Back in the outside world, the group resurfaced, almost out of breath. They all swam ashore looking soaking wet and like they were back in square one. The group then looked at Twilight, clearly upset with her.
"Not an inch, Not an inch thither can I move." Frodo say as he lies on the ground.
"Twilight, what were ya thinking?" Applejack asked in anger and in disbelief, "I mean, stealing their pearl?"
"Did you honestly think that plan would work?" Pippin asked, also in disbelief.
"It was the only way to save Equestria." Twilight responded while drying her mane.
"Except it wasn't!" Sam shouted.
"That was an act of blind desperation!" Merry scolded her.
"Twilight, the queen was going to say yes! We all did what you instructed us and that had the queen realize that we are ponies worth saving." Pinkie pie pointed out.
Pinkie gasped in realization and spoke, "Unless...you didn't really wanted us to show her the best time ever! You just wanted us to distract her!"
The group gasped in this realization as well. Twilight then faced the group in anger, "I never would have done it, but this isn't Equestria! We can't just dance around with con artists, make Rainbooms in the sky and expect everything to work out!" Twilight responded.
"And yet look how far we've come!," Frodo replied, "Don't you realize what this whole adventure has led us to? The folks we met? The differences we have made!?"
"Yeah all because what we know what we do best...at being awesome!" Rainbow pointed out.
"Its just not enough!" Twilight argued, "We are not enough!"
"Not true, Twilight," Pippin spoke up, "We all stuck together throughout this journey no matter what."
Rarity spoke up, "Pippin is correct, darling. We were going to get the help/reinforcements we needed."
Pippin then spoke up, "The only thing that stopped us was you."
Twilight then trotted forward, towards Pippin, still in anger, "Well I'm doing the best I can Pippin!" Twilight shouted, "Its all on me. I'm the one Tempest wants. I'm the last princess and She after Frodo as well to take the ring from him that still stands in the way..."
"Are you kidding me?! You been worry about all this! and now you mess this up big time and you're all so the only one who doesn't trues her friends!" Pippin shouted, causing the group to gasp.
Twilight faced towards Pippin and stomped towards him, "Well..MAYBE I'VE WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER OFF WITHOUT FRIENDS LIKE YOU!? AND WELL YOUR THE ONE WHO MESS THING UP ALL THE TIME BECAUSE YOUR A FOOL OF A TOOK!" Twilight shouted in anger as her horn started to spark.
Frodo came in to break it up, "STOP IT NOW!"
Suddenly the magic from Twilight's horn burst out causing both Twilight and Pinkie to be pushed away from each other a little. As for Frodo, he was pushed harder, causing him to hit his back against the boulder wall and fell to the sand in pain.
"FRODO!" every pony called out in shock.
Sam, Merry and Pippin then rushed towards Frodo and helped him on his feet, "Oh, that's gonna leave a mark." Frodo groaned.
Everypony else was in shock after hearing what Twilight said and did, mostly Pippin who started to shed in tears. She then looked down to the ground. Twilight, upon realizing what she just said and did, was too in shock. Twilight spoke in her mind of this moment, 'Oh dear Celestia, what have I done?' Pippin started to trot away from Twilight, "Pippin...I..." Twilight tried to reach out.
"Fine I can't help you anymore, and you were right I am a fool of a took," Pippin sniffed, as He trotted further.
The rest of the group followed Pippin, all in disbelief and disappointed in Twilight's act of judgment. Rarity had her head high in disappointment. Rainbow looked down in anger. Fluttershy looked really sadden. Applejack glanced over Twilight and then turned her head away as she walked.
As Pinkie pie walked passed Twilight, she spoke, "Sorry, Twilight, but I think you need to cool off."
The two Hobbits glanced over Twilight, also feeling disappointed, "Real smooth there, Princess." Sam spoke.
"Take some time to think things over." Merry pointed out, as he followed the others.
Soon enough, only Twilight, Frodo, still feeling a little pain from the blast, and Spike were left alone. Twilight looked down in her guilt as she began to trot in the other direction the others were going. This leaving Frodo and Spike alone and Sam turn back to Frodo.
"Master are you coming?" Sam asked.
"I will meet your guys later for now I got to talked to her." Frodo answered.
"Ok Mister Frodo." Sam said as he turn back and went with the others.
Some time later, Twilight was sitting alone on top of the cliff looking down and reflecting what has past. Still feeling miserable of what she said and tears were leaking through her eyes. Out of sympathy, Frodo and Spike caught up with the Princess of Friendship, in attempt to try and comfort her.
Spike stepped forward, "Twilight, its okay...You'll figure it out. You've always have."
"No...I can't," Twilight sniffed, "I ruined everything! There's no chance to save Equestria now!"
