My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - The Team Light Chronicles

by Harrisonhearts

Who is Team Light? Who are their members? Are they the heroes that the light has chosen? Only these adventures will tell. Join Twilight Sparkle and the rest of the Mane 6 as we see their adventures outside of the TV show as they continue learning new ways of friendship and witness the battle between light and darkness.

10. Bridge to Equestria

In the last adventure, Princess Enchanted Belle, Aurachalcum, and Flare Blitz went on an epic adventure to stop a mysterious Unicorn with a mysterious goal. Sadly, they never did find out who she is or what she wanted. But they still were able to foil her plan and get back Queen Enchanted Star's crown, Lurio's pendant, and Flame Wheel's spell book. Not only that, but the three ponies have formed a great friendship and found out that they are destined to be the legendary Heroes of Light. Given the power they needed from the crystal, they were given the goal to stop a pony who has become one with the darkness itself from ruining the balance between light and darkness. Who is this pony of darkness? Can our heroes find him and stop him? How will Aura and Blitz return to Equestria? Let's see what today's adventure holds.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic – The Team Light Chronicles

Bridge to Equestria

Flare Blitz here for some narration. It's been five days now since the adventure I went on with my new friends. And things have been looking better for both me and Aura. One good thing is the place we're staying at. The Magic Kingdom sure has nice beds and good food to eat. And since we're Belle's royal squires now, we get lots of royal treatment. Although, some of the servants don't really feel so happy to serve me because of the lie I told everypony when I got to Coltnelia. Aura on the other hoof, well the mare servants nearly faint when they see him. Anyway, we've been having a good time other in this different world. But I couldn't stop thinking about my family whenever we did something together. I missed them so much and really wanted to see them again. But Belle's mom, the queen, still can't figure out how to get the Magic Crystal to send us home. On the fifth day, Aura and I were taking Enchanted Belle to the place where she meets her animal friends. It's at an area outside of the Magic Kingdom's barrier, so Aura and I need to keep a sharp eye out there. Everything seemed to be going great for us at the time. But it all went downhill from there. See ya later for now.

Five days after the big adventure…

Enchanted Belle and her royal squires Aurachalcum and Flare Blitz were at the area where Belle meets up with her animal friends. The area in the forest just outside of the Magic Kingdom's barrier had a nice lake and a hill right next to it. A hill so tall that you can dive into the lake with that hill. Belle was telling her animal friends along with her pet fox Amber about the adventure she and her bodyguards had a few days ago. The animals listened to her and seemed really interested in what she had to say. Aura and Blitz were surprised about this as they watched her from the back.

"Wow." Blitz said with googly eyes, "Something about a mare talking to animals just makes my hooves get weak. Especially if that mare is a princess."

"She certainly seems to have a way with animals." Aura commented, "Just like Fluttershy."

Bringing up her name, Aura then started to think only of Fluttershy then. He remembered how she changed him and how she made him the pony he is now. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't be friends with Belle and Blitz right now. If she hadn't taught him that important lesson, he would never be able to let go of the darkness. Remembering her, Aura then looked up at the sky with a face that seemed worried that he may never see her again.

"Fluttershy." Aura thought as he looked at the sky, "I wish you can meet these two. They're really good ponies. And the ones I'd like to take to the Grand Galloping Gala. Golly. I finally find the ones to give the extra invitations to and I'm stuck on another world. Fluttershy. If only you can meet Belle. I think you two would get along great."

"Doesn't she just look adorable with the way she talks to animals Aura?" Blitz asked as he began to drool.

"Yeah." Aura answered as he looked back at Belle, "She kind of does."

"And then she transformed!" Enchanted Belle told her animal friends, "Into this big shadowy looking pony! She then unleashed all her rage and dark magic on us! Coming at us with everything she had! I thought we were goners. Until my squires and I fought her off long enough until she couldn't hold that form anymore. She then laid on the ground temporarily fainted. I then used my magic to swipe the items she took, and we were victorious!"

The animals were amazed at the story and Amber just gave them a bragging look. Showing that she was showing off about her owner.

"But that's not even the best part." Belle continued as the animals gathered around again, "It only gets better from here."

Nearby…

While the three ponies were enjoying a quiet time together, the two Dark Ponies, Ebony Moon and Dark Pulse were hiding behind some bushes near the scene. They were tracking down the Princess that the Great Witch wanted captured. They soon spotted her and then also noticed the other two ponies that were her.

"At last." Ebony Moon said as she saw Enchanted Belle, "Our target. We found her again. And this time, she won't slip through our hooves again."

"But the other two ponies are there too." Dark Pulse reminded her, "And from how things are looking, they're her bodyguards. I don't think they're going to make capturing the Princess all that easy."

"Nopony said it was a job an infant can do." Ebony Moon told him, "Besides, we've improved our magic for the past few days now. This time, they won't escape that easily. And our magic will be able to rival her magic. And that Pegasus with that weird kind of magic. He won't be able to beat us either. If we can get the jump on him together before he can use his power, we'll beat him at the drop of a hat."

"But then there's the stallion with the Fire Amulet." Dark Pulse told her, "If he steps in first, things will get hot. And I'm already steamed as it is from all the hard training with our magic."

"Relax." Ebony Moon replied, "I'm gonna snag that amulet from him before he could get the chance to use it."

"How's that?"

"Hehehehe." Ebony Moon chuckled evilly, "It's a spell that I've been wanting to do for the longest time. Let's just say he won't see it coming."

Back with the three ponies…

"And then we were taken back to the Magic Kingdom by that strange light again." Belle told her animal friends, "It was the strangest thing that ever happened. But it did save us all that walking."

The animals were expressing joy in hearing her story and did a dance and cheer to show how much fun they were having listening to the story. While this was happening, Blitz just continued watching Belle interact with the animals with googly eyes. As a stallion desperately wanting his very special somepony, he couldn't keep his eyes off of her.

"She's just amazing." Blitz commented, "Just amazing. How do I get to make her my queen?"

"Why not become a Royal Fool?" Aura joked, "I've heard somewhere that a mare always appreciates a stallion that can make her, and by extension, everypony in the kingdom laugh."

"Very funny." Blitz replied with an annoyed look, "But seriously, that mare has to be mine somehow. I just need to find out how I can make her mine."

"You seem really obsessed with finding a marefriend." Aura commented, "I mean, you drool whenever you see a mare. You've fallen for all the female servants that come to serve us and you make googly eyes at both Belle and her mom."

"I can't help it." Blitz replied, "Mares are just the best invention to ponykind. Right next to arcade machines."

"You do realize that Belle's mom and some of the servants are too old for you, right?" Aura asked with a weirded-out expression, "Not to mention that Belle's mom is married?"

"Not all marriages last forever." Blitz told Aura, "And as for age limitations, nopony is perfect."

"You are one of a kind Blitz." Aura commented as he rolled his eyes.

"That's the best part of being me I guess." Flare Blitz replied, "Only one me."

Suddenly, they heard some rustles coming from the bushes nearby.

"Huh?" Aura said as he looked to where the sound was coming from, "Did you hear that Blitz?"

"Yeah." Blitz replied as he got ready for what was coming, "That probably isn't a good sound."

"Whatever is there," Aura told him, "Protect the princess from it no matter what."

"Right." Blitz said with a nod.

Aura then got his aura ready while Blitz's Fire Amulet was glowing. The rustling in the bushes continued as the two ponies started to sweat with all the suspense. The rustling then got louder and louder. Meaning that the creature or creatures causing it is getting closer. The two stallions got ready to do their job as bodyguards as the sound got louder. And then…

The creatures jumped from the bushes. But they weren't what the two stallions were expecting. They weren't big or threating looking at all. Instead, they were small little birds in different colors. All with innocent and adorable looks to them. Seeing them, Aura and Blitz's faces were shocked and a bit surprised as they felt silly about being so prepared for the worst.

"Birds?" Blitz said as the Fire Amulet dimmed, "They're birds."

Aura's aura then dimmed as well as some of the birds hopped to the two stallions while the others flew to them instead. They then started acting like they wanted a hug and that they wanted to be their friends. Aura began to smile at their cuteness and couldn't resist to fall under their spell of adorableness.

"Aww." Aura said as he sat down and picked up some of them with his hooves, "Be careful Blitz." He told Blitz with a baby voice, "They might snuggle you to death."

Aura then hugged them tightly and nuzzled his head against them. Flare Blitz didn't exactly know how to deal with the event right now. He wasn't exactly a professional with animals. But at the same time, he really couldn't help but want to hug them just like how Aura is hugging them.

"Aww." Blitz said as he finally started hugging the ones near him, "Come here you."

The two stallions were so happy with the new friends they made in these birds. In fact, they were so happy that they nearly forgot that they needed to protect Enchanted Belle from harm. But all they could think about was snuggling with their feathered friends. All seemed to be peaceful, until…

"Ow!" Flare Blitz screamed in pain.

He felt something bite him on his chest and the pain was too much to hold in.

"Augh!" Blitz exclaimed again as something else bit him, "What the?!"

He then stood up and saw that the birds he was hugging were biting him with their beaks. Some of them were even hanging on to the fur on his body and were not letting go.

"Ah!" Blitz screamed as he waved his hooves in pain, "Get them off me! Get them off me! They're biting me!"

"Huh?" Aura said as he saw what was happening.

Right on Aura's head, some of the birds grabbed Aura's eyelids and pulled them to hurt Aura just like they were hurting Blitz.

"Ah!" Aura shouted as he stood up from the pain, "Guys! Stop it!"

The cute birds continued to attack the two stallions in many different ways. From biting their coat, their manes, and their tails. Some of the birds even started biting the feathers on Aura's wings. Aura and Blitz tried their best to shake them off, but they refused to cease the attacking. Soon, because some of them were blocking their eyes, the two stallions bumped into each other.

"Oof!" Aura and Blitz said at the same time as they bumped into each other.

They then fell to the ground and felt dizzy from the sudden attack of the birds. One of the small birds stood next to Aura and Blitz's heads with a big mischievous smile. Aura and Blitz smiled nervously at the bird hoping that the pain was over now.

"Chirp! Chirp!" The bird next to them chirped at the other birds.

The birds then flew up, aimed their beaks at Aura and Blitz, and then dived right at them to attack them some more.

"Ahhhh!" Aura and Blitz screamed as they covered their faces with their hooves.

Belle overheard the noises as she tried to tell the story.

"What's going on back there?" Belle asked as she turned around.

When she turned around, she saw her squires getting attack by little birds.

"Oh my gosh!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as she got up and ran to them.

Amber followed Belle to try and help her out with saving the poor ponies who were being attack.

"Hey!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as she used her magic to hold all the birds, "All of you! Stop attacking my royal squires!"

Amber then gave a disappointed look at the birds as a way of saying that they should know better than this. Taking the opportunity, Aura and Blitz stood up and took a few steps away from the birds while Belle had them in her magic.

"Whew." Aura said with relief, "Thanks Belle. I thought I was gonna lose all my feathers there for a moment."

"Those guys sure don't play nice." Blitz added, "They may look cute on the outside. But inside, they're monsters."

"Don't call them monsters." Belle told Blitz, "I'm sure they didn't mean it."

"Don't act like they're the – Ow!" Flare Blitz said before he felt a pain in his tail.

He and Aura looked behind and saw that another small bird had attack Blitz from the tail while they were distracted. Blitz then started to get really irritated and felt like screaming in anger.

"What's with these guys and the fur, mane, tail, and the feathers?" Aura asked as he opened his left wing.

"I didn't even know I had a tail." Blitz commented in anger, "I guess those city folks in Manehattan weren't tell tales after all."

"Little fellas." Enchanted Belle said to the birds as she put them all down on the ground, "You know better than this. You don't go and attack others for your amusement. Did it look like they were having fun?"

"Chirp. Chirp." One of the birds chirped to Belle.

"What?" Belle asked in confusion, "Somepony told you to attack them like that? They said they like that excitement? Said it gives them strength, prosperity, and wisdom?"

"What!?" Aura exclaimed, "You're kidding me, right?"

"Who in the right mind would tell them that we said that?" Flare Blitz asked.

"Why, we would." A voice answered.

The animals that Belle was telling the story to then run away in fear as soon as the other voice spoke. Belle watched them run and wondered what they were running from. She turned around to see who the voice belonged to and as soon as she did, she didn't like who was there.

"Not you two again!" Belle exclaimed as she got ready for a fight.

The two ponies that came to the scene were the two Dark Ponies, Ebony Moon and Dark Pulse. They stood in the spot where Belle was telling the story and had smirks on their faces which showed that they were looking to play rough today.

"Princess." Ebony Moon said to Belle, "I wish we didn't have to meet like this again."

"Huh?" Blitz said as he looked at the Dark Ponies, "What're those two doing here?"

"Today is our lucky day." Dark Pulse said to the three ponies, "Princess. You're foolish enough to step outside of the barrier where you should be. A mistake that you shall pay with our capturing of you."

"Hey!" Belle shouted at them, "I'm trying to tell a story to my animal friends! Can't we do this some other time?"

"Not an option." Ebony Moon denied, "Our mother requests to see you. And you've been persistent of getting away from our grasp for a while now. But this time, I'm afraid that things shall end differently. You won't escape as easily like last time and we have a spectacular strategy with us today. This shall be the day you come to see our mother!"

"Forget about it!" Aura shouted as he and Blitz got in front of Belle, "The Princess isn't going anywhere with you two!"

"Why don't you just blast off now," Flare Blitz warned, "Before I make you!"

"Oh, how frightening." Dark Pulse said sarcastically, "The red one thinks he's worth our trouble."

"Certainly has the facial expression down." Ebony Moon commented, "Though he just doesn't seem like the kind of pony that can give anypony trouble. Let alone a Dark Pony."

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Flare Blitz demanded to know, "You must've heard how the fight went with your friends. They stood no chance against me!" He then pointed at the Fire Amulet and continued with, "I've got the Fire Amulet with me! The flames in my soul burn brightly thanks to the passion I have! You don't stand a chance!"

"Go ahead," Ebony Moon welcomed with an evil smirk, "Hit us with your magic If you think it'll help."

"It'll do more than just help!" Flare Blitz exclaimed as he raised a hoof, "It'll probably send a good message to your dark, emo leader!" He then pulled his hoof back and shouted, "Have a taste of this! Fire!"

But right before he could throw his hoof, he noticed that he wasn't feeling any magic in his chest or his hoof at all. Because of that, he wasn't casting any kind of Fire Magic at all.

"Huh?" Blitz said as he looked at his hoof, "What's going on? Where's the fire? Where's all my passion being put into magic?" He then tapped the Fire Amulet and said, "I've got the Fire Amulet on. So what gives?"

"Maybe because," Ebony Moon said before making her horn glow, "You've got the wrong one on?!"

Using her magic, she then showed another Fire Amulet that was hiding under the dark cloak she was wearing. The three ponies were so surprised about the second Fire Amulet that they gasped at the sight of it.

"What?!" Blitz exclaimed, "The Fire Amulet?!"

"Hehehe!" Dark Pulse snickered, "What a twist. I bet you weren't expecting that."

"But if that's the Fire Amulet," Blitz said as he looked down at his chest, "Then what am I wearing?"

Suddenly, the Fire Amulet that was on his chest started to turn gray and then transformed into sand. The three ponies were shocked at what they saw and wondered how this happened.

"Sand?" Aura said as he looked at the dust.

"I think it should be obvious as to what happened." Ebony Moon said with an evil smile, "I used my magic to switch your Fire Amulet with the fake one I made out of magic sand."

"When did you do that?" Blitz asked with an angry look, "I never saw you cast that spell!"

"Little pony." Ebony Moon replied, "Why do you think we told those birds to attack you? Did you think it was just for a laugh?"

"Ah!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as she figured out what she was saying, "You made them attack Aura and Blitz to distract them!"

"When I was knocked down and they attack us," Blitz continued, "She must've used her magic to slip in the fake one and snag the real one."

"Exactly." Ebony Moon replied with a little clap of her hooves, "Well done. You're more perceptive than we thought. Too bad perception won't win you this round."

"He may not have the Fire Amulet on right now." Aura said as he stepped in, "But he and I will still protect the princess from you! We promise you that as her royal squires!"

Seeing how Aura stood up to them like that, it encouraged Blitz to do the same thing even though he lacks the amulet that awakens his Fire Magic.

"R-right." Blitz said with a slight stutter, "I don't need to use that amulet to protect her! Belle, stay behind us!"

"Oh, we knew you'd try this." Dark Pulse said as his horn began to glow, "Which is why we came prepared."

"Chirp! Chirp!" One of the birds chirped.

The birds from behind Belle then started to attack Aura and Blitz again like they did before.

"Hey! What the?!" Flare Blitz exclaimed as he started getting attacked, "Ow! Hey!"

"Not again!" Aurachalcum exclaimed as the birds started getting his wings, "Ow!"

"Little fellas!" Belle exclaimed at the birds, "Stop it! Leave them alone!"

"Don't bother." Ebony Moon told Belle, "They're not gonna listen to you. We put a little spell on them so that we can control them whenever we want to. They won't stop attacking them unless we want them to stop."

"And we don't plan on making them stop." Dark Pulse added.

"I can't…" Aura said as he continued getting attack, "I can't focus! I can't focus on using my aura!"

"These guys are demons!" Blitz said as he kept getting attacked, "Make them stop!"

"Two down and only one to go." Ebony Moon said as she smirked at Belle, "You're ours now! Our mother has been dying to see you, you know. You should be honored that somepony like her would be wanting to see you this much. She is great and powerful after all."

"Forget it!" Enchanted Belle denied, "I'm not going anywhere with you! You're going to have to knock me out first!"

"Don't make such harsh requests Princess." Dark Pulse warned, "We're more than likely to take upon them."

"Fine then." Ebony Moon said as her horn glowed in a dark aura, "I guess we'll have to do it the hard way! Dark Firaga!" She chanted as she shot her spell.

"Reflect!" Belle chanted as she used the Reflect spell to protect her.

The Dark Firaga spell then bounced off from the Reflect spell and came charging at the Dark Ponies instead.

"Dark Blizzaga!" Dark Pulse chanted as he cast the spell to cancel the Dark Firaga spell.

"Thundaga!" Enchanted Belle chanted as she shot the spell from her horn.

"Nice try." Ebony Moon said as her horn glowed again, "Dark Thundaga!"

The spells clashed with each other and canceled each other out. Belle was surprised at this and couldn't help but let her jaw drop from how surprised she was.

"Don't think this'll turn out like last time." Ebony Moon warned, "You won't beat us or escape like the last times we've met."

"We've been doing lots of hard training since you defeated us not long ago." Dark Pulse explained, "So now our magic is twice as better than they were before. You'll have to put more effort in this fight if you want to win!"

"Fine with me!" Belle replied as she got ready to cast another spell, "I won't give up so easily! There's no way you're taking me to the Great Witch! Blizzara!"

She pointed her horn at the Dark Ponies hoping that the spell would freeze them. But to her misfortune, nothing happened. Her horn didn't glow, and no spell had casted.

"Huh?" Belle said as she noticed her horn wasn't working, "W-what's going on? My horn!"

"What's this?" Dark Pulse said as he saw Belle's reaction, "What's going on with her horn?"

"Careful!" Ebony Moon said to her comrade, "This may be a trick! I don't trust this act!"

"Princess?" Aura said as the attack continued, "Ow! What's wrong?"

"Not again!" Belle exclaimed as she figured out what's wrong, "My horn is acting up again!"

"Uh oh." Blitz said as the birds attacked him, "That's not a good sign. Ow. Hey, watch the tail that I didn't know I had."

Suddenly, Belle's horn began to glow. But the glow was much brighter than it normally was, and fairy dust began to flow around it as well. The glow was so big and bright, that the Dark Ponies got a little nervous about what was happening.

"Hey!" Dark Pulse said as he saw what was happening with Belle's horn, "What's going on?!"

"Her horn is doing something strange!" Ebony Moon said.

And then, without her controlling it, Belle's horn shot some magic beams at some bushes, tree branches, and lily pads and turned them all into various different things thanks to the transformation spell. Some turned into pillows, a teacup, a doll, etc.

"Huh?" Ebony Moon said with confusion, "A transformation spell? If you're going to use that, at least do something useful with it."

"I'm not doing this!" Belle told them, "My horn is doing it on its own!"

"And why should we believe you?" Dark Pulse asked, "For all we know, this could be a trick!"

"That's what I just said." Ebony Moon told him with an annoyed look.

"Belle!" Aura said to her, "You've got to get control of your horn again!"

"I'm trying!" Belle said as she struggled, "But nothing's working! My horn won't listen to me!"

And then a magic beam shot out of Belle's horn and hit the Fire Amulet. When the light vanished, the Fire Amulet was no longer in their possession.

"Hey!" Ebony Moon exclaimed, "Where'd that amulet go?!"

Over at Flare Blitz, a light appeared around his chest and the Fire Amulet was back on him where it rightfully belongs.

"Hey! Ow!" Blitz said as he continued getting attacked, "The Fire Amulet is back on me! Too bad, ow, I can't use it right now!"

Suddenly, a big trail of fairy dust shot out of Belle's horn and sprinkled all over the birds attacking the two stallions. The birds then stopped attacking and were confused as to where they were.

"They've stopped." Blitz said as he sat up on the ground.

"That dust Belle's horn shot." Aura said as he sat up as well, "It must've freed them from that spell."

"No!" Ebony Moon exclaimed in anger, "How dare you Princess! Foiling a beautiful display of magic!"

"I didn't mean to do that!" Belle replied, "Even though it was right to do that spell!"

Suddenly, Belle's horn shot some more fairy dust and the dust aimed straight for the Dark Ponies.

"Augh!" The Dark Ponies coughed as the dust flew to them.

"Bleh!" Dark Pulse coughed from the dust, "Dust! I think some got right into my eyes!"

"Princess! Hack!" Ebony Moon said with a cough, "You dare to mock us! We'll show you what happens when –"

Right before she could finish her sentence, the two wingless Dark Ponies began to float in the air. The Dark Ponies were surprised of this and watched the ground get further away as they floated higher in the air.

"What?!" Ebony Moon exclaimed, "We're flying?!"

"But how?!" Dark Pulse asked, "We don't have wings!"

"That's the same dust you use on yourself to make you fly." Aura said to Belle, "Right?"

"Yeah." Belle answered, "But I didn't mean to do that."

"So she doesn't only have the magic to make herself fly," Ebony Moon said, "She can make others fly as well. She's quite a unique Unicorn."

"If only I could be happy about that." Dark Pulse replied, "Except I'm not." He then looked at Belle and demanded, "Put us down now Princess!"

"I can't!" Belle responded, "My horn isn't working right! I can't get it to do what I want it to do!"

