“Okay do we all know the plan?” Twilight asked.
The group nodded and the all moved to where they were supposed to be. Pinkie Pie and Mabel stayed put. Twilight gave them the signal to continue. They walked down the hall calling out for Gideon and Trixie.
“Gideon!” Pinkie Pie yelled.
“Trixie!” Mabel followed.
They walked a little bit more calling out for them until they saw the two of them walking.
“Hey over here!” They both screamed signaling to them.
“What are you two doing here?” Gideon said.
“How did get out of Trixie’s trap?” Trixie said.
“No matter they’ll be back anyway.” Gideon said.
“Can’t catch us.” Pinkie said as the two dashed off down the hall. Gideon and Trixie ran off after them trying to catch them. Gideon grabbed his necklace and using his power caught Mabel and Pinkie.
“You think you can stop Trixie and Gideon’s plan.” Trixie said.
Gideon was about to say something when all of a sudden Rainbow Dash flew in out of nowhere causing Trixie and Gideon to be knocked to the ground. While they were confused Rainbow whistled, signaling to Fluttershy to grab Gideon necklace. She grabbed it off Gideon and tossed it to Dipper. He put it on.
“My amulet. You have no idea how to use that Dipper.” Gideon scorned.
“Don’t need to.” Dipper replied. He clapped his hands to signal to Applejack.
Applejack ran in. “Hope you don’t mind the pain.” Gideon and Trixie looked at each other in confusing when Applejack bucked them back into the throne room. They both were still very lost. Then they heard the cage door closing and they both saw what was happening when they saw Rarity and Twilight standing just outside the cage with them looking out.
“Now this may hurt.” Twilight said as she cast the spell to temporarily take a unicorn’s magic away on Trixie. She tried to cast a spell to get out of the cage, but was unable.
“What have you done to the Great and Powerful Trixie?” Trixie demanded.
“Well for the next hour you won’t be able to use any magic.” Twilight replied.
“Not so great and Powerful now, right Trixie.” Rainbow mocked. The group shared a laugh.
“No you cannot stop us!” Gideon yelled.
“Just did.” Mabel said. “Now their defeated what should we do with them?”
“Well first,” Twilight said. “Tell me where all the ponies are.”
“Trixie does not have to tell you anything. In an hour she’ll have her magic back and she and Gideon well be free once more.”
“Well I guess I should mention my spell to take a unicorn’s magic permanently.” Twilight said.
“You’re bluffing. Trixie knows you don’t possess that ability.” Trixie said.
“Are you willing to find out?” Twilight said.
Trixie didn’t say anything at first but decided to just tell. “Fine. All Trixie did is make all the ponies very tiny. Just cast a spell to make them all bigger.”
Twilight did as Trixie told her. It took a lot of her magic to make it. All of the others look outside of the throne windows to see that all the ponies that disappeared had return back to Canterlot. They all were so happy to have got back Equestria.
“Now what about these two.” Applejack said.
“I think I have something in mind.” Twilight said as she used that last bit of magic as she teleported the cage with the two inside out of the castle.
“Where’d they go?” Mabel asked.
“Someplace special .” Twilight chuckled.
They group was finally glad to finally be done with Gideon and Trixie. Happy words were exchanged between all of them.
“Hey Twilight, give Dipper the books.” Mabel said.
“What do you mean?” Dipper asked.
“Mabel said you’d like this book.” Twilight said as she got the two books out of her saddlebag and brought them over to Dipper. He was shocked to see them.
“Where’d you get this one?” Dipper said as he held book 1.
“It’s been in my library for years. It’s just about the Everfree Forest and weird stuff inside. If you want you can take it.” Twilight said.
“What’s so important bout these books?” Applejack asked.
“I don’t know,” Dipper said, “but Gideon wanted them so their must be something important about them.”
“Well, it could hold some important information.” Twilight said. “So maybe I should keep it here in Equestria where Gideon would never find it.”
“I guess that would be better,” Dipper said, “I mean the book would probably be in the universe it is about.”
“Wait, how come one of these books is here in Equestria, but another book is where you’re from?” Applejack asked.
“Oh a very excellent question Applejack.” Came a voice from another side of the room.
All the ponies froze where they were standing a turn to see a familiar mix-match creature standing on the other side of the throne room.
“Discord!” Twilight yelled. “How did you get out of your stone imprisonment?”
“Oh the weather was just so wonderful outside I had to see it for myself.” He replied
“Stop with joking Discord. If you got out, you can be put back in.” Twilight said.
“I don’t think so Twilight, not without the Elements of Harmony or Princess Celestia around you won’t” Discord replied.
“What are you talking bout, Discord.” Applejack said.
“Well if you were to look around you’d see the Princess Celestia isn’t here.” Discord said. They all looked around to see he was right.
“Where is she?” Twilight demanded.
“Don’t look at me,” Discord said, “It was Beatrix and Gideon who took over Equestria.”
Dipper and Mabel just stood their looking at the draconequus wondering if they should say anything at all.
“While on the subject of humans, I notice you have some with you right now.” Discord said as he came over to where Dipper was. He lifted him up by the shoulders.
“Well, aren’t you just adorable.” He said. Dipper tried not to do anything out of fear that he would be hurt. Discord then turned his attention to Mabel
“And aren’t you just so colorful, I almost mistook you for a pony with your brightly colored clothing.”
“Are you gonna hurt us.” Mabel nervously said.
“Why I wouldn't a hair on your head, little girl.” Discord said as he petted Mabel.
“So what are you up to, Discord?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“Well I was planning on taking over Equestria, but since Gideon and Beatrix beat me to it I guess I’ll settle for elsewhere.”
“And where in the world would that place be?” Applejack asked.
“Well its somewhere pretty far; so far its not even in this universe, but why spoil the surprise.” he replied.
“Since this place is rather far I’ll need some reading material.” He came over to Dipper and Twilight. “I hope you don’t mind if I borrow these.” He grabbed Book 1 and Book 3.
“Hey if you know what’s good for you, you’ll give those back.” Rainbow said to Discord.
“Oh I do know what good for me.” Discord replied, “Gideon and Beatrix were simply after mere revenge, I'm planning on a much bigger prize.”
“Well,” Discord started, “it is getting rather late I think I should be off.”
Discord unzipped and entrance into a swirling portal ,not unlike the one the twins used earlier, out of thin air and ,with the two books, stepped into it.
“Well good bye everypony. It’s been fun catching up.” Discord disappeared into the portal as in closed behind him. Just as it closed it reopened and Discord stuck his head out.
“Oh and I hope you two don’t mind if I pay your Grunkle Stan a visit.” He laughed which trailed off as he went back inside the portal.