//------------------------------// // Episode 10: The Giant Bang Theory: Part 1 // Story: My Brave Pony: Starfleet Magic Season X // by DakariKingMykan //------------------------------// EPISODE TEN Equestria used to be simple and wonderful. Ponies walked on all fours, friendship and harmony ruled, and Twilight Sparkle was still with them, and there wasn’t a bad guy they couldn’t topple, and not and not a problem they couldn’t solve…! Then THEY came… Starfleet! They brought with them a load of enemies that were too much for the Equestrian forces to handle, resulting in the slavery and eventual doom of the planet. Then, United Equestria was formed, and all ponies changed into humanoids, and fitted with new technologies and gadgets which really changed lives, but, always, there were more and more bad guys, always putting the planet in danger. …But worse than that, even when the planet wasn’t in danger, all the people were forced under the foot of the Starfleet dictators. “You Equestrians are so weak. No wonder you can’t fight off bad guys.” “We’ll always be better than you are.” “You are worthless, Twilight Sparkle. We run the show now.” They would laugh in people’s faces, and make rules telling them how to live their lives now-- the military overlords laughing in their faces. That’s how Beaker remembered it, and every now and then he would think back to those-- skewed and false-- moments, which made him all the more determined to put his project into action and rid the world of Starfleet and those supporting them once and for all. …Still, his machine only had half the power gathered from the hate and resentment of other Starfleet scoffers and detractors. He had sent out his teammates to gather whatever power they could. “Soon…” he muttered under his breath “Soon everything will be okay. We’ll wash off all the bad, and have only a better, perfect world like we used to.” He began to break out into a song. It started out soft and simple… I don’t know how it came to this, Life used to be so clean Then everything had to change, …into this ugly scene His song then turned into loud heavy metal music as he sang loud and danced crazily around his lab. Crazy biped ponies came from outer space Then they turned our good world into such a disgrace Changed the way we act and all the things that we do I’m not going to stand for it, and neither will you. This life, such as it is This life such as it is… …SUCH AS IT IS!! Who invited these freaks? I don’t want them here! They think that they can push us all and keep us in fear I say, “Enough already, let’s kick ‘em all out” Soon the machine will be ready, until then I shout. This life, such as it is This life such as it is… …SUCH AS IT IS!! No more rules and stupid laws that we can’t afford, We’ll have our own world back where “Friendship’s” the word Others came before me, they failed miserably. But I’m the one who’ll send us back to what we should be! This life, such as it is This life such as it is… …SUCH AS IT IS!! Starfleet you… Starfleet you’re GOING DOWN!! He laughed the mad scientist he was, alone in his lab surrounded by the ocean view, and his machinery. Suddenly, a detector went off, warning him that beings were approaching the base, and according to the radar, those beings were swimming in the ocean. “I can’t let them see this place.” Beaker said softly, and fiddling with the controls, the ocean view-ports were sealed by special covers, that, outside, resembled ordinary rocks in a step underwater rock formation. It turned out the two beings heading his way were Princess Skystar, in her Seapony forum, and Dr. Sea Green, a unicorn pony who was kept alive and well under the sea thanks to the magical properties cast upon him. “Sky, wait up!” Sea called as he chased after her. Skystar giggled cheekily as she swam, like the master she was, speeding away from him, until she finally stopped and let him catch her. “Still can’t swim as well, huh?” she teased. “What do you expect? I don’t have a tail, and fins like you do.” She smiled lovingly at him, which made him take her in his arms. “But I still have loads of love and affection for you.” They came together in a deep kiss, and the light of sun from far above the waves illuminated a gold ring with a tiny shell on Sea’s finger, and wrapped around Skystar’s tail was similar, yet larger band. They had been married a little over a year, and it took some convincing from Queen Novo to allow such a marriage, but with convincing from Sea’s father, Fisher Bait, whom also lived with them, it was a lovely parring… …But that was all besides what was about to occur! Sky’s