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// Underground Fight 
// Story: Power Ponies 2: The Eternal Bond 
// by Epicdiscord214 
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"Uh, Shining Armor," the Masked Matterhorn whispered to her brother, "What's going on?"
"We better find a way out of here quickly," Shining Armor whispered back. "That's Darkmatter, the unicorn I warned you about."
"That's him," Zapp asked. She flew toward the black unicorn. "You're the big, bad unicorn that's trying to kill Twilight?"
"No, I'm the big, bad unicorn trying to sell you cookies," Darkmatter said sarcastically. "Now, if you don't mind, hand over your Masked Matterhorn friend and I'll leave you be."
"Whoa, there, Nellie," Mistress Marevelous said. "We're going to need some answers."
"Why are you after our friend," Radiance asked. "Why were you so insistent on teaching her magic? And why would you throw a temper after the princesses said no?"
"That is none of your concern," Darkmatter said. "Just give her to me."
"Back off, Darkmatter," Shining Armor shouted jumping in front of his sister.
"Shining Armor," Darkmatter said. "Why, I haven't seen you since you since you were no higher than my legs. How's life been for you?"
"How did you find us down here," Shining Armor asked.
"Well, it wasn't hard to find a large blimp with a hero essence and follow a trail underground you left near it," Darkmatter explained. "Now, hand over the little monkey now."
"Stay away from my sister," Shining Armor said.
"Oh, that's so sweet," Serena said, "But she's too threatening for us to let live."
"WHAT'S GOING ON," the Under King shouted.
"Hey, girls, look," Carol said. "It's the same dog we performed for last week."
"You did what now," the Under King asked.
"Enough talk," Darkmatter shouted. "Hand us the little monkey and we'll be on our way."
"LET'S GET OUT OF HERE," the Masked Matterhorn shouted.
"GET BACK HERE WITH THAT ALICORN," Serena shouted.
"GET BACK HERE WITH MY DRAGON," the Under King shouted.
You can imagine a hallway with 5 doors on each side. The Power Ponies, the Mighty Machines, C.R.U.S.A.D.E., Shining Armor, Darkmatter, the Siren Sisters, Anar D, and the Under Dogs chased each other through each door and had completely random scenarios. The last one was when C.R.U.S.A.D.E. was chasing Serena.
"WAIT A MINUTE," Serena shouted.
The chase continued until they entered a room full of Under Dogs. The villains entered, but they couldn't see anything but Under Dogs.
"Under Dogs," the Under King declared. "Where are the Power Ponies and their friends?"
No one answered. The heroes couldn't be found.
"Oh, I can't believe this," the Under King said. "How am I going to get what I want?"
"And I thought this mutt had an attitude when we performed for him," Melody said.
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT," the Under King shouted. "I'VE NEVER MET YOU BEFORE!"
"Well, you might as well know now, mutt," Melody said. "See, our performances give others amnesia after we give them their powers."
"Powers," the Under King asked. "Are you saying that I have superpowers? What kind?"
"We don't know and we don't care," Serena said. "Random powers are chosen. Just stay out of our way."
"No," the Under King said. "Those ponies are mine to kill!"
The villains scattered across the crowd. A few minutes later, Darkmatter came across a familiar shape of wirewolves. The only problem was, they were brown. Darkmatter took a closer look at one remembering it resembling Masque.
"An odd breed of Under Dogs," Darkmatter said.
"Uh... We're from Minnesota."
That didn't fool Darkmatter. The unicorn's horn glowed and a gust of wind blew the dirt off of the Mighty Machines.
"I didn't think you'd go any lower," Darkmatter said.
"I don't think anyone would go lower than this," Masque said. "We're underground."
"HEY, DORK-MATTER!"
Zapp appeared out of nowhere and pointed her amulet. Lightning bolts shot out of it, but Darkmatter kept dodging them.
"Wow," Zapp said. "For a unicorn, this guy's pretty fast."
"I'll show you fast," Filli-Second shouted running toward Darkmatter. Darkmatter blasted from his horn and a red rope appeared and tied her hooves together. "Shall we try that again?"
"You want to match rope skills," Mistress Marevelous shouted. "Try mine." She levitated her rope and threw it against Darkmatter.
All of a sudden, Serena appeared and grabbed the rope. She snapped the rope like a whip and that snap knocked Mistress Marevelous backwards.
"HEY," Saddle Rager shouted. Serena glared at her and the pegasus whimpered. "Uh... I'm a rock."
"Just like he said," Serena said. "All bark and no bite."
"He," Radiance asked. "You can't be talking about Arcanus 'cause he's never met us. So who's he?"
"I'll worry about him," Darkmatter said. "You worry about me. Just give me the princess... NOW!"
The Masked Matterhorn appeared in front of the evil unicorn and illuminated her horn. A purple blast hit Darkmatter and slammed him to the wall. A crack rose from him and it hit the ceiling. Many rocks began to fall from the sky. A large boulder appeared and was headed directly to the Under King. He closed his eyes and prepared for the worst.
After a few seconds of not feeling any pain, the Under King opened his eyes and was astonished at the Mighty Machines holding the rock up.
"You're... helping me," the Under King asked, "After I tried to break your friend into pieces."
