MY LITTLE BRONY: MATESHIP IS MAGIC
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic rule 63 edition
EPISODE THREE: THE RETURN OF HARMONY part 1
Developed by Rainy Meadows
Cover images by Trotsworth
CHARACTERS:
Dusk Shine: Prides himself on being the star student of Lord Solaris – an antisocial who is uneasy about meeting new ponies.
Spines: Dusk Shine’s assistant – a baby dragon and his best friend/little sister – sometimes feels unappreciated, and occasionally has to prompt/coerce Dusk Shine.
Applejack: Belongs to an extensive family of apple farmers, and is strong and reliable in a bad situation. Speaks with a thick Southern American accent.
Rainbow Blitz: An athletic weather pony who idolizes the Wonderbolts and is renowned for boasting and bragging about his achievements.
Elusive: Speaks with a heavy Mid-Atlantic accent – very critical when it comes to details and fussy about his appearance.
Butterscotch: An extremely shy and easy-to-scare pony who enjoys anything to do with animals, but is not as antisocial as Dusk Shine. His voice is very quiet.
Bubble Berry: Quite possibly the happiest, most energetic, most RANDOM pony in the whole of Equestria – obsessed with parties and finds it impossible to be quiet.
Eris: The spirit of chaos and disharmony, and not your average villain – prefers pranks and mischief to actual evil.
Lesser characters:
Lord Solaris: Ruler of Equestria and Dusk Shine’s mentor.
Cherry Lee: Teacher at Ponyville Elementary School.
Applebuck: One of the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Applejack’s younger brother.
Sweepy Bell: One of the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Elusive’s younger brother.
Scooteroll: One of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
Canterlot Sculpture Garden: all around are carved stone statues on tall pedestals, and nearby is the palace labyrinth. Cherry Lee is leading his class through the garden.
Cherry Lee: I want to start our field trip here, in the world famous Canterlot Sculpture Garden. (Looks up at a nearby statue) That one there represents friendship.
Applebuck stops to admire the statue, and Sweepy Bell and Scooteroll crash into him.
Cherry Lee: Alright, my little ponies! This one represents victory. (Indicates statue)
Scooteroll: How cool would it be to have that for a cutie mark?
Applebuck: Cool! If y’all were actually victoryful at somethin’.
Sweepy Bell: That’s not a word!
Scooteroll: And what are you; a dictionary?
Cherry Lee: BOYS!
The CMCs rejoin the rest of the class.
Cherry Lee: Now this is a very interesting statue. (He points up at the stone Eris) What do you notice about it?
Applebuck: It’s got an eagle claw.
Scooteroll: And a lion paw.
Sweepy Bell: And a snake tail!
Cherry Lee: This creature is called a Draconequus. She has the head of a pony and a body made up of all sorts of different things. What do you suppose that represents?
Applebuck: Confusion!
Sweepy Bell: Evil!
Scooteroll: Chaos!
Sweepy Bell: It’s not chaos, you dodo.
Scooteroll: Don’t call me things I don’t know the meaning of, and it totally is chaos!
Sweepy Bell: It is not!
Applebuck: (jumping between the two) You’re both wrong.
All three foals descend into a flurry of fighting. Everypony is distracted, and doesn’t notice a light starting to throb at the heart of the Eris statue.
Cherry Lee: As a matter of fact, in a way you’re all right.
They stop fighting.
Cherry Lee: This statue represents Eris, which means ‘a lack of harmony between ponies’. In fact, you kids have demonstrated Eris so well that you’re all going to write me an essay explaining it.
The CMCs look crestfallen; the rest of the class laughs.
Cherry Lee: Now let’s move, and I don’t want any more fighting.
The CMCs follow the class, still arguing about whether it’s confusion, evil or chaos. Unbeknownst to them, a crack runs up the statue, expanding from the throbbing light, and an ominous laugh is heard in the background.
(Theme song)
Rainbow Blitz is out for a routine flight over Ponyville when suddenly a whizzing cloud knocks him off course. He starts to give chase.
Rainbow Blitz: Come back here you! (Catches the cloud) Gotcha! (Jumps off, covered in pink stuff) Ew, what’s this? (He shakes off the worst of it, and tentatively tastes what’s left – confused) Cotton candy?
He finds himself surrounded by whizzing clouds made of cotton candy: one stops right over his head and a brown droplet falls out, landing on his forehead.
Blitz: What-Hang on a sec! It’s not supposed to rain until tomorrow! You can’t just- (the cloud drenches him in brown rain) You did.
