Dragonball Pony

by WalrusM3

A reimaging of Dragonball Z with My little pony and its characters! Had to use some OCs from my other stories to fill some roles

4. The war on Cloudsdale

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! yelped Twilight on a bed and in a full body cast.

Would you please hold still, the less you move the less it hurts! shouted a nurse with a pink mane and white coat.

I can t help it! I have this really bad itch!

Where?

Oh I ll get it! shouted Pinkie Pie and bounced the nurse aside. Just tell me where the itch is and I ll scratch it.

Um, never mind, I think it s gone now, said Twilight nervously.

By golly, it s been a week and you still haven t recovered like all of us, said Applejack.

The whole gang, which included Granny Smith, Cherliee, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom, were in the room to visit Twilight.

Well I guess that s what happens when a four ton you know what drops on top of you.

A four ton what? asked the nurse.

Oh um, sorry, Nurse Redheart, mixed my words again there, I meant fell down a hundred stair steps, figure of speech I was trying to remember.

I don t get it, whispered Spike over to Cherilee. Why don t we let any pony in on what happened?

I m afraid it would lead to complications, such as so many people wanting to know more about unicorns and Orbs of harmony and so on. I doubt we d ever get any peace.

Still, it s just a nurse I don t see any problem in that.

Personally I don t want to find out if there would be problems, its better not to risk these kinds of things.

Look, I really would like to know what really happened. These injuries you ve suffered don t look like falling on stairs, look more like a herd elephants passed over you instead. It would give me an explanation to why nearly every part of her body has been squashed together.

Um, what if I told you a boulder fell on me after the stair fall?

I d find it just as unlikely you survived. Bad enough wondering how you are still alive, it s a miracle though, I can accept that. Right now, I ll just leave you with your guests.

Thanks Nurse Redheart.

Now that we re all here, can we talk about getting my big brother, Big Mac back? asked Applebloom.

The group gave a moment of silence, but Applejack reluctantly stepped forward and said. I m sorry Applebloom. But when Rainbow Dash died during the battle, Fluttershy passed on as well and as a result, the Orbs of harmony became gone as well. So we have no way of bring Big Mac back.

But that can t be, we can t just leave it like this.

She s right, I don t want Rainbow Dash to be just gone as well, there has to be some way? said Spike.

I m sorry, but without the Orbs of harmony, there s no way we can bring them back. We ll just have to leave them in peace?

But I don t want to, I want Big Mac back!

And I want Rainbow Dash back!

My grandson was too young to die, it s unfair, said Granny Smith.

Before anyone could speak to them, they heard a tap on the window. They were all bewildered to see it was Angel outside, who gave his serious glare at them all. Everyone gave a quick glance to one another, but eventually Cherliee stepped forward and slid open the window. Before she said hi, she looked down and saw Angel stood on some kind of magic carpet.

Um, what can we do you for Angel? asked Twilight.

The rabbit started to shake his arms in random directions and odd signs.

Calm down, we don t understand what you re saying, said Applejack.

The rabbit held up one of its fingers, then pointed his paws at the carpet and jab.

I think he wants someone to go on the carpet with him, said Twilight.

Oh I ll go, I want to ride the magic carpet! shouted Pinkie Pie.

Hold on, no offence Pinkie Pie, but I think someone with a higher attention span should go, said Applejack.

I should go then, said Rarity.

No, I ll go, said Cherliee. You guys have just been busy from protecting the world. I should go, I need to do something.

When Cherliee looked back though, she became rather nervous at the soft carpet beneath her and questioned how reliable it was. Took a deep breath however, Cherliee put one hoof out the window and placed into the carpet one at a time. She started to into a snail motion and only hurried up when she heard Angel impatiently patter his feet. Soon as she was on and completely flat against the carpet anxiously, they surprised the audience when they vanished.

The two then reappeared in a vast barren land with canyons and lots of rocks, out in the middle of nowhere. Cherliee needed to open her eyes before she could see, when she did, she felt much better, now that they weren t going super fast.

Where are we?

They descended the ground. Angel then hopped off the carpet and waved his arm for Cherliee to follow. The two walked into a gorge. Cherliee kept her head down, nervous at this unusual surrounding and was unsure to why the rabbit brought her here. She had a good idea what it was and gasped when she saw this large object.

Stood on four cone feet and shaped like a cannon, made of unrecognisable solid white material and had glass eye at the front of it, appeared to be some kind of aircraft.

What is this?

Unable to answer, being a bunny, Angel clapped his hands and disk shaped piece fell out of the ship and landed before them. The bunny then hopped onto it and indicated for Cherliee to follow again. The pony reluctantly complied. When they were both on, Angel clapped again and the two rocketed upwards.

Cherliee now found herself in the room with red tiled floors and the rest of the surroundings coloured the same as the ship. There were beds behind them and in front were two large chairs before the window.

This here s an aircraft isn t it? Where did it come from?

The rabbit went forward and climbed onto the chairs. He then lifted his arms and two orbs appeared out of holds from the armrests. Cherliee then figured to quickly sit beside him, when she heard the ship started to power up.

When she did, Angel rolled one of the orbs. The next thing Cherliee knew, they were propelled into the air, so fast that her face was being stretched back, crushed against her seat and unable to scream. Soon as it all halted, Cherliee could see outside the front window.

We re above the clouds!

Greetings, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, said a computer voice that startled Cherliee. Destination input.

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy?

A holographic projection then appeared in front of the two and Angel was then able to scroll through lists and images give with the use of the orbs. The machine then replied. You wish to return home? To Cloudsdale? Please confirm this action?

Wait, their home you mean?

An idea came to Cherliee and she figured out what this was all about.

We need to go to Cloudsdale! shouted Cherliee back at the hospital.

Huh? Everyone echoed. Applejack herself answered. Why the heck would you want us to go to a place called Cloudsdale?

Because it s where Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash came from. There has to be more like them, more that have Orb s of harmony that can be used to wish back everyone, especially Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Big Mac.

That s brilliant! shouted Rarity.

You mean that we ll actually have Rainbow Dash back?

And my big brother?

How are we going to get there though? questioned Twilight.

There s this guided aircraft that can be used to get there, that s what Angel wanted to show me and how I got the idea!

Any idea how long it would take for us to get there? questioned Applejack.

By the looks of things, just two days.

Sweet, let s go now! shouted Applebloom.

Hold on, we can t just go just yet, we need to prepare ourselves and secondly we need to decide who to come, said Applejack.

I ll come! yelled Applebloom.

Yeah, me two! shouted Sweetie Belle.

The reason we need to select who to come, because not all of us should, replied Rarity. It could be dangerous, wherever this Cloudsdale is and I m worried that they might be all as violent as Rainbow Dash use to be. We ll want those ready to defend themselves.

You re not referring to us being unable to come?

Sorry, Applebloom. Applejack then messed up her hair with her hoof, but Applebloom just frowned. But you re still too young to go around getting into fights. Best just leaving it to the pros.

That s no fair!

I hope you re not planning on me joining? questioned Twilight. Sorry, but I m needing a little time healing here.

Now that s just another word for please drag me along, said Applejack humorously.

Don t worry, I have some Zenzu apple seeds growing, soon as they re ready I ll be sure to have Applebloom give some to you while we re away.

You re not going either Granny Smith! yelled Applejack. Sorry, but I don t want any more of my family getting hurt.

Is it alright if I don t come? requested Snip in the corner. Just that I technically did the most work in that fight against the unicorns and should probably stay in case Trixie decides to come back.

I think that s a delightful idea, if I do say so myself, replied Rarity.

Am I really not allowed to come? questioned Sweetie Belle.

The door then slid open and Nurse Redheart stepped in. Alright, times up, could you please leave so that the patient could get some rest.

Alright, be seeing you Twilight and we promise, we ll get everyone back, said Applejack.

Next day, everyone was gathered outside Granny Smith s place and had luggage and bags with them, ready to go.

You don t think that s a bit too much? asked Applejack to Rarity. The fellow pony had an two sets of luggage that were as big as her.

A pony like myself can never have too much. It s also so I can catch up only designing the latest fashion, it s been a while since I made anything.

You know... never mind.

Thanks for letting stay at your place Granny Smith, said Spike.

No problem hun. Least I can do, now that you ve saved everybody and are off to revive those lost, especially my grandson.

I can t believe this, we all get to go on trip together, this is so cool! Do you think we can have a picnic when we get there! shouted Pinkie Pie.

They all silenced when they heard something rip through the sky and saw the aircraft fly above their heads and then land down. Exited from it, with the use of the landing disk, Cherliee and appeared and walked out.

Alright there you are, everything put in for you. All that s needed is a few voice commands and then your off, I hope you guys succeed in your endeavour.

Thanks, just wish I knew where my sister was so that I could say good bye to her for now as well.

Probably off sulking like mine, said Rarity. I swear, she was up all night begging to come along, but I just couldn t.

Well, not much we can do about that then I guess; let s get on this crude bucket and go and revive our friends!

Yeah! shouted Spike and Pinkie Pie.

They all stepped onto the disk and were lifted up by it into the ship. Granny Smith, Snip, Owlysious and Cherliee waved as they watched.

Our heroes were now inside the aircraft and took their places. It was both Rarity and Applejack who took the pilot seats and both took their time as they looked out into the horizon to capture the image of their home before they left.

Alright, spaceship, let s get going and off to Cloudsdale! yelled Applejack.

Order confirmed.

The ship powered and fired into the sky. Soon as it was now up it rocketed off to carry its passengers onto their next quest, one to bring back their friends.

Out in the middle of a small island, Diamond dogs patrolled around this long spiral building. Inside of it, through its corridors and pass its rooms, a black-coated pony with a doctor s outfit watched over this container filled with liquid. Inside of it was Trixie, who was unconscious and hooked up to a mask and dozens of wires.

What happened? asked a nurse, who walked in. I ve seen Trixie come in here once or twice for a check up, but she s never once come in here for intensive care or anything like this.

Apparently she went to this area called Equistria, but that s all I ve gathered thus far, other than she had her partner Snail.

Where is Snail?

Gone, I believe for good.

You think Snail turned on Trixie and did this?

Snail s nowhere capable of doing this to someone like Trixie. I didn t know anyone was outside our organisation. The two stopped their talk when they saw Trixie s start to move and her closed eyes trying to open. Best go now, it appears she s about to wake up and I doubt she d like to know anyone was gawking at her injuries.

The nurse obeyed and the doctor walked up to click down on a button. The container started to drain all its water and the wires started to slip off from Trixie and the unicorn awoken and by the looks of it, she was filled with rage. The container opened up and she was able to emerge.

Greetings Trixie, glad you re still with us. Your loss would ve been a great loss of assets. I must say though that your damages were pretty severe, I wasn t sure how much I could. Luckily I was able to do something about your horn.

My horn? Trixie then looked down on the puddle that had been made from the liquid that slid off her body and saw her reflection. It looked fine, almost good as new.

Sadly our science doesn t have the necessary breakthroughs to repair it. All we could do was give artificial replacements. You ll notice outlines of where we had to fix it.

So Trixie did, when she looked closely. That little runt, I swear I ll kill him. She then started to walk towards a row of armour and took out a pair to fit on, along with a new scouter.

I hope you don t plan on going anywhere, Trixie.

Oh and who are you to say that to me?

Not me, Trixie, our master instructed it.

Trixie s eyes popped out and she snarled. What?

Our master heard of your unpermitted trip to Equistria and was quite displeased with that as well as something to do about Orbs of harmony that was heard on the scouter communicators.

Th-that s impossible, me and Snail had our scouter communications turned off.

You forget that there s an override on the master computer. Our master had used that to find what you were up to.

Where is our master now? Tell me?

After there was enough feedback, our master, for some reason, decided to go to Cloudsdale, home of the pegasi.

With a disgruntle growl, Trixie yelled. I wish for a chariot immediately!

But your orders?

Trixie stood over the doctor with an angry growl on her face. I ordered a chariot immediately! Get me one or else!

U-um right away, Trixie.

Woken back up again after just the first day of travel, Rarity got out from bed. When she placed her fourth hoof on the floor, she stepped on a bake bean can, which caused her to trip over and fall on a pile of mess that caused her to tumble into a pile of dirty laundry and luggage.

Rarity, would you mind where you re going? asked Applejack as she played a card game with Spike and Pinkie Pie. They sat around a pile of empty food bags, crumbs and juice spills.

Erupted her head out of the pile of clothes in fury, Rarity shouted. How did you beasts manage to cause this level of mess in just one night?

We partied out last night that s how, responded Pinkie Pie. Too bad you missed out; it was a lot of fun!

How can one party cause all this, there has to be enough scattered food that a herd of animals could only leave!

Um, if it makes you happier Rarity, I could clean up all this? said Spike.

Before Rarity could respond to that, she nudged awkwardly suddenly. Hallo, what s this? She dipped her head back into the laundry and came even madder when she scooped back out in her jaw, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle!

Applebloom! What in tarnishing are you doing here?

We told you to stay home, because it was too dangerous!

I know sis, but we really wanted to come.

Yeah, I want to help revive my big brother and everyone else. No fair that you get both get to.

Sweetie Belle, we talked about this and we re not talking about it again! Applejack, do you think it s possible to make a return journey home?

No! cried the sisters.

