At the Sea of Vapir, the Chaos was trying to escape a shark-like creature that seemed to be an echo of the ice sharks of the Sea of Sino.
“Oh my goodness!” Opal said, looking the echo shark pursuing them at the prow with Mallet. “Please, let this end well… Captain Dusk, it is getting close!”
Dusk, who was at the helm, turned to his brother, who was at the bow using a special sextant that was at the captain’s cabinet, and told him:
“Star, where’s the vortex?”
“I cannot locate it until I know where the lighthouse is” he replied. “Without the lighthouse, the Seven Seas cannot be navigated.”
“Oh, come on!” Dusk exclaimed, frustrated, turning above. “Still nothing, Clover?”
“Just fog, fog and more fog” he replied.
“Open your eyes wider, sailor!” Calabrass told him. “You’re looking for an enormous light over the water! It’s not that hard!”
After a few seconds, Clover told:
“Over there! Fifteen degrees sertboard… I’m mean starboard!”
Looking to where Clover have told, Star positioned the sextant having the light of the lighthouse in consideration and found the vortex.
“The vortex is that way” he told Dusk. “One hundred and twenty hooves of distance. Five degrees to port.”
“You heard him, Chaos” Dusk told to his trusty ship. “Get us out of here.”
And so the Chaos started heading towards the vortex. When the shark was really at their tail, Dusk boosted their speed, while sailing with zigzags to evade the shark. Fortunately, they arrived at the vortex and crossed it, with it closing before the shark could reach them.
Passing the vortex, the Sea Raiders returned to Beru. As the Chaos’ stopped to rest a little, Dusk said:
“Pew… Set a course to the Marituga bazar, turning then to Clover who was beside him. “Clover, we’ll need to get some glasses.”
“Captain, I think there’s a problem with the lighthouse” Opal told Dusk, pointing to it.
She was right, as the light of the lighthouse was flickering. After a burst of energy, the light just went out, while a big wave was created and sent against them. Fortunately, the Chaos was able to surf it and remain still. And so the Chaos started heading towards Marituga.
At Netherwhere, Golden Bones was kneeling before Skullivar, who was at his throne. While descending from it, Skullivar telekinetically handed Bones what appeared to be a necklace made of crystals, while saying:
“This is a very powerful artifact, Bones. Use it at the right time.”
Bones received the necklace with his hook and replied:
“I will not let you down, master.”
“Of course you won’t” Skullivar replied. “You know the penalty for disappointing Skullivar.”
And he laughed, as Golden Bones returned to the Demoniac and got out of the fortress.
With the Chaos stopping at the docks of Marituga, they could see that many were embarking on their ships and sailing way, with the flyers who didn’t have boats flying away. And they were right to do it, as the lighthouse was starting to crumble, with not only the debris falling over the buildings of Marituga, but also causing the all island to shake.
“Something is definitely wrong here” Dusk commented, as he, Star, Opal (who was using her suit) and Mallet got out of the Chaos.
A female griffon appeared before them and told them:
“Run! The all island is falling apart!”
“But why?” Dusk asked. “What’s going on?”
“Sassafras says the lighthouse is cursed” she replied. “Maybe if that witch is right, I’m not going to stay here to find out.”
Having said that, she took flight, moving away as fast as she could.
“Okay, we need to know what is going on” Dusk said. “Star and Mallet, you’re coming with me. Clover, you’re in charge of the Chaos.”
“Aye, aye, captain!” Clover replied from the deck, saluting Dusk.
“Convenient…” Star said, with a smile, noting that was Clover’s duty as he was the only member of their crew that couldn’t leave the Chaos.
“And, Opal, you’re the mechanical pony of the team” Dusk told her. “Go and try to figure out what’s going on with the lighthouse.”
“By myself?” she asked, a little nervouse. “Don’t you think I would be better helping Clover, as he may need help with…”
But she didn’t finish, as Mallet took her, pacing her over him, and then followed Dusk and Star.
“Hey, put me down!” she demanded.
