Twilight was studying in the library one peaceful morning. It had been almost two weeks since Discord last launched an attack, and she didn’t want to waste this opportunity. She poured herself into learning everything she’d need to know for upgrading the Rangers’ powers. She hadn’t even slept the night before. She was dozing off a little when a knock on the door jolted her awake. “Who is it?” Twilight called.
“Rainbow Dash,” Rainbow Dash replied from the other end of the door.
“Come on in, Dash,” Twilight said as she used her magic to open the door for her friend. “What’s up?”
“Nothing much,” Dash replied, closing the door behind her. “Just wanted to talk, that’s all.”
“Not that I don’t like talking to you, but why do you want to talk to me in particular?”
“Because Fluttershy’s caring for some animals, Big Macintosh is sick, so Applejack has to do his chores today, Rarity has enough on her hooves with Sweetie Belle, Pinkie Pie will probably burst into song, and Rei is busy typing his Fighting is Magic story.”
“Oh, right. That would make sense. Anyway, what did you want to talk about, Dash?”
“About Derpy. There’s something about her that didn’t occur to me until yesterday and it’s been bothering me ever since. I wasn’t able to sleep last night because of it, so I figured I’d come by and get it off my chest now.”
“Okay. Shoot.”
Rainbow Dash took a deep breath before starting. “You don’t remember this because of the whole Morphin’ Grid thing or whatever, but when those Rangers and other villains came from that other world, there was this one villain, a male zebra named Hunter with some freaky Slender-zebra tentacle power or whatever, and he was tossing me and the other Rainbow Dash around like a couple of ragdolls. We were sure he had us beat when... something saved us. Actually, no, it was somepony. I didn’t get a good look at whoever it was, but I knew for a fact it was a Pony Ranger. And not just any Pony Ranger, a green Pony Ranger.”
“Well I’m guessing I was there.”
“No. It wasn’t you. I know for a fact that it was a pegasus. And the strangest part? I knew for a fact that it was Derpy. She was wearing the exact same style of armor she’s wearing today. The thing is, she was evil before then, and at that moment, I thought she was not only alive, but she had finally turned good. Now, obviously, that isn’t the case. I’m amazed I didn’t even think about it when she made her grand return a couple weeks ago, now that I think about it.”
Twilight was silent for a moment as everything Rainbow Dash had said sunk in. “Mm-hmm. That is something to think about.” Twilight pulled up a chair and sat back in it for a moment as she thought about this. “I’m at a loss for any explanation. Maybe we should go ask Derpy about it. She’s bound to know something.” Both ponies were silent for a moment before they both burst out laughing.
“That’s pretty funny, Twilight,” Dash said, wiping a tear from her eye. Just then, Rainbow’s expression changed to a serious one. “You know something? That could actually work. Maybe if I went to her house with a peace offering, she’d be willing to have a civilized chat.”
“Now Rainbow, you know that’s crazy.” Twilight then got up and began walking off. “I’ll make some blueberry muffins for you to take to her. Sound good?”
Later, Derpy was sitting in her cloud house (unable to stay on the moon base due to the presence a certain red-clad filly), practically twiddling her thumbs.
...
You get the idea. She was waiting for something. Just then, there was a knock on her door. Who the hay would that be? Derpy thought to herself.
“Derpy?” a familiar voice called. “I don’t wanna fight. I just want to talk. I brought over some blueberry muffins as a peace offering. Can I come in?”
Derpy snorted angrily, but cantered over to the door and opened it to find Rainbow Dash holding a basket of muffins. “You should have led with the muffins,” Derpy said with venom in her voice as she grabbed the muffins and walked inside. “What do you want, Dashie? I know you and your friends too well to expect an ambush of some sort.” Derpy began eating one of the muffins, but never took her piercing gaze off of Rainbow Dash. (Well, whatever kind of gaze an evil Derpy would give.)
“I just wanted to have a civilized conversation with you,” Rainbow Dash said as she took a seat. “Um... how do I start this? You remember the day Twilight... you know...”
“Yes, I remember the day she killed me rather well. Get to the point before I finish these muffins.” Derpy threw the wrapper of her muffin into a trash can and began eating a second one.
“Well, a couple weeks after that, there was this... I don’t know what to call it, really. It was a...”
“Crossover chapter,” Rei said from behind Derpy.
“How did you get in here?” Derpy asked Rei.
“I’m the author. When I break the 4th wall, I can pop up anywhere.” Rei then reached over and grabbed one of the muffins on the table. “Please, Dash, continue.”
“Okay,” Rainbow Dash said. “So, when that ‘crossover chapter’ happened, there were a bunch of Rangers and villains from this alternate world. One of them was this freaky Slender-zebra named Hunter who had me and the other Rainbow Dash on the ropes. We were sure we were defeated when... somepony saved us.”
“Go on,” Derpy said, grabbing a third muffin.
“The thing is, I think that ‘somepony’ was you.”
Derpy choked on her muffin a little when Dash said that. “Me? How could it have been me?”
“Because it was a Green Pony Ranger who saved us, and she looked exactly like you do today. When you’re morphed, of course.”
Derpy finished her muffin and threw the wrapper in the trash. “I have no idea what you’re talking about, Dashie. For your information, I was still in hiding up in the Frozen North when this happened.” Derpy then got up and picked up the basket of muffins. “This conversation is done. I’m going to take these muffins to the kitchen, and when I get back, you’d better be gone, or we’re going to have a fight on our hooves.” Derpy then picked up the muffin basket and was about to leave, but stopped for a moment. “Rei, that goes for you, too.” Derpy then left the room.
Rainbow Dash gave a defeated sigh and turned to walk out. “So much for that idea,” she said to herself.
“I know,” Rei said, walking next to Rainbow Dash. “I only managed to grab one muffin through that whole conversation.” Dash turned and gave Rei an angry glare. “Heh heh... I’ll get back to writing this chapter... behind the scenes.” Rei then left and disappeared behind a cloud. Rainbow Dash just shook her head and flew back to Ponyville to tell Twilight the bad news.
Meanwhile on the moon base, Discord had all of his minions gathered. All of them except Derpy.
“I knew she’d be late,” Snowdrop said to Button Mash.
Just then, Derpy teleported in. “I apologize for being late, Discord,” Derpy said while bowing. “I had... something to take care of.”
“Whatever is was, I don’t want to hear it,” Discord said. “I’m in a good mood for once and I’d rather you not ruin it with your excuses.”
“Thank you, Discord.” Derpy then turned and took her seat next to the other Chaos Rangers.
“Now then, on to what I gathered you all here for. As you know, two weeks ago, I tasked Zecora and Trixie with a special assignment. Today, after much hard work, they have finished their task. Zecora, I’d ask you to take the floor, but nopony wants to listen to your rhymes.”
“Ooh, burn,” Alan said to Sweetie Belle. Sweetie nodded in reply.
“As well, Trixie is going to be arrogant and try to take all the credit if I give her the floor.”
“I think this is getting a little out of hoof,” Button Mash said to Derpy.
“Probably,” Derpy replied.
“Therefore, I’ll go ahead and explain everything myself. The task I gave Zecora and Trixie was to create an upgraded version of the standard Putty Ponies.”
“What kind of upgrade?” Derpy asked. “Increased bumbling ability?” She giggled a little at her joke, but nopony else seemed to be amused. “Ahem. Please, continue.”
