Stephan continued to search for Bluebell, Chloe, Aylene and everyone else, but despite he continued to search for them all almost everywhere, Stephan still couldn't find any of them. However, then he saw a shadowy centaur standing a bit far away from him, and at first, Stephan thought it might be Bluebell or Layla, and so he decided to go over to the shadowy centaur and see who he or she was.

When Stephan reached and got close enough to look at the shadowy centaur, it turned out to be a teenage male Zebrataur who is none other than one of Brandon's males, but Stephan also saw something that shocked him for the most - the male Zebrataur looked really sad, and he wasn't even faking or pretending to be sad or even in pain at all, because when Stephan got even closer to the male Zebrataur, he saw injuries and bruises on the teenage male Zebrataur's body, and this made Stephan gasp in shock before the male Zebrataur then turned to him and begged "Stephan! Please, don't hurt me! I beg you! I'm no longer part of Brandon's herd no more! Have some mercy!", but then Stephan asked in shock and concern "Who did this to you?! What kind of some barbaric monster beaten you up like this?!", and then the male Zebrataur explained "Brandon and Biff have beaten me up for not being able to keep up with the rest of the herd!".

When Stephan heard what the injured male Zebrataur said, the centaur smashed his hoof against the ground and a scowl formed on his face before he then yelled in anger "HOW DARE THEY! HOW DARE THESE TWO EXCUSES FOR A LEADER AND HIS SECOND-IN-COMMAND DO SUCH BARBARIC THING TO ONE OF THEIR OWN KIND! THESE TWO JERKS WILL PAY FOR WHAT THEY DID! BANISHING ME FROM THE HERD IS ONE THING, BUT BANISHING A MEMBER OF THEIR OWN KIND FROM THEIR OWN HERD AS WELL?! THAT'S JUST CROSSING THE RED LINE! THAT'S GOING TOO FAR!", and then Stephan let out a growl as he wanted to get and have his revenge on both Brandon and Biff as soon as possible.

However, he soon took a deep breath and calmed himself down when he noticed and realized that he accidentally managed to scare the injured male Zebrataur, who stepped aback from him and shook in fear when he saw Stephan's fury the centaur have against Brandon and Biff, and then Stephan slowly approached him and said in a more calmer voice "Hey, it's okay, Sir. There's no need for you to fear me. I'm not angry at you. In fact, you're totally fine. It's your leader and his second-in-command I'm mad at for what they did to the both of us.", and when the injured Zebrataur heard what Stephan said, he stopped shaking and then he said "What do you want from me, Stephan?", and then Stephan said "At first, I thought you're Bluebell or Layla, so I went towards you and found out it was only you instead.".

However, when the injured Zebrataur heard Stephan mentioning Layla, he then took a step forward and towards Stephan and asked "Did you just mentioned my girlfriend?", and then Stephan asked him "What are talking about, Sir?", and then the injured Zebrataur said "Layla is my girlfriend, and I really do love her so much. I truly hated what Brandon and Biff have done to her when they banished her and her little brother from the herd. Just thinking about what they have done to her and to her little brother makes me so mad!", but then Stephan said "Hey, don't be mad, Sir. I think I can help you deal with these two monsters, because I too hate them so much for banishing me from the herd and dumping me behind for not being strong enough and/or being able to keep up with the herd. I think that if you join me, Sir, we can work together and get our revenge on these two excuses who are our former leader and his second-in-command for what they've done to the both of us!", and then the injured Zebrataur asked him "Are you sure, Stephan?", and then Stephan said "Yes, I'm pretty sure teamwork between the both of us will help us fight and defeat Brandon for what he have done to us!".

Then, the injured Zebrataur said "It sounds great, Stephan! By the way, if you want to know some more about me and also know who I am, my name is Zach!", and then Stephan said to him "It's nice to meet you too, Zach!", and then he added "Now we need to go and find my real friends! We need to inform them all about Brandon's plans to attack the Crystal Empire!", and then Zach said "Then let's go! I I hope your friends will help me and will treat all my injuries and bruises these two monsters have given me!", and so Brandon and his newest friend, Zach the Zebrataur, started to walk away together and then they started to search for everyone else together, and the two hoped that eventually, they will find them all.

Meanwhile, Chloe, Aylene, Bluebell and all the others were all still searching for Stephan since they all wanted to see if he's still with Brandon and with the Zebrataurs herd, and after searching for quite a while, they finally found Stephan once again, but Layla noticed that something was wrong when she noticed that only Zach is with him, and so everyone went to meet Stephan, and when he saw them all, he went towards them with Zach in tow and he ended up hugging Bluebell tightly (since she ran in front of everyone else to meet him), and then tears formed and rolled down his eyes before he cried and said to the winged centauress "Bluebell, I'm so sorry for everything I did! I should've known better than to yell at you and hurt your feelings! Brandon tricked me into turning on you! I'm so sorry! Can you ever forgive me?", and then Bluebell said "Yes, I forgive you. All of us do understand everything and forgive you. Brandon was just messing up with you so to make you like a member of his herd until he doesn't need you no more. You're forgiven, Stephan, and I want you to know that even though what you did was wrong, I still forgive you and love you with all my heart.".