"Devastate," Devastator said.
"What did he say," the Under King asked.
"He said dogs of a pack have each other's back," the Shadow Blot said.
The Under King looked at the boulder above him. He saw it glow in a rainbow of colors. He felt the same glow from his own eyes.
"I'm sorry," the Under King said, "For everything that I've done."
"Just get out from underneath quickly," the Shadow Blot said. "This rock is heavier than it looks."
"Seriously," the Under King asked. "It doesn't look that heavy to me. I'll give you a paw."
The Under King placed his paws underneath the boulder with the Mighty Machines. Suddenly, the Mighty Machines didn't feel anything heavy in their claws anymore. They looked and the boulder was 6 inches from their claws. Only the Under King had his paws on the boulder.
"Under King," the Shadow Blot gasped, "I don't believe it."
"I know," the Under King said. "Amazing what teamwork can do. Thanks for the help, guys."
"Uh, King," Dusk said, "We're not doing that. You're lifting it all on your own."
"What," the Under King asked. He looked and saw that the Machines were right. He was lifting the whole boulder on his own. And just as easily, he put it safely on the ground.
"What was that," Rodan asked. "Some kind of placebo effect or..."
"No, wait," the Under King said. "The humans said their singing gave me a superpower. My superpower must be..." He raised his fist and slammed it to the ground. A large hole was broken through and he didn't seem to react to how hard the ground was. "SUPER STRENGTH!"
"That's... AWESOME," Masque said. "Now, will you help us?"
"Sure thing," the Under King said. "SPOT! FIDO!" His brothers appeared in front of him. "Change in plans. We're the good guys now. Spread the word. Surround the humans and the black unicorn."
"Really, your majesty," Spot said.
"No," the Under King said sarcastically. "Actually, I want to play 'Let's Pretend'."
"Oh, goodie," Fido shouted. "I love Let's Pretend!"
"Yeah," Serena said rubbing her chin. She pointed at the Masked Matterhorn. "Let's pretend she's on fire!"
"Oh, yeah," Carol said. "Put out the Matterhorn! Put out the Matterhorn!"
"I don't think so," the Masked Matterhorn said.
Suddenly, she felt a tug on her tail. She was grabbed by Fido and she was slammed left and right of him.
"Put out the Matterhorn! Put out the Matterhorn!"
"Hey, Darkmatter," Serena said, "Four out of five villains say we should be leaving now!"
"No," Darkmatter said. "I've come too far to be stopped now!"
"We're much better if we escape now," Serena said. "We're outnumbered and outmatched."
Darkmatter growled. "Another day, my little monkey."
The Siren Sisters and Darkmatter exited the area. The Power Ponies caught up to the Masked Matterhorn swung around.
"What'd we miss," Saddle Rager asked.
"I put out the Matterhorn," Fido said.
"If it wasn't dangerous now," the Under King said, "I'd smack you in the head."
"So... you're on our side now," Radiance asked.
"Yes," the Under King said. "In fact, I'd like to offer my services in your search for the New Heroes. I'll send Under Dogs to every corner of the globe in search for those the Siren Sisters enchanted. Also..." The Under King reached into his pocket and pulled out something. "The pups in Arts-N-Crafts made this. I want to give it to you as a sign of my change for the better."
In Radiance's hoof, the Under King gave a thread spool with a string wrapped around it. The string was covered with different colors like a rainbow.
"Now, that's generous," Radiance said.
"Under King," the Masked Matterhorn said. "Since you're a New Hero, I've got good news and bad news."
"The good news is, I named my nickle Phillip," Filli-Second said holding up a coin.
"What's the bad news," the Under King asked.
"It's a girl nickle," Filli-Second declared.
"No," the Masked Matterhorn said. "Since your powers came from the Siren Sisters, then you're in danger. We don't know how, but they're going to take advantage of you. You're going to Canterlot. Take C.R.U.S.A.D.E. with you. They need adult supervision... and you're the closest thing we've got."
"I can live with that," the Under King said.
"Uh, Radiance," Hum Drum said pointing at the rainbow thread. The rainbow colors glowed for a second.
"What the," Radiance asked. "How come..."
"It's not just you, Rade," Mistress Marevelous said pulling out the bit her sister gave her earlier. The coin glowed in a rainbow also.
"I don't believe it," the Masked Matterhorn said. "This is just like the pendant Anar D gave me after the Battle for Maretropolis."
"Hey, wait," Zapp said. "How come that joker didn't stop those guys yet?"
"Oh, don't worry about it," Saddle Rager said. "I have complete faith that Anar D will do the right thing."





Outside of the Under Dog mine, Anar D was reading a magazine. He then heard the rest of the Order of Change exit the underground.
"So how'd it go," Anar D asked.
"You could have helped," Darkmatter growled angrily.
"I don't believe in spelunking," Anar D said.
"It doesn't matter," Serena said. "There's more than one way to trap a mare. When we catch her..."
"Actually," Darkmatter said. "I'm through chasing after her."
"You're not backing out, are you," Melody asked.
"Absolutely not," Darkmatter said. "I'm just tired of chasing her. For over a decade, I've been going after her. I think it's time that she... came to me."