open The Town That Friendship Forgot

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"Pft, I won't until you realize the hurt Cosmic has..." Thundy stopped when he saw Bluebell being hurled towards Dynamo. "He's really done it now. That coward. Don't you get it Frozen? You're consumed by darkness and you don't even know it. You like the darkness because it has granted you a gift. But alas, Cosmic has already lost the battle." Thundy said twirling his sword. 

In the stands, Chelsea and Bingo clinged onto each other as if they were holding on for dear life. "That evil!" Chelsea yelled. Meanwhile Bingo started to sob. "Please...just defeat Cosmic pony! Bingo begs you to Dynamo Pony!" Bingo cried out as Chelsea hugged him tightly. 

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@Dynamo Pad

Kronos looked towards the other arena as it shook. When he saw his friends laying there with burns, of course he assumed the worst. Clenching his claws tightly that it made his palms bleed, grinding his teeth in frustration, he let out an angered roar and a rather large red aura glowed around him. His blood armor broke off into pieces and the pieces began to swirl around him rapidly. With a snap of his fingers, the shards of crystallized blood were shot extremely rapidly towards Cheap as if they were coming out of a high pressure hose, destroying the ring as the stream of highly pressurized blood went towards his opponent.

Suddenly, almost as if subconsciously answering his opponent’s question, Kronos’ spirits manifested and planted their arms into the ground. They drew not just metals, but also any kind of material Kronos can work with: water, oil, sediment, anything and he continued his assault on his opponent. He also encased himself in another Ironclad Bunker structure, this time with a sightline so he could see his opponent and take aim. 

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

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Pencil gave Starlight a smile. She was happy to know she remembered her. It was also nice to see one of Sire’s Hollow’s most well-known residents outside of the town. Even though the place was small, Pencil still missed it from time to time. She was glad to talk about it again, even if there was a bit of conflict going on.

“It’s nothing too bad, really. Just some tiffs here and there. I think the town council wants to build a mall or something. Your dad of course isn’t on board so that’s holding things back a bit. Personally I would like a mall, so long as we could fit one. If you ever see your dad again you can talk to him, probably, and see what he’s thinking.” Pencil chatted.

Sparkly remained quiet, taking the time to absorb her surroundings and perhaps something more. Pencil admired this, wishing she could be on that level of calm and focus someday. Sparkly’s meditation ended rather abruptly when her ears began to flicker. Pencil frowned and raised her brows in concern.

“Everything okay there?” she asked.

Sparkly opened her eyes and shrank her irises slightly. Over where Dynamo was fighting, Bluebell appeared next to Cosmic. Pencil thought she was there to protect Dynamo but on closer inspection, she was being held captive! Pencil’s heart rate accelerated slightly and Sparkly tensed. What was going on down there?

After a series of shocks and laser-firing, clouds of smoke dusted the arena. The mares looked down and tried to comprehend what had happened. From what they could see, Bluebell didn’t look so good.

If only I could fly down there and check! Sparkly scoffed in her head.

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He was rather invested in the battle, especially when Reality saw Dynamo gigantimax his Cinderace. Though it quickly changed into shock the moment he saw Bluebell got teleported in front of Cosmic and being used to his advantage. It got even worse when Bluebell and Dynamo got blasted

Reality was doing his very best to keep his anger suppressed, though he couldn't help but grip the front of his seat tightly with his hooves

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Frozen was about to respond to Thundy's rebuttal, but stopped as he noticed that both fighters were looking a little winded. "Hmm...it seems both are at a standstill. Didn't expect Pad to actually be worth of a challenge, but I guess our expectations were low. Even so, he still can't match Cosmic's amulet. No matter what he does or how hard he tries. Trust me when I say we ran the numbers multiple times in the off chance that we met him again. There's no way..." What he witnessed next had caused his voice to go quiet as his words died in his throat. For Cosmic had managed to teleport a mare that Cheap had indicated was Dynamo's girlfriend. Seeing her held in the neon green unicorn's magic had caused Dynamo to cease in whatever attack he was planning to unleash. It was the moment Cosmic threw Bluebell and blasted at the couple that made Frozen go completely frozen like a statue. "...it c-can't be. I-I know that Cosmic is angry, but we wouldn't go that far. A bit of roughhousing, but never to this extent." The calmness in his voice, as well as his composure were slowly slipping away.

@Kronos the Revenant

As the explosion had taken place, Cheap had looked over to see Dynamo and Bluebell were rolling around on the arena, before coming to a complete stop. The couple being yanked from each other, while Dynamo had taken more damage from shielding Bluebell from Cosmic. "Yeah! That's the way, boss! Nice shot!" He cheered, but the celebration was cut short as Kronos let our a ferocious roar. Turning his attention back to his fight, the earth pony winced as pieces of armor began assaulting him in rapid-fire. At first, the attacks weren't doing much to any damage at all. Cheap smirked at this, but something was wrong that caused the smirk to falter. The attacks were beginning to hurt as pain was beginning to become apparent. "I-It hurts? That can't be. There has to be some mistake. That magic made it so that I can't feel pain, or at the very least I do. Just not to the extent to where it's an issue." He muttered, not realizing that the magic was beginning to waver. Was it because he overused his portion of the magic given to him so soon? He couldn't think as parts of the ring were being destroyed. Thanks to a laser that was heading towards the burgundy earth pony. Seeing that some of the ring was still intact, Cheap tried to dodge to the best of his abilities. His movements were slow due to the damage he had received from the cyber pony, while it was difficult to maneuver from the ring in such disarray.

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Slowly opening his eyes, Dynamo's vision was a blurry mess. It was like his whole body felt like a lead weight, while his head was ringing from the blast. Even as he moved, he groaned, as well as let out a shout as his back was stinging. All the while, letting out a groan as he tried to gather his bearings. "B-Bluebell? W-Where is..." His eyes slowly scanned the area around him, before landing on the mare he was looking for. Seeing her a few inches from him, Dynamo slowly crawled over until he was just next to her. "Bluebell? Hey, Bluebell? Are you okay? Y-You're not hurt are you?" Even as he was all banged up from the blast, he still worried about the bespectacled mare's well being. She didn't look to have taken much of the blast and her glasses were still in one piece. She still took a bit of a nasty fall alongside Dynamo as the two tumbled around the ring. "Ha! You're so predictable, you know that?" Cosmic started walking with a sinister grin upon his face over towards the couple. Dynamo tried to get in front of Bluebell to keep her away from Cosmic, but his body wouldn't listen to him due to the pain. "There could have been so many options, but you did the selfless thing and took the brunt of the blast. You could have been selfish, but you decided to act like a hero. Don't you get it, Kyubiki? That's what makes you so predictable. You say you have friends and love, but look where that friendship and love gets you. If anything, I'm not the one at fault for you to get hurt. That mare is the one that hurt you. You're friends are the ones that hurt you back in the preliminaries. They'll keep on hurting you until you learn to let go and admit that friendship and love are wrong." Cosmic knew that his actions would cause him to get disqualified, but at this point? He honestly didn't care as victory would soon be his.

