As the fight in the Engine continued on, Mother Ginger fought valiantly against the Tin Army. More and more kept coming as she started to get tired out.
“Clara! Please hurry!” Mother Ginger called out as Clara in the meantime kept on trying to adjust the mechanisms of the Engine as she came pretty close.
More and more Tin Solider marched towards Mother Ginger as she retreated up the stairs to the Platform. As was about to whip another, it was halted from above by none other than Sugarplum who caught up.
“Mother Ginger,” Sugarplum called as she lifted Mother ginger up, “So kind of you to drop in!”
Sugarplum released Mother Ginger to the Tin Soldiers down below who then grabbed and used her whip to tie her up. Sugarplum then went to the wheel and turned it back the other direction, thereby turning the watermills back on. She then returned to the Engine controls and walked up the stairs.
“You just had to interfere with my plans once again,” Sugarplum mocked, “You are so pathetically predictable!”
“I’ve stopped you once before and will do so again!” Mother Ginger struggling to get free.
“You only delayed the inevidable,” Sugarplum stood near the Engine control as she used Clara’s key to turn the Engine on once again, “But nothing but a simple fix wouldn’t hurt,” She then looked at Mother Ginger asked, “Where is the Princess?”
“Gone, far away from the likes of you!” Mother Ginger lied.
“Then I’m the queen of the castle!” Sugarplum sang in boast, “And you’re a dirty rascal!” She then turned to the Tin Army and ordered, “Put her on the platform!”
Meanwhile hiding and watching from the entrance to the Engine room was the group who were in shock.
“Oh my gosh!” Twilight whispered, “Sugarplum’s already turning the Engine back on!”
“And worse still, She's captured Mother Ginger!” Spike whispered, “She’s gonna shrink her to toy size!”
“Whatever shall we do?” Rarity being a little dramatic.
“We gotta get in there and act quick!” Rainbow declared, “Before I hear anymore of Sugarplum’s boasting.”
“But how? We’ll never reach them in time!” Fluttershy pointed out.
Chet examined the room for a bit before noticing over behind the Engine was Clara finishing up with he adjustments.
“There’s still time,” Chet spoke as he pointed to where Clara is, “Clara’s almost fulfilled her part of the plan. Let’s get in closer to them.”
The group nodded as they proceeded in full stealth mode.
“Sugarplum I know you miss Marie. We all do but this won’t make everything better!” Mother Ginger called out.
“Banishing you from the Palace was so delicious! And this is gonna be exquisite!!” Sugarplum spoke evilly before saying her farewell, “Adieu! Au revoir! Farewell!”
Sugarplum was juts about to push the button until she heard a voice. It was none other than Clara.
“Sugarplum, stop!” Clara called out, “Don’t do this!”
Everyone who saw her entrance were in surprise and in shock.
“Clara, run! Get away from here!” Mother Ginger warned her as she was left on the platform.
“Seize her!!” Sugarplum ordered as two Tin Solider grabbed her by the arms, “It was rather foolish of you to come back here to stop me.”
“That’s where you’re wrong, Sugarlips!!” Called out an echoed voice.
Suddenly, Sugarplum felt a breeze of wind from behind. She touched her hair and felt something were missing.
“The keys!! Where are the keys?” Sugarplum looked around until she heard another voice coming from the platform. None other than from Chet, Twilight, Philip and Wiser.
“Hey, Tinker Belle!!” Chet called out from the Platform as Sugarplum looked up, “Looking for these?” He held in his hand the two keys, “And just for the record, it was foolish of you to even let your guard down! NOW!!”
Chet gave the signal as the rest of the group came out of hiding, Rainbow and Applejack took down the Tin Soldiers that were holding Clara and appeared right beside her must to Sugarplum’s surprise.
“Save yourself the trouble, traitor!” Philip called to her, “It’s all over. Most of your guards are too busy for you.”
“Yer pretty much outnumbered here!” Applejack called out.
“We can do this the easy way, or the hard way!” Rainbow pounded her hooves.
“Sugarplum, this madness must stop! This isn’t what my mother wanted, nor for any of us!” Clara spoke in sympathy.
“Us?” Sugarplum spoke in anger and sympathy, “Clara, your mother left us! She left you too!”
“No. She left me everything I needed, my family and my friends. I’m not alone. Sugarplum, we are not alone,” Clara motioned her friends in support.
“Your right,” Sugarplum almost came to her sense before spoke angrily and again sympathy, “I have my big army to protect me! No one will ever hurt me again!!”
