In Canterlot Queen Chrysalis sat upon the throne, "Ah, now this is more like it. This is how it should've been a year ago." The thought of her victory put a smile on her face, "Now I rule all of Equestria now!"
"I don't think so!" Twilight's voice yelled out as the mane6 entered the throne room, standing before the dark queen, Twilight stood at the front of the group wearing her tiara, "We're here to stop you."
Queen Chrysalis looked upon the ponies. She took notice to the elements of harmony around their necks and in Twilight's case around her head, "How did…how did you manage to get the elements?" Chrysalis began to fear for the worse.
"They had help." Babe and André entered the room behind the girl's, "You're so predictable I found them in a matter of seconds. I can't take all the credit though I used to watch Scooby Doo."
Chrysalis was now alone with eight and she was outnumbered, "Impossible…I've come too far…this can't be-"
"Do it guys." André signaled for his friend's to put an end to Chrysalis reign, once and for all.
Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy stepped forward and closed their eyes. The elements were set ablaze with their unlimited power.
Chrysalis started to sweat, "No…" she muttered in fear.
Twilight raised her head, "It's time to end this!"
"No….this cannot be HAPPENING!" A powerful gust of ominous wind was unleashed from Chrysalis yell. The wind was powerful enough to send the mane6 flying back.
"No!" André stepped forward.
Babe quickly grabbed André, "Get down!" he managed to pull both André and himself down to the floor for cover. Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash all flew into the throne room's wall.
Chrysalis eyes shrunk at the power she never knew she had, she looked down to her hooves before looking up and grinning evilly, "Even with the elements power, you're all still useless against me." Chrysalis performed another spell. She shot six beams of dark green energy and blasted each of the mane6 elements. She destroyed them in a single shot.
Twilight's eyes widened in horror, "No, the elements!"
Chrysalis now had the upper hand against the heroes, "Was that your master plan?" she asked in a cocky tone, "You're all pathetic! If it wasn't for your little friendship game none of this would've ever happened. My power comes from your love and friendship."
Their final hope…there was nothing left for them to do, the eight looked on helplessly.
"The very thing you believed in was what caused your downfall." Chrysalis laughed and it echoed, sending shivers down Twilight's spine, "I love this ever so much. You must hate in order to defeat me. You must fight with each other and put a stop to me."
"Go ahead. Keep trying to drag them apart with your stupid little mind games." Chrysalis looked down to André who was directing his speech toward her, "It's not going to work!" despite their disadvantage André and Babe chose to keep going.
"You're going to stop me with the power of friendship?" Chrysalis asked before laughing at André.
Babe quickly stood up and ran toward Chrysalis. She didn't bother moving and unleashed her powerful magic to blow him away. He was sent flying out of the throne room. The defenseless boy yelled out as he was sent flying.
André followed his friend's flying body. He called out, "Babe!" while reaching out to him.
"Why not just accept me as your new ruler?" Chrysalis got comfortable on her new throne.
André turned to her, "You're kidding me right? You're no ruler…" his anger was building up, but he remained under control "You're just an emotion leech!"
Chrysalis took offense to André's remark. She released another powerful gust of wind which sent André flying into the air. Twilight and the others helplessly watched as André flew into the air, he kept flying until he slammed into the wall above the throne room's entrance. He slowly peeled off the wall before falling to the floor.
Babe reentered the room, "Ok, cheap shot." Before he could go any farther André fell on top of him and the two fell to the floor.
Rainbow Dash had enough of Chrysalis making a mockery of her friend's and stood up, "Hey! Nopony messes with my friends!" Chrysalis now had her sights on Rainbow.
Rainbow Dash made an attempt at trying to get to Chrysalis, but again, it was futile. The queen used her magic to stop Rainbow Dash in a dark green magical outline. Rainbow is tossed in a summersaulting position and was sent flying back to her friends. She crashed into them, knocking them all over like pins in a bowling alley.
Chrysalis laid her cheek on her hoof, "Strike." She calmly said as she giggled in amusement.
