Gilda headed into the rain cloud. At first it seemed that all would go smoothly as the powerful griffin worked to wring the rain water from the cloud. Suddenly, a multicolored streak flashed across the sky and Gilda was knocked away from the cloud. General Rainbow Slash attacked her rival furiously.
“When one of the Generals of Disharmony appears, the others are often not far behind,” said Trixie. “We must be prepared for combat. This really isn’t your fight, Big Macintosh, but are you prepared to help us if you must?”
“Yup,” Big Macintosh said. “I want to help you all take back the kingdom, and I want to get home to my own land. So it kinda is my fight too, Trixie.”
General Flutterdeath and General Blacklight Gloom swooped over the wall. The gate burst open, and in came General Apple Doom and Big Mac’s doppelganger, Bad Mac.
“Imposter, you will pay for impersonating me!” Bad Mac bellowed.
“Oh goody! More bones to be ground to make my bread!” squealed General Stinky Pie.
“Miss Kind and Humble Trixie, I’m pretty strong, but there ain’t no way I’m gonna be able to hold all of these strong ponies off alone!” a worried Big Mac said.
At that moment, a kettle full of mud poured down over Apple Doom, Bad Mac, and Stinky Pie. There on the wall surrounding the courtyard stood Dirt Clod and Wooden Spork.
“You won’t have to fight them alone, Big Macintosh,” said Dirt Clod. “We’re going to fight them with you.”
“He’ll fight me, and he’ll lose,” snorted Bad Mac. “Come on, you cheap fake. It’s just you and me, stallion to stallion.”
“Well, I hardly think that’s fair, when the big bad generals are ganging up on a couple little fillies,” Big Mac retorted. “That’s what I call just plain cowardly.”
The others were ignoring Trixie and Harmony for the moment.
“All I need is just one good shot,” Trixie muttered to herself.
Trixie procured a magic wand from her cloak. She mumbled a few words and pointed the wand towards the sky. A blast of lightning shot forth from the wand.
“Harmony, get ready to drink the clear rain!” she demanded.
“Not if I can help it!”
In a flash of indigo light, General Scarity tore across the courtyard. She slammed into Trixie, knocking her off balance. Instead of hitting the cloud, the bolt from Trixie’s wand struck Rainbow Slash.