head suddenly perked up. “What’s wrong?” asked Sea. His wife looked all around, “I’m feeling something.” Since Sea was not a sea-creature like she was, he couldn’t hear or detect things she could, at least not naturally, but he knew, from his painstaking studies of sea-life, such a creature as his wife was sensitive to certain kinds of waves and vibrations, even in water. “What do you think it is?” he asked. “I don’t know.” Sky then felt the waves coming from the direction of large rock formations, like underwater mountains stretching up to the surface. Beaker could see her coming through the secret peek-scope in the lab. Being a scientist himself, he knew a Seapony, like other fish and creatures would be sensitive to the electronic waves emitting from his machines and equipment, which was why he chose such a location where he felt most creatures wouldn’t swim. Luckily, he was ready for such thing, and he switched the equipment in the lab to silent running, which softened their power flows and thus, they didn’t emit as much waves. “That’s funny,” said Sky “They’re gone now. But I was so sure I felt something.” Sea never doubted his wife’s senses, and being an oceanographer, he was determined to study every little aspect. “Let’s get back to Seaquestria. I have to tell my dad and your mom about this.” His wife agreed, and they swam off. Beaker watched until the couple was out of sight, and he knew that they, too, had affiliations with and support for Starfleet, which made them, in his view, just as awful and worthy of his scorn and upcoming wrath. Meanwhile, Lightning had rested up after using the Uniforce in the last battle, and he had been examined by the doctors whom determined that he was physically fine. This meant it was okay for him to use the Uniforce, but it was still not recommended he push himself too hard and enter battles unless it was totally necessary. Today, Lightning was at New Sweet Apple Acres, and helping train DD. Starla sat with Tree Hugger on the sides while Seedling and Shining Light played in the playpen near them. “Be careful, Lightning.” Starla said to him “Remember what the doctors said, don’t push yourself too hard.” “Quit worrying, honey. I feel fine.” said Lightning. “Besides, I promised Buddy I’d help with DD while he’s away. She could use someone her height and near her age to spar with, and it might even help me build up more strength so I can battle again.” He marched over into the field, and with a tap of his energizer he magically changed his uniform into his training gear. “Okay, DD, are you ready?” The eager young filly nodded, “Sure, Lightning-- er… I mean… Yes sir.” “Good, let’s get started.” They began to with the fists, DD was to thrust her arms forth and contact her fists with Lightning’s. “Keep your focus steady. Learn to anticipate the attack and where it will come from.” DD showed immense skill from what she had learned over the months and studied in books over the years, but she still had a long way to go, especially when Lightning began to speed up, managed to punch her in the face and knocking her down. Starla and Tree Hugger stiffened, but they knew DD was just fine… and she was. Thanks to all the training she had done over the months, he body had toughened up, and Lightning held back as much as he could. “I messed up, again.” DD groaned. “Yes, you did.” Lightning answered he helped her up. “But you’re getting better and better. You lasted two seconds longer that time. So stick to your training.” DD nodded proudly. “Okay, let’s work on kicking.” As the two continued their training, the ladies continued to watch from the sidelines. “DD’s sure come a long way.” said Tree Hugger “Bud sure trained her well before he had to leave.” She then looked a little down, missing her husband dearly. Starla placed a comforting hand on her back. “We received reports today from our space teams. He’s fine.” Tree Hugger smiled, “I know he is. I can feel it. It’s these things only a wife would notice.” Starla knew the feeling too well, which was why she was concerned about her own husband more than ever. Ever since Lightning had been turned into a child, she was worried enough, but when he used the Uniforce and then nearly passed out, it was getting harder and harder to maintain her beliefs in his capabilities. The babies just snoozed in the playpen without much a care in the world. Tree Hugger then got up, “I better start getting refreshments ready.” “Refreshments?” asked Starla. “Yeah, the other girls are coming here after school for a four-way homework group. I thought I’d make some snacks for