> Equestria Heroes: The 3Ds (starring: Spike, Discord, and Big Mac)
>  by Phantom-Dragon
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> Discord's Grounded
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It all happened so fast. It was a beautiful, quiet morning in Ponyville. And all it takes was for a certain draconequus to ruin the moment.

"HELLO EVERYPONY!!" Discord greeted, as he pulled out a radio, switched it on, and a song was played as he began pulling pranks on every pony.





With a snap of his finger, Discord stopped time. Every pony were all frozen in place, helpless as Discord placed banana peels in front of them. With another snap of his finger, every pony were all unfrozen and they all slipped on the banana peels. Next, at a construction site, some ponies were setting up dynamites, only for Discord to come by with the dynamites in his claw and paw.

"Pardon me every pony," Discord began. "But, did you lose these?" Discord holds out the ammunitions as the ponies turned their heads.

"Oh, yeah," one of them began calmly. "Thank you very much." The pony quickly panicked, along with his colleagues, upon realizing what Discord was holding. Discord only gave a shrug, while the ponies all ducked behind a pile of pillows. However, as soon as the lit fuses went out, the dynamites all dropped like noodles.

"BOOOOOOOOOMMM!" Discord shouted, scaring the ponies, zipping away before coming back with a pot and ladle, banging them together over the ponies' head, before he disappeared in a flash, leaving the construction ponies shaking.

Later, at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie Pie had just finished the batch for the cupcakes as she set them in the oven. Turning up later for her finished cupcakes, she was shocked to find Rainbow Dash, hogtied and with an apple in her mouth, in the oven.

"What the-" Pinkie shouted, before flash of light went off behind her. Turning around, she and Rainbow Dash frowned to see Discord, holding a camera.

"For shame, for shame, Pinkie," Discord said, showing the photo. "Kidnapping and baking your friend for cupcakes? Tsk, tsk, tsk. No wonder you can't spell slaughter, without laughter." A rimshot was played, by a clone of Discord.

"I didn't kidnap Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie cried in protest, before smokes began flying out of her nose. "And that joke is cruel! Even for you Discord!"

"Really? Then what would you say when I have this posted in the Equestria Daily?"

"Don't you dare!" Discord bolted away, leaving a trail of smoke. "HEY! GET BACK HERE YOU!!" Pinkie Pie shouted, charging after the draconequus like a bull.

After escaping from Pinkie Pie, Discord continued his pranking spree with the rest of the ponies, and donkeys and dragons, in Ponyville. He switched Cranky Doodle Donkey's wig with a porcupine. He replaced Spike's bouquet of roses with dragon sneeze flowers, just as the dragon was giving them to Rarity. He turned every single apples on Sweet Apple Acres into oranges and pears. He turned a public pool into a huge bowl of chocolate milk. The swimmers all let out a scream, while Discord joked, "Hey! Want some chocolate milk? Sorry, all out!"

For the rest of the day, there was nothing but chaos, with ponies screaming:

"My cart!"

"My leg!"

"My cabbages!"

"I'M ON A WHEEL!!" Trixie screamed, having been kidnapped by Discord and tied to the Dizz-a-tron that Discord had stolen from the Wonderbolts.

"I'M STUCK IN A CHIMNEY!!" Whoa Nelly shouted.



Ponyville was a shamble since that chaotic day. The whole town was in ruins. There were soaps littered on the streets that were turned into multicolored checkerboards, objects gaining limbs running amok, cotton candy clouds raining chocolate milk, and deformed animals. And the cause of it all, was sitting in court, right now, with anti-magic restricts placed on him.

"Discord!" Twilight lectured. "We thought that freeing you and having you reformed was a good thing. And we thought the use of your chaotic powers for good would be beneficial for all pony kinds, compared to that debacle you've caused as Accord."

Discord rolled his eyes, literally, in his hands, "Well can't I help it?" he asked, like it was no big deal. "It was all in good fun. Besides, it's Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie's fault, since they're the ones who got me into this whole pranking stuff. And it was Applejack who wished for me to be Accord."

"Don't you drag us into this!" the said ponies angrily protested.

"Thing is Discord," Twilight continues. "We've had our fun. You've had your fun. But what you don't know is when enough is enough. Just look at what you've done to Ponyville."

With that, Spike put in some photo clips in a monitor, displaying some images on a screen.

"As of today, you're facing some serious charges for your reckless pranking, such as kidnapping Rainbow Dash, framing Pinkie Pie for cupcake murder, vandalism on Sweet Apple Acres, and for malicious destruction of cabbages."

"Off with his head," a random pony shouted. "One for each head of cabbages."

"I'll have you know, I only have one head," Discord countered. "Besides, your cabbages are infested with cabbage slugs. They're doomed to be destroyed anyway."

"GUILTY!!" the pony shouted angrily.

"You hear that?!" Discord stood up. "He pleads guilty for attempting to sell cabbage slug infested cabbages! Arrest him!"

"WHAT?!"

"Ooh! He's got a point," Pinkie whispered to Dash.

"Oh no Discord!" Twilight shouted, banging her gavel repeatedly. "Don't you try and change the subject!"

"I just hope Discord will get what's really coming to him!" Cranky shouted angrily. "I'm still getting migraines from that porcupine!"

"I want him sued for giving me a cupcake, instead of muffin like I ordered!" Derpy shouted.

"And don't forget!" Applejack shouted. "He turned ma brother into a burger!"

Everyone, except Discord, all looked at Applejack in bewilderment.

"A burger?" Twilight asked.

"He got better!" Applejack shouted. "Right Big Mac?"

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

Every pony all looked back at Discord with disapproving glare. as Twilight continued. "Therefore, as punishment Discord. We've decided, to put you on probation!" Twilight concluded. "Magic probation!"

"But you ponies need my magic! You won't survive less than a single chapter without my magics!"

"Sorry, Discord," Twilight stated, as she prepares her horn. "But the decision is...."

"WAIT!" Fluttershy called out. "We shouldn't take away, all of his powers."

"Oh, thank you, Fluttershy," Discord sighed in relief.

"Why don't we just take, half of it?"

"That's ri-Wait, WHAT?!" Discord's eyes bulged out, before glaring at the pegasus, "Et tu, Fluttershy?"

"Think about it," Fluttershy explains. "Half of his powers aren't all that bad. If we leave him with just a half of his powers, he can still do some goods, while at the same time learn some lessons."

"But then it'll be half the fun!" Discord whined, earning some glares from the ponies, donkies, and dragon. "But I suppose, living with just half is better than with nothing."

The Mane Six looked at each other before they got into a huddle.

"So Fluttershy," Twilight began. "What exactly do you mean, by leaving Discord with only half of his powers?"

"Um, well, I mean, only the powers necessary for the purpose of good," Fluttershy whispered. "I'm thinking maybe just limit him with the power of teleportation. So that way, he can still get around to places much quicker. And maybe his ability to create things. They're not all that bad, if the things he makes are.....y'know, strange."

"As long as he doesn't create a monster," Rainbow Dash whispered harshly. "Then I'm okay with it."

"Perhaps he could learn to put his creative power in the use of art and stuff," Rarity said.

"Ooh," Pinkie Pie began. "Maybe if he gets to keep his teleportation and creation powers, then maybe he can go and work for Cloudsdale to help in the production of cotton candy clouds with chocolate milk and whip creams!"

The mane six kept on their debate for what felt like hours. During which Spike and Big Mac are sitting in the room, playing a game of Go Fish.

"Do you have a seven?" Spike asked.

"Eenope."

After much debate, the Mane Six all nodded their heads, before Twilight resumed her place on the stand.

"Alright, Discord!" Twilight began. "It's been decided. We're leaving you with just half of the powers you'll be using to do some goods, for a week. Only by the end, would we deem if necessary to completely restore you to full power, or to prolong it."

"Fine," Discord grumbled.

With that, Twilight floated in midair, her eyes turned all white as she cast a spell on Discord, placing an invisible lock on half of his powers.

"This'll teach you to coexist with ponies, properly, without the excessive use of your magics," Twilight concluded, with a slam of her gavel.

"No need to tell me that," Discord grumbled as he was released from his restraints. "And what am I supposed to do then?"

"You could hang out with Spike and Big Mac, like you guys normally do, on your guys' nights."

Discord turned his head to the two boys in the room, and moaned, "Oh poo."
> Guys' Night to Guys' Fight
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	It was a busy day for Princess Celestia, as she looked over some file, when a guard burst into the throne room.

"Your highness!" the guard shouted. "Urgent news from Las Pegasus!"

"Don't tell me..." Princess Celestia said grimly. "Another one?"

"Yes!" the guard panted. "The fifth one we've had this month!"

Princess Celestia gasped as she order some guards to be on their way, before writing a letter to Twilight.





That afternoon, Twilight and her friends were waiting on the platform, waiting for the next train to Canterlot. Spike was there to see them off with Discord and Big Mac.

"This must be very serious, if Princess Celestia is requesting that we all come to Canterlot, immediately!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Probably to send us off on another heroic, awesome, death daring adventure," Rainbow Dash said with confidence.

"When was the last time Princess Celestia would ever do that?" Rarity asked. "We've got the map to for that, remember?"

"Maybe it's something that's not a friendship problem," Rainbow countered. "My guess is that we'll be facing some pony eating monster, like that bugbear."

"Or maybe there's a bad guy on the lose that we need to capture and bring 'em to justice," said Applejack.

"Or maybe it has something to do with this!" Rarity cried, levitating a newspaper before the ponies, dragon, and draconequus, with the headline reading: Las Pegasus Tragedy: Celebrity Gone Missing!. Levitating the newspaper, Twilight reads, "By unknown means, Sapphire Shores, the pony of pop was reported missing, after she failed to show up at her concert. Her backup singers and stage manager have claimed to have no knowledge of Sapphire's current whereabout and were just as baffled at her sudden disappearance. Sapphire Shore's disappearance is hereby marked as the fifth case to have occurred this month. Equestria is called to be vigilant, as Princess Celestia takes immediate actions to have guards posted in every parts of Equestria."

"Wow!" Spike exclaimed, snatching the newspaper. "Fifth pony to have gone missing?"

"I know," Discord said, looking at the paper, with Big Mac. "What are the odds?"

Suddenly, a train whistle was heard, as the train came rushing up the rail.

"Well, looks like we'll find out soon enough," Twilight said, as she and the girls all boarded up on the train.

"Good-bye you guys," Twilight said. "Take care while we're gone," Twilight's gaze shifted as she looks at Discord.

"Oh please," Discord rolled his eyes. "Even you know I can't hurt a fly when I'm like this."

"Relax Twilight," Spike assured. "Me and Big Mac will take care of Discord. Right Big M?"

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

Confident in Spike's words, Twilight enters the coach, waving her hoof, as the train pulled away.

"So, what shall we do in the meantime?" Discord asked, unamusingly.





The boys were later at Sweet Apple Acres, bucking the apples that were restored, after Discord's sentence was given.

"This isn't so bad," Spike said, as he carries a bucket of apples away.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed, after bucking an apple tree.

The two boys stopped suddenly when they saw Discord, wearing a football helmet, and doing some stretches.

"Discord," Spike began. "What are you doing?"

"I'm improvising!" Discord declared dramatically.

"Improvising?" Spike asked, looking at Big Mac who shrugged.

"That's right!" Discord crouches down on all four. "Watch the genius work of Discord before your very eyes! Hut hut!"

With that, Discord charged forward at full speed, head butting into the tree before him. Needless to say, Discord was left in a dizzy state, while only a single apple fell from the tree and into one of the buckets.

"Uh, Discord," Spike cringed. "Are you okay?"

"Oh sure," Discord groaned. "I'm fine. I like to headbutt into apple trees when I'm only half of what I used to be." Discord took the helmet off and pouted. "Oh who am I kidding? I'm a wreck! I'm pathetic! I can't do anything right when my power is cut in half!" Discord disappears in a flashes of light, randomly appearing in various parts of Sweet Apple Acres, as he continues to lecture, "All I'm every good now to every ponies is just disappearing and reappearing, going like what do you need? What do you need? What do you-whoa!" Discord yelped as he shook violently and fell from a tree branch he was in.

"You need to get a grip on yourself," Spike said.

"Eeyup."

"I wish I could," Discord continued to shake violently, as he struggles his way towards a tree. "But I think I can't." Discord wraps his arms around a tree, causing the tree to shake violently as well, resulting an entire stock of apples, and leaves, to rain down into the buckets. Discord poked his head out and said, "Hey! I'm so clever." Suddenly, Discord's pupils flashed red, as his eyes rang like bells. "Whoa, I'm getting something!"

"What is it?" Spike asked.

Snapping his claw, the leaves disappeared and were restored in the tree branches, as Discord started crossing his legs together, humming, "Om."

Spike and Big Mac shrugged to each other in confusion, before looking back at Discord who went completely white.

"Canterlot's in danger!" Discord shouted. "Fluttershy's in Canterlot! Fluttershy's in danger!" In a burst of light, Discord was cladded in a suit of armor, shouting, "Hold on Fluttershy! Discord's coming!"

With that, Discord disappeared in a flash of light, leaving Spike and Big Mac alone in the acres.

Spike and Big Mac both looked at each other, horrified, knowing what Discord's early departure meant, and they too went after the draconequus, shouting, "HEY! WAIT FOR US!!" Spike shouted.

Discord reappeared in a flash of light, as he scooped Spike and Big Mac up and they disappeared again.





In a flash of bright light, the three stood in the streets of Canterlot to find, utter chaos.

"What the hay?" Spike asked.

The trio looked to see ponies screaming and running in blind fear, buildings were on fire, windows shattered, and the worst, possible thing of it all, were the monsters that were running loose in the city.

There were flying monsters that looked like giant bats, fishes with bat wings, primate-like monsters that have bat wings for arms, and scary birds with sharp teeth and wings of dragon. The monsters on land are just as scary, as there are a wild bulls that breathed fire through their nostrils, giant ant-like creatures that carry swords and shields, and strange, armored, pig-like creatures that walked upright on their legs.

In the confusions, Spike could see the royal guards fighting off the monsters, while at the same time, helping the civilians evacuate the city. But from the looks of things, they're making little progress as more monsters kept coming and overwhelmed the guards.

"What's going on here?" Spike asked. "Where's Twilight and the girls? Where'd these monsters come from?"

"No monster attacks Canterlot, kidnaps Fluttershy, and gets away with it!" Discord growled, snapping his fingers. All of the monsters were soon trapped within cages.

"Haha!" Discord shouted triumphantly, before much to his and the boys' confusion, the cages disappeared. "What the hay?" Discord exclaimed in bewilderment, snapping his fingers again. But the results were the same as before.

"What's the matter?" Spike asked concernly.

"I was trying to put them in cages, and teleport them away to a zoo, or someplace, yet my magic doesn't seem to be doing that," Discord stroke his beard as soon as he was in deep thoughts. "Come to think of it, just as soon as we got here, it feels like my magic is further being suppressed or something."

The boys then heard a cry for help and followed it to a burning building.

"HELP!" the voice cried again. "Somepony!!"

Spike looked to see none of the guards were coming, and still no sign of the Mane Six. Without a second thought, Spike quickly rushed into the burning building with Discord and Big Mac calling out, "Spike! No!"





Inside the burning building, Spike was keeping his head low, to avoid breathing into the smoke, while calling out for the pony, "Hey! Where are you?"

"I'm over here!" the voice replied.

