//------------------------------// // Episode 8: She's Burning Back // Story: My Brave Pony: Starfleet Magic (Season IX) // by DakariKingMykan //------------------------------// EPISODE EIGHT Two months, prior to The Devils’ appearance, Lightning continued to train his young apprentice, Swift Star, to be a strong and great fighter that would one day earn his commission to the force. One morning, Lightning was training Swift in the cliff regions of New Cloudsdale. “Swift…!” he called out to his young apprentice. “Swift…!” The young pony was zooming across the field as fast as his two legs could carry him, m and carrying a heavy boulder over his head by order of his tutor. This was helping him buildup strength, endurance, and increase his speed. “Swift, take it easy! Take it easy.” hollered Lightning. Swift slammed down the boulder at the appointed place, and then he took off, zooming towards the large chasm up ahead. “SWIFT, NO!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!” Swift gave an astounding leap across the fifty yard wide chasm, with a huge drop into the ravine below; it really looked like he was going to make it, when he started losing momentum in midair, and landed just on the very edge of the cliff, slipping down and holding on for dear life. Lightning landed on the cliff and helped him up, and he did not seem pleased. “What have I told you about leaping large distances?” Swift sighed, “Always look before I leap.” “That’s right.” “But I made it… …Well, almost.” “Almost” doesn’t cut it, Swift.” said Lightning. “The fact still remains you could have fallen, and you nearly did, and when you’re out there in battle, someone may not be there to pull you up in time.” Rainbow Dash dropped in, “He’s not kidding. Even in the Wonderbolts we learned not to confuse confidence with foolishness.” Lightning would have reprimanded her for that, but he agreed with her entirely, “And you couldn’t have come at a better time, Colonel.” he said to her “I could use your help in this demonstration.” Rainbow saluted, “Yes sir.” Lightning showed Swift a demonstration, and asked Rainbow to leap the chasm, not fly over it—her wings were to remain tucked in. No surprises, she cleared the chasm with ease and grace. Lightning then demonstrated by showing how high he could jump, without using his own wings, and carrying an even larger boulder over his head. He even asked Swift to jump alongside him to compare heights, and swift didn’t have to hold anything. Swift was only able to leap about a-hundred feet, whereas Lightning, with all that weight on his shoulders, managed to leap more than three times that. Had he spread his wings, he would have gone even higher. He threw the boulder down, making the ground shake. Rainbow couldn’t help but hollered, “Awe…some!! Totally cool…!” Lightning gave a soft smirk, but didn’t let it go to his head. Swift was impressed, but felt a little jealous. “No offense, but you two can only do that because you’re stronger and trained longer than I have.” Lightning nodded, “Yes, you’re right, but you are also wrong. Even if Rainbow and I were at your level and skill, we would still be able to outmatch you in jumping.” Rainbow fanned her wings, “See, we’re winged ponies. Got that? Winged… ponies… We’re naturally lighter on our feet than ponies that don’t have wings, and it’s also why we can walk on clouds. You’re an Earth Pony, you’ve got more bulk than most other ponies do; even unicorns, and that makes you heavier so you can’t make it as easily.” Swift began to look down, feeling foolish. “Head up, son.” said Lightning “Like you implied: We were once in your place-- undertrained, unable to make the distance. …But just like us; you CAN make it yourself if you train hard, and take it steady. Don’t be in such a hurry to make it, because that leads to recklessness, and that leads to failure. Do you understand?” Swift held his head high and saluted to them both, “I’ll do my best, and give it time.” Rainbow and Lightning smiled proudly, Over the course of the next two months, training continued, not just with them, but with all the others. He would rush up and down all over New Ponyville, delivering goods for and to Rarity. Artie, Rhymey, and Spike tested his weapon combat skills, while Starla helped him with shooting and accuracy. The Twins put him to work in their mines-- pushing carts, digging, loading. They even put him in the heating chambers they built to help him build up endurance and pain tolerance-- all fighters trained with it. Buddy and Applejack put him to work, farming-- plowing the fields, planting saplings, building barns. Rainbow and Pinkie pie put him through basic training-- aerobics, obstacle courses-- Pinkie seemed to take the job a little too seriously-- wearing thick shades, chewing on a toothpick, and spitting on the ground. Why, even Krysta helped him. By making him try to catch her, and since she was wicked