DashieHeart

"How am I going to fix this?" Moon Beam asked as she stretched out her wing. She looked at it carefully, trying to see exactly what happened. The bolt didn't get much of her wing but it still did a good deal of damage. The feathers at the top of her wing were scorched and black, and some of her feathers were gone. Storm watched as the beast fell to the ground. "Hmm.. Light was still on his back. Hope he's okay." he muttered, flying closer to get a better look.

As Moon Beam neared the ground, she landed on something that didnt exactly feel like the ground. She looked over to see that Steel had saved her plot. She sighed, then looked over at the wing that had been hit. "I don't think I'll be able to fly for a little while..." Moon Beam muttered. Storm Shade kept trying to get close enough to the beast to do something, but as it swung the giant pillar, he couldn't do anything. He tried to fly around it, but it swung the pillar towards him and almost sent him flying.

((I think that they should fly and do a time skip so it's like they get there faster and whatever)) "I want to fly. It'd be quicker you know, and I want to get there as soon as possible." Moon Beam said with a smile. She lifted into the air and kept moving towards the castle. ((now they arrive )) Moon Beam landed in front of the castle. "Wow.. It's magnificent.." she said, gawking at the large structure. "How could you not LOVE this?" she looked over the entire span of the castle that she could see. There were many flowers and precisely places decorations all over. Moon Beam was fascinated by how beautiful and big the castle was. "And I haven't even seen the inside..." she said softly before looking at Steel. She smiled brightly and giggled. "So uh, how exactly are we getting in? It's not like we could just walk in there." she said as she looked back at the large doors of the castle. There were two guards on each side of the doors, who had been staring straight ahead, not paying attention to the two ponies. Moon Beam studied them, then looked back at Steel. ((I think that they should fly and do a time skip so it's like they get there faster and whatever)) "I want to fly. It'd be quicker you know, and I want to get there as soon as possible." Moon Beam said with a smile. She lifted into the air and kept moving towards the castle. ((now they arrive )) Moon Beam landed in front of the castle. "Wow.. It's magnificent.." she said, gawking at the large structure. "How could you not LOVE this?" she looked over the entire span of the castle that she could see. There were many flowers and precisely places decorations all over. Moon Beam was fascinated by how beautiful and big the castle was. "And I haven't even seen the inside..." she said softly before looking at Steel. She smiled brightly and giggled. "So uh, how exactly are we getting in? It's not like we could just walk in there." she said as she looked back at the large doors of the castle. There were two guards on each side of the doors, who had been staring straight ahead, not paying attention to the two ponies. Moon Beam studied them, then looked back at Steel.

Moon Beam came down near Blast and hovered a few feet above him. She waited for a good time then flew up at about eye level with the electric golem, but was a good distance away from it. "Hey!" she yelled to get its attention. It looked at her, then shot a bolt of electricity at her. She mostly dodged the bolt, but it hit her wing. "Agh!" she yelped, then began to fall. Moon Beam frantically flapped her wings, desperately trying to save herself.

Moon Beam listened to Steel explain what he had done. When he was finished, she nodded. "Ah, okay. So Spawn is a demon, right? And he's evil, so why does he help you?" Moon Beam asked. She didn't even give Steel a chance to answer her when she added, "Oh wait, he is in your body technically. I guess I could see why now. Haha, took me a minute." she smiled and laughed. After a little while of silence, Moon Beam began thinking. She wondered how the castle would look up close, since she had only seen it in pictures and once from the sky. "I can't wait to see the castle. I mean, I've never seen it up close or in reall life before. The only time I had seen it before was when we saw pictures of it in school. I had even flown over it once, but I've never seen it up close. I mean, from what I've seen, it looks gorgeous." she said. She imagined what it would be like to actually see the castle. "Hmm, I wonder what the inside looks like.." Moon Beam thought. She tried to picture the inside of the castle. She giggled quietly, then looked up at Steel. "You've been to the castle before, right? What is it like on the inside? It must be absolutely stunning." she said.

Storm grabbed Moon Beam and pulled her as far from the giant robot as he could. "Hey, pull it together, Moon!" he said, shaking her a bit. Moon Beam looked at Storm, wide-eyed. "What? Oh, oh yeah." she said as she shook her head. She heard Light tell Blast to distract the giant. "Blast, I'll go with you!" she called, swooping down and following him.

