//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: The Home of Pinkamena // Story: No Cupcakes With This Pinkie // by JusSonic //------------------------------// Chapter 2: The Home of Pinkamena The Mane Six sat in their own compartment as they head back to Ponyville with their friends old and new. Imagine, another Pinkie Pie who was ageless as time itself. Ben is curious as to how much the mare knows...and when the time comes when he finds out what drove Shadow Dragon to madness in the first place. Apple Bloom noticed Flare Tiger's mouth curiously when the other members of the Crusaders noticed her. Nyx asked, "Apple Bloom, what you staring at?" Apple Bloom answered, "Had ya notice 'dat Flare Tiger has fangs?" Mare Six, the Dragons, the Cutie Mark Crustier members, and Ben exclaims in shock, "Fangs!?!" Flare Tiger grin with teeth which show that there are fangs as she chuckle at their reaction. Flare Tiger chuckled, "Finally, somepony noticed mah fangs!" Fluttershy shake while asking in worry, "Are you're Changeling?" Flare Tiger answers, "Changeling? No way! Ah'm hybrid type! Ya really are lucky, Ah'm an omnivore." Applejack shocked ask, "Ya're a Carnivore!?!" Flare Tiger sighed, "No, no, no, Ah said Omnivores, not Carnivore." Nyx asked, "Mommy, what're Omnivores?" Twilight answers, "Omnivores are all-eaters which are both Carnivore and Herbivore." Flare Tiger proudly answers, "Eeyup!" Ben asked, "I don't understand... How did you get these?" Flare Tiger answers, "Family genes; by the way, Rainbow Dash?" Rainbow Dash asked, "Yeah?" Flare Tiger smiled, "On mah way to Canterlot, ah did sent mah e-mail to ya, it has all informance about mah family. All answers that ya want know how ah able sent to ya so fast as easily is in there." Rainbow Dash shocked respond, "What?!? I gotten get you for this!" As they arrived at the Ponyville Station, they got off as Rainbow Dash flew out in speed. Flare Tiger laughed then turn around and sat down and waiting as Ben noticed her. Ben asked, "What you doing?" Flare Tiger smiled as she explains, "Waiting for mah lover and mah adopted daughter." Pinkie Pie gasped, "Oh! That's remind me, the party for your whole herd is at 7pm right?" Flare Tiger smiled while answering again, "Eeyup! And for the little party with ya will be helping me be busy and see how ponies reaction are to mah family first," Pinkie Pie smiled as she said, "Okay dokie lokie!" Pinkamena smiled while saying, "See you there." As they left her at station, the ponies move onward. Rarity spoke up, "I got to admit; it’s great for you to be out in the open, Miss Pinkamena. I am thinking of giving you some clothes, as a way of saying thanks for your help." "Thanks, I would like a new set of clothes! Matches well with my pink color." As the gang travel along with Pinkamena, she then surprises a lot of ponies as she stood on her back hooves and walk. Lyra sees and gasps as Bon Bon saw this. Then Twilight says, "How is that possible?" "Well that's another story when I ended up in My Little Pony Tales." Pinkamena said. She tells her story as they move. -------------------------------- In the story, Pinkamena winds up in another world, looking around to see a village of ponies. She whines, "Awww. Not the timeline I was looking for." "Hi there," A pony exclaims as she comes up to Pinkamena...standing on her back hooves! "Isn't it silly to stand on all fours like that?" "This is how I usually do it; Right?" "Not unless you like having your hooves dirty. If you like, I will show you how to stand on your back hooves." Pinkamena pauses then smiles as she agrees to let the pony help her. The new friend instructs her a bit. It took a while but Pinkamena finally stood on her back hooves. "Thanks! You know, I may stay in your village for a while." Pinkamena said thoughtfully. "I like to have fun!" "Cool, I can show you around! By the name, my name is Bon-Bon!" The pony known as Bon-Bon (in this gen) said happily. "My name is Pinkamena Diane Pie." ----------------- "And so, Bon-Bon and her pals helped me have fun and taught me the simple ways as if they are humans," Pinkamena explains to her friends in the present. "And after a while, I time hop again. Pretty neat, huh?" "Yeah, sure is." Applejack remarks with a chuckle. "Ah done wonder if we could do 'dat. Hmmm, after 'de odd looks, who would wanna?" "Say, can you do me an' mah friends a favor?" Apple Bloom asks, seeing Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon at their table. Pinkamena nods as the filly points to them. "Go over there; tap Diamond Tiara on 'de shoulder an' say 'boo'." Pinkamena smirks devilishly then goes over and taps Diamond Tiara on the shoulder. As the two bullies turn to look, the weirdo booms, "BOO!" "AAAAAAAAARGHHHHHH," Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon scream in terror as they run away from the sight of Pinkamena. As they rush off, she and the CMC laughs their flanks off. "I love that!" Sweetie giggles