Slowly getting to his hooves, Dynamo tried to get into a defensive posture to keep Bluebell safe, while making sure Cosmic wouldn't get anyone else. "By the way. Remember how you tried to use that belt earlier in the preliminaries? That moment you tried to use it against me? Well, then. This is for defying and threatening me." Quickly teleporting in close proximities towards Dynamo, the bully had pulled back his front right hoof, before slamming his hoof into Dynamo's stomach. All the air the gaming unicorn had was knocked out of him as he collapsed to the ground. Landing on his back, Dynamo shouted out as his back was still burned. Cosmic grinned maliciously as this was child's play to him. Pulling Bluebell up with his magic, he kept her in a levitation spell to keep her from moving. He then slowly moved over, until he was sitting atop Dynamo. Using his magic to keep Dynamo's front and back hooves from moving in any attempt to stand up. "What's wrong? Is winning this match not as easily as you thought it'd be?" He smirked, Dynamo gritting his teeth from the pain he was in. "I-I never said it was going to be easy." Hearing this only caused Cosmic to let out a quick laugh. "Ha! You won't be winning anything once I'm through with you." Dynamo looked on as he furrowed his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes at his opponent. Seeing what seemed to be a look of determination only caused Cosmic to become angry. "What, Failure!? Are you feeling angry, humiliated!? Your whole life destroyed in an instant!?" Cosmic lifted up a hoof, before slamming said hoof into Dynamo's stomach once more. "Wrong, loser! You don't know what true humiliation is!" He exclaimed as he began to throw punch after punch as he pummeled Dynamo into the ground. The gaming unicorn gasping for breath as he let out screams of pain from each hit delivered. 

After a moment, the pummeling had ceased as Cosmic had to gasp for breath. It was as if he was destroying a punching bag to vent his anger. The difference was that it wasn't an actual punching bag. It was the one pony he and his team had deemed as a punching bag. "I...I" Cosmic raised an eyebrow as he heard a raspy-like voice. Looking at his opponent, Dynamo had managed to crack an eye open to get the bully's attention. "I-I don't understand, C-Cosmic. A-All I did was t-try to be nice to o-others. W-Why do you h-have to go so...so far?" Cosmic's expression faltered. As if everything was coming full circle. "So, you want to know why I hate you so badly, huh? What really grinds me gears when the subject is about you. Okay, then. I'll humor you just this once. The reason I hate you so badly is because...YOU TOOK AWAY MY DESTINY!" Wincing from the sharp increase in his voice, Dynamo gained a look like he was lost. He wanted to ask what Cosmic had meant, but Cosmic wouldn't let him get the chance. "That cutie mark of yours was supposed to be mine! I was supposed to be the greatest gamer there ever was! To gain everything in all of Equestria, but it never happened. I was stuck with this ridiculous mark, but you. YOU! That mark had to go to someone that is worth nothing! A failure who has a horn like that and can't even do magic all that well! What good of a destiny like that if its being wasted upon someone like you!?" Dynamo's lone eye blinked as what Cosmic said was bothering him. "A-All of this...over a c-cutie mark?" Was Cosmic actually being serious right now? All the torture, all the friends he could have had. All of it was taken away because of a simple cutie mark?

"Oh, it's not just a cutie mark. It has all to do about you. That kindness of yours is something I cannot and will not stomach anymore. You think that kindness will help you make a friend and win their friendships over!? I don't get how someone wants to be in the same room as you do." As he spoke, memories began flooding into Cosmic as he kept speaking. "In life, you either are respected, or you take it by force. When I started playing games, I was good, but there were others who took me down. The way they treated me, the way others acted. Like they were being cruel and joking around! They acted like obnoxious brats. I threw my controller and became heated! I mean, who doesn't!? If you actually try to hold that anger in or try to be peaceful, then you're a fool. Kindness was always an option, but I could never stand for such humiliation. The next time we played, I made sure I was the stronger one. I didn't work hard, but I made sure to cheat and use every dirty trick in the book. They were not much of a threat after I humiliated them back and did the same thing to them. Even as I held out a hoof to congratulate them, they smacked it away. Walking away as they couldn't respect one's superior when they saw it. It's why we hated seeing how you tried to be nice to others and be friends with anyone. Even as you stole my mark and continued playing, you had that look of frustration when you lost. We even saw how you didn't even top in some tournaments and it broke you a bit. Even then, you still kept trying and were even kind to the others that defeated you. Just seeing that really angers me! All my life, I was born a genius and had all the power I could ever want. I could have had it all, but you! A no good, pathetic, weak, annoying, excuse of a unicorn had taken everything I ever wanted away! It's why we made sure you had nothing! It's why we made sure that your destiny was to forever be a failure! It's why we made sure to help you back then and set you up to fail. A way to say that you were never meant to be anything more than a nobody."

Breathing heavily as he got everything he needed out, Dynamo could only stare in shock at what was told to him. Even as he tried to be kind to others and even Cosmic, Frozen and Cheap when he first met them. He never understood why there was so much animosity towards him, but now he learned why. Looking behind him, he placed his focus on Bluebell, who was still in his levitation spell. "So, you're Kyubiki's girlfriend? Hmm...you could do better." Hearing this caused Dynamo to growl slightly as he tried to move, but found it difficult. With Cosmic's magic and Cosmic standing over him, it was impossible to move. "Y-You be q-quiet, Cosmic. S-Say what you want t-to me, but d-don't you dare d-disrespect, Bluebell." Hearing the weakened unicorn's remark caused Cosmic to chuckle with a shake of his head. "Oh, please. Don't let me words spin you around, loser. I was talking to you, but not you directly. I meant the opposite." Glancing from Dynamo and back to Bluebell, he raised an eyebrow. "I mean, seriously. You could do better than this loser. He's nothing special and he's got no talent or future once I'm through. Face the facts. You could literally have anyone else. You could even have anyone in this town or in Equestria. Why waste your time with someone like him?" He asks, licking his lips in anticipation. Going so far to acting as if Dynamo was not around.

Turning back around to not let her answer, Cosmic sighed. "Oh, well. Who cares about that now. You can do whatever you please once I win. For now it is time, Kyubiki. It is time to take what was rightfully meant to be mine! Every breath and step you take is a constant insult to my reputation, but no more! Do you hear me, Kyubiki! I'll take you down piece by pathetic piece! The same way you took away my pride!" He exclaimed, raising a hoof to deliver the final strike that would end this fight.

