My Little Pony: One as a Family. "Trials of Friendship"

by SaburoDaimando


Arc 8-2: Predacons Terrorize

Predacons Terrorize

It was a beautiful, yet hot, afternoon at the Canterlot Castle.  Nearly every youngling from Twilight Sparkle to Cozy Glow was enjoying the pool in the back part of the castle vicinity.  Wanda swam in the royal pool with Cozy Glow, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Starlight Glimmer enjoying their time in the pool.  The Man’s Cub felt relaxed and cool while she enjoyed her time under the water before emerging for air.
“How do you like the water?” Starlight asked.
“It feels cold, but great,” Wanda said as she shook the excess water out of her hair.
“Hey,” Starlight giggled as she covered her face from the excess water.  “Not in my face, silly.”
Wanda blushed before she said “Sorry, Glimglam.  Didn’t mean to do that.”
Starlight smirked for a bit before she slammed her hooves into the water, splashing Wanda in the face.  Wanda smirked back and splashed water right back in Starlight’s face.   Immediately, the two proceeded to splash water in each other’s faces all while they giggled.
“This is fun,” Wanda said. 
“Yeah,” Starlight said.  “Too bad we didn’t do this back at Seaquestria.”
Immediately, Wanda and Starlight came to a stop as Fluttershy floated on by, appearing calm and collective.  Wrapped around her upper arms were a pair of air-bags in the shape of an armband.
“Sorry Fluttershy,” Wanda said.  “Didn’t mean to splash you.”
“Oh,” Fluttershy said as she opened her eyes.  “I didn’t notice anything.”
“Hey Fluttershy,” Starlight said, pointing to her armbands.  “What are those?”
Fluttershy got herself up and submerged her lower half into the water.  She was now floating on the armbags by her arms with her head and shoulders above water.
“These are my floaties,” Fluttershy said.
“Your floaties?” Wanda asked.
“Yeah,” Fluttershy replied.  “I’m…very afraid of drowning underwater.  And so, I wear these when I swim.”
“That actually does make sense,” Starlight said.  “If one is unable to swim, then they would have something like that.”
“I used to wear that when mommy first taught me how to swim,” Wanda said.  “Back then, I was afraid of swimming.  But during that time, Aunt Novo was also around to teach me the wonders of the water and how beautiful it is to swim underwater.”
“Queen Novo taught you that?” Fluttershy asked.
“She did for the both of us,” Sunset Shimmer said as she swam up to Wanda, Starlight and Fluttershy.  “Back then, I was also afraid of the water.”
“Guess we share a lot more in common,” Fluttershy said as Wanda, Sunset and Starlight giggled.
But as Wanda, Fluttershy, Sunset and Starlight enjoyed the water, Bright Mac was relaxing on one of the pool chairs with Buttercup right next to her and Applejack emerging from the water.  Despite the calm and happy tone, Bright Mac felt worried.
“Honey,” Bright Mac said.  “I do wonder how Granny Smith is doing with Big Mac and Apple Bloom.”
“I worry about that as well,” Buttercup said.  “Sadly, there is nothing we can do till the road is clear.”
“Besides pa,” Applejack said.  “Your leg isn’t healed yet, and it’s going to be some time before you can get back on your four hooves again.”
“I know,” Bright Mac said.  “But still, I wonder if they are holding out without us, or if they’re experiencing some trouble out there.”
“Relax, pa,” Applejack said.  “I had a talk with Granny Smith from our tablet phone, and she and Big Mac have been making sure Apple Bloom is doing alright.”
Bright Mac laughed and said “Maybe I do need to relax.  But that’s just the anxious pony in me.”
Applejack laughed before she said “At least nothing bad is going to happen to us while we’re here enjoying the moment.”
Suddenly, a splash of water drenched Applejack, leaving her wet.  She shook off the water and turned towards Pinkie Pie, who emerged from the surface of the water.
“Pinkie,” Applejack yelled.  “I told you not to splash on me.”
“Oops,” Pinkie Pie said, blushing.  “Didn’t mean to do that.”
Applejack stepped away from her parents and proceeded to shake the water off her coat and mane.  Rarity, who was lounging nearby, covered her face from the excess water from Applejack’s coat.
“Next time, darling,” Rarity said in an annoyed tone.  “Shake your water off somewhere else.”
“Whoopsies,” Applejack said as she brushed the back of her head in embarrassment.  “I thought you were splashing around in the water.”
