*Starlight Glimmer grinned as she brought her foot down with the intention of crushing Dusk Shine's head, but was shocked when she saw that she hit solid ground instead. Starlight looked around to see where her victim could have disappeared to, only to look behind her and see Dusk Shine floating on what appeared to be a yellow cloud.*



Dusk Shine: *wakes up* "Huh? Nimbus?"



*Sunset Shimmer snarled and looked up into the air to see Twilight Sparkle hovering above her. Twilight dropped to the ground and landed directly in front of the Equestrians.*



Dusk Shine: "It's my mom!"



Spike: "She made it!"



*Twilight silently glared at her potential opponents.*



Sunset Shimmer: "Nice of you to drop by, Twilight Sparkle. Still, I'm a little embarrassed for you, I'll have to admit. I mean, I sincerely hope you didn't come all this way here, back from the dead even, believing you stood any chance against us. That would be a shame."



*Twilight ignored her as she walked over to the fallen body of Luna. She gently reached down to check for a pulse, but found none.*



Twilight Sparkle: "What happened to her?"



Dusk Shine: "She died trying to protect me from them."



*Twilight then straightened up and looked out on the rest of the battlefield for any sign of her friends, but was angered and horrified at what she saw.*



Twilight Sparkle: "Applejack? Rainbow Dash?"



Starlight Glimmer: *chuckles* "Does seeing these losers dead send your blood pressure through the roof? There was another one, but I guess there isn't much left of her. Quite a strong little nut, but you could say she went out with a bit of a bang."



Twilight Sparkle: *thinking* "Those monsters! They killed Pinkie Pie, and now Celestia too?! Damn it!"



Starlight Glimmer: "But hey, look on the bright side, no need to grieve. You're all about to be reunited. And here, you've gone through all the trouble of coming back to life."



*As Twilight's anger began to boil over, Sunset took notice over the fact that her magic levels were rising.*



Sunset Shimmer: "Her magic level is increasing exponentially."



*Twilight then began to approach Starlight, who prepared herself for a fight.*



Starlight Glimmer: "Oh, someone's eager. You really miss them that much? Well, you won't get any argument from me."



*Starlight then threw a punch, only to find herself hitting air instead.*



Sunset Shimmer: "And she's gotten faster, too."



Twilight Sparkle: "Come on, sweetie. *walks over to Spike* Hey, Spike."



Spike: *chuckles weakly* "Welcome back, Twilight."



Twilight Sparkle: "Sorry it took me so long, but hey, it looks like the two of you held your own. *holds out a Senzu bean* Here, eat up. I want each of you to take half."



Krillin: "A Senzu bean? I thought Korin didn't have any left."



Twilight Sparkle: "You're looking at the last one."



Spike: "You eat it, then. It would just be wasted on me."



Twilight Sparkle: "Spike, don't talk like that. Besides, I already had one on the way here."



Spike: "Trust me, you'll want to hold onto it, just in case. Besides, even at the top of my game, I'd be pretty much useless against these two."



Twilight Sparkle: "Well I have the bean, so it's my decision. Besides, if you don't eat it, I'm going to throw it away. *breaks the bean* Here, eat half."



Spike: *eats the bean* "Thanks, Twilight."



Twilight Sparkle: "You too, Dusk Shine." *pops the bean into Dusk's mouth*



*Spike and Dusk Shine get up healed and reenergized.*



Twilight Sparkle: "I hardly recognized you, Spike. You've really gotten a lot stronger this past year, haven't you?"



Spike: "I thought that, too, until we actually started fighting. Then I felt like my best was a big joke. They all died. In fact, it's a miracle that any of us survived."



Twilight Sparkle: "Dusk Shine, I barely recognized you when I first saw you. You've really been training hard, haven't you?"



Dusk Shine: *nods* "I've been training all year with Luna. She taught me how to be strong like you are. But now she's gone, and we can't use the Elements of Harmony to bring her or any of the others back to life."



Spike: "Well, I say it's payback time! There's three of us and two of them. And you've been training with the great Starswirl the Bearded, Twilight! With all that going for us, we should be able to at least take down one of them, don't you think?"



Twilight: "Yeah, but one small problem: you two aren't part of the equation. This is my fight now, so don't try to interfere. I want you both to stay on the sidelines."



Spike: "What?! That's crazy! I know you've gotten crazy strong, but these freaks... they're unreal! You have no idea what they're capable of! You can't take them by yourself!"



Dusk Shine: "Mom, please. You have to listen, he's right!"



