Bolt stood and growled. He was getting unstable. "Daddy...just try to talk to mommy...p-please? For me?" Star begged. Bolt began to cry and walked over to Flitter with his eyes closed. He couldn't look. "H...Hi." was all he could say
Narrowleaf quickly glanced over at Bolt. "...Bastard..." he muttered to himself. "They... took your love, didn't they?" He asked, realizing he wasn't focusing.
Flitter's eyes were closed, and she was in a ball. Vulnerable. Brisk sighed. "I will never stop loving you. But I am nothing else." She spread her hooves. "Changelings can't coexist with ponies."
Bolt hugged the ball. "You feed on love. If so...I'll never leave your side. It will work. I believe it. No matter how much you hate me, I will always love you. And you know what? Blast is a great friend...but I'll never love anypony else. Star...go away...I need to focus all of my love on Flitter." Bolt said, leaning down and kissing Flitter. The flame didn't appear. The love wasn't mutual. But he didn't care. Star trotted away and kept guard up.
"But we can, Brisk. It's been working, hasn't it?! You can't listen to the other changelings." He responded, sniffling. "...Besides, both Willow and I are crystal ponies. We're made to be love batteries."
Bolt looked up and laughed uncontrollably. "When Flitter wakes up...I'm going after the Order. I'll just kill myself in a super explosion...nopony will care! Not even Flitter! And the order will die! It's a solution to every problem. Isn't that right, Star?" Bolt managed. "Dad...no...I love you...een if nopony else does." Star cried.
(Welp. This is depressing.) Narrowleaf sighed. "Look... Brisk... I'm gonna... Gonna be at home, if you ever come to your senses." He said.
"You would betray everyone like that, Narrowleaf? Just run and hide? Not even fight like a real Stallion? Go. You're pathetic. I may be insane...but at least I have a sense of honor. I'm avenging what they did to Flitter. Youre letting them taking Brisk from you slide. Typical. Pathetic. Disgusting, Narrowleaf. Most of all...shameful." Bolt spat.
Narrowleaf shook his head. "It's out of my control. It's out of anybody's control. There's no point in fighting. We've already lost." He stated, trotting away. "I'm sure the changelings would be a lot happier without us anyways. They clearly don't care."
Bolt cradled Flitter. "My demon...my...my demon...is...multiplying. I feel my insanity breeching...p-please...Flitter...w-wake up...just once...and then if you want...no...I won't free you by death. I'll free you...when I win my battle. You'll have to find someone...a Stallion who deserves you...like I never did. I'll be dead. Dust and ashes. But you'll be happy. So...I hope you hear this one last time. Flitter...I love you." Bolt said, kissing her one final time.
"Goodbye, Brisk. Have a good life. You will never have to worry about us ponies again. I'm sure the others will brainwash you to think that." Narrowleaf said. "Come on, Bolt. You're just causing her pain."
Star's eyes flashed green. Bolt's opened wide. "Narrowleaf...run. My daughter is far more powerful than me...if she's succumbed to her changeling form...I'm done. But if you stay, you will be too. Go and be with Willow. Also...please...tell my mother I love her. Kiai!" Bolt yelled, delivering a jumping kick to Star. She snickered. "I am the most powerful being in the universe!" Star laughed "No. They wouldn't have been able to take over you if you were." Bolt sighed. "One of us is going to die. I'll do everything in my power to make sure it isn't me!" Bolt yelled. "Run, Leaf!"
"Just leave her. She'll be happier here than with us." Narrowleaf said, disgust obvious in his voice. "C'mon, there might be enough time to get drunk before all the ponies die."
Bolt bit Star's neck and flung her into a wall. His rage was unleashed. "There's no stopping me now, Leaf. Thank you for standing by me all these years. I...love you...Narrowleaf. Go be with Willow. If we're lucky...I'll be able to stop Star here and move on to kill the Order. We shall have to see...if I can back up my big mouth." Bolt laughed. "Father. Time to die!" Star screeched, tackling Bolt. She charged lightning in her hoof and swung a punch, searing the side of his face.
Narrowleaf sighed and lied down in the dirt. "What's even the point anymore? Everything's gone from bad to worse." He said, sobbing. "It's over, Bolt. Everything's all over. The changelings and The Order have won."