Moon Beam's eyes widened when she saw the electrical currents, and she stopped mid-flight. She looked around frantically, not sure what to do. Storm immediately tried to find Moon Beam as soon as he saw the electricity coming from the core. He finally found her, flying alone. He flew towards her, but a bolt of electricity seperated the two. He stopped suddenly, then saw Steel flying towards Moon Beam. Storm looked at her, then began flying as fast as he could to get to her.

"Okay." Moon Beam said, then began walking away and soon took flight. She flew around the core, searching for the viruses Blast had mentioned earlier. Storm Shade watched Moon Beam for a couple seconds, then began flying in the other direction. He was looking for something to fight, also.

Moon Beam then saw Steel hit the wall, then the ground. She gasped and her eyes widened. "Steel!" she yelled as she flew to his side. "A-Are you okay?" she asked. Storm Shade lighted down next to her, staring at Steel. He didn't exactly care if he was hurt or not, but Moon Beam did, so if he was hurt, he'd at least try to help him.

"A demon lives inside him, huh? Yeah, that's great.." Storm said sarcastically as he quickly walked with the group. "Well, like he said, he can keep him under control. He has for a while." Moon Beam said as she lifted into the air. She saw something out of the corner of her eye, and turned to see Blast hit the wall. "Ooh.. Hey Blast, are you alright?" she yelled as she flew over to him and Light.

Moon Beam looked at Steel with a look of defeat on her face. "I know he can't control me, but his opinion means a lot to me. And, I just.. I can't go against him. He's been there for me this whole time. He's the only constant I've had in my life." she looked at the ground, not sure what to do. "But, I'm going to talk to him." she have Steel a quick kiss on the cheek then ran up to Storm's side and began talking to him.

"Yeeeaaahhh..." Moon Beam said after Steel explained who Spawn was. She was afraid that now Storm knew Steel had a demon living inside him, he wouldn't want them together. Storm looked at Steel. Once he was done talking, he nodded his head. "Aah, I see." he said. He was a bit unsure if he should let Moon be with Steel now. He looked at Moon Beam with a sort of disapproving look, then looked at Steel. "Well.." he couldn't think of anything to say to him. "Come on Moon." he said, as he got up and began walking towards the group. Moon Beam looked at Steel, obviously upset. She looked at the ground, then turned and followed her brother.

Moon Beam's eyes went wide as soon as Steel said "Spawn". She looked at Storm, and Storm looked back at her with a confused look. "Ooh, uuh..." Moon Beam looked at Steel, not sure what to say. She slightly shrugged and gave Steel a weird, awkward sort of smile. She looked back at Steel. "Well, uuh.." she said, still a bit shocked and confused.

Moon Beam heard Steel call for her, so she turned to look for him. She saw him and Storm Shade, and she got a bit worried. She turned back to the group. "Well, I think we should take a break to prepare ourselves for what's ahead, but I like Light's plan, and having Blast go with you when you I code the core is probably best. On that note, I'll be right back." Moon Beam said, then she walked over to Steel and Storm Shade. "What did you need me for?" she asked as she sat down next to Storm.

Storm Shade smiled when Steel agreed to the truce. He was sort of surprised that he did. Before Storm turned to walk over to Moon Beam, he saw Steel's eyes flash black. He stopped in his tracks, and looked at Steel. "Uuh.. What was that?" he asked, turning back towards him.

Moon Beam's eyes widened when the fire appeared on Steel's hooves. She backed up a bit, but when the fire began to travel, she stopped. Now, she was more confused than scared. She watched as some fire moved up to his nose and the rest went to his side where the wound had been. Once the fire was gone, Steel lifted his wing to reveal where the wound had been. Moon Beam's eyes widened once again, but instead of backing away, she came closer to get a better look. She squinted her eyes, and her ears layed back. She sat down, then looked at Steel, still extremely confused. "Should, I even ask?" she said quietly, shaking her head slightly. She softly chuckled to herself. "I guess I shouldn't even be surprised anymore. You're just full of new, weird things, and you pick the most random times to show me." she said, still laughing. She looked in the direction of the castle, then back at Steel. "Well, I suppose you're going to explain to me what you just did, and I would prefer if you did. But we should get going, so how about you explain it on the way." she said as she motioned with her head towards the castle, then stood up and looked at Steel.

"I don't have anything better, so I'm in." Moon Beam said, smiling. She looked at Jaeger, waiting for his response. Storm Shade looked at Steel with a half confused half "what the heck just happened" look on his face. He peered down at the blade in Steel's hoof, which was spinning pretty fast. He looked back up at Steel and sighed. "You don't seem like you're that bad of a guy, to be honest. And I haven't had the best past either. But, you think we could make a truce, for Moon Beam." he said, holding out his hoof to Steel.