Spike followed the voice, and found a unicorn mare, with light cornflower blue coat, moderate blue mane with a light persian bluish gray stripe, trapped beneath a burning beam.

"Spike!" the mare exclaimed. "Am I so glad to see you."

"Feeling's mutual, Minuette," Spike replied, moving some of the rubbles away as he tries to lift the beam off of the mare.

Discord and Big Mac had followed Spike and were in the building, looking for the little dragon.

"Spike!" Discord coughed. "Where are you little guy?"

"Over here!" Spike called, as Discord and Big Mac arrived at the scene. "Guys! Help me get this thing off of Minuette!"

With their combined strength, Discord and Big Mac were able to lift the beam off of Minuette, whom Spike quickly pulled out. The four then looked up to see more of the house collapsing on them, as they quickly made a run for the exit. Just as the building was completely burned down, the four had made it out, just in time, covered in soot.

"Whoa," Spike gasped. "That was too close for comfort."

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

Suddenly, a guard arrived with some medical ponies.

"What happened here?" the guard asked.

Before the boys could answer, Minuette exclaimed happily, "My house was on fire. I was trapped under some rubbles, but these guys came to my rescue. Aren't they amazing?"

"Really? These three saved you?" the guard asked, smirking at the boys, who all looked sheepish.

"You bet they do," Minuette smiled.

"Anyway," Spike began, turning to the guard. "What just happened here? Where are Twilight and the others?"

"Wish I knew what just happened here, Spike," the guard answered. "We were all on patrol, and everything in the city looked normal, by the time Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends arrived in Canterlot. Next thing we know, monsters began to appear out of thin air and started attacking the city."

Spike and Big Mac both gasped in shock, while Discord, paying no mind to the guard's story, sniffs the ground like a dog.

"Hmm," Discord said. "Mhmm....hmm, brim stone.....slight whiff of poultry and....dog slobber?"

While Discord was off in Canterlot, sleuthing around for clues, Spike and Big Mac remained with the guard who continued, "Just moments ago, Twilight and the others were helping us evacuate the civilians and holding off the monsters. Last time I saw them was when they went into the castle to protect the princesses. And we haven't seen them since."

"Then that's where we're going!" Spike exclaimed.

"Eeyup," Big Mac said, supportingly.

"Be careful boys," the guard said, as he and his team escorted Minuette away. "And good luck."

"Bye!" Spike waved his claw, before he and Big Mac rejoined Discord, who was dumping a trash can empty. "Discord!" Spike shouted, catching the draconequus by surprise.

"I'm not littering!" Discord cried, snapping his fingers to clean up the trash. "I was looking for clues."

"And we've got a lead!" Spike said, grabbing the draconequus's attention. "If I'm right, Twilight and the girls are in the castle right now!"

"Then so are we!" Discord snaps his fingers together, disappearing in a flash of light, only to reappear a few inches away from where he was before. "Huzzah! Fear not Fluttershy! I'm....Hey what gives?" Concentrating hard on Fluttershy, Discord snaps his fingers again, but no matter how hard he tries, he's still not getting any closer to the castle. "Darn!" Discord groaned. "Looks like we're gonna have to do this the old fashion way boys."

"Meaning?" Spike asked, worryingly.

"We'd have to go through a horde of rampaging monsters, without my magic to teleport!"

The boys all looked down at the road that leads them to the castle, and the monsters that are running amok on it.

"Faust, help us," Spike whimpered.

"Eeyup," Big Mac whimpered.
> Canterlot Catastrophe part 1.
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	Spike looked down at the street between him and the castle, infested with monsters that are tearing up Canterlot.

"C'mon Spike," Spike said to himself, trying to put on a brave face. "You've got to do this! Twilight's in there, with Rarity and the others! They could be in trouble! They need me!"

Spike tried to run to the castle, but another blast of fire from one of the bulls was enough to make him yelp as he ran back to Discord and Big Mac.

"I can't do it," Spike whimpered. "What can I do to get there? I'm just a little dragon! They're giant, angry monsters!"

"And our friends are in the castle, surrounded by giant, angry monsters!" Discord began. "So what's it going to be? Let the monsters have our friends? Or charge in as heroes and save our friends? Besides, look at it this way, it's just like Ogres & Oubliettes."

"Yeah, but this time, the monsters are real!" Spike replied. "Not cardboards!"

"And guess what? So are we! Just keep telling yourself, 'I'm Garbunkle, the great and powerful!'"

Spike closed his eyes and repeated, "I'm Garbunkle, the great and powerful!" Each repeat of the phrase got him psyched, until his look of fear was replaced with a look of determination. "I'm Garbunkle, the great and powerful! I'M GARBUNKLE THE GREAT AND POWERFUL!!" Feeling pumped, Spike shouted, "FOR THE MAGIC OF FRIENDSHIP!" With that, the young dragon charge forward into battle.

"Alright!" Discord began. "While he keeps the monster busy, you and I storm the castle and save Fluttershy!"

"Nope!" Big Mac shook his head.

"What?! Why not?" Discord looked at the stallion in bewilderment. "Oh! Don't worry! When we rescue Fluttershy, we'll rescue your sister and the others."

Big Mac shook his head as he pointed his hoof in the direction where Spike ran off to.

"Oh I'm sure he'll be alright on his own," an explosion went off, followed by the sound of Spike screaming. "Then again, maybe not."

"Nope."

"Well, a price to pay for the greater good. Right?"

"Nope."

"You're right. That's low, even if my intentions were good for Fluttershy."

"Eeyup."

"And I wouldn't be restored to full powers if I let something happen to Spike."

"Eeyup."

Another explosion went off, as Discord and Big Mac looked on in the blazes, while hearing their friend screaming.

"Hold on Spike!" Discord yelled. "We're coming!"

With that, the draconequus and stallion both ran after their dragon friend.





Spike kept on running through the chaotic street of Canterlot, not caring about the monsters that were chasing the ponies, and the buildings they were destroying.

Not looking where he was going, Spike ran into one of the pig creatures, and it squealed in anger, as it raises its mace, preparing to smash the dragon. Spike quickly rolled to the side, dodging the attack, before he took off, screaming. The pig creature quickly chased the dragon into an alley, cornering the dragon. Spike, out of fear, breathed fire into the pig's face, while unintentionally lighting up a nearby crate of fireworks that were conveniently placed, setting off the rockets, scaring the pig off. Spike smiled, before he heard the sound of bricks breaking apart from behind and a gust of hot air blew hard on the back of his neck. Spike slowly turned around to see one of the bulls up close. It stood, almost as big as a buffalo, with red blazing fiery eyes, giant bronze horns, cloven hooves, and teeth, through which fires can be seen spewing out of.

"Um, howdy?" Spike said, meekly.

The bull roared in his face, and Spike quickly took off screaming, with the bull hot on his trail.

Big Mac and Discord arrived later to see their friend being chased by the bull. Before the two could rush in to save their friend, they were stopped by more pig creatures and the flying monsters.

One of the pig creatures jumped on Big Mac, who ran around, attempting to buck the creature off, while at the same time, bucked some of the other pig monsters in the face.

Discord looked around among the rubbles, and an idea was formed.

"Well, at least I'm good for something," Discord said, as he revved his feet up like wheels, and in a cartoonish way, Discord speedily picked up the rubbles, and hammered them into place.

"Ta-da!" Discord said, triumphantly, presenting his creation, before whistling to some of the flying monsters, "Yoo-hoo! Polly want a cracker?"

The flying monsters looked, insulted, as Discord conjured a pack of crackers in his claw and pecking them like a chicken. Discord, seeing they took the bait, sidestepped at the last second, as the monsters flew past him and got caught in the rubber of his giant slingshot.

"Yo Big Mac," Discord shouted, just as the flying monsters were launched from his giant slingshot. "Hit the deck!"

Big Mac did just that as the monsters came flying and crashed into the pig monsters like bowling pins, and a red X magically appeared.

"Oh yeah!" Discord cheered. "I'm ready for you Angry Birds!"

Big Mac looked to see some more guards holding back some of the ant creatures from reaching some of the ponies. Big Mac looked, and saw a cart, filled with barrels that contained wines. Big Mac quickly bucked the cart, sending it rolling into the the ant creatures, scattering them. As the ants got up, they shrieked angrily, charging after Big Mac, who didn't hesitate, running for his life.

Meanwhile, Spike was still running around Canterlot, with any angry bull right behind him. Spike jumped up crates, barrels, and climbed up trees, trying to get away from the bull, but it was too persistent to give up its chase, and it was very strong, considering how it managed to charge through a two story building, which luckily, no pony was in it. Spike then passed Donut Joe's donut shop and grabbed some donut boxes from the shattered display.

"Sorry, I'll pay them back later! Thank you!" Spike called out, before he threw the donuts at the bull. "Here! Eat chocolate! Vanilla! Caramel! Jelly-filled!"

Big Mac was still on the run from the angry ant creatures, as he rounded a corner and bumped into Spike.

"Who's chasing you?" they asked, before they both answered, "Ants. Bull."

Spike and Big Mac looked to see they were both surrounded, before they embraced each other.

"What'll it be Big Mac?" Spike asked. "A bull's burger served extra crispy? Or an appetizer for an army of ants?"

"I don't know!" Big Mac whimpered. "I wish I can choose neither!"

"It was nice knowing you, Big Mac," Spike cried, embracing the stallion harder.

"Eeyup," Big Mac hold the little dragon closer. "Same to you little guy."

The boys closed their eyes, waiting for the inevitable, but nothing happened.

"Are we dead yet?" Spike asked, still closing his eyes.

Big Mac peeked one of his eyes open.

"Nope," he replied. "We're still alive. And look!"

Spike and Big Mac opened their eyes to see the ants fighting the bull, that was bucking, and roasting the ants that were piling on it.

"Whoa! What a fight!" Spike gasped.

"Eeyup."

"Let's get out while the getting's good," Spike whispered.

"Yup," Big Mac answered quietly.

The boys tiptoed away until, they heard a bellow. There stood the bull, bellowing in triumph over the ants.

"Don't look now!" Spike screamed. "He's after us!"

"Eeyup!"

The bull was about to resume it's chase, until Discord arrived on the scene and kicked its plot. The bull turned around to see Discord blowing a raspberry at it. It angrily charges after the draconequus, who quickly disappeared and reappeared, dressed as a matador.

"Though I can't teleport," Discord explained to the readers. "I do get to make a quick change in wardrobe."

Discord cleared his throat, before pulling out a red cape and shouted, "Toro!"

The bull charges toward the cape, which Discord quickly pulled away while shouting out, "Olé!"

"Toro! Toro!" Discord repeated, taunting the bull, before quickly pulling the cape away and shouted, "Olé!"

At one point, there was an anvil behind the cape, and the bull rammed its head into the object, leaving it in a dizzy state. Discord took a bow before all the ponies, who were cheering for him. Having enough of the draconequus, the bull furiously charges after Discord, who jumped out of the way just in time, for it to miss him and to run off a cliff, screaming.

"Well, that takes care of that bully," Discord smirked, as he went to rejoin Spike and Big Mac, who were already on their way to the castle.

"Thanks you guys!" Spike panted. "Couldn't have make it without all of you."

"No problem, Spike," Discord replied. "What're friends for? Besides, Twily wouldn't be too happy if we left her number one assistant unprotected."

"Eeyup."

"Now let's go save our friends!" Spike exclaimed, as the boys continue their way towards the castle.





The boys hadn't gone very far, when more ant creatures arrived and they surrounded the castle.

"Now how are we going to get in?" Spike asked.

The boys pondered for a moment, before a lightbulb appeared over Discord's head.

"Perhaps its time unleash the genius of Discord!" Discord declared dramatically, before he spun himself into a tornado, grabbing Big Mac and Spike, along with some other discarded objects.

Later, Big Mac stood, dressed like a football player, with Spike in his hoof, dressed like a football, and together they stood in the middle of a target's bulls eye, painted on a platform Discord had built.

"Okay," Discord said, dressed like a coach, instructing Big Mac. "Knees bent. Hooves up. Heads down. Neck straight. Stomach in. Shoulders back. Keep it in. Now go flying and scream like a girl!"

"Ee-wait WHAT?!"

Before they knew it, the two were sent flying, screaming when the platform sprang itself up.

"Ah Discord, you've outdone yourself," Discord said to himself proudly. "If Fluttershy could see me no-" Discord's eyes bulged wide open when he realized something. "Oh no! What've I done?"
> Canterlot Catastrophe part 2.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

	Inside the castle, Prince Blueblood was hiding beneath a couch.

"Some pony save me!" Prince Blueblood whimpered. "I'm far too handsome, suave, and talented to be a royal meal for these monsters."

Suddenly, the ceiling broke as Big Mac and Spike came flying in,  crash landed on the couch, unintentionally squashing the prince.

"Wow, just our luck!" Spike exclaimed. "We got blasted off, crashed through the castle roof, and landed on a big comfy couch."

"Eeyup." Big Mac agreed.

"Now let's go find our friends!"

With that, Big Mac and Spike all left for the throne room, while Prince Blueblood, flat as a pancake, crawled out from the couch.

"I hope monsters aren't interested in pony pancakes," Prince Blueblood groaned, before he came face to face to a giant warthog. Next thing that was heard is the sound of a bloodcurdling scream.





As Big Mac and Spike ran through the halls, more monsters came bursting through the windows, ceilings, and the floor. Seeing the boys, the monsters let out a growl as they slowly advanced on them. Knowing they would have to fight their way through, Spike and Big Mac nodded their head as they went into battle mode.

Spike let out a huge burst of flame at an ant monster, who quickly defended itself from the flame with its huge shield, before it swung its sword, mace, and ax at the dragon with its other arms. Luckily, Spike dodged the attacks as he rolled beneath the creature and breathed fire on its abdomen, causing it to shriek in pain.

Big Mac, meanwhile, fought off some of the pig monsters, as they charged at the stallion, with their shields up, protecting themselves from the stallion's kicks. One of the pigs threw a lasso around Big Mac.

"Gotcha!" it snorted.

"Nope," Big Mac smirked, as he grabbed the rope in his mouth and started to thrash the pig around with it. Eventually, Big Mac began to use the pig as a makeshift flail, as he attack all the other pigs and ant monsters in the vicinity. "Spike!" Big Mac called. "Coming at ya, little feller!"

Spike, who was still occupied with the ant, looked up and saw a pig flying at him. Reacting fast, Spike jumped away as the pig smashes into the ant. Spike looked around to see more ant monsters flooding in.

"We're getting nowhere," Spike sighed, seeing the overwhelming number of monsters flooding into the castle.

"Nope," Big Mac said. "But I ain't going down like this!"

With that, Big Mac picked Spike up, and with his hoof out, Big Mac charged through the horde like a professional football player, knocking the monsters out of the way. Some ant creatures tried to tackle the stallion, but Big Mac was too fast for them as he made several sharp turns, dodging the monsters. Some of the pigs tried to catch Big Mac with some nets and bolas, but Spike quickly burnt them away. As Big Mac came closer to the end of the hall, the ant creatures quickly formed together a barrier, blocking the boys from progressing. Thinking fast, Big Mac threw Spike at one of the ants, knocking it out, causing the entire formation to collapse.

Spike came screaming as he fell back down to the ground. Luckily, Big Mac caught the little dragon just in time.