happily at what just happened. ------------------- Celestia, Golden Heart and the Mystic Tao look through a book. The Alicorn said, "As you can see so far, Golden Heart begins to have a theory about what the keys are." "Is that so?" Tao ask Golden Heart in amusement, "Any ideas?" "Well, so far, I've noticed that three items that held by the Mane Six flashes with rainbow color." Golden Heart explains, showing pictures of three certain items given to the Mane Six so far. "There's a spool given to Rarity, a Wonderbolt badge given to Rainbow and a rubber chicken given to Pinkie Pie." "Hmm, interesting; what is your theory?" Tao asked Golden Heart curiously. "I am thinking that whatever is in the box that the girls got from the Tree of Harmony may have something to do with...rainbow power!" Golden Heart exclaims with a smile on his face. If three items flashes with rainbow, then that must be the power, right? "Rainbow power; Hmm," Celestia said, intrigued about this theory. "It is possible. It cannot be a coincidence." Tao said with a thoughtful look. "Who has yet to get a rainbow item?" "That would be Applejack, Fluttershy and Princess Twilight Sparkle herself." Golden Heart said as he checks out a board with the Mane Six's pictures on it. Rarity, Rainbow and Pinkie Pie's picture got X's on them, meaning that they got their item. "If what we suspect is right, that leaves three keys with the rainbow flashing left to be found." "I'm worried that Dark Curse and his minions may figure this out and would try to get the rainbow power for themselves." Tao said seriously. He knows how close his former friend and his Dark Mystic Powers are to victory. "We can't let them or all of Equestria will fall." "And another thing we need to worry about is the dark curse-like prophecy that was made after the Elements of Harmony were given back to the Tree." Golden Heart said seriously, recalling how a certain evil vampire villainess claims that the Mane Six will meet their demise before they could open the box. "Yes, the curse given by Fanged Dahlia." Celestia agreed seriously, also recalling the fiend from that very day. "Then we can only hope that the last three keys are found before that was to happen...and that Dark Curse and his Dark Mystic Ponies don't make any plans for the future." Tao said seriously, praying that the rest of the keys are found before then. ------------------- Pinkie, not surprisingly, already got a party set up for her new friend Pinkamena. Surprisingly, some of the ponies got used to her despite her pranking and her creepy smile, as well as her ability to give out the Brrs. "Pound, Pumpkin, meet your good friend Pinkie's other self!" Pinkie said as she pushes Pinkamena to the Cake Twins, "It’s okay, Pinkamena. Say hi!" Pound and Pumpkin looks at the newcomer then happily hug her, giggling. Mrs. Cake smiles while saying, "Well, I'll be. Looks like the little ones took to your...'alternate self', is it?" "Yep! I figure if given the chance Pinkamena would be well like!" Pinkie exclaims happily to her friends. Ben Mare was drinking some of the punch when he spots Chase coming over. The stallion calls, "Hey, Chase! Hey, Chase! Glad to see you. Miss you at Rainbow's birth-iversary." "Sorry, wild parties aren't my thing." Chase, AKA, unknown to the heroes, Shadow Dragon, remarks to Ben sternly. "I've heard about it. Your friend Pinkie let her pride get in the way of what's important." "Yes, but she learned her lesson as did Twilight and her friends." Ben remarks with a smile. He held up a cupcake, "Cupcake?" "Yes, I know." Chase said, blinking his eyes at this. "Well." Ben remarks with a shrug, eating his cupcake that he offered to Chase. After swallowing, the stallion continues, "You know, we have been up at Canterlot earlier. Golden Heart told us a story of his journey. One of the parts involves a battle with the one in my dreams, Shadow Dragon. The guy almost killed him. Is there a problem, Chase?" The reason Ben said that part is because Chase's eye is twitching a bit. He calms down, saying, "Yeah, I'm fine...I'm fine..go on." "Right; anyway, the Shadow Dragon would've finished off Golden Heart if it weren't for Deadblast. Some ponies may claim Shadow Dragon to be a coward and a killer." Ben pauses, failing to see Chase getting upset. That is until the hero said, "But not me." "Not you?" Chase asks a bit surprised by this statement. "Right, Golden Heart said that Shadow Dragon used to be an ally to the Mystic Ponies. I think something happened to him that changed his life forever." Ben said thoughtfully, leaving Chase to be silent for a bit. "You know, I wonder if it was someone he loves that died?" "It was. A mare that he loves was killed." Chase said, much to Ben's notice. "He met her one day, it was love at pure sight...but then after her death because of an enemy, it changed him...forever." "What changed him? How did you know this?" Ben asks in concern. Does Chase know something about Shadow Dragon