After escaping Tempest from the Bird People's pirate ship, the heroes floated off on a makeshift hot air balloon on their way to Mount Aris. The good news was they arrived, but the bad news was their balloon crashed at the shoreline below the mountain. After the crash they had to trek up the mountain by hoof.

"We had to crash the balloon at the bottom of the mountain!" Rarity complained, as she struggled up the mountain, "That's it! I simply... cannot... even! I have nothing! The bad guys have won! I'm so sorryyyyyyyy-y-y-y!" she dropped to the ground sobbing.

"We're almost there!" Rainbow called from above.

Rarity growled, before speaking in annoyance, "Will you stop saying that?!"

"No, really! We're actually here!" Rainbow assured them.

They finally reached the top to see an archway of two hippogriff's crossing, "This is it!" Twilight gasped.

"We actually made it." Pinkie pie said equally happy.

"Thank goodness, I was afraid my feet were going to die from so much climbing." Pippin said.

"Wow." Merry gasped.

"Well, I'll be," Applejack laughed, "Hippogriffs, here we come!"

"Time to rest my hooves." Rarity said in relief.

"Let's just hope these hippogriffs can help us." Merry said.

Pippin answered, "I just hope Frodo and Sam are ok."

Upon entering the kingdom their hope was dashed when they saw the entire kingdom was dark, eerie, and blanketed in a mist, "Are you sure this is the right place?" Rarity asked.

"It looks deserted." Pippin looked around.

"Hello?! Is anypony home?!" Applejack called out but got no answer.

Pinkie popped out of one spot, "No Hippogriffies here!" she began popping up all over the place, "Or here! Or here! Or here or here or here! Waaaaaiiit!" she looked under a small rock, "Nope! This place is emp-ty!"

"That can't be possible." Twilight gasped.

Merry answered, while concentrating, "Actually, it is possible. I'm not sensing anybody else here but us."

"And based off the look of this place, it was abandoned for quite awhile." Pippin inspected the cobwebs.

"But... Celestia... The map. They have to be here." Twilight said while trying to keep calm.

Spike looked around feeling scared, "Something bad happened here. Something that turned this whole place into a ghost town."

"A g-g-g-g-ghost town?!" Fluttershy trembled.

"I hate ghost towns." Pippin shivered.

"Let's split up and cover this whole kingdom," Twilight instructed, "Maybe we'll find a clue to where the hippogriffs went."

Before they could split up, they head humming in the distant, "What is that?" Merry asked.

"I don't know." Pippin answered

"But it's close." Spike added.

"It's coming from over there." Twilight motioned to one structure.

They slipped under a pile of rocks and into a dark cavern. Twilight used her magic for light, while Fugitoid's eyes lit up to provide extra light. They proceeded quietly, as the humming got louder and closer.

The team happened across a large pool of water with a big lotus blossom in the middle that glowed, "Over there." Merry whispered.

As they tried to get closer, Pippin stepped on a broken stair causing it's to break which was loud enough for anyone to hear, "Pippin!" they whispered loudly as Pippin cringed.

The one humming ceased her melodious tune before speaking, "What was that?!" whatever spoke dove into the pool.

"Hey! Wait up! Cannonball!" Pinkie cannon balled into the pool.

The others hurried over to the water, "Pinkie!" Twilight cried, as they stepped into the water.

Pinkie surfaced and spoke, "She's gone!"

"Gone?" the Hobbits asked.

They started hearing something else, "Now what?" Twilight asked having enough surprises for one day.

Suddenly the pool started draining, while the group started swirling around like they were being sucked down a drain, "Oh, boy. I hate epic adventures." Rarity complained.

The group went down the drain before finding themselves in an underwater cavern. But with them being ponies they couldn't breathe water. Twilight watched her friends holding their breath, while thinking this was the end for them before blacking out.

Suddenly Twilight gasped for air, as well as everyone who suddenly found themselves wearing air bubbles around their heads like diver helmets, "Air!" Merry said in relief.

"I thought we were done for." Pippin said.

