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Well, today is going to be an interesting one. Everyone and his mom is busy today, so I can't hang out with them. And since I have nothing to do, I'm deciding I'll check in on the villains and Grogar's latest plan. I know the show never revealed where the location was, but I know how to find it pretty easily. Also, I know this might seem dangerous, but I am the most powerful creature in all of Equestria, so I know what I'm doing. Besides, I'm not facing the real Grogar anyway. I hope I didn't spoil anything for anyone who has not watched Season 9 yet. I know most people that are reading this probably have, but there might be some that haven't yet. Anywho, I went into my shadow form and went inside the wall that Grogar was standing behind. No, I was not looking at his butt. That's just so weird in so many ways. I saw him looking at his orb having the Bewitching Bell appear and just stare at it before Cozy Glow said "Ahem." Oh brother. What do you want now? "I don't wanna tattle on my good friend Tirek, but… you might like to know he left food out. Again." I do not care whatsoever. I seriously don't need to hear these villains and their petty problems. Grogar already seemed annoyed and said "I'll deal with it when I'm done." I'm guessing Discord really doesn't care about this issue whatsoever which is a good thing considering how petty it truly is.
Cozy Glow walked away and Grogar went back to staring at his orb. But, Tirek had to come out and said "Don't trust anything that nosy little pegasus says!" I could say the same about you, you stupid scumbag. Grogar said "I don't trust anything any of you say!" That is a fair argument considering the fact that they are all villains and could easily try to play innocent at any time and refuse to admit guilt. Tirek grunted away and Grogar went back to his orb. However, he would not be left alone. Finally, Chrysalis came out and said "Are you planning on attacking anypony any time soon?" You need to wait, you incompetent bug. "If not, I don't know why I'm wasting my time here." You simply need to have patience. Grogar obviously has a lot more wisdom than you guys and knows when it's the perfect time to strike. "I am a Queen you know." That means nothing to me or to Grogar. Chrysalis flapped away and Grogar grunted. I kinda feel bad for him in some way. Simply because he is trying to do work and the rest of the villains won't leave him alone. I know how that feels. I went out of the wall I was in and floated in the air in my shadow form peeking into the other room to see what was going on. Grogar said "I am leaving since it's impossible to accomplish the work I need to do here." I can tell. "I suggest that the three of you come to some kind of accord." Really.
The three of them protested, but Grogar silenced them with his magic by putting restraints over their mouths so they couldn't speak. He definitely is very powerful. "I don't care how, but you must learn how to work together! Only then can we accomplish what you so greatly desire. The defeat of Twilight Sparkle and her friends!" Yeah, that's not going to happen any time soon as long as I'm around. Grogar removed the restraints and left. I watched as Cozy Glow put together a banner and hang it up on the jagged edges and stood there in self-accomplishment. She said "Nothing says teamwork like an inspirational banner." Yeah, I do not care in the slightest. If this were Pinkie, I would be fine. But since you are a villain and almost caused my death, I will despise you for it. "When Grogar sees this, he'll realize there's no way he can survive without me." Yeah, as if I'm going to believe that. Grogar doesn't need any of you. He can easily take over Equestria without anyone's help whatsoever. Seriously, he is powered by fear and if someone were trembling in fear, his bell would detect it and he would become even more powerful. I heard grunting noises from the other room and I took a look to investigate.
Really? A framed picture of you in your most powerful from? What kind of motivation is this? Honestly, I was laughing my arse off when I saw this and it's still so dang hilarious to this day. "You're going to have to exercise a lot to get as big as you were when you absorbed the life force of all those ponies." I don't think exercise will make him grow like how he did in the Season 4 finale. That would be impossible. The only way for him to grow that strong is to absorb other living beings' magic. "Anywho, Grogar wants us all to work together. So, I've scheduled a team meeting!" Good for you. No one cares. "Doesn't that sound fun?" To be honest, no. And Tirek has had almost about enough with you, so you better watch your behavior or else one of these creatures will blast you in rage because of your comments. "And since Grogar left me in charge…" Are you sure about that? Tirek said "No he didn't." I'm not sure if he did. I can't remember. I didn't hear him say anything. I just think Cozy is assuming a role that she is not in. Anyway, she only giggled and said "Somebody's a real grumpy 'taur today." Gee, I wonder why. "If we aren't meeting, I guess I could just stay and offer positive and subprioring-" before Tirek cut her off and said "Fine. I'll join your meeting. Just leave." Dang, he really isn't happy. I don't blame him though. Cozy Glow took off and said "See you soon!" Tirek only stared in annoyed anger and I took off to the next place in this lair.
I saw Cozy go down the stairs and I heard Chrysalis say "It's been weeks and Grogar has done NOTHING!" I don't see any problem with that. There is a more pressing issue that you need to focus on right now before you can have your "revenge" against us. "It's not healthy to hold on to all of this RAGE!" You do make a point. "I could lash out at any moment." Really? She's still talking to that stick? That's the same one that was Opposite Twilight and got disintegrated back when the Tree of Harmony was still around in Season 8. I guess Chrysalis has got nothing better to do. I can relate to something like this surprisingly. Well, mainly being socially awkward and talking to either myself or inanimate objects. Cozy Glow made the dumb decision to go out and say "And how are you doing this fine-" before Chrysalis got up in her face and yelled "HOW DO YOU THINK I'M DOING?! I'M READY TO EXACT MY REVENGE!" Yeah, well since there is an impending Civil War going on right now between you guys, trying to defeat me and my friends won't be any easier. Even though Cozy Glow is a jerk, I think Chrysalis' reaction was a little much and over the top. But this is what I warned her about, so it's kinda her fault in a sense.