that he doesn't know about? "I said too much." Chase said as he trots away. "Some things are best left for another day." Now Ben is really worried. He got to know what happened to Shadow Dragon. Just then the Mane Six, their friends and family noticed Flare Tiger walking along with her family, her mate and her adopt daughter. Rainbow Dash looks shocked at the stallion's figure as Twilight step up along with her family and friends. Twilight smiled as she speaks to Flare Tiger and her family, "Hello! Welcome to Ponyville! I am Princess Twilight Sparkle." Ben spoke, "I'm Ben Mare." Nyx chirped, "I am Nyx!" Twilight turned to her friends and introduces them, "And this is Applejack and her little sister, Apple Bloom." Applejack smiled while speaking, "Howdy!" "Rarity and her little sister, Sweetie Belle..." Twilight said as she introduces them next. Rarity nodded while speaking politely, "Nice to meet you, darling!" "Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash..." Twilight said as she introduces them now. Fluttershy meekly stood behind Rainbow Dash, still shocked. "Scootaloo..." Scootaloo smiled while waving, saying, "Hi!" "Golden Heart and his sister, Pinkamena..." Twilight said. "Well, Golden Heart isn't here yet, but he will be, so this is Pinkamena for now." The family nodded as Twilight about to say the next one but Pinkie Pie leapt out with a smile. Pinkie Pie cheerily introduces himself, "Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! I love to throw parties! Do you...." At the same time, Twilight manages to zip Pinkie Pie's mouth as she still chat with her mouth close. Flare Tiger laughed as her mate looked confused and her adopted daughter hid behind her legs. Flare Tiger smiled as she begins her own introductions, "This is mah mate, Comet Star..." Comet Star smiled, bowing while saying, "It's an honor to meet you." Flare Tiger looked at her adopt daughter as she whisper to her, then her daughter nodded as she step out of her hiding spot. They gasped at her figure as she felt very nervous as the filly look at their faces. Flare Tiger smiled as she spoke, "And this is mah adopt daughter, Iris Heart Shield." Applejack asked, "Um, why does she...." Flare Tiger finished, "Look like Sombra, yeah, for ya information, she's different because she was outcast by her own kind. And she's not welcome into the Crystal Empire, either. She's a very rare one, which is an Albino Iron Pony." Scootaloo asked, "Albino Iron Pony? What is that?" Comet Star chuckled, "Albino stands for white type, which rare gene to being born, and for Iron Pony, they're like Unicorn Ponies but very stronger than them as Sombra is one of them." Twilight gasped, "You mean there is more different type of pony out there?" Flare Tiger smiled as she answers, "Eeyup! Only four common were Earth Pony, Unicorn Pony, Pegasus Pony and Alicorn. And there are more types, which are called uncommon." Twilight said, "Oh; that meant Comet Star is also common?" Rainbow Dash shakes her head as she want to hear this out as Flare Tiger sighed. Flare Tiger sadly explains, "Nnnope, he's not a pure Gryphon, or griffin, he's an Opinicus, which means he's a Maned Gryphon as he's uncommon." Comet Star sighed, "That also meaning I am an outcast to all griffins." Rainbow Dash shocked ask, "Hey, wait a minute! If there different kinds of uncommon, they're treated like outcasts?" Flare Tiger nodded, answering, "Eeyup, they're treated like outcasts or death for them." They gasped as Ben stepped up, worried. Ben asked, "Is there way for them to survive?" Rainbow Dash remembered something, asking, "Hey, if this ‘mystery island’ you mentioned which meaning..." Flare Tiger smiled, "Eeyup, now ya caught up with the puzzles, this mystery island is called Digitrisland. Here's the map, its help ya wonder why it's called it." Flare Tiger gives a map to the group. Pinkie Pie gasped, "Triforce!" They stared at her as Pinkie Pie confused asks, "What?" Comet Star chuckle, "Pinkie's right, my dear, will you do the honor?" Flare Tiger nodded as she cast project magic right onto the figure of the Digitrisland then it slowly form into a Triforce as they gasped at it. Ben asked, "So, that's a Triforce like my cutie mark?!?" They nodded at it at the same time, Pinkamena and two other figures known as Shadow Cat and Flower Dog walked over, making Flare Tiger surprised to see the last two as if familiar with them. Flare Tiger shocked said, "Shadow, Flower, what are ya doing here?" Shadow Cat chuckled nervously, "Same reason as you are." Flower Dog sighed, "Honesty, we didn't want you do this without us, it's what blood-sisters for." Flare Tiger smiled while speaking, "Ah can't blame ya for a good reason, but ah forever missed ya." Flare Tiger, Flower Dog, and Shadow Cat hugged each other as Nyx heard what Flower Dog said. Nyx asked, "What’s blood-sisters?" Comet Star explained, "Blood-sister is the oath from the Indian. It's proved that they care for each