Disclaimer: We'll that was one hell of a journey, was it not? Now that Twilight has a Kyber Crystal, she's going to need to understand what her new power has in store for her and she's going to need a saber hilt for her crystal. I might do some design work of my own to make a unique lightsaber for her, but unfortunately, they're going to need the parts to make one. Spyro has some extra parts from some of the sabers he managed to save after Order 66, but he's still missing some pieces, so you know what that means? Yes, another trip to the Star Wars universe, but not right away. It might take me some time to think up a design for her hilt, but if you guys would like to help, I'm always opened to suggestions and ideas for the story. All rights for My Little Pony, Star Wars, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Spyro, and Kingdom hearts are reserved to their original creators and companies as I do not own any of it and all use of items, locations, names, and other things are used for entertainment purposes in this series. Thank you all for staying this long and hope you enjoy the next chapter.
Chapter 137: Party of One
Some time had went by after the royal wedding and after the journey Twilight and her friends went on and everyone was relaxing, enjoying the time to unwind and be themselves for a change after everything that had happened, which Spyro was looking on his computer back in his garage talking with Master Yen Sid, reporting what was going on while also talking with his friends who also joined the call.
"And that's the gist of it sir." Spyro said. "From what I saw, Twilight has a Kyber Crystal and when I did a blood test, it showed she has a high Midi-chlorian count just like Scootaloo. It seems their abilities are awakening when they feel threatened or in times of stress."
"Hmm, this is an interesting development." Yen Sid said. "This Celestial Dawn was an anomaly, but for Twilight to have the power to use the Force, this is something that could be concerning."
"You kidding, it's incredible!" Sora said. "Spyro, you are having the adventure of a lifetime there! I'm actually kind of jealous."
"Trust me, this adventure, you don't want any part of." Spyro responded. "Speaking of adventures, how's Maya doing? Is she adjusting well?"
"Well, sort of." Riku replied. "After the wedding, Maya returned to the tower, but she hasn't been the same ever since. She's always nervous, her mind tends to wonder, and she's been training nonstop to fight Malefor."
"Malefor?" Spyro asked. "Why would she want to go back and fight him?"
"I'm not sure, but this is becoming a bit of an obsession." Yen Sid replied. "She claims she is going to destroy Malefor for making her fight her friends, but I think she's wanting to get revenge for what happened to her."
"Well, keep an eye on her nonetheless." Spyro said. "Even though she's been cleansed of the corruption, knowing Malefor, he's already looking for someone else to do his bidding."
"We'll do out best, but in the meantime, you focus on protecting that world." Yen Sid said. "Now that you have evolved again, more worlds will be awakening soon, and that means you will need to be ready for what comes next. New dangers and new challenges. And we will need you to go to them as you will probably have an easier time getting to them than either Sora, Riku, or Kairi."
"Understood sir." Spyro said. He then heard something outside, turning to the doorway. "Someone's here. I got to go. I'll call back when I have something else to report." He ended the transmission and walked to the entryway of the garage and found Pinkie Pie outside with a party hat on and wearing a cake outfit and looking pretty tired. "Oh, hey Pinkie."
[Pinkie Pie]
This is your singing telegram,
I hope it finds you well!
You're invited to a party,
'cause we think you're really swell!
Gummy's turning one year old,
So help us celebrate!
The cake will be delicious,
The festivities first-rate!
There will be games and dancing,
Bob for apples, cut a rug!
And when the party's over,
We'll gather 'round for a group hug,
No need to bring a gift!
Being there will be enough,
Birthdays mean having fun with friends,
Not getting lots of stuff!
It won't be the same without you,
So we hope that you say yes,
So, please, oh please R.S.V.P.,
And come, and be our guest.
A moment later, Pinkie Pie collapsed, breathing heavily as Spyro looked down at her, kneeling down and helping her up.
"Next time, I'm sending out written invitations." Pinkie said.
"Pinkie, what the heck is this about?" Spyro asked.
"I was... inviting you... to Gummy's birthday party." Pinkie replied, clearly exhausted. "I also invited our friends too."
"Well, a party is exactly what this guy needs." Spyro said, feeling Gummy bit his tail, lifting it up. "But the biting baby gator I can do without."
Pinkie snickered a bit before yanking the little guy off his tail, putting him on her back to Sugarcube Corner, leaving Spyro alone in the garage as he walked over to the table, activating it as AIVA came online.
"Glad to see you back sir." AIVA said.
"It's good to be back AIVA." Spyro replied. "AIVA, I need you to run a scan of our inventory of lightsaber parts. I need to know if we have enough parts to make a new saber."
"One moment sir." AIVA replied, the orb turning green for a moment before returning to blue. "We have three emitters, a single focusing lens, several grips, a couple of lightsaber cores, and one inert power insulator. The remaining items needed for a lightsaber are missing."
"Hmm, then we'll need to make a pit stop to an old friend." Spyro said. "See if you can get in contact with them."
"Confirmed." AIVA said. "I shall attempt to contact your old friend now."
Spyro then deactivated the table and walked out of the garage, Applejack walking up to him as he was exiting.
"Ah see ya got Pinkie's invitation to Gummy's party." Applejack said.
"I did." Spyro replied. "And let me tell you, I could use a party. We all could after the adventures you all have been on."
"Yeah, it would be nice to have a distraction." Applejack said.
"Then let's get going!" Spyro said, running ahead. "Been a while since I had some of the Cake's pastries!"
