"Who the heel are you? Why do I think your name is Twilight?" Rainbow asked, cocking her head. "What are you doing here?"
"Rainbow! We're here to save you!" Twilight exclaimed, "I'm just glad you're okay..." She cried, running up and hugging Rainbow.
"Who the heck are you? Of coarse I'm okay!" Rainbow exclaimed, pushing Twilight away.
"Wait, do you remember someone named Fawful?" Mario asked the cyan pony.
"No I don't!" Rainbow exclaimed, "I don't know any of you!"
"Guys!" Discord yelled, warping in.
"Now a goat-thing? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!"
"Uh, give us a moment, would you, Rainbow?" Discord exclaimed, before huddling the group. "Look, I don't think this is the real Rainbow Dash. It must be a dreamy version that her mind made. Fawful may have tampered with her thoughts when he first put her to sleep..."
"Wait, so the real her is still asleep somewhere?" Mario asked.
Suddenly, a second Discord appeared into the group, "I should assume so." He said. "So we still need to wake up the real one." A third Discord exclaimed, coming into the huddle. The first two then nodded, and disappeared. "But you can't upset her."
"Why not?" Luigi asked.
"Because, this is HER dream world, she can do whatever she wants here." He replied. "And whatever you do, don't mention this all a figment of her imagination, it's too unstable."
"Seems simple enough, we'll get to work, I guess..." Twilight replied, tapping her chin.
"Alright, you do that." Discord exclaimed, warping away.
The group then turned around to face Rainbow Dash. "So we're uhh...tourists!" Luigi exclaimed.
"Where is this place?" Twilight asked.
Rainbow then lifted her eyebrow, she was skeptical about the situation, "Uh...okay...Anyway, we're in Rainbowtopia!" Rainbow exclaimed. The world was made of clouds, there where pegisi flying all over the place. There where rainbow ponds and houses everywhere. "The ponies here seem to see me as sort of a queen." Rainbow said. She was acting as modest as ever.
The group just looked at her. They where weird-ed out. "Uhh...okay..." Twilight mumbled. "Anyway, is there a building of importance anywhere around here?" She asked.
"Well, there's my personal castle!" Rainbow exclaimed, now she was getting worked up. She then pointed over to the distance and there was a huge tower made of clouds. There where lightning bolts and rainbows coming out of it.
"Woah..." everyone mumbled simultaneously. "Can we get in?" Mario asked.
"Um...why?" Rainbow asked, lifting an eyebrow.
Twilight then tapped her chin. "Well we need to find, uhh-"
"Oh I see how it is!" Rainbow exclaimed, "You just want to steal all my gold!" She screamed.
"What? No!" Twilight replied, shocked," Rainbow, we're here to see all the wonderful sights-"
"Yeah right! If you where my friends than you wouldn't want to sabotage me!" Rainbow frantically screamed. She was on the verge of tears.
"Rainbow, calm down!" Luigi exclaimed.
"You know what? GUARDS!" Rainbow screamed. A bunch of Pegasus guards came flying in. "Escort them to the dungeon!" She exclaimed, waving her hoof towards the tower.
"WHAT? Rainbow, c'mon!" Mario screamed as they where dragged into the dungeon.
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"I can't believe Rainbow would do this!" Mario exclaimed, sitting in a cell with Luigi and Discord. In a cell across from them was Twilight and Starlow. Twilight had a metal clasp on her horn, and discord had metal cuffs.
"I know..." Discord added, "These magic sustaining cuffs AND the fact that it's a combination lock isn't helping either..." He mumbled. He then tried to pull them apart, but to no avail."
"Why would rainbow do this...it's not like her..." Twilight asked, walking up to the bars and grabbing to them.
"It's because it's not the real her!" Discord exclaimed, getting onto his back and using his feet to try and force the cuffs off. "This is a dreamy version, therefore, she'll act quite different..."
"Well, we need to get out of here!" Mario exclaimed. "But how..." He thought to himself, tapping his chin.
"I wish I could squeeze through..." Starlow muttered, trying to push herself through the bars. "Al...most...there..."
"It's no use...and it sure doesn't help that we need the combination to escape..." Twilight said, before hanging her head low and closing her eyes.
"So are we just gonna give up?!" Mario exclaimed, grabbing everyone's attention. "Twilight, think about it: When we where in the badlands, we got locked up in a dungeon, and Discord, Starlow, Luigi, when we where trapped in Bowser's castle, did we let up?" Everyone else then looked at each other. "Fawful and his goons are gonna mush the worlds together, and we're just gonna give up?"
"He's right..." Starlow replied.
"But, how about from now on we try our best to NOT get locked up all the time...okay?" Luigi replied. "Although, how do we get out?"
"Hmm..." Mario then started to examine the walls. Feeling for any cracks or crevices. He then found a small crack where he could see into the room next to him. "Guys I can see into this room..." Mario exclaimed, before two guards and Rainbow Dash went into the next room.
