A Traveler's Tea portal opened up as Thunder screamed when he came out of it. He then fell out of the sky and landed in a junk pile in a familiar junkyard. Then from the trailer, Bolt and Scrip exited. "What is that racket?" Bolt asked as he and Scrip walked to the pile and then gasped when they saw Thunder. "Our son!"
"Oh, you mean our adopted son, Bolt." Scrip corrected. "Remember?"
"Of course I remember, Scrip." Bolt said with a look. "But this is the second time he's landed on our doorstep, and if you think I'm not going to help him, well you don't know the stallion you married."
"Of course I know. That's why I married you." Scrip said with a smile before they climbed up to Thunder. "Oh, I hope he's all right." She said in concern.
"Now, how does somepony just fall from the sky?" Bolt wondered as Thunder came to.
"Mom… Dad…?" Thunder groaned when he noticed his parents.
Wish floated out of his saddlebag as she looked a little disoriented. "I'm… I'm gonna go…warn th-the others…" She said before she poofed away
Meanwhile in the now newly constructed Djinnestria, two guards were standing outside of a door as they heard grunting and shouting from the other side of it. Soon they saw Dogshank walking up to them. "There you two are. Nadakhan have a mission for you."
"Back so soon?" Bucko asked in surprise.
"Did you give our respects to the Tiger Widow?" Scruffy asked with a smirk.
"Ha, ha. Very funny." Dogshank sarcastically said. "Now get out of here!" She yelled to the two guards while raising her fist, which they rushed off in fear as she entered the room. In the room, she found not only Flintlock mopping the floor, but both Doubloon and Clancee struggling to get Aqua in a wedding dress.
Aqua repeatedly slapped Doubloon on the face before Dogshank picked her up by her head as Aqua waved her hooves. "Well, aren't you a sight for sore eyes, Miss No-Fun." She said with a glare before Dogshank put her down and forced Aqua into the dress.
"Most girls would be lucky to marry a man who can give them whatever they want." Dogshank said as she turned Aqua around and zipped up the zipper of the dress.
"Well, we're not most mares, are we?" Aqua questioned. "Besides, what I want is to not marry him. But I don't suppose you'd help me with that." She said as Dogshank placed Aqua in front of a mirror, which the dress has extra sleeves.
"Oh, d-d-don't she look pretty in white?" Clancee said as Aqua grimaced at herself in the mirror.
"Pretty? I look hideous!" She complained before she used her magic to lift up the extra sleeves. "And what is with the extra sleeves?!"
"It was his mother's." Dogshank answered. "We'll make alterations." She assured as Aqua groaned.
"I hate dresses." Aqua complained before the blowdart with the venom fell from her as Doubloon noticed it and picked it up as Clancee gasped.
"A blowpipe?" Clancee asked in surprise.
"And a dart filled with Tiger Widow venom." Dogshank added before she looked at Aqua. "Real nasty stuff. I should know." Doubloon was about to touch the dart before she spoke up. "Careful! One drop of that stuff is deadly, it'll kill you in seconds." She warned as Doubloon flinched and tossed the blow dart around the room.
"But to a Djinn or Genie, it'd slow them down long enough to do something stupid." Clancee told them.
"Please, you can't tell him." Aqua pleaded. "You have a choice. You don't have to do this."
"He'd blame us for even letting it get this close." Clancee mentioned.
"Clancee, get rid of it." Dogshank ordered as Doubloon tossed the blow dart to him, who quickly caught it with a yelp. "Now hurry up. The ceremony run-through is in few minutes." She ordered as Flintlock watches with a look while he is mopping.
Meanwhile, Thunder was brought in by his adopted parents as they gave him soup in a blanket as he was sitting in a chair. He scooped up some soup in a spoon before slurping it up. "And then, when I tried to save Aqua with the Travelers Tea, she said since I had the most important wish, I was the one who needed to be saved." He told them. "Then she pushed me through the portal. I had no idea where I was going. I guess with my parents on my mind, it sent me where I needed to be."
"Oh, hear that?" Scrip asked her husband with a smile. "He called us his parents."
"So that's why Equestria is falling apart." Bolt said in realization.
