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// Episode 10: The Mystic Wonders of Diamond Valley 
// Story: The Pony Guard (Season 4) 
// by MXCDarkHorse2020 
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Episode 10:



The Mystic Wonders of Diamond Valley


It’s been a few weeks ever since Twilight last came to Diamond Valley. The only time she was here was to deliver a message from Scar in order to ensure they remained stationed here. Ever since that day, the Pride Landers having been working with their Equestrian allies in trying to see if they can set up a counter-attack in an attempt to combat Scar and his army. 

While many of the leaders were willing to give them a chance to help them, some of them still have their reservations knowing of how dangerous Scar himself is. Not only that, he has their former alicorn friend on his side backing him up and ever since she’s sided with him. With her around taking an active watch over everyone, nothing gets past her. Not even confidential information from the royal sisters.

It’s a major obstacle and a very difficult one to manage that not even Ono’s Keen Sight can stay on top of.

One morning, The Pride Landers were all gathered with Simba and his pride trying to come up with a way to defeat Scar and take back the Pride Lands with the other alicorn princesses and Shining Armor in attendance. 

“What can we possibly do?” Ma Tembo questioned. 

“Will we ever go back home?” Mtoto asked. 

“We will we….. Just need another plan, anything that can help us.” Kion tried to stay positive and assure the sad little eyes of his little elephant buddy but with so many odds stacked against them, it was looking hopeless of ever reclaiming the Pride Lands. 

“What about Kyoga’s Magic? She’s still training with the Tree of Harmony, right?” Besthe pointed out. 

“She is but, putting her, Karabi and Lite through another war against Scar. That may be too much for them.” Ono replied while shaking his head against the idea. 

“Too much? Please. They’re tough as they come. They survived the last encounter with Scar.” Bunga scoffed and brushed it off. 

“At the risk of dying, Bunga. Remember.” Fuli pointed out. “Kyoga’s still meant to rule here and Scar wants to take over her home again, we can’t just let Scar do that after everything she, Lite and Karabi have been through.” 

But that might be out the window considering she didn’t want to return here, given her past.” Besthe added. “Where is Kyoga anyway? I haven’t seen her lately.” 

“Or Karabi and Lite.” 

“They said they were going to visit some… friends of their parents.” Kion replied. “They didn’t really say much about the location or what these friends were.” 

“Do you think they’re keeping that a secret?” Kiara asked.

“Why would they do that?” Tifu added. 

“Maybe they’re so powerful and dangerous they shouldn’t be spoken of or exposed?” Thorax suggested. 

“Oh please, how dangerous could these friends be?” Bunga replied. 

“Should we try to discover who her friends are. If they can help us against Scar, we should at least try.” Ma Tembo suggested. 

“Matembo has a point. If these could be potential allies we should take the chance.” Basi stated. 

“Agreed.” Simba added before turning to his son, “Kion, do you remember anything at all about where Kyoga and the others said they were heading?” 

“They said they were heading to the Mountains, but that was all.” Kion replied. 

“So that’s where we’ll start.” Nala added. Before long all of the Pridelanders, headed to the Mountains to find Kyoga, Karabi and Lite. When they got there, they saw the base of the Mountain. Kion and Kiara went closer to the base and there was a small button with the symbol of a lions’ paw print. 

“A button?” Kiara questioned before she gently pressed the button. The button glowed and a large section of the mountain was outlined in a white glow before it vanished before everyones’ eyes. 

“Woah…” 

“Poa…” Kion and Besthe gasped. The Pridelanders carefully walked into the dimly lit cave until they came out into a gigantic area with many plant species, from the green lichen that cling to the basaltic rock, to the ferns that have established a foothold in the relatively flat plateaus, rocks, steps, and cliffs, but what shocked everyone was that there were thousands and thousands of creatures!

But these creatures a series of specially hybrids of Griffins, Hippogriffs, Horned Serpents, Kelpie, Hippocampus, Sea Serpents, Occamies, Phoenixs, Nundus, Thunderbirds, Nifflers, Graphorns, Zouwus and so many more! Even Dragons, but these species weren’t of Equestria Origin. 

Their species included Antipodean Opaleye, Chinese Fireball, Common Welsh Green, Hebridean Black, Hungarian Horntail, Norwegian Ridgeback, Peruvian Vipertooth, Ukrainian Ironbelly and more.

Some were relaxing in the plains while others were splashing in the water below. It was like an entire Kingdom of Mythical creatures! 

“Woah….”

“What is this place?” 

“It’s beautiful…” 

“It’s like another Kingdom.” 

“Awesome.” The Lion Guard gasped in awe seeing the beautiful creatures. 

“I see you’ve finally discovered my kingdoms’ secret.” a familiar voice came and the group looked up and gasped, seeing Kyoga sitting on a small cliff beside two Zouwu - gigantic elephant-sized felines. Both of them were monstrous in size with striped bodies, scraggly manes, four fangs for each of them curling out of each of their mouths, long, sharp claws, and disproportionately long, ruffled multi-colored tails

“Uh….. Kyoga… whose that….?” Kion asked. 

