The Next Step
"My little pony
My little..."
"HOLD IT!" the Under King cried out. He and his Underdog crew interrupted the music. "We won't be using that as an opening!"
"Hey!" Filli-Second shouted. "You got a problem with the song, bub?"
"The song is nice and all," the Under King said, "But there's a fair number of times you hear that tune before you want something else."
"That's ridiculous." Mistress Marevelous exclaimed.
"Actually, they may have a point." the Blue Comet said. "Don't get me wrong, I like the song, but I was hoping we'd at least get a different music tone."
"Pretty boy is right." the Under King said. "Listen...
"I hate to break it to you
But that song has run its course
This earworm's getting old
And it's sounding a bit hoarse
The reprisals had their day
Now, it's time for something
That the readers of our stories
Could not have seen coming"
"You mean..." Hum Drum asked. "ALL RIGHT!
"It's... a... brand new story
That's going to be told"
"A brand new story" Zapp sang,
"And it's gonna be awesome"
"It's a true story" Radiance sang,
"That keeps up the old"
"And character development" Mistress Marevelous sang,
"In which, we will blossom"
"The setting's after the Chaos Saga" the Masked Matterhorn sang,
"In a peaceful streak we're on"
"We're getting over the troubles" Saddle Rager sang,
"We went through in Tambelon"
"It's a brand new story" Filli Second sang,
"And it's gonna be glorious"
"It's a brand new story" Devastator sang,
"For us Mighty Machines"
"A brand new story" Timberwolf sang,
"We're lucky to make it to"
"Not a blue story" Masque sang,
"We're gonna keep it clean"
"And surprise characters" Rodan sang,
"We set up just for you"
"I can't believe we're doing this" Dusk sang
"But I guess the best come in threes"
"Whoever's coming up with this" Masque sang
"Is certainly the bee's knees"
"It's a brand new story" the Mighty Machines sang,
"To make us more notorious"
"I've fought sirens and centaurs" the Shadow Blot sang,
"And a giant ram of evil
Yet, I'm having trouble with a big mess
I tried to tell her how I feel
But it seems impossible
Come on now, Ricky
Don't be so picky
You have to confeeeeeeeess"
While the heroes were reveling in their peace, the villains behind bars weren't happy. Most of the villains were locked away, including the Pish-Posh Brothers, the Mane-iac, Gryphon Galore, and Starlight Glimmer, who started the next verse.
"It's a brand new story
On this side of the bars"
"A brand new story" Gryphon Galore sang,
"For each and every villain"
"We don't do stories" Pish sang,
"'Cause, apparently, we're not the stars"
"Just one big win" Posh sang,
"But no one is willin'"
"Yet no one knows of a back-up plan" the Mane-iac sang,
"That I have just recalled
Just need to break out and find the key
And with it, I'll rule them all
It's a brand new story
And this time, I will be victorious"
"So we're off to make our mark" everyone sang,
"In the literary world
Making sure that we're noticed
By every boy and girl
Up there with the four-eyed wizard
And the demigod of the sea
HERE COMES A NEW PLOTLINE
THAT WE DIDN'T THINK COULD BEEEEEEE
IT'S... A... BRAND NEW STORY
AND WE WILL SHOW EVERYONE
A BRAND NEW STORY
THAT'S GONNA FILL THE PAGE
WE'LL GIVE YOU A STORY
AND IT'S GONNA BE FUN
SOMETHING TO GO DOWN
ONTO THE NEXT AGE"
"WITH THE MAGIC" the Masked Matterhorn sang.
"AND THE TRUST" Zapp sang.
"AND THE CHARITY" Radiance sang.
"AND THE HEART" Saddle Rager sang.
"THE FUN" Filli-Second sang.
"THE TRUTH" Mistress Marevelous sang.
"THE METAL" the Shadow Blot sang.
"AND THE FOLLOWERS OF DARK" the Mane-iac sang.
"AND THE WHOLE STORY" Hum Drum sang,
"WILL HAVE THE POWER PONIES AND THE MIGHTY MACHINES FIGHTING THE SISTERHOOD OVER SOMETHING THAT SENDS THEM TO ANOTHER WORLD WHERE..."
"HEY!" Dusk interrupted. "Zip it before you spoil too much!
"IT'S A BRAND NEW STORY" everyone sang,
"BIGGER THAN YOU THINK
A BRAND NEW STORY
AND IT'S TYPED UP IN INK
A BRAND NEW STORY
SO COME FORTH AND SEE US
AND REEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAD
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH"
"Now, that was an opening." Zapp said.