Thunder looked down sadly. "If I could take back the wishes, I would. But I can't." He said in shame. "It cost me my friends, the love of my life, and most importantly, the two ponies who care for me the most." He said as Bolt then growled in frustration. "And now it's up to me, and me alone, to stop the wedding and save the world. And I'm pretty sure it's going to take a while before the others could get to me till about. So it's just one unicorn against a Djinn and his entire army." He hopelessly said.
"Now, you stop it. Stop make excuses." Bolt said to Thunder firmly.
"Excuse me?" Thunder asked in surprise.
"Everytime you're in over your head, you make a joke and try to laugh it off." Bolt said to him. "Right now is not a time to be a stallion of words, but a stallion of action."
"Bolt, don't be so hard on him." Scrip said to her husband while placing a hoof on her son.
"Now, he needs to hear this, darling." Bolt said to her wife. "His friends are scattered, the world is falling apart and he's eating soup."
"But I told you, it's just me and my remaining friends are scattered." Thunder said to him.
"Hush, puppy!" Bolt cut him off. "You're liked by everypony who meets you. You're telling me a boy from a junkyard can't scrap together his old and a few new friends to help him out in a jam?" He questioned as Thunder then smiled by his father's words.
Later, all three of them were seen outside of the junkyard as they hugged each other. "Good luck infiltrating the wedding, son." Bolt told Thunder.
"Thanks, Mom and Dad." Thunder replied with a smile. "I'll let you know how things go." He added as he walked off.
"And after you save Aqua, bring her over for a bite." Scrip said to her son. "We'd love to see her again." Thunder looked in thought before he focused his powers and went into his dragon form as he then took off with a roar. "I still think you were hard on him, Bolt." She said to her husband as they watched their son fly off.
"And that's why I married you, sweetheart." Bolt said with a smile as the two walked back to the junkyard.
With Flash and Twilight, Wish Star finished explaining to them about what happened, which made them all pale. "So, Aqua got captured and Thunder landed in his parents' junkyard with you when she tossed him through the portal." Flash summarized in worry.
"Yeah, it's pretty bad as it seems." Wish said in guilt. "I'm sorry I failed to protect your friends, Master. I tried."
"You did your best, Wish." Flash assured her. "Right now, we need to get the others and regroup. Do you have any idea where Thunder might be heading next?"
"Well, I'll tell you this. It's us." Twilight said to her coltfriend.
"What makes you say that?" Wish asked.
"Because he's in his dragon form heading our way, along with that constellation creature of yours, Flash." Twilight said as she pointed to the distance as they saw Thunder flying towards them next to the constellation creature.
"Now that is a big coincidence." Wish mentioned before Thunder landed and transformed back into his pony form while the constellation creature rested on Flash's back. "So how'd it go with your adopted parents?"
"Fine. And they're my real parents." Thunder said with determination. "Flash, Twilight, we need to find the others, and what's left of our allies as we can."
"Then let's round up the gang." Flash said with a nod as Twilight nodded in agreement as they gave determined smiles.
Flim and Flam were seen next to a stand outside of some sort of theater as they were trying to sell merchandise. "Come on, step right up! One of a kind!" Flim called out.
"Yeah, now get a load of the Brown Ninja and his dancing dog before they're gone!" Flam shouted.
Inside the theater, Daren'ts is wearing a suit with a dog next to him who is growling and barking and did a dance. "Now look, I know stars when I see them, and this mutt here is as talented as they come." He said to the judge in front of him who gave a look. "No Puddles, not here. No! Oh!" He called as his dog then peed.
"You wouldn't know talent if it smacked you in the face." The judge called out. "Now get out of here!" He yelled.
The door closed on Dareth as he and his dog were with Flim and Flam. But then they were face to face with both Flash and thunder, along with the remaining Council and Wish Star. "But we would know a ninja when we see one." Thunder said with a confident smile. "A brown ninja, with a couple of con ninjas."
"Still got the suit, Dareth?" Flash asked with a brow. "We're looking for some help."
"I've been waiting for this day." Dareth said with a smile as he spun around and was in his brown suit.
"Impressive, partner." Applejack commented.
"Thanks. Who else do you ponies have in mind?" Dareth asked with a smirk.
Later, Salt-Beak was seen thinking around a museum as he had a mixer for a leg with a saw in his hand. But then, Shar-ra appeared before him with a new peg leg and a smirk on her face. "Shar-ra?" Salt-Beak asked in surprised.