Then, once Stephan and Bluebell broke the hug and stepped aback from each other to give each other some space, Stephan then introduced Zach to everyone and said "Everyone, meet Zach!", but then Layla asked the male Zebrataur "Zach, what are you doing out here all alone with only Stephan by your side?", and then she added "Where's Brandon and the rest of the herd?", and then Zach answered "They beaten me up, banished me from the herd and left me alone!", and when everyone heard what Zach just said, they all gasped in shock before Aylene asked "How could that excuse for a good leader do such a thing to you?", and then Chloe added "Which Zebrataurs beaten you up like this? I see many injuries and bruises all over your body!", and then Zach said "Brandon and Biff beaten me up and dumped me behind for not being able to keep up with the rest of the herd!", and when everyone heard what he said, they all gasped in shock again before Layla said angrily "The nerve of these monsters! How dare they harm my boyfriend! It's unacceptable! I won't forgive them for what they did! Banishing me and my little brother Timmy from the herd is one thing, but beating up my boyfriend and banishing him from the herd too is just crossing the line! They will both pay for everything they've already done!", and then Bluebell joined her and said as she clenched her hands into fists "When we'll all find that evil Zebrataur, I'm just going to break his neck!", and then Shujaa interrupted and said "And Kenai and I would love to attack and beat up his muscular friend!".

Then, Kenai asked "Speaking of that jerk, where is he as well as all the rest of his herd?", and then Stephan said "We all must go to the Crystal Empire! Brandon and his herd were all planning to attack the Crystal Empire! They want to destroy Shining Armor, Princess Cadance and Flurry Heart and claim the Crystal Empire and its palace for themselves!", and when everyone heard what did he just said, Twilight said "Then we must go now! But first, let me use my magical healing spell so I heal your newest friend here before we go to fight that monster!", and then Zach said "I'm in!", and then Twilight lit up her horn and then she started to use her magic on Zach's body, and then she used the magical healing spell to heal all his injuries and bruises, thus also healing him completely, and once she was done healing the male Zebrataur's body, then Twilight said "Now let's go, every creature! To the Crystal Empire!", and then she, Starlight, Celestia and Luna (who were both still with the entire group) used their magic all together to teleport and transport themselves and everyone else along with them all the way to the Crystal Empire to stop Brandon and the rest of his herd.

When they all arrived at the Crystal Empire, Stephan, Zach, Chloe, Aylene, Bluebell and all the others all started to go towards the Crystal Palace to save Shining Armor, Cadance and Flurry Heart. When they all arrived at the Crystal Palace at last, everyone saw some royal guards which were all knocked unconscious (by Brandon and by the rest of his herd), and so they all quickly decided to enter inside the Crystal Palace to stop Brandon and the rest of his herd from succeeding in taking over the Crystal Empire.

When they all arrived at and entered the Crystal Palace's throne room, everyone saw Shining Armor and Cadance being captured and restrained by four Zebrataurs (the two remaining males and the two remaining females, respectively), and when they all saw Brandon and Biff, everyone gasped in shock when they all saw Brandon is choking Flurry Heart with his human arms and hands, before the Zebrataur leader then turned to look at everyone and gave them all an evil smirk, and when he saw Stephan and Zach, Brandon said in a mocking tone "Oh, so my two most beloved brothers decided to rejoin my herd! What a shame!", and then he laughed evilly before Flurry Heart cried "Stephan, help me!", and so Stephan scowled at the evil Zebrataur leader who once called him his brother and then he said in a firm tone "Brandon, you let go of Shining Armor and Cadance's little daughter!", and then Zach joined him and yelled "Now!", but Brandon and Biff just laughed away their demands and then Biff said "My leader and I will never listen to you two traitors who betrayed our herd, understand?!", but then Zach said "No, Biff! We didn't chose to betray you! You and Brandon dumped the both of us behind your backs! You two are the real traitors!", but then Brandon said evilly "So, you do wanna fight us, don't you boys?!", and Stephan said "We definitely want to fight you two! If we both win, you and Biff were out of the Crystal Empire!", but then Biff asked "But if WE win instead?", and then Zach said "So you two will have the rights to take over and rule the entire Crystal Empire!", and then Brandon said with an evil "That's a deal! Now let's fight! Two-on-two!", and then Zach said "First, let go of the little Alicorn filly! Then you and Biff can both fight the both of us!", and when Brandon heard what the male Zebrataur who turned against him said, this is when he finally let go his grip of Flurry Heart before he then threw her at Bluebell and Layla, but Twilight caught her with her magic and brought her to her hooves so she can protect her from further harm.