Tried to stop the ship last night to get a good luck at the moon, but the whole things automated right now, no way I can change course until we reach Cloudsdale.

Rarity gave a boiled growl before she snarled. Fine! Congrats! You both have successfully tagged along! But you are in so much trouble when we get back home, Sweetie Belle, That you have no idea!

Same goes for you missy!

Would you two chill, you should find it pretty sweet that your sisters wanted to come along and help, I know I would, said Pinkie Pie. Plus more the-.

Before they could continue, a red light started to flash through the room that got their attention. Knew there was a problem, Applejack rushed to the chair and looked at the holographic messages given to her.

What s the matter? asked Spike.

It says that there s collision possibility detected, but I don t see anything to worry about-.

Applejack then spotted something that emerged out of nowhere. It was big and round and coloured the same as the sky.

Oh Nelly...

Expected to slam straight into it, they instead slipped straight through it and found themselves in a metal made room that was so huge.

What s just happened? questioned Rarity.

I-I don t know, but the ship s coming to a stop and it looks as if we ve entered a hanger s bay of some sort.

What do we do? asked Pinkie Pie.

Just wait and see, I guess.

The ship had come to a stop and all of them started to wait silently.

Nothing s happening, said Sweetie Belle.

She s right, what do we do? asked Rarity.

Well we didn t come all this way to just to wait and see, may as well go out and check, said Applejack.

Should someone stay here to guard the little ones? questioned Rarity.

No! cried the little sisters.

Might as well stick together, we don t know what s going on and might require all of us.

Yeah! shouted the sisters, followed by Pinkie Pie.

They all then went down and landed in the solid room. Easily, they all paced forward carefully into the room and kept their guards up. But as they advanced, Pinkie Pie s eyes caught a slice of cake on the floor served on a plate.

Oh cake!

No! Pinkie-! But before Applejack could stop her, Pinkie Pie had already darted forward.

Pinkie Pie had then jumped onto the cake and munched on it. When it was gone and she finished chewing, she looked back to the group and saw they all stared at her. Oh, sorry, did you all want cake as well? I m sure there s some-. Before she could finish, a rope lassoed around her and scooped her up into the air.

Pinkie Pie! Everyone shouted.

Pinkie Pie now dangled in the air with her legs tied up. Weee! This is fun!

Pinkie Pie! What are we going to do with you! yelled Applejack.

They then felt the ground tremble and found themselves completely surrounded by buffalo in matter of seconds. Each one of them leered at the stunned heroes fiercely.

Um, hi, said Spike.

Stepped forward from the herd, a buffalo towered over all the rest with a fancy feathered headgear on his head. Beside him, was a more delicate and very small, but determined faced buffalo. His face was even more aggressive towards them.

I am chief Thunderhooves, leader of this tribe. This here is Little Strongheart. We ask you, why do you intrude?

Intrude? Pardon me, but we did not intrude, your aircraft appeared out of nowhere and forced us on your ship, said Rarity.

Why are you here then, where was your aircraft off to?

We re off to Cloudsdale if you really must know.

Cloudsdale? Then you must be one of them? The buffalos started to make loud fierce grunts and brush their hooves against the surface.

Excuse me? One of whom?

Them! The ones who removed us from our home. We had heard they were off to Cloudsdale and so you must be a part of their fleet.

Now hold on! shouted Applejack. We have no idea what you re on about, but there s no way we d be involved in something so low down.

I know your kind, you lie when you know you are outmatched, no use lying now.

Look out sugarcubes, we may be in for a ho down with these guys!

Just then, before the buffalo were about to brace themselves to charge another buffalo had raced through the door, with a distraught look on his face.

Chief! We have big problem!

What?

We are about to hit into storm cloud that came out from nowhere, we must brace ourselves!

What how long do we have before impact!

A few seconds!

A loud clap of thunder had then struck from outside which caused the ship to rock and for all the buffalos and the little girls to fall off their hooves. Panic then started to quickly ensue the ship as it started to fall apart. Chunks of its structure started to fall out of place and smash to the ground and explosions ignited.

Let s go now, while they re confused! shouted Rarity.

No! We can t leave them like this! replied Applejack.

I m sure they re prepared for a situation like this!

I honestly doubt that!

The two then noticed Little strongheart stumbled over amongst the rush and a large chunk of metal was about to crash on her. Thunderhooves appeared over her, ready to use himself as a shield, but Rarity, Spike and Applejack fired energy blasts that struck the incoming piece and destroyed it.

Alright! But what can we do?

I think they are the edge of the storm, I d say if we move this crude bucket to the right, we ll have moved them out of it.

You saw how big this thing was from the outside right? And it isn t going to be any easier to move it while inside a storm?

I m sure if we get Pinkie Pie in on this, we ll have a chance.

The two then fired energy shots that at the roped that tied Pinkie Pie and allowed her to hit back onto the ground. Spike, Applejack and Rarity then ran up to her and all said. Push against the right side of the ship!

They then all flew up and pressed themselves against the edge of the aircraft. They powered up with their auras around and heaved. Slowly, they felt progress as they started to move it. In a few minutes, the buffalos started to relax and noticed that the ship no longer begun to fall apart and no longer heard the loud noises outside.

All four of them then descended back to the ground. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom rushed up to them, but saw that the buffalos surrounded them once more. Stepped forward again, Thunderhooves leered at them and asked. You realised you could ve escaped.

Yeah, you d be surprised how much I know about gravity pull devices. But we didn t.

Why?

Cause, were not only the not guys who kicked you out of your homes, we re the good guys.

You are?

Little Strongheart limped beside Thunderhooves with a kind smirk on her face. You were sort of jumping to conclusions, we sort of all were.

Hm, I guess that s true. You didn t need to save me and Little Strongheart either. So therefore I apologise and hope you forgive me, I guess reckless paranoia has gotten the best of me, with what we ve been through.

We understand, must be hard that you ve lost your home and by the sounds of it, having nowhere to go. So I think I speak for all of us when we forgive you, said Rarity.

Thank you, as forgiveness for our misjudgement, we invite you to a feast, if you would humbly accept that?

We hum-diggy do! responded Applejack.

Yeah! Party! shouted Pinkie Pie.

The group now saw in a wide circle with food served out to all of them. The heroes sat nearby Thunderhooves and Little Strongheart and inquired about their people.

We lived very simple lives and perfect harmony, before the organisation arrived and gave us three options. One was to remove ourselves, which we did and happened to be able to rent this aircraft from a nearby continent, two was to serve them and the third was total annihilation.

Why did they do such a thing? questioned Pinkie Pie.

This organisation is trying to be an Empire. It perhaps is, but does not go by that name. It has ruled for a very long time and I do not know how much of the world it owns. But if my guess was right, I d say over a quarter of the world.

Any idea who s behind this? questioned Applejack.

I do not know. But this person is indeed very powerful. The minions under this person s command were as strong as our best warriors and were far too ruthless and barbaric to serve under something such as charisma or material wealth, just raw power.

And you say this varmit s heading for Cloudsdale? Any reason why?

I do not know, but I believe just to further the expansion of their empire. The place is home to the pegasi however and their warriors are very strong and ruled by a very wise person, if they cannot repel this organisation, no one can. Except probably you four, I have never seen such strong fighters, perhaps if the pegasi struggle, you may swing the balance.

I take it the pegasi are very friendly then?

The pegasi are brash and reckless people, but their intentions have always been good. They will welcome you, so long as you don t mean harm.

Thanks for the information chief Thunderhooves.

It s the least I can do, as well as the party I have made in your honour. Though I am baffled by your strange customs.

Pinkie Pie then swung pass in a strange dance motion, followed by Sweetie Belle and Applebloom as they went with the drum music in the background.

The group eventually finished their celebration and were back on the ship, they waved their goodbyes to the buffalos and went on their way again, onto Cloudsdale.

Now that was a party, said Pinkie Pie lying on the bed.

Mind not embarrassing us like that again? questioned Rarity.

How long will it take for us to get to Cloudsdale now? asked Spike.

Who knows sugarcube, but we can t be too far, though something tells me when we get there, we ll have regretted not taking the option to turn around and drop our sisters back home, replied Applejack, while she got frustrated at the two girls playing around her.

Later the group were gathered on the floor and all relaxed. They right now just thought to themselves and took the moment to admire being this high in the air while being on a great adventure. Out of nowhere though, Rarity spoke.

It s strange, being on an adventure and not having Twilight here, she was the one who gathered all of us into this circle of friends after all.

Sure is, replied Applejack.

I do miss her, said Pinkie Pie.

Wait, what do you mean she was the one who gathered all of you? asked Spike.

Well I wouldn t say intentionally, it was more by Cherliee as well, but one by one we were somehow involved by Twilight on her own adventures that we were sort of sucked up into them and I think it s fair to say that each one of us three considered her a rival when we first met.

Sure do.

It was more of a friendly rivalry between me and Twilight, but rivalry nonetheless.

Could you all tell me, they sound exciting?

They sure our, said Sweetie Belle. I was there throughout all of it, tell him about sis.

We are in an cramped aircraft in midair with nothing else to do, so I don t see why not. Rarity then cleared her throat. I ll go first, being that I was the first to meet Twilight. It started off just after Cherliee had found Twilight, as you know, Twilight was young at the time and she had never been out into world, always confined by herself reading books, but was still somehow very strong. Cherilee found her because she was tracking the Orbs of harmony to uncover the myth. The two had formed an alliance I believe, Twilight would hand over the Orbs of harmony so long as Cherliee assisted in showing her the world. Shortly afterwards, the lot more younger me and Sweetie Belle were in search of the Orbs of harmony as well. We wanted the Orbs of harmony so we could wish for our own business.
So when I our paths cross, I was determined to take them. However, me and Twilight were surprisingly an equal match. Knowing the fight wouldn t end without me scarring a hoof I made a retreat. I continued to try and surprise and trap her, but she eluded them, just as I eluded all her traps.

But sis, didn t she catch us in that rope trap?

We escaped it before the trap hindered us anymore than what if should ve, replied Rarity frustrated. But differences were placed aside when a bunch of hooligans wanted to take the Orbs of harmony for themselves, only so they could take over the world with an iron fist. We didn t want those were cared about hurt by this, so worked together to defeat them. Soon realised I had the confidence and skill to design clothes to make a business, I decided to rest my pursuit of the Orbs of harmony and go into fashion.

Me next! Me next! jumped Pinkie Pie. Granny Smith had found me and Twilight and took an interest in us both. She is like this big time trainer, so it was a big deal to be taken in by someone like her. In order to be inducted though, we both needed to make our own apple pie, mostly because Granny Smith felt a good apple baker always made a good fighter for some reason, never understood why even though she told us it. Anyways after me and Twilight had gotten apple slices, I had three and she had six. Knowing I didn t have enough, I got really pressured, so I did a terrible thing and stole three of Twilight s apple slices, it was mean because Twilight didn t have enough apples now, but I really wanted to train with thy awesome Granny Smith. However when Granny Smith tasted our pies, she found them both delectable and I didn t know why.

Because Pinkie Pie, it isn t the number of apple slices that make a pie taste right, it s your heart, said Applejack.

Yeah, it s what Granny Smith told me at some point. Afterwards though I admit I got jealous and wanted to redeem myself that I deserved to be with Granny Smith just as much. I ended up competing with Twilight in my training, racing with her as we ran from a dragon with huge rocks on our backs, tried to do the biggest energy blasts and sparred to win. But it didn t take long for me and Twilight to realise that we had become good friends and that we both liked parties.

Onto my turn then? asked Applejack and got a nod from Pinkie Pie. Alright, I hadn t met Twilight or Pinkie Pie yet, while I they trained with my Gran. Reason why is because I had left my Gran about a year back, because although I respected her and her humble training, I wanted a more fancy life, with more glamorous training that I went to my Uncle and Aunt who lived in the high life, training people. Big Macintosh had joined me so I wouldn t be lonely, being that my Uncle and Aunt wouldn t have enough free time to hang with me after training sessions.

I still wish you brought me along, it wasn t as fun with Granny Smith until Twilight and Pinkie Pie came.

You did fine sis, you would ve realised it probably was better you stayed with Granny Smith. Although me and Big Mac did the best in my Uncle and Aunt s class, everyone thought we were getting special treatment and we felt pretty alienated because of our unusual customs from our background. I wanted to go back, but I was too proud and felt I had done the right thing. It changed though when my Uncle and Aunt decided they wanted me to represent them at the big tournament that they always go to. It was there I found out about Granny Smith s students, Twilight and Pinkie Pie and when I saw how happy they were with my family and Gran was so proud of them both, I got so jealous. I fought in the tournament to compete and show up my Granny Smith in an attempt to get back at her.

You did seem a little mean when we first met, said Pinkie Pie.

Be glad you were unable to precede Pinkie Pie after you were too hurt after fighting my brother, because I swear I didn t know what I d do. Bad enough I tried taking it so badly out on Twilight, I tried to kill her off so many times in that one match, that I even used the Apple family specialty, but that Twilight was a wily as a coyote.

I wasn t sure who to root for when I saw you fighting, said Applebloom. My sister or my Gran s best student.