"Long time, captain." Shar-ra said with a smirk as she tossed him the peg leg. "You in to take on Nadakhan again?" She asked as Salt-Beak smirked.
Later, Twilight was walking up to a familiar noodle house as a griffin was being thrown out by Topaz. "I have a feeling you're not here for noodles, your highness." Topaz mentioned with a brow and a smirk.
"Nope. Something much bigger, Topaz." Twilight said with a smirk.
At the lighthouse, Rust and the little robot did repairs and fixed each other before they looked out the window and saw Thunder waving towards Rust, who nodded and gave a salute.
In Equestria City, the Commissioner is arresting Ronin. "Well, back to your old ways, huh, Ronin?" He asked about the bounty hunter. But then they heard a whistle and saw Rarity and Pinkie waving towards them, which they realized what they meant as the Commissioner removed Ronin from the cuffs. "Okay." He said as they rushed off with them.
Applejack what's flying in the sky looking for some more help until she spotted Celaeno's ship up ahead. She soon right by and waved to the crew to follow her as they nodded in response, knowing what she's asking them for.
Flash then flew off to the Crystal Empire and looked at the Young Six and Rivet, who nodded in understanding as they realized that they needed their help. Tempest was also there as she was visiting an old friend and decided to tag along.
A bit later, the heroes regrouped with the remaining Ninja and the Council in the police station as Thunder spoke up. "Alright, listen up. Aqua's about to wed someone I despise." Thunder spoke up. "And I'm not gonna mince words, after he does, big surprise he'll become all powerful." He said as their friends gasped in worry.
"But, Thunder now knows what he's going to wish for with his last wish." Flash spoke up to comfort the others. "And if they tried to stop him, I'll just wish for it myself with Wish Star."
"Normally, we rely on help from the rest of the Ninja and the Council, but they're trapped inside a magical sword." Pinkie told them.
"Which is why we seek each of you out for help." Rarity added. "With each of your unique skills, we didn't get up there and stop that wedding before he gets infinite wishes and save Equestria yet again."
"We know this is alot to ask, and it's alright to say no." Applejack said to them.
"A chance to fight Nadakhan again with Shar-ra by my side? Count me in!" Salt-Beak cheered.
"I still would have come if you didn't need help." Tempest mentioned.
"I'm in too." Dareth spoke up. "There's no greater mission than that of love."
"Not to mention the whole 'saving Equestria' thing." Topaz spoke up.
"And saving my hide. Let's do this." Ronin declared.
"You know you can count on us." Gallus told her as his friends nodded in agreement.
"But resources are low. Especially us since the police confiscated our tools and equipment during the whole frame thing." Rivet said while giving Ronin and the Commissioner a look. "Now the Bounty is up in enemy territory."
"We know the problem is getting up to Djinnestria to stop the wedding." Twilight spoke up before she levitated a map of Equestria with a few spots marked. "Each time Nadakhan gets stronger, a part of our land is taken apart to add to Djinnestria. But that is how we're going to get up there. All we need to do is find out which piece of Equestria will be taken next so we can hitch a ride up there."
"Excuse me?" Yona asked in confusion. "Can Princess say that again?"
"Right now the pirates control the skies. Not even the Pegasi are allowed to go up there anymore." Flash spoke up. "The first sign of us approaching, it'd be like waking up a hornet's nest."
"But if we find the next piece of land that will be pulled up to Djinnestria, we sneak up onto it as fast as we can and use it to slip through their defenses." Thunder explained. "We call it, Operation: Land Ho."
"But we don't even know where or when the next piece of land will be stolen." Calenco pointed out. "It's a roll of the dice so it could be far from where we are by now."
"That's why we said as fast as we can." Twilight said firmly while behind them, on another building, Squiffy and Bucko are spying on them.
"Nadakhan's right. They are planning to attack." Bucko told his partner. "Don't worry. I can read lips." He said before he looked through his spyglass to see Twilight' lips moving. "She's say 'Bagel, diorama, clown party, maracas, chimichanga.' Oh now Pinkie is saying, uh I think it's cherrychunga or chimney rhonda. Now Rarity is say, 'Charry, stitches, luckenberg, procrastinate…'"
"Oh come on, that's not what they're saying." Squiffy said with disbelief before he took the spyglass. "Give that to me. I can read lips way better than you." He said as looked through the spyglass.