"Pathetic excuse!" Ebony Moon refused to believe, "Even though we're flying now," She continued as her hoof began to glow with dark magic, "You can't stop us from trying to capture you! In fact, you've only made it easier for us to claim victory!"

"Hehehe." Dark Pulse chuckled as his hoof began to glow with dark magic, "It may seem too much like a fairy tale, but we'll embrace it. Charge!"

They then started flying toward the three heroes with their dark magic in their hooves ready to fire.

"Blitz!" Aura shouted as he and Blitz got in front of Belle, "Protect the Princess!"

"Right!" Blitz replied.

"Try and stop us!" Ebony Moon challenged, "You're not match for us! Now that we can fly, things won't be as easy for you!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!" Dark Pulse told them.

Suddenly, Belle got a strange feeling in her horn. A feeling very different from the others. And soon, her horn began to glow. But not like the way it did a moment ago. It was completely white with no kind of dust to flow around it.

"M-my horn!" Belle exclaimed as she felt the feeling, "What's happening to it now!?"

"Belle?" Blitz said as he overheard Belle's cry.

Suddenly, the glow of her horn began to shine brightly, and the shining of the glow blinded both of the stallions and the Dark Ponies.

"Augh!" All four ponies exclaimed as they covered their eyes.

"What's going on now?!" Ebony Moon exclaimed as she and Dark Pulse floated in the air.

"Her horn is glowing!" Dark Pulse explained, "But it doesn't look like the kind of magic she normally casts."

"Aura! Blitz!" Belle said as she closed her eyes tightly, "Get back! Something's about to happen!"

Aura and Blitz then separated from Belle and as soon as they did, a beam of white light shot out from Belle's horn and flew right passed the Dark Ponies.

"Woah!" The Dark Ponies yelped as they saw the beam fly.

"What the?" Dark Pulse said as he watched the beam, "What's happening now?"

The beam then stopped right behind the Dark Ponies as if it was blocked by a stone wall. After its tail caught up to it, a huge white swirling portal appeared right where the beam stopped and caused strong winds to blow in the surrounding area.

"No way!" Dark Pulse exclaimed as he saw the portal, "What is that?!"

"It looks like a doorway or something!" Ebony Moon answered.

"A portal?!" Aura exclaimed with an extremely surprised look, "Belle! What did you do?!"

"I don't know!" Belle answered with some stress, "My horn did this! Not me!"

"It's really huge!" Flare Blitz commented.

Suddenly, the Dark Ponies were starting to get sucked into the portal since they were floating right near it.

"Whatever it is," Dark Pulse said as he and Ebony Moon were getting sucked in, "It's pulling us in!"

"Nononono!" Ebony Moon exclaimed as she tried to fly away, "We don't know where this thing will take us! Fly away now!"

"I'm trying!" Dark Pulse replied as he tried to get away, "But it's too strong!"

The Dark Ponies tried their best to get away from the portal, but sadly, the portal's force was too strong, and the Dark Ponies were sucked right into it.

"Ahhhhhh!" The Dark Ponies screamed as they got sucked in the portal.

"They got sucked in!" Aura said as he watched what happened.

"I wonder where they went!" Blitz wondered

Right then, the three ponies felt themselves getting pulled in as they started moving without moving their hooves.

"Hey!" Belle said as she herself getting pulled, "The portal is pulling us now!"

"Oh boy!" Blitz said as he started running to one of the trees, "I don't feel like I want to know where this thing leads!"

He then grabbed onto one of the trees with all four hooves. Holding onto it tightly to keep him from being pulled.

"Belle!" Aura said as he grabbed Belle's hoof, "We can't let this thing pull us in! Grab onto to something quickly!"

Belle and Aura then rushed quickly to a tree and grabbed onto one of the branches tightly with their teeth to keep them from being pulled. Afterwards, the three ponies knew a plan was in order.

"How do we get rid of this thing!" Blitz asked as he held on tightly, "It feels like its pull is getting stronger!"

"I dwon't know!" Belle answered through her teeth, "Bwut we need to fwigure owut swomething!"

The pull of the portal started to get even stronger and Belle and Aura were starting to lose their grip on the branch.

"Belle!" Aura said as he strengthened his grip, "Hwold on twightly!"

Suddenly, one of the leaves on the tree touched Belle's nose and tickled it a bit. Because of its tickle, Belle felt a sneeze coming on and she knew that wasn't a good sign.

"A-a-achoo!" Enchanted Belle sneezed.

Because she had sneezed, she was forced to let go of the branch. Once she did, she was flying right toward the portal due to the strong pull of the portal.

"Ahhhhh!" Belle screamed as she got pulled in, "Aura! Blitz!"

"Enchanted Belle!" Aura and Blitz exclaimed as they watched her get pulled in.

Once Belle got pulled in, the portal closed, and the winds and forces of the pull stopped as if it never happened. Aura and Blitz then let go of the branch and tree respectively and walked over to where the portal was. They couldn't believe what happened. Enchanted Belle, the princess they were supposed to protect, was taken somewhere else through that portal.

"Where'd she go?" Blitz asked as he got worried, "Where'd she go?"

"I don't know." Aura answered, "But wherever she is, I hope she's safe."

"This is bad!" Blitz said as he remembered the promise he and Aura made to Belle's parents, "We promised the king and queen we'd keep her safe! And now we lost her! What're we gonna tell them?! What'll they say?! What'll they do?!" He asked as he put his hooves around his neck.

"It's okay." Aura said to Blitz, "We'll figure this out. Let's head back to the castle and tell Queen Enchanted Star what happened."

"Are you insane?!" Flare Blitz asked, "Think about what she'll do to us!"

"But Belle's horn made that portal." Aura explained, "So it's obviously a spell. Since Belle's mom is a queen, she must know about this spell. Let's go see if she can help us."

"Well, okay." Blitz gave in, "But if she punishes us for losing her daughter, it's your fault."

"Belle." Aura thought as the two started heading for the castle, "Wherever you are, be safe. We'll find you somehow."

Equestria…

On a trail in a forest area, a traveling Unicorn mare named Trixie was traveling throughout Equestria to perform her magic show wherever she goes. The blue-coated, white mane, tail, pointy-hat, and cape wearing mare was having trouble getting a pleasant audience however due to her recent visit in Ponyville and her encounter with Twilight Sparkle. Since that day, Trixie has become a laughing stock and hasn't had any successful shows.

"The great and powerful Trixie," Trixie exclaimed to herself as she pulled her cart, "May have had another off day today. But one of these days, she shall shine again! Shine brighter than all the stars in all of Equestria's skies. Twilight Sparkle may have made a fool of me in Ponyville, but I shall show her that I haven't lost my mojo yet!"

Suddenly, she was forced to stop as she felt a strange wind blowing.

"Huh?" Trixie said as she felt the wind on her coat, "What's going on here? What's with all the wind? The Pegasi didn't announce a storm or anything."

Suddenly, from above the trees, a big white, swirling portal appeared out of nowhere and caused much stronger winds.

"Sweet Celestia!" Trixie exclaimed as she saw the portal, "What in Equestria is that?!"

From the portal, two ponies came right out of it. The two ponies laid on the ground looking dizzy. One of them was a stallion and the other was a mare. Both of them had dark coats and grey manes and a black cloak on. There was also a strange kind of magic flowing around them. Trixie felt uncomfortable with them and took a few steps back.

"Where did these two come from?" Trixie asked herself, "And what an amazing entrance they made."

"Oohh…" The mare said as she slowly got up, "What happened? Where are we?"

"Princess Enchanted Belle!" The stallion exclaimed as he got up, "You may have outsmarted us with that portal trick! But you won't stop us from capturing you!"

"Enchanted who?" Trixie asked, "I'm not who you're looking for. You stand before the great and powerful –"

"Where are we Unicorn?" The mare interrupted, "Answer me now and I swear you'll keep your light a while longer! Where in Coltnelia are we?"

"Coltnelia?" Trixie asked in confusion, "Never heard of that place."

"Don't play dumb with me!" The mare exclaimed, "Do you not know who we are?! We are the Dark Ponies! I am a Dark Witch and he is a Warlock!"

"And we thrive to steal your light so that we may be free from this never-ending darkness." The stallion added, "Now tell us where in Coltnelia we are in, and we won't have to force the answer out of you!"

"Trixie doesn't know what you're talking about." Trixie replied, "What is Coltnelia? And what do you mean steal Trixie's light?"

"You're starting to get on my nerves!" The stallion said with anger, "Tell us what we want to know and we'll –"

"Forget about her." The mare interrupted, "She's obviously not going to talk. We'll just have to find the Princess again."

"Very well then." The stallion gave in, "Let's get going."

"Teleporta!" The two ponies chanted as their horns glowed brightly.

Their horns zapped, and a bright light blinded Trixie. When she opened her eyes again, the two ponies were gone. Like they were never there.

"Where'd they go?" Trixie asked herself, "Teleport-what? What spell is that?"

She then looked back up in the sky and saw that the swirling portal was still there and causing strong winds. Curious as to why it was still there, Trixie unbuckled herself from her cart to take a closer look.

"That portal-looking thing is still there." Trixie said, "Is something else or somepony else still coming out of it?"

Suddenly, Trixie began to hear a scream coming from the white portal. The scream sounded like it belonged to a mare and each second, the scream got louder and louder. Indicating that somepony was coming from it and was coming to the other side fast. Trixie took some steps back as she prepared for who was coming. And then, as soon as she took one more step…

"Ahhhhh!" A mare exclaimed as she came flying out of the portal.

The mare was falling from the portal at extreme speed and was heading toward Trixie.

"Hey!" Trixie exclaimed as she saw the mare flying toward her, "Watch out!"

And then the mare hit landed right on Trixie and caused her to hit the ground hard and break the mare's fall.

"Ow!" Trixie exclaimed in pain.

"Oh…." The mare said as she felt a little dizzy, "What happened? Where am I?"

Afterwards, the portal she came out of disappeared. She sat up and looked at her surroundings. She found herself in a forest and right on a trail leading to somewhere that isn't here.

"What is this place?" The mare asked herself.

"If you get off me," Trixie answered, "I'd be more than happy to tell you."

The mare then looked down and saw that she was sitting right on Trixie. When she looked at her face, she saw that she was getting impatient and was hoping to get up soon.

"Oh." The mare said as she quickly got off her, "Sorry about that. I didn't see you there."

"Well," Trixie replied as she got up on four hooves, "You took your time to notice me."

"Heh, heh." The mare chuckled nervously, "Yeah. Anyway," She said as she got back on topic, "Can you tell me what part of Coltnelia this is? I don't seem familiar with this forest."

"Again, with the talk of Coltnelia." Trixie commented, "Just where in Equestria is that place? And how come Trixie has never heard of it?"

"Equestria?" The mare asked, "Did you say Equestria? Are you saying that's where I am right now? Equestria?"

"Yes." Trixie answered with a creeped-out look, "And you're on the trail to Trottingham. If you mentioned Coltnelia, I don't suppose you're this Princess Enchanted Belle, are you?"

"Huh?" The mare yelped with a surprised look, "Yeah. That's my name. Princess Enchanted Belle. Princess of the Magic Kingdom. But how do you know that?"

"Two other ponies with strange looking cloaks came from that same portal you just came out of." Trixie explained, "They kept going on about Coltnelia, a princess, and stealing light. Trivial matters to the Great and Powerful Trixie!"

"The Dark Ponies!" Enchanted Belle said with a bit of anger, "They got sent to this world too."

"Dark Ponies?" Trixie asked, 'This world? Wait. Are you saying you're from another world?"

She then looked at the sky where the portal was and saw that it was no longer there. The idea sounded bizarre, but she couldn't say that she didn't believe the idea.

"Listen to me." Enchanted Belle said to Trixie, "Where did the Dark Ponies run off to? It's really important that I find them!"

"I don't know." Trixie answered, "They just disappeared after I spoke with them. They used a spell that Trixie has never heard of before. Teleporta or something."

"They teleported?" Belle asked, "That's not good. And since they used Teleporta, they must've teleported pretty far. I've got to find them before they do something really bad to this world." She then looked at Trixie again and said, "Thanks. I hope I see you again soon."

She then started heading off to look for the Dark Ponies that got transported to Equestria. Trixie, however, was not accepting her leaving yet and decided to halt her.

"Hold it right there!" Trixie shouted at Belle before she got far, "You're not leaving yet!"

"Huh?" Belle said as she stopped and looked back at Trixie.

"You landed on the Great and Powerful Trixie in an utmost rude fashion." Trixie explained, "And I shall not tolerate such rude behavior from other ponies. In order to pay back for such barbaric actions, you will watch me put on a magic show and enjoy it."

"Can we do it later?" Belle pleaded, "I've really got to find those Dark Ponies before they hurt somepony."

"What're you worried about?" Trixie asked, "Equestria has some of the strongest magic wielding Unicorns ever. I'm sure they can handle such simpletons. Meanwhile, I shall not accept an apology with words. I shall only accept your apology and let you go if you watch and enjoy my show. And you have to do it now."

Seeing as how serious Trixie sounded, Belle didn't have much choice. She needed to hurry and find the Dark Ponies and keep them from hurting the ponies of Equestria, so she decided to go along with Trixie's idea.

"Okay." Belle gave in, "But can you make it fast? I really can't stay long."

"Trixie will need to cut some parts of her show in order to save time." Trixie explained as she moved to her cart, "But very well. I see you're in a hurry. So, I shall make this as brief as I can."

She then opened her cart to reveal that it becomes a stage once opened up entirely. Belle watched the stage open up and was amazed at how it was just a small cart at first. Once the stage was set, Trixie got on top of it, stood right in the middle and begun her show.

"Princess Enchanted Belle!" Trixie announced from the stage, "Witness the amazing magic show of the Great and Powerful Trixie!"

And so, the show began. Trixie did various tricks with the equipment she had. She did hat tricks, card tricks, cannon tricks and so many more. Because Enchanted Belle had never see anything like this and had no idea that such a show existed, Belle was breath-taken and couldn't get enough of what she was seeing. She was having so much fun watching that she had nearly forgotten that she needed to find the Dark Ponies before they could do anything dangerous. Eventually, the show came to an end and Trixie did one last bow as a sign off to her magic show.

"And that was the Great and Powerful Trixie and her amazing show!" Trixie exclaimed with a proud voice, "Thank you for watching."

"That was amazing!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed with a high-pitched voice, "That was just super-duper amazing! That show you put on was one of the best shows I've seen ever!"

"Huh?" Trixie asked with a confused look, "You really liked it that much?"

"Liked it?" Belle asked, "I loved it! I'm so glad you showed me it! I almost didn't want it to end!"

"Oh…" Trixie said as she thought back about her previous shows, "T-thank you. After all the missteps from the other –" She then realized what she almost said and corrected herself with, "I mean, of course you enjoyed it! I am Great and Powerful after all! And if you thought this show was breath-taking, come see me again soon. The next time you see me on stage, your mind shall be more mind-blown that it was today."

"I can't wait to see more!" Enchanted Belle cheered, "You really are a great and powerful Unicorn!"

"I'd rather say 'the' Great and Powerful. But I don't think I need to tell you that."

"Thank you so much for the show." Belle thanked, "But now I really need to get going. The Dark Ponies need to be stopped."

"Wait." Trixie said as she halted Belle again, "Before you go…"

She then used her magic to get a camera out of a bag nearby and brought it over to her and Belle.

"Allow me to savor this moment!" Trixie said as she pulled Belle next to her.

"H-hey!" Belle said as Trixie pulled her, "What're you doing?! What is that thing?!"

"Say Great and Powerful!" Trixie exclaimed as she pointed the camera at herself and Belle, "Great and Powerful!"

She then used her magic to take a picture and a white flash lit for a second. While Trixie still looked happy and flamboyant, Belle felt some discomfort in her eyes and saw some strange shapes from the effects of the camera's light.

"Augh!" Enchanted Belle screamed as she covered her eyes, "My eyes! My eyes!"

A photo then printed out of the camera and Trixie got a good look of it.

"Glamorous!" Trixie cheered as she kissed the picture, "A good photo of Trixie with her biggest fan!"

She then looked over at Belle and saw how she was covering her eyes and looking like she was in pain. Trixie found that behavior embarrassing and almost felt like leaving the scene fast.

"Calm down. Would you?" Trixie asked the aching Belle, "It's just a camera light. It's not gonna kill you."

"Ow." Belle said as her eyes began to heal from the bright light, "Chimera light?" She asked as she took the camera with her magic, "It doesn't look like a chimera. Just what kind of tool is this thing?" She asked as she looked at the camera in all different ways.

"Camera!" Trixie corrected, "Not a Chimera. You seriously don't know what that is? Don't you have stuff like that where you come from?"

"No." Belle answered, "I've never seen anything like this before."

"It's a camera." Trixie explained, "It takes pictures and the pictures you take come out on this thing called a photo." She continued as she showed Belle the picture, "See? And sorry about that flash. It's a feature it has for when it's too dark to take a picture. I forgot to turn it off."

"You made this picture with that thing?" Belle asked with amazement as she looked at the photo, "Golly. On my world, we have to have painters paint pictures of us. Or quilters make quilts. They take so long to do. But this only takes a second? Amazing!"

"Well," Trixie replied as she swiped the picture and the camera away, "I don't know what era your world is set on. But regardless, I've got a fan who really enjoys my magic show. And believes that I am great and powerful! Which I am. I'd like to see that face Twilight Sparkle makes when she sees this picture and sees my fan bowing before me."

"Huh?" Enchanted Belle said as she overheard a part of Trixie's statement, "Twilight Sparkle? Did you say Twilight Sparkle?"

"Yes?" Trixie answered as she wondered about Belle's reaction, "Why do you ask? You say that like you know her. But didn't you say that you're from another world?"

"I don't know her." Belle explained, "But a friend of mine who comes from this world told me about her a couple of days ago after getting back from a crazy adventure. He told me that she's really skilled with magic."

"So he did?" Trixie asked feeling a little peeved, "What else did he say?"

"What else matters? The point is, he told me how smart she is and how she knows so much about magic. Maybe if I find her, she can help me. Aura said that she lived in Ponyville. Trixie," She said as she looked at Trixie again, "Where can I find that place?"

"You're days away from that place." Trixie answered, "I've been traveling across Equestria since I realized that my destiny was to perform to all ponies and show them how great and powerful Trixie really is. I know how to get there. But you can forget asking me about taking you there. Because –"

Suddenly, Belle's horn began to glow brightly and caused Trixie to stop talking and see what was happening.

"What the?!" Trixie yelped, "What's happening?!" She asked as she turned around.

"Oh no!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as she felt her horn going crazy again, "Not again!"

"Enchanted Belle!" Trixie said with concern, "What's wrong?! Your horn looks like it's going crazy!"

"My horn!" Belle said as she tried to regain control, "I can't control it!"

Suddenly, a big flash of light came from her horn and Enchanted Belle had teleported somewhere else. Leaving Trixie alone again. Trixie had an expression on her face showing that she felt like her day was going the way she had least expected.

"Trixie had better get to the next town before anymore commotion kicks in." Trixie said to herself as she quickly got ready to depart again.

Ponyville…

The Cutie Mark Crusaders were spending time together at their recently built clubhouse after the talent show in which they performed their own theme song to try and earn their Cutie Marks*. They were trying a new idea to earn their Cutie Marks. One idea that Sweetie Belle came up with.

(*The Show Stoppers)

"I know that our destiny is comedy." Scootaloo said as she was putting on a silly looking costume, "But where did the idea of reenacting historical events come from?"

"I got this idea from a comic in a newspaper." Sweetie Belle answered, "It was about a pony and a griffin who reenact the battle between Princess Celestia and Princess Luna but make it more humorous. And since we all know that our destiny is comedy, then we just need to do what the comics do, and we'll have our Cutie Marks for sure."

"It's better than the idea ah had." Apple Bloom added, "Ah say we at least give it a try."

"Alright." Scootaloo gave in, "But I'm coming up with the next idea."

"Alright then." Sweetie Belle said as the crusaders got ready for their attempt, "This is the comedic reenactment of the Three Knights of Equestria! A favorite story of mine growing up. Let's get to it!"

But right before they could begin, they heard a magical poof come from right above them. And that's when Enchanted Belle appeared.

"Woah!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as she fell to the ground.

"Huh?!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders said as they saw Belle fall.

Belle landed on the ground and only received minor pain due to her not falling too high. She landed on her rump and needed to give it a soft rub to ease the pain.

"Oohh." Belle said as she stood up on four hooves, "I really need to get my horn checked."

"It's a mare." Apple Bloom said.

"And a really pretty one at that." Sweetie Belle said as she admired Belle's beauty.

"Yeah." Scootaloo agreed, "But where'd she come from?"

"Excuse me." Sweetie Belle said as she approached Enchanted Belle, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." Enchanted Belle answered as she turned to Sweetie Belle, "I'm alright."

Once she had turned to Sweetie Belle, Enchanted Belle felt frozen in place. She saw Sweetie Belle's adorable appearance and felt her heart soar. Enchanted Belle felt so happy seeing the little filly's adorableness that she felt excitement fill up inside her and it kept filling up until she couldn't hold it in anymore. Sweetie Belle noticed Enchanted Belle's big smile and wondered what was going on.

"Miss?" Sweetie Belle said, "Are you okay?"

"OH MY GOSH!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as she quickly grabbed Sweetie Belle with her front hooves.

"Woah!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed as she got caught by surprise, "Hey! What're you doing?!"

"OH MY GOSH!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed again as she rubbed Sweetie Belle's cheeks, "JUST LOOK AT HOW ADORABLE YOU ARE! YOU'RE JUST SO CUTE! SO CUTE! SO CUTE!" She then hugged Sweetie Belle tightly in her hooves as she continued with, "YOU'RE JUST SUCH AN ADORABLE LITTLE FILLY I CAN'T STAND IT! THE CUTE EYES, BEAUTIFULLY BRUSHED MANE AND COAT, AND IRRESISTABLE FACE! YOU'RE JUST SO CUTE YOU REMIND ME OF ME AT THAT AGE!"

"Okay! Okay!" Sweetie Belle said as she was getting tightly hugged by Enchanted Belle, "I'm so glad that you think I'm cute. But can you please let me go?!" She begged as she began to run out of breath.

"Oh!" Enchanted Belle said as she quickly let go of Sweetie Belle, "Sorry. I didn't realize I uh… Sorry." She said again as she rubbed the back of her head.

"Ugh!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed as she regained her breath, "Whew. If that wasn't the tightest hug I've ever had."

"Woah." Scootaloo said, "What was that all about?"