Rarity picked up a nearby towel and wiped her face with it before placing it back down.  She turned to Applejack and said “Well I was.  But then I realized just how wonderful the sun is for my coat.  Doesn’t it shine like a diamond?”
“One moment ago, you were unable to bear the heat in the castle,“ Applejack said. “And now you just want to bask in the sun?”
“Well at least there’s a cooler breeze outside the castle compared to the inside,” Rarity stated.  “
“Ridiculous,” Applejack said with a smirk on her face.  “I bet you would shine like a diamond when you enjoy a nice dip in the pool.”
Suddenly, another splash of water hits Applejack, leaving her drenched once more.  She turned towards Pinkie Pie and yelled out “Didn’t I tell you not to splash me?”
Pinkie Pie just stood there with her head and shoulders above the water and said “Not me this time.”  She pointed to Trixie on her left, who emerged from the water and saw Applejack completely drenched again.
“Oops,” Trixie said in an embarrassed tone.  “That’s on Trixie.”
Applejack placed her hoof over her face and walked away from Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Trixie.  Once she was at least ten feet away from the pool, Applejack shook the excess water from herself again.  She let out a sigh as Shining Armor and Princess Cadance walked up to Applejack.
“Something wrong?” Princess Cadance asked.
Applejack let out a sigh and said “Let’s just say I’ve been splashed one too many times like a pig in a pig pen.”
“Don’t be upset,” Shining Armor said.  “At least you’re not in Twili’s horseshoes.”
“Twilight?” Applejack said in a confused tone.  “Care to explain?”
“Well,” Shining Armor said.  “Sometimes she goes a little Twilinanas.”
Applejack chuckled over Shining Armor’s choice of words.
“Sometimes Twilight takes things a bit too seriously,” Princess Cadance said.  “And sometimes she goes off the rails.  But we do remind her that we will always be by her side, just like with my sisters Wanda and Sunset.”
“Just like how Big Mac looks after us when ma, pa and Granny Smith aren’t around,” Applejack said.  “Sure wish he was here.”
“Look on the bright side,” Shining Armor said.  “With the two of us around, we’re sure to have a big splash here.”
Suddenly, there was the sound of water splashing with Rarity screaming in agony.  Princess Cadance, Shining Armor and Applejack turned to see Rarity completely drenched in water, with what looked like a water balloon piece on her mane.  The white unicorn youngling looked as if she were about to blow her stack.”
“Who did this?” Rarity snarled.  “WHO THREW A WATER BALLOON IN MY FACE?”
The other younglings looked at Rarity and began to shiver.
“I swear,” Trixie said as she swam away from Rarity. “The Great and Powerful Trixie never brought any Water Balloons.”
“I don’t like where this is going,” Ditzy said as she swam behind Twilight and hid.
Twilight looked to the wall and saw Hoops, Dumbbell and Score standing atop, holding water balloons on their front hooves.  Her eyes glared at the trio before she tapped Wanda’s shoulder.
“Hey Wanda,” Twilight said.  “Remember those three that you made to attend your birthday as punishment?”
But just as Wanda looked up, Hoops flung a water balloon right in her face, soaking her completely.  But despite all that, Wanda looked undeterred.
“So you came to torment us again, monsters,” Wanda said in a hamish tone.  “Haven’t you learned your lesson from wrecking my first birthday party and that alicorn bulldog?”
“The only reason why we’re here is for your dragon,” Hoops said.  “We’re not going to hurt it, we just wanna keep it as a pet.”
Twilight swam up to Spike, who was sitting next to Abigail.  The unicorn filly reached out and grabbed Spike, holding onto the baby dragon as she lowered him to the water with his head and shoulders sticking out.
“You’re not getting Spike,” Twilight said.  
“Oh we beg to differ,” Hoops said as he nodded towards Dumbbell and Score.
Twilight held on tight and closed her eyes as Dumbbell and Score flung water balloons straight at Twilight’s face.  The balloons traveled closer and closer to Twilight, aiming to soak the filly in water.
But before the water balloons hit, another pair of water balloons flew out of nowhere and collided with the first set.   All four balloons bounced away from Twilight and Spike and landed near Abigail.  The kitty cat screamed before leaping into the water and emerging next to Twilight.
“Huh?” Dumbbell said.  “Who did that?”
