Chapter 14: The Mean Six
One afternoon after school ended, Twilight looked at her pocket watch as she sighed while waiting for the photographer.
"I've been planning this retreat for weeks, and we're already ten minutes behind! Where is that photographer?!" Twilight asked in annoyance and impatiently.
"Honey, calm down." Chase said as he approached his wife and wrapped a hoof around her with a smile as she rested her head against his neck. "Everything is gonna be okay. She's probably gotten lost in hallways and is probably trying to find a way to the office."
"Yeah, Twilight. I know you've planned this with the others, but there's no reason to get all worried about the photographer." Jade added with a smile.
Then suddenly, the photographer barged in with a panicked look.
"I'm so sorry!" The photographer named 'Crackled Cosette' cried out worriedly to Chase and Twilight. "Can you forgive me? I don't expect you to forgive me... Forgive me?"
She made a starry eyed face, as Twilight groaned. Chase backed away as he squinted, recognizing her eye color.
Where have I seen those eyes before? Chase said in his thoughts as if he felt the green color familiar.
"Of course. I'll help you set up your—" Starlight said, until the photographer cut her off, and stood in front of Twilight and Chase.
"Princess Twilight, Master Chase, thanks so much for this! The Canterlot Historical Society is thrilled to document the friendship work your teachers do! Let me just pretty you all up!" She said, as the photographer picked six strands of hair from the Mane 7's manes.
"Ow! Hey!" Rainbow Dash said, after Crackled Cosette pricked a hair from her rainbow colored tail.
"Don't want a single hair out of place, do we?" Crackled Cosette giggled, "This is for the history books! Now..." She then took six pictures of the Mane Seven and got photos of them, "Well, that's that! Bye!"
"Waaaait! You forgot Starlight! She needs a picture, too!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, as she pointed at Starlight and the lilac made a smile on her face.
"'Kay," she said looking unamused, and then took their pictures one at a time.
Chase, however, still didn't trust Crackled Cosette as he looked at her suspiciously.
"Now I'll get out of your manes. I know how busy you are," Crackled Cosette said as she left.
Twilight then noticed Chase felt uneasy and suspicious about the photographer.
"Honey, you okay?" Twilight asked her husband gently.
"I don't know, honey." Chase said as he still felt suspicious about Crackled Cosette.
(Scene changes)
When Crackled Cosette was outside at the edge of the forest, she looked at her photos and the hair strands, until she made a mischievous grin.
"Now I have everything I need." 'Crackled Cosette said sinisterly.
Suddenly, as she was walking, a green flash appeared, as she was actually no other then the evil Queen Chrysalis as she laughed maniacally.
*Main theme*
Chrysalis wanders deeper into the forest with the photos and hair strains from Twilight and the others. She then placed one of each photo on a tree at a small clearing.
"Yes, I know! We have been planning this for quite some time," she said before laughing evilly, and setting up her pictures and the hair samples on six trees. "Oh, thank you, Applejack. My spell can create a copy of anypony I desire. All I need is an image and a piece of the pony. Oh, and this." Chrysalis said to herself as she zaps a carving of Applejack's cutie mark on the tree trunk. "Why copies, Rarity? Because Princess Twilight and her friends control the Elements of Harmony, the most powerful weapon in all Equestria," She did the same with the tree holding Rarity's photo. "Which means you - will - be - to - use - them - too!" She then zaps the trunk with Pinkie's trunk. "And serve me!" She then zaps the trunk with Fluttershy's photo. "Together, we will destroy Twilight Sparkle and her meddlesome friends!" She then zaps the tree with Rainbow's photo. She glared at Twilight's photo and Chase's, still holding a grudge against the alicorn master as well. "Of course I haven't forgotten Starlight Glimmer and Chase Young! They stole my hive. Turned my subjects against me and that meddlesome alicorn master humiliated me one too many times already! So, I'll take their friends away while they watch! And then, I'll destroy them!"
She laughs evilly, and then zaps the trunk. And then she got in the middle of the clearing.
Chrysalis then lit up her horn, and then started her spell, before the trees with the hairs and pictures cracked magically, and created copies of the Mane 7, but they looked pure evil.
(Scene changes)
In the dojo of the school, Chase and his family were practicing in the dojo after their friends went off for the camping trip. Sokka and Clay were meditating together becoming one with the spirit realm. As Sunray and Antonio were sparing together, Chase still felt a little off.
Jade noticed her brother's suspicion as she approached him.
"Are you still thinking about that photographer, Chase?" Jade asked her brother with a curious look as Chase nodded. "Bro, whatever it is you're thinking, maybe she was just in a hurry to get the photographs from the others."
"I don't know, Jade." Chase said, still having doubts about the photographer. "I mean when I looked into her eyes, there was something about the color that looked very familiar."
"You mean the green color?" Sunray asked with a smirk since he heard the conversation, sweep kicking Antonio to the chest as he fell to the ground with a yelp. Sokka and Clay heard the conversation as well. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure that it is still a little ordinary for a bad mood."