"Hamster pillow, crying." Flash said before turning to Rust, who is looking out the window. "Love magic. Shall we go on?" He whispered to Rust.
"Please, I have yet to pick up the source of our spies." Rust whispered back as he was trying to locate the two Pirates. "I know there's someone out there."
"I guess that means I'm up." Applejack said as she started spitting out words. "Apple seeds, cowpie, rodeo…"
Squiffy repeated what Applejack said before he got nervous. "Ugh, whatever they're saying, we need to warn the captain." He said before Rust spotted them.
"Target acquired. Two Sky Pirates pies on the rooftop." Rust said to them.
"Good. Now let's give them something to really look at." Ronin said while slamming his fists together.
Squiffy quickly noticed them glaring out the window as he realized they've been spotted. "We be spotted! Run!" He called as he and Bucko entered their rides and took off as the others went on the roof.
"We can't let them warn the others!" Thunder called as he jumped down and entered his dragon form as he took off.
"Wait for us, Thunder!" Flash called as he and the remaining council went into their dragon forms and took off after Thunder.
Topaz, Tempest, and the Young Six then rushed off while Ronin and Rivet jumped off on their gliders. "Right behind you!" Dareth called as he jumped off and started falling. "Where are you brown dragon form!?" He screamed before Ronin swooped down and grabbed him.
"You know, before you learn how to fly, you might wanna learn to walk." Ronin said as he carried Dareth.
"Forget walking. We like to run." Topaz said as she, Tempest, and the Young Six are running on the buildings after the Sky Pirates.
"And some of us could fly." Silverstream added as they kept up with the two Sky Pirates.
Soon Smolder jumped onto one of the flying vehicles of the Sky Pirates as she was trying to get him off of his seat. "Sorry, but this is a no flying zone!" She joked as she was trying to stay on.
The others followed while the Sky Pirates flew around as the Commissioner followed on the ground. "I lost sight of them!" He called.
Rust stopped as he searched around. "My sensors tell me they have split up. One is heading east on Wilstrup. The other, west on Sparre." He informed them.
Ronin then placed Dareth down on a street and saw one of the Sky Pirates. "Salt-Beak, Shar-ra, they're coming your way." He informed them through the comms.
Shar-ra was carrying Salt-Beak as they saw the Sky Pirate heading towards them. "I spy a spy." Salt-Beak said.
"Get ready to steal a ship." Shar-ra quipped as she tossed Salt-Beak to the vehicle as he landed on it, which made Bucko screamed.
"Ahoy!" Salt-Beak called as Squiffy tried to shake him, but Salt-Beak landed in the vehicle. "Your vessel be mine!" He called as he tossed Bucko off as he screamed before Captain Celaeno caught him.
"Only one to go!" Celaeno called with a smirk as Thunder chased after the last one.
"Don't worry, I got him!" Thunder called as he gave chase.
Before they could catch up to the other, they felt the ground rumbling before they saw a piece of the street starting to lift up from the ground. "Guys, a piece of Equestria it's going up and it's nearby!" Sandbar called out. "This is our chance!"
"Quick, get on!" Dareth called while on the spot as the others then regrouped on the floating piece. "Here you go, ma'am. Watch your step." He said to the elderly mare and got her down before hopping on the island.
"Where's Thunder?!" Flash asked when he quickly noticed Thunder wasn't with them. "This is our only way to get up, he needs to be here with us!"
"He's still going after that pirate!" Celaeno called out.
Thunder was still going after the last sky pirate. "Thunder, there's no time to chase the last one! You need to come back! It's now or never!" Twilight spoke through the comms.
"Ah! But I have to stop him!" Thunder cried out.
"What's more important? Stopping him or stopping the wedding in saving Aqua?" Applejack questioned as Thunder thought for a moment before he stopped and let the Sky Pirate go as he turned around.
The Commissioner arrested Bucko as he saw the island going up before Thunder flew above him and onto the island as his form disappeared and he gave a scream as he held onto the ledge before Applejack and Rivet helped him up.
"Let's stay on our guards, team." Flash spoke up seriously. "They know we're coming." He said as they all looked up and saw Djinnestria right above them.