Chrysalis turned back around and continued talking to the log. "See what I mean?" I saw everything. Cozy sat up and said "Being cooped up with nothing to do is the worst!" I guess that's a fair point. "You know what you need." Really? What would that be? "A team meeting!" Chrysalis looked at her with disgust and said "I don't do meetings." Then how come you always commanded Changelings where to go when you were still in power? That technically counts as a meeting. Cozy didn't back down and said "Grogar left me in charge." I would not have said that if I were you. Chrysalis didn't care in the slightest and said "NO HE DIDN'T! And even if he did, Chrysalis obeys NO ONE!" You'll be obeying me once I have you under my total control. "Oh goodie. I like the sound of that." Oh dear. What do you want this time, Nightmare? "Why must you say it like that? Come on man. Chrysalis bowing before you and obeying your every command would be pretty sweet, right?" I mean, I guess in a way it could. But I'm not going to turn into a tyrant like her. "I doubt you would. But I know if I ruled over her, I would definitely give her a taste of her own medicine just to know what it feels like." Why would you do that? You are a villain as well. "That may be true, but I would NEVER associate with these kinds of creatures. My goals are far different from theirs. So don't be trying to compare me to them because I don't have the same goals as they do." Whatever you say.
Anyway, Cozy tried to tempt Chrysalis by saying "There'll be cupcakes." What? Does Chrysalis actually like cupcakes or something? Oh man, all the drawings that could come out of this. Man, won't that be a pretty sight to behold. So, finally, the meeting was assembled and Cozy Glow began speaking on top of crates of boxes. "Grogar wants us to work together to defeat our enemies. Which means we need to trust each other." Right on cue, Tirek opened his mouth and started draining Chrysalis' magic from her horn. Really bruh? Come on man. Chrysalis finished chewing her cupcake and said "If we are to trust one another, perhaps inform Lord Tirek to STOP TRYING TO ABSORB MY ESSENCE!" How she said that was hilarious. Anyway, Tirek stopped what he was doing and spit out the stolen magic onto the cupcake. Eww. That's disgusting. He tried to play innocent and said "I wasn't doing anything of the sort." Yeah, you were. We all saw you. "How dare you." Oh, so now you want to get onto the defensive side and try to deny it huh? Yeah, that ain't gonna fly here buddy. Chrysalis was obviously offended and said "How dare I?! Do you know to whom you are speaking?!" Yeah, we know.
She picked up the cupcake with her remaining magic and ate the magic stolen cupcake while giving Tirek a glare that read "Don't talk smack about me or else you'll pay. Also, I'm taking back this cupcake. It might be disgusting, but I don't care. I need my changeling magic." Tirek said annoyed "How could I not? You tell your log every five minutes." Chrysalis wasn't very happy that Tirek talked trash about her log and held it in her hooves like a prized possession that a child refused to give up. Cozy said "This is why Grogar left me in charge." I really don't think so. Chrysalis and Tirek went up to her and both of them said "NO HE DIDN'T!" before sitting back down. Cozy growled in frustration before looking at her banner. Suddenly, she brewed up an idea. Now it's song time. Finally we have a villain song. It's been a very long time since we've had one. Let's see here. The last time I remember there being a villain song was when Chrysalis invaded Canterlot during the Royal Wedding back in the Season 2 finale. Dang, that was ages ago. That was like over 9 years ago at this point. This song involved pain and torture, crushing of stuffed cotton animals, insults, trying to overpower one another, anger, rage, falling into water, desperation, and quite a bit of other things. Finally, after they were done, they began bickering with one another.
Grogar came back and he wasn't having any of it whatsoever. He yelled "ENOUGH!" That got them to shut up and they looked at him. "I had hoped by now you would've resolved your differences, but APPARENTLY NOT!" I think the timing was just a little too late Grogar. They seemed just fine seconds ago until they starting accusing each other of stupid things. Chrysalis said "Perhaps if we knew what the plan WAS, we would be better able to prepare." That still is no excuse for bickering with one another. Tirek said "Assuming you even have a plan." Of course he has a plan! He's Grogar for crying out loud! Or Discord disguised as Grogar. Sad really. I wish this was the real Grogar because it would have been a lot more entertaining if that were the case, but oh well. I can't do anything about it now. The series has been over for years and I ain't using time travel because Lauren Faust probably had that plan from the beginning. There's no way it came on the fly. She probably had it all planned out when the series first premiered in October 2010. I don't know. That's my personal opinion based on logic. Grogar didn't seem very happy about it and said "Of course I have a plan." See? He's got competence unlike the rest of you.
"I have located an object of power and it occurs to me this is the perfect test." I'm not sure why, but I'm not going to question your motives. "The three of you will work together to retrieve it." As he said that, the three villains pushed and shoved each other while giving dirty looks to one another as if they were siblings fighting one another over some stupid toy. You can't go 5 seconds without doing some sort of fighting, can you? Fools. "Against this item, those ponies won't stand a chance." We'll see about that. I know that the Bewitching Bell makes you all powerful and destroys my efforts when someone gets scared, but that won't stop me whatsoever no matter how hard you try. Of course, Chrysalis got cocky and said "I have come close to ruling Equestria several times." Uh, no you haven't. First time, you got defeated by Cadence and Shining Armor's love blast. The second time, you got defeated by me, Starlight, Trixie, Thorax, and Discord. Finally, the third time in the cave below the Castle of the Two Sisters, you got defeated by me again. That wasn't even a fight. I had defeated you and gone within 5 minutes. So, that's flawed logic. But, then again, you are a villain, so you get prideful before you execute your plan. The closest that Chrysalis ever got to ruling Equestria was the Season 6 finale. Anything before or after that was nowhere near that. "Perhaps I should be the one to lead us." It doesn't matter who leads. Just work as a team, dadgumit!