Frodo decided to walk to Twilight and attempt to comfort her the most, "Twilight..." Frodo tried to lay a hand on her.
"IT'S ALL MY FAULT!" Twilight sobbed and cried non stop. She then felt Frodo's warm hand on her shoulder, as she noticed Frodo kneeling down beside her.
"Its not your fault, Twilight," Frodo stated, "We'll find some other way to stop the Storm King and Tempest. We always find another way."
"Not this time Frodo," Twilight sniffled, "All is lost...because of me and I fail you to complete your quest."
Frodo not wanting to give up spoke in pride,"No. I don't believe so."
"Why didn't you two go with the others? Why did you come back after what I said to Pippin and out of anger, magic was released causing you to be hurt by me?" Twilight spoke between sobs, "You should hate me for that."
"Twilight...Look at me," Frodo instructed. Twilight opened her eyes and looked at Frodo, still leaking in sorrow.
"I don't hate you. We don't hate you. We can never hate you. We're still friends, Twilight, no matter what or how difficult the situation is," Leo stated, "If there's one thing I have learned from all this, is that...friends don't quit on each other and the quest is not fail, there's still hop for a chance to destroy the ring and end Sauron's Wrath! They stick together to the end."
Leo continued on stating on what good they all have done for a long period of time, "Aside from the times that we both had separated, we both have faced other impossible odds together. We stopped the dark lords army from both the our Sauron and the Sauronman, saving both our worlds from destruction, putting an end to the dark lords in his super streath form, and even helped me desrtroy the ring,. Facing the Storm King and Tempest and the Dark lord will be no different! We've been through a lot together, the good and the bad, with our friends. You even defended my life on the Shire from The Nazgul and his goons that one night in our world. You and your friends from CHS have shown all of us what the Magic of Friendship and the Power of Fellowship was really all about and we believed in it. The Twilight I know would never throw in the towel in the past encounters. And I'm certainly not gonna be the one that will let you do so!"
Twilight, upon hearing Frodo's words, snapped out for her sorrow. She then smiled a little bit and wrapped her arms around Frodo in a tight embrace. She then spoke upon sniffles, "Oh, Frodo...I'm so sorry about what I said and did to you."
Frodo held Twilight close and spoke, "It's alright, Twilight. Its gonna take a lot more than just a burst of magic to make it worse. You are our best friend, Twilight. The others still love you. My Friends still you. Spike still loves you...I still love you!""
Twilight, heart warmed by Frodo's words again, calmed herself down and spoke again in lighter sobs,"Oohh, I love you too, Frodo!"
Spike, upon hearing what has pass, smiled and. A few tears were leaking from his eyes and he placed his claws onto his chest, feeling this moment coming to pass.
Twilight paused for a moment and spoke,"You're right though! We'll find another way out of this mess together!"
Frodo then smiled at Twilight's recovery and spoke, "But first things first, you need to make amends with the others. So let's return and get things back on track."
"Yes," Twilight said as she and Frodo got on their hooves and feet and turned around and spoke, "Spike, let's..."
The two were in shock upon noticing that Spike was held captive by one of the Storm King's goons, "Spike!" Frodo and Twilight called out.
"Help!" Spike cried.
"Hang on, little buddy!" Frodo called, as he rushed over, grab his Sting and a blue sound wave abrade, causing the goon to be knocked out cold and released Spike.
"Spike, are you injured?" Frodo knelt down and checked.
"I'm ok, thanks to you," Spike replied.
Frodo look up and saw that a cage was about to drop on her, he rushes to her.
Twilight was staring to approach only for a crystallized cage to suddenly drop down but Frodo pushed her the cage surrounded on him. Frodo shrieked, causing Twilight and Spike to turn and see their friend ended up being captured.
"Guys warn the other about this!" Frodo shouted, as He was then being lifted up towards Tempest Shadow's Blimp.
"SPIKE!? TWILIGHT!? HELP ME!?" Frodo called out to his friends.
"FRODO!?" both Twilight and Spike called out, as they watched their close friend being taken away from them.
"Oh man! Oh man! What are we gonna do? What are we gonna do?" Spike freaking out, until Twilight calmed Spike down.
"Spike, listen to me. Find my Friends. Tell them what happened," Twilight instructed, "My only guess is that they will be heading back to Canterlot. We're gonna need all the help we can get."
"What are you gonna do, Twilight?" Spike asked.
"I'm gonna hitch a ride on that blimp and try and help Frodo." Twilight spoke in confidence.
"Are you crazy? You can't go through this alone! It's way too dangerous and that blimp will be crawling with guards and you will be capture as well!" Spike pointed out in concern.
"I've got to, Spike. He's our best friend! Like he said before," Twilight then walked towards the edge of the cliff, Ready for her wing to head back and save Frodo. Twilight then turned to Spike, "Friends don't quit on each other!"
