[My conscience Kill writes in the brackets and bolded]

    <  My conscience Joy writes in these and  Italics>

         { I respond in these}  

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Why is life so hectic for me? It's like I can't get a break. Firstly, we fight Shadow, three times! Then we have to fight him at max? Wasn't he already at max? No, he was being held back by Light and now we have to train until Sunday! Today being what? Wednesday?

[ Oh shut up! Just get your ass out of bed and bring Aroma, it's time to meet Light]

{ At five thirty in the bucking morning?!}

< Yes, he just wants to tell us before class starts>

{ Again. AT FIVE IN THE FUCKING MORNING?!}

< I'm sure he has a good reason, just get up and don't wake Ditzy>

I released a heavy sigh and quickly rolled off my bed. From the sound of my hooves touching the floor,Valkyria's head immediately shot up as she soon quickly approached me. " Shhhh, I'm going out for a while, don't tell Ditzy okay?" The dragon tilted her head in confusion. " Fine, don't tell her and I will take you for a walk later," I reasoned with the now happy dragon.

Exiting the room, I saw Aroma on the couch, sleeping in a very uncouth position with her head hanging over one end. I poked at her hoping it would be enough," Psstt, Aroma! Wake up!" I hissed.

" Leave me alone Graze, you know I need at least ten hours of sleep to function," she responded holding a yawn.

[ What about that stallion who was knocking at the door last night?] Kill obviously lied.

< What stalli-oof- Hey! What was that for!> Joy exclaimed at Kill who had kicked him. < Oh right, that stallion. >

" Really?! Who is he? What's his name! Is he still by the door?" ....Why would the stallion still be by the door?

" Nope, sorry Aroma but he wanted me to tell you to meet him in the cafeteria." Aroma smiled from ear to ear at this waiting for a response, "Like now."

" Oh! Then what are we waiting for?!" Aroma said hyper actively as she rushed towards the door with me in her telekenetic spell. With a quick gallop she rushed down the halls as I simply allowed her to carry me.... Honestly, I was lazy and galloping at five in the morning seems to be her thing.

Sooner than later, we arrived before the twin cafeteria doors as she quickly slammed through it with the doors swinging back and knocking me to the floor.

Rubbing my head, I entered the cafeteria doors watching a rather confused Aroma as all she saw was Grim, Light and Vinetion at a table. " Ah, so you've made it!" Light called both of us for a seat.

" Wait a second, where is my stallion?" Aroma asked confused and a bit disappointed.

" Sorry Aroma, but we needed you here, this is much more important than a date," Light apologized.

" But I'm still here if you want a stallion," Grim said taking another chance.

Aroma looked at Grim and responded kindly with a smile ," No thanks, remember? We are just friends."

" Burned," Vinetion said taking noticed at the new level of friendzone.

" Anyways, since we are all here now, I shall gather everyone else," Light said as his horn glowed.

* BZZZTTT PING* With a mighty thud all of my friends had flooded the entire cafeteria in an instant. Whether they had liked it or not, they needed to be here.

" Hey! What's the big idea?!" CrackShot being the first to shout as he brought himself upon his hooves.

" Yeah! Can't you tell that I was asleep?! It's like five in the bucking morning!" Ice being the one to shout this time.

" I don't give a fuck about sleep right now!" I shouted trying to quiet them all," Wait, where is Legit, and Dark?"

" Right there," SeaBreeze pointed a hoof towards two sleeping ponies snuggling to one another.

" Oh Twilight, I love you," Dark said spooning the supposed lavender mare.

" Oh Aroma, promise me Graze never finds out," Legit said accepting the spooning. Aroma watched at Legit with disgust as he snuggled with Dark thinking it was her.

[ We are going to need another room for this much homo.]

< Yup, SwayBack Mountain all over again >

" AHEM!" I cleared my throat loudly immediately waking the two lovers.

" WHAT?!" They both shouted looking at me and then to one another," THE FUCK MAN?! GET OFF ME!"

It took a well enough ten seconds for both to stop their sensual scene and act like nothing happened.