"Sorry about that." Enchanted Belle exclaimed, "It's just I can't stand seeing adorable fillies like you girls. Especially you." She said as she looked at Sweetie Belle, "I just love fillies. They're so small and cute and remind me of me when I was a filly. Whenever I see one that's extremely cute, I just want to hug her all day!"

"Who are you?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"My name is Princess Enchanted Belle." Enchanted Belle answered.

"A Princess?!" The Crusaders exclaimed.

"A new princess of Equestria has come?!" Apple Bloom exclaimed.

"Why didn't you girls tell me about this?!" Scootaloo exclaimed.

"How were we supposed to know?!" Sweetie Belle asked.

They then bowed to Enchanted Belle with big smiles. Which Enchanted Belle felt a little uncomfortable with.

"Your highness." Apple Bloom said, "We didn' mean any disrespect. Mah name is Apple Bloom."

"I'm Scootaloo." Scootaloo said.

"And my name is Sweetie Belle." Sweetie Belle added, "We're the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Fillies who strive to find our Cutie Marks."

"Woah now." Enchanted Belle said, "I appreciate the respect. But you don't need to bow to me."

"But you're a Princess." Sweetie Belle said, "You rule all of Equestria along with Princess Celestia."

"No, no." Enchanted Belle explained, "I'm not a Princess of Equestria."

"Huh?" The Crusaders wondered.

"In fact, I'm not even from Equestria or anywhere in this world." Enchanted Belle answered, "I'm from Coltnelia which is on another world. And there, I'm the Princess of the Magic Kingdom."

"Colt-what?" Scootaloo asked, "Another world?"

"The Magic Kingdom?" Apple Bloom asked, "Ah don' get what yer sayin'."

"It's kind of a long story." Enchanted Belle answered, "Anyway, you don't need to show me that kind of respect. Now if you met my mama, Queen Enchanted Star, that'd be a different story. But anyway, I don't really have a lot of time to talk. I need to find two ponies known as Dark Ponies. Have you seen ponies that look all dark and wear dark cloaks?"

"D-d-dark Ponies?" Sweetie Belle asked, "What are they?"

"They're evil ponies whose hearts are only filled with darkness and no light." Enchanted Belle explained, "They were once light ponies like we are. But they lost their light and now seek to become light ponies again by stealing light from other ponies. We also call them Warlocks and Dark Witches because they can cask dark magic even if they don't have horns."

"So they can cast magic with their hooves?" Apple Bloom asked as she kind of liked that idea, "Maybe being a Dark Pony isn't all that bad. Minus the whole darkness thing."

"Anyway," Enchanted Belle continued, "Two of the Dark Ponies got sucked into this world along with me and I'm trying to stop them. But I don't know where to find them."

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Scootaloo asked.

"Yes actually." Enchanted Belle answered, "Do any of you know where Ponyville is? I need to get there to find Twilight Sparkle. I think she can help me."

"Yeah." Scootaloo answered, "We know where Ponyville is. But how do you know Twilight Sparkle? Aren't you from another world like you said?" She asked with some disbelief.

"I am." Enchanted Belle replied, "But a friend of mine named Aurachalcum told me about Twilight Sparkle and how skilled she is at magic."

"Aurachalcum!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders exclaimed.

"Aurachalcum?!" Scootaloo asked, "As in the Aura Pony, Aurachalcum?!"

"Do you know him?" Enchanted Belle asked.

"Yeah we do." Scootaloo answered, "He just became a new citizen of Ponyville not too long ago. He got back from helping Twilight and the others defeat an evil cat wizard called Polstow. He's such an awesome Pegasus! Not as awesome as Rainbow Dash. But still pretty awesome!"

"We met him officially after he decided to live here." Apple Bloom explained, "But then he suddenly went missing. And we haven't seen him in days now."

"Well that's because," Enchanted Belle said to them, "He's been stuck on my world for the past few days along with Flare Blitz. I've named them both by royal squires."

"Flare Blitz?" Apple Bloom asked, "Ah'm not familiar with that name."

"So you don't know him?" Enchanted Belle asked, "I guess I should've guessed since Blitz didn't know what Ponyville was when Aura was telling us about it."

"So Aura's okay?" Scootaloo asked.

"He's fine." Enchanted Belle answered, "He and Flare Blitz were a little down at times. But they're okay."

"That's a relief." Scootaloo commented, "I was afraid that Aura wouldn't be able to keep his promise to me."

"A promise?" Enchanted Belle asked.

"More on that later." Sweetie Belle said, "Anyway, you want to see Twilight Sparkle. Right?"

"Right." Enchanted Belle answered, "Can you tell me how to get to Ponyville so I can find her?"

"You're in Ponyville." Sweetie Belle said, "This is the backyard of Sweet Apple Acres where our clubhouse is."

"This is Ponyville?!" Enchanted Belle asked as she got hyped up, "Do you know where Twilight is?! I need to talk to her!"

"Sure." Sweetie Belle replied as she got ready to go, "Follow us. We'll take you to her."

"Crusaders!" Apple Bloom exclaimed, "Operation: Help This Strange Princess From Another World Find Twilight Sparkle So She Can Stop The Dark Ponies And Maybe Earn Our Cutie Marks In Helping A Other-Worldly Pony is a go!"

"I can't wait to see how that Cutie Mark looks." Scootaloo commented.

And so the Cutie Mark Crusaders began leading Enchanted Belle to Twilight Sparkle's home in Ponyville. As they did, Sweetie Belle walked beside Enchanted Belle as she was mesmerized by her beauty.

"You look really pretty." Sweetie Belle told Enchanted Belle, "I love your mane."

"Thank you." Enchanted Belle thanked, "You're so sweet. You look cute too. I love your mane too."

"I kind of like to look my best like my mom and my sister." Sweetie Belle explained.

"I love looking my best." Enchanted Belle said, "I brush my mane ten times a day."

"Wow." Sweetie Belle said, "No wonder you look so beautiful."

"So tell me Sweetie Belle." Enchanted Belle said, "How long have you been a team with these two."

"Not that long." Sweetie Belle explained, "We became the Cutie Mark Crusaders after these bullies Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon picked on Apple Bloom*. She thought that she was the only one without a Cutie Mark. But as soon as me and Scootaloo stood up for her, the three of us became fast friends. I just felt so bad for Apple Bloom. She looked so alone. I imagined what it would be like in her horseshoes. It wasn't a good thought."

(*Call of the Cutie)

"You felt bad for Apple Bloom because she was alone?" Enchanted Belle asked, "And you and Scootaloo became a team with her? That kind of sounds like me and my friends."

"Huh?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Something similar happened with me, Aurachalcum, and Flare Blitz." Enchanted Belle explained, "The three of us went on a little adventure just a few days ago. And then Blitz suddenly decided to continue it on his own because he didn't want to be on a team because of a past he had involving being on a team. After hearing his story, Aura and I felt really sorry for him and we wanted to be his friends to cheer him up. He declined at first, but soon, he decided that he could give being on a team another try. And we became a team afterwards."

"So this Flare Blitz guy was alone like Apple Bloom?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Really alone." Enchanted Belle answered, "He's had a rough past. I couldn't help but cry after hearing his story."

"Gosh." Sweetie Belle commented, "I guess we have more in common than we thought."

"We sure do Sweetie Belle." Enchanted Belle agreed, "A lot in common."

"Enchanted Belle." Sweetie Belle said, "Do you think that Twilight Sparkle will be able to help with the Dark Ponies? I mean, they are from another world after all. They may be something that Twilight's never faced before."

"It's not just with the Dark Ponies." Enchanted Belle answered, "Something else too."

"What else?" Sweetie Belle asked.

Suddenly, Enchanted Belle's horn began to glow brightly again as Enchanted Belle began to lose control over her magic. The bright light and noises caused the Crusaders to stop and take a look.

"This!" Enchanted Belle said as she tried to regain control, "My horn!"

"What're you doin'?!" Apple Bloom asked, "Yer horn looks like the Apple Family Reunion at night!"

"That doesn't look good." Scootaloo commented.

"Enchanted Belle!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed, "What's wrong with your horn?!"

"My horn!" Enchanted Belle stammered as she tried to regain control, "I can't control it again!"

Suddenly, some magic pixie dust flew from Enchanted Belle's horn and onto the Cutie Mark Crusaders. After Sweetie Belle let out a sneeze, the three fillies began to fly.

"Huh?!" Apple Bloom exclaimed as she began floating off the ground, "What's happening?!"

"We're flying?!" Scootaloo asked with excitement, "Awesome! About time I get off the ground!"

"Enchanted Belle?" Sweetie Belle said, "Did your magic do this?"

"Come on!" Enchanted Belle struggled, "Come on you stupid horn! Work for me! Work!"

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared for a split second and then Enchanted Belle disappeared.

"Hey." Scootaloo said as she saw that Enchanted Belle was gone, "Where'd she go?"

"I think she teleported." Sweetie Belle answered, "Like how Twilight can."

"Why would she need to teleport when she's got this magic dust that makes you fly?" Apple Bloom asked as she flew around the area.

Suddenly, the magic dust surrounding them began to fade away and the three fillies began to feel heavy again. With nothing keeping them in the air, the three fillies fell to the ground.

"Oof!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders exclaimed as they landed on the ground.

"Ow." Scootaloo said as she stood up, "No fair. I wanted to show my aunts that I could finally fly. I'd show my parents too if they weren't away so much."

"Forget about flying." Sweetie Belle said, "What about Enchanted Belle? What about those things she said? About the Dark Ponies and what they can do and what they want?"

"There's no need to worry." Apple Bloom assured, "Wherever Enchanted Belle got teleported off to, I'm sure she'll be back before the Dark Ponies come to do damage. Besides, Ah'm sure Twilight and the others can handle them. They took on Polstow after all. How can a couple of ponies of darkness be any harder?"

Nearby from where the Cutie Mark Crusaders were, the two Dark Ponies, Ebony Moon and Dark Pulse, were approaching the area where the Cutie Mark Crusaders were. They smirked at each other as they had a plan ready to execute.

Canterlot…

Princess Celestia, the Princess of the Sun and ruler of Equestria, was inside of Canterlot Castle dealing with her extremely long and extremely busy schedule. The next thing she had to do was make a public appearance at a fundraiser at a retirement home. After making her appearance, the Princess was making her return to the castle.

"Today has been busy like always." Princess Celestia said to herself as she rode the carriage to the castle, "But regardless, it's been nice to see all my faithful subjects and the smiles they all have. And thankfully, nothing bad has happened today which makes this day nearly perfect."

"Oh my gosh!" one of the ponies of Canterlot exclaimed, "Intruder! Intruder!"

"Huh?" Princess Celestia said as she overheard the cry, "Halt the carriage!" She ordered as the ponies pulling the carriage did as she said.

She then looked at where the cry came from and she found a pony living in one of the homes of Canterlot coming out on the balcony looking rather frightened.

"You thief!" The mare scolded at the pony inside, "Where did you come from?! What do you plan to steal?!"

"It'd better not be our son's heart!" The stallion added as he protected his wife, "Because that's already taken by somepony else!"

Princess Celestia knew something was wrong and quickly decided to take action.

"Guards!" Princess Celestia ordered the guards, "Go inside and capture the thief!"

"Yes Princess!" The guards replied as they hurried inside of the home.

They got to where the thief was supposed to be. And when they did, they found a Unicorn mare inside of the home that looked like she didn't belong in there. What they didn't know was that they were in the presence of Princess Enchanted Belle.

"Thief!" One of the guards exclaimed, "Stay where you are! Don't move a muscle!"

"Wait!" Enchanted Belle pleaded, "This is all a big misunderstanding! I didn't mean to come here! I got teleported here by accident! My horn was acting all funny and –"

"Likely story." Another guard interrupted, "Try telling that to Princess Celestia. Because we're taking you to her!"

"Seize that thief immediately!" The mare ordered.

The guards then started approaching Enchanted Belle and prepared to capture her. Belle took some steps back as she got worried about what was happening.

"Wait!" Belle said, "Please try to understand! I didn't –"

Suddenly, Belle's horn began to glow again, and she felt that she was losing control all over again.

"My horn!" Belle said as she struggled, "Not again!"

"Stand back!" One of the guards ordered to the others, "She's preparing a spell!"

"My horn won't respond!" Belle said as she tried to regain control, "Come on! Work with me horn!"

A flash of light then flashed for a second and she disappeared. The guards and the ponies that lived in that home were confused and wondered where she went.

"Where'd she go?" The stallion asked.

Meanwhile, with Princess Celestia, Princess Celestia heard the poof of the teleport spell and saw the flash of light along with it. She knew that a Unicorn had teleported out of the home before the guards could capture her.

"By Jove!" A stallion from nearby exclaimed.

Princess Celestia turned to where the voice came from as she saw that it was a chimney sweeper looking inside of a chimney in one of the other homes.

"No wonder this family's been having chimney problems." The stallion said, "There's a pretty mare stuck inside." He then peeked inside and said, "Don't you worry now ma'am. Good ol' Chimney Sweeper's going to get you out soon! Then maybe we can celebrate with some donuts!"

"A chimney?!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed from inside the chimney, "Of all places I could accidently be teleported to, I'm teleported to a chimney?!"

Inside of the chimney, Enchanted Belle was stuck inside and was covered in black dust. The dust got on her coat, her mane, and her tail. The limited space inside of the chimney even started to mess up Belle's mane and started to make it look like a style after a pony wakes up in the morning.

"Oh boy." Chimney Sweeper said, "This ain' no ordinary mare. It's a damsel in distress. I'd better get her out of there fast."

But right before he could get to work, Belle's horn activated on its own again and Belle had teleported somewhere else.

"Eh?" Chimney Pipe said as he overheard the sound, "What happened?" He asked as he looked inside, "Hey! She's gone!"

"Oh my goodness!" A citizen exclaimed as she pointed at the sky, "Look! At one of the flags on the castle!"

Princess Celestia, as well as some of the citizens of Canterlot, looked up at one of the roofs of Canterlot Castle and saw Princess Enchanted Belle covered in black chimney dust and hanging on one of the flags on one of the tops of the castle. She held on tightly with her teeth and sweated a bit from how high she was.

"Oh my!" A stallion exclaimed, "Somepony should do something about this!"

"How did she even get that far by teleporting?" A mare asked, "No Unicorn can possibly go that far."

From where Belle was, Belle was holding on to the flag as hard as she can with her teeth. She felt that her horn was unresponsive again and couldn't teleport or use the pixie dust to make her fly.

"Don't panic!" Enchanted Belle shouted through her teeth, "Everything's under control! I don't think it'll ha –"

Before she could finish her sentence, her horn activated again, and she teleported somewhere else.

"She's gone!" A mare exclaimed, "Just what the hay is going on with her!?"

Then, Enchanted Belle kept teleporting from the street, to the top of a building, to inside a house. Unable to regain control of her horn. The ponies in Canterlot were confused and a bit concerned about why this was happening. Finally, Enchanted Belle was teleported high in the sky and began to fall. Leaving Princess Celestia and all the other citizens frightened.

"Oh boy!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as she fell from the sky, "Horn! If there was ever a good time to work with me, it's now! Come on!" She said as she tried to get it to work, "Work! Work! Work!"

"Princess!" A guard exclaimed, "What'll we do?!"

Without saying a word, Princess Celestia flew up to the sky and hurried to Enchanted Belle in hopes that she may save her in time. She flew as fast as she could to try and catch her with her magic. Meanwhile with Belle, the falling Unicorn continued trying to get her horn to work so she could save herself. It took many attempts, but finally…

"Yes!" Enchanted Belle cheered as her horn began to glow, "Finally!"

"Don't worry young filly!" Princess Celestia said as she hurried to Belle, "I'm coming!"

Right before Celestia could use her magic to save Belle, Enchanted Belle covered herself in pixie dust and began to fly.

"Woohoo!" Enchanted Belle cheered as she flew past Princess Celestia.

"W-what?!" Princess Celestia exclaimed as she saw Belle fly.

"Woooo!" Belle cheered as she flew, "My horn is working again!"

"She's flying?!" A citizen of Canterlot exclaimed.

"A flying Unicorn?!" A construction worker said, "I sure hope there wasn't anything in that cider that's making me crazy."

"A flying Unicorn?" Princess Celestia said to herself, "How interesting." She said as she smiled.

After doing exciting tricks and movements, Enchanted Belle finally landed on the ground on all four hooves.

"See?" Belle asked the citizens, "I told you not to panic."

"How amazing." Princess Celestia complimented as she flew to the ground, "Simply amazing."

"Huh?" Belle said as she saw Celestia land on the ground.

"That was a very interesting magic spell." Princess Celestia said to Belle, "How in Equestria did you do that?"

"Well," Princess Enchanted Belle began as she got closer to Celestia, "I –"

"Stand back!" A guard exclaimed as he got in between Belle and Celestia, "Keep your distance from her!"

"Hey!" Belle exclaimed, "That's really unfriendly! I'm not a thief! I got to that house on accident!"

"Guard." Celestia said, "Please stand down. I believe she's telling the truth."

"It's not that I'm worried about." The guard explained, "It's the mare's filth that I'm worried about."

"Filth?!" Belle angrily exclaimed, "Listen here pal! I may sometimes like to play dirty! But I never get dirty! A mare like myself has to look beautiful when she goes on fun adventures!"

"You're not really showing all that." The guard replied, "Just look at yourself."

Enchanted Belle then went up to some glass at a flower shop close by and got a good look at herself. But what she saw was a sight she absolutely hated to see.

"AHHHHH!" Enchanted Belle screamed in horror.

What she saw in her reflection was her coat, mane, and tail covered in black dust from the chimney and her mane and tail messed up like she had gotten up in the morning. All the brushing she did with them seemed to have been washed away from being stuck.

"My mane!" Enchanted Belle screamed, "My tail! My coat! My beauty!" Tears began to form under her eyes as she continued with, "All the things that make me beautiful! I brushed my mane ten times today! And now all that hard work has gone to waste! My beauty is ruined!" She exclaimed as she began to cry a river, "Waaahhhh!"

"Erk!" The guard yelped as he started to feel guilty, "Do you think I might've overdone it Princess?" He asked Princess Celestia.

"Perhaps a bit." Princess Celestia answered.

Putting a smile on her face, Princess Celestia approached the crying Enchanted Belle to cheer her up.

"Now, now." Princess Celestia said to Belle, "Don't feel sad."

"But look at me!" Enchanted Belle said as she continued crying, "My beauty is blocked by this awful dust! Waaahhhhh!"

"That's why I'm going to take you to Canterlot Castle to clean you up and restore your beauty." Princess Celestia said with a cheery voice.

Belle's crying quickly stopped as her eyes widened with fascination.

"Really?!" Enchanted Belle asked with a big smile.

"Just get on the carriage with me and we shall be on our way." Celestia told her as she walked to the carriage.

"Yay!" Enchanted Belle cheered as she followed Celestia, "Restored Beauty, here I come!"

"Guards." Princess Celestia told her guards, "From now on, this mare is our guest and shall be treated as such. Understood?"

"Yes, Your Highness!" The guards answered.

"Then shall we continue to the castle?"

And so the carriage was pulled and Princess Celestia and Enchanted Belle were taken to Canterlot Castle. When they arrived, Celestia ordered the servants to take Enchanted Belle to the spa and fix her beauty. Belle was taken to a steam room first, and then got a mud facial, a massage, seaweed wrap, and hoof bath services. Princess Enchanted Belle wasn't quite familiar with this kind of treatment as something like this doesn't exist on her world. But regardless, she loved every moment of it. All the dust from the chimney was cleaned off and her mane and tail were well brushed and not a single hair on them was out of place. By the end, Enchanted Belle felt like a new mare. Once the special treatment was done, the guards escorted her to see Princess Celestia in the throne room.

"Woo!" Enchanted Belle cheered as she walked up to Celestia in the throne room, "That was quite a treatment. I'm still not really sure what a spa is or how mud can make a pony look and feel so much like a new mare. But I don't care. It really brings out my glow."

"I'm really happy you enjoyed that spa treatment." Princess Celestia said, "And you look as good as new."

"And beautiful?" Belle asked as she swung her mane.

"Yes." Celestia replied with a nod, "And beautiful."

"So what's your name?" Enchanted Belle asked nicely.

"What?!" One of the guards exclaimed, "You don't know her!? How can you not know the kind ruler of Equestria herself?! Princess Celestia! The Princess of the Sun!"

"Wait." Enchanted Belle said as she looked at Celestia with a surprised look, "You're Princess Celestia?!"

"Yes, I am." Princess Celestia answered with a nod, "And it's very nice to meet you."

"Wow!" Belle exclaimed, "I can't believe I'm actually talking to you right now! My friend told me you look beautiful! But that mane is just… heavenly! How do you get your mane to look like that?! I want my mane to look like that!"

"It's a bit complicated." Princess Celestia answered.

"It was really nice of you to help clean me up like that." Enchanted Belle told Celestia, "But why'd you do that?"

"Because I wanted to talk to you about your magic." Princess Celestia answered, "What is your name young mare?"

"My name is Princess Enchanted Belle." Belle answered with a big smile, "Princess of the Magic Kingdom."

"You're a Princess?" Princess Celestia asked, "But where are your wings?"

"My wings?" Belle asked, "I don't have wings. I'm not a Fairy Alicorn."

"Fairy Alicorn?" Celestia asked.

"Right." Enchanted Belle said, "You don't know. Well, you see, I'm not from this world. I'm from another world."

Enchanted Belle then told Princess Celestia about her world known as Coltnelia. How it's warmed in a bright light and how the light comes from the crystals. How the land is ruled by many Queens who also act as guardians of the different crystals. The guards that were there found the story ridiculous. However, Princess Celestia couldn't help but feel like she was telling the truth.

"I see." Princess Celestia said as the story was finished, "So you come from another land in another world. Tell me. How is it you got here?"

"Wait." Enchanted Belle replied, "You mean you believe me? Why do you believe my story so easily?"

"Well," Celestia replied, "There is one reason. But that reason isn't important. A bigger reason why is that spell you casted. The one that made you fly. I have never seen a Unicorn accomplish such a spell before. Nor have I heard of a spell that can make Unicorns fly. Because of that, I feel like you're telling the truth."

"Spell?" Belle asked with confusion, "Oh! That wasn't a spell."

"It wasn't?" Celestia asked, "But then how did you fly like that?"

"It was thanks to the pixie dust I have." Enchanted Belle answered, "You see, for some reason, I can cast Fairy Magic even though I'm not a Fairy Alicorn. That includes being able to use pixie dust to make wingless ponies fly."

"How extraordinary." Princess Celestia commented, "The magic on your world just sounds very fascinating to me. I have a feeling you'll need to talk to my student, Twilight Sparkle. She would be most interested in your magic. After all, she studies all there is about magic."