"Way to leave it to the last minute, Twilight!" Pinkie said.

"I didn't make these bubbles," Twilight answered,.

"Hold on," Merry spoke, "If Twilight didn't make these bubbles, then who did?"

The group saw something swimming around them in the dark, "Hello? We're looking for the Hippogriffs." Twilight began.

A bright light shined, as the one watching them spoke suspiciously, "How do I know I can trust you?"

Twilight explained, "Please. The Storm King invaded our land. And we need their help."

"The Storm King?" the figure asked before revealing itself to be some kind of sea creature with brilliant cyan colored eyes, light arctic blue mane, and her coat was a Light gambogeish gray, "I'm so glad I saved you guys! I'm totally taking you to my mom!"

Twilight gasped, "Does your mother know where they are?"

"Oho!" the creature answered in singsong, "She might have an idea!" she giggled.

"What are we looking at here?" Spike asked.

Merry answered, "A seapony."

"Seapony?" Pinkie asked.

"A creature part pony and part fish that's capable of living under water." he explained.

"'Now I've seen everything." Pippin said dryly.

"Come on, let's follow her." Twilight said, as they followed her.

"By the way, who are you?" Pippin asked.

"Oh, silly me for not introducing myself. I'm Princess Skystar. Nice to meet you." she giggled.

"Come on, we're almost there." Skystar said with excitement.

They followed Skystar to an underwater paradise where more seaponies were, "Wow!" the girls gasped.

"It's so beautiful." Pippin gasped.

"It's almost like being on Gondor." Pippin said, while marveling.

The Princess led the ninja up into an underwater castle and soon found themselves inside a throne room, "Wow, it's like the equivalent of Atlantis." Merry gasped.

They saw sitting atop a throne was another seapony with strong magenta colored eyes, her mane was a gradient of brilliant fuchsia to strong mulberry, and finally her coat was light fuchsiaish gray. Skystar swam up to her, "Mother, look what I found!"

The seapony that was Skystar's mother sighed in boredom, "Is it another shell? Because I am telling you if it is another shell, I am-" she gasped loudly upon seeing the heroes, "Princess Skystar, whatta you done?! You know surface dwellers are forbidden here! Guards!" Four seapony guards surrounded them with their spears aimed at them.

"Oh, sea cucumbers!" Merry groaned.

Skystar spoke up, "No no n-no! M-M-Mom, please! It is so not like that! The Storm King is trying to destroy their home, too!"

"Your daughter speaks the truth, ma'am." Pippin assured her.

"We need to find the Hippogriffs. Do you know what happened to them?" Twilight asked.

"Well, of course I know. I'm the queen. I know everything." the Queen answered.

"Oh, oh, it's such a good story!" Skystar started acting all giddy.

"Don't you dare tell them!" The Queen scolded her.

Skystar ignored her mom and started telling the story using images on a window, "Once upon a time, like, a while ago, the Hippogriffs did live on Mount Aris."

"Ooh!" the group gasped.

The Queen spoke, feeling ignored, "Did I not say don't tell them? But hey, I'm just the queen. Don't mind me."

Skystar sighed, "Fine! I can't tell you! But if I could tell you, I'd say that that horned beast did show up to steal their magic!"

"Seriously?" The Queen asked in disbelief.

"Just like Pippin." Merry said.

"I'm right here, ya know!" Pippin snapped.

Skystar continued, "But, to keep it out of his clutches, their brave and majestic leader, Queen Novo, hid them deep underwater where he could never go! We are... Well, we were the Hippogriffs! Ta-da!" she laughed, before whispering to Pippin, "But I totally did not tell you that!" But there's something else we was an orange, red, yellow eye with him and he said that he was looking for a Ringbearer. For that the Ringbearer will show up into our kingdom and her or she will help us save the world and all the Hippogriffs are now under he's or her command like Queen Novo, And now the Ringbearer will save the day.

the group gasped.

The Queen spoke up, "Well, I guess the pearl is out the oyster now. I am Queen Novo." she introduced herself.