*Twilight looked over at her opponents and her anger began boiling over once again. As her rage increased, so did her power. Spike could almost see the power radiating from Twilight's body.*



Spike: "Twilight?"



*Twilight started to approach the Equestrians.*



Dusk Shine: "Mom, no! Where are you going?!"



*He tried to run after her, only for Spike to stop her.*



Spike: "Dusk, wait. It might not be a good idea to get in her way."



Dusk Shine: "What's she going to do?"



Spike: "I don't know, but I've never seen Twilight get this angry before. She's like a whole other person. I think there really isn't a fight for us in this fight."



*Twilight approached Starlight Glimmer and gave her an icy glare.*



Starlight Glimmer: "Oh no, you do not want to make that face at me! Unless you want that to be the face you greet your friends with on the other side."



Twilight Sparkle: *now absolutely livid* "This ends now, and you're going to pay!"



*Twilight then hunched down and began to raise her power. As she did, rock and debris seemed to defy gravity itself as they shot upward into the air. The Equestrians could only stare in shock and awe while Spike and Dusk Shine ran for cover.*



Dusk Shine: "Mom's power, it's... it's amazing!"



Sunset Shimmer: *checks her scouter* 7,000... no, wait. 8,000? That's impossible!"



*Twilight let out a battle cry as she brought her power to its maximum before calming down. As the dust and debris settled, Starlight Glimmer turned to Sunset Shimmer.*



Starlight Glimmer: "Sunset, what does your scouter say about her magic level?"



Sunset Shimmer: *takes off her scouter* "It's over 8,000!" *growls angrily and crushes her scouter*



Starlight Glimmer: "What, 8,000?! That can't be right! The scouter must have been broken or something!"



Twilight Sparkle: "You're going down, and I doubt I'll even have to use the Kaio-Ken against you."



Sunset Shimmer: *confused* "Huh? Kaio-Ken?"



*Starlight charged at Twilight.*



Starlight Glimmer: "YOU DON'T SCARE ME! NOBODY, BUT NOBODY, BESTS THE POWERFUL STARLIGHT GLIMMER!"



*Starlight Glimmer tried to grab Twilight, only for her to flash behind her and deliver a devastating kick to the back of Starlight's head. Starlight fell forward and hit the ground with a resounding thud.*



Sunset Shimmer: "WHAT?"



Spike: "No way. How did she even do that?"



*Starlight Glimmer rubbed her head and tried to get back up.*



Starlight Glimmer: "How'd you get back there? You... YOU...!"



Twilight Sparkle: "You know, as much as you've puffed yourself up, I'm actually kind of disappointed."



Starlight Glimmer: *greatly offended* "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?! ARE YOU SAYING THAT I'M ALL BARK AND NO BITE?! IS THAT IT?!"



Twilight Sparkle: "If that flailing around was your idea of an attack, then yeah."



Starlight Glimmer: "Really? *chuckles* Then maybe you should teach me a thing or two!" *powers up*



*Starlight Glimmer went back on the offensive and launched a rapid onslaught of punches and kicks at Twilight, but she couldn't land a single hit. As the brawl carried on, Sunset Shimmer took the time to analyze the situation.*



Sunset Shimmer: "How strange. To think her power could increase so much when she was more or less an equal to Trixie."



*Starlight Glimmer continued her frenzied attack against Twilight, only for her to disappear again.*



Twilight Sparkle: "Hey, I'm over here."



*Starlight Glimmer turned to her left and saw Twilight standing a few meters away from her. Twilight's taunting was starting to work, as Starlight began to lose her temper.*



Spike: "Okay, that I didn't even see. Did you?"



Dusk Shine: *shakes his head* "No, but wow."



*Sunset Shimmer continued to observe the escalating battle between Twilight Sparkle and her subordinate.*



Sunset Shimmer: "I refuse to believe this. How could anybody gain that much power in such a short amount of time?"



*Suddenly Twilight dashed forward, only for her to disappear once again. Just when Starlight Glimmer tried to figure out where she was, she suddenly felt someone standing on her head. She didn't need a clue to figure out who it was. Starlight tried to reach up and punch Twilight, but Twilight quickly flashed down and landed a powerful blow to Starlight's gut.*



Twilight Sparkle: "Just so you know, that was for Pinkie Pie."



*Starlight Glimmer fell to her knees with her arms folded around her stomach. Looking up, all she saw was Twilight glaring at her.*



Starlight Glimmer: "Damn you... DAMN YOU!"



