It was night and even after what happened this day, the Mane Six went to Carousel Boutique to wear some special clothes Rarity created for Celestia's birthday.
"Alright, girls. Keep your eyes closed until I say you can open them." Rarity said while leading her friends to her workplace. "Okay. Open now."
Her friends opened their eyes and looked in awe at her new dresses. The dresses aren't shown yet to the screen, but they sure must be something.
"Those look remarkable, Rarity. You've really outdone yourself this time." Twilight said.
"Just doing my best to make everything perfect for my friends. Try them on. I want to see how fabulous you look in them." Rarity said.
Her friends took the dresses and went to the dressing room.
Minutes later, they returned looking absolutely radiant.
"Oh my stars. Those dresses fit you to a tee." Rarity said amazed.
"What about yours, Rarity?" Twilight asked.
"In a minute, darling." Rarity said while she used her magic to put a wardrobe screen in front of her. After a few seconds, she was dressed. Spike looked at her and began to drool.
"Rarity, you look lovely." Fluttershy said.
"What? This old thing?" Rarity said.
"I'm so excited for tomorrow!" Pinkie yelled full of joy.
"I hope the princess likes what we all have prepared for her." Twilight said.
"Don't worry, sugarcube. I doubt the princess is the kind of pony who doesn't like birthday's." Applejack comforted her.
"Yeah, whoe doesn't like birthdays you get presents..." Spike said.
"...and a party. Don't forget the party." Pinkie finished.
"Oh, before I forget. I got something special for you, Spikey-wikey." Rarity said. She grabbed Spike with her magic and once again puts a wardrobe screen in front of them. After a few seconds, Spike looked amazing.
"How do I look?" Spike asked.
"You look smashing." Rarity said giving Spike a compliment. "Now, who wants S'mores?"
"I do. I do." The girls said and giggled.
Somepony was walking in the Everfree Forest in the middle of the night. The light of Luna's moon shined over Equestria. After a few minutes of walking throught the scary looking trees, she finally reached the Castle of the Two Sisters. She seems to be a griffin. She walked inside the castle and waited. Behind a corner, somepony else showed up. A red dragon about the size of a human. The griffin saw the dragon and began to charge at him. The dragon saw the attack coming and dodged it.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy, birdface. Easy." The dragon spoke.
"Who are you?" The griffin scowled at him.
"The name's Garble. You better be careful who you attack 'cause I'm not alone." The dragon named Garble said.
Some of his dragon friends came out. The griffin was very wary.
"Something bothered me with some sort of floating ball. Was it you?" The griffin asked.
"I did nothing of the sort. Wait a minute. Did you also see a floating ball with someone sending a message?" Garble asked.
"She's not the only one." another voice spoke. It was revealed to be some kind of giant dog with earrings, bracelets and a necklace around his neck. Another feature is his tail. It's what seems to be a hand. The griffin and the dragon turned towards it.
"What kind of loser are you?" Garble asked.
"You will call me 'Ahuizotl'. And you better hold that tongue of yours before I send my cats to you." Ahuizotl threatened.
"Do your worst! I'm not afraid of you!" Garble shouted and charged at Ahuizotl. Ahuizotl used his arm-tail to punch him and began to raise both his hands. The griffin send a gust of wind at Ahuizotl by using her wings. Ahuizotl was hit by the blow and became furious. The griffin and Garble both flew to Ahuizotl and attacked him, making him more angry. He grabbed them both and was about to do something before someony interrupted him.
"Gentlecolts. Lady. Calm yourselves. There's not need to fight." A voice spoke.
"You're right, brother. Fighting doesn't solve anything." Another voice spoke.
The two voices were revealed to be two yellow unicorns with hats who look more like con-artists. One of them has a moustache while the other hasn't. Behind them, two Earth ponies and a pegasus came out of nowhere.
"And who may I ask are you?" Ahuizotl asked while still holding Garble and the dragon.
"Allow me and my brother to introduce ourselves. He's Flim." One of the brothers spoke.
"He's Flam." The other brother said.
"We're the world famous Flim Flam Brothers." They both said in unison.
"And our machinery is more than a match for you amateurs." Flim said.
"Grr. Puny ponies." Garble snarled.
"What about you, dweebs?" the griffin asked referring to the two Earth ponies and pegasus.
"Caballeron?" Ahuizotl said while releasing the griffin and Garble.
"It's Dr. Caballeron." One of the Earth ponies spoke.
"You may call me Svengallop." The other Earth pony said.
"And I'm Wind Rider." the pegasus said.
"Wind Rider? Aren't you a world famous Wonderbolt? Because it's really an honor to meet you." Flam said.
"Alas, I'm no longer a Wonderbolt. I've been dishonorably discharged." He said calmly but angry.
"Oh, that's bad." Flim said.
Then they all feel the ground shake. It began to shake more and more. And suddenly, the entrance burst open revealing a big centaur with big horns.
"What is this? A dragon, a griffin, some kind of dog and ponies? This must be some kind of sick joke. Did one of you call me here?" the centaur spoke.