Sweet Apple Acres: Applejack is tending to his corn and Blitz flies overhead in hot pursuit of the clouds, which begin to rain more brown stuff onto the farm.
Blitz: Hey, I didn’t tell you to go anywhere!
Applejack: Blitz, what’s with all this rain – I mean, chocolate milk – I mean, chocolate milk rain?
Blitz: (flies down to AJ) There’s crazy weather all over Equestria! Cloudsdale’s getting soaked by a major cola storm right now, but don’t worry (around them the corn starts to pop) I’m not leaving ‘til we get control of Ponyville.
Bubble Berry: Why would you want to stop THIS?
He leaps in and out of the heaps of popcorn, then pops out of one pile and holds his mouth open, letting the chocolate milk fall in. Elusive arrives wearing a raincoat and umbrella.
Elusive: *clears his throat* I heard about your troubles, Applejack, and I came to see if there was anything I could do without getting wet. Or dirty. Or... out from my umbrella.
Suddenly, all the apples in the nearby orchard swell to the size of basketballs, and the trees bend double under the weight. Various rodents start to devour them.
AJ: Butterscotch, do something!
Butterscotch: (to a rabbit) Now Angela, you can’t just-
The rabbits all grow legs three feet long, with cloven hooves at the end. They start to gallop around in packs. Naturally the ponies are baffled.
Butterscotch: Am I – Am I tripping?
Dusk Shine approaches, head in a book (as usual) with Spines at his side.
Dusk Shine: Not to worry, guys. I’ve learnt a new spell that will fix everything!
He puts his book away and concentrates. His horn glows, and all of Sweet Apple Acres is bathed in white light... which does nothing.
Dusk: What? My fail safe spell... failed? Now what?
Spines: Um, pack it in and go home?
Elusive: Spines, Dusk Shine will think of something. (levitates his umbrella onto Dusk’s back)
Dusk: Hmm, time for plan B. Blitz; can you corral all those clouds in one corner of the sky?
Blitz salutes and starts rounding up the cotton candy clouds into a tight clump.
Dusk: Applejack, I need you to bring those highly strung storm clouds down to earth.
AJ takes out a lasso and ropes the clouds, dragging them down to the ground, leaving Berry sitting with his mouth open.
Berry: (annoyed) Hey! What happened?
AJ ties the cloud clump to a nearby fence while Dusk whispers something in Butterscotch’s ear: he seems to understand.
Butterscotch: (in a very obvious, indicative voice) Oh dear! I hope none of the animals see these delicious chocolate filled cotton candy clouds. I’d hate to have to share them!
Berry: (face buried in cotton candy) You and me both, bro! (he is knocked out of the way by hungry animals) Hey!
Dusk: You see, Spines? You should never give up. There’s NOTHING we can’t overcome if we all stick together.
Spines suddenly belches out a letter: Dusk reads it and gasps in shock.
Dusk: Hey guys! Lord Solaris wants to see us all in Canterlot, NOW!
Some time later: Lord Solaris is pacing impatiently in front of a window in his throne room. Dusk runs in, followed by his friends.
Dusk: Lord Solaris! We came as fast as we could! (stops running)
Lord Solaris: Thank you, Dusk Shine. Thank you all.
Dusk: Is this about the weather? And the animals’ weird behaviour? What’s happening out there and why isn’t my magic working? Is there-
Solaris holds up a hoof for silence.
Solaris: Follow me.
He leads them to a different part of the castle, with walls lined in decorative stained glass windows.
Solaris: The reason I have summoned you here is one of extreme urgency. It appears an old foe of mine – someone I thought I had defeated long ago – has returned.
Butterscotch strays from the group and looks up at a stained glass window.
Solaris: Her name... is Eris.
Butterscotch catches sight of the stained glass Eris and yelps in fright, quickly rejoining his friends.
Solaris: Eris is the mischievous spirit of disharmony. Before my brother and I stood up to her she ruled Equestria in a constant state of unrest and unhappiness. Artemis and I saw how miserable life was for earth ponies, pegasi and unicorns alike, and so after discovering the Elements of Harmony we combined our powers and rose up against her, turning her to stone.
Blitz: (punching the air) Dude, you ROCK!
Solaris: I thought the enchantment would keep her contained eternally, but because Artemis and I are no longer connected to the Elements, the spell has been broken.
Dusk: No longer connected?
