The Power Ponies: The Power Inside

by Matthew Stone


The Beginning of the End

In such silence, Bellcord, JT, Pouter, Mistress Marvelous, Saddle Ranger, and Mote walk with Sava down a long sidewalk by the beach. The big brown fox that used to be his orange-furred regular height, is now in guilt. He laments on his uncontrolled rampage by Bakura’s power, also not believing the military has turned against them.

“Forget it…all we did was cause destruction.” Sava sighed.

“Suppose Bakura only made you big for a short amount of time to take advantage of you?” Bellcord assumes, “That way, the trust between human authorities is weakened?”
“No, that’s not it.” Mistress Marvelous says, “Something tells me there was an aura around their heads. They were hypnotized by Bakura’s control.”

They then feel the ground begin to shake. Saddle Ranger sighs and she kinks her hooves together. Mistress Marvelous began to understand as well.

“Now I get it.” the orange cowboy Power Pony said, “Bakura used Sava’s mutated strength to shake more of the city island. The ground must be breaking, soon to form an earthquake to sink the city into the water.”

“W-what?” Saddle Ranger gasps.

“I looked at the design of the city with some of their cable towers in place as well.” Mistress Marvelous says, “Whatever shook those towers can also participate on collapsing the island.”

“Bro…” JT says, looking at Sava in shock.

The cousin fox looks at Sava, as he shrinks slowly. It’s a second stage mutation he reverts back to, with his orange fur coming back to place too. His muscles also weaken to the bone.

“Damn….” Sava sighs.

“We didn’t manage to beat Bakura. I say we just let the humans take a whack at it from now on.” Pouter grumbled.

This, of course, made Sava snap to attention.

“Don’t you get it? The human citizens don’t have our powers! That’s why it’s up to US to defeat Bakura and his goons!! We owe it to the world as heroes!!” Sava shouts.

“Yeah, but how do we stop Bakura?” Mote asks.

Sava smirks.

“During my last fight with him, I snuck a tiny chip into the flesh of his armpit.” Sava smiles, “Gross as it sounds, it will help track us Bakura’s location so we can stop him.”

“Genius.” Mistress Marvelous beams.

JT then takes out his tracker.

“Apparently he went back to his airship that used to be at his original base.” JT finds on his tracker, “He’ll shoot the missile to all the populated amount of two million citizens overhead. There’s also a chance that thousands of the troops are turning against the rest of the Power Ponies to keep them distracted.”

“I still can’t believe they’re under Bakura’s will!” Saddle Ranger whimpered.

“Well we’ll get that bastard right were we want him!” Bellcord grins, making a fist in his hand.

“Care to make a few tricks up your sleeve then?” Mistress Marvelous encourages to him, “We do have to save this here dang city of Corvine after all.”

“With pleasure!” Bellcord smiles, getting ready to snap his fingers for teleportation.

“We’ll make sure this day stands for victory!” Saddle Ranger vows.

Sava, JT, Pouter, Saddle Ranger, Mistress Marvelous, and Mote gather around Bellcord, as he magically has all of them go directly into the airship of Bakura’s.



The brainwashed army held the captive citizens back in their circle formation, as the rest of the militia group fired their guns with Bakura’s aura signal. Matter-Horn, Hummer, Fili-Second, Radiance, and Zapp dodges all the bullets they can to try and get closer to the citizens, but one soldier pulls out one weapons that targets Hummer’s weakness. A giant hose connected to a portable water hydrant fires at the dragon, weakening his dragon powers as the pressure pushes him and Matter-Horn back. This makes Radiance roar, having her gem powers shoot from her horn to try and strike back at them in retaliation.

The bullets strike back to her, piercing her through her shoulders. She falls back, being caught into Zapp’s arms while Fili-Second makes her move. She zooms around the gun armed shoulders to get the first ten citizens out of the circle to their safety. But that was just as far as she went, after a couple more bullets pierce her through the legs. She topples over, screaming as she lands close to the dragon and leader pony.

Matter-Horn stutters, not knowing how to talk sense into the soldiers. It would do no good, Bakura’s strength is far to hard to break now. The brainwashed men then aim their guns and FIRE!
BLAM!
Some clanging is then heard, with Radiance, Matter-Horn, and Hummer looking up. The bullet attacks are blocked, and the buddies can see the cause of the shielding. Gladiator is back in the game, with his reflective mirror shield activated on his arm. By him, is Firestorm, now safe and standing. The wolf mage Isaac is also by Gladiator as well.

Zapp is ecstatic when she sees Firestorm and runs up to hug him. Fili-Second creeps slowly under the flying bullets as the soldiers continue to fire. She then comes up by Gladiator, who turns to look at the gang.

“Great Bakura did this. This is his plan all along make the military turn against us.” Gladiator says.

“That fiend. We need think away deal with this without hurting the human soldiers, then get to Bakura so we can kick his sorry ass.” Firestorm says.

“Hang on. Maybe I can put them to sleep with my new tech.” Gladiator says, “Half of us should then keep watch of the citizens while the other half takes care of Bakura. My guess is that the rest of the team will help you when you meet them there.”

“And what does the tech gadget do again?” Radiance asks.

“It will put anyone to sleep, like those soldiers. Don’t worry, it’s harmless. We can then can cure them by beating Bakura.” Gladiator said.

“Lets try that.” Zapp nods.

As they plan, the shield starts to crack. Gladiator grunts as the bullets come at them faster. Another general then calls at the group with a menacing voice.

“Surrender now, and our lord Bakura will see what fate he have for you.” General shouts.

WOOSH!
Gladiator tosses the tech gadget, which is shaped like a battery.

BLANG!
The new tech is then activated on the citizens and military as they went to sleep. Gas seethes out as the capsule sends the citizens to a safe sleep as well. Gladiator deactivates the shield and looks at his friends.

