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// Chapter 9: The Main 6 And Spike Get Out Of Tartarus 
// Story: An Innocent Glow:A School Raze Rewrite 
// by CozyGlow57 
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The Young 6 were in the catacombs underneath the school…

"Uh, why pony lead us back down here?" Yona asked.

"We obviously can't handle Patty on our own." Sandbar said "But we can't just sit around and wait for help. So, there's one more prisoner I think we should free."

"Ooh! I guess Starlight!" Silverstream said "Is it Starlight?" 

"Counselor pony, come out!" Yona exclaimed "We need help with nasty pony!"

"She can't talk to us from in there." Sandbar said "We'll have to figure a way to get her out."

"Hey! This is just like chapter twelve in "Kanthaka's Facts and Artifacts" from Twilight's class!" Gallus exclaimed.

Everyone looked at him.

"What? I've been studying." Gallus said "Finals are coming up, you know?"

"Actually, I remember that, too!" Ocellus said "Patty must've linked these artifacts to act like a mystical magnet, attracting all the magic in Equestria into that orb."

"So, we can shut it down by yanking one of these things out, right?"Smolder asked.

"Sure, though that would probably cause a magical feedback loop and destroy the whole school!" Ocellus said.

"Destroy the School of Friendship?!" Patty Peppermint said,flying towards them with the rest of the students behind her "Oh, dear! Chancellor Neighsay was wrong about a lot of things, but I guess he was right about all of you!"

Back in Tartarus; the Cockatrice,Chimera,Bugbear and Manticore were all lined up by Fluttershy.

"All right." Twilight Sparkle  said "Is everypony ready?" 

"Sit! Good!" Rarity told Cerberus ,"I can't say for how much longer." She told Twilight. 

"All eternity!" Pinkie Pie told Tirek.

"Yes, by all means, please!" Lord Tirek said "Just get on with it!" 

Twilight Sparkle closed her eyes and raised her horn.Then she coughed.

"There's your cue, you evil centaur, you." Pinkie Pie said.Tirek shot out orange magic towards Twilight's horn,who grunted as she recieved it.The Cockatrice,Chimera,Bugbear,Manticore and Cerberus  shot out turquoise,green,red and yellow magic towards Twilight's horn.Twilight grunted as she recieved it.

"That's it!" Twilight exclaimed "I think it's working!" 

Twilight blasted magic at the doors opening them but she strained in the process.

"Come on!" Twilight exclaimed "I don't know how long I can hold it!" 

"Good boy!" Rainbow Dash told Cerberus.She,Applejack and Rarity rushed out.

"Bye, friends." Fluttershy told the creatures,who rushed out "Hopefully, we'll be able to turn you all back into your normal, wonderful selves soon."

Rainbow Dash grabbed Fluttershy and flied out.Spike flied out.

"Thanks for the assist, your redness!" Pinkie Pie told Lord Tirek.

Then Pinkie Pie rushed out.The magic started fadding from Twilight as the door started cosing but she flied out.Twilight landed on the ground outside,exhausted.

"Yay! Twilight did it!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

"I couldn't have done it without all your help." Twilight Sparkle said.

"I'm not sure we did!" Rarity said,pointing towards the sunset.

"No!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed.

"Tirek said all of Equestria's magic would be gone at sunset." Applejack said.

"Without magic, there's no way we'll get back to the school in time!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed.

"What does that mean?" Fluttershy asked.

"It means... we've failed!" Twilight said.