Cozy Glow pushed Chrysalis out of the way and said "I nearly drained all of the magic from Equestria!" Yeah, and you NEARLY KILLED ME! Not only would you have to face the wrath of the Spirit of Harmony, but you would also have to face the wrath of Twilight. When she gets really angry, especially after someone she has deeply cared for has been killed, it becomes quite terrifying. It's like literally facing the wrath of God himself. It's not a pretty sight to behold. I'm lucky that the student six were able to bring back the magic to Equestria and save my life or else, Twilight would go on a rampage and start doing a killing spree in furious rage. Tirek pushed Cozy aside and said "I ABSORBED all the magic of Equestria." Yeah, I wasn't there for that, but Twilight and the rest of my friends put an end to your reign of terror. "I could feel it flowing through my body as I grew." You know something? All of these villains have something in common here. Each of them think that they are the most successful villain in Equestria, yet they failed to defeat me or the rest of my friends when it mattered. How disappointing. Anyway, the three of them began to bicker and Grogar was burning with rage. He powered up his magic as an orb and he sent them flying back into the wall restraining them from moving.
He said "Each of you FAILED to defeat Twilight Sparkle and her friends!" He's got a point. The villains tried breaking themselves free from the wall, but it was no use. As they struggled to break free, Grogar continued to add force to the restraints so they couldn't find any loopholes. "My power is greater than all of yours combined." He's got another point. He's kinda more or less on the same level as I am. Only Grogar would be the TRUE challenge to me. No other villain will be. That includes Sombra. He might be able to get to me on an emotional level, but he poses no actual physical threat to me. His power is nowhere near mine. Grogar on the other hand, he's got a lot of power. His power could probably counter mine very easily. "This has been a FRACTION OF IT! UNDERSTOOD?!" That's how you know he is extremely powerful. The three villains nodded their heads in fear and Grogar released them which resulted in them falling to the ground. "Now you shall retrieve the rest of it." Right. He has a lot of power, but he still has quite a bit of it missing. His collar began to glow and he summoned a screen to tell a story. "Thousands of moons ago, the self-righteous Gusty the Great, unable to best me face to face, stole my bewitching bell; the talisman containing much of my own magic." Yeah, this thing played a huge part of Grogar's large amount of magical power.
"The bell cannot be destroyed, so Gusty hid it in a place it has taken me millenia to discover." And where would that be? "An enchanted cave high atop Mount Everhoof protected by magical winds that prevent anypony from reaching it's peak." This sounds very similar to Mount Everest back home on Earth. This is actually a good pun for one. Congrats, Hasbro. Anyway, Mount Everest is the highest elevation you can go on Earth, yet the journey is extremely dangerous and is almost impossible if you don't know what you are doing. Most of the time, you have to bring large amounts of gear as you climb up since the oxygen levels go down as you go higher up. Also, you will encounter a lot of dead bodies. They haven't decayed because bacteria can't reach that high into the air. Also, there's really nothing anyone can do about it. They can't have helicopters fly up there because it's too high for them and there wouldn't exactly be room on fighter jets, so they are kinda stuck with just leaving them there basically. "There the bell has remained until now. Scale Mount Everhoof. Bring me back my bell!" Really? Why would you rely on them to do it? What makes you think you can trust them? They are villains you know. This is kind of the downfall for Grogar right there. The real Grogar would never do something like that. This lines up more with Discord because he is extremely lazy and never wants to do anything himself. He makes others do it for him.
That is extremely selfish and foolish in my opinion. Anyway, Chrysalis just laughed at that and said "The ease of this task is laughable." I don't think so, Chrysalis. If Hasbro made a pun out of Mount Everest, then you know they'll make it just as dangerous as that mountain. But, they'll find out soon enough. They left the lair and went to the base of Mount Everhoof. "Well, it sounded easy." Yeah, now you start to have doubts. Fools. After a few seconds, Tirek said "Scale the mountain." Well, you are right. Chrysalis said "Retrieve Grogar's Bell." Wait for it. Cozy Glow said "Together! I drew up a detailed plan with several visual aids to show how we can… ditch each other and do it alone." Did you really think they would want to work together on that? I don't think so. "Maybe when I'm waiting for them at the top, then they'll appreciate me." I don't think so. None of you will make it to the top whatsoever. I'll make it the most difficult journey you have ever walked in your entire lives. I saw Chrysalis fly towards the mountain, but like Grogar said, it had become difficult. She saw ground and flew down before landing. Suddenly, a bunch of eyes looked at her walk by, but Chrysalis was unaffected by it.
When the creature came up in one big form, she found it amusing and hissed at the creature which caused it to scream and run away. Chrysalis laughed at it and said "As if anything on this mountain is scarier than I. Ha ha ha." Oh really? I don't think you know me well enough. Time to troll you. I appeared behind her in my shadow form looking like Sombra and I charged up my magic to summon black crystals to block her from leaving. She was confused about what was going on, but before she could figure it out, black shadows came out of the crystals and grabbed both her legs and horn so she couldn't just teleport away or change into another creature. The black shadows spread her out quite a bit and began to wince in pain. As I put more force into my horn, the stronger the grip is with the black shadows. Finally, she screamed in pain so loud that I finally let go of my grip and disappeared. After a few seconds, she grumbled and hissed at the trees. "I guess maybe parts of this mountain are scarier than me, but it doesn't MEAN ANYTHING!" Okay whatever. Just to be clear, this wasn't meant to be anything sexual, it was just to show Chrysalis who the REAL scary creature is. Anywho, I went down to see what Tirek was doing, but wasn't really doing much. He only looked at the mountain and picking up some dirt to test out the wind.
