Zeus led Celeste through the palace on Mt. Olympus to the throne room, where his beloved wife and her cherished stallion were waiting for them.

"Hera, I have returned!" Zeus cried.

"Good, Nightlight and I were wondering where you headed off to," Hera sighed as the pale blue winged unicorn with navy blue mane and tail came forward.

The light purple and white goddess came to kiss her husband, and Nightlight nuzzled his mate affectionately.

"Oh, nowhere special... just dealing with the father of that bratty nephew of ours," Zeus sneered.

"Dear… maybe you're being too hard on Syntrívon," Hera frowned. "He's not bratty,"

"He's the son of my wretched, fiery brother-- of course, he takes after his father! And he has the nerve to bring mortals to Olympus!"

"Oh? Mortals?" Hera blinked. "Maybe there's a good reason, Zeus,"

"No, there isn't! And I will make sure they never set foot on the homeland of the gods!"

Zeus snarled and called more of his power. The storm clouds soon made the palace disappear in it's grasp, making it for the group to even see the mountain itself.

"H-Hey! Where did the mountain go?" Pickle asked.

"Uncle Zeus must've hidden it, so we won't be able to make our way there!" Crusher hissed.

"Paloma, do you know of anyway we can make those clouds disappear?" Stripes asked.

Paloma nodded and neighed as she motioned her hoof up in the clouds, her hoof turning into flames before releasing it onto a cloud, making it water into rain before disappearing.

"Good idea! Everyone, stand clear!"

They all stepped back as Crusher focused his magic. He closed his eyes and let himself glow as flames appeared from his tires. And at each cloud he fired at, the rain came down before the clouds faded, one by one.

"Nice!" Blaze cried. "Keep going!"

Crusher kept repeatedly blasting every cloud in the sky, and when he was satisfied, he smiled tiredly. "That… should be all of it," he sighed in relief.

"Wow, Crusher! When you and Paloma put your heads together, you make a great team!" Darington proudly smiled.

"Yeah!" Starla agreed.

"We didn't even know how powerful you are," Watts realized.

"I didn't even know how powerful I was either," Crusher shrugged. "I just wish I had the power to stand up to Uncle Zeus..."

"Look at what you're doing now-- standing up to your uncle's magic is pretty darn close to battling the real thing!" Blaze smiled.

"Speaking of Zeus, we better get moving," Stripes pointed out. "Otherwise, Axle City will be nothing but smoldering ash!"

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"Drat it, the clouds disappeared!" Zeus yelled out.

Celeste whinnied in worry-- Zeus was really starting to get steamed.

"Zeus dear, please calm down," Hera soothed. "Maybe our nephew is trying to prove something to you."

"Yes, he is-- trying to prove that he is an even worse menace than his father!" Zeus snarled.

"Hades may have a rough exterior, but he does care for others. You just never gave him the chance," Hera sternly pointed out.

"I've given him chances, and we've seen what he does!" Zeus hissed. "His son is becoming just like him."

"Please, dear--"

"NO!!" Zeus slapped Hera to the ground. "I will make sure no one EVER comes onto Olympus again!!"

Nightlight ran to her with a protective neigh. Zeus paid no attention to him.

"Now... to stop those idiots for good!"

He raised his tires and swirled it around, casting a spell towards the group. The group were horrified as magical chains managed to get a hold of him, chaining them to the trees, leaving Crusher unchained.

"Oh no! We're trapped!" AJ exclaimed.

"Crusher, get us outta here!!" Pickle screamed.

"I'll try!" Crusher ran to use his magic, but the chains opposed him. "Uncle Zeus must have bewitched them! Hang on, I'll protect you from whatever else he throws at us until we can get you free!"

At his words, the storm clouds appeared and neared them. He snarled.

"Leave... my friends... ALONE!!!"

Crusher fired at the storm clouds with his flames, trying his hardest to protect his friends. And the fact he was doing it for his friends made his magic even stronger, creating a fiery shield around everyone. And the shield was so hot, the clouds practically melted away!

"Wow... did you know you could do that?" AJ asked.

"No... I-I didn't..." Crusher was shocked, looking at his tires. "But, I can't worry about that now-- I have to get you guys free!"

"We've been trying to wriggle loose, but these chains are tighter than a rope made from thorns!" Starla protested.

"So... how are we gonna get to Mt. Olympus and get help to save Axle City?" Darington wondered with a whimper.