“Sugarplum, I know you’re angry, hurt and scared,” Twilight spoke in sympathy, “We understand where you’re coming from. We don’t have this. You can still do the right thing.”
“Listen to them, Sugarplum,” Mother Ginger called, “Don’t you remember our promise and oath we made for Queen Marie? This isn’t what she wanted for the Realms!”
“NO!” Sugarplum shouted, “A true queen does best for herself!” She pushed the button as the Engine was starting to charge up. Mother Ginger felt like it was the end shut her eyes.
“No,” Clara spoke, “A true queen does best for her subjects.”
Suddenly the Engine started to shift from Mother Ginger and aiming to where Sugarplum was standing.
Shocked at this move, Sugarplum turned to Clara, “Clara! What have you done?!?!”
“I’ll tell you what she’s done,” Chet spoke before he made a pun, “Doing what’s right for the citizens of the Realms, turning the tables on you and made you.....a SHRINK!!!”
With that the Engine fired at Sugarplum.
“NOOOOOOOO!?!?!?!?!?” Sugarplum shouted, as she started to shrink down to toy size. She dropped to ground as her life was taken away.
Afterwards, all the Tin Soldiers in the Engine room started to drop down to the ground as they too lost there lives, They became lifeless toys again.
All around the palace as the Polichinelles were fighting the Tin Soldiers, they noticed that the Tin Soldiers were falling flat on their backs, becoming lifeless toys again. The Polichinelles cheered as they spoke “They did it! They did it!” several times.
Back in the Fourth Realm, all the Tin Soldiers what were fighting the Mouse King and the mouse minion, started to loose their lives and they fell to the ground as well. By that result all the mice rejoiced at their victory as they lifted Mouserinks and Ratsputtle for their bravery and leadership to all the mice.
Clara and the ponies went upstairs to the Platform middle where Mother Ginger was sitting.
“Mother Ginger,” Clara got down on her knees.
“Well done, Clara!” Mother Ginger congratulate, “You clever girl.”
The two embraced feeling a sigh of relief that the nightmare and the war was finally over.
Mother Ginger then looked at the group.
“And well done to all of you,” Mother Ginger spoke in pride, “You’ve all fought valiantly to save the Realms. You’ve all made an old tyrant very very happy.”
The group feeling great on the accomplishment as they cheered and savior their victory.
“Made you a shrink!” Rainbow started to laugh, “Nice pun intended Chet!”
“Yeah I know,” Chet snickered, “Thanks.”
“That’s most funniest pun I have ever darn heard!” Applejack snorted.
“Yeah,” Spike chuckled as he laid on the floor continuing to laugh
“Oh my I need to calm myself before I faint,” Rarity spoke before feeling the need to.
The whole group continued to laugh and giggle but then started calm down and chatted over all that had happened today.
“So, now that Sugarplum is stopped, what are we going to do with her?” Fluttershy asked as they group looked back at the Engine control.
“Oh I have a something in mind,” Wiser started to think of an idea. As he flew over to pick up the lifeless Sugarplum with his talons.
“But any-who, first things first. Let’s get Mother Ginger untied,” Twilight spoke as Clara and Chet began to loosen up the whip around Mother Ginger.
Mother Ginger got up and spoke, “I believe now is the time to restore order to the Realms and arrange a grand celebration for the War finally ended.”
The group cheered and liking the idea.
“I will announce the arrangements at once,” Philip spoke as the group began to take their leave up back the palace.
“I can help with that too Philip!!” Pinkie cheered, “Oooo I’m so excited. I’m also so nervicited!!”
“Again, Pinkie, not sure that’s even a real word,” Applejack rolled her eyes.
“This is gonna be so awesome!!” Rainbow hovered over the group.
“You bet it will be!” Spike few around with Rainbow.
“I’m hoping Mouserinks, Ratsputtle and all the mice will join us,” Fluttershy hoping.
“Indeed, my dear,” Mother Ginger replied, “After their services, I will see to it that they are welcomed with open arms.”
“Oh, I must simply bring out other gowns I brought for each of us. And perhaps design a gown for you Mother Ginger,” Rarity suggested, “No offense, I do admire the wear you have on, but I’m afraid it won’t due for the gran celebration.”
“Quite right, Miss Rarity,” Mother Ginger saw her point, “I do feel like I’ve worn them too long. I shall leave that to you for help saving the realms.”
The group laughed as they continued upstairs as they then prepare to start the celebration.