fast and down-near impossible to keep an eye on because of her small size, this would help Swift increase his speed and sharpen his wits and reflexes. As for Fluttershy, she and Tree Hugger took care of the calm and quiet training-- meditation, relaxation, channeling energy into positive flows. Natrually, he had to hit the books as well, because all fighters couldn’t become just without first developing their minds and keeping their brains sharp as well. He even had to hit the dance floors, where he practiced ballet, tap-dancing, break dancing-- the works-- to help improve his footing and evasiveness. All of this was done in a montage to a song with Lightning’s inner voice singing, and his friends as chorus background. And here you stand to make the grade Then you stop and look And see what you’ve made But it takes time To reach the top And you just won’t give up You’ll never stop… ‘Cause in one great big instant, it all falls in place In one great big instant, it shows on your face But training’s tough and it wears you down in split second or two, you sweat and frown But keep your faith and you will be better than before ‘Cause it’s plain to see… That in one great big instant, you’ve reached for the sun In one great big instant, the battle is won Feel your strength getting big Feel your blood as it flows Let your heart lead and guide you, Just watch as it grows In the present day, thanks to all that, Swift had improved immensely. He could break out of magical bindings… Resist blasts pelted at him… Break the huge boulder he lifted before with one chop and hardly feel too much pain from recoil. But keep your faith and you will be better than before ‘Cause it’s plain to see… That in one great big instant, you gave it your all In one great big instant, you knew that… That in one great big instant, you’re standing real tall In one great big instant, you knew… Finally, he tackled that big chasm again, and leapt beautifully across it landing perfectly on the other side, many feet away from the edge. One great big instant…!! As the song faded out, Swift was standing atop the flagpole of the highest tower of New Canterlot Palace, and soaking in the glorious sunshine. Lightning and the others were all exceedingly proud as they looked up at him. Their majesties, standing on a lower terrace smiled proudly too, and they both looked down at Lightning. Their gazes met, and Grand Ruler proudly saluted to Lightning for his superb tutoring, and Lightning saluted back. Celestia sighed softly… …But little did she know that as she stood in the sunlight, Daybreaker’s evil eyes appeared in her shadow again. Celestia caught a quick glimpse in the corner of her eye… “Hmm…?” The eyes quickly vanished. “Something wrong, dear?” asked Grand Ruler. Celestia looked all around, and then she brushed it off, “I just thought I saw something Her husband brushed it off as well. It had been two weeks since Celestia’s cleansing, and no one anywhere in the palace or across the planet had any nightmares of Daybreaker, nor had Celestia had anymore of her freak-outs. For now, they had a meeting to attend with Lightning and the others, while Swift had a well-deserved and good relax in the royal spa. He drowsed happily as the warmth of the hot tubs soothed him. “I think he’s just about ready for his first trial-battle.” said Lightning. Starla, as General, seconded the motion. “Yes, a trial-battle.” agreed Pinkie, and then she looked dumb and asked “…What’s a trial-battle?” The others didn’t act as surprised, seeing as neither she nor the Equestrians ever had one themselves before. Grand Ruler explained, “When a cadet has shown remarkable potential, as well as outstanding grades, we feel it customary to give them a trial test by allowing them to be present and witness an actual battle.” Starla nodded and added “It’s sort of a preliminary field test, to see if Swift is eligible for probationary duty, which lasts about a year or so, and then, if he passes that, he’ll earn his full commission, rank, and duty.” Celestia gestured to all the Equestrians “All of you already had some forms and level of training from your previous encounter with Equestrian villains that you fought in the past, so you already had fulfilled certain requirements.” Grand Ruler agreed, “I already could tell that you were all extra special, especially for your efforts and actions in assisting us to fight The Great War. So you only needed to spend a year of Starfleet training.” The girls felt very proud, but then everyone then fell silent; taking a moment to remember Twilight Sparkle, and her valiant efforts and all she had done before she was killed in action. Lightning never forgot how he witnessed her being struck, and how he couldn’t save her, and she died in his arms. Starla placed her hand softly over his, and Krysta stood on the table looking up at him sincerely with concern and sad feelings for him. Spike