Just then they heard the sound of fun they saw 3 Seapony and 2 hobbits (Is Frodo and Sam) They were paly the ball. She kicked it high and Frodo was running to catch the ball. But he was bumped by Twilight that she was crossing her arms. Pippin caught the ball and Twilight yelled at him.

"Frodo what the heck were you thinking!?" Twilight shout.

"Oh Twilight not happy to see us again?" Frodo said

Twilight got angry and she stared to grumped at him that she wanted to chock on him but Sam came along.

"Twilight calm down I know your angry but we have no choice." Sam said.

"I doesn't matter, But is so good to see you guys are ok." Merry said.

"Thanks Merry and is so good to see you guys ok to." Frodo said.

Applejack swam up, "Hold on now. Lemme get this straight. When the Storm King came, you just abandoned your entire city and fled and Frodo and Sam are the first ones they got here ?"

Skystar answered, "We didn't flee! We swam! Y'know, in order to flee and yes they were the first one scene we found out that Frodo is a Ringbearer."

"True."Frodo say.

"And how did you suddenly gain gills and the ability to breathe the water?" Merry asked.

The Princess got excited again, "Oh! Can we show them? Huh? These are the first guests we've had in, like, foreveeerrr! Can we, can we, can we, can we, can we, can we, can we, can we, can we?" she pleaded to her mom.

"Well, I suppose I should make sure nit still works." Novo chuckled.

"Make sure what still works?" Pippin asked.

Novo flew up to a jellyfish chandelier hanging above her throne, that started lowering something down. It was a glowing pearl, "Careful now." Novo said, as she held it with care.

"What is it?" Rainbow asked.

"Looks like a pearl." Merry said.

"Not just any pearl, hon." Novo said, as magic started being released from it and the aura surrounded the heroes.

To their surprise, their air bubbles popped, and the girls, back hoofs started combining into seapony tails, with fins to boot. On their single fin were their cutie marks.

"These fins are divine!" Rarity marveled.

"Hey, Applejack, I'll race ya to that coral!" Rainbow challenged them.

"You're on!" Applejack answered, as the two swam.

"Ooh, try it Fluttershy!" Pinkie beckoned her to swim.

Fluttershy tried it and giggled, "Yay."

Suddenly popping up was Spike who had transformed into a puffer fish, "Guys? Guys? What is..." he puffed up, while releasing bubbles, "Happening?!"

"Aw, so cute!" Fluttershy smiled.

Frodo laughed, "That's a good look for you, Spike."

The Hobbits were impress, "Now that is awesome!" Pippin cheered.

"Technically, There seal ponies now," Sam corrected him.

Twilight spoke in excitement, "This is amazing!" she swam up to the Queen while motioning to the pearl, "With this, we could transform everypony at home into something powerful enough to face the Storm King's army!"

Novo kept the pearl close to her, as she answered, "Or it could end up in his greedy claws!"

"But..."

"Honey, I'm sorry about your home. I truly am. But my responsibility is to protect my subjects. The pearl... is not going anywhere." she put the pearl back inside the jellyfish.

"But we've come all this way. And you can't just hide down here! Trapped forever! There's so much you're missing!" Twilight pleaded.

"Oh come on Twilight at less Frodo will get a chance to destroy the ring right?" Sam added.

"I'm afraid that might be the problem." Novo answered.

"What do you mean?" Frodo said in confused.

"I fear that you bearer this ring will cost your sprit the die. and the ring will clam you that you will fail your quest for that. And do you realized that you bearing was a mistake" Novo explained.

Frodo realized what she said was true that he put equestrian in danger. He grab the ring out of his neck, drop it and he walked away sad. They saw what happen.

"Queen novo did you realize that the ring will cost nothing but destruction. And you can live like this forever!" Sam said.

"We are one hundred percent okay with that!" The Queen said answered, before a little octopus swam over and chittered to her, "Yes, Jamal?" Jamal chittered again, "Ooh! Time for my seaweed wrap," the octopus chittered again, "Yes, a massage, too. Mama needs her deep tissue." she swam off and grab the ring.

