Sunset's Bizarre Adventure

>It's been one week since it started happening
>You've been seeing a hand emerge from your body
>But it's no human hand
>It's almost like golden armor
>But the moment you look at it too long it fades away, as if it were never there
>And that isn't the weirdest part of it
>No one but you, Sunset Shimmer, could see it
>Any time you tried to make it appear of your own will, it wouldn't come
>Were you possessed?
>Were you cursed?
>You had no idea
>That morning you were on your way to school
>And that morning is was going to be the start of you bizarre adventure
>You saw a rainbow haired girl walking on the street opposite from you
>She gave you a nasty glare
>Served you right
>Kids didn't easily forget you were once the schools queen bully
>The girl crossed the street to you with a clenched fist
>She looked like she was about to sock you
>Her body was emitting some sort of glow
>It was as if she was a light bulb
>"I thought you changed but I guess I was wrong."
>You looked confused
"What are you talking about?"
>"What do you mean what am I talking about?You went and upskirted Fluttershy in front of the school yesterday!"
"What? No I didn't!"
>"Lying now too are we? Well don't worry. I'll teach you a lesson!"
>You watched in awe as the light coalesced into another being directly behind her
>It was taller than her and was the same color as her hair
>It had one big yellow eye with a slit pupil and no mouth on it's near perfectly round face
>It was wearing a football uniform with the number 32 on the back
"W-what in the world is that?"
>Rainbow looked shocked
>"Wait, you can see this!?"
"Of course I can!"
>"Whatever! I have no time for this. Teach her a lesson, Eye of the Tiger!"
>The being took a stance like it was about to run the 30m dash
>Dash just smiled and the thing took off in the other direction
>As it came to the end of it's sprint, a number one appeared on your forehead
>You were in disbelief
>What in the hell was going on?
>"You may have humiliated fluttershy but I have a soft spot in my heart. So I'll tell you how my stand works."
"Stand? What in the hell are you talking about?"
>"My stand. You obviously have one if you can see mine. My stand's name is Eye of the Tiger. In order to defeat it, you must beat it in three sports games of it's choice. If the number on your head gets to three, that's it, you're done."
"Done? You don't mean..."
>"Done, done."
"How the hell am I supposed to win against that!? You saw it! It must have been running at 60 miles an hour!"
>"That's the idea. The entire school would be better off without you."
>Something inside you snapped when she said that
>And as your anger rose to a fever pitch, your a yellow aura manifested around you and transformed into a being
>It was beautiful
>It was a knight in shinning gold armor
>In it's left hand it held a tall flag with a red and yellow sun emblazoned on it
>In it's right hand it held nothing, however the armor had an odd shape
>It wasn't a hand but seemed more like a satellite
>Rainbow Dash looked worried, but quickly regained composer
>But it was strange
>You could hear her voice, only she wasn't speaking
>And it wasn't just her voice either
>hundreds of voices
>It was random things
>Did I take out the trash?
>Where is suzy?
>I need to get to work!
>Then it hit you
>Were you listening to people's thoughts?
>You tried to focus
>Listen intently
>You could hear what Rainbow was thinking
>How much she wanted to kick your ass
>But something wasn't right
>It was as if there was some block in her thoughts
>As if something was in the way
>You closed your eyes and concentrated
>Through your minds eye it was as if you could literally see her thoughts
>And one of them was blanked out
>You put your hand too it and sure enough you began to wipe away the muck
>Finally it was clear
>You looked at your hands covered in the muck
>It was different memories
>As if
>As if they had been put there by something
>When you opened your eyes again, that thing, the stand Rainbow talked about was gone and so was the incessant chatter
>Rainbow was in a heap on the floor
>It seemed her stand had worn off as well, as there was no longer a number on your head
>Rainbow quickly came too
>"What happened? I have a screaming headache."
"Something isn't right. Your memories... they were tampered with. At least that's what it seemed like."
>"What? What are you talking about?"
>That must be it
>Your stands ability was to peer into, and interact with the minds of others!
>That's why it had that crazy satellite on it's hand
"Stand. Is that what you called it?"
>Rainbow rubbed her head
>"ugh. Yeah."
"Our little fight just unlocked mine. What do you remember?"
>"I remember fighting you... but I can't remember why. I remember saying you upskirted fluttershy... ugh... but you didn't do that."
"That's what I thought then. Are you and I the only ones with this ability?"
>"Not at all. I know of a few others. My friends all have one."
"How many?"
>"Six including me."
"I want to see them. Their memories may have been tampered with too."
>Rainbow pulled out her phone and group texted her friends
>Twilight Sparkle
>Rarity
>Applejack
>Fluttershy
>Pinkie Pie
>You had seen them around at one point or another
>They were all quite popular
>They all arrived in short order
>Pinkie hugged Rainbow and shouted in her ear
>"WHAT DO YOU NEED RAINBOW"
>Rainbow put her hands on her ears
>"Not so loud. I have a headache."
>Twilight looked confused
>"Why are you here with Sunset? Didn't she pants fluttershy yesterday?"
>Rainbow shook her head
>"Do what you did to me Sunset."
"I'll give it my best."
>You concentrated and like nothing your stand appeared again
>You focused hard and one by one cleared each of their minds
>It wasn't until you reached Twilight's that you got a clue
>Green hair
>You didn't know how you knew, but whoever that girl with green hair was was responsible for this
>When you came back to reality all the girls where collapsed on the ground
>Twilight rubbed her head
>"What happened?"
"Someone has been tampering with your memories. Lucky for us my stand ability has the power to cross into people's minds and clear the block."
>"You have a stand?"
"Yeah. I guess you didn't see it just now."
>Twilight excitedly got out her notebook and been
>"Show it to me! I have to see!"
"Uh.. ok."
>You manifested your stand again and Twi began to take extensive notes on it
>"What are it's abilities? Any others?"
"I can hear peoples thoughts, read their emotions. If I don't concentrate I can hear everyone around me. I can also go inside one persons mind. That's as much of it's power as I know."
>"What's it's name?"
"It's name?"
>"Yes! It's name! Every stand has a name. You should name yours."
"I have no idea what to call it."
>"I can name it for you, if you want."
"Uh... sure I guess."
>"I'll call it Rebel Yell."
"Rebel Yell?"
>"It's perfect. It's just so you!"
"If you say so. What about you? What are your stands?"
>Twilight's stand instantly appeared
>It looked nearly exactly like her, except the skin was purple, wore pitch black ripped robes, and had a horn made of light
>Instead of eyes, the eye sockets were full of light
>Twilight got all giggly and excited
>"This is my stand, Midnight Rambler. It's ability is too-"
>Rarity put her hand over her mouth
>"Hush darling. Someone has been tampering with our memories. Do you want to give away all of our secrets to whoever's doing this?"
>Twilight composed herself
>"Yeah sorry. Guess I got a bit excited."
>"Let's go to your place. We can get Sunset acquainted with out stand powers there."
>"Right, right."
>AJ grabbed Rarity's shoulder
>"Now hold on just one minute here rare. How do we know we can trust 'er? She was once the biggest meanie in school."
>Hearing that made your heart sink
>You kinda deserved it though
>You were pretty awful
>"That is true. In that case we should probably wait to show our stands to you. Just in case."
>You couldn't make eye contact
>Surprisingly, it was Rainbow who spoke up for you
>"Now hang on a second! Without her we would still have faulty memories! Not to mention now we have a lead on who's doing it."
>The whole group thought about it for a moment
>AJ rolled her eyes
>"Fine, fine. But I still don't trust the biggest meanie."
>Hearing that got your angry
>Without knowing it, you summoned your stand
>With a mighty slam, Rebel Yell hit the base of the flag staff to the floor and a weird red mist burst forth
>The mood shifted instantly and all the girls had mean glares
>Rarity snapped
>"Why exactly are we out here again? You do realize I have some dresses to make!"
>AJ shot back
>"Oh shut up you prissy bitch! No one cares!"
>All the girls began to argue and it gave you a moment of clarity
>You retracted your stand again and, in an instant, the mood shifted back to normal
>Both AJ and Rara looked embaressed
>"S-sorry... Rare..."
>"I-it's ok. I know you didn't mean it."
"That's it! That's my stands other ability!"
>The girls looked confused
>"Other ability?"
"Yes. AJ, when you called me biggest meanie it made me extremely angry and I accidentally summoned Rebel Yell. When it slammed the flag on the ground the rest of you became as angry as I am. And now that it's gone, you're all fine."
>Twilight, of course, was taking more notes
>"That's incredible. You have quite the unique stand."
>Twilight's body began to glow purple and a stand that looked nearly identical to her emerged
>The only difference was that it's skin was purple and it wore black and purple robes. It had a bright ethereal horn shining from it's forehead
>To your surprise, the stand blasted the notes with a beam from it's horn
"What did you just do?"
>Twilight smiled
>"I don't take notes just because I find stand abilities so interesting. It's part of Midnight Rambler's ability. It's two fold: the first ability, little star, allows it to manifest anything written on paper. The only downside is that whatever is summoned is made of the paper it's written on, making them extremely fragile. The second ability allows me to transfer anyone into any complete work of literature."
>You couldn't believe your ears
"That's incredible. I don't know what to say."
>Fluttershy got giddy all of a sudden
>"Let's go back to my place and discuss our stands over tea!"
"Sounds good to me. Is it far? Mind if I ride with you?"
>"Nope. It's actually right here."
>Shy held out her hand and a gold key with gems manifested in her hand
>"Sound of Silence!"
>They key went into the air, as if reality itself was a door and opened up to some place entirely different
>You all walked inside
>It was beautiful
>A large flowery meadow with a cottage in the center
>It looked like something out of a fantasy novel
>Inside Fluttershy began to prepare tea while you all sat on the couch
"So that's Fluttershy's and Twilight's. What about the rest of you?"
>Rarity stood up
>"Allow me to demonstrate. Her Diamonds!"
>A stand had the body of a skeleton emerged. It's face had a pure while mask with a blue diamond in the center. It had eye holes but all you could see was empty black. It had a odd shaped head piece shaped like a boomerang with the ends pointing out from the front
>In it's hands it held marionettes, each with six stings
>"This is my stand, Her Diamonds. Anything the strings touch will either strength or weaken it to increasing degrees. For example, if you were to shoot me point blank in the shoulder, all it would take is two strings to completely crush the bullet on my skin."
"That's really cool."
>"Thank you, darling"
>You looked at Pinkie
>"Oh! Me next, me next!"
>Pinkie shot up
>"Beastie Boys!"
>A pink robot appeared. In it's chest it had a juke box and it's right arm was a cannon. It moved around on a single wheel at the base.
>"My stand has the ability to make music notes come to life. Observe."
>Pinkie scrolled through various tracks and picked one
>It was silent night
>It aimed its cannon and from it came music notes, each singing the tune
>To your surprise, you became very calm, almost sleepy
>"You like it?"
>She retracted her stand and instantly you woke up again
"I really like it. Applejack?"
>AJ crossed her arms
>"No way. I still don't trust ya."
>You weren't surprised she held such a grudge
>You hurt her sister pretty bad when she didn't give you her lunch money
>Got you suspended for three weeks
>But that was the past
"Why are you being so stubborn?"
>"You know darn well why!"
"That was the past! Can't you see I've changed!?"
>AJ clenched her fist
>"Fine, Ya wanna see me stand so bad? I'll show ya. War!"
>Before you even knew what hit you, you were slammed through the wall of the cottage
>All you saw was a red blurr, it almost looked like a horse
>When you got up she was gone
>"Sunset!? Are you ok!?"
>Rainbow came running to help you up
"Yeah. I managed to summon my stand at the last second and shield myself."
>You rubbed your torso
"Could've summoned it a few seconds sooner though."
>You winced
"My everything hurts."
>You looked back through the hole in the wall and Applejack was gone
>As you reentered the house you sat beside Twilight
"Where did AJ go? Is vanishing part of her stand's ability?"
>"No, it's Fluttershy's. The use of force will get you instantly ejected from the world and back into our reality."
"What in the world is wrong with her?"
>Rarity pats your shoulder
>"I've know AJ for a while. She holds one heck of a grudge. Just give her some time. She'll come around."
>Fluttershy came back with the tea, remarkably unphased by what just took place
>"Tea is ready!"
>You dawn a surprised expression
"You're remarkably calm."
>"Of course. I could feel it before you even could. My stand, The Sound of Silence, is an extension of myself. Every footstep, every action, even emotion, I can all sense. It's like another limb."
"That must be weird."
>"It was at first. But you get used to it."
"So how are we going to track down this green haired girl?"
>Rarity rubbed her chin
>"I'm not sure. The only strategy I can think of is to be hyper vigilant."
>Twilight shook her head
>"Not a good idea. You saw how she was able to manipulate memories to make others hostile. If it wasn't for Sunset's stand, Eye of the Tiger would've killed her. We have to take the fight to her. We have to lay out some bait."
"Bait? How?"
>"Here's my idea. We have one of use walk around with their stand exposed with the others in close proximity but hiding. The minute she reveals herself, we strike."