Technically it ended in a draw. Me and Twilight ended up wiping clean the entire arena so we were fighting in midair to avoid touching outside the ring, even though there was a ring no more. It ended with Twilight knocking the two of us out with a headbutt, we then dropped back to the ground unconscious, but surprisingly enough, Twilight hit the ground first, therefore she was eliminated before I was, even though she struck the final blow. It didn t matter anyways, even though I had won the tournament that all went pass over my head when I found out my Granny Smith and sister came to me first. I was so touched, I let out that I had been wanting come back to them and was jealous because I thought they replaced me and Big Mac for Twilight and Pinkie. I left my Uncle and Aunt, who wasn t too bad about the thing and had been wondering when I d up and leave and me and Big Mac went back to where we really belonged.

It s then that we formed our little group that went about getting ourselves in all sorts of messes, like the one we re in now, said Rarity.

Wow! All those stories sound so cool!

Could we hold on for just a minute, I think the ship s slowing down? asked Applejack. The pony had gotten up and made her way over to the pilot chair. It was there she paused and slowly said. Um, guys, I think we ve arrived at our destination.

Everyone rushed up to where Applejack was and looked outside. Everyone of them were now amazed at what they saw, but couldn t believe it. Ahead of them were what looked like solid clouds that were shaped to mimic almost exactly into small islands that were arrayed throughout the sky, around them was a sea of rainbows that poured around this apparent world. Other than that this place seemed like an entire land that was up in the sky.

Now this is cool, said Spike.

Y-yep!

Twilight! I told you to not move, it makes things easier if you hold still! shouted nurse Redheart. Her a number of other ponies tried to examine Twilight, but she was that strong, it was hard to budge her.

How are you doing Twilight? Granny Smith stepped into the room while they were in the middle of mending her.

Hey! This is not visiting hours! yelled nurse Redheart with a vein sticking out of her head.

I know.

Granny Smith! Oh please have you brought Zenzu apple seeds!

Sure have. Granny Smith then pulled out from under her scarf a small pouch. Afraid I was only able to grow six though, have to wait until next season until I can grow more.

That s alright, just pass one here.

Hey! No strange substances inside this hospital! yelled nurse Redheart. You ll have to go through the doctor before I let you!

Granny Smith had already picked one out though and threw it across the room. Twilight had then lifted her head and swallowed it. Before the nurse could explode into a tantrum, Twilight had sprung off her bed and landed onto the floor, lively as ever. Bulged her muscles, the bandages were ripped off just like that and she was good as new.

Twilight then started to do a couple of stretches that made the nurses gape in disbelief. She paused though and looked up to Granny Smith and asked. Hey, um Granny Smith, why did you bring six Zenzu apple seeds, did you really think I d be that badly hurt?

Oh no, you re actually needed in Cloudsdale.

Wait, what? What do you mean I m needed in Cloudsdale?

Well this might sound like the craziest thing you ve ever heard and probably will ever hear. But I ve been hearing voices for a while, at first I thought that was me finally starting to get old. But then they started making sense to me and Cherliee was hearing the same things as well and she s too young to start getting voices inside her head unless she s crazy. So we listened to what they had to say and heard that you would most likely be greatly needed.

Did the voices have a name?

Well had one name, called itself Za-corn-na or something like that.

Well did Zacornna tell you how I would get to Cloudsdale? asked Twilight. She knew who Granny Smith went, but couldn t help but tease.

Pinkie Pie s Dad has been working on an aircraft powerful enough to perhaps get you there. He seems to have been getting the strange voices as well.

He has?

Yep, even has Cherilee and Owylsious working on it with him right now, said he d have it running this afternoon.

That s great I ll go there immediately! Thank you so much Granny Smith!

Twilight then took the pouch and vanished. All the nurses now trembled at what they just saw and experienced. Nurse Redheart eventually asked. Granny Smith was it? Mind telling me what just happened?

Gently rested the aircraft onto the solid clouds, Rarity peered out once more to see the magnificent place and make sure they weren t about to fall through the air. She then searched around the control panel.

Right, before we head out, best make sure it s-. Rarity had dropped her jaw out of her mouth when she had seen jumped outside the ship was everyone else just out there. Rarity then appeared outside in a flash and screamed at them both. Did any of you stop to think about coming out here?

Chill sis.

Chill! How can I chill when I saw you out here before we could make sure it s safe?

Would you settle down sugarcube? We haven t spotted any pegasi since we came here and we don t know why, said Applejack.

Oh sorry, I didn t know that, because I wasn t among all the jumping around and loud laughing!

What we got here?

They looked up into the sky and were shocked at what they saw. Are those diamond dogs? asked Spike.

It they are, they really collide with the surroundings here.

There were two of them up in the sky, armed with unicorn armour and scouters. I don t know what we got here, but best wrangle them for our master to look out.

Wrangle? Ain t no one wrangling us in, replied Applejack.

You don t exactly have a choice. One of the diamond dogs lifted up his paw and fired an energy blast that struck against the aircraft. With everyone else unable to do anything, they saw the face of it completely torn off and one of its legs had been removed, which caused it to topple and even further fall apart.

All six of them gawked at the damage before they could hear the diamond dogs snicker.

You brutes! yelled Rarity.

Both Rarity and Applejack reappeared in the twos faces and bucked them which rolled them back across the air until both Pinkie Pie and Spike elbowed them both into the rainbow coloured river and that was that.

I had no idea diamond dogs could speak and kind of weird they wore armour like those unicorns, but what the heck s going around here, said Applejack.

Shouldn t we worry about the ship? asked Spike.

It s a ship made by the pegasus, they must have another ship that they could possibly help us with, replied Rarity.

To be fairly honest, I think we should concentrate on what s going on here. We ve seen two diamond dogs, but no-. Applejack paused suddenly and looked as if she just got stung by bee. Spike, Pinkie Pie and Rarity were just the same.

What? Why are you guys looking all weird? questioned Sweetie Belle.

They looked up and saw shoot through the sky was some sort of comet that descended down onto the atmosphere. When they looked closer, their eye pupils shrunk, Applejack said. Oh please don t tell me.

They saw that comet was really a chariot aircraft and on top of it with her chest out and head high, was Trixie, well and alive.

It s Trixie! screamed Pinkie Pie.

Isn t Trixie that unicorn, said Sweetie Belle.

The chariot had gone over the horizon and was out of sight with Trixie evidently not noticed the group.

Everyone but the two girls flinched again as they felt another power.

Quick! Into that part that looks like a cave! shouted Applejack.

Rarity and Pinkie Pie grabbed the little ones and they all rushed into a large gave into one of the hill s cave.

What? asked Applebloom.

They all had their heads poked outside the cave, but quickly pulled them back in, when a large stream comet-shaped energies rocketed pass. They could see inside them, diamond dogs in unicorn armour, who made their way forward. Amongst them were three different forms that astonished the group. One was a large griffon, the second was large well-built white coat pony with a blonde curled mane and the third was some sort of pony that not only had wings but a horn as well and was coloured darkish grey with a blue mane that rested on some sort of throne that propelled forward for her. Around them were three different coloured orbs that levitated around them.

The entire wave of diamond dogs and their companions had fully gone by them and went straight on. Knew it was safe again, the group exited the cave. Each of the fighters was shaken by what they just witnessed.

Who were they? asked Pinkie Pie.

Whoever they are didn t look like the most friendliest bunch, said Applejack.

Did anyone notice that there was a pony amongst them that had a horn and wings? asked Spike.

Yes, I don t know who she is, but we really should find out. They have three Orbs of harmony if you hadn t noticed, said Rarity.

Those looked way too big to be our orbs of harmony, said Pinkie Pie.

It doesn t matter, we should do as Rarity suggested and find out more. That griffon and normal looking pony had tremendously strong energy, but that odd looking one was scary, I doubt Trixie s and Twilight s energy put together are nowhere near as strong, so we need to know what they re up to and make sure this is really home to the Pegasi, said Applejack.

What do we about Sweetie Belle and Applebloom? questioned Spike.

What! shouted both kids.

Good point. This place looks safe enough, but I reckon someone should stay here. I guess it should be me, being that I m the strongest, if you don t mind me mentioning and be able to hold off anything if something should happen. You three go on ahead and investigate. But remember don t engage.

I don t think we were even planning onto, said Rarity.

Good luck!

The two little ones were about to argue, but the three had already zoomed off.

Ooh, they moaned.

Followed to where the powers went, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Spike had descended back onto the ground and moved with their stomachs against the surface and heads down. They could sense the group they saw nearby and were sure they were just over the hill.

Did everyone remember to keep their energies down? A number of them had scouters after all and they hopefully shouldn t be able to use them to detect us with them, so long as they are absolutely low.

Gotcha Rarity, replied Spike and placed his hand over Pinkie Pie s mouth before she blurted anything. They had to keep their voices low as well after all.

Soon as they peered their heads over, they were almost gasped in horror at what they saw. Something that had been a peaceful village, was now something filled with carnage. Cloud-made houses had been half levelled and destroyed; the ground had crates made by energy blasts and all over there were what appeared to be dead pegasi.

Amidst all this, the group that they had followed now stood before a tanned pegasus with glasses and a grey mane, who kept a young was an orange pegasus with purple hair behind her. She the older pegasus had her guard up and looked ready to lunge out at anyone who got close to them.

What s going on? asked Spike.

Hush, hissed Rarity.

The group had looked at the pegasus amused by her attempt to stand up to them. The heroes above were able to see them more clearly. The griffon had a cool and macho look on her with a blue armour on, while the ordinary pony had a snooty look on him with his head up with a delicate smirk on his face and wore armour that had a black triangle with white center with black circles that made it mimic a black suit. Both of them had fit under their arms, the Orbs of harmony. The peculiar black unicorn had a more bemused smile on her face. The group were also able to see more clearly that she had a mane made out of something like the night sky.

Apologies for the sudden onslaught, mayor said the black pony, slouched on top over her throne. But you pegasi don t take me as a threat unless I make a mound of corpses, so I can get what I want.

What is it that you want? snarled the mayor.

Isn t it obvious, I have half of what I want right here, that should be a big enough hint?

But why do you want them, Night mare moon, why have you come to us all of a sudden for them?

I guess I do own an explanation, so very well. To start with, I never thought these Orbs of harmony, me and my sister created actually worked, I could never work them myself and they did nothing but just be there. It s when I realised from some certain evidence that they do work, that these things really have powers to grant you any wish. So I ve tracked down my sister to find out they re here and that they are stored in everyone of the pegasi villages.

How did you find out that every pegasi village had one?

Wasn t too hard really, went to the first pegasi village and although we planned on going village to village anyways, Gilda here managed to tear up pegasus until another pegasus couldn t take it anymore and gave us the information, just so we could make his friend s death much faster, said Night mare moon with delight and indicated towards the griffon.

The heroes were able to hear this and couldn t stand what she said. They couldn t take the leader s cocky attitude, her twisted mind and her sadistic taste.

You monsters, snapped the mayor at them.

Call us all you like, but I d at least appreciate you handing over the Orb of harmony in return so I won t make you pay for such insolence towards me.

If I do, what else you do?

Oh I don t know, I think because I m in such a good mood and if I find you re being nice enough about this, I might let you live at least.

If I do bring it out and hand it over, could you spare the little one behind me? You re free to take mine afterwards.

No mayor!

We can negotiate about whose lives we take after you ve given what I want.

Please don t mayor!

I have no choice, I have to!

The mayor walked into one of the nearby buildings and came back out with one of the coloured orbs underneath her wing. One of the diamond dogs stepped forward and took it from her and passed to the large pony, so that he had two like Gilda.

So gracious, so whose life should I take first? You or the little one?

What! But you said!

Yes, I said, but I also said if I found you nice enough. The fact you took your time, I found not very nice and I did say maybe. However I might-.

The scouter the large pony wore activated all of sudden and came up with a random numbers for a moment but, but switched off again. It had reacted to Spike whose anger almost got the best on him, until Rarity placed her hoof on his shoulder and caused the baby dragon to get all mushy when he realised she touched him.

Something you got there Blueblood? asked Gilda.

I thought I did, but it might have just been a glitch, these new scouters aren t really that reliable as they use to be.

Anyways, as I was about to say, I may re-evaluate my offer if you save us time by telling us where we can find the next Pegasi village?

The mayor had almost lost her attention from her focus on Blueblood s scouter, but snapped out it when she heard Night mare moon s offer. Never, I refused to betray my own kind in any matter. You re just-.

They were interrupted however by the scream of really fast speed cut through the air. It passed over head of the group like a set of jets that barrelled, scattered and zigzagged through the sky in such a fancy display. The diamond dogs looked worried, their heads sunk down by the display.

They re here! screamed the small pony and ran out from behind the mayor and laughed. They re here!

Sigh at last, said the mayor with a warm smile on her face.

Who are they? questioned Pinkie Pie.

I don t know, but whoever they are, but I hope they know what they re getting into, replied Rarity.

The three top villains looked unimpressed at the sky show over their heads.

The sky show came to an end when the trio finally landed straight back down and revealed themselves to be pegasi. They stood proudly in blue uniforms with yellow thunderbolts and had orange and red fiery manes and wore goggles shielded over their eyes.

Well, well, about time my sister sent her prized Wonderbolts. I almost thought she wasn t after she sent her palace guards to try and stop me.

Sorry about that, we were off on trip before we heard that you had showed your face here. Now that we are here, there s going to be no mercy for what you ve done, it ends here Night Mare Moon!

