The Time Master makes her Move

Spike’s head whipped around so fast it almost gave him whiplash as every girl in the room scrambled to face the intruder. The Time Master was wearing her hooded blue cloak that concealed her face, her wings were outstretched and her horn was alit.

“Is that an alicorn?” Twilight asked, her eyes trailing across the intruder’s wings and horn.

“Seems that way.”

“Who are yo-MMPH?!” Spike asked but was interrupted as his mouth was torn off his face, using the same spell that Trixie had used against Pinkie Pie. He touched the smooth surface where his mouth used to be.

“MASTER!” Twilight and Cadence cried out. Nightmare Rarity wasted no time channelling a spell to use against the intruder. Before she could do so the floor beneath her lit up into a golden rune. Before she could react the magic in her horn fizzled out.

"Wha-what's this?" She squealed, snapping her fingers in a vain attempt to use a fragment of her magic.

"It's a nullification rune," Twilight gasped, looking at it as if she was facing the impossible. "That's only theoretical."

"In this time period, takes some time to set up but time is something I always have," the Time Master explained with a calm yet pleased tone to her voice. "But I must thank you Nightmare Rarity, you acted exactly as I anticipated, making sure that neither Twilight nor Cadence here can use the power of their roots. You can sleep now."

Before any of them could process what she had said a brilliant bolt of golden lit struck Nightmare Rarity in the face, causing her to slump over in exhaustion.

"Now Spike do you want to do this the easy way or the hard way?" The Time Master asked, their outward calm but holding a tinge of malice behind it.

Spike wanted to do something, but without his mouth, he couldn't breathe fire. He still wanted to fight to help, even if it was just with his fists, but Twilight gently pushed him behind the two alicorns.

"Master, please let us handle this.”

Spike wanted to protest, a feeling of cowardice pierced his heart at the thought of doing nothing, but he was in no position to.

“Please my Master, we can handle her,” Cadence assured him before sending bolt after bolt of pink light against the intruder. Effortlessly however she dodged every single one.

“Slow, predictable, too easy. Oh?” The Time Master saw that Twilight had turned the floor to ice to disturb her footing. Yet she did not trip and effortlessly slid across the cold surface with grace. With a sharp tug of her golden magic however she was able to pull Cadence’s foot onto the ice, causing her to skid out of control.

Capitalising on Twilight’s error the Time Master rushed towards her, but Twilight was on the back foot. She only barely managed to throw up a shield in time to protect herself.

“You’re too predictable Twilight,” the Time Master said, sending a bolt into the roof and sending the chandelier crashing down on Twilight’s head. It was only by the briefest of seconds that Spike was able to lunge forward and shove her out of the way.

The Time Master however had turned on their heel to block Cadence’s attack from behind. Realising she would not break the shield Cadence tried to sweep the legs from under her, but this was all in vain. The Time Master anticipated the move easily and used the opening to throw back the magic shield against the Princess of Lust.

This was enough time however for Twilight to scramble to her feet. Teleporting beside the Time Master, she had a spell that summoned two magic swords in each hand. Yet here too the Time Master effortlessly dodged each of her attacks, before summoning one of her own, and easily disarming both of Twilight’s swords.

With a flap of her wings, Twilight escaped the counterattack from the Time Master but only barely. She swerved around to the room to where Cadence was just climbing her feet. Spike and Fluttershy had rushed over to her the former.

“It’s like she can predict everything we do.”

“Then perhaps we should try something with no way to dodge,” Cadence snarled channelling an extremely powerful spell into her horn. Seeing what she was doing Twilight helped, bathing the room around them in a purple light and preventing the Time Master from teleporting out.

The Time Master herself did not try to escape the onslaught she knew was coming, instead simply sighing wearily and projecting a golden energy shield. It offered little defence when Cadence unleashed her full power, sending a hurricane of **** against the Time Master. Furniture was thrown into the air and came crashing down and coating the air in a thick, suffocating fog of dust.

The Time Master's shield did little to protect her, and she was still flung back into the opposite wall. The Crystal Castle's walls were built strongly so they did not break, but there was a resounding "CRACK" in the air and fractures formed across the opposite wall. Most significantly though was the Time Master's coat which was torn to shreds, and the alicorn underneath was shown to every.

Spike could only muffle with his mouth removed, and Fluttershy only gasped softly upon seeing the familiar blue and purple mane. Twilight’s shock was palpable but that was nothing compared to Cadence who was practically catatonic.

"Flurry Heart?"

"Hello Mom, Auntie, Uncle," Flurry Heart said gesturing to them each in turn.

"How is this possible you-you're-" Cadence gasped, her fingers gesturing behind her to elsewhere in the castle where she thought her infant child was being tended to by her other mother.

”I’m the Princess of Time mother, I can travel through time as easily as a fish travels through water. And I’m here to free you, both of you and every single pony whose minds have been twisted by the Root of Honesty.” Flurry Heart’s eyes were fixed straight on Spike as she spoke, narrowed and sharp. “You’ve turned them into your sex slaves for your own amusement. You know you can be better.”

Spike despite himself couldn’t help but feel guilt well up somewhat within him. Fortunately, he had Twilight to speak on his behalf.

“But why exactly are you dressed like that?” She pointed to Flurry Heart’s outfit that had been concealed under her coat. She wore no bra or any kind of top, and only the thinnest purple panties concealed her lower private part. The only other thing she wore was golden threads of lace.

“You should know you’re the one who made your ‘clothing curse’ run in the family,” she replied sharply, a hint of red tinge spreading across her face.

“Well, it doesn’t matter. Our Master and our Mistress’s dreams will come true Flurry Heart and I’ll fight anyone I have to to make so. Even if it’s my own niece,” Twilight shouted, rushing ahead and leaving a confused Cadence behind. This time she used magic to make ten illusions of herself, no doubt hoping to trick Flurry Heart.

Yet Flurry knew immediately which one was real and was able to effortlessly dodge her attack. Seizing Twilight’s arm as she did so, the overextended bookworm was then blasted into the side and crumbled.

Snapping out of her stupor Cadence was next in line, lifting a wall of crystals to protect her Master from her daughter. Yet with Twilight down so too was the anti-teleportation spell. She took her mother by surprise by appearing behind her by blasting her into her own wall.

Spike glanced to the door, to rally the rest of the harem to help, but a golden shield sealed them inside. Spike felt so helpless, the guilt of his cowardice was like a chain around his heart. But he didn’t know what else to do.

Fluttershy threw himself at Flurry Heart, clinging around her leg, yet this didn’t even cause a break in her stride. Her arm seized Spike's arm tightly, even as he tried to break free.

"Let me go."

"You're coming with me."

There was a flash of gold and both Flurry Heart and Spike disappeared out of the room. With them gone the seal on the door disappeared and Gleaming Shield entered the room, holding the infant Flurry Heart in her arm. "I heard fighting, what's going on?"

"Give me our daughter QUICKLY!" Cadence screamed, scrambling to her feet. Gleaming Shield quickly passed the infant over to Cadence who began to muster her magic, but then she realised something was off.

"Wait a minute." She cast a revealing spell and the infant's skin turned black and her body began to grow. The creature fell out of the alicorn's hands until a changeling was where her daughter once was.

"Uh-hi," the changeling said with a little awkward wave. Looks of shock and horror were shared between the three remaining women.

"She's a changeling? Then where's the real infant Flurry Heart?"

A/N: The picture wasn't the best suited for the task, but there isn't many adult Flurry Heart fanart to choose from. But in any case, things are progressing fast now.

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