Meanwhile, up in Djinnestria, Charm and Clancee were going over the wedding preparations with Nadakhan. "Then after the music, chosen by Clancee, which I'm must say is rather impressive, you and your bride to be will make your sacred Djinn vows." Charm told Nadakhan. "Obviously, Aqua will object, but it won't matter, because when the ceremony is complete, the power of infinite wishes will be all yours."
"Good, Charm." Nadakhan said with a smirk. "Tonight I don't want any interruptions." He said before Squiffy rushed in.
"Captain! Captain!" Squiffy called out.
"What is it?!" Nadakhan snapped.
"You were right." Squiffy said nervously. "The remaining Ninja and Council, they're coming!"
"Gather the entire crew. I want this place locked down with three to every post." Nadakhan ordered as Squiffy saluted and rushed off. "Tonight, nothing will get in the way of me becoming king! Nothing!" He yelled as Charm gave a smirk.
"And my opportunity to make my last wish grows nearer." Charm whispered with a smirk.
Soon the pace of land the team is on reached Djinnestria as Celaeno was looking through a periscope until she spotted Aqua near the windows of Yang's temple. "Okay, got good news and bad news." She told the others. "The good news is she's on the top floor. Bad news…" she said as she looked around and saw multiple Pirates being on alert. "They have this place locked down tighter than a vault."
"So much for the quiet entrance." Smolder said with her arms crossed.
"Well, we knew this would happen after letting that last Sky Pirate get away." Spike said to Smolder.
"They may know we're coming, but they haven't caught us yet." Topaz said.
"We'll help get you close, Thunder, and you'll do the rest." Wish said to him.
"Don't be noticed." Flash spoke up. "The minute they see us coming, it's all over. So we're going into full ninja mode." He said as they all got ready.
"We have on shot at this." Twilight said as they got in close to one of the bridges.
"Ninja Replacements, go!" They all declared as they jumped off the land piece and grabbed hold of one of the islands and climbed up as they snuck past some Sky Pirates while keeping quiet and remaining out of sight while making their way to the temple.
They quickly crawled under a bridge as they kept out of sight from the pirates that were above it. Soon they quickly ran across some palm trees until they quickly stood up like a totem pole when they saw a pirate coming.
Surprisingly, he didn't notice them as he just walked past. They rushed to the edge and Ronin, Rivet, Rust, Flash, and Thunder threw their old Arrowblades as they threw them to a wall ground and climbed up to the next island.
A sky pirate saw the peg leg and picked it up in confusion before he was knocked out by Salt-Beak as they went into the bridge and saw Yang's Temple ahead as they snuck past the Sky Pirates underneath and swam up the creek up to the pond.
"Wait for me over there." Thunder said to the others as he pointed to one of the sheds next to the temple. "I'll get Aqua."
"Good luck, darling." Rarity said as they got out of the pond and went into the shed while Thunder started climbing his way up the temple's wall to the top floor while remaining out of sight.
In the room Aqua was in, she saw her dress was now adjusted with no extra sleeves as she gave a sad look. "Psst, Aqua." Thunder's voice spoke up as Aqua's ears perked up as she turned and saw Thunder by the window.
"Thunder! You came for me." Aqua whispered with a smile of joy as she went up to him.
"Oh, wow. You look beautiful." Thunder said dreamily while Aqua just gave a smile with a light blush before Thunder snapped himself out. "I'll get you out." He said as he then started pulling on the bars, but they wouldn't barge. "Oh, man!" He strained.
"I already tried. I even tried blasting them." Aqua said with a frown. "They won't budge."
"Do you still have the poison?" Thunder asked hopefully.
"They took it." Aqua sadly said. "Oh, Thunder, the ceremony is gonna start at any moment. You didn't use your wish yet, did you?"
"No, and Flash is planning on using one of his wishes to wish Nadakhan isn't a Djinn as a back up." Thunder assured her. "Maybe if we both…" He and Aqua then started pulling on the bars, but not even with them working together can make a dent.
"I don't trust anyone else." Nadakhan spoke up from the doorway. "I will escort her myself."
"He's coming, hide!" Aqua told Thunder before he jumped down, but he got his hoof tangled in a piece of rope as he screamed and fell. Luckily, the rope was wrapped around his back hoof so he was hanging by the ledge.
"It is time." Nadakhan said as he entered the room.