them.” Meanwhile, the school-bell rang for quitting time. Many of the students rushed out, glad to be out of school, while the Cutiemark Crusaders all met by Sweetie Belle’s locker. “I can’t believe how much homework we have.” she groaned “A geography report. A journal entry, studying for a math test…” “We’ll be up all night.” whined Scootaloo. “It’s worse for me than the rest of you.” said Applebloom “Ever since Applejack took off, the family’s been forced to do her share of the chores, and I had to help Tree Hugger with Buddy’s garden.” The other two shuddered and felt sorry for her. As they headed out, they began to talk about waking up earlier to help Applebloom with some of her chores… …When there was trouble! Ruby and Sapphire were, once again, tormenting those who showed support and gratefulness to Starfleet. “Starfleet is stupid, and you’re stupid for believing in them!” shouted Ruby. “They’re not stupid!” protested one of the students. “If anyone’s stupid, it’s you for dissing them!” added another. Sapphire went from blue to red with anger, “You better take that back or--” he looked ready to really lay the students out, when Scootaloo called out to him. “Sapphire, knock it off!” Sapprhire growled at the sound of that voice, and Ruby rolled her eyes as the trio approached them. “Oh, great, it’s The Loser Brigade.” The Crusaders paid her no notice, but as they gave the bullies a good scolding… …Paige was nearby, walking down the streets looking for stories for her paper, as well as to gather more hate for the Idiots’ project, which she had not been having much luck of. “This is ridiculous!” she grumbled to herself. “We must’ve absorbed energy from very single pony and creature anywhere.” Then she saw the argument happening at the school across the street. She recognized Ruby and Sapphire almost instantly. “Those are the two brats Grimer got power from.” She couldn’t resist the thought, and she got out her absorber and tried to gather more energy from the same subjects. “You heard what Principal Stone said…” sneered Sweetie “You may be entitled to an opinion, but not to bully.” The other crusaders nodded in agreement. “So you’re going to be a bunch of tattletales, is that it?” mocked Saphire. “Why don’t you just run to your mommies while you’re at it too?” Ruby laughed at the idea and began to mock the girls, “Oh, Mommy… these kids are being mean to me!! …Wah-Wah-Wah!” The two bullies were the only ones laughing, while the girls and the students they bullied were not amused. Applebloom angrily put down her backpack, with the flap open. “Maybe we will.” said Applebloom. “After all, when something or someone bothers you, or you see someone being a bully to someone, you should always tell a grownup. That ain’t being a tattletale, that’s being sensible.” A lot of their fellow schoolmates showed their support by cheering and applauding, which made the bullies stomp off, humiliated and outraged. The Crusaders smirked at one another, for a non-violent point well-made. As for Paige, she was disappointed. Her absorber just couldn’t take any more power from subjects already done before. “That Beaker!” she grumbled as she walked while looking at the gauge. “He should’ve built these things better.” Because she wasn’t watching where she was going, she bumped into another pony. As she fell, her bag and papers of notes scattered everywhere, and the absorber-- unseen by anyone-- went flying out of her hand, and bounced once on the ground, and landed in Applebloom’s open knapsack. Applebloom then closed up her bag, not noticing the device, and she and her friends headed home, to New Sweet Apple Acres. “Hey! Watch where you’re going!” growled the other pony, but Paige only growled like a savage beast, grinding her teeth at him, making him slink away like a scared little dog. As she scrambled to pick up her news notes, she then realized, “…My absorber! Where did it go?” She began to scramble around, unaware it was already far beyond her reach. “If I don’t get that thing back, Beaker will destroy me!” “What did you say?” asked a voice, startling her. She looked down and saw a manhole cover in the street opening wide and there was Grimer. “Don’t you sneak up on me like that!” growled Paige “I lost my absorber!” Grimer’s hardhat gave a small leap on his head, but he did all he could not to shout out in open public. Luckily, no one was really watching them or listening to them talk privately, figuring it was none of their business. “Are you crazy?!” Grimer growled softly “Do you realize how serious this is?” “Yes, I realize.” grumbled Paige. It was bad enough that