“This is Aisha and Adanna, some of my Zouwu friends. They are very fast and powerful Magical creature from China, able to travel 1,000 miles in a single day!” Kyoga explained. 

“1,000 Miles?!” Everyone gawked. 

“Hevi Kabisa!” Kion added. 

“So….this has been a secret in your kingdom, Kyoga?” Simba asked. 

“Yes, My mother and father discovered this place many years ago, even before Karabi, Lite and I were born. They cared for all these Magical creatures, protecting and watching over them, making them a part of their kingdom, becoming the Guardians of Magical Creatures in addition to ruling the land. However, knowing they could easily be used for evil, they kept this place a secret to outsiders. Not even Scar and his forces know of this place or its inhabitants and it must stay that way.” Kyoga replied seriously, not wanting to put her subjects at risk. “Mother and Father kept them safe as their Guardians, now that responsibility has passed onto us.” 

“We can help you too, Kyoga!” Bunga smiled. “We’ll help you keep the secret and keep them safe!” 

“Sorry Bunga, but being around you guys long enough kinda showed that some of you are blabbermouths when it comes to secrets.” Kyoga frowned.

“Pfft. Who’s a blabber mouth?” Bunga asked. 

“You.” Kyoga frowned. “And anyone else who Scar and his army will intimidate to get information out of.” 

“Oh come on Kyoga, you can trust us with something like this.” Beshte reassured. 

Kyoga sighed, “Sorry Beshte, I’m just not sure how this will go. With Scar gaining more and more power by the day, if he learns of this, it’ll only strength his desire to take my home again. I just can’t take the risk. Mother and Father made us promise to protect them and their kingdom at all costs from danger. Now that I’m the reluctant Princess… I have to take that burden.”  

“We all do..” Lite added as he and Karabi came over with two Graphorns - large, hump-backed creatures whom walked on four large-thumbed feet. Covered in grayish-purple skin tougher than that of dragons, having two golden horns and having a mouth made of tentacle-like appendages. 

“We all have to keep this kingdom and the creatures a secret and safe from threats; domestic and foreign. So….” Karabi sighed, “Which means having extreme hesitation on those whom may reveal the secret.”

“We won’t say anything, honest, Karabi.” Kion spoke up. “We won’t tell Scar or his forces.” 

Kyoga sighed, “I want to believe you, but with Chrysalis having that Mind Control magic, she can easily force you under her control and force you to reveal it.” 

Kion winced, “That’s….true.” 

“So what do we do?” Ono asked. “Did your parents add any extra security to his place?”

“Yes. Mother and Father placed a very powerful spell on them for their own protection, knowing they might be used for warfare and other nefarious purposes, to make them impervious to magic so they won’t fall under any mind control spells and such.” Lite replied. 

“That’s great, so if we can cast that spell on all of the Pride Landers, including us, then Chrysalis won't be able to mind control us!” Fuli smiled. 

“Can you three cast the spell?” Bunga questioned. 

Lite and his sisters looked at each other, “Yes we can. Mother and Father showed us the ritual to activating the spell when we were younger.” 

“That’s great! So start the ritual already!” Bunga smiled. 

“Bunga, a ritual like this can’t be rushed. We have to gather a few things before we can cast the spell on everyone, especially a group this large and diverse.” Kyoga replied.

“How long will it take?” Nala asked. 

“We should have the ritual ready by tonight.” Kyoga replied. “Until then, please keep the secret.”

“We will Kyoga.” Simba nodded.

While most allies in this pride can be trusted with this information, even so it didn’t help much since unbeknownst to them Twilight was secretly spying on them from afar while invisible with visible narrowed eyes at the lock mechanisms used to keep these special and rare creatures safely locked away. Much like the Roar of the Elders, they’re magical use is meant to be used for good and good only. And that required some extra knowledge in order to find out what she is really going up against should she really engage them and with that Twilight flew away knowing this calls for another meeting to discuss this.





At Pride Rock, Scar is currently overseeing his army’s current training exercises. Said training involves the usual sparring matches along with obstacle courses consisting of pits, trenches and slaps of rocks and craters over the fiery cracks into the depths of Tartarus from down below, and specially made trees for those to use as clawing practice to sharpen their claws and practice their agility when dealing with their opponents.

Chrysalis and her changelings were all performing the obstacle course alongside Zira and her pride where even when the lions didn’t have any wings and near close calls with the fiery calling from down below (mostly Nuka), they were all able to keep pace with them and they all finished together in near sync pace through a series of competitive snarls and growls all baring their teeth and fangs.

“It seems were are at a draw here…again, Zira.”

“It seems we are, Chrysalis.”

The two coolly shared before racing back over to the starting line to try it again with the hopes they can try to at least gain some kind of edge over each other without fighting and drawing Scar’s ire since he is monitoring them from afar.

Reirei and the jackals were all sparring with Lightning Dust who gave each and every one of one of them a fight of their lives. With Lightning’s super speedy reflexes she was able to dodge, slide, fly, punch, and kick every jackal that tried to land on her.

And through it all Lightning was able to sport a cocky smirk that would make Rainbow proud if she was here and using those skills for the right reasons.

“Ha! Looks like I win again, Jackie!” She boasted with a pointed hoof in their defeated leader’s direction.

