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// We Will Go Down in History 
// Story: The Green Eyed Gryphon 
// by misskoifishpony 
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"Attack!" commanded Discord as he pointed his glowing lion paw towards Ruber.

Discord was in front the group, almost as their leader. Once he set off his command, the misfit heroes charged towards Ruber with mighty battle cries. Diego reared high into the air before galloping into battle.

"Wait! Ah!" exclaimed Spike as he fell backwards off Diego. And their travel bags flied off with Spike.

While in mid-air, the bean that Discord gave Spike escaped out of Spike's travel bag. The bean traveled towards Spike's opened mouth and went down his throat. Spike landed to the rocky ground with a thud and harshly gulped down the small bean. He coughed and pounded his chest with claw in order to get the bean out. But no luck.

Meanwhile, Ruber was evilly smirked at the small army approaching him. He raised his glowing rocky hoof high above his head and commanded his giant mountain ponies in a smooth tone, "Now you can attack."

The pony minions didn't hesitant to follow their master's command. The ground below their giant hooves shook the mountain like it was being under attack by an earthquake. Discord was the first to blast at the creatures. He attacked them with glowing purple chaotic energy from his paw and claw. His magic caused some of their shoulders to be taken out and holes in their hooves. The instability in these areas caused the minions collapse, and Discord already took out two stone ponies.

Diego was a ferocious mad dog on the loose. He used his incredible leg strength to jump on one of the pony minions. He viciously scratched, based, and punched it's neck until it breaker violently. Thus ending the mountain pony's life.

Emerl cradled Rainbow in his arms and sheltered her away from the flying rock debris everywhere. He took away from the battlefield and jumped into a bush behind a tree. He carefully hide her in the safety of the bush. Even though she was still unconscious, Emerl whispered "I'llll beeee righttt baccck."

Then, Emerl pounced out of the bush like a wild cat. He joined Discord and Diego in their valiant efforts of taking down the giant pony minions. Ruber keeps summoning more after each minion falls. The misfit army were too busy dealing with his stone monsters to get to him.

Stellar Eclipse was being cornered by two new giant minions into the far corner of the mountain terrain. Stellar Eclipse at first was confident when first galloping into battle. But when he meet face to face with the ugly faceless creatures, he felt skittish like a field mouse. When his but and his chair meet with the boulder in the corner, the mysterious button Discord created for him...was pushed.

Stellar Eclipse was magically lifted into air...and his body swirled around into a transformation sequence. The wheelchair pony could hear epic rock music playing in the background. The mountain scenery disappeared, and in it's place was moving stripes of whites, blues, reds, oranges, and yellows. Stellar felt like he was on that old tv show "Sailor Ponies". He yelped "What's happening?!"

Then, he felt his forelegs and hind legs being spread out wide. Which puts him in a standing position. His disabled wings were being spread out wide as well, and then...Boom! Mecha blocks of metal and cryborg armor surround his wings! Stellar screamed at this new development. Before he knew it, his forelegs and hind legs began to be covered by this square cyborg silver armor. The armor was huge and bulky, but to Stellar Eclipse, it wasn't heavy. Then, a square jet pack formed on the back of Stellar's wings.

The jet pack immediately activated it's hugh pressured air descendent to the ground after Stellar's transformation. When Stellar's hooves touched the ground, he took in the machine that's attached to him. He exclaimed "I'm a...I'm a...a Transformer Pony Robot!"

Discord gave his friend a thumbs up from afar. He winked while proclaiming to him "Looking good buddy!"

Then, he blasted a mighty amount of chaotic energy at one of stone minions' head and continued fighting.

Soon, the stone pony giants in front of Stellar Eclipse lifted their hooves high above the tiny pegasus. He screamed in fear and pointed his newly armed forelegs high above him. This activated an immediate yet powerful red laser fire at the giant hooves. The laser smashed the stone hooves like a cracker. But the laser didn't stop there. Stellar's fire arm also took out their entire forelegs, and the mighty giants fell to their doom.

Stellar Eclipse opened his eyes cautiously. He eyed in utter disbelief at the massive piles of stone in front of him. He looked down at his mecha forelegs and saw light steam coming off them. He lifted his head back up...took a deep breath in...and...

Shouted like a fan boy "Sweet!" He charged into battle with great excitement and determination.

