The turtles spent the night at the castle. It would take the Mane 6 an entire day to get there, so the sisters let them stay. They slept is sleeping bags in the guest room. The room was beautiful. The room was an amazing blue color. The sleeping bags were so comfortable, the turtles fell asleep almost instantly. They're dreams were Luna-free.
The next morning, the turtles awoke to the smell of food. The turtles ran outside their room to look. They tried to follow the scent, but the castle was so large that they got lost. They eventually found the kitchen, with help from Shining Armor.
"Food!" yelled Mikey. It was the most food the turtles had seen in one place. There were so many choices, the turtles didn't know where to start. And the turtles were also starving. They haven't eaten much since they first got to Equestria.
"Take what you like." said Luna.
Luna already regretted that decision.
The turtles tried at least one of everything. The food there was delicious. But the turtle that ate the most was Mikey. The kitchen was huge. It was made for banquets, so it was made to hold lots of people at once. Luna and Celestia decided to wait until the turtles finished before they ate.
Once the turtles finished eating, they waited for the Mane 6 to arrive. The turtles went outside, and saw the hot air balloon. The turltes were surprised.
"Wow. This thing is huge!" exclaimed Donatello.
He was right. It was a large brown platform with walls on the side to keep people from falling, and a huge, purple balloon to make it float.
They waited several minutes for the Mane 6 to come. They arrived at around noon, and they met the turtles outside with the hot air balloon.
"Ooh! I call driver!" yelled an excited Pinkie Pie, waving her hand in the air. Luna nodded. Pinkie squealed, and ran into the hot air balloon.
"Good luck." laughed Celestia. The turtles and the other members of the Mane 6 went inside the balloon.
"BYE!" Pinkie yelled, as she made the hot air balloon go high up into the sky. Celestia and Luna waved goodbye, and they waved back.
They knew it would take them at least an entire day to make it to the Crystal Empire by hot air balloon, so they brought things to keep themselves entertained.Twilight brought a few books to read, which Donnie read as well, and Apple Jack brought some apples from her farm for them to eat. The turtles liked them. Pinkie Pie brought confetti, which her and Mikey threw over the edge of the balloon. It was what they called their 'celebration' for making it this far. Rainbow Dash and Raphael talked about their pet turtles. The rest just sat their silently.
Fluttershy soon noticed there was something wrong with Leo. Then it hit her. He had no idea what they were up against. He didn't know the villains like he did in New York. All this was so new to him. He also started to look a little home sick.
"Hey, um, I-it's okay, Leo. Uh, everything will turn out okay. W-we believe in you." said Fluttershy. Leonardo smiled.
"Yay! Whoo hoo! We did it!" yelled Mikey and Pinkie as they threw confetti out of the balloon.
"Don't celebrate just yet." said Raph. "We still have to fight the tantabus."
"Oh yeah." said Mikey and Pinkie. They slumped their shoulders and sat on the ground.
Twilight closed the book she was reading. "Guys," she said. "there's something I just found out."
"What?" asked Leonardo.
"If the tantabus gets strong enough," explained Twilight. "it will cross over into your guises dimension. Once it gets there, everything will instantly be destroyed. The tantabus will be too powerful. You're dimension won't be able to handle it. "
The turtles gasped.
Fluttershy felt horrible for the turtles. She looked at Leo. He looked more hurt than ever. She put a hand on his shoulder. "You can save the world. I know you can." Leo tried to smile, but he was too shocked by what he heard. Mikey and Pinkie's shoulders slumped lower than before.
It began to grow dark, but no one could sleep knowing that the turtles could lose everything so fast. Twilight used magic from her horn to light a lantern. They knew they would all be up for a while. Fluttershy tried to comfort Leonardo the best she could, but she knew the only thing she could do to help him feel better was to fight beside him in the battle against the tantabus.
Leo tired reading one of Twilight's books to help clear his mind, but he couldn't concentrate. He began to grow irritated. He threw the book on the ground. "We can't let them win!" yelled Leo. He sat there and curled up into a ball. This was the biggest challenge he's faced as a leader. Everyone went to comfort him, and told him that everything would be okay.
Then, Twilight had an idea. "Hey Leo. There's one thing we can do." She pulled out a book. Leo picked it up and read the cover.
"The Elements of Harmony?" he read. "What's that?
"It's one of the most powerful magical objects in Equestria. They have been sent to the Crystal Empire for safe keeping, and that's where we're going. If we can get them, we can use the power to destroy the tantibus once and for all." Twilight opened the book and showed them pictures as she spoke.
They all looked at each other. "Okay, here's the plan:" said Leo. "right when we get to the Crystal Empire, we find the Elements, find the tantubus, and we use the power against it. It should be enough to get that thing out of here forever so it never messes with anyone ever again!"
They all cheered. Mikey and Pinkie threw more confetti over the edge and yelled.
"I knew you could do it!" said Fluttershy.
The turtles and the Mane 6 tried to get some rest. They were going to fight tomorrow.