"Woo hoo! Touchdown!" Big Mac cheered, "Big Mac! Big Mac! He's our man! If he can't do it, no one can! Eeyup!" However, Big Mac was so into character, that he ended up thrusting Spike into the ground, forgetting he wasn't an actual football. Big Mac cringed as he looked at the Spike shaped hole in the ground, breaking a sweat as he called, "Spike? Uh, you okay, little fella?"

An angry Spike poked his head out of the ground, before answering begrudgingly, "Nope."





Meanwhile, with Blueblood, he had just gotten away from the warthog earlier. After that, he was in his room, packing his belongings, before making his escape.

"I've had just about enough of this place!" Blue blood exclaimed, running to the front door, levitating several suitcases. "I'm taking the next train to the Crystal Empire."

Suddenly, the front door burst open, and a fire breathing bull came charging in, snorting a stream of fire from its nostril. Letting out a girlish scream, Prince Blueblood dropped all of his suitcases as he ran through the castle, with the bull behind him, and Discord, dressed as a cowboy, galloping on a toilet plunger, behind the bull, hollering, "Hee-yah! C'mon, get on there little Rusty! Yee-Haw!!"



 

After charging their way through the monster infested hallways, Big Mac and Spike finally reached the throne room, where they find Princess Celestia and Princess Luna fighting the monsters.

"Princess!" Spike and Big Mac shouted, before they charged into the fight to help out.

"Spike!" Princess Celestia panted. "I'm so glad to see you and Big Mac!"

"Feeling's mutual princess," Spike replied, before blasting a flying monkey away with his fireball. "By the way, where are Twilight and the girls now? Some guard told me they would be here."

Before Princess Celestia could answer, she was blinded by a yellow slime, shot by one of the ants, who stood about the same height as the alicorn princesses, clad in dark red armor plates, while holding a long staff, with pincers on one end, and a sharp spearhead on the other end.

"Tia!" Princess Luna cried, rushing to her sister's side.

The ant was about to fire his slimes at the night alicorn, had Big Mac not interfered, knocking the staff out of its claws. Angered for the stallion's interference, the ant towered itself over the stallion, as it let out a bloodcurdling scream. Knowing he's in trouble, Big Mac galloped, with the angry ant behind him.

Meanwhile, Spike rushed towards the sun princess, helping her up as he asked, "Are you okay, your highness?"

"I'm fine," Princess Celestia replied. "I just can't see for the moment."

"Do not fret, sister," Princess Luna explained, casting a spell on her sister. "I'll get it off."

Suddenly, the doors burst opened, and Blueblood came running in, with a fire breathing bull hot on his tail, literally.

"Auntie! Help!" Blueblood cried, as he jumped behind his aunts for protection. 

The bull was about to charge after the prince again, when Big Mac came with the giant ant from before. Seeing the bull charging in, Big Mac made a quick stop, sticking his hoof out, tripping the ant, who tumbled forward, crashing into the bull. The ant and bull were left in a daze, while Big Mac manages to get away, unscathed.

"Nice one, Big M," Spike said, bumping his fist with the stallion.

"Eeyup."

Prince Blueblood poked his head out, cringing in disgust when he took notice of Spike and Big Mac, "Oh great...as if suffering from a whole pack of monsters wasn't enough, I now have to contend myself with a filthy commoner...."

"Hey!" Big Mac yelled in outrage.

"....And a slimy reptile."

"Slimy reptile?" Spike shouted in equal outrage.

Before the two boys could give the prince a piece of their mind, the doors burst open again, and there stood Discord, clad in a super hero costume, while boldly declaring, "Never fear Fluttershy! For I, your savior, Discord, the talented, handsome, courageous, and suave lord of......" Discord soon took notice that Fluttershy was nowhere in sight. "Fluttershy? Are you there?" The only response he received was a series of blank stares from the princesses, the boys, and the monsters in the room.

"Great," Prince Blueblood broke the silence, unamused. "As if getting surrounded by the filthy commoners isn't enough, I now have to deal with a misshapen beast?"

Ignoring the prince's rude remark, Discord glared at all the monsters in the room as his eyes glowed red in anger, "Where is Fluttershy?" he growled. "I demand to know where she is!"

"I was just going to ask that Discord," Spike said, turning to Princess Celestia. "So um, Princess? Twilight and the girls?"

Before Princess Celestia could answer again, the giant ant from before finally got up, as he reclaims his staff, and with a buzz from his antenna, more of his comrades came flooding into the room.

"Why don't we talk later, after we deal with these monster?" Princess Celestia asked worryingly.

"Ok," Spike agreed, reluctantly.

"Well, if we must fight these monsters just to find Fluttershy, then so be it, " Discord grumbled turning to the monsters in question. "Now, if none of you losers are going to fight for Fluttershy, then I will," With that, Discord's feet revved up like wheels as he took off, screaming, "CHARGE!!"

Discord was nothing but a blurring tornado, as he repeatedly kick his legs, karate chop with his hands, and whipping his tail at the monsters, all the while saying random things like, "Take that! Take this! Let's go! Let's go! Look at my muscles! Heart of a lion, that's me! I invented float like a butterfly and sting like bee! You're no match for Discord power! Hiyah! Cowabunga!"

"You go, Discord!" Spike cheered, with Big Mac.

"Yup!"

After awhile, all of the monsters, except the giant ant, were soon defeated, at the time which Discord began to tire out, having pushed himself to his limit, until at last, he collapsed in exhaustion. The giant ant walked over to the fallen draconequus, with its staff raised, ready to plunge the sharp end into the draconequus.

"NO!!" Spike yelled, as he and Big Mac piled onto the ant, stopping it from hurting their friend.

Angered again for the interference, the giant ant swung its staff, blasting a ray of magic at the boys, who dodged out of the way. Big Mac jumped forward, bucking his legs out at the ant, who blocked every one of the stallion's kicks and punches with its arms, before retaliating with its staff. Spike, meanwhile, rolled beneath the ant, breath fire at its abdomen, causing the ant to scream in pain, before one its arms reached beneath it, grabbing the little dragon by the tail, and bringing him up to its face, while stopping Big Mac from coming to the rescue by firing sticky slimes at the stallion from its staff. The ant roared in Spike's face, showing its razor sharp pincers and several rows of teeth. Out of fear, Spike breathed a small fireball, into the ant's mouth. The ant tossed the dragon away as it went into a fit of cough.

Meanwhile, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Prince Blueblood, were attending Discord, with Prince Blueblood sneering, "For some misshapen freak who is all so determined to fight for this Fluttershy, you certainly put up quite a feeble display of fighting for your marefriend."

"Blueblood!" Princess Celestia scolded.

"Well I certainly take offense to that, Bluey!" Discord retorted. "At least I have some pony worth fighting for. All you ever did in this whole big mess was attempting to run away from Canterlot, abandoning your aunts, just to save your miserable life."

"I wasn't abandoning Canterlot!" Blueblood retorted. "I was out looking for reinforcements. Yeah that's it!"

"Liar liar," Discord taunted. "Pants on fire. If you ponies were even wearing any pants."

Back with Big Mac and Spike, the two of them continued their fight with the ant, who had just recovered from his cough fit. The ant doesn't seem to be backing down, when it heard a high pitch buzzing from somewhere.

"The signal!" the ant screeched.

"You can talk?!" Spike and Big Mac both gasped, as the ant shot a death glare at them.

With a twirl of its staff, the ant growled, "This is not over yet!" With a slam of its staff, there was a bright flash of crimson light, blinding Spike, Big Mac, Discord, the princesses, and the prince. By the time the light subsided, all of the monsters were gone.

Discord got up, feeling rejuvenated. Well, rejuvenated enough for his sentence. "What just happened?" he asked, turning to the rest of the boys, who were just as puzzled.





"Status on the civilians," Princess Celestia asked a guard.

"The evacuation was a success," the guard reported. "Everypony were all safe and accounted for. They're all a little shaken up. But nothing too serious."

Princess Celestia nodded as the guard was on his way. She turned her head to the throne room and was met with the sight of the boys, waiting anxiously for her.

"So princess," Spike began. "What just happened? How did it happen? Where are Twilight and the others? And what were those monsters? Where did they come from?"

"Yes, and most of all, where is Fluttershy?" Discord asked demandingly.

"And where's Applejack?" Big Mac asked in concern.

"I wish I knew," Princess Celestia began. "It all happened so fast. One moment, I was delighted to see my faithful student and her friends. Next thing I knew, those monsters came out of nowhere and attacked the city. And it's very strange, considering that one of those monsters were the Myrmidons."

"The what?" Spike asked.

"The Myrmidons," Princess Celestia explained. "They were once a colony of ordinary ants when they discovered magics in their kingdom, which made them grew strong and intelligent. The Myrmidons are brilliant craftsmen, having been able to construct their underground citadel in a matter of weeks. However, they can be very hostile when their domains are being threatened."

"So they attacked us because some pony made them mad or something?" Spike inquired.

"No," Princess Celestia exclaimed. "It couldn't be. I've known their leader, Queen Atta, for many moons. She was wise and benevolent and a dear friend of mine. I don't see any reason why she would ever want to attack us." Princess Celestia pondered, a bit as she said. "Come to think of it, I haven't heard a word from her in a long while."

"Yes, well moving on," Discord began. "Why don't we focus more on the fact that our friends are missing! And by friends, yes, I'm including Fluttershy!"

"Oh yeah, that's right!" Spike gasped. "Where are Twilight and the others?"

"I don't know," Celestia answered sadly.

"YOU DON'T KNOW?!" the boys gasped.

"I'm sorry boys," Celestia sighed. "Like I said before, I wished I knew. The last time I saw them, they had just arrived here in this very room, just as the monsters had invaded Canterlot. Then there was a great big flash of light, and they were gone."

"You mean, they just disappeared?" Spike asked, to which Celestia nodded. Now the boys looked even more worried.

"That officially makes a total of twelve ponies to have gone missing this month," Princess Celestia said sadly. "This is completely getting out of hoof for me. I was hoping that Twilight and her friends would be able to help us investigate these disturbing cases of ponies going missing. But now that they're the ones missing in action, I don't know who else to turn to."

The boys looked at the princess in sympathy. They understood how much Twilight and the girls meant to her. She was just as concerned as they are for the girls' safety. With a look of determination, Spike exclaimed, "I'll do it."

This caught Celestia and the boys by surprise as she looked at the little dragon. "Spike?"

"I'll go and find Twilight and the others," Spike explained. "After all, I am her number one assistant. And it's my job to help her whenever she's in trouble. Besides, something tells me that this monster attack is somehow connected with all these strange disappearances. So I'm going out there to find and rescue our friends!"

"Spike," Celestia gasped, smiling as she sense the honesty and love in his voice.

"Spike," Discord spoke. "If you're going out on a perilous journey of impeccable danger, with chances of coming back as the conquering hero," Discord smiled. "Then sign me up! For Fluttershy!"

"Eeyup!" Big Mac said as he joined in.

Spike looked at his two guy friends, smiling at their words, before sticking his fist out. The boys soon followed, before raising their fists up, shouting "For the magic of friendship!!"

Princess Celestia smiled at the sight of the three boys, vowing to find, not only the missing ponies, but also their missing friends and family.

"Thank you boys," Celestia smiled. "I can't tell you all how grateful I am for your decisions."

"You don't have to say a thing, your highness," Spike replied. "We're happy to help out."

"Eeyup."

"So, any idea where we should start?" Spike asked.

Discord rolled his eyes, before stepping forward, "Well, isn't obvious?" Discord asked. "We have a crime scene right here! And a fresh one at that! Now all we have to do is look for clues that can lead us to our friends and Fluttershy!" With that, Discord conjured up a bowler hat, and a magnify glass, through which his eye was sticking out of, as he scan the floor. Before either Spike and Big Mac could even take a step, Discord shouted, "EUREKA!! I got something!!"

"What?" the boys and princess asked.

Discord got down on all four, sniffing and licking the floor, analyzing, "A faint trail of magic residue. Teleportation. And judging by how warm it is, it was just used to make a quick getaway for the kidnappers." Discord licked the floor again, analyzing, "I'm also detecting a hint of apple sauce. Faint whiff of sugar. Applejack's quite the baker, so it wouldn't surprise me if this was her dirty work. Oh, wait, I also pick up the smell of earthy wind. And if I'm not mistaken, I'm getting a taste of turquoise."

"Appleloosa!" Spike shouted. "Apple scents. Earthy wind. Turquoise. It must've came from Appleloosa."

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed.

"Twilight and the girls must be in Appleloosa!"

"Eeyup."

"Then that is where we should start our search!" With that, Discord don up a Robin Hood costume, as he shouted, "Onward and yonward."

In a flash of light, the boys are gone, leaving Princess Celestia in the room, lowering her head as she whispers, "Hear my prayer mother. Watch over our heroes."
> Appleloosa Rangers Part 1: Haggard and The Red Bulls
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

In a flash of light, the boys stood in the streets of Applelossa.

"Whoa," Spike groaned, rubbing his eyes, clearing his vision. "Applelossa!"

"Eeyup," Discord said, in a southern drawl, while donning himself up in a western attire. "It's Applelossa. The apple of my pie. Don't that make ya feel right at home there old friend?"

"Eeyup," Big Mac replied, while slightly amused with Discord's humor.

"Howdy folks!" a voice called out to the boys.

The boys looked to see none other than Braeburn, Applejack's cousin, trotting up to the three.

"Howdy Braeburn," Spike greeted the stallion.

"Well cousin Big Mac! Is that you?" Braeburn exclaimed.

"Yup!" Big Mac replied, as the cousins shook hooves.

"Shoot! I half-expected you'd still be back at Sweet Apple Acres, running the farm with cousin Applejack and Granny Smith. What brings you here cuz? Matter of fact, what brings y'all here?"





The boys were later at a saloon, each sharing a cup of apple cider, while explaining everything to Braeburn the events that occurred, prior to their arrival.

"And that's why we're here," Spike said, finishing the story.

Braeburn was at a loss of words, until finally he spoke, "I-I don't believe this....cousin Applejack....g-gone? Missing ponies? Monsters?"

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed solemnly.

"Speaking of," Spike began. "You wouldn't happen to see any of those monsters around here? Have you, Braeburn?"

"Or at least, Applejack?" Big Mac asked worryingly.

"Or Fluttershy?" Discord added, equally worried.

Braeburn shook his head sadly, "Sorry Spike. But I haven't seen any hair, nor hide of my cousin and her friends, or else I would've told y'all. And I certainly haven't seen any monsters around here. Well, not like the ones you boys encountered in Canterlot though."

Suddenly, a scream was heard, followed by the sound of windows smashing.

"Get away from me!" a mare's voice cried out.

"What the hay?" the boys turned their heads in the direction of the commotion, to see a young mare ran from behind the curtains, on the stage in the saloon, followed by a great big, brown minotaur, with two longhorn bulls accompanying him. 

The mare was a unicorn, who looked almost like Fleur De Lis, with the exception of her color. She had a brilliant orange coat, with her muzzle and hooves colored white, with her mane and tail colored fiery red, that are long, with the mane don up in curl, and the tail was slightly ruffled. She had bright yellow eyes, and her cutie mark was three scarlet, colored leaves, surrounded by sparkles. For attire, she wore a dark brown stetson hat, with a rose embedded, a brown saddlebag, and a red bandana.

The minotaur looked much bigger than Iron Will in pony, with great big, long, curved black horns. For attire, he wears a black stetson hat, vest, and a large belt, with the buckle in the shape of a bull's head.

The mare kept on running, until she slipped on a littered empty bottle of apple cider and fell on the floor. As soon as she got up, she was already cornered by the minotaur.