" Good, now that everypony is wide awake, I can finally tell you all." Light said seriously.

" Tell us what?" The entire group said in unison excluding myself, Grim and Light who already knew.

" We are going to fight Shadow," I said with a pause," again."

" We kicked his ass twice and we can do it again!" Dark boasted.

" Yeah Graze, what's the big deal?" Aroma questioned with curiosity, " you and I did pretty good against him."

" That's not the point, we all survived through the skin of our teeth and this time it is going to be much more difficult," I warned them.

" Oh yeah," Ice said remembering his last encounter," took us two tries to actually take him down."

" Exactly, but this time, I won't be there too hold him back. I am going to finally relieve myself of him but only with the help of you guys," Light said beside me.

" And how are we going to actually yank the sucker out?" Crackshot asked.

" Simple," Grim paused," Okay, not so simple. I am going to mimic Light's spell to visit dreams, taking Graze, Kill and Joy with me. That's still not the hard part, taking him out will be much more difficult and from what I saw, Shadow isn't the one you would kindly ask."

" Wait but--"

" Hold on a sec, I'm not finished," Grim interrupted Breeze," the hardest part will be protecting Light."

" Why would we need to protect Light?" Ice asked.

" Because, since Shadow makes up a decent percent of him, taking him out will leave him defenseless and unconscious for approximately twenty minutes."

" And that is why, we need to train," I pointed out.

" But I don't understand, what if we just take him out and end him one time?" Breeze asked.

Vinetion was the next to stand out," Because, I've seen what he could do at full power. Simply ending him is not possible. Light is the game changer and we need to protect him."

" Oh yeah? What exactly can Shadow do?" Legit ignorantly asked.

" Look, you don't want to know. Let's just say if he gets out and wins, this school will burn to the floor with the students," I said with a slight shiver up my back remembering the scene oh too well.

" Why don't we just tell Dad and the other teachers?" Dark asked.

" Because," Ice interjected," obviously they would want to stop the fight before it happens and we don't want that happening."

" Correct, but I fear we won't be able to handle this ourselves," Vinetion added.

" I know, but let's just leave it as that for now, among us, no pony finds out, not even our marefriends. I hate to do this but, if they find out, we will get in trouble. Understood?" I asked the entire group who hesitated," Understood?" I repeated again.

They all gave an unsure nod as Grim continued," Alright ponies, you see this week? We are going to plan things out strategically, meaning, offensive, defensive and groupings."

" Groupings?" Aroma repeated.

" Yes. You see, we can't all handle Shadow at the same time, this will cause chaos. We each have an element which can either put us at major advantage or disadvantage."

" Except me," Legit raised his hoof.

" Yes, but even you have a part to play, but when the time comes, we shall tell you," Grim assured him and continued." As I was saying, team ups are to ensure we don't screw another over. For example, Dark, Vine? Can you two please come up?"

The wooden mare and the dark lightning pony stood beside Grim," Now, we all know wood conducts electricity, so if we put Vine with Dark, he would basically be useless." Grim took a breath for a pause and continued," Now, let's say for Vine and Ice, his ice based attacks will wither her plants."

" Heh, I know Dark can't touch earth," CrackShot chuckled," Ah mean, I have been learning a few new tricks."

" So that's why huh?" Legit said a bit amazed," Basically finding a stable team is key? Can it be more than two though?"

" Of course!" Dark shouted remembering the battle a few months back," Remember when Graze melted the ice and we electrocuted Shadow?"

" Oh yeah! Or when CrackShot lowered Graze's gravity so that he could have performed the double Necroflare."

" I wasn't there but yes, you have the gist of it," Grim complimented them.

" Yeah, of course I remember," Light said smiling sheepishly.

" Hold on a second, what about weather? We are pegasi right? Why don't we use it to our advantage?" Breeze asked.

" Because, a simple drizzle can either intensify Dark's lightning or weaken Graze's and Aroma's fire." Vinetion replied.