Edited October 28, 2021 by Dynamo Pad

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All Thundy could do was sigh sadly and nod his head. "What a pathetic coward. Are you listening to this Frozen? This is what it is...vengeance. I know Dynamo. He's kind and humble, and that's what makes Dynamo special to me. No one can steal someone's destiny. I know this because of my past...and my dear friend Nitro's past. It comes from the heart. Cosmic let the fact that Dynamo got his cutie mark in gaming tear him apart, and now...Frozen...look at the monster...he has become." Thundy said looking at Frozen, pointing his sword at Cosmic. 

Up in the stands, Chelsea used her keen hearing to listen in. All she could do was sigh sadly, just like Thundy. "Cosmic is a monster. He thinks that Dynamo "stole his destiny", which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Cosmic doesn't even know what hurt really is..." Chelsea said putting a talon over her heart, letting out a quiet sniffle, thinking about her lost parents again. 

[Kronos the Revenant 1,971]

@Dynamo Pad

Kronos paused his onslaught against Cheap as he heard Cosmic’s stupid monologue. 
 

“Oh, shut the hell up,” Kronos groaned at him, “All this talk of “stolen destiny” and all that crap. You’re just to blind to see past your own superiority complex, you dickhead. Look at me. I was the younger sibling with a sister that kicked my ass all the time. Did it anger me? Yes. Did I hold a grudge against her? For a while, yes. But I had the courage to forgive her. I put my own self-righteous pride aside and told my own sister that I was sorry for hating her. Now look at me. I’m one of this town’s strongest guardians. Your hatred for this innocent and kind unicorn is going to get you nowhere. You only have followers through intimidation. What do you think will happen when your intimidation fails to work. A wise dalatrass once told me “A bully has few friends when he needs them most.” There will come a time when you’re really in deep shit. Let’s see who sticks up for you then. Not your pawns. They’re just a means to an end. All this hatred. All this animosity towards one pony in particular. All this nonsense over a cutie mark. Talk about petty.”

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 @Starforce

Mayor Black thinks about it for a moment. "And how do you suggest we do some investigating? If this turns out too hard, I may need to hire some of my office workers to do it." Mayor Black says.

Meanwhile at the tournament, no one is really sure how Alhimar snuck in, but tournament security staff is moments away from escorting him out when he approaches to judges box. "Hey buddy, you can't be down here anymore. Unless you bought a ticket to watch the event, then..." Straightaway begins, only to be interrupted by Mayor White. "ARE THOSE HAY RUEBEN SANDWICHES WITH EXTRA MAYO?!" The mayor's excitement seems to hold the staff as he gladly begins to eat one of the sandwiches. "Mmm~! So exquisite! Are you sure you don't want one?" Mayor White asks Alhimar. Seems things are fine. "Whatever offer you have to make, I hope you can make it over the sound of our fight commentaries, cause it gets loud here." Straightaway says. And it looks like he might have a chance after all! ...That is, until the nature of the fight suddenly changes from friendly, to nightmare scenario! (Read below to find out more.)

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@Frisk

Before Snow Leopard has a chance to fully comprehend what is going on, Necry and Zacian are gone. "...Well, that was rude. I didn't even get an appropriate answer to my offer, nor did I get a chance to approach the other creature. A decision they will no doubt regret... But for now, I have my own reasons for being here." Snow Leopard retreats into the darkness of the wilderness, lying down to rest up for whatever may come next.

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In the stands,

Starlight sighs. "Of course it's a mall. I promise, I'll have it all worked out next time I get in contact with them. I told my dad many times, when it doubt, put it up for a vote with the town's ponies." However, her concentration is broken when Bluebell is magically removed from her seat and thrown into the ring by Cosmic. "NO!" She tries to use her magic to rescue Bluebell, but it fails. Starlight is beside herself. "H-how? I'm Twilight's student! My magic should be stronger, unless...!" Starlight's eyes widen. "I remember now. Twilight told me about that amulet. That crazy pony HAS to be stopped!"

Starlight Glimmer teleports down there with no hesitation. Final is beside himself. "I can fix this easily, I just know it!" He pulls out star-shaped time piece with a quartz embedded in it. However, as attempts to use his magic, the stone on the clock shines red. "No good. Red means that this is an event in time I'm not allowed to mess with. Chelsea, Bingo, Pencil, everyone... I'm sorry. I can't do anything for you." Final hangs his head.

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In Arena A,

"It seems fighter Cheap is quite capable of holding his own in this fight, no matter what fighter Kronos throws at him." Mayor White commentates, until a big explosive development happens. "Goodness! It seems fighter Kronos has destroyed the arena! In the preliminaries, this would have been against the rules. However, in the finals, it makes things a little harder to judge.!" Straightaway adds. "Wait, hold on to your hooves...! YES! It seems that despite being destroyed, Kronos is still standing on a fragment of the ring, and so is Cheap! Not sure what Kronos is doing right now, it looks like some kind of magic or elemental manipulation raw materials. Even so... This is still anypony's battle!" Elusive says as the dust clears.

They would comment on this battle more, but what's going on in the next arena over is just way more attention grabbing...

In Arena B,

The tournament staff don't have to be told anything. They can tell from watching Dynamo's escalating Pokemon battle that a magic shield will be needed just in case, and they respond instantly to protect the audience. With their coordination, they can make partial shields over and part of the stands that need it. "It seems once again we are greeting to strange music, but the audience seem to love it! It really is very catchy." Straightaway commentates. As the fight carries on, new developments occur.  "What's this? It seems that Cosmic does have limits to his abilities! But by that same token, so does Dynamo. It seems that they might be evenly matched." Elusive adds. "Now it seems they are switching to basic hoof-to-hoof combat, and--" Mayor White begins, but Cosmic's next move surprises all the judges. Even the crowd gasps and screams when Cosmic brings Bluebell into this.

"I'm not sure what Cosmic is thinking, but forcibly bringing in and harming a civilian is grossly against the rules!" Straightaway commentates, and Mayor White stands. "This fight is OVER! Cosmic, you are DISQUALIFIED! Exit the arena and this tournament IMMEDIATELY!" Mayor White demands, only to be ignored. It surprises Mayor White at first how callously Cosmic is ignoring the mayor, but he nods to the tournament staff. The security unicorns begin to rush towards the arena!

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@Courageous Thunder Dash, @Dynamo Pad

Meanwhile backstage,

"Thank you, Frozen. In your attempt to disagree with me, you actually agreed with some of the points I just made." Samurai says. He's right, though. For the moment, Samurai decides to let it go. If Thundy and Frozen want to talk amongst themselves, though he must admit their arguing is getting rather loud. "All this talk is disrupting the harmony around here..." Samurai thinks to himself.

"...Masaka! Kono yaro~!!" Samurai hops up and looks over his shoulder. "Thundy-niisan, why are you just standing there?! We have to break this fight up now before Bluebell-chan gets hurt!" Samurai says before running out of the backstage area and heads straight for Arena B. Cosmic's about to be bum-rushed from all sides!