Pinkie Pie rubbed her head after recovering, "She's lost it…!"
"What's the matter? You all look worn out." Chrysalis teased, "Abandon all those useless emotions and you can stop me. Otherwise I'll just keep coming back." Chrysalis became so wrapped up in her own abilities she started taunting the group, exploiting her weakness knowing they would never turn on each other.
Babe picked himself and helped André up, "Don't listen to her. Don't even think about throwing away what you all feel. Show them to her instead."
André nodded and encouraged Babe's to the mane6.
"You still don't get it." Chrysalis stated.
"Us? Look who's talking." André placed his hand in front of Babe to walk on his own which he found difficult as he injured his leg from the fall.
He began limping his way up to the throne, "you just keep talking, talking down to us as if you know everything. Abandon our friendship?" Chrysalis continued grinning as André continued to get closer, "I love them, my friends. Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rarity I love em."
Chrysalis shook her head, "You're just giving me more power."
A strong invisible force blew André back. He slid across the ground until he reached the others who rushed to his aid.
The dark queen was actually quite impressed with the two boy's attempts but she still found it laughable that they wouldn't exploit her weakness.
Chrysalis sighed, "Geez, I get it. I should've known." She closed her eyes and lowered her smile, "I can't change the mind of the hardheaded. I give you my weakness and you just simply can't let go. What kind of world is built upon love and friendship?" she asked the group, but no reply, "A world of weakness," she answered, "I want to show you there's no point in such useless things."
As André laid on the floor listening to Chrysalis speech he weakly balled up his fist, "…But look at what we've accomplished."
"What?" Chrysalis lazily asked as she opened her eyes to see André trying to stand once more.
André tried his hardest to find it in himself to continue but with each magic blow Chrysalis gives it got harder and harder, "Guy's, please stop…" Twilight begged knowing their attempts were useless.
With the elements destroyed the mane6 were completely lost in hope and knowing how powerful Chrysalis was they knew there was nothing they could do.
André managed to smile in the crisis, "They're not as weak as you think." Chrysalis stood up and slightly turned her head in interest. André sat on his knees and began to breathe repetitively as if he was out of breath, "A world built upon friendship and love doesn't show weakness…" he continued, " it shows true inner strength to help those in need the most. It joins them as one to become something greater."
Babe stood up and started walking toward the throne similar to André's prior attempt, "I don't want to sound sappy here but that's exactly what it is. If we didn't love and tolerate then we wouldn't be who we are now." Babe chuckled and looked back at the group, "Twilight can vouch for that."
After completing his sentence Babe stopped and collapsed to the floor. Fluttershy yelled out his name and ran over to his side, "Babe, Babe! Are you ok?" she frantically asked. Babe soon found himself breathing in the same heavy patterns as André.
"My body feels weak…I can't move…"
Chrysalis felt her power growing, "You're giving me more power, it's starting to suck you dry." Her time of victory was nearing ever so closely, "I would give up now otherwise you'll become a part of me, forever."
André saw Babe's current condition and managed to pick himself up, "Leave him alone!" Deciding to give it one last shot André charged straight for Chrysalis, unlike before she actually allowed him to get close however it only resulted in him running into an invisible barrier.
"What…?" André backed up while holding his nose which he hurt upon collision.
Chrysalis looked down upon André with a disappointed stare, "Foolish boy…" she said softly.
Twilight and the other ponies could never find it in themselves to go about fighting and hating each other. It didn't take long before they all began to grow weak just like Babe. They all weakly walked over to Babe and Fluttershy, "What'll we do now guys?" Applejack asked in a desperate voice.
Babe managed to sit upright. He looked at the others. Babe extended his hand out to Fluttershy. She looked at him in confusion, "We go in as friends." He spoke out to his friends sadly, "We can't stop her if she feeds off of us."
After the realization of their own defeat they accepted their fate. Fluttershy grabbed Babe's hand. Babe turned to Applejack and extended his hand out to her. Once she held his hand she turned to Rarity and held her hoof. Rarity lends out her hoof to Pinkie Pie and Pinkie Pie connects with Twilight who connected with Rainbow Dash.