Chase, Jade, Clay, Sokka, and Trini gave him an unamused look before the alicorn master sighed while gaining the other's attention.
"I don't think it seemed funny for her to just walk in the office, Sunray." Sokka said as he and Clay joined the three ponies. "I mean, maybe Chase is onto something."
"Even if she was in a hurry, she probably might have been a little stressed out." Clay said as if having second thoughts.
"But still, I don't think her tone seemed that friendly in the least." Chase said, not wanting to take any chances. "What if she was-"
Suddenly, a glow came from the five ponies medallions, gaining their attention.
"Guys, what's going on with our medallions?" Antonio asked his family.
"I don't know. Something must've triggered them." Sokka replied back as he, Clay, and the Elite Ninja gathered together in the center of the dojo.
Then the medallions shot a beam of magic from the five ponies' respective colors from black, yellow, red, purple, and blue onto the wall, projecting a hologram. As they gazed at the hologram, they were shocked as it showed the photographer revealing herself to be the former changeling ruler Chrysalis. She then used the strand of hair and pictures from their friends to make copies of them. The only difference was that the six girls and Chase were paler and meaner. Then the hologram showed them getting to the Tree of Harmony to steal the Elements to use them against the girls before it died down as the Elite Ninja were shocked.
"Chrysalis is that photographer the whole time?!" Antonio asked in shock just like the rest of his family.
"It can't be true!" Sokka said with worry.
"She must be planning to make copies of the girls and you, Chase!" Trini said in alarm worry. "She must be planning to get to the Tree of Harmony so she can use the Elements against the girls!"
"Worse than that, if they don't recognise each other as the real thing, they'll argue with one another." Chase said with worry before he glared angrily. "I knew there was something about Chrysalis I didn't like. We gotta go after the girls before they fail to see the real deal!"
His family and friends nodded as the six ponies ran outside of the dojo, grabbing their respective weapons and ninja gear to find Chrysalis and stop her.
(Scene changes)
The next couple minutes later, the six girls and Nyx were on their way to their camp out with the alicorn filly walking next to Twilight.
"Hmm. At least our retreat isn't too far behind schedule. Get ready for fun!" Twilight said.
"Are we talking fun fun, or learning pretending to be fun?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Both! We've all been so busy teaching, we've hardly had a chance to hang out with each other. And I may have scheduled some friendship activities as well!" Twilight replied.
"Count me in! We can do friendship trust falls and pony pyramids! Oh! And hide and seek! Quick! Find me!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she zoomed away to hide.
"Well, I love the idea of some quiet time with my best friends," Fluttershy said.
Pinkie Pie screamed, as Fluttershy jumped.
"You found me!" Pinkie shouted happily.
Rainbow Dash hovered next to Applejack and Rarity, as they had a wagon full of camping gear.
"Rarity, why is Applejack carrying all your stuff?" she asked.
"Oh, that's not mine. Yes, I used to overpack a tad, but now it's just the essentials for me. I'm a simple filly," Rarity said.
"Normally I wouldn't lug so much gear, but did y'all know this is Starlight's first time campin'?" Applejack asked, as they saw Starlight with an unamused type of look.
"I just never really felt the need to... "hang out" in nature," Starlight said, as she waved her hoof to shoo the bugs away. "Home has books, tea, fewer bugs, a roof..."
"That attitude right there is why I brought the whole kit and caboodle. I'm givin' Starlight the full Apple family campin' experience!" Applejack said.
"Um, where are we camping?" Fluttershy asked.
"Right next to the Elements that brought us all together in the first place – the Tree of Harmony!" Twilight replied, then they continued their journey.
(Scene changes)
Meanwhile, somewhere in the other side of the forest, the Mean Seven were unamused about their surroundings.
"Listen to your queen! We must retrieve the Elements of Harmony at once!" Queen Chrysalis commanded.
"Hunting down some lame Elements? This is the worst day ever!" Mean Pinkie Pie said, until Mean Fluttershy splatted some mud into Mean Pinkie Pie's face.
Dark Chase looked firm and sternly before he smirked deviously.
"You may want to listen to her if you know what's good for you." Dark Chase said with an evil smug grin. "Unless it's too much for you."
"No. Now it's the worst day ever!" Mean Fluttershy started laughing cruelly.
"Those Elements are mine! Along with this rock! Oh, and that twig!" Mean Rarity greedily said.
"I got all kinds o' Elements right here under my hat. I'll let you see 'em for five bits," Mean Applejack lied.
Mean Rainbow Dash scoffed while laying on a tree branch like she didn't care.
"Losers." Mean Rainbow said without a care.
"Why didn't you just attack them?" Mean Twilight asked.
"Excuse me?" Queen Chrysalis asked, angrily.
"You were close enough to pull hairs from their manes. Why not just take your revenge then?" Mean Twilight asked with Dark Chase by her side.
"They've defeated my army. I know better than to strike alone. I need—" Chrysalis was about to reply before she was cut off.
"Friends?" Dark Chase asked with a devious smirk.
