Ponies were having another tranquil day in town. But that all changed from a roar across the sky. Two comets struck through the bell tower and crashed into the streets, the impact trigged a extreme shockwave.
When it settled, ponies tensely got back up and gathered around the enormous crater. They gasped when they saw levitating from chariots two unicorns, smirking.
“Excuse me?” asked a pony. “Are you aliens?”
The ponies shouted questions. Others pulled out cameras.
“Duh? Why are they calling us aliens?” asked Snail.
“Obviously they’ve never seen a unicorn before, especially one as magnificent as myself.”
“I still don’t like it.”
Snail’s horn glowed. A destructive blast wiped the streets. The entire town was levelled to nothing more than a giant crater with only the two unicorns and their aircraft devices remaining.
“Snail?”
“Yeah Trixie?”
“Who said you could blow up the entire town?”
“Um, no one.”
“Then why did you?”
“Cause I didn’t think it would matter?”
“Would it matter if the Orbs of harmony were here?”
“I guess.”
The female gave a low growl. “Right, well don’t go blowing up anything else, unless I, Trixie, command you to or at least give you the permission, got it?”
“Got it.”
“Now, let us find this pegasi. She’ll be the one who can lead us to the Orbs of harmony. But whatever you do, don’t kill her, it’s said in the legends that if you kill the pegasus that made the Orbs of harmony, the Orbs of harmony will be destroyed with her. So don’t mess up unless you want me to kill you as well.”
“Right, but how are we going to find the pegasus?”
“The pegasus was the second strongest here. So now that Twilight’s gone, we just need to find the strongest power level and that’ll help us find her.” Trixie switched on her scouter.
“Uh? I didn’t understand any of that.”
“Sigh, just follow me.” She dashed off, followed by Snail.
*
“Here, they come Spike, you ready?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“Yeah!”
“Good. Keep your power level low for now like I told you.”
While Rainbow Dash stood fierce, Spike couldn’t help but jitter his legs.
Rainbow Dash gasped and looked behind.
“What?” asked Spike. “What is it?”
“I don’t know, all of a sudden I can feel this strong power from behind us.”
Soon as Spike looked around to check, he found a pink face bouncing right in front of him. “Spike!” Pinkie Pie locked him in an embracive hug. “I’m so happy see you again!”
“Wait! Pinkie Pie?” stuttered Rainbow Dash.
“Oh hey, Rainbow Dash. I’m happy to see you as well, even though we use to be enemies and...”
“How’s your power level increased so much?”
“Oh that’s easy, Fluttershy, got me, Rarity, Snip, Applejack and Big Mac and we all trained at her place.”
“Wait! Fluttershy, that pacifist, got you this strong?”
“Ya-huh.”
“Well, I guess that’s a good thing.”
“How about you, you’ve both gotten so much stronger as well.”
“Um, Pinkie… could you let go of me?” chocked Spike.
“Oh sorry.” She released him. “Wow, you’re a whole lot different Spike. How was the training with Rainbow Dash, was it fun?”
“Well, wouldn’t say fun. But it was okay. I learnt a lot and Rainbow Dash was really nice to me.”
“She was!”
There was an awkward smile on Rainbow Dash. “Time to stop with the happy reunion and put your guard up, they’re almost...”
Pinkie Pie and Spike’s jaws were dropped, while Rainbow Dash’s bared her teeth. Looking up at the sky they saw two ponies with horns on their head, one tan and green haired, the other blue with fair white hair.
“Here.”
“Isn’t this interesting, a dragon, an Earth pony and oh- look Snail, a pegasus.”
“Yeah, that is interesting,” the tan unicorn replied with a goofy, yet also evil chuckle.
The two landed in front of the trio.
“You must be the two unicorns come for the Orbs of harmony.”
“Correct, my associate’s name is Snail and I am the great and magnificent, Trixie. We see you are the pegasus, the creator of the Orbs of harmony. We’d like it so much if you’d tell us where to find these mystical items.”
“Fat chance, you unicorns might as well pack your bags and get lost, cause we’re here to make sure you do just that.”
“Ha, did you hear that, Snail? The pegasus says they’re here to stop us from getting our wish!”