"Twilight Sparkle is your student?" Enchanted Belle asked.

"You know her?" Celestia asked, "But didn't you say that you're from another world?"

"Yeah." Belle answered, "But recently, ponies from this world got sucked in a portal and got sent to my world. One of them lives in Ponyville. His name is Aurachalcum."

"Aurachalcum?" Celestia asked, "He's on your world? Who's the other pony?"

"Flare Blitz. A stallion from Manehattan." Belle answered, "But I'll tell you more about them later. Right now, I need to ask you if you can take me to see Twilight. I really need her help."

"What's wrong?" Princess Celestia asked.

"Two things." Belle explained, "One, my horn is acting really weird. Recently, the Magic Crystal was removed from the altar at my kingdom and my horn hasn't been acting right since. Sometimes, like right now, I've got complete control over it. But then sometimes, it just does whatever it wants. I thought that since Twilight is an expert at magic, she might be able to help. And two, I need her to help me stop the Dark Ponies."

"Dark Ponies?" Princess Celestia asked, "Who are they?"

"They're evil ponies whose hearts are filled with darkness and no light." Princess Enchanted Belle answered, "They want to steal other ponies light to become light ponies again. And two Dark Ponies got transported here with me. And I need to capture them before they do any damage trying to find me."

"I see." Princess Celestia replied, "Well then. Allow me to help you in your search. When was the last time you saw them?"

"I haven't seen them since I got to this world." Enchanted Belle answered, "They can be anywhere in Equestria. Especially since they know a level two Teleport spell called Teleporta."

"Now I believe her when she says she's from another world." A guard commented, "Because that spell sounds ridiculous."

"All I know is they're extremely dangerous." Enchanted Belle continued, "And because the ponies of this world have never seen Dark Ponies before, that gives them an advantage."

"I'll send some guards out to search for them." Princess Celestia told Belle, "What do they look like?"

"They wear dark cloaks and have an evil magic flowing through them." Enchanted Belle explained, "And they can cast magic with their hooves."

"I'll give the report to my guards immediately." Princess Celestia told Belle, "And afterwards, I'll take you to the Friendship Express to take you to Ponyville. There, you can explain the situation to Twilight and she'll be more than happy to help."

"Thanks, Princess Celestia." Princess Enchanted Belle thanked, "You're not just a beautiful Princess, you're a helpful one too."

Before either pony can say anything else, a letter tied by a knot suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Huh?" Belle said as she saw the note appeared, "Where'd that come from?"

"It must be from Twilight." Princess Celestia suggested as she used her magic to grab the letter, "She must've learned something new about friendship." She then opened the letter and said, "Let's see…"

She read it through quickly as she remembered that there was an important mission at hoof. And when she was done, she didn't like what she read.

"Oh no." Princess Celestia said with worry.

"What is it?" Enchanted Belle asked, "What does it say?"

"We may not need that search after all." Princess Celestia answered as she got serious, "Because I just got a letter from Twilight saying that two mysterious ponies in dark cloaks have appeared in Ponyville. And their attacking ponies there."

"Dark cloaks?!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed, "They have to be the Dark Ponies! I have to get there now! Princess Celestia. Can you take me somewhere where I can get a good look at Ponyville? I'll be able to teleport there if I see it."

"Yes." Princess Celestia answered with a nod, "Follow me. I shall take you to a balcony where you can get a good view." She finished as she began walking.

Enchanted Belle followed Princess Celestia to the higher part of Canterlot Castle. Eventually, they reached a balcony where Ponyville can be seen through a telescope. They hurried fast as they knew what could be happening.

"Look through this telescope and you'll find Ponyville." Princess Celestia told Belle.

After giving a single nod, Enchanted Belle looked through the telescope to see Ponyville from far away across the land of Equestria. From how far it was, it would take a train ride to get there fast. But because Ponyville was in danger, she knew she had to get there faster than a train ride.

"Okay." Enchanted Belle said as her horn began to glow, "Now that I know where it is, I can teleport there! Ponyville, here I come!"

But right before she could teleport, her horn stopped working again. Much to Belle's surprise on its timing.

"Oh no." Belle said with worry, "No! No! No! Not again! Not now!" She said as she struggled to get it to work.

"What's the matter?" Princess Celestia asked, "Is something wrong with your horn?"

"It stopped working." Enchanted Belle answered as she continued trying, "My horn is starting to do what it wants again." She continued as she got tired from trying, "Now I can't teleport."

"Don't worry." Princess Celestia told her with a smile, "There's another fast way. Come with me."

"Okay." Enchanted Belle replied as they began walking again, "But before I go, there's something I need to bring with me."

Later…

After a little detour, Princess Celestia gave special permission to Enchanted Belle to ride in a flying carriage to Ponyville as a way to get there fast enough. The carriage was being pulled by two Pegasus guards. Enchanted Belle also had a saddle bag with her with something inside it. Something Belle was excited to use on the Dark Ponies.

"I sure hope I'm not too late." Enchanted Belle hoped, "I also hope that if Uncle Flame Wheel is there, he'll be fine."

Belle was worried about the damage the Dark Ponies would do and even more worried about Flame Wheel the Bearded. But she tried to stay optimistic and believe that things will go fine.

"Always smile!" Enchanted Belle said with a smile, "If there was a perfect time to smile, it's now!"

And then the Pegasus guards pulled the carriage faster to try and get there before any damage can be done.

Ponyville…

The Aura Master, who is also Aurachalcum's mentor, Lurio and the wizard, who is also Flare Blitz's mentor, Flame Wheel the Bearded returned from the Everfree Forest after doing another search for their students, Aurachalcum and Flare Blitz. But they came to no avail.

"Still no sign of them." Lurio said to Flame Wheel, "They've been missing for days now. I'm worried that something awful must've happened to them. They did go inside the Everfree Forest after all."

"Thinking a little too negatively, are we?" Flame Wheel asked Lurio.

"Huh?"

"I don't think that's how we go about our problems. No?" Flame Wheel asked with a smile, "Perhaps maybe if you just give a wee smile, your little pupil will pop up. Or not. But it'd still make things look so much better when you smile."

Lurio and Flame Wheel met shortly after Aura and Blitz went missing. And ever since then, they learned about who they came with and decided to find their students together. They've gotten to know each other but have still yet to have a good conversation due to them missing their students.

"A smile?" Lurio asked with confusion, "How will smiling make me find my student? I like to smile but that sounds preposterous!"

"You sure, mate?" Flame Wheel asked, "How do you know that for sure if you don't try it?"

"I'd like to smile right now. But I'm just too worried about Aurachalcum to smile about anything. Yes, I may have gotten a chuckle from the Cutie Mark Crusader's talent from the Talent Show, but other than that… Where did you even get an idea like that anyway?"

"From my niece." Flame Wheel answered

"Your niece?" Lurio asked, "I didn't know you had a –"

Suddenly, Lurio began sensing two auras that he wasn't familiar with. The auras he was feeling felt almost like Polstow's aura. Incredibly evil and only filled with darkness.

"What?!" Lurio said as he felt the two auras.

"What's wrong mate?" Flame Wheel asked.

"I'm feeling two different auras in Ponyville!" Lurio answered, "And they both feel terrifying! I can feel in their auras that they only have darkness and no light! I've never felt anything like this other than Polstow's aura!"

"Only darkness? And no light?" Flame Wheel asked, "That can only lead to disaster mate. Perhaps we should go and see if we can go do something about it before they hurt a flower shop or something."

"Precisely!" Lurio replied as he and Flame Wheel began running, "Let's hurry before they hurt somepony!"

"Or the flowers." Flame Wheel added, "The flowers there are quite gorgeous to… borrow."

They hurried to where Lurio was sensing the auras. When they arrived, ponies were screaming and running from who had arrived in town. Lurio stopped for a moment to ask one of the ponies what was happening.

"Bon Bon!" Lurio said as he stopped Bon Bon from running, "What's going on?! What ails Ponyville?!"

"Two Ponies!" Bon Bon answered, "And they're wearing these dark cloaks and are casting magic with their hooves!"

The explanation caught Flame Wheel's ears and started to worry about who these ponies were.

"Lass." Flame Wheel said to Bon Bon, "These dark cloaked ponies. Do they have a strange magic flowing through them?"

"Yes." Bon Bon answered.

"And did a dark magical aura glow on their hooves?!" Flame Wheel asked/

"Yes, yes!" Bon Bon answered, "Their magical aura was as dark as night!"

"And did they snicker so evilly that the snicker haunts you at night and forces you to wake up every three minutes and check inside your wardrobe to make sure they're not disguising themselves as cloaks you own to try and get you?!"

"I don't own a dark cloak or any cloak of any kind." Bon Bon replied, "But if I did, then yes!"

"I knew it!" Flame Wheel said as he got serious, "Dark Ponies!"

"Who?" Lurio asked as Bon Bon continued running.

"We have to hurry!" Flame Wheel said to Lurio, "We can't let those fiends run loose!"

And so Lurio and Flame Wheel continued down to where Lurio sensed their aura. It wasn't that far from where they stopped. And soon, they saw the two Dark Ponies walking through Ponyville and causing damage with their dark magic. The ponies were frightened by them and some of them ran away while others were too frightened to move.

"There they are!" Flame Wheel said as he and Lurio rushed to them, "The Dark Ponies!"

"Dark Ponies?!" Lurio asked, "What are they?!"

"Ponies with only darkness in their hearts and no light!" Flame Wheel explained, "They can cast evil magic with just their hooves! And they're extremely dangerous!"

They ran as fast as they could to reach the Dark Ponies. And once they were close enough…

"Stop where you are!" Flame Wheel demanded as he and Lurio stopped right behind them, "Or face against one of the Seven Apprentices!"

"You monsters!" Lurio shouted as well, "I may not know who or what you are! But I know you're attacking the home of these good ponies! Cease this now!"

"One of those voices sounds familiar." Ebony Moon said, "That obnoxious voice can only belong to one pony."

"A pony that claims to be powerful and honorable." Dark Pulse added, "Can it be him?"

The two Dark Ponies turned to Flame Wheel and Lurio and smirked evilly at who they saw.

"Heh, heh." Dark Pulse chuckled evilly, "Well, well. If it isn't Flame Weak the Bearded."

"Long time no see old pony." Ebony Moon added, "I see your beard has gotten bigger since we last saw you."

"After all these years," Dark Pulse said, "We thought we'd never see you again."

"The feeling's mutual." Flame Wheel replied, "You're the one thing I didn't miss from Coltnelia."

"What're you two doing in Ponyville causing mayhem?!" Lurio demanded to know.

"Looking for the Princess of course." Ebony Moon answered, "And you two are going to tell us where she is!

"Where is Princess Enchanted Belle?!" Dark Pulse demanded.

Suddenly, Flame Wheel felt time stop for a moment. It happened the second he heard that name. The name of a special pony in his life. The pony he has considered his niece.

"Enchanted Belle?" Flame Wheel said as his eyes widened, "Princess Enchanted Belle? She's here?!"

"Don't pretend to be stupid, not that you don't need to pretend." Ebony Moon replied, "Of course she's here! It's very clear that if you're here, then you must be hiding her somewhere!"

"We know how close you are to her." Dark Pulse added, "We know you would protect her! Now tell us where she is!"

"Enchanted Belle?" Lurio asked, "Who is that? And it's not Princess Celestia you're after?"

"I don't know where she is." Flame Wheel answered to the Dark Ponies, "I thought she was in Coltnelia like she's been all these years. You mean she's here in Equestria now?!"

"Equestria?" Ebony Moon asked, "What is Equestria?"

"Quit stalling!" Dark Pulse told him, "We know you know where she is in this town! Where is she?! Our mother is wanting her now! Don't make us have to hurt you!"

"I don't know where she is!" Flame Wheel answered, "I swear!"

"Then we'll just have to find her ourselves while you two," Dark Pulse said as he looked over at two Unicorns nearby, "Play with a few friends."

He then shot a dark magic beam at the two Unicorns, one of them being Lyra Heartstrings.

"Daahhhh!" Lyra and the other Unicorn screamed as a dark magic covered their horns.

When they opened their eyes again, their eyes were glowing green and they were giving evil smiles and smirks as they slowly approached Flame Wheel and Lurio. Their horns glowed in a dark magical aura.

"Good ladies?" Lurio said as he saw them coming closer, "What's wrong?"

"Are you afraid," The controlled Lyra said with a sneer, "To face a normal citizen?! Hehehe!"

"You!" Flame Wheel said to the Dark Ponies, "What'd you do to them?!"

"Those two were shivering in fear." Dark Pulse explained, "Because of that, I was able to speak to the darkness inside their hearts and put them in a… shall we call a sleep."

"Now they obey us and will keep you and your nicely dressed friend there busy." Ebony Moon added, "We can't have somepony like you get in our way! We have to find the Princess now!"

"Play nice with these two now." Dark Pulse said as he and Ebony Moon started walking away, "They are just normal citizens after all."

"Stop!" Flame Wheel ordered as he began running, "Don't you run away!"

"Not so fast!" The other Unicorn said as she stopped Flame Wheel in his tracks, "Not until you play with us first!"

"And we're," Lyra said as her horn glowed in a dark magical aura, "Going to have a blast!"

She then fired a large magical beam at the two mentors. They were able to jump out of the way in time. But they were stunned at how powerful her magic was.

"Her magic." Lurio said, "I can't believe it. And her aura too." He continued as he felt her aura, "They don't feel like how they were before this."

"It's because she was scared to death about the Dark Ponies." Flame Wheel explained, "That made her darkness greater. The greater the darkness, the greater the dark magic."

"It doesn't look like these two are going to let us leave." Lurio stated, "We have to get to those Dark Ponies before they hurt somepony!"

"And we have to hurry!" Flame Wheel replied, "I need to get some answers!"

And so the battle between the two mentors and the two controlled ponies began. However, Lurio and Flame Wheel were at a disadvantage since the two controlled ponies are innocent ponies and found it nearly impossible to hurt them. The same cannot be said for the controlled ponies.

With the Dark Ponies…

"You there!" Dark Pulse shouted at a pony as he pulled him in with his magic, "Where is the Princess Enchanted Belle?!"

"I don't know who you're talking about!" The pony answered as he shivered in fear, "Who is that?! What are you guys?!"

"I'll ask you one more time!" Dark Pulse said to the innocent pony, "Where is the Princess?! Where did Flame Wheel hide her?!"

"I swear!" The pony answered in desperation, "I don't know!"

"Then join the three fillies who were unlucky enough to encounter us!" Dark Pulse told him as he cast a dark spell on him.

"No!" The pony shrieked as he got shrunk and put in a little sphere.

"Until you talk," Dark Pulse said as he looked at the trapped pony, "You're not going anywhere. Enjoy your little itty-bitty little space!"

He then put the sphere in a pocket in his cloak.

"Hey!" Ebony Moon shouted at her comrade as she ran up to him, "Did you find out where she is?"

"No." Dark Pulse answered, "Everypony I've talked to gave the same answer. This one pony annoyed me so much I decided to trap him in a sphere just to make it funny."

"You idiot!" Ebony Moon scolded, "Don't waste your magic on that spell! We already used some of our magic on those idiot fillies and those Unicorns to hold off Flame Wheel! If we keep using our magic like that we're going to get worn out easier! So be careful!"

"Fine. Gosh." Dark Pulse said as he rolled his eyes, "What's the big deal? We'll still have strong enough magic to take care of the Princess. After all, it'll be two strong magics against one."

"Haven't you seen what happened when her magic went out of control?!" Dark Ebony asked, "If that happens again, we'll most likely be done for. Even if it is unintentionally. We need to capture her before that happens!"

"Then let's stop talking and start hunting." Dark Pulse said as he continued walking, "Princess ain't going to capture herself!"

"Hey!" A voice exclaimed from nearby.

The Dark Ponies looked to where the voice was coming from and saw the Unicorn, Twilight Sparkle, standing there with an angry look on her face. Behind her were her friends, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie.

"Who are those six eyesores?" Dark Pulse asked.

"Eyesores?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "You're totally going to regret calling us that!"

"If this is your idea of a prank," Pinkie Pie shouted, "It's not funny! And I know funny! I'm the Party Pony!"

"Ya'll have caused enough trouble!" Applejack shouted, "Why don' ya'll leave now before ah need to use my lasso on ya'll!"

"Hahahaha!" Ebony Moon laughed out loud, "How hilarious! These ponies think they can stand against us?! There may be six of you, but not even a hundred ponies can stand against the dark magic we possess."

"Well you don't have the speed that I have!" Rainbow Dash mocked, "If you keep hurting Ponyville, then I'll have to show you how fast I can go!"

"Why are you attacking Ponyville?" Twilight Sparkle asked, "What is it you want?"

"And why must you attack in such plain looking cloaks." Rarity asked.

"We want Princess Enchanted Belle!" Ebony Moon answered with a toothy grin, "And we want her now!"

"Princess who?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Don't pretend you don't know!" Dark Pulse replied, "Princess Enchanted Belle! Princess of the Magic Kingdom! Everypony in Coltnelia knows who she is!"

"Coltnelia?" Applejack asked in confusion, "What the hay are you talking about?"

"Coltnelia?" Twilight asked as she remembered what she learned not too long ago, "You mean you two are from another world like Flame Wheel?"

"Another world?" Dark Pulse asked as he got confused, "What're you talking about?"

"Listen to me." Twilight began as she got closer, "This isn't Coltnelia. This is Equestria. You must've somehow got transported here. Now I don't know any Enchanted Belle. But she's definitely not here. She must be back on your world somewhere."

"A whole other world?" Ebony Moon said with disbelief, "What do you think I am? A filly?! I wasn't born yesterday!"

"That's right!" Dark Pulse added, "Flame Weak the Bearded is in this town! And that must mean he's keeping her safe here! And you six are making up the whole other world story to throw us off! Well it's not going to work!"

"You know Flame Wheel?" Twilight asked.

Seeing as Twilight also knows who he is, the Dark Ponies smirked as it seemed like a giveaway to them that the six ponies do know where she is.

"As you do too." Ebony Moon replied, "And you just gave yourself away! If you know Flame Wheel, then Enchanted Belle must be here!"

"But she isn't!" Pinkie Pie denied, "And we don't know who she is! Because I don't know her and I know everypony that comes to Ponyville! I make sure to know their names and everything else to be the bestest friend anypony can have!"

"Looks like we'll have to force the answer from you!" Ebony Moon challenged.

"Guess it's lasso time!" Applejack said as she got her rope out, "You two are gonna get it like cow tippers tipping the wrong farm!"

She then threw her rope to try and grab the Dark Ponies. However, right before the rope could reach them, Dark Pulse used his horn to grab the rope and lasso Applejack by the hooves instead.

"Woah!" Applejack exclaimed as she got caught by the rope.

Dark Pulse then turned Applejack upside down and kept her that way.

"Hey now!" Applejack shouted at Dark Pulse, "this ain' funny now! Cut it out!

"Hey!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she flew really fast toward the Dark Ponies, "Leave her alone! Nopony messes with my friends like that!"

"Rainbow Dash! Wait!" Twilight shouted, "Something's wrong!"

"Hehehe." Ebony Moon chuckled evilly as her hoof glowed in dark magic, "Take this!"

"What the?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

The beam caught Rainbow Dash and suddenly, Rainbow's wings were frozen in ice and thus caused her to fall to the ground due to gravity.

"Oof!" Rainbow Dash yelped as she hit the ground.

"Blizzara." Ebony Moon said as her hoof continued glowing, "Always helps against Pegasi."

"My… my wings." Rainbow Dash said as she looked at her frozen wings, "Their frozen!"

"My heavens!" Rarity exclaimed, "Where'd that ice come from?!"

"That pony." Twilight said as she looked at Ebony Moon, "She casted magic… with her hoof?!"

"What a twist!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she spun her head a couple of times.

"She's not the only one." Dark Pulse said as he raised his hoof, "Allow me to demonstrate." A dark magic then flowed around his hoof as he chanted, "Dark Thundara!"

Suddenly, lightning bolts came crashing down near the Mane Six and caused them to jump in order to avoid getting shocked.

"Oh my." Fluttershy yelped in fear, "I don't like these ponies. Can somepony please make them go away?"

"Am I seeing things?" Applejack asked as she was still stuck upside down, "Or are they casting magic with their horns AND their hooves?"

"This can't be possible." Twilight Sparkle said as she began to sweat, "Magic is only performed with horns! No other pony besides a Unicorn should be able to perform magic like that!"

"Maybe ordinary ponies can't." Dark Pulse said with an evil smirk, "But we can. We may hate this darkness we're stuck in. But it at least has its ups."

"Who are you guys anyway?" Rainbow Dash asked as she got up, "What kind of ponies are you?"

"Ponies stuck in a darkness that we don't belong in!" Ebony Moon answered, "We thrive to become part of light again by stealing yours! And Princess Enchanted Belle is our key! We are… the Dark Ponies! I'm the Dark Witch, Ebony Moon!"

"And I'm the Warlock, Dark Pulse!" Dark Pulse continued off, "And once our mother, the Great Witch, is freed from her prison, we shall achieve our goal! Hahahahaha!" He laughed evilly at the end.

"This is bad." Twilight Sparkle said, "Their magic seems totally different from ours. They are from another world after all. What're we going to do?"

With Enchanted Belle…

Enchanted Belle was still riding on the carriage to Ponyville trying to get her magic to work. But alas, she wasn't able to get it to work.

"Come on!" Enchanted Belle shouted at her horn, "Please work again! I need you to work!"

She struggled and pushed herself to get it to work. But it still remained powerless. It was then Belle began to worry about what would happen when she gets there. How would she deal with the Dark Ponies when she gets there?

"Oh no." Enchanted Belle said with worry, "We may be getting there soon and my horn still isn't working. Why won't it work?!"

"We're almost there miss." One of the guards told her.

"But it sure doesn't look good down there." The other one said, "Looks like chaos down there."

"We can't be almost there!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed, "Not when my horn still isn't working!" She then tried to get it to work again as she said, "Come on! Come on! Work!"

And at long last, after many attempts, her horn began to glow again. She felt her magic return and is able to control it unlike the other times when she couldn't.

"Alright!" Enchanted Belle cheered, "It's working!" She then told the two guards pulling the carriage, "Thanks for the ride boys. But I can take it from here."

She then teleported away from the scene and left the carriage without a rider.

Back in Ponyville…

The ponies of the town were all frighten with the sight of the Dark Ponies and their evil magic. With the Mane 6, Twilight and Rarity were the only one they had to deal with. Rainbow Dash still had her wings frozen, Applejack was still lassoed, Fluttershy went to hide somewhere nearby, and Pinkie Pie was stuck in her Party Cannon.

