Shortly, the party had arrived at the Mushromp. Megan walked up to the Moochick's house, and knocked on the door.
"Yes? What is it you little ponies need this time?" the Moochick asked.
"Not us, Mr. Moochick," Megan said. "A new friend of ours, Phyllis."
Phyllis climbed off Paradise and walked over towards the Moochick. He didn't seem too surprised that an old woman was asking for his help. She explained her story to him, and he nodded.
"Yes, I see," the Moochick said. "Unfortunately, I'm all too familiar with Lady Chloe and her tricks."
"Can you help her, Mr. Moochick?" Heart Throb asked.
"I'll have to look this up in a book somewhere . . . ." the Moochick said, and he began to dig through his library of books, wondering where in the world he put it. He was throwing books all over the place. Finally, Habit couldn't take it any longer, and he pulled a book from the pile the Moochick had thrown on the floor. He opened it, flipped through the pages until he found the one he wanted and practically threw the book into the Moochick's face.
"Ah ha!" he shouted. "Here it is! I knew I'd find it! This particular spell is very easy to counteract. You just need a few simple ingredients."
"Such as?" Wind Whistler asked. Megan took the book from the Moochick, and looked at some of the ingredients.
"Dragon scales," she read. "Three whiskers from an orange tabby, unicorn bubbles, three nails from a brown dog, Bushwoolie fur . . . ."
"Sounds okay so far," Gingerbread said. "We can get the scales from Spike, the whiskers from Twinkles, the bubbles from Fizzy, and the nails from Brandy. And it's the middle of the Bushwoolie's shedding season."
"I don't assume it will be all that effortless," Wind Whistler replied, looking at the book.
"What did . . . ." Fizzy started.
"She said she doesn't think it'll be all that easy," Galaxy replied.
"Wind Whistler's right," Megan said, looking at the book. "The last three ingredients sound a little hard to find."
"Pollen and petals from the jeweled hyacinth," Wind Whistler read. "Pearl droplets, and a golden horseshoe."
"I hope you don't mean those magic golden horseshoes of Mimic's," Paradise said.
"No, this golden horseshoe possesses absolutely no magic," Wind Whistler said.
"But it still sounds pretty hard to get," Fizzy replied.
"I don't think we have any choice if we want to break the spell," Magic Star said. "Come on, everybody. Back to the Estate to get the ingredients we can."
"Thanks, Mr. Moochick!" Megan shouted, and she and her friends went back to the Estate, in an attempt to try and break the spell.
Unfortunately, there was someone watching them who didn't want the spell to be broken at all. Lady Chloe of Medala, Phyllis's wicked stepmother. She was watching it all through her magic hand mirror.
"Those rotten little ponies!" she shouted. "This spell was supposed to last for eternity! I can't let them turn my stepdaughter back to her pretty little self! I must do something to keep them from reaching the last three ingredients needed for the counter spell!"
Chloe put down her mirror and began thinking of a way to keep the ponies and their friends from breaking her spell. She knew she couldn't stop them from getting dragon scales, cat whiskers, unicorn bubbles, and dog nails. She just had to think. Then she realized, they probably would never find the jeweled hyacinth, the pearl droplets, or the golden horseshoe, since they were such elusive treasures!
"But just to be sure," she said, picking up her mirror. "I must do everything in my power to stop them."
Chloe decided just to sit back and relax. She watched the little ponies and their friends gather the ingredients for the spell. The Moochick loaned them a cauldron, and Sparkler got a fire going underneath it. Fizzy took a deep breath, and added her bubbles into the cauldron. She put in enough so that they would pop and fill it with water.
"Unicorn bubbles are all ready," she said. Phyllis put her cane into the cauldron and began stirring the bubbles around.
"How's it coming with the rest of the ingredients?" Sparkler asked.
"Well, I got the whiskers," Peachy said, walking into the room. She was covered in cat scratches. "Twinkles put up quite a bit of a fight, though."
Sparkler stifled a giggle as Peachy added the three whiskers to the bubbles. Megan was trying to get the three dog nails, but Brandy was struggling and whimpering.
"Your nails need a trim anyway, Brandy," Gingerbread said.
"Now hold still," Megan said. She took hold of Brandy's paw and began to close a nail clipper on it. Just before she snapped it, Brandy howled.