“Anyway, these are creatures I’d like to call ‘Alicorn Putties’ on account of the fact that they are modeled after alicorns. Allow me to present you with one.” Discord then snapped his finger, but nothing happend. “Trixie, Zecora, that was your cue to come out here with one of them!” Discord snapped his finger again, only this time, Zecora and Trixie were teleported in and both of them landed hard face first on the ground. Next to them was what looked like an ordinary Putty Pony, except for the fact that it had a horn and wings. “Over the past two weeks, Zecora and Trixie managed to make 12 of these. 12 powerful beings who will finally be the end of the Harmony Rangers!” Discord was expecting cheering, but everypony in the room was silent.
“Putties?” Button Mash asked.
“Being the end of the Harmony Rangers?” Sweetie Belle finished.
“And they’re the work of Trixie?” Snowdrop added.
“It was a joint project,” Zecora said. “I deserve some credit!”
“That didn’t even rhyme,” Derpy said with an unamused expression.
“Oh never mind the whole presentation!” Trixie said. “The Great and Powerful Trixie suggests that we just get to the part where we see her fabulous creations in action.”
“Again-” Zecora started.
“Wonderful idea, Trixie,” Discord said, knowingly cutting Zecora off. “We shall send them down immediately!”
Back in the library, Rainbow Dash had just told Twilight, the Princesses, and the other Rangers about her conversation with Derpy.
“That was a fairly risky move of yours, Rainbow Dash,” Princess Celestia said. “I respect you for your boldness. If only your efforts had provided a more desirable result.”
“Thank you, Princess Celestia,” Rainbow Dash said.
“We will still have thine question under investigation, however,” Princess Luna said. “Whatever this is, we promise thou we shall get to the bottom it.”
“In the meantime,” Applejack started, “what’s the situation on upgradin’ our powers?”
“Well,” Twilight started, “we were able to do a few touch-ups here and there, but we’re not sure it’ll be enough.”
Just then, an alarm started blaring at Spike’s computer. “I sure hope it’ll be enough,” Spike said. “All four of the Chaos Rangers are attacking at the market!”
“Wow, that place is attack-prone,” Pinkie Pie said.
“There’s no time to lose,” Rainbow Dash said. “Let’s go, Rangers.” The five Rangers then galloped out of the room.
“Do you think they’ll be ok?” Spike asked Twilight.
“I’m not sure, Spike,” Twilight replied. “For all we know, Discord’s spent the past two weeks doing upgrades of his own.”
At the market, the four Chaos Rangers were attacking nearby civilians and destroying carts and stands. “How often are those Harmony Rangers going to keep us waiting like this?” Button Mash asked as he smashed Carrot Top’s stand with a chunk of concrete.
“Not sure,” Snowdrop replied as she used her wind power to blow apart an asparagus stand that Bon Bon was running while another friend of hers had the day off.
(“‘Take over for the day,’ Amethyst said,” Bon Bon complained to herself as she ran. “‘It’ll be totally fine,’ she assured me. ‘There haven’t been any Pony Rangers around for two bloody weeks!’ Gah! She is so going to get it when she comes by to pay me!”)
“I really hope they get here soon,” Derpy said. “Impatience is one of my more significant problems.”
“I swear, if they don’t get here soon, I’m going to lose it,” Sweetie Belle said.
“Don’t worry,” Rainbow Dash shouted as she and the others galloped into the battlefield. “No need to lose it...” Rainbow Dash paused and used her hooves to indicate herself and the others. “We’re here. And guess what time it is. IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME!”
“ELEMENT OF HONESTY!”
“ELEMENT OF KINDNESS!”
“ELEMENT OF LAUGHTER!”
“ELEMENT OF GENEROSITY!”
“ELEMENT OF LOYALTY!”
“Harmony Force, Ranger Blue!”
“Harmony Force, Ranger Yellow!”
“Harmony Force, Ranger Pink!”
“Harmony Force, Ranger Black!”
“Harmony Force, Ranger Red!”
“From all of us together, we fight as one! We protect one another until the battle is done! PONY RANGERS: HARMONY FORCE!” The five Harmony Rangers drew their weapons and struck a pose as a massive explosion erupted behind them.
(“I swear to Celestia, if I survive this...” Bon Bon said to herself as she was knocked back by the explosion, “Amethyst Star is going to die!”)
“Let’s go, Harmony Rangers!” Rainbow Dash shouted. She and the others then began charging forward, but they were knocked back by a bolt of lightning from Derpy.
“Woah. Slow down there, Dashie,” Derpy said, obviously smirking under her helmet. “It’s rude to attack somepony before they can reveal the trap their foes (that’s you) trotted into.”
“The last time you four beat us, we weren’t entirely prepared,” Rainbow Dash said as she got up and aimed her sword at Derpy. “This time, however, we’re ready for anything you throw at us.”
Snowdrop laughed to herself when Rainbow Dash said that. “Oh, we’d beg to differ,” the filly said. “We’re going to prove you wrong in three... two... one...”
Just as Snowdrop finished counting down, about a dozen flashes of light appeared between the two teams of Rangers. When the lights faded, the Harmony Rangers couldn’t believe their eyes.
“Are those...?” Fluttershy started.
“I’m not sure,” Rarity continued.
“There’s no way, though,” Pinkie Pie said.
“It ain’t possible,” Applejack said.
“But they are...” Rainbow Dash said. “Alicorn Putty Ponies.”
“Man, I wish I could see the looks on y’all’s faces,” Button Mash said.
“I’m sorry?” Applejack asked. “Did you just say...?”
“‘Course I didn’t,” Button quickly said.
“None of that matters,” Snowdrop said. “You Harmony Rangers, this dozen Alicorn Putty Ponies are equivalent in total strength to the four of us... almost. Think you five have enough power to take the four of us on? Prove it with these twelve little Putties.” It couldn’t be more obvious that the filly was smiling. “We’re giving you Harmony Rangers a choice, here. You can fight these Alicorn Putties, or you can surrender and let Discord conquer Equestria.”
“Not a flying chance,” Rainbow Dash said. “Come on, Harmony Rangers. We can take on a few Putty Ponies. Who’s with me?”
The other Harmony Rangers replied with a collective “Yeah!”
“This will be fun,” Sweetie Belle said as she used her magic to materialize four lawn chairs and bags of popcorn. “Come on, Chaos Rangers. Let’s sit back and enjoy the show.”
“Uh, Blue,” Snowdrop said, “we can’t eat without removing our helmets.”
“Oh, right.” Sweetie Belle made the popcorn disappear, but she still sat back in one of the lawn chairs and relaxed. “#disgonbegood”
“Really?” Derpy asked as she took a seat next to Sweetie Belle. “Now we’re using hashtags?”
“It just felt right this time around. That’s all.”
“Enough chit-chat,” Snowdrop said impatiently. “Alicorn Putties, attack!” Upon this command, the twelve Alicorn Putties charged forward.
“Let’s go, Harmony Rangers!” Rainbow Dash said, leading her friends in a charge against the Putties.