"Already?" Aqua asked with an acting smile. "Boy, if I had another wish, I sure would use it right about now. Now that you're in earshot." She said as she didn't realize that Thunder was dangling upside down.
"I wish Nadakhan wasn't a-" Before he could finish his wish, a bunch of Sky Pirates saw him as a zeppelin was coming down. "What are you looking at?" He questioned before he drew his elemental blade and golden sword as he started fighting them. "Yeah! Yeah!" He called before he faced the temple. "I wish Nadakhan wasn't a Djinn! I wish Nadakhan wasn't a Djinn!" He called, but Nadakhan didn't hear him as Aqua saw that Thunder was fighting on a Zeppelin and out of ear shot.
"If you won't come willingly, Aqua, I will take you regardless." Nadakhan told her as Aqua quickly came up with something that might help when she got a good look of his sword.
"Wait. Call me Mayday." Aqua said with a fake smile, which made Nadakhan gasp in shock.
"Why the sudden change?" Nadakhan asked in surprise.
"I never thought I'd say this, but you've proven to be the most powerful." Aqua said to him. "You win. And I'd be a fool to turn my back on the man who could grant me everything I wished for."
Nadakhan thought for a moment before he spoke. "Mayday and I dreamed this moment would come, but never had the chance to see it through." He said with a sad look.
"But now you can." Aqua told him while walking up to him and held his arms. "In her honor. We can be powerful together.".
Nadakhan then took her words as he gave a smile. "Yes." He said while looking at Aqua, who is giving a fake smile in return.
"I wish Nadakhan wasn't a-" Thunder tried to call, but Sky Pirate was about to attack him but was kicked back. "I wish Nadakhan wasn't a Djinn!" He then groaned when he realized they couldn't hear him as he grabbed the rope and swung to the temple. "Whoa!" He cried as he smacked into the wall before climbing back up to the top floor. "I wish-Whoa!" He nearly slipped as some tiles fell before he grabbed on from another floor. "I wish Nadakhan wasn't a Djinn!" He called, but they still didn't hear him.
As they were making their way out of the room, Aqua quickly stepped back as this confused him. "What is it my love?" He asked.
"How can I stand beside you if your sword is always between us?" Aqua questioned while gesturing to the Djinn Blade.
"But it is tradition for a Djinn King to be married with his blade." Nadakhan told her.
"Let me be your power, not your blade." Aqua told him. "Or do you do everything your father tells you to do?"
"You… You are right." Nadakhan said before he placed his sword down next to the window. "I am my own Djinn. You alone will give me the power of infinite wishes. Now come…Mayday." The two of them soon left the room just as Thunder climbed back up.
"I wish-Oh come on, give me a break!" He shouted when he saw they weren't in the room anymore for he saw the Djinn Blade just within his reach. "The sword." He said as he took it.
In the shed, Ronin opened the door as Thunder rushed in with the Djinn Blade. "Don't tell me. You didn't get her." He guessed.
"No, but she did help me get this." Thunder said as he showed the Djinn Blade, which Shar-ra gasped.
"The Djinn Blade." Shar-ra said in shock. "The weapon meant for the Djinn Royalty and can trap the souls of their fallen foes or hold their relatives inside."
"If we have it, maybe we can find a way to get our friends out of it." Twilight mentioned.
"There is a way." Salt-Beak spoke up, but didn't continue.
"Oh please, take your time." Gallus told him sarcastically. "It's not like there's a wedding to stop!"
"Salt-Beak, just go ahead and tell them." Shar-ra said to her old friend.
"A Djinn can capture you in his Djinn Blade by tricking you to wish it all away. Or there's a simpler way. Be struck by it." Salt-Beak said as he waved his hands.
"Whoa, seriously?!" Pinkie asked in shock. "Ain't that a bit extreme?"
"You're telling us we have to strike one of our friends with the sword?" Sandbar asked in shock.
"Uh, won't that be painful?" Ocellus asked nervously.
"And how do you know that's true?" Rivet questioned while giving Salt-Beak a look.
"Yeah, you still call the Ninja 'pajama ponies'." Dareth added.
"I may not know much about pajama ponies, but I know Djinn." Salt-Beak said to them.