“Have fun!” Clover said to his friends as they moved away, waving his hoof. “Heading toward certain danger…”
They advanced towards the streets of the Marituga bazar, with Dusk directing Opal to the lighthouse, while he, Star and Mallet went to Sassafras’s house.
“Sassafras!” Dusk called, as they arrived to the area.
“Sassafras!” Star called.
“That gnarly hag probably left the island long ago” Calabrass told. “And we should too.”
Noticing how many debris were falling now, Dusk observed:
“Is getting worse.”
“A walking chest!” Mallet told, pointing.
He was right, as a big chest was appearing to move on its own. However, they soon noticed it was being pulled by Sassafras. When some debris from the lighthouse started to fall over her, Star called:
“Sassafras, look out!”
Seeing that, Sassafras, instead of running away, jumped over her chest, hugging it while shouting:
“My ointments!”
The big debris hit the ground, appearing to have hit Sassafras. Dusk, Star and Mallet, fearing the worst, run towards her, but then saw for their relief that the debris didn’t hit Sassafras.
When another big piece of the lighthouse threatened to fell on them, Dusk grabbed Calabrass and told him:
“Calabrass, give me the Eye of Dezer!”
Activating the Eye, he and Calabrass transformed. With Calabrass turned into a club, Dusk hit the big debris that almost hit Sassafras, creating then a shield of stones that protected them all from the falling debris. After the shield was down, Dusk turned to Mallet:
“Mallet, take Sassafras to safety.”
The big colt then went to take the chest handle, causing Sassafras to fall on the floor, saying:
“Careful with my stuff! It’s fragile!”
But Mallet took her and told her:
“Under!”
And he made Sassafras go under the chest, which he had positioned against a wall to serve as a shelter.
As more debris started falling on them, Dusk asked Mallet, as hitting the debris with Calabrass:
“Have you ever played tennis?”
“Crogar doesn’t know ten…” he started, before crushing some debris with his sword. “…nis.”
“You might like it” Star replied, while launching magic beams. “It’s a game we play back home. You have to hit a ball with a racket.”
“A game of hitting?” Mallet asked, while crushing and dodging. “Mallet like tennis!”
A big debris started falling vertically on them.
“Hold on” Dusk said. “This one’s mine.”
Jumping and using a market tent to give him a boost, Dusk headed towards the debris and then hit it with Calabrass, crushing it to pieces. After he landed, the transformation was ended, as the lighthouse stopped throwing debris on them. Sassafras got out of her shelter and told them:
“If you have just damaged a single jar of ointment…”
“Uh, did you just noticed we saved your life?” Dusk asked, while putting Calabrass on his scabbard. “We even talked about tennis. It was a quality save.”
“And you expect me to thank you?” Sassafras asked.
“We rather wanted you to tell us what is going on here” Star replied.
“Okay, okay…” she answered. “If you carry this… gently.”
The three colts rolled their eyes.
Meanwhile, Opal climbed the stairs all the way towards the entrance of the lighthouse. As she reached the big doors, she used the computer of her suit to translate the runes around them, with the translation appearing on the lent of her helmet.
“It says: The light of a soul illuminates the world… Not creepy at all. Not at all…”
As they headed towards the docks, Star and Dusk were using their magic to carry the chest, while Mallet carried Sassafras who explained:
“As you may know, the lighthouse of Marituga is not an ordinary lighthouse.”
“Yes, we know” Star told. “It is the one thing that sustains the walls between the Seven Seas. Without it, everything crumbles apart.”
“Now that is a big of an exaggeration” Sasafrass told. “It is a powerful nexus created by the General of Portals and the heart of the Triangle… Oh, turn left.”
“So what happens if it goes out?” Star asked.
“Well, Marituga goes poof, along with all the vortexes linking the Seven Seas” Sasafrass replied. “Which means we’re all getting very wet, very fast.”
Her answer caused the three colts to stop, putting her chest on the ground and causing her to almost fell.
“But… if we can’t jump over the vortexes, we won’t be able to reach the waypoints” Dusk said.
“Much less leaving the Triangle” Star added.
“We can’t let the lighthouse go out!” Dusk told.
