Chapter 8: Misty Island Battle

A crow's cawing sound was heard as the screen moved down to the ground part where we see a dragon skeleton in the background of the mysterious location, now known as Misty Island, and a few pebbles fall down from some rocky ledges.

Some rats squeaked a bit as some sniffed around a small puddle. Then some hoofsteps were heard, making them go stiff and scurried away just when Chase stepped his forehoof in the puddle while walking ahead.

Following him were the rest of the group and his family as they continued walking ahead of the island cautiously.

"This place gives me the creeps!" Antonio said to his family and friends with a whimper. "And trust me it's a whole new experience when you're covered in fur!"

"And when most of the time things go bump in the night." Sokka added while looking around the area.

"Keep it down, guys." Chase said with a harsh whisper. "We don't know if we're all alone out here."

"Chase is right. There's no telling if Talos has some Lurkers from his army finding us here." Twilight said as they all pressed onward.

"I've always wanted a Daring Do adventure for us to go on, but this isn't what I had in mind." Rainbow said while looking at the dragon skeletons and bones before she smirked. "Though I gotta say, Talos does know how to make a place like this."

"What gave that away? The s-scary bones o-or-or the horrifying sight of the dragon skeletons?" Fluttershy asked timidly as she stuck closer to Sokka, who wrapped a wing around her protectively.

"Come on, Rainbow. Leave her alone." Nyx said sternly as Rainbow glared at her annoyingly.

As they kept on moving, Chase almost felt as if they were being watched.

Suddenly, some rocks fell down on some bones, making the group turned to them.

Chase looks up to see no one up there, but still felt as if they weren't alone on the island.

"Let's move, guys. There's gotta be a dock on the other side of the island." Chase said as he and the others pressed onward.

Unknown to them, a Gorilla Lurker soldier was watching them from a dead tree as he silently growled at the ponies and Spike before he dropped down on the ground as he rushed off.

Back with the others, they continued to press onward through a spot of bones as some mud puddles bubble up.

"How much further until we get to the other side of this ghastly island?" Rarity complained while shaking some mud off her hooves. "I simply cannot allow this repulsive filth to get on my hooves."

"We'll get there when we get there, Rarity." Chase said with an annoyed look he and the others had on their faces.

Then they heard a humming and turned to see it was Pinkie being more optimistic.

"Pinkie, why are you humming?" Twilight asked curiously.

"Just stay positive, Twilight. You know we all can get through anything as long as we have each other." Pinkie said with a smile as Chase and Twilight rolled their eyes.

Soon they came across an opening of a large arena as they walked through the gates. They cautiously looked around the place before they stopped in the middle.

"What is this place?" Sokka asked curiously.

"It looks like an arena." Jade said while looking around the area they were in.

"And really quiet here." Clay added cautiously. "I get the feeling we're not alone here, guys."

"Well, let's try not to bring too much attention to ourselves and get to the docks." Chase said just as they were about to make a move when suddenly the gates behind them immediately closed, catching the group off guard.

"Oh, we're so dead." Sunray said with a shocked look on his face.

Suddenly, growling was heard as they turned to see Gorilla and Bone Armored Lurker soldiers appearing on the walls of the arena.

"It's an ambush, guys! IT'S AN AMBUSH!" Antonio shouted in alarm as the soldiers jumped down to the ground.

On the top row of the arena were the two Gorilla Lurker soldiers from the museum attack as one of them stepped forward a bit before he pulled out a megaphone.

"Well, lookie lookie what we got here. Some trespassing fools on our home turf." The first Gorilla Lurker soldier spoke to the Mane Sixteen through the megaphone. "And looks like they have a gift for us."

"Oh, I didn't know we have gifts. What do we have?" Pinkie asked cheerfully, completely oblivious to their situation.

"We don't have any food for them, Pinkie. They want the Green Eco crystal." Chase said angrily through his clenched teeth, making Pinkie realize this.

"Oh. Right." Pinkie said nervously.

"Now, are you chumps gonna come quietly or are we gonna have to do this the hard way around?" The first Gorilla Lurker soldier asked tauntingly. "Master Talos is demanding to have his prized gems brought to him. So don't make this any worse than it already is."

The group glared at the soldiers as the rest that had jumped into the arena growled at them as the Bone Armored Lurkers swung their clubs around a bit before they stopped and continued to stalk towards the heroes.