The heroes looked on in disbelief, "So that's it? We left home for nothin'?"

"And we lost Frodo as well." Pippin said.

"That can't be." Merry said in shock.

"What a waste." Sam grumbled.

"Oh, my gosh!" Skystar gasped, "Best... idea! You can stay with us! Forever!" she laughed, while the others didn't look so thrilled about it, "There are so many things we can do! We can make friendship bracelets out of shells and... picture frames outta shells and... decorative wastebaskets out of shells... Oh, I have so many projects that involve shells, haha! Now I have someone new to share them with! I mean, aside from my friends, Shelly and Sheldon," she held up two shells with googly eyes on top of them, "Right? "Shelly"? And "Sheldon"?" she chuckled, "Get it?"

"That sounds lovely, darling, but you must realize, we can't stay." Rarity tried to deny without being rude.

"We've gotta get back to our families." Appeljack added.

Skystar suddenly looked depressed, "Oh, no. Of course. Of course. Heh. Of course you have your own friends back home. It's fine. It's fine. Heh," she whispered to Pippin and Merry, "Shelly and Sheldon get jealous anyways. Heh. It's probably for the best. Yeah, I'll just, um... I'll get Mom to, uh, turn you back so you can go home." she swam away sadly.

"I feel bad for her." Pippin said.

Pinkie spoke up, " I know we have to go, but you guys saw how disappointed Princess Skystar was.

"Yeah." Pippin agreed. "Can't we just stay a little longer and play with her?"

Then Sam says.

"Pippin, as much as I want to as much as you like me and Frodo did, but we just don't have time to-"

"Oh, no. No no. Pinkie and Pippin right."

"Say what now?" Rainbow and Merry asked in disbelief.

"That's a first." Sam said.

"Well, we still need to come up with a plan to get back," Twilight began, "A few minutes won't make a huge difference. And if there's anypony who can cram a lifetime of fun into a blink of an eye, it's These two!" Pinkie and Pippin squeed with joy, "So, you two go ahead and show Skystar the best time ever!"

"I won't let you down!" Pinkie promised.

"Me too!" Pippin promised

"I'm counting on it." Twilight replied.

So the group started swimming off, while Sam looked back, "You coming, Twilight?"

"In a minute, Sam. I need to think of something."

"Well, ok." Sam followed the others, while unaware of what Twilight had planned.

Skystar swam sulkily while trying not to cry, "It's probably for the best." she held back her tears.

Suddenly Pinkie held up Shelly and spoke for her through song.

Pinkie as Shelly: Hey, now, don't be sad.

Pippin as Sheldon: I know we cannot stay

Both: But we've got a couple minutes

And a little time to play

The group presented themselves looking ready to have some fun, as Skystar sang along.

Skystar: I know you have important things

So it's okay, just go

Pinkie: But we can still pick one small, little thing

To do with you, y'know!

They all swam out of the castle to have fun around the sea kingdom.

Pinkie: One small thing doesn't seem like a lot

One small thing, work with the time you've got

Soon, one small thing becomes two

After two, perhaps another few

Then one small thing is not so small

One small thing can be the biggest thing of all

The heroes swam along in a dance like style.

Skystar: All right now, since you're here

Let's see what we can do

Swim with the flow until you go

Together, me and you

Their fun caught the attention of the rest of the seaponies who started looking interested in their playing.

Pippin: I've got necklaces for everyfish

So what else do ya got?

Skystar: Well, we could play the bubblefish

You'll like this one a lot!

Both: One small thing, it's a good place to start

Ponies and Hobbits: Just one small thing

Pinkie and Pippin and Skystar: One small thing, and we don't seem so far apart

Ponies and the Hobbits: Don't seem apart

All: Soon, one small thing leads to more

It's so much more than there was before

Just one small thing, and you will see

The start of something big for you and me

The seaponies gained the confidence they needed to join in with the group to sing along and have some fun. Even Queen Novo came out from enjoying her massage and seaweed wrap to see what was going on.

