(Canterlot)
Gladio ran up to Twilight and Utopia and see that they covered in a muddled pink icy puddle.
"Good heavens! What happened to you two?" Gladio asked with a surprised tone.
Twilight sighed. "Pinkie was launched on us with a big cake."
"But everything's fine, Chancellor Gladio." Utopia said.
"Well, it is lucky for Friendship Festival doesn't ruin." Gladio said with a sigh of relief.
Twilight, Utopia, and Gladio heard the crowd freaking out and gazed at what were they saying something. Then the crowd parted to reveal two unicorn ponies that looked like they are from the Secret Service along with a Pegasus mare with a huge of twin-colored hair over her face named Songbird Serenade.
Songbird Serenade is the biggest pop singer of Equestria and representing the advertising performance act for the Friendship Festival. She wears her black outfit and bowtie on the back of her hair. Her eyes were dark sapphire blue, mane color is very dark Persian blue with dark grayish Persian blue highlights, on the other half is pale gold and light gamboge highlights and coat color is lime greenish-white. Her cutie mark was the white cloud with six heart-shaped raindrops – red, orange, yellow, blue, green and violet.
"Hiya! I'm lookin' for the pony in charge." Songbird Serenade said before Photo Finish shot in out of nowhere and she took shots from several angles. "I need to set up my soundcheck."
"Uh, Songbird Serenade?" Twilight asked as she and Utopia are getting out of the cake's puddle. "Um, I was just going to check on you." Then she gave a nervous laugh. "I'm Princess Twilight and sorry about the mess. I'm usually not so…"
Then she accidentally splattered some of the cake onto Songbird's outfit and cause crowd gasped horror.
Utopia puts his hooves on his mouth in shock.
"Caked… in cake?" Songbird asked as Twilight gave a nervous laugh.
Then the two unicorn guards started talking to each other through earpieces.
"You have visual on buttercream?" Songbird's agent asked.
"Visual confirmed, go for clean-up." Songbird's bodyguard as he scrapped it off with his hoof.
Songbird turned to look at Utopia.
"And who are you supposed to be?" She asked.
"I'm Utopia Magus and I knew you are coming just in time. I was just helping with Twilight to make this festival most excellence." Utopia responded.
Before Twilight or Songbird said something to Utopia and Gladio, a loud rumbling echoed around the city. The ponies of the city looked and saw approaching large clouds toward the city.
"Storm clouds? I ordered the perfect weather. Rainbow Dash." Twilight said as she glared at her.
Gladio seemed shocked in fear as Utopia glanced his head to look at Gladio.
"I don't think those are normal storm clouds, Princess Twilight. It's here so with the others." Gladio said in solemnly as Twilight and Utopia turned surprised looks.
"What do you mean it's here? What are you talking about, Chancellor Gladio?" Twilight asked as Utopia looked the dark clouds and saw strange blue sigils that resembled two horn-like bolts of thunder.
Gladio gasped in silently as he knew that Storm Guard. It reveals as a huge dark-purple color airship which made ponies stared in awe and mothers' hid foals behind in their legs.
"Ooh! I bet those are the clowns I ordered!" Pinkie said joyously as Gladio heard that and faced at her with an exasperated expression.
The airship descending crashed between three stone flagpoles and smashed some crates of clown equipment.
"Hello! The evil airship arrives that doesn't bring up with a bunch of clowns!" Gladio shouted at her.
"Oh, maybe not the clowns I ordered." Pinkie said as Gladio huffed in serious.
As the ship landed perfectly, its large metal gangplank dropped down and crushed dog-balloon that landed in front of it, deflating.
"Brian! No!" Party Favor cried as he is a light blue unicorn that had come from Starlight's village.
Everypony looked right up at the airship's front entrance and watched as a small creature slowly made its way down the platform, holding onto a mechanical box that had the same symbol as the one on the ship. The three princesses were looking down to see what's going on especially Princess Celestia with most caution and well aware expression. Once the box had been set down, all the ponies saw that the creature named Grubber the pudgy-faced hedgehog.
