"Here. Take it." Dash said as she threw the necklace to Twilight. Twilight slipped it into her bag and sprinted to catch up with her friend, who was walking rather quickly. "Is everything ok Rainbow?" Twilight asked as she caught up with her friend. Dash just shook her head. "Aw, come on Dashie. You can tell us." Pinkie said. Dash just shook her head and kept walking. They continued on in silence for several minutes before they came to the edge of the city and could see almost all of Equestria from this vantage point. Dash looked off into the distance and could make out another large dark cloud hanging over a town far off to the East. "Looks like we have our next destination." Twilight said as she followed Dash's gaze. "Pinkie. Think you..." Twilight began. "Already on it Twilight!" Pinkie yelled as she boarded the balloon that seemingly came out of nowhere. "Pinkie, how..." Twilight began. "Yea Twi?" Pinkie asked. "Nevermind." Twilight said as she boarded the balloon. They all rode in silence as the balloon drifted towards the town they had seen in the distance. Once the balloon landed on the outskirts of the town, they realized that this town was all too familiar. "Isn't this where we met that dreadful unicorn that stole our cutie marks?" Rarity asked. "I'm pretty sure it is." Twilight said as she looked around. "Do ya think she's here?" AJ asked. "If she is, my mom will kick her ass. Right mom?" Wind asked as she looked at her mom. Dash just gave a weak smile in return and hugged her daughter. As they walked through the town, Twilight noticed something was off. "Where is everyone?" She asked aloud. "Maybe they're all at a secret party." Pinkie suggested. Twilight just gave her a stern look. "What?" Pinkie asked. Twilight shook her head. "Reckon we should look in that cave she kept all the cutie marks in before?" AJ asked. "I guess it's a start." Twilight said as she led the group out of the town and towards the cave. As they walked, Wind fell back to walk beside her mother. "What's wrong mom? You haven't said a word since we left Cloudsdale." She asked. Dash just looked at her daughter and sighed. "I used to look up to Spitfire, but she betrayed us." Dash said. "She was just under the influence of the element mom. It's ok." Wind replied. "Why did she get that element to begin with though?" Dash asked. Wind just shrugged. "Exactly. You don't just receive an element. You have to show the trait of that element." Dash said, answering her own question.
"We're here girls." Twilight said from the front of the group. They entered the cave and Twilight pulled out a flashlight. She shined the flashlight around the cave just as several torches lit up the interior. At the far end of the cave was Starlight Glimmer sitting on a smoothed off chunk of stalagmite. "Well, Starswirl said you six would be coming my way soon." Starlight said as she stood up. She was holding a golden scepter that had an equal sign at the top of it. She wore black high-heeled combat boots, a black skirt, and a purple button down shirt with black equal signs on the arms. She had a gold necklace with a red balloon shaped gem on it. "Give it up Starlight. We beat you once and we'll do it again." Twilight said. Starlight laughed. "I didn't have this immense power before, you little fools!" Starlight screamed as her staff glowed blue. She shot a blast, hitting the ground at their feet. The ground exploded in blue tinted shrapnel. "She's right girls. We can't beat her like this." Twilight said. "She is much to powerful." Rarity chimed in. "Ah reckon y'alls right." AJ agreed. "Equestria is doomed!" Pinkie cried. Dash looked at her friends questioningly. "What are you guys saying? We can easily beat her." She said. "Just accept it RD. No one can beat her." Twilight said as she looked at the ground. Dash gritted her teeth and stomped her foot. "No! Jet didn't die so we could give up!" She yelled. RD looked at her friends eyes and saw a faint red glow in them. "How are you not affected by my negativity?!" Starlight yelled. "Because I know that my husband would never want me to give up! No matter what!" Dash yelled. Starlight readied another blast from her staff, but Dash dodged and rolled into Rarity. "Watch where you're going darling." Rarity said glumly. Dash looked up to see a stalactite hanging just over Starlights head. She put her hand in Rarity's pocket and pulled out a compact. "Excuse you darling, but that's mine." Rarity protested. Dash just brushed her off. She opened it just as Starlight readied another blast. Dash aimed the small mirror just as Starlight fired. The blast struck the mirror and ricocheted up and into the base of the stalactite. The giant chunk of earth rumbled and a crack began to form where the blast had struck. Starlight looked up as dust began to fall down from it. The stalactite broke free and began to fall just as Dash ran forward and yanked the necklace from her neck. As the clasp on the necklace broke, the stalactite smashed down, crushing Starlight. The only thing that was left of her was a small pool of blood and her arm, still grasping the staff. Her friends stood up, shaking their heads. "What happened?" Twilight asked. "Nothing to worry about." Dash replied as she threw Twilight the necklace. "Sure doesn't look like nothing." Rarity commented as she looked at Stalight's severed arm. "Trust me, it was nothing." Dash said as she pressed the compact into Rarity's hand.