Rainbow Dash tried to take the Putties from the air, but three of the clay winged unicorns took to the air after her, taking the prismatic pegasus by surprise. Dash tried to strike one of the Putties with her sword, but that said Putty managed to block Dash’s sword with its horn. “What the hay?” Rainbow Dash asked. “How-?” Rainbow Dash was quickly cut off when a second Putty blasted the pegasus with magic, knocking her back. Dash recovered as fast as she could and tried to strike another Putty with her blade, but while the attack made contact with the Putty’s side, it seemed to do little damage. “This can’t be happening...”
Meanwhile on the ground, the other Rangers weren’t faring any better. Fluttershy was doing her best to strike and stab the Alicorn Putties with her Harmony Daggers, but the attacks seemed to do little damage. Applejack was using her Harmony Lance as well as her applebucking legs, but the Putties were entirely unphased by any of the farm filly’s attacks. Rarity’s magic was entirely useless against the Alicorn Putties, and even her massive Harmony Axe was unable to even dent the Putties. Pinkie Pie tried to use her Harmony Bow on the Alicorn Putties, but the arrows did little damage and the bow itself was able to do even less damage. Pinkie then decided to switch tactics and pulled out her Party Cannon. The cannon managed to damage one Putty slightly, but it wasn’t nearly enough to take the Putty down. To make matters worse, the other Putties saw how Pinkie’s Party Cannon was able to damage them and moved in to disable it and knock Pinkie Pie into a pile made up of her other downed friends. All five of the Harmony Rangers had been de-morphed from the damage they all took from their fights with the Alicorn Putties.
“Wow,” Derpy said as Snowdrop ordered the Putties to stand down. “That was truly pathetic.” Derpy sat back for a moment before getting up and drawing her sword. “Time to finish this once and for all, Dashie.”
Back in Canterlot, Princess Celestia saw the battle with a horrified expression on her face. “Luna, contact Twilight and tell her she and Spike need to come to Canterlot immediately. I need to get the Rangers out of there, and when they get here, they’ll need medical attention.”
“Yes, sister,” Luna replied. She then galloped off into another room.
Back in Ponyville, Rainbow Dash was too badly beaten to back away from the advancing Derpy. “I’ve been waiting too long for this moment, Dashie,” Derpy said.
“Derpy!” Snowdrop shouted. “I thought it was clear we needed them alive!”
“Shut up, foal!” Derpy shouted as she turned and struck Snowdrop with lightning. The filly went flying backwards into the hooves of the other two Chaos Rangers. “I’ve been denied this chance one too many times, recently. It’s time I get the closure I deserve.” Derpy paused for a moment before continuing. “But don’t worry. I’m only after Dashie. I’m going to leave the others for the time being. After all, I’m sure Princess Celestia can find somepony to replace one Ranger.” Derpy then turned back to Rainbow Dash, who now had pure terror in her face. “Looks like I win, Dashie.” Derpy licked her lips under her helmet and drew her sword.
No, Rainbow Dash thought to herself. It can’t end this way. It just can’t. Derpy raised her sword and charged it with lightning. There has to be a way out of this. Something has to happen. It can’t end this way! As Derpy brought her sword down, Rainbow Dash closed her eyes and braced herself for the attack.
Please... not like this...
“Rainbow Dash! Are you okay?”
Rainbow Dash opened her eyes to find herself in a familiar room. The computer room in Canterlot. “Are you okay, Rainbow Dash?” Dash heard Twilight ask a second time. Rainbow Dash turned to look over to her unicorn friend, but groaned a little from a sharp pain in her neck as she turned her head.
“I’m fine, Twilight,” Rainbow Dash said as she massaged her neck. “What happened?”
“Princess Celestia teleported you and the others out of the battle just before Derpy’s attack could make contact. You were out for about a minute before you woke up just now, so I took some time to run some preliminary medical observation spells on you and the others. They took enough of a beating from the Putty Ponies to knock them out of commission for the time being, and you took the outer edge of Derpy’s attack.”
“I did?” Rainbow Dash asked, still massaging her neck. “I could have sworn I heard Chaos Red tell Derpy not to destroy me, but I guess Derpy had every intention of doing just that.”
“I’m glad you Rangers are alive and all,” Celestia said, “but I’m afraid we have a more pressing matter to attend to. Those new Alicorn Putty Ponies are far stronger than anything you’ve ever faced before.”
“Yeah,” Rainbow Dash said as she struggled painfully to get to her hooves. “They caught us by surprise, but we’ll be ready next time. GAH!” Rainbow Dash stumbled and shouted in pain as she stood on an injured hoof. Twilight was able to catch her friend before she fell, though.
“I’m sorry, Rainbow Dash,” Celestia said, “but I’m afraid you and your friends are too badly injured to fight anymore until you get some medical attention. As far as helping to combat these Putties...” Celestia turned to Twilight, “I think there’s one thing that may help.”
“What is it?” Rainbow Dash and Twilight both eagerly asked.
“I need to show Twilight alone, Rainbow Dash. You need medical attention.”
“Come on, Princess,” Rainbow Dash said, making a second attempt to stand. “I’m not that badly beaten.” Rainbow Dash stumbled again when she stepped on her injured hoof, but she maintained her balance and didn’t shout in pain this time. “See? I’m already a little better.”
Celestia was about to say more, but Twilight stopped her mentor. “Princess, with all due respect, Rainbow Dash has recovered from worse than this and she does deserve to know what you plan on telling me.”
Princess Celestia found herself unable to make any more counter-arguments, so she let out a defeated sigh and nodded. “Very well,” she said. “Rainbow Dash, if you wish to accompany us, you may. Luna and Spike will be giving the others medical attention while we’re gone.”
“Okay,” Rainbow Dash said. She turned around to see her friends being carried off by Princess Luna’s magic with Spike waddling behind.
“They’re going to be okay, Rainbow,” Twilight said, putting her hoof on Dash’s shoulder.
“I know,” Dash replied. “This time around, at least...” Dash then turned back to Princess Celestia. “Princess Celestia, how can we prevent this from happening again?”
“I will show you,” Celestia said as she turned around. “Follow me.”
Princess Celestia led the two ponies through the halls of the Canterlot Archives, where they passed many rooms full of books, scrolls, pages, et cetera. Every piece of parchment was full of different spells and historic accounts of a wide variety of things about almost every subject imaginable. “What is this place?” Rainbow Dash asked as she looked around in awe.
“These are the Canterlot Archives,” Princess Celestia replied. “Arguably the largest library in Equestria.”
“Amazing,” Rainbow Dash said. “I mean, yeah, sure, lots of cool stuff... for eggheads.”
“Rainbow Dash,” Twilight said. “Have a little respect, will you?” Twilight then turned back to Princess Celestia. “Where are we going, Princess?”
Princess Celestia paused for a moment in front of a locked section of the Archives. “This is a special wing of the Canterlot Archives,” Celestia said.
“The Starswirl the Bearded wing?” Twilight asked as her eyes lit up.
“No. This is an area full of mysterious scrolls and tomes the source of which has never been determined. However, with the amount of information held within each individual scroll, each page of each tome... this is the most secure section in the entirety of the Archives, dubbed simply the Time Wing.”
“Why call it the Time Wing?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“All questions have answers, dear Rainbow Dash,” Princess Celestia said. “But not all answers have questions. Those answers are those which can only be answered by time and time herself.”
Rainbow Dash and Twilight looked at each other for a moment, each wearing an expression that said, “I’m just as confused as you are.”