"You see?" the minotaur grunted. "I told you, you can't run forever. Now be a good little pony and come with us!"

"Never!" the mare shouted. "I ain't going anywhere with the likes of you!"

The minotaur snorted as he and his comrades surrounded the mare, "Well that's quite a shame. Because you're coming with us, whether you like or not!"

The bulls got closer, as the mare backed up.

"Stand back!" the mare threatened. "I'm more than just a pretty face you know!"

Spike turned to Braeburn. "Tell me Braeburn," Spike began. "What you said about monsters, are you familiar with that one?"

"Yeah," Braeburn answered. "That's Haggard! The notorious minotaur criminal who has ever walked in these parts of Appleloosa. He and his gang, the Red Bulls have held a record for stirring troubles in certain parts of Equestria. Robbing banks, kidnapping, ransacking homes, stealing foods from our crops, you name 'em."

The mare looked around, before she took notice of the boys.

"Hey!" she called out. "Little help here!"

Confused, Spike looked around to see all the other patrons in the saloon were too afraid to confront the minotaur. Working up the courage, Spike got up from his seat and shouted, "Step away from the mare, and no pony gets hurt!"

"Get lost kid!" Haggard snorted. "We ain't taking candies from you!"

"No, you aren't," Discord smirked. "But we are taking mares from you." With that, Discord reaches to the side, pulling the mare from before.

Baffled, Haggard and his bulls turned their head to see the mare was no longer standing in front of them.

"Now, if you'll excuse us, we'll be leaving," Discord smiled, as the boys and girl tried to make their way out. "Good day."

But before the boys could reach the exit, the bulls slide before them, blocking their way out.

"Not so fast, boys!" Haggard snorted, stomping his way to the boys. "If you think you can just stand in between me and the girl who could be worth more than a million bits, then you've got another thing coming!"

"Just a minute partner!" Discord asked, eyeballing at the minotaur. "You can't talk to me like that! Them's fighting words!"

"Yeah them's fighting words!"

Discord conjured a small chalk as he drew it on the floor, while saying, "I dare you to step over this line!"

Haggard looked at the line curiously before snorting, "Okay, I'm a stepping."

"I dare you to cross that line!" Discord said as he drew another, with Haggard doing the same. "This one. That one."

The draconequus and minotaur kept this up, until.....

"I dare you to trip over this line!"

Haggard realize too late he was duped as he tripped over the said line, and fell down in the basement. Every pony  all laughed, as they applauded to Discord, who bowed his head repeatedly, "Thank you. Thank you. You're all very kind."

The celebration was cut short, when Haggard came charging up the stairs, covered from head to tail with maple syrup and chicken feathers.

"Alright, that tears it you misshapen galloot!" Haggard fumed, furiously. "Y'all getting the horns now!!"

With that, Haggard charges after Discord, who quickly ran back to Spike and Big Mac.





[Boss Music]

"What the hay?" Spike exclaimed, as he, Big Mac, and Discord suddenly found themselves frozen in place, and time stopped completely around them. "Where'd that music come from?"

"Oh, it's my new boss music spell," Discord explained. "Whenever something like this happen to us, a catchy music plays. What better way to have a fight, than to do it, with an epic fight song in the background to spice up the drama. Am I right? Or am I right?"

Spike and Big Mac thought for a moment and answered, "It's kinda catchy. Strange, but catchy." Discord smiled when Spike gave him a thumbs up. "Okay Discord. Let's do this!"

"Eeyup."

With that, the boys were unfrozen as they turn their attention to the minotaur, who apparently doesn't take notice of the song. Haggard charges at the boys with his horns, but the boys quickly jumped out of the way. The furious minotaur couldn't stop in time as he crashes into the wall, getting his horns stuck.

"Oh, I hate it when this happens," Haggard groans.

With a snap of his finger, Discord conjured up three wood planks as he, Spike, and Discord all spanked the minotaur in the rear repeatedly.

"Hey! Stop it!" Haggard bellowed angrily, before he finally pulled himself loose and glared angrily at the boys.

Out of impulse, Discord fired a cupcake into the minotaur's eye, before his feet revved up like wheels, as Haggard chased him around the saloon.

With a rope in his mouth, Big Mac lassoed the minotaur, as Spike jumped on his back, holding him by the horn. With all his strength, Haggard pulled Big Mac by the rope, while repeatedly trying to buck Spike off.

"Yee-haw!" Braeburn shouted. "Ride 'em boys!"

Either Discord's sense of humor had rub off on him, or he was just caught up in the moment, Spike hollered, "Yahoo-hoo! Howdy, howdy, howdy!!!"

Eventually, Spike was thrown off, while Discord, after conjuring up a baseball glove, successfully caught him.

"Thanks Discord," Spike breathed a sigh of relief.

"No problem," Discord replied, before joking, "I do like a game of Dragon Balls." A disc scratch was heard, followed by a moment of awkward silence, before Discord broke it with an unamused, "Someone care to play a rimshot, please?"

After the boss music started up again, the boys resumed their fight with Haggard.

Haggard kept on charging and throwing punches at the heroes, who kept on dodging, jumping, and ducking out of the way. The heroes retaliated as Big Mac bucks his legs out at the minotaur in the face, Spike swinging on a chandelier thrusts his leg out to kick the minotaur, while Discord stuffed the minotaur in the face with a custard cream pie.

"And here's a glass of chocolate milk for you!" Discord said, conjuring up a glass of chocolate milk, dumping in the milk, but not the glass, zipping away as an explosion went off, leaving the minotaur in a daze.

"Alright you guys!" Discord shouted, holding the minotaur in place. "Let him have it!"

With that, Big Mac picked Spike up, throwing the dragon at the minotaur, who landed a punch to the face, while shouting, "COWABUNGA!!"

Exhausted from the fight, and succumbing to the wounds inflicted, Haggard fainted.

[End of fight song]




"Yeah!" the boys cheered, as they all gave each other a high five.

"Did you see how awesome we were?!" Spike exclaimed. "With the whole, Big Mac picking me up, throwing, and  cowabunga stuff?"

"I know!" Discord added. "That's like our thing now! We totally have a thing now!"

"Eeyup!"

"Wow," the mare from before gasped. "You guys are amazing!"

Discord smirked as he don up a scarf and shade, "Yes, I know. I am incredibly courageous, handsome, suave, and talented, you don't have to say it."

Suddenly, a groan was heard, as the boys turn around to see Haggard, slowly catching his breath, getting back on his feet, snorting furiously at the heroes.

"You've got spunk, boys," he snorted. "I'll give you that!" Haggard quickly smirked deviously, "But...unfortunately for you, that means...." Taking in a deep breath, he shouted, "IT'S GO TIME!!"

The ground shook, and soon enough, the boys and their acquaintances, all found themselves surrounded by more longhorn bulls.

"Can we talk?" Spike asked, meekly.

"PUNISH THEM!!" Haggard shouted.

With that, the bandits all jumped at the boys.

"Guess not," Discord exclaimed, as he, the boys, and the mare all got out, unharmed. "What a bunch of maroons."

"Yeah," Spike chuckled. "C'mon, let's get outta here!"

"Eeyup."

With that, the boys all took their leave, along with their new acquaintance.

It wasn't a while later, when Haggard took notice.

"Huh?" Haggard shouted incredulously. "STOPPPP!!"

The bandits all froze in place, as their leader looked around, seeing the boys were nowhere in sight.

"Where'd they go?!? Huh? You! Dan! Pinhead! Did you see them? Did anyone?"

The bandits all bore questionable looks.

"AHH!" Haggard screamed. "They got away!"
> Appleloosa Rangers Part 2: Missing Sister
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

	After their battle with Haggard and the Red Bulls, the boys escaped into town, before taking shelter at Braeburn's house, with the mare following.

"Phew, I think we lost them," Braeburn panted, peeking from the curtains of his window.

Meanwhile, the three boys were getting themselves acquainted with the unicorn they had just saved.

"Thanks you boys," the mare exclaimed. "Y'all saved my life."

"Oh, it's nothing," Spike replied.

"Eeyup," Big Mac added.

"My name is Scarlet Leaves," the mare, now identified as Scarlet Leaves, explained. "And who might you boys be?"

"I'm Spike, pleased to meet you," Spike as he shook hoof with Scarlet, before turning to Big Mac. "And this is Big McIntosh. Or Big Mac for short."

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

"He's not much of a talker," Spike explained.

"Nope."

"And I am Discord," Discord announced dramatically. "Former lord of chaos and a fellow hero of Equestria, at your service."

"Nice to meet y'all," Scarlet smiled. "So what brings y'all to Appleloosa? No offense, but y'all certainly don't look like you were just passing through town by coincidence."

"Nope," Big Mac replied, as he continues. "We're here to find our missing friends and ponies."

Scarlet gasped in shock, "You're the rescue team? But I thought Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends were the rescue team."

The boys, including Braeburn, looked hesitant, before they explained the whole story to the mare. Scarlet could hardly believe everything she just heard. 

"Princess Twilight Sparkles and the girls too?" The boys nodded their heads sadly. "Gosh, I'm sorry I asked."

"No need to apologize," Spike replied. "You didn't know."

"So," Scarlet began. "The three of you are looking for the missing ponies?"

"Eeyup."

"Then, would it be alright if I come along? I'm looking for some ponies as well."

"Who?" The boys asked.

"Ms. Jubilee and my little sister, Amber," Scarlet set herself comfortable as she began recalling the events from before. "It went so fast. One moment, my sister and I were working for a living with Ms. Jubilee in Dodge City. Next thing I knew, there was a flash of light, fires, screaming, and before I knew it, my boss and my sister were missing. All that was left of my sister, was this...." Using her magic, levitating from her saddlebag was a burnt teddy bear. The sight of it nearly made the boys, mostly Spike, cry. "After I helped put out the fire in Dodge City, I found some tracks leading out of the city. They certainly don't look like pony tracks, so I followed them, hoping they would lead me to my sister and boss. But I lost their trail, after a run in with a tatzulwurm. I would've been eaten, had the buffalos not come to my rescue. After a few days of resting, I was back on my hooves and made it here, to make some missing pony report. But it's been more than a week now, and I'm really getting worried for my sister and Ms. Jubilee."

The boys looked at the mare in sympathy.

Finally, Discord, popping on a military attire, shades, stood up in his chair as he declared, "Well, Ms. Leaves, consider your sister and boss searched and destroyed."

"What?" Scarlet inquired in bewilderment.

Realizing his mistake, Discord chuckled as he sheepishly explains, "I mean rescued! Search and rescued," Seeing the awkward glances he is still receiving, Discord scowled, "Oh come on, it's a joke."

Spike cleared his throat as he began, "Um, what Discord means to say is, we'll definitely help you find your sister and Cherry Jubilee."

"You mean it?" Scarlet gasped.

"Eeyup," Big Mac confirmed.

"Count me in," Braeburn added. "Applejack's out there, and we members of the Apple Family just gotta stick together."

"Eeyup."

"I love you guys!" With that, Scarlet ran up to the boys and gave each of them a peck on the cheek, leaving them all with a shade of pink on their cheeks. Scarlet giggled at their reactions, before she asked, "So, where do we begin?"

"Well, didn't you say before, there were some tracks close by?" Spike inquired.

"Yes, I did," Scarlet replied. "But I don't want to go back out there and find them. Especially since there's a tatzlewurm out there," the mare shuddered at the thought of the tatzlewurm.

"Alright then!" Discord announced. "We'll do this, my way!" With that, he stared the mare in the eyes. Suddenly, Discord's eyes were caught on fire.

"Discord! What's wrong?" Spike asked. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I like setting my eyes on fire," Discord replied sarcastically, conjuring up a glass of water to dose the fire out. "Of course I'm not okay! This magical lock is preventing me from looking into her mind for clues!"

"Well, looking into somepony's mind is a direct violation of their privacy," Spike said. "So it shouldn't be much of a surprise that Twilight and the girls would put a restriction on that kind of power on you."

"Well couldn't they've just make an exception? I mean, we are trying to find them and all."

"Well, Twilight did say you have to learn how to help the ponies of Equestria without the excessive use of your magics."

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

Discord pounted, "Fine, why don't you ask her for a lead, if you think you can do it without my magic."

With that, Spike walked up to the mare as he asked, "Please Scarlet. The least you could do was try to not think about the  tatzlewurm. Anything you have could be a clue that would help us find our friends and your sister."

"Eeyup."

"Alright," Scarlet breathed. "Don't think about the worm. Think about tracks," Then, it came to her. "Tracks, tracks....OH!" Scarlet gasped.

"What?" Spike asked. "What is it?"

"I remember passing by a tunnel with some old railroad tracks," Scarlet answered. "I was passing it while I was being chased by the worm."

Braeburn suddenly spoke up. "Hey, now that I think about it, a few days ago, the buffalos did once told me that they've seen some suspicious characters hiding out in one of the abandoned mines nearby. It didn't occur to me then, but it could be one of them monsters you boys ran into in Canterlot," Braeburn turns his attention to Scarlet, "Or perhaps whoever fillynapped your sister and Ms. Jubilee."

"Then that's where we'll go!" Spike exclaimed.

"Eeyup."

"Then what are we sitting around here for?" Discord asked, as he got down from his seat. "Let's get this show on the road!" With a snap of his fingers, the five all vanished in a flash of light, before they reappeared.......in the same room.

"Alright you dirty flea bitten dogs!" Discord said, while dressed in a cowboy attire, with an oversize hat, and holding two toy guns with corks in them. "Hand over Fluttershy! Or I'll.....I'll," Spike took the hat off of Discord, giving the draconequus a better look, he looked in bewilderment. "What the?" Discord snapped his fingers again, but the result was still the same.

"Guess we're gonna have to get there the old fashioned way," Spike suggested.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

"Oh, pooh," Discord moaned.
> Appleloosa Rangers Part 3: Ain't Home On The Range
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Applelossa

The five were out in the desert, making their way to the abandoned mines. On the way, Discord took the time to conjure up some instruments and led his own one draconequus band, while singing a western song.



"Is he always like this?" Scarlet asked the boys.

"Well, he's not as chaotic as he was when he was just evil," Spike replied.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

"Hey, now that you've mentioned it," Braeburn began. "Was that the time he-"

"Eeyup!"

"And you-"

"Eeyup!"

"Oh."

Discord was strumming on a banjo as he sang the final lyrics, "Cause you ain't home on the range! Cowboy, you're really up the creek!~" Discord was holding the the note, when the banjo's string broke, and he entered in a coughing fit.

"Discord!" the group shouted, trotting over to the draconequus's side.

"Discord?" Spike asked. "You alright?"

"Yeah," Discord muttered. "I love to cough." With that, Discord got up, snapped his fingers to conjure an inhaler, breathing into it, before he continues, "Guess since I'm just half of the glory I once was, I might as well cough whenever I'm trying to lighten the mood of the adventure, with some good old fashioned singing."

"Y'know Discord," Spike began. "It would all be very helpful if you would just quit complaining! We're never gonna find our friends if we have to keep on listing to you complaining all the time!"

"Well what do you expect from me?" Discord asked. "I am Discord. I invented complaining! I'm the Lord of Chaos! The Baron of Anarchy! The King of Comedy!" Discord turns his attention to the readers. "And currently the suave, handsome hero of this story." Just then, the ground started to shake. "W-W-W-What's g-g-g-g-going o-o-o-o-o-o-on?" Discord asked, with his voice vibrating from the groundshake.

