Kamen Rider Amazon: Friendship is Magic

Honesty
Kindness
Laughter
Generosity
Loyalty
Magic

Brought together to form the Elements of Harmony, these artifacts is known to be the most powerful magical objects known to ponydom. Because of it, they have been kept safe in the vaults within Castle Canterlot. Few had dared to steal these gems for many reasons, but past attempts have been thwarted by the royal guards. In one occasion, both Princess Celestia and Luna defended the treasure themselves. Now, attempts of thievery of the Elements have been drastically reduced, nopony dared to do it again. But all is not as it seems...


Gates of Tartarus


The royal guards scattered around the area, for the Cerberus, who was tasked to guard the gates has gone missing. These warrior ponies are on high alert, Pegasi guards hovered nearby to locate the Cerberus in the vicinity, and some kept watch on the gates. Unicorn guards also stood nearby, lest more demons jumped out of the gate to escape their fiery prison. Nopony knew why the Cerberus just walked away from its duty of guarding the gates, but a few minutes after its disappearance, the pathway leading to the exit were filled with many demons. Many on duty guards valiantly defended the gate until reinforcement arrived. Fortunately, despite the severe injuries inflicted upon them, there were no casualties.


One Pegasus scout flew down, he paced to his commanding officer. "Sir! I bring news; the Cerberus is approaching our position. It is accompanied by a civilian mare." said the Pegasus. "Describe her, Major." asked the large equine to the scout, "Sir, she's a yellow coated mare with a pink mane." The commanding officer was a gray earth pony, with a very well built physique. Not to mention bigger than his subordinates. He wore a golden armor, similar to his fellow ponies in arms. His helmet crest was red, instead of the usual blue, signifying his higher rank. However, his helmet were battered due to a demon slashing his face. Now he has a pair of scars of similar length over his left eye. "I see," said the pony colonel, "what is their ETA?" "Sir, judging from the path they have taken, the two are 10 furlongs to our location, they may be here by sundown." The colonel sighed in relief, finally some good news. "Alright, gather a party and escort the mare and the Cerberus back here. Make it quick, these fiends could came back at any moment, and we're running short on battle ready ponies."


"Yes, Sir!" After the Pegasus flew to gather a scouting party, the pony colonel rallied his remaining troops, few they may be, but these brave stallions and mares will not give up that easily. "Alright, troops. I have been informed that the Cerberus has been located, and it is on its way here." The guards perked up, hearing the news had lifted their morale, "But that doesn't mean you should ease up! The scout said that it will arrive at sundown, until then fortify the defenses on the gate! These fiends may have numbers, but so far we held the line! Even though they have dwindled our numbers, yet we held the line! Now until the scouts have returned the Cerberus, we will hold the line!" The guards roared with excitement, with a new found spirit, they are now ready for anything. "Now, go! If you see 'em coming, you leave 'em trampling!"


Sundown, Gates of Tartarus


"Come on, now, just a little bit further." said the yellow coated Pegasus accompanying the Cerberus. Her pink mane flowing with the wind as she paced the giant beast towards Tartarus, "We should be close to Tartarus right now... I hope nopony would be angry at you." The three heads of Cerberus barked happily, as if to say that she shouldn't worry. Then, she saw four armor clad Pegasi flying towards her, she gulped, fearing that they are angry over the Cerberus's absence, decelerating her flight. "Excuse me, Ma'am," said the leading armored pony, "We are ordered to escort you both to the gates. If you come with us, we'll show you a faster route." The mare was reluctant at first, but noticing that these stallions were royal guards, she agreed, "Oh, alright..."


As they flew towards Tartarus, one of the scouts seemed to notice the mare, "Hey, I know you. You're... Fluttershy, right? Twilight Sparkle's friend?" Fluttershy perked up, surprised that one of the royal guard notice a pony like her. "Oh, um...Yes. I'm sorry, but I don't think we've met..." "Oh, yeah. The name's Leeroy, First Lieutenant. I was there when you and your friends performed on Hearth's Warming Eve on Canterlot. You make a pretty good actress!" said the young colt with glee. She blushed at his admiration, "T-thank you, but I really don't like the spotlight... I prefer a quite life at Ponyville." "I see... Still, that was one heck of a performance, I read that Private Pansy became a diplomat after the event, spreading messages of peace throughout the land... I think Private Pansy was responsible for our alliance with the griffins centuries ago!


"That would be 'griffons', First Lieutenant. Didn't they thought you that they insist to be called that back at the academy?" said the leader, correcting the lieutenant. "Oh, right you are, Sir!" "Need I remind you the situation we're in right now? Don't get distracted." ordered the leader to Spartacus, "Y-yessir." Fluttershy could not help herself asking the severity of the situation, "Um, I know this may not be a good question but... How bad is it, at Tartarus, I mean...If you don't mind me asking." After a few seconds of silence, the leader Pegasus sighed, "Let's just say if we don't make it out this time, there won't be a next time."