Chrysalis blew André away again, making him slide back to the front of the throne room. He attempted to crawl back up to Chrysalis, refusing to stop but upon seeing his friend's he stopped in wonder. They all looked at him with saddened faces, André turned to Babe who only shook his head and extended his hand to him.
"We did our best." Babe stated.
He didn't believe it at first but André closed his eyes and understood. He sat upright and joined the others. He sat in between Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. Now that they were all together they all join together for one last group embrace.
Chrysalis watched in joy, "O-Oh my…you're actually willing to give me all of your affection?"
They all held each other close as the evil queen started to absorb the last bit of love and friendship they all had by absorbing them all.
Chrysalis looked ahead and saw that the group of friends vanished. Chrysalis won.
"Yes! SO MUCH POWER, I truly am the ruler of all Equestria now!" she laughed loudly, "Those fools thought that they stood a chance against me? Oh well, still, I'm amazed at how much power they had…no point in worrying about it now, the Changelings can now be the-Uh…" she suddenly stopped in midsentence upon feeling a strange feeling deep down inside but it was short lived, she continued, "-Can now be the-UGH! Ah!" the feeling returned but it was more powerful than before, "W-What's….happening t-to me!? AUGH!" she grunted in pain.
She felt warmness coming from inside of her. Pure white light took form from inside Chrysalis body. She found herself growing weaker and weaker. She collapsed to the floor as the light engulfed the entire room for a few seconds.
"W-WHAT!?" She yelled out while panting.
"How's it feel?" a familiar asked as Chrysalis eyes shrunk in disbelief, standing before her was the six mares and two Humans, "How's it feel to have that kind of power inside of you? Was it too much for the dark queen to handle?" Babe asked.
Chrysalis eyes were barely open. Losing most of her power all at once took a major toll on her body, sweat started to roll down her face, "W-Why…?"
Babe smiled at the queen's question, "It's simple, in a world like this darkness can't overcome love or friendship, get real. You absorbed us but the power of love and friendship was just too great for you," Babe thought back on Celestia's mention of his and André's power and finally understood what she meant, he chuckled at the realization, "Princess Celestia was right."
The elements of harmony were restored and around their rightful owners necks and head, respectively. The mane6 were all hovering in the air, eyes glowing and smiles on their faces.
Chrysalis understood that the six Ponies were preparing to banish her away from Equestria but laughed at André and Babe knowing they would get caught up as well, "You fools….if they're banishing me then you two will be coming with me!" while she may be defeated she knows she didn't walk away empty handed (hooved) since Twilight and the other's would lose the two in the process.
Babe looked at Chrysalis, "As long as we know they'll be safe nothing else matters." Babe's statement made Chrysalis's realization and last effort of achieving some kind of victory meaningless.
"T-THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! I CAN'T…ABSORB YOUR EMOTIONS! HOW COULD YOU HAVE SO MUCH POWER!?"
A blinding light was born from the six elements. The light soon started to shroud the entire room. It overcame Chrysalis and it soon began to turn her into stone. She yelled out in defeat before being completely turned into stone. The light was sending her to an unknown location. Whenever it was she was banished to it was somewhere where she couldn't cause trouble. Unfortunately the light banished André and Babe as well. Everything was engulfed in light.
A few minutes later the light faded. André and Babe opened their eyes. "Where are we?" André asked as he looked around, he pointed up toward the sky, "Look! It's Earth!" and just as he said the beautiful planet was there, filling a role similar to the moon at night.
Babe slightly tilted his head at the planet, "Yeah but it's a little cartoony. It must be their Earth."
André noticed the cartoon affected, "….Right." he took one more look around and noticed the vast white wasteland they were on, "It looks like we were banished to the moon. Wonder how we're breathing." He wondered.
Babe shrugged, "It's probably their universe law. It must have an effect on us even though we're from the real world."
"So…this is it?" André asked.