"T-T-T-T-T-T-That!" Spike answered, pointing to a herd of buffalos charging towards them. "Shall we run for our lives?" the dragon asked.

"Eeyup," Big Mac replied.

"STAMPEDE!!" Braeburn shouted.

[Hans Zimmer - Stampede]

With that, the boys and girl all broke into a run, trying to get away from the charging buffalos. Discord snapped his finger, trying to teleport, but failed.

"Hey, wait for me!" Discord shouted, running after the heroes, narrowly escaping the buffalos.

The heroes kept on running, not daring to look back. Eventually, the buffalos soon caught up, and the heroes were later scattered, with Spike riding on Big Mac, who was riding on Chief Thunderhooves, while Discord was running with a buffalo on his back.

"Wait, what?!" Discord asked, before he and the buffalo switched place. "That's better," he smiled.

Meanwhile, Braeburn and Scarlet were still running, when running to their sides was none other but Little Strongheart.

"Little Strongheart!" Braeburn exclaimed.

"Braeburn?!" the young buffalo shouted, causing the others to cease their stampeding. "What're you doing here?" she asked.

"I was just about to ask y'all the same thing!" Braeburn replied. "It ain't exactly the time for your stampedes yet."

"Yeah!" Spike added. "You guys almost got us roadkill back there!"

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed.

"Sorry about that," another buffalo apologized. "You see, we were stampeding the grounds so we could chase that tatzelwurm out."

As proof, the buffalo directed the heroes' attentions to the said worm that was tunneling away in fright.

"There's your tatzlewurm," Spike said to Scarlet, who nodded her head in fright. "And there it goes."

"Again, we're really sorry," Strongheart apologized. "We were so caught up in the stampede, we hardly even noticed you were in our paths."

"Apology accepted," Spike replied, followed by the rest of the gang. Except for one. "Discord!" Spike nudged the draconequus.

"Yeah, yeah, I forgive you," Discord grumbled. "Apology accepted. Yada yada yada. Are we good now?"

The buffalos looked at the draconequus, with a mix of sad and insulted glances.

"Please, forgive our chaotic friend," Spike whispered. "He's having some issues for the moment."

Strongheart nodded in acknowledgement, before she asked, "So, what were you doing out here?"




Later

The gang are all later in camp, with the buffalos, as they all explained their situations. Needless to say, the buffalos were shocked, as well as amazed, to hear what was happening with all of the little ponies disappearing, and how the boys ended up going on their rescue mission.

"Which brings us to where we are now," Spike finished.

"Eeyup."

"Wow," Strongheart gasped in amazement at the boys' story. "That's unbelievable."

"Indeed," Chieff Stronghooves voiced. "These are dark times indeed. A dark force has released a plague of monsters across the land. And seeing as how it does not wished to be stopped, it has cleverly kidnapped the greatest heroes of Equestria."

"Yes, clever," Discord began. "But it forgot one important thing."

"What's that?" one of the buffalos asked.

"NOBODY TAKES FLUTTERSHY FROM ME AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!" Discord exclaimed, demonically, with his eyes burning red, and the campfire erupting in a blazing inferno.

"Whoa!" Spike exclaimed, as he and Big Mac surrounded the draconequus. "Calm down! Easy Discord! We'll find Fluttershy, and save her!"

"Eeyup!" Big Mac said repeatedly.

With that, Discord reverted back to normal, but with his eyes still steaming.

"Wow, and I though Chief Thunderhoove's a hothead," one of the buffalos whispered, before they heard their chief snorting from behind.

"Anyway," Spike continued. "We're just on our way to the abandoned mines. Braeburn's even told us that you guys told him that you've seen something suspicious hiding in those mines."

"Yes," Strongheart said. "It was just a few weeks ago. I was just out in the prairie, practicing for another stampede, when I saw what appears to be another buffalo, entering the caves. But when I tried to check them out, I was attacked by some flying metal balls that sounded like thunder, and some creatures I've never seen before. I barely got away."

"What do these creatures look like?" Spike asked.

"Well, some of them looked like us buffalos, except they've got horns and hooves that glowed as bright as the sun, and spew fire through their nostrils," Strongheart answered. "And some others looked kinda like pigs, but with horns growing out of their mouths."

"That's them alright!" Spike shouted. "Those are the monsters we've ran up before!"

"Eeyup!"

"And no doubt, they've got my sister!" Scarlet shouted.

"Then what are we doing, sitting here for?" Discord asked. "To the mines!!" With that, and his magic back to full strength, Discord revved his feet up into wheels, and was off, leaving the rest of the gangs in the dust.

"Wow," one of the buffalos said. "He's quite enthusiastic."

"No kidding," Spike replied, before he and Big Mac got up, and ran after the draconequus. "Wait for us Discord!!"

"Eeyup!"

After the two left, Braeburn and Scarlet also ran after their heroes.





At last, the five have all arrived at the mines. That rhymes! Haha, Zecora would be proud.

"Well, this is it," Braeburn said, as the group entered the mine. "How's about some of that fire of yours, Spike?"

With that, Spike picked up a battered oil lantern, breathing a small ember, igniting the lantern.

The five went down the caverns, until at last they came across three more tunnels.

"Which way?" Spike asked.

Discord quickly got down on all four, sniffing the ground, before he pointed his head, like how a dog should, "This way!" he barked.

With that, the heroes all broke into another run through the tunnel, going through every twists and turns. At some point, they even defied the laws of physics and did the Scooby-Doo hallway chase.



Spike, Big Mac, and Discord came bursting through a wall, nearly falling into a pit of snakes, that hungrily snapped their jaws at the dragon and stallion. Luckily, Discord was there to help them, simply by pulling their claws and hooves up.



Discord was sniffing the grounds, like a dog.



Braeburn and Scarlet were drinking tea together.

"More tea?" Braeburn asked.



Finally, the heroes came across a huge opening, where they heard the sound of footsteps, and rocks being knocked around. Spike peeked over a cliff, trying to get a good look at the figures below.

"Mother of Celesita!" Spike whispered. "It's those ant monsters, again!"

"Eeyup."

"Lemme see," Discord said, pulling one of his eyeballs out, holding it up over the boys shoulder to have a look. "What in Tartarus are they up to?"

The ant creatures were moving some crates, digging through the walls in the mines, when a faint sound was heard by one of the ants. It turned to the rest of its comrades, making some noise with its pincers and antennas.

"What are they saying?" Spike asked.

"Beats me," Discord replied. "I don't speak ants."

After awhile, the ant monsters all left the room, through another tunnel. Seeing the coast is clear, the boys and girl all quietly climbed down, carefully looking for clues.

"Okay," Spike began. "Spread out and look for clues. Discord, you're on lookout."

"Why should I be on lookout?" Discord asked. "And who elected you leader?"

"Because you can see in the dark. And I elected myself as leader."

"You can just make yourself leader."

"I can. And I just did."

"Well, what if I wanted to be leader?"

"Who'd want you to be leader? You'll just lead us in the middle of nowhere!"

"So that's how it's going to be, huh? Well, if you're the leader, then where will you be leading us? The Crystal Empire? An alternate universe of comic heroes? Or to Dragonland?"

"Alright then! If you think you'd make a better leader than me, then why don't you quit complaining and be in charge then?"

"Good!" Discord smirked. "It beats than having a dragon like you for leader, since you're the size of a soccer ball, and you don't have wings."

Spike gasped at what the draconequus just said, before he retaliated, "Take that back! In fact, I take back what I said, since nobody wants a semi-phenomenal, nearly cosmic being for a leader!"

Discord gasped even louder, as he got in the dragon's face, "Them's fighting words!"

"Yeah, them's fighting words!"

"Enough!" Big Mac shouted, much to the surprise of the two boys and their friends. Luckily, none of the creatures heard him, as he began, "I don't care who's the leader of this team. But many of the little ponies are disappearing from the face of Equestria, including mah sister and her friends! And if you two wanted to see them alive and well again, then the both you will need to get your acts straight together, or ya can just call it a final roundup for the ponies and our friends!"

Both Discord and Spike looked at the stallion in bewilderment, before they looked at each other and sighed, "Fine."

"I've got lookout duties," Discord said, conjuring his eyes into a pair of night vision binoculars.

"And I've got clue finding for me," Spike said, as he and the others searched the place.

"Amber?" Scarlet whispered. "Where are you?"

Braeburn knocked on some wooden crates, whispering, "Anypony in here?"

Big Mac searched, before he stumbled on a glass orb.

Meanwhile, "A teddy bear?" Spike asked, picking up the said object.

Scarlet gasped upon seeing the toy, "It's Amber's!" she exclaimed. "Her second one, that is. She just loves teddy bears."

"Then she's gotta be around here," Spike said, as he started to look through all the crates nearby. Darting at one of the crates, Spike pries it open, "Big Mac! Braeburn! Scarlet!" he quietly called. "Check this out!"

The ponies came over, and looked with curiosity, "Glass balls?" Braeburn asked.

"Those creatures were mining in here for glass orbs?" Spike asked.

"Beats me," Braeburn replied with a shrug.

"Eeyup," Big Mac followed.

"Who cares?" Discord asked, with his head floating by. "We're here to save Fluttershy! Not admire a stash of ornaments."

The ponies and dragon looked at the draconequus's floating head, "Discord?" Spike asked. "Who's watching?"

"My body of course," Discord smirked, before he realizes, "Oh, wait."

Turning around, the boys and girl looked to see Discord's headless body, holding a binocular, oblivious to an approaching ant monster. The ant monster looked at the gang, and lets out a bloodcurdling scream.

"AAAAAAHHH!" the ponies and dragon screamed.

"Now, now," Discord began calmly. "Let's not lose our head, yet. I've got this!" With that, Discord reattached his head to his body, before he dons up in a fencing uniform says, "En garde! Touchée! Cafe au lait! Champs-Élysées!  Pompeii! Au revoir! Zoot suit!!" With that, the ant charges after the draconequus, with swords and axes drawn. And in ten second flats, there stood the victorious draconequus, with a pie in his lion paw.

"f I dood it, I get a whippin'" he said, imitating Red Skelton's Mean Widdle Kid, "I DOOD IT!" With that, he threw the pie in the defeated ant's face, before he sang, "Aloha 'Oe', farewell to thee."



"Wait a minute!!" Discord shouted.

*disc scratch*

"That wasn't the end! We've yet to find Fluttershy!" With that, the draconequus pulled the curtain up, to reveal the heroes, surrounded by more ant monsters. "Alright you bugs!" Discord growled. "Where's Fluttershy?" The ant creatures all snapped their pincers together, before unsheathing their weapons, and pointing them at the heroes and their friends. "Not talking to me?" Discord then dons up in an exterminator's uniform, with a sprayer ready. "Talk it to my little friend then!"

However, when Discord pumped the sprayer, nothing but air came out, "Oh, poo! Not now!"

"RUN!!!" Spike screamed, as he and the gang all ran down a tunnel. "Wait!" With that, the dragon ran back to collect some evidence, before he set upon by the ant monsters. Dodging their claws, Spike made a run for it, trying to catch up with the others.

Some of the ant monsters jumped and grabbed Scarlet, who didn't hesitate to blast them off with some offensive magic, as well as bucking them away from her. Big Mac and Braeburn saw the ruckus and ran back to help out. After the mare was safely secured, the gangs kept on running, before....

"LOOK!" Braeburn exclaimed, pointing to a mine cart.

The gang all cluttered as they climb into the cart, as it began to move.

Discord snapped on an amusement park staff uniform, while speaking into a loudspeaker he had conjured up, "Please keep your hooves and claws in the cart at all time. Enjoy the ride!"

"Wait!" Spike called out. "Wait! Hold the cart! I'm coming!"

"Spike!" the ponies and draconequus all shouted.

Big Mac tried to apply the brakes, but the handle snapped off, "Oh no!" he moaned.

"Spike!" Discord called, as the cart started to move further away. "C'mon! Run faster!"

"I'm trying!" Spike replied, before he tripped on a rock, spilling the orbs, shattering them. "Oh no! The glass balls!"

"Forget about them!" Braeburn said. "C'mon!"

With that, while holding onto Amber's teddy bear, Spike ran after his friends, who all kept beckoning him, "C'mon, Spike! Move those tiny dragon legs of yours! Jump!" Braeburn then pulled out a rope from his hat, and threw it for the dragon. "Grab the rope!"

"I got it!" Spike shouted, just before he was grabbed by an ant monster. "And he got me!"

Just then, the cart reached a slope, and the heroes and ant monster all went down in an intensive roller coaster ride. The cart took them down in a loop, then up in a huge arc, before going into a big plunge.

"Get your claws off of me!" Spike growled, kicking the ant in the face repeatedly. In response, the ant tightened its grips on the dragon's tail, "OW!!" Spike yelped, spewing some fires in the process, unintentionally lighting some dynamites they passed by.

With that, the bombs all exploded, forcing the mining cart some momentum, as it rocketed itself out of an exit, and blew the ant creature off of the dragon.

"We've lost him!" Spike smiled.

"And we've lost wheels!" Braeburn exclaimed, pointing to the now wheeless cart.

"Eeyup!" Big Mac whimpered.

"Never fear!" Discord said, turning himself into a parachute, allowing the gang to descend safely to the ground, up until he reached his limit, and they plummeted.

*Goofy's scream*





The buffalos were simply going about their day, when they heard a scream, looked up, and saw the heroes falling from the sky.

"I got 'em!" the buffalos all said to each other, before they pulled a piece of blanket, and used it as a trampoline for the heroes.

Upon landing, the heroes bounced off. 

Braeburn landed on Strongheart, causing the two to blush intently, "This is kind of awkward," he smiled shyly. "Thanks for the save."

Discord bounced off, before he flew into a tin kettle. Big Mac and Spike both landed perfectly on their feet, before they were squashed by Scarlet.

"Phew, thanks for the save boys," Scarlet smiled.

"You're welcome," Spike groaned.

"Eeyup."
> Appleloosa Rangers Part 4: Discord's Chaotic Musical
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

After their dramatic escape and entrance, the boys, accompanied by the buffalos, and their pony friends returned to town, where they entered the bar. There, Big Mac was treating himself with a cup of apple cider, Discord was having a cup of chocolate milk, while Spike was drinking a cup of apple juice.

"We really blew it guys," Spike muttered. "Some rescue teams we are."

"Eeyup," Big Mac replied.

Even Discord couldn't find it in himself to lighten up the mood, "Well, at least we're still alive," Discord spoke.

"Unless it's worth living for," Spike sighed. "We're never gonna find the girls, like this."

"Nope," Big Mac agreed.

Not standing to see the heroes in such miserable state, Scarlet Leaves went around back to get change. Then, she walked out on stage, in a red, filly dress, "Excuse me y'all," Scarlet said, catching everybody's attentions. "I'd like to sing a song to my new heroes."

Upon hearing her words, the boys turned their heads, to see the mare on stage, as she began her song.



Feeling the music taking effect, Spike and Big Mac both got out on the floor, as the both did a square dance, together with some other mares in the facility. Discord at first refused to join the fun, still depressed at the thought of never seeing Fluttershy again. That is until he heard the boys sang:


“Hope to see her someday! Hope I’ll find my way, back to the girl I left behind!”


This got Discord interested, as Scarlet continues to sing:


“So tell you will never roam?”



Spike and Big Mac: “We swear we won’t be roaming!”



Scarlet: “You’ll by your fireside!”