They ran towards town, running past a lot of ponies who were happy to see Spyro back home, which he smiled, pleased to be back. They soon reached Sugarcube corner where the party was in full swing, music playing with a lot of different foods and games, which Spyro and Applejack immediately went to enjoy themselves. Applejack and Rainbow Dash were busy playing bobbing for apples while Spyro went straight for the table with all of the sweets, indulging himself in the pastries, savoring the flavor as they had fun.
"Hey guys!" Pinkie said.
"Hey Pinkie." Spyro replied. "Great party!"
"Thanks!" Pinkie replied. "Just wanted to tell you how happy I am that you made it!"
"You kidding, wouldn't miss this for the world little cupcake." Spyro said, taking a bite out of a slice of cake.
"Me neither!" Applejack said.
"Heck, even I wouldn't miss a Pinkie Pie Party!" Rainbow Dash said. "When there's a party thrown by Pinkie Pie, I am there!"
She then dove her head into the tub of water and pulled out an apple, looking proud of herself.
"Nice one Rainbow Dash." Spyro said.
"Aw, it's just a boring old apple." Pinkie said. "Don't worry, there are plenty more surprises in there."
"What kind of surprises!?" Rainbow Dash asked, spitting the apple out.
"Silly, if I told you, then it wouldn't be a surprise!" Pinkie replied.
She then trotted away, leaving both of the ponies very excited as they dove their heads back into the tub, Applejack getting a fake apple with a spring on it, pulling her back into the tub while Rainbow Dash got a face full of Gummy, who had her snout in his mouth, surprising her.
"Heh, you got something on your face there little lollipop." Spyro said.
"You don't say." Rainbow Dash said, tossing Gummy off her snout.
Both he and Applejack snickered a bit, Spyro walking to the table with some punch on it as Rarity was taking a sip from one of the glasses, Pinkie refilling it.
"This punch is divine." Rarity said. "Is this the same recipe you used for your 'Spring has Sprung' party?"
"Nope, it's something new." Pinkie replied. They looked to the punch bowl and to their surprise, Gummy was in it, drinking some of the punch, which Rarity spat it out right into Pinkie's face, who was completely unfazed. "It's Gummy's favorite!"
Rarity looked to Spyro and Twilight, who both looked worried as she looked at them, but neither one spoke up to distract Pinkie, so Rarity reached over again and Frank's a bit more of the liquid, making sure not to swallow right away as the music, Pinkie going to dance, which gave Rarity the moment to spit the drink out into a nearby plant. As they all danced, Pinkie was baking a bit aggressive with her dance moves, making Spyro worry, but she then started to calm down a bit, everyone enjoying the party as it was going on. After what felt like a full day of partying, everyone was walking out of Sugarcube Corner, heading home.
"Phew doggie, I am beat." Applejack said. "Haven't danced that much since, well, since your last party Pinkie. Thanks again for the invite!"
"See you later birthday alligator!" Rainbow Dash said.
"Bravo for hosting another beautiful soirée." Rarity said.
"It's been lovely." Fluttershy said.
"You sure you don't want to stay?" Pinkie called out. "There's still some cake left!"
"Uh, I'm afraid I'm going to have to pass." Twilight said. "Great party though! We should do this again soon!"
They walked away from the bakery, everyone rounding a corner while Spyro went to the right to get to Sweet Apple Acres, but Applejack suddenly bit down on his tail, making him yelp, but Rainbow Dash covered his mouth, dragging him to where they were before she spat his tail out.
"What's the big idea AJ!?" Spyro exclaimed.
"Shh, not so loud!" Applejack replied, whispering. "Sorry about that sugarcube, but we needed to get someplace where Pinkie wouldn't hear us."
"Why don't you want Pinkie to hear us?" Spyro asked.
"Because tomorrow is Pinkie's birthday." Rainbow Dash replied, surprising Spyro. "And we are planning a surprise party for her. That's why we need to be secretive and keep this to ourselves if we want to plan this party perfectly."
"Well why didn't you say so sooner?" Spyro asked. "What do we need?"
"Mrs. Cake is already preparing a cake for tomorrow." Twilight said. "Said she was going to make it special and we have the presents at Applejacks farm. All we need now is the decorations and some party food."
"Oh, I know the perfect place to get some party food." Spyro said. "The Bistro in Twilight Town."
"That's perfect!" Applejack exclaimed, being shushed. "Sorry. But the food there is perfect for the party! How soon can you get it here!?"
"Depends, what time is the party?" Spyro asked.
"Tomorrow afternoon." Twilight replied. "We should have everything ready before then."
"Alright!" Spyro said. "Everything should be ready by then."
"Perfect!" Twilight said. "Tomorrow we'll give Pinkie the best surprise party ever!"
Everyone clapped their hooves together, everyone cheering as they had a plan for tomorrow. The next day, Spyro was finishing up on the Dragon's Crest maintenance, smiling to himself as he got everything ready, but before he knew it, he opened a panel and Pinkie popped out with a basket full of invitations on her head, spooking him.
"KEEPUNA!" Spyro said, rubbing his head. "Ugh, Pinkie, don't do that."
"Oh, sorry Spyro!" Pinkie replied. "Didn't mean to scare you. And, what did you just say? Key panu or something like that?"
"Keepuna." Spyro replied. "It's Huttese for shoot."
"Oh, ok!" Pinkie replied. "Anyway, I wanted to invite you to Gummy's after birthday party! That way we can have tons of fun!"
"Sorry Pinkie, I can't." Spyro replied, disappointing Pinkie. "I need to head off world for a little while. I need to get a few things from Twilight Town."
"How long will you be gone?" Pinkie asked.
