On a sound stage, Spike walked out wearing sunglasses, and addressed the audience, "Fillies and gentlecolts, get ready for a little..." fanfare played to raise the hype, "Songbird Serenade!" the spotlights shined on the pop star who was all set and ready to perform. The guests at the festival cheered and applauded.
Songbird spoke, "And now, to celebrate the fact that we're all still here in one piece, give it up for Princess Twilight and her friends!" the spotlights shined down on the team.
The heroes waved at the ponies who applauded them, while Mikey and Casey were soaking up the attention, "Thank you! Thank you!" Mikey said happily.
The Princesses bowed their heads to them in respect, which left them feeling honored. The spotlights dimmed down, as Songbird began to sing.
Songbird: I know you, you're a special one
Some see crazy where I see love
You fall so low but shoot so high
Big dreamers shoot for open sky
So much life in those open eyes
So much depth, you look for the light
Back up dancers wearing Songbird Serenade wigs joined her performing a dance routine. Captain Celaeno and Rainbow Dash hoof/fist bumped, while Rarity presented Capper with a new black cape and top hat, "Ooh." the cat said intrigued.
"And perfection." Rarity put the top hat on him.
But when your wounds open, you will cry
Mikey and Pinkie giggled with Skystar, before seeing her mother Queen Novo and several others as hippogriff's arrive, "Mom!" the princess gasped, as she hugged her mom.
"You are so grounded!" Novo laughed, much to Skystar's misfortune.
You'll cry out now and you'll question why
I can see a rainbow
In your tears as they fall on down
I can see your soul grow
Through the pain as they hit the ground
I can see a rainbow
In your tears as the sun comes out
As the sun comes out
Songbird flew around and looked down at Twilight who knew the star was singing to her. She smiled, as Leo smiled at her knowing she did good. The two looked back and saw Tempest who was trying to keep her distance from the crowd still not feeling confident enough to be near them. The two approached, as Tempest was looking out into the distance.
"Well, that's one thing that never changes around here. The party." Tempest said.
"Well, I hope you'll stay. More friends are definitely merrier." Twilight told her.
"Especially when they're good allies who would give their lives for others." Leo added.
"But, um... my horn." Tempest motioned to her still broken horn.
"You know, your horn is pretty powerful, just like the pony it belongs to." Twilight said.
"It may not be whole, but it can still be used for good," Leo put in, "You just need to learn a new way to use it without hurting others."
Blade approached, "Leo is correct. Your horn may be broken, but I've seen you do things with it not every pony is capable of doing."
Tempest smiled, "I did tell you I wanted to show everypony in Equestria what I could do, right?"
"You have something in mind?" Leo asked.
"Yeah." Tempest used her magic to make fireworks in the sky.
"Wow!" the ninjas gasped.
"It's beautiful." Shini marveled.
"Awesome." Casey added.
"Not bad." Raph admitted.
"Definitely a nice touch." April agreed.
"Indeed," Fugitoid said, "This makes the performance all the more better."
"It sure does." Sunset agreed.
I can see a rainbow
In your tears as they fall on down
I can see your soul grow
Through the pain as they hit the ground
"Nice touch, Tempest!" Pinkie spoke.
"Actually, that's not my real name." Tempest admitted.
"It's not?" the group asked.
"All this time we've worked together and you've been under a different name?" Blade asked her in disbelief.
"You do look like a 'Tempest' to me." Raph said.
"So if your name's not Tempest, then what is it?" April asked.
Tempest whispered to the group feeling a little embarrassed, "It's Fizzlepop Berrytwist."
Pinkie and Mikey gasped, " Okay! That is the most awesome name!" Pinkie cheered.
"Yeah, girl!" Mikey agreed, before looking at Tempest, "I would've totally named you that if given the chance."
"Of course you would." Donnie said dryly.
"Fizzlepop Berrytwist, huh?" Blade asked smugly, "That's much better than Tempest Shadow."