When the party finally arrived at the gates, the pinkette was horrified at what she saw. Everywhere were ponies, bandaged all over. Some were on beds, unconscious. "Oh...My..." Before she knew it, they regrouped with the commanding officer, "Colonel Heracles, Sir. The Cerberus has been returned and is now being brought towards the gate." "Good job, Major. Now things may have gotten easier for us. You're all dismissed." With that, the scouts dispersed and returned to their previous posts. Heracles then paid his attention to Fluttershy, "So, you were the one who found the Cerberus?" she nodded to his question, "On behalf of my men, I'm very grateful to you, Fluttershy, for bringing back the Cerberus." She raised her eyebrows, surprised that this giant of a pony knew her, "H-how did you know my name?" she asked him, clearly intimidated by his largeness and burly voice. "Well... my wife, Megara won't stop yapping about this new Pegasus model last year, when I saw you now, I knew that you're the same mare from her magazines."


Fluttershy still remembered her brief modelling career with Photo Finish, it was the most exhausting moment of her life. She never expected that somepony would still remember her after all this time. "Don't worry, Miss." said Heracles, "I know I look scary, but have no fear, I ain't one of those stone faced stallion you see at Canterlot." He gave a big goofy smile, making Fluttershy giggle. "Well, thank you for your hospitality, Colonel Heracles." "Please, call me Herc, my wife had troubles pronouncing my own name, so if I want to make it easier for her, should be fair that I make it easier for others too."


"Oh, okay Colonel Herc." Fluttershy then turned her attention towards the injured troopers, as the wielder of the Element of Kindness, she cannot help herself but to tend for them. "These poor ponies... What could have done this to them?" Herc answered the mare, "It's the denizens of Tartarus, those things have been in there for Celestia knows how long, our orders were to guard the gates no matter what. I do wonder, why did the Cerberus just ran off like that? I thought they were trained better than to do that." Fluttershy, the animal expert she is, answered the colonel, "Well, like all dogs, they need toe be walked. All those sitting mustn't be good for their feet. Or have someone forgotten to feed them?"


Before Herc could say anything, one of the Unicorn guards galloped towards them, "Colonel Heracles! We have a situation!" Fluttershy was startled at the guards sudden yelling, she noticed that this guard was a mare, although the armor made it hard to notice. "At ease, Private. What's the situation?" Before she could answer, a loud roar was heard, it came from the direction of the gate. "Never mind, all of you, rally towards the gates! Rear up for battle!"


At his command, the remaining guards rallied to the gates, preparing for whatever was coming from the gates. Fluttershy trembled in fear, she knew Tartarus was a prison to hold many evil creatures from wreaking havoc, but knowing that one of them is about to came out of said prison? Terrifying.


"Leeroy! Get your flank over here!" Bellowed Heracles towards the sky. Immediately, the Pegasus scout landed down, and saluted the colonel with his wing, "Sir, First Lieutenant Leeroy Bronkoski reporting for duty!" "Your duty, Lieutenant," Herc then gestured to Fluttershy, "is to escort her back to Ponyville. Get this mare out of here before those fiends get their claws on anypony else!" Leeroy widened his eyes, he expected to help fortifying defenses, not foalsitting a civilian. Nevertheless, he followed orders, "Yes, Sir!" He then gestured the mare to follow him, "Fluttershy, come on! The faster you get away from this place, the safer you will be!" Unfortunately, she was so terrified, she had forgotten that her wings had been locked up, she can't open the when she panicked, "I-I can't!" "Yes, you can Fluttershy. Don't worry, I will protect you no matter what!" "No, I mean I can't open up my wings! I"m sorry, I'm just so scared..." "Then we run to safety, now come on!"


Without a second thought, Leeroy lifted Fluttershy on his back and galloped as fast as he could, he did not noticed how red the mares face was as he did it, but he was too busy trying to keep her safe. Heracles followed behind, he was going to the gates to lead his troops. "Leeroy, you be careful now!" "I will, uncle Herc!" "I thought I told ya to call me Sir when on duty, kiddo!"


As they went past the gates, Fluttershy saw the Cerberus battling a giant rhinoceros-like creature. It stood on its two legs, the beast was almost as big as the three headed dog, and it had fingers. Unlike a normal rhinoceros, this demonic fiend were red, with a blood like texture all over its body. Its eyes were yellow, glowing brightly with a savage fury.


Fluttershy had dealt with scary beasts in her life, she could calm most of them but this... thing was too much. It was too terrifying for her. She prayed that Heracles and his troops to fend the creature off, before she fainted due to fear.

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Another Time, Another Location, Another Dimension


Deep within a jungle, a village was attacked by a monster, it was a humanoid bat, gray colored and had large wing span, it was strong enough to carry a person up high and dropped him from several hundreds of feet. Whatever this beast was up to, its malicious deeds were about to be brought to a halt. Suddenly, a man in green rags with red highlights appeared, on his left arm was a unique looking metallic bracelet that had a protruding part which looked like a beak. He then proceeded to move his forearms into a diagonal position in front of him, and he yelled out one word:


AAAAAAAAA-

-MAAAAAAAAAAA-

-ZOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!