Spike and Big Mac: “We’ll all be home sweet home, and kiss her, kiss her, kiss her!”


Finally out of his funk, Discord popped on some western attires, as he joins in the dance with the boys. Braeburn too got in the festivity, with Little Strongheart. All of the ponies all joined in the festivity.


Scarlet: “So where’s the girl you left behind?”



Spike, Discord, and Big Mac: “She’s waiting for a sister! We won’t stop until we’re home, we’ll hug, and hug, and kiss her! I’ll find the girl! I’ll find the girl! I’ll find the girl! I’ll find the girl!”


Soon, both Scarlet, and the boys all ended the song together in a big triumphant, “All right!”

The ponies in the bar all blew whistles and cheers at the heroes’ performances.

Suddenly, a commotion was heard from outside, as the boys and their fellow patrons went out to investigate.

“Oh no, not again,” Braeburn grumbled, as the ponies looked to see King Haggard and the Red Bulls, capturing the ponies, and imprisoning them in a wagon full of crates.

“Hey!” Spike called. “Just what do you think you’re doing?”

“What’s it to you, kid?” Haggard snorted, angrily. “If I can’t have your filly friend! Then, I’m taking these ponies!”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it,” Discord began. “Back up. What did you say?”

“I’m taking these ponies?”

“No, before that.”

“I can’t have your filly friend?”

“You think she’s our filly friend?”

“Uh....yes? I mean, she’s a filly, and she’s your friend?”

“Oh,” Discord, Spike, and the ponies began together. “That filly friend. You that makes sense.”

“Eeyup,” Big Mac agreed.

“Glad we could clear that up,” Haggard smiled, before he shook his head in frustration. “You’re getting me off topic! Listen here ya varmints!" Haggard grunted. "This town at big enough for all of us!"

"It ain't?" Discord asked, before he looked around, and said. “Be right back.” With that, the draconequus conjured up some tools, and with some of his chaotic powers he had left, Discord spun himself into a tornado, as he went straight to work, building some more buildings, around town. “There, is it big enough for us now?” Discord asked.

Haggard looked in bewilderment, at the new buildings before him, before he frowned, “No it ain’t!” Haggard bellowed.

“Boy, you’re a hard guy to please,” Discord grumbled.

"Now prepare to meet yer maker, boys!” Haggard roared. ”And I don't mean Lauren Faust and Bonnie Zacherle!"

The boys looked at the minotaur for a moment before they shouted, "NEVER!!"

"Welcome to die!" Haggard shouted. "FIRE!!"

With that, the bulls all jumped out of hiding with cannons and fired cannon balls at the boys.

"Hey no fair!" Discord exclaimed. "Cowponies can't afford cannons!"

"Ya can't even turn cream into cheese in your sorry state either!" Haggard retorted.

"Now that just really hurts," Discord grumbled.

"Alright you pinhead galloots!" Haggard exclaimed. "Yer times are up!"

"Who are you calling pinhead?" Discord asked, having his head turned into Patrick Star.



Haggard soon stomped his way over, "And you'll be handing the unicorn over!" Haggard bellowed, pulling out a cannon.

"Oh no we won't," Spike replied, holding out a bigger cannon, courtesy of Discord.

"Ooh yes you will," Haggard pulled out a bigger cannon.

"Oooh no we won't," Spike pulled out a bigger cannon.

"OOOOOH YES you will!" Haggard pulled out a bigger cannon.

"OOOOOH NO WE WON'T!" Spike pulled out a small straw with a tag that reads "Pea Shooter."

Out of impulse, Spike blew into the straw, shooting a small pea out and into Haggard's nose.

"Ooh, right in the schnoz," one of the Red Bulls exclaimed.

"Shut it!" Haggard bellowed.

"You should've blown that one in his eye!" Discord shouted.

Haggard snorted furiously, as he pulls out his cannon, and shot it furiously at the little baby dragon, who quickly dodged out of the way.

"Dance dragon!" Haggard shouted. "Dance!"

With another cannon blast, Spike complied as he took out a bowler hat and cane and danced.



"Take it Haggard!" Spike shouted, turning to the minotaur to do his dance.

Caught off guard, the minotaur quickly did his version of the dance, with Spike and the ponies clapping. However, as soon as Haggard finishes it with a smile and a wave of his hat, he realized too late he was once again duped, when Discord and Big Mac tripped him down a well. A long falling whistle was heard, followed by a splash.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Poor Haggard the Maroon Minotaur," Discord said. "So trusting, so past his prime, so naive."

While Discord says this, Haggard hauls himself up from the well, soaked, and angrier than ever before. Haggard was so enraged, that his face turned completely red in rage, as he snorted a strong steam of smoke from his nostrils. Letting out an angry bellow, Haggard charges toward the boys.

"WAIT!!!" Discord shouted, as Haggard, Spike, and Big Mac all froze in place, while looking at the draconequus.

Discord conjured up a radio and a country music was played.



"Alright," Discord smirked. "Let's dance."

With that, another brawl between good and evil ensued. One of the red bulls charged at Big Mac, who quickly jumped out of the way, as the bull ran past him, and tripped on a rope, courtesy of Braeburn and Little Strongheart. Spike, meanwhile, was running with some of the red bulls chasing him, until he was saved by one of the buffalos. The buffalo took the young dragon, puts him on his back, and with a snort, the buffalo charged after the young dragon’s attackers.

“Yee-ha~” Spike hollered.

“Come brothers!” Chief Thunderhooves bellowed. “Let us aid our heroes! Let us assist, He-Who-Dance-Good!” With some whoops, the buffalos all charged into the fray.

Meanwhile, some red bulls surrounded Discord, who eyed them all, menacingly, like a traditional western sheriff to criminals, “You’ve got to ask yourself, do you feel lucky?” With that, Discord conjured up several guns, as he asked, “Well, do ya, punks?” With frightened moos, the red bulls all turned yellow as they ran away in fright, and failed to see Discord pulling the triggers, resulting in some puffs of confetti, and flags with the words, “Bang.”

During the fight, Spike jumped at the wagons, as he helped to save the ponies who were trapped in the crates by Haggard.

“Shh,” Spike shushed. “Don’t worry. I’m here to save you guys!” With that, Spike went straight to work, breathing fires, melting the locks on the crates, as he quickly freed the imprisoned ponies.

“Let’s get outta here!” one of the stallions exclaimed in fright.

“Oh, we’re gone!” a colt added, as he and the stallion beat hooves and fled the scene.

Haggard took notice of the escaping ponies, as he bellowed, “The prisoners are escaping!” Turning angrily at the Red Bulls, he hollered, “Don’t just stand there you fools! Stop that dragon!” With that, the bulls complied, only to be stopped by Discord and Big Mac.

“You want Spike?” Discord began. “You’ve got to go through us!”

“Eeyup,” Big Mac agreed, standing his grounds.

The Red Bulls all charged towards the two boys. Discord snapped his finger, conjuring some anvils, and used them as a shield against the charging bulls. Big Mac bucked some of the anvils, launching them like cannons towards the bulls. The Red Bulls tried to counterattack with their own cannons, only for one of Discord’s anvil to be lobbed into their barrels, causing them to backfire.

“I’m surround by idiots!” Haggard bellowed, as he charged through the fray, knocking the bulls, buffalos, and the boys out of the way, before he reached Spike.

“Last one,” Spike panted, before he felt a hot snort on the back of his neck. Turning around, Spike stared, face to face with an angry Haggard.

“You lost little dragon,” Haggard sneered.

“Haggard!” Discord called. “You touch one scale on Spike, and you’ll get what’s coming to you!” Discord threatened. Haggard grabbed the dragon by the tail, unfazed at the draconequus’s threat, “Okay! I warned you!” With that, Discord took out a glass of water, cleared his throat, hum a few tunes. Then, before any pony knew it, Discord burst out yodeling. While doing this, all of the longhorns, buffalos, and even Haggard himself, where put in a trance.



The ponies and Spike all watched in a mixed look of bewilderment and amusement, as Discord had all the bulls and buffalos doing dances, acrobatics, other kinds of circus tricks.

Haggard was doing a square dance with Chief Thunderhooves, before they exchanged partners; Haggard with Little Stronghearts and Thunderhooves with another cow.

The buffaloes did the ballet, while the bulls all did the can can.

“Wow,” Spike began. “Just wow.”

“Eeyup,” Big Mac agreed.

While this show went on, one of the hypnotized bulls accidentally kicked some boxes, spilling out its content, revealing themselves to be a little orange unicorn filly, somewhere around the CMCs' age, with white freckles on her face, and Cherry Jubilee.

"Ms. Jubilee! AMBER!!" Scarlet cried, as she trotted over, untying her boss, and the little filly. The sisters both embraced tenderly.

Spike and Big Mac smiled, seeing they actually did manage to find a pony after all.

Discord kept it up with his yodeling, up until his voice went hoarse and he finally lost his voice. With that, the Red Bull bandits all snapped out of their trances, regaining their senses, and looking down to see they were stacked up, in the formation of an upside down pyramid.

“What the hay?” Haggard exclaimed, before he and the bulls all lost their balance, and collapsed.

“Yeah~” Discord cheered himself. “Go Discord! Go Discord! Go self!”



"Why didn't you just yodel in the first place?" Spike asked. "You could've saved us the trouble of fighting Haggard and the Red Bulls."

“Eeyup.”

"Uh, hello, semi-phenomenal and nearly cosmic?" Discord countered, while knocking Spike's head repeatedly. "Besides, admit it, you and Big Mac enjoyed kicking those bullies in the plot. Think about, it could be a big boost for your reputations." With that, Discord conjured up an article of the Equestria Daily that reads, "Spike, the brave and glutinous, and his faithful sidekick, Big Burger, brings cold stone justice upon Haggard and the Red Bulls!" On the newspaper, was a photoshop of Spike as a very fat dragon, and Big Mac as a burger, sitting triumphantly over Haggard and the Red Bulls.

Spike and Big Mac rolled their eyes, while Discord's face turned into a troll. Spike looked at the defeated bulls, before he noticed something among the wreckage.




Later

After the commotion was settled, Princess Celestia, along with some royal guards, came to arrest Haggard and the Red Bulls.

"Princess Celestia!" Spike gasped, as he bowed his head, followed by Big Mac and Discord.

"Well done boys," Princess Celestia smiled. "You've certainly did a splendid job, to bring Haggard and his Red Bulls to justice. And furthermore, you've actually succeeded in finding a lost filly."

"Thanks to Discord and his yodel," Spike smirked, as he and Big Mac turn their head to the draconequus, who quickly took the time to talk with the readers.

"You know, this all reminds me of the time when I auditioned for the role of that loony, musical butterfly in the 1982 movie, The Last Unicorn," Discord's smile quickly shifted to a frown as he scowled, "I didn't get the part!" With that, Discord turned his attention back to Princess Celestia, and the boys'.

"Yeah, we found some ponies alright," Spike began sadly. "But still, no Twilight and the others," Spike sighed sadly.

"Nope," Big Mac added in equal solemn.

"All we could find was this object," Spike explained as he hold out the glass ball.

Celestia levitated the object up close, "You did good boys. What matters now is that we finally have a lead on something."

"Spike! Big Mac! Discord!" Scarlet called out, as she, Cherry Jubilee, and Amber trotted to the boys. "I just wanted to say, thank you all for helping me find my little sister. You're all great heroes."

"You're my hero!" Amber squealed in delight, looking at the boys with sparkles in her eyes.

The boys all looked bashful, as they scratched the back of their heads, “All in a day’s work,” Spike replied on his and the boys’ behalf.

“Eeyup,” Big Mac agreed.

“Yes,” Discord began, looking sadly to the side. ‘If only Fluttershy was here to see this. She would be so proud of me.’

“I would also like to say,” Cherry began with a smile. “I wish you boys luck on finding Applejack and the rest of the missing ponies! I know that Equestria is in safe hooves, with brave heroes like you three boys.”

“Imagine that,” Spike smirked, before he let out a yawn, followed by the boys.

“But for now, you boys need some rests,” Princess Celestia spoke. “Even heroes need their sleeps.”

“Eeyup,” Big Mac yawned. “Let’s head back to Ponyville.”

“I’ll second to that,” Discord yawned, preparing to snap his fingers, when he took notice of Spike, looking at some posters, "You coming Spike?" Discord asked.

"Be there in a moment," Spike replied, before he turned back to all the posters of the missing ponies on the wall. Amber and Cherry Jubilee have been found, so their posters have just been removed, leaving:

Missing ponies:

1. Amethyst Star
2. Sweet Biscuit
3. Sapphire Shores

And the latest,

4. Princess Twilight Sparkle
5. Rainbow Dash 
6. Fluttershy
7. Pinkie Pie
8. Rarity
9. Applejack
10. Starlight Glimmer

“Hold on girls,” Spike talked to the posters. “Wherever you girls are, we’re on the way. I promise.”
> A New Pen Pal
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Alone again naturally ]

Spike woke up, stretching his arms out, before he got out of bed, exited his room for Twilight's.

"Morning Twilight!" Spike greeted. "Rise and sh-" Spike stopped, as he looked at the empty bed. Then he remembered, "Oh yeah. Twilight's missing, along with the girls, and Starlight. Which means I've got the whole castle.....to myself."




Chaosville

Even though Discord's powers were cut in half, he was still able to have enough strength to teleport back to his house, in Chaosville.

An alarm clock sounded a cow's moo, throughout his home, until Discord smashed it, with a mallet. The tired draconequus reached over to a drawer, and dons on the hairy caterpillars over his eyes, along with his sharp tooth, goat horn, deer antler, and goatee. Once the tasks were done, Discord got up, did some stretches, and bent his whole body from side-to-side, before he pouts miserably.

"Now, what to do," Discord asked himself, as he looked at his calendar, which was upside down, and the numbers were out of order. "Oh yes! Pop in on Fluttershy and...." Discord stopped himself as he remembered. "Oh wait. That's right, I can't do that, since Fluttershy is........gone." It wasn't long, before a loud wail echoed throughout Chaosville, as Discord cried, "WHERE IS MY FLUTTERSHY?!!!!!!!"




Sweet Apple Acres

Big Mac was bucking some trees, knocking the apples off of the branch and into the baskets placed below, when Spike came by.

"Hey Big Mac," Spike greeted.

"Howdy Spike," Big Mac replied.

"Mind if could, I don't know, pick apples with you?" the despondent dragon asked.

".....Uh.....nope," Big Mac replied.

With that, Spike gloomily went over to a nearby apple tree, and climbed into it, as he harvested the apples in his claws, before he carefully climbed back down.

Wanting to break the awkward silence, Big Mac was the first to break the ice, "Sure is quiet without the girls, isn't it?" the stallion asked.

"Eeyup," Spike replied.

"No Twilight, must be very.....quiet then."

"More than you think," Spike replied. "I'm her number one assistant. She's my first friend. No, more than my friend, she's like my mother, and my sister, all in one pony. She's my reason to keep going. My reason to keep working to do her, and every pony, proud. To lose her, it's.....it's....I feel kinda aimless without Twilight."

"I know what you mean, little fella," Big Mac replied. "It's the same with all of us on Sweet Apple Acres with Applejack gone," Big Mac let out a despondent sigh, as he added. "It's just like that time when AJ felt like a failure all over again. Granny Smith's even more depressed, and Apple Bloom isn't her usual spunkiness, as of late."

"But hopefully, we'll find them!" Spike said, as he tries to brighten the mood. "Hopefully, very soon."