"I don't know." Spyro replied. "Depends on how quickly I can get everything taken care of." He then looked down at Pinkie and saw how disappointed she was, but just smiled, walking over and hugging her, Pinkie hugging him back. "Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible."
"Okie Dokie Lokie!" Pinkie replied. "See you later then!"
She then walked off, Spyro making sure she was gone before closing the doors and walking to the terminal, but little did he know, Pinkie was still there, having already grown suspicious of her friends behavior and excuses after already inviting some of her other friends, so she popped her head out and watched Spyro head o the terminal, activating it and seeing Uncle Scrooge.
"Spyro, I got your message lad!" Uncle Scrooge said.
"Glad you did on such short notice." Spyro replied. "Did you get everything I ordered?"
"Just about lad!" Uncle Scrooge replied. "I'm still waiting on some of the finishing touches. Does Pinkie know?"
"No, no she doesn't but knowing her, she's going to get suspicious of us." Spyro replied.
"Heh, you know your friends better than I do lad." Uncle Scrooge said. "In the meantime, I could use your help with something."
"What do you need Uncle Scrooge?" Spyro asked.
"I'll tell you when you get here." Uncle Scrooge replied. "It's very important."
"Alright, I'm on my way." Spyro replied. "Expect me to be there within a couple of minutes."
He turned the terminal off right as Pinkie was ducking out of sight, watching as Spyro was getting into the Dragon's Crest and the loading hatch closing. She then squinted her eyes, growing suspicious of her friends as she tried to Invite Twilight and the rest of her friends, having already returned to her room in Sugarcube Corner.
"Something is definitely going on around here Gummy." Pinkie said, her pet alligator playing with a ball of yarn. "Sure Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy had to house sit for that vacationing bear, but what are the chances my other friends would have plans for this afternoon too. But Spyro always made time for us, no matter what. Rarity needing to wash her hair, Applejack needing to pick apples, Twilight is behind on her studies and needs to hit the books, and Spyro needs to go to Twilight town for something? The more I think about it, the more those are starting to sound like... excuses!" As Pinkie said it, she looked out her room window and saw Twilight sneaking around outside, trying to make sure no one noticed her as she entered the bakery. "That doesn't look like studying. Or hitting!"
With Spyro, he had just come out of Warp space and was approaching Twilight town, taking it in nice and slow as he landed the ship in the towns local hanger, walking out of the ship and out of the hanger as he walked the streets all the way to the Bistro, but when he arrived, he noticed, to his surprise, a couple of Imperial Pilots enjoying a meal, immediately grabbing his Lightsaber and hiding it inside of his jacket as he approached Uncle Scrooge.
"Ah, Spyro, good of you to make it!" Uncle Scrooge said.
"I got here as quickly as I could." Spyro said. "But why do you have a couple Imperial Pilots here? How did they find this world?"
"No idea lad." Uncle Scrooge replied. "But you need not worry about them. They're defectors."
"Defectors?" Spyro asked, looking to them. "What do you mean they're defectors?"
"Beats me." Uncle Scrooge replied. "All I know is they came here, ordered some food, and have been hush, hush, asking me if there was someone I trust to get them someplace safe."
"And you thought of me." Spyro said, looking back to the Imperial defectors. "Scrooge, you know I don't care much for the Empire, even if they are defectors."
"I know, but I think you might find what they have to be interesting to you." Scrooge said. "From what I heard, they came from the some place called Ilum."
"Ilum!?" Spyro asked, looking to them. "They came from Ilum? Well, now you got me interested. What is it they want again?"
"They just need a world they can stay in peace without being caught by the Empire." Scrooge replied. "In exchange, they'll give whoever helps them the cargo they nicked from the Empire."
Spyro looked back at the Imperial Pilots, thinking about what it was they had before smiling, nodding at Scrooge as he walked over to the pilots, who was drinking some of the local beverages when they noticed Spyro, instantly raising their guard as he stopped in front of the empty seat.
"I heard you're looking for some help to find a safe space to avoid the Empire's eye." Spyro said.
"Yeah, who's asking?" One of the pilots asked.
"Name's Spyro." He replied. "And I'm your key to a better life." The two pilots looked at one another, unsure what to make of him before he sat down. "So, you boys got names, or do you prefer those TK numbers of yours?"
One of the pilots looked at his friend, who shrugged his shoulders like they had nothing left to loose.
"I'm Logan." One of them said. "Also known as TK-552. And this is Ash, TK- 771."
"We defected from the Empire because they aren't what they made themselves to believe." Ash said. "They hurt innocent people, attack unarmed civilians and settlements, claiming its for the protection of the galaxy. But it's all a lie."
"Well, it's not the first time an imperial defected." Spyro said, relaxing a bit. "So, where were you wanting to go?"
"Anywhere." Logan replied. "Anywhere is better than with the Empire."
"Why not join the rebellion?" Spyro asked. "They could use some good pilots."
"Forget it." Logan replied. "No way am I fighting for any cause, but my own from now on. And we're willing to give you what we stole from Ilum."
"Oh yeah, what's so special about it?" Spyro asked.
"No idea." Ash replied. "All we can tell is it's important enough for them to start blasting us when we took off. From what we were told, it was going to Nur. To some kind of fortress."
"Fortress Inquisitorius!?" Spyro asked.
"Yeah, that's it." Ash replied.
Spyro was completely shocked to hear that the cargo the pilots stole was heading to the home world of the Inquisitors, let alone their fortress, instantly peaking Spyro's interests.
"Show me the cargo." Spyro said. "Show me what's in there and I'll help you get to a world that the Empire knows nothing of."