“You are one lucky pony, hotshot! One lucky pony!” Reirei grumbled while her husband moves and tumbles himself off of her back. “And get out of me!” She quickly kicked him off.

“Oof! Sorry dear! That winged horse over that tossed me onto you!”

“Of course she did.” She seethed before rising on her paws ready for a rematch by locking eyes with Lightning Dust once again. “And she is going to pay.”

“Bring it, old dog!” 

Lightning’s smirk failed to fade as she raised her hooves ready to continue her winning streak just when the two charge at each other once again. 

“Well this old dog’s got new tricks miss one-pony show!”

Just then Twilight had flew over to the edge of Pride Rock before approaching the lion with her most recent discovery to him.

“Hello Princess, what news do you have?” Twilight had him lean over so she can whisper it to him. “Really?” His expression turns to calculated interest the more she informs of him. “Interesting? I see?” With this in light, he proceeded to shout out to everyone training down below for an important meeting. “Everyone, come here quick!”

“Uh-oh…” Janja muttered to himself just when his boys gathered behind him in fear. “What did we do now?”

“I don’t know?” Cheezi honestly replied.

“Think this is about the time we fought against those giant bugs with wings.” Chungu added being clueless as ever.

“I hope not.” Janja quivered before getting serious for a second as he turns back at his dim-witted companion. “And they’re changelings, furbrain!”

“Changelings? Who are they?” He once again asked stupidly.

Janja growled in response but dropped it for now seeing they don’t have time to play twenty questions over this since Scar is expecting them over right in front of Pride Rock.

There everyone has gathered in front of Pride Rock where Scar looms over from the edge of Pride Rock with Twilight standing by his side.

“All right everyone, listen up and listen good…” Scar began. “…because this is important.”

“Like what?” Cheezi fearfully asked just when Janja’s clamped his fore paws over both of his companions mouths.

“Boys….” He whispered warned them with gritted teeth.

“Rumors that may be magical creatures that have been locked away for many, many, years.” Twilight answered from up high while flying over to them with a stone-cold look having the three hyenas trembling in fear of her. “Ugghhh….” She groaned at this ridiculous display before using her magic to freeze them in place.

“Janja! What is happening?!”

“I don’t know!”

“Is she going to kill us?!”

She moved towards them and unfroze them before leaning down towards them. “It’s okay.” She assured in a gentle friendly voice. “None of you are in any trouble.”

“We’re not?” Their leader asked feeling surprised yet still scared.

“No.” She asserted in the same tone. “We just want you all to listen so just keep your eyes and ears on what we’re talking about, okay?”

“Okay.” They replied in unison with slight hints of nervousness inside even when the alicorn floats upwards to continue addressing the crowd.

“As Scar had said, there is another source of great magical power in the nearly ruined kingdom of Diamond Valley and it’s been hiding an ancient secret deep beneath the caves that no visitor has ever explored.”

“Like what?” Zira asked.

“Ooh, ooh, I know.” Chungu called out with a raised hoof. “It’s a scary snake who has lethal venom in his fangs.”

“Excuse me?” Ushari jerked his head towards him feeling offended. “The correct answer is are magical creatures that have potential to go toe to toe with us should we ever face them in combat.”

“No, no, no, no, no!” Cheezi shook his head. “It’s hyena eating lions that are inside that dark and scary cave! Those lions are evil!”

Scar looks on annoyed since they are in the audience of the most evil lion they know.

“What about diamond-stealing dogs? Dogs are evil!” Doigoi called out.

As everyone argues of what hidden secret could be hidden in the caves, Twilight looks on with an annoyed frown.

“First of all that was a rhetorical question.” She tried to tell everyone but they won’t listen. 

“Termites!” Nuka complained.

“Everyone if you would…”

“Creepy crawlers under by bed.” Nuka once again shouted.

Twilight sighed and then turned to Scar who nodded at her before moving to get behind him. Once she did, Scar released a very loud and powerful roar that created a crack in the middle of the ground in front of Pride Rock. The very powerful earthquake like force had everyone narrowing leaping out of the way while yelping in shock.

After getting everyone to shut up and stop talking, the crack in the ground quickly closed up as everyone looks on towards the lion who created that very crack clearly having enough of this bickering.

“That is enough out of all of you!” He sternly warned. “Aside from one of you…” Ushari smiled hearing this when he gestured a paw in his direction. “…You’re all wrong!”

“And since you all need a little visual, perhaps it’s best that I show you of my discovery first hoof…” Twilight worked her magic in showing them the very deep buried secrets of Diamond Valley inside the most secluded caves in the nearby mountains.

With that, everyone all got to gawk and awe at all of the magical creatures the secret kingdom has held throughout so many years beyond every outsider’s knowledge.

“It’s amazing!” Chrysalis remarked feeling a sudden hunger and thirst of love flowing through her lean gut and veins.

“It’s wonderful!” Zira commented.

“It’s delicious looking…” Nuka added before being glared and growled out for speaking out of line. “…I mean so life-like!”

Seeing that had Reirei kick her husband in the jaws before they face a potential chew out for their behavior. “Focus, Doigoi!”

“Yes, dear!”