Princess Celestia ignored this and cast a spell on the door that unlocked it. “Come, my little ponies,” the alicorn said. “In here is the answer to your problem.” Celestia then walked into the room, followed by the other two ponies.
“Look at all these scrolls!” Twilight said mostly to herself. “This has to be at least twice as large of a collection as the Starswirl the Bearded wing.”
“It’s actually much larger,” Celestia said while continuing to walk forward.
“Wait,” Rainbow Dash said. “Where exactly are we going in this area, anyway?”
“Right here,” Princess Celestia said as she stopped in front of a bookshelf. She then used her magic to grab a large, but remarkably dusty tome. “In the past, before the time of Nightmare Moon, Luna and I tried to defend Equestria from the evil Discord. However, this was a time before the Pony Rangers and the Elements of Harmony, so we had very little defense against Discord. We fought him, but we failed in battle. Finally, though, we found a way to fight him. The Elements of Harmony. Using the six Elements, Luna and I were able to combine our power and defeat Discord.”
“Wait,” Twilight said. “Six Elements of Harmony? I thought there were only five.”
Celestia opened the tome, revealing an image of the five Elements of Harmony in a circle around a sixth one. “There were only five Elements that I was able to recover before Nightmare Moon sealed me in a time warp. She had hidden the sixth one, however, deep within the Everfree Forest.”
“Is this the part where you task us with recovering it?” Twilight asked.
“Yes it is. You are very smart indeed, my student. However, it won’t be an easy task. I highly doubt Nightmare Moon left the sixth Element unguarded.”
“That’s where I come in,” Rainbow Dash said, stepping forward. “I’ll escort Twilight through the Everfree Forest so she can recover her Element of Harmony.”
“Thanks, Dash,” Twilight said.
“Best of luck to you both,” Princess Celestia said. “Make whatever preparations you may need while I inform Luna and the others.” Princess Celestia then walked out of the room, leaving Rainbow Dash to stand idly by while Twilight flipped through the book Celestia left of the table for whatever clues or warnings she may have to know of.
About five minutes later, Rainbow Dash and Twilight entered the computer room once again to find that the other Rangers had been about patched up thanks to Luna’s limited knowledge of medical spells and Spike’s knowledge of first-aid.
“You guys alright?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“I think we’ll be okay,” Applejack replied. “What’d Princess Celestia want with y’all?”
“She told us about a glimmer of hope that just might be within reach,” Twilight said. “A sixth Element of Harmony.”
“Really?” Rarity asked. “Yay! Now I won’t be the only unicorn on the team anymore!”
“So where is it?” Pinkie Pie asked.
“It’s in the Everfree Forest,” Twilight replied. Everypony gasped when Twilight said this.
“Y-you’re going in the Everfree Forest?” Fluttershy asked.
“Don’t worry,” Rainbow Dash said. “I’m gonna be going with her. She’ll be fine.”
“But what if them Chaos Rangers show up an’ y’all ain’t back?” Applejack asked. Just then, an alarm sounded at the console Princess Luna was managing.
“We believe thou must answer that question quickly,” the princess of the night said. “Thine foes have returned and are attacking Ponyville.”
“Great,” Rainbow Dash said. “Now what are we going to do?” Rainbow Dash looked around at her friends, who were healed, but still banged up a little. At that moment, the prismatic pegasus came to a conclusion. “Fluttershy, step forward.”
“Me?” Fluttershy asked as she stepped forward. “Why?”
“Fluttershy, I’m counting on you to do something very important for me.” Dash paused for a moment before continuing. “I need you to lead the others into battle.”
“But why me? Why can’t somepony else do it?”
“Because I’ve seen you fight. Once you have those Harmony Daggers in your hooves, your combat skills almost rival mine.”
“Really?”
“Yes, really.”
“But how do you know I’ll be a good leader?”
Rainbow Dash put her hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder before saying, “Because I wouldn’t dare ask such a thing from you if I weren’t confident you would succeed.”
Fluttershy blushed a little from Rainbow Dash’s compliment. She then closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said, “I won’t let you down.”
Rainbow Dash smiled a smile that silently said “I’m proud of you.” The prismatic pegasus then turned and walked back to Twilight while Fluttershy walked back to join the other Rangers. “I believe in you, Fluttershy,” Dash said.
“Thanks,” Fluttershy replied. She then turned to the others. “Let’s go, Rangers.” The four were about to gallop out of the building, but a cough from Twilight stopped them. “Oh, right. Ready when you are, Twilight.” Twilight chuckled a little to herself on account of Fluttershy’s forgetfulness before teleporting the four Rangers to Ponyville.
“Ready, Rainbow Dash?” Twilight asked, turning to the prismatic pegasus. (Wow, I’m using that term a lot this chapter. -_-)
“Ready,” Rainbow Dash replied.
“Best of luck, you two,” Princess Celestia said. “The fate of Equestria may very well rest in your hooves.”
“We won’t let you down, Princess,” Rainbow Dash said. She then turned to Twilight and nodded. Twilight proceeded to teleport herself and Rainbow Dash to the mouth of the Everfree Forest, where their trek for the sixth Element of Harmony would begin.
Meanwhile in Ponyville, the Chaos Rangers were just sitting around, watching the Alicorn Putty Ponies wreak havoc across the whole town. “Wow, this is good entertainment,” Button Mash said. “Watching this is almost as fun as playing Call of Pony: Black Ops 2.”
“That may be true,” Sweetie Belle said. “Still, I kind of miss doing the havoc-wreaking with my own hooves. And then there’s the part where the Putties take revenge on Rarity and the Harmony Rangers instead of me. Ah, I shouldn’t complain. This is a good show.”
Meanwhile, Snowdrop and Derpy were sitting in general silence before Derpy spoke up. “Hay... Snowdrop?”
“I told you not to address me by that name,” Snowdrop said. “What do you want?”
“I wanted to... apologize for earlier.”
Snowdrop shifted in her seat a little and turned to face Derpy. “Apologize? Why? For the part where you blasted me with lightning out of rage?”
“Uh... yeah. Also, I wanted to thank you for not ratting me out to Discord for attacking you and trying to destroy Dashie.”
“You know, that hadn’t even occurred to me. Still... I should hope you’re grateful for my forgetfulness.” Snowdrop then huffed and turned back to watch the Putties wreak havoc upon Ponyville.
“I’m going to take that as an, ‘apology accepted’.” Derpy then turned just in time to see four of the five Harmony Rangers teleport into the battle. “Ah, just what I needed.” Derpy and the others then got up and cantered over to meet the Harmony Rangers. “We meet again, Harmony Rangers. Wait... where’s Dashie?”
“Busy,” Fluttershy replied. “She’s out obtaining what we need to beat you four and your Putties.”
“Ooh,” Snowdrop sarcastically said. “I’m shaking in my horseshoes. Let me guess, you four are here to buy here some time?”
“I guess so.” Fluttershy then pulled out her Element of Harmony, followed by the other three Rangers. “IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME!”
“ELEMENT OF HONESTY!”
“ELEMENT OF KINDNESS!”
“ELEMENT OF LAUGHTER!”
“ELEMENT OF GENEROSITY!”
“Harmony Force, Ranger Blue!”
“Harmony Force, Ranger Yellow!”
“Harmony Force, Ranger Pink!”
“Harmony Force, Ranger Black!”
