"I am starting to become rather annoyed at the amount of changelings that... YA! That have begun to come out... HI-YAH! out in force as we ascend the tower." Rarity stated loudly as she continued to battle each and every drone that came at her. Twilight being her sword and shield at the moment so that she could do far more damage.

"Ah unnerstand yer perdicament sugarcube. These oversize bugs'r gettin teh be a might big problem." AJ shouted back as she began stomping the floor with her forehooves, sending wave after wave of flames down a narrow corridor. Loud hissing and popping could be heard from the changelings that couldn't stand the heat, and explode after reaching a certain temperature.

"We don't have much further to go; Look!" Celestia spoke out from the gemstone on Applejacks chest that was being held within her armor.

The group looked down the corridor that AJ had just finished clearing out, only to see the changeling queen at the very end, smiling deviously toward them. This being the catalyst for what was about to happen next.

"YOU CHANGELING SCUM!" Twilight yelled out from the armor that was adorning Rarity. The young alabaster mare clenching her eyes shut for a moment as she could feel Twilights rage skyrocket, in turn, making her own anger peak as her eyes bolted open to reveal nothing but a red and glowing pupil. Her mane and tail turning into a licking, deep purple flame as she stared the queen down.

Applejack, on the other hoof, began to glow a pristine white as her own armor, made from Celestia herself, quickly began to change. The normal plating that was covering her body began to melt and conform to her body like a glove. After a few moments, her entire body was a softly glowing white, while her mane and tail seemed to have turned into a flowing golden cascade of hair, flowing silently like Celestias mane would.

"Oh-ho-ho-boy! Ah am gonna enjoy this!" Applejack snorted out as she dug a forehoof into the coblestone floor, melting the rock and creating a small trench from how far it had went into it.

"I do believe that I am going to enjoy this as well." Rarity tittered. "Twilight... Shall we?"

"Do your thing, I am maxed out on my magic, and furious with that bitch! Let's take her down for good!" Twilight growled out as the armor she consisted of on Rarity was visually vibrating from anticipation.

The changeling queen hissed loudly at the two ponies as she quickly bolted down the hall toward them, only to pause as she turned, jumping through one of the large windows that led out of the castle. The four mares paused for a moment before letting out a growl, quickly bolting after her out of the window and taking flight. The only problem though, was that the changeling queen was waiting on them, just above the window.

As soon as Rarity and Twilight bolted through the window, the changeling queen gave a hard buck just as Applejack and Celestia followed through the portal to the outside world. The buck connecting directly into her back, knocking the wind from her as she began to plummet toward the ground.

Rarity quickly turned upon hearing the hooves connecting to the armor that was now a second skin to Applejack. She watched for a split second as the farmer began to fall toward the hard ground below, only to open her wings and pull out of the dive, skimming the ground with her hooves and leaving a trail of fire along her flight path before pulling up and flying up and next to her fellow brides.

"I take it that you've gained some new abilities since our last encounter Celestia." The changeling queen growled out as her horn began to light up with magic.

"I have, thanks to my stallion, which you currently hold prisoner here." She snapped back. "So if you don't mind, I'll be taking him back now. As well as your life!" She roared out as AJ bolted directly toward her, only to be hit by a green beam of energy that quickly knocked her off her flight path, sending her crashing into the side of the tower.

"Do you seriously think I could be touched by the likes out yooOOOUUUUU!" Chrysalis began as she watched the pony crash into the side of the tower, Rarity and Twilight taking that opportunity to tackle her and send all three of them crashing through the side of the tower and into the corridor that they had flown out of just a few moments ago.

Rarity quickly bucked the queen away as they collided with the ground, sending her sprawling into the far wall of the corridor. She gave out a loud, threatening hiss as she scrambled to her hooves, trying her best to attempt another jump out of the nearest window, only to come to a stop as a diamond lance impaled the wall right in front of her. She looked to the direction that it came from and giving out a loud gasp as another lance barely missed her head and cutting her cheek just enough to make the green blood of the queen slowly ooze out.

Chrysalis growled out as she attempted to bolt in the other direction, halting as another lance found its way into the wall in front of her.

"I can keep this up all day darling." Rarity chirped playfully as she gave a soft giggle, covering her mouth with a forehoof.

"You could have killed me just now... Why didn't you?" She snapped back only to realize that the corridor was starting to get very warm.

The changeling queen looked on in horror as Rarity was suddenly surrounded by what looked like a large glass orb. Only, it wasn't glass; it was diamond.

"NO!" She yelled out as her horn lit up, surrounding her frame in green flames just before every stone and object in the corridor began to glow a bright orange.

*BOOOOOOOOOOM!*

The entire castle shook violently as the smell of burning stone and wood could be smelt all through its corridors. Mystic had just come to a close on her work with the human, and was cleaning up before the explosion caused the entire room to shake.