While Reirei continues to marvel at the wonderful discovery, Janja and his clan had to keep themselves from saying anything for the sake of keeping themselves from getting over-excited along with thinking this will work out the many times they’ve tried hunting only for the Guard to be there to stop them.

“Janja…” Cheezi started.

“Should we…” Chungu started to ask Janja.

“No! No! No!” He shook his head.

“Huh?”

“Why not?”

“Because furbrains, if they’re magical then they’ll most likely have magical powers they can use to attack us should we even try laying a claw on them.” He explained and true to past experience, he for once is displaying a brain here. “It’s not worth it!”

“True…Janja…True…” Scar’s voice spoke to him having levitated himself over on a rock slab.

“I am?” Janja was left surprised to hear this from someone who he least expected to hear from.

“Yes…” He confirmed still smiling to show his respect for brief moment of intelligence before continuing. “…but your past experience in dealing with the Lion and Pony Guard can actually prove useful if you put the right mindset to it.”

“What are you suggesting?” Janja wondered where he is going with this.

“And what’s the plan?” Zira added while wondering the same thing.

“In order to understand your enemy’s weakness we need to find out what it is so that when we do take over Diamond Valley, we’ll be ready by then, which means it’s time for our first attack there!”

Janja didn’t like the idea of getting into a fight where he’ll be inevitably and swiftly beaten, but since it is a one-time thing, he felt it will be worth the trouble in the end. “Okay, Scar.”

“And exactly, how are you thinking we do that?” Reirei asked hoping there’s something that’ll help cushion their upcoming loss.

“By setting up a three-sided attack.” As he continued laying down his strategic approach, he provided a magic visual of the target kingdom’s map. “That being said Reirei, you and Janja both lead the jackals and hyenas from the left to keep the Lion and Pony Guard distracted…” Janja and Reirei glared and growled at each other. “While on best behavior...“ He sternly added as a reminder that teamwork is a must whether they like it or not.

“Yes, Scar.”

“Will do, Scar.”

They both voiced with sheer reluctance in their response.

“Zira, you get to take on Simba along with his pride and the princesses from the right.”

“With pleasure.” She viciously smiled in response.

“And what about us, sir?” The vulture’s leader asked.

“You all will be providing them cover while taking to the skies. Be ready to assist when needed.”

“Of course.”

“And that being said Chrysalis…” Said changeling queen eagerly smiles knowing what this means. “…you and the changelings have the honor of taking the middle right in the heart of the darkest caves of Diamond Valley where no doubt Kyoga and her siblings will be there waiting for you all.”

“Not a problem, Scar.” Chrysalis assured. “…that pesky lioness along with her precious siblings won’t even know what hit them like last time. She’s not the only one who knows magic.”

“So very true.” He nodded before turning back to address everyone. “So now is the time to rest up because tomorrow night, we attack” Scar then turned and levitated back up to Pride Rock where Twilight is waiting for him. “If the plan works, we’ll have what we’ll need in order to take over Diamond Valley, take down the royal family, and the Lion and Pony Guard, and recruit a few potential allies to our cause.”

“And I assume we just stand by and watch the scenes unfold from here.” Twilight figured their roles in this.

“Correct, dear Twilight.” He replied. “Because even if they do fail we’ll still benefit from it with the means of having a new successful strategy to take over Diamond Valley in place.”

Scar then evilly laughed knowing that he has already set things up to further corner his competition for the throne with the guarantee that is rule will be permanent dawning on the horizon similar to when Celestia’s sun sets over Pride Rock.

After he left to retire inside Pride Rock for the time being, Twilight decided to prepare to head home…at least until she remembered something she said just before when she was sneaking away from the Guard and Royal Family.

“The ritual will take place in the middle of their kingdom later tonight. We need just need to gather these three items; Phoenix Feather, Thunderbird Feather and Occamy Feather. Together with an ancient spell it’ll all ensure that this secret remains a secret and so that if anyone who knows dares to reveal it they would instantly pass away.”

Twilight’s eyes widen in horror with this new information in light once this spell is activated. Should that happen she’ll die right then and there since she already knows and has already told everyone about them and so will everyone else.

“Everyone will all die because me.” She gasped. “I can’t let that happen!” She quickly flew back over to the outsiders while casting her invisibility spell over herself. 

While flying overhead she ignited the glow on her horn so she can cast a spell on them to wipe their memories of whatever rumors in Diamond Valley they have already heard. With one bright pink flash of blinding light spread all across the Pride Lands that reached to all of the Outsiders around them and when it cleared up everyone was left disoriented with what just happened.

“Janja…?”

“What just happened…?”

“I don’t know! And to tell you the truth…” He tried to recall what came over him. “…aside from meeting with Scar, I…can’t…remember.”

“Huh that’s odd.” Chrysalis remarked.

“What is it?” Zira asked.

“I could have sworn I heard something about a rumor in Diamond Valley but now it’s more a blur to me.”

“Me too.” She groaned while blinking. “But…I don’t remember what it was.“

“Me neither.” Reirei added not too far from behind. “Do you?” She turned to her husband.

“Not a clue as ever, dear!”