"Who'll play bait?"
>"Don't worry, I'll do it. We can't have you do it since the enemy has no idea you even have a stand. We'll use that to our advantage. You can hide in plain sight."
>Rarity shook her head
>"What if you're looking at this all wrong. What if whoever replaced our memories was trying to eliminate Sunset?"
"I did make a lot of enemies over the years. It wouldn't surprise me if someone had a grudge."
>Rainbow piped up
>"Anyone with green hair?"
"Probably. Hell 90% of the school hated me. The chances I bullied someone with green hair is beyond likely."
>Rarity nodded
>"I guess we'll have to stick with bait then. However, Sunset, you should remain in hiding."
"Got it."
>Twilight smiled
>"We'll do it tomorrow at school then."
"Sounds good."
>"Fluttershy, if you would."
>Fluttershy took a final sip from her tea cup
>"Ok."
>She manifested the key again and pressed it into the air
>She turned it to the right and a lock sound was heard
>Just like that you were back in the real world
>And it was night time
"Jeez. Nearly 15 hours have passed! Yet it hardly feels like it's been ten minutes."
>Fluttershy blushes
>"Oh I forgot to mention that. Time density is a lot heavier within SoS. Every minute inside is an hour in the real world."
>Twi crossed her arms
>"Let's go home and get some rest. We'll need it for tomorrow."
"Right. See you then."
>You all go your separate ways and head home
>You could hardly get any sleep that night
>Mainly because you were having a hard time keeping your stand under control
>Just when you were about to fall into slumber, your stand would manifest itself and thoughts would come flooding in
>After a long battle you finally managed and woke up exceedingly groggy
>Nothing a little coffee wouldn't fix
>With three cups of wake up juice and a light breakfast, you were ready
>It was time to bring this green haired fiend to justice
>You walk out and meet your new crew on the way
>AJ was giving you the silent treatment, not even making eye contact
>You never knew AJ could be so catty
>Midnight Rambler was already manifested
>Appears they were scrapping the whole,hide and wait idea
>Too your shock, it didn't take long from some to confront you
>"So your the stand user who has been causing my teacher so much trouble."
>It was a blue haired girl with a magician's robe on
>You knew her
>She was once your second in command when you were queen bully
>Trixie Lulamoon
>She had a rough home life and took out her anger by bullying others
>However, she wasn't the brightest crayon in the box
>Twilight gave a menacing look
>"Your teacher?"
>"That's right miss smarty pants."
>"Who is your teacher?"
>"Wouldn't you like to know! Trix Up my Sleeve!"
>Trixie's stand manifested
>It was unorthodox to say the least
>It was a big bunny, taller than she was, wearing a nice suit and a large top hat
>"Are you afraid yet Twilight Sparkle?"
>"Not even."
>Midnight Rambler assumed it's attack position, it's fists clenched and ready to fight
>To your surprise, Trix Up My Sleeve bowed, placing it's hat on the floor
>It hopped once and pulled the hat from the ground
>A pie was there!
>As if it had come from that hat itself!
>Trixie become visibly frustrated
>"No! A lion! Not a pie!"
>The stand did the same motion, this time pulling a wooden board from the hat
>Trixie growled
>"No! Something fearsome like a lion! Or a snake! Something!"
>The stand tried once man and this time pulled out a rather angry looking coyote
>"That'll do. Get 'em!"
>The beast charged and Rarity put her stand in it's path
>As the beast tried to bite Her Diamonds, runs it's strings along it
>It instantly falls to the ground, as if all the strength had been completely sapped from it
>Rainbow immediately summons eye of the tiger, who gives Trixie a nice hard punch to the jaw
>She collapses to the floor
>"Sunset!"
"Right!"
>You summon Rebel Yell and dive into Trixie's mind
>There was way more muck this time
>Nearly all her memories were covered in it
>You begin to scramble to get all the muck, looking through it too see any more clues
>Even throughout all the muck all you could see was one thing
>It looked to be a stand made out of stone
>It's head was intricate and had one eye
>It's feet and hands were both massive, while it's limbs and torso were stick thin
>It seemed barely able to keep it's balance
>You also were able to acquire a name
>American Honey
>That must be the stand name
>You were able, with quite a bit of effort, to clean all the muck away and finally return to your physical form
>You instantly fell to the ground
>All of your strength had been sapped and you were breathing insanely hard
>Trixie seemed to have been knocked unconscious
>Rarity knelt down and placed her hand on your back
>"Sunset!? Are you alright?"
>You keep panting hard, barely able to speak
"Yeah. That just -pant- took a lot out me."
>"You just get some rest. We'll take it from here."
>From the corner of your eye, you could see Twilight furiously writing notes on Trixie's stand
>He pen strokes were so fast, almost inhumanly so
>She tossed the page to her stand and it gave it a zap, then placed it in her bag
>Twilight turned to you
>"Did you find anything out?"
"Not much. I did find out the identity of the stand. It's called American Honey. It has long stone limbs with huge hands and feet and an even bigger egg shaped head."
>"Do you think Trixie will still be hostile?"
"Not a chance. I cleared all her memory. But there was a lot to clear. I have no idea how long she'll be out for."
>You sit against the railing
"If you don't mind, I think I'm just going to chill here for a sec. Catch my breath."
>Rarity sits beside you
>"I'll be right here with you."
"Thanks Rarity."
>AJ let out a snicker
>You were to tired argue now though
>You felt like you were about to pass out
>Certainly should avoid straining yourself in the future
>Fluttershy summoned SoS
>"Don't worry, I've got this."
>She unlocked the door to her world and, with AJ's help, tossed Trixie inside
>"I have to be inside my stand in order for it to exist. So if anything changes let me know."
"Will do."
>The door shut and you sat with rarity for another hour, making both of them late for class
>You finally got your feet
>"Are you sure you're alright? Maybe you should just go home and sleep this off. You pushed yourself way to hard."
>You shook your head
"Nah I'm alright. I just needed some time to sit for a bit. I feel a lot better now."
>"If you're sure. But if you feel too weak just let the school nurse know."
"I promise I will Rarity."
>The both of you walked to school and the moment you got separated, you realized how big of a mistake you had just made
>You felt a large stone finger touch your shoulder
>It was then you realized you were too exhausted to summon your own stand
>You were completely at her mercy
>A girls voice spoke
>"Turn around and I'll reorder your memories to make you a bigger meanie than you were in your prime."
>You could barely breathe
"W-who are you?"
>"Hmmm how should I answer that? Let's just say I'm someone better left forgotten."
>You slowly tried to turn your head to peak at your attack when you suddenly felt a huge hand grasp your body extremely tight
>It felt like you were about to pop
>"Ah-ah-ah. What did I say about turning around?"
>The hand loosened, but not enough to free your movement
"What do you want with me?"
>"What do I want? Oh so many things. I could erase your memories right here and now. Or make you a mental retard. But I won't. No, no I have something much more sinister in store for you. I'm going to make you suffer for what you did to me. Now that I have power, I will make your life hell in the same way you did mine."
>You could've sworn you heard that voice before
>But where?
>You knew the sound but just couldn't place it
"Listen to me. If it's any consolation, I've changed. I'm not the monster I used to be. I'm sorry. You don't have to do this."
>The stand's hand gripped you tightly once more and she became furious
>"I don't want to hear you empty apologies you witch!"
>She relaxed again
>"One by one I'm going to turn your friends against you. And once that's done, I'll enact my final plan. When I'm through with you, you'll wish I destroyed your mind right here"
>She chuckled and in an instant she was gone
>You felt cold chills go down your spine
>You had to warn the others
>You pulled out your phone and frantically began to text them
>But who was she?
>Where in the world had you heard that voice before?
>Or was the reason you couldn't remember because her stand had already taken effect on you?
>Whatever it was, you'd have to wait for your strength to return
>Once you were home, at Rarity's request, you could hardly relax
>Who knows where that psycho could be now
>Who knows if she already knew everything about you
>What if she was just lying in wait?
>You couldn't help it, you had to get some help if you were to get any reast
>You texted the whole group for a sleepover
>Thankfully they agreed
>The whole group was here, Trixie included
"What's Trixie doing here?"
>"The Great and Powerful Trixie has renounced her evil ways now that her memory has been restored and would like to help you."
>Fluttershy smiled
>"We had quite a nice chat over tea. Don't worry. She's most certainly on our side."
>Flutts flicked the lights on
>"My Sunset. You look terrible. Your skin is as pale as a ghost."
"That meeting today with whoever that was really rattled me. I can't relax."
>Twi squeezed your shoulder
>"Don't worry Sunset. We'll sleep in shifts. Nothing is going to happen to us."
"Thank you, Twilight."
>You curled up in your bed and fell asleep before your head hit the pillow
>You woke up in the wee hours of the morning, AJ keep watching
>You let out a yawn
"Applejack?"
>She snapped at you
>"What?"
>You looked down
"I'm sorry AJ. I didn't mean what I did... I was a troubled kid growing up..."
>"Well tell that to muh lil sister's scar on her thigh."
"AJ. What can I do to make you forgive me? I'll do anything. I am sorry."
>She stay silent for a moment
>"Fine. There is one thing you can do. You go to Applebloom and you beg forgiveness to her. If she forgives ya, then I will too"
"Alright. I will"
>You sat up in your sleeping back and look out the window
>Your energy was finally back
>You summoned your stand and began listening to the surrounding thoughts, trying to see if your attacker's was out there
>Luckily no matter where you pointed it, she wasn't there
>You breathed a sigh of relief
>Now for the next part
>You tried to summon Rebel Yell within you
>No matter how hard you tried though, you couldn't get it inside yourself
>Guess it only worked on others
>Or did it?
>You crawled over and shook Twilight
>She grumbled
>"Ugh. Sunset?"
"Sorry to wake you. But there's something highly important I need you to try."
>Twi sat up and gave a big stretch
>"What do you need?"
"I need you to use Midnight Rambler's ability to make Rebel Yell and check if my memories have been tampered with. It seems I'm unable to use that ability on myself."
>"Go it."
>Twilight reached in her bag and pulled out the peace of paper with your stand's details on it
>With incredible speed, the stand sculpted the paper to look exactly like Rebel Yell
>With a flash from it's horn it came to life
>Just as it was about to dive into your mind and blinding flash occurred and the window shattered
>Twilight's stand had a long white arrow in it's chest
"Wake up, wake up!"
>Midnight Rambler closed it's fist and, to everyone's shocked, punched Twilight right in the jaw
>Twilight yelled in pain
>"What is going on? I can't control it!"
"It must be the arrow!"
>You used Rebel Yell to grab it
>The moment you did, it jabbed you in the stomach with the flag staff, knocking you to the floor
>It was moving on it's own!
>As Twi's stand moved away and your stand lost it's grip on the arrow, you had complete control over it again
>That settled it
>It was the arrow
>But how were you to remove it if you couldn't touch it?
"It's the arrow! Anything that touches it becomes hostile!"
>AJ runs at it
>"I've got it!"
>Instead of using her stand, she used her own hands and ripped the arrow out
>But it worked just as well on humans as it did on stands
>"War."
>This was the first time you got to see AJ's stand in action
>It was a tall red horse, covered in flames
>AJ climbed atop it
>It let out a ghostly whinny and jumped out the window, running into the night
"Shit shit shit! Where is she going!?"
>"I'll follow her."
>Rarity assumed a pose and her stands strings attached to her limbs
>With alarming speed, she jumped out of the window
>It was a two story drop but Rarity landed it as if she was hoping down two steps of a stair case
>She began to run just as fast as war, if not faster
>Her stand really was something else
>With just two strings on each leg she was running at at least sixty miles an hour
"Come on, we have to go after them."
>You all run down to the parking lot when two women stopped you
>One had nice British accent while the other wore headphones
>"Sunset Shimmer, my name is Octavia Melody. I simply cannot allow you to go any further."
>Damn it, damn it, damn it
>They had this all planned to a T
"Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash. You deal with these goons. We'll keep going after AJ and Rarity."
>The girl with the headphones crossed your path
>"Blue Monday."
>A very sleek black and dark blue stand looking to be made of a circuit board appeared. It's head was in the shape of a large cone
>It placed it's hands to the ground and formed a large square around them all
>The square pushed multiple glowing veins into the center, leaving barely any room to move
>One of the veins hit Pinkie's foot, causing her to cry out in pain
>"Owowowowowow! That was an electric shock!"
>The girl nodded
>"My name is Vinyl Scratch. If you touch any part of my stand you'll receive a strong electric shock, oh yeah."
>She looked at Octavia
>"After you."
>"Right. Carnival of the Animals!"
>All that appeared in Octavia's hand was a small telescope
>She aimed it's gaze at Twilight
>"Fire."
>You looked up in the air to see dozens of tiny mortar shots firing high in the sky
>They were heading straight for Twilight
>Pinkie acted fast
>She put in a record with a blasting trumpet, knocking all of the off course
>"Hmmm, that stand is going to be a bother. Vi, could you take care of it?"
