The heroes of the surface immediately leaped into action. The six of them glowed and lifted up into the air as their coloration shifted and their manes lengthened, preparing them to-
A single chime sounded from the dias, causing the ponies to collapse to the floor and start coughing as if every cold they ever suffered had suddenly returned.
Lowering that particular chime, Grogar smiled a sick, sadistic grin as he hung two more from his horns. Tilting his head, the dull chimes caught the attention of the golems and stingtails.
“Welcome home, my slaves.”
With that, the attack began.