“Okay…good…” The alicorn sighed in relief from up high and unheard before making her way over to Pride Rock just when Scar is stretching his back before moving to fall asleep. “And now that just leaves one more left to take care of.” She makes sure her invisibility cloak is still up before tip-toeing her way over to the lion so she can cast her memory erasing spell on him. “Please forgive me for this.” She whispered to which had Scar’s eyes opening up feeling like he heard someone just when the alicorn quickly cast her spell and teleported out of there as soon as she completed it.

“What the heck…” Scar muttered while feeling disoriented himself from the bright pink flash. Once he recovered from the blur he stood up and looked around making sure there wasn’t anyone nearby around but found no one. Initially, he got suspicious and suspected someone came and messed with his memories but then he felt a sudden spike on the back of his neck resulting in him falling back on side before resuming his nightly slumber.

When he turned over a magical aura managed to nap what hit the evil lion, a tranquillizer dart. Said dart was levitated away from him and on over to the alicorn hiding from the ceiling before flying away through the secret portal inside the caves back into Ponyville.

With their memories of the hidden secrets of Diamond Valley erased from every mind from Scar and his followers, she silently hopes that this won’t come back to bite her in the flank.

“Hopefully…” She voiced with slight hints of worry and hoping that it’ll stay that way.





Later that night, every one of the most important figures of the Pride Lands and Equestria at Diamond Valley has gathered in front of the very heart of the hidden kingdom where the spell is to take place. By then Kyoga and her siblings have managed to gather the three crucial feathers needed in order to proceed with the ritual.

“Is everyone ready?” Kyoga asked everyone in attendance.

“Uh-huh.”

“Eeyep.”

“Affirmative.”

“Yes sir, ma’am sir!”

“Of course!”

“We’re ready!”

Bunga, Applejack, Ono, Pinkie, Rarity, and Fuli all answered.

“And do we all understand what’ll help once we cast this spell.” Karabi added.

“Yes we do.” Kion nodded with great understanding of what’s expected out of all of them.

“We promise.” Fluttershy vowed.

“Absolutely guaranteed. Not even a peep from me!” Rainbow added.

“Proceed, Kyoga.” Simba nodded giving her his royal permission.

“Okay.”

With his royal blessing on behalf of the others, Karabi and Lite all clasped paws together after placing the special feathers down on the very center of the kingdom itself. With the three lions are circled around the feathers that all started to glow. Then the trio of siblings reached their paws out towards them causing them to emit golden glows with nearby blossom petals circling around the feathers and around all of those gathered at the very center.

While this was going on Twilight was watching from one of mountain tops and proceeded to cast a spell on herself to counter this ancient spell in order to keep the spell’s curse from affecting her.

With the golden glow glowing brighter and brighter, everyone all bravely closed their eyes accepting what’s to come just when a golden beam of light sparks all the way to the very top of the sky as big and powerful as the portals leading to Equestria.

Once the beam had disappeared with the glow dimming out, the spell had been cast on everyone gathered around.

“It is done.” Kyoga stated with everyone all turning around and calling it a night unaware of what’s to come the next day.

Twilight watching them all leave one by one proceeded to sigh in relief before teleporting away back to the library.

But when she got there she ended up having a secret brewing feeling inside that this end badly even though it’ll provide them means to victory next time around. This inevitable loss for Scar’s army will cause more fatal casualties than it’s really worth even knowing they’ll have the means to truly prepare for the actual takeover of Diamond Valley and that had her thinking whether more and more whether Scar’s approach is the best course of action.

It was there she realized what had to be done when the time comes…

…she must go in and ensure the potential carnage never happens as much as possible…





The next night came the day Scar would enact his plan against those at Diamond Valley.

With a teleportation of magic, Scar’s army arrived at the very cave entrance to their kingdom and without wasting anytime they all proceeded to slowly make their way inside towards where the mystical land of life awaits them. By carrying out their master’s directives, all three groups moved to carry out their three-sided attack on the place. Hyenas and Jackals on the left, Lionesses on the right, Vultures and the sole wing pony take position in the skies, and Changelings in the middle and heart of the valley towards whatever the mysterious source is along with its hidden secrets deep down.

All while this is going on, Twilight even though it was against Scar’s orders, moved to cast an invisibility spell on herself so she can remain unseen and undiscovered. And for good measure to keep Scar from uncovering her true role in all of this, arranged for a duplicate of herself to take her place by the lion’s side watching the fight unfold from Pride Rock.

“No matter what…” She personally said to herself before flying off invisible. “…most of them make it all out of here alive.”

On the east side of Diamond Valley, Simba, Nala, Celestia, Cadance, and Shining Armor were meeting up once more to discuss their approach in regard’s to going forward with the kingdom’s biggest secret.

“And are you sure that was a good idea? I mean what if someone actually says something?” The Prince of the Crystal Empire questioned.

“Absolutely!” Cadance asserted. “Everyone who was there…” She looked aside knowing very few others who would. “…has sworn their lives never to tell anyone. Otherwise they can count on their lives…ending should they do it.”

The handsome stallion still shuddered with the thought they actually agreed to this. “I know, but it seems kind of horrible and undeserving to sign away your lives in the name of keeping a secret. Not even Pinkie Pie from what I heard would actually warrant it over when making others do her special promise.”