Unfortunately for him, when he blew the dirt, the enchanted winds blocked it and threw it back in his face to which he just coughed it out and wiped his face. I used my magic to add to the magical resistance of the winds that prevent ponies from reaching the mountain's peak. Yeah, since I am the most powerful creature in Equestria, I can control and modify the magic here however I want. If I want to punish others for my entertainment, then I can do that. No questions asked. So, I left Tirek alone and went to follow Cozy Glow to see what she's got up her sleeve. She saw a cabin and a pony with a rusted bucket on his head came out. He said "Halt! Who goes there?" Cozy Glow. All jokes aside, that pony standing in front of the cabin is actually the guardian of the mountain. Celestia put him there to prevent ponies from reaching the top, but she has me visit the guardian every year just to make sure how things are going. Most of the time, things are fine. But if he ever needs help, I bring in reinforcements to stop any sort of criminal activity. I am technically the head of the Equestrian Military since my title says so, but all final say goes to Celestia for now. When I take over as King, all final say will go to me, but until then, the final say goes to her.
"A pony?" Who else? "There ain't been ponies around here in I don't know how many moons. Hmm. I might have to tell the prince about this." Well, lucky for you, I'm right here, so I know what I'm looking for. I got your back, my dude. Cozy gave an evil grin and pretended to start crying as she was walking towards the guardian. I think his name was Rusty Bucket. It kinda fits with his bucket on his head if you think about it. Really clever Hasbro. Real clever. No sarcasm this time. I swear. Cozy said "Oh golly good sir. I'm just a poor lost pony looking for help." Yeah, no you are not fooling me. Don't even think about trying to manipulate this poor dude by trying to act all kind and everything and then backstab him when he least expects it. Rusty Bucket said "Oh, don't fret little filly. Ol' Rusty Bucket here at your service." I need to warn him about the dangers of Cozy Glow next time I visit him. It hasn't been quite a year yet. I still need to wait another month before I can visit him. Cozy said "I'm so glad I found you." I'm not. "I need help getting to the top of the mountain." Not while I'm around. Rusty shook his head no and said "Uh, no can do ma'am." Since she knew that didn't work, her expression changed real quick and she yelled "WHY NOT?!" He'll tell ya.
Obviously, her yell was so loud that the mountain shook a bit. Hmm. It appears to me this is avalanche territory. He he. I can use this to my advantage. Prepare to suffer Cozy Glow. Ha ha ha. HA HA HA! Rusty said "Shh. Not so loud. This here's avalanche territory." He's definitely not wrong about that. "I'm the guardian of this here mountain. It's my job to keep ponies from heading up. Nothing at the top but dangerous snow, dangerous ice, and dangerous wind! Basically, it's dangerous." That's why Celestia put him there in the first place because she knew someone would try to revive Grogar and have him be put back on the throne. So, she assigned Rusty Bucket to have residence there and basically stop any attempts to try and reach the peak of the mountain. And so far, it's worked out pretty well. Cozy Glow saw another opportunity and said "It must get lonely all by yourself. Maybe I could be your friend?" How about no? I feel really bad for this dude. He has to suffer the effects of the destruction that Cozy Glow leaves behind and it makes me so annoyed. She really is trying to exploit his feelings and that's just a sick and foolish act. Anyone who plays others' emotions is a fool and needs to be somewhere else where there aren't other people. Rusty fell for the bait and said "Oh, I'd love a friend." Wait for it.
Cozy said "So now that we are friends, you could help me up the mountain." It doesn't work like that, Cozy. Since you are a child, you obviously don't understand how things work and are trying to get what you want despite the fact you are only making yourself more foolish and give us adults more reason to say no. So, you really aren't helping your case here. Rusty seemed unsure and pulled out the friendship journal. Oh good. At least he is one of the ones that can actually learn something from this and not use it for their own purposes such as advertising or how-to guides. He said "Hmm, a real friend wouldn't ask me to do something I'm not supposed to do. Says so right here in the Journal of Friendship written by Twilight Sparkle and her friends." HOW YOU LIKE THAT COZY GLOW?! NO MOUNTAIN CLIMBING FOR YOU! HA HA HA! Of course, Czy Glow acted like she heard that and yelled in furious rage "ARE. YOU. KIDDING ME?!" Her voice was so loud that it pushed the flying birds back from the mountain by the wind. Rusty shushed her and Cozy walked away. "I didn't wanna be friends anyway." How cruel. Rusty felt heartbroken and I gave her my death stare in disgust.
I'll gladly be your friend anytime, Rusty. I'm someone that you can definitely trust and will actually treat you like a TRUE friend. Time to get the "Magical Mystery Cure" music rolling. I'm kidding. Jokes aside, I would never misuse or abuse my friendship just so I can get personal gain out of it from malicious intent. I went to check on Chrysalis and I saw her walking out onto the ice. She almost fell down, but she stopped herself before she could hit the ground and hurt herself. She changed into a Cragadile and swam through the cold water before changing into a mountain goat and climbing up the hills. She changed back to her regular gorm and saw the mountain up ahead. She said "Almost there." I don't think so. Anywho, I went back to check on Tirek and he wasn't doing anything that was of my interest, so I went back to check on Cozy. All Tirek was doing was collecting vines and breaking tree branches. I know he has something up his sleeve, but I'm not even going to bother trying to guess. Cozy tried flying up past the cabin, but I used the scepter's magic to make the wind even stronger and she fell right back down to the ground. Sorry, you are not getting up that mountain by yourself. Rusty shook his head in disapproval and Cozy then tried to walk up.
But I was up to the task and made the snow underneath hollow so where she was standing would fall down. It did just that and she stopped at Rusty's doorstep. He said "Nope. Not that way neither." Cozy gave him an annoyed glare and she finally tried sneaking past the house in stealth mode when he wasn't looking. Obviously, since she doesn't know that I'm here, I affected Rusty's emotions to lean back and stretch which caused the snow on his house to fall down and bury Cozy in it. When she opened her eyes, she was furious and her steaming red hot face burned right through that snow. Sorry. You just can't have your way. Deal with it, you stubborn fool. She flew over to Rusty and yelled "I TRIED BEING NICE!" Yeah, well, you should have known from the beginning that it wasn't going to work. But what do you know? You're a child, so kids are stupid. Besides, you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. That's just how life is. Also, I'm pretty sure Ryan aka Scrubby would tell you the exact same thing if he watched this go down. I noticed that the mountain shook again, so I think it's time to unleash the big guns. Rusty tried shushing her and said "Now just calm down there, filly." Really. However, Cozy could care less and yelled "YOU CALM DOWN!" Dang. Someone's mad.