“From all of us together, we fight as one! We protect one another until the battle is done! PONY RANGERS: HARMONY FORCE!” The four Rangers then struck a pose as an explosion erupted behind them.
“I think you’re short one pony to use the word ‘together’,” Derpy taunted. “Still, I suppose it will be fun to watch the four of you be destroyed. Alicorn Putties, assemble!” The twelve Alicorn Putties then gathered between the two factions of Rangers.
“Keep your guard up, Rangers,” Fluttershy said as the four Harmony Rangers drew their weapons. “Remember, we just have to keep them busy until Rainbow Dash and Twilight get back.”
“Got it,” the others replied.
“In my opinion,” Button Mash said, “stalling for time is one of the worst strategies I’ve ever seen.”
Under her helmet, Snowdrop licked her lips. “I like where you Harmony Rangers are going with this,” she said. “I won’t interfere with your plan, Harmony Rangers. Chaos Rangers, let’s see how long they can last against the Alicorn Putties. Let them trot into their doom out of their own free will.”
The rest of the Chaos Rangers nodded in agreement. “Let’s not look this gift horse in the mouth,” Fluttershy said. “Here we go!” The four Harmony Rangers then charged into battle against the Alicorn Putties, even though they knew they had no chance of surviving against them for very long.
Meanwhile, Twilight and Rainbow Dash were making their way through the Everfree Forest. Twilight brought a map with her, so she knew where she was going, and Rainbow Dash was flying around the immediate area around her friend, keeping an eye out for any signs of trouble.
“So what kind of security do you think Nightmare set up?” Rainbow Dash asked Twilight, making punching motions towards the shadowy trees.
“Not sure,” Twilight replied. “Maybe-” Twilight was cut off when she heard a low growling sound from nearby.
“What was that?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“I’m not sure...” Twilight said as she carefully walked over to the source of the sound. She looked carefully into the darkness to find what looked like three pairs of glowing green eyes. “It looks like-”
Twilight was suddenly cut off when one of the creatures pounced forward. It looked like it had a canine-like build made entirely of wood. “TWILIGHT!” Rainbow Dash shouted, flying at the creature and ramming it with her shoulder. This managed to knock the creature away and allow Twilight to get up. “What the hay was that?”
“That was a Timber Wolf,” Twilight replied. “Really dangerous creatures. They must be what Nightmare Moon put in place to guard the sixth Element.” As Twilight said this, the Timber Wolf that Rainbow Dash attacked got up and retreated. “We must be close. Stay on your guard. Timber Wolves usually travel in packs.”
“Alright,” Rainbow Dash said. The two ponies then continued walking through the forest in general silence. After a while, Rainbow Dash spoke up again.
“How do you think the others are faring back in Ponyville?”
“I dunno,” Twilight said. “I hope they’ll be okay while we’re gone.”
Briefly cut to the other four getting their flanks handed to them on a silver platter by the Alicorn Putties.
“Don’t worry, Rainbow Dash,” Twilight continued. “They’ll be fine once we get that Element.”
“Hay, how much further is it, anyway?” Rainbow Dash asked. “I’m not very comfortable with how long it’s been since we saw that Timber Wolf.”
Twilight paused for a moment before looking forward to find that the two ponies were standing in front of a large, albeit ruin-like castle. “We’re here,” Twilight said.
“Good. Let’s go get that Element and-” Rainbow Dash was cut off when she heard a howling sound from behind her. “I knew it wouldn’t be that easy.” Dash and Twilight both turned around to find themselves face to face with a pack of three Timber Wolves, all of them slightly taller and larger in build than the two ponies. “Go inside and get that Element, Twilight,” Rainbow Dash said as she pulled out her own Element of Harmony. “I’ll hold these three off. IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME! ELEMENT OF LOYALTY!” In a flash of red light, Rainbow Dash donned her Ranger armor and drew her Harmony Sword on the Timber Wolves. “Harmony Force, Ranger Red!”
“Be careful, Rainbow,” Twilight said. “These things are dangerous.”
“That just means it’ll be more fun,” Rainbow Dash replied. “Here, little doggies. Come get your sword mark-shaped treats.” The three Timber Wolves howled and charged at Rainbow Dash. The pegasus charged back and gave the Timber Wolf at the head of the pack a powerful slash with her sword that immediately destroyed it. Dash then spun and kicked the one to her left, knocking off balance and sending it on its side. Rainbow Dash then picked up the downed Timber Wolf and threw it into the last remaining one, destroying them both. “Ha, piece of cake.” Dash then turned and flew back to where Twilight was. “And you doubted me at first.”
“Rainbow...” Twilight said.
“I mean, you should have seen how easily those three went down.”
“Rainbow!”
“Well, you did see it, but that means you know how easy they were for me to defeat, right?”
“RAINBOW!”
“What?” Dash finally asked. Twilight simply pointed behind Dash at the twigs and leaves that once made up the Timber Wolves. However, they were starting to glow and float towards each other. “That doesn’t look good.”
“I’m gonna go into the castle and retrieve the sixth Element,” Twilight said. “Then I’ll help you with that.”
“Come on, how hard could they be a second time?” Rainbow turned back around to find that instead of three reconstructed Timber Wolves, there was actually one giant Timber Wolf. It roared loudly right at Rainbow Dash as it completed its construction. “Twilight! I thought you were going to get that Element and help me!” Twilight gave a nod and galloped into the castle. “This thing is way too small for me to summon the Tyrannozord on. I’m gonna have to do this the old-fashioned way.” Rainbow Dash then gave a mighty yell as she flew head-first at the giant Timber Wolf.
Meanwhile, Twilight galloped into the castle to find a large, empty room. “Where is that Element?” Twilight asked herself. She looked around until she found something in the back of the room. It looked like a carving of some type of image, but it was overgrown with vines and other plants, so it was difficult to see what the image was from a distance. Twilight galloped over to get a closer look. What she found was an image of the five Elements of Harmony. The Element of Honesty, an apple. The Element of Kindness, a butterfly. The Element of Laughter, a balloon. The Element of Generosity, a diamond. The Element of Loyalty, a lightning bolt. It looked natural enough. Just a simple prophecy of some type. However, upon closer inspection, Twilight found that behind a large vine was what looked like a visual representation of a sixth Element. It was hard for her to describe at first. A star of some type? Just then, Twilight quickly made a crucial connection. All of the other five Elements of Harmony resembled the cutie marks of their wielders. Could that mean...?
Yes, this sixth image was, indeed, Twilight’s own cutie mark. “But what does this mean?” Twilight asked out loud. She turned around to see that Rainbow Dash’s battle with the giant Timber Wolf wasn’t going so well. “I gotta try something,” Twilight thought out loud. She placed her hoof on the image of her cutie mark and started charging a spell. “A spark. Maybe that’s all I need. One little spark to point me in the right direction.” Twilight closed her eyes to try to focus her energy, but when she opened her eyes back up, she found that all six of the engraved images had started to glow. “What? What’s going-?” Before Twilight could continue, however, the world around her suddenly went dark.
”Where am I?” Twilight asked as she found herself lying in a white void-like room.
After Twilight asked this, a white alicorn started cantering towards her. At first, Twilight thought it was Princess Celestia, but upon closer inspection, the alicorn had a red mane and tail rather than a rainbow mane and tail. “Welcome back, Twilight,” the alicorn said.
