Arriving at the Soaring Mountains as the pod lands down gently, Applejack opens the window, as she and the others have now landed in a grassy area with nearby villages and far from the Mountains.
“Everypony okay?” She asked.
“I think my bottom's on backwards.” Rarity said still dizzy from being dazed from the Pod.
“We just got our cupcakes handed to us by the worst party crasher ever!” Pinkie cried.
“We gotta go back there and fight!” “Rainbow said going brawn inside of the brain.
You saw the size of those goons.” Spike reminded Rainbow about the Storm Creature's sheer size. “You seriously wanna go back?”
“And how would we fight if we have no army or weapons?” Newton said, reminding Rainbow about survival and weaponry, “You saw the number of Vex’s minions and Storm Creatures causing an invasion!”
“And look what they have done to Da Vinci!” Clive crumbled, making a sad face. “You saw what Tempest did when she threw those orbs!”
“So now what?” Applejack asked. “We can't hide here forever.”
“And let's be honest, we can't go back. Look what they did to the princesses, Da Vinci, and half of the Alliance. We gotta keep them from Twilight.”
Twilight and Sackboy were standing by the river's edge and then they remembered something, just before Celestia and Da Vinci were captured.
“The Queen. Mama Monkey. and King… Cra-” She said.
“Yeah, the Queen!” Pinkie interrupted, bouncing over. “Uh, what Queen? And a Mama Monkey and King what’s his name?”
“Celestia told Luna to find the Queen of the... Hippos. With Da Vinci telling Eve and Victoria about the Mama Monkey and King of the… Crabs?” Twilight said, looking out to Canterlot as more airships arrive. “Luna can't since she’s stoned with Victoria and Eve, so I have to.”
“Uh, hippos?” Rainbow asked confused. Seriously?
“I've heard their surprisingly graceful for their size.” Pinkie said. “Huh, but they're always hungry.”
“Hungry?” Spike asked nervously ( but hippos are large herbivores ).
“Hippos?” Applejack asked. “And about a Mama Monkey and a King Crab?”
“What would a King Crab do to help us?” Clive questioned. “I mean, crabs can dance, but why would a Mama monkey would have to help us in this situation.”
Fluttershy and Rarity looked at each other with confused looks.
“They're somewhere south, past the badlands.” Twilight said. “And somewhere in the North from the Colossal Canopy and west in The Kingdom of Crablantis?”
“That means we'll have to... leave Equestria.” Fluttershy said worriedly. “Oh my!”
“I'm not even packed!” Rarity cried.
“And we don’t have any weapons!” Newton exclaimed.
“I understand you're all scared, and nobody else has to go.” Said Twilight. “But I and Sackboy have to find this queen, Mama Monkey, and Krab King. They might be our only hope to save our worlds.”
Applejack and the others only looked at each other, and know what do to. Something they have done since the day they met. Sackboy does feel confident, knowing Da Vinci’s words of those locations, he hopes to see new faces.
“Well, you're not getting all the glory.” Rainbow Dash said. We're in this together.
“We got your back,” Applejack said.
Indeedy! Pinkie, joining them.
“I am ready to save Equestria.” Rarity said as well.
Yay.” Fluttershy said.
“We're all behind you, Twilight.” Spike said.
“And with Chum here, let’s hope for the best to find out what Vex is up to right now! Newton said, holding Vex’s scroll, “Now that we have the scroll of his plans!”
“Well, it’s time for another adventure like the last time eyy?” Clive said
Let's go find this Hippo, Mama Monkey, King Crab!” Pinkie said, bouncing off in the wrong direction.
“Uh, East?” Spike said, pointing the right way.
And Pinkie bounces south and the others were behind her.
“Hehe! Wheee! Boingy, boingy, boingy, boingy, boingy! Anypony up for a game of I spy?” Pinkie asked.
They all groan, except for Sackboy, who likes Pinkie Pie’s games.
“No, really! Come on, Sackboy seems to want all of you to play! I spy with my little eye something that is orange. No takers? It's you, Applejack!”
“You guys go on to your adventure!” Newton said, who’s entered the pod with Clive, “We’ll keep an eye on what’s ahead!”
“Prepare the ship, Newton!” Clive ordered
“Roger that!” Newton said, now controlling the Pod.
And thus, Sackboy, the Mane 6, and Spike headed down to the trail taking their biggest adventure yet.
