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// "You can save the world. I know you can." 
// Story: Attack of the Tantabus! (TMNT 2012 and Mlp crossover) 
// by Moon Princess 
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	The turtles and the Mane 6 cautiously made their way through the castle. Every room was heavily guarded. They had to take out the guards silently so they wouldn't be heard by the tantabus. They made it into the throne room, but the door was locked. Twilight used her magic to open it. They tried to find the Elements of Harmony to stop all this madness from happening. They quietly crept from room to room, taking out guards and looking all around the room to find a clue as to where the Elements could be hidden. Everything seemed to be crystallized. Leo began to grow nervous as time stretched on. What if they couldn't find the Elements in time? What if the tantabus became powerful enough to destroy their home within seconds? That was the question that burned his mind.
They walked into a room that had a huge library. Of course, they're were guards everywhere, since the room was so large. They took out the guards using ninja stealth as they looked through the books to find out where the Elements were.
Rainbow Dash flew to the very top of the room so she could fly behind the guards and sneak attack them. Twilight and Rarity used their magic to throw books off the shelves, and Pinkie popped balloons so it could distract the guards so the turtles could come in to attack. They had to silently work together if they wanted any luck in defeating the tantabus. Pinkie had to promise not to scream again. Even if she saw another spider on her leg.
Once all the guards were gone, the heroes were free to explore the room at ease. Rainbow Dash, Twilight, and Fluttershy flew up to look through the books on the higher shelves. They could also cover more ground faster. Twilight and Rarity used their magic so they could look through multiple books at once. Raphael started getting frustrated.
Fluttershy opened a book, and a piece of folded paper fell out of it. Fluttershy unfolded it, and saw that it was written by the princess of the Crystal Empire herself, and it was about the Elements of Harmony and where they were hidden.
"Guys! Come look!" she yelled. Everyone crowded around her, and rainbow Dash just flew above her to see better. Fluttershy read over the note which said the Elements were located inside the same tower that held the Crystal Heart.
"Yes!" said Leonardo. "We'll have everything back to normal in no time!"
"And I know exactly where the Crystal Heart is!" said Twilight. "Follow me."
The ten heroes quietly walked from room to room. To their surprise, they didn't see many guards on the way there, and they took them out with ease.
"Well that was easy." said Raph.
"A little too easy." said Leo. "Come on guys. This way."
They made their way closer the the tower, with Twilight giving them directions. They soon reached their destination. There was a large, winding staircase that lead to the Elements. In front of the staircase were two guards, which Raph and Rainbow Dash took out with ease. They went up the winding staircase, with Donatello leading the way.
"How high up does this thing go?" Donnie asked Twilight.
"Pretty high." responded Twilight. "It might take us a while."
Leo thought about his friends and family at home. April, Casey, Splinter, the people of New York. What would happen if he lost that? What would he do then? Where would he and his brothers go if this dimension wasn't corrupted already? He had to put an end to the tantabus. The sooner he did that, the better. But then, he thought about the people here. What if he did succeed? What would happen to the Mane 6? Would they ever see each other again? Will this be the last time they meet? He liked being around the Mane 6 and wasn't ready to leave them yet. None of the turtles were. They made such good friends with them, and they didn't want to leave them so soon. But they had to worry about that later. They had more important things to worry about. Thousands of people's lives depended on the choices the turtles and Mane 6 made. They had to do the right thing and make the right decisions. 
Leonardo's thoughts were interrupted by Donnie telling them to stop. They had reached the top of the winding staircase, but it was the most heavily guarded room in the whole castle. Almost every guard was in that room to protect the Elements and to make sure the turtles don't get their hands on them. Every guard was armed with a long, blue spear.
"So this is where the guards went." Mikey said nervously. The turtles and their friends ran walked into the room.
The guards, the turtles, and the Mane 6 attacked each other. The fate of their worlds depended on who won this battle, and the turtles were determined to win.
They fought with everything they had. No matter how scratched up they got by the spears, or how hard they got hit, the heroes stood tall and continued to fight. They weren't going to let them win. Although it was hard to do damage to the guards due to their armor, they didn't give up. Rainbow Dash was beating up guards left and right, and the turtles were impressed. A single blow from Twilight's wings to the head knocked guards unconscious. Rarity used her magic to fight multiple people at once. They all picked up spears from guards that were sprawled on the ground to fight back. There were about 50 guards in the room, all armed and dangerous. Blasts of magic and blows from weapons were being flown everywhere. Twilight got hit in the face with a spear, which left a large cut down her cheek. Rainbow Dash was cornered, so she got cut up badly from trying to fight too many people at once. Everyone's clothes had holes in them, and the turtles' shells had lots of scratches. Fluttershy got hit in her temple with the bottom of a spear. She collapsed, nearly unconscious. Leonardo saw his friend lying there. A guard tried to strike Fluttershy with a sword, but Leo blocked the attack, and kicked him in the face. He helped Fluttershy stand up. He had to get her out of there.
"Guys! I need backup!" he yelled.
The turtles nodded, and blocked attacks that were directed towards Leo as he tried to save his friend. Leonardo ran down the stairs as fast as he could, as the other turtles tried to prevent the guards from going down the stairs, too. He made it to the throne room, and sat Fluttershy down on the the throne.