especially missed Twilight, and Rarity comforted him. Grand Ruler then cleared his throat, “We are losing focus.” Everyone else snapped upright. As the debate on Swift continued, the sunlight continued to shine through the window, casting a shadow of Celestia on the floor next to her seat. The two evil eyes appeared again, and this time, Rarity spotted them, and the two eyes vanished, making Rarity’s eyes bulge and completely derive her attention. “Rarity…” called Grand Ruler “What’s the matter?” Rarity pointed down at Celestia’s shadow. “I saw it, with my own eyes; something glowing!” “What?” said Celestia and she looked down at her shadow, and she saw nothing. Krysta fluttered over the shadow from top to bottom and she saw nothing either. “You you sure you weren’t seeing things?” she asked Rarity. Rarity couldn’t understand this herself. Spike looked over his wife’s shoulder down at the shadow, “Wait… look…!” he cried as the sinister eyes appeared again, and Krysta began to feel it getting really warm around her. “What the--!!” Celestia gasped, and right there her shadow came to life, pulling itself off the floor, literally separating itself from her. The two eyes glared at everyone! “Okay, officially freaked out now!” cried Buddy. The shadow then leapt out the window, rising up into the air where the sunlight was even stronger, and its body began to burst into flames, followed by the echo sounds of familiar laughter! “It can’t be…!” cried Celestia. Grand Ruler narrowed his eyes… …From their own suite in the palace, Cadance and Shining Armor were setting Flurry Heart down for her nap. Castor and Lelani were with them-- the couple had been asked by their majesties to watch their children during their meeting with the team. Flurry could see the glowing light outside the window, making her jump and giggle. “What’s go you so excited?” cooed her father. Cadance looked over and out the window, “What is that?” she wondered, and then she felt a chill run down her spine. The children held hands, not liking the looks of the flames. Princess Luna was sleeping peacefully in her bed, wearing a mask and magical earplugs to filter all sound-- not a clue of what was going on. Lightning told Krysta, “Alert the guards! Tell them to man their posts. We may need their help.” “Right!” agreed Krysta, and she fluttered off to get Captain Shaina. The fighters and their majesties all raced out the window, landing in the gardens while the alarms sounded and the guards began to take their places on the battlements and in the windows. Unicorns and alicorns readied their magic and other set up the canons. “Listen carefully,” called Captain Shaina “Don’t any of you make a move until you get the order!” The guards all saluted. Swift poked his head from around a corner. “What’s going on?” he asked. “We’ve got this, just keep out of the way.” said a guard as he rushed by to man his post. Swift still couldn’t resist and looked out the window. The burning continued to blaze, and then, in a huge explosion… SHE appeared. Flamming mane and tail, dark eyes, fangs, claws, bright white skin, and she wore a suit similar to Celestia’s former battle outfit-- shoulder pads, chest armor, a strong leather skirt, strong boots, and strong manacles on her wrists. …Daybreaker! Celestia gasped in fright. Grand Ruler and the others gawked in extreme horror. “No way…!” Swift softly exclaimed. Daybreaker laugh manically as her flames blazed, “Free at last! Finally, I can do as I please without being restrained!” She glared down at Celestia, but it was Grand Ruler who shouted up to her, “How is this possible? We vanquished you!” Daybreaker snickered, “You almost did, and you would have were it not for your wife’s foolish actions!” She referred to the when Celestia was being cleansed of the evil, and she explained… “I could feel my power being drained, and my spiritual essence starting to separate from Celestia, I knew had to escape, and try to materialize while I had the chance, but even in her then state of envelopment in the power, your wife proves to be stronger than I thought…! She attempted to destroy me right then while my power was dwindling, but what she had quite forgotten was that since she and I shared the same body, her power would not actually destroy me, but strengthen me, and it gave me just the boost I needed… …I used the power of her magic to seal my spirit deep within her shadow where none of you would suspect me, and I had a perfect setup to revive myself. All I required to gain strength was sunlight! Any time that Celestia was bathed in the light-- when either raising or setting the sun, or basking in, the power flowed through me-- I felt the warmth from her own body, which gave me strength.” Celestia looked down on the ground, and saw that cast no shadow, not even with the sun shining brightly on her. She looked up angrily at her evil counterpart with a look to destroy. Daybreaker