To be fair though, any female will tell you that if you tell them to calm down. Basically, never EVER tell a woman to calm down because the sight will NOT be very pretty and things will turn ugly real quick. You're basically asking for it at that point. Anyway, moving on. "PONIES ARE SUPPOSED TO DO WHAT I ASK THEM TO DO!" I don't think so, Cozy Glow. That's my job. I am a royal and if I command someone to do something, they are supposed to do it without asking questions. You are just a child and you can't demand ridiculous things from others simply because you can't get what you want. "IT'S LIKE MY THING, OK?!" I'll show you what "my thing" is, young lady. After she stomped some more, I summoned a snowball and it began to roll down the mountain heading right for the cabin. Thankfully, it missed the building and Rusty and instead picked up Cozy and took her down the mountain along with it. How you like that, Cozy?! That's what I thought. Now get out of my sight before you become my dinner. Rusty just shrugged and went back inside. I went to check on Chrysalis and she almost made it to the mountain. She said "Apparently, I don't need anypony else." Don't get cocky, Chrysalis. You haven't even made it yet. Like they say, pride goes before fall.
She changed into a Roc and since I despise those creatures, I put as much force as I could with the wind so that she couldn't reach the other side. She tried reaching it with her claws, but failed miserably and the extremely powerful wind threw her right back into the rock. Ouch. That probably hurt. I don't care though. She deserves it. She immediately changed back to her normal form and groaned in frustration. A few hours passed and I went back to where Tirek was. Oh, he was making a campsite the entire time. How interesting. It did look pretty nice despite how I feel about these three villains. Anywho, Tirek put some logwood down and he heard rustling in the bushes but it turned out to be Cozy Glow. Ha ha ha. How hilarious and satisfying as well. She was panting and immediately threw on an angry glare. Tirek simply laughed at her which only made her angrier. She said "It's not funny, Tirek!" I don't know. Seems pretty funny to me. That's justice served to you right there. Tirek said "Didn't make it to the top? Surprise, surprise." Yeah, yeah. You probably would have failed as well. Cozy Glow acted like a smart-aleck and said "You didn't make it to the top either." Umm, as far as I know, I never saw him on the mountain at all today, so that's not really a valid argument.
Tirek said "I didn't try to." Yeah, there goes your ego Cozy. Not so smart now, huh? That's what I thought. Lousy pony. Cozy Glow yelled "WHAT?!" and I laughed hysterically in my mind because of how stupid this is. Tirek said "It took about five minutes to deduce that Grogar was right. None of us could make it up alone." Well, at least Tirek has got some brains here in the group. "So, rather than subjecting myself to the elements, I decided to let you two face the danger, take what you learned, and use it to my advantage. Ha ha ha." I'm not really sure how he can use that for personal gain, but whatever. Cozy Glow didn't like the shaming from Tirek and said "I put up with your "I'm smarter than you" attitude in Tartarus, but I'M OVER IT!" Well, he's an adult and you're a child, so what do you expect? Tirek got defensive and said "I had enough of you trying to manipulate me with that insincere cerpiece sweetness. At least now we can see the real you." Yeah, I hate it when villains try to sugarcoat their evil deeds like this is Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory and pretend it's not all that bad, when in reality, it is that bad.
Cozy didn't like that and yelled "THIS IS NOT THE REAL ME!" Seems like it to me. Besides, how do you explain the way you are acting right now? Yelling isn't very nice and there ain't anything "sweet" about it. "I'M CUTE AND LOVABLE!" That might be true, but what you are really hiding on the inside of your heart sure isn't. If you weren't a villain, I'd have more sympathy for you. But since you nearly killed me and played with everyone's emotions like how you did as if they meant nothing to you, you get none from me. That's just the cold hard truth. I'm sorry if that doesn't seem very loving or kind, but I'm not going to bother helping them if they refuse to change their ways and still have malicious intentions in their hearts. Tirek seemed to disagree with Cozy's statement and said "No you're not. You're annoying and you snore." Hmm. How interesting. However, I did notice that what appears to be an Ophiotaurus was coming right towards the campsite. Guys, you might want to stop fighting because you do not want to mess with these creatures. Cozy yelled in denial "I DO NOT SNORE!" By the way you are acting, you seem to actually do that because that's how people act when they are accused of something. They get pressed and start denying it which only makes them look even more stupid and foolish and makes them a complete idiot.
Anyway, Tirek mocked Cozy Glow by snoring a bit and then pointing at her, but Cozy Glow wasn't going to let that slide without taking a blow on Tirek. She said "At least I don't talk to my gram-gram in my sleep." OOOHHHHH! Roasted! But she did have the pull the "At least I didn't do x, y, and z." card. Whatever. Tirek got furious and said "DON'T YOU DARE BRING GRAM-GRAM INTO THIS!" Who's the mad one now hmm? Definitely doesn't look like Cozy Glow. Looks more like you, Tirek. You might want to calm down a bit and see a therapist. Actually, no. Scratch that. He would probably just drain their magic, so don't even bother. Anyway, as soon as Tirek yelled that statement, the Ophiotaurus roared at them and both of them said to each other "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" It doesn't matter who's fault it is, you need to get rid of this dangerous creature. However, I saw a female one come over and she played all romantic on him so that she could lure him away. The male Ophiotaurus came over to the female one with heart eyes and Cozy said "Quick! It's distracted. Let's go!" Wait a minute. Let's watch before we leave. Tirek told Cozy to wait and we watched what happened. The female Ophiotaurus roared and quickly changed into Chrysalis. Hmm. I should have figured that.
