Flying into the launch bay of the last ship in Drek's fleet, the trio's ship set down on the landing pad so they could disembark.

"So where do we go from here?" Rainbow asked.

"Now we must traverse from teleporter to teleporter, going from one ship to the next until we reach the flagship so we can confront Drek directly." Clank explained.

"And...the reason we couldn't blow up the cockpit of the flagship from space to take him out?" Twilight pointed out.

"For one thing, our ship doesn't have any weapons," Ratchet pointed out.

"Then why not strap the RYNO to the nose cone?" Hilda suggested.

"For another, the fleet has a large amount of defensive weaponry, and our ship has no weapons shielding. This was the only ship we could get on board without being shot out of the sky." Clank countered.

"CRAP!" Ben cursed. "It can never be easy!"

"I just hope this isn't a stealth mission! Those are always so BO-RING!" Pinkie complained.

"Nope!" Ratchet replied, pulling out his Devastator. "Blast everything that moves and force the locks."

"THAT I can get behind!" Hilda grinned, lugging her RYNO.

"Let's show that rattlesnake what it means to mess with our planet!" Applejack said, slamming her Omniwrench in her hand.

"While I like to think of myself as a lady first and foremost..." Rarity then took out her Blaster with a manic sneer. "I'LL RIP THAT SCOUNDREL TO PIECES FOR TRYING TO DESTROY OUR HOME!"

"Oh dear..." Fluttershy gulped, holding Rainbow's hand while shaking.

"Don't worry, Flutters. That Decoy Glove and the Agents of Doom are all you need to help out." The rainbow-haired pegasus girl said reassuringly to her sister.

The first ship passed easily. Two robots, one that needed to be fooled with the Hologuises, and a room full of robodogs were easily dealt with. Twilight attempted her transformation spell on the robodogs, but they still became orange-chicken hybrids.

"Huh, I wonder what they taste like!" Pinkie said as she inspected one of the hybrids.

"Maybe orange chicken?" Hilda joked before her belly rumbled. "Aaaaaaand now I'm hungry...great."

In the next ship, they passed the first room by having Rarity seal the side chambers so the robots couldn't get out to trigger the alarms. They dealt with the second chamber in the same way. Using the Hologuise, they tricked the robot in the third chamber to lower the force field. After wrecking that robot, they went through the teleporter.

In the third ship, Pinkie used her Swingshot to clear the gap first, while Twilight used her magic to fire at the robot dogs on the other side so her sister could have a safe landing. One RYNO volley from Hilda cleared the next chamber and the Hologuise got them through the forcefield to the chamber after that, where they took the teleporter onward.

Once on the flagship, they had to go outside to get around a force field. Walking around the ship's underside, Rarity projected a mobile magic diamond-shaped barrier as she had back on Kerwan to block the weapons fire of the other ships that came close to them. However, the weapon fire was stronger than she had expected, and the first shot broke the barrier into pieces.

"Rarity!" Applejack gasped as she caught her sister.

"Why you-!" Rainbow growled as she zoomed at light speed and smashed through the ships like a torpedo of destruction.

"Easy, Rainbow!" Twilight admonished. "I still needed to keep the gravity spell on you so you didn't drift off into space afterward."

"Nobody messes with my family."

"You kids stay with your mother." Ratchet said. "Ben and I will handle the turrets."

"Alright, time for some Xevious!" Ben grinned as the Lombax-Human Duo plus Clank took the fighter jet inside to do just that.

Rarity was still slightly out of it as Hilda laid her head on her belly, stroking her immaculately curled mane as the unicorn girl sighed in contentment.

"Mmmmm...Pudding..."

"Oooh, I could go for some pudding after this is over!" Pinkie giggled.

Ratchet, Clank, and Ben soon returned and continued on their way. Entering the control center of the flagship, they began to stalk toward the Captain's chair. However, as they approached, an Infobot came out from behind the chair.

"Tonight on Blarg TV, the event you've all been waiting for, the total annihilation of an entire planet! Witness the power, the destruction, and the nothingness that follows! So join Chairman Drek as he pushes the button that ends one world and begins another! Then, stay tuned for The Galaxy's Funniest Superhero Bloopers, featuring Captain Qwark!"

"Not on my watch!" Twilight said firmly, and the group returned quickly to their ship.

"Now we know where he is! Let's get him!" Ratchet declared before quickly making a call. "Grim, listen to me! I want you to lock the garage doors and then head down into the shelter! I'll be there as soon as I can!"