Oh is that right? I ll have Gilda here check your power levels to see if that s true.

The griffon tapped her scouter and it activated and gave a displayed number. Heh, got to be kidding me, these guys are less than one-thousand.

One-thousand you say? I m so disappointed. Oh well, you might be fun if I send all my diamond dog minions to attack you and see if I get any enjoyment watching them tear my sisters most elite warriors.

Bring it!

The diamond dogs then charged forward with paws ready and jaws open and slavered. But before they could get anywhere close, the Wonderbolts had stormed right up to them and started to punch, kick and energy blast the diamond dogs. The minions weren t able to get a chance to fight back and were being massacred.

Watched calmly at the pummel of the minions, Night mare moon questioned. Gilda, could you double check on their power levels?

No probs. The griffon did so and her eyes were widened when she saw a new result. They ve suddenly gone up and over three-thousand.

Three-thousand, now that is impressive. They must ve hid their power levels. My sister has more sly servants than what I had assumed.

The mayor had kept her eyes on the three. She didn t seem as reluctant now that the Wonderbolts were here at how cool the three were.

The Wonderbolts had dealt with the last diamond dog and now there were just as many dead of them, as there were of the pegasus. The three elites then looked to Night mare moon with frowns on their faces.

How about fighting us instead throwing garbage at us or is garbage the only thing you have?

You know, I ve only met you for roughly three minutes and already I dislike you, replied Night mare moon. She still laid calmly on her chair and didn t look like she was about to move anytime shortly. Gilda, would you take care of these sorry excuses?

On it, said Gilda. She dropped the Orbs of harmony close to Night mare moon and stepped on over to the Wonderbolts.

This isn t good, we have to do something, whispered Pinkie Pie.

There s nothing we can do, responded Rarity.

What? Those guys look like they have it covered, said Spike.

Spike, feel their energies and tell me the difference.

Did so, Spike reached out and felt the Wonderbolt s strength and then felt the griffon s and soon had his eye pupils shrunk and jaw dropped. We need to do something!

Just stay down, hissed Rarity.

Back at the fight about to happen, Gilda had now faced the Wonderbolts with a bored look on her face. So how do you want it, fast and quick or slow and painful? I d recommend the slow and painful just so you can say your goodbyes to each other.

Hey, strange, we were about offer the same menu?

I never really like it when ponies make smart comebacks.

Gilda had vanished from sight. When the Wonderbolts tried to move their heads, she was already behind one of them and struck her talon hand through one of them.

No! screamed a Wonderbolt.

The Wonderbolt had already exploded before he could reply. The explosion had created a smokescreen for Gilda to shoot out an energy blast that struck against another Wonderbolt and he was completely vaporised in an instant.

Darn it, said the Wonderbolt now scared.

She watched the griffon charge out of the smoke right at her, but was able to lift herself off the ground and into the air to create enough space to build up her energy, concentrate it and fire it down on Gilda. It hit directly against her, but she charged straight out and slashed the Wonderbolt with her talons.

The Wonderbolt stayed in the air long enough to say. I m sorry I failed you all, including you- but before she could finish, Gilda had aimed her hand against her and said.

Should ve ordered the recommendation if you wanted to say your goodbyes. And fired an energy blast against her and finished her for good as well.

No, whispered the small pony with tears in her eyes.

Listen, I want you to run! Far as way as you can, you must!

What about you?

I ll slow them down to give us enough time, but you must go while they re distracted, now!

The little pony was forced to trust her and ran for it. While she did, the villains had their heads turned away as they waited for Gilda to return back to them. It left them open to the mayor s energy blast that shot against their scouters and shatter them. Before they could react, the mayor fired out again and wrecked the few other scouters on the fallen diamond dogs.

What on earth! snarled Night mare moon.

I think the pegasus just destroyed out scouters, replied Blue blue. The pony rubbed against his face to make sure it wasn t singed by that hit.

That s right, I noticed you had scouters. I m guessing it s what you used to track the first village and it s probably going to take time for you to track the other villages now.

The leader s face creased as she finally showed some frustration for a change. Very clever, but all you have done is delay the inevitable, including for that little one that I was going to spare if you only complied. Gilda.

The griffon now appeared behind the mayor and clutched her head with her own ticked off expression on her face. You really shouldn t have done that! Gilda had then snapped the mayor s neck. When she then let go, the pony dropped to the ground dead.

Gilda, you ve made me happy all day until now, said Night mare moon.

What?

I wanted you to force the mayor to watch you kill the little one before you dealt with her.

Oh, um sorry about that, said the griffon and almost choked until she gulped. I ll get right now on it, I swear.

The griffon glided off after the small pegasus and had her talons opened to tear her. But just before she could touch her, she was booted in the side of the head and crashed into the side of a building. While the two other villains were then stunned at Rarity s appearance. Spike came behind had grabbed the small pegasus and the two boosted off. Pinkie Pie then appeared where they had been and stretch one eye, stuck out her tongue and went. Neh! and followed behind her friends.

Blueblood, can you explain what just happened?

I can t, but what I can explain is that they took off with the pegasus and drop kicked Gilda in a cloud-crafted house.

I can see that. Gilda would you mind explaining to me though what you are doing lying around and not chasing after them?

The griffon had pulled herself out of the wreckage she caused and propelled herself right on their tails.

Far from the site, the group had gone forward in a random direction, unsure of where they were going.

Why did I just do that? asked Rarity.

You just did what we all wanted to do and we seriously couldn t let that big bully take her, replied Pinkie Pie.

Yes, but now we have an big awful brute after us

An energy blast struck from behind them, but the group were able well get out of its way.

It s something to be careful about talking behind my back, but I d be more careful when talking while I m behind your backs!

The griffon was behind him and already about to close in behind him.

Quick we need to lose her! shouted Rarity.

She s really fast though! replied Pinkie Pie.

Yeah but let s see how agile she is!

The group descended close the ground with the griffon after them. The group then scattered around the islands like a flies, while the griffon simply crashed through them. She could see her seem rapidly digress though as the terrain slowed her down and was hindered by her decision making of what one to go after.

Raised back up in to the air, Gilda built her energy around her and yelled. You won t get away from the likes of me! She then fired down a rain of shots that reaped across the surface and hammered against the islands in an effort to catch them. She failed to notice from the scatters and concealment however, that one of them was missing in the ground. Gilda found her when Rarity appeared in front of her and yelled.

Astounding flare!

A shine of light then burned against Gilda s eyes and she used her talons to cover them in agony.

What did you punks just do to me!

Rarity had propelled away though, before she could answer. It left the griffon blind of a good enough minute. Her eyes began to relax and took her talons away from them. But when she could see again, she saw smiling right in her face, was Trixie.

Hallo Gilda.

The next thing the griffon knew, she was smacked across the face and dropped into the rainbow coloured waters. The unicorn then gently lowered herself down onto one of the islands and watched Gilda drag herself back out hectically.

Trixie that took a lot of nerve you loser!

Nice to see you as well.

Cut out the smart talk. Gilda s eyes then moved to the scouter over Trixie s eye. I ll tell you what, hand over the scouter and I ll bring you to Night mare moon who I promise will be a lot more merciful with punishing you than I will if you don t.

Oh you mean this? Trixie used her magic to remove the scouter if from her face. She then levitated it over and looked like she was about to graciously hand it to the griffon who grinned and held her talons out to accept it, but then the scouter exploded midway.

What the! Have you gone off your head Trixie! We have no more scouters now until a base delivers some more!

Still relying upon such obsolete devices?

What are you talking about? Did you hit your head or something while you were in Equistria or something.

Oh something happened alright, a lot of things in fact. One was I learnt from them that you could sense power levels. With how amazing I am, I was able to learn the technique in no time.

How fancy, but what are you going to do now?

Same thing that I tried to do on Equistria, but succeed this time, collect all six Orbs of harmony and get my wish.

So you really have gone rogue have you. I knew Night mare moon should ve just wiped you clear instead of taking you in, it s a mistake that I ll soon correct!

Gilda fired from her mouth an energy beam directly at Trixie. The unicorn however leapt over it and fired her own blast. The griffon jumped out of the blast, but was stunned by the wave of impact. This allowed Trixie to appear right over her and wallop the griffon. Gilda remained on all fours however, even though her head nearly screwed off her shoulders. She lifted her talons and tried to claw her but the unicorn rolled back and then drop kicked the griffon.

Just as the griffon struggled to get up, she was instantly paralysed and realised she had been caught in Trixie s magic.

H-how are you this strong! You were never strong this before!

I and the two other unicorns planned on turning against Night mare moon for some time. We knew though that you all would have your guards up, so I the great and powerful Trixie, had me and Snail hide our power levels as we progressed to work our way to overthrow her. Though I will admit we did not bother hiding Dawnshade s, his power level was way too weak already to be a threat. Although I will also add that I did get a significant work out on Equistria that may have made a difference on my power level.

Th-that s just not right. You re just a unicorn! A weak-! Gilda was pushed back by Trixie s magic before she could finish and bowled right into a hill. Its heavy clouds then rolled and shattered over the griffon before she finally started to get up again.

I d be careful of what you say. I ve already gotten back at you for your doubts of my greatness.

Cooled down and realised she was outmatched here, Gilda muttered. Okay-okay, what do you want from me?

Any information you might have.

Um okay, this here s something top secret that nobody wanted to let you know, if I told you it, will you let me live?

I ll kill you if you don t tell me.

Alright-alright, okay thing is, you know how Night mare moon wasn t afraid of your unicorn empire right. Well what if I told you that all changed when she noticed how big your empire was getting and how strong individual unicorns were getting, that she needed to put a stop to it.

Heh, so Night mare moon was scared of how strong the unicorns were getting after all.

Yeah, but that it isn t all, Night mare moon wanted to solve this problem so she got all the unicorns she could together on your continent and she was the one responsible for your destruction.

There was a shocked look from Trixie, but she soon removed it from her face. Night mare moon did destroy my home after all. She then looked at the surprised look on Gilda s face. Oh yes, I knew all along that she destroyed my home, just wasn t fully sure, but because of the little effort you all put into hiding it. I d here the others talk about it as I walked by, just wasn t sure if what I heard was correct. Though now that I Trixie now know, I can seek vengeance out on Night mare moon for toppling the magnificent unicorn empire in all its glory as well as get back at her for how she treated me.

The griffon started to slowly drift off the ground as Trixie went into her rant. When she stopped though, Gilda quickly spoke. Um okay, I ll let you do that, won t see any complaints from me.

Run if you must Gilda, but I will not let you live, someone like you doesn t deserve to.

Gilda panicked and high tailed it out of here. But with a flash of Trixie s unicorn, the griffon paused and exploded to pieces, a spectacle that made Trixie grin with delight.

Time to bring an end to it all, Night mare moon.

With numerous attempts to stop Appleboom and Sweetie Belle from sneaking off, Applejack had resort to just keeping her eye on them literally. The three looked as if they were in some sort of staring contest at the way they stood between one another and they all refused to blink, it was rather silly really.

Appeared from the sky though and landed down, everyone else returned.

Hum diggy you re all back! shouted Applejack relieved. Everyone then rushed over to them to greet. Did you find out more about this place?

We did, but it isn t good, those goons we saw have four of the Orbs of harmony and aren t really being friendly about it. They ve gone around and slaughtered the pegasi for them, said Rarity.

My goosh, did anything else happen?

We saved this one here, her names um, what s your name again? asked Spike.

The pegasus shyly stepped forward with her head down. Scootaloo.

Well welcome to the whole gang little fella, I hope you re alright? The pegasus didn t respond however.

I m afraid she s the only one left out of her entire village. The last pegasus though didn t die in vain, she sacrificed herself to destroy their scouters to hinder them from finding the other orbs of harmony and give Scootaloo enough time to give us some space to save her, said Rarirty.

Sounds like what a day, but now they know were here.

Well we had to do something, snapped Pinkie Pie.

I know, but fact is that they do now know and here I was hoping this here quest would be less exciting.

Well either way, it s getting dark and we ve had a lot that s been going on, I advise we shelter for tonight until we can figure out a plan of action of what we are to do, said Rarity.

Does sound like a plan. I ve lost a lot of energy just trying to keep a hold of these two.

You coming Scootaloo? questioned Applebloom.

The pegasus just kept her head down and reluctantly followed the group into the cave.

Poor girl, whispered Rarity over to Spike. I hope she recovers from that tragic experience- Spike? She saw the dragon beside her with a goofy smile on his face.

Arrived at Pinkie Pie s house in a small village called Ponyville, Twilight had gone around back to find Owlysious and Cherliee with construction worker helmets on and worked on the a large round aircraft device.

Oh hallo Twilight, said a blue female pony and red hair, who trotted over and placed down a tray filled with orange juice and donuts. So nice to see you again, thank you for saving my daughter from those awful unicorns.

Hi Mrs Cakes, do you have any idea where I can find Mr Cakes?

Right here Twilight, said a yellow male pony with orange hair, walked out from the aircraft. Just finished with the gravity machine.

Gravity machine?

Yep, I m not sure if Granny Smith told you, but I ve been hearing voices in my head that got me to build this thing. So happened that I got a look at that apparent pegasus aircraft and a look at that unicorn aircraft, so was able to build our very own earth pony aircraft. I also got inspired by what the voices said about its world with really strong gravity and thought to build a gravity machine inside. Reason why is so that your training can be more intense while you re on your way to Cloudsdale.

