On board the airship they snuck a ride on, the heroes were laying low among all the crates, for fear of what would happen if the crew running the ship were to find them.
The ponies shushed Rainbow dash, spoke, "Someone's coming." Rainbow, Applejack, peeked out from some cargo and saw the ship was being commandeered by bird people dressed in delivery uniforms, "Oh, my." Fluttershy gasped.
Applejack spoke to Twilight, "Whadaya think, Twilight? Should we just... ask 'em to take us?"
"Last time we trusted somepony, he tried to sell us!" Twilight reminded her.
"Twilight's right." Rainbow dash agreed.
"I think it's best we lay low here, until we get closer to Mt. Aris." Applejack suggested.
Suddenly some crated were lifted up and they were discovered by one of the bird people and They have the hobbits with them (By tied up the rope on there hands and cover there mouths with bandies), "Hey, Lix Spittle, Mullet, Squabble! Come check this out!" three more bird people approached.
"What is it, Boyle?" Lix Spittle asked.
"Looks like a pack of stowaways." Mullet said suspiciously.
"What are we s'posed to do with 'em?" Lix wondered.
Squabble only squawked, as Boyle began, "I think we tie 'em up!" Applejack gasped in reaction.
"We clip their wings!" Lix declared, as Rainbow gasped.,
"Nah. We scar 'em..." Mullet began, as Rarity yelped, "Emotionally!" he finished, as Fluttershy sobbed,.
Twilight spoke, "Look, this is all a misunderstanding. If you'll give us a chance to explain ourselves..."
Mullet shushed him, and spoke to another, "What say the book, Captain Celaeno?"
Approaching was a bird woman with a wooden peg leg, who answered while reading a book, "Storm King's rule book says, "Throw them overboard."" she declared.
The group gasped, as a plank popped out of the side of the ship, "I don't wanna walk the plank."Rarity complained.
"And that's a long drop!" Spike cried, as the bird people were about to grab them, until a whistle blew.
"All right, that's lunch!" Celaeno called.
Suddenly the heroes were seated in a the dining cabin with the birds each with a bowl of slop with bird seed in it, "What?" Twilight asked in confusion, as the others looked around at the workers.
"Whoa whoa whoa! So you were about to toss us overboard and you stopped for a lunch break?" Rainbow Dash asked in confusion, only for Twilight to shoot her a glare.
Merry spoke, "Rainbow Dash, let's not be rude to our hospitable guests."
Boyle spoke, "Storm King only allows one break a day for meals, then it's back to hauling goods."
"Only one break a day for meals?" Merry gasped.
"Well, I guess one break is better than none." Pippin noted.
"So you're delivery guys?" Spike asked.
"And gals," Celaeno replied, "These uniforms aren't exactly doing us any favors."
"Very tacky." Merry said.
"Indeed." Rarity agreed.
"Then might I make a request that you all deliver us to Mt. Aris?" Twilight requested, as She showed them the map they took from Capper's place.
"Sorry. We do what the Storm King orders or we suffer his wrath." Celaeno sighed.
"Right, still going overboard." Twilight say.
"Eh, it's nothing personal. Pudding?" Lix asked.
"There's pudding?" Rarity asked with joy.
"Yummy!" Pippin cheered. But all they received was a plate of the same slop, much to their dismay.
"You weren't always delivery birds, were you?" Rainbow asked.
"What about before the Storm King?" Merry wondered.
"Yeah. We used to be much more adventurous." Celaeno went to a Storm King poster, and lifted it up to reveal a black flag with a skull and crossbones image.
"Ooh! I met that guy in the desert!" Pinkie pointed to the skull.
"Whoa! You used to be pirates?!" Rainbow asked in shock.
"That's wicked, Man!" Pippin cheered.
"Um, we prefer the term "swashbuckling treasure hunters"." Mullet replied.
"Basically pirates." Merry said.
"I can't believe you gave up that line of work to become delivery birds." Merry said in disbelief.
"Yeah. I wouldn't give up being a Hobbits for all the drinks in the world." Pippin added.
"Hobbits?" Celaeno asked, as her crew were curious.
Merry spoke, "Yes, my friends here are the hobbits of the shire."
"Interesting. I always wondered which is the strongest fighter. Pirate or Hobbits?" Boyle pondered.
"You can say that again." Pippin gasped.
Rainbow spoke up to the crew, "You birds have a choice to make. You could let some cloven-hoofed Storm King tell you how to live your lives, or..." she tore off the Storm King poster to reveal their old flag, "You could be awesome again!"
"What she said!" Merry agreed.
"Rainbow Dash, Merry, this really isn't a good time for a— " Twilight was cut off as Rainbow began singing.