Looks like Chrysalis has come to the rescue for these two even though she might not admit it which is fine. I won't push it, but I can definitely see that. Anyway, Chrysalis continued to drain the love from the male Ophiotaurus and once she was done, the Ophiotaurus fell to the ground and laid there without being able to move. Chrysalis said "Mmm. So much love. I haven't eaten this well in ages." Yeah, yeah, yeah. Honestly, that is pretty disgusting, but that's how a Changeling operates. Or at least, an unreformed one. Cozy Glow gagged at what she just saw and said "So gross." For once, I actually agree with you, but now is not the time to dwell on that. Chrysalis said "Just so we're clear, I didn't save you because I like you, I did it because, because I…" before Cozy came over slowly and said "Need us?" Probably. Chrysalis said "Yes." in the most weird way possible and I moved on. Tirek said "Clearly, I was right to wait. Now tell me everything you learned today. Leave nothing out." You're starting to sound like Twilight even though I hate to admit that. Both of you are complete polar opposites in so many ways. Anyway, Chrysalis cocooned the Ophiotaurus and watched it carefully to make sure it didn't escape.
Cozy got curious and asked "Why are you doing that? Didn't you already drain it of love?" It's not so cut and dry, Cozy Glow. There's more to it than that. Chrysalis said "I always save a little for the next day." Basically, that's her refrigerator right there. Cozy asked again "You cocoon all of your… meals?" Basically. Chrysalis said "Of course." and I rolled my eyes. Cozy asked "So when you ponynapped Twilight and the others, you cocooned them?" Yes, and that made me furious. I seriously wanted to eat that disgusting bug for dinner since I had eaten six of them already, but I had no magic back then and that wouldn't be a very good look with everyone else around. Chrysalis said "Yes. Until that SAU Starlight Glimmer and lion prince freed them, corrupted my subjects, and STOLE MY HIVE!" You were ruling as a tyrant. Your subjects never deserved that. You were always a threat to Equestria and we had to dethrone you. I'm sorry, but that's just how it is. Tyranny is not welcome here in Equestria. Sure, this country has an absolute monarchy as its government, but at least the rulers have Equestria's best interest at heart. There's a difference between absolute monarchy and dictatorship. Trust me. Look at the countries overseas nowadays. If you paid attention in history class, you know what I'm talking about.
Tirek said "Those ponies have weaknesses." That might be true, but that doesn't give you the right to exploit them to your advantage. Besides, you'll pay if you DARE hurt my friends. Especially Twilight. I'll kill you if you dare try pulling a stunt like that. I don't care if it's murder or not, that's what they deserve. Get over it. "I used that turncoat Discord, tricked him into helping me capture his so-called "friends." That's because they never took him seriously when he was first reformed. He was basically on a leash and it was either behave or you go back to stone which in the grand scheme of things doesn't seem very fair, because it doesn't give you a lot of room to grow because of the fear of being put back to stone. Also, with the exception of Fluttershy, they would always get annoyed or frustrated around him whenever he would show up and cause the tiniest bit of chaos. When Tirek challenged all of that, it really did shake Discord's foundation and because no one actually wanted to spend time with him, he felt like he wasn't important and therefore joined Tirek. I wish I would have been around back then because I would have shamed my friends to death for doing something so stupid like that.
I know that doesn't excuse Discord's actions, but it was all basically self-inflected for my friends because of how much they ignored him. Now that I think about it, let me not fall into the same trap they did back in Season 4. Anyway, Chrysalis sighed and said "Discord was really something until friendship ruined him." It didn't ruin him. It actually helped him. He was alone for so many years. It didn't bother him for a while, but after he befriended Fluttershy, that began to change. And it was true that Discord definitely had a lot of power. In fact, he could probably defeat you all if he wanted to. That's how much power he literally has. Tirek said "You should've seen Twilight's face when her friends appeared in bubbles around me." I would have blasted you to pieces and have all the magic returned to its rightful owner in Equestria. "She was all *makes weird noises and moves face around*" Both Cozy Glow and Chrysalis laughed and I rolled my eyes in disgust. Cozy said "She's SOOO stressed out all the time!" And? That's how she does things. Also, she is not stressed out all the time. When she does, I'm right there with her to help her calm down. It works almost every time. There have been instances where it hasn't worked, but for the most part, I've been pretty successful.
Chrysalis said "When I posed as her former foalsitter, I thought she was going to implode!" Yeah, and it led to one of the most horentic falling outs I have ever seen in the entire series. In fact, there are plenty of fimfictions about this topic of alternate endings of "A Canterlot Wedding." If you haven't read them yet, I recommend you do because they are quite awesome to read. I loved to read them and the author does as well. If you don't want to, that's fine as well. Just a suggestion. Anyway, all three of them laughed and my anger level began to go up. I know that they are villains and are going to make fun of the protagonists, but it really does anger you when they are your best friends and one of them you are currently dating. It's just infuriating. Cozy said "I wish I could have seen her face when I nearly erased all the magic from Equestria." Yeah, well, I think all magic was quite excessive and you would have not wanted to see Twilight's face when she finally discovered that I was dead. That would have been even more terrifying than how I am when I'm angry. I can see it right now in my head and the picture isn't very pretty that's for sure. She might have burnt down all of Ponyville because of that.
You never know these days. Tirek asked "All magic was a little excessive, don't you think?" I think so. Cozy Glow said "Nah. I think big." That's a little too big if you ask me. "Besides, it would have been worth it just to see Twilight and her friends bow down to me!" Well, how would you have enforced any rules if you didn't have magic? This is the flaw of the child. They often don't think about the consequences and think that whatever they come up with is the most genius idea ever despite the fact they don't know squat about reality. Even if all that magic did disappear, it still would have been a lose-lose situation for you anyways. You would be in the same boat as we were. I probably wouldn't have been around to see that because I would already be dead. Tirek said "Indeed it would." I beg to differ on that. "Who wouldn't love to see those preisy ponies realize they lost everything?" I wouldn't. In fact, I'll make sure that day never happens because as long as I still have breath in my lungs, you will NEVER get to rule Equestria. Period. End of discussion. Chrysalis changed into Twilight and mocked her by saying "I'm a pathetic pony princess. I made a detailed list of all the ways I'M A FAILURE!"