Hoops, Dumbbell and Score turned to the right side of the pool, where Danged Spell, Moondancer, Cozy Glow and Rainbow Dash stood there with water balloons of their own.  Bright Mac sat nearby, looking at the three boys with a smile on his face.
“I had a feeling you three would try to wreck our pool party,” Bright Mac said.  “So I had Buttercup fill up some water balloons of our own.”
“No fair,” Score said as he stomped on the concrete wall.  “That’s cheating.”
“Quit being such a drip,” Danged Spell said.
“Okay,” Hoops said as he grabbed two more water balloons.  “It’s one thing to surprise us with your own water balloons.  But lame puns like that?  Oh that deserves a punishment.”
Hoops flung the water balloons right at Danged Spell and Moondancer.  But the two smiled as they jumped out of the way, watching as the two balloons missed their mark and exploded on the ground.
“Now that wasn’t nice,” Moondancer said in a confident tone as she held the water balloon in her hoof.  “You boys keep messing with us, and we’ll have to keep teaching you a lesson.”
“Now you see here,” Hoops yelled.  
But before Hoops could say anything else, a water balloon smacked him in the face.  He turned to see Rainbow Dash with her arms behind her back, whistling innocently.
“Big bro,” Dumbbell said.  “You okay?”
Hoops grabbed a couple of more water balloons and flung them right at Rainbow Dash.  But before a single one could hit her, Cozy Glow stepped forward and stopped them with her magic.  Hoops stood there with his face turning from anger to fear.
“Uhh,” Hoops said.  “Maybe we can talk things out.”
Cozy Glow took a few steps forward with the water balloons and said with an evil laugh “You miscreants chose to launch the attack, and now you have to suffer the consequences.”
But before Cozy Glow could throw the water balloons, Rarity pulled them to her with her magic, surprising the alicorn filly.
“Hey,” Cozy Glow yelled.  “I was gonna do that.”
“This is personal,” Rarity said.  The unicorn filly turned to the trio and said “You dare to embarrass me with this wet prank?  I’LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO SPLASH ABOUT!”
Rarity swung the water balloons violently with her magic before throwing them at mach speed right at Hoops, Dumbbell and Score, who could barely move out of the way before being hit by em, soaking them badly and sending them falling off the wall.  Everyone looked at Rarity as if they had seen a ghost.
“Rarity,” Applejack said.  “Was that completely necessary?”
“It sure was,” Rarity said as she pounded the pavement.  “NOBODY SOAKS ME AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!”
Bright Mac looked up to see Hoops, Dumbbell and Score pull themselves up to the wall and stand tall.  They were soaked in water, but they had a few more water balloons in their front hooves.
“You three really need to give it up already,” Bright Mac said.  “You’re outnumbered in spades, and you’re just going to embarrass yourselves.”
“No way,” Hoops said.  “And don’t use the ‘Reward as Punishment’ method this time.  In fact, this time, we will stand victorious.”
Bright Mac let out a sigh and said “I warned you kids.  But you’re going to have to suffer a huge humiliation.”
The three pegasi boys held their water balloons high in the air as every youngling in the pool got out, with Twilight holding onto Spike while Abigail pulled herself out.  They all stood there, anticipating the trio’s use of the water balloon.
But just then, a blast of magic hits Score from behind, causing him to scream in pain and drop the water balloon.  Everyone stood there in shock as Score fell off the wall and down towards the pool.
“Oh no,” Bright Mac said as he got up.  “This is worse than I thought.”
“Honey,” Buttercup said.  “No.  Your leg.”
Bright Mac jumped out of the chair and landed on his good back leg.  He watched as an unconscious Score fell into the pool before jumping right in.  

At the bottom of the pool, Score’s eyes closed as air bubbles drifted from his mouth.  He struggled to reach out, only for his arm to limp helplessly.
“Bro…thers,” Score said before he passed out.
Suddenly, Bright Mac grabbed a hold of Score and pulled him up to his chest.  He swam upwards, holding Score close to him.  Everyone watched in horror as Bright Mac dragged the unconscious Score from the pool and towards the edge of the pool.  Cozy Glow flew out and lifted Score from the pool with her magic before placing him on the concrete.  Bright Mac lifted himself out of the pool and slid towards the unconscious Score as Hoops, Dumbbell and the rest of the younglings gathered around Bright Mac, Cozy Glow and Score with Princess Cadance and Shining Armor running up to Buttercup.