"Fair enough." Logan said, finishing his drink. "Our ship is in one of the hangars. Come with us."
They got up and walked in the direction of the hangar they were talking about, heading to look at the cargo and see what was so special that the Inquisitors would be willing to hunt their own pilots. Back in Equestria, Twilight was waiting for Mrs. Cake to come out, ringing the bell and a moment later, Mrs. Cake came out, seeing Twilight.
"Oh Twilight, hello dear." Mrs. Cake said. "You must be here for the-"
"Shh." Twilight said, looking around. "Is Pinkie Pie around?"
"I don't think so." Mrs. Cake replied, both not noticing the can above them.
"Good, i don't want her to know anything about this." Twilight said.
"Sure thing dear." Mrs. Cake said. "I'll be back in a tick."
Above them, Pinkie was listening to everything they were saying, using the can as a makeshift telephone to listen to their conversation.
"But... we're friends." Pinkie said. "What would she want me to know about?"
She then heard what sounded like Mrs. Cake coming back, listening closely through the can to figure out what they were saying.
"Here you go!" Mrs. Cake said.
"Thanks, and remember, not a word to Pinkie Pie." Twilight said, making Pinkie worry. "Hey, what's with the tin can?"
Twilight pulled on it, making Pinkie's foreleg go through the ground to try and pull it back out, pulling as hard as she could, snapping the string and looking down, instantly pulling away as she saw Twilight had the can on her snout, pulling it off to show her hose was now shaped like the can, looking surprised. Back in Twilight Town, Spyro was walking with the two pilots, heading into the hangar and when he entered, he was taken by surprise, finding it was a Gozanti Cruiser, his mouth wide open when he saw it.
"You have got to be kidding me." Spyro said, walking in. "You Bug-eyed Psychos actually escaped with a Gozanti Cruiser!? How did you manage that!?"
"Wasn't easy." Logan said, smiling to himself. "We lost some good friends trying to escape."
He inputted a code and a moment later, the hatch opened and it descended, allowing them to walk in and have a look around the skip, unable to believe that he was walking in the hull of a Gozanti Cruiser. However, as he looked around, he found a few crates with what appeared to be symbols of the Sith, Spyro walking over and trying to open them, but they were locked down tight.
"We tried opening them, but it's useless." Ash said, sitting down. "Only the Inquisitors can open it."
"Or someone who can use the Force." Spyro replied.
He reached out his hand and the crates dials started to move, Logan and Ash both watching as the box started to open, he crates lid opening to reveal what appeared to be, to his surprise, Kyberite, making him back away as he was in disbelief.
"Kyberite." Spyro said.
"Jedi." Ash said.
They both heard a blaster powering up, both turning to Logan and seeing the smirk on his face.
"Looks like the Grand Inquisitor was right." Logan said. "There really is a Jedi here in this uncharted space."
"Logan, what are you doing?" Spyro asked.
"You really thought we were defectors?" Logan asked. "Pal, it was fake. I'm a loyal soldier of the Empire, swearing to put my own life on the line to destroy any and all rebellion in the galaxy! And with the capture of a Jedi, I'm be remembered and promoted to Moff for this and command my own army!" Spyro reached out and tried to take the blaster, but he pulled the trigger, the bolt hitting his chest and dropping him. "Seriously Jedi? No wonder your kind are going extinct. You're dumb enough to try that? I wonder, how much would your corpse be worth?"
"Not enough for you Bather Poodoo." Spyro replied, standing back up.
"What the-?" Logan said.
However, before he could finish his sentence, hit was hit in the head by another blaster, Spyro drawing his Lightsaber and activating it, but Ash held up his hands and Spyro pointed the blade to him, seeing the blaster in the kids hands and how scared he was.
"I had no idea you were a Jedi." Ash said, tossing his Blaster away. "I heard the stories, but I never thought I'd actually get to meet one."
"You're different." Spyro said, deactivating his saber. "Why turn on your friend like that?"
"He's not my friend." Ash replied. "The Inquisitors are looking for Jedi. They're even willing to go as far as Wild Space. We found this place by accident."
"What's with the Kyberite?" Spyro asked.
"Logan said they were to restrain and make a Jedi if we met one." Ash replied. "Said they can drain a Jedi of their powers."
"That's partially true." Spyro replied, walking over and closing the crates. "Kyberite is known as False Kyber. They were the base at which Kyber Crystals grow from. However, it is known to be the polar opposite of Kyber Crystals as they can resist and reflect the Force, but not stop a Jedi's powers, so this kind of material is better used to make Force resistant armor. Only an Ysalamiri cage can do that. Your Inquisitor sent you here with false hope and bad intel."
"But... why?" Ash asked. "Why do that to us?"
"Because that's how the Empire is Ash." Spyro replied. "They see everyone as expendable pawns, willing to sacrifice them to achieve their goals and never mourn for them." He closed the lid and looked over them, finding there were four other crates in the hull, looking back to Ash. "You are different, I can tell."
"What do I do now?" Ash asked.
"Well, I have one idea." Spyro replied, looking back at Ash. "But it'll cost ya."
Back in Equestria, Twilight was sneaking through town to get to Rarity's all the while Pinkie was following close behind, wearing Groucho Glasses, following her around until they reached Rarity's house, Twilight pressing the doorbell button to get Rarity's attention, the white unicorn mare opening the door and coming out, standing next to Rarity while looking around, making sure no one saw them.
"Pinkie didn't see you at the Sweet shop, did she?" Rarity asked.
"I don't think so." Twilight said, looking to the sky. "I hope Spyro get's back here soon. What's taking him so long?"
