CRISIS: Equestria/Awesome


 * Twilight keeping the Gate open, by herself, long enough for the rest of her party to get through it, is definitely her greatest achievement in the story thus far. The reason it's so awesome? First, keep in mind that the Gate weighs several hundred tons. Next, realize that it took the combined effort of Twilight, Rarity, and Tick Tock to even open it in the first place. This whole event is then followed by Rainbow Dash scooping Twilight up and flying through the Gate as it's closing and making it to the other side just before it does.
 * Havocwing, Grayscale Force, and Red Velvet arriving in the nick of time to save Twilight and co. from a swarm of Gargantuans solidifies the three of them as Badasses in the eyes of both readers and the Mane Six. Remember that young Gargantuans are larger than a manticore, and are armed with scythe-like claws and a deadly, poisonous sting; then remember that the adult in the group is bigger than an Ursa Minor, enough to crush a house with one of its many legs. Simply not being afraid of them is awesome by itself
 * Tick Tock opening up a barrage of taunts and insults against Starlight Shadow in a bid to get her to release enough magic to activate her Time Keeper's time-stopping spell goes to show that Tick Tock is, when confident and equipped, incredibly Badass. Starlight Shadow is powerful enough that the magic blast she fires rips through a mountain of solid gold, tears across the northern skyline, and launches off into space; all of this is seen from Pandemonium City. Tick Tock goads Starlight into firing this at her, and everypony present thinks she is crazy and stupid. But as she says later, she's crazy, sure, but not stupid.
 * Pinkie Pie's Badass Boast to Red Velvet in their second fight, declaring that (a) She's not afraid of Velvet, and (b) Since her powers rely on her being happy, the thing that would make her happiest is kicking Velvet's butt. Their fight that follows is a rapid-fire series of awesomeness between the two of them, with the highlight being Pinkie's Hyper Combo EX Burst Falcon Punch.
 * Grayscale Force demonstrates just how much control she really has over Gravity, using it to create a vacuum in an enclosed space with Applejack, forcing Applejack to give her back the advantage of open air, or they both die. Given her character, she probably would've gone through with it too.
 * AJ gets an awesome moment during both encounters with Grayscale. During the first fight she's the only pony capable of forcing her way through Grayscale's gravity power, and during the second she manages to make Grayscale admit that she's not a boring opponent. Given the list of things Grayscale finds interesting, (read:not a lot) that means a great deal