Meanwhile at Canterlot, after the attack. Most ponies and sacklings had been captured and put in chains and muzzles. Storm guards and Vexed Minions were watching them, so they didn't escape in many attempts.
Many ponies, sacklings, and curators were being imprisoned in cages or marched around in chains by the armored Storm Creatures and Vexed Minions, while others are working over Vex’s Topsy Tuvor; it seemed to be in the early stages of development as Vexed Minions are watching the ponies and sacklings to keep working hard on the Topsy Tuvor.
The group of balloons floated past a balcony where Tempest and Vex stood watching them before walking inside and looking at the petrified bodies of the remaining three princesses and the four alliance members.
"All this power wasted on parties when there are far greater uses", she said.
“Oh please, I’m sure you’ll like the Uproar more when my Topsy Tuvor gets finished,” Vex said.
She was then approached by two armored Storm Guards, one was holding a beaker with a glowing blue liquid and was playing an ominous tune.
"Well...answer it!", Tempest commanded.
The Storm Creature opened the vial and poured it into a bowl, a blue smoke cloud formed, and then the image of the Storm King appeared.
"Where am I supposed to be looking? I never understand how this spell works." Storm Kind said, trying out the spell. "Tempest!"
"Over here, Your Excellency," Tempest said
"Where?" Strom King questioned, wondering where he was facing at.
"Over here," Vex said.
"Huh?" Storm King said.
"No. No, right. Look right." Tempest ordered.
"My right?" Storm King answered.
"Yep." Tempest and Vex nodded.
"Ah, There you are, Tempest, it's about time I got in contact with you again. With my partnership with Vex, I've never been able to figure out how this potion works," he said with a toothy scowl.
"It's a please your highness." Tempest bowled, "You'll get used to it if you will."
“But... Here's the deal. I'm in the middle of a big re-brand here. "The Storm King" is tracking well as "intensely intimidating", but you know what? I need to back it up.” He said. “You know what I need to back it up with? A storm! That would be great! You promised me magic that could control the elements, and right now, I'm holding a what? A branch. A twig. Bleh!”
"Uh, that would be the Staff of Sacanas, Your Excellency, and it will...", said Tempest.
"Mm-hmm?" Storm King questioned.
"...channel the magic of the four rulers of this land."
"Mm-hmmmm?"
"You'll soon have the power of a hundred armies." Tempest nodded
"So that would be a yes on your locking down the four Pegacornicuseses, or whatever you call them?" Storm King said, questioning Tempest.
"Alicorns." Vex corrected, "But, we have about three of them, except for one that got away..."
“We will get them, but it seems that the 4th Princess with her little knitted friend has escaped with their friends, especially when I didn’t know he had a spaceship that saved their lives,” Tempest growled. “But, Give me three days, I’ll have everything ready for your arrival,”
“Remember, Tempest. Only I have the power to make you whole. Make this twig work, and you'll get your reward.” The Storm King told her. “Fail me, and your horn won't be the only thing that's broken."
"It won't be a problem", said Tempest.
“And for you Vex! If your Topsy Tovey is going to be a big opportunity, bring me that brown sack.” Storm King said, imagining seeing Sackboy being stuck in the Uproar, “I’d like to see him be feared by the Uproar with his pony friends, once his world gets consumed by your Tovey.”
“It’s a pleasure for you, your highness,” Vex said, knowing that he’s got plans ahead to start off. “I’ll get him with the 4th Princess, but I’ll have to focus on my big quest to prepare the Topsy Tuvor to power up.”
“Great.” The Storm King said, but as he cheers, the flames of the spell start breaking up. “I'm ready to power up, crash and bash, and be the biggest, baddest bugaloooooo..."
Grubber is only standing there since the flames vanished, nervously.
"Sorry, that's spell service..." Grubber said, "You want me to call him back?"
Tempest looked to see Grubber looking up at her nervously,
"Do you have the Princess?", Tempest asked. “And that knitted Sack that got away with that rocket?”
"Well, uh, funny story. It kinda theemtha like she... she might've like, you know, got away... with a rocket ship that fellow knitted brown one had… a little bit...", Grubber gulped, as he trailed off when Tempest approached him.
“Ah, what gives. I’m always seeing their footsteps in my mind.” Vex said, telling Grubber that he was watching Twilight and Sackboy in his mind.