As the noise came to a close, it was quickly replaced by an intense roar that made her ears lay back in pain. She fluttered her buglike wings rapidly as she bolted to the window to see what the noise was, only to scoff upon seeing a massive black dragon tearing its way out of one of the overlook corridors that spanned the length between two of the smaller towers.

"Tch! Mother must be in quite the trouble if she had to resort to turning into a dragon. Oh well, guess I had better help her." She grinned evilly as she opened the window and quickly jumping out, buzzing her wings softly as she flew higher up into the tower, watching the battle below very carefully.

Chrysalis let out another roar as she bellowed fire and brimstone toward each of the ponies that were attacking her. They only coming to a halt in the flames until it came to a stop. Once Chrysalis had run out of breath, she gave a loud cough as she took in a breath to let loose once again, only to pause as she noticed the two ponies standing perfectly still in the spot she had just blasted.

"Do you seriously think any type of fire is going to work on a Sun Goddess, you impudent fool?!" Celestia roared out from the gem adorning the orange earth ponys chest plate. Rarity pulling her diamond shield down from around her as she smirked toward the queen.

"Fire may not work, but now I am immune to your magic as well." She laughed out in a deeper voice. Her dragon wings unfolded as she gave them a hard flap, launching herself into the air as she continued.

"Which means that we are at a stale mate!" She roared before taking a dive at the ponies, they bolting to either side of the changeling turned dragon as she smashed through the floor of the corridor that connected the two towers.

"Unless of course your physical forms can't withstand a beating." She laughed loudly as she continued through the now falling structure, flapping a few hard times as she landed onto the ground below.

The two armored ponies looked to one another, giving a devious smile as they both began to glow brightly for a moment. After a few seconds, Celestia appeared, adorning a set of orange armor that covered most of her body. Twilight on the other hand, was adorning a set of white armor, encrusted with various purple gems.

"I think a hoof to hoof battle with a dragon sounds like an interesting challenge, don't you agree Twilight?" Celestia purred as she gave the dragon a slight glare.

"I think I'll sit this one out Tia. Rarity doesn't exactly make for the best hoof to hoof combat armor." Twilight sighed, only to elicit a groan from the alabaster mare that was now her armor. "Besides, I think you'll enjoy it more if you don't have to worry about me getting in the way."

Celestia gave a sinister grin as she turned her vision back to the dragon awaiting her on the ground below. "Oh, you have now idea my dear." She stated as she licked her lips before taking a hard dive toward the dragon.

"Hoo-boy, ah reckon mah elements'bout ready teh be put to the limit." AJ chuckled as the orange gem on Celestias breastplate glowed brighter before she hit the dragon with such force, it rippled the ground all around them.

The dragon roared out in pain as the armored Goddess impacted her. She swiping wildly toward her, landing a few hard blows that did nothing to deter the sun Goddess from countering with her own hits.

"Oh my... Twilight, as much as I love the fact that Chrysalis is getting her just deserts for stealing our stallion away from us. I can honestly say, that right now, I feel a little sorry for the punishment she is enduring." Rarity sighed as the two of them watched the scene before them.

"Even after what Celestia said she had done to that changeling, I don't think this is enough punishment." Twilight growled. "She needs to be put down for good, that way, no more harm will come to anypony in the future."

*RUMBLE*

"What was that?" Twilight began as she looked around herself.

"NO! MY PRIZE!" Chrysalis roared out as she knocked Celestia from her, bolting toward the now falling tower that the human resided in. A bright green flame quickly surrounding the dragon, then disappearing as a large falcon took its place.

"Oh no! You have got to be joking!" Celestia screamed as her horn lit up before she disappeared in a flash of light.

"What... just happened?" Twilight asked before it finally kicked in. "Oh horse apples! Charlie is in that falling tower?!" She yelled as her horn lit up into a blistering white as a beam of magic shot from the tip, hitting the tower as it was falling sideways, halting its advance for a few short moments. Twilight managed to look up just in time to see the giant falcon bolt from the tower, carrying the human in its talons. Followed closely by Celestia as they quickly landed nearby.

The tower, which was being held in a magical field, finally gave way as the magic was lifted from it. Falling quickly to the ground and stirring up a giant cloud of dust. The changeling quickly turning back into her original form as she stood protectively in front of the snoring human.

Things were now down to the wire as the standoff was coming to an end. Would the changeling take the humans life before the Goddess pony could take hers? Would she give in and let the human go willingly? Would Celestia take the changelings life? It would all be answered shortly, because...

"W-what's going on?" Charles groaned as he yawned, rubbing his eyes. The changeling quickly taking the guise of Celestia in her natural form before the human could look to her.

The real battle, was about to begin...