Wow! Really that s awesome!

Be warned though, I don t have an exact idea of how strong you ve become Twilight, but before careful with the machine. It can go up to a hundred times earth s gravity, I m pretty sure anywhere near that will crush you in an instant and you ll be no more than a pancake.

I believe you, when I trained with Zecora, I could barely handle ten times earth s gravity.

Wait, Zecora was the name of-. He had almost gotten trampled by Cherliee who rushed pass soon as she was done with the work on the ship.

I can t believe you re off again Twilight.

Neither can I, I just got out of the hospital and already I m on another adventure like old times.

Old times indeed, but I m afraid I won t be able to join you again. Sorry, but all I did was just old you back and cause a problem on our adventures.

Would you be surprised though if I insisted for you to come if it wasn t for the fact that I was going to be in ship above ten times earth s gravity?

To be honest no, just about most our adventures you dragged me along!

Well I ll miss seeing you again Cherliee and all of you, but first I have to restore everything before the unicorns came, including getting back our other friends.

Good luck Twilight, said Cherliee.

How long will it take me to get to Cloudsdale anyhow? questioned Twilight over to Mr Cake.

If the fixed coordinates Zecora gave me are right, then I d say three days.

Three days! But that s one extra day than what they took!

What can I say, it s the first of its kind and I only had about a week to make it.

Nevermind, I have to get there fast, thanks for everything everyone! Twilight had rushed into the ship and the door started to close in behind her.

Alright, Twilight, hope everything goes smoothly and that you bring back our daughter, said Mrs Cakes.

Everyone then waved as the ship took off into the air and speeded off after it caught a number of ponies attention.

Inside the ship, Twilight observed everything. She noticed there was plenty of good in the fridge, lots of water and electronic entertainment systems. Though none of that she was really interested at the moment. She finally looked at the control panel in the centre of the room and noticed that one of the screens displayed the number one and a small g next to it.

Huh, wonder if this is it.

She clicked on a random button and saw the number change to ten. A little agitated how she didn t feel any different, she pressed it a couple of times and saw it change to forty. The next thing Twilight knew, she was forced onto the ground by this huge weight. Just managed to cling her leg over the panel and pressed onto another random button and triggered the number to change back to one.

Back up again, Twilight breathed heavily from that surprise and said. Okay, this is it. But really shouldn t go any higher as forty. I think twenty might do though, but hopefully not pushing it. She clicked the first bottom she pressed twice and saw it change to twenty. Immediately the weight came back down but wasn t able to exactly force Twilight down. Alright, this ll do.

She stamped her way to the centre of the room and went off to train.

Next morning, Night mare moon gazed out through her ships glass window, in her private dark chambers that was quite spaced out with lot of room filled with trophies and trinkets. The ship itself was quite large and big as a house and was shaped like a ring. Its size provided the excellent use as a base, where diamond dogs patrolled outside.

Nearby her, Night mare moon had all four of the orbs of harmony.

Stepped in through the self-open doors, Blueblood entered. I have transmitted a message my lady to one of the nearby bases for new scouters. We ve hit a problem where they ll take a few days to manufacture some more and few hours to deliver them.

Curse that pegasus, hissed Night mare moon. And what of Gilda! Has she returned yet?

Um no my lady.

You don t think it s anything to do with Trixie do you?

I d go with more likely those earth ponies we sent her to chase after my lady.

I wouldn t estimate Trixie, Blueblood, something tells me that it s never been good that we have up until now. But fact remains that Gilda should ve returned by now, but hasn t and I don t want us to be just sitting around here, therefore I want you Blueblood, to go out there and scout.

Me? Why not send out a couple of diamond dogs?

Because, there aren t that many diamond dogs remaining to do the more menial tasks and if they get attacked by someone like Trixie, I ll have even fewer. Therefore I need someone I can count on, which is you. However-. tail crashed against the floor like a club and caused it to crack under its power. Bring me even further bad news or question my orders like that again, I will have to let my anger out on a little someone who is right now on thin ice.

Didn t need the hint to know who she d let it out on, Blueblood turned to the door. I m on it my lady! And jumped out.

Propelled through the air over Cloudsdale, Trixie had only begun her flight again after she got some shut eye. She couldn t help but be cocky about this and needed some time to think about her schemes.

She continued to go through the air, but jerked and felt a rush of energy pass through her. With a diabolical smirk, she said. What s this, I have ten- fifteen, oh no wait, twenty power levels, perhaps more. I wonder what they could be.

Changed her course over towards where the energies came from. She soon found herself hovered over a Pegasi village. There were toddlers who sat in front of teachers and listened to them, there were adults who worked on crops up on the clouds and there were elders who had conversations.

Lowered herself down to them, Trixie caught the attention of the pegasi. They were all baffled by her appearance and began to form around her curiously and suspiciously. Soon as Trixie landed, a hefty round pegasus emerged from the circle audience to approach her.

Greetings, I am the mayor of this village and I am pleased to meet your acquaintance.

Actually you should be honoured to meet my acquaintance.

The pegasus chose to be unphased by that rudeness. We don t get too many visitors that come to Cloudsdale. May I ask your business?

I ve came looking for the Orbs of harmony, may you tell me where I, the great and powerful Trixie may find them?

We have one of the Orbs of harmony right here, but I m afraid you may not have it. Only those with permission from the princess may take it.

Sorry, but someone as great as me doesn t need permission, I just take and unless you hand over the Orb of harmony that you just revealed you have, I ll just take it the fashionable way.

Every single pegasi braced themselves and glared viciously at the unicorn now. It was clear that the mayor didn t need verbally answer.

Have it you way, said Trixie.

Woken up again and trotted out of the cave, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle had already made good friends with Scootaloo, but the poor pegasus was still down about what happened yesterday. Everyone then gathered in a circle and sat down.

Alright, we need to start coming up with a plan of action. We re dealing with hombres that are times stronger than us and are probably too smart for anything sneaky, but we understand that they can t search for any of the Orbs of harmony at the moment because they don t have a method. Good thing we do however, said Applejack. She then pulled out from her a large round device with a graph screen on it. It had on it three yellow dots.

What is that? asked Spike.

It s the Orb radar! It s something my dad made to locate the Orbs of harmony, said Pinkie Pie.

Why do you guys want to find the Orbs of harmony? questioned Scootaloo.

Well little fella, we lost some friends and lot of other ponies from a unicorn attack and we just want to revive them back so that things can go back the way they were before, answered Applejack softly.

Are you telling the truth?

Of course we are dumpling, why wouldn t we be?

I just need to make sure your intentions are good, princess Celestia only wants to see those who mean no harm.

Whose princess Celestia? asked Pinkie Pie.

She s an alicorn, like Night mare moon, they re both sisters I think.

Sisters? blurted everyone.

Yeah sisters. I don t know how, but the two are probably the only two alicorns in the whole world and happen to be related. Princess Celestia s really nice though. It s said that there was an age when Cloudsdale was in turmoil, us Pegasi were about to become instinct until Princess Celestia had arrived. She had used the Orbs of harmony to restore our home and save us, not only because we were needed to look after the weather to avoid storms and droughts on the ground beneath, but because she was that caring to all races.

Wow, but wait, if this princess is Night mare moon s sister, shouldn t she be able to take her own? asked Applejack.

Supposedly she did, but she had been crippled in battle against her years ago, which is why we took her in after she saved us. We see her now as our ruler and advisor to all of us, but due to her condition, I don t think she s able to fight Night mare moon.

Why are you telling us all this, if I may ask? questioned Rarity.

Because she has one of the Orbs of harmony and maybe able to help us figure out how to beat Night mare moon.

If we can secure the Orb of harmony that ll be enough help, said Applejack. But are you sure that this princess will be okay and not already attacked?

Not really, but that s what I m worried about and why I want to go, I don t want to make sure she s okay. But I do promise that she has an Orb of harmony and always knows what to do, please.

Alright, cool your horses; it s just that it s best only one of us go with you because it won t be safe with those goons at there. There s a good probability that they have people searching all over for the Orbs of harmony and we don t want that search party finding us out in the open. Our odds are more in our favour if there are only two of us. Harder to see and getaway and all.

That sounds fair to me, so which one of us should go with Scootaloo? asked Spike.

Pick me! yelled Sweetie Belle.

No pick me! shouted Applebloom.

Neither of you can even fly! shouted Rarity in both their faces.

I should go. I didn t have a chance to go out yesterday, so should be only fair.

That s fine Applejack, we ll keep an eye here.

Okay Scootaloo, let s move but take it easy, we don t want to make an aura of energy, just make us more visible and it would build up too much energy in case anything else is here.

But princess Celestia s really far from here, it might take us until the end of the day if we go that slow!

Better safe than sorry, now like I said, let s move.

The two lifted off and gently flew onwards to princess Celestia.

Good luck big sis! cried Applebloom.

A pegasus had lifted his arm to chop down on Trixie, but the unicorn had spun around and smashed her own hoof into him and crashed the pegasus into one of the wrecked buildings.

The entire village had become a scene of carnage, with pegasi dead everywhere, homes destroyed and holes made against the ground. The only pegasus that remained was the mayor, who held a child pegasus. Tears ran down her face and viciously asked the unicorn.

How can you do all this?

What a trivial question, it s because I m that superior to all of you.

Trixie had then lifted up her upper right hoof and fired out from it a energy blast that struck against the mayor and wiped her and the child pegasus completely.

Showed no remorse, Trixie relaxed and observed the wreckage for a moment. Now I wonder where the Orb of harmony is? She walked around and looked inside the houses. They were very modest. Most had only beds and chairs, while a few others had tables at least. It didn t take her long to see this throne and on top of it like an ornament, was a coloured orb.

With a wolf like grin, she used her magic to bring the orb over. Now that was too easy. After she took a moment to observe it, she walked on over to the rainbow coloured river and actually chucked the Orb of harmony into it. Heh and now I m the only one that can track the Orb of harmony, per-. Another surge of energy jolted through her head and she looked into the air. Another power level, quite an impressive one. She then grinned. I wonder if that could be Blueblood?

Blueblood anxiously looked down on the ground for anything, while he sweated in the sky. I need to look for something, otherwise if I m forced to go back, Night mare moon will have my-! He was interrupted though by this light blue comet that hit into him. His aura countered against it and the two bounced back. The then disappeared and unveiled to be Trixie.

Greetings Blueblood?

Trixie! You realise just how unpleasant that was?

Actually I found it quite pleasant.

Never mind, I see you ve finally decided to show yourself, you cowardly unicorn and you re now in a world of trouble.

I am, but I was having such a terrific day. It so happens that I, the great and powerful Trixie, have already found an Orb of harmony!

You have! Well where is it! Hand it over!

Unlikely, for you see I have great plans for it and they don t involve just handing it over.

If you don t hand it over, I will beat you to the very inch of your life and drag you back to the base to heal you up and do it again unless you tell me where that orb is!

You? Ha! You re not even as strong as Gilda and I dispatched her without a sweat.

I don t know how you know of Gilda s disappearance, but I highly doubt a unicorn like you could be possible of such a feat.

I m just going to avoid repeating my conversation with Gilda to say that I ve hid my power level for a very long time and I only just now do I unveil it now that I, the great and powerful Trixie, has finally done the thinkable and turned against Night mare moon.

You actually believe you can defeat me? Fair enough, but you re about to regret your actions.

Blueblood raised both upper hooves and fired from them a barrage of energy blasts at her. Trixie however dodged and smacked against the blasts and appeared up to Blueblood to strike him across the face. She then smashed down on him with both her upper hooves and propelled him towards the ground.

Quickly recovered, Blueblood caught himself in the air and then built up his energy and fired it out at Trixie. The unicorn however had already built up her own energy and fired back down, crushed aside Blueblood s attack and went straight for him. The minion quickly jumped back, but the blast was able to grind against the surface of his chest and leave a large burn mark against his armour. While Bloodblood was shocked by it, Trixie hammered down with all four hooves and stamped him into the ground, the island shook from the impact.

Flipped back off him stylishly and floated in the air over Blueblood as he got up, Trixie asked. Any last words?

Last words, ha, coughed Blueblood, his mane s style had been ruined, his lip bled and his body was bruised, but he smirked. It confused Trixie and made her wonder if she hit him too hard. I may now believe you defeated Gilda, but don t think you ve defeated me. You see, you re not the only one whose been hiding your power, though it s nothing to do with plans on turning against my lady. It s more that these power forces me to put away these fabulous looks in order to use them, due to the fact I have a certain side of me.

Trixie does not like jokes. I ve knowing you for a very long time Blueblood and I know that I ve outmatched you.

Now you re the one who s wrong. All of a sudden, Blueblood s body bulged and expanded, his eyes became snake like and his teeth became sharp and razor. Trixie was shocked to see that the incredible handsome pony had now turned into a monster out of a horror film, she was more shocked though to feel how much stronger he had become.

Before she could snap out of it, Blueblood shot up at him and punched Trixie across the face. He then started to do a flurry of punches and kicks that were too fast for Trixie to stop. Blueblood then pressed his hoof into the back of her Trixie s head and slammed way over into a mountain and caused her face to smash into the mountain.