"Wow." Pinkie Pie said, "These ponies are hard. Even Fluttershy was scared of them."

"That's surprising why?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I guess all that's left are the two Unicorns whose magic is feeble against ours." Ebony Moon said with mockery.

"You two can just give up and save the humiliation." Dark Pulse told them, "After all, three of your friends couldn't stop us while the other one ran off to hide like a coward."

"We're not giving up!" Twilight Sparkle responded, "We're not going to let you get away with attacking Ponyville like this!"

"I don't really do fighting." Rarity commented before she got her hooves up to fight, "But nopony attacks Ponyville and gets off scot-free!"

"This wouldn't have happened if you just cooperated and tell us where Princess Enchanted Belle is." Ebony Moon stated.

"But we don't know who she is and she's probably not on this world!" Twilight told them.

"Guess there's no other way to go about it then." Dark Pulse said as he prepared a spell with his hoof, "Then you two are next! Dark Firaga!"

"Rarity!" Twilight exclaimed as she was preparing a shield spell.

"Oh no you don't!" Ebony Moon shouted, "Hold!"

She then casted the spell on Twilight with her horn.

"Augh!" Twilight exclaimed in pain as she felt something in her horn.

Suddenly, she couldn't cast magic and felt like her horn was shut off completely.

"My horn!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Twilight!" Rarity shouted as she pushed Twilight away, "Watch out!"

Thankfully they both fell to the ground and were able to avoid the Dark Firaga spell. But Twilight couldn't ignore what was happening to her horn.

"That was close." Rarity said, "Are you okay darling?"

"I'm fine." Twilight answered, "But my horn isn't working." She said as she tried to get it to work, "Why can't I cast magic?"

"I casted Hold on you." Ebony Moon explained, "It prevents you from using magic for a short time. Which is enough time to punish you for keeping the Princess from us!" She continued as she prepared another dark spell, "Dark Firaga!"

"Twilight! Rarity!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

"Get out of there!" Applejack exclaimed.

"Oh no! Guys!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

Twilight and Rarity cowered at the spell coming to them. But right before it could hit…

"Blizzara!" A voice chanted.

The Blizzara spell then came crashing down and canceled the Dark Firaga spell in the nick of time.

"Huh?" Twilight said as she saw what happened, "What happened?"

"Where did that spell come from?" Rarity asked.

"Who?!" Ebony Moon exclaimed, "Who did that?! Who dares stop my magic in its tracks?!"

"There you two are!" The voice exclaimed, "I thought you got lost or something!"

The ponies followed where the voice was coming from and when they did, they couldn't believe what they saw.

"Am ah seein' things?" Applejack asked, "Or is that a Unicorn flying?"

"A flying Unicorn?" Pinkie Pie asked as she watched what was happening, "Hang on one second." She then shook her mane to get a glass of water, held the glass with her mouth due to her hooves being stuck, drank it, spit out of the water she had in her mouth and exclaimed, "What?!"

The flying Unicorn was Princess Enchanted Belle. Who came floating down from the air thanks to the pixie dust in her horn. She landed on the ground on all four hooves and stood tall against the Dark Ponies.

"You two have been looking for me. Haven't you?" Enchanted Belle asked, "Funny. I was looking for you guys too."

"Princess!" Dark Pulse exclaimed, "There you are! Couldn't stay in hiding, could you?!"

"You should've just remained where you were." Ebony Moon warned, "Now you're ours!"

"Princess?" Rainbow Dash said as she looked at Enchanted Belle, "She's a Princess?"

"Good heavens." Rarity said with amazement, "What an amazing entrance to make. Stylish too. And the way she made herself fly like that without any wings?! I must know what spell that is."

"She's a Princess." Twilight Sparkle said as she got up.

She then hurried over to Belle to ask her some questions.

"Thank you for saving us." Twilight thanked.

"No problem." Enchanted Belle answered as she turned to Twilight, "Oh my gosh." She said as she saw how Twilight's horn looked, "Your horn. They casted Hold on it. Did they?"

"Yeah." Twilight answered, "It doesn't feel that good."

"Esuna!" Enchanted Belle chanted as she casted the spell on Twilight's horn.

Twilight then felt her horn feel better and she was able to cast magic again.

"Thanks again." Twilight thanked, "That really didn't feel good. It felt worse than the headaches I got for whenever Princess Celestia was coming over for a visit."

"Princess!" Ebony Moon exclaimed, "Enough running now! You don't have your guardians to protect you! Surrender now and we'll leave this town alone!"

"I've got a better idea!" Enchanted Belle said as she got ready for a fight, "I don't going anywhere with you! And I don't need any royal guard to take you on! I'm going to take you both down before you do any more damage!"

"We both will." Twilight Sparkle added as she stood next to Belle, "Ponyville is my home and I have to protect it!"

"Finally, something interesting!" Dark Pulse cheered, "I'm so going to enjoy this!"

"I'm guessing you're Princess Enchanted Belle." Twilight Sparkle said to Belle, "Right?"

"That's me." Belle replied with a smile, "And you're Twilight Sparkle. Right?"

Twilight flinched at how Belle knew her name and said, "Yeah. But how do you know that?"

"I'll tell you later." Belle answered as she faced the Dark Ponies again, "Let's beat these guys first!"

"Okay!" Twilight agreed as she and Belle got their horns glowing.

"You think you can beat us with her?" Ebony Moon mocked, "Let's see you try!"

"Dark Blizzaga!" Dark Pulse chanted as he casted the spell with his hoof.

"Firaga!" Enchanted Belle chanted as she casted the spell with her horn.

The spells clashed and canceled each other out. A buff of smoke appeared due to the clash of the spells. Twilight took the opportunity and jumped through the smoke.

"Gotcha!" Twilight exclaimed as she fired some magic beams at the Dark Ponies.

"Dagh!" Ebony Moon exclaimed as she avoided the beams.

Twilight then fired another beam at Dark Pulse and it actually hit him.

"Augh!" Dark Pulse exclaimed as he fell to the ground from being hit.

"Woah!" Enchanted Belle said with amazement, "Not bad Twilight."

"I didn't think that would hurt him that much." Twilight said as she wondered what happened, "What exactly happened?"

"That beam." Ebony Moon said as she was shocked, "The only way it could hurt a Dark Pony like that is if it's the magic of a pure light."

"Then that Unicorn," Dark Pulse said as he got up, "Is she a pony with a heart filled only with light?"

"Light or no light." Rainbow Dash said with a cocky tone, "You guys don't stand a chance against Twilight."

"Especially since I'm fighting with her!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as her horn glowed again.

"Listen here Purple." Dark Pulse said to Twilight as he walked closer to her, "Nopony hurts a Warlock like that and gets away with it! I've been nice, I've been a team player, but now the time for fun is over!"

He then fired a dark magic beam at Twilight while Twilight countered with her magic beam. Causing a clash to happen. The two used all their strength in their beams to try and win the clash. Meanwhile, Ebony Moon had Belle to deal with.

"Our mother is expecting you Princess." Ebony Moon said to Belle as she prepared a spell with her horn, "It's not polite to keep her waiting! Dark Thunder!"

She then casted the spell at Belle. But Belle avoided the spell by using her Fairy Magic to turn herself smaller and make herself fly. But she did it so fast and moved so quickly that it looked like she vanished.

"What the hay?!" Applejack exclaimed as she looked around, "Where'd she go?!"

"She just disappeared." Rarity said, "Did she teleport?"

"Don't tell me she's ratting out on us now." Rainbow Dash said with worry, "She looked like she could beat them!"

"Grrr…" Ebony Moon growled in anger, "Where are you?! I know you're still here! Show yourself!"

"Very well then." Belle replied from behind her.

Suddenly, Belle grew to normal size again and prepared a spell. Ebony Moon turned around as fast as she could.

"Boom!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as she shot a magic beam at her.

"Augh!" Ebony Moon exclaimed as she got hit and fell to the ground.

Meanwhile with Twilight, Twilight's magic was proven to be too much for Dark Pulse to handle and he lost the clash.

"Augh!" Dark Pulse exclaimed as he got hit and fell to the ground.

"Yeah!" Rainbow Dash cheered, "Get 'em! Give it to them good Unicorns!"

"Woohoo!" Pinkie Pie cheered, "Score two for the fillies back home! Wait. I am home. Score two for the fillies right here!"

"Twilight Sparkle and Enchanted Belle are pretty good together." Applejack commented, "Ah don' think they can get better than this."

"Twilight!" Belle said, "Come here!"

Twilight did as she said and hurried over to Belle to see what she wanted to say.

"What is it?" Twilight asked.

"I know you may not be a Unicorn from Coltnelia." Enchanted Belle said, "But you're still a Unicorn and your magic is pretty powerful. So, this should work."

"What should work?" Twilight asked.

Suddenly, the two Dark Ponies got back up and got ready to cast more spells again.

"We're not done yet!" Ebony Moon exclaimed, "We won't quit until we have you Princess!"

"The light will be ours!" Dark Pulse added.

"No time to explain!" Enchanted Belle said to Twilight, "Let's just put our horns together!"

"Okay." Twilight replied with a nod.

Then, Enchanted Belle and Twilight Sparkle put their horns together and activated them. The magical auras of their magic began to meld together as their magic grew stronger and stronger together. Twilight felt the warm feeling coming from her horn as she felt like a spell was coming up.

"Enchanted Belle." Twilight asked, "What's happening?"

"It's a spell that my mama taught me long ago when we got in trouble one." Enchanted Belle answered, "It's a pretty powerful spell that's so powerful that it can't be done by just one Unicorn. My mama likes to call it…"

Suddenly, the magic coming from their horns began to spread and fly around them in a majestic style. Twilight and all the other ponies were so amazed at what was happening, they couldn't wait to see what was about to happen. Twilight knew something was about to happen that could help them win the battle. So she smirked at what was coming.

"Spellweaver!" Enchanted Belle chanted as a big magical flash came from both horns.

When the spell was complete, both Unicorns separated their horns and were surrounded by magic dust and their horns glowed in a light purplish magical aura. Both Unicorns felt amazing and more powerful with their magic.

"This feel fantastic!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed, "I wonder what kind of magic I can cast with this form."

"Try it out and you'll see!" Enchanted Belle said as she hurried over to the Dark Ponies.

Twilight did the same and they got their horns ready for the next round. The Dark Ponies prepared themselves as well.

"Don't think you can win yet!" Ebony Moon warned them.

"I beg to differ!" Enchanted Belle replied.

Suddenly, a magic beam appeared from her horn. But rather than firing it instantly, she instead turned the beam into magical circle. She did it once more and then prepared her attack. Leading with her hoof, she had one of the magical circles attack Ebony Moon. And since Belle is a pony with pure light as she recently discovered, the damaged was doubled. She used her other hoof to guide the other one and attacked Ebony Moon again.

"Daugh!" Ebony Moon exclaimed as she got attacked twice.

"Didn't expect this. Did you?" Enchanted Belle asked with a cocky smile.

"My turn now!" Ebony Moon exclaimed as she fired Dark Magic at Belle with her hooves.

The two fought it off with their own magic. Ebony Moon did her best to not get attacked again. But it was nearly impossible to do due to the speed of the magic Belle was wielding.

"I can't believe I can do this." Twilight Sparkle said as she performed the same magic Belle was casting, "I can turn my magic beams into these circles and wield them with my hooves. Belle's magic is just amazing! Why didn't Flame Wheel mention this when he told us about his world?!"

"Stay focused on the fight Purple!" Dark Pulse ordered, "No time to celebrate yet!"

"The name's Twilight Sparkle!" Twilight exclaimed, "Student of Princess Celestia!"

Twilight then began her duel with Dark Pulse using the Spellweaver magic that she got from Enchanted Belle. The two duels went on for a minute or two. And while it seemed like Belle and Twilight would run out of time and would lose this magic, the truth was, Enchanted Belle was hoping the duel would last this long as she knew what would happen if they used the Spellweaver magic long enough.

"Hahahaha!" Ebony Moon laughed evilly, "It seems that even with your new magic you have there, you're still struggling to beat us!"

"You're growing desperate now Princess!" Dark Pulse added, "You'll do anything to try and stop us even if you know it won't work."

"You really think so?" Belle asked as she and Twilight were floating with each other, "Because maybe if you knew how Spellweaver works, you would've tried better yourself."

"Huh?" Twilight said as she wondered what Belle was talking about, "What do you mean?"

"Just watch."

Suddenly, Belle and Twilight's horns began to make a beam that connected to each other. Much to Twilight's surprise.

"Huh?!" Twilight exclaimed, "What's happening?!"

"The moment I've been waiting for!" Enchanted Belle answered, "Get ready Twilight!"

Suddenly, Belle and Twilight felt their magic grow even stronger than they were before. As if they were becoming one. Twilight was so amazed at what was happening. She got excited for what was coming.

"What's happening?" Dark Pulse asked as he got worried.

"This has to be a trick!" Ebony Moon stated.

Then, from their horns, magical images of their respective Cutie Marks appeared above them and collided with each other. Belle and Twilight then floated side to side with each other and they got ready for the finale of the Spellweaver. They landed on their back hooves and prepared the finale.

"Spellweaver!" Enchanted Belle and Twilight Sparkle chanted.

They then performed a magical spinning attack as their horns began to cover them in a light purple magical aura. They then got close to the Dark Ponies really fast and used the final spell on them. Because of how powerful the spell was and that it took two ponies of pure light to accomplish it, the damage they received was critical.

"Augh!" The two Dark Ponies exclaimed in pain as they flew up in the air.

When the spell was done, Belle and Twilight finished with a stylish pose as their horns stopped glowing. Afterwards, the Dark Ponies landed on the ground looking like they were knocked out.

"Woohoo!" Applejack cheered, "Now that'd be a fancy display of magic there!"

"Fabulous!" Rarity cheered, "What a fabulous performance!"

"That was so awesome!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

Meanwhile with Lurio and Flame Wheel…

Lurio and Flame Wheel were still fighting off the controlled Uniicorns and were having a hard time doing so since they are fighting innocent ponies that are forced to do as they're told.

"Ladies!" Lurio begged, "Please stop!" He continued as he block a Dark Magic spell with his Aura Guard ability, "Don't do as those disheveled ponies say!"

"It's no use mate." Flame Wheel said as he blocked a spell with his magic shield, "They won't listen to us. Unless those Dark Ponies can be hurt enough to the point where their magic is weakened, these appealing mares will follow their orders."

"Then we have to get to those Dark Ponies now." Lurio said as his aura flowed around him again.

"Heh." The controlled Lyra scoffed, "This is the best you can do? Pathetic. You're not match for us."

"If you two don't fight for real," The other controlled Unicorn said, "Then we'll –"

Suddenly, a big flash of light appeared up ahead in another part of town. The four ponies were caught off guard by that light and wondered what it was.

"What's going on over there?" Flame Wheel asked.

Lurio closed his eyes and tapped into his aura to see if he can see if somepony is causing that light.

"I'm detecting two ponies causing that light." Lurio said, "One of them is Twilight Sparkle. But the other aura I don't recognize. All I know is that her aura indicates that she is a pure light just like Twilight."

"Those two must be causing that light." Flame Wheel replied, "They must be talented with magic if so."

The light slowly disappeared and when it did, the dark magical auras on the horns of the controlled Unicorns flicked and disappeared. Afterwards, the two Unicorns fell to the ground.

"Ladies!" Lurio said as he hurried over to Lyra, "Are you two alright?"

"Lass." Flame Wheel said to the other Unicorn, "Speak."

"Ohhh…" Lyra moaned she slowly woke up, "What… what happened?"

"My head…" The other Unicorn said, "It feels like somepony is banging on it."

"Looks like whatever that light was," Flame Wheel said to Lurio, "It must've done exactly what needed to be done. Those Dark Ponies must've gotten weak enough."

"Easy there miss." Lurio said as he helped Lyra up, "You might be a bit dizzy."

"What happened?" The other Unicorn asked as she got up.

"I'd love to spin some yarn to ya." Flame Wheel answered, "But we've got places to be. Let's go mate." He told Lurio as he began running.

"Get well." Lurio said to the two Unicorns.

He then followed Flame Wheel and ran as fast as he could to the Dark Ponies.

Back with Enchanted Belle and the Mane 6…

The Dark Ponies felt weak. But they didn't want to give up now. So they forced themselves back up on their hooves despite not having that much energy left in them.

"We're not giving up." Ebony Moon said as she got back up, "We won't quit."

"The light will be ours…" Dark Pulse added, "One way or another!"

"Not giving up?" Enchanted Belle asked, "Okay then. I didn't want to have to do this. But you've pushed me to my limit. Now it's time for me to unleash my most powerful spell of all!"

"You're most powerful spell?" Twilight asked, "You mean that one we just did wasn't it?"

"That spell you two casted was so bright, powerful, and epic!" Rainbow Dash told Belle, "You guys gave those morons a big punch! What can be more powerful than that?!"

"Just watch." Enchanted Belle said as her horn glowed, "You two Dark Ponies better quit now if you don't want to face this magic I have."

"Never!" Ebony Moon exclaimed.

"Alright then." Belle said with a smirk, "Here we go!"

The Mane 6 got ready for what was about to happen. Belle's horn began to glow brighter and brighter. At that exact moment, Lurio and Flame Wheel arrived at the scene.

"Twilight!" Lurio shouted, "What's going on here?" He then saw Enchanted Belle and asked, "Who is this?"

"Lurio! Flame Wheel!" Twilight replied.

"About time you guys got here." Rainbow Dash added, "We thought you two got lost looking for Aura and that other pony Flame Wheel mentioned."

Hearing what Twilight and Rainbow Dash said, Enchanted Belle stopped her horn as she wanted to see if she wasn't hearing things.

"Flame Wheel?!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as she looked at Twilight, "Did you say Flame Wheel?! As in Flame Wheel the Bearded?!"

"Y-yes?" Twilight answered as she wondered about this behavior.

Flame Wheel looked at Enchanted Belle and didn't seem to recognize her at first. But after a second of examining her, from her coat, mane, and tail, her started to realize that the mare standing next to Twilight was an older version of a filly that he's developed a close bond with. It was then he knew that the mare standing there was that filly. The pony that he's grown so close with that he has considered her his spiritual niece. After realizing who she was, Flame Wheel's eyes began to widened and even sparkle as he missed seeing that pony for all the years he's been stuck in Equestria.

"Enchanted Belle?" Flame Wheel said as he got closer, "Enchanted Belle, is that you?"

Hearing his voice, Belle recognized the hard-sounding tone of the voice and who it belonged to. She turned around slowly to see if her theory was true. And sure enough, the pony she saw was the pony she had grown so close to, that she called him her spiritual uncle. Her eyes began to water the moment she saw the slightly older version of the pony she's missed for years.

"U-uncle Flame Wheel?" Enchanted Belle said as her eyes watered

At that exact moment, her horn stopped working again.

"Huh?" Belle said as she looked at her horn, "Oh no. Not again!"

"What's wrong?" Twilight asked.

"My horn stopped working again!" Enchanted Belle answered as she struggled to get it to work, "Of all times to not work!"

"Your horn's not working?" Applejack asked with confusion, "What do ya mean it's not working?"

"Belle!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "Quite joking around! Let's see that spell you were about to cast!"

"I'm trying!" Belle replied as she continued struggling, "Trying so hard!"

"Dark Pulse, quick!" Ebony Moon said, "Let's take this opportunity!"

"Right!" Dark Pulse replied with a nod, "Let's get her!"

"Don't get near her!" Twilight told the Dark Ponies as she got in front of Belle.

"You two!" Flame Wheel exclaimed as he got next to Twilight, "Stay away from my niece!"

Suddenly, Belle's horn began to glow again. And while the ponies were relieved to see that, Belle felt uneasy as she felt a weird feeling in her horn.

"Finally!" Rainbow Dash cheered, "Now let's see that spell!"

"Put on the best show for us Princess!" Rarity added.

"Twilight! Uncle Flame Wheel! Get back!" Enchanted Belle told the two Unicorns, "Hurry!"

Twilight and Flame Wheel did as she said and got back. But Twilight did so in hopes to see the spell and was unaware of why Belle told her to move.

"Alright Enchanted Belle!" Twilight Sparkle cheered, "Let's see that powerful spell!"

"Powerful spell?" Flame Wheel wondered, "Well then lass. Let me see how much your magic has grown over the years."

"This is bad!" Enchanted Belle told her, "My horn is…"

"Now what's wrong?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Out of nowhere, her horn began to shoot out many different magical beams. The magical beams then flew everywhere in the surrounding area and flew extremely fast. The sudden appearances of the beams frightened the ponies.

"What the hay?!" Applejack exclaimed, "What's going on?!"

"My horn's going crazy again!" Enchanted Belle told the group.

"Woah!" Pinkie Pie said with amazement, "I wish I had some 3D glasses with me."

"This is sheer madness!" Lurio said, "Is this the spell she mentioned?!"

"No!" Enchanted Belle replied, "This isn't what I wanted to do!"

Suddenly, one of the beams hit Applejack and turned her into a live honey jar. Freeing her from the tight rope.

"Ah!" Applejack screamed, "Ah'm a honey jar now!"

"That's no surprise there." Pinkie Pie said as she smirked at what she was about to say next, "I've always thought you were…. Sweet as honey."

"Not funny Pinkie!" Applejack shouted.

"Hehe." Rainbow Dash chuckled.

"Rainbow!"

Another beam then hit Applejack and turned her into an orange mouse.

"Why'd the world get so big?" Applejack asked as her voice got squeaky, "And why do ah suddenly have the nerve to chow on cheese?"

More beams then hit Applejack and turned her into many different things. Such as a carpet, a dog, a pencil, all before turning her back into a pony.

"Woo." Applejack said with relief, "About time. Ah'm starting to feel as dizzy as ah was during this Applebuck Season*."

(*Season 1: Episode 4: Applebuck Season)

"That looks fun!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, "Do me next! Do me next!" She shouted to the magical beams, "I want to be a frog!"

One of the beams hit her Party Cannon and turned it into a frog. And then another came and turned it back into a cannon. While Pinkie was free, she felt disappointed that the beam missed her.

"Come on!" Pinkie Pie shouted, "Hit me next! I'm begging you! I'm being stationary!"

The beams kept getting near her. But not one of them hit her. Eventually Pinkie Pie was getting irritated and was starting to feel angry.

"Come on!" Pinkie Pie shouted, "What does a pony have to do to be a frog?!"

She then saw that one of the beams was about to hit Button Mash and quickly got in front of him to take the hit.

"Froggy Pie! Here I come!" Pinkie Pie shouted as she got ready.

But to her misfortune, the beam went right over the two ponies and turned the arcade machine behind them into a milkshake mixer. Leaving Button Mash both upset and delighted, as he took the milkshake on the mixer and drank it, and Pinkie Pie frustrated.