“Yeah, that’s a good one.”
Their scouters activated.
Burst over the unicorns rolling through the air, then landed on all four hooves, appeared Applejack and Big Macintosh.
“Howdy you all, hope we’re not late to this ho-down?” asked Applejack.
“Actually you’re just in time,” replied Rainbow Dash.
“Wow, you’re really are!” yelled Pinkie Pie. “That was just so totally cool what you just did.”
“Mighty shuck about the welcome.” She and Big Macintosh stepped next Pinkie Pie. Applejack then made eye contact with Rainbow Dash. She frowned, she gave a reluctant nod, followed by Big Macintosh. They then looked to Spike. “Well, howdy little fella. Sorry if our first greeting was a bit brief thanks to Rainbow Dash here kidnapping you all, but the names Applejack and this here’s my brother, Big Macintosh.”
“Nice to meet you both.”
“Could we do this without the sentimental greetings? By all means, you’ll be able to do that once we send you all to the Next dimension,” said Trixie.
“We’ll see about that,” snapped Applejack.
The unicorns’ scouters then acted up again. “Oh what now,” grouched Trixie.
Flew over them, leaving a sparkled trail of energy in her wake and gracefully moving like a ballerina would, she landed to the ground.
“I have arrived,” said Rarity and cradled her head to let her mane flow across the air. “And sorry if that might have been a bit too fancy, but I just had to look my best for a battle like this.”
“As you do with every battle,” muttered Applejack.
“Wow,” gasped Spike with his jaw hung. “Who’s that?”
“Oh that’s Rarity, isn’t she so amazing,” said Pinkie Pie.
“Rarity... amazing indeed.”
“Please tell me this is it?” questioned Trixie. “No more of you inferior ponies are on their way to oppose us, not that it will matter.”
“We have one more partner on the way to help kick your hinny, but afraid she might need a little more extra time,” responded Applejack.
“Well that is too bad. Now let’s get onto seeing your power levels.”
The two unicorn’s scouters activated again.
“Um, five-hundred, three-hundred, three-hundred, four-,” mumbled Snail.
“Roughly around an average of five hundred. This here is a pitiful challenge for us. Snail, how many gifts do we still have, if you catch my drift?”
“Um, one... three... oh! Um six! Yeah, we got six.”
“Excellent, present them then. It’ll be a good time to give these.” Trixie snickered.
With the use of his magic, Snail pulled out a small sack and flew out were diamonds.
“Diamonds,” snapped both Rarity and Spike with enlarged eyes. Rarity presumed to say. “Oh yes, thank you, quite marvellous gifts indeed.”
“We’re not referring to the diamonds as gifts,” replied Trixie fiendishly.
Snail had placed the diamonds out onto the grass and stepped back. For a moment it was calm, but the heroes gasped when the diamonds were snatched this large thick arm that out from the ground. More arms then sprouted grabbing the diamonds. Snarling as they emerged were dog-like beasts, with a thick long arms, short stubby legs and stubby spiked tails. They wore jackets and diamond-studded collars.
They all aligned in front of the unicorns on all fours, barking and growling at the heroes.
“May I present to you, diamond dogs. These creatures are obsessed with diamonds so much that they’ll burrow across the earth and pop right out to where they sense diamond offerings, just as you witnessed. After that they are willing to do anything in exchange.
“In other words, these dogs are mercenaries,” said Rainbow Dash.
“I guess that’s the correct term. These diamond dogs have a power level of one-thousand, roughly the same as Dawnshade, what a shame that unicorn was nothing special. But anyways, they should be enough entertainment.”
“How we make things little more interesting then?” asked Applejack.
“Interesting you say? Go on? The great Trixie would like to hear?”
“Each one of our fighters, fight one of your fighters, one at a time.”
“Haha! The great Trixie likes, watching to see whose fighters are better! Our dogs or you lot, yes.”
“Good,” whispered Applejack to her friends. “This here should buy us some more time for Twilight to get here. We don’t know how strong these two are after all, but we should play it safe and focus on doing as Fluttershy told us.”
“Finish what you’re doing, I do not wish to spend my time just sitting here. Pick your first fighter and let us get on with this.”
