Applejack dropped to the ground. Her body was riddled with bruises and half tail was burned off. Fluttershy and Luna both were flying toward her. That battle had been brutal and one-sided. AJ had desperately fought Fluttershy hoof to hoof while dodging blasts from Luna. This strategy unfortunately fell short the moment Fluttershy punched Applejack conveniently into one of Luna’s blasts. Now the farm pony was struggling to move. This can’t be where it ends, Applejack thought. The normally stubborn pony knew right then that she needed help. Still Spike and Rarity were both unconscious. The whole town had been pretty much deserted all day too. Applejack looked up at her attackers before making a final desperate plea. “Somepony help me!”
“Give it up AJ,” Fluttershy laughed. “This beating’s gonna make my day!”
“Not so fast!” The three ponies turned in the direction of the voices to see the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Each filly was wearing their talent show outfits. Scootalou took a step forward and cleared her throat.
“Ehem.” Scootalou shot Fluttershy a confident stare. “Evildoers beware! We are the Super Cutie Mark Crusader Trio!”
“Don’t worry sis,” Applebloom jumped in. “We’ll save you!”
Applejack looked at her sister with confusion. “What the hay is wrong with you three?”
“Sis,” Applebloom said. “Were superponies!”
“Yeah!” Scootalou cheered. “That’s why we created an awesome hero group name!”
Applejack scowled. “First of all that name is basically the same as yer normal group name! Second of all you can’t stop these two! You three don’t even have powers!”
Scootalou laughed. “Actually Applejack since this morning we do! Watch this.” Scootalou put her hoofs together and generated an orange shining ball. Everypony stared in awe of Scootalou’s newfound superpower. “With my control over energy blasts my superpony name is Scootaboom!” The tiny pegasus tossed her energy blast at a nearby marshmallow. The orange ball hit the puffy white desert causing a huge explosion. Singed marshmallow goodness rained from the sky.
Applebloom ran over next to Scootaboom. “And I’m not Applebloom anymore!” The farm filly held her hoofs up and magically circus rings materialized. Applebloom’s eyes glowed red as the rings lit on fire. Applejack’s jaw dropped. “I got my power over loopie hoops back! Only now I can light them on fire too! Call me Acrobloom!”
Twitch twitch.
Scootaboom and Acrobloom jumped up and pointed at their third friend. “And she’s Twitchy Bell!” The white filly merely twitched while staring into space.
“Yeah,” Scootaboom said awkwardly. “She’s been like that all day. But regardless we are the Super Cutie Mark Crusader Trio!
“Just relax sis,” Acrobloom cheered. “We’ll save you!” Applejack stared up at her sister before finally falling to the ground unconscious. Acrobloom pushed AJ over to the side of the field. Then the two fillies finally faced Fluttershy.
“I’m tired of your nonsense,” The yellow pegasus growled. “If somepony wastes your time, then make them pay for their crime!”
“Look Fluttershy,” Scootaboom said. “We still love you, but were gonna have to end your rain of terror!”
Fluttershy tensed up. “Well I remember you three.” The pegasus jumped up into the air. “You little punks made me enter the Everfree forest, where I almost got turned to stone! Now I’ll pay you back with every single broken bone!”
“DON’T FORGET ABOUT US!” Luna flew over near Fluttershy. “WE ARE ALSO HERE TO WIPE OUT THESE WHELPS! WITH THEM GONE ALL YOUTH INDISCRETION WILL BE MINE! ALL MINE!”
Fluttershy punched Luna flying into a nearby cake. “Don’t lump me in with you miss multiple personality disorder. I remember you breaking my back last Nightmare Night! And I “New” Fluttershy will not rest until every pony who wronged me feels true fright!”
“Well let’s fight then!” Scootaboom threw an energy blast at Fluttershy. The yellow pony dodged the attack by flying into the sky. Then Fluttershy dove at top speeds and landed in front of Scootaboom. Fluttershy grabbed Scootaboom’s tail in her hooves. She spun the tiny filly around and tossed her into the air.
“Scootaboom!” Acrobloom cried.