"Oh come on!" Pinkie Pie shouted in frustration.

She then looked at Button Mash and saw how he was drinking the milkshake.

"Are you going to share that?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"Enchanted Belle!" Twilight said to her, "Stop! Make this stop!"

"I can't!" Enchanted Belle replied as the magic beams continued, "I can't control it!"

"Why is this happening?!" Flame Wheel asked, "This hasn't happened to you before!"

"You weren't there when the Magic Crystal got temporarily taken!" Belle told him.

Another beam hit the ice one Rainbow's wings and turned them into ducklings.

"Huh?" Rainbow said as she saw the ducklings, "Ducks? You guys might want to try the Pegasus hiding behind the store sign over there. She'll watch over you."

The ducklings did as she said and went over to where Fluttershy was hiding. Their comfort eased Fluttershy a bit.

"Enough of this!" Ebony Moon shouted, "Stop this foolish act!"

As soon as she shouted that. Belle's horn stopped the magical beams. And her horn went blank again.

"Huh?" Ebony Moon said as she was surprised at how quickly it stopped, "Did I say the magic word?"

"I don't know." Dark Pulse replied as he got a strange feeling, "Something doesn't feel right. Why do I have the strangest feeling something bad is about to happen?"

"Miss?" Lurio said as he went over to Belle.

"Lass." Flame Wheel said, "How's your horn now? Can you control it?"

"No." Belle answered, "It's still not working. And now I feel a headache coming on."

"Belle!" Twilight said as she looked at her horn again, "Your horn!"

Suddenly, Belle's horn began to glow again. But this time with no dust. The magic coming from it was completely white without anything else to its appearance. The white light began to grow and grow and got brighter and brighter by the second.

"Hey!" Belle said as she remembered what was happening, "I remember this!"

"What's happening?!" Twilight asked.

"If Belle remembers this," Applejack said, "Does that mean it's a good thing?"

A second later, a long and white beam of light shot right out of Belle's horn and flew to the sky. The ponies in the area followed the beam as it flew up. As soon as it got high enough, a big, white, swirly portal appeared from the spot the beam was shot at. Once the portal was opened, a big gust of wind was being blown right at the ponies.

"Woah!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she felt the wind being blown, "What'd she do?!"

"That'd be one strong wind!" Applejack said, "It'd be enough to carry the whole Apple Farm!"

"Belle!" Twilight said, "What is that?!"

"I'm not sure!" Enchanted Belle answered, "But I think I know what's about to happen next!"

Meanwhile in Coltnelia…

Aurachalcum and Flare Blitz hurried back to the castle in the Magic Kingdom to tell Queen Enchanted Star and King Solar Daze about what happened to their daughter. Once the news was given, they were unhappy with what happened.

"Our daughter is missing?!" Enchanted Star exclaimed as she stood from her throne, "You lost our daughter?!"

"Not technically." Flare Blitz defended, "It was more like she lost us. And in turn…. We lost… her?" He said with a nervous smile

"Do you have any idea where she went?!" Solar Daze asked.

"No." Aura answered, "We're sorry, Your Majesties. That portal just sucked her in and now we don't know where she is. We came here hoping you might know about the spell she casted."

"Her horn opened a portal?" Solar Daze asked, "Enchanted Star." He continued as he turned to his wife, "Does a spell like that exist?"

"Not that I'm familiar with." Enchanted Star answered, "I don't remember ever hearing a spell like that. If it did, Queen Sol would've told us about it since she's been around for more than a thousand years."

"Maybe if we look in the library," Aura thought aloud, "We can find something about it."

"Good idea." Enchanted Star replied, "Come. Let's hurry and see what we can find."

"So now we have to read?" Flare Blitz asked as he didn't like the idea, "Educational books have always been the number one weapon to put foals to sleep. It said so on the book 'Parents Guide to Raising Foals'."

"Your Majesty!" Wedge exclaimed as he and Biggs ran through the Audience Chamber.

They got up to where Aura and Blitz were and took a moment to catch their breath.

"Your Majesties." Biggs said, "It's chaos outside!"

"What's happened?" Enchanted Star asked.

"A big portal just appeared right out of the sky!" Wedge explained, "It's big, swirly, scary, and windy! I didn't realize that it was pulling me in because I was reading another book about the theory of the yellow-feathered duck. Biggs woke me from my focus and had to pull me back with his magic."

"A portal?!" Aura asked, "Was it a big white one?"

"Yes." Wedge answered, "And it's outside right now."

"Hey!" Blitz said as he got an idea, "That sounds like the portal that took Belle!"

"It does?!" Solar Daze asked.

"I want to see the portal now!" Enchanted Star ordered as she got down to Aura and Blitz.

"Come with us then!" Biggs told her, "But be careful. It was a strong pull."

So, the group of ponies hurried back outside to see the portal that appeared. Aura and Blitz got the feeling they knew what was coming while the Queen and King hoped that what Aura and Blitz were thinking was true. They got outside of the castle and looked up in the sky. When they did, they found the big, white, swirly, windy portal that Biggs and Wedge mentioned.

"Woah!" Solar Daze said with amazement, "Look at that size of that thing."

"Where did it come from?" Enchanted Star asked.

"It just came out of nowhere." Biggs answered, "We've got to figure out how to stop it. The ponies are starting to panic."

Aura and Blitz looked at the portal and realized that they had seen the portal before now.

"Hey!" Aura said, "That's the same portal that Enchanted Belle got sucked in!"

"Huh?" Enchanted Star replied as she turned to him, "It is?"

"Yeah." Blitz answered, "That's the portal that she created."

"If it is that same portal," Solar Daze said, "Do you think that this one can lead to Enchanted Belle?"

"Most likely." Aurachalcum answered, "But there's only one way to find out." He then turned to Blitz and said, "Blitz. Let's go through it. Your Majesties," He continued as he turned to the Queen and King, "You two stay here."

"W-w-wait!" Flare Blitz exclaimed as he waved his hooves, "Hold on!"

"What's wrong?"

"Aura." Blitz began, "I'm with you when you say that this might lead us to Belle. But what if it doesn't? What if this is a different portal than the one Belle opened? If that's true, then we'll just be heading off somewhere we don't know. We'd probably be further away from home and we might be stuck there forever."

"You do have a point." Aura replied, "And when you put it like that, it does seem risky. But it's a risk we have to take. If Enchanted Belle is on the other side of this portal, then we have to be there to protect her and bring her home. We are her royal squires after all. We have to do anything it takes to keep her safe. Besides, if this portal does lead to her, then the Dark Ponies will be there too. If we have to keep her safe from them."

"I guess you're right there." Flare Blitz agreed while still feeling uneasy, "I'm not exactly confident about this plan. But let's do it!" He finished with a more energic voice.

"Alright then." Aura said as he opened his wings.

He then floated over to Blitz, put his hooves around Blitz's front hooves and used his aura to increase in strength so that he can carry Blitz.

"Your Majesties." Aura said to the Queen and King, "We'll be back. Hopefully."

"Be careful." Enchanted Star warned, "For whatever lies on the other side of this portal, it may be hazardous. And please bring our daughter home."

"And teach those Dark Ponies a lesson or two." Solar Daze added, "Nopony tries to kidnap our daughter."

"Don't worry." Blitz said to them, "Belle will come back safe and sound with us on the job."

"You ready for this Blitz?" Aura asked.

"Not exactly." Blitz answered as he got a little nervous.

"Me neither." Aura replied.

Using his aura to increase his speed and strength, Aurachalcum flew really fast to the portal while carrying Flare Blitz with his hooves. The two flew inside hoping that wherever this portal leads, it'll be to Enchanted Belle. Once they got inside, the portal closed and everything was back to how it was before the portal opened.

"They're gone." Biggs said.

"I hope they'll be alright." Wedge hoped.

"They will be." Solar Daze assured, "Those two took on a dragon, Chimera, Timberwolves, and a strange shadowy transformation that the mysterious thief turned into. They're not going to get beaten easily."

"I hope you're right." Enchanted Star hoped, "I also hope they'll be able to bring my baby back home. I hate it when she goes off somewhere without somepony to protect her."

"They'll find her." Solar Daze to his wife, "You'll see."

Inside the portal…

Aura and Blitz were flying really fast through the portal. The portal was as white and bright inside as it was outside.

"Woah!" Blitz exclaimed, "This is freaky!"

"No kidding!" Aura agreed, "All these bright lights are making my eyes hurt!"

"This feels like a rollercoaster ride!" Flare Blitz stated, "And I do not like rollercoaster rides! I wish a brought a bag before we went through here." He said as his face began to look green, "Because I feel like I had too many sea-salt ice creams!"

"Hang on Blitz!" Aura said, "Look up ahead!"

They looked ahead and saw a bright light showing a different place. They got the impression that the place they were seeing was the other side of the portal.

"What is that?" Blitz asked.

"It looks like the place where the portal was opened." Aura answered.

They got a good look at it and they soon saw a town inhabited by ponies. Aura soon recognized the town as his home Ponyville. Seeing where they were going, Aura got excited that the place they were going was their home world of Equestria.

"Hey!" Aura exclaimed, "That's my home! Ponyville! We're going to Ponyville!"

"Ponyville?" Blitz asked, "Wait a minute. Ponyville is on Equestria. And that means…" Blitz continued as he began to smile big, "We're going home! We're going back to Equestria! Oh boy! I can't wait to taste my sea-salt ice cream again! How I missed that sweet salty bitter taste!"

"You realize that bitter is the opposite of sweet, right?" Aura asked.

"That makes it even better then!" Flare Blitz cheered.

Aura then knew that Blitz had no idea what the words bitter or opposite meant. Feeling too excited that they were going home, he decided to ignore that. Aura looked at the other side again and began to see some familiar faces.

"Look!" Aura said, "There's my master Lurio! And Twilight and her friends!"

"There's Flame Wheel too!" Flare Blitz said as he looked ahead, "And hey! I think I see Enchanted Belle!"

"I see her too!" Aura replied, "But who are those two?"

They then looked at the other two ponies that were on the opposite side of their friends. They saw the dark coats, white manes, and black cloaks. Immediately, they knew who those two were.

"The Dark Ponies!" Aura and Blitz exclaimed.

"They must be in trouble!" Aura deduced.

"Our friends or the Dark Ponies?" Blitz asked, "Because I think it'll be the Dark Ponies when we get there!"

"Get ready Blitz!" Aura said as the light ahead got brighter, "It looks like we're about to enter!"

"Look out Equestria!" Flare Blitz shouted, "Here comes Belle's royal squires!"

The light engulfed then them and everything went white.

In Equestria…

The portal was still opened and the wind coming from it was getting stronger. Suddenly, a strange light began to emanate from it.

"Wow!" Pinkie Pie said in amazement, "More effects!"

"What's happening?" Twilight asked as she got worried, "I don't like the looks of that."

"I'm sensing two auras coming from that portal." Lurio said while tapping into his aura, "One of them feels like – Huh?!" He gasped as he knew whose aura it was, "Can it be?!"

At that moment, two ponies came flying out of the portal. They were a Pegasus and an Earth Pony. The Pegasus was carrying the Earth Pony with his hooves. Lurio, Twilight and her friends recognized the Pegasus as Aurachalcum while Flame Wheel recognized the Earth Pony was Flare Blitz. Enchanted Belle knew both of them. Once they came out of the portal, the portal closed behind them.

"The Calvary has arrived!" Flare Blitz exclaimed.

Aura then let go of Flare Blitz and then prepared his aura to attack the Dark Ponies.

"Not them again!" Ebony Moon exclaimed in frustration.

"Fire!" Flare Blitz chanted as he threw a Fire spell with his hoof.

"Aura Sphere!" Aurachalcum shouted as he threw an Aura Sphere.

Both attacks got near the Dark Ponies, but both were evaded as the Dark Ponies jumped backwards to avoid them. Aura and Blitz then landed right in front of Enchanted Belle. Ready to do their duty as her guardians.

"Woohoo!" Flare Blitz cheered as he stood on two hooves and raised his front hooves in their air, "We're home! Equestria! How I missed you so much!"

"Aura! Blitz!" Enchanted Belle cheered as she ran up to them.

"Belle!" Aura and Blitz said as they ran to her.

"We're so glad to see you're okay." Aura said to her.

"Good thing we found you." Blitz added, "I was afraid your parents were going to either throw us in a dungeon, banish us, or banish us in a volcano in a dungeon hanging over the lava."

"I'm so happy to see you two again." Belle cheered.

"Aurachalcum?" Lurio said as he moved forward to look at Aura.

"Flare Blitz?" Flame Wheel said as he did the same but with Blitz.

"Master!" Aura said as he ran up to him.

"Aura!" Lurio said back as they two came closer to each other, "There you are! I've been looking for you for days!"

"Sorry master." Aura apologized with a chuckle, "I guess finding that thief required stepping out of my comfort zone."

"Hey Aura!" Applejack greeted, "About time ya got home partner!"

"Aura's back?" Fluttershy said as she came out of her hiding place, "Aura! I've been so worried about you."

"Hey girls." Aura greeted them, "Sorry I've been gone for a few days. Took an unexpected vacation."

"Why didn't you invite me?!" Pinkie Pie shouted.

"Hey Flame Wheel." Flare Blitz greeted as he ran up to Flame Wheel, "How's it been?"

"Stressful at best." Flame Wheel answered, "What with you running off and getting lost like the dimwit I thought you were. Now I'm starting to see what it's like being a parent."

"Heh, heh." Blitz chuckled nervously, "So you noticed I went missing huh?"

"Wait a minute!" Aura said as he looked nervous about something, "Master, girls, how long have I been gone in this world's time? It hasn't been years has it? The Grand Galloping Gala hasn't happened yet, right?"

"Is that shave I see on your beard?" Flare Blitz asked Flame Wheel, "That has to be a shave. It looks a teeny bit shorter than the last time I saw it. You got a coat dye? Hair cut? New wizard clothes? Something about you is different."

"Boys!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed, "Can we catch up with how our friends are doing later?! We've still got the Dark Ponies to deal with!"

Aura and Blitz then looked back at Belle and then saw the Dark Ponies that were ready for battle again. Realizing that they were getting distracted, they quickly regained focus.

"Oh right!" Aura said as he got next to Belle, "Dark Ponies, catch up later!"

"Nopony said anything about ketchup." Flare Blitz said as he got next to Belle, "But let's get these guys!"

"I shall help as well." Lurio said as he stood next to Aura, "I would like to see if you've been practicing your aura while you were gone."

"Allow me to invite myself." Flame Wheel said as he stood next to Flare Blitz, "I never miss the opportunity to kick the flank of a Dark Pony."

"Five against two?" Dark Pulse asked, "Seems fair."

"But just to make it difficult for you…" Ebony Moon said as she looked over at three more Unicorns.

She then casted a spell at their horns to control them just like they did with Lyra and the other pony before. Soon, the three Unicorns horns glowed in a dark magical aura and their eyes glowed green. They then stood beside the Dark Ponies each with an evil smirk and a chuckle.

"Those Unicorns." Twilight said with worry, "What did you do to them?!"

"Since the fear we struck in them strengthened their darkness," Ebony Moon explained, "It allows us to control these Unicorns. They shall help us in this final round."

"They're going to make us fight innocent ponies?" Aura asked, "That's just horrible."

"Yeah." Blitz agreed, "How can they force us to fight such beautiful mares." He then began to drool at how beautiful they were as he continued with, "Hmmm…. Those gorgeous mares. I think I'm under a spell now. The spell of love."

"Snap out of it you dimwit!" Flame Wheel said to Blitz as he knocked him on the head.

"Ow!" Blitz said in pain, "That hurt."

"All we need to do is weaken the Dark Ponies." Enchanted Belle explained, "Then those controlled ponies will be freed."

"Doesn't look like those controlled Unicorns will make it easy though." Lurio added.

"Try and weaken us if you can." Dark Pulse challenged, "But this time, we're not holding anything back!"

"Prepare to be captured Princess!" Ebony Moon shouted.

And so the next round began. Enchanted Belle took on Ebony Moon while Flame Wheel had Dark Pulse. Aura, Blitz, and Lurio were forced to deal with the Unicorns that were being controlled. They had a hard time dealing with them since they are still just normal citizens that have done nothing wrong. But because the controlled Unicorns were going all out, the three ponies fought off the best they could.

"Take this!" One of the controlled Unicorns shouted as she fired a dark magic beam.

The beam was coming for Aura, but Lurio got in front of him in time to perform an Aura Guard and protect his apprentice.

"Aura! Now!" Lurio shouted.

Aura then used his wings to fly over Lurio and prepared an Aura Sphere during that time.

"Aura Sphere!" Aura shouted as he fired the Aura Sphere.

The controlled Unicorn evaded the Aura Sphere and prepared another dark spell.

"I see you've been practicing." Lurio commented, "Your power with aura has not devolved one bit."

"Heh heh." Aura chuckled, "Like I'd ever stop practicing. I may not have had a lesson in a few days, but I still want to be an Aura Master."

Flare Blitz was against the other controlled Unicorn and all he's been doing was avoiding her spells. Despite that she is being controlled to fight for the enemy, Blitz couldn't bring himself to hurt a mare since he's always loved the beauty of a mare.

"Hey listen." Blitz said to the Unicorn, "You don't need to do this. You're not one of them. You're not a Dark Pony, you're a beautiful mare that's being controlled by a Dark Pony. And a beautiful mare that'll more than likely see me as her hero for once I free her from this spell and will probably want to date me, fall in love with me, have our first kiss in a grass field, commit her life to me and get married and have kids one day and live the rest of our lives together with unlimited love and affection along with stupid fights that'll mean nothing in the end and will probably make us think of divorce at first before we decide to forget it all. You know the typical love story. What do you say?" He asked with a cool smile.

Without having to think it over, the Unicorn hit Blitz with a magic beam and caused him to fall over. Seeing that he was beaten down with his face covered in black singe, Blitz knew he got his answer.

Blitz then said to himself, "I guess that's a dead no." He then got up, wiped the singe off his face and said, "Oh well. I tried."

The Fire Amulet then began to glow as the fire symbol in his eyes grew bigger and the fiery magical flames began to flow around him. Twilight and the others saw what was happening and couldn't believe their eyes.

"What's going on with that Earth Pony?" Rainbow Dash asked, "He looks a little weird."

"Is it abnormal magic?" Pinkie Pie asked, "Please say abnormal magic!"

"Pinkie, please." Twilight replied, "An Earth Pony can't possibly perform magic. It doesn't work like that."

"Sorry to do this." Flare Blitz said to the controlled Unicorn, "But you asked for it now!" He then prepared a Fire spell in his hoof, got ready to throw it and shouted, "Fire!"

The Fire spell came flying toward the controlled Unicorn at an incredible speed. The Unicorn tried to block it, but because only another Elemental Amulet can counter it, she was unable to defend herself and took the hit.

"That there," Flare Blitz said as another Fire spell appeared on his hoof, "Is the magic of the Fire Amulet."

"What the heck?!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed, "Did he just cast magic?!"

"Called it!" Pinkie Pie cheered.

"How did he do that?" Rainbow Dash asked, "I thought you said only Unicorns can perform magic Twilight."

"I thought so too." Twilight replied as she began to think that everything she learned was wrong, "How can this be?! This can't be right! There has to be a trick! It just isn't possible! Earth Ponies can't possibly do that!"

"No Earth Pony but me." Blitz told Twilight, "But believe me, that one spell I did burnt me more than it burnt her. I'm still burning right now from having to hurt her."

The duel continued and the two teams fought off as much as they could. Enchanted Belle and Flame Wheel knew they had to weaken the Dark Ponies quickly as the other three couldn't stand hurting the innocent ponies anymore.

"Give up!" Dark Pulse said to Belle and Flame Wheel, "You can't beat us on your own."

"And with your friends distracted by our minions," Ebony Moon added, "You can't gain up on us. We told you Princess that our magic has improved. We're not the same Dark Ponies you defeated before."

"You still have the annoying monologuing." Flame Wheel stated, "So I'd say you're exactly like the Dark Ponies from before."

"Uncle Flame Wheel." Belle said, "We have to beat them now. The others can't stand hurting the controlled Unicorns much longer."

"You're right lass." Flame Wheel agreed, "And I think I may know what to do. What was that spell you casted that caused that bright light?"

"Spellweaver."

"If we can do that again…" Flame Wheel began.

"Don't think we'll let you!" Dark Pulse shouted as he shot a dark magic beam at them.

Flame Wheel deflected it with his magic shield after getting his spiritual niece next to him.

"Never let them get the chance Dark Pulse!" Ebony Moon ordered, "Get them apart from each other!"

The Dark Ponies then casted their spells in a most irritating way in order to keep Enchanted Belle and Flame Wheel apart from each other and unable to cast the Spellweaver spell. The Dark Ponies knew from experience that the spell is very powerful since it requires two Unicorns to cast it. Belle and Flame Wheel did their best to try and get to each other. But the Dark Ponies were always a step ahead. Aura, Blitz, and Lurio couldn't help as they were busy with the controlled Unicorns.

"You blasted mules!" Flame Wheel insulted the Dark Ponies, "I never did miss your annoying way of using magic."

"Call it annoying." Dark Pulse replied, "But at least it's working for us."

"I sure hate having to separate you from your dear uncle." Ebony Moon said to Belle, "I wouldn't have to do that if you would just surrender."

"No way." Belle denied, "I'm never surrendering to you!"

"What a shame. And after you two just got reunited." Ebony Moon mocked as she continued firing magic beams.

"I need to get to Uncle Flame Wheel to cast spell weaver again." Belle said to herself, "But she keeps getting in my way. What am I going to do?"

Suddenly, a purple magic beam just flew past Ebony Moon. Missing her by just an inch.

"Augh!" Ebony Moon exclaimed as she was caught off guard by the beam, "Who did that?!"

"I did!" Twilight Sparkle answered.

"Twilight?" Enchanted Belle said.

"Get in line." Ebony Moon told Twilight, "I'm still dealing with the Princess."

Twilight then teleported in between Ebony Moon and Enchanted Belle and said, "Sorry. But you're dealing with me now."

"Get out of my way!" Ebony Moon exclaimed.

Twilight refused and forced Ebony Moon to take her on in a magic duel. Enchanted Belle didn't know what she was doing at first. But then she saw what was happening over at Flame Wheel's duel.

"I hate having to ruin a reunion." Dark Pulse told Flame Wheel, "But we can't have you two together right now. It just wouldn't be right for me or Ebony Moon."

"I don't suppose you enjoy doing something like this at family reunions or something." Flame Wheel said, "Sounds like the despicable thing you annoying little conniving minded mules!"

