19. The final fight
In the meantime they had discussed how they would defeat Tiamat. The kids would do the main part with their weapons. Megan and the ponies would only then step in, when they noticed that the kids didn't have any chance. But when this should happen, the ponies couldn't do much more. They hadn't the strengths like the kids. Only Fizzy, Gusty, Twilight and also Uni had magic power. Sweet Stuff and Gingerbread were only ordinary earth ponies and the others only could fly... And how should they fight against Tiamat? But they had no choice. They had to do it!
Hank stepped forward and called for the dragon, which turned his back to them and hadn't noticed them with one of the five heads, "Hey Tiamat!" The dragon turned around a little bit astonished! "Oh! What do you know who's there! Do you all come here to rescue the little Barbarian and the pony? Or to watch the ritual with the pony or to die right now?" she said derisive. They all looked at each other uncertainly at the word 'ritual'. What had Tiamat to do with a ritual?
"If you have done anything to Bobby, then..." Sheila couldn't hold back any longer. "I would be in favour of it that you all will die!" she meant to Sheila's outburst.
"Release Bobby and the pony or we are forced to fight against you!" Tiamat glanced at Hank condescending. "Do you really believe, Ranger, that you can scare me? I would never ever release the Barbarian and the pony and you know that!" "All right! Then we must fight for it!" Hank growled and gave a signal to his friends that they got ready for the attack. "Have a try at it!" Tiamat meant composed.
Presto took his Hat from his head, circled over it with his hand and murmured a spell. But it didn't work. "Try another spell, Presto!" Diana called to him. Hank looked to Presto. Then he aimed at Tiamat with his Bow and wanted to shoot off one of his arrows. But when he wanted to draw his Bow as always, no arrow came out of it. Hank tried it again but it happened nothing again! "What the hell...?" Hank cursed.
Tiamat sneered at him and said, "Your weapons don't work in this place!" "But they worked a while ago..." Eric said. "Fools! Your weapons had a little magic but it disappears gradually. Because your weapons are ineffective here in Ponyland! You couldn't fight against me!" Tiamat laughed. "Oh no. What are we going to do now? Our weapons don't work..." Diana asked desperately.
"Ponies, now we are required!" Fizzy said and stepped forward with the other ponies. Fizzy, Twilight and Gusty stood side by side, lowered their heads and let their magic horns shine. And then a flood of wind, soap bubbles and pure magic came towards Tiamat. But she beat off with fire before it reached her.
"She has blocked our magic! We also couldn't defeat her! We also can't do anything!" Twilight said. "We're finished!" Gusty called close to tears. "No! We can't give up! Think about Sundance... and Bobby!" Firefly tried to calm her down. "But what should we do? Our weapons don't work here and the unicorns were no match for Tiamat. And you pegasi couldn't do anything, too. Let alone the earth ponies..." Sheila gave up and sobbed. It really seemed to be hopeless!
"Bobby, oh Bobby! I'm so sorry!" she murmured and sank crying on the ground. Hank embraced her. Megan watched her shocked.