The Equestrian Empire Tournament : Round Three

[DukeofCanterlot 158]

Princess Celestia v. Princess Twilight Sparkle
Fluttershy v. Rarity

 

Unless I get swamped again, this round will last till Tuesday night.

*Fight Scenes from Round Two*
Discord: Interesting, come on every pony, let's battle!

Twilight Sparkle v. Zecora
Zecora: It appears I am fighting Twilight, let us see if she is bright.

Twilight: Well, Princess Celestia does call me the brightest pony she ever mentored and..

*Zecora uses her magic to create vines which wrap around Twilight's legs..*

Zecora: It appears that when you talk, you can no longer walk.

Twilight: At least I still have my magic.

*Twilight manages to release herself from the vines, which then go towards Zecora.
Zecora makes a run for it. 
Twilight stops the vines and then uses her alicorn magic to knock Zecora out.*

Discord: Very well, the Great and Powerful Twilight has moved on to Round Three.

Trixie: Trixie is not impressed.

Discord: I thought you said you weren't going to speak to me ever again.

Trixie: Oh, yes. Thank you for reminding me, Discord.

Discord: I say though, it has a nice ring to it.. the Great and Powerful Twilight. Hey Ms. Sparkle, what do you think of that name?

Twilight: Oh, me? I'm just like every other pony.

Trixie: Indeed, the moniker is still mine. 

Winner: Twilight

Fluttershy v. Sweetie Belle
Fluttershy: Umm.. Discord, if it is okay with you, Sweetie Belle could just move on to the next round. 

Discord: Certainly not allowed, Fluttershy. C'mon, you're a young adult pegasus and she is a puny unicorn without her cutie mark, you can win. 

Fluttershy: But no, I can't fight Sweetie Belle. It just isn't kind at all.

Discord: Forget kindness for a second!! And... hmmmm... 

 

*Discord began looking at Sweetie Belle with a deep level of concentration*
*Sweetie Belle gulped*

Discord: Oh, Fluttershy. I think I know why you would want to fight Sweetie Belle.

Sweetie Belle: Um... why?

Discord: You remember that day when one of your chickens almost drowned?

Fluttershy: Oh yes. It was horrible.. the poor chicken.. but thankfully, the Cutie Mark Crusaders were there to save the chicken from drowning. 

Discord: Did you ever know how the chicken got into the pond in the first place?

Sweetie Belle: To get to the other side of course, heh heh...

Discord: How it happened seems perfectly plausible too.. if I am reading Sweetie Belle's memories correctly. 

 

Fluttershy: Go on, I am interested.

Discord: Well, Sweetie Belle and her friends felt they could get their cutie marks from being lifeguards. They just needed to save some creature from drowning. There was no drowning creature in sight. So, they took one of your chickens and threw it in the water... terrorizing the poor thing.. then they went in to save the chicken.

*Fluttershy is getting angry*

Sweetie Belle *crying*: It wasn't my idea, I swear it. It was all Applebloom and Scootaloo.. I just went along with it.. please don't hurt me...

Fluttershy *gritting her teeth*: Perhaps you are too stupid to get a cutie mark...

*Fluttershy charges at Sweetie Belle and knocks her out*

Discord (grins): Fluttershy moves on to the next round, congratulations!!

Fluttershy (crying): What did I just do?

Discord: Don't worry. You didn't actually hurt Sweetie Belle.. I promise you that.
 

Winner: Fluttershy

 

Rarity v. Pinkie Pie

Discord: This should be interesting.

Rarity: A lady does not fight brutally.

Pinkie Pie: Ooh ooh, this should be super duper fun! 
*Pinkie Pie blasts a party cannon at Rarity*

Rarity: I do say that this confetti is out of style.

Pinkie: Huh?

Rarity: Confetti like that was in twenty years ago. Seriously, dear, you need to get with the times.

Pinkie: I can travel through time if I have cake.

Rarity: Speaking of cake, I think there is one right behind you.

Pinkie: Ooh, really? *Pinkie turns around.*

 

Pinkie: That's weird, I don't see any cake. Rarity, could you give more clues?

*Rarity uses her magic to turn Pinkie into stone, who falls to the ground.*

Rarity: See everypony, that is how a lady fights. Spike, could you be a dear and put some of that cake in front of Pinkie? I want her to see it when the magic wears off.

Spike: Sure thing, Rarity! 
*Spike places some cake in front of Pinkie*
*A minute passes and the spell hasn't worn off*

Winner: Rarity


Princess Celestia v. Princess Luna
Luna: Ready to lose, big sis?

Celestia: Of course, I am not as powerful as you, Luna.
*Both prepare their magic alicorn spells*
*Celestia suddenly stops but Luna still goes all out.*

Luna: THE POWER OF THE DARK!!!!
*Luna sends a wave of dark magic which pushes Celestia backwards. Celestia is on the ground.*

Discord: Well, it looks like the winner is Luna. Celestia just has to not fight back for another sixty seconds.

 

Luna: I know my sister far too well. This isn't over. 
*Celestia isn't moving at all.*

 

*The minute almost passes, five seconds left.
Celestia opens her eyes and says, "Gotcha".*

Celestia lets out a powerful beam of magic which knocks Luna out.

Discord: Oh my, it appears Princess Celestia wins this fight.

Celestia (laughs): Can we send my sister back to the moon now?

Discord: No.

Winner: Princess Celestia

*Pinkie breaks out of the stone and sees the cake*

Pinkie: Mmmmmm, cake!! Thanks Rarity!!