The story begins dark at night. The prison courtyard was full of criminals who were breaking rocks with their pickaxes, either with their hooves or their magic. A green stallion approached Starlight Glimmer.
"Hey. I'm Gladmane. So what are you in for?"
"Trying to revolt against superheroes." Starlight answered without looking at him.
"That was you?" Gladmane asked. "Wow. Hey, listen. What would you say if I told you..."
"Let me stop you right there!" Starlight interrupted. "I'm not interested in any deal when I'm close to my parole hearing. If you want to make a deal with anyone, go bother the gryphon. She's escaped from here almost as much times as the Mane-iac."
Gladmane looked and saw Gryphon Galore shattering rocks by punching them. Nervously, he approached her and greeted himself.
"What do you want, dork?" Gryphon Galore asked.
"Hey, how would you like a way to rule Maretropolis?" Gladmane asked.
Gryphon Galore stopped breaking rocks for a second.
"If you want to team up, forget it. I've tried it twice. Pretty much, the only successful team-up I've had was with the Power Ponies when we went against Arcanus."
"Well, it's not a team-up." Gladmane said. "Listen, years ago, before I was locked up, I made a fortune off of delivering illegal arms to criminal empires. One day, I kinda forgot about a deal I made with the Pish-Posh Brothers, and they kinda got me arrested. But before I was caught, I hid away one of my most valuable assets." He then leaned in to whisper. "A bomb." That caught Gryphon Galore's attention. "A big bomb, capable of taking out Maretropolis."
"And you want me to..." Gryphon Galore asked.
"Look, here's my deal." Gladmane said. "I can't stand another day locked up. I need muscle like yours to get me out. So you get me out of prison and out of town, and I'll let you know where I hid it. You can use it to threaten to destory Maretropolis if your terms aren't met."
"I like the sound of that." Gryphon Galore said. "But here's a question: why'd you wait until now to make that deal with someone?"
"Oh..." Gladmane said suddenly growing nervous. "Well... that's because... I... didn't get a good response from... someone else I told."
Gryphon Galore didn't like the sound of that. "You told someone else?"
"Well... Months ago, I went to make the deal with someone who escaped more times than you."
"Who?" Gryphon Galore asked.
"Look, it's nothing to worry about." Gladmane tried to defend himself. "I told her about the bomb, but she didn't follow up on the deal. So today, I reminded her of it earlier and accidently gave her a hint of where it is. She didn't even give me an understandable result. I think she's lost too many marbles to understand what I said. I mean, she is pretty crazy to start with."
Gryphon Galore widened her eyes because she figured out who he was talking about. She then gave him a threatening glare. "You... told... her?"
Suddenly, a loud alarm echoed through the prison. An exhausted guard ran out and turned to all the watchmen. "The Mane-iac! She's escaped!"
The guards then guided most of the prisoners back into the prison. Only Gryphon Galore didn't move.
"That psychopath can't get anywhere near that weapon!" she growled. She then got pocked by a guard behind her.
"Come on, missy. Let's go!"
Gryphon Galore looked around and saw she was alone with the guard. She then gasped.
"The Mane-iac! She's behind you!"
"Where?" the guard asked turning around. That gave Gryphon Galore the opportunity to shove him aside and grab his keys. She then unlocked the locks binding her wings. When the guard got up, he saw Gryphon Galore spreading her wings and flapping them leading her over the prison wall.
"Oh, I'm so fired." the guard said.
When she flew far enough, Gryphon stopped and just outside of the city of Maretropolis.
"Glad to be out of there. But I've got to find that long-haired freak and stop her from doing something stupid. But how am I going to stop her if I can't even..."
She stopped when she heard a metal shifting. In the middle of the lonely street, a sewer hatch opened up and the Mane-iac slipped out with her green tendrils on her head. She chuckled maniacally before slipping away, but Gryphon Galore knew what to do.
"Find her. So, if she leads me to the bomb, I get to pound her and make the city worship me at the same time. And this time, nothing will stop me."
The next morning, the First National Bank of Maretropolis had its front doors blown off in a fiery blast. Three teenage dragons charged out with sacks full of gold bricks.
"You were right, Garble." one dragon told their leader. "These pony banks have great gold."
"What'd I tell ya?" Garble asked. "Dragon instincts."