"Relax darling, he's still got some time." Rarity said. "Besides, we got our jobs to do. Let's make sure we do them."
Twilight nodded her head and quickly moved out from underneath the box, dropping it before Rarity moved over it, using her tail to carry the box before sneaking off, rounding the corner around a tent, but nearby was Pinkie, using a bale of hay as a disguise as she followed Rarity. In town, Rarity was walking into an alley when Fluttershy popped out, looking around to make sure no one was following them. However, nearby, Pinkie was looking out, watching them as they talked.
"Have you seen her?" Rarity asked.
"Not since this morning." Fluttershy replied.
"Me neither." Rarity said. "Can you believe she was throwing an after birthday party today of all days?"
"I'm just glad I came up with an excuse for why I couldn't be there." Fluttershy said. "Have you seen Spyro?"
"Not since last night." Rarity replied. "He said he was going into Twilight Town to get some things from the Bistro."
"The Bistro?" Pinkie whispered to herself, looking to Gummy. "What's a Bistro? And why go there?"
"Me too." Rarity said. "This is obviously going to be so much better."
"As long as we keep her from finding out about it, it will." Fluttershy replied.
Rarity nodded her head, dropping the box and leaving, Fluttershy taking the box and sneaking away, Pinkie hopping away to not be seen, but she hopped into a wall, falling back and hitting Fluttershy, knocking her to the ground before she looked up to see Pinkie in her disguise, recognizing her instantly and screaming, taking the box and flying away to leave Pinkie alone and upset.
"But... I thought everypony like d my parties?" Pinkie asked, looking upset.
"Hi Pinkie Pie." Rainbow Dash, instantly freezing as she realized what she said, freaking out. "Uh oh."
She then took off, flying as fast as she could to get away from Pinkie.
"Rainbow Dash, wait!" Pinkie said, getting out of her disguise. Rainbow Dash flew away, rounding a corner and looking back, finding that Pinkie wasn't there, trotting as she believed she had escaped, but the pink party pony popped her head out of a barrel, surprising her. "Where you going!?" Rainbow Dash then took off again, flying as fast as she could, reaching the school house and going inside of the bell to hide, thinking she was safe, but Pinkie was already there, hanging like a bat, looking annoyed. "What's the real reason you don't want to come to Gummy's party!?" Rainbow Dash fled again, flying as quickly as she could, reaching a mountain, but as she reached up, Pinkie took her hoof, Rainbow Dash looking up and instantly freezing as Pinkie looked at her saddle bags, instantly suspicious. "WHAT"S IN THE BAGS!?"
Not wanting to answer, she took off again, flying as fast as she could, but Pinkie was just as fast, keeping up with her as she flew to Applejacks farm, the orange farm mare looking back and seeing them as they came her direction.
"Applejacks, we've got a problem!" Rainbow Dash said. "A serious one!"
As Rainbow Dash flew into the barn, Applejacks quickly closed the door as Pinkie ran up to it, angry and banging her head against the door to get someone's attention.
"I know you're in there!" Pinkie shouted.
Applejack opened the door just enough to look at Pinkie, but not enough of let her look inside.
"Oh, howdy partner." Applejack said.
"Hey Applejack, mind if I take a look inside of the barn?" Pinkie asked.
"No." Applejack replied. "Ah mean yes, ah mean... you can't come in here!"
"Rainbow Dash went in there." Pinkie said, pointing it out.
"Oh well, she was just bringing some... supplies!" Applejack replied, trying to keep a straight face as she tried to block her vision of the inside of the barn. "Yep, supplies for the... renovation! Fixing the whole thing up top to bottom! Lots of constructions going on right now!" A second later, Rainbow Dash and some other ponies were pretending to make some random construction sounds, trying to fool Pinkie, which she was suspicious of her friend and not buying the story, so she tried to push her way inside, Applejack pushing back until she slammed the door on Pinkie's head, making her pull away and rub it as Applejack looked back out. "Oh, sorry Pinkie. And yes, there is some construction going on and I'm sticking to that story."
She gave a nervous smile, trying to seem believable, but Pinkie was suspicious of Applejack's story, starring her down as she didn't believe a single bit of her story, but knew she wasn't;t going to get in, so she needed to find another way to get answers.
"Okey dokey loki." Pinkie said, walking away.
Applejack sighed in relief, Pinkie reappearing a second later and giving her an evil eye, making Applejack nervous as she backed away, sighing again as didn't everyone else.
"We better finish up quickly." Rainbow Dash said. "All this sneaking around is starting to make me nervous."
"I agree." Rarity said. "Not to mention Pinkie is already getting suspicious of us."
"Where in tarnation is Spyro!?" Applejack asked. "He was supposed to be back by now!"
"Maybe the foods taking longer than expected." Fluttershy said.
"Whatever it is, all we can do is wait." Twilight said, looking to the sky. "Spyro, please hurry. We're waiting for you."
In the middle of space, the Gozanti Cruiser came out of Hyperspace with the Dragon's Crest attached to the docking bay, the ship reaching a rendezvous point that was requested of him by his contact, keeping the ship in orbit.
"Thanks again for the cruiser Ash." Spyro said. "I actually thought you weren't going to part with it."
"Believe me, having this thing is the last thing I want in my life." Ash replied, walking to the window. "You sure your contact will take me in?"
"Believe me, if there's anyone who can help you, it's him." Spyro replied. A moment later, the scanners went off, indicating another ship was coming out of Hyperspace and he looked up, watching as a Corellian Corvette arrived with an A-Wing escort, pulling up next to the ship and extending it's docking ramp, the Gozanti cruiser doing the same. "And there's my contact."