Grubber is the servant of the Storm King and Tempest's sidekick. His eyes sclera were brilliant opal and eye color was deep opal, mohawk hair is light sapphire bluish grey and cornflower bluish-gray and body color is dark grayish cobalt blue. He just wears his black cloth shirt with Storm Guard's symbol.
Once it opened and transformed, a mechanical megaphone comes out, Grubber brought the microphone-like object to his mouth and started to speak with a lisp after clearing his throat.
"Ponies of Equestria, I am Grubber. We come on behalf of the fearsome, the powerful, the Almighty… Storm King!"
Then a large banner fell from the side of the ship, revealing a large picture of a white satyr in dark armor not unlike what Grubber wearing. It caused most ponies cowered in fear except Gladio with a firm expression.
"The Storm… King?" Utopia asked as he looked at each other with Twilight and Spike with confused looks. Then they turned back at Grubber, continuing his speech.
"And now, to deliver the evil, evil message, put your hooves together for Commander Tempeeeesst! And along with her trusty supportive comrades known as Storm-Quads!"
Then somepony slowly came through in dark misty along with four shadowy figures. The ruthless-pony and four are hammer shark, bat, Wolverine and chameleon have revealed.
Tempest Shadow is the second-in-command of the Storm King and Utopia's sister. Her eyes were moderate opal, mane color is a moderate rose with lighter edges and coat color is the dark orchid. She wears black suit armor with same Storm Guard's symbol on its forelegs and black armored hoofs. She had her broken horn and scar over her right eye.
Malleo is male hammerhead shark, a lieutenant of the Storm King and leader of the Storm-Quads. His skin is light bluish-gray. He has a fin on the back of his head with earrings pierced, deep red eyes and scarred mark on his tail. He wears his Storm Guards' battle armor which like Tempest's uniform; dark blue outlines his suit, wears his right silver gauntlet hand and has his Storm sigils tattoo on his back of his right arm.
Angelus is a female fruit bat, a sidekick of Malleo and member of the Storm-Quads. Her fur color is light raspberry (Arms, legs, head, and ears). Light brilliant raspberry wing membrane, ears with violet skin inside, turquoise sclera, violet eyes, light pink nose, blond neck length bob hair dyed with electric purple streaks, big light violet fluffy chest around her neck and shoulder. Her height is slightly taller than Grubber and Tempest. She is only wearing Storm Guard's uniform suit with light purple and dark pink outlines along with armory on her wings.
Guralph is a big size male muscular wolverine as the Storm Creatures and brawn of the Storm-Quads. His left eye was light blue and wears an eye patch on his right eye. His fur is light brown. He wears the same Storm Guard's armor but added with steel armband. He is wearing pairs of the gauntlet with two knife blades on his hands.
Talpa is Jackson's chameleon and intelligence analysis of the Storm-Quads. His spikey hair-horns are brown, eyes were orange and skin color are light green. He is wearing black helmet-like eyewear, Storm Guard's suit, and tail defensive armor.
As the five subordinates came out, Tempest's broken horn is electric sparks embedded.
Utopia was surprised and silently gasped that he recognized her, knowing that his sister has returned.
"Could this be my sister? Why did she comes back?" Utopia thought.
"Is that a… Unicorn?" Twilight asked.
"I think so… but what happened to her horn?" Spike wondered.
"Sister? What's she doing here?" Utopia thought as Gladio and Twilight turned their heads at Utopia in confused.
"What's wrong, Utopia?" Gladio asked.
As Utopia tried to answer him but interrupted by the three princesses as they are descending on the ground and stand behind of Utopia, Gladio, Twilight and rest of the ponies.
"Tempest, is it? How may we help you and your companions?" Princess Celestia spoke in a polite but firm tone.
"Oh, I'm so glad you asked." Tempest said kindly before turning bitter. "How about we start with your complete and total surrender?"
Malleo walked beside her so he can talk them.
"It is your choice, princesses of Equestria." He said coldly.
Twilight stepped aside Cadance's right side.
"Hi there." She said, giving a nervous wave. "Princess of Friendship. Not exactly sure what's going on, but I know we can talk things out."
Guralph awed in adorable at Princess of Friendship.
"Aww, she talks so nervously to us but nicely." He whispered as Malleo heard to big brawny wolverine, glared at him and shouted at him.
