Chapter Eleven: Rarity
I tucked by hooves underneath me and sighed. “Twilight, do we have to? I have a bad feeling about this…”
Rainbow Dash was glaring at the ground. “I can’t believe this… I’m so not going!” But we all knew those were empty words—she would come.
Fluttershy had gotten over her panic, but was still nervous.
“Are… are you sure about this?”
Twilight said her next words mournfully. “We have to be…”
Discord popped his head back in. “I’m readdddy~” he sang. “You?”
“As ready as we’ll ever be,” I sighed, and trotted after him. Sure enough, the rest of my friends followed me, including Rainbow.
Pinkie hummed cheerily as she bounced along.
We followed him for about half an hour in the moonlight. I glanced at it. It hadn’t moved since we had reached Spring’s home…
Then I stopped. It wasn’t the moon, it was a black disc with a fiery outline. I gasped. “Oh my. It’s not nighttime… it’s an eclipse!”
We all stared up at the sky. It was beautiful in an eerie, ominous way.
Twilight sighed. “We have to go on. With any luck, we can stop this…”
And we continued on, unaware of the danger we were in.
We reached a small clearing in the woods. I thought I heard rustling, but it was just Fluttershy stepping in a pile of leaves.
Discord sat calmly in a tree. “She always comes here for thinking…”
Twilight spun. “You… you know her schedule?”
Discord smiled, evil lighting his eyes. “You honestly thought I’d go without revenge? Ever turn good? My name is Discord, for the love of Eclipse…”
That took a second to settle in. Then there was chaos in the clearing.
Pinkie broke down and wept. She cried so hard that even Discord looked concerned. And then Rainbow screamed. It was a terrifying, long screech that pierced your ears and made your head ache.
Our beloved, brave pegasus friend bolted at Discord and punched him so hard he staggered backward, despite his bigger size.
I heard rustling in the bushes, and dropped to a defensive crouch. Twilight stiffened and cast a shield spell around us just as a bunch of Canterlot guard leapt through the air at us. Their eye colors were strange, however, so I knew they were corrupted.
Rainbow was still flailing her hooves at Discord, trying to fight him. A bulky, Pegasus guard tackled her to the ground as she raised her hoof for the sixth time.
Rainbow screamed and struggled. A unicorn guard came over to them and smiled, his horn beginning to glow.
“No!” I cried, and ran through the shield and shot a beam of blue light at the unicorn. He was blasted out of the way. Anger made my magic stronger. The pegasus guard, startled, let go and Rainbow shook herself before flashing me a smile of thanks and shooting away to fight.
Twilight put the spell around Pinkie, who was still sobbing with grief.
And then three more ponies joined the fight.
Applejack kicked a guard in the face as he neared her, hissing. Fluttershy started flailing, panicked, and hit some guards, wincing each time she heard a grunt of pain. Twilight Sparkle sent bolts of powerful magic at everyone who came close to her or tackled her friends.
But they seemed to recover quickly, and they came at us mercilessly. I saw Rainbow’s aerial, fast strikes slowing down, now barely staggering the enemies that she attacked. My slaps and magical beams were growing tired, and I could see my other friends growing weary as well.
We were driven back against Pinkie’s shield. Rainbow lowered herself to the ground. I felt the heat of Fluttershy’s body on my right and the tickle of Applejack’s ponytail on my left. Twilight managed a weak shield spell, but that was enough to keep them out for a minute or so.
Then, a flash as bright as newfound diamonds dazzled me, and then darkness engulfed the clearing. Discord was beginning to bow as an alicorn with yellow eyes and a mane like fire appeared above us. Fluttershy whimpered, her eyes growing wide, and then the alicorn landed right in front of her. Fluttershy screamed, and then the attempts to break through became stronger.
The mare brought an aura of triumph to the guards, and they began to pound against the magic barrier with renewed zeal.
Rainbow yelled over the loud whacks. “WE CAN’T GIVE UP! FIGHT BACK!”
However, no one else had the strength physically or mentally to fight. Twilight and I exchanged looks of despair. This was the end.
Twilight brought down the spell and tears began to well in her eyes. “We surrender.”
The alicorn smiled coldly, her horn starting to glow red.
“Welcome to the new world of Eclipse, girls.”
