Captain Celaeno was busy practicing swordplay with Merry and Rainbow Dash, while Pippin was testing out his power gloves that works on magic (Merry had one as well) As everyone was having fun, Twilight was trying to concentrate, until Pippin came over, "Still focusing, Twilight?"
"Well, somepony has to."
"Look, we're all worried about Equestria and Middle earth. But if we let this worry eat away at us, we won't be in our right minds when it comes to the moment to act," Pippin explained, "Sometimes a chance to relax helps us focus better. I mean look at them." He motioned to their pony friends making the most of their situation.
Twilight watched them, and for a moment felt ready to roll up the map and join them, until they heard a bell ringing. Squabble was squawking in fright, and everyone saw Tempest's ship approaching, "Storm Guards!" Captain Celaeno gasped, "Looks like they found you!" she told her new comrades.
"Tempest!" Twilight gasped.
"She's really like a bad itch you can't get rid of." Merry said.
"What do we do?" Pippin asked for instructions.
"We need to keep you hidden." Boyle said, as he opened the trap door below, and the heroes went below deck to hide but not for those hobbits.
"No I have a idea. We will hid behide and I got a idea Pippin come with me." Merry said, Pippin was following him and hide behide. Back with the ponies.
As they were secured below deck, Rainbow asked sheepishly, "Ya think she saw my sonic rainboom?"
Twilight snapped, "Are you kidding me?!"
Tempest's ship suddenly launched a grappling hook into the pirate ship putting a hole in the side of it. The ponies cried in fear, as Tempest's ship reeled itself in connecting the two vessels.
Above deck, Tempest, Grubber, and two guards boarded the pirate ship. Tempest spoke to the captain, "Where is the Pony Princess and the hobbits?"
"Princess and hobbits?" Captain Celaeno asked, as she checked the itinerary, "Prin-Cess, Prin-Cess...Hob-its ,Hob-its Nope. All we're hauling is Storm King merchandise." Squabble confirmed, while holding up a Storm King bobble head.
"You do realize that if you were to shelter fugitives, the Storm King would be quite... explosive." Tempest warned the captain who gulped.
"We have to get off this ship before they tell Tempest we're here!" Twilight whispered loudly.
Rainbow whispered back, "We helped them get their mojo back! They're not gonna give us up!"
"But what about Merry and Pippin?." Spike added.
"I think there going to give us some time to escape, I hope they will be ok." Pinkie pie hoped.
"But what happens if they ask to search the ship?" Fluttershy asked.
"Which is why we need to get off." Twilight noted.
The group was in a panic or lounging around hoping it would blow over. Twilight sighed, until she looked around at a Storm King tapestry, a crate, some rope, and a lever. She smirked, "I've got this."
Above deck, Tempest was once again trying to be patient, but was ready to deliver an ultimatum, "Now, I'm gonna count to three, and if you don't tell me where they are, your ship is going down. One..."
Twilight levitated the stuff she eyed and gave the tapestry to Rainbow, "Hold this."
"What are you doing?!" Rainbow asked in disbelief.
Fluttershy and Pinkie pie looked around and realized what was going through her mind. They looked at each other and spoke simultaneously, "Oh, boy."
"Two..." Tempest continued to count, as the captain was ready to draw her sword.
"Oh, this is intense!" Grubber cheered.
"Three!" Tempest shouted, as the hobbit came out and Merry shout.
"Leave them alone!" Merry shout.
They turn around and saw Merry and Pippin with there angry face. Tempest smile and say.
"Merry and Pippin. I see you two are still in one peace?" Tempest smiled as she walked toward them.
"No. No matter were we go you kept following us for no good rescind! You came to hunt us down for good uh!? But it must end now!" Merry shout.
Tempest got angry at Merry and she shout him back.
"You two will not stop me from getting the princess and your hobbit friend from getting my horn back!" Tempest shout!.
"No. All this for that horn are you kidding me!? But it doesn't matter we must end this now! It is between two of us and one of you. We fight by two by one." Pippin shout
"Have it your way then." Tempest with a evil smile.
The hobbits got there power gloves on and got there swords out and ready for battle. Pippin charge at tempest and swung his sword at her but he miss. Tempest hit him in the face with her hoof. Pippin hit her stomach with the back of his sword. He swung his sword 2 time but miss. He blocked his sword with her armor hoof.
"What the heck." Pippin in shocked.
"I don't think so." Tempest says with a smile.
She kick Pippin in the stomach with her hoofs. Merry charge at her and grab her and punched her in the wall. They got there swords out and stared to fight. Merry was on the ground and they lock there swords together. Merry was losing and Pippin got up and pick up his sword and charge at tempest. He it her in the leg and Merry hit her in the chest. She scream in pain and Merry kick her face 2 time and Pippin charged at her and hit her in the face with his power glove. She fell in the ground and Pippin said.
" Give up tempest you lost! Your finished!" Pippin shout.
Tempest got up her hooves and look at the blood on her left leg and her chest. She look at them and said.
" Not a chance. I'm just worming up." Tempest say.
Pippin charge at her and locked there swords together. Merry charge at Tempest and ready the strike her. But she kicked him back and she grab Pippin and throw hi backwards and landed on the ground next to Merry. They got up in pain. Tempest walked towards them as her horn was glowing. Merry back up and Pippin went forwards as his hand was glowing.
"Now, about the words you just say..." Tempest told the hobbits, before using her magic to zap at them. Pippin use his purple magic to blasted her as well. The two magic blasted each other and it was about to ready to explode.
"Oh no bro!" Merry shouted.
The ship was destroying by explode of magic. Merry and Pippin fell form the ship and they were falling. They were screaming in terror. As they were about to hit the ground they were being grabbed ay the magic. It was Twilight.
"I go you boys." Twilight smiled.
"Twilight!" Pippin say in joy.
Twilight pull them into a hot air balloon where they saw the girls and spike.
"Pippin, Merry! I'm so glad that you two are ok!" Pinkie pie said and They got a hug.
"Thanks pinkie were fine." Pippin said to pinkie.
Rainbow flew out of the crate and started steering the balloon, " Well it less you guys are ok,Next stop, Mount Aris!"
"We're home free!" Twilight cheered with her friends.
"I just hope Frodo and Sam are ok."Pippin said hopefully.
To be Continued