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@Oni Equine

Opia nods in agreement. "I'm not too sure about that. We should look into seeing what your office workers can do. I am sure we can give them the task at hand and they can fan out and do it. We can put our heads together and I'm sure we will figure something out. My idea is we need to scan the area for magical spells and then upon scanning it we can see what it is. Upon what it is, we can go from there. If it is curse magic, we'll decide what to do about once we get that far." Opia spoke, seeming assured in herself.

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"Yup! Just for you Mayor White!" Alhimar said to Mayor White cheerfully and ignored Straightaway's comments. What would happen next was so out of line even for Alhimar. Cosmic would somehow summon Bluebell into this. While he had no idea who Bluebell was, it was clearly out of line and in a clear violation of the codes of conduct. While Alhimar was willing to skirt the lines - he would never drag innocents in or intend to do great harm to anyone. The sight would traumatize him slightly but he had no time to really react to it properly.

"I'll tell you all about my offer later, I need to go help them stop this! I need to help them stop this mad pony from hurting anyone else!" he shouted to Mayor White and Straightaway. While a few seconds passed he would reach into his clothes and bring out a yellow vial. Popping the cap he would drink it down. It was a vial he hadn't used in the previous fight and his eyes then began to glow an intense yellow color. What this vial did is that it makes his body immune to feeling pain for the next 15 minutes. Whatever Cosmic would be doing - Alhimar would ensure that he wouldn't feel any physical pain from it.

As he runs towards the area where Cosmic is he can see Samurai among the others rushing to the scene. Samurai would also likely spot Alhimar among those rushing onto the scene. Looking to how Cosmic had his hoof raised he would quickly shout, "Cosmic! As a fellow fighter in this tournament I can tell you that this isn't a way to win the tournament! While you may have your personal issues with Dynamo, I don't really care as to the specifics of your relationship with him! What you have done here is a clear violation of the rules and it is wholly unacceptable! Bringing innocent lives into your personal vengeance is utterly shameful! You disgust me. Even standing here in the same place as you fills me with disgust!" Alhimar seethed with pure rage at the sight. "This is supposed to be a friendly competition and team building exercise for the benefit of the town! If you are only here to cause havoc and insight violence you can...GET OUT OF THIS TOWN AND LEAVE AT ONCE! I GIVE YOU ONE CHANCE TO STAND DOWN! USE IT WISELY OR YOU SHALL FACE MY WRATH!" Alhimar roared at the top of his lungs. His eyes and body were shaking with pure and utter rage. Samurai and the others could hear how enraged Alhimar was. His shouting was extremely loud.

Samurai was the last thing on his mind currently as Alhimar was in a mental frenzy upon the sight infront of him. It was highly unlikely that Cosmic was going to stand down just like that. It was clear that Alhimar wouldn't throw the first strike. If this was going to be the way Cosmic would go about things than so be it, that would give Alhimar every right to initiate battle. Even if Cosmic was going to do some severe damage to Alhimar - he knew that he was surrounded by talented staff that would be able to aid him so he needed it. He had no fear in his mind. 

 

Edited October 28, 2021 by Starforce

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"The darkness will never win! It is time to rise!" Thundy proclaimed as he charged towards arena b still draped in Ike's attire, wielding the large two-handed sword. The aura that Thundy was emitting made its way to the speakers once more. The crack was getting wider as more light entered Thundy's heart. It was time for Thundy to make a stand...and be a hero. 

In the stands, Chelsea stood up at the music started. Bingo looked up. "Where song coming from? Bingo hear music." Bingo said wiping the tears from his face. "It's Thundy...he's getting closer and closer to his pure heart..." Chelsea answered. 

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

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“Thanks, Starlight! I appreciate that. I have a feeling it’ll all be sorted out soon, especially with your help.” Pencil said with a smile.

She was going to engage in some light conversation until she discovered just how bad things were between Dynamo and Cosmic. Cosmic attempted to hurt Bluebell just to inflict more harm on Dynamo. The attempt didn’t work but both unicorns were quite weakened.

“This kind of behavior is against the rules!” Sparkly cried, enraged.

Pencil just sat there and started shaking, unable to say anything. The abuse only continued as Dynamo was pummeled to the ground and beaten. The scene was horrific to watch and the mares couldn’t sit and watch much longer.

“That’s it, I’m going down there! Pencil, grab my hoof so we can teleport!” Sparkly said urgently.

Pencil quickly gripped her hoof as Sparkly surrounded them in a burst of magic. Pencil blinked as she got used to her surroundings. There stood Cosmic as well as the others who also came down to avenge Dynamo. Sparkly glared at Cosmic in a predatory manner and Pencil backed her hooves up in a fighting stance.

“I suggest you choose your next actions carefully. I can inflict the same pain you caused Dynamo tenfold onto you.” she threatened.

[Ragland Tiger 3,295]

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  "Dynamo!" Bluebell yelled, "d-d-Dynamooooo!" The two pendants around her neck began to burn brightly, creating an energy that pushed back against Cosmic's spell.  It burned larger and stronger until, finally, it forced the spell to release her.  She landed on her feet in front of Cosmic as he was about to strike his final blow.

"Oh no you don't!" Bluebell growled.  A powerful blast came from her horn that hit Cosmic and sent him sailing across the ring with a humiliating landing on the floor. Bluebell turned and took off the pendant she had taken from Dynamo, and touched it with her horn. A bight arc of energy ingnited the pendant to emit a blue-white light, and put it back around his neck.  "Th-this will always b-b-belong to you," she said.   Cosmic got back on on his feet, and he was not happy. "So", he said, "you want to play that way, do you?" Bluebell turned and glared at him. She tore her glasses off and flung them aside.  "If you w-want him, you had b-b-better make sure you take me-me down with the first sh-shot!" she said.  Cosmic smirked and said, "This is going to be too easy." Bluebell saw him fire a massive sustained attack blast from his horn, and quickly deflected it with her own. The two kept pushing each other back and forth with their spells.  Bluebell was struggling to hold her ground.  She felt her hooves sliding back on the floor, and then, with a defiant yell, she let out a huge ball of energy that knocked Cosmic back again.

Bluebell watched as Cosmic picked himself up from the floor, with an angry look on his face.  She saw his horn turn a fiery red, and start firing a rapid machine-gun succession of magic attacks coming at her from many different directions.  She returned the fire in kind. While the attacks collided with each other, multiple flashes and explosions caused some of the spectators to cover thier eyes and ears. Some ducked and covered as if they were being attacked by bombs and fireworks.