“Back to where?” Twilight asked. “Where is this place?”
“This is the physical representation of the Morphin’ Grid.”
“The Morphin’ Grid?” Twilight looked around, and at first, all she saw was white emptiness. However, before Twilight could say anything, several screen-like things started floating around. On each of them was different videos of what looked like humanoid versions of Pony Rangers fighting monsters, and there were several different variations. There was one team that wielded swords and had strange symbols on their helmets for visors. There was another team also wielded swords, but the swords were of different designs, and their costumes slightly resembled that of a Wonderbolt uniform. Yet another team of these strange creatures, however, almost perfectly resembled the Harmony Force Pony Rangers. Not only that, but there were also a few teams of actual Pony Rangers. There were the Harmony Rangers, the team from that “crossover chapter,’ and several other, unfamiliar Pony Rangers. “These...” Twilight tried to say. “These are all Rangers and Sentai?”
“Yes they are,” the alicorn said. “And it’s time for you to join them, once again.”
“But I thought I would never be a Ranger ever again.”
“That was before, Twilight Sparkle. Before your friends needed you more than ever. You must become a Ranger, once more, and save your friends from the doom they face this day.”
“You mean... none of them are going to survive their battles?”
“I fear not.” The alicorn stepped aside to show two screens. One showed Rainbow Dash struggling in the jaws of the giant Timber Wolf, and the other showed the other Rangers on the brink of defeat at the hooves of the Alicorn Putties.
“No!” Twilight shouted. “NO! THIS ISN’T HAPPENING!”
“It doesn’t have to happen,” the alicorn continued. “You can save them, but you must first pass the test to prove you’re worthy of being a Ranger once more.”
“I don’t have time for tests! I need those powers to save my friends!”
“And with that, you have passed the test.”
“Huh?”
“The test I was to give you was one of friendship. Only one who knows true friendship is worthy of uniting the six Elements of Harmony once more. Your friendships are pure and true, so you may have the sixth Element.” The alicorn then flashed her horn and gave what looked like a ball of light to Twilight. “We will meet again, Twilight Sparkle.”
Twilight woke up on the ground, still in the ruins of the castle. “Was it... just a dream?” Twilight asked herself as she got up. She was quickly given the answer “no” when she looked in front of her. The stone that originally had the designs of the six Elements of Harmony was cracked. “Wait a second...” Twilight placed her hoof on the cracked stone once again, causing the whole thing to finally crumble. Behind the stone, however, was something that looked rather strange to Twilight. She recognized it as an Element of Harmony, but it was different from the others. Rather than being a necklace, it looked more like a tiara. The gem at the top resembled her cutie mark. A purple six-point star. Twilight reached up and grabbed the Element. “Is this...?”
“HELP!!!!” Twilight heard Rainbow Dash suddenly shout. Twilight turned around to find that Rainbow Dash was in the jaws of the giant Timber Wolf and struggling to get out.
“RAINBOW!” Twilight shouted. The unicorn looked down at her Element of Harmony, took a deep breath, then put it on her head. “Don’t worry, Rainbow Dash! I’m coming!” Twilight then started galloping towards where the giant Timber Wolf was, her Element starting to glow. “IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME!”
Rainbow Dash wasn’t entirely sure what had happened. One moment, she was about to be eaten by a giant Timber Wolf, then, in a flash of white light, the Timber Wolf was destroyed. “Twilight?” Rainbow Dash asked. “How did you...? What just...? Huh?”
Back in Ponyville, the Harmony Rangers were all but defeated at the hooves of the Alicorn Putties. “Wow, that was pathetic,” Snowdrop laughed. “I guess your friends failed you, this time around, Harmony Rangers.”
“No,” Fluttershy said, struggling to get to her hooves. “Rainbow Dash and Twilight won’t let us down!”
“Sorry to say this,” Derpy said, “but I’m afraid they did.” She then struck the four Harmony Rangers with lightning, sending them all flying and de-morphing them.
“I think this is it, girls,” Fluttershy said. “It’s over.”
“It’s not over until I say it’s over!” a familiar voice said from a distance away. The four Harmony Rangers turned to find Rainbow Dash and Twilight galloping onto the battlefield.
“Rainbow Dash?” Applejack asked.
“Twilight?” Pinkie asked.
“They’re back!” Rarity said.
“I knew they’d make it!” Fluttershy cheered.
“Ha,” Derpy laughed. “Dashie and Twilly have come to save your flanks? That’s so cute.”
“You won’t think this is very ‘cute,’ Derpy,” Twilight said as she and Rainbow Dash finally stopped at the battlefield. “Because guess what time it is.” Twilight then used her magic to summon her Element of Harmony. “IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME! ELEMENT OF MAGIC!”
In a flash of white light, Twilight’s Element engulfed her body in its magic, arming her with what looked like Ranger armor, but hers was different from the other Rangers. It was white, the helmet had gold around its visor, and her midsection had armor similar to Derpy’s, except Twilight’s was black with gold shoulder blades and a gold center.
“No way!” every Ranger in the area (except for Rainbow Dash) shouted.
“Twilly’s a Ranger again?” Derpy asked.
“This is awesome!” Rarity shouted.
“My visor must be damaged,” Snowdrop said. “This can’t be.”
“Gnah!” Pinkie shouted. “That White Ranger from a few months ago is back!”
“Not exactly, Pinkie,” Twilight said, drawing an odd-looking sword. (No, it isn’t exactly Saba. Just an ordinary sword, here.) “I’m the real White Pony Ranger, Harmony Force, Ranger White, and I’m here to save my friends from you Chaos Rangers.” Twilight’s horn then began glowing. “Six Elements of Harmony, re-unify and become whole, once again!”
Just then, the Harmony Rangers’ Elements of Harmony began glowing and channeling beams of energy in their respective colors to Twilight. Twilight’s horn flared, the beams suddenly turned white, and they began channeling back to the other Elements of Harmony.
“What’s going on?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“The six Elements have been reunited,” Twilight replied. “Now their power can be strengthened ten-fold!” Twilight’s horn flared again with a light so bright, the Chaos Rangers had to shield their eyes. When they looked again, they were faced with six morphed Harmony Rangers, and the Chaos Rangers could tell just by looking at them that the Harmony Rangers were stronger than ever before.
“Oh... this isn’t good,” Derpy said, taking a step back.
“You know it isn’t,” Rainbow Dash said. “Now then, how are we going to divide up the bad guys?”
“I’ll go ahead and take down those Alicorn Putties,” Twilight said.
“Pinkie and I can help you with that,” Fluttershy said.
“I guess that leaves the Chaos Rangers to us,” Rainbow Dash said to Rarity and Applejack. “I’ll take Red and Derpy.”
“I’ll take on Yellow,” Applejack said.
“And Blue still owes me some payback,” Rarity said.
“Then it looks like we all know what we’re doing,” Twilight said. “Alright, Harmony Rangers, ATTACK!” The six ponies then galloped towards their above assigned adversaries.
