"You will pay for your crimes, 'Emperor'." The red and white maned pony said, glaring angrily. "I followed you here from my home. You gargoyles aren't the brightest bulbs in the box."
At this, one gargoyle moved to attack, but Kappo stopped him.
"No. Any puny creature who dares insult I, the great Emperor Kappo, must be punished personally. I'll make an example out of her." The Emperor and the new pegasus ran towards each other, ready to fight to the death.
"Witless creature! You have hurt my people for the last time", she said, firing a huge beam of energy at him, which forced him through the side of Canterlot Castle, knocking him into the kitchen area.
However, when the dust cleared, only a few scars were present on his body.
The earth pony maid Karen was there preparing more food when suddenly, the Emperor grabbed her and flew to the top of the castle. He then turned to the crowd and held her high.
"Very well, I'll destroy all of your 'people', then.", he said, dropping her from the high castle. Frozen in horror, the ponies watched as she plummeted towards the ground.
Suddenly, a voice ended the chilling silence.
"Pixel Pony Powerup! Shoes of Speedhog!", the voice declared.
Then, a pony wearing a yellow helmet and a red outfit with a blue cape zoomed towards the falling Karen, and caught her right before she landed. While most of the ponies were confused, the pegasi cheered.
"That's the Pixel Pony!", one child exclaimed. "He's from Cumulus City, Cloudsdale!"
Pixel looked at Karen. "You alright, miss..."
"Speechless", she said, looking into his eyes in amazement. Realizing what she said, she immediately corrected herself. "Umm, Karen. Yes, mistah Pixel, I'm fine."
"Nice to meet you, Karen", Pixel smiled. "I hope this experience hasn't turned you off of castles. Statistically, they're still some of the safest places to live."
Karen nodded in agreement.
"I like your outfit, is this a costume party?", Pixel asked.
"No, I'm a maid, this is my uniform.", she answered.
"Looks like I'm a bit more out of place than I realized. It's a beautiful dress on you, though.", he said.
She blushed. Then Pixel turned to face the gargoyles and Tenacity.
"I admire your bravery, but you must stay out of this, good citizen.", she warned Pixel.
"I admire the way you blow things up, but I'm sorry, ma'am, I can't stand idly by and watch my fellow pony get hurt.", he answered.
"Very well, then, shall we team up?", she asked.
"I thought you'd never ask.", he agreed. They both turned to face the Emperor.
"I'll take the big guy, you go after the others." Tenacity said.
"Alright!", Pixel shouted, rushing towards the crowds of gargoyles.
Tenacity soon noticed something strange, however. The Emporer's wounds had healed.
So, her fight continued. She flew towards the Emperor , surrounding herself in flames and becoming one big fireball, but he caught her and hurled her towards the roof of the castle's biggest tower, her crashing into it and leaving a big hole from the violent collision. She quickly stood up and approached her enemy again, this time creating a tornado effect, but Kappo merely rode the winds and thrusted his fist hard into her face.
Exhausted, she used the last of her power to summon a sword, and as Kappo aproached her, she sliced off his right arm. He shouted in pain, but then a grin came over his face. Tenacity watched in horror as his arm grew back.
"Foolish warrior. How can you expect to defeat us when your mighty rulers couldn't even stand a chance?"
Tenacity's eyes widened. "That's not true!"
Kappo then kicked her onto the ground and put his foot on her chest.
"We are gargoyles, creatures of stone. We can create the stone necessary for our bodies to be rebuilt." He boasted.
Meanwhile, Pixel had been overwhelmed by the gargoyles, and in front of all the other ponies, his helmet was removed.
"Retro?" Dragon gasped.
The pegasus ponies looked in horror as their hero laid there, defeated.
Suddenly, Dragon had a plan. "Follow me, Critic.", he commanded.
The two ran into the battle, grabbed Retro and Tenacity, and then Dragon used his powers to teleport far away.
"Now you see that none of you can stand against the might of the gargoyles! From this day forth", the Emperor declared as a strange stone area in the sky was being constructed by the gargoyle's powers, "We will rule this land, and anyone who dares rebel against their ruers will be thrown into the lava chamber of my Sky Palace.", he finished, letting out a howling laugh.