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When the shooting stopped, Bluebell looked to see that Cosmic had vanished.  She then felt a painful kick in her ribs that knocked her down on the floor.  She felt Cosmic climb on top of her, and felt his hoof smash into her face. "Aaaaaagh," she screamed, before raising her hoof to block his next blow.  She fired a white flash from her horn that temporarily blinded Cosmic, and with all her might, she hit his jaw with a right hook, knocking him off of her.  She scrambled to get back on her feet, only to have Cosmic jump on top of her again.  This time, he put his forelegs around her neck and pulled her up into a choke hold.  She felt the tremendous force of Cosmic's forelegs crushing her neck.  Her horn flashed brightly, and with a sound like gunfire, a magical aura snapped itself around Cosmic's head and neck.  The more Cosmic tried to choke her, the more Bluebell tightened the magical field around his head.  The force of it became so great, that Cosmic let out a long, loud scream.  With a mighty effort, Bluebell heaved forward, flipping him and flinging him across the ring to a punishing landing on the floor.

She saw Cosmic get back up and glare at her, his eyes red with anger.  Her lack of knowledge and experience told her that the best that she could get against him was a draw.  There had to be another way.  It had to be something that would make it easier for Dynamo to defeat him, something that would tire him out.  She had an idea that frightened her.  She had seen a soldier of the royal guard demonstrate it once, but she was no soldier.  It could very well lead to her demise.  She had to take a chance, and hope that she could somehow, at least, soften the force of his blows.

"I was toying with you before," Cosmic groweled.  "Now, I will finish you!"

"Do your w-worst, c-coward!" Bluebell defiantly yelled back.  She closed her eyes for second, and opening them, she began charging straight at him, and then, leapt upward.  She felt the devastating kick of an attack spell striking her chest.  She felt herself fall to the floor like a rag doll.  She felt Cosmic's relentless kicks and stomps to her body, and punches to her head.
She felt his hoof grip her mane and jerk her up on her hind feet.  Bluebell, barely able to breath, looked at Cosmic's smirking face.  He was breathing heavily.  Her plan seemed to be working.

"You know," he said, "except for beating down that loser over there, nothing is more satisfying than beating the stuffing out of his stupid, ugly, fool girlfriend."

Bluebell, somehow, managed to speak through her gasps.  "So says a st-stupider, u-uglier, cowardly m-m-monster!" She then felt her insides collapse from Cosmic's hoof slamming into her belly. She screamed and doubled over in pain, and then Cosmic fired a deadly attack spell into Bluebell's body, sending her across the ring and she hit the floor, hard. She struggled to stay conscious. She heard Dynamo's voice calling her frantically, and slowly turned her head to see his distraught face. She was gasping and coughing and her voice was weak.

"Dynamo," she said, "D-don't w-w-worry ab-about m-me.  S-stop him -- St-stop h-him."

Cosmic started to approach them with a menacing smirk.  "So long, loosers!"

...Cosmic fired a deadly attack spell into Bluebell's body, sending her across the ring and she hit the floor, hard. She struggled to stay conscious. She heard Dynamo's voice calling her frantically, and slowly turned her head to see his distraught face. She was gasping and coughing and her voice was weak.

"Dynamo," she said, "D-don't w-w-worry ab-about m-me.  S-stop him -- St-stop h-him."

Cosmic started to approach them with a menacing smirk.  "So long, loosers!"

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Sensing his magic breaking that held Bluebell. Before long, the two were brought into a battle of magic and will, before gaining the upper hoof on his new opponent. As Bluebell managed to get a few hits in, Cosmic growled in anger as some of the attacks actually hurt him. Even if he had the amulet, then how was it possible for him to feel pain. Each hit she made only furthered his anger, before giving the same treatment as he did to Dynamo. Just as he gave the final blast, he managed to send the mare flying across the arena floor. Making his way over towards the couple, Cosmic had a menacing smirk upon his face as he was ready to end this nonsense. Dynamo, who had seen the fight unfold, tried desperately to move to help assist Bluebell, but found his body unable to move. As he was given his necklace back, the gaming unicorn had felt a surge of magic he hadn't felt before. At the same time, it felt familiar as the magic belonged to his girlfriend. Hearing her words moved him as it was her own way of saying that they'd always be together. Clutching his pendant, he could only watch as Bluebell desperately fought the bully. Only for Cosmic to fight as if taking things too far. "B-Bluebell!" He called out to the mare, while extending a hoof as if trying to reach out to her. As she landed a few feet away from him, Dynamo slowly broke down as tears welled up and fell. Here Bluebell was, trying to defend him. Yet here Dynamo was, beaten and broken as if he had lost everything. He had to do something. He needed to get up and help her. As he chose to crawl over to his beloved to try and make sure that she was okay. Cosmic shook his head at the pathetic sight, before charging up a spell to finish the couple off once and for all. However, it was never to be as multiple things were going on at once.

Upon hearing the judges call out to Cosmic that he was disqualified, the bully shrugged his shoulders like it wasn't a big deal. It wasn't until he heard Kronos' choice in words, did the neon green unicorn glance at the cyber pony's direction. "Shut up? Shut up, you say? Who do you think you are in telling me to shut up? You don't know anything about me, but why do you care? I'm only speaking the truth, but I guess you wouldn't understand. Must be a part of your program, but you reached an error. Someone should just try and shut you off with the switch, before turning you back on." Rolling his eyes, Cosmic waved his hoof around to make it an imitation of Kronos. A way that he saw was mimicking/mocking him. "If you were beaten by your sister, then you were either weak or you lost to a girl. Goes to show how great you are. Maybe you were turned into that hunk of metal to stand a better chance. Goes to show how good that did for you. Can't even handle taking down an immovable object like Chap." Even if he had proved a point there, it looked like Cheap was running on empty. It didn't help to show that the earth pony looked worse for wear. "Strongest doesn't mean that you're the best. Maybe you're right that they are just a means to an end, but they get the job done, don't they? If we share a common goal, then we'll it through to the very end. Cheap! To me! It's time we finish this!"  