“Don’t worry Acro!” Scootaboom answered. “I’m going to land on that feather pillow over there!” Scootaboom was flying toward a magical feather pillow. If she had hit the soft space, injury would’ve been impossible. However by the powers of Modnar at the very moment, the feather pillow Scootalou was flying towards transformed into a sea urchin. Scootaboom noticing this cruel joke said the only response appropriate. “Oh cra-“
*CRASH*
“OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!”
“Scootaboom are you ok?!” Acrobloom called.
“Yeah I’m fffine,” Scootalou whimpered. The sea urchin had only impaled her wing and seeing how she couldn’t fly it wasn’t that big a problem. Of course the large spike ball attached to her wing now kept Scootaboom from moving.
“I’ll end this then!” Acrobloom yelled. The filly threw two flaming rings at Fluttershy. However the pegasus leaned her head back to dodge the first ring. Then she used her wings to push up body up over the ground. The second ring flew right under Fluttershy.
“Come on!” Fluttershy laughed. “Can’t you guys do anything right? I wouldn’t even call this farce a fight!” Acrobloom’s eyes glowed red. The rings reversed and flew back toward Fluttershy. However the pegasus again dodged the rings this time without even looking. Acrobloom re-grabbed her rings.
“She’s too fast!” Acrobloom cried.
“Hay Acrobloom,” Scootaboom shouted. “Let’s attack at the same time!”
“Good idea!” The yellow filly answered. Acrobloom reignited her rings, while Scootaboom created another energy blast. Both fillies launched their attacks at Fluttershy. From Scootaboom’s side came a large orange energy blast. From Acrobloom’s side came two flaming rings. The attacks were both headed straight for Fluttershy. The pegasus was hovering over the ground. Her eyes darted between both directions and prepared her counterattack. Fluttershy finally flew up just as the attacks closed in on her. Scootaboom’s energy blast flew right in between the two rings. Each filly’s eyes widened. Both attacks were now seconds away from hitting the totally wrong mark.
An explosion occurred as each weapon hit. Scootaboom and Acrobloom both were knocked a few feet back. Each was now covered in bruises with tears beginning to fall from their tiny faces. However each pony quickly wiped those tears away since of course how true heroes never cry.
“Ugh nice blast Scootaboom,” Acrobloom sighed.
“Yeah you too,” Scootboom whimpered.
Fluttershy landed. “You two are too weak! It’s like fighting a couple of geeks!”
Scootaboom and Acrobloom both struggled to get up to no avail. Each filly couldn’t move. It seemed there was no hope left for the Crusaders. Then everypony heard it.
Twitch twitch.
Fluttershy turned to see Sweetie Belle. The dazed filly was glowing with a blue aura. Her horn was overflowing with magical energy. She wasn’t just twitching this whole time. She was powering up for an attack!
The yellow pegasus chuckled. “If you wanna dance, I’ll give you the chance.” She focused on Sweetie, but then she heard another sound. It was a weird sound like when Rainbow Dash flew by really fast. Fluttershy looked up to see a meteor! A METEOR hurdling was towards her. The pegasus put her hooves up in front of her. “Nice attack, but I think I’ll send it back!” Fluttershy caught the incoming meteor in her hooves. She clenched her teeth as the giant rock sent her spiraling toward the ground. However just as Fluttershy was about to hit the ground she began to push it back. And then Fluttershy threw it. Fluttershy threw the meteor over at a nearby house of cards creating a huge explosion. Everypony looked on in awe as Fluttershy slowly walked away from the flaming wreckage which of course she wasn’t looking at it.
Sweetie Belle twitched again before toppling over. Clearly throwing a meteor at Fluttershy had taken up all of her newfound power. The other crusaders still couldn’t stand. Luna and Applejack both lay unconscious. The only pony left standing or in this case flying was Fluttershy.
The triumphant pony stared down on her defeated opponents. “If this is the best I don’t wanna see the rest,” Fluttershy chuckled. The crusaders both let out a growl of disapproval before finally falling to the ground. Fluttershy raised her hooves to the sky. “Hahahahaha! Nopony and I mean NOPONY can defeat “New” Fluttershy!”