without her absorber she couldn’t gather more power or teleport to the lab, but if someone else found it, it would lead to the “Idiots” project being discovered and possibly shut down by Starfleet. “You better come with me.” suggested Grimer “I can teleport us both to the lab.” The thought of going down into the smelly sewer grossed her out. “I’m not crawling down there. I just had my skirt dry-cleaned.” Grimer sighed irritably, and climbed out of the manhole. “Luckily for you I was just getting off work, and hopefully I won’t have to do this job much longer.” He walked her down the street to a lonely spot around a store where no one would see them, and used his own absorber to teleport them both away. Meanwhile, DD was panting hard after a long day of training, and she had a few bruises on her face, but they nothing to worry about, and they didn’t hurt much. She splashed a bucket of water on her face and shook herself dry. “I think I did pretty well today.” “Yes, you did.” agreed Lightning. “But don’t you let this go to your head. You’re far from becoming a professional fighter, and you’ll need to step it up or you’ll never make it. Understand?” Keeping her cool, and knowing this was merely a test of patience and courage-- as Buddy treated her the exact same way when training her-- DD kept herself calm and obedient and replied, “Yes sir.” “Good.” said Lightning, “Now inside for your book studies, the other girls will be here soon.” DD saluted, and marched wearily toward the house. Lightning smiled proudly at her, and he turned to look back at Starla, and she was smiling too. Soon, Starla was with Tree Hugger, sitting in the living room while feeding their respective babies their bottles of formula, while Lightning was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Meanwhile, the four girls were at the table in the dining room doing their homework, with a big tray of food trimmings in front of them as an appetizer. Suddenly, Sweetie realized, “Oh, no! I left my math textbook at school! I need to study it for my math test tomorrow.” “Ah, no sweat.” said Applebloom, “I brought mine, you can use it.” She reached into her backpack to get her book, when she felt something unusual. “Huh?” and she pulled out a very unusual device. “What is that?” asked DD. Applebloom examined the strange device closer. She knew she had never seen it before and never put it in her backpack. “Maybe Ruby and Sapphire put it in there, like some kind of prank?” suggested Scootaloo, but she immediately dismissed the idea, remembering they hadn’t gone anywhere near the backpack. Applebloom then noticed the small meter on the device, which was barely full at all. “Um… I think maybe you should that down.” said DD. Applebloom agreed, and prepared to set the device down, but her finger slipped and pressed a tiny switch, which caused the little antenna of the remote to start glowing. In an act of panic, Applebloom dropped the device just as a beam of light shot at her, and she vanished while the device fell to the floor and smashed to pieces. “APPLEBLOOM!!” the girls cried. Lightning heard all the commotion from the kitchen, so did the mothers, and they all rushed into the dining room. “Girls, what is it?” asked Lightning. “Where’s Applebloom?” added Starla. The girls began to panic and go off all at once about what happened, but Tree Hugger whistled, “Okay, let’s chill… big breath in…” The girls did just that. “Thank you.” said Lightning. Then he asked the girls, “Now, one at a time… what happened?” Applebloom reappeared in a big dark room, where it was cold like a cave, and it felt moist like being underwater. She looked around nervously and whimpering. “H-H-Hello? W-W-Where am I?” Her only response was a load of flashlights shining on her by each of the four members surrounding her, and they were all snickering at her like creepy would-be-cannibals ready for the strike. Before Applebloom knew it, she was bound the wall by strong manacles around her wrists, ankles, even one large on across her waist. “Let me go!” she shouted “My sister’s a Starfleet Cop, and she’ll be real mad when she finds out what you’re doing to her little sis.” “Quiet, you little brat!” snapped Paige. “You don’t know how much trouble you’re in.” “Yeah, trouble that you caused.” sneered Sun “If you hadn’t been so careless with your device we wouldn’t have this little pest here.” Paige looked ready to pull every hair out of Sun’s mane. Grimer and Dodger loved a good cat fight, but no such thing happened as Beaker called for everyone, “Pipe it down!” and then he glared at Applebloom, “We should show