“Yeah, yeah, that sounds really heroic and all that, but nopony won’t dare to enter that cursed tower” Sassafras told. “The mystical texts are clear. Nopony who climbs up, comes down unscathed. It’s game over, that is.”
“No, we have to try” Star said. “Something.”
“Mallet not afraid of tower!” Mallet replied.
“Oh well, that’s your funeral” Sassafras replied. “Me? I’m hitching a ride on a crew ship looking for a magic hat. So, if you don’t mind…”
“You’re going to miss your boat, witch!” Calabrass replied. “My band of heroes has decided to save your island!”
“Nopony asked you, toothpick” Sassafras replied back. “Anyway, the doors have been locked ever since the Generals of Affection and Portals got out of the Triangle. How you expect to open them?”
“Opal’s already working on it” Dusk replied, pointing.
However, a blast hit the entrance of the lighthouse.
“Opal!” Dusk called, worried.
Hearing the familiar sound of pteros, they turned around and saw the Demoniac approaching, sending skeletons on pteros as first response. Golden Bones was on one of the pteros and he said:
“Forward!”
“Bones…” Star said, as they passed by them. “What is he doing here?”
“Making a bad situation worse” Dusk replied.
With Bones now involved, the three colts started heading towards the lighthouse, leaving Sassafras behind. She told them:
“Hey, we were going that way! Uh, it’s impossible to take advantage of good free helpers these days…”
The three helps climbed the stairs and, as they got near the doors, they saw the pteros moving away, without pilots, meaning Golden Bones and his skeletons had already landed. They arrived to the entrance and a bunch of debris of what left of the doors.
“Opal!” Dusk called, as he and Star moved the debris with magic, while Mallet used his strength.
They then found her, who said, while getting up:
“I’m okay… My suit protected me from any serious damage. But we better get out of here, before we are crushed!”
She was right as debris of the lighthouse started falling there.
“Move it!” Dusk said. “This way!”
And so they went inside, with their entrance getting blocked.
“If we waited longer, we would have been pancakes” Dusk commented.
They then looked inside the lighthouse and got amazed by how big it was, with many staircases to the top.
“Anyone here can also feel the power that is coming from the top?” Star asked, while trying to flap his wings. “I can’t even use my wings. There’s no flying up there, apparently.”
“Look, up there!” Opal said, pointing. “Golden Bones!”
She was right. Golden Bones and some of his skeletons were already climbing the stairs to the top. He then also noticed his enemies.
“Hurry, we can’t lose them!” Dusk exclaimed.
He and the others started running, starting to climb up. Golden Bones and the skeletons also started running.
“We have to get to the top before Bones does!” Dusk said.
As they kept going up, they tried to go through a path in order to get ahead of Golden Bones, but they found a dead-end.
“This lighthouse is a total maze” Dusk said.
And they saw Golden Bones and the skeletons passing by through another path.
“Well, we can’t wait for anypony to build an elevator” Dusk said.
And they all jumped and landed on the path Golden Bones was and they continued to run.
“Opal, did you managed to figure out how to turn the light back on?” Star asked.
“No, but there were some instructions at the door” she replied. “The light of a soul illuminates the world.”
“Riddles!” Dusk exclaimed. “I love riddles! Let’s put our brains on that.”
Stopping for a moment, a skeleton told Golden Bones:
“General, they’re right on our tail.”
“Get them!” Bones ordered.
And three of the skeletons headed towards the Sea Raiders. But Mallet took his sword and exclaimed:
“Tennis time!”
And he attacked the skeletons, easily defeating them. But that allowed Golden Bones to get a little more distance from them, being now passing over a wooden bridge. The Sea Raiders continued their way up. But when they reached the bridge, two skeletons stayed behind to fight them, but Mallet and Dusk defeated them. However, Golden Bones had already crossed and then said:
“We cannot be disturbed.”
And so, using his hook, he cut down the bridge.
“Oh no!” Opal said, as Golden Bones and his remaining three skeletons advanced towards the doors that existed at the end of the last staircase. “We need a detour… or something that can take us there.”
