Cozy cleared her throat in an attempt to get the leaving Ram's attention. It worked as the Father of Monsters turned to the young filly, who had an innocent smile on her face.
"Where are ya goin'?" Cozy asked.
Grogar frowned, "Since you four were unable to retrieve my Bewitching Bell, we need another source of great magical power to defeat Twilight and her friends."
Cozy smiled as Grogar walked out of the cavern. Once the coast was clear, she turned her head slightly and shouted in a sing song voice , "He's gone!"
She then flew over towards Tirek and Chrysalis, who had just entered the room.
"I don't trust him." Tirek stated as he folded his arms.
"None of us do." Cozy added.
Chrysalis smiled, "Which is why double-crossing him with his own bell will be so satisfying."
Tirek then said, "If we can figure out how to use it."
Suddenly, an evil laugh was heard by all the villains. They all looked up to the peak of the cavern and saw Shredder standing there with the Bewitching Bell in his hand.
"I know of a way to find out how to use the bell." Shredder revealed.
The others looked confused, "How?" They all asked in unison.
"During my brief reign over Canterlot, I had decided to learn the history of this RETCHED kingdom! Before I was defeated, I had learned of a restricted area in the Archives."
Tirek grumbled, "Celestia and Luna love to hoard information for themselves. If there's an answer, it's there."
Chrysalis laughed, "My triumphant return to Canterlot? I like the sound of that."
"Oh, my gosh! Road trip!" Cozy shouted.
"Mwahahahaha. Soon the power within this bell shall be unleashed. And Twilight Sparkle and her friends will suffer a fate worse than their own demise! Hahahahahaha!!!"
It was late at night in the city of Canterlot. Ponies were walking around, laughing and conversing with one another. What a strange occurrence. Behind a stack of wooden crates, Shredder and the others watched in confusion.
"Why are so many ponies up in the middle of the night?" Tirek asked.
Cozy rolled her eyes, "It's that silly sun holiday."
Shredder frowned, "How many holidays do you ponies have?"
"No matter. Getting into the castle won't be a problem." Chrysalis said with no hint of worry in her voice.
"Are you sure about that?" Tirek said as he pointed to the top of the castle.
There were some new fan like contraptions placed on top of the roof, to make sure no one can fly into the castle.
Chrysalis frowned, "Oh. Those are new. But even so..." She then transformed into a pony guard and approached the castle doors.
As she did, Shredder watched in annoyance. He had a feeling that she wouldn't be able to get inside, this was just a waste of time.
Cozy then leaned in towards Tirek's ear, "Is he always like that?"
Tirek nodded as Chrysalis returned, transforming back into her original form, "They've increased security into the castle. This is going to be more challenging than I thought."
Suddenly, the mane 6, sans Twilight, along with Discord and Spike popped into existence. The villains watched closely as they talked.
"Could you not go popping us all over the place, please?!" Rainbow said to the Draconequus in annoyance.
Discord waved her off, "Time is of the essence. Let's go, team!"
"We need to know what we're doing before we go and do it." Fluttershy said.
"Pinkie, you and I are givin' Braeburn and the Appleloosan ponies some adjustments to the menu." Applejack said to the group.
"Fluttershy and I are meeting the Pegasi from Cloudsdale to give them changes to the weather." Rainbow added.
Rarity turned to Spike, "Spike, we're going to update the Flaming Sky Firework Unicorn Troupe with Twilight's new vision."
"And I'm supposed to..." Discord then put on some reading glasses and read the note Twilight gave him, "Make sure Discord doesn't do anything 'Discord-y'"? Well, that's annoyingly specific!"
"This has to be perfect! It's taken THIS long to get Twilight some-what back to normal. The last thing we need is for her to seclude herself again." Spike said to the group.
As they continued talking, the villains stopped listening and turned to one another, "Increased security on a crowded holiday with Twilight and her friends bumbling around? This is impossible." Tirek said.
Shredder then chuckled, "Fools. This is perfect. A distraction was needed, and those foolish mares have just given it to us! Now, you three listen carefully and follow my instructions to the letter. If all goes according to plan, then not only will we retrieve what we seek, but Twilight Sparkle shall suffer as well."
A few minutes later inside the castle, Twilight was organizing the last minute preparations for the final Summer Sun Celebration. She had just finished talking to the Royal Guards about the increase in security. Once the guard turned and walked away, Twilight sighed and turned around.
Only to freeze in fear as she saw none other than The Shredder standing in front of one of the stained glass windows. How was this possible? He was imprisoned in stone! She rubbed her eyes and looked again. He was gone. It must of been a side effect of her trauma. She still wasn't over how she failed as a princess. She still had some fear of Ch'rell.
She exhaled and walked away, not noticing Shredder, who walked out of the shadows, laughing evilly.
As Twilight walked down the hallways of the castle, she couldn't help but shudder at the illusion of Shredder. She still had nightmares about him, but they were easing up as time went on. She closed her eyes and exhaled again. When she reopened them, she gasped as Shredder stood at the end of the hallway.
She backed up in fear as he walked slowly towards her. She turned and galloped away. She had to get out of there. When she looked back to see if he was still there, he was gone again. She needed to think, clear her head. She had to get to her room.
The doors to Twilight's room shot open as she galloped in at high speeds. Once she entered, she used her magic to slam the doors shut. She backed away from the doors, panting heavily. She was safe. Shredder was in stone. He was gone. He couldn't get her here. She then collided with something behind her.
Right?
She turned around and gasped.
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Shredder was there, looming over her. She screamed and fell to the floor, backing away in terror as he walked towards her.
"Hello, Twilight." Shredder sneered.
Twilight panted as she covered her ears with her hooves, "You're not real. You're not real. You're trapped in stone. THIS IS NOT REAL!"
Shredder laughed, "I may be trapped now. But I WILL be freed! And when I am, I will put an end to your miserable life! Mwahahahahaha!"
Twilight was frozen in terror, she couldn't move.
Shredder laughed as he circled her, like a predator circling its prey, "But that's not all I'll do. First, I shall destroy all of your friends and make you watch! Then you shall witness as your world crumbles to the ground. As the ones you love burn to ashes! And you won't be able to stop me! I am The Shredder! I am invincible! You are NOTHING!!!"
Twilight screamed as she closed her eyes tight. Shredder's laughter echoing through her mind. But suddenly, the laughter stopped. She opened her left eye slightly and saw that Shredder was gone. She opened both of her eyes and looked around the room frantically. He wasn't there.
Was he ever there?
She got up slowly, panting heavily. Maybe she wasn't as okay as she thought? Was she going crazy?
Was Shredder really gone?
It's been a few hours since the infiltration of Canterlot. The villains had succeeded and returned to the cavern. They had waited for Grogar to return. When he did, Cozy flew up to him.
"Sooooo did you find what you're looking for?"
Grogar frowned, "Once again, I've found success where you all find failure. I have located what I sought, and tomorrow I will set out to retrieve it. When I return, Equestria will finally be ours for the taking."
The Ram then left as Tirek pouted, he had to give up all of his power so Grogar wouldn't suspect anything. Shredder glared at the Centaur, "Enough with your childish antics, Centaur!"
Tirek then mumbled something under his breath as Shredder opened the book that they had retrieved from the Archives.
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"Time is of the essence! Now that we have what we seek, we can now learn to use the bell for our own needs!"
"And what of Grogar?" Chrysalis asked.
Shredder turned to the Changeling, "You leave that Ram to me! Once we have mastered the bell, he, along with those foolish mares, shall cease to exist! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!