only seemed amused, “I’d look upset too if I were you. Oh, wait, I AM you-- more accurately: a better, stronger version of you who is glad she’s not in your positions, because now I am my own creature, and I can do as I please… …And it will please me most graciously to carry out my will and bring forth an eternal day, where night and darkness never rise!” “You sicko!” shouted Lightning “Don’t you realize if you bring about an Eternal Day, you’ll destroy the entire planet?!” Daybreaker only laughed, “A mere factor that I can easily alleviate, for you forget, my very power is drawn by the sun, and just as Celestia is able to control the sun’s movement, I, too, share that power This world is mine to rule, and nothing will stop that. If you don’t believe me, then let us fight!!” Lightning clenched his fists, “Fine by us!” He called to his team, “FALL IN…!” Everyone lined up. “TRANSFORM!!” He and the space ponies went first, “STARFLEET MAGIC!!” Followed by the Equestrians, “HARMONY HOUR, FRIENDSHIP POWER!!” And then Spike himself, “Dragon Power!” The two teams stood, and then Celestia transformed herself, donning her old battle armor which she hadn’t worn for quite some time. Lightning scanned Daybreaker with his visor, and her temperature was exceedingly high, as was expected as she was shrouded in flames and used sun magic, and her power levels were just as high, exactly as high as Celestia’s, meaning it would take a lot to wear her down. “Everyone spread out and prepare to engage enemy!” “YES SIR!!” the team hollered, and they all scattered about while their majesties remained behind, nodding at each other and putting up huge barriers all over the garden and around the palace so as Daybreaker couldn’t try anything! Lightning leapt up first, aiming a powerful punch at her, and she zipped out of the way making him miss. “Over here, bright boy!” she taunted. Starla, Rarity and Buddy fluttered up and began to fire a barrage of blasts from her horn, and she defended herself by shielded herself with her flaming mane, which absorbed the blasts like jellybeans. “No dice!” growled Starla. “My grass attacks won’t work on her either, she’ll just burn them away.” cried Buddy. “Well then, let’s try fighting fire WITH fire!” suggested Spike. The twins agreed and stood next to him, joining hands. “DRAGON FLAME” “BOOM-BOOM ROCKETS” The attacks were launched, and Daybreaker just stood there absorbing the flames of the fire and the explosions, making her mane flare brighter than ever! “It’s not working!” cried Dyno. “The fire’s only making her stronger!!” added Myte. Daybreaker snickered and her flaming horn flared up as she stood ready to attack, “Now it’s my turn!” “Look out!!” screamed Fluttershy. “SOLAR BLAZE” Daybreaker unleash a mighty wave of fire energy that billowed outwards as a ring, and crashed into all the fighters, hitting them all hard in huge explosions and sent them all crashing to the ground. The flames crashed into the barriers around the garden and against the palace, shaking them vividly. “My stars, such power!!” cried Grand Ruler. Celestia wanted nothing more than to go down there and kick her evil side into space, but she and her husband had to maintain the barriers. Daybreaker snickered and prepared to attack again, “See how you like this!!” Her claws began to flare up, and she slashed at the air, making a large flaming X. “FLAMING STRIKE…!” “…Guards!!” Grand Ruler called up. Krysta got the message, and raised her wand signaling Captain Shaina. “Guards, take aim!” The guards complied and armed their weapons and magic. “…FIRE!!” Cannon balls and magical beams fired, burning down the flaming X and heading straight for its sender, but Daybreaker only defended herself by flaring up hard, producing a huge fire-wall around herself, reducing the blasts to ashes before any could even reach her. “Wow! What a hothead!” grumbled Krysta. Shaina grasped her lance tightly, and she called to the guards, “Reload, and prepare to fire again!” The guards complied and reloaded their weapons… …But swift had a sneaky feeling they were going to need more against this monster, and suddenly and idea occurred to him, and he ran off down the hall. The fighters all struggled to get back up onto their feet after being hit. “You insist on continuing?” hissed Daybreaker “You are either very brave or extremely foolish.” Lightning smirked, “So you think.” “What?” Rhymey snickered and said, “We’ve faced you in our dreams before, We know your secrets, your powers, and more.” “Eeyup, we’ve just been stringing you along like a dog on a leash to see what you’re made of and how to fight you!” added Applejack. Daybreaker growled. “Now it’s time to take this up a level.” called Lightning. “Everyone, now!” “SUPER MODE, ACTIVATE!!” Glowing brightly, everyone’s suits went sparkly. “Ha!” scoffed Daybreaker “So your suits twinkle. You think THAT should worry me?” “Oh, it should…” said