The duo had reached Manehatten where the huge city was being rebuilt, and there was nothing but city life in sight. But there weren't ponies with shackles on their necks or hooves. They were still forced to work though, that was a very bad thing that Yoshi and Spike came to remove, the fortress and the key was at the edge of town, but the guards and taskmasters had to go.
As the duo approached a taskmaster, a koopa yelled. "Look out! The outlaws are behind you!"
"Um, we better run, right?"
"Yep, let's make them kill themselves." The duo then take off.
When the guard thought they had them, they end up shooting their arrows at each other, killing each other, but things weren't over yet, ounce the guards had finished making that mistake of shooting each other, they chased Yoshi and Spike towards the fortress. But to their surprise, the doors were open.
"Quickly, we must stop them! Or else they'll get the key!" But as the guard finished his order, an explosion had rattled the place, causing guards who were fatally wounded sent flying into the air. Wondering who caused the horrific explosion, the guards entered the fortress, to see Yoshi and Spike, who were dodging bullet bills, trying to escape with the key.
"HALT! You are under..." But before the guard could finish his sentence, the duo had made it out of the fortress, saying. "Bill you later!" Wondering what that meant, and still wanting the reward money for Yoshi and Spike's capture, the koopas were about to leave the fortress, when a bullet bill, as huge as the fortress, fatally hit them, sending the fortress and them flying.
"Ouch! That one will hurt!" said Yoshi, his expression was shocked and worried, he was worried when the shock wave would hit them, and shocked to see such a big explosion.
Bowser was furious when he found out that the outlaws had only one key left to retrieve before coming after him and unlocking his barrier. "I'M GONNA SEND THE ENTIRE AIRSHIP ARMADA AFTER THEM TO PONYVILLE!!!!!!! BOWSER JR.! GO! NOW! ANYTHING TO PROTECT MY RULE OVER THIS COUNTRY, YOU'LL DO IT FOR ME! FOR YOU! FOR OUR EMPIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Calm down dad, I'll finish them. In fact, I'll threaten them with a very clever trick, anything to protect that final key, this trick would make the outlaws do something wrong no matter what!"
"Which is?"
"You'll find out if you see a explosion from Ponyville. Or not!"
Ponyville was a city where the bearers of the elements of harmony were, but since those were gone, and that Twilight was captured. Ponyville was unhappy ever since. But to their surprise, Spike went missing, and that all the other cities had the fortress there fall to the ground.
But one day, in the distance, the airship armada approached, soon Bowser Jr. touched down, holding a bomb, he said that he wouldn't let Ponyville's fortress get destroyed without a fight. "No matter what, your heroes would make a wrong choice." was what he said.
When Yoshi and Spike arrived, Bowser Jr. saw Spike's tail, knowing that they were here, and called for them. "Come on out, we don't have any weapons on us!" Spike couldn't resist to just take a peek, and in fact, no soldier had a weapon, all the Ponyville residents, who were now slaves to Bowser, were frightened with a threat to kill them all, for they had a huge wire running towards the town hall, where about five thousand bomb-ups were kept, if Bowser Jr. pushed the button, the place would go sky high.
"Yoshi, we have a problem."
"What is it, is it that they do have weapons?"
"No, much worse, but it's safe for us to be seen."
Confused with Spike's response, he agrees. "If we can get the key, we can be so close to our goal we could taste it!"
As Yoshi and Spike come out, gasps cascade through the frightened slaves, how could a green dinosaur and Spike save them from this trap for them.
"What is it Bowser Jr.?!"
"Yoshi, Yoshi, we have so much to talk about! We can always say that you are trying your best to save these pitiful ponies from their shackles and chains, well, you were so close yet so far! And Spike, one of the princess's assistant, I always regretted hurting precious Twilight Sparkle!" As he mentioned Twilight, he shot a fireball at the ponies, shocked from the sudden attack, they quickly move out of the way to avoid being burnt.