Solaris: This is Canterlot Tower, where the Elements are kept since all of you recovered them. (Turns to face the others) I need you to wield the Elements once again, and stop Eris before she plunges Equestria into eternal chaos.
Dusk: But why us? Why don’t you-
Berry: Hey, check it out! We’re famous!
He is looking up at a stained glass window depicting Dusk, Blitz, AJ, Berry, Elusive and Butterscotch using the Elements of Harmony to defeat Nightterror Nebula.
Solaris: You six displayed the full potential of the Elements by harnessing the magic of your friendship to defeat a mighty foe. Although Artemis and I once wielded the Elements, it is you who now control their power, and it is you that must defeat Eris!
Pause: Dusk looks thoughtful, and then smiles.
Dusk: Lord Solaris, you can count on-
Berry: Wait, wait a minute, hang on! (Speaks in a very indicative voice) Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain, you guys! Chocolate. Rain!
Dusk: (to Solaris) Don’t listen to him, sir. We’d be honoured to use the Elements again.
Solaris nods and inserts his horn into a keyhole in a door. The door glows from the inside and then opens – Dusk and his friends shield their eyes from the light. Inside is a gem-encrusted chest.
Elusive: *coos appreciatively* Since we’re using the Elements, is it alright if I take that case?
Solaris: Have no fear, boys. (Takes out the case) I have total confidence that you will be able to defeat Eris... with these.
He opens the case, and then drops it in shock: the Elements are gone. Everypony gasps in horror.
Berry: (starts to leave) Oh well. If anypony needs me, I’ll be outside in a chocolate puddle with a giant swizzle straw!
(commercial)
Dusk: The Elements! They’re... gone!
Solaris: (pacing) That chamber is protected by a powerful spell only I can break. This doesn’t make any sense!
He stops pacing when ominous laughter rings through the room.
Eris: Make sense? Aw, what fun is there in making sense?
Solaris: Eris. Show yourself!
Eris: (laughter) Did you miss me Solly?
A stained glass image of Eris animates and flies into the next window saying:
Eris: I’ve missed you. (lies down on a picture of a circle) It’s quite lonely being encased in stone, but then again, you wouldn’t know that, would you? Because I don’t turn ponies into stone!
A glass picture of Butterscotch appears to petrify, and Eris knocks on it with her claw.
Solaris: Enough! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?
Eris: Oh, nothing. I just borrowed them for an itty bitty while.
She snaps her fingers (talons?) and the Elements in the picture vanish.
Solaris: You’ll never get away with this, Eris!
Eris: D’aw, I’d forgotten how grim and clichéd you can be, Solly. It’s really quite boring.
Blitz: What did you just say? Nopony insults Lord Solaris!
He flies at the window, trying to catch Eris, but she vanishes and he crashes uselessly into the glass. When he prises his face off the window Eris reappears.
Eris: Well, well, you must be Rainbow Blitz: famed for his loyalty, the Element of Harmony you represent.
Blitz: You got that right! I’ll always be loyal to Lord Solaris!
Eris: (vanishes) We’ll see about that.
Elusive: I for one have no idea why we’re wasting our time talking to some gaudy window.
Eris: (appearing in a window next to him) The GORGEOUS Elusive, representative of the Element of Generosity, unless I am very much mistaken.
AJ: So you know who we are. So what?
Eris: (enlarging to fill the entire window) Oh, I know a lot more than that, Mr Honest Applejack.
Dusk: You seem to know our strengths, too.
Eris appears lying lazily on a stained glass orb which contains a picture of Dusk.
Eris: Yes, Dusk Shine, and your Element is the most powerful and rarest of all – Magic. Butterscotch is Kindness and Bubble Berry’s is a personal favourite of mine: Laughter!
Berry starts sniggering.
Dusk: Berry!
Berry: (laughing) She’s standing, ha-ha, on your head!
Eris does the Rain Man on top of stained-glass Dusk’s head.
Solaris: Stop stalling, Eris! I command you to tell me what you’ve done with the Elements of Harmony!
Eris: Aw, such a prude, Solly. Fair enough – I’ll tell you, but I’ll only tell you my way. (grows large, and flits between windows) To retrieve your missing Elements, just make sense of this change of events. Twists and turns are my master plan, then find the Elements (returns to her original position and freezes) back where you began.
Her laughter echoes and fades out.
Butterscotch: Can-Can we go home, now?
AJ: What d’you think she meant – twists and turns and then back to where we started?
Dusk: (pacing) Twists and turns, twists and turns... (looks out the windows and sees the labyrinth) Twists and turns, that’s IT! I bet Eris hid the Elements in the palace labyrinth!
