Midnight Rarity soars in the skies with Grogar's Bell. She feels strengthened with Dragonic Magic flowing through her body. Soon, she'll gather more to reestablish her power physique. Midnight Rarity sees a wandering pony camping and ambushes the pony. Using Grogar's Bell, she relinquishes the strength, turns the pony into stone, and shatters the stone statue.
"Perfect," Midnight Rarity goes to the tent and finds a hoodie to wear. She puts it on and soars in the skies to blend with any pegasi flying in the early morning. She wants to go to Mount Aris for her next prize possession.
In Rarity's Mind
Cozy Glow struggles to figure out what D.L. stands for and how easy Lord Tirek figured out the cryptic message. Lord Tirek minds his business and waits. King Sombra is pacing back and forth, bored out of his mind. Storm King is jotting ideas, plotting speeches to his nation, and imagining Tempest and Grubber as his footstool.
"How much longer?! Graaaaaah!" King Sombra is losing his patience.
"Until Midnight Sparkle gains enough power to uplift the spell in the Mirror Pool. Believe me. I want my body to create havoc," Storm King said.
"Will you two shut up?!" Lord Tirek is trying to find some peace and quiet.
Cozy Glow turns to Rarity. "How are you doing?" Cozy Glow sounds innocent and not manipulative.
"Worried about my sister and those Midnight wants to harm. Imagine being unable to control yourself from doing all sorts of harm, obsessed for all the wrong reasons without seeing the consequence of your actions. Is that the type of pony you want to become? A monster not caring regardless of consequences or someone you can be proud of and never alone?"
Cozy Glow takes it to heart. Her cutie mark means to control like a queen. Perhaps she has the idea the wrong way. Why seek dominance when Friendship is above anything else. Domination leads to isolation. Friendship leads to family. Cozy Glow longs for a family since the separation of her parents.
Rarity sees that Cozy Glow is contemplating. She can only hope that Cozy turns her life around for the better before it's too late. Rarity watches the movements of Midnight Sparkle flying into the Badlands.
Badlands
Midnight Rarity lands in the Badlands and remembers her last venture in this place; How she was betrayed by a cat and nearly sold for some freakish circus. Many creatures are talking, trading business left and right. Midnight Rarity trots looking for a food vendor. She kept denying Rarity's body any nutrition. With Midnight's previous body, she didn't need to eat to sustain her body. Drinking the blood of Exceeds was all she needed.
"Now, what's there to eat." Midnight trots around and sees a fish market. Not caring for the slightest, it'll do. Midnight trots inside the fish market and asks for salmon.
It doesn't take long for creatures within the Badlands to turn to Midnight's appearance and Grogar's Bell. Curiosity gets the better of them as one of them approaches her.
"Hey there," A towering silver dog in a jean jacket said. "You have something I want."
Midnight Rarity turns to the dog and punches him in the face. A bag of bits belonging to the dog comes flying and lands on the counter. Midnight receives the salmon and pays with whatever bits landed on the counter. She walks by the dog on the ground.
"Thanks for buying lunch," Midnight leaves the shop and eats the fish. She flaps her wings and takes off.
Many creatures are dumbfounded by what they witnessed and claim they didn't see anything to continue their day. Midnight Rarity finishes eating the salmon and flies straight to Mount Aris. She has sudden flashbacks when Discord disguised as Spike; Making her receive so much unfair punishment and backlash from the Princesses.
"That stupid Draqonecuus! I'll make him suffer for the times I suffered thanks to him!" Midnight's anger gets the better of her while she flies.
Rarity's mind
"Oh, I remember that," Rarity said; she knows the exact memory that caused Twilight trauma.
"What are you remembering?" Cozy Glow asks Rarity.
"The adventure of traveling to Mount Aris. Remember the time Discord disguises himself as Spike?"
"Yea, I was stunned when I found out about his deception. What about it?" Cozy Glow is eager to know what caused Twilight trauma at the clutches of Discord's deception.
"Well, Twilight squeezed 'Spike' so hard, he breathed fire. Discord, at the time, understood Spike's point of view and coughed blood to tell the Princesses. During the adventure, Discord was livid."
"I can imagine. Having all the chaos and can't blow your cover. Can't arise suspicions."