“What happened?” Shining Armor asked.
“No time to explain,” Bright Mac said.  “I better perform CPR.”
Immediately, Bright Mac turned Score onto his back and began pressing on his chest area ten times before breathing into his mouth.  He repeated the technique once more, sweating nervously with Hoops and Dumbbell standing there, helplessly.
“Brother,” Hoops cried.  “Please don’t die on us.”
“Even he didn’t deserve that,” Wanda said as tears began to flow from her eyes.  “Poor Score.”
“But what could have done this?” Twilight asked.  “Who would pull a stunt like that on Score?”
As soon as Bright Mac breathed right into Score’s mouth once more, the pegasi colt woke up, coughing up water and breathing once more.  Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as Hoops and Dumbbell ran up to Score.
“You’re alright,” Hoops said as he gave Score a big hug.
“What happened?” Score asked.
Wanda wiped a tear from her eye as she approached the three and said “You nearly drowned, Score.”
“Wait,” Score said.  “Last thing I remembered was that I was hit from behind and sent flying into the pool.”
“And I still want to know who would pull a cowardly stunt like that?”  Twilight said.
Ditzy Doo tapped on Twilight’s shoulder, catching the lavender unicorn’s attention.
“I think those three are responsible,” Ditzy Doo said as she pointed to the top of the wall.
Twilight Sparkle turned to face the top of the wall, where Inferno, Quickstrike and Waspinator stood there with a big grin on their face.  Hoops turned to face the three Predacons and his face went red hot.
“You three,” Hoops snarled.  “YOU DID THIS TO SCORE?”
Inferno pointed his hoof at Score and said “You fools were so busy with your own agenda, you forgot about the little ambush that we set up for you.  After all, didn’t you and your brothers deserve for what you did to your own kind?”
Bright Mac glared at the three changelings before he said “They may be a pair of mischievous brats.  But compared to you three, they’re not the kind of monsters that the Stallion News Network painted them out to be.  And the fact that you had the gall to attack them goes too far.”
“So now the apple farmer’s lost his touch,” Quickstrike said with a laugh.  “Ain’t that a kick in the cactus.”
“Much funnier to see pony bug feel what Waspinator felt,” Waspinator said.  “And that makes Waspinator happy.”
Princess Cadance walked in front of the younglings and pointed her horn at the three Predacons.
“This is your last warning,” Princess Cadance said as her horn glowed.  “Leave us or I will use lethal force.”
“That is what you think,” Inferno said.  He turned to his brothers and said “Quickstrike, Waspinator.  It’s time to TERRORIZE!”
Quickstrike and Waspinator cheered as they and Inferno lined up and glowed.
“Quickstrike, TERRORIZE!” Quickstrike yelled.
“Waspinator, TERRORIZE!” Waspinator yelled.
“Inferno, TERRORIZE!” Inferno yelled.
With a flash of light, Inferno, Quickstrike and Waspinator transformed into bipedal, robot-like variations of themselves.  Everyone shrieked at what they saw, observing the new forms of the Predacon brothers.
“Oh no,” Fluttershy said.  “They’ve assumed the form of the Beast Wars toys.”
“Beast Wars toys?” Danged Spell asked.
“It’s a long story,” Fluttershy said.  “But why did it have to also be Waspinator?”
Inferno pulled out a huge blaster from his side hip and pointed it at Princess Cadance, who stood firm at the presence of the transformed changeling.
“This is what I think of your warning, Princess,” Inferno said.  “FOR THE GLORY OF THE ROYALTY!”
Inferno fired a blast of magic from the blaster, sending it flying towards Princess Cadance.
“So be it,” Princess Cadance said as she fired a blast of magic right at Inferno’s fire blast, neutralizing it completely.  Inferno stood there, laughing out loud.
“Fool,” Inferno said.  “You fell for the oldest trick in the book.”
Princess Cadance lit her horn up again and said “What do you mean by that?”
Suddenly, Princess Cadance was hit by a green magic blast, knocking her to the ground.  Her body unleashed a green aura around her as she ached in pain.
“Wha….” Princess Cadance groaned.  “What is this?”
Quickstrike leaped off the building and pointed his snake arm right at Princess Cadance.  Shining Armor ran up to Princess Cadance, only to back off when Quickstrike pointed his snake arm at the stallion.