"No dice, fur ball." Chase said sternly. "We're not giving you guys the crystal."

"Well, then it's your funeral." The first Gorilla Lurker soldier said with a smirk and pointed to the group. "Seize them!"

The army of Gorilla and Bone Armored Lurker soldiers stalked towards the group with growls as one of the Bone Armored Lurkers slams his club to the ground in an intimidation manner.

"I don't know about you guys, but it looks like the odds are against us now." Jade said while she and her family got into fighting stances along with the others.

"We might as well fight our way to get outta here then." Chase said as he turned to Antonio, who looked nervously. "You up for this, Antonio?"

"We're totally outnumbered. They have brute strength and we don't. I haven't eaten all day, not to mention showered in a week until you came back, Chase. Do you see there are kids in this audience?" Antonio said, gesturing to Nyx and Darius. "This level of violence is far too much for them to handle! Let alone me!"

Chase, Jade, Twilight, Clay, and Sokka looked unamused by this.

"And he's finally lost his sanity for the moment." Twilight said with a deadpan look.

"Good. Now that he has, let's take 'em down!" Applejack said with a determined smirk.

The Lurker soldiers charged at the Mane Sixteen as the Elite Ninja lit their horns, stood on their hind legs, aura hands replacing their front hooves, and they got into fighting stances.

The group then charged at the soldiers as Chase double kicked two away and punched the other side.

Twilight fires a magic blast at two Bone Armored Lurkers before she lits her horn, stood on her hind legs, aura hands replacing her front hooves, and dodges an incoming attack from one of the Gorilla Lurkers.

Rainbow zips past through some Lurkers with a few punches as they fell to the ground and hovered in the air with a cocky grin.

"Ha! You can't catch me you overgrown ape!" Rainbow taunted when a Bone Armored Lurker soldier jumps up behind her and swung his club at her, sending her against the wall as she grunted in pain.

"Rainbow!" Nyx shouted before she was swatted aside by another Gorilla Lurker soldier as she grunted in pain.

Jay, Sunray, Trini, and Antonio were thrown against the wall next to the two as they grunted in pain from taking on the soldiers.

Clay dodges a few punches from another one before kicking it aside and back flipped away from a Bone Armor Lurker. He takes out his kusarigama, spun the other end of the chain, and whips it at the soldier as well as a few others, knocking them to the ground.

Suddenly, a Bone Armored Lurker comes up behind Clay and whacks him aside against the wall with his club as a Gorilla Lurker soldier swats Rarity, Pinkie, and Spike aside.

A Gorilla Lurker soldier swats Sokka against the wall as well, followed by Fluttershy as they groaned in pain.

Applejack bucks Gorilla Lurker away and karate kicks the other aside when a Bone Armored Lurker swats her aside with his club.

Chase, Twilight, and Darius looked at their fallen family and friends in shock just when another Gorilla Lurker soldier comes at them, sending a punch at them. The three alicorns were thrown against the wall next to the rest of the group.

The Mane Sixteen groaned in pain as they looked up to see the soldiers glaring at them while growling. Then the two lead Gorilla Lurker soldiers jumped down in front of the army while glaring at the heroes.

"You fools are just making this more easier for us to handle. Now give us the Green Eco crystal or things are gonna get ugly." The first lead Gorilla Lurker soldier said, socking his fist up a bit with a knuckle crack.

Chase, Jade, Sunray, Trini, Antonio, Clay, Sokka, and Twilight glared at them as the eight stood up while dishing out their weapons.

"We're not letting you monkeys give it to your master." Chase said sternly.

"Actually, Chase. Monkeys have tails and these are gorilla hybrids with-" Sokka was about to finish, only to get cut off.

"Not now, Sokka!" Jade said annoyingly.

The second lead Gorilla Lurker soldier slowly stalks his way towards the Mane Sixteen as they glared at him.

"Bring it on, you fleabags! We're not going out without busting a few fangs!" Clay said while holding his kusarigama in a fighting stance.

"The only I bust a fang is if I'm chewing on your-" The second lead Gorilla Lurker soldier started, only for an anchor to drop down on him as he grunted in pain.

The Lurker army looks up to see a familiar pirate ship as Captain Calaeno, Boyle, Mullet, Lix Spittle, and Squabble riding down the chain as Calaeno kicks a few Gorilla Lurker soldiers down before they jumped in front of the Mane Sixteen while glaring at the army.