“What do you think we’re talking about back here!” shouted Applejack. She went back to other fighters. “Right, I’ll go first, I want to see what Dawnshade was like.”
“Fine, get to it,” said Rainbow Dash. Applejack gave her a dirty look before she left.
“Alright, I’m your first competitor; now throw up yours so we can get this thing done!”
“You, one on the far right, take care of her,” ordered Trixie.
A diamond dog stepped forward. The dog then howled out and rushed forward slavering.
The pony let the attacker pass her and bucked him. The savage creature rolled away, eventually caught itself on its feet. It then fired out an a blast.
The pony wheeled around the blast and rushed at the diamond dog. The creature helplessly lifted up its paws and got trampled.
“Wow,” said Spike. “She’s amazing.”
When the dust settled, everyone could see the diamond dog crooked and battered against the ground, unable to move.
“Looks like I went a little overboard on the fella, my bad,” said Applejack trotting back to the others smirking.
“Um, that can’t be right,” said Snail. “These diamond dogs have twice the power level than those guys, I know, I checked.”
“Obviously they know how to hide their power level. I have to admit, that’s cute...”
The diamond dog whimpered. It was getting back up, one leg at a time. With a glow of her horn, Trixie had caused the diamond dog to howl and then explode. Everyone, even Snail and the other diamond dogs were shocked.
“Trixie, what did you do that for? He was still up!”
“Up, but ready to get put back down again and I, Trixie, dislike having someone representing our side that’s just going to get beaten.”
“What they did back there to their friend was mean,” said Pinkie Pie.
“I doubt any of them hooligans are friends with each other. They’re just vicious beasts out for the Orbs of harmony,” replied Rarity.
“Eeyup.”
“Someone ready to go out there next?” asked Applejack.
“I’ll go next and give these ruffians a lesson in grace,” answered Rarity.
“Um, good luck Rarity!” shouted Spike.
“Thank you, Spike, so sweet,” said Rarity as she skipped forward.
“Looks like they’ve already chosen the next entertainment,” said Trixie. “You choose one this time Snail.”
“Yeah okay, uh, you, yeah you, you go and get him.”
Another diamond Dog stepped forward. It rushed at the pony with glee and its mouth frothing as it pulled its heavy arm back. Just as it closed in on Rarity, the two vanished.
“Huh? Where’d they go? They were just there?” Spike turned to see the others’ eyes move in similar directions.
“They’ve started going really fast now. Want to see them, you’re going to have to sense their energy and follow it,” replied Rainbow Dash.
Spike concentrated. He soon saw two figures clash against one another and bounce back to clash again. He could soon make out the two figures that hit back and forth against one another were Rarity and the diamond dog.
The Diamond dog tried to grab Rarity, but the pony pulled her head. She then hammered down on its skull crashing it back onto the earth.
Purple energy began to gather around her. “Radiant grace!” The energy fired down onto the Diamond dog and completely evaporated him into pieces.
“Sigh, this is getting quite boring and Trixie does not like to be bored. I say we make things more challenging. At least not to make things look so sad.”
“Sad!” yelled Rarity still in the sky. “Well what do you have in mind then?”
“Sugarcube! Remember the game plan here!” shouted Applejack.
“How about this, if you are such good fighters, take on the rest of the four Diamond dogs. One of you silly lot on your own.”
“Silly! Fine! Allow me to oblige!”
“Rarity!” yelled Applejack and Pinkie Pie.
“Don’t worry, I’ve got this and I’ll do it in a single dazzling attack!” A large aura of energy built over Rarith channelling into her hooves. The energy formed into a single ball of crackling energy. It made the diamond dogs look concerned. Rarity then fired the attack.
The ball sped towards them, but just as it was about to strike the diamond dogs, it rolled up into the air. The ball hung above the unicorns with a spectacular form of beauty. Rarity yelled. “Now, behold your eyes for Dazzling splendour!” The ball unleashed a stream of multiple blasts that snaked and then hammered down on the unicorns and diamond dogs into a chorus of explosions.
Spike was indeed dazzled by the fireworks that he failed a diamond dog lunge at him. The dog froze. “Arp?”