"Ya think?" she asked with a blush.
"Definitely." Blade confirmed.
Mikey and the group looked over and saw Grubber sitting down looking dismal. He led the group over, and spoke to the former underling, "Hey, why the long face?"
"Oh, hey. It's nothing." he answered dismally.
"Come on, Grubber, what's wrong?" Fizzlepop asked.
Grubber sighed, "My former boss is broken in pieces, and the Storm Army's been disbanded. I'm out of a job now! Where do I go from here?"
"That's entirely up to you, Grubber." Leo answered.
"Up to me?" he asked.
Leo nodded, "You're free to be who you want to be. You don't have to be evil for the sake of it."
"You mean, I can be good?"
"Of course," Fugitoid confirmed, "Anyone is free to be who they want. They don't have to let others tell them what they think they should be."
"Wow. I never thought of that."
"And how about becoming our friend?" Pinkie offered.
"You mean it?" he asked hopefully.
"Sure thing, brah," Mikey agreed and pulled out a slice of pizza, "And here's a token of my friendship. A slice of jalapeno and marshmallow pizza."
Grubber took the slice and looked at it. Taking a chance, he took a bite out of it and his eyes lit up. He marveled at the slice and spoke, "I can't believe I've been missing out on something so good all this time."
"And you know, Grubber, about this 'out of a job thing'. It's not over yet." Fizzlepop began.
"It isn't?"
Fizzlepop shook her head, "The Storm King may have been defeated, but he still left a stain on the farthest parts of Equestria. Somepony has to undo what he did. And I want to be that pony. But I could use an assistant. You would be interested?"
Grubber smiled, "You bet!"
"Great. But for now, let's enjoy the festivities." Fizzlepop said.
"Took the words right out of my mouth." Applejack smiled, as they continued to enjoy Songbird's performance.
Songbird: I can see a rainbow
In your tears as they fall on down
I can see your soul grow
Through the pain as they hit the ground
I can see a rainbow
In your tears as the sun comes out
As the sun comes out
I am here and I see your pain
The group started partying with the storm guards being admitted to join the party. The heroes were dancing it out with Leo and Twilight dancing close, Donnie close to April, Spike close to Rarity, Mikey close to Shini and Pinkie Pie, Fugitoid was close to Sunset, and Blade danced close to Fizzlepop leaving both a little sheepish.
Through the storms, through the clouds, the rain
I'm telling you you can not escape
You can do it, just feel, baby
The Pirates were mingling with the ponies who accepted them into their society, while Starlight and Trixie let off some fireworks as part of special affects. Capper was kick dancing with a line of Storm guards, and further down the line was Pinkie kick dancing with the actual Queen of the Hippos. This sight left the others feeling confused.
I can see a rainbow
In your tears as they fall on down
I can see your soul grow
Through the pain as they hit the ground
I can see a rainbow
In your tears as they fall on down
I can see your soul grow
Through the pain as they hit the ground
In your tears as the sun comes out
As the sun comes out
Celestia and Queen Novo stood together knowing an alliance between their kinds was best, now that the Queen no longer thought running and hiding was the best option of facing trouble.
Here comes the sun smiling down
Here comes the sun smiling down
Here comes the sun smiling down
Smiling down
I can see a rainbow
In your tears as they fall on down
I can see your soul grow
Through the pain as they hit the ground
I can see a rainbow
In your tears
As the sun comes out
As the crowd continued to party, Fizzlepop needing some air stepped away and stood by the balcony looking out into the distance of Equestria. She marveled, until Blade's voice came up, "Beautiful, isn't it?" Fizzlepop looked up seeing Blade at her side smiling. He sat down beside her and looked out with her, "You know, in all my years of wandering Equestria, I never could see the beauty of this land because I allowed my pain to blind me. Now, I see Equestria as this magical place where anything is possible."
Fizzlepop smiled, "Yeah, you're right," she sighed, "Blade, I'm sorry. I abandoned you when you pleaded for help. I know no amount of apologies can make up for my betrayal, but I just have to let you know I truly am sorry."