It was then that they heard a sound and a voice told:
“Strength can’t conquer the darkness…”
The four youngsters got really nervous hearing that voice.
“And now I’m scared…” Dusk said. “Anypony has a clue of what that was?”
“Somepony stupid” Mallet replied, as he headed towards a pillar next to them and used his sword to cut it and then pushed it to make it fall and form a bridge. However, that bridge wouldn’t last long and the Mighty Helmet warrior told his friends, while trying to secure the improvised bridge:
“Go on! Hurry! Mallet can’t hold it for long…!”
And so his three friends climbed on and crossed the pillar. Once they were able to do it, Mallet let the pillar go and it fell down.
“Mallet want to crush bonehead!” he exclaimed, frustrated.
“That’s okay, buddy” Dusk replied. “We’ll do it for you.”
“Fine” Mallet told, as his friends continued their way. “Mallet will wait for you here.”
Outside, as the lighthouse continued to crumble, Sassafras arrived to the docks and to the Chaos and, cleaning her voice, she caught Clover’s attention and told him:
“Excuse me, there’s no other boat left on the island but yours, little colt. But that’s okay, ‘cause Dusk said you would take me far from here.”
“Really?” Clover asked, finding what she just said odd. “My Dusk? About this tall, surfist, smells like lemons…”
“Absolutely” Sassafras replied. “He even said you would carry my luggage. Now get to it. Chop, chop…”
Clover still found it difficult to believe Dusk would say something of the source.
Inside the lighthouse, Dusk, Star and Opal were now climbing a single stone staircase up to the top. As they climbed, Star said:
“So somepony lives in this cursed tower…”
“Who could survive in here?” Opal asked. “Captain, what if Bones came to free something nasty? Something worse than Skullivar?”
“Hey, we’re the Sea Raiders” Dusk replied. “We can face anything… specially with my magic toothpick.”
“It wasn’t funny when the witch said it and ain’t funny now” Calabrass replied.
But then Dusk noticed some debris on the way and then he saw a reflection coming from there and he could only come to one conclusion.
“Ambush!” he exclaimed.
And he and his friends dived into some debris for shelter, as shots from Golden Bones’s remaining skeletons were casted against them.
“There aren’t many of them” Dusk observed, while taking Calabrass. “Dusk.”
The older brother stood up to shot magic beams, but they easily dodged. Returning to his shelter, he said:
“They are well protected.”
“So am I” Dusk replied. “Calabrass, give the Eye of…”
“The toothpick needs an apology before any and all transformation” Calabrass replied.
“Uh, come on!” Dusk said, as Star casted some shots to cover for them.
“Wait, do not apologize” Star said, while taking cover.
“What?!” Dusk and Calabrass asked at the same time.
“I mean, we’re still a long way to the top” Star replied. “Bones wants you to use your powers. You cannot transform yet.”
“Okay, but we can’t go around them” Dusk said. “And, if we charge them, we’ll get toasted.”
“I have a solution” Opal said. “A localized field of concealment.”
“You can make us invisible?!” Star asked.
“Awesome!” Dusk exclaimed.
“But the thing is…” she started.
“What thing?!” Dusk said. “Come on! Make me invisible or I’ll jump on them!”
The same sound from before was heard again and the voice then said:
“Courage can’t conquer the darkness…”
“Courage…” Opal repeated. “Is the voice reading my thoughts?”
“What are you talking about?” Dusk asked.
Opening her helmet, she explained:
“My field of concealment unit. When it works is only for a few seconds and only on me.”
“No, it’s too dangerous” Dusk replied.
“I can do it” Opal told. “I just… have to stop shaking.”
“We will find another solution” Star said.
“Not this time” Opal voiced. “Courage can conquer… if, you know, I can find some.”
She closed her helmet and then looked to the hidden skeletons.
“Okay, we believe in you, buddy” Dusk told Opal, who raised her hoof to him in response.
It was then her suit became camouflaged, becoming completely invisible.
“Go, I’ll cover you!” Star replied, going to shoot over the skeletons, this getting their attention.