"Servants! And the power of the Elements!" Queen Chrysalis replied.
Mean Twilight and Dark Chase weren't amused as they glared at the former changeling queen.
"Right. So where are these Elements of Harmony?" Mean Twilight asked.
"The location of the most powerful weapon in Equestria isn't something made known to just anypony. I learned they were hidden somewhere in this forest," Queen Chrysalis explained.
Mean Twilight then started walking.
"Yeah, well, it is a big forest." Mean Twilight said as Queen Chrysalis then growled in frustration.
(Scene changes)
Along the way, the girls and Nyx passed through Rose bushes.
"Everypony, stop! And smell these roses!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed while sniffing the flowers, "Ahhh! Oh, yeah!"
Nyx smelled them too, and loved the scent. Then she chose to pick some out for herself and her mother, making her blush.
"Right. Roses. Fun. Now, let's try and stay on schedule." Twilight said with a nervous giggle.
"Come on, Mom. This is all part of nature," Nyx said as Rarity looked at some strands of her mane sticking out.
"Applejack, darling, anything in that wagon for mane maintenance?" Rarity asked Applejack as the farm pony took off the strap from her wagon and then looked through her wagon.
"Uh, let's see here. Uh... all right. I got a bandana!" Applejack suggestively said as she held it in her hoof.
"Ugh, an entire wagon and no anti-frizz? Darling, you're not even prepared," Rarity said in repulse.
"I am! For campin'?" Applejack said, then looked at Starlight, who had her travel bags, catching up with the group. "How ya doin', Starlight?"
"Whoa! Ugh. Great," Starlight replied flatly.
"It's not the end of the world," Nyx said as Fluttershy looked and saw a baby bird.
"Oh, no! You and your sister fell out of your nest and got separated? That's terrible!" Fluttershy said worriedly.
She then laid out her wing to let the bird climb on and it climbed on as it perched on Fluttershy's wing.
"Here. I'm sure your home isn't too far away," Fluttershy said as she went to return the baby bird to its sister and find the nest.
Twilight yelped after seeing Pinkie Pie swinging on a vine.
"Pinkie! If we keep stopping to have fun, we're never gonna get to the fun things I've got planned!" Twilight shouted with worry as Pinkie gasped and landed beside the alicorn mare.
"Good point! Last one to the Tree of Harmony is a parasprite! Whoo-hoo!" Pinkie said as she zipped away to beat the others while Twilight sighed in annoyance.
"Mom, I'm gonna go with Pinkie and scout ahead," Nyx said.
"Alright. Be careful," Twilight replied to her daughter.
Nyx went ahead of the others, hoping to find a shortcut to the Tree of Harmony as she constantly kept alert.
(Scene changes)
Meanwhile, the Mean Seven and Queen Chrysalis were wandering around the forest for their quest for the Elements of Harmony, as Mean Pinkie Pie laid on the ground.
"I'm sooooo bored. Are we there yet?" Mean Pinkie asked annoyingly.
"Where yet? We don't even know where we're going!" Mean Twilight said.
"We don't even know where is!" Dark Chase added bitterly.
"The quicker we search the forest, the quicker we find the Elements," Queen Chrysalis replied.
"I know where the Elements are. This, uh, here boulder just told me. I swear," Mean Applejack lied.
Suddenly, another baby bird tweeted beneath Mean Fluttershy.
"You tried to fly out of the nest, but you fell and got lost?" Mean Fluttershy said.
The baby bird nodded while tweeting. Mean Fluttershy laughed cruelly,
"Hope you like walking!" Mean Fluttershy said as she laughed cruelly again while following the baby bird.
Mean Rainbow Dash yawned,
"Come get me when I should care." Mean Rainbow Dash said as she then flew away.
Queen Chrysalis looked and saw Mean Fluttershy and Mean Rainbow Dash were missing,
"Where... are... the others?!" Queen Chrysalis shouted angrily and annoyingly.
"Uh... A, uh, a bugbear in... plaid socks flew down and, uh, g-grabbed them! Then disappeared! Huh. Craziest thing I ever did see!" Mean Applejack lied again.
"Turn around. We're going back," Queen Chrysalis said.
"No. Keep searching. Dark Chase and I will find the others. We can accomplish more if we split our resources," Mean Twilight said.
"It would be better if we do it separately." Dark Chase added.
"Very well. You have my permission." Queen Chrysalis sighed, reluctantly.
Mean Twilight and Dark Chase then flew with devious smirks on their faces.
""Permission"? You need us way more than we need you, your Majesty! The others are fools. But with us to lead them, there's no reason we can't find the Elements and keep the power for ourselves!"
"Yes." Dark Chase said in agreement. "But to be certain that it will happen, we should find the real heroes and fool them so they won't get any ideas."
"Oh, now that's devious." Mean Twilight agreed with Dark Chase with a chuckle as they split up.
Mean Twilight then landed on the ground, before seeing the bushes rustling, and Pinkie Pie jumped onto her as Nyx caught up to the pink pony.