Shot back up into the air, Blueblood built up his energy and unleashed it into a beam at the unicorn. Trixie was just able to roll back in time and avoid the blast. She then tried to use her magic to try and catch Blueblood, but the monster vanished. He then reappeared next to her with his hind presented and bucked her up into the air.

Trixie had gone so far up off the ground, unable to do anything. Blueblood then appeared behind her and squeezed his arms around her. Trixie now knew what being stuck in a vice was like as she was helpless as Blueblood flipped them both upside down and propelled towards the ground. She shook her head and tried to buck against him, but Blueblood let go of her at the last moment and left enough momentum for Trixie to crash into the ground and explode against the island.

The unicorn was now shattered and bled. She struggled to get up, only really able to move her upper right arm. She wasn t able to move anything when Blueblood stamped down on her head, back into his ordinary form with a smirk on his face. Trixie was now unconscious and beaten.

This ll do for being bet to an inch to your life. Now let s drag you back to base so I can put you back together to see if you want us to do it again or tell me where the Orb of harmony is, shall we?

Picked up Trixie by the neck with his teeth, Blueblood elevated them both into the air and blasted off back to base.

Into the evening, Twilight was still in the air and continued to do press-ups, she had counted up to a three-hundred and twenty before finally collapsed back down. She sweated horribly, gasped and trembled with exhaustion, but had left herself strong enough with enough energy to drag herself over to the control panel and click on the gravity machine to switch it back from forty to ten.

Wow, I m really climbing through this fast, might be able to reach to a hundred before I get to Cloudsdale and help out. Twilight slumped against the machine to slump against it and rest.

Your powers are climbing at a good rate, said a voice.

Looked around to see who it was, Twilight quickly figured out. Zecora!

It s good to see you, my proud pupil and glad to see that you still continue to thrive.

It s great to hear from you as well, how are you doing?

Just fine little one and Bubbles and Gummy are doing fine as well, thank you for asking. But I have come to tell you a very important warning.

What s that?

What you are up against is probably one of the most greatest challenges that will ever happen in your life. Right now in Cloudsdale, great dangers await, for already there is Trixie.

I had a hunch.

Not just her, but in Cloudsdale is a far greater evil. This evil is a very old organisation, much like an empire that has conquered and eliminated continents for a very long time. It is ruled over by a wicked and most evil pony named Night mare moon. She, at all costs, must be avoided or you are doomed for certain.

Doomed, why?

There is no way I could even come close to preparing you for Night mare moon. She has power that goes beyond anyone or anything can come close to. She is single handily responsible for the wide scale destruction of many homes and those who get in her way, she make sure they regret without any mercy to offer. I beg that you avoid her, for not even the Friendship bomb or Spirit element combine can help you defeat her. You have to promise, don t think that I don t know you have some unicorn pride in you and if one your friends are in trouble against her, you have no choice but to leave them and wish them back with the Orbs of harmony, promise!

Twilight had a grim face on and was silent, but after a few minutes, she sighed and said. Fine, I ll try and avoid her at all costs. But if the Orbs of harmony our outside my reach, you ll have to understand that I can t leave my friends.

I feel this is the best that I will be able to get out of you, so very well, I will accept that.

Thank you Zecora, you are a good trainer.

And you are a good pupil and good luck on your training.

Arrived at night, Applejack and Scootaloo gently hovered over walls made of pillars and into this lovely green garden that existed up here. They then approached a small castle up ahead. This all stood on a large, cylinder shape cliff that was way up off the clouds.

Kind of dangerous to have someone all the way up here, don t you think?

We never really considered an attack before. We may have some really good fighters, but I don t think there s ever been a moment when we ve been in this kind of trouble.

I reckon that s understandable then.

They then stopped before the castle that had the size of nothing more than a large house, but shaped in a medieval style.

Let me just ask if someone s in first. They don t like it when ponies just walk inside to see Celestia. Scootaloo took a few steps forward and then called out. Hey! Is anyone in there! Hallo! It s an emergency!

The large wooden door of the castle split open slowly. Stood there to greet them, all by herself, was a pony hidden by the shadows. Applejack was able to make out her scruffy mane, fierce glare and straight eye lashes that it made her gasp out.

Can t be, Rainbow Dash.

Who s Rainbow Dash? asked the pegasus and emerged from the shadows to unveil her tan coat and greyscale rainbow coloured mane. And step away from Scootaloo or else.

Wait Daring Do, this here ponies our friend that wants to help us!

How do you know?

She saved me from Night mare moon and took care of me for a few days!

The pegasus then gave a uneasy look at Applejack.

She s right, I ve just came here to Cloudsdale to collect the Orbs of harmony and bring back my brother and friends to life. It s the truth I tell you.

Alright, I ll believe you. But don t think I won t put my guard down.

Thanks Daring Do. Scootaloo then ran up Daring Do to brush her head against her chest. It s great to see you again.

It s great to see you re okay as well, replied Daring Do and patted her on the head.

Scootaloo stepped back from Daring Do and said. We ve come to see Princess Celestia, can we?

If you truly say this pony s our ally then very well, follow me.

Daring Do led them into the castle corridors lit by torch lights. Kept behind her though and wait for Scootaloo to come a little closer to her, Applejack whispered.

A mighty tad jumpy isn t she.

I think she s the only one left. I think all the palace guards left to try and fight Night mare moon, but Daring Do hasn t been able to because someone needs to protect Princess Celestia.

Is she going to be much use all by herself?

For sure. Daring Do s our best fighter in all of Cloudsdale. She s much stronger than all of the Wonderbolts put together.

If that s true, strange she wasn t sent instead of them.

I think Daring Do s just as protective as every other pony, so it probably just as hard for her to leave Princess Celestia s side. We also probably wanted to give her the most protection so we won t lose the Orbs of harmony.

Alright, enough talking behind my back back there. I d like you to show some respect to Princess Celestia.

Sorry, they both said.

Daring Do next pushed the doors at the end of the corridor open and the two followed her in. There they found rested on a purple mat bed with a thick long orange pillow behind her, gracefully and beautiful, a white alicorn with a light colourful mane that waved romantically. She gave a soft warm smile to the ponies that entered, but she couldn t help but have her head low and sluggishly lay against her bed.

Greetings, she said softly.

Princess Celestia! shouted Scootaloo and ran over to her. Are you alright, you don t look well!

I m fine. But I will admit that I have been feeling the pain of every pegasus inflicted by my sister Night mare moon.

Hi, I m Applejack and it s an honour to meet you, said Applejack, stepped forward.

Greetings Applejack, I sense you have much questions.

I do, your royal highness.

Come here, we may be able to save sometime this way?

Applejack was hesitant, but once Daring Do nudged her forward, she stepped on over to Princess Celestia. Soon as she came close enough, Princess Celestia tapped Applejack s forehead with her horn. All of a sudden, Applejack could feel her memories from the beginning since she met Twilight and rushed forward in one mighty stream, all the way from her battles with Rainbow Dash, the war against the unicorns and up to this point in Cloudsdale. The Princess pulled back her horn soon as they got to the point she arrived here.

You have achieved quite a lot in your lifetime young Applejack.

Why thank you your royal majesty, but may I ask what was that just there.

I pulled out memories that revolve to what you re right now focused on and looked through them briefly. Don t worry I didn t look at anything personal. But it s finally good to know what had happened to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

Um, what did happen to them? Like how did two pegasi get on our home place with no retrace of who they are?

During the great turmoil, before I arrived, the pegasi tried to hold onto their home even though it face great destruction. In the likely outcome, they placed Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy inside the aircraft and sent them off into the unknown, it was hoped by chance that they would carry on their race.

You did realise they were both females right?

Both Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash come from powerful families, the reason why they were powerful was because they had the ability to create the Orbs of harmony. They didn t know how to control this ability at the time, so it was hoped Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy would together and restore the pegasi if they had been destroyed.

How old were they, when they were sent out?

Very young, but pegasi tend to be very stubborn and sensitive, so I m afraid they found it easier to have pegasi who weren t able to form attachments yet and wouldn t remember where they came from until they were old enough to find out.

That sounds mighty unfair and cruel.

Indeed it was but you had to imagine the circumstances that the pegasi were under.

Well, I ll just leave it as that then.

It s good that the two of them survived and grew up together however in a very hard life. But it s a shame that while Fluttershy grew up to enjoy your homes wonders and life, Rainbow Dash grew up in anger and fear of those who were jealous of her wings. It brought them to turn against each other, Fluttershy became the guardian of your home called Equistria, while Rainbow Dash became the one who tried to rule over it and fought many times. It s so sad to see such a life. But a great thing that Rainbow Dash overcame her fear and hate with the help of a young baby dragon.

Yeah, she sacrificed herself just for him, something I never thought Rainbow Dash would ever do.

Friendship is a powerful thing that can make a great difference in someone. Once Spike had reached Rainbow Dash, friendship healed her. I only wish the same could be for my sister, but I m afraid evil has become so thick around her, Friendship cannot penetrate.

I hope I m not being rude if I ask, but how is your sister, Night mare moon, nothing like you, other than the fact she s an alicorn.

Her name didn t use to be Night mare moon for start, she use to be called Princess Luna, my little sister. We both worked together to help protect the world, but something inside her changed. I don t know what, but it brought out another side of her that just wasn t her. Her mind twisted and her heart misplaced. I tried to stop her many times from her misguided ways and attempted to foil her plots, but my feelings for her hindered me and led to me being unable to defeat her and result in my needing help from the pegasi.

I take it you planned on another fight with her with these fellows?

Not really, although the pegasi are strong warriors and fighters, I could never ask for their arms in war. I came here to save them from the turmoil, but I was becoming too weak that I needed rest here and remained here for so many years while my sister laid open her empire.

Well, might thanks for telling me all that, but I hope you don t mind me asking for something.

Indeed, I wish to help you revive your noble brother and friends, so it is with pleasure that I hand you the Orb of harmony that I have.

You sure that s a great idea, entrusting this pony with one of the Orbs of harmony.

I m afraid it will be a matter of time when Night mare moon finds me and I won t be able to protect it. She has a group of friends and a reliable friend that s on the way and I m sure that they together will succeed in their quest. Her horn glowed and popped out from behind Princess Celestia was one of the Orbs of harmony that levitated over to Applejack and rested before her.

Wow, it s a bit hefty, but thanks.

One more thing. There is a hidden power that I can sense within you. I think I might just be able to awaken it and make you strong.

You can?

Just hold still. The princess then tapped Applejack s head once more with her horn. Within a few seconds, Applejack burst with power that rushed out of her for a moment until she quickly gained a hold of it.

Wow, I feel so much stronger.

You will. I have given you more power to help, but it is not significant change, but may help. If you can bring your other friends along here to, I can awaken their hidden powers.

I ll go right on and get them right on over and thanks. Is it alright if I leave Scootaloo here as well, I just figure it might be safer?

It s a fine idea.

Could you bring Applebloom and Sweetie Belle as well?

I ll see what can do, but thanks you all, I won t let you down!

She ran back out with the Orb of harmony and went on her way back. Now that they were alone, Daring Do stepped up to Princess Celesita.

I hope that was a good idea, what you did there Princess Celestia.

I m sure it was. As I said, there s a reliable friend that they have that I m sure is on the way. She is truly amazing and may be the one to truly help us in this struggle we face. She even has this ability to change people that I even hope, by a long shot, she helps my sister.

It was now really early in the morning, the sun was only just now risen and everyone was already up and out of the cave.

My sister isn t back yet, said Applebloom.

Just give her time, she ll be here and alright, replied Rarity and held her.

Well I don t like just sitting here, we need to do something!

Pinkie Pie s right! Rarity, you know that Orb radar you showed right? Well there s a single dot that Applejack wouldn t have gone pass and it s all by itself. I think we should go and see if we can make it ours.

It s a bit risky.

Come on, we just need one Orb of harmony! shouted Pinkie Pie right up to her.

And then what?

Then at least we know that those bad guys won t have all six and there s still hope we can do something, said Spike.

Sigh, you have a point. But I ll stay here and watch over Sweetie Belle and Applebloom. You two go on ahead.

What! No, not again! screamed both girls. Sweetie Belle then yelled. We re tired of being treated like luggage.

Strange, because you what we found you in when you snuck onboard the ship! Rarity had passed the Orb radar to Spike. I ll handle these two, you just go on ahead.

Okay, thanks Rarity.

The two then dashed off and Rarity was left to argue with the two little ones.

Entered into the medical bay that was filled with drawers and tables, covered in medical tools, Blueblood walked through them up to the healing chamber that Trixie was hooked up to and rested in its liquid.

You look very fair with how the healing liquid moves your hair like that. It will be a shame to destroy you, once I destroy you after I ve obtained what I want.

Excuse me my lord, said a diamond dog in unicorn armour appeared out from under one of the computers. It made Blueblood respond with an awkward startle.

Um nothing, just wondered where you were.

I was checking the data on Trixie.

Ah, Night mare moon sent me to know how long it will take for her to regain consciousness.

She should ve regained consciousness by now, but for some reason hasn t. I had the guards in here ready to apprehend her for interrogation, but I ve sent them off to ready for some more extreme measures to wake her up.

Very good, but be careful with her. You don t want to find out Night mare moon s wrath if you destroy our easiest method of finding one of the Orbs of harmony.