Rainbow Dash had the dog on her back hoof. The dog moved his eyes to her unimpressed glare. “Get lost.” Rainbow Dash bucked him into the sky. She then spun and roared an energy beam from her mouth that struck the diamond dog and finished him.
It took Spike a while to say. “Thanks for the save there Rainbow Dash.”
“Yeah, that was truly amazing,” said Pinkie Pie.
“It was nothing, just didn’t want someone on our team complaining about a dog bite when the bigger fight’s only just coming.”
“Rarity! Are you alright up there!” yelled Applejack.
“Yeah, that blast took a bit out of me, but I’m quite alright,” panted Rarity.
“We’ll see about that once the bigger fight begins,” snickered Trixie.
The two unicorns emerged from the smoke, unphased.
“I-I gave all I could into that attack.”
“It was a pretty attack,” noted Snail.
“Yes, but a sloppy one, but at least it got rid of the problem of the diamond dogs. Now we can get onto some real entertainment.”
“What’s with you and entertainment?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“Well just conquering continents gets old, so I need some entertainment to keep things from getting repetitive all the time. Anyways, we’re now down to just us two unicorns, outnumbered by you six, what ever shall we do. How about you play with them Snail while I figure this one out.”
“Uh, okay, what should we play?”
“How about your favourite game, if you get the hint?”
“Oh oh, now I get it!”
“Alright, we got the dumb one, that’s good,” said Rainbow Dash.
“Yeah, it looks like we can take him, he’s not that big either nor is his power level,” said Applejack.
“Oh we heard that! And it so happens that you’re not the only one that can hide your power level! Snail, how about unveiling your true power!”
“Okay.” The male unicorn braced himself and began to tense. The ground trembled, loose rocks floated upwards and crackles of energy sparked around Snail. He gave a malicious grin.
“Rainbow Dash! What’s going on?” asked Spike.
“He’s powering up… and by what I can tell, it’s, unbelievable!”
Snail chuckled. His muscles bulged, his height grew and he became more meancing.
“We really need, Twilight’s help now,” whispered Applejack.
*
Hurrying across Snake way, Twilight ran as quick as she could.
This is amazing, I’m this fast already in just the two weeks I spent with Zecora and I’ve already made it this far across Snake way… Don’t worry guys, I’m nearly there, just hold on, I’ll make it back in time, I promise.
*
“What power!” exclaimed Rainbow Dash.
A boulder was pried out of the ground and flung across the field, striking Applejack.
“Applejack!” shouted Big Macintosh.
“Let me see…” sneered Snail has his eyes on Big Macintosh. “I think I’ll aim for you first.”
The large pony looked back to see Snail right over him. He blocked his punch, but his arm was dislocated.
“Brother!” cried Applejack pushing the boulder off.
“You want some of me to girly?”
Applejack charged at Snail screaming, but the unicorn dodged. She ran pass Snail and tried to kick him, but Snail dodged again. He then scooped Applejack into the air. Snail vanished and reappeared in front of Applejack and began to assault her with flurry of punches and kicks. The unicorn laughed.
“We need to do something!” shouted Rarity. “Applejack is unable to hold her own against that brute!”
“No! You might get the other unicorn involved if we all jump in!” yelled Rainbow Dash.
“Oh, but by all means, jump in and try to save your little friend. The great Trixie must warn you though, I have already scanned an estimation of power levels. They are around one-thousand-five-hundred, which is pitiful to Snail’s power level of seven-thousand.”
“Thanks for the heads up, but I don’t think I asked for it!” shouted Rainbow Dash.
“You heard her though! We can jump in and help!” shouted Pinkie Pie.
“Alright, Spike you ready for this. If what that snob says is true, we’re going to have to throw everything we have at that big guy.”
“Um, well.”
“I said are you in!” Rainbow Dash pressing her face against him.
“Yes-yes I’m in!”
“Good! Okay, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, jump the guy and hit him towards me, I’ll then bounce him right towards Spike and Spike, you fire everything you have, no holding back, got it!”
“Right!” shouted Pinkie Pie and Rarity.
“What! Wait!” cried Spike, but the ponies had dashed off.