"However, Discord opened our eyes except Twilight's. I'm in the wrong on so many levels, and I want to change. Look, Cozy. Here's my best advice for you. Continue to go astray and meet your demise or change for the better to strive for a better life."
Cozy looks down a bit; she recalls her motives and conquests. "You think anyone would forgive me and my stupidity?"
"Yes. At first, it will take time to heal and recover. Then, you'll have to earn everyone's trust, but the reward is worth it."
"Name someone other than Discord who taken that path," Cozy Glow doesn't believe that claim entirely.
"Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Chrysalis, Princess Luna, Trixie, Adagio, Sonata, Aria. There's probably more, but I can't think of any other at the moment. They have done heinous atrocities but atoned for what they committed and sought redemption. I'm on that path, but it's halted due to Midnight Sparkle possessing my body. You're younger than I and have many years of growing to do. Why waste it on power and seeking dominance when you can find a family to call your own and have amazing adventures. That's what Spike did."
Cozy Glow takes Rarity's advice to heart. She's contemplating her motives moving forward; A path of redemption instead of domination. Lord Tirek has noticed Cozy Glow's demeanor and hopes she's doing her best to manipulate Rarity by gaining a friend.
Mount Aris
Mount Aris. Home of the Hippogriffs has rebuilt their homeland with the help of Discord's clones. Every Hippogriff and clone is setting up a theatre to watch more memories of Spike the Fairy since it's a new hobby of theirs. Princess Skystar is with her mother, Queen Novo. They are decorating the town with many seashells and starfish.
Clones of Discord are guarding the perimeter with the report about Midnight Sparkle running amuck within Rarity's body. General Seaspray and his navy circle around the island with several clones onboard.
"Any sight of the demon, Seacord?" General Seaspray has named several clones of Discord.
Seacord is wearing a Sailor's uniform. He looks in his binoculars for any sighting of Midnight Sparkle's arrival. "Negative, General Seaspray. As I view the skies, I see and sense no demon arriving."
"Good." General Seaspray uses his radio to talk with another clone. "Anchorcord, anything below the seas of the wretched demon?"
Anchorcord is wearing a diver's suit while underwater. He has a radio to respond. "Negative, General Seaspray. With my Demon-Curse-Seeking-Goggles, I see no demonic creature lurking. Just your usual sea creatures, living in harmony."
"Thanks for the info," General Seaspray puts the radio away.
Queen Novo and Princess Skystar are about to have lunch with the other Hippogriffs. The two smile when they hear the alarms sounding. A horrid chime sounds as a clone scream.
Midnight Rarity lands and uses Grogar's Bell to relinquish the clone's magic into her body.
"RUN!" The clone shouts while being turned to stone.
"Silence!" Midnight Rarity stomps on the clone's head, shattering it with complete satisfaction. She devilishly smirks while hearing the panicked screams of Hippogriffs. "The pearl. I've come for its magic!" Midnight Rarity flies towards the citadel. Many clones use their Chaos Magic to slow Midnight Rarity. "Yes! More magic!" Midnight Rarity chimes Grogar's Bell and steals their magic away.
Queen Novo and Princess Skystar flee with the Hippogriffs. General Seaspray and Seacord see Midnight Rarity rampaging with Grogar's Bell and shooting their cannons. Seacord and Anchorcord know what they need to do. They fly up to fight Midnight Rarity.
Midnight Rarity uses Grogar's Bell to steal and harness the magic within every Hippogriff on sight. She uses her Demon Curse to turn each Hippogriff to stone.
"That's far enough!" Seacord shouts. Midnight Rarity turns and chimes Grogar's Bell to steal Seacord's Chaos Magic. He falls, breathing heavily.
"I will not have any of you stopping me. I won't have any interruptions!" Midnight Rarity angrily proclaims. She set her eyes on Anchorcord.
Anchorcord snaps his claw and teleports next to Queen Novo and Princess Skystar. They're at the underwater throne. General Seaspray leads his platoon to fight Midnight Rarity instead of retreating. He refuses to allow a demon to march through his homeland. Midnight Rarity sees General Seaspray and his platoon coming and smiles. They are running into their demise.