"Copy that, Ratchet!"

"I hope he tells our parents too..." Hilda worriedly said.

"Yeah, me too..." Ben frowned.


Once on Veldin, the gang made their way to where the planet-destroying laser was based. Along the way, they encountered Horned Toads, Blarg Elite troops, missile ships, and the occasional tank. All were dealt with quite easily with their combined arsenal.

"Yee-Haw!" Applejack cheered. "Git along, lil' doggies!"

"Oh dear, I hope my Horned Toad habitat is alright..." Fluttershy said.

"Hey, those croakers know how to behave, unlike the rest of their brethren," Hilda reassured her daughter.

Ratchet got a call on his holo-phone and saw it was Grim, sighing in relief to see that he was okay.

"I managed to get Ben and Hilda's parents down to the shelter with me. We've got you guys on holo-vid. There are more enemies moving in!"

"Thanks for the heads-up, Grim!"

When they reached an Invinco-lock, Hilda took the time to catch her breath while Ratchet hacked the lock.

"Why couldn't we land closer?"

"I must agree with Mother. All this sweat is doing havoc with my skin and hair." Rarity huffed. "Of course, sacrifices must be made for the greater good, but still..."

"Hey, we'll head back to Pokitaru and get that spa you want." Rainbow pointed out. "Don't worry, Rares. Just think of what's at the end!"

"There was not a safe landing pad closer," Clank explained.

"Besides, we don't know exactly where the laser is," Ratchet added.

"And it probably has defenses so landing on it would be a bad idea?" Twilight posited.

"Precisely," Clank agreed as the lock clicked open and the gate turned off.

"Well, let's get going then," Ben said as he took out his Blaster and charged in.

They managed to make their way through the rest of the way with little trouble. The only major obstacle came when the only way forward was diving through a pool after filling it. Twilight made a large magic air bubble to carry her sisters and herself in while Hilda carried it on her back as she, Ratchet, and Ben swam through. As they did, Grim called back again.

"Ratchet, this place is a mess! Disassembled weapons and engine parts everywhere! Didn't you tell me you were gonna clean it up last week?!"

"Yeah, sorry 'bout that! Got held up on a project!"

"'A Beginner's Guide to Quantum Burst Engines'?" Hilda's Mom asked.

"Just throw that anywhere! I have it bookmarked!" Ratchet hurriedly said.

"Huh, what's this? 'Fun With Singularities and Other Cataclysmic Events.'" Grim read.

Ratchet chuckled sheepishly. "That's really more for educational purposes!

"It is always good to meet a fellow academic," Clank said.

"Really I just look at the pictures and then, you know, wing it."

"You should see what's in my shelter..." Ben snickered.

"I came across it once..." Twilight shuddered. "NEVER AGAIN."

Reaching a massive central platform, they saw Drek descend in a massive battle mech.

"What the?" Rainbow asked in shock.

Drek laughed wickedly. "Imbeciles! After all the trouble you've gone through, you're about to die right where you started! It's so poetic..."

"This is it, y'all! Let's get this varmint!" Applejack growled.

The gang opened fire on Drek, but even with all their weapons, they could barely put in a dent. The only major damage was caused by the RYNO but Drek was still in the fight.

"After I've built us a new home world, I'll make another. And another!" Drek laughed. "Can you imagine? Dozens of Blarg-owned planets, forged not by nature, but by my company. We'll create an entire empire using your galaxy's wasted planets! I suppose this will leave many of your citizens homeless or, well, dead...but sacrifices must be made!"

"Are you kidding me?!" Twilight snapped. "Buying a barren one and terraforming it to perfection would have taken under a week and cost a twentieth of what you have to have paid to do all this!"

Drek actually paused when he heard that, rubbing his chin deep in thought before shrugging.

"Oh well, what's done is done...and besides, my way is the FUN way!"

"Why you...!" Twilight snarled, her horn flaring up wildly.

"Uh-Oh..." Ben gulped as everyone backed away.

With a shriek of pure rage, Twilight fired a blast of magical energy from her horn and punched through the cockpit of the enemy mech, which promptly collapsed.

"Wow, you just MURDERED him!" Hilda gasped. "Shame I couldn't sit on him like I promised..."

"Baaaaa!"

Suddenly, a sheep wearing Drek's suit slumped out of the broken mech. Everyone stared awkwardly at the transformed Chairman before Hilda shrugged and jumped into the air before coming down with her big butt.