They all shook their heads.
"Then you wouldn't mind if I suck out all your energy." The centaur spoke. He opened his mouth to absorb the magic and power out of all the beings in front of him, but he was interrupted by a beam of magic that hit his hand. The centaur growled from the pain. The one who shot the beam descended on the ground. It was a changeling and it brought some guards with her.
"Oops. That wasn't very nice of me." The changeling grinned.
All the villains looked at her. Gilda growled at her.
"Common criminals. Is this what I've been reduced to?" The changeling asked.
"Criminals, yes. But common, most certainly not." A voice echoed through the halls.
They didn't know they've been watched all along. Flames began to rise on torches by themselves. And then the villains saw it, a strange cloaked figure sitting on one of the thrones. It was none other than Spectrus. And there were also two ponies with him holding strange weapons.
"Boss, why do we have to look like ponies?" One of the ponies asked.
"Because we can't draw to much attention...for now." Spectrus said and then turned his attention to the villains. "Welcome. My friends."
"We're not your friends, whoever you are." Garble said.
"Then why did you come here?" Spectrus asked.
Garble was about to say anything, but he got interrupted by the changeling.
"I suppose you are the one who sent those things at us." the changeling asked.
"Specialized orbs with my hologram containing messages. And yes, I did it. Call me 'Spectrus'." Spectrus answered.
Out of nowhere, the Diamond Dogs came at his side and two other beings but those two are hiding in the shadows.
"I'm glad you all answered my call. I've already got five more allies before you showed up. There's the Diamond Dogs." Spectrus said while the Diamond Dogs waved their paws. "I also summoned one from a comic book. Ladies and gentlecolts, I present to you 'the Mane-iac'." While continuing a mare with long green hair appeared out of the dark with a devilish smirk. "And you may have heard of him. But a few months ago, I found a way to resurrect him from the Frozen North." while he keeps talking, the fifth being revealed himself to be a tall unicorn with a red horn. "Ladies and gentlecolts, King Sombra."
The other villains looked at each other.
"Charmed, I'm sure." King Sombra said with a dark voice.
"Cut the introductions, dweeb. What do you want?" the griffin asked impatiently.
"Yeah, and why do you wear a cloak and a hood? Are you afraid we would laugh at how ugly your face is?" Garble said and began to laugh some other villains began to laugh too. Spectrus raised his hand. He wore what seems to be a gauntlet. It began to glow. He closed his hand and the ground began to crack a bit. The villains became silent.
"I assure you I am not ugly. But I can't reveal myself so quickly." Spectrus said.
"Every creature has to reveal himself sooner or later. You're not afraid, are you?" The Changeling Queen asked
"Everybody is afraid of something." They all heard he said 'everybody' instead of 'everypony'. They've never heard a word like that before. But he continued. "Peacekeepers create engines of war. Tyrants create princesses. People create...uh, smaller people?" He began to think, then it came back to him. "Children. I lost the word there." He said with a smile. "But very well. I show you who I really am."
Spectrus took his hood of once again, but it's still not shown to the screen. The villains looked amazed and interested. Spectrus puts his hood back on.
"What are you? A monkey? Because those aren't hooves that you have." Svengallop said.
"I'll tell you later. The important thing is I need your help. As I said in my messages, I have a plan to rule Equestria forever." Spectrus said.
"I don't need help. It doesn't matter if it's a pony, a dragon, a changeling or whatever you are." The griffin spoke while pointing at Wind Rider, Garble, the Changeling Queen and Spectrus.
"I don't need help either. Dragons don't do helping." Garble said.
"And why should I need help? I can easily suck every magic and strength out of every creature. Even you." The centaur spoke while pointing at Spectrus.
"Solo efforts, I pressume?" Spectrus said while putting his hand to his chin.
"You got that right?" Wind Rider said.
"Look where you all are." Spectrus said while pointing at the villains. He stood up from the throne and went to them. "You've all been defeated, I can see and know that. The question is how. But we'll find out about that later. Five have already agreed with me. The rest is up to you. Aren't you tired that these ponies humiliated you and took everything from you? Do you finally want to succeed in ruling Equestria?"
The villains looked at each other in deep thought.
"And it's not just Equestria I'm talking about. It's every world." Spectrus said.
Suddenly the villains heard something that interests them.
"What? Are you saying that there are other worlds next to Equestria?" The Changeling Queen asked.
"Yes. You see, I came from Equestria until I heard where I'm truly from. In the world where I live now, I studied magic and became more intellegent. Then I said to myself I must rule all worlds, they deserve better rulers. And you can become part of it. I only have one question: Are you with me?" Spectrus asked.
The villains thought and came to an agreement.
"Yeah, sure." the griffin said.
"Would I?" Garble said.
"I've always wanted to get Celestia from her throne." the Changeling Queen said.
"I really must see this." the centaur said.
"We've never thought about ruling Equestria. Not to mention other worlds." Flim said.
Many others nodded in agreement at his proposal.