“Look, I know you're disappointed, but I got something.” Grubber said. “You want a strawberry cake?”
But he was shocked by Tempest, knowing about Twilight’s escape. Vex didn’t mind, so he grabbed the cake from Grubber.
She reached a hoof out and he immediately flinched, but Tempest surprised him by petting his head quills.
“I need all four for the staff to work.” Tempest angrily said.
“I know, I know,” Grubber told her. “I want the Storm King to fix your horn as much as you do. It looks like a crackly chipped tooth on top of your head. we know you don’t look good in that.”
Vex didn’t worry, knowing that grubber made Tempest a bit angry, and she was.
“That princess is not going to keep me from getting my horn back with her knitted sack friend! Prepare my ship,” she ordered grubber and he ran off to do that.
“And you,” she said at Vex.
“Yes, Tempest?” Vex said, “Is there something you need before I venture off to my standalone quest?”
“Bring me those Three Heroes of knitted sack’s friends.” she said, maliciously as she’s planning to use them, “You’ll have to unstone the bird one for me first, then you’ll go on your big quest.”
“Alrighty then. What are you gonna do with them?” Vex snaps his figures, spawning in a cage with Toggle (Big & Small), Oddsock, and Swoop (who got stoned by the orb, but unstoned quickly by Vex’s Magic), “You’ll use them as your allies, puns, or prisoners?”
“Oh, Please… how far can one little pony get on her own?” She asked herself before she turned to Vex. “I’ll use them to lure the knitted sack and the Princess themselves if their choices are invalid.”
“Okay then, I’ll be off to the Soaring Mountains by now!” Vex said, snapping his finger to open a Vortex to enter through, “In the meantime, tally ho, Tempest and Grubber!”
With that, Vex entered through the vortex, entering through the Soaring Mountains. Grubber groaned, wishing he would’ve gone to Vex. But had to take orders from Tempest, now that he has to prepare her ship. Bunkum’s heroes were worried, however, they’ve developed a plan to outsmart Tempest.
Back to Sackboy and the Equestrians, the first thing they noticed when exploring around the Soaring Mountains is peaceful. But things can be a bit nasty as Vexed Minions have roamed around there.
“Wow! Look at this place!” Fluttershy said. “I’ve never seen this part of CraftWorld before.”
“Look at those yetis!” Pinkie exclaimed, running to them and hugging one of them. “It’s super nice to meet new friends!”
“Focus girls, Sackboy and I are heading to the mountains, as it’s said that Vex is on their collecting something.” Twilight said, “Vex is up to something, so fewer distractions more adventuring!”
During their start at the Soaring Mountains, the gang started bashing each of Vexed Minions one by one, helping some of the yetis with their offerings on Bubbles and Collecetibells, and getting through the platforming. After passing through the areas and fending off Vex's minions, they've encountered another of those flowers that can launch them to another area. As the flower finally launched them to an area that ends their first adventure, Sackboy and the Group approached the glowing blue Orb, as if they'd discovered a drawing eye-candy moment in their life.
“Is that… an Orb?” Twilight questioned, “I can sense the energy based on my magic”
“Look at the shine of this… magnificent treasure!" Rarity said, awed at the shininess of the orb.
"Wow, look at the inside of it," Pinke said, looking closely at the orb.
As Sackboy gets a hold of the orb with Spike observing it along with the Mane 6, a figure who looks like a sackfolk but older with white hair and an eye patch appeared on the side with Sackboy as she looked at the orb before she speaks to Sackboy and the group.
"You know what that is, don't you?" the Eye Patch Sackfolk curiously asked.
This surprised Sackboy and the Equestrians as they jumped with Sackboy letting go of the Orb up.
"WOAH?!" Pinkie exclaimed. "She appeared out of nowhere?!
"Sweet Celestia?!" Rarity grew in surprise as she looked at the Sackfolk.
"What in tarnation are you?" Applejack asked curiously on the Sackfolk with the Eye Patch. "Ah never seen you in the village."
"So... who are you?" Spike asked, "And you know about these Orbs?"
"My name is Scarlet, baby Dragon." she said, revealing her name. "And it seems like you’ve met Sackboy huh?"
"Well yes, but can you explain about those orbs?" Twilight asked in curiosity.
Scarlet managed to get the orb in her hands as it almost landed on her head, explaining to Sackboy and the group about the orbs as the group was a bit skeptical of her.