Twilight, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie all charged at the Alicorn Putties. All of a sudden, the Alicorn Putties were just as pathetic as normal Putty Ponies. Easily falling at the hooves of the Pony Rangers. The fact that Twilight was there didn’t help the Putties’ case, either. She masterfully wielded her blade as though she had been training with it from birth. With powerul grace, she cut down the Alicorn Putties left and right. Her magic really helped, too. She blasted Putties left and right, knocking them back and forth. The battle surely would have been over in minutes had the Alicorn Putties been unable to regenerate themselves. Still, they weren’t regenerating and regrouping fast enough to keep up with the Harmony Rangers for very long.
Meanwhile, Rarity was going all out against Sweetie Belle. (Rarity, of course, didn’t know she was fighting Sweetie Belle, though Sweete did know she was fighting her sister.) Rarity brought her axe down upon Sweetie Belle, but Sweetie managed to block the attack with her sword. The filly then proceeded to try to strike Rarity with her magic, but Rarity used her own magic to conjure a small shield to block the attack. Rarity then broke her axe free and gave Sweetie Belle a horizontal strike, sending the filly flying.
Applejack was fighting Button Mash, and a similar scenario was taking place. Applejack was using her dual blades to her advantage. Even if Button Mash could block one blade, Applejack would use her other blade to attack Button Mash from behind his defence. Button immediately switched tactics and tried to go on the offensive, using his powers to fling rocks at Applejack. The farm filly dodged these, however, and used her Lance to strike Button Mash away. When he was flung, he managed to land perfectly on top of Sweetie Belle, who had just then gotten back on her hooves before she was knocked back down.
Rainbow Dash flew a top speed towards Derpy and Snowdrop. Both Chaos Rangers attacked Rainbow Dash, but Dash was able to fight off both of them. Derpy tried to strike Dash from the front, but Dash managed to block the attack. Snowdrop tried to take the opportunity to strike Rainbow Dash from behind, but the prismatic pegasus saw this attack coming, broke her sword free from Derpy’s, and turned around to knock Snowdrop away. Derpy recovered quickly and flew back at Rainbow Dash, who was barely able to block Derpy’s charge.
Twilight happened to look over at Rainbow Dash’s battle. She didn’t seem to be faring too well. Twilight turned to Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. “Girls,” she called. “I need to go help Rainbow Dash. You two think you can handle these Alicorn Putties?”
“Not a problem, Twi,” Pinkie replied. Twilight nodded and galloped over to where Rainbow Dash, Derpy, and Snowdrop were fighting.
“Give up, Dashie,” Derpy said. “You can’t take on both of us yourself.”
“That’s why she isn’t alone!” Twilight shouted as she fired a blast of magic at the two Chaos Rangers.
“Grr,” Snowdrop growled to herself. “That White Ranger can be really troublesome. Derpy, you go on ahead and keep fighting Rainbow Dash. Twilight’s mine.”
“Suit yourself, Scoo- Chaos Red,” Derpy said. Snowdrop gave an angry glare under her helmet, but in a split-second, she realized Derpy couldn’t see her eyes, so the filly just turned and charged at Twilight.
“Wait,” Rainbow Dash said. “What did you nearly call her?”
“None of your business, Dashie!” Derpy shouted as she attacked Rainbow Dash again. Her attack was blocked once again, however, and the green-clad pegasus was knocked backwards.
Snowdrop tried to fight Twilight, but the fact of the matter was that Twilight had a little more experience fighting as a Ranger than Snowdrop did. As well, Twilight’s magic gave her a significant leg-up over Snowdrop. Even with Snowdrop’s gust attacks, Twilight would just use her magic to generate a shield that would block the attack. In terms of sword skill, Twilight still had Snowdrop beat. Snowdrop tried to give Twilight a vertical slash, but Twilight easily blocked the attack with her own sword, broke the attack, knocked Snowdrop off-balance, and gave the filly a powerful blast of magic that knocked her into the pile of her other three companions.
“Well, Chaos Rangers,” Twilight said as the other five Harmony Rangers returned from their battles, “ready to throw in the towel?”
“Hardly,” Snowdrop said. She then raised her hoof to the sky, followed by the other three. “Red Falcon Zord!”
“Blue Dolphin Zord!”
“Yellow Lion Zord!”
“Green Dragon Zord!”
All of the Chaos Rangers’ zords came charging into the battlefield, each immediately forming their respective combat modes. Their respective pilots then teleported into their respective cockpits.
“Chaos Megazord, ready!” Snowdrop, Sweetie Belle, and Button Mash shouted in unison.
“Dragon Battlezord, ready!” Derpy shouted.
“That won’t slow us down,” Rainbow Dash said. “Twilight, if you would.”
“Alright,” Twilight replied. She then began charging her horn with energy. “Summon Dinozords!”
The Harmony Rangers’ Dinozords stampeded onto the battlefield, and their pilots all teleported into their respective zords. (Seriously. How many times am I going to say “respective” in this chapter?)
“Harmony Megazord, form!” Rainbow Dash shouted. In the two weeks Discord spent on hiatus, Twilight adjusted the Megazord’s formation sequence so that it would cast the Flash Formation Spell on its own without her wasting effort casting it herself, so the Harmony Megazord formed and stood tall against the Chaos Megazord and Dragon Battlezord in ten seconds flat.
“Do you seriously think you Harmony Rangers can win this round?” Snowdrop asked. “It’s still two Megazords against one. Now’s the time for you to throw in the towel before your overconfidence costs you your last shreds of dignity.”
“Actually, Chaos Red,” Twilight said over comm, “they aren’t alone this time around. There’s something I think you should know. My Element of Harmony... it came with its own zord. WHITE TIGER ZORD, I SUMMON YOU!”
“Did she just say ‘White’ Tiger Zord?” Fluttershy asked.
Somewhere deep in the Everfree Forest, (actually in that chasm near the castle the Element of Magic was located), there was a loud rumbling that was loud enough to cause a nearby pack of Timber Wolves to scatter. There was a mighty roaring sound and out of the chasm jumped what looked like a massive white mechanical tiger. It then began charging towards Ponyville to join the battle.
Twilight teleported into her White Tiger Zord and had it skid to a stop alongside the Harmony Megazord. “White Tiger Zord, ready!” the unicorn shouted as her zord gave a mighty roar.
“You really think that little kitty will be enough to stop us?” Button Mash asked with a laugh.
“Maybe I should give you four a taste of this ‘little kitty’s’ power,” Twilight replied with a smile. “White Tiger Zord, charge!” The zord gave a mighty roar before leaping forward and pouncing on the Chaos Megazord, knocking it down. Derpy tried to attack Twilight with her Dragon Battlezord, but Twilight turned around and struck Derpy’s zord with a barrage of rockets. However, the Chaos Rangers recovered faster than Twilight anticipated and punt kicked the White Tiger Zord away.
“You alright, Twilight?” Rainbow Dash asked as the White Tiger Zord landed in front of the Harmony Megazord.
“I’m fine,” Twilight replied as the White Tiger Zord got back to its feet/hooves/paws/whatever. “In fact, I wasn’t even trying that time around. I think it’s about time I showed everypony what the White Tiger Zord can really do.” Twilight then pressed a few buttons on her console while at the same time charging her horn with energy. “White Tiger Battlezord formation sequence, engage!”
“What?” Derpy shouted. “Now Twilly gets her own Battlezord?”
“Sorry, Derpy,” Rei said from behind where Derpy was sitting in her zord’s cockpit. “That’s just how the story works.”
“Would you get out of my life!?”