Solaris: Good luck, my little ponies. (bows to the colts) The fate of Equestria... is in your hooves.
Dusk: Thank you, Lord Solaris. We won’t let you down!
He and his friends quickly depart, while Solaris looks around suspiciously, trying to find the source of Eris’ echoing laughter. Dusk and his friends reach the labyrinth and draw to a halt, looking up at the huge, intimidating entrance.
Butterscotch: We... We have to go in there?
Blitz: Nope. (flares his wings) Ditzy old Eris forgot about these babies. (takes to the air) I’ll just do a quick flyover and we’ll have the Elements in a snap.
His wings vanish in midair, and he fall to the ground and stares at his back in horror.
Blitz: MY WINGS!!!
Butterscotch’s wings vanish too and he screams. At the same moment, Dusk and Elusive’s horns vanish.
Dusk/Elusive: Your horn! My horn! *screams*
There is a flash of white light, and Eris appears in the flesh, blocking the entrance to the labyrinth. She rears up and laughs uproariously.
Eris: You-You should see the look on your faces! Priceless!
Dusk: (stamps his hoof) Give us our wings and horns back!
Eris: You’ll get them back when I say so. (she starts moving between the colts, getting very up close and personal) I simply took them away so there wasn’t any cheating. See, this is the first rule of our game: no flying (nose to nose with Dusk) and no magic.
She stands up straight, clasping her hands (?) together.
Eris: The second rule is that every one of you has to play, else the game is over and I win. Good luck, everypony!
She laughs again and vanishes.
Dusk: Not to worry guys, we have each other.
Blitz: Yeah! Like Dusk said, there’s nothing we can’t overcome if we all stick together!
The six colts line up before the labyrinth.
Dusk: Alright guys, let’s do this.
They all slam a hoof though the entrance with a cry of:
All: TOGETHER!
Suddenly hedges spring up between and behind them, catching them surprise and trapping them all in separate aisles.
Dusk: Chillax, guys! Everypony head for the centre and we’ll regroup there!
Blitz: Moving out!
Elusive: See you in the centre.
AJ: Yee-haw!
Berry: See you guys there!
Butterscotch: (hyperventilating) What’s that? Who’s there? GUYS!!!
Nopony answers: they have all galloped in their separate directions and are making their way through the labyrinth. AJ stops when he comes across a trio of red apples laid out on the ground in the shape of his cutie mark. They start to roll away of their own accord.
AJ: What in tarnation?
He hurries after the apples and comes to a grove of apple trees surrounding a small pool. The trees drop their crops, which group together in their three colours –red, pink and green – and start circling a very confused AJ, laughing.
AJ: What are y’all?
The apples pile up into blob like shapes with eyes and mouths, and talk with surreal voices.
Green blob: The keepers of the grove of truth. You may ask us...
Pink blob: One question...
Red blob: Past, future or present.
Green: But be warned...
Pink: About the truth...
Red: It may not always be pleasant.
AJ: Um... (To himself) Well, Ah don’t trust this place for nothin’, but ah got a real bad feeling about this lady Eris. (To the blobs) What’s gonna become of this here mission we’re on?
They lead him over to the pool.
Green: For the answer you seek...
Pink: Go ahead...
Red: Take a peek.
AJ looks into the waters of the pool and an image of a severely messed-up Ponyville appears. He and his friends – still missing their wings and horns – are standing in a group looking angry. Their faces drift across the image as they talk.
Pond Blitz: I hope I never see you again!
Pond Butterscotch: Me too!
Pond Berry: Fine.
Pond Elusive: Fine!
Pond Dusk: It’s settled then.
They all turn around and gallop away in different directions.
AJ: Our friendship... OVER?!
Above the scene, Eris is hovering, controlling the apple blobs like marionettes. AJ removes his hat solemnly.
AJ: That can’t be true. It just... can’t!
(commercial)
AJ: (hat back on) That just can’t be the truth.
Green: All the truth does is make your heart ache. (Eris talking through the blob) Sometimes a lie is easier to take.
AJ’s eyes swirl: he has clearly been hypnotised. As he stands there, face painted in shock, his entire body – hat and all – fades to a much duller colour. Behind him the hedge splits open and Dusk gallops past, backtracking when he sees AJ.
Dusk: Applejack! I thought I heard voices in here. (The grove is now gone) Who were you talking to?
AJ: Ah was talking to... nopony! Nopony whatsoever. (Looks shiftily from side to side)
Dusk: You what?