"It's a Dreamer Orb. Jam-packed with pure creative energy straight from the Imagisphere." Scarlet asked as she lends the orb to her right hand. "But you'll need more of them if you're gonna make it up there."
As Scarlet points to the left, it shows the snowy mountains with green thunderstorms storming on there.
"You all are here to stop Vex, aren't you?" Scarlet asked.
"Yep, and to save Canterot from the Storm King and Tempest!" Spike asked. "We have Vex's scroll with his plans!"
"And the hunt for the Hippo Queen!" Pinkie said, "Along with some Mama Monkey and Crab King."
With Sackboy revealing the scroll and Pinkie pointing to it, Scarlet knows about it as she interrupted the group.
"Yes, yes, yes, but first you know about the dark foul energy of nightmares we call... the Uproar," Scarlet explained to the group as Sackboy and the group were shocked to know about the Uproar. "Vex is planning to fill the whole Craftworld with it. For now, he's using it to block the way to the top of the mountain while Tempest is on the hunt for Princess Twilight with her ship, so no one can interrupt him."
"Vex is on the mountains?" Spike nervously said, "And how did you know about Tempest going onto the hunt for Twilight?"
"I was in Canterlot to see if Vex had made a comeback, knowing the danger he's planning on, and it seems he had made a partnership with the Storm King." Scarlet informed them "While Vex is on the mountains, Tempest is using Bunkum's Heroes to lure Sackboy and Twilight as a trap, knowing she'll likely lure you all."
Sackboy and the Equestrians were shocked, finding out that Tempest had managed to defeat Bunkum's heroes but heard the information that she'll use them as a trap to lure them.
"But aside from that, luckily, there is one thing that can counter Vex's nasty stuff." Scarlet said.
As Scarlet finishes her speech, she threw the Dreamer Orb straight to Sackboy, which he managed to grab onto with a reaction time to catch it.
"And you're holding it."
"Woah there! You almost knocked Sackboy!" Rarity yelled.
"And by the way, how do you know about us?" Rainbow asked.
"I read a book about Equestria at my time in the past before I have become who I am." Scarlet explained. "You must be Rainbow Dash, right?"
"Yeah, that's me!" Rainbow asked Scarlet. "And this is Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, and Spike! I'm sure you already knew Twlight."
"Ah, I see. You 7 met Sackboy before Vex struck in Canterlot and with the Storm Kings army imprisoned your friends huh?" Scarlet asks the Mane 6 and Spike "Well, with Sackboy on your side, he will help you guide the way and to stop Vex, along with Tempest."
"Well... I also hope to find this Hippo Queen along with a Crab King and Mama Monkey." Twilight sighed, "The Princesses and half of the Alliance are stoned in Canterlot... meaning my friends and Sackboy will have to find them."
"Now what was I gonna say... oh! That's right!" Scarlet asked as she remembers what she was going to say. "The energy of pure wonder and creativity inside it will dispel Vex's Barriers wherever you find them."
As Scarlet approaches Sackboy on the Orb, she continues to speak to the group.
"So seek out these orbs. They are the key to your journey." Scarlet said as she kept going on until she noticed Sackboy and the Group with a bit worrisome look. "The Key to your destiny. The key too..."
Then she tells them about knowing the premise of the Orbs.
"Oh well, you know, you get the idea." Scarlet obviously said.
"We know what you're saying," Fluttershy asked as she knows what Scarlet is talking about. "We hope we get to know more about you Scarlet."
"Next time we meet, I'll reveal great, cosmic secrets. Maybe tell you a bit about myself." Scarlet explained to Sackboy and the group "Like my name, which is Scarlet by the way. And more importantly, the truth about your very existence."
"Wait a minute, what did Scarlet say about Sackboy's truth on his existence?" Rainbow said as she's confused about why Sackboy's existence is important.
"We're not sure about Sackboy's family nor about how his existence is important, but we should get going." Pinkie said in a hurry. "We're on a mission to find the Hippo Queen, Mama Monkey, and Crab King!"
"Here's hoping, with many Orbs around here, we could unlock many secrets on Craftworld." Twlight said, "But first... focus on Vex on the Mountains and head to the Badlands."
With that, Sackboy and the Equestrian are heading off to Zom Zom's shop, after obtaining the Dream Orb and thinking of a plan to get to the Badlands.