>"As you wish"
>The veins shifted all converging around pinkie pie until she could not escape
>She let out a loud, bone shattering scream as electricity filled her bones and passed out
>Octavia smiled
>"We're a perfect team as always"
>This was pretty dire
>They had you completely trapped in here
>But you noticed something
>As all the veins closed in to shock pinkie, there was more room in the rest of the box
>Meaning if you could get a distraction
"Rebel Yell!"
>You stand manifested and slammed it's flag staff down
>You needed your friends as confident as you were
>The rest stood proud and summoned their stands
"Rainbow, Trixie, Twi. Distract them. I've got an idea."
>"Right!"
>Eye of the Tiger manifested a rifle and a few targets appeared in the distance
>A rifle appeared in Vinyl's hand as well
>Midnight Rambler took a new sheet a paper and sculpted War with lightning speed
>Trix up my sleeve did it's usual gesture and summoned a bar of soap, much to Trixie's dismay
>"No! Something long range!"
>Vinyl took aim at you and fired
>Moving Rebel Yell in between yourself and the bullet, you used the satellite dish to block it
>big mistake
>The bullet hit the dish and bounced off, and your head began to sear in pain
>You let out a loud scream
>It felt like someone had just hit your skull with a steel mallet
>You fell to the floor, in so much pain you couldn't move
>Luckily though, your friends new their priority
>EotT took aim at the targets and with pin point accuracy, fired right in the center
>A black number 1 appeared on Vinyl's forehead
>"Enough of this! Fire!"
>The mortars launched again
>Twi, using War, breathed a huge plume of fire into the sky, scorching them all to a crisp
>In the chaos, Rainbow took another shot, giving Vi a #2
>Vi seemed pretty oblivious to the whole thing
>Rainbow took aim once more
>But didn't fire
>Twilight took notice
>"Rainbow! Finish her off so we can get out of here!"
>Twilight got a look of shock on her face
>The stands arms were visibly shaking
>"Rainbow?"
>The veins of Blue Monday converged on Dashie's position, giving her a hard shock
>Fighting through that pain, you got up, now having a clear path to Vinyl
>You and Rebel Yell charged
>You slammed the flag staff right into her stomach, causing her to lose focus and for her stand to to fade
"Now! Get Octavia!"
>Twi launched war at Tavi as fast as possible, slamming her into the dirt
>You wasted no time, going into each of their minds and removing the mental block caused by American Honey
>You fell on your butt
"That was way too close."
>Both Rainbow and Pinkie were starting to come too again
>Twilight held Dash's head in her lap
>"Rainbow are you alright? Why didn't you take the shot?"
>She looked guilty
>"The thing is... I've never actually reached 3 with anyone... I'm too afraid of what might happen..."
"You mean you have no idea what happens if you complete all three games?"
>"I don't. But I doubt it's anything positive..."
>Who knew Rainbow was such a softie?
>Your head was pounding like nothing else
>Apparently that super sensitive dish was actually not meant to be a shield
>Twilight wiped out her phone
>"I'm going to call Rarity and check on her progress."
>She made three calls and all went straight to voicemail
>"This isn't good. She isn't responding at all. We have to go after them."
>Trixie shook her head
>"That isn't a good idea. I hate to say this but this probably means they've been captured."
"Then we need to take the fight to them."
>"And how are we supposed to do that? We have no idea where they are."
>Twilight smiled
>"You give me too little credit
>Twilight typed some things into her phone and forced Rarity's phone to start pinging it's location
>"There. She's in the east district about seven miles away."
>Trixie still looked skeptical
>"You really think we can do this? We're down two people. And for all we know Wallflower may have turned AJ and Rarity against us."
>You got up and dusted yourself off
"We have to try. Plus, we have other allies now."
>Both Octavia and Vinyl were coming too
>"What happened?"
"We'll explain on the way. We're taking the fight to them."
>Little did you know you were heading towards disaster
>You all began to make your way to Rarity's cell signal, explaining the situation to your new found allies
>It didn't take long, only ten minutes
>Twilight halted the group
>"There. Rarity's cell signal is coming right from within that house."
>Twilight pointed to a rather modest one story green house
"Let's finish this. This girl's insane."
>Octavia nodded
>"Don't you think we should have a plan before going in?"
>Twilight agreed
>"Yeah. That's not a bad idea."
>You all huddled out of view outside of view of the house and Twilight laid down a plan
>"Octavia. I need you to stay outside and give us cover using Carnival of the Animals. Vinyl. Can you surround the house with Blue Monday?"
>She nodded
>"I can but the larger a space it's spread, the less dense the veins can be. I also won't be able to see inside the house."
>Twilight nodded, thinking for a moment
>"Alright. Don't worry about giving us support inside then. Just surround the house to prevent her from fleeing. The means it's up to you and me Sunset. You ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be."
>Everyone took their positions while you and Twi snuck inside
>It was completely dark and not a sound could be heard
>It felt you with a deep unease
>This had trap written all over it
>Twi whispered to you
>"Stay close. We'll go room by room."
"Right."
>You both walk through the house, going room by room and finding nothing
>That was until you went into the backyard
>There was a literal nuclear bunker in the back
>It's solid steel door was flat in the ground and locked
"That's not good. No way we're getting through that."
>"Let me try something."
>Twilight used Midnight Rambler to construct war again and have it charge the bunker
>No good
>The most it did was give it some scuff marks
>Not surprising from something built to withstand nuclear blasts
"Any other ideas?"
>"One."
>Using her stand again, it made a paper model of Carnival of the Animals
>You looked surprised
"When did you have time to do that?"
>"I always be sure to write down ever stand I encounter. I did it on the way here."
"I can't believe I didn't notice that."
>Twilight aimed the binoculars at the bunker and fired
>Nothing
"Damn it. How the hell are we supposed to get in there?"
>Twilight thought for a moment
>"That's it!"
"What?"
>"We don't have to break into it with brute force. We have to break into it with wit."
"How so?"
>"All we have to do is short out of lock mechanism. And what better stand than Blue Monday?"
"It's worth a try."
>Twilight shot a text to Vi giving her the exact point where she wanted her to strike
>Like a charm it worked
>With a few sparks and zaps, the vault door was open
>You began to lift the heavy door open
"Great thinking Twilight."
>"It's what I do Sunset. It's what I do"
>As you descended the spiral staircase, Twi nudged you
>"We have to be careful. Down here our friends can't give us any support"
"Right. Let's finish this once and for all."
>As you both began to reach the lower floor you heard a rather angry voice
>"What do you mean you don't know how you got here!?"
>You raised an eyebrow
>That was unmistakably the girl who ambushed you
>Was that white arrow someone else's doing?
>AJ spoke
>"I told ya! We got ambushed by some stand with a white arrow. It controlled me and led me here!"
>"Ugh! Damn it. I'm not ready for this yet. No matter. You both should make worth additions to my collection"
>Just as you both were about to charge in, you heard the sound of cables snapping
>It was Rarity using her stand to augment herself to break free
>You ran down in to help but it was too late
>As Rarity went to land a blow on American Honey, it glowed bright green and she stopped
>That was all it took
>One stare from the beast was enough to rearrange all their memories
>"Rarity!"
>The girl aimed her stand at AJ and you stood in between it and her
"Don't even think about it."
>Now that you had a clear view of her face, it all came back
>why this girl had such a grudge
>Wallflower Blush
>Out of all the people you had been mean to in your past, none compared to the treatment she suffered
>She was your main target
>Worst of all, all she wanted in life was to be left too alone
>Maybe that angered you back then
>The fact that she could live so inconspicuously
>You tormented her day after day
>No wonder she was so dead set against you
>This hesitation however would spell your doom
>Rarity grabbed you from behind
>Her strength was unreal
>You felt like you were being held by welded steel bars
>No matter how much you struggled her arms didn't moved an inch
"I got her Lady Wallflower!"
>Twi sprung into action
>"Not on my watch!"
>Twi went to create Her Diamonds but it was too little too late
>American Honey already cast it's gaze on Twilight, putting her under wallflowers spell
>You had to clear at least one of their memories
>You called out Rebel Yell, but before it had a chance to act, American Honey wrapped it's massive fingered around it and squeezed
>You were completely helpless
>Wallflower smiled and slowly walked to you
>"Well I don't know what all this business is with a white arrow, but it doesn't matter now does it?"
>She smiled a truly devilish smile
>"You're at my mercy now aren't you? The question now is what should I do? Should I force you to watch as I implant the most grusome and horrific memories into your friend's minds? Oh! Or maybe I should take away every memory they have. Or perhaps I should keep you down here for a while and make everyone in this town despise you so much they'll turn violent whenever they see you?"
>She laughed
>"Oh the options! The choices! But we need something truly brutal for what you did to me. Something you won't be able to get away from for as long as you live. And I think I have just the perfect idea"
"Wallflower listen! I've changed now! I know what I did in the past was inexcusable... but I'm not the person I was! I want to make amends!"
>Like a light switch she became enraged
>"Make Amends? MAKE AMENDS? Oh no. No, no, no. We are far, far past the point of making amends."
>She clenched her fists
>"All I wanted to do was live in peace, keeping to my photos. Kind of like how you want to avoid this punishment right now. But like me, you're going to find there's no choice in this. You're going to get what's coming to you, like it or not."
"Listen to me. This won't make you feel any better. You won't gain anything from revenge."
>"Oh save me the arm chair philosophy! I wouldn't care if this killed me in the process! So long as you suffer as I've suffered, all of it was worth it!"
>She was way too far gone
>No amount of talking was ever going to convince her not to do what she was about to do
>"Enough talking! You're going to feel the way I felt for over three years!"
>You desperately looked around for something, anything that would get you out of this situation
>But you were helpless
>Your only hope was that your friends on the surface would come to check if something was wrong
>Considering you had been gone for all of five minutes, you weren't going to hold your breath on that one
>"Now what shall I do? Oh yes! In my anger I nearly forgot. I'm going to reduce all of the memories of your friends to zero. That way even Rebel Yell won't be able to fix them. And they will be vegetables forever. And."
>She walked up and looked you dead in the eyes
>"You'll have to live with the fact that it was all. your. fault."
>You could hardly hold back your tears
"No. Please. Anything but that."
>"Yes that's right. You feel that? The overwhelming, helpless despair? I felt that for over three years. Now you'll have to feel that the rest of your life!"
>She looked at the rest of her captives
>"Now let's see. Who should I do first? Ah! Let's do AJ. Of all the people she hates you the most! And now you have to bear that you ruined her for life!"
>American Honey turned, making you face AJ
>You struggled as hard as you could
"No! You can't! Applejack!"
>American Honey set it's gaze to AJ as you used all your might to struggle against Rarity
>But it was all for not
>With a brief flash of green light, AJ fell to the ground, unconscious
>You felt light headed and weak
>All of her memories, her experiences, her very sense of self
>All gone
>"Now let's see who's next? I bet Twilight would love to have her memories erased!"
>You couldn't even form words anymore
>You just stared at the ground
>"Ah, ah, ah. You have to watch. Rarity hold her head up."
>"Absolutely Wallflower."
>Rarity forcibly wrenched your head up and held your eyelids open
"Just... stop. I beg you. I'll do anything you want. Just..."
>Wallflower laughed
>"Now you get it. Now you fully understand the pain I endured at your hand for years. It almost makes me want to forgive you. But.... I don't think I will. Twilight, step forward."
>Twilight stepped forward
>Tears began to run down your cheeks
>Just as she was about to activate her stand, a rumbling was heard
>Wallflower looked too the source, as did you
>It was incredible
>A tall white horse with a knight atop it's back, carrying a bow
>It wore a white crown that shimmered in the moonlight
>It's white iron armor, with motifs of a Griffon, look especially impressive. On it's back was a long white cape that seemed to glow
>It looked absolutely divine
>Wallflower looked surprise
>"Who the hell are you?"
>The knight lifted it's bow and took aim, a white arrow manifesting from thin air
>"A stand huh? No matter. Twilight! Take care of it!"
>It was over before you could even process it
>The bow struck with such speed and such force that you had to do a double take
>Wallflower was now against the wall, an arrow through her chest and bleeding profusely
>It hit her hear with pin point accuracy
>The knight hopped off it's horse and walked to AJ
>It removed it's crown, allowing light to pass through the large crystal at it's center and cast a illuminating glow on AJ
>And with that she came too
>It did the same to each of those effected by American Honey, completely reverse it's effects
"Who are you?"
>It said nothing, merely hopping back on it's horse and riding off
>You looked back at Wallflower
>The arrow had vanished and blood was practically pouring from her wound
>She stared at you
>"I-I'm-"
>She coughed up a lot of blood
>She was so damaged she could barely talk
>"I... I'm sorry. Sunset."
>You closed your fist
>Every ounce of your body wanted to leave her to die
>But you just couldn't
"Rarity. Can you use your stand to stop the bleeding?"
>"I suppose I could... but..."
"Just do it. As much as I hate her for what she did... I know she's sorry."
>Rarity went to stop the blood from pouring out of the wound but it was too late
>It took mere seconds for her to die from blood loss
>Not that they would've been able to do much for an exploded heart anyway
>Twilight started down at the now lifeless girl
>"What should we do now?"