other." Nyx said, "Oh...." "Want to see a neat trick?" Pinkamena ask the CMC with a mischievous smile. "Yeah," The CMC exclaim with a smile. Pinkamena put a knife in her mouth and swallows it, much to the shock of the mare. Suddenly she spits the knife out, sending it right onto a bullseye. "Wow!" The foal cheers on in amazement. "Ponies; don't do this at home. I'm a professional." Pinkamena said with a smirk to her friends. "Try it at her home!" Pinkie exclaims happily, making her friends laugh a bit. "Dance music!" Flare Tiger exclaims as he has Comet Star turn the dancing music on, "Time to dance." "Wanna dance, Twiley?" Ben asks Twilight slyly. "Sure, Ben," Twilight replied. The couple took on dancing. Pinkamena laughs and smiles a bit. This has been fun. The mare is already making a few friends already. Maybe it's great to be out in the open...for once. As the gang was busy greeting Flare Tiger’s family, Pinkamena had Rainbow Dash behind a corner as Rainbow was a little scared but Pinkamena says, “You recall the part where you were in the basement and what I did to you..........look, I blundered by mistake because something in me wanted to do you in but I had enough will to set you free. I thank you for locking me in there. I was able to regain control and only played a game.......Dashie, if I start acting not myself and, you know what I mean, I want you to keep ponies away from me.........I might not be able to control myself.” Rainbow Dash was puzzled but nods all nervous like. Pinkamena sighs, “Thank you Dashie; now let’s get back to the gang before they know we are missing.” She heads back to the gang as Rainbow Dash followed really confused at what happen. -------------------- "So Pinkamena has finally exposed herself." Dark Curse said to Shadow Dragon through a portal. The disguised villain told his master as to what happened, "Interesting." "What shall we do, master?" Shadow Dragon asks Dark Curse curiously. "I think it's time for me to send in an old friend: not to kill her but to deliver a message." Dark Curse said with an evil grin. "I will be sending in Psychopath soon. Don't do a thing to help. Just let him do his business." "Yes, sir," Shadow Dragon said, bowing before the portal disappear. "We are one step closer to finding out what is in that box. I can't let the whole thing be delayed by freaks like Pinkamena." Dark Curse said darkly as he sits in his throne, pondering his next move. ------------------ Pinkamena, alone in her dungeon, was playing her harmonica gently and happily as she's waiting her older brother's visit to her. Suddenly evil and maniac laughing is heard. Pinkamena gasped in fear as she looked around in her surroundings to find the source of laughing as well as the dark and familiar voice....... "Pinkamena........." The voice taunts. Pinkamena gasped as she looked around again and again with her eyes widened in fear and worry. "Pinkie........" Pinkamena panted. "My little Pinkie......." "WHERE ARE YOU?!" Pinkamena demands angrily and worried. "In front of you," The voice commented. Pinkamena gasped as she made a quick turn to her front. She gasped in frightened as she saw red lipstick of a white make-up Earth Pony with a greenish spiky mane and short tail, who wore a white shirt and purple pants, and had a purple suit, smiling at Pinkamena. Pinkamena gasped before screaming, "Not you!" "Pinkie; what's the matter? Don't you remember me? Your coltfriend," The newcomer taunts Pinkamena madly. Pinkamena groaned, "You and I are not on a date, Psychopath Joke!" "Oh. You hurt my feelings. And here I thought we are the best couple than Golden Heart and Spiritcurse." Psychopath remarks in amusement. He then made a pretend ponder. "Speaking of which, I heard that those two are dating. Where was it again? Oh yes.......Somewhere on the west woods before Everfree Forest. I wonder how they're doing," He begins smiling evilly, "Killed by his love on." Psychopath Joke laughed evilly and maniacally. Pinkamena groaned in anger as she budged the cage out. "I'll make you eat your words, Psychopath freak!" Pinkamena snaps angrily, preparing to kick some butt. Hopefully this battle won't alert her friends up above. "Hoo hoo-hooo; I'd like to see you try that, Killer Cupcake-poo. I was hoping you do that for me." Psychopath remarked, laughing at the angry Pinkamena. Pinkamena groaned, "SHUT UP! And DIE!" Pinkamena took her sword and charged at Psychopath. She swung her sword as hard and fast as she can at Psychopath Joke, but all he did is dodging and avoding being hit by her while laughing maniacally and evilly like an insane clown. Pinkamena groaned in anger as she continues to swung her sword against Psychopath Joke. But all he did is smile and hummed gently and evilly while dodging the attacks gracefully like a swan. Pinkamena panted in tiredness and exhaustion as she gave the last strike at Psychopath's head. The villain jumped over Pinkamena. He then kicked her flank, causing her to fall to the front. Psychopath smiled and then laughed evilly. "Oh, Pinkie; My darling little Pinkie; you had come soft ever since your big brother adopted you. You know...... I was hoping that you and I can stay like that before." Psychopath remarks in amusement, much to her anger. "Killing ponies, eating their fleshes and best of all: Having fun." He did an evil laugh. Pinkamena groaned, "Shut up!" Pinkamena got up and attacked Psychopath Joke at once with her sword on the center. During the slow motion, Psychopath Joke dodged to his left, allowing Pinkamena to pass by. The mad pony grabbed her tail and start swinging her on top of him, round and round and round. He then slammed Pinkamena on the ground hard. She panted in exhaustion. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. You disappoint me greater, Pinkamena. Well no matter. At least, my little work is almost done." Psychopath said as if finishing up a job for some reason. Pinkamena panted, "What do you mean?" "Tell your brother and the rest of your friends who know your existence that 'Ben's gonna be with us when the truth comes out very soon'." Psychopath said to Pinkamena, making her yelp in worry. "And trust me, Pinkie. It's gonna be a blast." Pinkamena groaned, "He will not." "Like how our Shadow Dragon is?" Psychopath asks, reminding the mare as to how Shadow Dragon came out. Pinkamena went silent. "I didn't think so. We might not work well together now but......." Psychopath kicked Pinkamena to her cage. He quickly closed it up. "I'll be in touch, Pinkie!" Psychopath Joke laughed evilly as he disappeared in black smoke. Pinkamena gulped as her eyes widened in fear and worry before she got out of the cage. Pinkamena looks upward, praying, "Princess Celestia........ Please. You had to tell Ben......... Don't make the same mistake as Tao. Please don't let him become like Shadow Dragon......." --------------- At the time, Jade Adventure was doing a new activity in inviting her Cutie Mark Crusader pals over to….a penthouse floor of a building in Ponyville. They entered a room that was decorated with neat fun stuff for fillies and colts of all ages to play in, and once more, they had the whole room to themselves and no pony would interrupt them…except when they call in room service. The room was design to have some parts for those that like to skate & do dare-devil stunts for the little ones, exciting games & dance floor, and there was even a magic turbulence Gems where one can feel like they are free-falling, totally off the level. “Jade, Ah gotta ask yah; how’d ya pull 'dis off?” Apple Bloom asked off in seeing the sweet deal that one filly member of the CMC got all to themselves to have. “Simple, I told the building’s owner I’m a Mystic Pony & needed to rent out the penthouse floor for us to have the time of our lives.” Jade smiled off proudly in issuing what she did for them to have a sweet new digs place and all for them to have fun. “But fillies can’t rent out a place like this. It cost too much.” Sweetie Belle stated in concern about how having this place all to themselves, they aren’t rich like Diamond Tiara’s father. “Dugh, I’m not that young, I only look young. Plus, I did it when in my Battle form.” Jade rolled her eyes in stating that she only made herself appear older to not be treated differently to the ponies of the body staff. “And just ‘how’ is it you managed to pay for the stuff?” Scootaloo raised her eyebrows in having a suspicious feeling; their Mystic young friend was hiding more facts; like how did she afford all of this to begin with. “Ehh, I used some magic to poof me some pony coins, better than a giant golden egg. Mighty Heart’s action & the strict rules of greed corrupts, etc. etc., so I knew what I was doing.” Jade Adventure shrug off her shoulders in explaining what she had to do in paying the bills without confusing those here with too much greed. Soon the group begins to walk around in exploring more things that were totally crazy to be seen. And there was some display cases of different items, relics & stuff that seem to be very intriguing. Course one case did seem to catch Nyx & the other CMC’s attention more than the other cases, the last one on the left. Within the case, was that of a strange metallic unicorn horn, but this wasn’t just any old horn, far from it…. “Huuuagh; Jade, where did you get this,” Nyx gasped out in looking at the display case the strange, and somewhat yet disturbing metal horn. “What, tch, that thing? It’s just something the building’s owner picked up.” Jade replied off in seeing what was making her friend feel worry, but waved it off, “Said it was a souvenir from the time that was the end of Lorcan’s Wrath in taking over while plotting to wipe out pony kind.” The girl shrug off in briefly bringing up how the item in question must have been taken by a pony that stubble upon it after the defeat of Lorcan the Scared Ruler. “Well dat just ain’t any souvenir; dat’s apart o' dat