I want to blast Chrysalis to pieces right now because of how she mocked Twilight like that and my anger level was boiling hot, but the Spirit of Harmony told me not to intervene because it would interfere with the plans it has for me later on. I have no idea what that has to do with anything, but whatever. Anywho, Tirek and Cozy laughed hysterically and my blood was boiling hot, but I have to listen to the Spirit of Harmony and not intervene. But that doesn't mean I can't troll them or mess them a little bit. Tirek said "You know, working with you two may not be the worst thing." I can see that point, but unfortunately creates problems for me. Chrysalis said "Perhaps. As long as it results in the complete destruction of our enemies." As long as I'm around, that's not going to happen. In fact, you'll be turned into complete dust after I destroy you. I'll get that first before you can even retrieve that bell and activate it. Cozy said "I wouldn't have it any other way." Of course you wouldn't. "Do the pathetic princess thing again." Nope. I can't bother to look at this. See ya! I'm camping out at the top of the mountain. I can easily get in and no one will ever notice. And no, the magic would not keep me out since it has a connection with Gusty the Great.
The next day…
I went down the mountain and I saw the three villains come up to the cabin. Oh no. Rusty came out and saw them. But before he could do anything, Chrysalis turned into a female Ophiotaurus and roared at him. I see that payback face, Cozy Glow. Don't worry. You will suffer my wrath later on. Anyway, a huge avalanche came down on the cabin and covered both that and Rusty. I hope he's ok. Chrysalis changed back and the "Legion of Doom" continued climbing up. I think it fits them. Thankfully, Rusty came out of the snow and he yelled "I'm OK!" Thank goodness. I waited until they were gone and then I removed all the snow from the cabin and restored it to how it was. Rusty was completely shocked, but before he could figure out who it was, I was already gone. Take care buddy. I followed them and they were walking through the woods. I won't make it challenging right now, but once they reach the top, that's where it will be the most difficult. They went through the woods and came up to the side of the mountain, but there was a giant tree branch there. Chrysalis changed into an Ursa Minor and lifted the branch away so Tirek and Cozy Glow could walk right through.
They climbed up the mountain, and just as Cozy was about to fall, Chrysalis caught her with her hoof and lifted her up. Tirek followed soon after and they went to the top before they reached the mountain itself. Tirek secured a rope made out of a vine onto a rock and gave the other end to Cozy Glow. Chrysalis changed into a Roc and flew Cozy about halfway across the wind before she tossed her to the other side and went back. Cozy was able to secure the other end and motioned to Chrysalis and Tirek that the rope was safe to go across. Chrysalis changed into a money and went slow across the rope. Tirek followed behind her and they managed to get to the other side safely. They looked up towards the top before they took off again. Finally, they made it to the peak of the mountain and Chrysalis flew right over. It ain't gonna be that easy. She was about to head inside, but I added a magnetic force field to the existing shield that was sitting there the force field repelled her back making her land on the ground. Tirek and Cozy got concerned and they went up to the entrance. When Tirek put his hand on the shile, I added static electricity that would be the temperature of lightning and would give anyone permanent third degree burn if they kept it on too long.
Tirek wiped his hand in pain and Cozy asked "Can you absorb it and make it go away?" I don't think that's how it works. Tirek said "I can only absorb magic from living beings." It would make perfect sense why. They thought about it before Cozy asked "Like her?" Oh dear. Tirek was surprised and Chrysalis yelled "BETRAYAL!" Wait a minute, Chrysalis. Let Cozy explain. Speaking of which, she said "Not betrayal. Teamwork." I understand what you mean, but elaborate further for those of us who don't exactly have brain cells. "If Tirek absorbs your energy, might be strong enough to break through." Right. That makes sense. But you know how Tirek is. Even I know how he was and I wasn't even here the last time he tried to conquer Equestria. Chrysalis asked "And then?" Yeah. Chrysalis knows about the powers of Tirek. Cozy said "Then he gives it back." Well, inform him to stop looking at his muscles like he's the great creature on Earth or something. Tirek was confused and said "I do?" Yes, sir. I know that isn't normally your thing, but you gotta help out here even if it means giving what you want to do. Cozy nodded and Chrysalis asked "How do I know you won't take my magic and leave me?" She has a good point.
Alliances can be broken. Just ask any of the American Colonies during the pre-Revolutionary War era. Cozy asked "Would we do that to you?" Um, hello? Are you dumb or something? I think the answer to that is quite obvious. "Okay. Normally, yes we would." But this is different. Tirek said reluctantly "I'll give you your magic back." You better or else we're gonna have some serious problems here. Chrysalis said "Do it." and Tirek began draining her magic. Here we go. Chrysalis was struggling a bit and I noticed how Tirek got bigger. Chrysalis fell to the ground and Tirek said with extreme pride "SO MUCH POWER!" Dang, that was loud. Remember the deal Tirek. No breaking it. He kissed his arm muscles and turned towards the shield. "Welcome back BABY!" He blasted the magic at the shield and thankfully, it wasn't big enough for him to fit through. "It's not big enough for me." I would never make it this easy if that's what you thought. Cozy said "Maybe not you." and she dove right inside the opening. "Keep it open or I'll be trapped forever." Well, at least we wouldn't have to worry about your annoying presence anymore. In fact, I rather prefer you stay in there forever so you can leave us alone and not be a nuisance. I know I shouldn't say that to a child, but her intentions inside her heart have no way of changing anytime soon, so deal with it.