Twilight was up in the air and shouted to Spike, "NOW GO!" Spike, inspired by Twilight's word ran off to find the others, in hope that they are still willing to help save Equestria and Middle Earth.
Meanwhile on board the blimp, Frodo was struggling to break out of her cage, but is no use to get out by the bars and he heard something that was coming, he quick grab the ring and put it on. Tempest walked over and spoke mockingly, "Aww, the Ring Bearer With no friends! And no way out." she chuckled.
"How do you know that I was here?" Frodo asked in confusion.
"Because I have the power of a RingWraiths." Tempest said with a evil smile.
"Oh come on!, Look you don't have to do this." Frodo said.
"And why should I?" Tempest asked.
"Because your not one of them!" Frodo said in a shout, "You're a pony just like Twilight and the rest of them!"
Tempest angrily put her hoofs to the bars with her magic sparking, "I'm nothing like Her! I'm more than She ever be!" Tempest started circling the cage and decided to give Frodo her own taste of reality through song.
Tempest: It's time you learned a lesson
It's time that you understand
Don't ever count on anybody else
In this or any other land
I once hoped for friendship
To find a place among my kind
But those were the childish wishes
Of someone who was blind
Open up your eyes
See the world from where I stand
Me, among the mighty
You, caged at my command
Open up your eyes
Give up your sweet fantasy land
It's time to grow up and get wise
Come now, little one, open up your eyes
Tempest started flashing back to long ago when she was a filly with a regular horn. She was playing ball with two of her friends happily. Suddenly their ball rolled into a dark cave, and Tempest's two friends chickened out and selected her to go retrieve it. She crossed paths with an Ursa Minor inside the cave and it looked angry. Tempest tried to use her magic to defend herself, but the Ursa Minor swatted at her with its paw which was strong enough to break off the filly's horn.
We all start out the same
With simple naive trust
Shielded from the many ways
That life's not fair or just
But then there comes a moment
A simple truth that you must face
If you depend on others
You'll never find your place
Afterward, Tempest with a broken horn tried to play with her friends like before, but with her broken horn her sparking magic started scaring her friends, who ran from her and made a new friend to replace her. Filly Tempest watched in sadness and betrayal as she walked sadly away.
And as you take that first step
Upon a path that's all your own
You see it all so clearly
The best way to survive is all alone
Filly Tempest's sadness was replaced with anger as she started galloping away and left home, and since then vowed to not trust anypony or get too attached to anyone ever again. It cut back to present time, as Tempest continued to sing to Frodo.
Open up your eyes
See the world from where I stand
Me, among the mighty
You, caged at my command
Open up your eyes
And behold the faded light
It's time to grow up and get wise
Come now, little one, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes!
Tempest pulled a lever, as Frodo's cage was hoisted up to the deck of the blimp, where Tempest arrived. Frodo after listening to what she sang about realized what led her down this dark path, "I'm so sorry you felt so alone.
Tempest spoke bitterly, "I saw the truth. My 'friends' abandoned me when times got tough. Looks like I'm not the only one. Face it, Baggins. Friendship and the Fellowship has failed you, too."
"Amazing word what you just say,was wrong. The Fellowships and Friendship is Reborn today, The war will soon be over, And we will not giving for our quest is all I ever want" Frodo said as Tempest turn around and walked back to him. And he was about to sing.
Frodo: Once you were one of them, Once I thought the chance to make you happy Was all I ever wanted...
Chorus: I send the thunder from the sky I send the fire raining down.
Frodo: And even now I wish that Gandalf had chose another Serving as your foe on his behalf Is the last thing that I wanted...
Chorus: I send a hail of burning ice On every field, on every enemy.
Frodo: It feels like was my home All this pain and devastation How it tortures me inside All the innocent who suffer From your stubbornness and pride...
Chorus: I send the locusts on a wind Such as the world has never seen On every leaf, on every stalk Until there's nothing left of green I send my scourge, I send my sword Thus saith the Lord!
Frodo: You who I called foe you can't do this, this is mad!
Chorus: I send my scourge, I send my sword.
Frodo: I must destroy the ring...
Chorus: Destroy the ring...
Frodo and Chorus: The Ring Of Doom!
Tempest: You who I now call foe How could you have come to hate me so? You know what I must do!
Chorus: I send the swarm, I send the horde.
Tempest: Even though my heart is hardened And never mind how high the cost may grow This will still be so I will never let you destroy the ring!
Chorus: The Ring Bearer.
Frodo: I'm the Ring Bearer.
Frodo and Tempest: I will not Let you/me destroy the one ring!
Frodo look at her with an angry face.