"Stay here until I get back, okay?" said Leo.
Fluttershy nodded, eyes half open. She was struggling to stay conscious, and Leo noticed this.
"Just relax." he said. Fluttershy nodded again, this time with her eyes closed. She finally went unconscious, even though it was against her will to do so.
Leo was nervous about leaving her there. What if the tantabus found her? But Leonardo had to get the Elements, and fast. He ran back up the stairs as quickly as he could. Once at the top of the tower, he jumped into the fight to save the world.
Once all the guards were down, the turtles and their friends ran over to the glass case that held the Elements of Harmony. The turtles realized that the Elements were in the shape of the Mane 6's cutie marks.
"What now?" asked Donnie.
"Now," said Twilight. "we fight the tantabus."
They all went down to the throne room to get Fluttershy, who was now awake, with a large bruise on the side of her head where she got hit. Apple Jack carried the case that held the Elements.
"Are you well enough to fight?" asked Donnie.
Fluttershy stood up and nodded. "I'm ready."
Everyone else was hurt, too. They had cuts and bruises everywhere, and the Mane 6's clothes were torn and dirty. So were the turtles' masks. They were beat up pretty bad, and tired from the long fights they had, but the next fight coming up was the biggest fight yet.
They silently walked to the tantabus. No one was ready for this, but they walked towards him anyway. They stopped in their tracks as they saw the huge tantabus with the princess tied next to him.
"Hey!" yelled Leo.
The tantabus turned around, and the princess looked behind her with tears in her eyes. She smiled when she saw the turtles, knowing that hope had finally came.
"Well, well, well." said the tantabus. "I see you got past my guards. Are you ready to fight?"
The turtles and the Mane 6 all looked at each other. Apple Jack and Raphael nodded. "We're ready." said Leo.
"Very well." said the tantabus, turning the princesses chair around. "Watch closely princess, as your only hope gets destroyed."
The tantabus and the heroes all attacked at full force. The tantabus knocked the case out of Apple Jack's hands, the case shattering as it hit the ground. The Elements slid across the floor. They couldn't let the tantabus get the Elements.
Now it was both sides trying to avoid each other form getting their hands on the Elements. Raph saw how powerful Twilight's attacks were, so he thought having another alicorn would surely help him win. He ran over to try to help the captured princess, but the tantabus knocked him over, sending him flying across the room.
"Don't give up!" yelled the princess. "You can win!"
The words of the princess determined the turtles. They had to win. Not just for their world, but for hers, too.
The tantabus was huge. It was almost like it was too big to fight.
"This thing isn't even taking any damage!" yelled Rainbow Dash, hitting the tantabus as hard as she could.
Leo had to get the Elements. They all tried to reach them, but failed. The tantabus was too strong. They stabbed it, threw powerful blasts of magic at it, threw punches and kicks, but the tantabus didn't even look hurt. Leo tried jumping and attacking form above, but the tantabus knocked him away. Leo landed on a pillar, and fell to the ground. Fluttershy was still confused from when she gained her consciousness back. She felt disoriented, and had a hard time remembering what happened before she went unconscious. She tried to fight as best as she could, but she was loosing her sense of direction, so flying was out of the picture. She felt like she could faint again at any minute, but she had to stay awake. For Equestria. She stumbled as she tired to stay conscious. She stepped on a large piece of glass, and slipped. She lay there on the floor, not having the strength to get up.
Leo saw his friend fall. He tried helping her, but the tantabus was in his way. The others tired helping her too, but the tantabus thought they were trying to get the Elements, so he prevented that. At least he wasn't focused on hurting her. But soon, the tantabus faced Fluttershy, and Leo ran in front of her, and attacked the tantabus, trying to cut his face with his sword, but again, the tantabus took little to no damage. He picked up Leo and threw him to the other side of the room.
Fluttershy opened her eyes, and saw the Elements of Harmony a few feet away from her. She tried to reach out to get them, but she didn't have the strength to do so.
Mikey finally managed to reach the princess. The cut the ropes that tied her to the chair, and she stood up.
"Who are you?" asked Mikey.
"I'm Princess Cadence." she said.
"Cool!" Mikey said. "We sure could use your help."
"Gladly." said Cadence. She and Mikey attacked the tantabus, joining the others.
They attacked as hard as they could, but tantabus was no where near being defeated. They were running out of options. What now?
"ENOUGH!" yelled a voice. Everyone turned to see where the voice came from, and to their surprise, it was Fluttershy. She was standing up, and holing the Elements of Harmony. She threw them in the air, and they magically floated in mid-air. A bright blue light shone on each of the heroes, lifting them into the air just under the Elements. Their energy was restored, and their injuries went away (which Fluttershy was very grateful for). The turtles eyes turned white. Then a rainbow light shined on the Mane 6. A bright white light flashed, and when it disappeared, it revealed that the Mane 6 turned into their Rainbow Power form. Leo remembered what Fluttershy told him in the hot air balloon, "You can save the world. I know you can." Leo smiled at the thought. They attacked the tantabus with every ounce of power they had. A variation of light shined brightly as they attacked. The citizens below anxiously watched. When the lights disappeared, it showed that the tantabus was now nothing more than a cloud of dust.
They won.