Snail sent Applejack crashing to the ground. He went after her, but Pinkie Pie and Rarity appeared. The ambushers bucked him and sent him back into the air. Rainbow Dash rocketed against his back and he went flying towards Spike.
“Now Spike! Give him all you got!” The dragons stood like an idiot. He squealed though when he saw the large unicorn leer at him. “Spike!” But still no reaction. “Feck, everyone just fire at him!”
They fired beams, but the unicorn vanished. The beams collided with one another exploding.
Rainbow Dash grinded her teeth then she screamed frustrated.
“I didn’t like that, not one bit.” Snail was in front of Rainbow Dash. “I’ll give you points for making my lip bleed though.”
“What now?” questioned Pinkie Pie.
“Rush him that’s what!”
“A bit crude but alright,” replied Rarity.
The three attacked from all directions. They punched and kicked at him, but the unicorn blocked and dodged every attack.
As the trio fought Snail, Spike had crept over to Applejack, who was struggling to get back up.
“Um, Applejack, you alright?”
“Gah, I’m fine Sugarcube, just lost my hat thanks to that big thug.” Applejack staggered clumsily.
Snail bonked their heads one by one, hammering them into the ground.
“Heh-heh, this is too easy.”
While Snail floated, he failed to notice Big Macintosh appear behind. The red pony grabbed his arms.
“Hey! What are you doing! Get off me!”
“Nope!”
“Seriously!”
“Nope!”
“Come one!”
“Nope!”
Big Macintosh began to glow bright red, the aura passing onto Snail.
“Brother!” hollered Applejack. “What the sam heck are you doing?”
“There’s no way we can beat this guy like this! I’m sorry Applejack, I love you and tell Applebloom and Granny Smith that I love them arrgh!”
Snail reversed into a mountain, destroying it with Big Mac. The unicorn did it again and again but the red earth pony was latched on. Getting frustrated Snail flew into the air shaking.
“Would you just get off me?”
“Nope!”
“Brother!”
Big Macintosh was now completely red. “Goodbye sis!” He ignited into an explosion.
In a burst of tears Applejack wailed. “No!”
“We should’ve done something,” whispered Pinkie Pie.
“What could’ve we done?” questioned Rarity sadly.
“Let’s just hope his sacrifice wasn’t for nothing,” said Rainbow Dash.
“Of course it wasn’t. Didn’t you see? Big Mac grabbed onto him and went ka-blooey against that guy and…” frantically replied Pinkie Pie.
“What makes you think going ka-blooey was enough?”
In disbelief, the unicorn Snail, moved out of the smoke. There were no scratches on him or even the slightest tear on his armour.
Rainbow Dash choked out. “What the… that attack did completely nothing to him.”
“I wouldn’t say completely nothing. I think that guy did a crack on my armour somewhere.”
“No!” screamed Applejack leaking tears. “I’ll make you regret this! Mark my word.” An reddish-orange aura built up over the mare. Cracks and tears in the ground began to split.
“Interesting,” said Trixie as she measured the power level build up with her scouter. “She’s reaching over two-thousand; wonder how she’s doing that?”
Her aura flowed in front of her into the shape of an large apple. Applejack held up her hind legs and cried. “Apple family specialty!” She kicked the apple. The unicorn was horrified when it struck him. The explosion nearly blinded the sky.
“Okay, that had to have gotten them this,” said Rarity.
When the smoke blew theheroes were shocked again to see Snail. The blast had at least torn away parts of his armour and singed him slightly, but he had that devilish grin.
“For a second there, I almost thought you had me that time.”
“Impossible!” snapped Rainbow Dash.
“What’s with this guy?” asked Pinkie Pie.
“Tarnishing, I’m so sorry brother,” hushed Applejack as she fell over.
“Applejack!” cried Spike rushing to her.
“Darn it, this can’t be! We’re falling apart one by one here like bugs!” screamed Rarity.
“She’s still alright guys, but I think she’s fainted!” yelled Spike.
“Heh, that’s good, because it means I can get back at her for wrecking my armour.”
“Don’t forget you still have us to deal with!” yelled Rainbow Dash.
“Oh yeah, almost forgot about you lot.”
“What are we going to do? This brute’s far too strong for us,” trembled Rarity.
“We need Twilight,” said Pinkie Pie.