Rainbow: I know the world can get you down
"Song." Twilight finished dryly.
Rainbow: Things don't work out quite the way that you thought
Feeling like all your best days are done
Your fears and doubts are all you've got
Rainbow and Merry walked atop the table while getting everyone's attention.
Merry: But there's a light shining deep inside
Beneath those fears and doubts, so just squash 'em
Merry squashed a mug of water causing some of the water to splash onto Twilight much to their embarrassment. Rainbow flew past one of the Storm King's flags to unveil a portrait of Celaeno as a pirate captain, and a lot of other pirate stuff on shelves.
Rainbow: And let it shine for all the world to see
That it is time, yeah, time to be awesome
The group swapped their plates away and started pounding on the table like drums.
Ponies: Ah, ah, ah-ah, awesome!
It's time to be so awesome!
Ah, ah, ah-ah, awesome!
It's time to be so awesome!
Twilight who was concentrating on the map, rolled her eyes and left the dining cabin. Celaeno suddenly felt that spark inside her was reigniting again and started singing.
Celaeno: You've no idea how hard it's been
Ponies: It's time to be awesome!
Celaeno: This dull routine we've been forced to do
Rainbow Dash offered Celaeno her old pirate captain hat.
Rainbow: Don't let them rob you of who you are
Be awesome, it's all up to you
Celaeno: I feel the light stirring deep inside
It's like a tale still yet to be told
She removed her worker hat and dawned her pirate captain hat.
Ponies: It's time to be awesome!
Rainbow and Celaeno: And now it's time to break the shackles free
And start living like the brave and the bold!
The rest of the birds threw off their work hats, and opened an old chest to reveal their old pirate garb. Boyle reattached a hook to his one hand, Squabble put a lifebuoy around his neck, and soon the pirates were back. Even the Hobbits and ponies stepped out of the cabin dressed as pirates from wearing hats (and the hobbits got there weapons back) headbands, eye patches, belts, etc.
"Yeah let's get our Pirate on!" Pippin cheered.
All: It's time to be awesome!
Let loose, be true, so awesome!
It's time to be awesome!
Go big, be you, so awesome!
Mullet swung around the ship by rope with Rainbow and Merry.
Mullet: We used to soar through the clouds in the skies
Fluttershy, Spike, Pippin, Pinkie, were helping Twilight with the map.
Lix: Elaborate schemes we would love to devise
Boyle was carrying a treasure chest.
Boyle: We rescued our treasure and stored it away
Captain Celaeno pulled out a big diamond from the chest and showed it to Rarity and Merry.
Captain Celaeno: Saving those gemstones for a rainy day
All: We see that light filling up our skies
Merry: So take the Storm King's orders and toss 'em
He tossed the Storm King's Rule Book off the ship
All: 'Cause it's the time to let our colors fly
Captain Celaeno: Hey, scallywags, it's time to be awesome!
All: Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
"Come on! Let's show these little ponies how it's done!" The Captain called, as they pulled some ropes as the airship released big rainbow colored feathers making the airship look like a bird.
"Wow." they gasped.
"Astonishing." Merry said.
"That is too cool." Pippin said.
"Awesome!" Rainbow cheered, "I knew you had it in ya! And now for the finishing touch!" she flew up high above the ship.
"Rainboom! Rainboom! Rainboom! Rainboom!" Pinkie cheered.
"What's Rainbow Dash doing?" Pippin wondered.
"That would be her famous Sonic Rainboom." Spike answered.
Twilight realizing this started to panic and pleaded, "No no no no no! No!"
Rainbow Dash flew down as fast as lightning and released her Sonic Rainboom, "Aw, yeah!" she laughed.
"Wow!" Captain Celaeno said in awe.
"This is amazing!" Merry gasped.
"What a wonderful phenomenon." Pippin agreed.
"Ohhh!" Twilight dreaded.
"Twilight, what's wrong?" Merry asked.
"Rainbow suddenly doing a Sonic Rainboom? That's going to attract attention!"
"Relax, Twilight," Pippin said, "We're probably far out of dodge for anyone to see it." Twilight still didn't feel assured, and watched as everyone was having fun with the pir
Back on tempest's ship, grubber was about to eat a sponge cake till he noticed the rainboom far off in the distance.
"Look at that rainboom, look at that rainboom. Woah that's so cool." Grubber said in amazement.
Tempest saw it and was also amazed, but at the same time realized something. "Yeah, of them to alert us. Funny though, They don't seem to be heading to black skull island." She said turning to capper.
"Like haha funny or Ha-ha-" Capper said before stimpy .