"Now that's just plain rude." Dark Pulse replied with a sarcastic tone, "What kind of pony do you think I am?"

"The kind that'd make a perfect clown at the rodeo." Applejack shouted from behind Dark Pulse.

"W-what?" Dark Pulse said as he turned around.

As soon as he looked behind him, Applejack had roped Dark Pulse by the hooves and pulled the rope to make him fall over.

"Oof!" Dark Pulse yelped as he hit the ground hard.

"Not a bad strategy lass." Flame Wheel complimented.

"Thanks." Applejack thanked, "Now get on over to Enchanted Belle."

Flame Wheel did as she said and hurried over to his niece. Belle, finally realizing what Twilight and Applejack were doing, used her horn to teleport behind Ebony Moon to get to her uncle.

"About time." Belle said as she got to Flame Wheel.

"Indeed." Flame Wheel replied, "Now my sweet niece, shall we dance?"

"Let's." Belle answered.

Twilight continued her brief duel with Ebony Moon until she saw Enchanted Belle and Flame Wheel together. Seeing that, she knew it was time. So, she smiled at Ebony Moon and teleported away.

"Stubborn Unicorn." Ebony Moon said to herself, "Now for the –"

She looked and saw that Enchanted Belle was no longer where she was.

"What the?!" Ebony Moon exclaimed, "Where did she go?!"

Suddenly, a bright light began to shine. Ebony Moon turned around fast to see what it was and she found that the light was coming from Enchanted Belle and Flame Wheel. The two had put their horns together to begin building up for the spell that took two horns to cast instead of one. The other three ponies along with the controlled Unicorns saw this and stopped to get a good look at it.

"Woah." Flare Blitz said with amazement, "What're they doing?"

"I don't know." Aurachalcum replied, "But it looks pretty powerful."

"Especially since it's being done by two Unicorns." Lurio added.

"Oh no!" Dark Pulse shouted from the ground, "Not this again!"

He then used his Dark Fire spell to burn the rope that he was trapped in and quickly got up.

"Stop them you fool!" Ebony Moon ordered as she prepared a spell with her horn.

"On it!" Dark Pulse replied as he did the same.

They shot their magic beams at the two Unicorns and hoped it would be enough to stop them.

"No!" Aura shouted, "Belle!"

He tried to get to them to stop the beams, but the controlled Unicorns got in the way again. With their way blocked, the three ponies thought they would be unable to stop the beams. However…

"I don't think so!" Twilight Sparkle shouted as she teleported in front of Belle and Flame Wheel.

She used a magic shield to block both beams and protected the two Unicorns behind her. Allowing them to continue building up the Spellweaver spell.

"Must you interfere again?!" Ebony Moon shouted in anger.

"I have to when my friends are in danger." Twilight answered.

Suddenly, Belle and Flame Wheel's horns began to glow even brighter. Indicating that spell was ready.

"Thanks Twilight." Enchanted Belle thanked, "We got this from here."

Twilight then teleported back to her friends and got ready for the show to start. The Dark Ponies prepared themselves for what was coming as they hoped that perhaps they can stop it. Meanwhile with Belle and Flame Wheel, the magic from their horns began to fly around them. Covering them in a magical aura and dust. Standing on their hind hooves, and magic flowing around them, Belle and Flame Wheel got ready to unleash the spell. From their horns, magical images of their Cutie Marks appeared above them and collided together.

"Spellweaver!" Enchanted Belle and Flame Wheel chanted at the same time.

The two then performed a magical spinning attack and quickly moved to the Dark Ponies.

"Not again!" Ebony Moon shouted, "Not again! Dark Firaga!" She chanted.

The spell hit, but it had not effect. But before the two could think of any other strategy, the Spellweaver spell reached then the Dark Ponies and caused a big chunk of damage to them due to Enchanted Belle's pure light, and Flame Wheel being a powerful wizard.

"Augh!" The Dark Ponies exclaimed as they fell to the ground after being attack.

The two Unicorns then stopped the attack, put their hooves on the ground again, and the magical aura and dust disappeared. Seeing their opponents on the ground, they knew they had won.

"Well done lass." Flame Wheel said to Belle.

"You were amazing too Uncle Flame Wheel!" Belle cheered back.

"Wow." Twilight Sparkle said with amazement, "Did I really look that fancy with the spinning?"

"You looked marvelous darling." Rarity answered, "I must try that spell some time with some of the glamorous dressed I've made for such an occasion."

"Oh…." Dark Pulse moaned in pain, "That spell is just as warm and fussy as last time. I can't stand it."

"That magic." Ebony Moon added, "It's the magic of light. It must be nice for them."

Meanwhile with Aura, Blitz, and Lurio, their fight against the controlled Unicorns had stopped since the Unicorns were freed from the spell due to Ebony Moon taking heavy damage.

"Oh." One of the Unicorns said as she rubbed her head, "What happened? Where are we?"

"You are extremely gorgeous and…" Blitz began as he started to sound romantic, "You are in the presence of your future husband. What do you say for dinner?"

"Blitz!" Aura exclaimed, "Not now! We still have the Dark Ponies to deal with!"

"Lades." Lurio said, "Get somewhere safe."

"Okay." One of the Unicorns replied with a nod, "And thank you."

The Unicorns then left to get to safety and Flare Blitz was left disappointed.

"They always run off when I'm around." Blitz said with disappointment as he followed Aura and Lurio.

The group caught up to Belle and Flame Wheel and then Aura said, "That was amazing! That spell really gave it to them."

"I'm impressed too." Lurio added, "Such remarkable display."

"Gee Flame Wheel." Flare Blitz teased, "I didn't think you were such a dancer. You look like you'd fit in well with those ice skaters at those shows they have at Manehattan."

"I'd watch that mouth if I were you lad." Flame Wheel replied, "Unless you'd like to see how much of a dancer I can be with that spell. Savvy?"

"Now that we weakened them enough," Enchanted Belle said as she got closer to the Dark Ponies, "Time for that secret spell I wanted to use."

"Alright!" Rainbow Dash cheered, "Now we can see what she had planned for them! Give it to them Belle!"

"I can't wait to see what sort of spell she has planned." Twilight said.

"Spell?" Aura said to Twilight, "What spell?"

"Before you and the other pony got here," Twilight explained, "Enchanted Belle said she had a really powerful spell to use on them. But before she could cast it, her horn went crazy and it opened the portal that brought you two here."

"Then I guess she still hasn't got her problem solved yet." Blitz stated, "We'll figure that out later. Right now, I want to see what she's going to do to them."

"Yeah." Aura agreed, "Let's see."

"You two better get ready!" Enchanted Belle said to the Dark Ponies as her horn glowed again.

"Not so fast!" Dark Pulse shouted as his horn began to glow, "Look what I have!"

Using his magic, he got something out of the pocket in his cloak. And he revealed was a shock to all the ponies opposing the Dark Ponies. It was so shocking that even Belle halted her magic.

"Who are they?" Flare Blitz asked.

"They're my hostages!" Dark Pulse answered, "Hahahaha!"

He revealed that he had the Cutie Mark Crusaders as well as the pony he interrogated earlier captured in small spheres that grew bigger once he got them out. All the ponies were frightened about their current state.

"Apple Bloom!" Applejack exclaimed.

"Sweetie Belle!" Enchanted Belle and Rarity exclaimed.

"Scootaloo!" Aurachalcum and Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"Now that's just unfair and mean!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, "Capturing little fillies and Inkwell like that!"

"Let them go!" Twilight Sparkle ordered.

"Yeah!" Rainbow Dash shouted, "Let Scootaloo go now! Before I have to get rough on ya!"

"Nopony captures my little sister like that!" Rarity shouted, "Let her go before I knock you into last night!"

"If you mess with mah sister," Applejack said as she got mad, "You mess with me! Now let her go before I go crazy on ya like a herd of cows rampaging from the sight of a snake."

"We'll let them go." Ebony Moon replied, "But only if the Princess surrenders herself."

"Enchanted Belle!" Apple Bloom said, "Don't surrender yourself! Forget about us! We're not worth saving!"

"Don't speak for all of us Apple Bloom." Sweetie Belle said with fear, "Not all of us is as brave as you."

"Yeah." Scootaloo added, "Don't scare Sweetie Belle like that."

"I'd rather be saved too, thank you very much." Inkwell said.

"I warn you Princess." Dark Pulse said to Belle, "If you try to pull anything, then they'll feel more than just a little pinch. Trust me. These spheres hurt."

Enchanted Belle, seeing how things were looking bad, stopped the magic in her horn, leaned her head down in failure, and walked up to the Dark Ponies.

"Belle?" Aura said, "What're you doing?"

"You can't be serious." Blitz added.

"Belle!" Flame Wheel said as he got worried, "Don't!"

Once she got to them, Enchanted Belle then bowed to them to show that she decided to do as they say and surrender herself.

"Enchanted Belle." Sweetie Belle said as she choked a bit.

"That's a good Princess." Ebony Moon praised evilly, "Very good."

"Can I just say one thing before you capture me?" Enchanted Belle asked, "As my last words before you officially win?"

"Of course." Ebony Moon chuckled, "What are your last words?"

Hiding it from the Dark Ponies, Enchanted Belle made a small smirk as she quickly raised her head high again to reveal her big smile and her horn began glowing again.

"Say cheese!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed.

From her saddle bag, she got out a camera, and took a picture of the Dark Ponies with the flash on. The flash was so bright that it caused the Dark Ponies to go blind.

"Augh!" Dark Pulse exclaimed as he covered his eyes, "My eyes! My eyes!"

"Ow!" Ebony Moon exclaimed as she covered her eyes, "My eyes! My beautiful eyes! What did she do to them!?"

The ponies behind her were so surprised at what they just witnessed that they had no words to describe what they saw.

"Did… did she just use a camera?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"A camera?" Applejack asked with confusion, "Of all things to bring to a magic fight, she brought a camera?"

"I did not see that coming." Aurachalcum commented.

"I never see anything coming." Flare Blitz added.

While they were distracted, Belle grabbed the spheres with her magic, pulled them to her and freed the captured ponies inside.

"I'm free!" Inkwell cheered, "And I'm getting out of this town!" He added as he ran off from the scene.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders, except for Sweetie Belle, ran to their respective mares after they got free. Sweetie Belle stayed for one second to see Enchanted Belle.

"Thanks Enchanted Belle." Sweetie Belle thanked, "I was really scared."

"You're welcome." Enchanted Belle replied, "Now stand back and allow me to finish this."

Sweetie Belle then ran off to Rarity and left Enchanted Belle to finish the job. While the Dark Ponies were distracted by their hurt eyes, Belle's horn glowed again.

"You're done!" Enchanted Belle said to the Dark Ponies.

She then fired a magic beam at them and when it hit, it trapped them both in a magical chain with them back to back of each other and their hooves pinned down.

"Augh!" Dark Pulse exclaimed as he struggled to get free, "I can't move! I can't slip out!"

"Why you!" Ebony Moon growled at Belle, "How dare you trap us like this!"

She then tried to cast a spell with her horn. But for some reason, she couldn't get it to work.

"What?" Ebony Moon said as she tried to get her horn to work, "My horn! It won't work!"

"Mine either!" Dark Pulse replied as he then tried the magic in his hooves, "The magic in my hooves aren't working either! What's going on?!"

"Don't bother." Enchanted Belle told them, "Your magic's been shut off thanks to the royal chain I trapped you in. It prevents a pony, or any other creature, to use magic or any other ability as long as their trapped in that chain. And don't bother trying to escape. Only a royal pony like me can free you."

"Princess Enchanted Belle!" Ebony Moon screamed in anger, "Don't think you've won! We'll capture you one of these days! Our mother will be free! And the light will –"

"Give it a rest. Will ya, you hag?" Dark Pulse interrupted, "They've heard it all before."

"Hag?!" Ebony Moon scolded, "How dare you! How dare you insult your superior! Mother will hear about this and I will make sure she gives you the right punishment for it! Mark my words, justice will be –"

Applejack then put an apple in her mouth to make her stop talking as she has had enough to hear from them.

"Here." Applejack said, "Have an apple. Don't have a cow."

"Capture…." Enchanted Belle said as she stroked a victory pose, "Complete!"

"Alright!" Flare Blitz cheered, "The good ponies win again!"

"Hooray!" Pinkie Pie cheered, "Now's the time to celebrate! Victory against the mean ponies, Aurachalcum's return home, and…"

She then looked at Enchanted Belle and Flare Blitz and then froze for a second.

"AHHHHH!" Pinkie Pie gasped loudly while staring at Belle and Blitz.

She then ran off from the scene at incredible speed.

"Hey!" Belle said as she saw Pinkie Pie leave, "Where's she going?"

"Wait one second." Rarity replied.

During the wait, Flare Blitz looked at the group of ponies he was in and couldn't believe his eyes. He saw more than one mare in one place. His eyes widened and he began to smile big at how many mares were here.

"Woah!" Flare Blitz thought as he began to drool, "This must be a dream come true! I never been around this many mares in one place! One, two, three, four, five…"

Pinkie Pie then returned to scene with some party supplies in her hooves. She placed them in her Party Cannon, pulled the string and all the party supplies came flying out of it and decorated the entire town of Ponyville in a heartbeat. The entire town was decorated to celebrate their victory, Aura's return, and the appearance of new ponies.

"This calls for a party!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed while throwing confetti into the air, "So many things to celebrate today! This party's going to be a blast!"

"Six!" Flare Blitz exclaimed while standing on two hooves and raising his front hooves to the sky, "Six beautiful mares!"

He then rushed over to Pinkie Pie, grabbed her hoof and said, "This one is the energetic party one! The one that throws the best kind of parties that never stop! Just look at her mane! The perfect kind of cotton candied style hair for a mare of such energy! And her hooves are sticky! From eating lots of candy no doubt! Just the kind of mare I'd love at my wedding party! Which the two of us would happily plan together!"

"Ehh…." Pinkie Pie said as she felt weirded out, "You're acting stranger than I am. And I've been told that I'm exceptional strange."

"And this one!" Flare Blitz continued as he rushed over to Rainbow Dash, "Ohh…. Look at that mane!" He said as he put his hooves around her, "The style and the colors! She's a daredevil! A daredevil beauty! And of course her mane is a rainbow! Because her beauty is too great for just one color! No! She's a beauty that should deserve the entire can of paint! My lady, though I may not fly like you for I have no wings, I still wish for us to sore together to a future filled with happy memories! Memories of you being my special somepony!"

Rainbow Dash, feeling creeped out, looked over at Flame Wheel and asked, "Flame Wheel. Is this guy for real?"

"But what's this?!" Flare Blitz said as he pushed Rainbow aside, "Why this one…" He continued as he rushed over to Twilight Sparkle, "This one is… Such a radiant Unicorn with eyes so focused! I can tell from her eyes that she doesn't take reading or studying lightly! Always taking utmost precaution of what she reads and learns! She's a mare with high intelligence! Though I may not have the knowledge she has, I would love for her to study the love I have for her! So that perhaps she would also learn to love a desperate stallion like myself!"

"You've…" Twilight Sparkle replied while smiling nervously, "Got quite an eye there. How could you tell all that just by looking at me?"

"Then there's her!" Flare Blitz exclaimed as he rushed over to Fluttershy, "This one is out of this world adorable! Her long and pink mane! Shy posture! And the sparkles in her eyes! It's amazing! From how shy she looks, I can only imagine that she spends more time with animals than with ponies since animals don't talk and thus don't judge her! Well, I don't judge her shyness! Her beauty and adorableness are all that matters to me! My lady, would you care to open a zoo with me," He asked as he grabbed her and pulled her to him, "And name it the lovely zookeeping couple?!"

"Well. Uh…." Fluttershy replied while looking really shy, "I mean… if you really want to."

"Good sir!" Rarity exclaimed as she pulled Fluttershy away from Blitz, "You should be ashamed of yourself! You said it yourself that Fluttershy is shy! If you acknowledge that, then you should know that she doesn't do well with ponies like you! What do you have to say for yourself!"

"And this one!" Flare Blitz exclaimed as he pulled Rarity close to him, "Such a fabulous dame! The mane, the eyes, the tail, everything about her is flawless! The only thing that can make her grander is if she had on a most gorgeous dress! One that only she can make!"

"Oh… Hehe." Rarity chuckled as she turned a little red, "So you've noticed my fabulous charms? Thank you so much for that. I always make sure to look my best when I go out."

"And you do an amazing job at it!" Flare Blitz replied.

"What else do you enjoy about me?" Rarity asked as she started to get romantic, "You seem to have really good taste."

"That fragrance." Blitz answered as he smelled the fragrance, "It's irresistible."

"You've noticed?" Rarity asked as she brushed her mane with her hoof, "It's a new perfume I bought the other day. It's absolutely to die for."

"Barnyard." Blitz said.

"Yes. Barnya –" Rarity said before she realized what he said, "Barnyard?!"

Blitz then tossed Rarity aside and rushed over to Applejack, kneeled to her and grabbed her hoof.

"This one is the most beautiful of all!" Flare Blitz exclaimed.

"Huh?" Applejack said with confusion, "Me?"

"WHAT?!" Rarity exclaimed in anger, "HER?! HE THINKS SHE'S MORE FABULOUS THAN ME!? I TAKE BACK WHAT I SAID! HE HAS NO GOOD TASTE AT ALL!"

"I can tell from her hat and her smell that she's a hard-working farm pony!" Flare Blitz continued as he pulled Applejack close to him, "Just smell the sweet sweat on her mane! She works day and night on her farm to raise the money she needs for her family! And she also smells like apples! Nature's sea-salt ice cream! My dear lady! Come with me on a hay ride to a farm where we shall live a happy live as a married couple! Serve each other the best apple meals every day and night! And I comfort you with my dearest love after a long day's work!"

Suddenly, Enchanted Belle grabbed and pulled Flare Blitz's ear really hard and pulled him away from the mares he was obsessing over.

"OWOWOWOWOW!" Flare Blitz screamed in pain.

"Alright that's enough!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed with annoyance, "You're completely embarrassing me in front of them!"

"Ah'm just goin' to ignore how he said ah smelled." Applejack said.

"Looks like somepony's got a crush on ya sis." Apple Bloom teased.

"Really? Ah didn' notice."

Seeing at how things were calm and silly now, Flame Wheel decided to take the opportunity to fully reunite with his niece.

"Enchanted Belle." Flame Wheel said as he got closer to her.

Belle then let go of Blitz's ear, looked over at Flame Wheel and said, "Uncle Flame Wheel."

The two's eyes began to water as they looked at each other. Not able to hold it in anymore, the two hugged each other tightly and tears fell from both of their eyes.

"It's you!" Enchanted Belle said as she hugged Flame Wheel tightly, "It's really you Uncle Flame Wheel!"

"Yes lass." Flame Wheel replied, "It is me. I've missed you so much Enchanted Belle." He added as tears from his eyes.

"I've missed you too." Enchanted Belle replied as tears from her eyes as well.

The two then broke the hug and Flame Wheel put his hooves and Belle's cheeks to get a good look at her.

"My goodness." Flame Wheel said with amazement, "Look at how you've grown. You're just as beautiful as your mother. And even more than her."

"You've been away for so long," Belle replied, "I was afraid you had forgotten me."

"Enchanted Belle. I would never forget my little niece. Ever since I got stuck here, I've been counting down the days that I would see you again. You're all I've been able to think about all these years."

"Oh…." Pinkie Pie choked as she had a handkerchief in her hoof, "Oh that's so beautiful! WAHHHHH!" She cried of tears of joy, "An uncle and his niece reuniting like this!"

"Wait a minute!" Applejack exclaimed, "Flame Wheel! Enchanted Belle is your niece?!"

Belle wiped a tear and answered, "Well, he's not really my uncle. But…"

"We've become so close that," Flame Wheel continued, "She's become like a niece to me."

"Isn't that sweet." Rarity commented, "Flame Wheel. You never told us about her. Or how close you two are."

Fluttershy was more focused on Aurachalcum as she walked over to him.

"Aurachalcum." Fluttershy said as she was walking toward him.

"Fluttershy!" Aura said with a smile as he went over to her.

The two came to each other and grabbed each other's front hooves and looked at each other with a smile.

"Oh Aura." Fluttershy said, "I was so worried about you. You've been gone for days now."

"I'm alright Fluttershy." Aura replied with a smile, "And I've got my new friends to thank for that."

"Speaking of friends." Twilight said as she approached Enchanted Belle, "Enchanted Belle. You said you had a spell to cast that was really powerful and special. I would've like to see what it was. But I guess you defeated the Dark Ponies too quickly."

"Oh. The spell?" Belle asked, "This invention of yours was the spell." She said as she showed the camera.

Suddenly, all the ponies looked so shocked, they all were as still as statues

"Huh?" Twilight asked, "What did you say?"

"The chimera –"

"Camera." Twilight corrected.

"The camera was the spell." Enchanted Belle explained with a cheery smile.

"The camera was the spell?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "You mean to tell me you hyped us up for a camera?!"

"We don't have these things on my world." Belle explained, "So I thought it would come in handy against these dopes."

"Yer serious?" Applejack asked.

"Well," Aura said, "It seemed to have helped us. So, I can't say I'm disappointed."

"It's great that she has a camera!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, "Now all of us can take a group picture to celebrate!"

"Me? In a picture with a bunch of cute mares?" Blitz asked with googly eyes, "Let's do it!"

"I see you haven't changed mate." Flame Wheel said to Blitz, "Still the scatterbrain looking for love."

Then all the ponies and the three fillies got together in a group to take a picture with the camera Belle had with them. Belle used her magic to get the camera far enough to take a picture. Once everypony was in position and the camera was set, they got ready for the flash.

"Smile everypony!" Enchanted Belle said with a smile.

She then used her magic to press the button on the camera and the flash clicked. The picture came out perfectly.

At Twilight's home…

"Spike!" Twilight said as they entered the home, "Everything's okay now. We've handled the situation."

"Is it over?" Spike asked as he got to the group, "Are those ponies gone?"

"Not gone." Twilight answered.

She then used her magic to pull the captured Dark Ponies in and show them to Spike. Frightened at first, Spike blew a sigh of relief to see that they were captured and stopped before anything bad could happen.

"Way to go Twilight!" Spike cheered, "I knew you guys would beat them!"

"We didn't do it alone." Twilight explained, "And to be honest, we can't really take the credit."

"Hey Spike." Aura greeted as he got closer to him, "Long time no see."

"Aurachalcum!" Spike exclaimed, "Where've you been for the past few days?! You just up and disappeared after Applejack said a weird pony wearing a black hood showed up and two other ponies were chasing after her! And one of them turned out to be this wizard from another world named Flame Wheel the Bearded. We were so worried about you! Some stuff happened while you were gone and we were starting to think you'd never come back. But you did. And you took care of these dark-looking ponies."