Then, Brandon and Biff slowly approached Stephan and Zach, and the two knew they must fight and defeat their enemies in order to save the Crystal Empire, and this is when Brandon made the first move by trotting and charging towards Stephan and Zach, but the two quickly managed to dodge and move out of the way, thus saving themselves and each other from Brandon's move. However, Biff then managed to trot and charge towards Stephan and then he grabbed at him and tried to break his arm and then he said "Let's see that so-called new friend of yours trying to save you from me!", and Stephan desperately tried to fight back, but since Biff was taller and more muscular than him, the large teenage Zebrataur almost managed to overpower Stephan.

However, Zach then charged towards Biff's rear end and then he turned tail and bucked him in the crotch with his hind zebra legs and hooves, thus causing Biff to scream and let go of Stephan, and thus forcing him to turn his attention to Zach instead, who is willing and determined to fight him and defeat him. Then, however, before Zach can attack Biff, he was suddenly grabbed and was held back by Brandon, who then started to drag him away from Biff, and so Stephan wanted to help him fight against the Zebrataur leader, but Biff then grabbed the centaur by his neck before he can charge towards Brandon, and then he started to cruelly and heartlessly choke Stephan before he evilly said "You white centaur (Stephan) are nothing but a useless jerk! I'm going to make sure you're not interfering with our plans!", and it seemed like Brandon and Biff are both going to win in this fight.

Then, however, Zach suddenly managed to break free from Brandon's grip, and so he then bucked him in the upper human chest and torso, thus throwing Brandon back but not knocking him out cold, and then Zach quickly went to save and help Stephan take on Biff, who is still choking the helpless centaur who is struggling to fight back against him. Then, Zach went around Biff, turned tail and bucked him in the crotch a second time, thus casuing to scream again and let go of Stephan's neck, and then he turned back to face Zach, who is still willing and determined to fight him, but before Zach can attack him, however, he was suddenly grabbed and was held back by Brandon once again, thus allowing Biff to grab Zach by the neck and then he started to choke him before he evilly said "And you, Zach, you're nothing but a traitor to our herd for the rest of your life!".

However, before Brandon and Biff can have Zach finished off in their grasp, Stephan managed to recover from the previous choking attack done by Biff, and then he went to help Zach fight Brandon and Biff and then he managed to jump up and climb onto Biff's back, and then he started to grab at Biff's head and he started to punch him on both sides of the face to make him let go of Zach, but then Biff managed to wildly shake himself and he managed to throw Stephan off his back, before he then let go his grip from Zach's neck, but only with his left hand (as he kept choking Zach using only his right hand), and then he grabbed Stephan by the neck and managed to pick him up and slam him against Zach, thus knocking the both of them off their hooves, but thus also accidentally causing Stephan to buck at Brandon and knock him out cold in the process.

However, Biff was surprisingly so strong that he then managed to pin both Stephan and Zach down with each of his zebra forelegs and hooves and then he lowered down to grab both Stephan and Zach by the necks with his human arms and hands and then he managed to both choke and step on them, and with Biff adding more painful pressure and squeezing at both Stephan and Zach's throats and upper human stomachs, the centaur and the good Zebrataur were both unable to fight back as they struggled to buck at him in the lower horse underbelly or in the crotch, but failed, and thus allowing Biff to finally finished them both at once, as both Stephan and Zach are now too weak and helpless to fight back against their larger and stronger enemy, who is quickly gaining the upper hand in this fight.

Then, Biff said evilly to his two enemies whom he trapped underneath himself "You two are weak, and no one needs you alive no more! You both have outgrown your usefulness to this world! And you, Stephan, do me one last favor and say hello to your stupid mother for me!", before he then laughed evilly at Stephan and Zach, who are both unable to fight back and escape their fate. However, just as it looks like Biff is going to destroy both Stephan and Zach for good, Biff suddenly froze in place as he felt himself surrounded by some magic, and when he looked at himself for a moment, he saw much to his shock that his body is glowing in a blue magic aura, and when everyone also saw this, they all turned to look at Cadance, but they saw she isn't using her magic on Biff at all, but when they turned to look at Bluebell, they saw her hands are glowing in the same blue magic aura that froze and trapped Biff's body and also held him in place and prevented him from destroying Stephan and Zach, and then everyone (including Shining Armor, Cadance and Flurry Heart) all gasped in shock to see and know that Bluebell can actually use magic like a Unicorn, an Alicorn or even a changeling, and it seems she's actually very good in using magic, as everyone quickly found out.