Babe smiled at André's question, "Yup. This is us. Most likely for eternity or at least a few weeks, not sure we'll survive without food and water for too long." He looked back up at the pony version of Earth, "I bet Twilight and the others didn't know we'd get caught up in the banishment. I'm surprised we weren't turned into stone."
"Yeah" Said André, sounding thankfully.
Babe exhaled triumphantly as he sat down on the rocky surface, "Oh well…as promised, problem solved." André happily nodded in agreement.
The two found themselves stranded on the moon with no care in the world. They were both looking out to the pony's version of Earth. Despite its slight cartoony appearance it was still a sight to behold. Babe pulled a gold star shaped accessory out of his pocket and looked at it.
André noticed the star and was curious about it, "What's that?" he said.
Babe continued admiring the design, "It's something Fluttershy gave me. She gave this to me when we were out."
Curiosity got the best of André and he wondered about the two, "Do you actually like her?" he asked.
"Once I got to spend time with her I actually found myself getting pretty attached to her." Babe admitted. He put the star back in his pocket with a smile, "It's a stupid thing to say after everything I said back home. Maybe I just have problems."
André snickered, "There aren't any humans in this world so I couldn't blame you really." He tried lifting Babe's mind on the matter which seemed to have worked since he made a good point.
"What about you and Rainbow?" Babe asked since they were already on the topic, "What'd you two do in Cloudsdale?"
André thought back on the day, "Nothing. Mainly just were goofing off in her house. I got the chance to meet Spitfire."
"I see." The conversations were dying pretty quickly, the thought of Twilight and the other's filled their minds, "What do you think they're doing now?"
"Probably wondering where we are." André laid back on the moon's surface, "If we're going to spend eternity here…I would've at least wanted to have said goodbye."
Babe looked down at André, "I know how you feel but they did it." André looked back at his friend, "They beat Chrysalis and they're safe now. Princess Celestia and Luna can go back ruling Equestria and fix all the damages the changelings had caused." Babe thought heavily on his and André's presence in Equestria, "Maybe it's for the best." He softly said, "We came there as strangers out of nowhere and it's probably fitting we left the same way."
The two took one last look up to Earth. André closed his eyes for a minute. Babe turned over and saw a piece of paper hanging out of André's pocket, "Yo, Dré, what's that paper in your pocket?"
André opened his eyes, "Huh?"
Babe pointed at André's pocket, "There's some paper hanging out your pocket."
André rose up and reached into his left pocket. He took out the paper and unrolled it. He started reading aloud, "Having a friend like you…"
The rest read:
"Everypony should have
a friend like you
You are so much fun to be with
And you are such a good person
You crack me up with laughter
And touch my heart with your kindness
You have a wonderful ability
To know when to offer advice
And when to sit in quiet support
You've come to my rescue
And brightened so many
Of my routine days
And time after time
I've realized how fortunate
I am that my life includes you
I really do believe that
Everypony should have a friend like you
But so far it looks like your one of a kind!"
-Twilight
André finished, "…It's a poem from Twilight."
A circular white light appeared below the two. The light came as a surprise and they both fell into the light.
A voice came into Babe's head, "The experiences I had with these guys…I can't believe I actually got the chance to be with them. Not all creatures are how I predicted they'd be."
He began to wake up due to the mysterious voice. He opened his eyes and saw his clothes waving in the air. He slowly managed to turn around and what he saw made his eyes widen in horror. He was falling from the sky, plummeting down toward the Earth below.
"AAAAAAAHHHH-Oh wait…this is just a dream. I've got nothing to worry abo-"
Before he could finish his sentence he face planted into the grassy Earth below. By some miracle he managed to rise up from the ground with dirt on his face. The only pain he felt was minor sore facial pain but he managed to shake it off, "Ouch, déjà vu."
He looked over and saw André trying to pull his head out from the ground. He heard grunting coming from under the dirt. Babe grabbed André's leg and tried to pry him from out of the ground. After a brief struggle André popped out of the ground and fell backwards, landing on his backside.
"You ok?" Babe asked as he held his hand out to André.
André nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine. Where are we?"