"We need to get the pearl out of here. Any place you think it's safe to go, Anchorcord?" Queen Novo asks.
"Yes. The Crystal Empire. The Crystal Heart thwarted Midnight's plan into ruin. It'll do so again."
"Think you can rescue the others?" Princess Skystar turns to Anchorcord.
Anchorcord bite his lips. "I'm not sure. The relic Midnight has in possession steals the magic within all creatures. She has taken my brothers' magic and is doing it with the Hippogriffs. I'll try my best but can't make any promises. The best thing I can do is send you to the Crystal Empire and hope everything goes well from there."
Midnight Rarity dives into the water after relinquishing their magic and turning every Hippogriff, including General Seaspray, into stone. She moves quicker in search of the pearl. Anchorcord senses Midnight Sparkle's presence.
"She's moving quicker than I anticipated," Anchorcord turns to Queen Novo and Princess Skystar. "This is bye for now. I can't allow that demon to harness the properties of the pearl within as Storm King tried in the past."
With Midnight Rarity's newfound power coursing through her veins due to Grogar's Bell, she's rapidly moving while chiming Grogar's Bell to harness the magic of any other Hippogriff underwater. Due to the sudden change, many Hippogriffs lose their sea bodies and drown. Anchorcord sees Midnight Rarity nearing closer and uses his magic to teleport Queen Novo and Princess Skystar to the Crystal Empire with the magic pearl.
"You!" Midnight Rarity chimes Grogar's Bell and steals Anchorcord's Chaos Magic. "You'll regret that with your life!" She chokes Anchorcord.
"I rather die as a hero than live long enough to become a villain," Anchorcord smiles while choking.
"Graaaaaah!" Midnight Rarity chokes the life out of Anchorcord and snaps his neck. She feels conflicted by that statement. "There's more magic for me to harness. Then I'll make my way to the Crystal Empire and shatter the Crystal Heart and anyone that dares to stand in my way!"
Queen Novo and Princess Skystar arrive at Crystal Castle. They are in the same room with Princess Cadance, Twilight (Sci-Twi), Spike, the Dazzlings, the Unity Seven, Ember, Garble, Charcoal, and Rust Bucket.
"Queen Novo?" Princess Cadance turns to her.
"We have a serious situation that needs to be addressed," Queen Novo said, catching her breath.
"We saw Midnight Sparkle with the Bell. She stole most of the Hippogriffs' magic and killed some," Princess Skystar informs everyone in the room. Loud gasps of horror fill the room.
Discord is holding himself. He feels disconnected from several clones. "I need to go."
"Anchorcord saved us," Princess Skystar said. She gives him a moment of silence.
"How many clones were at Mount Aris, Discord?" Princess Cadance asks him with much concern.
"Twenty," Discord replies. "All of them have fallen to Midnight Sparkle. I can't stay here," Discord uses his magic to teleport back home, knowing it'll be impossible for Midnight Sparkle to find.
"This is bad," Silverstream fearfully expresses. She has some feeling that her family met their demise at the hands of Midnight Sparkle.
Rarity's mind
Cozy Glow is in shock after watching the display of Midnight Sparkle's wrath. Understanding Rarity's advice allowed her to see things differently and question her life decisions. She witnessed many Hippogriffs losing their magic and some dying in the process; She saw many clones of Discord turned to stone and shattered. She's contemplating moving forward with her life.
Lord Tirek, King Sombra, and Storm King admire Midnight Sparkle's display of rapid dominance. They witnessed a species demolished by Grogar's Bell and Midnight Sparkle's wrath for seeking power.
Rarity is suffering the most. Midnight Sparkle uses her body to create such carnage and devastation. Who'll look at her the same? She hopes that Midnight Sparkle fails and to have her body back.
Mount Aris
Midnight Rarity feels a sharp pain in her chest for some reason. It's like a piece of her died, and she has no clue as to why she's feeling it. It's like she lost connections with her Spike, and there is no way of reaching Earth Land. She shrugs the idea of going back there and focuses on gathering enough magic for her time spell. Until then, she decides to go to the Changeling Hive to gather more magic power before tackling the Dragons. Once that's done, she'll go back to the mirror pool and uplift the boundaries that deny her from creating clones of herself.