"Honestly, I have no idea what so ever." Storm Shade said as he shrugged. "But from what I've seen, youre a good fighter, you seem smart. You're not very nice to anypony, even Moon Beam, which kind of ticks me off. Other than that, I don't know much about you. Would you mind telling me a bit about yourself?" he asked as he watched Steel twirl the blade in his hoof.

As Moon Beam neared Steel, she saw the blood coming from his side. She remembered how he had transferred her wound to him. "Steel! For the love of Celestia!" she yelled as she ran to him. She sat down and moved his hooves so that she could see the wound. "You idiot." she muttered angrily. She could see the stitches were fine, and she sighed in relief. However, he was bleeding quite a bit. She put both her hooves on the wound and closed her eyes. She relaxed and focused herself. Her hooves began to glow, and the glow moved from her hooves to the wound on Steel's side. She couldn't make it go away, but she could stop the bleeding and heal it a bit. She closed her eyes tightly and clenched her jaw, focusing all her energy and power on the wound. Suddenly, the glowing stopped and Moon Beam opened her eyes. She dropped her hooves to reveal the wound, which had stopped bleeding. To her surprise, she had healed it pretty well. She looked at Steel and smiled, then kissed him on the cheek. She used her magic to clean the blood off of the both of them, then got up. "You ready?" she asked, still smiling widely.

"Jaeger makes a good point." Moon Beam said as she sat down next to him. "But if you have a better idea than coding, I'm willing to listen." As Moon Beam talked to Jaeger, Blast, and Light, Storm Shade walked over to Steel. "So, seeing as how you're dating my sister, it looks like we will have to sort of get along. If that's going to happen, I need to know that you're a good guy for Moon. I know, it sounds stupid, but a brother is going to be a brother." he said as he sat down in front of Steel, waiting for him to talk.

Moon Beam laughed. "Wow raiding bodies, Steel? That's nice." she looked back and saw Storm Shade following a couple feet away. He was looking away from her and Steel. She sighed in relief, then looked at Blast. She trotted up to his side. "So, what exactly are we going to do when we get to the core?" she asked, looking around the corridor.

Storm Shade jumped in front of Moon Beam as soon as Pacific let the digital wall disappear. He began running at one of the robot ponies, flying into the air and doing a flip. The robot watched him and it's cannon followed him. He landed behind the robot and turned, quickly jumping on its back and using his dagger to disconnect one of its cannons and grabbing it. He flew above the robot and pointed the cannon down at it, and shot quickly, immediately erasing the robot. Moon Beam had just finished tearing one of the robot pony's arms off, and she quickly shot it. She looked at Storm and smiled, then quickly turned to shoot another robot.

Moon Beam nodded at Blast as she flipped her dagger in her hoof. She looked at Storm Shade, who was staring at the digital wall as he shifted his weight, waiting for the wall to disappear. He had his eyes narrowed and he looked focused. Moon Beam grinned as she looked back at the wall, ready for battle.

Moon Beam was off as soon as Steel said "Go!" She saw him look back at her, so she smiled. He smiled, then looked back ahead. She saw him hit a tree and then flip and hit another. He hit one more tree before falling to the ground. She heard the loud thud he made as he hit the ground. "Steel!" she shouted as she immediately began flying as fast as she could to find him. She reached the ground and started searching for him. "Steel!" she yelled once again. There was no answer. "Buck!" she said as she began running around trying to find him. She decided to use a spell to enhance her hearing, in hopes it would help her find Steel. She closed her eyes and focused on her inner magic. Her wings began to glow a fluorescent purple. After a couple seconds, they slowy dulled until the glow was gone. She opened her eyes and exhaled deeply. Moon Beam began walking again, and suddenly, she heard heavy breathing to the right of her. Her ears twitched, and she slowly walked in the direction of the breathing. Suddenly, she knew what the breathing was coming from. She began running as fast as she could through the trees. "Steel!" she yelled, as the breathing sounded closer and closer.

As soon as Pacific put up the digital wall, Moon Beam was behind it. She knew that if she went into this fight head on without preparing herself, she would get killed. She looked at Storm, who was now behind her, already taking out his blade. Moon Beam now took out her best dagger. "This won't do much, but it will have to do." she muttered. She looked back at Storm. "You ready?" she said. "Absolutely." Storm said as a devious smile appeared on his face.