After helping André up the two looked around and noticed they were back in Equestria, it was actually the same spot where they landed when they first arrived.
"André, Babe!"
The two heard their names being called from behind them. They turned around and saw Twilight standing at the entrance to Ponyville.
"Twilight!" Seeing her André started to sprint toward her, "Come on!" he happily said looking back at Babe.
"Hold up!" Babe called out before he started sprinting behind André.
The closer the two got to their friend the more Ponies in Ponyville gathered behind Twilight to greet them. Princess Celestia and Luna were there to greet them as well much to their surprise.
Seeing the newly gathered crowd made André stop in his tracks, "…Wait. They're all here?" he asked himself.
Rainbow Dash quickly ran over to André and jumped up to him. André grabbed her but soon Applejack followed behind her and jumped on top of Rainbow Dash. Lastly Pinkie Pie jumped on top of Applejack and André fell to the ground.
Fluttershy and Rarity happily ran over to Babe. He crouched down and stroked their manes, "It's good to see you guys, I didn't think we would see you again." Babe calmly yet bluntly stated.
Rarity wiped the happiness out of her eyes, "It's all thanks to Princess Celestia. She knew where you two were! She managed to return you both here!" Rarity and the others were obviously overjoyed with the return of their Human friend's. Tears of happiness weren't just coming from Rarity.
Rainbow Dash was snuggled her cheek against André's, it seemed as if she wouldn't stop but after getting herself under control she did, "Thank Celestia you're safe! I was so worried!"
André could only smile at his friend's happiness, "I'm fine Rainbow."
"I know you are! But I-I" she started to stutter while her eyes glistened, crying was inevitable.
André laughed at her stutters, "Aw, don't cry! We're here now so-"
"Who said anything about crying?" Rainbow questioned as she tried covering up her own emotions, "I'm not crying!"
André wiped one of her eyes dry with his sleeve, "Ok, I believe you."
"I had…dirt in my eyes!" Rainbow concealed her face while blushing in embarrassment.
Applejack rubbed her cheek against the other side of André's face, happy to see that both he and Babe are safe, "Ah must say, you had mah heart going for a minute there but it's over…" Applejack was nearly tearing up herself as she spoke, "Thank you so much for being there for us."
Pinkie was the only one with tissue in hoof, drying her eyes, "I'm just happy we're all together again!" she happily shouted before blowing her nose.
André looked back to Babe and the two laughed. They both looked ahead as the two Princesses approached them with warm smiles on their faces.
Princess Celestia walked up to the group, "Twilight and her friends told us all about both of your heroic deeds. You helped vanquish one of the greatest threats in Equestria. You forever have our thanks."
Luna appeared alongside her sister, "Yes. I'm sincerely sorry for doubting you two." She sadly lowered her head after all the trouble the two had just been through.
André chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck, "We didn't do anything. We did what we could."
Luna got down on one leg and bowed to the two. André and Babe didn't know how to react to Princess Luna's sudden action and just looked at her, "You're always welcome here…again, I'm truly sorry." She apologized again.
"We already told you we forgive you." Babe jokingly said. Luna stood up and smiled.
Twilight giggled at Babe's reaction to Luna's apology. André eye fell upon Twilight, "As promised." He said to her.
A small smile formed upon Twilight's face. Despite it being small it held the most amount of joy and happiness Twilight has had. Babe and André continued to celebrate the mane6's victory over Chrysalis. Twilight watched as her friend's continued talking with one another.
"Twilight." Princess Celestia said, looking down at her student.
Twilight turned to her mentor, "Yes, Princess Celestia?"
The princess lowered her head to the lavender mare, "Go and celebrate with them." Twilight's mouth opened slightly, "It's your victory as well." Princess Celestia happily mentioned.
Twilight smiled and nodded, she happily ran over to her friends and all six Ponies came together with their Human friends for a congratulatory Pony pile.
With Chrysalis gone and another disaster avoided there was nothing to worry about anymore. There was just peace and harmony, the power of friendship being stronger than ever for Twilight and her friends.