weird thing dat nearly took out Spike!” Apple Bloom spoke off in concerns in remembering that metal horn that was a part of something that almost took the life of their baby Dragon pal. “Right, Psycho Steel The Destructible. He was bad news.” Sweetie Belle nods in agreement while recalling the name of the vicious metal monstrosity seen during Lorcan’s Wrath event. “Right, he went off to perform a Magical Kamikaze!” Scootaloo nods with a serious face in knowing what this baddy did that no pony could ever forget even if they tried to. “Woah, I heard of that spell!” Jade yelped in hearing this from her friends and knowing the seriousness of that certain spell. “Granduncle Tao & Uncle Dragon Kick said it’s a very powerful spell that makes one a bomb. And it’s so strong that when it explodes could take out an entire sky area or land area, and it’s even hard for Dragons to protect themselves against that power unleashed.” The young Mystic Pony knew her research on such a spell & how powerful it was. “Course, it’s a one-time thing unless one is capable of regenerating their atoms, but it’s something listed as a move that’s scary in the Forbidden Book of Spells.” She lastly stated how not many use that spell because it’s a use of their life to self-destruct themselves to take out an enemy, hence why it’s listed in the Forbidden Book of Spells to begin with. “What I don’t get is, if that creature was destroyed, why is a copy of Rainbow Dash’s ‘Metal Iron the Invincible’ doing here?” Nyx asked off in being puzzled in why any pony would even have something that was dangerous and more likely is something of a copied right of Rainbow Dash. “Must’ve wanted to display it, you know, kinda like how ponies show off fancy duds of outfits & rare items for display usage only.” Jade shrug off to wave her hoof in the air in basically expelling a fact in what could have been the issue for this. “Is it safe?” Nyx asked with a concern face if the horn that was from a creature of Lorcan’s darkness was even safe to touch or be near. “Why wouldn’t it be? Look, it’s just a broken off piece of its horn. What can go wrong?” Jade exclaimed in not feeling the least bit worried here, it’s not like something bad will happen from a busted metal horn piece. The CMC were cautious of course, they may see what is probably just some old junk become an interesting display item; but they aren’t sure if that which Lorcan made from his darkness & tried to do in Spike was anything but harmless. The group may have to keep their eyes peel here. ---------------- Meanwhile, deep within the boundaries of the worst place that’s a nightmare realm for any souls to be trapped in; Tartarus. And within the realm that brings horrors of horrors of torturing souls condemn to this place, we look pass all that to find a familiar castle belonging to the Overlord King himself: Grimmore. And within when we zooms the camera, see the throne room and see the Dark Elf in a mediated state of being still on his throne. His magical aura slowly growing more and more stronger with each passing day. And then suddenly, his eyes suddenly opened up in sensing…something of interest. And from indistinctly casting a spell, a fiery portal window appeared that showed what’s going on. Jade Adventure, the young Mystic Pony was with Nyx’s group in a building, but what truly caught some intriguing finds was….the metal horn display. “Well, well, now isn’t this a little surprise to see.” Grimmore made a sly smile in witnessing something that has shown up after such a long time. “A relic of something all believed was destroyed during Lorcan’s quest for dominance.” He sees it, the metal horn of Psycho Steel the Destructible, how amusing. “Aah yes, I remember that one.” Ji-Ga-No spoke from soaring within the room to lean in to notice what his lord was watching, a piece of something that was a blast from the past. “That creature was made by taking all of the darkness from Lorcan to shape its very existence.” He remembered when Grimmore provided Lorcan with a means to destroy his enemies, too bad the scarred dragon failed & the creature he brought forth ended up being a waste, “A shame that Lorcan’s life struggle of obtaining dark power wasn’t enough to finish the job.” He stated in seeing that such a creation was not capable of finishing off the ponies and even a Magical Kamikaze Spell that should have finished off one of the heroes, the baby Dragon called Spike return to life in the end. “Ah, on the contrary, Ji-Ga-No, it may still serve something.” Grimmore spoke in smiling in thinking up a deviously little plot in hand. “For it was ‘I’ that created that which Lorcan used to shape such a creature and it will be ‘I’….that uses its purpose…anew.” He spoke with true words, just because Lorcan’s use of such a spell failed, doesn’t mean the Dark Elf can’t use a remains to shape it into something…more interesting. “And tell me, what will you do? That metal horn can’t possibly by much use as