"You're it! Hey, how'd you get ahead of me and Nyx? You're fast." Pinkie Pie commented with a smile.
"Pinkie, my mother is back there," Nyx said, looking at Mean Twilight suspiciously. "How can she be here?"
Mean Twilight grunted as she got up while Pinkie backed away.
"Ugh! I'm looking for Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash."
"Aren't they back there?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"They are?" Mean Twilight asked.
"Sure! Unless they're already at the Tree of Harmony," Pinkie Pie said.
"What is the Tree of Harmony?" Mean Twilight asked.
"Oh-ho-ho. This is one of your "activities", right? Like a friendship quiz? It's the crystal tree that holds the Elements of Harmony. Boom!" Pinkie Pie replied.
Nyx squinted her eyes in suspicion as Mean Twilight kept asking questions.
"Where is it?" Mean Twilight asked.
Pinkie Pie imitated a buzzer, "It's at the bottom of the stairs in the ravine by the Castle of the Two Sisters. Double boom!"
"How do you know? You've seen it?" Mean Twilight asked.
"Mm-hmm. Honestly, Twilight, these questions are super easy." Pinkie Pie nodded in reply.
Mean Twilight added a sinister grin while rubbing her wings together when suddenly a battle cry was heard and Jade came out of nowhere as she struck the evil clone of the alicorn mare with a roundhouse kick.
The clone fell on her back, shocking Pinkie in the process while Nyx gasped in surprise.
"Auntie Jade!" Nyx shouted happily.
"Jade?!" Pinkie shouted in shock and alarm. "What are you doing?! Twilight is your sister-in-law!"
"Not this one, Pinkie." Jade said to her friend as she glared at Mean Twilight, who got up and glared at the unicorn mare. She punched the clone in the face, sending her against a tree. "This one is a fake, an evil duplicate! Let's go warn the others!"
Jade, Pinkie, and Nyx went to rejoin the others as Mean Twilight got back up and felt a sharp pain.
(Scene changes)
Fluttershy arrived at the nest and placed the brother baby bird on it,
"Right where you belong." The brother baby bird tweeted as a thank you while Fluttershy went to get some food. Fluttershy then realized she was lost, "Oh, dear. This isn't where I belong."
She then saw Mean Rainbow Dash as she thought was her Rainbow Dash,
"Oh, Rainbow Dash! I'm so glad you're here. I was lost." Fluttershy said happily.
"Bummer. Later," Mean Rainbow Dash said, flying away when...
"Oh no, you don't!" Sokka shouted as he and Sunray jumped on the tree branch before Sunray used his fire element to fire a beam of flame at Mean Rainbow, striking her in the back as she yelped in pain.
She lands on her stomach as Fluttershy looked shocked.
"Sokka! Sunray! What are you doing?!" Fluttershy asked in horror. "Rainbow Dash is our friend!"
"Not this one, honey!" Sokka replied back to his wife as Mean Rainbow got up and flew off.
Sokka and Sunray jumped down as Fluttershy approached her her husband with confusion and concern.
"Listen to me, honey." Sokka said as he and Fluttershy made eye contact with one another. "The real Rainbow Dash may seem cocky, arrogant, and over confident, but she would never ever leave you like that."
Fluttershy soon realized her husband was right.
"You're right, honey. But then where are the others?" Fluttershy asked worriedly while looking around.
"I don't know, Fluttershy." Sunray replied back with a firm look. "But we need to find them before those clones do anything else."
Fluttershy and Sokka nodded in reply before they followed Sunray to find the others as soon as possible.
(Scene changes)
Meanwhile back with the rest of the real Mane Sixteen, they were searching for Fluttershy and calling her.
"Fluttershy!" Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Starlight called out together or one at a time.
"Oh, fantastic. First Pinkie races ahead of us, and now Fluttershy's lost somewhere behind us. My retreat is off to a great start!" Twilight said.
"It's not like Fluttershy to disappear like this," Rarity said.
Applejack then came up with an idea.
"We'll split up and search for her. We can all meet back at the Tree. Starlight, take the navigation gear and—" Applejack was about to finish when she was cut off.
"Go with Rarity? Great! Rainbow Dash, you can go with Applejack!" Starlight said quickly as she nervously chuckled.
Just then, Pinkie, Jade, and Nyx ran up to the others.
"Girls!" Pinkie shouted.
"Stop!" Nyx added.
"Pinkie, Nyx, Jade, what's wrong?" Twilight asked.
"Mommy, Pinkie, Aunt Jade, and I ran into your evil duplicate!" Nyx replied.
"Evil duplicate? How could this be?" Starlight asked.
"I'm not sure, but we need to find out why. Whoever made an evil duplicate of my mommy could have made evil duplicates of Daddy, Rarity, Pinkie, Rainbow, Applejack, and Fluttershy as well," Nyx explained.
Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack just laughed, thinking Nyx was joking.
"Evil duplicates of us? Impossible. What a laugh, Nyx," Applejack said.