Meanwhile, Spike was still on the ground coughing. Trying to get that bean out of his body. He was flopping around like a fish with no water. Then, while trying to stand up...and clutching his stomach tight...he let out a loud burp...which released a giant green fire spin from his mouth.

The fire spin targeted towards a tall tree. Spike burnt down the tree into something smaller than a toothpick. The purple dragon uttered out while pointing at the burnt down tree, "But...but...how? Wait...oh. Discord."

He turned his gaze towards the battlefield just to the side of him. He saw Diego turning to take down another stone minion, while the werepony himself of struggling in his enemy's hooves. Spike tan as fast as he could to save his friend.

"Yo Faceless! Down here!"

Both the giant pony monster and Diego looked down and saw Spike jumping into the air with his fist out in front of him. Spike took in a quick but deep breath in and released another massive green fire spin. The fiery attack hit directly in the monster's chest. The monster put one of it's hooves over it's chest in order to cool down the flames. Diego used this opportunity to climb out of the giant's hoof and deliver a powerful punch at his enemy's chest. Instantaneously, the stone pony minion crumble into rumble.

Diego lands back on the ground smoothly. He smiles at Spike and says "Thanks."

A gentle breeze went by between Diego and Spike. Diego picked up a very distinct scent that made him shutter. He whispered "Rarity!"

He galloped towards Emerl's fireplace. Rarity noticed in her cage that Diego and Spike were heading towards. She couldn't believe it. It took her a moment to register before joyously shouting with all her breathe "Spikey! Diego! Over here! Yes over here!"

Just as Diego and Spike were about to reach Rarity's invisible cage, another of Ruber's mountain beasts stepped in and blocked them. Spike blew a wave of green fire towards the stone pony's , Diego leaped with all his might towards the enemy's burnt weak face. Once on the face, Diego placed his claws on the minion's ears. He pulled with furious rage and split the giant pony's face and body apart.

Rarity uttered out softly "Oh my..."

The stone pony crumbled into boulders and smaller pieces of rocks. When they flew to the ground, they knocked out all the girls' locks on their cages. That is except for Rarity's lock. Spike immediately saw this and ran towards their cages in order to help them climb out.

Diego used his nose to find the exact location of Rarity's cage. Then he used his claws to outline it's basic and find it's bars. Once he figured out the dimensions, he ripped the cage door off it's hinges.

Rarity was happy when she leaped out if her imprisonment. She exclaimed to her savior "Diego darling! Thank goodness you're here! Are you alright? Those monstrous beasts didn't hurt you, did they?"

Rarity didn't receive any response from Diego. His eyes were wide and his mouth was opened. Rarity was deeply confused by this,and it urged her to ask "Um, Diego? Darling? Is everything okay?"

Diego's mind and heart were spinning. Rarity had never called him darling before. And now, in a mere amount of seconds, she called him darling twice. This joy of his Rarity calling him this loving pet name combined with not seeing her in a matter of days made Diego's love for her soar. He couldn't think. He could only act.

He sighed out loving "You...you called me darling."

Before Rarity knew it, Diego was embracing her with a shower of quick passionate kisses all over her neck, her shoulders, and her face! But he didn't kissed her on the lips in the mist of these kisses. Rarity's face became tomato steaming red in mere seconds.

Rarity struggled to get out of Diego's tight grip and his kisses. This is not the time to do such things!

She exclaimed in her embarrassment, in her frustration, and in the mist of her passion,"Diego!...Darling!...Please!...Now...isn't the...time!"

When Rarity called him "darling" again, it encouraged him to make his kisses more passionate and for his forelegs to tighten around her waist. Rarity blushed even more. The heat in her cheeks and the werepony's tight embrace just might make her pass out. Her legs felt so weak that they were about to trip over.

Rarity can feel her body and his body falling behind. She croaked out "D-Diego! DIEGO! GAH!"

Rarity fell harshly on her back with the werepony still spoiling her with kisses and holding her close to him.

"Alrighty there lover boy, that's enough."

Applejack pulled Diego away from Rarity and back on his furry claws and hooves. Twilight helped a very red faced and flustered Rarity up. Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Spike soon joined into the group.

Applejack then scolded Diego with "In case y'all didn't notice...but...we're in the middle of fighting for our lives!"

Diego retorted back with "Oh, right. Umm...Let's do this!" Then the werepony charged into battle once more.