Bowser Jr. continued on with his plot. "I have a deal for you two, you ether say that you won't give up on your quest to free these ponies from my father and attempt to get the key, and you will see this place blow up and turn to ashes!" The mention of the threat had frightened many ponies, many were so scared that they had screamed in terror. But Bowser Jr. didn't stop. "Or you can leave this place be and give me the other keys and these ponies will live, but they will continue to be my father's slaves for generations to come!"
The trap was so far working, Yoshi and Spike didn't know how to get out of this situation, ether choice led to unhappiness and tragedy. Their minds raced furiously. "Well, what's your answer?" asked the impatient Bowser Jr. He was really having a very hard time resisting to press the button that would lead to the ponies' death. That was when Yoshi had an idea. He got out a sword, and directed Spike onto his back. He then shouted. "We are not giving up! We know how to do this, we'll teach you a lesson Bowser Jr.!" The response of bravery had caused gasps to cascade through the frightened pony slaves, they knew Yoshi and Spike were putting their lives on the line.
Bowser Jr. was also shocked, but he gladly presented them the fortress, but he made another deal. "I'll give you one minute, if you aren't back in one minute, you will die along with the rest! But if you do make it, then I will gladly let you go and face my father in combat!" He knew he was putting the key on the line, but he didn't think that the duo could make it in one minute. He then started a timer next to him and let the duo start the impossible task.
"What's your plan?"
"Cut that wire, then get the key!"
"Good thinking! We'll best that prideful son of Bowser!"
With nothing looking in their direction, just looking at the clock, Yoshi took his sword that he took out, and sliced the wire leading to the bomb, then they ran to the fortress, where many guards were waiting for them, but while Yoshi and Spike were fighting the guards at the fortress, Bowser Jr.'s timer hit zero. Many ponies held on tight to each other, wanting to be together when they died in a bloody explosion. Bowser Jr. laughed to himself, he thought he dominated over the outlaws, but when he did the dreaded moment, pressing the button, there was a few pops, but no boom, no bombs went off.
"Wha....WHAT HAPPENED?????!!!!!!!!!!!" He repeatedly pressed the button, until he threw the switch onto the ground, causing a spark to fly, but the spark hit the wire, igniting it, causing the bomb to act like a old fashioned dynamite, the fuse was the wire, leading to the bombs. More gasps cascaded from the ponies, many tried to run to the wire and put out the flame, but Bowser Jr. shot an arrow, signaling the ponies to stay put.
The victory was claimed by Yoshi and Spike at the fortress, but while they came back with the key, Bowser Jr. came, saying. "Have fun with my bombs!" That meant that Bowser Jr. found another way to set the bombs off, and it was in a matter of time before the bombs are ignited. When they came to the sight, Bowser Jr. and the airship armada were watching from the sky that their moment of triumph drew nearer. They also found the wire they cut was on fire, and that the wire was connected to a bomb-up's fuse, which could make a crater with the other bombs so huge and deep that the signs of life would be wiped out completely.
"Yoshi, we need water!"
"Or a knife." replied Yoshi, and calmly crouched down and cut off the burning part of the wire, and threw it into a patch off dirt, the bombs would not go off that day. The place would stay safe. But while nothing happened, no booms or pops, Bowser Jr. led his airships away. Ponyville was saved from Bowser Jr.'s cruel plot! The ponies were thankful to be safe. "Your welcome guys! We would love to stay and celebrate, but we must finish the task at hand." said Spike, staring at Canterlot, where instead of water, was lava pouring down the mountain.
Bowser was even more angry when he figured out the outlaws were on their way to face him in Canterlot. "I'M GONNA KILL...."
"Dad! Calm down, your temper is too much for everyone here!"
"BUT....but.....okay fine, but when they get here and unlock the barrier, I'll send the airship armada after them, if that fails, they'll face me in my new arena above us!"
"That sounds perfect dad!"
So Yoshi and Spike will face a great challenge, they must succeed, or the ponies in Equestria will never be free again!