"Any sign of any more shards of the master emerald?" a tall badnik with a chicken-like body said,looking down at a short green badnik with two drills for hands and wheels for feet.

"Nope,think we got em all?" the small green robot asked,looking up to his partner.

"No way. Even if we've collected a large amount, Fang still has the lot of 'em!" The tall chicken badnik shouted in a voice what would even make the most sane of people go crazy.

"Wait,wait,I'm picking up a signal!" the smaller green one said,stopping in his tracks and making the taller one trip over him.

"Nice one scrap brain!" the taller chicken said,picking himself off of the ground.

"Watch where yah going next time!" The smaller green one shouted back.

"Shut up here they come!" the taller one scolded the shorter one before snatching him up and hiding behind a bush.

Zecora and the Cutie Mark Crusaders were making quick work of the emerald shards. They already had more than half.

Zecora threw a large amount of dust at the ground and it illuminated a shard that was stuck in the ground.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders then proceeded to dig the shard up.

"Well have all the shards located lickety split Zecora!"

as the three ponies and zebra discussed the emeralds,the two badniks crept behind them.

"GOTCHA!" The smaller green robot shouted as he captured the four of them with a giant net that was big enough to trap them all at once.

The three fillies screamed,but Zecora remained brave.

"Who are you? Foul beast,I presume." Zecora asked the badniks in her usual tone,not seeming to be affected by the fact she and the others were being held captive.

"Where the Super Special Sonic Search and Smash squad! I'm Scratch and hes Grounder!" the taller chicken shouted,smiling ear to ear.

"W-What do you want with us?" Sweetie Belle asked,shakily.

"We want those master emerald shards!" Grounder spat out abruptly

"Your gonna have to take them from our cold,dead hooves!" Scootaloo shouted fiercely at the two badniks.

The two badniks looked at each other and smiled.

"That can be arranged..." The green one stated,turning one of his drill hands into a chainsaw and pointing it at Scootaloo's neck.

"What would you do if your mission was a true success?" Zecora asked. The two badniks chuckled at each other.

"We do the questions here!" Grounder stated, turning his chainsaw hand into a drill again.

"Give us the shards already and we'll let you go." Scratch stated impatiently.

"No way!" Applebloom stated,holding on to the saddle that held the emeralds inside firmly.

"Hey,didn't say something about ponies meddling around with the shards?" Grounder asked obliviously.

"Hey,he sure did! And it looks like we've found them..." Scratch answered his partner while looking down at the

three ponies and zebra.

Twilight Sparkle was pacing the floor of sugar cube corner,trying to think of something she could do to save Equestria from Tirek.

"What do we do what do we do what do we do what do we do?" she shouted frantically as she ran around.

"Why don't we just contact the princess?" Spike asked,sitting on a bench.

"SPIKE YOUR A GENIUS! Except we don't have a blimp anymore..." Twilight admitted,lowering her hopes.

"I can speed up to Canterlot and warn the princess. You all can get there when you do." Rainbow Dash insisted.

"I could probably build a jet here in ponyville. I'll have to start from scratch,but its possible..." Tails offered,looking around at the area.

"No time for that! Rainbow Dash,send a chariot for us once you get there." Twilight told her pony friend,who nodded before raising to the sky and flying towards Canterlot.

Tirek stomped around 's secret back up lair. Scorpan close behind.

"So,what do you think?" asked. Gilda and Trixie playing "Keep away" with Fang's hat. Fang being the one they're keeping it away from.

"When does the launch begin?" Tirek spat out emotionlessly.

"Faster than you know it Tirek,anyways I-"

Scratch and Grounder came crashing into the base with 's Egg-o-matic.

",,we've got something!" the two shouted out unexpectedly. Tirek stomped down onto the ground hard enough to crush the floor and shot a wave of black magic at the two,sending them to the wall in pieces. Their pain filled moans could be heard.

"Scratch,Grounder,haven't you two ever heard of knocking?"

"What are these two idiot contraptions?" Tirek asked,angrily.

"And why have you dared to interrupt me?" shouted,picking up Scratch's beak.

"Because we've found the ponies who've been causing you trouble ." Scratch said through the mouth held as the two badniks began rebuilding themselves.

After a while,Tirek sighed and face-palmed.

"So,when is the launch Doctor?" he asked the large over lander.

"Approximately three days five hours and eleven seconds." replied. Tirek growled angrily.

"In the mean time,I suggest you get comfortable here Tirek. The world will be ours in a matter of days." said,smiling ear-to-ear.

"Okay . Here are the ponies that have been causing you so much trouble." Grounder stated,he and Scratch opening the trunk of the Egg-O-Matic and revealing Zecora,Applebloom,Sweetie Belle,and Scootaloo,who were all tied up and had muzzles over their mouths. immediately bonked the two on their heads.

"You nincompoops,these aren't the ponies who have been causing me all of this trouble!" shouted at his creations.

"But sir,they have the shards of the master emerald..." Scratch said,woozy from the hit.

"Well why didn't you say so? Bring them to me!" demanded.

"Yes your nasty-ness!" The two badniks shouted happily as the two of them grabbed the large quantity of the master emerald they were able to gather.

The Doctor smiled and laughed maniacally.

Rainbow Dash finally had reached Canterlot,but stopped when she saw something shocking. Canterlot was now in ruins and Royal Guard bodies were all over the place. Roamed the area. They looked like mechanical upside down trash cans. Some of them had many guards and unicorns lined up and chained together,trotting slowly to get to a set destination.