Starla “In Super Mode our armor and strengths are twice as strong, and can stand up to anything you throw at us.” Daybreaker growled, but refused to back down. “GO!!” shouted Lightning. Everyone charged forth. Daybreaker’s horn began to glow, “SUN BEAM” and she unleashed a huge burning ray of light at everyone, making huge explosions, but they plowed straight through it all without much trouble, as Starla promised with their stronger armor. Since none of their magic attacks would work on her, their best shot was hit her physically. “Get her!!” shouted Lightning, and he rushed forth, intercepting her fists. Rainbow came rushing in from above to ram her, and she skillfully flipped Lightning over and kicked Rainbow away in midair. Rarity and Starla dropped, punching and kicking the fiend, and flipping her up in midair, and then… WHAMM!! Pinkie kicked her hard in the chest, making sparks fly. …At the very same time, a small spark shocked Celestia. “Ack!!” she cried. Grand Ruler turned to face her, “Celestia…?” His wife held her chest in pain and confusion. “Let’s get her!” shouted Artie, and he, Rhymey and Spike rushed forth with their weapons ready. Artie struck the ground hard by Daybreaker, forcing her to leap up, allowing Rhymey and Spike to slash at her with their swords. WHAMM!! SLASH!! …More sparks and explosions flew from the monster, while at the same time Celestia wailed and screamed as sparks and explosions emitted from her as well, and she felt the pain of every single blow, and began to fall to the ground. “CELESTIA…!!” Grand Ruler shouted as he raced in and scooped up his wife. Lightning saw this as well, and called out to the others, “STOP ATTACKING!!” Fluttershy landed a blow to Daybreaker’s face, sending her crashing to the ground hard. Celestia yowled in pain. Fluttershy saw, and gasped, “What… What’s happening to Celestia?” Daybreaker chuckled wickedly as she got back up. “You simpletons…! I was revived through your queen’s shadow, meaning Celestia and I are spiritually linked to one-another. You can’t harm me without harming your precious queen!” Celestia looked in bad shape as she lay in her husbands. “You crazy fiend!” thundered Grand Ruler. “What’s go crazy about it?” hissed Daybreaker “You want to destroy me, but are you willing to destroy her as well?!” The fighters all stood puzzled and concerned. “We can’t fight!” cried Starla “We can’t put Celestia in danger!” Celestia wearily looked up. “This… can’t be… happening!” she groaned. Daybreaker only taunted her more by punching her own face, and injuring her again! “STOP IT!!” yelled Grand Ruler. Lightning wanted to rush in and beat Daybreaker down, but knew he couldn’t. Daybreaker had the ultimate defense to insure her safety now, and the fighters had absolutely no idea of what to do. Worse than that, now that Celestia was down, the barriers were beginning to weaken. “It’s time!” thundered Daybreaker, and she leapt up high spreading out her wings and her mane. “…By the power of the sun, I will now eliminate all who oppose me!” “NO…!!” shouted Grand Ruler, and he raised one of his arms up while his three horns glowed brightly, and he shifted the sun out of the way, making it dark, and Daybreaker couldn’t empower herself. “No!” she growled “How dare you?!” Grand Ruler only snickered, “You forgot that I also can control the sun. You won’t gain power that easily while I’m here!” Still feeling strong enough, Daybreaker charged straight for him, and he stood ready to defend himself and his wife, and the other fighters leapt in forming a protective wall before them. “I’ll break you all down!!” Daybreaker shouted. The fighters still stood strong as Lightning thought, “We may not be able to fight her, but we can at least defend their majesties and the palace from this creep’s onslaught.” Daybreaker flared up ready to attack, when suddenly she was enveloped by a veil of dark aura, which weakened her flames, and didn’t seem to hurt Celestia too much. “What’s going on?” asked Pinkie. Everyone looked up and saw Princess Luna casting her own magic of night on the evil day monster. “You!!” thundered Daybreaker. Luna gave the creature a nasty stare. “Step away from my friends and family, you fiend!!” She raised her arms up high bringing forth the night early to make it even darker, and Daybreaker was growing weaker by the moment. “Let’s try and capture her while she’s weak.” suggested Lightning. The others agreed, and got their weapons ready, and powered up their finishers. Grand ruler looked down at Celestia worrying for her. “I’ll be fine, just do it!” she said. Her husband set her down gently and stood to aid the others. “Capture Blaster, FIRE!!” “GALACTIC PROJECTILE” “WHIPLASH STRIKE” “SUPER STAFF SPIN” “THRASH SLASH” Dyno and Myte didn’t dare attack, knowing their flames would only empower the evil, but Grand Ruler fired a magical blast from horns to aid the other. Daybreaker was