*Starlight quickly shot up and tried to punch Twilight again, only for her to dodge her attacks and slug her in the face.*



Twilight Sparkle: "And this is for Rainbow Dash!"



*Starlight Glimmer skidded across the ground and smashed through a rock, but managed to catch herself and rebound off a cliff.*



Starlight Glimmer: "Filthy... arrogant... wretched little... scum-sucking bitch!" *powers up and fires a blast at Twilight*



Twilight Sparkle: "Huh, seriously?"



*Twilight buffed herself up and took the blast directly on her body, firing up a magic flare to absorb most of the energy. Starlight Glimmer stared at the dust cloud to look for any results of her attack. To her shock, however, Twilight still stood where she was, completely unharmed.*



Starlight Glimmer: "WHAT THE...?!"



Sunset Shimmer: *also in shock* "Is it possible she just dodged it with a powerful shout?"



Starlight Glimmer: "THAT WAS LUCK!!"



*As Starlight prepared another blast, Twilight took off into the air above her.*



Twilight Sparkle: "And this is for Applejack!" *hits Starlight with a piledriver*



Starlight Glimmer: *as she's falling* "HOW COULD TWILIGHT SPARKLE BE SO MUCH STRONGER THAN ME?! *sees Twilight fly past her* Oh no!"



Twilight Sparkle: "And this one's for Luna!" *kicks Starlight Glimmer into a rock*



*Twilight landed gracefully back on the ground and glared at the pile of rubble behind her. Sunset Shimmer, on the other hand, was watching with an angry glare on her face.*



Spike: "Wow, look at her go! She's invincible! Yeah, Twilight!"



Dusk Shine: "Way to go, Mom!"



*Just then, Starlight Glimmer burst out from under the rubble, and she was even angrier than ever before.*



Starlight Glimmer: "YOU BITCH!! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!!" *throws a rock at Twilight, who dodges it effortlessly*



Twilight Sparkle: "That's some impressive strength. It's too bad you don't know how to use it, though."



Starlight Glimmer: "I'M A MEMBER OF AN ELITE WARRIOR CLASS! I WON'T BE MADE A FOOL OF BY SOME LOWLY BOTTOM-FEEDER!! YOU'RE GOING TO BE BEGGING FOR DEATH BY THE TIME I'M DONE WITH YOU!!"



Sunset Shimmer: "Starlight, use your head! Don't let her nonchalant attitude get under your skin! That's how she's getting the advantage! Calm down and think for a second."



*Starlight Glimmer took Sunset's advice and took some deep breaths to regain herself.*



Starlight Glimmer: "You're right. Thanks, Sunset. I need to stay level-headed. Almost lost my composure."



Sunset Shimmer: "Dim-witted spastic! With the way things are going, I'll have to step in."



Starlight Glimmer: "I have to hand it to you, pretty sneaky move getting me all worked up. But that's not going to fly anymore. From here on out, I'm a machine!"



Twilight Sparkle: "Now that's what I like to hear. Show me what you've got."



Starlight Glimmer: "You sure like to talk big, don't you?"



Sunset Shimmer: "It's not just talk, you idiot. Any halfwit could see that she has the confidence to back it up."



*As Twilight and Starlight Glimmer faced off, the wind started to pick up.*



Spike: "Okay..."



Dusk Shine: "What are they doing?"



*Starlight Glimmer hunkered down and started to power up herself. Just when it looked like she reached her maximum, Starlight lifted two of her fingers upwards. Next thing Twilight knew, a massive magic explosion shot up from the ground beneath her feet. As the smoke rose, Twilight tried flying over it.*



Starlight Glimmer: "I can see you, Twilight Sparkle!"



*Starlight Glimmer took off into the air and caught up to Twilight. The two of them began trading even blows and were soon dogfighting in midair. A moment later, the two of them parted.*



Twilight Sparkle: "Looks like you weren't kidding. This is definitely much more like it."



Starlight glimmer: *chuckles* "'Much more like it,' huh? You're about to have those words crammed back down your throat! Compliments of my own."



*Starlight Glimmer then opened her mouth as wide as she possibly could. Next thing Twilight knew, a giant energy beam was headed straight at her from her opponent's mouth! The lavender-skinned Equestrian barely managed to fire an Eclipse Cannon in the nick of time to block against it. Eventually, the two energies cancelled out and exploded.*



Sunset Shimmer: "She's a freak of nature! No one with their head on straight would dare to try and fire back at such close range!"



*When the smoke cleared, Starlight Glimmer was shocked to see that Twilight was, once again, unscathed by her attack.*



Twilight Sparkle: "Whew, if I took that blast full-on, I might have been in pretty bad shape."