"Are you seeing things?" Rainbow asked.
"Nyx, darling. You really shouldn't give false alarms," Rarity added.
"I'm serious, girls! I know what I saw!" Nyx replied.
"They're not lying, guys." Chase's voice came from above, making Rainbow, Applejack, and Rarity stopped as they all looked up to see the alicorn master flying down next to them.
"Chase?" Twilight asked her husband worriedly.
"We saw it back at the dojo. The clones were created by Chrysalis. She's back." Chase said gravely, shocking the others in the process.
"Chrysalis is back?" Starlight asked in surprise.
"We don't have time to talk. We need to find the others and stop those clones as well as Chrysalis before she gets to the Tree of Harmony." Chase said firmly. "I'll search from above while you guys go on foot."
"Right. Let's go!" Twilight said as the group went to find the others before it would be too late as Chase flew into the air for a better look.
(Scene changes)
The three clones of the girls and Queen Chrysalis continued their journey while Mean Pinkie Pie started complaining,
"Bored. Bored. Bored." Pinkie said boringly.
Queen Chrysalis had enough of their behavior,
"This is ridiculous! Where are my other minions?!" Queen Chrysalis shouted irritatingly.
"Probably plotting to steal my things!" Mean Rarity growled.
"They're at a secret party up in that there tree. Run by a... squirrel named, uh, Jerome. But, uh, y-you need a password to get in," Mean Applejack lied.
Queen Chrysalis growled while lifted three of her clones in her aura,
"Enough!" Queen Chrysalis shouted furiously. The three clones landed on the ground on their back while Queen Chrysalis slammed her hoof, making them look afraid, "You will go out there and find the others, you will bring them back here, and we will steal the Elements of Harmony so I can destroy Chase and Starlight's life like they destroyed mine! Understand?"
"Uh-huh!" Mean Rarity, Mean Applejack, and Mean Pinkie Pie nodded nervously.
"The party password is "rutabaga"." Mean Applejack then whispered a lie.
Queen Chrysalis's eye twitched, then growled with frustration.
(Scene changes)
Meanwhile, the bird that Cloned Fluttershy is with was climbing up the tree forcefully.
"Why don't you fly up to your nest? Oh, that's right. You can't!" Mean Fluttershy started teasing the sister baby bird mockingly.
She laughed cruelly.
The brother baby bird tweeted in confusion.
"Oh. Nopony asked you. I hope you all freeze this winter!" Mean Fluttershy said mockingly as she laughed cruelly while stomping on the flowers, and then flew away.
Suddenly a rock slammed onto her as she yelped in surprise before the clone landed on a tree branch. Mean Fluttershy looked to see that Antonio was glaring at her.
"Going somewhere, Fluttershy?" Antonio asked sternly.
"Oh, you must be Chase Young's older cousin, Antonio." Mean Fluttershy said mockingly. "It's nice to see you out here… all alone!"
Antonio smirked in reply.
"Who said I came alone?" Antonio asked as a gust of wind blew Mean Fluttershy down to the ground and Trini jumped down from behind the tree onto a branch.
Then a kusarigama chain wrapped around her and she was swung to the ground with a grunt of pain. She looked up to see Clay standing in front of her with his front hooves holding his weapon as Antonio and Trini joined him with glares they sent to Mean Fluttershy.
"It's not nice to be mean to other animals, girl." Trini said to Mean Fluttershy with an angry look. "Now tell us where Chrysalis and those other clones are!"
"You'll get nothing from me!" Mean Fluttershy shouted as she got out of the chains and flew away as the others watched him.
Then Trini approached the baby bird, who had watched everything.
"Are you okay?" Trini asked the baby as she gently picked it up in her hooves, gently patting the bird on the head, making it chirp contently.
Soon the real Fluttershy, Sokka, and Sunray caught up with the three.
"Antonio! Trini! Clay!" Sokka shouted in relief as the three stopped in front of the ponies.
"Thank goodness you're alright!" Fluttershy added as she noticed the baby bird in Trini's hooves as the unicorn mare placed it into the yellow pegasus mare's hooves. "There, there, little one. I'll get you back to your nest."
Fluttershy then flew up to put the baby bird back in the nest with its sister as they chirped happily to the pegasus mare, who smiled in reply before she joined the others. Chase then flew into the scene.
"There you guys are!" Chase said with a relieved smile as the others turned to him.
"Did you find the clones too?" Fluttershy asked worriedly.
"Yeah, we just saw them from a projection the medallions showed us with the chi." Chase informed Fluttershy when Mean Twilight and Dark Chase landed in front of them.
"Can we hurry this up? We're on a-" Mean Twilight said, but was cut off when he noticed the four members of the Elite Ninja, more specifically Chase Young as Dark Chase smiled at him darkly.
"So you're Chase Young. Queen Chrysalis mentioned you in her monologue." Dark Chase said with a devious smirk as Chase and the others glared at the two clones angrily.
