Title: The Brohooves meet Captain Blackbuck

Premise: MLP: FIM. The story of Shining Armor, Big Macintosh, and Soarin (along with Spike and Granny Smith) being swept out to sea during a massive cataclysm in Equestria, and having to battle fierce enemies as they find their way back home, including Captain Blackbuck.

Personal Comments: So today's the big day! Season 3 premiers in about 7 hours from the hour I post this! This drabble's been in my head for a while, and I wanted to get it done before the premier.

Their tiny slab of rock hooked to the massive wooden ship, which somehow seemed more threatening in the mist, Shining Armor, Big Mac, Soarin, Spike, and Granny Smith all looked up at the crew looking down at them, waiting for someone to say something.

This massive gathering of such strange and viscous-looking ponies and other creatures. The heroes recognized a few of them, including Trixie, Guilda, Garble and his boys, and the Flim-Flam brothers, but there were many more faces they did not recognize at all.

"Ahoy down there!" A deep, gruff voice called down to them. Shining Armor looked up to see a stallion in a black cloat hanging from the mast looking down at them. "My, how lucky are you? You know, these waters are infested with pirates."

"Yeah, we should know!" Garble snickered as the other pirates giggled.

The cloaked stallion, who was clearly the captain then swung down and landed with a loud thud in between his crew.

"Captain Blackbuck at your service!" He called down, sounding gentle-coltly.

All five heroes shuddered in their minds, but did their best not to show it, besides Spike. They had all heard the terrible tales of the legendary Captain Blackbuck.

"Hey, Spike!" Garble called down to Spike. "Long time no see!" He smiled wickedly.

"Uh, hey there Garble," Spike waved back to him, already sweating, forcing himself to smile.

"Say, Flim," Flam said, turning to his brother. "I recognize the red guy! Don't you?"

"Ah yeah, Flam! I remember that guy from Ponyville!"

"Howdy?" Big Mac called up, trying to sound friendly.

"Yeah, I remember a bunch of yous guys!" Gilda growled

"As do I," Trixie added.

"Well, you'll all have to acquaint us later then," Blackbuck smiled at them.

Shining Armor was the first to speak up from below.

"Listen, we don't want any trouble," He called up, sounding confident and fearless, but at the same time friendly. "We just need to get back to the Crystal Empire.

"The Crystal Empire?" Blackbuck repeated. He spoke as though Shining Armor had just told the punch line of a joke. "You hear that one boys?" The rest of the crew burst into laughter.

Shining Armor just glared at them. What was with them? He was being serious.

"My family's back there," He continued. "All my friends, my people."

"Eeyup!" Big Mac added. "We all got loved ones back there."

"Aw, ain't that sweet?" Blackbuck replied, giving them a sappy sad face. His expression soon hardened into a wicked smile. "I hate to be the one to break this to you boys, but you ain't never gonna see your families again!"

Shining and Mac's eyes widened for a moment. Soarin was the one to speak next.

"What are you talking about?" He asked. "Of course we'll see them again! We'll find a way back somehow. Especially if you guys don't mind helping us!" He said that last note on a hopeful tone, even though he did not really want these creeps to help them.

"There's no way back!" Blackbuck snapped. "There's no Crystal Empire, no Canterlot, no Ponyville, no Manehatten, no Appleoosa, NO EQUESTRIA!"

Shining exchanged confused glances with his two companions. What was this lunatic saying? How long had he been out at sea?"

Blackbuck hopped out onto the railing so everypony could see him clearly.

"There is only here! And here, your ship, and your souls, belong to me!"