“But Twilight isn’t here yet so we’re on our own until she gets here,” snapped Rainbow Dash.
“Who is this Twilight that the great and powerful Trixie keeps hearing about? Are you referring to that low-classed unicorn?”
“Of course we are. Who else is called Twilight?” retorted Rarity.
“Why is it that you keep praying for her arrival as if she’ll be able to change the course of this battle, when she was barely able to pull of defeating Dawnshade, which I will add was insignificant to Snails power. You getting rid of him was more of a relieving a burden for us.”
“Let’s just say that Twilight isn’t someone you want to underestimate.”
“Hm, the great and powerful Trixie would like to witness this Twilight. To see if she’s all that and worth our time. Therefore I will give her three hours, top. If she does not by then, we will resume with what entertainment we have here.”
“Oh do we have to Trixie? I want to keep playing right now.”
“You know how I dislike to be talked back to. You really ought know that.”
“Um! Of course I do Trixie, yeah I do.” Snail made a goofy nod. “So yeah! We’ll give you three hours, or else!”
“Yes,” said Rainbow Dash quietly with a sigh. “Do any of you know how long it’s going to take Twilight to get here?”
“I’m afraid not,” said Rarity.
“Then we’re just going to have to use this time to recuperate and think up a plan, while we wait.”
*
Fluttershy was silent at her home as she watched the fight with telepathy. Sweats beaded from the pink-mane pony. She opened her eyes. Angel immediately used a cloth to dab the sweat off.
“Thank you, Angel. The unicorns have given a timeout to wait for Twilight, but I’m not sure it’ll be enough. Twilight’s still a bit away and might need more time than they’re giving her.” Angel started to make chit noise and shook his fist at Fluttershy. “Of course, you’re right. I should have more faith in Twilight, she would never let a pony down or any other living creatures. But I’m sad that I have a bad feeling something will happen to me and Rainbow Dash during the fight. You see, the pack we made with the Orbs of harmony required us to form a life link. When one of us dies, I’m afraid the other dies as well…” Angel squabbled at her. She smiled at him. “Yeah, I know. I’m just telling you in case we have to prepare for the worse, sorry Angel, I’m sure Twilight won’t let us down any less.”
*
“Uh, what time is it now Trixie?” questioned Snail.
Trixie growled. “I told you five minutes ago.”
“Sorry I’m just impatient, I was like having fun, but now I’m just bored.”
“Just wait. You’ll be able to resume your fun again in just an hour, if not less, depending if Twilight shows up.”
Nearby the fighters were gathered around Applejack. They had tried what they could to support her while she rested.
“Oh, what if we tell them if it’s their birthday and when they all settle down for cake, we jump them!” shouted Pinkie Pie.
“Pinkie Pie, hard for me to say this, but that plan probably would work on the big guy, but not on the girl unicorn at the very least,” replied Rarity.
“Outsmarting tricks won’t work at all so long as that other unicorn on standby. She’s right now just sitting there because she can compensate for that guy’s brains and she’s good at it. What we need is a strategy that they can’t stop!”
“Um, Rainbow Dash,” said Spike with his head down
“What runt! Don’t you see the ones trying to save the world are a little busy here?”
“I um, I just wanted to say sorry for letting you down, I didn’t mean to. I just got scared that was all and...”
Rainbow Dash didn’t look at him. “This isn’t a place for those who are just going to be a let-down.”
“I know, I won’t let you down next time, I promise, I’ll pull my weight and help.”
“Are you or are you just being all talk, cause we right now don’t need any of that.”
Unable to speak up, Spike just walked away.
“Hold on, Spike!” shouted Rarity.
“That wasn’t very nice, Rainbow Dash,” sneered Pinkie Pie.
“We don’t have time to be nice, we’re here to win. Can’t have anyone that’s going to hold us down.”
“Hey, dragon, where you going!” yelled Snail, paralysing the dragon. “Running back to your mummy!”
The baby dragon nudged around with his head down and fingers tapped. “I-I was just going...”
“What? I can’t hear you! Speak up?”
“I’m trying to say...”
“What? That you’re a cry baby!”
The dragon steamed. With all his courage he yelled. “I said you a butt-ugly moron! That’s what!”