"Quiet, you're big numbskull! Stay focused!"
Guralph snapped out of it and went back to his strict expression.
"Oh, goody." Tempest said as she is walking down on metal platform from the ship followed by Malleo except for his members. "All four Princesses. Here's the deal, ladies. I need your magic. Give it up nicely, please, or we make it difficult for everyone!"
"And why should cower before you? There's six of you and hundreds of us." Princess Luna said.
Gladio turned at the Princesses and said. "This is my responsibility."
Princess Celestia looked at him with concern. "No, you don't—"
"Let me handle this, Princess Celestia." Gladio said calmly.
Gladio walked in front of Tempest and Malleo.
"I don't know what brings you up to this. If you want to borrow some magic from them, is to get through me. Just leave them alone." Gladio said as Malleo and Tempest chuckling.
"Look likes you chose your wrong decision, old unicorn colt." Malleo said darkly.
"We were hoping you'd choose 'difficult'." Tempest added.
Much to everyone's horror, several giants and yeti-like creatures wearing a black mask with blue dot eyes known as Storm Creatures began jumping out of the ship, as well as from other smaller airships and jumping up from the outside.
Every single pony began running away in fear while the Storm Creatures chased after them. Tempest jumps up in the air and kicks an obsidian orb at Princess Cadance.
Cadance tried to block an orb with a magic shield, but the obsidian orb was strong enough to penetrate.
"Cadance, it's no use with the magic protection." Gladio said as the orb hit her and shattered open to create a green vapor. Gladio and Utopia gasped in horror.
"Cadance!" Celestia cried with shock.
"I can't… stop it." Princess Cadance cried as its powerful magic quickly started to turn Cadance into the obsidian statue.
Then Tempest ran all the way down the gangplank to the ground floor and jumped again.
"Luna, quick!" Princess Celestia said to Princess Luna. "Go south beyond the Badlands."
Princess Luna nodded in understanding.
"Seek help from the Queen of the Hippo—"
Princess Celestia couldn't be finished her sentence as the orb hit her and shattered to turn him into stone as well.
"No!" Twilight shouted.
"Princess Celestia!" Gladio yelled at her princess ruler.
"Sister!" Princess Luna cried in distress.
She blasted the monsters away with magic nearby and tried to fly away as Malleo gave a short growl.
"Oh no, you don't!" Malleo shouted as he ran to see Luna in the air and thrown another orb at Princess Luna, shattering and turning her into obsidian stone.
She almost fell and shattered, but Twilight used her magic to prevent petrified Princess Luna from smashing into pieces.
"Luna!" Twilight cried as Tempest chuckled in menacingly with an evil satisfaction grin on her face.
"Three down and one little pony princess to go." Malleo uttered scarily.
Tempest nodded at him in agreement as she threw the last obsidian orb at Princess of Friendship's direction, and an evil grin appeared on her face once an explosion of green smoke was created as unaware of rainbows.
Utopia and Gladio were looked in horror.
"Easy as pie…" Tempest said in an evil satisfied grin as she gives a hi-hoof with Malleo's hand. Grubber came up to them with Angelus, Guralph, and Talpa behind him.
"Oh, I love pie!" Grubber exclaimed.
"Oh, you totally got the last princess." But the green smoke faded, it was revealed that it wasn't Twilight, it was just Derpy the Pegasus with cross-eyed wearing a party hat, which then promptly fell off her head. Utopia sighed in relief.
"That's not the princess." Tempest said angrily turning to Grubber, her horn-stump sparking with energy.
"Grubber! Get… her… now!"
"Guys, we gotta get the princess!" Grubber ordered as he, Angelus and Guralph ran to find her leaving Talpa stays with them.
Malleo stomped on the Twilight's crown, crushing the metal and scattering the gems.
Author Notes: The Storm Guard's airship arrived to the Canterlot, Tempest Shadow, Grubber and Storm-Quad unexpected invited the Festival of Friendship. The Storm Yetis were attacking the whole town as Tempest and sinister Malleo tossed the obsidian orbs at the three princesses to petrify them into statues. Luckily, Twilight was safe with his friends and attempt to escape. Don't forget to review after reading this!