"See. That wasn't so hard now, was it?" Spectrus said.
"Is it true? Are you hear to destroy Celestia?" The Changeling Queen asked.
"I came to create a better world order." Spectrus said while moving back to his throne. But then he looked back at the villains. "But also...yeah."
The villains looked at each other with a devilish smile. Spectrus sat back on his throne and snapped his fingers. One of the ponies came to him and Spectrus pulled out something strange. It was white and there was a bit brown on it. He put it in his mouth and the pony took out a little box that makes a flame. He puts the flame against the white thing and Spectrus began sucking on it. The pony puts the little box away and Spectrus blew a cloud of smoke. The five other villains that were at his side went to the other villains and many ponies who worked for Spectrus went to that same spot. Together, they listened to what Spectrus has to say.
"My friends. Comrades. We're about to embark on the most odious, the most evil and the most diabolical scheme ever. A crime to top all crimes. A crime that will live in infamy! And I've got everything with me to make it work." Before Spectrus could speak further, he was interrupted by a loud growl. He looked at the ceiling and saw a big shadow of what seems to be a bear-like creature. "Keep it under control. He can have his fun later. Give it some more food."
"Yes, boss." One of the ponies spoke.
"Oh, before I speak further, there's something else I've prepared. Bartholomew, bring me those big boxes." Spectrus said.
"Big boxes?" A pony named Bartholomew asked.
"You know. The black ones." Spectrus informed.
"Oh, those." the pony Bartholomew said. He went to get them and came quickly back with another pony to carry two big black boxes.
"What's in there?" Spot the Diamond Dog asked.
"Ah, another part of the plan. I've fed them a little and then I didn't for weeks. They multiply quick. If I feed them right now, I have to get another box." Spectrus said. He opened the box a little bit to look. Some kind of buzzing sound can be heard. "Ah. Beautiful, aren't they. I say cute but deadly. Though, they don't eat ponies nor my species, but they seem to be a lot of trouble to them. Take them away." Spectrus said and closed the box. The two ponies took them away. Spectrus began to talk further. "Now. To explain my plan further. A little bird told me that tomorrow...the ponies beloved monarch celebrates her 1001st birthday." Spectrus showed a newspaper called the 'Foal Free Press' with a picture of Princess Celestia on it. "And... with the enthusiastic help of my new allies and some peo... I mean, ponies, who obey me and also you, it promises to be a day she will never forget." Spectrus took the white thing from his mouth and placed it on Celestia's picture. Once the tip touched it, the paper began to burn. The villains became a bit shocked but they also smiled. "Her last day...and my first... as supreme ruler of the whole UNIVERSE!"
The villains and other ponies began to cheer for him.
SPECTRUS:
I remember a time
When crime was sublime
There was plenty of loot in the lair
We'd plunder and pillage
And ransack a village
With nary a worry or care
Then along came this princess
With her soft-hearted dream
She defeated us all in the end
So rally the troops!
We were meant to re-group
And return to our roots once again!
Are you in or out?
Gotta know without a doubt
I'm the one you need for a dirty deed
I'm the best, success is guaranteed
Are you men or mice?
Take a slice of my advice!
You want a fearless leader, one that's strong and stout
Better vote for me
Are you in or out?
GARBLE:
We used to be smart
AHUIZOTL:
Yes, horrendously heartless
MANE-IAC:
In a ravaging raid, we were ROUGH
DIAMOND DOGS:
We knew what we had
To be blissfully bad
Then Celestia brought this sensitive stuff!
ALL VILLAINS:
And we strayed from the path
Of our rigorous wrath
Now we're taking a bath in the dust!
But we'll reclaim our winnings
Our humble beginnings
In turmoil and torture, we trust!
SPECTRUS AND VILLAINS:
Are you in or out?
SPECTRUS:
Double-crossers or devout?
Put your faith in me
Pretty soon you'll see
I'm the prince of generosity
ALL VILLAINS:
Are you foe or friend?
SPECTRUS:
Here's the path I recommend
You want a ride to fame?
I've got the fastest route;
What's it gonna be?
Are you in or out?
TIREK:
We'll go robbing in all the right places,
FLIM AND FLAM:
From Canterlot Castle to Filly
GILDA:
Imagine the fear on their faces
SVENGALLOP:
When we drop by for cookies and tea
SPECTRUS:
Come along, comrades!
Follow me!
ALL VILLAINS:
Are you in or out?
SPECTRUS:
If you're with me, give a shout
VILLAINS:
YAY!
SPECTRUS:
I'll lead you all the way
Into the glory days
CABALLERON:
We'll begin a life of crime that pays
SPOT:
Are you out or in?
ROVER:
Make your choice now, sink or swim!
SPECTRUS:
You can stick with me, or stay behind and pout
ALL VILLAINS:
What's it gonna be?
SPECTRUS:
Consider carefully (Flames began to rise)
SPECTRUS AND VILLAINS:
Are you in or out?
Spectrus eyes and grin are the only things that can be seen on the screen.