"I feel just awful..." Rainbow exclaimed. The two guards then looked at each other.
"Uhh... for what?" One of them asked.
"Locking those ponies up...but it had to be done..."
"Alright...by the way, I kinda forgot the combination..." One of the guards admitted, scratching the back of his head.
"Ugh...you're ALWAYS forgetting, Gerald..." Rainbow cried. "The combo is 22982764..." She exclaimed.
"Oh yeah...alright!" The guard replied.
Mario then brought his ear away from the crack. "I KNOW THE COMBO!" Mario exclaimed. He then stuck his arm through the bars, and typed: 22982764. The sell then opened. "YES!" Mario exclaimed. He then opened Starlow and Twilight's cage.
"Thank you." Twilight exclaimed. "But we still have a problem..." Twilight exclaimed, looking up at her horn, with the magic sustaining clasp on it. "We still need to find the key..."
"Well then, let's get going!" Mario exclaimed. They walked through the (empty) dungeon and found themselves in an entrance room, with a bunch of guards standing around.
"Wait a minute..." One of them exclaimed, rubbing his eyes. "Are those the prisoners?"
"THEY ARE-" Before he could finish, Mario jumped on his head, and used it as leverage to jump on another, causing them to pass out. Luigi then did the same, taking two more out, and Twilight followed, jumping on the last one.
"Phew...that was easy..." Mario sighed, wiping his forehead. "Now, let's search them for keys." Mario continued. They then patted down the guards, looking for the keys.
"I found them!" Luigi exclaimed, holding two keys up. He used them to unlock Twilight and Discord's cuffs.
"Oh, finally!" Discord exclaimed, levitating himself off the ground. "I've never felt better to have my magic back!" He exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air.
"Yeah, I couldn't agree more..." Twilight replied, rubbing her horn.
"Alright you three, time to find the sleeping Rainbow Dash!" Starlow exclaimed, going into Mario's pocket and Discord warping away.
"Alright, let's go!" Mario exclaimed. They then made their way down the hall on the opposite side of the entrance. At the end there was a spiral staircase, leading up Celestia knows how high. "Oh man..." Mario grumbled.
"Well, they're not gonna climb themselves..." Luigi replied.
"Good thing I can fly!" Twilight exclaimed eagerly.
"Pfft yeah...awesome..." Mario groaned, crossing his arms. They made their way about a quarter up the stairs, and a platform snapped shut, halting their progress. "Oh great, now what?" He exclaimed.
"HALT!" Two guards exclaimed, running up to the trio. "In the name of Rainbow, stop right there!" They yelled.
"Alright, we give up..." Twilight exclaimed.
Mario then leaned towards Twilight's ear, "Are we gonna give up that easily?" He whispered.
"Play along..." She whispered back. "Yup! We give up!" She eagerly yelled.
"Alright, c'mon." They said, right before they grabbed the trio, Twilight shot magic at them, causing them to freeze. Only their eyes could move.
"Harsh..." Luigi mumbled.
"Oh, " Twilight replied, smugly, "But then flattening and killing Goombas is okay?"
"Oh well...heh" Mario replied, scratching the back of his head. They then made their way down the hall and found a metal block floating. Luigi then ran up under it, and jumped up, striking it, and having the platform move from the staircase, allowing them to get higher. They then walked passed the guards and started walking up the stairs.
"Huh...heff..." Luigi groaned as he climbed the stairs. "How...much...higher?"
"Well..." Twilight then looked up, and they where about three quarters up. "Almost there..." She replied. Another platform covered the stairs, halting their progress again. Twilight then grunted, "OH CELESTIA DAMN IT-"
"Shh...you don't wanna attract the guards!" Luigi replied, covering Twilight's mouth. He then moved his hand out of the way.
"Heh, sorry..." She replied, blushing. They then walked down the hall across from them, looking for another block.
"Alright, let's find this block..." Mario said as they roamed the halls of the complex tower. "This place is huge..." Mario mumbled, having his words echo through the halls.
"Why would Rainbow have a complex castle like this? It's not like her..." Twilight asked herself.
They then found themselves in an enormous room, with a huge balcony on the opposite side of the room. The block was floating in the middle. "There it is!" Luigi exclaimed, running up to it.
"NOT SO FAST!" They heard the voice right before Luigi got under it. From the balcony Rainbow Dash came flying in, and grabbed the block. The trio gasped at this. "You guys think you can just ESCAPE my prison, and steal my block?!" Rainbow cried.
"Rainbow, this isn't like you!" Twilight exclaimed, "Stay true to your element, stay loyal!"
"Yeah right, why would I listen to YOU of all ponies!" Rainbow exclaimed, on the verge of tears.
"Because we're your friends! Don't you remember?!" Twilight exclaimed.
"No I don't!" Rainbow replied, slamming against the floor. "And you know what...I'm done with you pests!"
Rainbow then took the block, and flew out onto the balcony, and grabbed a giant storm cloud. She hit it with her legs, and a huge lightning bolt came out, striking her and making her grow giant. The trio watched in horror as she grew three stories tall.
