Entering through Zom Zom's Shop, they're greeted by a familiar face back from Bunkum, Zom Zom. He appears to have an Eight Ball for a head, tilted sideways with dots in the eight holes for eyes. He wears a starry, purple turban adorned with a plastic jewel on it that's fixed with a safety pin. He wears a purple and gold waistcoat with a large flared collar over a blue shirt. He also wears a purple sash around his waist, black trousers, and curled purple shoes.
However, Zom Zom appears to be the same but with a few minor changes since his time from Bunkum. His beard and mustache are made of yarn instead of regular hair. And his undershirt is blue instead of red. And the 8 on his 8 ball is silver instead of black.
Zom Zom then sees the familiar group from their journey from Bunkum, happy to see Rarity to show the introduction of his new and improved shop.
"Allo! I am Zom Zom" Zom Zom said, introducing with the familiar faces that groaned, except for Rarity and Sackboy." You wish to change clothes?"
"Yes, Daring!" Rarity said in excitement.
"Buy fabulous new outfits?" Zom Zom added.
"Well... we're in a hurry to a missio-" Twilight said.
"Ooh la la! You have come to the right place for it!" Zom Zom interrupted, as she guides Rarity, Sackboy, and the rest to his shop. "Spend Collectabells to purchase stupendous styles."
"Ugh... Ya know that you don't have to do a quick tour of your shop, Zom Zom." Applejack grumbled. "We met you from Bunkum you know that don't you?"
"Then, create incredible new looks in your Wardrobe, where you will find all your fantastical fashions!" Zom Zom said. "Muah!"
"Okey Dokie!" Pinkie happily cheered, "Come on girls, let's just give Rarity some time for the perfect outfit for our adventure!"
"Oh, and here, I give you some free collectabells just for you!" Zom Zom said, offering around 200 collectabells, "To spend, at Zom Zom's!"
Rarity loves the costumes Zom Zom had provided since the first time they met him from Bunkum, so she decides to check out many costumes from ponies ranging from pegasuses, unicorns, and earth ponies to sackings (and dragons). The others groaned except for Sackboy and Pinkie Pie, as Rarity to find the best costumes for the knitted hero, while getting her friends to dress up in any fashion of costumes.
Each outfit and costume were ranged by each pony, dragon, and sackling. Twilight was wearing a Red Riding Hood costume with a bit of a blush, Rainbow Dash was wearing a Las Pegasus Singer outfit seemed impressed, Fluttershy was wearing a Butterfly costume who didn't mind at first, and Applejack was wearing a Monk Costume as she was kinda annoyed that there isn't a western outfit to fit her style, Pinkie Pie was wearing a Jellyfish Costume as she thought of making a Jellyfish themed cake, Rarity was wearing a Cleopatra outfit to fit her style to look more beautiful, Spike was wearing a Frankenstein Moster outfit but since it's not Nightmare Night/Halloween, the Dragon looked happy that he may use it for the next Nightmare Night. And Sackboy was wearing a Mountaineer outfit as it likely fits the appeal, as they're in the Soaring Summit.
"Ahh... these designs and costumes look, such lovely girls," Rarity said, amused as she goes through the fashion and costumes. "I know we're on a journey, but can we stay here for a couple of minutes? I want to find the perfect costume for our knitted hero."
"Come on Rarity... There's a Jester and a storm army we're dealing with here." Rainbow groaned as she was wearing a mountain climber outfit, "Besides, can't we go to Zom Zom's later and save up?"
"Oj! She has a lot of collectibles from Bunkum, Rainbow." Zom Zom questioned, "You'll have to wait for Rarity to find the perfect spending and fitting, once she's settled for all of your fabulous costumes."
The rest rolled their eyes, while Pinkie and Sackboy try to find the perfect outfit, with Rarity gushing to see the costume she was wearing.
After buying a few costumes from Zom Zom's Shop, Sackboy and the Equestrians ventured off to enter their next destination.
"Well, that was astonishing!" Rarity happily said since she has bought the costumes for her friends. "We'll go back to Zom Zom's later for our dressing, but for now, let's go! We have a world to save!"
"That's the spirit, Rarity!" Spike exclaimed, with the group agreeing.