While the skeletons were too busy shooting at Star, Opal approached them quietly. But Opal’s nerves caused her to release some grunts that the skeletons heard and then they started shooting to her. Fortunately, they missed but then an unexpected short circuit caused Opal to get exposed.
“Ups!” she said, advancing then against them.
She got to hold them and used the short circuit to prevent them from moving.
“Go ahead!” she exclaimed, as Star and Dusk approached. “I’ll hold them back!”
“Are you sure?” Dusk asked.
“Not really, but… as long I have energy in my suit, I’ll keep fighting. Hurry before it runs out!”
And so Dusk and Star advanced, with the latter saying:
“Looks like we’ll have to fix the lighthouse without our engineer.”
“Something tells me we won’t fix the situation with just a screwdriver” Dusk replied.
Arriving to the top of those staircase, they passed the doors and entered in a room with branch-like pillars. They found the place to be too quiet. It was then that Golden Bones came out from his hiding place near the next set of stairs, with his cannon ready, much to the two brothers’ surprise. He started fire, forcing the two brothers to dodge and find shelter on opposite branch-like pillars. But Star was able to retaliate his shots with his magic beams, while using his agility to dodge. Taking refuge, Golden Bones said:
“Pathetic. You hope to stop me with that?”
And he went to shoot again, with Star going to shelter. Turning to his younger brother, he told him:
“In terms of fire power, with my current magic, I’m no match for him.”
“We’re going to shift the balance” Dusk replied, holding Calabrass. “Calabrass, give me the Eye of Beru.”
But Calabrass only said:
“I’m sorry, the toothpick didn’t hear what you said.”
“Okay… I’m sorry for calling you a toothpick. You’re a stubborn, whining, sermonizing bonehead, how’s that?”
“Now it sounds good!” Calabrass exclaimed. “Now let’s go kick that golden sack of bones.”
With that, Dusk activated the Eye of Beru, transforming with Calabrass. But before he could shot a water blast, he had to defend from an attack from Bones, all while the tower continued to shake and crumble.
Outside, the debris were starting to fall on the Chaos, causing him to start shaking. Wanting to get out of there quickly, Sassafras, now on board on the Chaos said to Clover:
“You have to raise the anchor now! Can’t you see that the island is lost?!”
But Clover didn’t do what she told, as he knew exactly how his captain and friends were.
“Not yet” he said. “I have faith in Dusk.”
Back inside the lighthouse, Dusk and Star’s fight with Bones continued, with them trading shots that always failed as they were always dodging. Star was able to make it to his brother and then told him:
“Bones is playing for time. We have to change tactics.”
And so the same sound was heard and the voice said:
“Intelligence can’t conquer the darkness.”
“This guy is really trying to depress us” Dusk commented. “Go on, Star. I for one trust your intelligence.”
Star nodded, while winking, and then made him a sign to advance. Dusk replied with a nod, while advancing diagonally, evading Golden Bones’s attacks, while attacking him. Star took advantage of Golden Bones’s distraction to go around him and then attack him by surprise with a kick. He turned to his younger brother and told him:
“Hurry! I will hold the door! You go save the Triangle!”
Despite costing to leave his own brother facing Golden Bones by himself, he advanced. Dusk then arrived to the top of the lighthouse, with Calabrass ready to shoot in case any surprise attack was launched against him. He then looked and saw a wooden platform with roots, decorative branches and a pond of water. A big crystal was suspended over it, shining with an immense pure light.
Dusk became fascinated by it, approaching while putting Calabrass back on his scabbard, undoing the transformation, and climbing the stairs to the platform. Looking to the pond, he could see an image coming together: his family all together, with him and Dusk.
“My parents… and my sisters…” Dusk said.
“Abandon the idea of conquering the darkness, Prince Dusk Storm” the same voice from before told him, this time very clear.
Dusk raised his head and then saw something inside the crystal. It was a rather strange creature. It had small structure with a big round head with green skin and opaque blue eyes, wearing a white robe with a cape and dark adorns at his back.