And we passed out as one.
I tucked by hooves underneath me and sighed. “Twilight, do we have to? I have a bad feeling about this…”
Rainbow Dash was glaring at the ground. “I can’t believe this… I’m so not going!” But we all knew those were empty words—she would come.
Fluttershy had gotten over her panic, but was still nervous.
“Are… are you sure about this?”
Twilight said her next words mournfully. “We have to be…”
Discord popped his head back in. “I’m readdddy~” he sang. “You?”
“As ready as we’ll ever be,” I sighed, and trotted after him. Sure enough, the rest of my friends followed me, including Rainbow.
Pinkie hummed cheerily as she bounced along.
We followed him for about half an hour in the moonlight. I glanced at it. It hadn’t moved since we had reached Spring’s home…
Then I stopped. It wasn’t the moon, it was a black disc with a fiery outline. I gasped. “Oh my. It’s not nighttime… it’s an eclipse!”
We all stared up at the sky. It was beautiful in an eerie, ominous way.
Twilight sighed. “We have to go on. With any luck, we can stop this…”
And we continued on, unaware of the danger we were in.
We reached a small clearing in the woods. I thought I heard rustling, but it was just Fluttershy stepping in a pile of leaves.
Discord sat calmly in a tree. “She always comes here for thinking…”
Twilight spun. “You… you know her schedule?”
Discord smiled, evil lighting his eyes. “You honestly thought I’d go without revenge? Ever turn good? My name is Discord, for the love of Eclipse…”
That took a second to settle in. Then there was chaos in the clearing.
Pinkie broke down and wept. She cried so hard that even Discord looked concerned. And then Rainbow screamed. It was a terrifying, long screech that pierced your ears and made your head ache.
Our beloved, brave pegasus friend bolted at Discord and punched him so hard he staggered backward, despite his bigger size.
I heard rustling in the bushes, and dropped to a defensive crouch. Twilight stiffened and cast a shield spell around us just as a bunch of Canterlot guard leapt through the air at us. Their eye colors were strange, however, so I knew they were corrupted.
Rainbow was still flailing her hooves at Discord, trying to fight him. A bulky, Pegasus guard tackled her to the ground as she raised her hoof for the sixth time.
Rainbow screamed and struggled. A unicorn guard came over to them and smiled, his horn beginning to glow.
“No!” I cried, and ran through the shield and shot a beam of blue light at the unicorn. He was blasted out of the way. Anger made my magic stronger. The pegasus guard, startled, let go and Rainbow shook herself before flashing me a smile of thanks and shooting away to fight.
Twilight put the spell around Pinkie, who was still sobbing with grief.
And then three more ponies joined the fight.
Applejack kicked a guard in the face as he neared her, hissing. Fluttershy started flailing, panicked, and hit some guards, wincing each time she heard a grunt of pain. Twilight Sparkle sent bolts of powerful magic at everyone who came close to her or tackled her friends.
But they seemed to recover quickly, and they came at us mercilessly. I saw Rainbow’s aerial, fast strikes slowing down, now barely staggering the enemies that she attacked. My slaps and magical beams were growing tired, and I could see my other friends growing weary as well.
We were driven back against Pinkie’s shield. Rainbow lowered herself to the ground. I felt the heat of Fluttershy’s body on my right and the tickle of Applejack’s ponytail on my left. Twilight managed a weak shield spell, but that was enough to keep them out for a minute or so.
Then, a flash as bright as newfound diamonds dazzled me, and then darkness engulfed the clearing. Discord was beginning to bow as an alicorn with yellow eyes and a mane like fire appeared above us. Fluttershy whimpered, her eyes growing wide, and then the alicorn landed right in front of her. Fluttershy screamed, and then the attempts to break through became stronger.
The mare brought an aura of triumph to the guards, and they began to pound against the magic barrier with renewed zeal.
Rainbow yelled over the loud whacks. “WE CAN’T GIVE UP! FIGHT BACK!”
However, no one else had the strength physically or mentally to fight. Twilight and I exchanged looks of despair. This was the end.
Twilight brought down the spell and tears began to well in her eyes. “We surrender.”
The alicorn smiled coldly, her horn starting to glow red.
“Welcome to the new world of Eclipse, girls.”
And we passed out as one.
