As the 8 friends left Marinopolis for their mission in saving lives, they realized that the Deep Water Steeds were still at large.

The eight finally came across a range of large boulders and one with a strange inscription carved on its side that said, "Beware of the gaurdians".

"By the way it's carved..", said Twilight as she examined the carving, "..It appears to have been carved by something with claws and it also looks rather recently made. It may have been made by those missing guards of the Deep Water Steeds"

"This does not look good", spoke Rarity in fear, "I do not want any scary gaurdian Creatures to mess up my natural good looks or my spirit armor"

"Don't worry folks", appointed Griffy, "As long as we all stick together, we're unstoppable!"

"Fer once..", said Applejack to Griffy, "I respect ya'll fer that, sugar cube"

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"What's That!", cried out Spike as a very bizarre-looking, quadrupedal predator with silver-colored skin, tall sharp spikes on its back, a short and bony tail, large Frog-like eyes, webbed three-toed feet and 3-6 inch long teeth was leaping from boulder to boulder straight towards the group.

"Dytoha said that we might encounter one of these!", exclaimed Griffy, "It's a Water Wolf!"

"DOWN BOY!", bellowed a deep voice from nowhere which suddenly made the Water Wolf stop charging toward the 8 heroes.

There, standing on the tallest rock in the boulder field, was a 20 foot-high, gray Creature on two legs with battle armor, small Walrus-like tusks, a tall staff in one of its Primate-like hands and a very threatening gaze in its eyes.

"Who are you?", he asked in that deep voice.

"Who are we?", said Pinkie in an almost joke-like fashion, "We're the 8 Elements of Harmony! Who are you?"

"I am Marnyon", the Creature spoke, "And this is my pet Water Wolf, Sufor"

"Wait!", said Twilight, "You're one of those two missing, water-breathing Gorillas that Celestia recruited long ago!"

"Yes", replied Marnyon, "I am one of those two. We left our positions to guard the Deep Water Steeds long ago, for we believed that they could not swim out of the trench successfully. Now that word has gotten out that the Deep Water Steeds have escaped, me and my brother, Hykor, are searching the Great Equestrian Ocean for the escapees"

"They escaped because they are after the Gem of Life and Power and...", started Spike.

"Wait!", interupted Marnyon as he approached the group with Sufor behind him, "The Gem of Life and Power? The legends were true! Now I can finally get out of this ocean and give that princess a piece of my mind"

"No wait", said Griffy, "You can't do this! You have a job to cover!"

"I am so tired of being trapped down here", snarled Marnyon, "So that gem is going to be mine pretty soon. Come now Sufor, we need to find the gem"

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"Great", sighed Rainbow, "Now we have to defeat seven or eight guys now"

"I think it maybe nine", said a hollow voice from nowhere.

Out of the blackness of the depths came a 17 foot-tall, green-colored, Shrimp-like Creature.

"Remember me, heroes?", spoke the thing, "I am Kurayami, the source of all evil"

"Not this lunatick again!", cried Griffy.

"This is my Sea Monster form", spoke Kurayami, "And that gem is soon going to be mine!"

To Be Continued