Blade looked to her and answered, "And I forgive you. After all hanging onto past problems and pain only leads to more of it. And I'm glad to see much like me you've learned to let go of your anger and accept the Friendship of others."
The former bad unicorn smiled, as she embraced Blade, "I missed you so much." she shed a tear.
"And I to you." Blade answered, as they gazed into each others eyes.
They started moving closer and closer, until their eyes shut, and their lips met. As they kissed, they recalled back how much they enjoyed each others company when working together, even if they did bad deeds. When they parted they continued to gaze lovingly at each other, until they heard someone clear their throats. They turned around and saw their pony and ninja friends standing there grinning.
"Aw how cute!" Pinkie beamed.
"I knew there was something between you two!" Mikey called, as the two former bad guys blushed.
Sunset sighed, before speaking to Fugitoid, "Wait till we get back. We're gonna have a lot to tell the girls about what happened here."
"Quite so." Fugitoid agreed.
"Come on, let's get back to the party." April said.
"Coming." Blade got up, and walked with Fizzlepop at his side.
As everyone walked ahead, Leo and Twilight kept back a little, "Thank you, Leo. For all you've done for me. I was almost out of hope when things were down, but you still believed in me more than I did myself."
"What're friends for, Twilight?"
"Yeah," she embraced him, "I'm glad to have you in my life."
"Me too." Leo agreed, as the two kissed before catching up with the others to enjoy the rest of the festival that would go down in Equestria History.
So, we wanna stay
But can't find peace while sittin' still
I guess we never will
We're on the way
We won't hurry back again
The journey is the end (oh)
I love this very moment
We're speedin' up, not slowin'
We might know we can't win
Uzo Aduba as Queen Novo
Sean Astin as Raphael
Ashleigh Ball as Rainbow Dash and Applejack
Steven Blum as Blade Swipe
But we're dumb enough to try
We're going, there's no maybe
That's why they call us crazy
And we'll say if anybody asks us
"Hey (hey!), where you gonna go?" [clap clap]
We're off to see the world
We don't need to know (oh)
"Hey (hey!), where you gonna go?" [clap clap]
We're off to see the world
We don't need to know
We never need to know
Seekin' boundaries to break
Let's forget the ones we've made
So we carry on
Emily Blunt as Tempest
Kristen Chenoweth as Princess Skystar
Greg Cipes as Michelangelo
Taye Diggs as Capper
Don't let good things pass us by
The time we're gone will be the best time of our life
I love this very moment
We're speedin' up, not slowin'
We might know we can't win
But we're dumb enough to try
We're going, there's no maybe
That's why they call us crazy
And we'll say if anybody asks us
Seth Green as Leonardo
Kelly Hu as Karai
Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy
Rob Paulsen as Donatello
"Hey (hey!), where you gonna go?" [clap clap]
We're off to see the world
We don't need to know (oh)
"Hey (hey!), where you gonna go?" [clap clap]
We're off to see the world
We don't need to know
So go tell 'em we won't stop
We know they can't change us
Josh Peck as Casey Jones
Michael Pena as Grubber
Zoe Saldana as Captain Celaeno
Liev Schreiber as The Storm King
We're gonna go way off the map
To get ourselves back on the track
Go tell 'em we won't stop
We know they can't change us
No need to worry so much
Rebecca Shoichet as Sunset Shimmer
Sia as Songbird Serenade
Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity
Tara Strong as Princess Twilight Sparkle
We do whatever we want (oh)
"Hey (hey!), where you gonna go?" [clap clap]
We're off to see the world
We don't need to know (oh)
"Hey (hey!), where you gonna go?" [clap clap]
David Tennant as Fugitoid
Cathy Westluck as Spike
Mae Whitman as April O'Neil
Gwendoline Yeo as Shinigami
We're off to see the world
We don't need to know (oh)
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