//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: Sea of Danger // Story: A Quest for Harmony // by Doodle Note //------------------------------// It took until sunrise for the travelers to follow the floating medallion, even if they don't know if the medallion is taking them to Plankton's castle or not. But they stopped at the nearby docks told from the medallion that Plankton's castle was on another island. So they took a boat with the medallion pulling them to that island. Some enjoyed the ride. But the others didn't trust it. Twilight was confused about Pinkie glaring at the water. "Squid Ponies also hate water." Jay said. "Pinkie said it was like poison mixed with acid to her kind." "I very surprised that the medallion is very strong." Nya added. "So am I." Squidward replied. Patrick was laughing at his reflection on the water. Fluttershy wore a concerned face. "Be careful, Patrick. Lean too far, and you'll fall down into the water." Patrick leaned too far and fell into the water, but Kenny used magic to pick up Patrick and place him back on deck. Twilight was astonished of Kenny's actions. "You have magic?" "Kenny, his parents, and his whole family tree are wizards and witches." Fluttershy explained. "Every wizard gets an amulet made from a magical gem to show that they're magic." "I read about wizards and witches once." Twilight said. "I know is that they their amulets were given from a Crystal Gem." "Well, everyone knows that." Nya replied. Pinkie slid to Cole. "Are we there yet?" Cole looked around. "Not yet, Pinkie." "Are we there yet?" Cole sighed. "No, Pinkie." "Are we there yet?" "No." "Are we there yet?" "No." "Are we there yet?" "No." "Are we there yet?" "No!" "Are we there yet?" "NO!" Rainbow and Lloyd watched Pinkie annoying Cole. "Squid Ponies are very mischievous than I thought." Rainbow said. "Tell me about it." Lloyd replied. Mabel was looking out the window, wondering where her brother is. She now looked at her locket as a tear fell off her face. But she shook her head. "Don't worry, Dipper. I'll find you." She said closing her locket. That night, Kai was having another dream. In this one, he was in a forest gazing at the stars. But he decided to take a walk for a little while. But he suddenly heard a scream. Kai had no choice but to run to the place where the sound of fear came from. He stopped running and found the source of the screaming. A blue unicorn with a bright and dark blue mane and blue eyes that looked a lot like his family's neighbor's pet unicorn from the village he used to live in lying unconscious on the ground. But he recognized her. "Minuette?" He heard a dark chuckle. Kai turned and saw a dark stallion fly to him. Kai woke up with a jolt in the middle of the night. He started looking around as he felt the ship rumble. Kai rubbed his eyes and saw Mabel at the door. Mabel ran up to Kai and grabbed his arm. "What's going on?" Kai asked. They now reached the deck as Kai saw a giant purple pony with a green mane that was all over the place and red and green eyes. "We hit a Sea Mane-iac!" Pinkie yelled. "What should we do?" "Can I panic?" Patrick asked. "NO!" The rest yelled in unison. Applejack and Sandy were trying to take the tentacle off parts of the boat, but the tentacles were too tough. The Sea Mane-iac whacked Applejack and Sandy away. "This thing is tough!" Applejack said. "If we can't get that Mane-iac away from us, then we have to fight it." Sandy added. "But how?" Squidward asked. Twilight got out a book. "According to this book, we have to fight the Sea Mane-iac without weapons. But we can use magic to weaken it." Kenny blasted a ball of magic at the Sea Mane-iac which made it let go of the ship. Twilight looked at the book again. "We can also fight it with combat." "I'll distract it." Fluttershy said as she flew to the Sea Mane-iac. "Over here!" The Sea Mane-iac saw Fluttershy and was about to attack her, but Rainbow managed to hit it. Rainbow used all her might to blind the Sea Mane-iac. "What's wrong? You missing an eye?" Twilight puts the book away and shot a beam of magic at the Sea Mane-iac. Rarity grabbed one of the tentacles and saw the Mane-iac going down at her as the Sea Mane-iac accidentally bit it and roared in pain. The Sea Mane-iac's head rested on the deck. Jay walked up to it. "I hope you have fun back where you belong." He said punching the Sea Mane-iac's eyes. The Sea Mane-iac roared in pain again and fell into the water. "That was awesome." Rainbow said. "How long will we be at the place where Plankton's castle is?" Cole asked. Nya checked the map. "Maybe before or after sunrise." "Are you sure?" Patrick asked. "I think the medallion has brought us to the island." The rest turned to where Patrick was looking and saw the island that the medallion was taking them to. "Well, that was easy." Pinkie added. "Tell me about it." Squidward replied. After the travelers have went to shore, they started to use the medallion as a compass to lead them to Plankton's castle. "It's like that medallion knows all the answers." Spongebob said. "That's because it does." Sandy replied. "That medallion might know all the answers in the universe." "Maybe it does." Twilight added. Kenny muffled pointing to the medallion. "Kenny agrees with you, Twilight." Zane translated. "That medallion is like some sort of piece of wizardry that knows everything." The glow of the medallion fades. "Why did it stop glowing?" Kai asked. Applejack looked up. "We're here." The rest looked up and saw a red castle with many changelings standing guard. "I don't think we can get through the entrance with those changelings watching." Mabel said. "How are we going to get in the castle now?" Fluttershy asked. Kenny looked to his left and saw an underground tunnel. He muffled pointing to the tunnel. The rest saw what Kenny was pointing to. "Kenny, you genius!" Twilight exclaimed in joy. Meanwhile inside the castle, Plankton was sitting in his throne waiting for his day to come. But one of his companions, Queen Chrysalis, the changeling queen, has come in. Plankton noticed Chrysalis at the door. "Chrysalis, what an unexpecting visit." "My apologies for barging into your business." Chrysalis said. "But my minions found a new prisoner." Two changelings bring in a pink earth pony with a sack on her head. Plankton smirked and walked up to the pony. "Welcome to my castle." He said hearing the pony sob in fear. "I'll be your little nightmare for now." He takes the sack off the mare's head showing her dark pink mane and magenta eyes. "So tell me, what is it that you fear?" The mare didn't say anything but kept sobbing. "Don't want to talk about it?" Plankton asked. "I can see that." He turns to Chrysalis. "Does this mare have any siblings?" Another changeling brings in a bright pink filly with a mane with two shades of pink and teal eyes. "Just one?" Plankton asked. "Lock these two up. I'll deal with them later." The three changelings bring the ponies to the dungeon. "Is everything okay?" Chrysalis asked. "I sense a disturbance in this castle." Plankton answered. "Bring me Trixie Lulamoon. I want to have a word with her." Chrysalis nodded and walked out of the throne room. She walked to the training room and saw a blue octopus-unicorn hybrid with a blue and white mane and purple eyes with purple circular markings with a triangle pointing down to the side of her face over both of her eyes sitting down. "Our master wants to have a word with you." Trixie turns into a tiny octopus and swam to the throne room. She turns back to her regular state. "You called?" "I sensed a disturbance in this castle." Plankton said. "And I want you and Starlight Glimmer to investigate. And if you two found it, bring it to me." "Yes, my master." Trixie replied turning back to an octopus and started swimming out of the throne room. Plankton chuckled. "This is going to be perfect. Just perfect." He looks up at the hole in the ceiling. "Once I take over this world, everyone will do as I say. Everyone will obey me. Everything will be dark. And those two princesses don't stand a chance against me." He laughed maniacally.