"There's nothing we can do. We leave her."
>They agreed and you walked out
>The enemy may have been defeated
>But you couldn't think of a better example of a bitter-sweet end
>Vinyl, Octavia and Trixie were all waiting outside
>Fluttershy, RD and Pinkie as well
>Rainbow called out
>"Well did you win?"
>You looked down
"Yeah..."
>Fluttershy looked confused
>"What's wrong?"
>You explained the events in the bunker
>Twilight put her hand to her chin
>"That horse definitely sounds like a stand. Especially as it came in completely undetected."
"Do you think it's the same one that shot the white arrow?"
>"It sounds like it. But why would it lead us here in the first place?"
"I don't know. Wallflower didn't seem to know who it was either so they weren't working together."
>Twilight nodded
>"Well we aren't going to get anything sitting here. I think it's best we go home. We've earned it after tonight."
"I'll say. I'm pretty shook up after that. AJ. How are you feeling?"
>"So far as I can tell all my memories are there. Just hearin' what ya sad is givin' me the willies though."
"I'm glad. I don't know who's stand that was. But they're a friend as far as I'm concerned"
>You couldn't sleep at all that night
>There was so many questions
>So many inconsistencies
>Why did the owner of the stand chose to keep itself hidden?
>If it was an ally, why not just reveal itself?
>If it knew Wallflower was a threat and her location, why only dispatch her now? Why wait till they were in peril?
>None of it made any sense no matter how you reasoned it
>You had to do something to get out of your head
>You got up and went outside, going for a walk
>Might as well distract yourself by testing your stand's capability
>You found a reasonably isolated area
>First you wanted to see it's basic attack power
>Using the flag staff, you began to strike the tree
>"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!"
>You were surprised
>Not only had Rebel Yell spoke, it spoke in your voice
>You tried to make it form other words but it wouldn't speak
>It's almost like it was a battle cry
>Next was to test the mind reading
>Aiming the dish in the air you tried to listen as far as possible
>Something in particular caught your attention
>"What's so special about this dumb arrow Adagio?"
>"It's more special that you can possibly fathom, Aria. This has the power to augment out stand and grant our truest desire in the moment."
>"So why not use it now?"
>"The time is not yet right. The arrow only works when specific conditions are met. For now, our stand's abilities are more than sufficient. But there's talk going around that some fairly powerful stand users have taken the bait we left out."
>A more chipper, younger sounding voice called out
>"Are we almost done Adagio? This is so boring. I want something to eat!"
>"You'll get something to eat in a second Sonata. Be quiet. Anyway. All you need to know is that to unlock the arrow's potential we'll need to fight some rather powerful stand users. And they seem like just the type."
>"Do we know who they are?"
>"A few. Sunset Shimmer, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle."
>The girl yawned and became sarcastic
>"Quite the lineup we have here."
>The conversation came to and end
>As if you didn't already have enough to worry about, now this
>There were more stand users out there
>And Wallflower was just a ploy to lure you and others like you out
>You had to tell the others
>You flipped out your phone and immediately began to text them the news
>The storm was far from over it seemed
>You were starting to feel the burn now
>You had to go home and get some rest
>This could wait till tomorrow
>You headed back to your cozy little apartment and, thankfully, fell right asleep
>Once you woke up, Twilight and the others immediately headed to your place to discuss what to do now
"Do you know anyone by those names Twilight?"
>"I wish I could say I do. Can you take us to the area where you heard their conversation? Perhaps we can hear them talking and determine their location."
"Sounds good."
>You all walked towards the tree and you released Rebel Yell
>You listened and listened but couldn't hear the voices
"No good. I can't pick them up here. Perhaps this isn't where they are based. Does anyone know about that arrow?"
>Trixie looked interested
>"I think I might. It was actually how I awakened my stand in the first place. When I was just a girl, I was wondering around my dad's study. He had this beautiful golden arrow. Long story short, I fiddled with it too much and it went right into my hand. Next thing I knew, I had Trix Up My Sleeve."
>The whole group stared in awe
>"An arrow with the power to awaken stands? That's possible?"
"But why would they need it? After all they already have a stand."
>Rainbow shook her head
>"Well we're not going to figure out anything by just standing here. Let's see if we can find them."
"Wait! Don't go yet."
>You didn't know why, but you had a hunch
>You aimed Rebel Yell again and listened
>You were right
>For some reason, there was a blank patch of thoughts about 20 meters away
>You knew it was park over there, far too quiet for this time of day
"Follow me. I think I have something."
>You find your way to the park and look
>Nothing
>You scanned the area
>It was another stand, it had to be
>It was a black horse
>It was deathly thin and sickly
>Atop it was a blindfolded man with a handful of wheat in it's right hand
>The man looked to be dead by starvation
>As you looked around, you could a few more people
>No matter how hard you tried however, you couldn't hear their thoughts
>All except for one
>And their thoughts seemed completely normal
>It was as if there was a barrier around all of their minds except for him
>Why?
>"Hey ugly!"
>Rainbow Dash charged out
"Rainbow don't!"
>The horse slowly and weakly walked toward Rainbow
>As the dead man dropped his wheat, a shock wave was sent out
>Twilight looked panicked
>"What is this? I can't summon Midnight Rambler!"
>"Ah can't summon War either!"
>You could still maintain Rebel Yell just fine
>It seemed to have effect everyone but you and Rarity
"Rarity! We can't fight it! We need to run!"
>"Right. Let's go."
>You all run back a few blocks
>As you retreated, the rest of the group became able to use their stands once more
"What kind of crazy stand was that?"
>Twilight look back in the direction of where it was
>"I don't know. It seems to have the power to nullify stands at random."
>The stand however was not about to give up it seemed
>It slowly lumbered towards them, barely able to keep itself up on it's own weight
"Shit. It's back. Run! We can't fight it!"
>The stand dropped it's wheat once more, and another shock wave emerged
>This time it was you who couldn't use your stand
"Shit. Just keep running!"
>Rarity smiled
>"Don't worry darling. I'll handle this."
>Rarity activated Her Diamonds and charged at the beast
>It was far to slow, taking a good one right to the jaw
>As Rarity began to go for the finisher, it simply vanished
>Something wasn't right here
>Why did it always let a few stands unaffected?
>Was it's ability to nullify stands just random?
>Why did it have a shockwave then?
>You tried to activate your stand and sure enough it returned
>What a strange ability
>You look around to make sure everyone was alright
>Rarity dusted herself off
>"I'm glad that thing is gone. Sunset, can you detect it?"
>you shook your head
"No. When I used Rebel Yell's mind reading ability I couldn't hear anything that sounded like a stand user. Either they're remarkably good at hiding their thoughts or it's a long range stand."
>Twilight put her hand to her chin
>"Do you think it was one of those girls you overheard?"
"We can't dismiss the possibility. We need to keep better watch. I'd suggest we always travel in pairs. The last thing we want is to have out stand abilities nullified and be out on our own."
>Twilight nodded
>"That sounds like a plan. Who'll partner with who?"
>To your surprise, AJ spoke first
>"I'll have Sunset."
"Wait, really?"
>"Yeah. You've got someone to be apologizin' too."
>You felt your stomach drop
"Oh... right."
>Rainbow landed a big hug on Fluttershy
>"I call Fluttershy!"
>Fluttershy let out a cute little giggle
>"Then that leaves me with Rarity and Pinkie Pie."
>"Whoo! Party!"
>"Does anyone have anything else to say before we go out separate ways?"
"One thing. We need to let Vinyl, Octavia, and Trixie know the situation. For all we know the enemy could be searching from them too."
>"Good plan. I'll text them."
>You all went your separate ways, you following AJ back to the farm for a much needed apology.
>It was huge
>Maybe it was because you'd never seen a farm in person before, but it felt more like a city than a plot of land
>Even had it's own general store
"Wow. This place sure is impressive."
>"It's not that great Sunset."
>You followed Sunset around the back of the barn where Applebloom was loading supplies into a trailer
>Her face went white as a sheet and she hid behind the the front of the car
>"AJ! What'in the hell is she doin' here!"
>"No swearin' Applebloom. She's hear because she has somethin' ta say."
>AB peaked out from behind the truck
>You could see the scar on her arm
>The scar she got from you pouring scalding water on her
>You didn't mean it be so bad
>You didn't realize it was so hot
>But instead of explaining that you ran
"I know I'm hardly worthy of forgiveness. But I have changed."
>AB looked down
>"Ah need some tyme ta think about it. I need to get back to my chores."
>Better than you were hoping honestly
>You were expecting a no
>You walk back with AJ
"So what now?"
>"Fer now just keep watch an-"
>AJ's head shot to the left as the sound of a car approached
>It was a big black truck with bull horns on the hood
"Who's that?"
>"Just some no goods. The Flim and Flam brothers. They've been tryna swindle my granny fer years an' get her to sell the farm on the cheap. Don't worry. I'll handle this."
>Two long, lanky men got out
>They wore outfits similar to those old parlor attendants in the 50s and one of them held a cane
>The one with the cane spoke first
>"Well if it isn't AJ. We've come to make a proposal."
>"The only proposal I'm acceptin' is you agreein' to get off my property and never returnin'."
>The other brother spoke
>"Oh I think you'll find we have a bit more to bargain with at out disposal than previous attempts right Flim?"
>"You said it Flam."
>A pale white aura formed around their bodies and a very thin humanoid appeared
>It was tall and ghostly white, wearing nothing but a robe that covered it's face
>The only skin you could see were on it's hands
>They looked as if they were frostbitten
>"What's all the commotion out here?"
>It was granny smith
>AJ went as pale as a ghost and she instinctively summoned war
>But it was too late
>The stand made a heart from it's hands and a red beam shot out, hitting Granny's throat
>What looked like a heart shaped stamp appeared on her neck
>At first nothing happened, then Flim approached her
>"I say you sure are looking wonderful today."
>"Ah well that's sweet of you to say."
>You noticed a ring from around the heart and after the compliment, it tightened every so slightly
>Flam got next to you and AJ, whispering
>"May I present to you Chapel of Love. Every time someone hears a compliment, a ring forms around the heart and tightens."
>AJ became furious
>"I'l kill you you son of a bitch!"
>Flam simply laughed
>"Ah, ah, ah. I wouldn't be making any threats if I were you. Unless of course you want Mrs. Smith over here to have an untimely passing by suffocation."
>AJ looked like she was going to explode
"What do you want?"
>Flam smiled
>"That's more like it. You should be more like your friend here Applejack-"
>"She is NOT my friend!"
>"Whatever. Like I was saying. This is what I require: you give me the deed to this fine establishment here, free of charge, and I let your granny walk away."
>"Or I use war to blast you to kingdom come!"
>"Fine, fine suit yourself. However, you may want to think twice on that"
>Flam nodded towards Applebloom
>She had a heart around her neck as well
>"But I guess if you're willing to lose both your sister AND your grandmother then go ahead. Summon your stand and give me your best shot."
>AJ's fists were clenched so tight her nails were breaking her skin
>"I'll give you twelve hours to think about your answer. And I'd suggest you'd think carefully. Come on Flim!"
>"Right away brother."
>The two got back in their car, Flim rolling down his window
>"Make sure the deed is wrapped up nicely."
>They drove off
>In a fit of a rage, AJ summoned war and fired a thick stream of fire into the sky
>It looked like a volcano was erupting
"What should we-"
>"SHUT UP!"
>It didn't feel right but you had no choice
>They didn't have the luxury of time
>You summoned Rebel Yell and with a bang of it's flagstaff, AJ's mood became much more relaxed
"I know you're going to yell at me for this later but we can't waste any time on a freak out. We need a plan."
>AJ sounded almost delerious
>As if she were drugged
>"It's alright Sunset. You're right."
"Any bright ideas?"
>"None. My stand isn't good for much other than trampling people to death under fire and fury"
"Maybe we could threaten them? Ugh.. If only Twilight or Rarity were here"
>"Perhaps we should give 'em a call?"
"Good idea"
>You called each of them on their cell phones but it was no good
>Right to voice mail
>Could they be engaged in battle as well?
>You tried to call each of your friends but the result was the same
>You were on your own for this one
"What if we give them a fake deed?"
>"That won't work. They're expert swindlers. They'll know a fake deed when they see one."
"Damn it. There must be something. Think Sunset, think!"
>You paced back and forth, doing your best to come up with a solution
>Then it hit you like a sack of bricks
"That's it!"
>"What?"
"AJ, you're going to have to trust me."
>"Trust ya? Why not just tell me?"
"In order for this plan to work, I need you to be kept in the dark. I know that sounds bad, but trust me. They won't see this coming."
>"What do ya need me to do?"
"When they come back just give them the deed and whatever you do, don't exit the stairs of your house. I'll take care of the rest."
>"I swear if you double cross me."
"This'll work. I promise."
>12 hours passed and night fell
>Flim and Flam drove back up to the lot and exited their truck
>They saw the deed in AJ's hand
>"Well, well, well. Looks like someone wised up."