Hearing this caused Cheap to pout as he was getting into the fight, but knew business beckoned. Jumping from platform to platform, the earth pony leaped into the other ring. All the while, panting slightly from how much damage he had taken as his mane was unkept. "Hey boss? Can I get some more magic? I'm starting to run out and I'm in a bit of pain." Cosmic merely sighed dramatically as his assistance to his goals were starting to disappoint him. Before he had the chance to respond, the unicorn's ears perked at the mention of the word, 'petty.' It didn't help that Alhimar was rushing into the ring, spouting a speech revolving around the tournament. "Petty, huh? Do you think it's right to be born a genius that are a rarity? There's never been a genius since Starswirl the Bearded! If we're being honest, then I'm the next Starswirl! That gaming mark should have been mine! You peons don't understand what kind of power you could attain with a mark quite like that! To allow such a failure the mark of a gamer is simply unacceptable. Also, face your wrath, you say? If anyone should be facing wrath, then you're in luck. I'm the embodiment of Wrath! In fact..." He watched as others and even the staff started to join in the ring. "...you all want to help someone that you see as a friend? You call Kyubiki your friend, huh!? Alright, then. Let's see what kind of help this failure has from all of you!" He exclaimed, his horn glowing as magic launched in different directions. None of the magic had hit anyone, but landed close to their locations. Each magic blast had allowed constellations to be summoned. If they all wanted to gang up on Cosmic, then Cosmic would try to make sure that he'd have his backup. Looking over towards Cheap, his horn glowed as he blasted the earth pony with magic to restore his strength of alicorn magic. "As much as I don't want to, you won't get anywhere without my help. So, make sure to use it wisely. This magic isn't free, you know." Cheap grinned as his injuries began to heal as he felt his increased strength returning. "ALRIGHT! Let's have some fun! WHO"S UP NEXT!?" Cheap screamed to the heavens as he looked around from all sides to see others stepping into the ring. From Pencil, to Sparkly, to Samurai, to Thundy, to Alhimar and others. It looked like this round was turning into a free for all.

As everything was going on, Frozen shook his head as this couldn't be happening. "This just can't be. This isn't what we signed up for. All we were meant to do was to cause trouble, win and be on our way to bigger and better things. This isn't what was supposed to happen." Frozen looked visibly shocked and shaken from how Cosmic had been acting. Was it truly the results of the amulet, or was this how Cosmic's nature truly was? He racked his brain for answers, but nothing was coming to mind. As Samurai and Thundy started to move, Frozen blinked as he rushed past the duo to stand in their way. "Oh, no you don't. If you want to stop Cosmic, then you're going to have to get through me." With the response, it seemed as if Frozen was unsure of his response. He would fight if he had to, but was this truly the right way? What would Calhoun do in this situation. "Frozen! Hey, Frozen!" A familiar voice called out as a yak came barreling through the area. The yak being Calhoun as his chipped horn was still present for everyone to see. "Frozen! Hi! I was hoping to see you again as I really missed you. Uh...your presence, I mean. As your intellect fascinates me to no end and I thought we could read some more and..." Looking around, the yak started to see that chaos was erupting within the stadium. Ponies jumping in from all sides, Cosmic and Cheap fighting against anyone who got in their way. Constellations that the yak recognized from his earlier bout were littering the area to attack anyone that was deemed a threat. Looking back to Frozen, the yak narrowed his eye slightly as trouble seemed to be afoot. "What's the situation, Lust? Do you need some backup? You did say that you'd protect me as I'd protect you? Can't have my new codename as Pride to be for nothing, right?"

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To Cosmic's words Alhimar would burst out laughing, not only that but he was extremely disgusted by Cosmic's actions towards Bluebell. While he was laughing he would see the constellations summoning in the area around them. To make matters worse, Cheap has also arrived on the scene in defense of Cosmic. "When I look before you now, I do not see a powerful pony! I see a weak pathetic little child who hasn't gotten the win he has wanted, and like that you shall not! You are no Starswirl, Cosmic! Starswirl would be disgusted by you, he wouldn't wanting this, fiend! You are a disgusting little child and while I may not be the one to cast you down, I shall have my part in putting you down like the mangily dog you are!" Alhimar shouted in rage. 

Alhimar would pop the cap on a red vial and he would drink it down. "Hehehehehehehe! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!! I FEEL THE POWER FLOWING THROUGH ME!" Alhimar screamed at the top of his lungs. Although this vial contained great power, it could only be used for the next minute or so. Alhimar's eyes went from yellow to a shade of red and his body itself seemed to light aflame. The way this vial was crafted was so that what was on his person, as well as Alhimar himself wouldn't actually get damaged. "It is time for you to feel the flame of my Wrath, Cosmic! I'll burn you!" Alhimar said darkly and the flame around Alhimar would work its way into his mouth and nose.

Alhimar would punch his stomach with another cackle and would charge forth towards Cosmic at a great speed, feeling the pressure inside of his stomach building up as he does so. All of a sudden from Alhimar's mouth and nose a roaring torrent of flame would be sent at Cosmic at break neck speeds. Alhimar was still charging at Cosmic however as flames began to gather at his front hooves in preparation for the next assault. 

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At the very moment Thundy saw Calhoun, he closed his eyes tightly. He was engulfed in a white light...and revealed in Shulk's attire, the Monado clipped to the back of his jacket. Thundy pulled the monado from the clip. Electricity crackled as the monado's power coursed through Thundy's body. "Let's put that codename to the test! Do you have Pride in what Frozen and company has done? What if I told you that Cosmic was out for revenge? What then?" Thundy asked going into a fighting pose in front of Frozen and Calhoun. 

In the stands, Chelsea still stood up watching. She started to pant as she saw Cosmic gain the higher ground by putting both Bluebell and Dynamo on edge. Bingo sort of clung to Chelsea. Chelsea looked down at Bingo. 

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Hearing the cackling in Alhimar's voice, Cosmic merely raised an eyebrow in the air. "I think you might need to speak up again as that joke went flying by. Haven't you ever heard of the legends of Starswirl? He was powerful, but never a master in friendship. So, in theory he is just like me. He never needed friendship, so I don't either. Look at what friendship gets you!" Waving a hoof around at all the damage that had been done. Especially to the damage that Dynamo and Bluebell had received. "You're right about one thing. You won't cast me down, fool. I'll be sure to be the one to do that for you." He retorted as the zebra ingested some vial. To which, the zebra had gone maniacal with laugher, while flames had streamed from his mouth and nose. "Haven't you ever heard the saying of if you play with fire, then you're going to get burned. A big crash and burn that will leave you with regret." Teleporting to avoid the punch, Cosmic reappeared as he was back to back with Alhimar. As he saw the torrent of flames flow towards him, Cosmic huffed and closed his eyes. "Oh, please." He merely stated as his horn glowed to conjure a barrier. Effectively stopping the flames from hitting, before the Leo constellation began charging to defend Cosmic.

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Alhimar had expected such a teleportation on Cosmic's part and had turned around quickly and laughed wickedly again. As Alhimar laughed the flames moved in and out of his mouth like one's breath would be seen on a cold day.  "Hehehehehe! You are the fool! You know, you are wasting your life away by clinging to such vile thoughts and sayings! You have no friends, LOSER!! YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A LOSER! YOU DON'T DESERVE FRIENDS! YOU DESERVE TO BE ALONE AND TO ROT FOREVER!" Alhimar screamed to Cosmic at the top of his lungs as he spun about quickly. Seeing the charging Leo constellation he would remain in place. Just before the Leo constellation would strike him he unleashed a torrent of flames from his hooves right at it's face, while dodging off to the side. Afterwards, he would prepare another volley and move his hooves in a strange motion and arc them at the Leo constellation - however they don't stop there and whirled around it and aimed for where Cosmic was currently. 

