

To my readers. What are your thoughts on this? Should he take a bride? Or send one of the girls to an unknown fate?