Reaching their next destination, somehow, they've noticed they have to find 5 keyholes through a door with no door handles, after sliding down. They started to go on a fetch quest to find the 4 keys since the first key was in front of them.
"So... there are four keys to search for?" Twilight thought as she goes for an analysis, "Okay girls, let's spilt up! Sackboy and I found the first key. So... Spike and Rarity will look for the second, Applejack and Rainbow will find the third, and Fluttershy and Pinkie will find the fourth and fifth."
The group split up as they searched for the remaining keys while trying to avoid one of Vex's enemies which leads to them being trapped inside of it by its dark cyanish ball enemy. Twilight and Sackboy are sitting there as they waited for their friends to find the 4 reminding keys while drawing out a strategy to figure out how to stop Vex and Tempest. Applejack and Rainbow Dash bashed through the purple bull vexed creatures when they entered a hidden room to get the second key with a dream orb, Rarity used her unicorn to elevate the weird vexed trap creature and found the second key with Spike defending her from the purple bull vexed creatures as he gets another Dreamer Orb. Fluttershy flew through and found the third key from a box with a balloon attached, and Pinkie found the last one as she got caught by the vexed creature trap, but got out quickly and threw a cupcake to hit a button to get the last key with another Dream Orb.
Together at last all 5 keys went through the keyholes together to unlock the door and go through a slide to land.
"Talk about a fun bashing, right AJ?" Rainbow smirked, "It was fun to bash those purple bulls that were roaming around.
"Yep, at least we are preparing for one big apple for training, Dash." Applejack said.
"Wait... is that?" Twilight said as she sees Scarlet standing there playing with what appeared to be dolls which made Twilight smile to see her again. "Oh my Celestia, it's Scarlet!"
Scarlet seems to be playing with the Sackboy Knight doll and a Celestia Alicorn Doll with a Vex and Nightmare Moon doll to demonstrate the history. Up until she sees the group, looking at her as to think why at her age would play with dolls as a filly or kid would play around. Scarlet was surprised but smiles to see that they were here, now that she'll give them information about the dolls behind it.
"This is a Knitted Knight and a Princess Alicorn!" Scarlet said, introducing her dolls to the group.
Sackboy and the Equestrians knew about the Princess Doll being Celestia but never heard about the Knitted Knight as they thought it looked like Sackboy wearing a knight helmet with a sword.
"Well... we already know about the Princess." Rainbow grinned with a smirk, "But... we never heard about the Knitted Knights before. Looks like Sackboy as a royal guard if she works for Princess Celestia in her castle."
"Oh, don't tell me you've never heard about the Knitted Knights of the Imagisphere," Scarlet said to them as if the group was crazy enough that they never heard about the Knitted Knights.
"Never heard of them." Pinkie giggled, with Sackboy 'going' about the Knitted Knights as he never heard about them.
"The sworn protectors of Craftworld?"
"Protectors of Craftworld?" Rarity, Fluttershy, and Spike said at the same time, wondering who are the Knitted Knights, with Sackboy nodding a 'no' again.
"Well, it's a Knitted Knight's duty to defend this world of threats like Vex!" Scarlet said as she surprised Sackboy and Twilight with the Vex Doll up close to their face with a demonstration of the Vex Doll, "A vile creature born of nightmares and dread, with the power of the Uproar at his command, corrupting everything it touches."
"Which means he's could corrupt our worlds with nightmares in our dreams?" Spike questioned since he seems to be afraid of the jester.
"Not until we have the power of Friendship," Twilight said, cheering Spike up.
"However, Craftworld and Equestria need a new protector," Scarlet said as she demonstrated. "A sackperson and Alicorn Princess of true potential."
"A new protector for Craftworld and Equestria?" The Equestrians questioned.
"Someone like... like you two," Scarlet said, as she gives Sackboy and Twilight a Knitted Knight and Princess Celestia Doll. Sackboy wondered what Scarlet meant of the true potential, with Twilight telling her about the Canterlot attack.
"But... I'm the only princess left here... after the princesses and half of the Alliance were stoned from the attack from Tempest and Vex..." Twilight worriedly said, "Sackboy isn't a Knighted Knight either."
"It's okay, Twilight, I know you are worried, but it's not just you and Sackboy..." Scarlet said with wisdom. "See the Imagisphere is a vast place."