>AJ growled and you heard her think "sunset I swear to the lord above if this doesn't work I'll have your head on a spike."
>Now was the time to put your master plan into motion
>AJ put the deed in their hands and they looked it over carefully, making sure it wasn't a fake
>They rolled it up and smiled
>"Pleasure doing business with you."
>As they began to walk back to their car, they stopped and fell completely unconscious
>AJ nearly stepped off the balcony when she remembered your warning
>But how was she going to get the deed back?
>Bingo
>Using some rope and a small far tool, she formed a makeshift grapple
>After a few swings, she managed to rope the deed right back
>Now it was time to get her family to safety
>She had no idea what Sunset did, but it worked like a charm
>AJ ran inside the house and upstairs into Applebloom's room
>Her blood ran cold
>Not only was the heart still there, but the rings had extended across her entire body
>She'd be crushed like a grape!
>This was the worst luck
>Not only was it a long range stand, but it was completely autonomous
>If only she knew where the stand was
>It'd be easy pickings for War
>Meanwhile, nearly 14 hours earlier, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight were about to find themselves in a jam themselves
>Back at Rarity's house, Twi and Pank watched Rarity as she sewed a brand new dress
>"You see my stand has quite practical uses as well."
>Her Diamonds placed each of it's strings on her fingers and arms
>With lighting speed she began to sew a dress
>What would normally take at least an hour was accomplished in seconds and with laser precision
>Twilight was impressed
>"That's amazing Rarity! It looks perfect!"
>"Thank you Twilight"
>Pinkie laid against the couch
>"This is borinnnnng. Can't we do something fun?"
>Twilight glared
>"Pinkie!"
>"I think she's right, darling. No use in watching me sew all day, as much as I'd enjoy it. Shall we?"
>"Let's go to the amusement park!"
>"That sounds lovely. Don't you agree Twilight?"
>"I suppose it wouldn't be so bad"
>As they walked down stairs they noticed a girl standing in their living room
>"Rarity do you know this girl?"
>"Know her!? She's practically the most popular girl in the country! That's Vignette Valencia. She has over a eight million followers on her various social media sites! I'm surprised you haven't heard of her!"
>Twi rolled her eyes
>"I don't get on social media much"
>Pinkie began exuberant
>"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, on my GOSH. Vignette Valencia!"
>She sat there on the couche, looking rather disinterested
>"Where's the one called Rarity?"
>She sounded like an absolute snob
>Rarity was shaking with excitement
>"Right here! What can I get you?"
>"I'm looking for a dress for this years spring fling. I need it by tomorrow."
>Rarity took a look at the photo
>It was quite the complicated dress
>Even with Her Diamonds, there wasn't a prayer she'd finish it in time
>The materials alone would take at least a week to ship
>"I'm sorry Miss Valencia. I simply cannot do this in a day. It's logistically unfeasible."
>Vignette popped some gum in her mouth
>"Then I want your best dress. And I want it for free."
>Rarity looked unsure of herself
>Like she wanted to say no, but didn't want to refuse her
>Twilight put her hand between the two
>"She said she can't do it. You should've come earlier."
>Vignette look extremely annoyed
>"Is that right? Well... I sure hope you don't regret this later."
>She left the shop, slamming the door
>Twilight was confused
>"What was that about?"
>Rarity sighed
>"Twilight you did the right thing... but you should know Valencia is very vindictive when she's crossed. She came from money and, as such, is not used to hearing no. She tends to like humiliate people who attract her ire."
>"You think she'll try to do something to us?"
>"Most likely. She's quite sadistic. She does this to set an example. All I'm saying is... be on your guard. She can get pretty cruel when she wants to get even. And you'll be her primary target."
>"I'll keep my eyes open."
>Rarity sighed
>"For your sake, I hope that's enough."
>"Let's put that off our mind and go to the amusement park. I think we've earned it."
>Pinkie smiled bright
>"That's the spirit Twi! No mean popular girl is going to get one up on us."
>The girls got in Rarity's SUV and drove down to the amusement park
>After a few rides, they sat down to have some lunch
>Rarity giggled
>"I must say Pinkie, you made the right call. This was just what I needed."
>"I agree. Sometimes you just need to play around a bit."
>Pinkie laughed
>"See! I told you it'd be fun!"
>A couple of kids approached them
>"Hey look! It's Twi the Toilet Clogger!"
>Twilight dropped her sandwich and her face went white
>"W-what did you say?"
>Another boy shouted
>"Twi the toilet clogger!"
>Twilight felt physically sick
>"Excuse me."
>Twilight ran off for the bathroom while Rara and Pinkie chased after her
>"What in the world was that about?"
>Twilight was fighting back tears
>"How did they know about that!? That was a nickname I earned when I attended a prep school years back. But that was in another country! There's no way they could've known!"
>Rarity felt a chill run down her spine and checked her phone
>She went dead quiet
>"Twilight... You should have a look at this."
>Rarity handed her her phone
>Twilight couldn't believe her eyes
>Valencia had posted her embarrassing story to all her accounts
>Now 8 million people knew why she was called Twilight the Toilet Clogger
>Twilight sat against the stall door
>"I'm ruined. I can't ever show my face again."
>Pinkie shook her head
>"That's not true Twilight. So what you had an embarrassing thing happen to you when you were a kid? We all have it. There's no need to fret so much over it."
>"I suppose you're right... I guess you were right to warn me about Valencia, Rarity... I had no idea her reach was so big."
>Rare extended her hand
>"You did the right thing Twilight. Here. Let's get you back home. We'll all do something inside, just us."
>Pinkie nodded
>"You're in def need of a cheer up sess!"
>Twilight hugged them both
>"It's go to know that no matter how many people know about my embarrassing incident, I still have the best friends anyone could ask for."
>Trying to keep as low a profile as possible, the group headed back home
>Rarity designed a little mini spa with a twist
>Using her stand, she was able to give the best massage ever
>They had a nice, relaxing girls night and played a few sleepover games before it was nearing time for bed
>Twilight gave Rarity a big hug
>"Thanks Rarity. I needed that."
>"There's no need to thank me. You did something I'd never have the courage to do. I suppose you could call this me returning the favor."
>Another boy shouted
>"Twi the toilet clogger!"
>Twilight felt physically sick
>"Excuse me."
>Twilight ran off for the bathroom while Rara and Pinkie chased after her
>"What in the world was that about?"
>Twilight was fighting back tears
>"How did they know about that!? That was a nickname I earned when I attended a prep school years back. But that was in another country! There's no way they could've known!"
>Rarity felt a chill run down her spine and checked her phone
>She went dead quiet
>"Twilight... You should have a look at this."
>Rarity handed her her phone
>Twilight couldn't believe her eyes
>Valencia had posted her embarrassing story to all her accounts
>Now 8 million people knew why she was called Twilight the Toilet Clogger
>Twilight sat against the stall door
>"I'm ruined. I can't ever show my face again."
>Pinkie shook her head
>"That's not true Twilight. So what you had an embarrassing thing happen to you when you were a kid? We all have it. There's no need to fret so much over it."
>"I suppose you're right... I guess you were right to warn me about Valencia, Rarity... I had no idea her reach was so big."
>Rare extended her hand
>"You did the right thing Twilight. Here. Let's get you back home. We'll all do something inside, just us."
>Pinkie nodded
>"You're in def need of a cheer up sess!"
>Twilight hugged them both
>"It's go to know that no matter how many people know about my embarrassing incident, I still have the best friends anyone could ask for."
>Trying to keep as low a profile as possible, the group headed back home
>Rarity designed a little mini spa with a twist
>Using her stand, she was able to give the best massage ever
>They had a nice, relaxing girls night and played a few sleepover games before it was nearing time for bed
>Twilight gave Rarity a big hug
>"Thanks Rarity. I needed that."
>"There's no need to thank me. You did something I'd never have the courage to do. I suppose you could call this me returning the favor."
>It wore a marvelous blue dress and long blue boots with matching gloves
>It was beautiful, angelic almost
>But she had no time to worry about that
>she could already feel herself starting to black out
>To her surprise, her stand grabbed some dirt and placed it on your wounds
>Much in the way it made stands from paper, it made new skin from the dirt
>She was completely healed!
>But her stand had never exhibited such an ability!
>No time to worry about that
>It was time to save Valencia!
>Using her stand she healed the gaping hole in her chest
>The aura around her was not dissipating however
>It was starting to coalesce
>It came together in what looked like a steampunk robot
>Some pipes here, some screws there and moving parts galore
>It had two lug nuts for eyes and it's entire body seemed to move and shift like one big cog
>It looked like a big mesh of various different parts, just vaguely forming a humanoid form
>Vignette rubbed her head
>"Ugh... what in the world happened...? And what the heck is that!?"
>She pointed to Midnight Rambler
>"So you can see it then. That leaves out any doubt."
>"What the heck is that your freak!?"
>She looked behind, seeing her stand
>"What is that robot!?"
>"Listen. I need you to calm down. I'll explain. First I need you to tell me what happened."
>"There were three girls. And they shot an arrow through my chest!"
>Three girls
>She feared the worst
>"Can you tell me what they looked like? Did they say their names?"
>"One had orange poofy hair, one with blue hair in a pony tail, and the other with purple hair in pig tails. The orange haired one told the yellow one to be quiet. Sonata I think she said."
>Twi cursed to herself
>Could this arrow have something to do with it?
>How else could she explain the drastic change her stand just went through?
>Not to mention how it moved all on it's own
>Twilight heard footsteps coming from behind her, causing her blood to run cold
>A calm, cool voice spoke
>"I'll be taking that."
>She felt a large bead of sweat drop down her face and slowly turned to face the source of the voice
>Behind her stood three girls
>One had large poofy orange hair and a purple rockstar outfit
>The second was slightly taller, had long purple hair in pigtails
>The last had blue hair in a ponytail and a short skirt
>Twi steadied herself and turned around
>"You must be Adagio."
>The orange haired one got an angry look
>"How did you know my name?"
>You pulled out Midnight Rambler again
>"I guess you'll never find out."
>Adagio looked shocked
>"That's... that's a Requiem stand!"
>Adagio shouted at the blue haired girl
>"Damn it Sonata! This is exactly why you shouldn't have used to bow!"
>Sonata looked down
>"S-sorry Adagio..."
>"Oh you will be if you don't get that arrow back."
>"Right away!"
>Sonata stepped out in front of the group and in a flash of blue light, her stand manifested
>It was a crisp neon blue, and emanated a glow
>It was a train set that looked like a child's toy. Inside was the conductor, wearing what seemed to be a hazmat suit
>On the front car was a big 21
>It zipped this was and that through the air at incredible speed, sometimes faster that your eye could keep track
>"No. 21!"
>Twilight readied Midnight Rambler Requiem
>"Care to take a ride on my train? I'll warn you, the road's a bit bumpy!"
>The train zipped forward and hit Twi square in the side
>But something was very wrong
>The impact felt like she had been hit by a truck
>It was so strong it flung her into the tree right next to her, nearly breaking the trunk in two
>The wind had been completely knocked out of her and her side was bleeding profusely
>She was in so much pain she couldn't even summon the mental energy to summon her stand
>Sonata smirked, walking over to the arrow
>"Too easy"
>As she went to down to pick up the arrow, Valencia's stand gave Sonata a punch straight in the teeth
>Aria let out a chuckle at the sight
>Valencia had a serious, determined look on her face
>"You know I'm not a huge fan of Twilight. But she did just save my life despite what I did to her. I guess I owe it to her to bail her out."
>Sonata rubbed her face
>"That hurt! I'll show you!"
>No. 21 raced forward
>Vignette's stand changed form entirely
>It swooped in a swallowed Sonata whole then flew to the sky
>It turned it a massive circular tower
>It had to be twice the height of the empire state building and as wide as a football field
>Valencia felt faint and backed out, collapsing on the ground
>She came too a few moments later
>Her body felt abnormally large and misshapen
>It didn't take her long to realize why
>Her body had become her stand!
>She didn't quite understand it, but it felt like one big organ
>She could see, feel and hear in and around it
>Including Sonata, who sat on the bottom floor
>She didn't know how she knew, but she could make anything in this space
>Her entire stand was like her own dimension
>If she wanted too, she could make the walls crush her or send in hundreds of robots too overwhelm her
>The possibilities were endless!
>She made a projection of herself in front of Sonata
>"Such a fitting for power for someone as glorious and amazing as me. You all gave your 'stands' as you call them names right? Well I think I'll name mine the House of the Rising Sun, in honor of it's glory and majesty."
>Meanwhile, back on the ground,Twilight was finally recovering
>She couldn't believe what she was seeing
>That giant structure was Valencia's stand
>She watched as Adagio and Aria approached Valencia's unconscious body, cackling to one another
>"Well I don't know what this stand can do, but it has quite the fatal flaw. Her body is completely vulnerable, just begging to be walloped on. Shall we Aria?"
>Aria rolled her eyes
>"Whatever Adagio. It's not like I really care about this one way or another."
>"Suit yourself. Make sure that Twilight girl is captured. We can't have someone blabbing our secret."