"Whatever dishonorable plan you're hatching with that crazy bug, we'll stop you anyway we can!" Chase declared as he lit his horn, stood on his hind legs, his aura hands replacing his front hooves, and he took out his two katana swords.
Dark Chase did the same as he dished out his two katanas as well before the two alicorns clashed blades with each other. The others watched this from aside while Mean Twilight and Mean Fluttershy watched as an evil smirk formed on their lips.
Chase dodged some swipes from his counterpart's sword attacks. He rolls out of the way just in time before Dark Chase could slice him and blocked another sword attack from his evil clone with both his katanas.
Then Chase did a quick slice, destroying Dark Chase's swords as he was shocked by this and the real Chase Young double kicked him in the chest, sending Dark Chase against a tree.
Dark Chase got up as he noticed Chase glaring at him angrily. The evil alicorn clone smirked evilly.
"You think you've beaten me, you fool? Well any minute now, Chrysalis will have all of the girls joining up with each other." Dark Chase said sinisterly, shocking Mean Twilight and Mean Fluttershy in the process.
"I thought you were on our side!" Mean Twilight said with an angry look as Dark Chase glared at her in reply.
"Not anymore. I work alone now." Dark Chase said before he tossed a smoke bomb to the ground as white smoke appeared in front of the ponies and their clones.
Once the smoke was gone, Dark Chase was missing as well. Mean Twilight and Mean Fluttershy growled angrily before they glared at the real ponies, who did the same.
"You may look like my wife, but you are her evil duplicate. We knew that Chrysalis created you when she took our photos at the school." Chase said angrily as Mean Twilight glared at the alicorn master.
"Correct, for she also created duplicates of your friends so that she can use the Elements of Harmony, but not if we use them against her and take them for us," Mean Twilight replied.
"The Elements of Harmony will never work for you fakers. Only those who are worthy can wield them, and you are not," Chase retorted.
Mean Twilight just ignored him and went to find the other Mean Five. Then Chase turned back to the others as Fluttershy was attending to the animals who had seen everything as they cuddled up next to her.
"I know that I would never do that to you, my furry little friends." Fluttershy said gently as the animals turned to her.
"Glad you're okay, Fluttershy." Sokka said as his wife turned to her husband with a loving smile as they shared a kiss on the lips.
"Well, I hope you guys are feeling better now after that confusion. Because now we need to go catch up with the others." Chase said as he and the rest went to find their family and friends.
(Scene changes)
Meanwhile Mean Twilight then wandered off thinking to herself.
"Keep it together. You can do this. You need those imbeciles if your plan is gonna come together." Mean Twilight said to herself when Queen Chrysalis suddenly appeared.
"Your plan?" Queen Chrysalis said suspiciously as Mean Twilight gasped.
"Uh, the plan. I'm just trying to do your bidding, your Majesty." Mean Twilight lied nervously.
"Grub-sitting you six is nothing like controlling my hive!" Queen Chrysalis said, "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't just destroy you all and start over!" Then she remembered something as she looked around to see Dark Chase was nowhere in sight. "Where is that other clone of the alicorn stallion?"
"He left to do his own agenda by himself. And as for your answer, because I know where the Elements of Harmony are. You need me," Mean Twilight said.
Queen Chrysalis then made a maniacal laughter.
(Scene changes)
Soon enough, Chase, Trini, Antonio, Sunray, Sokka, Fluttershy, and Clay caught up with the rest of the group.
"Chase!" Twilight shouted happily and relieved as she and Chase shared a loving hug. "I was so worried about you."
"Don't worry, honey." Chase said to his wife gently. "I'm okay. We all are."
The alicorn couple shared a loving nuzzle as Nyx hugged her father, who returned the gesture.
"Did you guys run into the other clones?" Rainbow asked worriedly.
"We did. I know you would never leave me like that, Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy said to Rainbow with a smile as the rainbow maned mare smiled back.
"We also ran into Twilight's evil clone found out that this was all part of a scheme devised by Queen Chrysalis so she can try to wield the Elements of Harmony," Chase explained.
Twilight and the others gasped.
"I can't believe it! Nyx was telling the truth!" Applejack said.
"And we didn't believe her," Rarity added.
"What are we waiting for? Let's get to the Tree of Harmony before they do!" Rainbow replied.
"No." Chase said, stopping the group. "I have to do this. If Chrysalis knows by now that her plan might be working, then I'm the only one who can stop her and those clones. You guys have to trust me."
Twilight felt hesitant at first before she hugged her husband with all her might.
"Just be careful, sweetie." Twilight said to her husband with pleading eyes. "I can't see you get hurt by Chrysalis again like the last time she drained your love."
"I'll be alright, honey. Stay here with the others just in case if one of those clones find you. I'm gonna go to the Tree of Harmony to stop her." Chase said as he flew off to face Chrysalis from getting to the Elements of Harmony.
(Scene changes)
Now it was night time as Chrysalis and her clones were the first to arrive at the campsite.
Mean Pinkie groaned.
"What's this garbage?" Mean Pinkie asked in disgust.