"Well, something we have in common." A little voice cried out. The dragons looked and saw a purple baby dragon in a colorful costume standing tall in the street. "Now, here's a little warning since we're all dragons here: drop the gold and fly away with your own hoard or you'll be put in our prison's new dragon reform program."
The teenage dragons laughed loudly at the little dragon still looking confident.
"Hear that, boys?" Garble asked. "What makes you think you can beat us all on your own, little pipsqueak?"
"Now, who said anything about me?" Hum Drum asked.
Suddenly, a pink flash zipped through and smacked the dragons to the ground. When they came two, a group of five ponies stood beside Hum Drum.
"Ponies?" Garble asked.
"Not just any ponies," Zapp said, "The Power Ponies!"
"All right." Mistress Marevelous said. "Let's power pony up!"
The Power Ponies went and struck the teenage dragons with their powers. Mistress Marevelous used her rope to toss the dragons toward Radiance, who constructed a racquetball racket. She wacked them toward Zapp, who struck a lightning bolt at them. When they hit the ground, Hum Drum changed his skin to diamond and used his tail as a jackhammer on Garble's head. When he had enough, Garble grabbed onto Hum Drum's waist and held him up.
"Don't you dare." Garble said. "Now, you're going to let us fly out of here with our new treasures or..." He noticed the Power Ponies were smiling, and they were looking behind the dragons. "What are you looking at?"
Garble and the dragons looked behind them and saw the shy, frightened pegasus suddenly change form. She was now half as big as a full-grown dragon with a monstrous growl. The sight of her turned the dragons' scales pale as flour. After Garble dropped Hum Drum, he turned back to the Power Ponies.
"I'd like to go to jail now, please."
Radiance constructed a large birdcage that the dragons willingly entered. Saddle Rager changed back into her normal size and giggled.
"Excuse me."
"Is it just me," Zapp said, "Or has the criminals been easier to beat the past six months?"
"Well, I wouldn't be surprised." Mistress Marevelous said. "After overcoming magic-stealing centaurs, human anarchists, and even a ram-like demon that wanted to destroy all friendship, common crooks like these varmints don't seem like much."
"Oh, man!" The Power Ponies turned to the sound of the voice and six mechanical werewolves jumped from the top of a building and landed in front of them. The ponies were thrilled to see their fellow hero team, the Mighty Machines.
"We missed a fight." Dusk complained. "I knew we shouldn't have taken the scenic route."
"Says you." Masque said. "I thought it was pretty."
"Mighty Machines!" Zapp greeted. "How are things going?"
"What are you all even doing here?" Radiance asked. "I thought you set up a base in Canterlot."
"Well, it's about the Masked Matterhorn." the Shadow Blot said. "Do any of you know where she is?"
"She left a week ago saying there's something she needs to work on." Zapp said. "Why?"
"Your leader made herself at home in Canterlot." Devastator said. "She started binge-reading in the royal library. She even built a little nest of books."
"It was funny at first," Terry said, "But then she barely left. She'd fly out for some fast food, then she'd zip back in."
"Why didn't you just ask her what she's up to?" Hum Drum asked.
"We tried." Rodan said. "We asked her, but she didn't answer. She seemed to caught up in her work to know we were even there, and it's worrying us."
"That's why we're here." the Shadow Blot said. "You girls know her better than us. We're hoping you can get something out of her better than we can."
"If it's for our friend, of course, we'll do whatever we can." Zapp said.
"Hang on!" Filli-Second said. "I need to go grab a lunch." She disappeared for a few seconds before returning with a lunchbox. "Okay, I'm back. Let's go."
"You go on ahead, darlings." Radiance said. "I just need to deliver these naughty dragons to prison.
"I should probably go with ya, Radiance." Mistress Marevelous said. "If these dragons get any ideas about escaping, you might need a little extra muscle."
"Oh, thank you, Marevelous." Radiance said.
"Uh, how exactly are we supposed to get to Canterlot on our own?" Zapp asked. "I mean, I can get there no problem, but I can't wait up for everyone."
"Don't worry." the Shadow Blot laughed. He pulled out a little vehicle clicker and pushed a button. Suddenly, the clouds above them started to split apart revealing a large, mechanical jet. The bottom hatch opened up as it hovered right above the ponies and the wirewolves.
"And ponies say I'm a show-off." Zapp mumbled to herself.
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Oh~. This is already off to a good start.
Needs cover art!
7973575 Would if I could. But through reasons outside of my control, I currently can't upload a cover art. It's why I didn't upload one in my last story.
7974920 No excuses, palio!