"Eeyup."




Castle of Friendship

After some hours of helping Big Mac pick the apples, Spike finally returned to the castle.

"Well," Spike began. "Twilight or no Twilight. It's no reason to not keep this place in good shape."

With that, Spike took out a radio, and inserted a CD into the player, and a song was played.



Spike then begins doing the chores. He began with sweeping the floor, before he went to do some mopping, and waxing the floor. While doing this, Spike happened to invent a much quicker way of doing this.

Tying some scrubs to his feet, Spike started to skate around the floors, leaving a trail of waxes behind, while using his mop as his aid of steering. Later, he was in the library, dusting the shelves, top to bottom, and left to right.

'Twilight would blow up the castle if I ever forgot to clean out the library,' Spike said in his head.

Later, Spike checked the clock to see that it was 7:15 AM. With that, Spike took out some Power Ponies comics and reads them for enjoyments. Later, he went out to the farmers' markets to buy some foods. Spike also stopped by at Maud Pie's place, adjacent to Ponyville, where he and the earth pony explored more of her caverns while digging some gems, which he later dropped by at Carasoul Boutique, while taking a few for himself, to snack on of course.

Spike was passing through Ponyville, on his way back to the castle, when he noticed, Discord was at a restaurant, having tea, with himself.

"And then I said, that's no toilet plunger! That's Prince Blueblood!" Discord said.

"Hardy har har," the other Discord said unamused.

"No wonder Flutters-" Discord was quickly silenced by his other self, who covered his mouth.

"Don't say her name!" Too late, another Discord popped his head out of a trash can and entered a crying fit.

'Discord sure seem to take things really hard,' Spike said in his thoughts. 'Can't blame him though.




Castle of Friendship

Spike sat on the couch, and heaved a heavy sigh. Just then, a certain journal, on a nearby desk, was flashing red, and vibrating as it did so. This caught Spike's attention, as immediately went over, and cracked the journal open, and finds a message that reads:

'Dear Twilight,

I'm sorry it's been awhile since I last wrote to you. The girls and I have been using our powers, but I've started to feel we are becoming too dependent on them. Just wondering, should we limit our powers to a minimum, or should we just stop it all completely? And would that put a strain to our friendship?

Your friend,

Sunset Shimmer'

Spike took a quill, dipping it in some inks, as he wrote back in response.

'Dear Sunset,

I regret to inform you that Twilight's not here. She's gone.

Signed,

Spike'

After a few minutes passed, another reply was written.

'Did something bad happened? Is Twilight alright?' Spike dipped his quill in another pot of ink, as he wrote everything that had transpired, in response, 'Oh dear,' Sunset replied. 'I hope you'll be alright.'

"You and me both Sunny," Spike muttered.

'Is there anything I can do to help?' Sunset wrote.

'No, thank you, Sunset,' Spike replied. 'Just stay where you are! We don't want to lose you, after we've lost Twilight and the others. And whoever or whatever's kidnapping ponies, we don't need to let it know there are more in your world.'

'Okay,' Sunset replied. 'If it's for the best,' After a few minutes have passed, Sunset wrote another message, 'Now about my problem.'

Spike hesitated, for the moment. Nobody's ever asked him before on resolving a friendship problem. And even if he were to be the one to do so, it usually doesn't go well. Especially since the time he abused Twilight's title to get everything he wanted.

'Spike? Are you there?'

Nevertheless, Sunset is counting on him. And if she needs his help, he has to do it. Especially since Twilight is no longer there to do her work as Princess of Friendship.





After some times have passed, Spike wrote his last piece of advice of the day, and finished it with a triumphant smile.

'Thank you so much, Spike,' Sunset replied. 'I'm really glad you could help me out. And Twilight is really lucky to have you for her Number One Assistant,' Spike couldn't help but blush modestly, 'Sayonara.'

'Um, sayonara,' Spike wrote.
> Manehatten Mayhem Part 1: The Model and the Designer
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

One afternoon, Spike was busy dusting some shelves in the library. He was moving some books when, "Discord?" Spike asked, taking notice of the draconequus, lounging in a mini couch, in the shelf. "What the hay are you doing here?"

"Just thought I'd move in," Discord replied. "And feel more at home, with Fluttershy," He gestured, to a nearby photo album, that was opened up to a page where a big picture of Fluttershy was shown. "Oh, Fluttershy, Fluttershy. WHERE ARE YOU MY DEAR SWEET FLUTTERSHY?!!!!!!!!" Discord wailed, while shaking the whole album, despite his miniature size.

Spike couldn't help but sigh in sympathy with the draconequus. Just as the Apple Family were taking it hard on Applejack's absence, and Discord was longing for Fluttershy, the little dragon was taking it the hardest. To him, the girls were more than just his friends. They were his family. The only family he'd ever knew, with him being their best friend, number one assistant, and little brother. Without the girls, the little dragon feels rather aimless.

After climbing down a ladder, and slumping into a couch, Spike stared endlessly at the ceiling, just when Big Mac walked in.

"Howdy," Big Mac greeted nonchalantly.

"Howdy," the boys replied in the same tone.

"How's the apple business?" Spike asked. "Still selling the Zap Apple Jams?"

"Eeyup," Big Mac answered.

"Bucking apples as usual?"

"Eeyup."

"Still making deliveries?"

"Eeyup....and nope."

"What do you mean?" Spike asked.

"Well, there's only one of me, and Granny Smith," Big Mac replied. "Without AJ, we're not making much deliveries than we'd normally do."

"Speaking of who," Spike began. "How are Granny Smith and Apple Bloom? How are they holding up?"

"....They're doing okay, I guess," Big Mac frowned, lowering his head. "Granny Smith's been walking out in the orchards, with Grand Pear. Apple Bloom.....she's just not as spunky as she used to be."

"I don't blame em," Spike replied. "Practically all of Ponyville's miserable without the girls. Scootaloo's not out doing scooter tricks, like she used to. Sweetie Belle's staying with her and Rarity's parents, but even they're just as miserable as her," Spike sighed, "Pinkie Pie's not around to brighten the mood. Fluttershy's not caring for the animals and every pony. It's a sad day for all of us."

"Eeyup."

Discord, who happened to be listening in on the boys' conversation, finally had enough, "I can't take it anymore!" With that, Discord disappeared in a flash of light, before he reappeared with the boys. "We can just spend the rest of our days, lying around here feeling miserable because the girls aren't here! Or we can just go out there, and find them again!"

"And how do we do that?" Spike asked. "We ain't even got a clue on where they are now. They could be anywhere."

"Eeyup."

Before Discord could reply, he suddenly stiffened up, before his whole body waved around.

"Discord?" Spike asked. "You feeling okay?"

"My chaos senses are tingling!" Discord said, before his eyes suddenly turned into radar, and his pupils flashing repeatedly, while emitting a pinging sound. "I'm sensing trouble!"

"Trouble?" Spike looked at Big Mac, who was just as bewildered as the little dragon is. "Trouble where?"

In response, Discord was pulled straight towards the map room, where he was hovering over the friendship map, with his tongue pointing to, "Manehattan marks the spot!" Discord said.

"Then let's go!" Spike declared.

"Whoa, whoa, wait a minute, Spike," Big Mac ushered, holding his hooves up. "Shouldn't we just inform Princess Celestia about this?"

"Oh, right," With that, Spike whips out a scroll, and makes a quick note to the princess, before he sends it away via dragon breath. "Now let's get to Manehattan!"

"Wait!" Big Mac continued. "Why don't we just let the princess take care of this?"

"No way, Big M!" Spike replied. "Princess Celestia and the guards might not make it in time. They've already got their hooves tied with the missing ponies. Besides, if Twilight and the girls were here, they'd just answer the call for help, right away!"

"Ooh, so you're saying, with the girls gone, this is our chance to be the main casts for once!" Discord smiled. "A chance for us to steal the spotlight!"

Spike and Big Mac looked to each other, unsure of how to answer the draconequus, "Well...."

"Then off to Manehattan!" With a snap of his fingers, Discord and the boys disappeared in a flash of light.




Manehattan

In the busy streets of Manehattan, the ponies were simply going about their days, when the boys appeared in a flash of light.

"Whoa, head rush," Spike groaned.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed, before both he and the dragon shook the daze off.

"So, where do we go?" Spike asked.

"Let's see," Discord got on the ground, licking the street with his tongue, eyeballs sticking out of their sockets, before he took a whiff with his nose. "This way!" He pointed in one direction. "Hold on, Fluttershy! I'm coming!" With a rev of his feet, Discord was literally gone in a flash.

"Hey! Wait up!" Spike called, as he and Big Mac ran after the draconequus.




Later

In a huge building, a fashion show was taking place, with a variety of beautiful mares, strutting down the runway, showing off the clothes and accessories they were don up in.

"Alright every pony!" the announcer called. "Now it's time for our mane attraction, here she is mares and gentlecolts! The elegant Fleur De Lis!"

With a loud series of whoop, applauses, and cheers, the said unicorn super model stepped on the runway, while showing off the dazzling new dress and accessories she wore.

"Yes, simply fabulous!" the judges all applauded. "Ms. De Lis, certainly knows grace and poise. And that lovely dress simply compliments the magic she brings to this show today!"

"I say both the model, and the designer, have done well!" another judge spoke.

After giving off several more poses, Fleur De Lis heads back  to the curtains, where she met up with her partner for the day.

"Wow, you were simply amazing!" Coco smiled.

"Merci, Ms. Pommel," Fleur replied. "And I'd say, this dress you've made is simply, c'est magnifique."

"It was an honor working with you, Ms. De Lis," Pommel blushed.

"Oh, darling," Fleur began. "Just call me, Fleur. We are friends, no?"

Just then, Discord came through the door that lead backstage, with Spike, and Big Mac, following.

"Sacrebleur!" Fleur exclaimed, along with Coco, both mares taken by surprise.

"Discord," Spike panted. "Can you at least try to slow down for us, before you go off, saving Fluttershy?"

"No can do, Spike," Discord replied. "Every seconds count, and the more we waste, the more Fluttershy is missing and in the evil clutches of the goons who kidnapped her!"

"Hey, I want to save Fluttershy too," Spike replied. "But if we're ever going to be any help, finding her and Rarity. Then-"

"I say," Fleur spoke up, as she and Coco walked up to the boys. "You boys know Ms. Rarity?"

"Know her?" Spike asked. "We're actually friends of her!"

"Eeyup," Big Mac added.

"What they said," Discord replied.

"Oh!" Coco exclaimed, as she walked up to Spike. "I remember you! You're their dragon friend!"

"Yep, Spike the Noble Dragon, that's me!" Spike smiled in confirmation. "And these guys are Big Mac, and Discord."

"Howdy," Big Mac greeted.

"Why hello to you, ladies," Discord bowed his head.

"My, my," Fleur commented, looking at the boys in amusement. "Ponyville's quite bigger than when I last visited it, with Fancy Pants. So, what brings you boys to Manehattan?"

"We sensed trouble," Spike answered. "And we came here to make sure every pony is okay."

"Eeyup."

"Actually, we're here for something else," With that, Discord conjured a huge missing poster of Fluttershy, and held it up to Coco, and Fleur. "By chance, have you ladies seen the pegasus in this photo? About yay big, long pink mane and tail, quiet voice?"

"You mean, Fluttershy?" Coco asked.

"Ugh, do I have to spell it out?" Discord asked, irritably. "Where. Is. Fluttershy?"

"Uh....sorry, but I don't see here around here," Coco whimpered.

"Discord!" Spike said harshly, as he pulled the draconequus back, by the tail. "Sorry about him. As you can see, he's very anxious with looking for Fluttershy and the rest of our friends, since they went missing."

Fleur and Coco were shocked, "Oh dear!" Coco gasped. "Rarity and the others too?"

"That's just awful," Fleur spoke.

"Eeyup."

"Tell me about it," Discord rolled his eyes.

"But we're doing whatever we can to find them, and all the other ponies who've gone missing," Spike replied.

"Eeyup."

"Oh, how chivalrous," Fleur said in amusement, before she realized. "Oh wait! I did read the Equestria Daily this morning, saying something about a rescue team of three, foiling the Red Bull Gang, and bring them to justice. You boys wouldn't happen to be those three, would you?

"Eeyup."

"Looks like our reputation precedes us," Discord said to Spike.

Getting back on topic, "Anyway, while we're here," Spike began. "Have you ladies seen anything suspicious, by chance?"

"Yeah, like any suspicious looking character, snooping around? That sort of thing?" Discord asked.

"Well, not that we don't know," Coco replied, with Fleur shaking her head in response.

"Hmm," Discord pondered, stroking his goatee. "But I'm sure there's trouble brewing here. My chaos senses were tingling."

Little did the boys know, trouble is indeed brewing, beneath their noses.
> Manehatten Mayhem Part 2: Monsters Unleashed
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spike, Discord, and Big Mac were later standing out in the lobby, conversing on what their next steps should be.

"Are you sure, this is place is in trouble?" Spike asked Discord.

"Yes, yes, I'm sure," Discord grumbled. "I swear, on the fact that I'm now semi-phenomenal, nearly cosmetic, that I'm positive this place is in trouble, and it really needs our protection," Seeing the two boys, stilling looking doubtful, Discord asked, "C'mon, have I ever steered you wrong?"

"Do I even want to answer that?" Spike asked.

"Nope," Big Mac replied.

"Look, believe me or not, my chaos senses were tingling," Discord's whole body suddenly shuddered uneasily. "And the fact that they're tingling even more violently, trouble is just around the corner!"

"Well where is it?" Spike asked.

Just then, the lights went out, and every pony were all heard screaming in fright.

"Not where," Discord replied. "When! Which is now!"

"Oof!" Spike yelled, when he got trampled by some pony running past him. "Ow! You're standing on my tail!"

"Oh! Sorry Spike!" Big Mac apologized.

Discord quickly snapped his fingers.....and nothing happened.

"That's odd!" Discord said, as he struggles to snap his fingers again. "I just had in for a tune-up!"

"Discord! Now's not the time!" Spike said to the draconequus.

"Oh believe me, Spike," Discord began. "It's never a good time. But I'm not joking here! My magic's not responding!"

"Then, what do we do?" Spike asked. Then, the boys all heard a loud scream, "Hey! That's Coco Pommel! She's in trouble!"

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed.

"Well, darkness or no darkness! To the rescue!" Discord said, as he and the boys all revved their feet.......and crashed into a wall. "To the doctor!" Discord muffled.





"Let go, you ruffians!" Fleur grunted, as she and Coco Pommel struggled to escape from the strong grips of their kidnappers.

"Stop struggling, will you?" one of the kidnappers grunted, while making a snorting sound.

"Help! Any pony!" Coco screamed.

"Save your breath, pony," another kidnapper grumbled. "Nopony's coming to save you!" However, his words got eaten when the sound of doors flung open was heard. With that, the group turned to see, Big Mac and Spike, standing in the doorway, with Spike lighting up the darkness via green fire breath. Therefore, the two boys, and mares got a good look at their kidnappers, who are huge, hulking armored, anthropomorphic pigs.

"Let them go, you pigs!" Spike roared.

"We don't take orders from lizards," one of the pigs snorted.

"Lizard?!" Spike screamed in outrage. "I'm a dragon!"

"Same thing," the other pig snorted. "Now make like a tree, and leave!"

"Nope!" Big Mac denied. "We ain't leaving, until you swines let the girls go free."