"Badger installation art!" Said Mean Applejack. "Ya see-"
"JUST! RETRIEVE! THE ELEMENTS!" Chrysalis snapped.
Then Mean Fluttershy stomped a tent down. Mean Rarity took the camp stuff, and Cloned Fluttershy stomped another tent down while Mean Rainbow kicked a tent down.
"Once we get the power of the Elements, no creature - not even her Majesty - can tell us what to do." Mean Twilight said as they join next to her. "Just follow my lead. Got it?"
They laughed and headed into the cave, while Chrysalis was left suspicious of them. Soon enough, they got into the cave entrance and saw the Elements on the Tree.
"Ooh! That one's mine!" Mean Rarity said greedily.
Then Rarity's Element strangely flashed. Mean Rarity steps forward, but Mean Fluttershy tripped her.
"Oops. I'd say sorry, but I'm not!" She said, mockingly.
Then the two started fighting.
"Stop it, fools!" Mean Twilight ordered.
Then Fluttershy's Element flashed.
"We need the Elements to take out Chrysalis!" Said Mean Twilight.
Then there was a familiar shadow and she turned and saw Chrysalis at the cave entrance.
"How dare you!" Chrysalis demanded. "I created you!"
She then fires a beam at her, but Mean Twilight brought out a magic shield blocking her attack and was pushed back a bit. And as the other clones try to get the Elements, each of them flashed.
Then Mean Twilight fires a beam and it is stronger than Chrysalis'. But just before it hits her, Twilight's Element flashed and then glowed dark connecting to the other Elements as white magically arms appearing and them wrapped around each of the clones like a large Boa Constrictor around a victim.
But instead of crushing and squeezing, the arms were draining the life out of them.
"Imbeciles!" Mean Twilight cried. "You ruined everthiiiiiiiing!"
Then there was a blinding white flash, and then what's left of the clones. Was only a piece of twig of each of one of their colors.
It appears that the Tree of Harmony has some kind of defense mechanism that can detect the Mane Sixteen's presence and tell what's real and what's not.
"Servants always fail you in the end!" Chrysalis exclaimed angrily as she looked at the Elements. "Just wait, Starlight and Chase. I will have my revenge!"
Suddenly, a shuriken zips past her, startling the former changeling queen in the process, and hits the rocky wall.
"Hello, Chrysalis." Chase's voice came behind Chrysalis as her eyes moved to the right as she glared at the alicorn stallion, who glared at her disdainfully. "Got your message."
"I am impressed." Chrysalis admitted, turning her head slightly. "I've tried every way to make you suffer so the girls wouldn't love you anymore, and yet here you are, unaffected."
Chase glared at her sternly.
"So, you are the one who's been giving my family and friends all the trouble." Chase said, sternly.
Chrysalis turned to glare at Chase as she lit her horn, stood on her hind legs, and aura hands appeared on her front hooves.
"Yes! And I am your doom!" Chrysalis replied with an angry glare, creating a katana sword with her magic as she held it in her left aura hand.
Chase wasted no time as he lit his horn, stood on his hind legs, aura hands replacing his front hooves, and dished out one of his katana swords and held it tightly with both his aura hands.
"You have gone too far this time, Chrysalis!" Chase said angrily.
"Not far enough! Not until you lie battered and broken at my feet, only then will I get my hive back." Chrysalis retorted. "Make no mistake, Chase Young. Grandson of Darius Hisomi. Your path ends here!"
They both charged at each other, then Chase blocked Chrysalis' sword with his own, then he rolled forward as she spun around and tried again. She tried again while turning around, but missed as he remained crouched, then he got up and turned around, before they locked their swords together, while he also grabbed her left forearm.
"I remember when we first met, Chrysalis!" Chase grunted, remembering all the horrible stuff the former changeling queen did to him, his friends, and his family. "You took Cadance's place at her and Shining Armor's wedding in Canterlot, and then you tried to drain my love for Twilight as well as doing the same with Thorax at the hive, especially kidnapping everypony I love!"
He bent back onto his back, pulling Chrysalis with him, making them roll away, before they stopped, with Chrysalis lying on the floor, their swords still locked together.
"We gave you a chance to understand friendship and share the love with everypony in Equestria, but I guess I was wrong as well as right about the last part I said to you! You're not fit to be a queen! You understand nothing!" Chase growled angrily.
Chase jumped over Chrysalis, who raised her legs to kick him, before she flipped herself up onto her hind legs. Chase landed his hands on the ground, before he flipped away, landing on his back, with his back turned to the former changeling queen.
Chrysalis turned around and tried to slash Chase, but he blocked her sword with his own - while still keeping his back to her - then she turned around and knocked her sword out of his hands.
"AHH!" Chrysalis yelped.
The sword landed on the ground before it dissolved.
"No, you will pay!" Chrysalis said angrily, trying to zap Chase with her magic. She missed as he ducked down, then punched her in the gut sending her back a bit. "You must pay!"