"Wow, I didn't think he'd actually show up." Ash said, turning to him. "You sure it's alright for me to go? Wouldn't you need help?"
"Don't worry about me Ash, I can handle myself." Spyro said, handing him a communicator with a frequency on it. "If you need any help from me, or need a safe place to stay, you can contact me or find me at these coordinates."
"Thank you, Master Jedi." Ash said, smiling at him.
"Just call me Spyro." He replied.
"Funny, it was Master Jedi when we first met." A voice came.
They both looked up and saw a man with dark hair, wearing all blue clothing, and smiling at them.
"Senator Organa." Spyro said, walking up and shaking his hand. "Thank you for meeting me on such short notice."
"When I received your transmission, I was surprised." Organa replied. "Didn't think you were still alive."
"Hey, takes a lot more than a saber wound to the gut to keep me down." Spyro said, putting his hand on Ash's shoulder. "This is Ash. He's the pilot I told you about."
"Any friend of Spyro's a friend of mine." Organa said, shaking Ash's hand.
"We better be going senator." Spyro said. "Won't be long before the Empire tracks this cruiser down and I don't plan on returning it to them."
"Kinda figured you wouldn't." Organa replied, chuckling a bit. "Well Ash, you ready to go?"
"I am." Ash said, shaking Spyro's hand. "Thanks again Spyro. I owe you my life."
"You're welcome my friend." Spyro said. "Take care now. And try not to get yourself blown up."
Ash chuckled a bit as he followed Senator Organa onto his ship, the doors closing on both ships as the docking bays detached, allowing both ships to go their separate ways as the corvette jumped into Hyperspace, Spyro sighing to himself as he walked to the console and put in the coordinates for Equestria, the ship jumping into Hyperspace right as a Star Destroyer arrived, having missed both ships.
"My lord." The captain said, approaching Darth Vader. "This was where the beacon originated from, but there's nothing here."
"They already jumped." Vader said, walking towards the window. "Can we still track the cruiser?"
"I'm afraid not my lord." The captain replied. "The beacon is still here."
They looked to where the beacon was at and found a damaged escape pod, using the tractor beam to pull it in and finding Logan's dead body in it with a note with a single word on it: 'Suckers!'
"Suckers?" The one of the stormtroopers asked.
A moment later, the pod exploded, dealing devastating damage to the ship as the hull rupture, flames appearing along the deck of the ship and knocking some of the crew down.
"Report." Vader said.
"Decks 5 through 7 have hull breaches along the main corridor." One of the navigators said. " The Entire hanger bay is destroyed and one of our generators is damaged. Only a Proton warhead has enough power to do that."
"Interesting." Vader said, looking to the remains of the pod and a single charred corner of the note floating in space. "Most interesting indeed."
A little while later, Spyro came out of Hyperspace and was making his approach towards Equestria, having the world in sight as he flew towards it, smiling as he activated the communicator to contact the garage.
"AIVA, I'm coming in and with something new too." Spyro said. "Activate the Garage's secondary hangar bay because I'm coming in with a really big ship."
"Yes sir, one moment." AIVA replied. "Secondary Hangar Bay online. Scanning incoming vessel. Sir, if I may ask, where did you get a Gozanti Cruiser?"
"Does it matter AIVA?" Spyro asked. "Anyway, once it's in the garage, we're going to make some major upgrades to the ship."
"Understood sir." AIVA replied. "I shall await your arrival."
Spyro ended the transmission and piloted the ship towards Sweet Apple Acres, smiling to himself before looking towards the cargo bay where he held the crates of Kyberite. On the world's surface, the girls had finished up preparing the decorations, all of them coming out of the barn, excited for what's to come next.
"She is going to love this party!" Rarity said. "Now all that remains is the food that Spyro said he'd get and the guest of honor."
"Well we can't wait on Spyro any longer." Applejack said. "Rainbow Dash, could ya-"
A second later, the Garage split in half, making a sound that spooked the ponies and turned to the garage as they watched it open up, confusing the ponies until a shadow appeared over the farm, everyone looking up and their jaws dropped when they saw the cruiser, watching as a large landing bay came up and the cruiser dropped off the Dragon's Crest outside of the garage, the cruiser landing on the landing pad and a moment later, the loading bay ramp activated and lowered onto the ground with Spyro walking down the ramp, seeing the shocked expressions on their faces.
"Hey girls, is everything ready?" Spyro asked.
"Spyro... what... the... heck?" Applejack asked. "Where in all of tarnation did ya get this!?"
"From Twilight Town." Spyro replied. "Don't worry, it didn't cost me a bit."
"Ya stole it!?" Twilight asked.
"Of course not." Spyro replied. "Helped an Imperial Defector leave the Empire and in exchange, he gave me this Gozanti Cruiser and its cargo."
"Geez Spyro, look at the size of this thing!" Rainbow Dash said, watching as the ship descended. "Will this garage even have enough room for it!?"
"Oh, it'll have room, don't worry." Spyro replied. "All of the food is in the Dragon's Crest, so we better get it."
"Fantastic timing darling!" Rarity said. "We were about to go get Pinkie Pie."
"I can go get her!" Rainbow Dash said.
"I'll come along." Spyro said. "Boy is she going to be surprised!"
They both went into town to go and get their friend while the others went into his ship to get the food and get it ready for the party. The two of them reached Sugarcube Corner, entering the bakery and going up to get Pinkie Pie, both equally excited for the party to start.