"I know where this is going..." Luigi and Twilight mumbled simultaneously.
Rainbow then stuck her hoof into the building. "Goodbye!"
"Twilight...DO IT NOW!" Mario screamed. Twilight then used her magic to turn Mario giant. He was now at full size, but was stuck ducking in the room. He crawled his way onto the balcony and stood straight up. "Who's giant now, punk?" Mario asked, cracking his knuckles. He was the same size as Rainbow.
"WHO YOU CALLING PUNK?!" Rainbow screamed, shoving her nose in Mario's face.
"Let's brawl..." Mario replied.
"Mario, don't hurt her!" Twilight exclaimed from in the building.
"I'll do my best!" Mario replied. He then jumped onto her head, and jumped back onto the balcony.
"Oh it's on!" Rainbow exclaimed, flying back and then darting at Mario. Mario then pulled his hammer out and smacked Rainbow, sending her flying back. Twilight physically cringed at the sight of her friend getting hurt. Rainbow then grabbed a cloud and threw it at Mario. Mario jumped over it. Rainbow then grabbed another one and threw it at Mario, but he jumped over it again.
"That all you got?" Mario asked. Rainbow was then enraged and flew two at Mario, witch he couldn't jump over, it hit him and hurt him.
"At least I'm not trapped on a balcony!" Rainbow exclaimed, flying back into the blue sky. Mario then jumped onto a cloud, and kept zig-zagging across the clouds until he was close to Rainbow, and smacked her with his hammer. She was sent flying back, but before she got too far away, she caught herself and flew back at Mario.
Mario then pancaked and tried to jump over her, and succeeded. But when he landed back on the cloud, it broke under him. He was then sent falling. "Crap!" He exclaimed as he plummeted towards the ground. He then landed on a bigger-thicker cloud, that was strong enough to catch him. He then scrambled to his feet as Rainbow rocketed towards him. He then was able to jump over her.
"Are you kidding me?!" She exclaimed. She then flew back at him, but he was able to smack her with his hammer, sending her flying to the right of Mario. After she had slowed down, she flew back at Mario, fast enough to cause a sonic rainboom. It distracted Mario enough for her to ram into him. He grabbed onto her face as he was pushed back to the edge of the cloud. "Just fall off already!" She exclaimed.
"In...your...DREAMS!" He cried as he shoved her back and she landed on the cloud. He then took this advantage and jumped on her. She then staggered to her feet.
"Are you ready to give up?" Mario asked, crossing his arms.
Rainbow just stood there and breathed heavily. "Do you honestly think I'd give up?" She asked, before charging at Mario. He grabbed her and held her back till he was on the edge again. "Why don't YOU give up?!" She then doubled the power in her wings, sending Mario flying. He flew far back and landed on the mainland cloud. "OH COME ON!" Rainbow exclaimed.
Mario was lying on his back, and Rainbow flew at him, but missed and flew over him. He then grabbed her tail. "OW! Let go of me!" She screamed, using her hind leg, she kicked the top of Mario's head, but he didn't let up. He swung her around and smacked her on the side of the tower. She yelped in pain as he git to his feet, and smashed her against the ground. She was lying on her stomach and he jumped on her back, getting another yelp. He then sat on her back and pinned her down. "Are you ready to give up now?" He asked into her ear, to no response. "I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!"
"MARIO!" Twilight exclaimed, flying to his hear. "Mario, calm down! You're getting too carried away!" She cried.
"Well we need that block!" Mario said to Twilight.
"I asked you not to hurt her too bad, and you've done the exact opposite!" She replied. "You know she'll never give up!"
As much as Mario hated to admit it, she was right. He then got off of Rainbow's back.
"Go ahead, finish me off..." Rainbow mumbled. She didn't seem to have heard any of what they where talking about.
"I forfeit..." Mario said, holding his hands in the air.
"Wait...what?!" Rainbow asked, scrambling to her feet.
"I quit. I never should've attacked you like that." Mario replied. Both of them then shrunk back to normal size.
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"That's just what I like to hear!" Rainbow exclaimed. She then pulled the block out and handed it to Mario. "Here, take it!"
"Wait...what?" Mario asked, Twilight then gave Luigi a ride down.
"You didn't do anything wrong, I attacked you." She replied. "I should've figured out what you wanted, before locking you up."
"So you're just...giving up?!" Luigi asked.
"But Rainbow, you hate loosing!" Twilight replied.
"Yes, I do..." Rainbow said, using her right hoof to scratch the other. "But sometimes you have to to do what's right." She replied.
"Hey bro, looks like you really can knock sense into some people!" Luigi exclaimed.
"Shut it green!" Rainbow replied. "I might not know you guys, but you can have the block as an apology..." Rainbow mumbled. "Let's get you to the top of the tower!" Rainbow exclaimed. Twilight then carried Luigi, and Dash carried Mario, up to the balcony.