struck by all the blasts and strikes, and of course, Celestia felt every blow strike her hard. “ACK… OOH… EEE… HOT!!” Daybreaker was launched through the air and crashed down hard; however she did not get captured, nor did she even shrink down in a magical explosion. “It’s not working!” cried Spike “She’s still too strong! The magic can’t penetrate her enough!” added Rarity. Daybreaker angrily pounded the ground and saw no other option but to retreat and recover her strength. As she disappeared in a burst of flames, she called to the fighters, “You haven’t seen the last of me! ETERNAL DAY WILL COME YET!!” her evil laugh echoed and she was gone. Grand Ruler clenched his fists angrily and let out a frustrating yell the echoed all through the garden and across New Canterlot. “Feel better?” asked Lightning. “…A little.” Luna then touched down near him and helped Celestia up onto her feet. “Are you alright, sister?” “I will be.” said Celestia, but really she was worried out of her mind, now that the evil was back and now loose on the planet. Luna looked then looked regretful, “I am so sorry I was not here sooner.” she clasped her magic earplugs in her hand, “Thank goodness Swift Star had alerted me, or I would never have been here.” “Wait,” said Lightning “Swift got you here?” He looked up at a window and saw his student waving at him. Luna then explained how Swift felt since Daybreaker was the element of the day that her nighttime powers would be idealistic to wearing the evil down. So he ran for her bedroom and informed her guards at the door of the situation. So they woke her up and informed her of the danger. “…I still apologize for my carelessness. I was just so tired from a long night’s work.” “You are more than forgiven,” said Grand Ruler “You still managed to help us, but right now we have more pressing matters to worry about.” He looked up at the sky and put the sun back where in its proper place while Luna dispelled the darkness. “You don’t think Daybreaker will try to move it, will you?” asked Starla. “No, no, she won’t.” replied Celestia. “Even if she tries to move the sun, I can still control it myself, and so can Celesto.” Luna agreed, “And I can still bring forth the darkness, which triples the strength we have, while Daybreaker is still only one.” Grand Ruler nodded, “As long as we keep up our strengths, Daybreaker shouldn’t be able to bring forth the Eternal Day she craves.” Rarity sighed, “I’m ever so relieved to hear of it.” Spike clenched his sword, “Still, we still can’t let our guard down! She’ll be back, and she’ll be stronger than ever.” Everyone knew Daybreaker would gain power from the sunlight, and worse, because of her link with Celestia, she wouldn’t go down so easy. They all had much planning and strategizing to do. As for Daybreaker, she took refuge way down south in the New Badlands, where there was plenty of heat from the desert and the volcanos to render her undetectable, and the sun would be very strong here where she would be able to restore her strength. She already tried to move the sun to make day last forever, but just as their majesties promised, it was no use for her alone. “Blast!” she grumbled “They’re holding the sun against me. These creatures are indeed more cunning and resourceful than I thought.” She clenched her flaming claws, “But then again… I still hold the advantage, being linked to their queen, and I know how they feel about her, they would never willingly let her be destroyed, not even to get me. I’ll gather my strength, and when I do… they’ll all be sorry they messed with the mighty Daybreaker!” She snickered wickedly as she drowsed in the baking sunlight. As for Swift, Lighting gave him excellent honors. “…You did well for your first-ever trial-battle.” “What?” Swift asked in shock. Lightning explained to him the meeting that was held to discuss about him, surprising Swift even more. “…You think I’m really ready?” “More than that,” said Starla “You assisted us lots without even being told. You deduced the situation and you realized what could be done about it, and you went off to get Princess Luna which helped us all a great deal.” Swift slowly started to realize the fullness of what he had done, and he felt proud deep inside. Lightning could only smile at him and pat his shoulder, “…We’ll make a good fighter of you yet, son.” Swift looked out the window and up into the sunlight remembering the song… …One great be instant! (Promo) In our next episode: It’s the last day of school, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders are taking it not so well as they fear they will be separated from each other. This makes them a primary target for Scarlet when she uses a new monster to turn them against one another and their loved ones. Is this the end of the Cutie Mark Crusaders either way? Don’t miss the next exciting episode of “Starfleet Magic” (Next Episode: “Farewell Fare Friends”)