"Hey, guys. Long time no see." Calaeno greeted the Mane Sixteen with a smile as the ponies and Spike were happy to see the five pirates.

"Calaeno, Boyle!" Chase said to the pirate bird people happily.

"Lix!" Jade exclaimed with joy.

"Squabble!" Antonio said happily.

"Mullet!" Trini shouted happily as well.

"We thought you ponies and dragon could use a claw for this kinda problem!" Boyle said as he showed his hook hand.

"Well, you made it just in time!" Chase said as he and his family lit their horns, stood on their hind legs, aura hands replacing their front hooves, and they dished out their weapons.

"Let's kick some booty!" Calaeno shouted, raising her sword as the five pirates and Elite Ninja charged at the Gorilla Lurkers, who did the same.

Chase throws a dragon kick at a few Gorilla Lurker soldiers and clashes his blades with a Bone Armored Lurker's club before kicking it aside as Calaeno uses her peg leg to knock a few soldiers to the ground.

Jade whacks a few Gorilla Lurker soldiers as Lix punches two to the ground and Squabble slams a few down with his life preserver as Antonio knocks a Bone Armored Lurker aside with his nunchucks.

Boyle dodges a swing from a Bone Armored Lurker's club before he punches it aside as Mullet and Sunray kicks two Gorilla Lurker soldiers to the ground.

Half of the Lurker army was down but there was still more to go as the soldiers walked their way closer to the heroes.

"We're surrounded!" Sunray said in concern.

"We'll never hold them off!" Antonio said worriedly.

As the battle continued, Twilight noticed the pirate ship and knew it was time for them to go as this was almost a fight they won't win.

"Guys, let's use the ship to get out of here!" Twilight shouted as she carried Rarity up with Spike, Nyx, and Darius following them.

Fluttershy grabs Pinkie as she follows them as well, with Rainbow Dash grabbing Applejack as they fly up after the rest.

Sokka grabs a hold of Clay and the two flew up to join the others.

"Hurry, guys! Let's get out of here!" Chase said as he, Jade, Sunray, Trini, and Antonio jumped on the chain as they climbed up.

Calaeno, Boyle, Lix, Mullet, and Squabble followed up after the Mane Sixteen.

As soon as they were on the ship, the anchor was immediately brought up when the second lead Gorilla Lurker soldier groaned in pain with his swirling around a bit.

Mullet soon pilots the ship with steering the wheel to the direction towards the Continent of Mu.

The Mane Sixteen were busy catching their breath as Calaeno, her crew, and the newly arrived Capper approached them.

"Well, looks like ya'll were having quite a party down there." Capper said with a sly grin.

"It's good to see you guys here too." Chase said with a casual smile, relived to see their allies were here to help them.

"What are you guys doing here?" Rainbow asked with a smile.

"When we heard of some sort of new threat happening to Equestria, we figured it had to be something bad and it sounds like we came at the right time." Boyle answered with a smirk just as Dark Eco electricity surges through Chase, making him grunt in pain.

"Chase, are you alright?" Twilight asked in concern as she held her husband, who was breathing heavily.

"I think the curse is almost there." Chase said with concern. "We need to stop it before it kills me."

"Chase, with your condition at risk, are you really willing to take on a huge army of Demodragons?" Sokka asked with concern.

"We got no other choice and there's no turning back now." Chase replied back sternly. "We have to stop Talos."

"Well, good thing we're with you ponies all the way." Capper said with a smirk. "We're all set to kick some Demodragon tail."

The Mane Sixteen smiled back, knowing they were sure to slow the Dark Eco curse with their allies by their side.

As the pirate ship carried them towards the Continent of Mu, however, the first lead Gorilla Lurker soldier looks through a spyglass, watching the heroes press onward. He lowers the spyglass with a smirk.

"Perfect." The First Gorilla Lurker said sinisterly. "Master Talos will be pleased to hear that those ponies are soon to head for Celtic's trap soon enough."

"Great." The Second Gorilla Lurker replied back. "Let's repot it back to him so that everything will go to plan."

The rest of the Lurker army then began to head out towards the docks as the Mane Sixteen, the pirates, and Capper continued onward toward the Continent of Mu.

Author's note:

Hey, guys. I've got chapter 8 done. Sorry for the long wait, but I had to deal with a few problems with my job. I did my best on this one and I'll be back to write the next one soon enough.

Peace out!