Have nothing to worry, just that it s going to be real unpleasant for her when she wakes up.

Blueblood started to walk out from the medical bay. It s going to be real unpleasant anyways when she wakes up. He then exited through the doors.

Now it was just him and Trixie, the diamond dog approached the healing pod. He had a smug grin with his fists against his hips. Boy are you in a lot of trouble, I wouldn t even want to be close to you right now.

The diamond dog became shocked though when he noticed Trixie suddenly tremble inside and open her eyes in anger. Completely stunned in fear, the diamond dog did nothing when the healing pod flared in front of him.

Entered Night mare moon s chambers, Blueblood watched her lounge on the floor and playfully roll one of the Orbs of harmony.

Trixie is secure at the moment, but it ll take a while longer before she s ready to talk.

Excellent, I m almost down to five that means. But I wish you had left Trixie still conscious before you brought her to me. I wish to see her face once she realises just who she crossed.

My apologies my lady.

No need, you ve fixed everything now and that s all th-. A loud explosion shock the ship and got Night mare moon on her hooves angrily. What was that?

I-I-It came from the medical bay I believe.

The medical bay? Then stop standing right in front of me like a gawking imbecile and go there right now! Trixie s making an escape with my Orb of harmony!

The two rushed outside and went to the medical bay, but moments later, the door was blasted open and clopped through was Trixie better than ever and with a devious grin along her face. As she entered she saw before her, were four of the Orbs of harmony left behind.

Look how you, Night mare moon, have just orchestrated your epic downfall from grace and helped me, the great and powerful Trixie, ascend ever so close to her rightful place called an ever higher spot of greatness. She lifted up her upper right hoof and fired through the window with an energy blast. She then used her magic to lift the Orbs of harmony out one by one and launch them out through the window and far off from the aircraft.

Watched her minions try to cool the fire with frustration, Night mare moon had her teeth clenched ready to bite a ponies head off at the wreckage she saw, but no Trixie to be found. Stepped to her side appeared Blueblood.

My lady, our security has thus far been unable to pick up anywhere that Trixie could ve possibly escaped outside.

Thought for a moment, Night mare moon screamed at him. Where are our Orbs of harmony?

It occurred to Blueblood to what Night mare moon right now thought and the two quickly rushed back out of the medical bay followed by a number of ready diamond dogs. They stopped just outside the door, when they realised it had been blown back open and there was a pile of dead diamond dogs before it.

No my Orbs of harmony!

The they all rushed inside and saw that the room had been emptied of Night mare moon s collection. Blueblood immediately burst into the sky and looked around for any sign of Trixie.

Blueblood! yelled Night mare moon still inside her chamber. I want that little slug back here pronto with my Orbs of harmony, all five of them. If you don t do that, I will hold you responsible for this!

Yes my lady! Blueblood rocketed right off to find Trixie.

Night mare moon turned to the diamond dogs at attention and screamed at one. You! This situations getting too out of hand, I want the Shadowbolts!

Th-the Shadowbolts? Isn t that a little unnecessary? Like-.

Night mare moon fired out an energy blast and the diamond dog was instantly wiped out and made the other diamond dogs tremble. I am not in the mood to have my orders questioned with! I want the shadowbolts! And I want them here now! You get them!

The indicated diamond dog rushed to it.

Night mare moon now boiled in anger about what had just happened. I want infinite power and I want it now! The Shadowbolts will fix all of this!

Flew over the sky, Pinkie Pie and Spike both held the Orb radar and stared at it as they went forward.

If this is right, the Orb of harmony should be right-. Spike was about to point down at the ground, but choked at what they both saw beneath them. On the ground were slaughtered pegasi all brought down by an attack. Here.

We re too late.

We re too late to save them you mean. But not in vain, it looks like on the radar that the Orb of harmony is still here. They probably hid it before their murderers came looking for it. Now we can retrieve it and hopefully not only revive our friends, but them as well.

Pinkie Pie rubbed a tear out from her face and tried to say in her normal high tone. You re right.

Okay, it looks like they dumped it in that lake, let s go.

The two then dived right into the waters and swam in. They swam low against the hard cloud surface and through its depths. It was difficult to see with how colourful these waters were, but were able to hold up the radar to follow where the orb was. Eventually, Spike s head bonked against, what he found out, was the orb. The two grabbed together and emerged back out.

We found it! They shouted and hugged one another, while they still held the orb.

Yes, we re going to bring everyone back at this rate! said Pinkie Pie.

I know we will. Spike stared at the orb and whispered to himself. Hold on Rainbow Dash, we ll bring you back, I swear it.

Leapt back out from the water. Trixie had used it the conceal herself and have its current carry the Orbs of harmony. She used her magic to drag them out and hid them in the gap of a small hill. Although it was probably not the best, it wouldn t be exactly easy to find out of all these islands, so Trixie couldn t really complain.

Shame you only had four Night mare moon, but it will do. I just need one-. She her senses were struck up again and she looked up to see propelled across the air with a coloured orb in her hooves was Applejack. Ask and you shall receive. Although I m questioned at what she s doing her, I the great and powerful Trixie, do not really care for now this has become far too easy.

Trixie then powered up and chased after Applejack in the direction she went.

Sat outside the cave with their heads down, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were being carefully watched by Rarity who kept her eyes on them and continued to make sure they wouldn t run off. Heard the sound of something roar through the air though, they looked up and saw Applejack finally return.

How s you all doing? asked Applejack lowered back down.

Applejack! cried everyone. Applebloom ran over to hold her sister, while Rarity said. You retrieved the Orb of harmony.

It looks as if things are going are way.

Oh, I wouldn t really say that.

Recognised that voice, both Applejack and Rarity had their eyes almost popped out from their sockets and slowly moved their heads to look up and see in the air was Trixie.

I d say they re more going my way. Trixie lowered herself back down onto the ground face-to-face with them. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle knew this wasn t good and ran behind their sisters. Fancy meeting you here out in Cloudsdale. Hope you aren t here for my Orbs of harmony.

You re Orbs of harmony? Partner, if you want these, we re going to have a fight on our hands! replied Applejack.

Oh you certainly don t want that. Although I can strangely sense you, the one with the hat, is somehow stronger, neither of you will be close to a match for the great and power-.

Slammed back onto the ground near them, Blueblood waved his hair out of his face and glared at Trixie with a lot of frustration. Had fun Trixie, I hope so because it will be the last fun you ll ever have.

Although Rarity had seen him before, she didn t have a good look at him. Now entranced by his style, hair and eyes, she forgot about who he was and barked out. Wow! Is this a prince come to rescue us from the evil Trixie?

Um, Rarity, I pretty much doubt he s here to rescue us, said Applejack.

Ignored them, Trixie turned to face Blueblood. Well, well, how did you find me without a scouter?

Call it luck, but seriously, I want that Orb of harmony and the rest to be brought back to Night mare moon or else you know what will happen again.

Or what, you ll turn into that big beast again and try to beat me to an inch of my life again, let s see if you get lucky again.

I don t know what you re playing out, but hand yourself over or-.

Trixie had shot on over and punched Blueblood in the cheek and then rolled in the air to double kick him and force him into the air. Blueblood quickly recovered in time to block another one of Trixie s punches and tried to counter with a flurry of bunches at the unicorns face, but got parried or blocked each time.

Go! Go! Show that ruffian!

Rarity, did you not hear that he s working for Night mare moon?

I bet it s a misunderstanding, he s probably a misunderstood soul!

Trixie had went on the aggression again and did an uppercut punch into Blueblood that made him double over for the unicorn to slam both upper hooves on his head and bash back onto the ground.

Darn it! You were never this strong before! Blueblood started to crank himself back onto his hooves.

I told you, I was hiding my power, even while I was fighting you, said Trixie back on the ground opposite to him again.

You shouldn t have been!

Oh but I was. I let you believe I didn t know about your hidden power and told you I knew where the hidden Orb of harmony was, just so you could think you had beaten me, drag me back to your base and place your guards down, only so I could sneak your Orbs of harmony. I may be unable to beat Night mare moon in a frontal assault for now, but I am much more smarter than she ever will be.

That can t be right! It isn t right!

Applejack, we should go in after him!

I never get grownups, whispered Sweetie Belle over to Applebloom.

Rarity would you just keep your voice down.

If you don t believe me, Blueblood, then transformed, try and beat me.

I will! shouted Blueblood and did so. His body grew again, his eyes became venomous and his teeth sharpened.

It caused Rarity to scream out. No! This can t be! My prince is a hideous monster!

Now to kill you! I ll just find the Orbs of harmony myself without you!

Blueblood dashed over to Trixie, but he was knocked aside by a slap to the face and kicked in the chin. Blueblood tried to hit back with a swipe, but Trixie ducked underneath and then rammed her head into his chest and as result her horn impaled through his chest and released blood over Trixie s hair.

Cough, wait- Trixie! You don t have to do this!

Oh but I do, but it was nice of what you said while I was in the healing pod, I the great and powerful Trixie, will remember that about you at least.

Blueblood exploded in one go. When the smoke cleared, Trixie emerged clean of him, even her hair had been removed of his blood. She now approached the heroes with a smirk across her face.

Now as I was saying, you don t want to cross me, you saw what I just did, plus are those two little sisters I see? They look just like you, be a shame if we started fighting and they were, oh I don t know, killed in the crossfire.

The two earth ponies were braced to fight her, but were snapped out of it when the two sisters brushed up against them scared. Rarity then turned to Applejack and said. Do it.

What!

Trust me, I can t explain it to you right now, but just hand the Orb of harmony.

Applejack glared back at Trixie. She growled as Trixie wouldn t get that smirk off her face. Moved one upper leg, she tapped its hoof against the orb and kicked it over to Trixie.

A wise decision. Trixie used her magic to lift the Orb of harmony. The great and powerful Trixie likes to see such wise choices that I may make you both my chief servants once I rule with infinite power for helping me. But for now, I will leave to make my wish, but do not follow me or otherwise, I ll come back here to let s say hand the consequence over to your sisters.

Before Applejack and Rarity changed their stances, Trixie boosted off and left.

Mind telling me why we just handed Trixie the last Orb of harmony she needed?

Because, Spike and Pinkie Pie went to find one that was left all on its own on the Orb radar. There s still hope. If they come back here, we have one Orb again and she can t make her wish.

Yeah, but now we need to think of a way to get the rest off her.

Be glad it s her rather than Night mare moon.

All four of them looked onwards now concerned of what was to happen next.

At work with her training, Twilight had herself tied up aside down with a piece of rope around her ankle attached to the ceiling. She pulled her upper body up to her lower half and then relaxed herself again. She did this while under the gravity sixty-four.

ninety-three... huff-huff-...ninenty-four... Twilight was interrupted in her counts when the room flashed red and a loud sound that wailed switched on. Darn, must be another storm- Cloudsdale seems to have a lot of those in the way of it. Sigh I ll deal with it soon though, right now I just need to get to a hundred and I ll be on sixty-five gravity, come on.

Twilight started to hurry herself, saying. Ninety-five... ninety-six...

Oblivious to what happened around her though, she had failed to remember she had a half eaten apple on the control panel. It started to wobble and shake the closer it got into the storm. If fell onto its side soon enough and rolled across the round-shaped device. It soon went down onto the buttons itself and weighed down on all them.

The sound of the clicks finally got Twilight s attention and she saw the gravity display shuffle rapidly. Her pupils shrunk when she saw the machine finally display a hundred. The next thing that Twilight knew, an enormous weight fired down on her and caused her to scream out in agony. Her muscles were being torn, by bones were being dislocated and all her blood stream down her body. Twilight never thought she feel this amount of pain all at once, it was absolutely agonizing.

She right now hung like animal meat and was barely conscious. Tried to move, Twilight screamed out from the slightest attempt to rebel against the merciless gravity.

Took a number of deep breaths, Twilight told herself it wasn t too bad, but that was snapped out of her when she tried to move again and almost snapped a limp.

Normally Twilight would think on how to solve this problem, but there was no time. She was right now in a storm and she could feel the ship tremble from each thunderbolt against it and it wouldn t hold if it got anywhere near the eye of the storm.

Had to do this, Twilight braced herself and tried to throw herself back up. She reached out towards her tied ankles to free herself. Believed that she was just there, she couldn t be any more wrong. Screamed out once more, she flopped back and her back hurt like blazes as was stretched out again.

It was clear that problem solving wasn t a choice, even though she maybe didn t have much time to think of something fast and her head was in a lot of pain from the amount of blood going down it. With a little thought though, she thought of something, it was going to be really hard, but not as hard as what she had tried to do a moment ago.

Aimed her horn, Twilight could feel her chin and neck in torment from the high pressure, but it was do or die. Concentrated and focused on her control panel, she used her magic to try and reach over. She needed to focus a lot though, the pain distracted her and it was so much of job to just cancel that out.

Thought harder though, she could feel her mind trace along the keyboard, but she had a job to remember which one decreased the gravity thanks to the panic, unable use her proper sight and distraction. Needed to do this, rather than all her friends found her dead on the ship, Twilight doubled her determination and used her intuition to press down on a key.

The numbers on the control panel began to shuffle and as Twilight worried at how long it took and didn t think that might have been the right one she pressed, she saw the numbers come to a stop and display one.

Oh lord, said Twilight finally able to speak again.