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Just as the constellation was about to strike, Leo had managed to hit nothing, but air. Dodging to the side, Leo had seen a torrent of flames sent directly to it's face, before phasing right through the lion constellation. Thanks to Cosmic's magic, he made the constellation become intangible to avoid taking damage. "You sure those vials you took didn't melt your brain, or at the very least make you insane? Didn't you hear what I said before? I don't need any friends! Friendship and love are a waste of time. They make you weak and take away what's important in life. Why would I need friends when I have all the power in the world at my disposal? Once I defeat you all, I'll take the mark that should rightfully be mine. It's funny that you should mention that. If you want to be alone and rot forever, then I'll be happy to oblige!" As another volley of flames aimed at the neon green unicorn, said unicorn used his magic to freeze the flames in place. Without a second thought, he pushed the flames back at those who were still fighting in this free for all.

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Once Thundy transformed, he took on a new attire, while wielding a new bladed weapon. While Calhoun hadn't seen the weapon before, Frozen did. "It looks like you are using Shulk's weapon. The Monado, am I mistaken? From the Xenoblade Chronicles series." Adjusting his glasses, Calhoun looked over to his teammate with a raised eyebrow. "I'm guessing it's got nothing to do with any reading, huh? Seems interesting, but guess we'll put that up to the test." He was about to charge forward, but stopped as he heard Thundy's comment about Frozen. "Revenge? What for?" He wondered, while waiting for an explanation. Frozen knew that the time had come. If the truth would be revealed, then this would be the time to receive Frozen's answer.

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"Cosmic...he gave up on friendship because of the way he was treated. Because Dynamo, the one who Cosmic is after got a gaming cutie mark, Cosmic got mad and said that Dynamo "stole his destiny". It's pathetic that you would give up all that just to get back at someone. I fight for friendship and peace, and I won't let you and your cowardly troupe win this!" Thundy proclaimed, unleashing the light of the Monado and charging. 

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”The hell?” Kronos asked bewilderingly, “A free for all? Alright!!” He proceeded to go to the minor constellations that Cosmic spawned and absorb what cosmic energy he can. “YES!!! MORE POWER FOR THE DARK MATTER DRIVE!!!”

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"Hehehehehe! My brain ain't there no more! It's gone!!" he screamed. Of course his brain was there, he was just high off of the invigoration from the fight. "Who cares about what you have to say?! Who cares what you think? You are a worthless little coward! I would LOVE to be alone forever and I would LOVE it so much!! Hahahaha! Hehehehe! WRONG! I know where I stand, I know what I am. You belong in the garbage. What are you? JUNK!" he stated and put his hooves in a certain manner that fed the flames directly back to his hooves. After all, he still had his influence. Alhimar moved in quickly and gathered all of the flames into his right hoof and went in for a punch to Cosmic's jaw with his flaming hoof. 

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"You've got some fancy ideas, kid. I'm no unicorn, so I can't do any scanning. But I've got some office workers, so I'll see what I can do. Speaking of, I'm heading to the office now. You want to come, or are going to investigate out here? If you're coming, then stick close to me. The location of my office is secret. No one knows about it other than me and those I hire. Insurance reasons." Mayor Black says, offering to lead the way as he puts the hood of his cloak back up.

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In the stands,

Final looks on in horror, and then in sadness.
He looks at Reality Check, then at Chelsea, then looks away.

"...I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do here anymore. Forgive me. This isn't my fight. If I can figure out something that will help, I'll return. For now, please forgive me..." Final gets up and walks away. Using his time magic, he makes himself disappear to another era in time. When they see him again, and what age he'll be, is unknown.

In Arena B,

The judges are beside themselves. They want to commentate, but what's the point? This isn't a civilized battle anymore. Heck, the idea of arenas is all but an afterthought by now. One is destroyed and everyone else is rushing to the other one to take down Cosmic. He's lucky these arenas are massive enough to hold everyone; not that it really matters since he's not following any rules anymore. All the judges can do is try to assist the security team and tournament staff, as well as help make sure the audience is safe. In fact, some of tournament staff have decided to help evacuate the crowd since a good number of them want to leave.

Frozen tries to hold Samurai back, but fails. The second he got even a momentary glance, he didn't see a normal pony face. He saw a skull!!
Actually, it wasn't really a skull. Samurai had put on his protective skull mask. That startled moment of hesitation was enough for Samurai to leap past Frozen and go straight into the arena. If Thundy wants to stay behind and talk to Frozen, then he'll trust Thundy to do that. However, Samurai Equine is a horse of action! He'll talk when the crisis is no more.

Besides, for all they know, that Alicorn Amulet just might be making Cosmic stronger by the second. The amulet is named that for a reason; but moreover, it might be feeding on his malice to gain power and decrease any of Cosmic's weaknesses. The fact that Cosmic can summon more constellations is practically proof.

"COSMIC!!!" Samurai yells as he enters the arena, but is soon blocked by various blasts of magic. It looks like they went in random directions, but in reality, these blasts were used to summon constellations to hold off all the brave souls trying to get in on this fight. "Everypony, on your guard!! These astrology beasts are TOUGH!!" Samurai calls out. And indeed they are. Heck, just the shockwaves of summoning them was enough to push tournament staff back. The pawns that were trying to capture and stop Cosmic were now bumping into each other and the stands, pushed back with hardly ANY effort on Cosmic's part.

Samurai pulls out his sword and begins swinging, holding back whatever constellation was assigned to him. He even throws a few mighty punches and kicks in as well. It doesn't matter if Samurai takes a few hits; his armor is surprisingly sturdy. However, as he fights, he is surprised who all is joining this fight. "Pencil! Sparkly! Don't let any of this madness reach the audience; and try to help Dynamo and Bluebell if you can!" Samurai calls out to them. And much to Samurai's surprise, he sees Alhimar fighting as well! Well who would have guessed? A previously disqualified fighter is actually trying to help out. Samurai stands still in surprise for a second, but smiles. "Yosha!! Way to go, Alhimar-san!! I didn't know you had it in you!" Samurai calls out to him, cheering him on as Samurai fights his own constellation. But as he does so, he notices he is getting nowhere. The constellation is holding him back from his true target. So he gets an idea and calls out to his former opponent one more time. "ALHIMAR-SAN!! Send some of those flames MY way. I'm a pyro mage. I can absorb flames! If you give me some, I can gain a triple power boost!" Samurai explains.

...Anypony forget someone? Starlight Glimmer teleports in, appearing in Cosmic's blind spot, if he has one. "COSMIC! By the authority of Princess Twilight Sparkle, I command you to STOP!" Starlight gives her one warning before standing upright and shooting a magic beam of some kind at Cosmic. If it connects, he'll be trapped in a crystal block; rendering him completely immobile to even some of the most skilled of unicorns.