better mercy for our guest. After all, we ought to make her last moments as pleasant as can be.” Applebloom’s stomach gave a turn. “My last moments?” she asked nervously. “Who are you? Where am I? What’s going on here?” “Like we’re really going to answer you, squirt.” said Dodger “Especially since you just admitted you’re the sis of a Silly Starfleet Sucker.” Now Applebloom felt enraged, “If my sis heard you say that she’d.” “Enough.” snapped Beaker. “But she’s discovered our hideout.” Grimer pointed out “She knows who we are and all that, and what’ll happen when her family finds out? Why Starfleet will come looking for her, and before you know, we… will… be… busted!” The other three concurred, and even Beaker was inclined to agree, and despite his calculations of the tank not being at maximum power, he decided, “Well then, I suppose we’ll just have to put Project Overthrow into action… immediately.” A strong silence befell everyone, until Applebloom asked, “…Project Overthrow?” It was clear to her that she had stumbled into something immensely huge and obvious hostile and dangerous. “Help…?” she could only squeak softly. Back on the Farm, Lightning and Starla were using their visors to scan the strange and damaged device. Though Lightning was still urged not to enter battle much, that didn’t stop him from doing detective work. Meanwhile Tree Hugger was comforting the other three crusaders after they had explained what happened. “Do you think Applebloom’s okay?” asked Sweetie Belle. “You don’t think she was destroyed, do you?” cried Scootaloo. “No, not likely.” replied DD “Whatever those lights were, there weren’t destructive, or there would have been heat coming from them, and there would have been more damage to the dining room.” She wasn’t trying to make guesses, having studied a lot about magic like a good Starfleet cadet should, and she was growing stronger and smarter all the time. Still, this didn’t answer what had happened to their friend. “Just cool it down, girls.” said Tree Hugger. “How can we?” barked Scootaloo “Applebloom could out there somewhere, lost and alone, and who knows what may happen to her, and you tell us to cool it?!” Seedling began to cry at her shouting, and Shining Light began to cry too because he didn’t like loud noises.” Tree Hugger only sighed in dismay and tended to her daughter, and Starla came into the room when she heard her son cry. “Really, Scootaloo?” she scolded. Even Sweetie and DD weren’t pleased, and Scootaloo looked really down. “I’m so sorry. I’m just worried about Applebloom.” It wasn’t often that she showed this much worry, which proved she had strong care for her friends. Then things got worse, as there was a knock at the door, as Pear Butter had come over to check in on Applebloom, but she already could tell something was wrong when her daughter was nowhere to be seen. “What happened?” she asked “Where’s my Applebloom?” Sweetie bravely approached her and explained what happened, which made Pear feel faint, but she managed to keep balance, but her eyes began to flood with tears. “I felt something was up, it’s a motherly thing.” She sobbed softly “So I came over here and-- Oh…!” She began to quiver like crazy, but tried all she could not to break out sobbing, knowing it wouldn’t help. “Come, sit down over here.” Starla said motioning to the couch. Pear sat down and tried to keep her cool, but her insides were aching with worry. Ever since Applejack had left for Space, though she had great faith in her daughter’s skills and strengths, she couldn’t but miss her and worry if she was alright, and the same applied to Applebloom as well. Tree Hugger finally managed to calm Seedling down and put her down in the playpen, but she looked a little woozy. “Are you okay?” asked DD. Tree Hugger just caressed her weary head, “Just feeling a bit green.” Everyone blinked once in confusion. “But you’re always green.” said Scootaloo. Tree Hugger shook her head, “Whenever there’s so much negative energy around me, I just can’t take it, and I get kind of twisted and flowing in a spiral of cold flames.” Basically she was saying she couldn’t stand all the sadness, which already added to her own worrying for Applebloom. Lightning then came into the room with the broken device. “What have you found out?” asked Starla. Rather than answer, her husband said “We should probably talk alone. This is official Starfleet business now.” Pear Butter wouldn’t hear of it. “If you know something about Applebloom, I want to know.” “That goes for us too.” said Sweetie, motioning to herself and Scootaloo. Even Starla didn’t think