“What! That wasn’t cool! You’re next you little twerp!”
Spike rushed behind Rainbow Dash, while Snail flustered at the sound of Trixie’s laughter.
After their three hours was up the heroes braced themselves. They had to leave Applejack safely near shelter however.
The scouter beep awoke Trixie and she stretched herself up. “It appears your time is up and we have yet to see Twilight. Is it possible that she has cowered before our great might or has just abandoned you all?”
“Twilight’s no coward! She’ll be here!” yelled Pinkie Pie.
“That remains to be seen.” She turned to her acquaintance. “Snail, resume with this onslaught.”
“Oh boy! Finally! Let me take this armour off though. I think its useless now.” Snail proceeded to do so. “Now to get back at that dragon.”
“Alright here he comes, everyone’s clear on the plan!” snapped Rainbow Dash.
“Yeah!”
“Especially you Spike, be reluctant I’m keeping you on the team.”
“Yeah!”
“Enough talking back there, let’s play again!” laughed Snail.
“Alright! Go!” Rainbow Dash rocketed back, while everyone else charged.
Snail was confused that Rarity was able to rush at him. “Astounding flash!” A burst of colourful light struck him.
“Aaargh! My eyes!”
He was kicked in the side by Pinkie Pie.
“Who did that?”
Spike mounted and tugged Snail ‘s ears. The dragon hauled him to face the oncoming rainbow coloured attack. Just before it struck, Spike had jumped off. The collision against Snail, caused a wide scale rainbow explosion that shook the field.
“We got him!” cheered Pinkie Pie.
“What a marvellous attack. It’s sure to have gotten him,” said Rarity.
“Go Rainbow Dash!” yelled Spike.
The smoke vanished, everyone crumbled in dismay. Snail had survived. He had that stupid grin on his face, but had a large bruise on his chest. It was nowhere as swelled as the bruise on Rainbow Dash’s head however. She was being held up like a sack of meat by Snail’s magic.
“That just made me madder.”
“What’s it going to take to beat him,” Rarity trembled.
“No, Rainbow Dash!” screamed Spike.
“Should be worried more about yourselves.” He threw Rainbow Dash aside. He then vanished and reappeared before the baby dragon. “Now… What was that you called me?” Spike trembled. “Nothing to say? I’ll just kill you then!” Snail punched him Spike into the sky.
“That’s it! I can’t take any more from you, you meanie!” screamed Pinkie Pie. She raised one hoof and pink energy surged above over form a buzzing sharp disc. “Destructo Frisbee!” And flung it.
“Huh, another big attack? You guys are just making me bored now!”
“Snail you buffoon! Dodge!” yelled Trixie.
“What?” Snail tilted his head, disk sawed an inch across his cheek. The attack continued to fly and scythe clean through a mountain before dissipating.
Snail was dancing, bawling in pain.
Pinkie Pie stamped the ground furstrated. “Almost had him!”
*
Twilight looked up ahead and saw king Yemma’s place. “Yes!”
She rushed in while the oversized pony was working. “Huh- what? Did you actually make it across Snakeway?”
Fluttershy appeared, grabbing Twilight. “Your here, let’s go.” The two vanished and reappeared at Fluttershy’s home.
“You have to get going Twilight! Now!”
“Thanks, Fluttershy. I’ll get moving right away!” Twilight powered up and rocketed off.
Just as Twilight descended through the clouds and continued on her way. She noticed an owl next to her.
“Owloysius!”. She noticed in the howl’s beak a bag. She used magic to pull a seed out. “Excellent! Granny Smith gave you some of her Zenzu apple seeds… there’s not that many, but they’ll do.” She ate one of them and instantly recovered her strength in mere seconds. “Right let’s go! Owloysius!”
*
“Raagh! I’ll make you pay!” Snail barfed a beam of energy, exploding against Pinkie. She rolled out of the devastation, charred and burnt.
“I understand getting upset about facial damage, but you deserved it for what you’ve done! And you also deserve this! Radiant grace!” Rarity fired a blast straight at Snail. But the unicorn rammed through it and into the mare. The titanic force struck Rarity across the earth, leaving creating trench in her wake until she bashed into the foot of a hill.