>She sighed
>"Whatever."
>Twilight watched as Adagio's stand manifested
>It was quite ugly, like some disgusting mishmash of several animals
>A yellow dragon with a fish tail and horse hooves
>It had massive sharp teeth and a forked tongue, it's eyes were slit and yellow like a cats eyes
>But she had no time to worry about Valencia
>Aria was right in front of her
>And she had quite the sadistic smile on her face
>Aria cracked her knuckles
>"I think I'll make this slow. Make it hurt. I have to capture you alive, but if you lose a finger or three, who can really blame me?"
>Earlier, as Rainbow Dash's house, Rainbow and Fluttershy was sitting in the living room having tea
>Shinning Armor had joined in on the party too
>It was strange that they had run into him
>Usually he was out doing military work
>Apparently he was on leave before shipping out
>Fluttershy took a sip of her tea
>"Thanks for joining us for our tea party Shining."
>Shining stretched
>"Anytime, anytime. How's Twilight been? I hardly have time to chat with her these days."
>Rainbow raised her eyebrow
>"You mean you didn't see her before visiting us?"
>"Well I was going to but then I ran into you."
>"Fair enough I guess. If you want to go visit her we wouldn't blame you."
>"Nah that's alright. I want to make it a surprise though. She doesn't know I got leave so don't text her."
>Flutters giggled
>"Such a good big brother."
>"I do my best."
>"How's Cadence? She must be pretty happy to know you're getting some leave before you ship."
>"Oh Cadence? Uh yeah, yeah. She's really good."
>Rainbow crossed her arms
>"Are you alright Shining? You're acting weirder than normal."
>Shining looked slightly nervous
>"Fine? Of course I am. Why do you ask?"
>"Well you are sweating quite a lot."
>"It's just because I feel cooped up is all. How about we go play some sports?"
>Rainbow smiled
>"Now you're talking my language. Let's play some basketball, one on one."
>"Sounds good to me"
>"Want to come watch Fluttershy?"
>She smiled brightly
>"Sure."
>The three hopped in the car and drove to the basketball court
>Flutters stayed on the sidelines while Rainbow and Shinny played their game
>Rainbow was winning
>Just as she was about to go in for the finishing shot, she caught something from the corner of her eye
>It looked strange, almost like a rip in reality
>It was a whole that lead to what appeared to be space
>Her staring threw her shot off
>It hit the rim and bounced off
>As it ricocheted, it struck Fluttershy square in the head
>She rushed over to Fluttershy
>"Shy! Are you alright!?"
>Her head was bleeding profusly
>Rainbow checked her pulse and felt her stomach drop
>Nothing
>That blow to the head had killed her instantly
>Rainbow became hystaric
>"Call an Ambulance! A doctor! Anyone!"
>Shining nodded
>"Right!"
>He pulled out his phone and diled
>"Ok it's on it's way. I'll do what I can. I'm trained in army medicine."
>Out of the corner of her eye Rainbow saw it again
>That rip in space
>As Shining began to run to help he fell to the ground as well, clutching his chest
>"Shining!? What's wrong!?"
>He wheezed
>"My heart! But I haven't had heart problems in years!"
>He flinched a few times before falling to the ground
>Rainbow's breathing turned into frantic gasps
>How could this be happening!?
>The ambulance arrived and the paramedics came, strapping the two to stretchers and pacing them in the back of the car
>"A-Are they going to be ok?"
>Rainbow could hardly speak through her sobs
>"They will. But we have to act now. We're going to the ER straight away."
>"I'll follow you."
>Rainbow hopped in the car and rode after the ambulence
>As she drove she once again saw that rip in space
>In the very next moment, a bus struck the ambulance, sending it flying into a tree on the side of the rode
>It hit it with such force that the ambulance bent around the tree
>Rainbow hit the breaks and let out a shriek of terror
>She was so terrified she could hardly form a thought
>She had to save them!
>She got straight out of the car and the realization hit her like a ton of bricks
>Every time she saw that hole in space, something horrific happened
>There was no other way to look at it
>This must be the work of an enemy stand
>ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ
>She had to stay calm
>Stay focused
>And hope to god in heaven that this was reversable
>She called out
>"I figured you out. You're a stand user. Show yourself coward!"
>She looked left and right
>Nothing
>It was pretty stupid to think she'd just appear, especially with such a large advantage
>Now all she had to do was figure out who was behind this
>And she had to do it fast
>Every time that thing appeared, something horrific happened
>Who know's how many innocent people they'd kill?
>"Eye of the Tiger!"
>Her stand appeared, making a determined pose
>Her first course of action would be to retrace her steps
>The first place she saw it was the basketball court. Perhaps that would give her some clues
>She hopped on EotT's back and it ran with the speed of a car on the highway back to the court
>She started her search for clues, first looking at the place where she first saw rip
>Sure enough, someone was there
>Behind a bush there were obvious signs of activity
>Crushed leaves, shoe marks
>They had been waiting for you here
>Now for the next place
>Right where Shinning had a heart attack
>She checked near the corner of the court
>More signs of activity
>She hopped back on her stand's back
>Obviously whoever was doing this had to be close by
>So why weren't they attacking now?
>What were they waiting for?
>She was the only one left
>She raced back to the highway crash
>Like previously, more signs of human activity
>She turned and looked at the crash
>All she could see was Fluttershy's mangled, broken, bloody hand against the tree
>She quickly turned away, puking in the bushes
>Whoever did this was going to pay
>All of a sudden she felt faint
>Before she knew it, she passed out
>Back at the farm, things were going less than perfect
>Chapel of Love's vines were still tightly wrapped around Applebloom and, more the likely, Granny Smith
>There was only two options
>Either find where the stand was located or find a way to restrain Flim and Flam then threaten them into releasing her family
>Option two was by far the riskier of the two, as they held far more leverage here than you did, even if they were restrained
>AJ had everything to lose, they had everything to gain
>AJ frantically began searching for Chapel of Love
>No matter where she looked, however, she couldn't find them
>She ran to the back of the barn and ran smack into another object
>"What in the... Sunset!?"
"AJ? What are you doing here! I told you not to go out of the house!"
>"Wait... so that wasn't you who knocked them unconscious?"
>Sunset's eyes widened
"Wait a second. They're unconscious!? How!?"
>"I thought it was all part of yer master plan!"
"I was just about to launch it. But I guess we don't need to now"
>You and AJ ran back around to the bran
>The brothers were waking up
>"Shit. We're out of time. I'll just kill 'em before they have a chance!"
>War sprung forth
Flam held up his hands
>"WAIT! WE SURRENDER!"
>War halted
"Surrender?"
>Flim looked as pale as a ghost
>"Y-yes. Here! Take the deed! We don't ever want to set foot on this property ever again!"
>"You said it!"
>The two sprinted to their vehicle, throwing the deed into AJ's arms and speeding off
>You both were completely confused
>"What in the hell was that about?"
"I have no idea. Let's go check on your family first, just to make sure they're safe. This could just be a trick."
>"Good idea."
>You ran off to find Granny Smith while AJ went to check on AB
>To both your relief, Chapel of Love had released them
>You gathered in the center of the farm
>"But that still doesn't explain anythin'. Who did that? And why not show themselves?"
>You looked in the sky with your mouth agape
"I think I figured it out."
>Clouds covered the sky overhead
>Despite it being midnight, golden light shown through them
>In the clouds a face had formed
>It had poofy, curly hair, freckles, and a beautiful face
>AJ dropped to her knees
>You looked to the side to see she tears streaming down the farm girls face
>"M-mama?"
>The clouds formed a hand, giving a thumbs up, before clearing, exposing the moonlight behind them
>AJ began to sob
>"Mom! Mom don't go! Mom."
"Your mom has a stand? But I thought she..."
>"Died?"
>You turned your head to see Granny Smith
"You knew about this?"
>"Yes... I've been able to see your stand this entire time. Unfortunately I had to keep quiet as I'm far to week to use mine."
>She walked over to AJ
>"AJ. You have the same gift your mom and I possessed. When Pear developed her stand, it killed her instantly. It's why I had vowed never to use my stand ever again. Until I realized it's function: much like a guardian angel, it watches over the farm and the apple family, doin her best to protect us from harm in our darkest hour."
>AJ wiped her eyes
>"Y-you're serious?"
>"Yes Applejack."
>She hugged her granddaughter hard
>"She never died truly. She has been keeping watch over us this entire time."
>You had never seen AJ cry so hard
>"What's it's name? I have to know!"
>"It's name? I never felt worthy to name it. Perhaps that honor should belong to you Applejack"
>AJ wiped the tears from her eyes
>"I have the perfect name for it. Mama Likes Roses. In honor of her favorite flower"
>You smiled
"That's a perfect name"
>She starred up into the starry sky above
>"Mama. If you're listening-"
>She bit her lip, doing everything she could not to cry
>She yelled to sky
>"If you're listening mom! I love you! And I'm going to be the best farm owner that ever was! Just like you!"
>Tears streamed down her cheeks again
>She looked off in the distance
>A cloud took shape again
>It was Pear Butter
>With her lips she mouthed 'I love you Applejack' before dissolving into the wind
>Aria stood only feet away from Twilight
>She formed an elegant pose
>"Vissi D’Arte"
>Forming the same pose, human figure appeared
>It was like a mannequin, only it's body was completely see through
>The only way Twi could even see it was due to what was inside
>Multiple rainbow colored tendrils stemmed from a single point in it's chest
>It was like a venous system made of rainbows
>It began to dance, and as it waved it's hand, waves of rainbow light flowed from it's finger tips
>But it didn't go away, instead hanging within the air
>In moments, there was a wall of it between her and Twilight
>But something didn't seem right
>It looked like she could just go right through
>Was this a trick intended to pysch her out?
>She touched the light and instantly, searing, burning pain cascaded through her hand
>It felt like she had just put her hand on a stove top
>She let out a yell and bounced back against the tree
>But her hand was completely fine
>"What the hell is this stuff?"
>Aria smiled devlishly
>"I'm so glad you asked. This is a special material my stand exudes. Anyone who touches it will have the sensitivity of their nerves cracked up all the way. It makes a calm breeze feel like a torrent of fire."
>This was bad
>She was already trapped
>All of a sudden she heard singing and felt dizzy almost
>"That's right. Do you hear it? My sister's song. Better plug your ears. My sister's stand, Dragonforce, has the power to make anyone who hears it's melody adore her and want to do anything for her. Even say... kill all their closest friends."
>Twilight had no choice. She had to act now.
>Using her stand she reached into her ears and crushed her ear drums
>She let out a yell
>The pain was excruciating
>But at least with Midnight Rambler Requiem, she could just heal it
>Aria let out a laugh
>"You actually crushed your ear drums! Excellent! I wasn't expecting that. I'm afraid it's too late for your friend however."
>Twilight had no idea what she was saying
>But she quickly figured out how dire things just became
>The great floating tower had vanished and Vignette Valencia was standing before her with a crooked grin
>The song was intended for Twilight
>It was for Vignette
>Adagio smiled, golden arrow in hand
>"I'll leave this to you Vignette. Do make a worthy offering for me."
>"As you wish Lord Adagio."
>House of the Rising Sun appeared and swallowed her whole, forming the tower once again
>"Sonata, keep watch over Valencia's body would you? We don't want her fun to end too early. Consider this punishment for almost losing our key to ultimate power."
>Sonata groaned
>"Yes Adagio."
>It was dark
>Twilight couldn't see a thing in here
>Twilight ripped off a segment of her shirt and repaired her ear drums
>Was she inside the tower?
>Lights appeared on the ceiling and the walls multiple formed began to emerge from the walls
>They all looked like Valencia, only made out of junk
>"You're going to pay for what you did in Rarity's shop! I'll bring you to Adagio's feet in a bag!"
>The piles of junk began to charge, their arms transforming into various weapons like swords and maces
>There was no other choice
>She had to use her secret technique
>"Midnight Rambler Requiem! Big Dipper!"
>She tossed a book into the air to her stand and it opened it
>A large blast of light filled the tower
>The next Valencia knew, she was laying down in what appeared to be a box
>She her mummers coming from the outside
>"What's this? On the side? Some sort of inscription?"
>There was some scrubbing sounds
>"Dio?"
>When rainbow awoke she was in a dark room, like a basement
>And she was all tied up with a gag in her mouth
>What happened? Where was she?
>"Ah, finally awoken have we?"
>Rainbow snapped her head to the source of the sound
>A figure emerged out of the darkness and Rainbow's heart dropped into her stomach
>It was her old nemesis and rival
>Lightning Dust
>Everything made perfect sense now
>Lightning Dust was part of a rival school football team that often went head to heard with her school in the finals
>The problem was Dust rarely played fair
>She was well known for using every underhanded cheap short she could get away with
>Being that she came from money, she often bribed the judges to look the other way
>Rainbow of course wasn't going to let this stop her and played dirty in turn
>She ended up messing up her knee so bad she could barely walk
>She lost her scholarship, most of her friends, even the inheritance set aside for her, now being property solely of her brother
>Rainbow was so subtle about it that they could never prove she did it
>She was still in crutches to get around
>She began to sweat
>She was obviously about to enact hell on her for ruining her life
>"Well, well, well. Look what the cat dragged in."