“I’ll guide Firestorm, Matter-Horn, Radiance, and Zapp to Bakura’s hideout, which is a floating airship.” Gladiator says, “He must have stolen it from the airbase when it’s being destroyed. Meanwhile, Fili-Second, Hummer, and Isaac should stay here to tend to the citizens.”

“Sounds good.” Matter-Horn agrees, “Lead the way.”

Gladiator activates a floating orb device that carries him, Matter-Horn, Radiance, Zapp, and Firestorm upward. The rest of the team stays on the ground to check on the citizens, with Isaac magically casting masks on themselves to avoid breathing the gas. Matter-Horn can now see a dot in the horizon of the sky. The airship. The last battle stands available, ready to make an end.



The flash is made, as Bellcord has him and his friends inside the airship. The foxes look around, hearing the sinister cackling coming down the hall. They’re the first to speed down, running towards the cockpit of the ship to make their entrance. The two of them then bust open the door with the other two Power Ponies following them. Bakura snickers in the room, as he turns around to look at his guests in curiosity.

“You’re finished…” Sava vows, unsheathing his swords.

“Well…if it isn’t the Power Pinheads and the Ninja Nitwits.” Bakura grinned.

“Save the formalities, creep. You transformed me into a…grotesque mutant beast….and for that, YOU’LL PAY!!” Sava growls.

The fox then flips over to kick Bakura in the head, only to have his flow backwards. The villain than activates the laser to shoot as many rays as it can, using the mutated energy stolen from Sava. JT then surprises Bakura from behind, grabbing him in a Full-Nelson hold.

“Looks like you’re going nowhere sugar cube.” Mistress Marvelous sneers at Bakura, “This laser business will stop!”

“It’s over! Just surrender, or else!” Sava threatens.

“What are you doing, fool? Don’t you see that we’re greater than they could ever hope to be?! We could conquer them AND the world!! Don’t give yourself up for these….these dogs!!” Bakura strained.

“Well, it’s nice to know you’re so worried for my safety.” Sava smirked.

“DO THE RIGHT THING AND LET ME GO!!”

“I AM DOING THE RIGHT THING: RIDDING THE WORLD OF YOU!!”

“AS IF!” Bakura screams.

He then thrashes JT off his back, and expands his muscles with the blackest magic possible. He then notices Saddle Ranger rushing to push the button that will stop the laser. Bakura then has his clawed arm slap her back, having Bellcord panic to catch her. Blood comes out from her mouth from the painful slap given to her. Bakura then looks at Sava, turning his morphing hand into a machete blade.

“DIE!” Bakura hisses.

“A challenge?” Sava muses, “It’s on.”

Sava grins as his eyes glowed white.

A flash is then made behind Mistress Marvelous. She turns back, to see that Matter-Horn, Gladiator, Radiance, Zapp, and Firestorm are inside. As Bakura sees this when starting his fight with Sava, he summons his black demons from the floor to distract them. The imps open their teeth to fight them to the death, with the Power Pony team buck-kicking them into their chests.

“Is there anything we can do to help Sava defeat Bakura?” Zapp asks as she electrocutes an imp.

“We can’t leave him alone in the fight, that’s for sure Zapp. Use your lightning & combine it with Matter-Horn’s magic. The resulting charge could strengthen Sava and expand his body’s speed and stamina.” J.T. calculated, “It’s sounds crazy, but the remaining mutation in his body can sink in what he needs from electricity. It can help him win the fight!”

Zapp nods. At that second, a magic-engulfed lightning bolt hit Sava’s body head-on. JT watches, desperate, as Sava’s body began to shift and grow and have the volts surge in his body. Suddenly, Sava expanded his eyes and jumped ahead to give Bakura a mighty punch.

“EAT THIS, YOU NIGHTMARE!” Sava yells at the villain.

While Sava beats more out of Bakura, Bellcord fights alongside Saddle Ranger and Mistress Marvelous against twenty demons with black chainsaws. The imps hop over to swing the items, only to have Bellcord’s magic transferred to Mistress Marvelous’ lasso, having her control the ropes to trip the demons over and cut one another accidentally. Saddle Ranger doesn’t bother to use her “hulk” powers, but she keeps punching away at the skulls of the imps, as she jumps over their hit attempts too.

Zapp works with Firestorm, as they both work romantically against the thirty other demons. Zapp uses more of her thunder powers to push the vicious beasts back, having them spin around in a tornado cloud full of static. Firestorm then breathes fire out of his mouth to set ten other demons ablaze until they melt.

“Hot.” Zapp coos at him.

Fireblaze winks at her for flirting.

Pouter ducks under lab tables to avoid getting hurt. He looks across to see Radiance fighting with JT, Mote, and Matter-Horn. The blanket then sees that Gladiator is sneaking past his companions, as they help keep the demons distracted. The robot griffon is starting his work to deactivate the laser that’s now nearing the citizens being protected by the rest of the team below. Simply, the blanket keeps watch, just to let Gladiator know if there’s anything that might stop him.

Radiance has her gems freeze the five demons in front of her, turning them ice blue. She even kicks them to pieces, shattering them like crystals. JT uses his katana swords to slice the demons’ stomachs open, having intestines pop like balloons as the ooze escapes their bodies. Mote goes under the demons that near Matter-Horn to trip them over, making it easy for the team leader to incinerate them with her purple rays of magic.

Pouter then turns to look at Gladiator, working at the wires running the laser machine. The blanket then sees the monitor. The laser is nearing the innocent citizens! Worse, THIRTY demons spot Gladiator in action. They heads towards him with clubs in their hands.

“OH NO!” Pouter panics.

Gladiator turns around to see the demons jumping over to stop him.

“Too late.” Gladiator grins, snapping the last wire.