scrap metal?” Ji-Ga-No asked in feeling that something his master was saying was beyond understanding, what was the plot of his wickedly brilliant mind up to. “But it can, we’ll have a little…entertainment, in what challenge the heroes can play.” Grimmore exclaimed in having an idea in what can be used from that small relic to bring some intriguing results from the heroes. “When a new kind of element so dangerous that no mere countermeasures can stop it, let us watch how any of them try to handle it.” The Dark Elf explained a secret agenda of using an element force so devastatingly dangerous, that it’s unlike anything the ponies or their heroes have ever seen. “Ha-Haaaah and what perfect timing, one of the Mystics is with the child reincarnate of the old Nightmare Moon!” Ji-Ga-No laughed off cruelly in seeing that the young Mystic Pony Jade is with Nyx, reincarnate of Nightmare Moon of Tso Lan before turned pure good, the opportunity was perfect to strike. “Perhaps we can use the situation to make an more interesting effort.” The Metallix Dragon responded in seeing they can use both the metal horn of Psycho Steel The Destructible & two fillies of bigger heroes as…’live’ bait for attention. “My thoughts…” Grimmore smiled off with a very wicked grin before his evil aura glowed fiercely. “Exactly….” Grimmore declared out this last part while his eyes stared at the metal horn object at the firry portal window ; as unknown to any, a spell transmission was being sent that not even the highest level of sensory types or Mystic types could sense. -------------- Meanwhile, back at the penthouse party the CMC were attending to have fun in. All was well with the fillies trying to forget about some back thought worries to have a little fun & daring excitement. “Gurhahahah-Hahahaha-Haaaahhh…” Some secret hidden laughter is heard, but not heard within the room the fillies are in; while a strange dark glow escaped from…the metal horn from the display case. But the action was not noticed by those that were right now on the magical turbulence gem that was giving them air above the ground. “This is AWESOME! It feels like I’m flying!” Scootaloo shouted out in pure excited joy in what she’s feeling right now, she can’t fly yet, but this feels close enough for her. “I didn’t know this is what it feels like to not touch the ground!” Sweetie Belle smiled in feeling a new sensation of hovering off the ground to not touch it. “Ah know, is 'dis how yew feel when flying Nyx?” Apple Bloom nods in asking if even her friend who can fly in both filly form and her Adult Form feel this way all the time to fly. “Well, it’s something!” Nyx shrug off to say that such a thing is naturally the same to her. “See, I told you guys this would be neat!” Jade Adventure smiled in seeing they are having some real fun here without any worries. “And almost last I check, you were worried about something bad to happen.” Jade proudly remark in recalling how silly the fillies acted in thinking there was gonna be trouble, as if with her around….well okay, she ‘mostly’ can be the center of trouble at times. “Um, Jade, quick question.” Scootaloo responded off with her eyes looking at something and her eyes seem to show a little…confused concern just now. “Yeah,” Jade replied back in awaiting what her friend here was gonna ask her now. “That metal horn from the display case, are there lights inside to make it shine?” Scootaloo pointed out that the case display of that metal horn object were some display lights turn on for it. “Hugh; beats me. I don’t pay that much attention unless the object is really cool.” Jade stated off a bit puzzled that unless the object was something really cool to get her attention, then she might wanna check it out. “Course, Uncle Dragon Kick scolds me it I touch or use some dangerous weapons that I shouldn’t be touching for my own good.” The girl rolled her eyes in knowing her uncle is a little overprotective of her. “Um, Jade, I hate to interrupt, but maybe you should take notice of something?” Sweetie Belle asked off this from starting to get that unsettling feeling all over her from noticing what Scoot’s noticed. “Yeah, like if yew doesn’t know if de case has inner light functions, why’s it glowing?” Apple Bloom stated from also seeing something of that broken object now take a weird shine if the display case’s light function is not on. “What the hay-hoo?” Jade yelped off in hearing this other part to finally get her attention now. The rest of the CMC group turn to see this while still hovering in the air from the wind releasing gem from below them; And it’s true, the metal horn was glowing a bit bright from its usual dullness, only more…dark black/violet light. “Um, I’m not sure I like that color.” Nyx spoke in feeling like something bad may happen, and that while there is no sense of danger to be sense, what is happening can give plenty of reason, “Glowing a dark color usually means something bad, & it might be even more