"Don't you see Tempest there is hop in all of us. The power and the Magic is every where on both our worlds and is call the Magic of Friendship and the Power of Fellowships, and that the one that you and Sauron and Storm king you can't destroy." Frodo said.
"Soon that won't matter. Trust me, you'll see soon enough." Tempest left to check on things aboard the blimp.
Back on the beach, the rest of the ponies and the hobbits were sitting around dismally over their failure, and Twilight snapping. Fluttershy was the first to speak, "This whole journey was such a mistake. All we wanted was somepony to help us."
"I guess beyond Equestria, everyone's only priority is looking out for number one." Sam said.
"Sadly it reminds me of myself." Pippin sighed.
"Ya think, maybe it's time we talk to Twilight?" Applejack wondered.
"It has been awhile, perhaps she had enough time to come to her senses." Merry replied.
Suddenly Spike came running over screaming, "He's! Been! Taken!"
"What?!" Rainbow Dash gasped.
"What do you mean 'taken'?" Sam asked in concern.
Spike panted, "Frodo's been taken! Tempest! She grabbed him! And took him on her ship! Twilight went after him!"
The group gasped, "Twilight went after him alone?" Rarity asked.
"She told me to warn you guys." Spike explained.
"We've gotta get him back!" Sam said in worry.
"How? We'll never catch up!" Fluttershy panicked.
"And we got no way to defeat those monsters." Applejack added.
"Even with our quantity, the Storm King and Tempest will be prepared." Merry put in, as everyone sighed feeling hopeless.
"Well, it's a good thing I happen to know of a group of mighty heroes that could handle this easily!" Came a familiar sly voice. Standing atop a rock was Capper who miraculously survived the sinking airship. He came down to the ground. And Merry said.
"Capper?!" he shouted.
Rarity walked up looking less thrilled, "Well, look what the cat dragged in? Himself!"
Capper expecting this reaction tried to explain, "Now-now I know things did not really go as I planned due to me getting carried away by my little itch of habit..."
Pippin answered, "Funny, but how the last time we saw you on the ship when me and Tempest explode the ship?.
"Is a long story but just hear what I have to say. I may have a proposition that can save us from this Stormy mess." Capped pleaded.
Sam spoke, "Alright...you got a minute, Capper. Better make it quick."
Capped sighed in relief, and began explaining, "These heroes have faced the Storm King's army and escaped! I've seen them tackle the streets of the roughest towns, break out of the tightest situations, and inspire others to join their cause!"
The group gasped in amaze, until Applejack spoke, "Now don't get too excited. He's just talkin' about us."
"Obviously." Pippin agreed, as the group sighed.
Capper continued, "They even escaped certain doom at the hooves of Commander Tempest!"
Sam spoke recalling it, "Yeah. We did do that."
Rainbow smiled, "And that was pretty great."
Suddenly another familiar voice called out, "Are you kidding me?! That was awesome!"
They looked up seeing Captain Celaeno and her whole crew, "Captain Celaeno,You're alive?" Merry gasped.
"We thought you were goners." Pippin said.
"You can't bring us down so easily." the Captain answered.
"Figured you could use a claw!" Boyle offered.
"We're on board to help you fight the Storm King! Just not on board our... actual ship." The Captain added.
Mullet spoke, "That crazy unicorn sunk it. But you got back our argh! And we're ready to kick some booty." the pirates have a heartily laugh.
"Now we're getting somewhere." Fugitoid said happily.
Suddenly they saw the water bubble, and flying out from it was a creature glowing. It died down to reveal a creature half bird and pony, "Whoa!" Spike gasped.
"No way." Sam gasped.
"Beautiful." Pippin gasped.
"Is that what I think it is?" Capper asked.
"A hippogriff." Merry answered.
"Not just any hippogriff." Sam realized, when they noticed the coloring of her feathers, and voice.
"Hellooooooo! Me again!" Skystar giggled, "I'm gonna get so grounded, but I talked things over with Shelly and Sheldon and they pointed out that you were just trying to help your friends. So I wanna help too," she flew over to the group, "'Cause ya know... one small thing..." she whispered to them, "Can make a really big difference!"
"Princess Skystar! Is so good to see you again!" Pippin shout and run towards her and hug her.
"Is good to see you too Pippin." Skystar said, giggled and hug him back.
Spike looked around, "That's it, right? We didn't make friends with anypony else?"
"That about covers it." Sam assured.
"All right, y'all! I think our course is clear. Y'all ready to do this thing?" Capper asked the group.
"Indubitably." Fugitoid agreed.
"Always." Merry nodded while smiling.
"The Fellowships never surrender." Pippin declared.
"And neither do friends." Sam added.
"All right, team. We're in this together!" Merry declared, as they cheered.
"We're coming, Twilight and Frodo! As soon as we bake up a plan!"
To Be Continued