“Given the fact that I’m writing your life at the present moment... no.”
While Derpy was arguing with the author, Twilight’s White Tiger Zord began shifting its form. At last, a white battlezord standing as tall as all the other Megazords in the battlefield stood alongside the Harmony Megazords.
“White Tiger Battlezord, ready!” Twilight shouted as her own Battlezord stood tall and drew its sword.
“Alright!” Rainbow Dash shouted. “Welcome back to the team, Twilight!”
“This doesn’t look good,” Snowdrop said as the Chaos Megazord and Dragon Battlezord each took a step back.
“You know it isn’t,” Twilight said. “For you four, at least. Now then, Rainbow Dash, whaddya say we take these Phony Rangers down together?”
“Let’s do it,” Rainbow Dash replied. “Harmony Rangers, attack!” Both the Harmony Megazord and the Tiger Battlezord then charged at the Chaos Megazord and the Dragon Battlezord.
Twilight and Derpy fought Battlezord to Battlezord, and it was quickly evident that Twilight had the upper-hoof. Derpy wasn’t about to back down, though. She still needed her revenge for what Twilight did to her. Derpy tried to jab her spear into Twilight’s Battlezord’s chest, but Twilight easily blocked the attack with her blade and replied with a massive blast of magic, amplified by the Tiger Battlezord. The Dragon Battlezord was knocked backwards, allowing Twilight to fire several rockets, knocking Derpy out of commission.
Meanwhile, the Harmony and Chaos Megazords were going at it with full force. Their blades clashed repeatedly, causing several small explosions around where they were fighting. The Chaos Rangers could tell they were out-matched, but they weren’t about to admit defeat. They continued their onslaught with all their might, but it was their turn to be outclassed by the Harmony Rangers. They simply couldn’t handle the power the Harmony Rangers received from Twilight’s Element of Harmony and were knocked backwards into the defeated pile, right on top of Derpy’s Dragon Battlezord.
“Well, Chaos Rangers,” Rainbow Dash said. “Looks like we’re the ones who outclassed you, this time around.”
“Grr,” Snowdrop growled once again. “This isn’t over, Harmony Rangers! You six are at your peak, but we can only get stronger. We have a much larger plan in motion, and very soon, you six will all be defeated!” The Chaos Rangers and their zords then teleported away.
“My little ponies, that’s one big win,” Rainbow Dash said, earning several facehoofs and groans from the other Rangers. “What? ‘Little ponies.’ ‘Big win.’ You gotta admit that was kind of good.”
“Just stick to what you said before,” Twilight said.
“Fine. My little ponies, victory is ours.”
Back on the moon base, Trixie had seen the whole battle via the same monitor Discord was watching, though from a distance so Discord wouldn’t get annoyed by her. (Again.) “Well well,” Trixie said to herself. “The Great and Powerful Trixie did not think Twilight Sparkle would be down forever. Perhaps it is time for Trixie to put her latest plan into motion.” Trixie then retreated to her quarters.
Discord, meanwhile, wasn’t as happy as Trixie was. As the Chaos Rangers teleported in, he turned around and gave each of them angry glares. “Would somepony mind telling me what exactly that was down there?” he asked angrily.
“We apologize, Discord,” Snowdrop said. “The Harmony Rangers caught us off-guard. It won’t happen again.”
“It better not,” Discord said. “Still, though, when one door closes, two others open. Now that Twilight Sparkle is a Ranger again, Trixie will be willing to fight once again. As well, Twilight unlocked a seal that has been keeping me from the fifth Element of Chaos.” Discord then turned to Zecora, who was standing in the corner of the room. “Zecora, did you see where Twilight got her Element of Harmony? I need you to go there and search for something called the Phoenix Gem. With its power, we can finally destroy the Harmony Rangers.”
“I will complete this action,” Zecora replied with a bow. “But first, I will need a distraction.”
Discord looked over at where Trixie was. “I don’t think you’ll have to wait very long for that,” he said. Here’s a good opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, he thought to himself. While the Harmony Rangers are getting rid of Trixie, Zecora can get the Phoenix Gem without a hitch. Discord let out a low, but audible chuckle. “Everything is falling into place quite well,” he said out loud.
“What is?” Snowdrop asked.
“The Master Plan, of course,” Discord replied. “The Alicorn Putties were created for the sole purpose of drawing the Element of Magic out, breaking the seal it created. Now the Phoenix Gem and Equestria are as good as ours!”
Meanwhile in Canterlot, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were giving Twilight her official reinduction to the Pony Rangers. Spike and the other Harmony Rangers were there as well, and not a single one there could have been happier for Twilight.
“Twilight Sparkle, my most faithful student,” Princess Celestia said, “it is with great honor that Luna and I welcome you back to the Pony Rangers team.”
“Thank you, Princess Celestia,” Twilight said, bowing her head and doing her best not to tear up.
“As thou knowst,” Luna said, “in order to maintain thine powers, thou must follow the Ranger Code, which is a set of three simple rules thou must follow. First, thou must never escalate a battle unless such an action is needed.” Twilight nodded her head in acceptance. “Second, thou must never use thine powers for dark intentions or personal gain.” Twilight nodded once again. “Finally, thou must strive to keep thine powers a secret. Unless, of course, those thou shares thine secrets with are thine closest friends.” Luna indicated the other Harmony Rangers with a smile. “Twilight Sparkle, dost thou accept this code?”
“I accept,” Twilight replied with a smile. The other Rangers took this as their cue to run in and give Twilight a group hug. “Thank you, Princesses Celestia and Luna. And thank you, all of you. If it weren’t for the friendships I’ve made with all of you, I’m sure I wouldn’t be standing here today.”
“No problem, Twilight,” Rainbow Dash said. “Heck, if it weren’t for the friendships we’ve made, odds are none of us would be here either.” Rainbow Dash then broke the group hug and the six ponies were standing in a circle. “Whaddya say?” Dash asked as she put her hoof in the center of the circle. “For old times sake?”
Twilight smiled before placing her hoof on Dash’s, followed by the others. “Can I?” Twilight asked Rainbow Dash. The prismatic pegasus nodded. “Okay. From all of us together, we fight as one!”
“WE PROTECT ONE ANOTHER UNTIL THE BATTLE IS DONE!” all six of the ponies shouted in unison. “WE ARE THE PONY RANGERS: HARMONY FORCE!”
As the Harmony Rangers were cheering and laughing together, the Princesses didn’t look quite as happy. “Everything is happening as The Doctor foretold,” Luna said to Celestia. “Isn’t it, sister?”
“I fear so,” Celestia replied. “But trust me, little sister. I believe the power of their friendship can see them through.”
Luna looked over at Spike before continuing. “I hope you’re right,” the princess of the night said to her sister.
Next time...
“With this amulet, Trixie can finally bring down the Harmony Rangers!”
“This plan of yours better work, Trixie.”
“If you don’t accept this duel, Twilight Sparkle, The Great and Powerful Trixie will level Ponyville.”
“I don’t know about you three, but I for one don’t trust these ‘Diamond Dogs’ of Trixie’s.”
“Just because I’m a dragon doesn’t mean I can’t be some type of Ranger, right?”
“After all this time, the Phoenix Gem is mine!”
次回、 「Dogs of War」 あ楽しみに！ (Next time, “Dogs of War” Enjoy!)
