//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 // Story: Don't Dance with the Devil // by Time Agent pony //------------------------------// Las Pegasus. "First things first," Twilight said, "we need to head back to Ponyville." "WHAT!" Rainbow Dash along with Cuphead and Mugman cried. "Why?" Rainbow Dash asked. "If this Devil is as powerful as Cuphead and Mugman say," Twilight replied, "and I'm willing to bet that he's the one who kidnapped Starlight and her friends." "IF the Devil's got your friends," Cuphead added, "he's probably made a deal with them and taken something from them when they fell for his easy persuasion." "Do you have any idea, what your friends have that The Devil might want?" Mugman asked. "The only thing, I can think of is magic," Twilight replied. "Then that's what he must have taken from your friends," Cuphead stated. "What a minute," Applejack interjected, "are you saying that, this Devil fella, has the magic from Discord, Thorax, Trixie and Starlight?!" "That's about the size of it," Mugman responded. "That's why we need to go back to Ponyville," Twilight said, "if The Devil has Discord's powers then we're going to need the Elements of Harmony to negate the magic The Devil has at his command." "Sounds like a plan," Rainbow Dash smiled. "Agreed," Rarity nodded, "I need a break from this vile place." Everpony nodded, even Cuphead and Mugman agreed. The Devil's Dungeon. "Does anypony have an idea?" Starlight asked. "I think I might have an idea," Trixie replied. She whispered her idea to Starlight and Thorax. "Guard!" Trixie cried, "my companions has gone insane, I don't know what he'll do." The demon outside the cell arrived, "What?" he asked. Trixie pointed at Discord, who was now rambling non-stop. "I'm a rocket man," he sang, then he sighed, "oh, come on, that's all you got for me! Who old is that song? What we need is a rocket launcher pointed at the writer's face, forget this, guys, I'll be in my trailer." "I'm worried about him," Trixie said, "can you get him to a doctor?" The guard shrugged, he unlocked the cell door and entered. The moment he entered the cell, Starlight tackled him from behind. Before the cell door could close, Thorax held the door wide open. "We have to go, now!" Starlight cried. "What about Discord?" Thorax asked. "Just grab him and lets go!" Trixie ordered. Without another word, Thorax grabbed Discord and dashed out of the cell. "There's a door ahead," Starlight pointed. All of the friends made a mad dash towards the door. "I hope this leads to the exit," Trixie said. With that, Starlight opened the door. "Peek-a-boo!" The Devil laughed, as he stood in the doorway blocking their escape. "AHHHHHHHHHHHH" Thorax, Trixie and Starlight all screamed in fright. "Hey, I said no pepperoni you idiot," Discord hollered. Ponyville, The Tree of Harmony. "That's beautiful," Cuphead said as he and Mugman stared up at the Tree of Harmony. "It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," Mugman nodded. "There's no time to dwell on that, now," Twilight stated, as she removed the Elements of Harmony from the tree and handed them to her friends. "Twilight's right," Rainbow Dash agreed, as she placed her element into her necklace, "it's time to get serious." The rest of the Mane Six nodded in agreement, their respected elements now emplaned in their necklaces. "Alright, everypony," Applejack smiled, "it's time to show The Devil how we do things here in Equestria!" "YEAH!" Everypony along with Cuphead and Mugman responded, in unison. "Alright, girls," Rainbow Dash nodded, "let's do this!" Everypony, along with Cuphead and Mugman, gathered round Twilight. Twilight's horn glowed and, in a flash, the group vanished.