it would hurt to tell a little, as it would probably help ease everyone a bit. “Tell us what you know.” she said to her husband. Lightning sighed, but explained what he found out about the device. “After scanning the wiring and circuitry I found out, this is some sort of energy absorber.” Everyone looked on in awe, and Lightning continued to explain, “It seems to harness the emotional energies of whatever it points to, and then, through ingenious invention, converts it into power, which is then transferred by magical waves to wherever its source is based.” The others were positively astounded. “Who would want to absorb people’s emotions?” asked Sweetie Belle. “Where is the source located?” added Scootaloo. “How did this device get into Applebloom’s backpack?” wondered DD. “More importantly,” said Pear “How does all this fit with Applebloom, and how do we get her back?” Lightning felt rattled by the bombardment of questions, but, sadly, he could answer none of them as he held up a few busted chips and wires from the already damaged device. “This thing got smashed pretty badly on the floor, the teleportation devices are beyond repair.” Faces turned grim, and Pear felt tears coming to her eyes again. “But it’s not hopeless, not yet.” said Lightning, “I have one lead and it may our only hope, but that’s all I’m going to say. Starla and I have to report this to their royal majesties, this could be serious.” Starla agreed and stood up. “You mean it could be some kind of sinister plan?” asked Tree Hugger. “It’s possible…” said Starla. “People don’t just harness energy with devices like this in open public without a reason, especially if it has a teleporter for secret travels.” This meant that they would both be leaving, but Tree Hugger gladly agreed to look after Shining Light for the parents. Starla and Lightning pecked their little boy. “…You be good for Tree Hugger now, ‘Kay?” cooed Starla. Her little son gave a very sad expression, “…‘Kay.” he peeped softly, but he really didn’t want his folks to leave, and so were the parents themselves. DD then approached the officers proudly appointing herself official bodyguard. “I promise to help watch over anyone if anything dangerous happens.” Lightning smiled at her proudly, and saluted to her. “Stand your post, Cadet.” DD saluted to him proudly. “Please, just help find Applebloom. That’s all I ask.” said Pear. The officers didn’t want to worry her, but they nodded at her as if to say they would do all they could, and then they were off for New Canterlot, leaving the others all to wait, and worry if Applebloom was okay. Pear Butter could hardly hold in her emotions, and let out a few tiny sobs, and Shining Light began to cry with his folks gone, which woke up Seedling once more, and she was crying too. The girls all covered their ears at the sound of the baby cries, but Tree Hugger knew just what to do, and she placed her hands on each of the babies’ heads, and softly began to hum… soothing the babies right down to sleep in the playpen. The others were all amazed, and Tree Hugger winked and said, “…It’s a cool gift.” Seeing Tree Hugger’s motherly skills made Pear feel worse. “How am I ever going to tell the rest of the family?” “You can’t…!” cried Applebloom when she finally was told what the Idiots were planning. “You’re going to wipe out me and everyone else who believes in Starfleet?!” “Precisely.” replied Beaker “Of course I could be willing to spare you… if you choose to cooperate with us.” “Huh?” “Don’t you miss the old days-- when everything was pure and simple? There was no Starfleet, not as many dangers or evil beings around, and when friendship and simple life ruled, with none of Starlfleet’s overbearing egos and pushy demeanors.” He expected Applebloom to at least hesitate in thinking about it, but she gave him a straight up answer. “I most certainly don’t miss the old days. At least not the way you’re thinking.” Beaker and the others were astounded that she would say that. “You got Starfleet all wrong, they held us more than they do those things you said.” “Why you pathetic little--” Grimer looked ready to smack her across the face for that, but Dodger held him off “Whoa, whoa… chill out. She’s just a little sprite.” “She’ll get what’s coming to her anyway.” said Sun. “They all will.” Beaker agreed, but suddenly the detector went off again. “Someone’s coming this way from within the water!” He quickly shut down most of the systems, darkening the room, and once again putting the camouflaged covers over the viewports. “Everyone quiet.” said Beaker. Outside, Skystar, Sea Green, and Sea’s