Chapter 7
A Sick Journey

Summer, Skyline, Chary, Melrose, Jasmine, and Jester have been on many crazy adventures so far. The latest one featured Skyline going back in time to the Old West. Pretty crazy right? Could there be any way things for them could get any more crazy? The answer to that question is yes. Of course it could. How about a micro sized adventure into one of their friend's body to get rid of magical parasites that were attempting to drain all their magic? Something like that. It all began one afternoon in Ponyville. Summer was shown flying in the air as she made her way towards Apple Acres to hang out with her friend Melrose. After making it to the farm, Summer walked up to the front door and knocked a few times. Applejack answered the door.

"Hi Applejack. Is Melrose home?" Summer asked, "I got this coupon for one free movie for two ponies. I was going to ask Melrose if she wanted to go see a movie with me."

"Sorry Summer, but Melrose isn't feeling well," Applejack replied.

"Is she sick?" Summer asked concerned.

"We're not sure," Applejack replied, "Me and Lodi took Melrose to the hospital, but for some reason, they couldn't find anything wrong with her. The doctor that examined Melrose gave us some medicine, but it doesn't seem to be helping her. We don't know what to do."

"Maybe I can help," Summer said, "I know I'm not a doctor, but I want to help Melrose in any way I can." After Applejack let her in, Summer followed Applejack to Melrose's bedroom. When they got inside, Summer saw Melrose asleep in her bed. Lodi was sitting by her bedside. Melrose's face was very pale and she was shaking uncontrollably. There was no doubt she had a high fever.

"When did Melrose become ill?" Summer asked.

"About three hours ago," Lodi replied, "Me and Melrose were collecting apples when she suddenly collapsed on the ground. When I ran up to Melrose, she was unconscious. She wouldn't wake up. That's when I called for Applejack and we immediately took Melrose to the hospital. I still can't believe they weren't able to find anything wrong with her." Summer was in deep thought.

"I think I may know what's wrong with Melrose," Summer said sternly, "It might be possible Melrose was infected with Magasites."

"What are Magasites?" Applejack asked.

"Magasites are a rare type of parasites that eat away at the magic inside a unicorn/alicorn's body," Summer replied, "Magasites are very hard to detect because they use the magic from the host's body to camouflage themselves and seem to be invisible. That's probably why the doctor that examined Melrose couldn't find anything wrong with her."

"How do we get rid of them?" Lodi asked.

"Well...that's the hard part," Summer replied, "To get rid of the Magasites, we literally need to enter Melrose's body and deal with them personally. I know it sounds crazy, but it's the only way. If we don't do something soon, the Magasites will completely drain all the magic from Melrose's body. She'll die." Applejack and Lodi were shell-shocked.

"Please Summer! Please help Melrose!" Applejack exclaimed with tears in her eyes.

"Don't worry...I will Applejack. I will definitely save her," Summer replied without hesitation, "First I'm going to need my mother's spaceship, my super shrink machine, and the rest of my friends. It's time for Operation Save Melrose!" Later on, in front of the house, Summer and her friends were gathered in front Princess Solana's spaceship. There was a strange-looking machine besides them. It was Summer's Super Shrink Machine. Melrose was lying asleep on the couch Applejack and Lodi had brought outside. Melrose was looking more pale by the minute. Time was of the essence.

"So let me get this straight Summer. We're going inside Melrose's body to get rid of these Magasites?" Skyline asked.

"That's right," Summer replied.

"Do you even know how to polite a spaceship?" Skyline asked sternly.

"Hey...I was able to get it over here just fine," Summer replied somewhat proudly.

"Yeah...after crashing it about a billion times," Skyline said sarcastically, "You can even see the number of dents in it." As Summer and Skyline began to argue, Jasmine got in between them.

"Stop fighting you two," Jasmine said angrily, "We have much more important things we should be doing. Like saving our friend?"

"Jasmine's right Skyline," Summer replied, "Let's get going." She then turned her attention to Applejack. "Once we're all in the spaceship, push the red button on the console. That will activate the machine's spell and shrink us to microscopic size. The Super Shrink Spell isn't permanent. We'll only have a certain amount of time before the spell begins to wear off. I want you to update us on the time we have left so we can get out in time."

"Rodger that," Applejack said, "Good luck." Summer, Skyline, Chary, Jasmine, and Jester were then shown getting into the spaceship. Summer and Skyline were the two pilots in charge of flying the spaceship. After Summer gave the signal using the spaceship's headlights, Applejack pressed the red button on the machine. As a result, it fired a green laser at the spaceship. In a blink of an eye, the spaceship shrunk to the size of a spec. It immediately made it way towards Melrose. It was then seen flying into her nasal cavity. Because we all know a nose that's the most sensible place to enter the body of a horse. The crew made it's way through Melrose until they reached the stomach, where Summer and the others were shocked to find hundreds of Magasites. They were everywhere As Summer suspected, the Magasites were draining magic from Melrose's body. After landing the spaceship down in an open area, the ponies exited the ship, only to find themselves completely surrounded by the Magasites. One of the Magasites then walked over to Summer.

"Leave now or else!" he exclaimed. Before it could advance on her, Skyline used his magic to bring the Magasite over to him.

"Bring us to however is in charge of you worthless things before I obliterate you and all your little friends!" Skyline shouted. The Magasite was so terrified of Skyline, that he immediately surrendered to him. The ponies were then led by the Magasite to the middle of the stomach, where they found a great big Magasite. There was no doubt this one was the leader.

"I take it you're the one in charge," Jasmine said.

"What business do you have here?" the Magasite asked in a smug tone.

"We're here to get rid of you!" Skyline shouted, "Melrose is in pain because of you! Quit stealing her magic!" In response, the King Magasite burst out laughing.

"What can five little ponies do? You honestly think you can stop me and my army?" he asked.

"You call these weaklings an army? Ha! Don't make me laugh," Skyline replied with a smirk, "We've dealt with tons of things more challenging than you could possibly imagine. You aren't even worth our time."

"Very well," the Magasite said as he held up his right claw high, "Kill them." Summer and the other soon found themselves facing off against the seemingly endless assault of the Magasites. Just then, the ponies heard a voice echoing from the spaceship. It was Applejack.

"It says y'all only have about five minutes left before the spell wears off," she said in a concerned voice, "Hope everything is going ok."

"Yeah...just fine Applejack," Skyline grunted as he continued to hit Magasites with his magic, "Having the time of our lives in here!"

"These things just won't stop attacking!" Jester exclaimed as he destroyed a Magasite that tried to attack Jasmine.

"Hang on everyone! We can't give up yet! Melrose is counting on us!" Summer shouted. As the ponies let out a moral boosting shout, they continued to fight and fight and fight until there was only the King Magasite left. He was shocked that his army was defeated so easily. He then flung himself at the ponies with his claws bared, but was instantly defeated by the combined power of Summer and her friends. Just as the ponies were about to celebrate their victory, they started to glow a faint white. At the same time, their bodies were slowly glowing in size. The spaceship was too. "Oh no! The spell is wearing off! We need to get out of here! Now!" As fast as they could, the ponies got into the spaceship and made their way up the throat and to the mouth, where they were just able to make it out in time. Barely a second later, the spaceship returned to normal size, along with Summer and the others. Right as they exited the ship, the ponies were met by an energetic and happy Melrose. She was back to normal thanks to them getting rid of the Magasites. Applejack and Lodi were crying tears of joy seeing that their daughter was ok. To celebrate Melrose's recovery, Jester decided that they should have a party. Thanks to Summer, she was able to invent a healing potion that would cure ponies of Magasites. No micro sized spaceship and crew needed.