>Lightning Dust pulled the gag out of her mouth
>"Lightning Dust. I know what you're thinking. But you can't do this. You have to stop."
>"Oh I've only just begun."
>Dust went to the closet and opened it
>Both Shining Armor and Fluttershy fell out
>They were covered in cuts and bruises
>Fluttershy had a particularly bad gash on her left arm
>As angry as she was, Dash was glad to see they hadn't passed on
>It must have been an illusion
>"You bastard! What did you do to them?"
>"Me? Oh, I didn't do a thing. This was all your doing."
>"Liar!"
>"Perhaps telling you what my stand does will paint a better picture."
>She paced back and forth
>"My stand, Dream On, that was so generously awakened by Adagio has two functions"
>She raised two fingers
>"The first is trapping you in a nightmare world in which you have to watch those who are closest to you die over and over again. The second is to put you in a trance that will cause you to try to kill those you love. The best part is all it takes is a glace. The moment you see it, you're already trapped. You're lucky I stopped you when I did. Nearly killed poor Fluttershy over there."
>Rainbow looked at her once more
>There was a two on her forehead
>"Let me go Lightning Dust!"
>"Now why would I do that? We're going to have lots of fun you and I. What I want to know is this: who's the strongest? You, Fluttershy or Shinning Armor. Whoever wins our little tournament will be granted the honor of killing all their friends trapped in my nightmare world forever."
>"You're insane!"
>She just smiled
>"Maybe I am. But I'll have you know, heroic speeches and insults won't get you out of this one."
>She walked to Rainbow, putting her face right next to her
>"You're at my mercy now. Don't worry. I won't kill you. Just completely destroy your entire life, just like you did to me."
>Rainbow smiled and chuckled
>Lightning became furious
>"Did I say something funny?"
>"I guess you're right. I've never been much for heroic speeches anyhow. I'm more of a doer myself."
>Rainbow gave a coy smile
>"Bootleg, up the middle"
>In a split second, Rainbow manifested the leg of Eye of the Tiger, ramming it straight into Lightning's dummy knee
>She writhed on the ground in agony
>"You little! I'm going to kill you!"
>That was all the time she needed
>With her stand's superior strength, she broke the ropes with ease
>She didn't want to give dust even a moment to react
>She gave her a punch to the gut and with perfect speed, snatched up both Fluttershy and Shinny
>As she began to run upstairs she heard Lightning call to her
>"I wouldn't leave I were you!"
>She turned around to see her standing at the bottom of the staircase
>She had a knocked out vinyl in her arms, a knife to her neck
>"You think I'd be so stupid as to put all my cards on the table? I figured you'd try something like the dirty, underhanded snake you are. You're going to regret the move you just did. Dream on!"
>A rip formed in Rainbow's sight line
>It was over
>Rarity began to stir
>There was quite a bit of commotion going on outside
>Who was making such a racket at one in the morning?
>She shuffled to the window, brushing the sleep from her eyes
>Her mouth went agape
>There was an absolutely massive tower floating closer to her house
>And Twilight was gone
>Judging by the fact that that everyone and their mom wasn't outside looking at it, she could only assume it was a stand
>And what a massive stand it was
>She shook Pinkie
>"Pinkie! Pinkie wake up!"
>"Rarity? What's going on?"
>"Twilight's missing. And that's a massive stand outside. She's probably in trouble."
>Pinkie hopped right up
>"Well what are we waiting for?"
>Rarity attached herself to Her Diamonds and got dressed at an alarming speed
>She opened the window and hopped down, spotting Sonata instantly
>She had a punch lined up
>Sonata saw just in the nick of time, dodging out of the way
>As Rarity's fist collided with the ground it crushed the concrete, making a small indent in the sidewalk
>"Whew. Glad I didn't get hit by that."
>Rarity made an elegant pose
>"Don't worry. I'll be sure not to miss the next time."
>Pinkie charged out the door, her clothes mismatched and her pants on backwards
>"Rarity! We were supposed to make the awesome entrance together!"
>Rarity couldn't help but chuckle
>Even in the most dire of situations, Pinkie always knew how to crack a joke
>Sonata stood confidently
>"Two on one? Like those odds. No. 21!"
>The neon blue toy train appeared, coiling around her arm
>"It'll save me some boredom, that's for sure."
>"Alright Pinkie. You want to do this together right?"
>"Of course! Can't have you stealing all my thunder!"
>"Let's get her at the same time."
>"Got it!"
>Sonata laughed
>She plugged her ears and a loud melody shot from the speaker
>Thankfully, it was just enough to cushion the fall
>Pinkie ran to check her friend and gasped
>Her body was full of cuts and scrapes, the same way Vignette's body was
>She looked like she had been through a shredder
>And she had only made it worse
>"Twilight!? Twilight are you ok!?"
>Twilight blinked her eyes open
>"Ugh... what happened? Did I win?"
>"You did! Vignette is down for the count."
>Twilight summoned MRR and with enough surrounding material healed all her cuts and bruises
>Pinkie was thoroughly confused
>"Twilight! You didn't tell me your stand could heal you!"
>"It wasn't able to before. That golden arrow... it stabbed me of it's own accord and completely changed my stands appearance and gave it a new ability. I can see why those girls want it so much."
>Twilight stood up and brushed herself off
>She went to heal Valencia next
>"You're healing her?"
>"We can't just leave her here like this. She may be our enemy, but that doesn't mean we have to leave her to die."
>"So what happened? How did you defeat her?"
>"I used Big Dipper. It allows me to transport me and one target into any completed story. However the more either of us veer of script, the more damage we incur. That's why the two of us were so beaten up by the end of it. I don't use it unless I'm cornered because it nearly kills me each time. But Valencia's stand is truly something else."
>"So what do we do now?"
>"We need to regroup. And take Sonata with us. She'll be able to tell us their hideout and plans."
>"Good idea! I'll take Rarity."
>After tying up Sonata, they returned to the house
>Rarity woke up shortly, as did Sonata
>"Glad you got the signal Pinkie."
>"What can I say? We're a killer team."
>Sonata glared
>"If you think I'm gong to talk, you're stupid!"
>Rarity smiled
>"Oh don't worry. I'll make you sing. Twilight, you get in contact with the others. I can handle this."
>"Right."
>Rarity pulled out her stand and sent it's strings on Sonata
>Sonata felt incredibly weak all of a sudden, like her bones were made of jelly and her skin were nothing more than paper
>"You see Sonata, my stand is two fold. While it can strengthen anything I wish for it too, it can also weaken it. Observe."
>With no effort at all, Rarity broke Sonata's finger bone in half
>Sonata screamed loudly
>"First question: where is your base of operations?"
>"Fuck you!"
>Rarity broke another finger
>"I said, where is-"
>Pinkie grabbed Rarity's arm
>She had a look of worry on her face
>"What are you doing? Why are you being so heartless?"
>Rarity softened somewhat and composed herself
>"Sorry. I guess I got a bit caught up in the moment."
>"Thank you..."
>"We need to get Sunset down here. She'll be able to see her memories. Twilight what's their status?"
>"Sunset and AJ are on the way. Apparently they were attacked as well. I haven't gotten any response for Fluttershy or Rainbow Dash. I hope they're not in trouble."
>"You think they sent our attackers?"
>"AJ says that the two who attacked them were old enemies. It wasn't the dazzlings doing."
>"Well Sonata? Did you send someone to attack our friends?"
>Sonata just remained silent
>"The silent treatment huh? No matter. All will be shown shortly."
>Rainbow felt utterly defeated
>She sat there, tied up in the basement
>How many times had she seen it?
>Her best friends dying over and over
>Lightning Dust apparently thought it a better idea to make her witness her best friends deaths over and over on a loop
>She wanted it to end
>She couldn't take it anymore
>"Lightning Dust... please."
>She smiled
>"What's the matter Rainbow Dash? You don't seem so confident anymore."
>"I'm begging you. Please stop. I'll do anything. Anything at all. I don't care what it is."
>"Anything huh? I think I'll take you up on that. Use your stand to kill Fluttershy. Do that and I'll let you go and never bother you again."
>"You're deranged."
>"Well then I guess we'll just have to make you do watch them die over and over again until I'm satisfied. I wonder how long that'll take?"
>Rainbow squeezed her hands and called forth Eye of the Tiger
>Lightning dust just smiled
>"Go ahead. Play your little games."
>Rainbow did so, putting a 2 on her forehead
>The third game was tag
>EotT ran forth to tag Dust, but stopped mere inches away
>She smirked and chuckled
>"See? I don't need to stop you. You don't have the guts to kill me. Don't think you can bluff your way out of this."
>The hand began to inch forth a bit
>But Lightning could see she was never going to do it
>Both Rainbow and her stand were shaking violently
>"Oh? Trying to buck up some courage are we? Well go ahead. I won't resist. Just try and kill me. I dare you."
>The hand was just centimeters away before it completely stopped
>Tears began to stream down her face
>"I knew you didn't have the guts. Pathetic as usual. Don't worry though."
>To Rainbow's surprise, Lightning walked into it's hand
>Lightning Dust suddenly fell to the floor
>Rainbow's hunch was right
>Whoever lost, lost their life
>Lightning's body began to glow
>"Rainbow... I'm sorry."
>she glowed brighter and brighter until her entire body transformed
>On the ground lay a trough with Lightning's name on it
>Rainbow let out a loud scream
>She was so distraught she fell into a state of unconciousness
>Back at the house, Sunset and AJ had arrived
>You released Rebel Yell
"Alright. Time for you to release all your secrets."
>You took a deep breath took the plunge
>This was the first time you had really gotten a good look at things
>It was like an art gallery
>Long lines of pictures were all over, each a different memory
>You walked throughout the frames, trying to find the most relevant information
>Then you found it
>It was Her and her sisters with someone you didn't recognize
>It was a stuffy looking adult in a business suit
>"Girls, do you know why I brought you here today?"
>"No principal."
>Principal?
>It must have been from a different school
>You didn't recognize her
>"I brought you here because you have a gift. A special gift. I know what you did to the boy in the hall and how you did it."
>Sonata turned to her sisters, all of whom looked nervous
>Adagio pleaded
>"Please don't turn us in! I didn't mean to kill him! I just wanted him to stop hurting Sonata!"
>"Oh please I'm hardly mad. In fact I have the same gift."
>The principal manifested a stand
>It was a tall horse with no skin or muscles
>It was just bones
>Riding atop the horse was a figure in a long hooded black robe
>"This ladies is what's called a stand, a manifestation of psychological energy. And since you can see it, it means each of you have the gift. I ask but one thing in return for not turning you in."
>She held out a golden arrow
>"All I desire is for you to find more people with your gift. Using this, you will be able to awaken those with the power. Once you find every person in this town with the gift, I shall give you further instructions."
>You began to feel weak
>Doing this was incredibly taxing
>But you had to keep going
>You moved to a new memory
>This time the sisters were back at their house
>Adagio laughed
>"Screw what that old hag wants! With this arrow we can have the world and more!"
>Aria seemed a bit worried
>"What if she comes after us?"
>"Then we'll depose of her too. If we can achieve requiem, we can do anything."
>Aria crossed her arms
>"And how are we supposed to do that?"
>"We need to be worthy of the arrow. From what I read, the arrow is, itself, a conscious being. We need to prove our worth for it to chose us."
>Aria made a "get to the point" gesture with her hands
>"To do that it seems we need to want one thing more than anything. We need to be in a situation with our backs to the wall."
>"And how do we do that?"
>"We have to find a stand user much more powerful than us. In our hour of need, it will grant us a requiem stand."
>You couldn't hold on anymore, and like that you were back in your body
>You collapsed to the floor, gasping for breath
>Rarity came to your aid
>"Darling are you alright? What did you see?"
>You explained the memories to them
>Twilight became visibly concerned
>"Another horse stand. It's just a hunch, but what if they're all connected?"
"But that white horse saved us."
>"Perhaps we're needed for something. Maybe whoever that was needs us alive."
>AJ shurgged
>"Whatever the reason it doesn't matter. We're gunna find that principal and we're gonna put a stop to this, once and for all."
"Have Rainbow or Fluttershy contacted us yet?"
>Twilight looked at her phone
>"They have."
>Twilight's eyes began to scan the text and a lock of shock ran across her face
>"They were attacked by a stand user too. Apparently someone from Rainbow's past. Fluttershy said Dash is in a state of shock."
"State of shock?"
>"She says she's got a thousand-yard stare and won't say a word. It's like she's not even in the room."
"We should get her over here. I can calm her down using my stand."
>"Good idea"
>Twi texted the girls and they met at the house
>Fluttershy wasn't kidding
>Rainbow's face was pale, her eyes empty and vacant
>She just stared into space
"Rainbow. Rainbow are you ok?"