“Indeed.” Luna agreed. “But a promise is a promise and we have thou forsaken and upheld our vow’s to ensure that it stays that way no matter what curse has been forsaken on all of our lives.”

“That is true.” Nala couldn’t say anything else. “And I’m sure we’ll be fine as long as we can keep a secret here.”

“I guess.” Simba reluctantly agreed while accepting it nevertheless. “At least it’s good to know that’s one thing Scar and his followers will never be able to unveil even if they did know whatever Diamond Valley has.”

“Like what, Simba?” Zira asked while she and her lionesses appear in front of them.

“Zira!” Simba growled back. “What are you doing here!”

“Oh just stopping by in the name of Scar in conquering this magical kingdom of yours, or more accurately, the pesky lioness who stole my dark magic from me.” She answered while she and the others circled around the grown up ponies and lions. “You know it’s shame she isn’t here right now because I sure would love to get my revenge on that over-powered brat for what she did to me.”

“Not on our watch!” Celestia asserted with her wings spread out and horn glowing ready to use her magic on the psychotic lion and her pride when needed. “Because we will never let you hurt her or Kion! Not when we are around!”

“Have it your way!” She grinned maliciously in response before shouting her command to her followers. “Attack!” The other lions all roared while approaching the surrounded targets.

The ponies and lions however weren’t deterred by this with Princess Celestia herself preventing them from attacking them all at once by creating a wave of magic that repelled and blinded them with the golden color she normally uses followed by Shining Armor charging towards them.

He moved to tackle down Nuka while kicking away Vitani and three lionesses away before glaring down at the nervously chucking lion before being greeted to a magical levitation and boot to the rump that sent him flying all the way across near the entrance of the cave.

Zira and Vitani snarled at the others before Princess Cadance moved to take action by working her magic in blasting Zira aside before finding herself tackled by Vitani. The two proceeded to tumble across the ground until the lioness moved to pin her down. The Princess of Love responded by sending a hot sky blue beam of magic and kick to force her off of her and send her crashing head first into a nearby boulder.

The head lioness was now further enraged before locking eyes on the lion king himself and settling to duel him herself. The two proceeded to trade swipes from their claws with the larger lion managing more hits in the process forcing Zira to retreat.

Both the royal sisters teamed up and proceeded to use their magic in firing blasts towards every lioness that tries to come at them, nailing each hit while even managing to shake of a few lionesses that manage to climb onto them to try to maul them. The two managed to work in sync together in ensuring they each other’s backs, even nailing those that tried to maul them when their back’s were turned.

“Luna! Behind you!”

“Right back at you, sister!”

The two traded before flapping their wings and taking their fight to the skies.

Just then the Lion and Pony Guard heard the commotion from the opposite side of the kingdom.

“Hevi Kabisa! What’s going on!” 

“Yeah! What in tarnation is all of that there roaring and snarling over there?!”

Ono and Rainbow both knowing the drill move to fly over towards there to get a good look on what’s going on the east side of the kingdom before spotting the big brawl between the royals and Zira’s pride still raging on.

“Oh, no.”

“Hapana!”

“Zira and her pride!”

“They’re here and attacking the king, queen, and the princesses!”

“Oh my!” Fluttershy gasped.

“We gotta go!” Bunga stated.

But before any of them and even the Fastest of the bunch could do anything about it, they immediately find themselves surrounded by two groups of familiar foes

“Trying to leave so soon, Lion and Pony Guard?” Janja mockingly asked accompanied with hyena laughter. “Why you’re all just in time to witness the takeover of this kingdom!”

“Along with all of wonderful creatures we can sink our teeth into!” Reirei evilly added while cackling.

“Not a chance, Janja! You too Reirei!”

“And if you even lay one claw on one of them you will have to answer to me!”

Both Kion and Kyoga furiously stated with the latter showing a little more emotion that she normally would and for a personal good reason.

Everyone who resides here at Diamond Valley is all she has left of this place. She can’t afford to lose anything more to the lion that caused her life of misery.

“Oh, yeah…” Janja eyed one of the nearby Roan antelopes. “…why don’t you actually try to stop me?” He moved to charge towards who quickly panicked and ran (and in a non-comedic manner)

The poor prey was terrified and fearing for life. “Help! Help!”

At the same time the jackal leader spotted a Steenbok antelope within sight. “Ready for some family hunting dear?”

“You bet!”

“Then let’s go!”

The two jackals moved to charge towards the other antelope who too was panicking in fear upon seeing them with hungry and murderous eyes.

“Not happening sister!” 

“Huwezi!”

Both the Lion and Pony Guard’s Fastest moved to take action by cutting them off so that they trip up and fall face first into the dirt.

Before the five could recover they had two more Guard members coming their way.

“Twende Kiboko!”

“Yee-haw!”

Before any of them knew it, the three hyenas and two jackals were all sent hurling into the sky towards the entrance of Diamond Valley courtesy of full hippo weight and back bucking from the Lion and Pony Guard’s Strongest members. After seeing them fly away and fall far away, both the hippo and farm pony both high-hoofed each other in satisfaction for a job well done.