"GET READY TO FEEL THE THUNDER!"

Sheep Drek could do nothing but let out a loud comical bleat of terror at his incoming pillowy doom...


After taking Drek's crushed and battered body, taking him to a nearby ship and setting its coordinates for the edges of the universe to send him where he could never hurt anyone ever again, the gang made their way to the laser platform.

"So how does this work?" Ben asked, scratching his head. "You guys are the tech whizzes, not me."

Twilight popped open an access panel on the laser unit and began analyzing the tech as best she could. Clank came over to look it over as well.

"So what's the plan for all this, Clank?"

"I had thought we could use the planet-destroying laser to destroy the artificially created planet so as to restore gravity stability to the solar system and end the threat of the Blarg armada."

"But couldn't we try doing something to maybe save all the planets Drek damaged?" Fluttershy asked.

"Yeah, Fluttershy's got a good idea!" Pinkie said.

"Well, it's not like you can hotwire the laser to supercharge your teleportation spell to send each chunk back to the planet it came from, right?" Ratchet offered jokingly.

Twilight frowned. "Actually...that's not a bad idea!"

"It's not?" Ratchet said in shock.

"Any object has a certain intrinsic memory of the shape its supposed to be once it's been shaped," Twilight explained. "That's the basis of the reconstrunction spell I use to fix things in our home when they shatter. If I incorporated that spell into the laser fire, each chunk of the planet would seek the planet it was from originally to merge with it again. Combined with the teleportation spell, each chunk would teleport to the right planet to begin the reconstruction process! It'd be like the planets were never damaged!"

"Why, Twilight...that's absolutely brilliant!" Rarity gasped. "...And certifiably INSANE!"

"If perchance you know a spell to create gyroscopic stability, would that not combine with those spells to make any planet that has shifted from its original orbit and rotation return to its original courses?" Clank offered.

"It would, but I've never perfected such a spell," Twilight groaned.

"Perhaps you could use the gyroscopic stabilizer my gigantic form utilizes as a basis?"

"That could work!" Twilight said happily. "You just need to flip this laser around the other way, then I need to hook you up to it from underneath so I can super boost the power of the laser for this!"

Ratchet blinked. "Anything the rest of us can do to help?"

"Yes, after we fire the laser, Clank and I are probably going to drop like rocks, since the massive energy drain will force him to revert to normal size. Can you get down below and set up a bounce pad for us to land on safely?"

"Sure thing!" Ratchet said eagerly, repelling to the ground below from a nearby Swingshot target.

"I'll get the bouncy house!" Pinkie said as she zoomed over to Grim's Garage.

"And if all else fails, Fluttershy and I will catch you guys!" Rainbow smiled.


The firing went off without a hitch, save the force of the blast broke the laser down, causing it to explode, blasting them downward onto the bounce pad Ratchet had prepared. Looking upward, they saw the planet chunks vanishing in teleportation wakes.

"I guess we can only hope that worked right," Twilight muttered.

"We'll likely find out on the news tomorrow," Ratchet pointed out.

Applejack yawned. "Boy howdy, am I beat. Saving the universe takes a lot outta ya."

"Yes, I am in dire need of my beauty sleep..." Rarity sighed.

"Come on, let's go home." Hilda smiled as she scooped up all of her daughters in her arms. "You sweeties made your Mama and Papas so proud today."

Ratchet turned to Clank. "You coming, pal?"

Smiling, Clank trotted along beside them. Ben chuckled as he rubbed the robot's head affectionately.

"Welcome to the family."


After coming out of the shelter, Grim had taken Ratchet into a fatherly hug, stating how proud he was. Ben and Hilda's parents bombarded their kids in hugs and kisses, glad to see them alright. Hilda's Mom even promised to cook her a massive feast tomorrow to make up for all the trials she went through.

The family was also introduced to Clank, who was welcomed with open arms. Clank had opted to stay with Ratchet, having formed a particularly close bond with the Lombax. He was also close with Twilight, happy to be able to talk academics and science with a fellow intellectual.

In that time, Clank had become known as 'Uncle Clank' by the Mane 6, who were happy to have him be part of the family. With the adventure over, the gang were now content to just kick back and relax after the trials and tribulations they had faced.

Little did they realize that this was only the beginning of the adventures to come in the future...


And so ends the saga of the first game! Next chapter will be an interlude of sorts before we get into Going Commando!

I'm kinda thinking of adding Clank's Mom as a major character. What name should I give her?