"Vast Place?" Rarity and Applejack questioned, wondering what that meant.
"There are countless other Craftworlds and Equestrias out there, even countless Knitted Knights and princesses-in-waiting," Scarlet said, which made Twilight and Sackboy curious that there are other Craftworlds and Equestrias (presumable it's meant to be multiverses) out there on their presence. "And you and your friends have the power to call on their help if you want it."
"Meaning that if there are other worlds like Craftworld, this means we could stop the Storm Army and Vex!" Pinkie said with courage.
"Think of them like... Friends, who look just like you, Twilight." Scarlet said as she give the last demonstration of the dolls, Giving Twilight encouragement which meant she was not alone while Sackboy checked on Vex's scroll to see his plans before Scarlet informs Sackboy and the Equestrians about their situation. "But all that really matters is that you all stop Vex and Tempest. They can't be allowed to collect all the things Vex needs to his Topsy Turver and Tempest tracking Twilight down for the Storm King to steal the Alicorn Magic."
"That means... Vex is already in the mountains right now!" Twilight gasped. "We must hurry and stop him!"
"And it starts by facing Vex at the top of this very mountain," Scarlet informed them with a smile. "So you all better get going."
"We'll stop that jester, Scarlet!" Rainbow nodded, "Will kick his flank up till we find the source for new friends!"
After meeting up with Scarlet and giving out tales about the Knitted Knights to inform them about stopping the baddies of Vex and the Storm Army, they reached to next area, one that Fluttershy gushed the most.
There appeared to be creatures that somehow got broke free from their pen house. They're known as Scootles. But just as they were about to head on to see them, Sackboy and the Equestrians then meet a new face, one who needs a keen of help to get the Scootles that escaped their pen house. He appears to be a vegetal character, with a body composed of what looks like a green gourd and plenty of leafy features. He has purple arms and wears blue fingerless gloves. He also wears tan explorer gear and a large hat with numerous Pin-like badges. Along with a pair of metallic, gold goggles he also carries a color-coordinated magnifying glass.
This was Gerald Strudleguff, an explorer and wildlife enthusiast who was trying to find his Scootles until he meets a knitted sack, his pony friends, and a Dragon.
"Ohh... The cloth, the unusually large head..." Gerald Strudleguff said, giving a quick analysis on Sackboy while the Equestrians wonder who he is, "You must be a sackling! So rare to see one out in the wild!"
"So, I assume you're a wildlife enthusiast, judging by the backpack and magnifying glass?" Twilight said, which surprised Gerald Strudleguff to see the equines talk.
"Wow! Never in my life to see talking ponies and a dragon here between a Unicorn, Pegasus, Earth Pony, and an Alicorn!" Gerald Strudleguff happily exclaimed and gives Sackboy a handshake, "The name's Gerald Strudleguff, g'day, Craftworld's top wildlife expert."
"We are in a hurry... Gerald Strudleguff... but do you know about the Uproar?" Fluttershy said.
"The influence of the Uproar is having all sorts anomalorious effects on the local fauna." Gerald Strudleguff informed, "Like these poor Scootles."
This made Fluttershy gush as she chased the one Scootles, who looked like he was being chased, as it impressed Gerald Strudleguff that Fluttershy is an animal expert.
"Seems like Fluttershy is starting to like those Scootles," Pinkie said, "You think we can help you find them Gerald Strudleguff?"
"Knowing your Pegasus friend is starting to get along with the Scootles, maybe you can try herding as mandy as you all can back into their pen" Gerald Strudleguff smiled, hoping that Sackboy and the Equestrians will help him herd the Scootles back to their penthouses. "They'll thank you for it, you'll see."
"We'll do what we can do Gerald Strudleguff," Rainbow said, "After this, we'll go onto the mountains to stop Vex at the mountains!"
"Go on, get as many of these scootles safely into their pens as you can." Gerald Strudleguff nodded.
"Come one you little Scootles." Fluttershy said, as she herds the Scootles back to their penthouse, "I hope Gerald Strudleguff would be happy you all are getting a delicious meal, once we get your friends to safety."