The remaining jackals and hyenas who haven’t tried their luck already, decided to high heel away from the glaring daggers everyone was shooting at them before finding themselves hoisted into the air and drawn back towards Kyoga who levitated them towards her.

Kyoga having a more vengeful mindset on the two predator parties hurled them around with her magic over their heads before hurling them away and towards where the others who have already been defeated have landed.

While this was going on, Twilight still invisible from above, eyed the scene carefully seeing that her interference isn’t necessary after seeing the Guard and the Royal Family hold their own against their enemies fairly well as expected. With that, she moved towards the hidden caves in the mountains where Queen Chrysalis and her changelings are headed. Hopefully she can still catch and stop them from toying around with dangerous secrets and magic not meant to be trifled with.

Said changeling was leading her army towards the entrance of where the hidden and rare beauty of creatures were awaiting behind the fortress like doors. She looked around for the secret door opener searching high and low around the area until Phrynax spotted the button that opens the doors to the hidden and forbidden area.

“Over here!”

“Excellent, great work Phrynax!”

She moved to push the button to get the gateway to open up until she finds her hoof restrained by a certain and familiar violet colored aura of magic.

“Don’t!”

“Twilight! What are you doing here?! Shouldn’t you be sticking by Scar’s side back at Pride Rock?!”

“I should but that’s not important right now because right now you need to understand what you’re getting yourself into here!” Twilight retorted not concerned about any of that given the severity of the situation courtesy of one push of a button.

Chrysalis scoffed her warnings in response due to her animosity as Scar’s favorite. “I know exactly what I’m getting myself into! A source of great power and a bigger place as Scar’s favorite right hand pony.”

Twilight rolled her eyes at the changeling queen’s retort. While it’s true that she is Scar’s most favorite follower and right hand pony she never moved to be smug and rubbing it in her face about it. “Listen I understand that you’re unhappy with being treated as the un-favorite and I’m sorry for that. But you need to understand that what you’re about to do is putting you and every changeling’s life here in danger!” She gestures to the metal door in front of them along with the button that’ll open them while moving to use careful words with her attempted warning. “Whatever is behind those doors is something that you don’t even know anything about and could have the power to kill you all on the spot if you’re not careful!”

Chrysalis still refused to hear her out and tried to resist her magic in order to push the button that’ll open the doors. “Oh please, alicorn. Why should I listen to you?”

“Because that power is not meant to be trifled with much like the Roar. If it is locked away then it means it’s not meant to used for evil warfare and sinister purposes.”

The changeling queen still refused to change her stance while inching closer to the button. “Uh-huh, sure, keep telling me.”

“Open that door and try whatever you’re thinking of in there they’ll unleash on you and your hive ten-fold. Your army and yourself would all be decimated in a matter of seconds so please don’t do it!”

“While I appreciate your ‘concerns’ I have orders and much more important things to worry about than listening to something that is within our grasps.” She moved to yank herself free. “So now…”

“No!”

It was too late! The button had been pushed, and the doors have opened.

Acting quick Twilight whisked as many changelings (including Phyrnax) as she can away from the area with her magic and teleported away from there while Chrysalis and the changelings that stood by her side entered the forbidden area.

“So much love and it’s ours for the taking…” Chrysalis happily and proudly declared… “…huh? What?” Suddenly her delight turns to surprise and shock and then. “…oh no. No! No! NOOO!”

Suddenly a large burst of fire emerged from the cave stretching as far as halfway across the kingdom with only the screams of Chrysalis and the changelings being heard from afar drawing everyone’s attention towards the mountains.

By then the Lion and Pony Guard along with the Royal Family had taken down their opponents and wasted no time rushing over there to see what happened. Much to their astonishment they saw a pretty horrifying sight. Many changelings that accompanied Queen Chrysalis lying on the ground all looking completely scorched and burnt.

The changeling queen herself managed to open her eyes while managing to get up to her hooves and groaning the whole way. But when she did she had the horrible realization upon discovering her surroundings and seeing that the changelings who stood by her side are all not moving and not responding when she moved to nudge them to get up.

“My faithful subjects…” She cried devastated at seeing the lives she just lost on her watch in her vain efforts to wake them up. “…all gone! No! Please! No!” She then whispered when it was clear what had really happened after a few seconds of not getting any response or signs of life from them. “No…” Then shouted a scream so hard it could be heard all the way to Pride Rock. “NOOOOO!”

It was there Scar heard the commotion and had sparked curiosity of what happened over there but is sure he’ll be informed when they all get back here even though he was able to pull up the scenery of what happened behind those gates that led to what happened to Chrysalis and her now deceased group of changelings.

“This isn’t over, Celestia and Simba! I’ll get you both for this! Along with your precious lioness and alicorn princess too!” She vengefully swore before flying away from the scene in grief and misery.

As much as they know that she did have it coming, they could never have expected nor seen what the very dire consequences to have befallen on her along with a significant portion of her subjects. And that sure left a bitter after-taste in their victory in this battle since everyone already started to feel sorry for the changeling queen for what had just happened.