“Do you know what this is, Tin Horns?” Quickstrike said in glee.  “This is a special changeling poison that I applied to your girlfriend.  Oh she’s not seriously sick.  She’s just unable to move.  Don’t worry, it will clear up.  But she’ll remain helpless as a rabbit in a bear trap.  And the same will happen to you if you even think about pouncing on me.”
 Shining Armor stood there as the anger on his face turned into fear.  He looked down at Princess Cadance, who struggled to move even her arms as she ached in pain.  Shining looked back at Quickstrike, who continued to point his snake arm at the unicorn.
“You’re a sick snake, you know that,” Shining Armor said.
“Awww, you’re trying to flatter me,” Quickstrike replied in a mocking tone.  “But it won’t matter.  We’ve outpowered you polecats and there’s nothing you can do about it.  Now hand over that man’s cub of a Princess, the one known as Twilight Sparkle and their little dragon friend as a bonus prize.”
“You’re not taking my sister,” Shining Armor said in a cold tone as his horn lit up, only for Quickstrike to grab it with his snake arm.
“Ahh ahh ahh,” Quickstrike said as he held onto Shining Armor’s horn.  “You’re not gonna pull off any big hero moments.”
Shining Armor stared down Quickstrike, who gloated at the unicorn’s unfortunate position.   But as Quickstrike began to charge up his snake arm, Danged Spell jumped out of nowhere and bit right into the cobra-like arm, causing Quickstrike to lose his grip on Shining Armor’s horn and scream in pain.
“LET GO OF ME YOU MANGY MUTT!” Quickstrike yelled.
But Danged Spell held on as tight as possible, growling loudly as Quickstrike tried to shake him off.  Inferno jumped down from the wall and proceeded to grab onto Danged Spell in an attempt to pull him off.
“You dare to sink your teeth into my fellow Predacon brother?” Inferno said as he pulled as hard as he could.   “Just for that, you will meet your doom.”
But as Inferno was tugging onto Danged Spell as hard as he could, Moondancer fired a blast of magic in his face, catching the attention of the now transformed Predacon Changeling.  Inferno turned towards Moondancer, who lit her horn up towards the towering pseudo transformer.
“So you dare to confront the mighty and invincible Inferno?” Inferno said as he approached Moondancer.
“You have a lot of nerve to attack us on our pool day, cause grave harm to us and to steal my catchphrase,” Trixie said as she walked up next to Moondancer.
“Trixie no,” Moondancer said.  “I don’t want you to get hurt.”
“Sorry,” Trixie said.  “But no changeling hurts my friends and gets away with it.”
Trixie stood by Moondancer, charging up her horn.  She kept her focus on Inferno, who continued to march towards the two fillies.
“So a pair of younglings wishes to burn,” Inferno said as he pulled out his blaster and pointed it at the duo.  “Then so be it.”
But before Inferno could pull the trigger, Hoops slammed right into his face at top speed before slamming him onto the concrete floor.  He glared down at the Changeling-turned-Transformer.
“THAT’S FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MY BROTHER!” Hoops yelled.
“Your brother?” Inferno laughed.  “You silly pony.  The only purpose of fodder like him is to suffer in the name of our Royalty.”
Hoops grit his teeth before opening his mouth and biting right into Inferno’s arm, causing the changeling-turned-transformer to yell really loud before transforming back into his changeling form.  Hoops glared down Inferno, who just looked at him with a smirk on his face.
“You’re going to do me a favor, monster,” Hoops said.  “You’re going to take your brothers, get lost and never see any of us again.”
“Oh I beg to differ,” Inferno said.  “Take a look behind you.”
Hoops turned around to see Waspinator holding up Dumbbell and Ditzy Doo.  Both the colt and the filly were scared completely as Waspinator held them up.
“Waspinator caught younglings while stubborn pony bug fought big brother,” Waspinator said. 
“Run, brother,” Dumbbell yelled.  “Forget about me.”
Ditzy was scared half-to-death as Waspinator held her and Dumbbell close.  She couldn’t even open her mouth.
“Dumbbell, no,” Hoops said as Inferno blasted him off, sending the youngling tumbling close towards Waspinator, who held him down with his cybernetic foot.
As Danged Spell held onto Quickstrike’s arm, his attention turned towards Waspinator, who held Dumbbell and Ditzy with his arms and pinned down Hoops with his foot.  