“What…?” he asked. “How do you know my name?”
“My name is Freonus” he replied. “I am the Guardian of the Triangle. I’ve been watching from the beginning. You have come to prevent the lighthouse from being extinguished.”
“Right, but I don’t know how to stop it” Dusk said.
“The light of a soul illuminates the world” Freonus replied.
“I… I don’t understand” Dusk told.
“This inner light is hope” Freonus explained. “Real hope doesn’t rely on strength, courage or intelligence. It can only appear through an act of faith in the future.”
“Okay…” Dusk said, still puzzled.
“You have to abandon what is most precious to you into the Well of Hope” Freonus told, pointing to the pond beneath him.
“Wait, that’s it? Just toss something in there?”
“The most precious thing you have.”
“I don’t have much…” Dusk said, thinking. “What do I have that is precious.”
It was then his look reached Calabrass and immediately replied.
“No…”
“What?” Calabrass asked, not understanding.
“No, not Calabrass” Dusk replied to Freonus. “I can’t sacrifice Calabrass!”
“What?!” Calabrass asked. “Of course you can’t sacrifice me!”
“Hold on, first, he’s not an object” Dusk said. “He’s a pony… sort of.”
“Exactly!” Calabrass motioned.
“And, without him, I won’t be able to escape the Triangle and go home with my brother.”
“Darkness is closing in” Freonus told. “You hold your destiny in your hooves… along with the destiny of many.”
Dusk, in a way, knew what he was talking about. His friends had trusted in him to solve the problem, taking risks or letting themselves get behind, with them all putting their hopes on Dusk: Clover waiting on the Chaos, Mallet at the broken wooden bridge, Opal trying to contain the skeleton soldiers and Star who had stayed to fight Golden Bones, a fight that he had lost, lying now on the floor, defeat, leaving the leader of the skeletons to start heading towards the top.
His arrival to the top of the lighthouse was noticed by Dusk. Reacting, Dusk jumped off the platform, while taking Calabrass and asking:
“What did you do to Star?”
“Nothing, compared what is waiting for you” Golden Bones said, while taking the necklace Skullivar had given to him.
He then dropped it to the ground, breaking it and releasing darkness.
“I don’t have a good feeling about this” Calabrass said.
And from the darkness, a three-eyed fish-like dark creature appeared, extending its tentacles towards the crystal where Freonus was. The wood around them started to get dark and, when the tentacles grabbed the crystal, Freonus could be seen suffering a great deal of pain.
“Cal, what is this?” Dusk asked.
“How should I know?!” Calabrass replied, while Dusk tried to use him to cut the tentacles, only to not avail. “But I can’t do anything against it unless I become immaterial too!”
“Very well…” Dusk said. “Eye of Vapir!”
And so he activated the Eye of Vapir, starting using his blade to cut the tentacles.
“Ah! Looks like you’re not so clever…”
But the creature just roared and then hit him with a tentacle, throwing against the ground. However, Dusk quickly recovered and advanced to cut another tentacle, but the creature just became bigger and bigger.
“It feeds on energy” Calabrass realized. “Each blow only makes him stronger.”
It would appear the creature was doing the same thing to Freonus, being feeding on his energy as well.
“Hang in there, Freonus!” Dusk told.
And so he tried to cut the tentacles, but now they have become more dense and now Calabrass just passed through them, as the creature continued to grow, with its tentacles now visible from the outside. Seeing that, Clover commented:
“That’s the opposite of what the lighthouse does.”
“Uh… that’s a creature from the depths of Discordia!” Sassafras exclaimed. “It’s over. There’s no hope to anyone or anything in the Triangle.”
The shadow fish monster had been able to grab Dusk with his tentacles, with Dusk then trying to cut them but to not avail.
“How can we fight this thing?!” Dusk asked, now incapable of moving.
“Dusk, there’s nothing I can do” Calabrass told him calmly.
“Come on, we have to!” Dusk replied.
“The Guardian warned us” Calabrass said, as the darkness of the creature filled the lighthouse as it grew bigger. “Abandon the idea of conquering the darkness.”