"I didn't even clip it yet, you big baby!" Megan shouted.
"Come on, Brandy," Magic Star said. "Don't you want to help?"
Brandy whimpered. Megan finally was able to clip his nails, and she put them into the mix. Once Brandy was off the hook, he ran off to find Lemon Drop, who was his favorite pony. A few minutes later, Galaxy and Paradise came in, lugging a large bag behind them.
"We've got the Bushwoolie fur, Megan," Galaxy said.
"We have enough hair in here to make a whole army of Bushwoolies," Paradise commented.
"Great," Megan said, taking the bag. "Let's add it to the mix."
"You sure we're doing this right?" Sparkler asked.
"We're going as the book says," Wind Whistler said, speaking English for once. She was a little tired of having Fizzy ask what she said all the time.
"What are you guys doing in here?" Surprise asked, as she and Danny walked into the room.
"Trying to counter act a spell," Megan replied.
"Hey, who's the old lady?" Danny asked. "Eesh."
"She's a princess," Gingerbread replied.
"You're putting us on!" Danny shouted. "She looks more like a witch!"
"But she really is a princess," Spike said. "She's under a curse, and we're trying to break it for her."
"We just need three more ingredients," Galaxy said. "The jeweled hyacinth, the pearl droplets, and the golden horseshoe."
"How are we gonna find them?" Fizzy asked.
"Split up and search," Megan said. "Magic Star, Heart Throb, and Surprise, you try to find the pearl droplets. Gingerbread, Galaxy, and Spike, you go for the jeweled hyacinth. Fizzy and Wind Whistler, you come with me to get the golden horseshoe. The rest of you stay here and keep an eye out for something."
"Like my stepmother up to her old tricks," Phyllis replied.
The groups nodded, and split up in search of their treasures. The first group walked along Ponyland, trying to figure out not only where they could get pearl droplets, but what in the world they were!
"Sounds like some kind of medicine," Surprise replied.
"Hey, look at that," Magic Star said. She picked up a piece of paper. "Looks like an advertisement."
"Jeremiah Peabody's Traveling Pharmacy," Heart Throb read. "Specializing in any pill you can think of, from common Aspirin to pearl droplets."
"I think we've found our man," Magic Star said. "Let's go!"
The three ponies walked over to where a large crowd was gathering, in front of a giant wagon. A sign hung from the wagon, reading "Jeremiah Peabody's Traveling Pharmacy." A man jumped out holding a container of green and purple pills. He had a handlebar mustache, and was wearing a pair of thick, round glasses, a plaid jacket, and a bowler.
"Friends, friends, friends!" he shouted. "Are you tired, run down? Has your get up and go got up and went? Then have I got the perfect thing for you! For just one dollar and ninety-eight cents, you too can be the picture of health with Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills! Now Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills will get rid of any kind of ailment you can think of, from coughs, wheezes, sneezes, arthritis, water on the knee, heartburn, ingrown toenails, you name it, and Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills will cure it! That's Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills!"
That whole scenario caused people to give their dollar ninety-eight to this guy. Surprise looked a little sick. Of course, Jeremiah Peabody spotted her, and ran to her.
"Looking a little peaked there, little pony," he said. "I know exactly what you need!"
"Uhh, please don't say it again," Magic Star said. "We already know."
"Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills," Surprise, Heart Throb, and Magic Star said in unison.
"Actually, Mr. Peabody, we're here to see you about something called pearl droplets," Magic Star said.
"Ah yes," Mr. Peabody said. "But they don't come cheap, don't you know."
Mr. Peabody took a bottle out of his cabinet.
"But we don't have any money," Heart Throb said.
"Too bad, too bad," Mr Peabody said. "Can't let you have the pearl droplets now. Unless you have something else valuable on you."
Magic Star, Heart Throb, and Surprise looked at each other. They didn't know what to do.
"How long are you going to be here?" Surprise asked.
"Couple days," Mr. Peabody said. "I'll be right here if you change your mind about the pearl droplets."
"We'll be back," Surprise said. "Come on, you two! We've got to get back to the Estate!"
"What for?" Heart Throb asked, as she and Magic Star followed Surprise back to Paradise Estate.
"We'll make Mr. Peabody an offer he can't refuse."