A very worried and concerned Rarity followed after him and shouted "Diego! Don't hurt yourself! Diego! I'm...I'm coming too!"

Spike commented "I better keep an eye on them or else they'll get themselves into trouble again." After that, he valiantly followed after the unusual couple.

While Applejack, Twilight, Pinkie Pie turned their gaze towards where their dragon friend went, Fluttershy says "I'm going to find Rainbow and make sure she's safe."

Twilight nodded and agreed "Sounds like plan. While the rest of us go in as a team."

Pinkie Pie joyously proclaims "Oh! I just got the perfect thing for such an occasion!" She pulls out her giant blue party canon from behind her.

Twilight and Applejack gawked at her party canon. Applejack had the guts to say "But how? You were kidnapped in the middle of the night and..."

Pinkie Pie giggled "Like I always say AJ, I never leave home without my party canon! Now let's do this!"

Then the spunky pink pony pulls on the canon's strings and released a tide wave of confetti and part strings at a giant stone pony. The party canon attack sent the massive creature all the way on the other side of the battlefield.

Pinkie Pie cheered "Wohoo!"

Twilight commented "On that note...ready Applejack?"

Applejack took the rope out of the apple sack Emerl was using earlier. She swirled the rope into a lasso over her head. Then, turned to Twilight with a determined look on her face "Ready Twi."

The three friends galloped into the fierce combat zone with great courage. Applejack would lasso Ruber's minions by their legs which would tumble them to the ground. Then, Twilight would blast them with her purple magic and Pinkie Pie would blast them with her party canon. Just for fun. While Rarity and Spike would blind the monsters with their fire and magic. When the creatures are vulnerable, Diego strikes and takes them down. Discord and Stellar Eclipse worked together to bring Ruber's minions down with their powerful magical blasts and mechanical laser blasts. Stellar Eclipse even used his new robotic strength to kick and punch his enemies into dust. Emerl tried to claw his way to Ruber and wanted to stop the madness at it's source. But there was always a stone minion standing in his way. He swiped and lashed as fast he could, and catch Ruber off guard. But Ruber was always one step ahead of him.

Meanwhile, Fluttershy sneaks and crawls quietly towards the bush Emerl hide Rainbow. Once she got to the bush, she quickly leap in.

"Rainbow!" Fluttershy softly exclaimed with tears in her eyes once she saw Rainbow Dash. She hugged her dear friend with all her might.

Fluttershy looked back at her friend, who was now dreadfully grey and unconscious. Fluttershy whispered "Don't worry Dashie, everything is going to be alright. Just hang in there."

Ruber became overwhelmed with making more stone minions. His enemies were smashing down his creations faster than he was creating. The opposing side were gaining new warriors. But how? He looked around the battlefield in his flustered state to see where the new soldiers were. He saw four more colorful ponies...and they glowing of Excalibur's magic. He let out a devilish grin at this revelation.

He quickly finished making one more giant minion, then proceed to raising his hooves high above his head. His eyes twitched, his mouth twitched. His rocky hoof began to glow and hid gaze was directly on the four elements of harmony.

Twilight, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity stopped. They were frozen statues in the combat zones. The stone minions crumbled back into the ground. Our heroes acted as through they were possessed. Their eyes rolled to the back of their heads...their beautiful colors faded into grey...and their cutiemarks faded along with their colors.

The colors, cutiemarks, and magic streamed into Ruber's glowing hoof. He greedily took the power in and used to grow to be the size of his former giant pony minions. He deeply relished in the joy of being dominant once more.

Diego caught the fainting Rarity and whispered sadly "Rarity."

Spike caught the fainting Twilight. He tried to hold back his tears in as he called for her name. He hoped she would wake up if he called...but she didn't.

Stellar Eclipse and Emerl caught Pinkie Pie and Applejack and softly placed them on the ground.

Ruber turned his gaze towards the yellow and pink head sticking out from the bushes and trees from the side. He grinned with wicked desire and pointed his giant glowing hoof to it.

Discord and Emerl followed Ruber's gaze...and then had a horrible realization of what was going to happen.

Discord screamed while reaching out "FLUTTERSHY NO!"

Emerl shouted "Rainnnboow!"

Fluttershy's eyes rolled to the back of her head...the yellow from her coat and the pink in her mane drained away...her butterfly cutiemark disappeared without a trace...and she collapsed to the ground while still holding on her friend in her forelegs.