>Rainbow turned her head to face sunset
>With the little mental energy she could muster, she focused on Sunset's necklace
>It was such a pretty necklace
>It reminded her of something
>Rainbow's heart stopped
>Dream On
>Out of nowhere, the floor collapsed beneath Sunset and a plank of wood rammed through her chest
>Twi was caught in the cave in as well
>Dash felt sick to her stomach, feeling a hand on her shoulder
>"Really had you going there didn't I? Thought I'd just off myself? No way. I needed a way to get closer to all of your friends. Not only will I get my revenge but Adagio is going to reward me big time for this"
>Outside of the illusion, Rainbow punched you square in the face, hard
"Rainbow!"
>In the confusion, Rarity relaxed her guard for just a moment
>But that was all the time Sonata needed
>No. 21 rammed straight into her stomach, sending her flying to the wall
>The pain was intense
>She could tell a few of her ribs broke with that attack
>Sonata wasted no time
>No. 21 zipped straight for Pinkie next
>As ditzy as she was, she knew how to prioritize
>Pinkie hadn't the time to blink before it landed square into her kidney
>She doubled over in pain and Sonata ran to the exit, quick as a flash
>Lightning Dust remained hidden in the bushes just outside the house
>Finally
>Her goal of taking everything from her was about to be realized
>Her rival was about to know how she felt all these years
>She couldn't help but laugh
>Her laughter was interrupted by the sound of foot steps
>She couldn't believe what she was seeing
>A large white horse with a knight on it's back and a large bow
>The bow was nearly as tall as the horse!
>On it's head it wore a white crown with a large gemstone
>It was magnificent
>"Who are you?"
>The thing raised it's bow straight to the sky, pulled the string back, and an arrow manifested from nothing
>Instantly she knew this was a stand
>The arrow took aim and fired
>By dumb luck, Lightning managed to dodge it
>She had no choice, she'd have to switch Dream On's attack at this stand
>She activated it, making sure it was in the stands sightlines
>As she did so however, the gemstone began to glow a beautiful pale, it's light shining directly upon Dream On
>No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get it to activate
>The stand took aim with it's arrow again
>It was going to show no mercy
>Lightning dust managed to utter one final, shaky line
>"What the hell are you?"
>It fired, the arrow running straight throw Lightning's chest before vanishing as if it had never existed to begin with
"Rainbow what the hell was that about!?"
>She was confused
>The stand had stopped
>But that feeling was unmistakable
>Lightning hadn't deactivated it of her own accord
>She'd been killed
>Rainbow dropped to her knees in sobs, explaining her ordeal with Lightning Dust
>How she thought that she'd inadvertently killed her
>How she watched each of her closest friends die countless times
>Rarity hugged her friend closely
>"Oh darling. That's simply awful."
>Rainbow looked at you dead in the eyes
>"I need you to erase my memories. I can't live with this..."
>You sighed
"Rainbow... you know I can't do that. That's beyond Rebel Yell's power. Even if it wasn't... I couldn't just erase your memories like that."
>Rainbow got up and began to storm down the steps
>"I'm going home. I need to a break from all this insanity."
>The group watched her leave sadly
>None of you could blame her
>It must have been horrific what she went through
>Fluttershy squeezed her fists
>"If Rainbow was being remote controlled that must mean Lightning is close by."
>Fluttershy began to walk towards the exit
"Fluttershy what are you planning to do?"
>"I'm going to teach her a lesson."
>Twilight ran and put her hand on her shoulder
>"You can't just go on your own!"
>"Watch me."
>Twilight followed Shy, with you and the rest close behind
>You all began to search for Rainbow's torturer
>It didn't take long before Twilight found her
>She had lost a lot of blood but she was still breathing
>Every fiber of her being wanted to leave her die
>Let the animals eat her alive
>But she just couldn't
>She healed the massive hole in her chest, as well as her bum leg
>"You're Rainbow's friend... you saved me and-"
>She held her leg
>"My leg. It's healed. It's really actually healed!"
>Twilight had a glare so deep it looked like it could cut steel
>"Get out of her. Out of the kindness of my heart I healed you. But my friends want blood. I Can't say I feel too different. Go before I realize I made the wrong decision."
>Twilight grabbed her collar
>"And if you mess with me or my friends again so help me-"
>"I get it, I get it!"
>Lightning Dust got up and ran away and Twi went to rejoin the group
>She couldn't tell them what she did
>To be honest she didn't like that she did it herself
>But she couldn't just leave someone broken and dying, no matter who it was
>After a while of searching, they gave up and went back inside
>You let out a sigh
"Rough day."
>Rarity nodded
>"There's a theory I've read about that stands are their own force of nature. Much like gravity, stand users are drawn to one another."
"Makes it sound almost like a curse."
>"Hardly. Without this power I never would have met all of you."
"Really?"
>"Yes. I'm a bit of a workaholic. But you all remind me of what's important."
"I'm glad. I guess the same is true for me."
>Twilight scrolled through her phone
>"I hate to stop the pleasantries, but we need to stop Adagio and the others. Did you get the address of their house?"
>You shake your head
"I did see what it looked like though. Both inside and outside."
>"It's better than nothing I suppose. What does it look like?"
"Trust me, we won't miss it. It looks abandoned. The wood is brown and rotting, the windows have boards on them."
>"Any idea of the general area?"
"It was someplace on a hill. My first thought is to go the the place where I originally heard their thoughts."
>"Then we'll go tomorrow. I think we've all earned some rest."
"I agree."
>Fluttershy looked worried
>"What about Rainbow? She seemed pretty distressed."
"We'll text her and see how she's doing. I wouldn't blame her if she doesn't want to do this with us."
>Fluttershy looked down
>"Perhaps I should sit this one out too."
"Why?"
>"My stand isn't suited to combat... I'd just get in the way."
>AJ shook her head
>"Yer a valuable member of the team Fluttershy."
>Fluttershy stubbornly refused
>"I'm going to stay behind and console Rainbow."
>Twi gave a sympathetic look
>"If you feel that's where you'll be most useful then please."
>"Thank you."
"We're going to need everyone for this. Notify Octavia, Vinyl, and Trixie. This ends tomorrow."
>They all went fast asleep
>You didn't even have the energy to be worried
>These stand battles really took it out of you
>As the sun rose, so did you and your friends
>Tavi and Vi as well as Trixie all met at the house and you began to search
>You had Rebel Yell out, listening carefully for any thoughts
>Bingo
>It was Sonata
>She was complaining
>You went closer and closer to the source and found the house on the hill
>You took a deep breath
"Alright. Make sure to capture them relatively unharmed. We still need the identity of that principal."
>Suddenly you felt chills down your spine
>It was as if the temperature had lowered to near freezing
>In this distance you could make out the figure of a person
>No, not a person
>A stand
>A scarecrow no less
>You could see it's mouth move
>"Turn back."
>You began to shiver and shake
>You turned to see the others were just as effected
>It spoke again
>"Turn back."
>It began to frantically yell
>"Turn back, turn back, turn back!"
>Crows began to swarm from behind it and all you could feel was the overwhelming urge to run away
>No matter how hard you tired, you couldn't shake this feeling of impending doom
>As if you were mere moments away from being killed
>Trixie began to run, as did everyone else except for you and Twilight
"T-Twilight?"
>You turned to her to see maggots crawling from her skin
>You put your hand on your mouth to keep from screaming
>Just as you were about to run, you felt a hand on your shoulder
>You turned around to see Dean Cadence
>What was she doing out here!?
>All of a sudden you began to feel calm
>The maggots running out of Twilight's face faded away
>Cadence had a floating heart next to her shoulder
>It was a clear shell filled with red liquid, surrounded by brass
"Dean Cadence? You have a stand!?"
>She looked down at you with a glare
>"You are in serious danger. You're kicking the hornets nest"
"What do you mean?"
>"They'll be after you now. And after me. You've seen the white horse right?"
"Yes. What about it?"
>"It wasn't protecting you. It was watching you. And you've gotten to close. It'll be after you and all of your friends now."
"Cadence what's going on? I don't understand!"
>"I'll explain later. We need to leave. Now. We're in serious danger. If we stay her any longer we'll-"
>Cadence got a look of terror on her face
>Next to the scarecrow was both the white horse and the pale horse that had attacked them when they got near the dazzling's last time
>"Run! Go now!"
"What about you?"
>The hesitance was going to cost you
The pale horse dropped it's grain and a shock wave was sent forth
>What looked like a force field around you began to burn away and some of the red liquid began to drain from the heart
>Cadence shoved you hard
>"GO! NOW!"
>The white horse's knight drew it's bow and took aim
>The arrow flew, narrowly missing your head
>You had no choice
>You couldn't take on that stand alone
>You and Twilight sprinted away, leaving Cadence behind
>You ran a few blocks down
>But you were far from out of the woods yet
>A girl stood in the middle of the road
>She had blue hair pulled back and goggles
>She also wore a uniform
>Twilight gasped
>"That's a crystal prep uniform!"
>The girl look shocked
>"Well if it isn't a blast from the past. Twilight 'toilet clogger' Sparkle!"
>Twilight bit her lip
>"Nice to see you again, Indigo Zap."
"You two know each other?"
>"I transferred from another school. I was part of a team that went around competing in various school events. I stopped going however because I couldn't take how underhanded they were. They cheated constantly"
>Indigo just smirked
>"You always were a loser Twilight. You never should've be a part of our team."
>"What do you want? Why are you doing this?"
>"That's none of your business!"
>Indigo's stand revealed itself
>It was a spin wheel, much like those found on game shows
>"Welcome to Foolish Games. I'm your host Indigo Zap. Let's see what our two contestants will roll shall we?"
>Rebel Yell and Midnight Rambler Requiem manifested, ready for a fight
>Indigo spun the wheel
>It landed on one of the many blank columns and text appeared
>It said -1 stand ability
>"Well it looks like one of our contestants has lost the ability to use one stand power!"
>You turned around and looked in shock
>The satellite on Rebel Yell's hand began to fade
>You couldn't hear thoughts or do a mind jump
>No matter
>You still had a more direct approach
>Rebel Yell charged forward swinging it's flagstaff rappidly
>Just as you were about to strike Indigo when a book came between you and her
>It was a very ornate, almost ancient looking book
>It was red and black and was full of strange designs
>From behind a house, another person appeared
>Twilight yelled
>"Lemon Zest!? You too!?"
>The boom zoomed back to her hand
>"Of course."
>Indigo had a smug look on her face
>"Reminder to all contestants not to attack the announcer or her stand. Zest, if you'd please."
>"Right away."
>Lemon Zest opened the tome and began to recite words from a language you'd never heard of
>As she finished her rather length chant, a black collar appeared around both your and Twi's necks
>Lemon Zest closed the book and explained
>"If you harm or attempt to harm Indigo or her stand Foolish Games in any way, the collar will fill your lungs with poison gas."
>This was bad
>This was really bad
>You were completely at their mercy
>"Now, lets see what the next roll has in store!"
>Indigo spun the wheel again and a new word appeared
>"Ohh my favorite! Our contestants will now have to engage in a battle to the death!"
>Twilight cursed
>"As if we'd ever do that!"
>"Lemon Zest, if you would."
>Lemon snapped her fingers and Twilight fell to the floor, gasping for air and coughing like crazy
>She clutched her chest and rolled around in pain
>"I released a fraction of the gas into her lungs"
>Twilight recovered after a bit but her breathing was labored and heavy
>Lemon Zest glared
>"If you don't continue with the game, I'll release the poison gas into both of your lungs."
>Tears began to run down your face
>What were they supposed to do?
>They couldn't use their stands and they couldn't harm either of them
>They were completely powerless!
>You had no choice
>You had to live
>You unleashed your stand and pointed the staff at Twilight
>Twilight was wheezing so much she could barely speak
>"S-sunset -cough- you wouldn't."
"I'm sorry Twilight."
>Just as you were about to plunge the staff straight through her chest
>Indigo screamed
>Before any of you had a chance to look and see what happened a bunch of mortars fell on the house next to Zest, burying her in the rubble
>Octavia and Vinyl!
>Tavi smiled
>"Sorry we were late. We didn't know where you ran off too."
>You looked at your neck
>The collar had faded!
"Thank heavens you came when you did. We really had our backs to the wall there."
>Vi gave a thumbs up
>"It's just what we do."
>All of a sudden the rubble lifted from the ground, swirling in a tornado
>Lemon Zest was completely unharmed
>"You will come to fear the power of My Little Red Book."
>The tornado stopped and she began to chant again
"Don't let her finish that chant! It's how she used the stands power!"
>Blue Monday was already converging on her
>She finished the chant just in the time, turning her shoes into rubber
>Blue Monday was completely powerless to her now
>Twilight began to sweat
>"What kind of stand ability is this?"
>Lemon Zest chuckled
>"It's perfect. I don't suppose you believe in magic?"
"It wouldn't surprise me if it existed at this point."
>"Think of it like a witche's grimoire. It's pages or unlimited. Even I haven't seen every spell it has to offer. But rest assured, it will crush you."
>Out of the corner of your eye you could see Twilight writing this down
>Perfect
>She was about to turn that power right back at her