"Boy, this is one amazing party Pinkie Pie." Someone said, making them both freeze. "You've really outdone yourself!"
"Why thank you Rocky!" Pinkie replied.
"Who the heck is Rocky?" Spyro asked.
"You're asking me?" Rainbow Dash asked, equally as confused.
"I'm having a delightful time as well." Another voice said.
"Well I'm glad to hear that Sir Lancelot." Pinkie replied.
"Ok, this is getting weird." Rainbow Dash said. "Did Pinkie make some new friends?"
"I don't think so." Spyro replied. "I can sense only Pinkie in there. No one else is with her."
"But we heard a couple of voices in there." Rainbow Dash pointed out.
"I'm just glad none of them pony folk were invited." Rocky said.
"Oh, they're not so bad!" Pinkie replied.
Spyro couldn't understand what was going on, but then suddenly sensed something change in the usually bright and cheery party pony, hearing multiple voices and from the tone and how deep they were, it was clear they were coming from Pinkie Pie, instantly getting worried about her. Spyro then knocked out he door, getting Pinkie's attention and when they entered, they found she had a party of her own going on, but instead of there being ponies or anything else, it was a bunch of random stuff; a bucket of radishes, a bag of flour, a pile of rocks, and a large ball of lint. Pinkie herself looked like her color was dull, her mane was flat, and she wasn't her usual cheery self, reverting to what she was before she saw the rainbow for the Sonic Rainboom, instantly feeling a chill run down his spine.
"Hey Pinkie Pie." Rainbow Dash said. "Sorry for rushing off on you sooner. Had some place to be and couldn't slow down to say hello. You know how it is?"
"I know how it goes alright!" Pinkie replied, trying to keep herself from yelling.
"Uh Pinkie, what's with all of the random items?" Spyro asked.
"Yeah, how about you come to Sweet Apple Acres?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"No thanks!" Pinkie replied. "I'm spending time with my real friends! Ian;t that right Madam de Flour?"
"Oui, that is correct!" Pinkie said, making a voice for the bag of flour.
"Oh boy." Spyro said, looking at Rainbow Dash and motioning for her to come with him, moving a bit away, infuriating Pinkie, so she moved closer to hear what they were whispering. "It seems all of the secrecy has caused a her to crack. She thinks we're no longer her friends."
"Well what do we do then?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"We get her to Sweet Apple Acres and throw her, her surprise birthday party." Spyro said, looking back to see her trying to listen.
"You're right, we need to get her there quickly." Rainbow Dash said, looking back to Pinkie. "Besides, this is kinda creeping me out." They walked back over to Pinkie, smiling at their friend, but Pinkie didn't look happy. "Hey Pinkie Pie, how about we get out of creepy town and head over to Sweet Apple Acres instead?"
"She's not going anywhere!" Pinkie said, moving the bucket of radishes. "Yeah, I'm not going anywhere! I'm having a wonderful time here!"
She then ducked underneath the table, trying to hide from them, but she poked her head out of the table to look at them.
"Uh, Pinkie, you should really come with us." Spyro said. "We have a-"
"You heard her!" The pile of rocks said, getting in front of them. "She ain't going anywhere chump!"
"Who you calling a chump, chump!?" Spyro asked, knocking the rocks over and smacking himself in the face, not believing he fell for that as Rainbow Dash snickered. "That's it, party's over." He hopped over the table as Pinkie looked at him, coming out of the table. "Come on Pinkie Pie, let's go."
"No!" Pinkie replied.
"Please Pinkie, it's important." Spyro pled.
"I said no!" Pinkie replied.
Spyro then tried to push her, trying to get her to move, but somehow she wasn't budging, confusing him, but he kept trying to move her.
"Please, come with us!" Spyro said. "You need to come with us!"
"No... I... Don't!" Pinkie replied.
Spyro looked up and in an instant, Pinkie slammed her flank on his head, slamming him to the ground. He yanks as hard as he could, freeing himself and slamming into the bucket of radishes, a piece of cake landing on his head, making Rainbow Dash snicker, trying not to laugh.
"That's it!" Spyro said, shaking the cake off his head. "You want to do this the hard way, fine! We'll do this the hard way!"
Spyro deactivated his bracers, feeling lighter than ever as he walked over and picked Pinkie up, using his tail to make sure she didn't go anywhere as he and Rainbow Dash went to Sweet Apple Acres, Rainbow Dash still snickering while Spyro rolled his eyes, annoyed by what happened.
"Wow, she really laid down the law there, didn't she?" Rainbow Dash asked, laughing to herself.
"Believe me, it wasn't fun for me." Spyro said. "There are a lot of creepo's who'd kill for that to happen to them."
They kept on walking, Pinkie trying to free herself when they reached the barn, Spyro putting Pinkie down as he reactivated his bracers.
"We're here!" Spyro said.
He pushed the door open and when it opened, the lights came on as the rest of their friends were standing there with Party hats on.
"Surprise!" They shouted.
Pinkie didn't move from the spot, Spyro and Rainbow Dash having to push them into the barn and in front of their friends, not looking happy.
"Gosh, I'd thought she'd be more excited." Fluttershy said.
"Excited!?" Pinkie asked, looking angrier. "EXCITED!? Why would I be excited to attend my own farewell party!?"
"Farewell party?" Twilight asked.
"Yes!" Pinkie replied, still looking angry. "You don't like me anymore, so you decided to kick me out of the group and out of the herd and throw a great big party to celebrate! A 'Farewell to Pinkie Pie' party!"
"Pinkie, this isn't a farewell party." Spyro replied, Pinkie turning away from him. "It's a Surprise Birthday Party."
