The next day, Pinkie received a message that a rescue party would arrive within two weeks. Which meant they needed to hold off till then.
"That means we need to hold out for another two weeks, then we can go home," said Sonata.
"Yippee! We get to see our friends!" exclaimed the girl as she jumped into the air, and balloons and confetti shot out.
At that moment, Phil came out of the showers and saw the commotion.
"What if we can't capture the rest of the hunters?" asked the pink-haired teen.
"Simple. We blew up their only means of escape," responded the former siren.
"But not their communication system," chimed Pinkie.
"Why?" asked Sunstorm.
"If they're in contact with the FlimFlam brothers, they could contact someone else to help them escape," explained the party girl to their robot.
"That could be a problem," responded Sonata.
"Exactly. So, we need to hold out till then," said Pinkie.
"I could track the signal and find the source of their transmission. Then we could stop them from calling for help," suggested their robot.
Phil chattered as his towel fell to the ground.
"Phil probably said he wants to help," translated Pinkie.
"Then that's our starting point," confirmed Sonata.
Meanwhile, their panther friend, Sheila, was guarding the prisoners as Pinkie came in with their Protein Bars.
"Enjoying your stay?" asked the girl.
"You really think your plan will work?" asked Fur Coat.
"Yes... Because we've been outsmarting you poachers since day one," the party teen confidently stated.
"You've just been lucky! That's all!" responded Bolt.
"Yeah, right. We've got two of you captured?"
Fur Coat and Bolt looked at each other and smiled. The two hunters couldn't believe their luck.
"I see why you're the dumb one in your friend group," snickered the female hunter.
"Huh?"
"Tell me, does your rainbow-haired friend really love your pies? Or is she straight-up lying? Don't need to answer that; the twitch in your hair says it all. Or how about this one? Do your friends take you seriously, or do they, like everybody watching this, say you're nothing but the comedy stick? People say everything is better with laughter. But what's more fun is having someone to laugh at. And you, my dear girl, are the biggest joke ever."
"You are literally begging to be arrested and caught, you know that," said Pinkie to Fur Coat.
"If it means you would actually do it, then, yeah. But you won't. Because if you did, then that means you and everybody else would actually acknowledge at the institutional level that what we do is actually legal." said the male hunter as he leaned back and smiled. "The press would have a field day, and we'd be even more famous than we already are, and you two would like idiots. Even more, than you already are. Listen, you and your stupid friend have what we call in the business, a losing effort. Or, to put it in terms that you dumb kids can understand, there is nothing up your sleeve. So if you can somehow find a DA that can fight our plead to insanity for our crimes, then we have things to do.
Pinkie whimpered before exiting the room.
Later on, Sonata found Pinkie upsettingly playing a video game with Gummy. The plushie sat beside his owner as he stared blankly at the game.
"Hey, Pinkie. What's up?" called out the former siren.
"Am I dumb, Sonata?"
"Why?"
Pinkie told her friend about the conversation that she had with their prisoners.
"Pinkie, they're just trying to get under your skin. I know this..." said the girl in a guilty tone. "I did the same thing with your friend, Sunset Shimmer."
"How?" asked the girl.
Sonata confessed everything Pinkie didn't know from the Battle of the Bands.
"Pinkie, they're just using empty words against you," said Sonata.
"What if they don't get charged with Poaching and Attempted Murder?" questioned the party teen.
"We have an ace up our sleeves. You said your friend Fluttershy is an animal lover, right?" said Sonata.
"Yeah."
"Then she's got to have evidence against them on Poaching Charges. Or, at the very least, have contacts with animal rights activists who have evidence." stated the former siren.
"That does make sense. I guess," said Pinkie, not totally convinced.
"Whatever words they use on you, just try to remember they're worth nothing but a grain of salt."
"I'll try."
The party teen felt her spirits were deflated.
"Hey, I know something that'll cheer you up... And possibly make you throw up. Want to see what those Protein Bars we've been feeding are made from?" asked Sonata, hoping to cheer up her friend.
"Actually, no. After hearing that," said Pinkie as she felt a bit disgusted and still feeling the effects of the talk with the hunters.
"Offers open. The point is, the one thing they're wrong about people making fun of you," said Sonata.
"I guess. Anyways, let's figure out our next plan," stated the pink-haired teen.
At that moment, the girls were being contacted.
"Sunstorm to base. Sunstorm to base. Anyone listening?"
"Yeah, Sunstorm?" said Pinkie as she answered the radio.
"I found the source of the communication signal. North side of the island," said the robot.
"Good job," stated Sonata as she ended the transmission.
"Guess we're making a bond fire tonight," sighed Pinkie.