AJ: Nothin’. (looks shifty again) C’mon, we best be going. (Trots past Dusk)
Dusk: Did Applejack just... nah, don’t be stupid, Dusk. Applejack wouldn’t lie... would he?
Elsewhere in the maze: Berry is hopping through the labyrinth humming to himself when he sees a trio of balloons that look exactly like his cutie mark. He then finds himself in a balloon “garden”.
Berry: (laughing) This is the best balloon garden I’ve ever seen! (Still laughing) It’s the first balloon garden I’ve ever seen. Whoa!
One of the balloon’s strings has wrapped itself around his leg, and he trips and falls face first into a puddle of mud. Laughter rings throughout the balloon garden. Berry is surprised and confused.
Berry: Hey, what gives?
Eris: (appearing in a flash of white light) What’s the matter, Bubble Berry? I thought you appreciated a good laugh.
Berry: It’s different; they’re laughing AT me.
Eris: It’s tough being different, isn’t it?
Her head disappears, and a balloon with an evil looking face starts talking.
Eris balloon: Your friends laugh at you all the time!
Berry: (standing up) My friends laugh WITH me, not AT me!
Eris balloon: (circling around Berry) Oh really?
The balloon circles Berry faster and faster – he tries to follow it with his eyes but ends up dizzy and clutching his head. Other balloons start to crowd around him, laughing harshly. Five of them take on the appearances of Elusive, Dusk, AJ, Butterscotch and Blitz, and laugh mockingly at the pink colt as he lies on the floor with his hooves on his head.
Berry: No! Please! Stop laughing!
Eris balloon: Oh, poor Bubble Berry. And here I thought laughter made you happy...
She hypnotises Berry, who stands up looking angry.
Berry: Happy? (loses colour, like AJ) I don’t think so.
The balloons all pop, revealing Dusk and AJ standing in a separate entrance to the area.
Dusk: Berry! Man, am I glad to see you!
Berry: Oh you are, huh? Why? Need a good LAUGH? (trots past)
Dusk: (to AJ) What do you think has him so upset?
AJ: Ah didn’t notice anythin’ strange about Berry. (looks shifty)
Dusk: Hmm. Better pick up the pace before the stress of this gets the better of all of us.
In a different part of the labyrinth, Elusive is trotting along haughtily.
Elusive: I was expecting an audience with his majesty, not outdoor sports. (Crashes into something) Ow – oh my...
He is dazzled by something in a wall in front of him. When the light fades, there is revealed to be a rock wall with three diamonds – resembling his cutie mark – embedded in the stone. Eris’ laughing face appears in each one.
Eris: Welcome to your lucky day, Elusive. You have just discovered the one thing in Equestria that could rival me for sheer brilliance. (Elusive’s eyes take on the “hypnosis” look) You like?
Elusive: Oh yes, I like very much. (shakes his head, the hypnosis effect vanishes) No! I shan’t succumb to such fabulousness! (He turns around and tries to walk away, but appears to be struggling) Must... get to the... centre... to meet... with the... others... (loses control, and his colouration dulls) MINE!!!
He digs like crazy at the rock wall, only stopping when he is surrounded by tiny stones and covered in dust.
Elusive: Well Elusive, it took forever but it was worth it. (reveal that he has just uncovered a diamond bigger than he is, and he starts to nuzzle it) Who’d have thought that those three little gems would turn out to be this beautiful BABE of a diamond? Now to get you home!
He strains to pick up the diamond, and the remains of the rock wall collapse, revealing Dusk, AJ and Berry.
Dusk: Elusive! Thank- Why the hay are you carrying a gigantic boulder?
Apparently, only Elusive thinks it’s a diamond – it is actually just a big-ass rock. He dumps it on the ground angrily.
Elusive: Boulder? I’ll have you know that this great big brilliant bobby-dazzler is a DIAMOND! And it’s all mine. Keep your envious little hooves OFF IT! I found it and it’s MINE fair and square!!
He picks up the boulder and starts to walk again. Elsewhere: Butterscotch is hiding in a hedge. He comes out and looks around, terrified.
Butterscotch: Okay Butterscotch, you can do this – AH! (Jumps back inside the hedge, hiding from a trio of butterflies that look like his cutie mark. He pulls himself out) Wait, butterflies? (gallops after them) Wait for me! Don’t leave me here!
He runs through the labyrinth until he comes to a crossroads, finding himself alone. The butterflies – obviously Eris in disguise – come up behind him.