Chrysalis then sent a kick at Chase, who blocked it with his sword, then tried to stab him with a dagger, but missed as he ducked slightly and swiped the dagger from her. She then ducked as he tried to slash her with his katana then shot a manriki-gusari from her magic at him. It wrapped around the dagger as Chase got up, then he grunted as he tried to pull it free.
"Ah!" Chase yelped, as Chrysalis pulled the dagger free from his hand.
She backed away and did a sideways handspring, before she threw the holder away with her manriki-gusari, as a hook came out of one end, which she held up. She spun the chain end around, as Chase pulled out his other sword, holding his left one up backwards. He then jumped up, as she threw the chain end at him, but he somersaulted forward and sliced it up.
"No!" Chrysalis cried.
She blocked Chase's swords with the hook end as he landed in front of her, then he jumped and tried to slash her, but she backed away and blocked his left sword.
"I must have my revenge!" Chrysalis declared, backing away, as he sent two more slashes.
She turned and ran off slightly, then stopped and turned to Chase, who charged at her. He gritted his teeth as he spun around and sent four slashes at her, slicing her two weapons to pieces.
"Ah!" Chrysalis gasped.
She went back on all fours as Chase turned around.
"Your own anger defeats you, Chrysalis. You remind me of a Quinkan monster I used to know when I ended him in the Netherworld." Chase said, referring to Zhao.
He raised his swords up, as Chrysalis snarled angrily at Chase and charged at him, but then he swiftly elbowed her to the chest hardly as the former changeling queen's eyes popped out wildly. She breathed heavily as Chase jumped over her, then rested his right sword on her shoulder near her neck, making her fall to her hind knees.
"Go ahead. Do it. Finish me." Chrysalis said, knowing she was defeated.
Chase pulled his sword away from her, shocking her.
"No." Chase said, sternly. He put his swords away as Chrysalis turned around. "I'm granting you one last chance to do the right thing, Chrysalis. Don't waste it."
Chase then leans into her face with glare.
"And another thing, Chrysalis. Stay away from my family." Chase said before he uses his chi to shoot a lightning bolt at Chrysalis, shocking her in the process before she was sent flying into the trees as she screamed in surprise.
Chrysalis groans before she notices Chase using his magic to put all of the tents back together again. The former changeling queen growled at him angrily.
"This isn't over, Chase Young." Chrysalis said angrily before she flew off into the distance just as Twilight and the others came to the scene.
Chase turned to them with a smile as Twilight and Nyx approached him, hugging him happily.
"You're okay, honey." Twilight said as the alicorn couple shared a kiss on the lips.
"Chrysalis. Is she?" Jade asked her brother with concern as the others shared the same look.
"Gone for now. But we'll be waiting for her. Also, the elements took care of the clones." Chase answered as he gestured to the pieces of the wood that Chrysalis created for the clones.
"That's a relief." Trini said as she noticed the camp ground fixed by Chase. "And it looks like you handled it perfectly, Chase."
This made Chase smile toward his cousin in reply.
"Hey, sorry if I got carried away with all that campin' stuff," Applejack said to Starlight.
"I'm sorry, too. I should've just told you I'll never like camping. Also, I'll never like camping," Starlight replied.
Well, if we're all being honest, I can't survive with just this tiny yet fashionable little saddlebag! I miss my things!" Rarity said.
"Why don't we set up a fire and have a nice calm night together?" Starlight suggested.
"Spoken like a true camper," Applejack said.
"Eh, don't push it," Starlight said, as she and Applejack chuckled together.
(Scene changes)
Later on, they had a nice fire and roasted some marshmallows for some s'mores, while Nyx had his as she sat on Twilight's lap.
"You know, if we can survive a day or night like this, I think our friendship is strong enough to handle anything the world can throw at us," Twilight said with a sigh as she sat next to Chase while her husband held his wife with a foreleg
"You said it, Twilight." Chase said as he kissed Twilight by the ear, making her giggle as they all agreed with nods.
Everypony laughed as they enjoyed their campout.
Unknown to them, Dark Chase was hiding among the trees as he was secretly watching them with a glare.
"I knew that Chrysalis' plan would fail eventually." Dark Chase said before he smirked. "Now that I'm free from her control, it'll be fun to enjoy some good chaos to frame that infernal alicorn stallion for good."
"You took the words right out of my mouth." A female voice said, making Dark Chase turn to see a cloaked figure. "And I'll help you defeat Chase Young once and for all."
"Who are you?" Dark Chase asked, glaring at the cloaked figure.
"I'm the pony who that alicorn did this to me when he dumped me into the Dragon Mojo in Manehatten. And that, my student, is where we will plot our revenge on Chase Young." The cloaked figure answered.
Hearing this caused Dark Chase to smirk in reply.
"Well, since you're up for revenge on him, I'm in." Dark Chase said as the cloaked figure formed a toothy smirk on her lips.
"Excellent." The cloaked figure said with a sinister cackle.
Author's note:
With the clones down, Dark Chase is with his new master that has a vengence on Chase Young in Manehatten and he will return in 'Framed' with a surprise guest.
Peace out!