"Maybe I could go on the rest of the way," Crusher offered.

"No way," Blaze immediately disagreed. "If Zeus were to catch you getting into Olympus, we would maybe never see you again."

"So... what we do?" asked Zeg.

"I… I don't know… I-"

A unicorn's neigh soon echoed through, and Paloma looked up in joy to see Hera riding Nightlight down towards them. The icy blue unicorn tapped on Crusher's shoulder, making him stiffen and hold over the fire shield.

"Aunt Hera..." Crusher tried his best to be calm.

"Syntrívon," Hera offered a warm smile. "Please, let the shield down. I want to help,"

"Fine... I trust you," Crusher said after Nightlight gave him a nod. "But hurt my friends, and I won't hesitate to fight."

He slowly let the shield down, and Hera guided Nightlight through. As for the others, they stiffened and tried not to whimper.

Blaze hated to admit it outloud, but... he was scared.

Scared that there were more gods like Zeus who wanted to hurt him and those he loved.

But thankfully, Hera stuck to her words and simply went over to the chains to use her magic on them. The chains slowly vanished, and the group was really amazed and shocked all at once.

"Thank you, ma'am," Blaze said, not knowing what to say.

"Yeah," Watts agreed. "So... you aren't on Zeus' side?"

"Zeus may be my husband, but no, I am not," Hera shook her head.

"Wow, Aunt Hera... I-I don't know what to say..." Crusher breathed. "Is Uncle Zeus angry at you?"

"Yes, but I've had enough of his attitude and temper," Hera huffed.

"Thank you, ma'am," AJ said, kneeling down on one knee in a bowing manner. "We're truly grateful."

"You're very welcome," Hera smiled. "Now, Syntrívon, may you explain why you're bringing mortals to Mount Olympus?"

"Fires that we can't put out have popped up all over Axle City, and we need one of my relatives to help me stop them," Crusher sighed.

"Believe me, your goddess-ness, we tried to put them out," Darington nodded frantically. "But... they're just too out of control!"

"We have to stop them soon, or Axle City will be nothing but debris and ash!" Gabby agreed.

"Hmm… it seems that you're dealing with Hades's temper flames," Hera hissed.

"Dad does have a temper," Crusher grimaced. "Maybe Uncle Poseidon or Mom can help us put them out."

"Your goddess-ness ma'am, do you have any ideas on how to get us inside the palace?" Starla asked.

"Hmm... I might be able to squeeze in a favor with Hermes," Hera hummed in thought. "Let's wait here a bit till he gets here."

"Okay, Aunt Hera," Crusher nodded.

A few scrolls were sent, and within the hour, Hermes arrived. He was a pale golden truck with yellow winged tires as he flew down towards them.

"Sorry I'm late, Mother," he apologized. "Hello, cousin! Good to see you!"

"Hey, Hermes," Crusher high tired his cousin with a chuckle. "Think you can help me and my friends get into the palace?"

"We would go through the door, but we don't want your father seeing us," Stripes pointed out.

"Oh! Mortals?" Hermes's eyes widened. "Sure! Anything to help you, cousin!"

"Okay, cuz-- just work your magic!"

Hermes twirled his tires around, releasing his magic around them.

"I wonder what he's gonna do..." Darington whispered with a giggle.

"Oooh, I can't wait to find out!!" Pickle squealed.

His magic soon teleported them out of the forest and found themselves inside the palace.

"There we are!" Hermes smiled proudly. "Not as fast as my winged tires, or the ones I left on the Island of Lost Treasure, but still fast!"

"Wait, those winged tires were left by you?!" Darington gasped. "Dude, they were amazing!"

"Me and Darry were the ones who found them!" Blaze smiled. "We still carry them around in case we ever need them!"

"At least my tires fell into the right tires," Hermes grinned.

"Wow... thank you, sir!" AJ saluted. "That means the world to us coming from you."

"We better go before Uncle Zeus realizes we're here," Crusher grimaced.

"Right. Thanks again, Mr. Hermes sir!" Darington smiled, waving as they continued on their way.

"Wow... the palace on Mt. Olympus is bigger than I realized!" Stripes whisper-gasped.

"It sure is... Nightlight, can you and Paloma use your horns' light to lead the way?" Crusher asked.

Nightlight snorted happily, and guided by the light, they found themselves in front of the throne room.