“Heh! Now this is just getting boring again.”
A blast bounded through the air and struck onto his back. He yelped. A mark was left there.
“Don’t count on it!” Rainbow Dash panted on all fours again. “It’s never easy so long as I’m here.”
“Raagh! You’re a lot stronger than I thought,” snarled Snail, facing her. “I’ll just have to-.”
Spike punched Snail on the cheek, striking him into a mountain. The entire structure caved on him.
“Wow! Spike! What was that?”
“I don’t know! I guess I just got so angry at him for hurting you! Hurting you all! Rarity and everyone else, that I just so of snapped somehow!”
“Might want to snap...”
Snail stormed out of the rubble with thick bruise on his cheek snarling.
“Snail! Do not tell me you are...” Trixie’s scouter activated and jumbled through flurry of displayed numbers. “Huh? This must be Twi...” She stuttered when she saw the total number. “Im-impossible, it’s over five-thousand.”
“I knew Twilight wouldn’t let us down,” laughed Spike.
“Trust that gal to pick such a convienient moment to save the world,” said Rainbow Dash smirking.
“What! Five-thousand! That can’t be right! I thought Twilight was…!”
“I don’t know if it’s Twilight. But whoever it is… is coming this way. I want you to kill everyone right now before she gets here!”
“Everyone, but the pegasus right!”
“No! Kill the pegasus as well!”
“Huh, but what about finding the Orbs of harmony things?”
“A thought just an occurred to me. Pegasi grow these things right and there’s a place up in the clouds full of Pegasi. We can just go there, where it’ll be ripe with Orbs of harmony to make our wishes.”
“Oh I get it! Forget about this here chicken, when there’s a coop full of eggs all over up in one nest. That means I can kill this pegasus! First though, I want to go for the dragon!”
“Be my guest, but hurry it up!”
“Forget, the dragon come for me!”
“No Rainbow Dash! I’ve got this! I’m through letting everyone down!”
“Forget it, he’s too-.”
Snail barfed another blast from his mouth and it raced straight for Spike. This attack was tremendous. No way Spike could dodge it.
“No!” cried Rainbow Dash.
She pushed Spike out of the way, but was full struck by the blast. It grinded against her making Rainbow Dash scream before it went ka-bloom, creating a cloud so huge, reaching half way into the air.
“Rainbow Dash!” screamed Spike.
*
“I can feel two energies that are really huge. I can feel one that’s decent, three others that are holding onto a thread and...” Her face became horrified. “I’ve just felt this one rapidly decrease all of a sudden and I think it’s on the verge of dying! Owloysius! We have to hurry!”
*
Spike frantically hurried into the smouldering crate. Attempting to smile and all fours was Rainbow Dash. She was covered in burns and chars, her face gritting and body shaking.
“Alright.. Spike?” asked Rainbow Dash, right before she collapsed.
“Rainbow Dash!” yelled Spike rushing over. He got onto his knees beside her. “You shouldn’t have done that! You didn’t need to do that!”
“Listen Spike.” Rainbow Dash breathed heavily. She grinned however under her teary eyes. “I’m sorry I brought you into this.”
“No, Rainbow Dash, don’t be! I’m glad-.”
“I said listen. Even though you might not think it, you made me proud to call you my pupil.” She cringed. “You also did things that no pony did. You made me feel a belonging in this world I never felt. It’s therefore that I’m also proud...” Her head relaxed and the tears started to roll down her face, she used the last of her strength to whisper. “My friend.”
“Rainbow Dash!”
*
Fluttershy opened her eyes. She turned to Angel. “I’m so sorry Angel.” She gave the best smile she could.” But I guess this is goodbye.” She began to fade. Angel bounced around her waving his arms. “No, Angel. Just accept it please.” The bunny eventually stopped. He trembled as started to cry.
“I’d like to let you know, before I do go, that you’ve been loyal and I’ve always noticed your hard work and I have been very grateful for all you done. You’re maybe the best bunny rabbit any pony could want as an assistant and as a good friend. Goodbye.”
Angel reached for her, but she was gone. He became frantic, hopping around and looking all over, but then he gave up and just cried.