'' Hold on a second," Aroma entered the conversation," we can't be too sure that the day is going to be sunny like always. What if it does rain?"

" If it does, we deal with it," I said emotionless," I think that's it for now. The stadium shouldn't have any hoofball practice so we meet there after Mr. Charge's ending class.... Oh buck," I cursed myself.

< What's wrong Graze?>

{ We have Charge ...}

[ And so what?]

{ He is like us, he can read our minds }

[< Fuck our souls inverted.>]

------- Charge's Class Five Minutes Before Class Ends-------

So far so good. The entire day even during lunch, I checked upon my friends making sure they told no one and how we were going to meet up. Honestly, I had to keep my mind off the topic with a few random ideas from Kill and Joy. Some I liked and others that I didn't .

' Oh fuck, just hurry up! I can't take anymore of this crap!' I thought to myself with a worried look as the clock's hands upon the wall slowly ticked.

" Graze? Are you alright?" Ditzy asked me as my face twisted being mentally scarred from Kill and Joy's random thoughts.

" Yeah, I'm going to- *WHAP*"

" Graze! No talking in my class!" Charge shouted after throwing his book.

" I only said *WHAP* OH C'MON! *WHAP* Fine! I'm going to *WHAP* "

" To my desk, now!" he exclaimed to which I had no choice but to obey. I silently got up from my seat and took a trot down hell's lane appearing at his desk," I don't know what it is, but you're acting weird today Graze. Weirder than usual, what's happening?"

I gulped and watched as his two consciences of Light and Darkness stared both Kill and Joy trying to read our minds. " Nothing," I replied.

" Lying to me is not a good thing Graze," Charge warned as his consciences made steps closer to mine.

[ QUICKLY JOY! EMERGENCY PORN!] Kill ordered Joy as my mind was filled with fuck...Literally.

Charge actually looked at me confused as all the images of past magazines flooded both our minds. Awkwardly enough, both of our wings were wide open in front of the entire class. Nothing but a few whispers and stifles of laughter were heard, but this was for a greater cause.

~ RINNGGG~

" Well! See ya later Charge!" I quickly shouted and galloped out of the room wanting to meet my friends quickly at the stadium.

" Something ain't right about Graze," Charge said to himself as he watched me gallop off. With a rush to the stadium, I soon arrived meeting my friend's who engaged in small talk as they awaited for my late arrival. Something was amok though, why were they split up?

" Ha! Made it!" " I exclaimed short of breath to Grim," so, what did I miss?"

" Nothing. Actually, we are now about to start defensive training," Grim informed.

" And how does this work exactly?"

" Basically, since we are going to protect Light, we are going to have a little team on team spar.... Just to make sure."

" We picked out who is best suited where and for what team already," Vinetion added," it is you, me, Aroma and sadly Grim against the elemental buddies, Ice, Dark, Breeze and Crack."

" Well," Grim called out to Vine," we do need a bit conflict between the groups so we can know how to deal with a slight mess up."

" And what about Light and Legit?" I said watching Light on the other side standing still behind the group and Legit who waved a hoof behind us.

" If one team get's the other first, they are best suited for offensive while the other shall become defensive."

" Alright!" I pumped a hoof," when do we begin?"

" When everyone else is," Grim said watching the other team and us," and it seems we are."

[ JOY?! ARE YOU READY?!] Kill shouted on his hindlegs a fair distance from Joy.

< LET'S DO THIS!> Joy responded.

Both standing on their hindlegs, they shimmied to one another with both left and right hooves facing opposite direction of the other conscience.

[ FU-]

<-SION!>

[< HAAAAA!!!>] Both shouted as their hooves touched.

Once again, with the help of Kill and Joy, I had taken control over the black tribal flames which outlined my wings once again." I am no longer Graze! For I am KillJoy! " I shouted a bit over dramatically to which everyone else rolled their eyes.

" COME AT US BRO!" Dark shouted from afar as we began our gallop towards them taking the offensive.

[ Hence beginning the series of ultimate and epic marathon of fighting chapters. Ever in this fic. Grab some fapkins.]

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