However at that moment a peculiar laser fired from the sky at Fluttershy. The yellow pegasus was hit directly in the chest by the beam. She crashed into a nearby toaster. However this was the side of the toaster so she really just smacked into a hard metal wall. Fluttershy writhed as birds flew around her confused head. “What the hell? Just rang my bell?” She whined. And with that last crummy rhyme Fluttershy finally fell to the golden floor defeated.
Discord and Chrysalis were having fun with Twilight. They had dragged her to movies with them. The three had gone out to dinner. Heck they even went mountain climbing. However at the stop of the mountain as Twilight stared at the chaos in Ponyville down below her, the purple mare let out a sigh. “I miss the way things used to be.”
“Oh Twilight,” Discord said. “Surely you’re not letting the whole eternal chaos thing still bum you out.”
“Yes dear,” Chrysalis chuckled. “And I thought we were having such a nice time.”
Twilight let out another sigh. “Look I know you two are trying to make me lower my guard, but it’s not going to work.” The evil pair glared at Twilight. Discord snapped his fingers and suddenly they were back in the Hedgemont center.
“Well Twilight,” Discord growled. “If our attempts to defeat you with fun won’t work!”
“We’ll just have to defeat you the old fashioned way!” Chrysalis cut in. Both villains began to glow with black auras. Twilight stared at her impending doom in an accepting manner. Better to die trying to save Equestria than to live in a chaos ridden hellhole.
“So Twilight do you have any last words?” Chrysalis laughed.
Twilight gave the monsters her best rage face. “Come at me.” Both bad guys surged with magic. Their attacks both manifested as they prepared to blast Twilight to kingdom come. It seemed like it was finally over.
Then a loud noise was heard from behind Twilight. Every creature turned to see an army of UFOs flying at them. The silver disks fired a barrage of lasers at Discord and Chrysalis. The lasers obliterated the evil pair. Both were sent flying off into the sky by the ensuing explosions. As the bad guys flew off screaming into the distance Twilight turned to the UFOs dumbfounded. One of the strange crafts landed and out of it bounced a familiar pink body.
“Thanks guys!” Pinkie cheered as she waved at the UFOs. The flying machines all flashed pink as they levitated up out of view. Pinkie turned to Twilight who was still staring mouth agape. “Hay Twilight what’s up?”
Twilight trembled. “How? You? UFOs?” Twilight grew woozy, but Pinkie bounced over to her and gave her a hug.
“Don’t worry Twilight,” Pinkie laughed. “I met some cool creatures on the moon. And they really missed Princess Luna so when I showed up they were really really happy! So I asked them for a ride home and they brought me!”
Twilight tired and weak from the day's insanity smiled. “Well Pinkie you saved my flank for sure. Maybe with Discord defeated we can finally see the end of this nightmare.” Pinkie suddenly turned away from Twilight and started shaking. The purple mare scratched her head. “Is everything all right Pinkie?”
Pinkie stopped shaking as her hair instantly STRAIGHTENED. She turned back to Twilight with a sinister smile on her face. “Oh everything is more than alright Twi.” The purple mare could sense the change in Pinkie.
“Umm well shouldn’t we get home?” Twilight looked up at the setting sun. “It’s almost nighttime.”
“I like the night,” Pinkie said her smile widening.
Twilight took a casual step back. “Pinkie are you sure you’re ok? The last time you’re hair looked like this, you thought we’d all skipped one of your parties.”
Pinkie walked calmly over to Twilight and looked her in the eyes. “Oh Twilight I was just thinking about how to celebrate defeating Discord. I think….Cupcakes would be lovely.”
Twilight faked a smile. “Oh that sounds great.” Twilight was still a bit scared by Pinkie’s new demeanor, but at least she was starting to act like herself again. “So you want to make cupcakes?”
“Yes and I need your help Twilight,” Pinkie chuckled. The pink pony walked behind Twilight flicking her tail in the unicorn’s face.
Twilight brushed her eyes. “Wait so you need my help baking?” Twilight turned around a moment too late. Pinkie smacked her in the head. Twilight fell to ground. Pinkie then stuffed her friend’s into a convenient potato sack and began to long walk to Sugarcube Corner.