"I heard about this tale too." Celaeno spoke up. "The hard part isn't getting captured by the blade, but getting out. I've read that there have been few who have ever escaped a Djinn entrapment, so we can't tell what you'll find inside."
"But here's a warning." Shar-ra spoke up. "Once you're in there, you'll only have minutes until you fall under its enchantment and will be forever trapped yourself." She warned.
"Okay, then me and Thunder will go in and get our friends out." Flash told them.
"Are you sure, Flash?" Twilight asked him with a concerning tone.
"If it's our only chance to get our friends out, you know he is." Thunder told her before she looked at the group. "I'll go first, who wants to strike me first?" The second he asked that question, everyone in the room quickly raised a hand, claw or hoof in volunteering. "Really, am I that annoying?"
"You weren't really that serious, pal." Spike commented as Thunder groaned as he gave the sword to Rust.
"Okay, when I say go, that's when you strike me." Thunder told Rust.
"On go, affirmative." Rust replied, as Thunder flinched as he thought he was going to be struck right then and there.
"Wait!" Tempest spoke up.
"Wait? This isn't easy, you know." Thunder told her.
"What if you and Flash don't make it out?" Tempest asked out. "What are we supposed to do then?"
"Right, we should probably make a backup plan just in case." Flash mentioned as they quickly thought about it.
"Okay," Twilight spoke up. "If by any chance those two don't return from it, the rest of us will go and-"
"Go?" Rust repeated before he charged right at Thunder. All of them were telling Rust to stop as Thunder backed up into Flash right before Rust swung the blade and struck both of them.
"Rust!" Applejack called out as Flash and Thunder turned into glowing specks and entered the Djinn Blade through the gem as they all stood in shock.
"And that's why I should've done it." Ronin said before Rivet elbowed him on the arm. "Ow!"
"Don't start, Ronin." Rivet said to him.
"Okay, I guess we'll just have to make do for what we got now until they get back, hopefully." Twilight mentioned with her ears dropped back.
"I'm sure Master and his friend will succeed." Wish Star assured. "For now, we wait." She said as Rust put the blade down as they all watched it.
Inside the Djinn Blade, Thunder and Flash went through a portal as they floated around what appears to be a green gem dimensional void. "Wow. It's bigger on the inside." Thunder spoke while his voice was echoing.
"We can't stay here for long. Come on, we gotta find the others." Flash told him before they then saw some of the Elemental Masters floated around out cold with crystals attached to them with some other creatures trapped in the blade. "The rest of the Elemental Masters. Looked like Nadakhan almost had all of them."
"We can worry about them later. For now, we find our team." Thunder said as he then groaned. "And we better hurry. I think it's started to enchant us."
They then spotted both Trail and Rainbow Dash up ahead before they floated towards them. "Trail! Rainbow!" They called out before they managed to reach them and started to shake both of them.
"Wake up!" Flash shouted as Trail and Rainbow moaned as they woke up as the four yawned before they dragged the two with them to search for the others.
Back outside the blade, a battalion of Sky Pirates and a Zeppelin floated towards them as Squiffy waved his hooves when he saw Twilight spying through the door. "They be here! In the shack! All hooves on deck!" He called.
"Are we telling the captain?" A sky pirate asked.
"We'll tell the captain when they're our prisoners." Squiffy said to them. "Now come on and grab every hand, hooves, and hook you can muster!" He ordered.
"Uh, guys, we have a minor problem amassing outside." Twilight said nervously.
"What kind of problem?" Topaz asked as Pinkie looked out the window.
"Like the angry pirate army kind." Pinkie naturally said.
"We gotta protect the sword until Flash and Thunder get the others out!" Applejack exclaimed firmly.
"I recommend you all grabbing your favorite tool and start defending this place." Rarity said as she gave their friends any weapons like garden supplies she could find.
"A watering can? What can I do with this?" Salt-Beak questioned with a brow.
"Get creative." Rarity said as she, Applejack, Pinkie, and Twilight drew their ninja weapons as did the Young Six.
"Okay, on my mark." Twilight said as she put up her ninja hood. "Go!" She quickly opened the door and they all charged at the Sky Pirates.
Inside the Djinn Blade, Flash, Thunder, Trail, and Rainbow swam towards Frost, Landrush, Fluttershy, and Lloyd. "Wake up! Wake up!" The four shook them as they sounded like they were slowing down. They woke up their friends as they groaned, Fluttershy still blind, before Thunder swam towards Gaia, who is still an elderly mare.