father, Fisher, were returning to the area with some of Sea’s underwater scanners, which worked just fine in the water. “I’m sure this is the place.” said Sea. Then he looked at his wife, “Can you pick up anything?” Sky looked around, and then shook her head. “No… but I was sure I felt strange waves coming from around here today.” Fisher deduced, “Maybe you were just picking up the sonar from another sea creature.” “Not likely,” replied Sky “Most sea creatures wouldn’t hang around here, it’s too close to the surface and the water isn’t as deep.” Sea activated his scanner. “If there is something around here I’ll find it. Who knows? Maybe it’ll be some kind of new discovery.” Sky’s fins and scales gave a few quivers. “I just love the ideas of seeing new things.” The scanner was engaged, and the sonar activated. While inside the base, the Idiots were growing worried. Ever so softly, Sun whispered “They’ll find us for sure with equipment like that.” Beaker wouldn’t hear of it, and he was prepared for this type of emergency as well…! He pressed a switch on the console… …From way up high, on the surface, where his stood, a cannon extended itself from a secret compartment in the bricks, and fired a small object into the water. This object was a small box, which sank to the seabed. The box then extended two small antennas and began emitting soundwaves… “…I’ve got something.” cried Sea. “I can hear it too.” added Sky. The family swam off in the direction, away from the base area. They discovered the little box, and Fisher gave a sour glare. “This is it?” Sea and Sky looked at one another with confused looks. “This doesn’t feel like what I felt before.” said Sky. Sea couldn’t help but suspect something fishy going on, or why wouldn’t he have seen or detected this device before. The Idiots continued to observe the trio. “They still haven’t fully left yet.” whispered Grimer. “It’s okay,” whispered Paige. “As long as they don’t hear us, they’ll never find us.” Hearing this, and remembering what she learned from various trips to aquariums, Applebloom knew what she had to do, though she knew it would land her in greater trouble, she couldn’t let these creeps carry out their plan. She began to shout with all her might. “HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP…!!!” Sun nearly jumped up to the ceiling, and Dodger nearly flipped his shades. “HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP…!!” Sky gasped and held her head by the suddenly sound she picked up. Sea’s scanner began to go crazy. Fisher had no extra sensory, but he could tell the way the duo looked, something was seriously. “THIS WAAAAAAAAAAAAY…!!” Applebloom shouted, but then Grimer leapt over and covered her mouth his hand. The others were all sweating nervously, and Beaker was extremely angry, and then nervous as he looked out the small peep-holes at the trio returning towards the base. “Don’t anybody make a sound.” he cautioned the others, and everyone kept as still as statures. Applebloom fussed about as she tried to get her mouth free, and finally she managed to slip her lips out, and she sank her teeth hard into Grimer’s finger. “YAAAAAAAAAAAAAOW!!!” All the members began to panic, but there was no covering up this time. Outside, Sky heard it all. “Those are voices!” she cried “They came from… within these rocks!” Sea scanned the rock-formations and the soundings indicated tunnels and hollowness. “There must be some kind of cave inside here.” “I heard someone yell for help too.” cried Sky, and then she gasped. “Maybe someone’s in trouble!” Then, right at that split second, a small flap opened in the rocks, and POW, a sphere was fired at the trio, and it burst open like a smoke bomb, entrapping the trio in a strong net. They had all fallen unconscious as the gunk that burst from the sphere was in fact a kind of knockout liquid. Inside the base, Beaker snickered. “Yes, someone is in trouble, and soon the entire planet will be.” He laughed wickedly, making Applebloom sweat. To Be Continued… (Promo) In our next episode: After observing facts, Lightning and Co set out to find the Idiots headquarters, while Applebloom and the Sea Trio are still held hostage as Beaker plans to put his greatest plan into action and rid the world of Starfleet and those supportive to them for good, and even the other Cutie Crusaders are growing restless and wish to do something about the impending danger. Can Starfleet successfully stop Beaker, or are they doomed to vanish with his evil plans? Don’t miss the next exciting episode of “Starfleet Magic!” (Next Episode: “The Giant Bang Theory: Part 2”)