Butterfly: Butterscotch? Look like you’ve been left behind by your so-called friends, huh?
Butterscotch: Oh no. I’m sure they’re doing their utmost to find me.
He starts to walk away, but the butterflies block him.
Butterfly: Well, it must be so upsetting to know how weak and helpless they think you are.
Butterscotch: (smiling) But I AM weak and helpless, and you don’t know how much I appreciate their understanding and patience.
Butterfly: (slipping into Eris’ voice) Well, surely it burns you up! I mean, they’re always pointing out your flaws, right?
Butterscotch: Not really. As a matter of fact, I think I’m extremely lucky to have friends who want me to be the best that I possibly can.
The butterflies are replaced by a very pissed-off Eris.
Eris: Oh, for crying out loud! (touches Butterscotch on the head – he is hypnotised and loses his colour) You’ve been kind for far too long, pal! Time to be CRUEL. Arrivederci! (vanishes)
Dusk: (rounds the corner) Butterscotch! It’s so good to see a friendly face – this labyrinth is getting to all of us!
He looks round at the rest of his friends – AJ is nonchalant, Berry blows a raspberry and Elusive is straining under the weight of his “gem”.
Butterscotch: (turning around) Oh boo hoo hoo!
Dusk: Huh?
Butterscotch: (standing up) Why don’t you wave your magic little horn and make everything better? Oh, that’s right! You don’t have one anymore!
He turns and starts to walk away, flicking Dusk’s chin with his tail.
Dusk: What the hay is happening to my friends?
Butterscotch shoves Berry to the ground, and AJ starts laughing.
Berry: And what’re YOU laughing at?
AJ: Chocolate milk. (looks shifty)
Elusive: *grunt* Little help here! (Dusk runs over and helps him hold the boulder) Thanks Dusk.
Dusk: You’re wel-
Elusive: But don’t get any ideas about my gem! (points at Dusk’s face) I know where you live.
In another part of the labyrinth, Blitz dives from hedge to hedge as if on a stealth mission. He looks up when he sees a small cloud drift past, which crackles with miniature lightning bolts. The lightning is striped red, yellow and blue, making the cloud resemble his cutie mark. He smiles.
Blitz: I got you now, Element!
He gallops after the cloud, which leads him to an area where Eris is lying on a cloud strung between two trees like a hammock. She is wearing a pair of tacky sunglasses.
Eris: I can see why you like these clouds so much, Blitzy – very plush.
Blitz: (standing on his hind legs making punching movements) Get off there and put ‘em up! So what if you’re a girl? Come on, let’s go!
Eris: (standing up) Hey, take a chill pill; I’m here to deliver a message!
Blitz: I got a message for you too, bitch!
Eris: (removes her sunglasses) Listen very carefully – I shall say this only once. (Getting very up close and personal) A weighty choice is yours to make; the right selection or a big mistake. If a wrong choice you choose to pursue, the foundations of home will crumble without you.
She snaps her fingers and the cloud from earlier spins around in front of her, crackling with tricoloured lightning, until it shows an image of Cloudsdale collapsing and numerous pegasi flying away in fright.
Blitz: Cloudsdale... crumble... without me... (Hypnosis eyes) NOOOOOO!!
A box wrapped in ribbon appears in front of him.
Eris: That box contains your wings, Blitzy. You can take them and leave, or continue endlessly wandering this labyrinth. It’s your choice.
Blitz loses his colour. Meanwhile, Dusk and his friends are wandering through the hedges. Dusk is carrying Elusive’s “gem” on his back.
Dusk: Must... find... Rainbow Blitz... as a team... we’re unstoppable!
AJ: Well, looky there! Rainbow Blitz is flying away. He’s abandonin’ us!
Dusk: (drops the rock) Now I know that’s a lie. (Sees Blitz flying away from the labyrinth, wings regained) What? No! How could- no!
Suddenly the hedges of the labyrinth disappear into the ground, leaving a massive crater with five slightly confused ponies standing in it. Eris appears, apparently angry.
Eris: Well, well, well! Somepony broke the no wings, no magic rule! Game’s over, my little ponies, you didn’t find your precious Elements.
She snaps her “fingers”; Butterscotch’s wings reappear, as do Dusk and Elusive’s horns. Eris opens an umbrella, which makes a “meow” sound.
Eris: Looks like we might be in for a big ol’ storm of CHAOS!
She laughs evilly, while Dusk Shine looks nothing short of terrified.
To Be Continued...