Pinkie and Pippin: One small thing

Seaponies: Just one small thing

Skystar: Or a tall thing

Seaponies: Just one tall thing

Fluttershy and Sam: Or a sing thing

Seaponies: Just one sing-y thing

Rarity: Or a bling thing

All: Just one bling-y thing

Applejack: A conga thing

All: Yeah, a conga thing

Rainbow Dash And Merry: Or a longah thing

Seaponies: Just one longah thing

Pinkie Pie: A blue thing, true thing, you thing

Seaponies: Oooh-oooh

Skystar: A whee thing, sea thing, me thing

Seaponies: Oooh-oooh-oooh!

Pinkie and Pippin and Skystar: So many things and everything until our time is done

There's one small thing for each and everyone!

Queen Novo swam over as her daughter sang solo, while feeling moved by her words.

Skystar: One small thing, so much we can create

You and me, we started something great

It's so amazing, look around

At all the happy sights and sounds

One small thing is big, it's true

You did this all for us

I just wish there was one small thing

An extra special kind of thing

Novo swam up to her daughter, as they danced together.

Skystar and the Seaponies and the Hobbits: That we could do for you...

One small thing!

"Woo!" the queen cheered and laughed.

Everyone laughed and cheered, "That was so much fun!" Sam cheered.

"Felt good." Pippin admitted.

"Well, I guess theirs one small thing we can do." Queen novo said but then notice something. "Wait, where's your Hobbit friend?"

"oh, I think he's still upset about why?" Sam said.

"I need to talked to him"She said and went off to Find him.

Meanwhile

Frodo was sitting on the edge of the stone. He looked up in the sky and then he heard something. He turn around and saw Novo.

"Queen Novo?" Frodo said.

"Hi Frodo I came here to talked to you." Novo said.

"What do you want?" Frodo asked

"I just saw the visions of you and your friends back at your world by that ring. And I was the pain in you that you lost a friend of yours who is he? Novo asked.

Frodo looked down in sadness.

"Gandalf. He was my great friend of my uncle Bilbo Baggins. He went Gandalf with 13 dwarfs on a great adventure. Years later Gandalf had told me about the ring is dangers so I left the shire and got friends on my side. At the mines we were Chace by a balrong. Gandalf save us but but...He fell along with him." Frodo say in tears.

He ran to her and hug her in tears and she hug him back.

"Frodo look at me. I know you sad and upset about that. But you have to be strong for him. And Sam was right this ring will do nothing but destruction. And now I understand now." Novo said in sadness.

She held up the ring to give it back to him.

"Your giving my ring back but why?" Frodo asked.

"Because you are a Ringbearer and I'm not. Only the smallest person can change the cores of the future." Novo said.

Frodo looked at her with a smile and tears and he grab the ring and put it on his neck and Novo see her daughter and her friends behide them with a small.

"You see master we will all ways be on your side and is worth fight for." Sam said.

Frodo smiled But then Frodo notice something.

"Wait a minute, where's Twilight?" Frodo asked.

an alarm started blaring, "What's that?" April asked.

Suddenly, An alarm went off causing everyone to gasp.

"The pearl alarm! Oh, no, the pearl alarm!" a seapony gasped.

"Where is that coming?" Sam asked.

"It's coming from the throne room you guys!" Pippin answered.

"Come quickly!" Frodo shout.

The group swam back to the castle to find Twilight tangled in the jellyfish tentacles while trying to grab the pearl only to get shocked, "Twilight!" the Hobbit gasped.

Novo looked very angry at Twilight and snatched the pearl, "No please!" Twilight pleaded.

Novo spoke severely and disappointed at Twilight, "All of this so you could sneak in and take the pearl?!" she spoke to her daughter, "This is why we don't bring strangers into our home!" she looked back at Twilight and her friends who were nervous, "You don't deserve to be one of us." she said ominously, before the pearl's power was unleashed upon them again. Twilight done goofed everything up, and she'll goof up even more next time.

To be continued