“This is what you get for not paying attention,” Quickstrike said as he shook Danged Spell off his arm.  The young unicorn colt fell and tumbled on the ground, yelping in pain.
Shining Armor attempted to run up to Waspinator, only for the shapeshifted changeling to point a blaster at the head of Dumbbell while holding Ditzy close.
“Stay back,” Waspinator said.  “Waspinator commands you to stay back.”
Shining Armor came to a stop and said “Okay okay.  Don’t hurt them.”
“Now Waspinator commands you to go near the downed alicorn bug,” Waspinator said as he pointed his blaster at Shining Armor.
Dejected, Shining Armor walked up to the injured Princess Cadance, who was still glowing green from Quickstrike’s poison.
“How did these guys get so serious?” Shining Armor said in disgust.
“I don’t know,” Princess Cadance said.  “But the one thing I do know is that we’re in big trouble now.”
Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer, Trixie, Starlight Glimmer, Sunburst, Moondancer, Danged Spell, Cozy Glow, Wanda, Abigail and Spike all gathered around Shining Armor and Princess Cadance, all while Bright Mac held onto a weak Score with Buttercup by his side.  Inferno transformed back into his robotic counterpart and walked along with Quickstrike up to Waspinator.  The younglings all glared at the Predacons with Danged Spell growling at them.
“What do you want?” Sunset Shimmer snapped.  
“Oh it’s easy,” Inferno said.  “Surrender to us the Man’s Cub, the one known as Twilight Sparkle and the baby dragon, and we will let them go.”
“What?” Wanda yelled.  “You want me to?”
“That’s right, sugar bug,” Quickstrike said.  “It’s time you and little Twilight over there to come with us, along with that baby dragon of yours.  We’re about to make you three bonafide changelings.”
“I will never go with you,” Twilight said.  “Your queen is a vicious monster, and I will not reduce myself to being her servant just out of an act of revenge.”
“You have no other choice, Twilight Sparkle,” Inferno said.
As Waspinator held his blaster to Dumbbell, Score struggled to reach out to his brother while Bright Mac held him back.
“Don’t do it,” Bright Mac said. “It’s not worth it.”
“But it’s my brothers who are in trouble,” Score yelled.
“You don’t want to make this worse than it has to be,” Bright Mac said as his voice started to sound sad.
Quickstrike turned towards Bright Mac, Buttercup and Score, then grinned a bit as he walked up to the three and pointed his snake arm at the three ponies near the lounge area.
“This is your last warning, tenderfoots,” Quickstrike said.  “Either you surrender Twilight, the Dragon and the Man’s Cub, or you’re going to have yourselves a rodeo of a funeral.”
“MA! PA!” Applejack yelled as Rarity held her in place.
“Applejack, don’t be reckless,” Rarity said.  “You don’t want the same to happen to you.”
“I know,” Applejack said.  “But I don’t wanna see my folks die.”
“This is just unfair,” Rainbow Dash said.  “These three decide to transform into their Beast Wars toy counterparts and kick our butts.  Even Hoops, Dumbbell and Score don’t deserve this.”
Fluttershy marched out of the group and yelled to Waspinator “Why?  Why take the side of Queen Chrysalis?”
“Because when Queen Chrysalis is happy,” Waspinator said.  “Then Waspinator is happy too.”
Shining Armor turned his attention towards Princess Cadance, who still looked a bit woozy from Quickstrike’s poison.  Wanda looked down and reached out towards her older sister.
“No, stop,” Shining Armor said, causing Wanda to freeze in place.  “It’s not worth getting poisoned over.”
“But big sister is hurt,” Wanda cried.  “I want her to be better.”
“I don’t know what to say,” Shining Armor said.  “We’ve beaten huge swarms of changelings before, only to be outclassed by the Predacon Brothers.”
“So what can we do?” Wanda asked.
But before Shining Armor could respond, he overheard what sounded like Sunset groaning in pain.  Shining and Wanda turned towards Sunset Shimmer, who held her head down with what appeared to be dark mists floating out of her eyes.
“Sunset?” Wanda said.  “What’s going on?”
“Demon?” Abigail said in a scared tone.
“Help….me,” Sunset said.  “Pain….too….great.”
The tone of Sunset’s voice caused Princess Cadance’s ear to twitch.  She barely moved her head as she saw Sunset wincing in agony.
“Oh no,” Princess Cadance said.  “Just when things have gotten horrible, they’re about to get worse.”

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