Edited October 29, 2021 by Oni Equine

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Opia sticks close to Mayor Black and follows alongside him. Clearly she is wishing to come with him. "I am one of many secrets, Mayor Black. Because of that, yours is safe with me. Let us go there in secret and solitude. May we find the answers we seek to find in due time. When we get there we can get a plant together with your other workers and then once that is done we can send them out to fulfill certain tasks and then reconvene within a designated time period. If you have anything you wish to suggest, I am open to suggestions." she states calmly and smiled ever so slightly.  

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Alhimar was very surprised to hear Samurai calling over the loudness of the battle occurring within the arena itself. He didn't expect Samurai to show any interest in him, but also because he was likely busy with fighting the other opponents. "I ain't got much flame left but sure, you can have it! I was planning on doing something else next anyways!" he called out to Samurai and with his hooves he motioned for the flames to go right into Samurai directly. He had no time to hesitate so he had to accept what Samurai was telling him. 

"You and I both know these Constellation garbage hats are a distraction. We must focus on Cosmic and Cheap, not their petty little minions! This can not be tolerated! Aim for the head, no mercy! Remember that Samurai!" Alhimar barked, as if he was giving orders. It would likely sound quite rude but given the circumstances they couldn't be bothered if they offended each other by their words. Not when they had a common foe to face. Thinking quickly he would have proceeded to back off from Cosmic somewhat in order to proceed onto his next phase. The flame vial's power was fading away by the second and he gave all of his flames to Samurai.

Thinking quickly - he had also studied the alicorn amulet and was going to reveal all he knew about it. "The more the bearer uses the amulet, the more it corrupts him or her! The amulet has an in-built magical lock that prevents any pony other than the bearer from taking it off. However, the amulet has its limits, as it cannot perform spells that are considered simply impossible!" he shouted as he was gathering his next vial. Feeling along the selections, he knew exactly what to pick next. "Cosmic cannot be reasoned with, his mind is already gone off to the deep end of pure vengeance and hatred. After what he had attempted to do with Bluebell and Dynamo here it is a must that we must crush him and his pathetic minions. Cheap can't be reasoned with either, they are just high school bullies with a bunch of magic! We will succeed in defeating them! I have hope in all of you, especially you Dynamo!" Alhimar shouted at the top of his lungs.

While he was shouting the red flame within his eyes would pitter out. He had used up all of the vial. Next he pulled out a sparkling yellow one and glugged it down. After a moment, his eyes began to crackle with yellow electrical sparks as he began to prepare his next assault. 

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Calhoun could only stare in surprise upon the reason for his new leader's vengeance. "Frozen? This isn't true, is it?" Frozen heaved a sigh, shaking his head as he looked towards the ground. "Unfortunately, it is. I know that I explained my reasons for joining in Cosmic's team, but he's going too far. I want payback, but not like this." It was all thanks to Cosmic that Calhoun would leave the team. Knowing the leader, he'd blame Frozen or Cheap for this, but it was never to be. "I'm not turning on you, Frozen." Looking up, he stared with eyes widened in surprise. Seeing this, Calhoun merely chuckled. "What? Do you really think I'd turn tail and go against the team? Now, while I will admit that I don't really get the whole vengeance spiel, I still support you, Frozen. I joined this team for you and you only. It's why I...I support you." He blushed, while not admitting the true reasons for joining. Frozen had picked up on the hesitation in Calhoun's voice, but chalked it up as being worried on playing for either side. He couldn't exactly blame the yak either as he wasn't sure if fighting for Cosmic was even correct anymore. "I did say that I'd protect you and that you'd protect me. So, it's a promise that will be eternally made." Just as Thundy charged with the Monado, Calhoun took the opportunity to rush forward. Seeing this, Frozen let loose his wings, before taking off to the sky. The two kept a close eye on Thundy to see what kind of move he'd make first.

@Oni Equine @ExplosionMare @Starforce @Kronos the Revenant

"I think you may have gotten a one too many screws loose in your head, science geek. Maybe a bit too much of potions, but what do I know? With how you're acting, you seem to be a bit mindless, or brainless." Shaking his head, Cosmic merely rolled his eyes at Alhimar's attempt at trash talk. Just as the zebra had come in for a punch, the swing was blocked by a hoof. That hoof belonging to Cheap Shot, who was itching to begin in this free for all. "Sorry, but not sorry. You're not getting to the boss, Spy! I'm still bothered about that whole spying issue we had with you. So, let's correct that mistake, shall we!?" He grinned, spinning as he swung his back hooves to land some kicks at the zebra. As Kronos was busy mentioning about his Dark Matter Drive, a tail flew rapidly towards the cyber pony. A tail belonging to the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion. The tail was a bit singed, but the tail soon swung once more in hopes of poisoning its targets. It's poison was laced with acid that would possibly melt some of the metal body of the cyber pony.

Looking back as his name was called, Cosmic could see Samurai, who was still suited in his armor and swords wielded. The only difference was that he was wearing a mask, but Cosmic could see it. The hatred in the asian pony's eyes that caused the neon green unicorn to chuckle. "Ah. So, the big bwother is here to save his pathetic excuse of a failure. Sorry to say, but you're too late. Had my fun and now it's two loser's down. I'm still raring to go, but I'm not afraid of you, Freak!" He watched in amusement as Taurus and Aquilla, the Eagle constellation. Upon the Eagle's back sat Artemis, who had begun raining arrows upon the defender's of Friendshire. Dynamo and Bluebell were safe from harm as they were still Cosmic's targets. Even as the flames faded, Cheap watched as another vial was consumed. This time, however, Alhimar's eyes flashed yellow with electricity crackling around his body. "Oooooh. Very sparkly. Think I could get some of that stuff? Makes some good use for being the muscle of the group." Cheap jokes, while he noticed a figure near Cosmic's blindspot. "Boss! Behind you!" Ears perking, Cosmic quickly turned to see Starlight Glimmer, who ordered him to stop his nonsense. Seeing the spell flying in his direction, the unicorn teleported away, before reappearing right in front of her. Just as he powered up another burst of magic, he smirked maliciously. "See? Now that wasn't really nice. Now, then. You were Kyubiki's first friend, right? Well, then. Let's play a game. It's call chicken. LET"S SEE WHO DUCKS FIRST!" As he launched his spell, he made sure to aim and fire at point blank range. If the attack connected, then it would cause an explosion. Effectively sending Starlight flying and dealing a lot of damage.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,809]

@Dynamo Pad @Oni Equine @Ragland Tiger @ExplosionMare @Reality Check

Thundy saw as Frozen flew into the air. He could do one of two things: go after Frozen himself, or take out Calhoun. Nonetheless, Calhoun was the biggest threats. He also knew that Frozen was armed with the power of the amulet. Thundy went for a downward slice...not knowing a symbol appeared within the Monado...