"Gaia!" He called out as he floated over to her and shook her away. She gasped when she woke up just as Flash saw both Luna and Misako a bit farther from where they are.
Flash then swam towards them as he was trying his best to stay awake. "Where's Wu and Celestia?!" He called as he shook the two mares awake. "The way home is almost close!" He called as the two mares woke up as Luna moaned and pointed that way.
Flash and Thunder swam towards Wu and Celestia and shook them awake before they all turned back to the portal and saw it closing as they quickly started swimming towards it with Frost holding the blind Fluttershy's hoof the whole way.
Back outside, the team was doing their best to hold back the sky Pirates as Topaz used a ladder on two of them. She trapped them both between the steps of the ladder before spinning the letter around. Salt-Beak then used the watering can and spit some water on a pirate's face and hit another behind him before spreading some water on the ground as two more fell down.
Dareth then scoops them up with his dirt wheeler as he knocks them over the edge where another island is. Ronin then used his shovel to pile up the dirt to trap some pirates as he gave a laugh. Rust used a bucket and a rake to hit the pirate repeatedly when he stepped on it as Rust gave a laugh.
The Young Six, Tempest, the remaining Council, Rivet, Wish Star, Shar-ra, and Captain Celaeno are using their skills and powers to push the Sky Pirates away as best they could, but they just keep coming. "They's too many of them!" Smolder called as she used her ice breath to freeze a few in their path.
"They just keep coming!" Spike called as he kicked another and punched one back.
"We have to protect the sword!" Rust called out.
"Keep fighting them off! Hold them back!" Twilight called as they all fought the Sky Pirates but were slowly being pushed back.
Back inside the sword, the group was making their way back to their portal as they were struggling to stay awake. Flash and Thunder nearly fell asleep if Sensei Wu and Celestia had not caught them just as Rainbow and Trail were the first to go through the portal.
Soon, the others then followed as Flash and Thunder were the last ones, but their hooves were then dragging them down and away from the portal. They yelled and looked down to see Grimoire pulling them both down as he laughed.
"Grimoire!" Flash called with a glare before he and Thunder kicked him off, which sent Grimoire spinning with a yell. The two Ninja swam back up to the portal just as it was gonna closed.
Back outside, the group had to return back to the shack as they were outnumbered by the Pirates and struggled to keep the door closed. "We couldn't do it." Celaeno said grimly.
"There's just too many of them." Wish Star said hopelessly, but then the Djinn Blade started glowing and spazzing as sparks then exited the gem.
"It has that explodey look about it." Pinkie said to them.
"Uh, then how about a magical shield before it does?" Dareth suggested nervously.
"Good idea. Brace yourselves!" Twilight screamed as she and her friends formed a magical shield around them. The blade caused the shack to explode and sent the Sky Pirates flying as they were all on the ground, but the Ninja and the rest of the council are there with them as they regain their bearings.
There were then chatters as they all looked at their friends and complimented them for saving them. "Thunder, Flash, you did it." Trail told his two friends.
"And it appears you found some new friends." Frost noted after seeing Rust.
"Where?" Fluttershy asked as she was still blind.
"Here, let me fix that for you." Shar-ra told Fluttershy as she snapped her fingers and restored her eyesight.
"I can see again!" Fluttershy cheered happily before she noticed her surroundings, Frost, Shar-ra, Wish Star, Gaia being older, Rainbow an Earth Pony, and Djinnestria. "Oh my. We really missed a lot." She said in surprise.
"But what about Nadakhan?" Landrush asked. "Don't tell me that guy is still around."
"Yeah, I want to give him a piece of my mind after taking away my wings and horn!" Rainbow mentioned after pounding her hooves together.
"He's still around and he's more powerful than ever since the last time you guys faced him." Flash said as Wu steps forward.
"Do we have everyone?" Wu asked.
"Not everyone." Thunder said with a serious look. "We have one more Ninja to save." He said as he picked up the Djinn Blade. "Now who wants to crash a wedding?" He asked as he held the blade high as they all cheered.
Their plan may not have gone well, but they have the Djinn Blade and now the team is back together again to defeat Nadakhan once and for all, save Aqua and all of Equestria.