Chrysalis said with barely any energy in her voice "Would that be so terrible?" Not really. Tirek just laughed but he was beginning to struggle. He said "Can't. Hold. Much longer. HURRY!" Cozy was able to get the bell and safely get out before the opening closed. She landed in the snow and held up the Bewitching Bell saying "Ta-da!" Chrysalis looked over at Tirek and said "My magic." Yeah, we would be fine if you stay stripped of it. Actually, no. That would be worse because then Tirek could get out on the loos and that would be no fun. Tirek looked at his muscles and willingly gave back the borrowed magic to Chrysalis. She leaped back up and said "I-I wasn't sure you were gonna give it back." Well, it seemed pretty unlikely to me as well, but Tirek stayed true to his promise and gave back your magic. Tirek said "Neither was I. But working together seemed smarter than continue fighting." That's because it is. Hmm. Reformation here maybe? Cozy said "When we helped each other, it felt better somehow." That's how teamwork is. Chrysalis said "I haven't felt like this since before I lost my hive." I guess that was quite a while ago. "Having others be there for you is pleasing." I can definitely agree with that.
Tirek said "All these years. Taking power from ponies." Yes, yes. Here we go. Cozy said "When you use your power to help others…" Yes, yes. We're nearly there. Chrysalis said "Yes it feels…" Almost there. "NO!" OH COME ON! That would have been so epic. Instead, it gets ruined again. Cozy and Tirek shook their heads like they were in a doozy or something and Chrysalis began her explanation. "The magic of friendship is like a disease!" In a way, yes. But that's one I'll gladly take any day where you like it or not. "An infection that spreads to those around you. I watched it infect my hive. I will NOT LET IT GET ME!" How disappointing. And I could have told Twilight about this. Oh well. They still believe that their own flawed selfish arguments are correct. Cozy said "Same." while Tirek said "Obviously." All you're doing is basically denying the magic of friendship. It will eventually creep its way into you. Cozy said "But Grogar said we have to work together." Of course. Just because you work together, doesn't mean you are the best of friends. It makes sense. Chrysalis said "Grogar is too powerful. Something must be done about that." Feel free to. As long as it's not me, then I'm fine. "Let Grogar think we're his loyal servants. In the meantime, we'll hatch our own plan." You see, the real Grogar would have already known this and quickly put in a backup plan.
This tells you right here that this is not the real Grogar and obviously someone else who is pretending to be him. Anyway, Cozy loved the sound of Chrysalis's idea and said "Ooohh. I love a good backstabbing." I'll show you backstabbing. Tirek said "After that, we can go back to trying to… DESTROY EACH OTHER!" Nah, I much rather prefer you guys working together than trying to blow each other to pieces and blasting them into last Tuesday. I'm just saying. Cozy said "In the meantime, what do we do with this?" I think they may have an idea. A few hours later, they went back to Grogar's lair and told him the news that they "didn't retrieve the bell." In reality, they actually did, but they kept that from him. The fallacy of Discord. My oh my. Obviously, Grogar was furious and yelled "You failed to RETRIEVE THE BELL?!" He slammed his hoof down and they trembled before him. Cozy said "We're sorry, almighty Grogar." I would love for them to say that to me because of how satisfying it would be. Tirek said "We worked together as you asked." Yeah, you did. If this was the real Grogar, he would have already known what they were trying to do and basically confront them about it. When I first watched this episode, there wasn't that much I picked up from it.
However, many years later, I can easily see all the flaws this episode has with Grogar as if they just came to me. Chrysalis said "We just aren't as powerful as you." It seems to appear that way. Grogar was still furious and yelled in rage. He charged up his horns and blasted one of the rocks that turned into an opening. He said "Obviously! At least you finally did as you were told and worked together." None of them really did seem to care and Grogar walked away. Cozy watched him and said "Of course." Uh huh. Tirek had a fake nervous smile on his face and said "Whatever you command!" Yeah, I know what's really going on. Chrysalis had the same facial expression as Tirek and she said "Forget about that old bell." It's more than just that. "You were right. We're so much more powerful when we work as a team." I see that bell glowing right there. After that, I finally left and went back to Ponyville. I think we can all agree here that the real Grogar would have seen his bell and would have punished them for lying to him. I mean, come on. Grogar is like one of the smartest creatures around. There's nothing that can ever fool him. He can easily know what's going on by looking through his magical orb. He definitely does spend a lot of time studying his enemies' weaknesses.
The best word to describe Grogar would be cunning. No matter what you think about him, you have to admit he's one heck of a smart villain. He studies the weaknesses of his enemies and knows exactly what to say when he encounters them. He knows when someone is lying and can basically roast them without even trying. And when someone tries to defy him, he'll make them pay severely. I would be terrified of him, but I won't let him sniff my fear as if he's Sombra. So, "Legion of Doom," you might think you're all powerful and everything, but you have to face me first before that happens. I'm ready for you. BRING IT ON! COME THE HECK AT ME!
AN: Welp, we reached the end of another chapter. This episode is kinda controversial in the fanbase and I can understand why. We obviously all know that Grogar would have easily known about this plan would have confronted them about it. But, since a certain "other" is pretending to be Grogar, that's what we get. So, Zachary is ready for whatever challenge comes his way. But it might not be as easy as he may think. We'll have to see. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Next Chapter: Smolder asks Twilight if she can return home to the Dragonlands because of family issues. But Spike and Fluttershy volunteer to go with her for support and Twilight expects a report from Fluttershy when she returns. Zachary tags along as well for protection and guards them to make sure nothing goes wrong. Long story short, it turns out that Smolder's brother is Garble and he's been acting weird since she left. Spike tries to help, but Garble continues to bully him so that he can still look cool. Will Spike be able to stand up for himself, or will he have to call for backup?
Until then, my fellow readers