“You’re not going to ask me to sacrifice you, are you?” Dusk asked.
“Sacrifice is a big word” Calabrass replied. “Just through me into this bottomless pond filled of mercury. I’ve already got worse.”
“I don’t want to lose you” Dusk said.
“Me neither, but you have to” Calabrass told.
And so Calabrass undid the transformation, causing Dusk to slip through the tentacles of the creature and land on the floor.
“Run, before it’s too late” Calabrass told Dusk.
He then run towards the creature and, when it opened its mouth, Dusk jumped into it, right into the middle of a mist of darkness. The young colt then heard Golden Bones’s voice saying:
“Your sword is powerless… but it still an interest to Skullivar.”
Dusk looked around, looking for Golden Bones. He then felt someone approaching from behind and turned around, in time of defending with Calabrass and attack of Golden Bones with his hook. Golden Bones sent him back, but Dusk was able to land on his hooves. But he lost Bones again, only to be attack by him in a surprise attack. Even able to defend Golden Bones’s surprise attacks, Dusk couldn’t stand his strength. After being thrown to the floor, Golden Bones told him:
“It’s over.”
Dusk then looked and saw it: the Well of Hope, right behind Golden Bones. Knowing what he had to do, Dusk stood up while saying:
“To me, maybe. But I hope someone, one day, releases all the prisoners of the Triangle.”
He then threw Calabrass over Golden Bones and then advanced, only to be caught by him through his neck. Bones raised his hook, ready to land his blow on Dusk. But when he was about to do it, Calabrass landed on the Well of Hope and sank in it. That released on immense light.
“No!” Bones shouted, noticing it.
That light blasted the creature, which went away taking Golden Bones with it, while Dusk was casted to the floor of the room. He started to rise up and Freonus told:
“Thank you, Prince Dusk Storm.”
“Okay, okay, enough with the full title” Dusk said.
It was then that Calabrass immerged from the well and was delivered to him.
“Wow, you’re giving me Calabrass back?” Dusk asked, while grabbing his sword friend.
“Did you miss me?” Calabrass asked him.
“You demonstrated the purest light of your soul, just like your mom and your brother have done in the past” Freonus replied. “Like them, you demonstrated hope for other in a happy future.”
“Wait a second, so all that was some kind of test?” Dusk asked.
“Much more than a test” Freonus answered. “Ever since I’ve been watching the inhabitants of the Triangle, they have been covering in wealth and power. I have lost faith in them.”
“Not everypony is like them” Dusk told.
“I see that now” Freonus said. “You gave me hope again. Hope is an inner light that one can give without ever losing it. A light that will once again guide everyone who wanders in the Seven Seas.”
And so the light of the lighthouse was reignited. Once that happened, as if time started running in reverse, all the debris returned to the lighthouse, repairing it, and the same happened with the damages caused to the Marituga bazar.
“You’re not just a lighthouse guardian” Dusk realized. “And since you can see everything, you must know where the waypoints of the Triangle are.”
“Now is not the time for answers” Freonus replied. “Ignorance is necessary to reveal heroes, as darkness is to reveal light. Goodbye, Dusk Storm.”
“Wait, what do you mean…” Dusk started.
But before he could finish the question, Dusk was teleported away. He, along with Star (recovered from his battle with Golden Bones), Mallet and Opal, appeared at the deck of the Chaos, causing Sassafras to jump of fear, much to Clover’s amusement. He then turned to Dusk and said, while floating around Dusk:
“I knew you would do it, captain.”
“What exactly happened at the top of the lighthouse?” Star asked, approaching his brother.
“I’m still trying to figure out myself” Dusk replied.
They then all turned to the lighthouse, admiring its light.
“The lighthouse has never been much brighter” Star commented, with the others agreeing.
At Netherwhere, Golden Bones was brought by the power of the lighthouse right into Skullivar’s room. Seeing his master appearing before him, he heard him saying:
“You are a glutton for punishment, Bones.”
A look of fear invaded Golden Bones’s face as his screams could be heard throughout the Sea of Vapir.