//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 - The Final Battle // Story: The Cutie Mark Adventure // by Mylittleponyfan //------------------------------// Chapter 3 - The Final Battle Apple Bloom and Pipsqueak continue to talk in the clubhouse. Apple Bloom is telling Pipsqueak the story of them fighting the chimera with much excitement. "So we were enterin' the forest when all of a sudden, we stopped in our tracks when we heard growlin'. And there was the chimera, with its freakish tiger head, goat head, and snake head. I got scared at first, but then since we had to use our cutie marks against bad guys, we gathered all the courage we could and fought the chimera." Pipsqueak becomes interested and says, "Ohh." Apple Bloom then begins to gesture as she tells the rest of the story to Pipsqueak. "But the snake hit me away, so Scootaloo tried to get it, but she got hit, too. Quickly, I jumped up and kicked the tiger head-" Apple Bloom kicks the air. "Hi-ya! -Sweetie Belle kicked the goat head-" Apple Bloom kicks the air again. "Hi-ya! -And Scootaloo punched the snake head!" Apple Bloom punches the air. "Hi-ya! And then we used our cutie mark strength and sent the beast away! Whoosh! They mess with the CMC..." The Cutie Mark Crusaders finish in unison and, with huge grins, say, "...We kick their butts!" "Wow! So you actually got together and defeated it? Cool!", said Pipsqueak. He was quite impressed with the Cutie Mark Crusaders' story. Apple Bloom giggles, "I know, right?" and then laughs. Suddenly, a hole is broken in the clubhouse. The monsters are the chimera, Cerberus, the cockatrice, the hydra, the cragadile, and twittermites. "We meet again, "Crybaby Crusaders"!", said the chimera's tiger head. This made the goat and snake head laugh. ""Crybaby Crusaders"?!", the offended Cutie Mark Crusaders say in unison. "We'll make you regret that!", growled Apple Bloom. "Whoa! Those are the monsters you were talking about?", asked Pipsqueak. The Cutie Mark Crusaders nod and Pipsqueak responds, "Righteous!" "You won't get away with it this time! From now on, you'll never be able to beat my band!", said the chimera's tiger head. The monsters roar at the Cutie Mark Crusaders, who freeze in shock. "Oh, bother," said Apple Bloom. Suddenly, Pipsqueak steps in front of the Crusaders to defend them, especially Apple Bloom. "Stay back, you monsters! Get away from them!" "Yeah! Get 'em, Pipsqueak!", said Apple Bloom. "I will, Apple Bloom!", said Pipsqueak. The chimera laughs at Pipsqueak and the tiger head says, "Or else what?" Pipsqueak responds, "Or else I'll do this!". He then suddenly kicks the chimera out of the clubhouse. "Quick! Get out!", he shouts to the Cutie Mark Crusaders. They immediately run out of the clubhouse and try to escape the monsters. Unfortunately, the chimera notices them trying to escape. "Seize them!", the tiger head commanded. The cockatrice flies after the Cutie Mark Crusaders and goes to grab Sweetie Belle with its talons, only for Sweetie Belle to immediately dodge them. "Over here, ya big, dumb dodo brain!", said Scootaloo. The cockatrice tries to grab Scootaloo, only for her to dodge as well. Apple Bloom crosses her eyes and blows a raspberry at the cockatrice. "Come and get us!", Apple Bloom teased in a sing-song voice. The cockatrice tries to grab Apple Bloom, only for her to dodge. Scootaloo shakes and smacks her butt at the cockatrice. The cockatrice tries to grab Scootalooo, only for her to dodge. The chimera's tiger head becomes irritated by this. "Grr! I have had enough of this!", the tiger head growls. "My monsters, get them!", the tiger head commanded. The monsters go after the Cutie Mark Crusaders. The Crusaders begin to sing a reprise of "Adventure" as they battle the monsters. Sweetie Belle sings, "And we went to go and try it out / That's what we're goin' to do / We're gonna try it out / We are gonna go try it out" The Crusaders sing, "Look into our eyes and then you will see we are very desperate to try this out / We will cheer and shout / Just for about a day or so, we will try our powers on all villains / It will be amazin'" Sweetie Belle sings, "Needless to say, / The foes were stunned / "Hi-ya!" went me and my buddies / And the foes were done / They could ask us, / "Be you heroes?"" The Crusaders sing, "And we'd say, "No! We are just kids!" / Yeah / Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh-ah-ah / Ohhh / Whoa / Ah-whoa-oh" Sweetie Belle sings, "This will be the greatest moment ever, yeah / This is an adventure / Can't ever forget the greatest moment ever, no" The Crusaders sing, "No / It's an adventure, ohh" Sweetie Belle sings, "To the greatest moment ever, all right / This is the greatest moment ever, all right Sweetie Belle briefly scats, then sings, "The greatest moment ever, ohhh" While Apple Bloom and Scootaloo vocalize, Sweetie Belle makes gibberish noises and blows a small raspberry. Sweetie Belle then sings, "And the important thing is this, my friends: / The moment we're gonna have today / It's gonna be the greatest moment ever seen, yay" The Crusaders sing, "This is an adventure / It's gonna be awesome / We're all gonna be there / We're so excited for today" Sweetie Belle sings, "Ah, yay" The Crusaders sing, "My gosh / Oh, Celestia" Sweetie Belle sings, "We're so surprised that we're gonna make it, ah" The Cutie Mark Crusaders make gibberish noises. Sweetie Belle sings, "All right / All right" The Cutie Mark Crusaders stand on top of the defeated monsters. Suddenly, the cockatrice grabs them with its talons and the hydra ties them up. "Oh, man! And I thought it was here that we were victorious!", said Sweetie Belle, disappointed. "Well, you thought wrong!", said the tiger head. The monsters block the Cutie Mark Crusaders' path and bring them to the chimera. "Oh, no!", they shouted. The chimera begins to chuckle evilly. "Prepare to meet your doom!", said the tiger head. The monsters begin to laugh evilly as they bring the Cutie Mark Crusaders closer to the chimera, whose snake head begins to head towards the Crusaders, who begin to scream. "Apple Bloooooooom!", Pipsqueak shouted. "Pipsqueeeeeeeeak!", Apple Bloom shouted.