Then, Bluebell used her magic to lift and levitate Biff up into the air and then she started to slam him against his will and physical strength against the walls and the ceiling repeatedly, and eventually she flew up into the air as well (by using her own wings, of course), and then she first punched him three times in the face before she then turned tail and bucked him one hard and painful buck into the upper human chest and torso, before she then used her magic to send him breaking through one of the windows and falling down until he hit the ground below, thus saving both Stephan and Zach's lives.

With Biff being defeated, everyone looked at Bluebell in shock before Chloe then asked her in shock "What was that?!", and then Aylene added "Bluebell, where did you suddenly got such powerful magic? What you just did to that big, bad and muscular Zebrataur was so amazing!", and then Celestia stepped forward and approached Bluebell and then she said "I've never seen a centauress like you using such powerful magic with your hands!", and then Luna said "What did you just did to that evil, big male Zebrataur was just unbelievable as it cannot be described!", and then Cadance approached Bluebell as well (because the rest of the Zebrataurs herd also saw what Bluebell did to their second-in-command, and so they all decided to trot and gallop out of the Crystal Palace and leave the Crystal Empire and escape for their lives to avoid becoming next, and also to avoid the same fate, though Biff is probably still alive despite being seriously injured) and then the Alicorn said "I truly appreciate what you've done, Bluebell! I never thought you're so strong and that you're able to fight much stronger enemies by using magic!", and then Shining Armor added "And, for addition, you also saved Stephan's life!", and then Twilight said "You saved both Stephan and his newest friend from getting killed by that large and muscular Zebrataur who tried to destroy them both so he and his leader can rule the Crystal Empire!", and then Starlight added "I have to admit, I've never seen a good or kind centauress using magic in the same levels as you!", and when Bluebell heard all the comments everyone said to her about her capability of using magic, she then blushed as she felt a bit embarrassed before she then said "Thank you, everyone!".

Just then, Stephan and Zach both managed to recover and get up on their hooves, and then Stephan asked as he and Zach both turned to look at everyone "What just happened? Why are we both still alive? How come we survived that horrible harassment? And where's Biff? Where did he go?", and this is when Bluebell turned and went up to Stephan and then she hugged him and said "I saved you and your newest friend's lives!", and this made Stephan and Zach to gasp in shock before Zach asked "Did you just said you are the one who saved our lives?", and then Bluebell said "Yes, I did! In fact, I actually used my magic to get Biff off of you two and then I slammed him against the walls and the ceiling repeatedly, before I then sent him flying out by breaking through a window and throwing him out of the Crystal Palace!", and this made Stephan and Zach to gasp in shock before Stephan then said "I'm sorry, Bluebell! It's all my fault you had to use your magic to save us! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me!", but the Bluebell said "Stephan, you know I do forgive you for everything you've done wrong, and you should also know that it's because I still love you!", and when Stephan heard what she said, this is when he hugged her back and said "I love you too, Bluebell! And I would like you to be my wife in the future! Not just because you can use magic, but also because we both love each other so much that we truly deserve to have each other!", and what Stephan just said managed to make tears of joy form and roll down Bluebell's eyes as she then hugged him back, much to everyone else's happiness and joy to know that Stephan is finally ready to return back home to Ponyville.

However, then, Brandon recovered from the previous attack during the fight with Biff on Stephan and Zach, and when he saw Stephan and Bluebell together, a look of both jealousy and pure disgust crept across his face and then he yelled and roared at Stephan "YOU!", thus getting everyone's attention and when they all saw him up on his hooves, Zach then said to him "You better run away while you still can, Brandon!", and then Layla went up to the good Zebrataur and stopped by his side as she too looked at Brandon with angry eyes for everything bad the evil Zebrataur leader have done, before she then said and added "You better leave now or else Bluebell will do you the same thing she already done to your friend!", and Brandon said with a huff "Fine! I will leave you all alone for now, but I promise you all that one day, I will have my revenge on Stephan and Zach for underestimating and disrespecting their leader!", but then Zach yelled "You're not our leader anymore! Now go away and never return!", and with these words being said, Brandon finally turned away and started to trot and gallop out of the throne room, and then he left the Crystal Palace and continued to gallop away until he finally left the Crystal Empire as well, and then he continued to gallop away for his life.

With Brandon is now gone, everyone said Goodbye to Cadance, Shining Armor and Flurry Heart and then Celestia, Luna, Starlight and Twilight used their magic all together to teleport themselves and everyone else with them back to the royal castle in Canterlot, and once they all arrived there, this is when everyone said goodbye to each other and went separate ways to their respective homes, and Zach, Layla and Timmy all decided to come to live in Ponyville near Stephan and the twins (since the three Zebrataurs are no longer part of Brandon's herd anymore), and with Stephan is finally back in Ponyville, he learned his lesson - which was not to listen to his own evil father (Howard) anymore - and with Stephan is now completely aware and knows of Howard's evil tricks, he won't be listening to him or following him ever again.