She used her magic to severe the rope and drop back down. Instantly relieved to feel her blood circulate around her body back to normal, she used her magic to carry over the zenzu apple see bag over. Took one out and ate it, Twilight instantly felt her body heal and returned to normal within seconds.

Wiped off all the sweat, Twilight rushed to the pilot controls and quickly overrided them to change course. In response, the ship did so and Twilight could tell the ship exited the storm with the way it trembled less now.

Phew, can t believe what just happen. Twilight slouched against the pilot seat for a moment. Can t believe I just did all that in a hundred times earth s gravity. Although the real pain was gone, she could mentally remember it, every inch of her body being ripped apart and her head and upper legs about to explode, it was so brutal. She smirked however. Have to climb my way up there faster, so I can properly train in it before I get to Cloudsdale.

Because her body was fully ready again, Twilight got up and went off to train once more.

On their way back to the others, Spike and Pinkie Pie still celebrated their victory. They passed the orb back and forth in between one another and laughed. Spike almost dropped it though when he felt this surge of energy up ahead.

You feel that? asked Spike.

Yeah, that energy, feels like Trixies.

Don t tell me she s here.

Oh my gosh, she s coming this way! We ve got to hide!

The two looked around quickly. They choose to just go behind a hilltop and hide there. Peaked over the edge, the two saw storm through the air this blue stream of energy. It stopped removed from Trixie who had an Orb of harmony with her.

It s Trixie alright and she s got an Orb of harmony, whispered Spike.

And she came in the direction of the cave.

Whose is out there? Come on, I know you re out there, I can feel your energy!

I thought she needed a scouter to feel energy? asked Pinkie Pie.

Have it your way, if you are far to ungracious to be in the presences of Trixie, I ll just destroy all these islands of you don t. The unicorn built up a surge of energy and began to focus it all in front of her two upper hooves aimed at the islands. Great... and powerful... can-!

Wait! hollered Spike.

Recognised that voice, Trixie looked to where it came from and saw climb out from behind, Pinkie Pie and Spike. She didn t see the Orb of harmony that the two had left behind the cliff.

Here we are, what do you want! shouted Spike.

With a smirk, Trixie responded. I see you two runts are here as well. She descended herself down to them and stood before them. I wonder who else is here.

Hold it, what are you talking about as here as well.

Oh I met your other friends near some cave. In my opinion they d be better under a rock, but oh don t worry, I didn t hurt one tiny hair on them. Your friends gave up the last Orb of harmony I needed, which is why I chose to spare them even after everything that happened back on Equistria. Simply because I the great and powerful Trixie, am just that much in a good mood. Now as I asked, who else is here?

No one else, just me, Pinkie Pie and them guys you saw.

I really doubt that.

Huh, they both said.

Come on, where s Twilight, I thought she d be here.

She isn t, but if she was, she d be here to kick your butt all over again! shouted Pinkie Pie.

Oh, I hardly doubt that. You can beat me, the great and powerful Trixie, once, but not twice. I ve became so much stronger and powerful since that I doubt even she can beat me.

You remember that Twilight got a whole lot stronger to kick your ass, said Spike.

You have your point. But the fact is, if what you say is true. In the blink of an eye, Trixie slapped them both and sent them to the ground. There s nothing that can get in my way, not even Night mare moon. Now love to stay and chat with you lesser beings and decide your faces, but I have to make my wish that has been denied from me for far too long.

Trixie levitated back up into the air and sped off once more.

Ouch, said Spike, sat up again to rub his cheek.

Quick, we need to see if everyone s alright and make sure that big meanie didn t do anything to them! shouted Pinkie Pie.

I think we should be more worried about what the big meanie does to us once she finds out that she doesn t have all six Orbs of harmony. Spike couldn t help but snigger about it. He pulled the Orb of harmony back out from behind the hill and showed to Pinkie Pie, who got really alarmed.

We have to get moving now! Pinkie Pie grabbed Spike and dragged them off their hooves and feet and back to the cave.

Waited in her chambers frustrated, Night mare moon s tail swaggered in a frustrated motion. Far as she knew, she had lost her two favourite minions, all six Orbs of harmony and wasn t able to do anything about it without scouters.

Entered through the doors, one of the diamond dogs stood at attention and spoke. Excuse me, my lady.

What is it; did you get in contact with the Shadowbolts?

That I did, they ll be in here by tomorrow morning with a new delivery of scouters.

Excellent.

Both Rarity and Applejack paced around, unsure of what to do. Their sisters just watched them with frowns on their faces, unsure what to say without it being turned back at them that it was their fault.

We should go and find them! shouted Rarity.

No! Splitting up s just bound to cause some confusion.

But we need to do something. What if Trixie s found Spike and Pinkie Pie with the Orb of harmony. We both know they don t stand very much of a chance without assistance.

Well we can t leave our sisters and we can t take them either!

Would you stop talking like we don t have a saying! shouted Applebloom.

You don t far when it comes to problems like these!

We re just trying to find the safest course of action, but all you two want to do is get more involved than you should be, said Rarity.

We want to help, that s all.

Before they said anymore they felt sparks flash through their heads. Wait, said Rarity.

They turned to see in the distance; approached over was Pinkie Pie and Spike.

Yes, they maybe it back and they have an Orb of harmony! yelled Applejack.

Both Spike and Pinkie Pie landed before them and they were rushed by all four of them.

We thought that no good Trixie might have had you! said Applejack.

She almost did, but she was in such a good mood, she didn t count on us having an Orb of harmony, responded Spike and held it up. We found it near a razed Pegasi village in one of the rivers. I think Trixie might have been the one who did all that and hid it in the river, not counting on anyone having a way find them.

Good thing I leant you that Orb of harmony. Rarity then pecked Spike on the cheek and dazed the baby dragon into goofy smile. You re our hero.

What do we do now though, Trixie said she had all six that means she still has five of them? asked Sweetie Belle.

Won t be too happy neither when she finds out that, said Applebloom.

We can think on that later, for now I need you all to come with me, said Applejack. I found out Princess Celestia can awaken all our hidden powers, it might give us the boost we need next time we face Trixie or anyone else. She also has this really strong pegasus called Daring Do that might help look after our two sisters.

What are we waiting for? Let s go! Go! Go! shouted Pinkie Pie.

You mean we finally get to come- Sweetie Belle had been picked up by Rarity and Applebloom had been picked up by Applejack, both onto their backs and all of them rushed off before Trixie found out what they had just done.

About night time and returned to the pegasus village first to bring it to the rest of the collection, Trixie hovered her face over the gentle river with a wide smile.

Dived right in, the unicorn swam around the rainbow coloured waters and searched around. With the use of her instinct she retracted where she roughly threw it. When she realised that it took longer to find it, she started to speed up her search. Round and round she went in the waters, but when she got to a point she realised she had fully scanned the full surface twice, she began to grow very frustrated.

Circled again with no clue to where it was, Trixie just about had it. With one scream, Trixie used her magic lift all the water above her head and continued to look for it frantically. She stopped though when it occurred to her. Applebloom and Rarity gave the Orb of harmony without so much as a fight, she had sensed Spike and Pinkie Pie come from generally here and once more they came out from behind a cliff, one that they could ve hidden something.

Jumped to one conclusion, Trixie screamed up into the air with her eyes bloodshot, her teeth bare and popped veins. They stole my Orb or harmony!

She threw aside the water with her magic and blasted off back towards where she had come from, filled with unspeakable murderous intent.

It took all night for everyone to reach Princess Celestia s castle. They were almost there, but suddenly felt the surge of a huge amount of power go through their heads, that paused them all.

Darn! It s Trixie! Caught up with faster than what we though! Applejack then passed Applebloom over to Pinkie Pie. You fellows go on ahead, get my sister and Sweetie Belle save inside and have Princess Celestia awaken all your powers. I ll hold off Trixie until you do.

Well Princess Celestia awaken our powers fast enough? asked Rarity.

She ll do it in the blink of an eye.

Alright Applejack, we ll be back before you know it, replied Pinkie Pie.

Get going then.

All five of them left Applejack and rushed up to the castle. Knocked on it and waited as patiently as they could with their legs uneased, they watched it eventually open and unveiled Daring Do next to Scootaloo.

It can t be? asked Spike.

Before you ask, no, I m not this Rainbow Dash, but I take it you re the ones trying to back us up?

Rarity spoke. We are and we re in a tad bit of a hurry, you don t mind-.

Let us in quick! shouted Pinkie Pie.

They went through the castle corridors and into Princess Celestia s chambers. Everyone was awed by how beautiful and magnificent she was and nearly forgot what they here for.

Greetings, you must be the ones that I saw in Applejack s mind, it s a pleasure to meet you all.

Many thanks; it s a pleasure to meet you as well. I m Rarity.

I m Applebloom.

Sweetie Belle.

Pinkie Pie!

Spike.

Spike? Then you are the one who freed Rainbow Dash of the evil in her heart. I thank you for doing such a great thing.

You know about that?

Some of it. If you come here, I can see the rest, as well as unlock your hidden power.

The baby dragon did saw while he pressed his two index fingers together. He allowed Princess Celesita to rest her horn on him. Um, you won t read all my- woah! But before Spike could ask he felt this course of power rush throw him as if it had been freed from a dam that had blocked for such a long time. He could suddenly feel stronger.

Applejack stayed up in the air, ready to challenge Trixie, but wasn t too sure about this. She could just feel Trixie s rage coming this way like an angry wave ready to wash through her. But she kept ready to face her for her friends and siblings that relied on her to do this, to hold off Trixie until.

Just as the sun had risen, she had seen the blue aura that was the unicorns flash straight in front of Applejack and disappeared to show Trixie.

Applejack was nerved again when she saw the look on Trixie s face. The unicorn s hair stood on ends, her eyes looked ready to pop out of her head and her teeth were bared. She huffed closely to Applejack and an angry growl at her.

Where s my Orb of harmony! Where!

I got no clue to what you re on about Trixie, you took our-.

Don t play dumb with me, trust me you really don t want to make the great and powerful Trixie anymore angry-. Trixie relaxed though when she felt this sudden build of energy. Looked to where it came from, she finally noticed the castle. It s there, isn t it?

No, wait-! yelled Applejack, but before she could finish, Trixie already flew around her and went straight for the castle. Hurried after her, she caught the unicorn at the front door, while she observed the structure for a moment. Hold on Trixie, you want in there, going to have to go through me first.

Oh please, the great and powerful Trixie would light to enlighten you of our comparison in strength, but she doesn t have time, her wish has been denied for too long.

Braced herself to stop Trixie, the door was opened and appeared through was Daring Do. She glared at the unicorn. What do you want?

My Orb of harmony please. Be a nice pegasus or I ll slaughter you, just like I did with the rest of your kind.

You re about to regret those words.

To a pony like you? I highly doubt that. Trixie watched as Daring Do braced herself to fight. She was about to do the same, but all of sudden she felt this high power surge that not only passed through Trixie s mind, but both Applejack s and Daring Do s as well. Im-impossible, they re here!

What s going on out here! asked Spike. He was followed by Pinkie Pie and Rarity and they all came to Daring Do s side. The pegasus was uncomforted by the power, Applejack cringed, but Trixie actually trembled. What s that huge power we re feeling?

The Shadowbolts, spoke Trixie.

Who? asked Daring Do.

Night mare moon s most elite fighting squad. They are force to reckoned with and never to be underestimated. Night mare moon sends the Shadowbolts just by themselves to continents that has pushed her too far and they have never taken longer than a day to eradicate the entire population. They are a team of super-powered meances.

Do sound like mighty powerful bunch.

They are and I don t have a prayer of beating any of them by myself. Trixie then turned to Applejack. Therefore, I the great and powerful Trixie extends her hoof to you as a temporary alliance proposition.

What! Everyone but Daring Do yelled.

You heard me! The only hope I have or we have is allying together.

How can we trust you? asked Applejack.

You ll trust me when I say it s worth the risk. You also felt their power, there s no chance you have without me and there s no chance I have without you.

I hate to say it, but if that energy we sense are these supposed Shadowbolts, than Trixie could be very well right, said Rarity.

You can t be serious?

I m with Rarity, we re way over our heads against a power like that, we need someone like Trixie if we re to have a hope against that, said Spike.

Sorry Applejack, but I m also with Rarity. These guys seem pretty scary and they seem pretty scary.

Applejack tried to think of something, she turned to the pegasus. Daring Do, would do you think.

I think this unicorn s a lousy piece of scum. But I think if you are to succeed against such a force, you will need her assistance.

I ll just ignore what you just called the great and powerful Trixie, in her face, said the unicorn.

Fine, but don t think I m putting my guard down. What do we do?

Get to the other Orb of harmony before the Shadowbolts find them. They ll have scouters now to help them find them. Bring yours as well, so that we have all of them together. Before any real discussion could be made, Trixie burst off to lead them.

Darn it! Just do as she says and bring the Orb of harmony, said Applejack. Daring Do, are you fine about looking after Applebloom and Sweetie Belle?

I can t make any promises, but I ll protect them with my life if I have to.

Thanks a million, let s go now!

Spike had the Orb of harmony and all four of them hurried after Trixie.

With Trixie up ahead, she looked over her shoulder to make sure they still followed and then looked ahead to see five comets descend from the sky, straight where Night mare moon was. This isn t good, thought Trixie.