Starlight Glimmer: "How? That was my ultimate technique and yet... she just brushed it aside like some old plaything."



Twilight Sparkle: "You really are a tough one, aren't you? The Eclipse Cannon should have done at least a little damage. Neither of us are going to make much headway at this rate."



Sunset Shimmer: "That's enough, Starlight! Back down! I believe the traitor has proven herself to be you equal. *Starlight angrily glared down at her* Don't give me that look! Thanks to your monumental incompetence, I have no other choice but to step in and finish this myself!"



Spike: "Oh man, this is bad. That orange one is done standing around. Even the ponytailed one is scared of her!"



Starlight Glimmer: "This is stupid. I can't believe I have to hand over your execution to Sunset Shimmer. But orders are orders. Sunset Shimmer will finish you off. *looks down at Spike and Dusk Shine* But that doesn't mean I can't leave without destroying something!" *charges down at them*



Twilight Sparkle: "No, Dusk Shine! Spike! I need to move!"



*Twilight tried to give chase after Starlight Glimmer, but she was starting to fall behind.*



Twilight Sparkle: "I'm not going to make it! I have no other choice! KAIO-KEN!!"



*Twilight's magic aura changed from purple to red, and the student of Starswirl caught up to Starlight in no time flat. Much to Sunset's shock, Twilight slammed right into Starlight's back and snapped it like a twig before catching the paralyzed Equestrian and throwing her to the ground in front of Sunset Shimmer.



Starlight Glimmer: *in absolute agony* "It hurts! I can't... I can't feel my legs!"



Twilight Sparkle: "She won't be fighting ever again. Take your injured friend and leave this planet. Go back to where you came from."



Sunset Shimmer: "What did I just witness? For a second, her strength and speed skyrocketed."



Spike: "Hey Twilight, what was that? Did you learn that from training with Starswirl the Bearded?"



Twilight: "Yeah, it's called the Kaio-Ken. By controlling every drop of magic in your body, you can amplify it for a short burst. Your strength, speed, power and defense increase dramatically."



Spike: That's awesome! You're strong enough already, and you can make yourself even stronger in a blink?"



Twilight: "Yeah, pretty much."



Spike: "Twilight, why do you have to tease us? This isn't really a good time to play around. If you had that kind of trick up your sleeve the whole time, you should have used it right away."



Twilight: "Sorry, Spike, but that's not an option. If I don't stay in complete control while boosting my magic, I could badly injure myself. You see..."



(Flashback)



Starswirl the Bearded: "Now listen carefully, Twilight Sparkle. At your level, you cannot use the Kaio-Ken too much in one time. At any point you lose control, you could grievously injure your body. That's why you should raise your power to no more than double. Using a Kaio-Ken at more than double will severely damage your own body. In simpler words, your body would not be able to keep up with the Kaio-Ken, and the technique would backfire on you."



Twilight Sparkle: "I understand, Starswirl."



(Flashback end)



Twilight Sparkle: "That's about it."



Spike: "That's crazy."



*Meanwhile, Starlight Glimmer feebly reach up to Sunset Shimmer.*



Starlight Glimmer: "Sunset... please... help me. I... can't get up. *Sunset takes her hand* Thank you, boss."



Sunset Shimmer: "Sure. It's the least I can do, Starlight." *tightens her grip on Starlight's hand*



*Much to everyone's surprise, Sunset Shimmer suddenly threw Starlight Glimmer into the air.*



Starlight Glimmer: "SUNSET, NO!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?! SUNSET!!!"



Sunset Shimmer: "I have no need for a paralyzed Equestrian. You're dead weight now!"



*As Starlight kept flying into the air, Sunset Shimmer began to charge up her own magic. Twilight and the others could literally feel the magic radiating off her body.*



Twilight Sparkle: "Whoa, what power."



Dusk Shine: "Mom, make her stop!"



Spike: "I can't even open me eyes in this wind!"



Sunset Shimmer: "Die!" *fires an energy beam that hits Starlight directly*



Starlight Glimmer: "SUNSET SHIMMER!!!"



*Suddenly the magic made Starlight's body twist in a disturbing manner before causing her to explode violently. When the dust cleared, Sunset Shimmer looked around and saw Twilight and the others floating right above her.*



Spike: "Sh-she's a psycho! She just murdered her own partner for no reason!"



*Twilight and Sunset Shimmer glared at each other, both warriors knowing that the real battle was about to begin.*