Kyoga could only sigh just when both a large lion with a spikey hairdo along with a large and vicious looking snake appeared with a small group of Zouwu and Graphorn creatures appear behind them with some of them having changeling blood all over their mouths from their constant chewing on their lifeless bodies

“Well done, all of you.” She commended after mustering up the strength to do so before turning back towards the edge of the hill where the other Outsiders are all retreating where they are all regrouped to where their beaten allies are just when Twilight appears to magically teleport them away from the scene.

Just before teleporting away both Twilight and Kyoga shared solemn looks with each other before the former disappeared and had everyone teleported right in front of Pride Rock.





Scar after hearing everyone arrive before them, approached the edge of Pride Rock just as Twilight stands by his right side. “So…” He turned to Chrysalis and Zira. “…did you uncover the hidden secrets of Diamond Valley?”

“I did.” Chrysalis admitted with a heavy heart. “But I also lost a lot of my subjects because of it.”

“And what did you discover while there?” He asked to which Twilight was quick to pull him aside by placing a hoof on his shoulder. “What is it, Twilight?”

“All I can say in regards to that is that this source of magic we’ve uncovered is something that requires a lot more strategy and power in order to take them down since they just managed to wipe out a large number of changelings in our awake.” She reasoned. “And I think Chrysalis needs some time to recover from what happened over there before we can discuss this any further.”

Scar looked at her feeling a bit puzzled at her suggestion, but knowing he needs his army at full strength and given their word and expressions clueing him in of how dangerous and powerful with what they are dealing with is, he relented. “Very well, Twilight. We’ll discuss this in the morning. Chrysalis, you may go for now.”

“Thank you.” She cried before flying away still clearly and visibly devastated by the traumatizing experience she and her hive have suffered.

“Chrysalis! Wait!” Twilight called after her as she made her way after her in an attempt to help console her even if she might not be in the mood for it.

Scar watched after them before turning his head back to working up a magical visual of the fight scene that happened in the secret chambers hidden inside the mountains. Said fight involved Chrysalis and her changelings utterly getting mauled and bitten by a large lion-like creature with a spiky mane and tail and a large and agile venomous snake with really large razor-sharp fangs.

Scar himself wasn’t fazed out at all because he’s used to this sort of thing. In fact a time that recalls back to when he last visited Diamond Valley and viciously mauled Kyoga’s parents to death when he moved to relentlessly attack them with his claws.

He fought with fierce valor and viciousness to the point neither of the two rulers could lay a paw on him and were both left laying down on their side and at his mercy. Once they were both neutralized and since Scar was not a lion to show any mercy to his victims, wasted no time in laying down killer claws down to their chests.

After the horrendous deed has been done, Scar shook the blood off of his paws before moving to help his followers in battle that ended with them retreating from the place when the remaining pride helped drive them off. Even after being forced to leave, Scar had the satisfaction of victory since he managed to cripple the kingdom into a land that there’s barely any life there and with no leader since their destined heir is too young and mentally scarred from the experience to assume the throne.

The smirk he had back then carried on to the present as the memory has not been forgotten for him nor did he show any remorse for the pain and suffering he caused back then. And now thanks to his magical surveillance on the secrets of Diamond Valley along with all of the new magical creatures hidden in the secret chambers beneath the mountains, he now has the means in order to conquer the kingdom next time around.

He then pulled up a visual of Twilight managing to comfort Chrysalis on what happened with her word of advice while she is curled up on the very top of Pride Rock.

“Chrysalis, it’ll be okay.” She assured even when the changeling's back is turned from her. “You’re going to get stronger from all of this! You just got to recover, put the past behind you, and bounce back.”

“Okay…” She weakly responded still horrified by the carnage that had happened back there and still feeling like a failure in Scar’s eyes even though it was still a win-win situation for him.

“Things will get better for you and the others and believe me when I tell you that I know so.” She further encouraged to which had the changeling feeling touched upon receiving this from the princess herself like she is actually helping her out here even though she didn’t have to. She didn't smile in response but she did turn to face her briefly with something to say in response to her uplifting words.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

Even though it was good to see her bring team moral up with what she just did, Scar still can’t help that she had something to do with not being able to remember the hidden secrets of the magical creatures hidden from everyone. And just seconds of thinking about it had him remembering that she is capable of erasing and restoring memories with her magic, the truth was clear to him with what happened last night now fully restored. 

She erased part of his memories in regards to Diamond Valley's hidden chambers last night along with disorienting and tranquilizing him while he was asleep inside Pride Rock. But the true question he's really wondering is, why? Why would she wipe out part of his own memories and avoid talking about the mystic kingdom when he asked her about it earlier?  

Nevertheless, It was there he decided he needed to test the alicorn’s loyalty to see where exactly it lies in, on his side, or Celestia and Simba’s. But the question he is currently wondering, what would be the perfect opportunity for her to show her true stance towards friendship?

He pulled up magical visuals of various faces of his enemies before eyeing two certain individuals that would be perfect in determining the best course of action in regards with his current right hand pony, a test that in his mind that’ll decide whether she is worth keeping in his army or disposing of when the time comes.

“Perfect!” He sinsterly grinned while locking eyes with those faces feeling certain that it’ll all work out in the end…for him…