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// Ancient Gardens 1: Unlikely Heroes 
// Story: My Little Pony + Rabbids: Equestria Battle 
// by SharkBowser58 
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Ancient Gardens - Parasprite Grove
Twilight and her new friends: Beep-0, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy begin their journey through a place where the Rabbids' arrival has severely altered the landscape, and it was particularly littered with giant versions of items that were previously in the basement. They make their way to an area with black flags that had a Rabbid-like skull symbol on them, and Twilight is nearly hit by an incoming blast!
"Take cover!" she yelled to the others as she ducked behind a huge rock. She saw Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy duck behind the one next to hers. She peeks around the rock and sees an enemy Rabbid repeatedly shoot at the group. She also sees Beep-0 trying to dodge the blasts.
"Help- Me- I- Can't- Get clear!" Beep-0 cried as he kept jumping to avoid the incoming blasts. Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy watch him and start doing a hoedown dance. They laugh as Beep-0 finally gets to safety.
"Thank you, SO much!" Beep-0 said sarcastically to Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy. That's when he gave off a short beep.
"Oh, what is it now? Uh, I've just received a message!" Beep-0 states as he reads the message to everyone: "Dearest Beep-0, whose bravery, intelligence, and compassion stand as a beacon of hope for all of us. If my timing is correct, you are in dire need of help."
"Yeah, we could use some help right about now!" Twilight stated as the enemy Rabbid kept firing blasts at them.
"Please open the attachments to this message - their receipt is most auspicious, I assure you. Signed, Your Biggest Fan." Beep-0 finished the message and opened the attachments.
This produced 3 weapons: 2 Blasters each for Twilight and Rabbid Rarity, and 1 Bworb for Rabbid Fluttershy. Everyone was amazed by their gifts.
Twilight reached over to her new Blaster, but stopped when she noticed that Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy playing and posing with their new weapons. She grabbed it and it hooked around her hoof, giving her a new power.
"Wow! When the email said 'attachments' I thought it was talking about cat videos or something!" Beep-0 stated. "SO! Are you guys ready to fight back?"
"Yeah!" Twilight shouted.
"Bwa-Bwaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy shouted. The heroes then took their positions on the battlefield.
Learn The Basics - 2 Ziggies
"Careful now - my sensors detect 2 enemies on the battlefield!" Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "One is hiding behind partial cover, so your chance to hit it is 50%. The other one is out in the open, giving you a 100% chance to hit it. so be aware of that."
Twilight wasn't sure she needed the blaster because she was able to use magic, but giving how things are at the moment, she decided to use her new weapon. She took aim at the enemy Rabbid that was out in the open a fired a blast of energy at him. The Rabbid was defeated and the SupaMerge energy was released from it.
"Wow! This thing is pretty cool!" Twilight said looking at the blaster.
Rabbid Rarity tried to shoot at the eney Rabbid behind the partial cover, but she ended up missing and it hit the cover. She threw her weapon down and crossed her arms, giving a disappointed "Bwaaah…"
Rabbid Fluttershy decided to give it a shot, so she used her weapon to blast the enemy Rabbid. She hit the Rabbid and it was defeated, releasing the SupaMerge energy.
Rabbid Rarity saw this and started arguing with Rabbid Fluttershy.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Twilight rushed in and stopped the argument. "She defeated the Rabbid. That's all that matters."
Rabbid Rarity apologized and the group began to leave the battlefield. 
Twilight noticed that the flags were different. "Hey, weren't those flags black before?" she asked pointing out that the flags were now blue with a symbol that looked like the Castle of Friendship.
Everyone else saw this, but they didn't have time to say anything because they walked into another area with black flags, and another battle started.
Learn The Basics - 2 Ziggies
This area had 2 enemy Rabbids, they are stronger and are behind huge blocks.
"Those cowards! Now they're all behind full cover! We have a 0% chance of hitting them from here - we'll only hit their cover." Beep-0 stated.
Ignoring Beep-0, Rabbid Rarity tried to shoot one of the Ziggies behind the covers, but like he said, her blast only hit the cover. The Ziggies laughed at her failure.
"Don't worry, Rabbid Rarity!" Beep-0 said to her. "We'll just need to flank them! Move around to position yourselves for a shot with a 100% chance of hitting!"
Twilight moved to one side of the Ziggy's and fired at him, but he wasn't defeated.
Rabbid Fluttershy moved to the other side of the same cover and defeated the Ziggy, releasing the SupaMerge energy.
Rabbid Rarity attempted to make an attack of her own, but since she already wasted a shot, this gave time for the remaining Ziggy to attack. It shot her and ducked behind another block.
Now it was the heroes turn to attack again, and Rabbid Rarity used it to run up to the new cover and shoot the Ziggy and Twilight did the same, defeating it and releasing the energy.
As the group celebrated their 2nd victory, Rabbid Rarity was healed and they were rewarded 400 bits.
Twilight wondered where the money came from, but at this point it didn't really matter. She also saw that the flags turned blue again. "So the black flags mean that a battle is about to happen, and the blue flags mean that we've won that battle. Interesting." She explained to the group.
"We better get a move on." Beep-0 told everyone as they left the battlefield. As they left, they all saw a huge tower made out of giant building blocks.
"I recognize those blocks from the basement." Beep-0 explained. "I hope they're more structurally sound after the SupaMerge, but I doubt it."
"The bigger something is, the more heavier it is. I think it's fine." Twilight assured Beep-0.
The group kept moving down the path and they saw the giant, blue vortex. Rabbid Rarity got out her phone and started to take selfies.
"There! In the sky - see that?" Beep-0 shouted.
"That's the same vortex that sucked up my friends!" Twilight yelled.
"It began the moment the Rabbids teleported into Equestria. Hmm... the energy we've seen floating upwards after we defeat an enemy - I wonder... All the more reason to catch the Rabbid with the SupaMerge headset! He's the key to stopping this, I'm sure of it!" Beep-0 concluded.
"Let's get a move on then!" Twilight announced to everyone.
Rabbid Fluttershy and Rabbid Rarity agreed, and the team continued their journey.