Just as Fluttershy herd all the Scootles, she was lucky enough that the Dream Orb flew up to her slowly to her hooves, prompting that they are going on a Dream Orb hunt, by hearing the Scootles. Entering through a room, Sackboy and the Equestrians catch up with Fluttershy to herd the Scootles as they entered and used the bounce pads to get up to the area. Twilight was lucky to have Fluttershy around here to help Gerald Strudleguff get all his scooters back to their penthouse safely. Fluttershy managed to get 5 Scootles to their penthouse safely, prompting another dream orb.
"Fluttershy, don't go too ahead of us!" Pinkie warned, "We also have to check on the other Scootles too!"
"Don't worry, they aren't scared, they were just finding a way back to their penthouse!" Fluttershy replied.
"I'm glad Fluttershy was here to take care of these Scootles," Twilight said in relived. "If she wasn't here, we would have a problem dealing with these little critters."
Finally, reaching the last penthouse, Sackboy and the Equestrians, managed to get ten Scootles safely, resulting in the dream orb they were rewarded, But as they entered inside, they see Gerald Strudleguff with the Scootles they herd. Gerald Strudleguff was happy that Sackboy and the Equestrians did their best to get the Scootles back to the penthouse.
"A truly tremendous feat of shepherding prowess. I will make a note of it in my book!" Gerald Strudleguff said, "Sacklings and Ponies are natrual-orn herders...", see?"
"Thanks, Gerald Strudleguff" Applejack said, "It was an honor for Fluttershy to do all the work for her since she's an expert on animals."
"Anyway, I'm sure we'll run into each other again." Gerald Strudleguff said, that he hopes to see Sackboy and his friends again when he sees them in a new location.
"We'll meet you anytime Gerald Strudleguff, but for now, we have a Storm Army and a jester to deal with right now." Rarity said.
"Let's go, girls! We have a train to catch!" Twilight said as she and Sackboy lead the way to the new area in the Soaring Summit.
As Sackboy and the Equestrians are almost at the top, they met Scarlet again who was waiting as she led them to where the train is.
"Good job Sackboy and Twilight Sparkle, you and your friends are almost at the top," Scarlet said, "All that stands between all of you and Vex is this very safe and not dangerous-at-all trains ride."
"But is the train safe?" Applejack questioned.
"And is it fancy with beds in coaches?" Rarity pleased in hope.
"Well... you'll have to find out yourselves Applejack and Rarity," Scarlet said in a manner before she starts to jump out to her next destination. "But in the meantime, I'll meet you at the top, once you all give Vex a battle! Ride safely on the Train!"
With Scarlet going to a different destination, Sackboy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Applejack grabbed the platform to go on a ride to the train, with Spike riding on Twilight with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy following them to the train. They found the train, but Rarity was disappointed but scared that this was the train they'll have to travel to the mountains.
"Hphm... thanks to the train, Scarlet." Rarity pouted," That yeti is lucky for sure, but this... doesn't look safe for a pony to ride here."
But as she goes into her little complaints about the training going to their destination, a screw-bomb was landing down with Applejack unscrewing the screw-bow so that the train doesn't get damaged.
"Come on Rarity, I know you are pouty, but we have to protect the train here!" Applejack said as she notice one of vex's minions landing on the train and gave one of them a big bucking to the face, "We have enemies to fight, so enough chit chattering, more on defending the train!"
During their train ride, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy found around 3 dream orbs as they fly while Spike, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, and Sackboy defended the train while jumping to the platform to collect some bubbles and two more dream orbs. But as their train ride was long from getting the screw bombs off and fighting Vex's Minions off the train, the train ride was about to head to disaster to cut it short. As it goes up the mountains, the ones who couldn't fly ducked and looked up to see they were about to fall.
"Oh, for Celestia's sake!" Rarity yelled.
"WEEEEEE" Pinkie cheered.
But luckily, Twilight managed to save the five with her magic safely. And it seems that Sackboy and the Equestrians have managed to be in the mountains but inside.
"Thanks for the save Twilight!" Pinkie giggled as she hugs her, "Now we're at the mountains!"
"But... there's a catch to it Pinkie." Applejack grumbled, "We have to go all the way to the top."
"Don't worry, Applejack, but let's be very careful girls." Twilight said, "Vex is watching us from my sense of magic, so let's all be together and go up to the top safely.
Sackboy agreed to Twilight since it seems that Vex is already on the mountains on top. Thus, resulted to go through the caves of the mountains.