dangerous if we can’t sense it.” She stated this pre-cautious advice in thinking this unusual omen might be the calm before the storm. Hearing this even made Jade Adventure suddenly freeze up in remembering something her Granduncle Tao told her. That a warrior must be on guard for any suspicious activity that the greatest danger…is something that it’s presence cannot be sense by normal sensory feelings. “OMG,” Jade gasped out in just realizing what the situation might become now. “You guys, we have to….” She turns to her friends in seeing that something dangerous is about to happen, and they need to leave, but…. “Thruusssfruvhmmmm….” Suddenly, a bright darkens flash erupted from the metal horn that the fillies only had seconds to witness this… Outside the building, all seem calm and al the pony citizens were just doing their usual thing without any trouble going on…or so it seemed. “Boommfruvhmmm….” And then just like that, an explosion happened that caught everyone’s attention from the penthouse floor. “FIIIIIIIRRRRRRRREEEEEEE,” A nearby pony shouts out in seeing what was happening to the building. And that’s when the crowds start to go into a panic to be screaming & running and some of the building residents to fly out of the windows . “Call the Pony Fire Brigade!” Another nearby pony shouted out in seeing they need some help to stop this fire. Unnoticed by the crowd & the fleeing residence of the burning building, the CMC of Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Jade Adventure were seen in some protective force field that must have been the young Mystic Pony’s defense reactions. But there was a missing member of the group and that was the black Alicorn filly Nyx, where was she if not with the group? Uh oh! This may spell trouble with a big size capital ’T’ involved. -------------- At this very moment, Pinkamena was reading a book in her quiet little place. A lot of things have been going on with her, one of them is handling the moment that now a lot of ponies know she’s among them. Sure, there’s the whole issue about what she did, and gave them the ‘Brrrs’ look, but that was back then. And while Golden Heart may have explained everything about his meeting with the pink lookalike of Pinkie Pie, some settlement of having her around was….a little more tougher for other ponies to get used to. “Huuuagh, another day gone by, and another day to read to pass my time, life is….” Pinkamena was speaking off in feeling like today be boring old average until…. “Huuuagh,” She gasped from her eyes twitched and dropped her book, she felt something…horrible, “Oh no! There’s great danger happening and Nyx is caught in it!” The pony explained out in sensing something was wrong, danger is near and Twilight & Ben’s daughter is caught in it. She got up to check the room she’s in, checked all around, even the hidden chamber of Light Elves, but she was unable to find where Goldie & the gang are. “Drat! I forgot, Goldie’s away and Omega and our new Light Elf friend are busy with some request from the princesses.” Pinkamena cursed the hour that she’s all alone while her friends are elsewhere now, “Looks like this matter is up to me to handle.” She declared out in seeing that she’ll have to take matters into her own hands, or hooves. Cause it seems serious. Soon Pinkamena reaches for a weapon nearby that was a long gray-white sword with its handle in the form between two ‘C’ letters of left & right & an upper case ’T’ form, with an rod above the handle with a long two edge pointed centers from the bottom to the near top like two diamond forge shape. This was her weapon besides the usual daggers, the Sword of Pinkie Pie. A strangle advance weapon from a style known as a Bronze Age Sword, as the sword reach a length in excess of 100 cm. The technology to produce this blade of such length appears to have been developed using alloys of perhaps a strange arsenic material around it's unknown structure of perhaps a pure elemental crystal. And soon the pony stash it where it would dangle around her, now arm for defense. “I sense it, something about Nyx’s danger seems more than an average danger; it feels like there’s a stronger enemy at foot!” Pinkamena issued forth in knowing that the danger maybe more than the heroes believe, she has to be ready to step in. “I’m gonna need my best gear to get by whatever is happening. Hugh! Where’s my armor?” As the girl was getting ready, she was not able to find her armor anywhere then it came to her to slap her forehead in regret. “Oh that’s right, I asked Omega to clean it. Ugh, talk about bad timing! Oh well, my sword will just have to do!” She declared out in seeing she’ll have to face the danger without her armor, hopefully she can handle it. Quicker than any pony could even say a word, Pinkamena did like Pinkie Pie does to leave her spot. She has to reach where the danger is and hopefully rescue Nyx before what she sense might be a threat that ’time’ is crucial at this point.