"Surprise birthday party?" Pinkie asked, looking confused.
"Yes Pinkie darling, a Surprise Birthday Party for you." Rarity said. "We've been planning this for such a long time, we had to make excuses why we couldn't attend Gummy's party so we could get everything ready for yours."
"Yeah, besides if this is a farewell party, then why does the cake I picked up say 'Happy Birthday Pinkie Pie?'" Twilight asked.
Pinkie was beyond confused, looking around and finding the decorating had banners saying happy birthday, presents, even the food table had food made specially for a birthday. Pinkie finally realized what it was and regained her pink color, her mane becoming poofy again as she was happy again, bringing relief to Spyro.
"Because it's my birthday!" Pinkie said, reaching over and pulling everyone in for a hug. "Oh, how could I forget my own birthday!?" She then let them go and started punching around, everyone breathing a sigh of relief. "You all liked me so much, you decided to throw me a surprise party!"
"Yes Pinkie, that was the point of all this." Spyro said, smiling at her.
"You guys are the bestest friends ever!" Pinkie said excitedly, then looking upset. "How could I have ever doubted you?"
"It's ok Pinkie." Twilight said. "It can happen to anypony."
Everyone gathered around Pinkie Pie, showing there were no hard feelings as they all felt a little guilty about leaving her in the dark about her own party.
"At least I haven't been replaced by a bucket of turnips." Rainbow Dash said, making Pinkie nervous.
"Uh, what now?" Twilight asked.
"You don't want to know." Spyro replied.
"Alright everypony, enough of this gabbering!" Applejack said, putting the music on. "Let's party!"
As soon as Applejack put the music on, the party immediately started and everyone started dancing, enjoying the birthday party and playing some of the games that everyone helped to set up, enjoying themselves and not having a care in the world. Elsewhere on the planet Corusant, Palpatine was on his chair, looking outside when Vader arrived, approaching his master and kneeling before him.
"I thought I sent you to locate our missing cruiser." Palpatine said.
"The cruiser has been taken my master." Vader said. "But not by pirates, but by a Jedi."
"A Jedi?" Palpatine asked, turning to face him. "A bold move for a Jedi to steal one of our cruisers. And it's cargo."
"The Kyberite?" Vader asked.
"Despite it being False Kyber, it still has some use." Palpatine replied. "I did not expect those pilots to take it without making sure where it was heading to."
"The Grand Inquisitor is the one who gave it to them." Vader said. "He figured it might draw the attention of Jedi if the pilots talked about the cargo and where it came from."
"And what makes you believe it's a Jedi that took the Cruiser?" Palpatine asked.
"He left the beacon behind, but also the body of one of the pilots, along with a message." Vader replied. "The Message said Suckers before a warhead was detonated. It was the same tactic used by a Jedi during the Clone Wars and when he tried to save some of the Jedi at the temple."
"Spyro." Palpatine said, turning to the window. "The Prince of Light and Darkness finally surfaces after nearly ten years, he has finally revealed himself."
"There is something different about him." Vader said. "He's much stronger than he was before. I sense he's grown stronger than ever."
"Then we'll need to be ready." Palpatine said, turning back to the window. "Have the Inquisitors investigate the shuttles last known location before it disappeared. I want to know where he is and what he's been doing."
"As you wish my master." Vader said, bowing his head.
He then got up and walked out of the office, leaving the office while Palpatine turned to look out the window again, now knowing Spyro was out there and plotting what to do when he returned. Back in Equestria, the party had just ended and Spyro was heading into his garage to check out the latest addition to his fleet and the crates he managed to snag, opening up the first one and lifting the massive lump of crystal and putting it in a special container.
"Sir, I do not understand the concept of the use of these particular type of crystal." AIVA said. "Why not put it with the rest of the crystals in the crystal chamber?"
"Because these crystals are far superior to that we have made." Spyro replied, continuing to move the crystals. "These crystals are what Kyber Crystals grow on. I want to test and find out the perfect condition to grow these crystals in and to see if we can make the Kyberite spread."
"Veins of any specific crystal can grow when in adequate conditions." AIVA replied. "For a majority of crystals, they grow when in the presence of high temperatures along with pressure and heat. Some crystals grow from vapors in the air, from liquid when on a rock and the material around the rock is supersaturated, allowing for crystallization, or when magma is cooling, allowing the atoms to merge and create crystals."
"Kyberite is different." Spyro replied. "It, along with Kyber Crystals, are grown from the Force. Kyber Crystals are both organic and inorganic as is Kyberite as it is False Kyber, so any impurities in a Kyber Crystal makes it False Kyber. If I can find a way to increase the spread of False Kyber..."
"Sir, you are but one man." AIVA Pointed out. "Rebuilding the Jedi Order is next to impossible without assistance."
"One step at a time AIVA." Spyro said, looking at the Kyberite. "One step at a time. But... there's one thing on my mind that is bothering me. Why would the Inquisitors use Kyberite to try and draw Jedi in? It doesn't emit Force energy, it only contains it. Why...?" He then looked at one of the crystals and found something that seemed off, reaching down and pulling out a secondary tracking device, smiling as he saw it. "Cheeky. Very cheeky."
He crushed the tracker, knowing the Inquisitors were probably hunting him now, but he was ready for them, ready to welcome the challenge. Elsewhere, a ship was floating through space, the tracking beacon going dark as the tracker was crushed, but he just smiled, activating his terminal before inputting the coordinates he got from the tracker, determined to hunt the Jedi down as he jumped into Hyperspace.