Back at the hideout, Angry examined both Dastardly and Twilight. Both of their cutie marks were fading away.
"I have forgotten that we have been marked before Pan came" Dastardly said to Twilight.
The alicorn whinnied weakly and nuzzled his good arm.
Sisu shook her head.
"That arm looks worse" Rapunzel said, noticing Dastardly's right arm.
Dastardly glared at Flynn and turned away, only to face Daphne who was concerned as Rapunzel.
"How did you really lose your hand?" she asked.
Dastardly didn't answer at first, his good hand holding the stub with tears in his eyes.
"The crew and I were in Skull Rock Castle" he said sadly. "We were looking for treasure about the island's creatures from the ordinary to exotic. Until… Until…"
His most haunted memory finally returned.
Flynn Pan and Captain Dastardly then locked eyes into each other, with the captain giving a dangerous glare while Flynn gave a cocky stare of arrogance.
"You.." Dastardly growled, "You will rue the day you ever messed with Captain Dick Dastardly!"
And so the two locked swords and began fighting!
Flynn noticed that Dastardly is a very skilled fighter, given his incredible fencing skills. It was a pretty tough battle, but he enjoyed every second of it.
Muttley struggled to try and capture Twilight, given her great speed and quick thinking.
Dastardly finally managed to knock Flynn's sword away from him, leaving the boy defenseless.
The evil pirate slowly approached Flynn and when just as he was about to kill him, Flynn's dagger started to float and…
"AARRGGGHHHHH!" Dastardly screamed in pain.
Suddenly there was silence, many of the pirates were focused on the condition of their captain, others began to grow terrified.
Twilight's right hoof began to wither in pain. The small alicorn wasn't losing her hoof, but the pain was the same as Dastardly's!
Sisu noticed the disconnected right hand. She picked it up and slowly approached Dastardly with a gentle, warm smile on her face.
"Muttley.….?" Dastardly called out nervously.
The canine and Twilight stopped fighting and saw what happened.
"Uh-oh" groaned Muttley.
Then a druun appeared and tried to devour the captain.
"MUTTLEY!" Dastardly screamed, "DO SOMETHING!"
The druun missed the captain and started turning pirates to stone, multiplying with each pirate. But as each pirate tried to save another, their stone forms collapsed into thousands of pieces.
Namaari and Tong were all that were left. They knew that a war has finally began.
"Bring the captain to the ship!" Namaari ordered Tong. "I'll rescue Muttley."
Dastardly then started to run as fast as he could, with Sisu and the druun on hot pursuit.
All while Flynn Pan and the Lost Boys cheer at their first victory against the pirates.
Dastardly buried his face into a fur pillow.
"It was Zhan Tiri" Sisu finally said. "She took control of Flynn's sword and cut Dastardly's hand, framing Flynn in the process. So many pirates were gone forever."
Rapunzel and Daphne gasped, cupping their mouths with their hands.
"But why do you stalk me, she water demon?!" Dastardly cried out in anger.
"I was trying to help you" Sisu insisted. "Revenge against Flynn won't solve all your problems. It would only make things worse. But Daphne has been there to help you."
"Really?"
He tried to get up, only to fall on his knees.
"Dastardly!" Daphne screamed, only to be held back.
Sisu stepped forward. Rapunzel reactively pulled Daphne away from Sisu.
"I know you just want to find Elroy and go home" the water dragon said gently.
"What are you doing?" Daphne frowned.
"You just want a better world. Like we all do. Just use the power within you that I gave to your mother. You only get one shot of your powers, then it will vanish for good."
"Sisu…"
"I trust you, Daphne, daughter of Rapunzel."
Daphne then found a sun shaped birthmark on her left hand.
Suddenly, Sisu roared in pain and fell to the ground, transforming into her human form. Her powers have been striped!
Daphne screamed as Dastardly's rusted hook rose in the air.
Namaari, having been guarding outside with Tong and raced down stairs, gaped in horror. She knew who was doing it. She picked up her crossbow and shot it at the invisible Zhan Tiri.
The arrow reflected off the hook and struck Namaari!
The Lost Boys gasped in shock!
Twilight whinnied in horror!
"NAMAARI!" Dastardly cried, crawling to her side. "Come on, Namaari. Please. Stay awake."
Soon, rumbling was heard outside.
"What was that?" panicked Luca.
"Oh, no" Flynn groaned. He knew what was happening.
Angry quickly picked through a peephole.
"The water's draining!" she cried.
"With Sisu's powers gone, nothing can stop the druun" Namaari added, with weakness in her voice.
Cackling was heard.
"Oh, no!" the boys gasped.
Changelings bursted through the walls of the dam, laughing evilly.
"We've got the powers of the powerful leaders!" shrieked one.
"Never Land is ours!" laughed another.
Flynn immediately hid Rapunzel and Daphne, but the changelings managed to capture the Lost Boys.
Sisu pulled Namaari away from the attack and hid with Rapunzel and Daphne.
Zhan Tiri appeared and grinned evilly.
"It's time you finally met your match, Flynn Pan" she cackled.
Knowing that there was no escape, Flynn stared at the girls sadly.
"I'm sorry" he said softly.
Soon, he was chained in irons.
"You can't kill the boy!" Dastardly shouted. "I'm the one who wants revenge on him!"
Zhan Tiri turned to face the captain.
"Weak pirate" she said demonically.
"Did you really think there was treasure here all this time? Your greedy heart corrupted your true purpose and so yourself. You grew up too quickly like that girl who saved you and like you said 'there's no such thing as fairies', right?"
Twilight suddenly lost her wings and color and wilted to the ground.
"No! That's what the kid said, not me!" Dastardly lied.
"Fool!" Zhan Tiri growled. "You blame others for something that you say or do and they always end badly for you."
"It can't be!"
"But it is! And now, I'm granting your darkest dream; to depose Flynn Pan for good!"
Flynn glared at Dastardly as he was dragged out by the changelings.
Daphne was desperate and ran up the stairs, climbing onto the dam.
"We will save you, Flynn!" she called out. "We will!"
Flynn was about to say something when Zhan Tiri interrupted him.
"My dear, no one can save him now" she said with an evil smile.
Daphne was horrified. Rapunzel and Sisu joined her, sharing her expression.
To be continued…