"Actually." Aura replied, "I only helped a little. I didn't actually capture them."

"You didn't?" Spike asked, "Then who did?"

Aura then moved out of Belle's way to have Spike get a good look at her. Spike didn't recognize Belle and had to assume she was a brand-new pony in Ponyville.

"Who's this?" Spike asked.

"OH MY GOSH!" Enchanted Belle exclaimed as her eyes sparkled, "LOOK AT YOU!"

She then grabbed and hugged Spike extremely tightly.

"Oh!" Spike yelped as Belle squeezed him, "What the?!"

"Just look at this cute little baby Dragon!" Enchanted Belle said as she rubbed Spike's cheeks, "Those cute little cheeks and the eyes, and just that little face! You're so irresistible!"

"Hey!" Spike exclaimed as he tried to escape from Belle's grip, "Let me go! I can't breathe!"

"Would ya look at that." Apple Bloom said, "Ah guess it's not just Sweetie Belle's cuteness she can't stand."

"It's pretty embarrassing if you ask me." Scootaloo stated.

"Belle. Be careful." Twilight told Belle with a chuckle, "He's very sensitive. And I think you're being a little too rough on him."

"Huh?" Belle said as she calmed down.

She then looked at Spike and how dizzy he looked from all the cuddles she was giving him. Not realizing that she was over doing it, Belle's cheeks turned a little red.

"Oops." Belle said as she put Spike down, "Sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I just can't help but give so much love to such adorable creatures like you."

"She did the same thing to me earlier." Sweetie Belle said.

"Whew." Spike said as he regained balance, "That's okay. It actually felt good getting all that attention. I mean, if you toned it down a bit, I would've like it to go a little longer."

"Anyway," Twilight said to Spike, "It's Enchanted Belle here that really did the saving today. She, along with Aura and Flare Blitz, defeated the Dark Ponies and captured them."

"Dark Ponies?" Spike asked, "Is that what those guys are?" He said as he peeked over at the captured ponies, "I wonder why that wasn't anypony's first guess." He then looked at Belle and asked, "Enchanted Belle? You defeated them?"

"I didn't do it alone." Belle answered, "I had help from my friends."

"Aura. Where did you find her?"

"It's a really long story." Aura answered, "I think you all had better get comfortable."

After making some introductions, Enchanted Belle, Aurachalcum, and Flare Blitz told the story of what happened regarding the mysterious pony. They told them how Aura and Blitz got sent there by a strange portal. They told them the challenges they faced and how they bonded. They also mentioned that strange transformation the pony made but how she couldn't maintain it and how she escaped before they could learn anything about her. How the three ponies got back the things she stole. And how Aura and Blitz left the pendant and the spell book back on Coltnelia. And it all led up to the part where they reveal about their roles as the Heroes of Light.

"WHAT?!" The Mane Six, Cutie Mark Crusaders, Lurio, Flame Wheel, and Spike exclaimed, "THE HEROES OF LIGHT?!"

"Heroes of Light?" Spike asked with confusion, "What the hay does that mean?"

"We're still not exactly sure." Enchanted Belle answered, "But apparently there's a pony out there who's become one with the darkness itself. And the three of us have been chosen to find and stop him."

"That crystal that gave us the power we needed," Aurachalcum continued, "Said that this enemy threatens the balance of light and darkness."

"It was so freaky." Flare Blitz picked up, "We got sent to that crystal by a gigantic Phoenix and its feathers. I thought it was all a dream at first. But I guess it was all true after all."

"A pony who's become one with the darkness?" Lurio asked, "And threatens the balance? This seems rather sudden. This can't be a recent thing if that's the case."

"So… the Heroes of Light." Flame Wheel said as he peeked over at Blitz, "Him too?"

"What's that about?!" Flare Blitz exclaimed, "I can be a Hero of Light. The crystal wouldn't have chosen me if I couldn't. I thought you had faith in me."

"Not exactly total faith." Flame Wheel replied with a teasing look, "More like enough to get pass the hard times."

"A pony of pure darkness?" Sweetie Belle asked while shivering, "Do you think he could be threatening the light in Equestria too?"

"We don't know yet." Enchanted Belle answered as she comforted Sweetie Belle, "But don't worry. We won't let anything happen to this world. Who ever this pony is, the three of us will be ready for him."

"With my fire!" Flare Blitz exclaimed as his Fire Amulet glowed.

"My aura." Aurachalcum added as his aura appeared around him.

"And my magic." Enchanted Belle finished as her horn glowed, "The three of us will overcome anything."

"Whoever this mysterious enemy is," Lurio said to the three ponies, "You can count on me to help you defeat this foe. Anypony who uses darkness for an evil purpose shall not threaten the light on my watch."

"I shall help as well." Flame Wheel added, "After all, you need a powerful wizard to stand up to such an ominous pony. But because there are none, you'll have to take a great and powerful wizard like me instead. Savvy?"

"You're starting to sound like Trixie." Rainbow Dash commented.

"Speaking of magic, I just can't believe it." Twilight Sparkle said as she looked at the Fire Amulet on Flare Blitz, "An amulet that lets non-Unicorn creatures cast magic? It's so hard to believe and yet it just happened right in front of me. He created fire magic by just flicking his hooves."

"Impressive. Isn't it?" Flare Blitz asked a bit flamboyantly, "You can have my autograph if you'd like."

"Don't push it lad." Flame Wheel warned, "You're talking to a mare after all. And it's talk like that that's been making you get hit on the head all the time."

"Flame Wheel told me about the Fire Amulet and where it came from." Twilight explained, "He told us so much about Coltnelia. It sounds like an amazing place."

"You would just love my world." Belle replied, "It's a beautiful land. It has all kinds of animals and tasty food to eat."

"Animals?" Fluttershy asked as her eyes sparkled.

"Food?!" Pinkie Pie yelped as her eyes sparkled, "I want to go there! I want to go see what food there is to eat there! And what kind of parties they throw!"

"I'd like to see it too." Twilight added, "I just need to see how magic works on that world. Flame Wheel told me all about the Magic Crystal and all the other kingdoms and their crystals too. I think this would make a fine report for Princess Celestia."

"And while you're doing your little egghead report," Rainbow Dash said, "I'd like to see what kind of adventure there is to have there. An adventure on another world! It sounds awesome already!"

"I'd love to see the décor of the castle you live in darling." Rarity added, "And all the dresses the ponies wear. I can only imagine that they're simply divine. Be it that your world sounds fantastic."

"I'm with ya all the way lasses." Flame Wheel agreed, "But one problem does rise from the sea here. How exactly are we going to get there?"

"Hey." Spike said, "Didn't Aura and Blitz say that it was Belle's horn that created the portal that brought them here?"

"That's right." Twilight replied with a nod, "Belle. Do you think maybe you can get it to work? I'd really like to see Coltnelia. Flame Wheel told us so much about it while he and Lurio were looking for Aura and Blitz."

"I don't know." Belle replied, "But I can try. Let's get outside and I'll see what I can do."

And so, the group went outside of the tree house to see if Belle can open a portal to Coltnelia. Twilight and Flame Wheel were the most excited as one of them was really into discovery and the other was wanting to return home. The ponies gave Belle some space for her to open the portal.

"Here goes." Belle said as she got her horn to glow.

Belle tried her best to see if she can open a portal. When she felt like something was happening with her horn, she shot a magic beam hoping that it would work. But sadly, nothing happened. No portal or gateway appeared. Belle tried it again a few more times to see if a portal would eventually open. But no matter how hard she tried, nothing worked.

"It's no use." Belle said as she finally gave up, "I can't get a portal to open."

"Huh?" Aura said with confusion and worry, "You can't open a portal back to your world?"

"But you did it before?" Blitz said.

"That was only when I lost control of my horn." Belle explained, "But when I'm in control of it, I can't get a portal to open."

"Oh." Twilight said with disappointment, "I'm sorry Belle."

"So, if Belle can't open a portal back to her world," Fluttershy said, "Does that mean she's stuck here on our world?"

"That's probably what it sounds like." Enchanted Belle replied, "But it's not all that bad." She continued as she suddenly smiled, "I've been wanting to see Equestria ever since Aura and Blitz told me about it. I want to see all kinds of places here and taste all kinds of new food this world has. And I've been wanting to meet all of you so much. So really, it's nice to be here."

"That's my girl." Flame Wheel commented with a smile, "Still finding a reason to smile. Just like her mentor."

"I'm glad you're liking our world so far." Twilight said to Belle, "I guess you'll be fine for a while until we can find a way to get you home."

"Oh yeah." Belle said as she remembered something, "Twilight. I've actually been looking for you. Ever since I first got here. I wanted to ask you a favor."

"A favor?" Twilight asked, "What is it?"

"As you saw from when I dueled those Dark Ponies," Enchanted Belle explained, "My horn was acting up for some reason. It's been a problem for me for the past few days. Ever since the Magic Crystal was removed. I know you're not from my world. But Aurachalcum says you're really good with magic. So I was hoping that maybe you can help me find out what's wrong with my horn and see if you can help me get it in control."

"I don't know how much help I can be since your world's magic seems to be very different from our magic," Twilight Sparkle replied, "But I'll try. I'll see what I can do to help you."

"You will?" Belle asked with excitement, "Thank you! Thanks Twilight!"

"You've got no problems to worry about." Spike assured, "Twilight's the best Unicorn in Equestria. If anypony can solve a magic problem, it's her."

"Spike." Twilight said as she felt embarrassed, "What did I tell you about bragging about me?" She then looked back at Belle and said, "And hey. Maybe if we can figure out what's going on with your horn, maybe we can see if we can get it to open a portal back to your world whenever you want to."

"I was just thinking the same thing." Belle replied.

"Well now that that's settled," Blitz said, "I've got a question. What're we going to do with those two?" He asked as he pointed at the Dark Ponies inside of the house.

"They're not going to stay here, are they?" Spike asked as he felt disgusted with the idea, "I can't stand them. When they got here, they were all talking about stealing light and being freed from darkness. I can't stand that."

"Perhaps we can write to Princess Celestia about them." Lurio suggested, "Maybe she can find a good place to keep them until Belle can return to Coltnelia."

"No need for that mate." Flame Wheel said, "I know the perfect place to keep them. And it just so happens to be a place that fits their style. It's dark and gloomy just like them. And it's also the place I've called home for the past years. I'd be more than happy to have them sleepover. It never hurt to have some company. Savvy?"

"You sure they ain' gonna be any trouble for you?" Applejack asked, "Ah know that they can't be freed unless Belle unlocks that chain. But they've still got their mouths and ah'm willing to be they ain' gonna shut their traps."

"Trust me lass." Flame Wheel replied, "I've faced much worse. So worse that hearing these two numbskulls talk is no trouble at all."

"If you say so." Rainbow Dash commented, "And better with you than me. I've had enough of their banter for one day."

Twilight then turned to Belle again and said, "So Belle. Let's get started on figuring out the problem with your horn."

"Right." Belle replied with a nod.

"But before you do that." Flare Blitz said as he stepped forward, "There's something I need to do first. Enchanted Belle. Aurachalcum." He said as he looked at each of them, "You both have deserved the icing on the cake!"

Belle and Aura looked confused as they had no idea what he was talking about.

"The icing on the cake?" Aura asked.

"What do you mean?" Belle asked.

"Let's take the train to Manehattan and I'll show you." Flare Blitz answered.

Before they got started, Aurachalcum remembered the tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala and saw a perfect opportunity to present them to his new friends.

"You two get to the train." Aura said to them, "I'll catch up with you. There's something I need to get first."

"Okay." Blitz replied, "Meet us at the station before the train departs."

And so, Belle and Blitz headed off to the train station while Aura headed off in a different direction. Most of the ponies didn't know what happened or what those three are doing. But Flame Wheel knew what Blitz meant by 'icing on the cake'. While Lurio and Fluttershy got an idea as to what Aura was planning.

Later at Manehattan…

The sun was setting and Belle and Aura were sitting on a bench in front of the water waiting for Flare Blitz to come back with a surprise. Before they got there, Aura brought a saddle bag with him and said there was a surprise in there for the three of them. And now Belle and Aura continued waiting to see what Blitz's surprise was and were excited to see what it was.

"The sunset looks beautiful." Aura commented.

"Sure does." Belle replied, "It looks exactly like the sunset back home. So does the sky and the clouds. Wow. Your world and my world seem to have a lot in common. But are very different at the same time."

"I got that same feeling when I first came to your world." Aura said with a smile.

"The funny thing is," Belle said as her smile got a little weaker, "When the three of us met, it was you two that was stuck on my world and were trying to get home. Now it looks like we've switched places. Now you two are home, but now I'm the one stuck on your world."

"Don't worry Belle." Aura said as he put his hoof on her back, "We're going to get you home somehow. After all, you helped us get home. Now we'll return the favor. It's what friends do."

"I'm not worried." Belle replied as her smile returned, "I was just thinking. That's all. I'm excited to be here. I can't wait to see all kinds of places here."

"Man." Aura said as he felt slightly impatient, "I wonder what's taking Blitz. The suspense is killing me."

"Well you don't have to wait any longer." Flare Blitz said.

The other two ponies looked where his voice came from and saw that he had finally returned. And in his left hoof, he carried three sea-salt ice creams. One for each of them.

"Because I'm back!" Blitz continued, "And now… Ta da!" He exclaimed as he showed them the ice cream, "I present to you the icing on the cake!"

"What are those?" Aura asked.

"They're just the best treats in all of Equestria." Blitz answered, "I got one for each of us. Go on and take one. You guys are going to love them."

"You said they're treats?" Belle asked as she smiled bigger, "Let me have one!" She yelped as she grabbed one with her magic.

Aura then took another one and Blitz then sat down with them while carrying the last one. Without hesitation, Belle and Aura tried the ice cream just like Blitz had told them to. What they tasted was a delicious taste they had never tasted before. And this flavor seemed to make them feel joy and happiness.

"Salty." Aura said as he looked at the ice cream.

"And sweet." Belle finished as she did the same.

"And it's delicious!" The two said at the same time while looking at each other.

"See?" Blitz asked, "What'd I tell you? I told you that you would like it."

"What is this?" Belle asked, "It's just so good."

"It's sea-salt ice cream." Flare Blitz answered, "Half-sweet, half-salty, and all good."

"So, where did that icing one the cake thing come from?" Aura asked.

"Oh that?" Blitz replied, "It's a phrase that my dad taught me when I was a colt. He said that to me when he gave me my first sea-salt ice cream. It was back when he took mom and I to Manehattan when he had business to deal with here. It was actually shortly after my life reached an all-time low and I couldn't bring myself to be on a team anymore." He explained while looking a little sad, "It was also the same day I first met Flame Wheel and he gave me the Fire Amulet. After that, I thought my life was just going to get weirder from there. That day, dad asked me how I was liking Manehattan. I didn't want him to think I was sad when I was supposed to be having fun. So, I told him what he probably wanted to hear and said I was having a blast. After that, he said I just earned the icing on the cake." He continued while starting to perk up, "Then he took me here and bought me a sea-salt ice cream and said it was the icing on the cake."

"That sounds like a sweet story." Enchanted Belle commented, "It was really nice of your dad to introduce you to something this good."

"I know. Ever since then, sea-salt ice cream has been my favorite snack. And ever since I moved here, I've been coming to this exact spot where I first tried it to have my sea-salt ice cream." He said as he started to look sad, "Of course, back then, I always sat here alone. Not just because I couldn't trust myself to around a team, but also because none of the ponies in this city really like me. Everywhere I do, ponies just avoid me or act like a jerk."

"Huh?" Aura said as he looked confused, "But everypony here seems to be treating you nicely. After what you did for this city."

"Yeah." Belle agreed, "Didn't you save this village from that one pony who was using the Ice Amulet for evil."

"Well," Blitz began, "I guess some ponies here have been treating me better. But most of them still treat me like I'm going to mess everything up. It's really hurt me for a long time. How nopony likes me."

"That's not true." Belle told him, "We like you. And you're not alone anymore."

"Yeah." Aura added, "You've got us now. Your friends. So, stop thinking about how you've been alone and start thinking about how we're together."

Blitz looked at them with a slightly sad expression at first. But as quickly as it appeared, it was quickly replaced with a happy smile. Blitz saw that he wasn't alone anymore and they he finally has friends.

"Thanks guys." Blitz thanked, "That really means a lot."

"In fact," Aura said as he got up, "To show you that you're never going to be alone anymore, I've got a little something for all three of us too."

Aura then reached into his saddle bag, and got out three gold tickets to show to Belle and Blitz. Belle didn't know what they were, but Blitz knew the instant he saw them what they were and what they meant.

"Hey!" Blitz exclaimed as he got a closer look at them, "Are those what I think they are?!"

"Yep." Aura answered, "Invitations to the Grand Galloping Gala. Princess Celestia gave them to me when I first moved to Ponyville. She said to take two friends."

"The Grand Galloping Gala?" Enchanted Belle asked, "What is that?"

"It's an annual royal ball held at Canterlot to celebrate it's completion after Equestria was founded." Aurachalcum answered, "And lots of ponies get invited there to celebrate. Mainly high-class ponies."

"Anypony who's anypony is going to be there!" Blitz said as he felt excited, "I've been wanting to go there for such a long time! But my parents thought it'd be boring for me and I never got invited." He then looked at Aura and asked, "Aura, are you…."

"Yep." Aura answered, "I want you two to come with me."

"YEAH!" Blitz cheered, "Thank you! Thank you thank you thank you! I've been wanting to go for such a long time!"

"What about you Belle?" Aura asked, "You want to go?"

"If it's a royal ball," Belle said, "Will there be food there?"

"Yeah. I'm sure they'll be lots of buffets."

"Then sure." Belle answered with a smile, "I'll go. I bet it'll be fun with you guys there."

Belle and Blitz each then took a ticket and got a good look at them. Aura then sat down to continue eating his ice cream.

"Whew." Aura said, "About time. You guys don't know how hard it was to find somepony who hasn't been invited yet. I thought I'd never find them."

"You guys." Flare Blitz said as he looked at them again, "You guys really are my best friends. Thanks for helping me give friendship another try."

"Your welcome." Belle replied, "And thank you too."

"Huh? Thank me? For what?"

"If it weren't for you pushing us through that portal," Aura explained, "The three of us would never have met. So it's really because of you, we're sitting together now and you've given friendship another chance. So when you think about it, you should be thanking yourself."

"He's right." Belle added, "What do you know? Looks like that clumsy choice wasn't clumsy at all. Maybe it was fate or destiny. Hehe." He chuckled at the end.

"Oh gosh." Blitz said while feeling bashful, "Heh, heh. Why do I feel embarrassed then?"

The three ponies then burst into laughter at what he said. The three friends were having such a good time together. They felt happy to be with one another and wished something like this can last forever. Even after finishing their ice cream, they sat there together to enjoy the sunset.

"You know guys." Blitz began, "I've been thinking."

"What is it?" Belle asked.

"The three of us are the three Heroes of Light. Right? And we're supposed to stop a big baddy, right?"

"What about it?" Aura asked.

"Well," Blitz replied, "I think we need a name. A name for this team."

"A name?" Aura repeated with a chuckle.

"Isn't the Heroes of Light good enough?" Belle asked while chuckling.

"It sounds good." Blitz answered, "But also too formal. I want to call us something else. Something that sounds more like us."

He thought about it for a minute or two and quickly came up with something.

"I got it!" Blitz exclaimed, "How about Team Light?"

"Team Light?" Belle asked.

"Where'd that come from?" Aura asked.

"Well, we're a team." Blitz explained, "And we're the Heroes of Light. Simple name that's not complicated and is straight to the point."

"It sounds cute." Belle commented.

"And it is short, sweet, and to the point." Aura added, "Sounds good to me."

"Well if you guys are for it," Belle said with a smile, "Then I'm for it. Team Light it is."

"Awesome!" Blitz exclaimed.

Enchanted Belle then stood up and said, "Princess Enchanted Belle! The Fairy Unicorn!"

Aurachalcum then stood up and said, "Aurachalcum! The Aura Pegasus!"

Flare Blitz then stood up and said, "Flare Blitz! The Fire Earth Pony!"

"The Heroes of Light!" The three ponies said at the same time while putting their hooves in the middle, "Team Light!" They exclaimed as they three-way high hoof.

From that moment on, the three ponies have referred to each other as Team Light.

Flare Blitz here for some narration. I always thought from that day when Flame Wheel gave me the Fire Amulet that my life was about to get weird later down the road. And it has. But it's a good kind of weird. Sure, I may have a big responsibility with having to get back the Elemental Amulets, band together the Elemental Amulet Wizards, and now have to stop a mysterious pony from destroying the light. But I know now that I'm not going on this journey alone. I finally have friends that'll be there by my side the entire time. Enchanted Belle and Aurachalcum. With the three of us together, there isn't anything that's going to stop us. Listen to our story. This isn't just a story about how Enchanted Belle became queen, how Aurachalcum became an Aura Master, and how I became the Flaming Inferno. This is the story of how all three of us saved the light of both Equestria and Coltnelia.

The next day at Canterlot…

Princess Celestia was near her fire place at Canterlot Castle and just finished reading the letter Lurio sent about Aurachalcum. And as soon as she finished reading it, she noticed another letter for her that was sent by Lurio.

"What's this?" She asked herself as she opened the letter, "Another letter from Lurio?"

The letter read, "Dear Princess Celestia. I'd like for you to know that I've been enjoying my stay at Ponyville and it has been a great pleasure of calling it home. Aura seems to love it as well. And now, I feel like by becoming a part of this town, I've gotten myself into quite a journey. For Aura went missing a few days ago and he recently returned. But with new information that, along with two other ponies named Enchanted Belle and Flare Blitz, these three have become the Heroes of Light. I may not exactly fathom what that means. But they do. And whatever it is they need to do, you can assure that I, along with a new friend named Flame Wheel the Bearded, shall assist in any way we can. As for you Princess, I'd like for you to know this so that these three ponies can assure that they will have the faith of the Princess of the Sun. So, I ask you, wish Enchanted Belle, Aurachalcum, and Flare Blitz the best of luck. Sincerely, Lurio."

"The Heroes of Light?" Princess Celestia asked herself, "How curious. Enchanted Belle and Aurachalcum. Belle told me about Flare Blitz, but I haven't met him yet."

She then got up from the nice comfort of her cushions to head out to the balcony.

"Enchanted Belle, Aurachalcum, Flare Blitz." Princess Celestia said as she looked at the sun, "Whatever it is your futures have in store for you, I wish you the best of luck."

And so, the adventures of Princess Enchanted Belle, Aurachalcum, and Flare Blitz begins…