"Oh, what are you, heroes?" one of the pig snorted. "Well, prepare to be pummeled! Oink!"

With that, the two pigs both tied Fleur, and Coco, as they put the two ponies to the side, before they all charged at Big Mac and Spike. At the last second, however, Big Mac stomped his hoof hard on the stage, creating a huge hole in the floorings that the pigs fell in.

"See ya," Spike called. "Don't want to be ya," Turning back to the mares, Big Mac and Spike walked over to help untie them, when they suddenly noticed, gleaming eyes were shown, piercing through the veils of darkness, and staring right at them. Following the eyes, Spike, Big Mac, and the mares, nearly gagged when a billow of strong stenches started filling the room. "Oh no," Spike moaned.

The timberwolves all let out bloodcurdling howls, before they barked, and lunged towards the boys and girls.

"Timberwolves!" Spike screamed, as he quickly hid behind Coco Pommel.

Big Mac, in the meantime, stood his ground, as he quickly thrusted his legs out, and bucked one of the timberwolves hard in the face, causing it to burst in a pile of sticks. He stood up on his back legs, kicking his front legs out at the other wolves, keeping them at bay.

Spike looked around, before he noticed a lever, with a sign next to it which reads: Trapdoor Lever. Looking to see there was trap door beneath the timberwolves and Big Mac, Spike ran up to the lever, "Big Mac! Get back!" He called. Big Mac complied, as jumps back, just as Spike pulled the lever, opening the trap door, and the wolves fell in.

"That takes care of them," Spike mused.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed, before they went back to help untie Fleur and Coco.

"Wow, thank you so much," Coco praised, gratefully. "You boys saved our lives!"

"Oui, indeed you have, mon ami," Fleur added.

"Oh, it was nothing," Spike replied modestly.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

However, the celebration was short lived, when the four noticed a faint glow, emitting from where the Timberwolves had fell in. Looking down, the boys and girls looked to their horrors to see the timberwolves getting second winds, and merging themselves into a much bigger wolf.

"Oh no," Spike groaned. The larger timberwolf lets out an even louder bloodcurdling roar, as it struggles to break free from its confinement. "Oh no you don't!" Spike yelled, as he quickly pulls on the lever, and attempt to close the door on the wolf, only for it to continue its struggle to break free. With a final snap, the trap door started to break apart, as a jaws was shown through.

"Stay down! Fido!" Spike grunted, as he tries to get the door to close up.

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed, as he joins Spike in on keeping the timberwolf contained.

Meanwhile, in a flash of light, the two pigs from before, reappeared on stage, only this time, they were equipped with what appeared to be small portable cannons. The pigs all opened fire on the ponies and dragon, firing a huge dark net. Spike breathed fire at the net, but it did nothing, as the net continues its flight, before it entangled the dragon.

"Spike!" Coco cried.

"Don't worry little fella!" Big Mac said, as he quickly ran up. "I'll get ya out!"

"I don't think so!" one of the pig snorted, as he fired a bola that caught around Big Mac's legs, tripping him. "As you ponies say, two for the price of one. But it looks like we'll make use of three ponies and a dragon for bonus! Oink!"

"We'll make a handsome profit off of you! Oink!" the other pig snorted.

"What are you talking about?" Spike asked the pigs. "What are you going to do to us?"

"Oh, didn't you hear?" one of the pigs asked. "We're going to sell you, just like we did to all the other ponies we've captured."

Spike and the ponies all gasped, "So it was you guys!" the dragon exclaimed in anger. "You're the ones who've been making all those ponies disappear!"

"Oink! Give the dragon a prize!" the pig snorted, before he and his comrades shared high hooves with each other.

"WHAT'VE YOU DONE TO TWILIGHT AND THE GIRLS?!" Spike roared, demanding an explanation.

"Don't bother asking," one of the pig snorted. "For you won't live long enough to know!"

With that, the pigs walked over to pick up the dragon, "Hey! Put me down!" Spike snarled, struggling to break free from the nets. However, he quickly changed his mind, when he sees what the pigs were going to do with him, "No! Don't put me down!" Snapping their jaws, from below the trapdoors, where the timberwolves.

"Time for dog chows! Oink!" the pig snorted, preparing to drop Spike.

Then, at the last second, a large rope came flying over the two pigs, in a lasso, before it pulls them away. Spike screamed, as he falls towards the timberwolves, only to be caught by Fleur at the last second, who successfully the net, by her teeth.

"I got you, mon ami," Fleur said through her teeth, before she pulls Spike away, and helped him free.

Once out, Spike looked to see Big Mac, free from his bola, together with Coco, tying up the two pigs.

"That'll keep you scoundrels in place, until the authorities arrive!" Coco frowned.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

The pigs, however, gave off a smirk, which made the ponies and dragon felt uneasy.

"Why do I get the feeling these swines know something we don't?" Fleur asked, to which she and the friends turned around, seeing more armored pigs, and monsters in the room.

"I think this is the part where we take our leave," Coco whispered.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

With snort from one of the pigs, the monsters all charged forward, after the friends. In a heartbeat, Big Mac picked up Spike, and using the dragon as a flamethrower, kept the monsters at bay.

"Hurry girls! It's this way!" Spike yelled, as he and Big Mac rush through the chaos, with the mares close by their sides.





Discord meanwhile, was busy fighting off the monsters that were attacking him, while preventing him from turning the lights back on.





As Spike, Big Mac, Coco, and Fleur, race through the monster infested halls, they were in a state of confusion and disarray, as the lights were constantly flashing on and off. When the lights went off, Big Mac was seen carrying Coco and Spike on his back, before the lights went off. It turned up again to show Spike carrying Coco on his back, with Big Mac close behind. Then, Big Mac is seen pushing a wheelbarrow with Spike and Coco in it.

"What's going on with the lights?"




Discord was busting up some dance moves, singing a song, while repeatedly slapping the monsters in the face.


"Yo! Tell me what you want! What you really, really want!
Oh I'll tell you what I want! What I really, really want!
I wanna, I wanna-"


Spike and Big Mac came and shouted, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

"Come on!" Spike beckoned, as Discord left the beaten monsters lying on the floor.

Soon, the heroes, and the mares in distress, all made it outside of the building, to see several monsters running amuck. The heroes noticed how the monsters were smashing through buildings, destroying properties, all the while scaring a few ponies. However, with all of the ponies running in fear, the monsters simply took one look at a few, and only tossed them to the sides.

It was then that the monsters took notice of Fleur and Coco, and all lunged towards the mares. With a snap of his fingers, Discord manages to conjure up a brick wall, stopping the monsters in their tracks.

"Call me crazy, but I think those monsters have it for you girls!" Spike deduced.

"But what did we ever do to them?" Fleur asked.

"That's the mystery," Discord replied.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

After getting over their daze, the monsters broke down the wall, and glared angrily at the boys.

"Talk later! RUN NOW!!" Spike screamed, as he and the friends all ran as fast as they can, away from the pursuing monsters.

"They're gaining on us!" Coco panted. "We can't run forever!"

Discord then blew a whistle, "TAXI!!" he hailed, as a taxi pony stopped before them, and they all got in. "To the other side of town, and step on it!"

Running like the wind, the taxi pony took off, with the heroes riding.

Soon, the armored pigs all came out on the street, with a huge, bulky, anthropomorphic warthog stepping out in front.

One of the pig soldiers came forward, and spoke to the warthog in a mix of snort, and a foreign language that none of the ponies can understand.
> Manehatten Mayhem Part 3: Super Dudes Run
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Manehatten Main Street


For the moment, Spike, Discord, and Big Mac, were relieved to have escaped the monsters, together with the mares, whom they've rescued.

"Thank you so much," Coco panted. "You've saved our lives. All of you."

"Oui," Fleur nodded. "How can we ever repay you boys?"

"It's nothing, ladies," Spike replied. "That's what we're here for."

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

Discord, meanwhile, felt a tingle on his back and sensed danger. He turned his head around and transfigured his eyes into binoculars, before spotting some ponies chasing after them.

"Oh, don't look now, but we've got a tail," the draconequus said.

The boys and girls all looked and saw what Discord meant. Several bulky ponies, clad in black armor paddings came galloping after the friends.

"Guess this is our stop!" Spike said.

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed. "STOP!"

With that, the taxi pony screeched to a stop, as the five jumped out of the wagon, with the thugs in hot pursuit.

"They're gaining on us!" Coco screamed.

"Not for long," Discord said, with a snap of his finger and turned the street into soaps.

Everyone, except Discord, slipped on the street turned soap.

"Discord?!" everyone shouted incredulously.

"What?" Discord asked. "We can slide. Right?"

With that, Discord turned himself into a penguin, with various colors of his body parts still shown, got down on his stomach and slid away. Spike looked back to see the thugs struggling to get up.

"Big Mac!" Spike ordered. "Grab the girls!"

The red stallion did just that, which resulted in both him and the mares to blush upon close contact, as the young dragon climbed onto the stallion's back.

Taking in a deep breath, Spike unleashed a huge stream of green fire, rocketing himself and the ponies away from the thugs.

"Spike! You're a genius!" Coco exclaimed.

"Eeyup!"

"Can you believe it?" Spike asked, while thinking, 'If Twilight could see me now.'

Eventually, the ponies and dragons caught up to Discord, who changed back into his true form, and was now skating on the soaps.

"What took you so long?" Discord asked casually.

"You could've helped us out back there," Spike said.

"And robbed you of a chance to prove your resourcefulness? Now what kind of a friend am I?"

The heroes looked behind to see the thugs, finally skating on the soap road, and catching up.

"You keep the girls safe," Discord beckoned. "I'll handle these ruffians."

With that, Spike breathed another blast of fire, jetting himself and the ponies off, while Discord continued to skate casually, before knocking on a random door.

"Who is it?" a voice called out, before the door flung open and slammed one of the thugs in the face.

Discord then snapped his finger, and a manhole popped off from the ground, flying in the air, before coming back down, and landed hard on one of the thugs's head.

The rest of the thugs continue their pursuit, when Discord snaps his finger and conjured some banana peels.

One of the thugs slipped on one of the peel and fell on the ground, headfirst. Another slipped and landed on his bum. Another slid on a banana peel, slides on a ramp, and flew off, straight into a billboard with a picture of a filly saying, “I’m a party pooper!”

Meanwhile, Spike, Big Mac, and the girls are rocketing through the busy streets of Manehattan.

“LOOK OUT!!!” Spike screamed, as he and Big Mac accidentally crashed into a random civilian. “Sorry!” The dragon quickly apologized.

Big Mac looked ahead, “Uh oh! Uh oh! UH OH! UH OH!! NOPE!!” Big Mac panicked as he bombarded into Suri Polomare. “Sorry!”

It wasn’t long before the streets were filled with, “Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!”

Eventually, Spike manages to grab an umbrella, off an umbrella stand, which he used as a makeshift parachute, slowing himself, Big Mac, and the girls to a complete stop, at a pier.

“Phew!” Spike sighed in relief. “That was too close for comfort.”

“Eeyup,” Big Mac agreed.

Just then, Discord came skiing on the soaps.

“Dashing through the suds! Ya ha ha ha ha!” Discord sang. "I think it's lots of fun, that we are kicking lots of bad guys' butts! Hey bronies yōkan serve up! Discord! Discord! You really are too much!" Discord wasn't paying attention to where he was going, for up ahead were the rest of the heroes.

"DISCORD! STOP!!" Spike and Big Mac shouted, but too late.

Discord crashed into the boys, and girls, and the five all jumped onto a passing yacht. Spike landed in a huge swimming pool, Big Mac landed on a buffet table with his head in a punch bowl, and Discord quickly snapped his fingers as he and the mares all recline in beach chairs, with cups of coconut milk.

"Y'know, filly friends," Discord asked, as he dons up a shade, and drinks his cup. "We need to work more on our rescue tactics."

"Oui," Fleur replied. "I don't mean to be blunt, but your rescue tactics was simply crude, and yet, effective," The supermodel said, while striking a pose of despair.

"At least you boys saved our life," Coco said, trying to lighten the mood.

Just then, the pony thugs all leapt off the dock, and jumped onto the yacht.

"Alright, this ends now!" One of the thugs groaned. "Give us the mares, and we'll leave quickly!"

"You want us to give you the girls?" Discord asked.

"Must I repeat myself?" The thug asked. "Yes!"

"And pray tell, just what do you want with them?" Spike asked, as he and Big Mac joined their draconequus friend.

"That's none of your business!" The thug answered.

"Actually it is," Spike replied. "Because you see, with ponies going missing, including Twilight and her friends, then the rescue mission pretty much falls on me, Big Mac, and Discord, to find everyone if it's the last thing we do."

"Eeyup."

"Whatever," The thug grumbled. "We won't tell you anything! So just hand us the ladies and we'll be on our way!"

"Eenope!" Big Mac said defiantly.

"Seriously, there's tons of ponies around you," Discord said nonchalantly. "Including yourselves. So just save yourself the troubles and take someone, and leave us alone."

"DISCORD!!" the friends exclaimed.

"Hey, let me handle this," Discord spoke, before he turned to the thugs. "You don't want these ponies. Seriously, you don't even know where they've been. And why would you want someone who hardly eats anything, and poses like a skinny statue for a living?"

"I beg your pardon?!" Fleur exclaimed in outrage.

"Yeesh, he's right about that," One of the thugs murmured to another.

The thug leader groaned as he continues his conversation with Discord, "Okay, look! How about this? You boys have two ponies! So give us one of them, and we'll let you have the other!" Looking at Coco Pommel, the thug pointed, "Give us that pony!"

"You want this pony?" Discord asked.

"Yes, that pony!"

"Oh that pony!"

"No, not that pony! Your pony!"

"Oh you want your pony!"

"No, not my pony! Your pony!"

"So you want my little pony!"

"Yes, that pony!"

"But if I give you that little pony, it'll be your little pony!"

"Yes of course it'll be my little pony! I want my little pony!"

"Your little pony?"

"Yes! Give me my little pony!" The thug leader shouted, at the point of losing his patience.

"Then here he is," Discord pointed.

"So he is!" The thug exclaimed happily, before he looked smugly at Discord. "Thought you could outsmart me and my men from getting our little pony, eh?" With that, the thugs kidnapped Big Mac and ran off. "We got our pony boys!"

"Eenope!" Big Mac said, as he beats up the thugs, senselessly.





Later the police came to arrest the thugs, as they were being taken away.

"All in another day's work, and another day saved," Discord smiled.

"You said it, Discord," Spike said in relief.

"Eeyup."

Soon, Princess Celestia came to congratulate the boys, "Good work, boys," She said. "Though Manehattan is somewhat of a mess, you boys did good, saving Fleur and Coco, and for capturing the Mane Thugs."

"No problem, your highness," Spike's smile quickly turns into a frown. "Too bad we still couldn't find Twilight and the others."

"Eenope," Big Mac shook his head, saddened.

"WHERE IS SHE?!!" Discord's screamed angrily, as he shook a thug senselessly. "TELL ME!! WHERE IS FLUTTERSHY?! TELL ME RIGHT NOW, OR I'M GETTING ANGRY!!"

"Aren't you already angry?" the thug whimpered.

"DON'T ANSWER MY QUESTION WITH ANOTHER QUESTION!!" Discord roared, as he furiously slaps the thug senselessly. "TELL ME, WHERE IS FLUTTERSHY!!!!"

"Discord! Calm down!" Spike and Big Mac exclaimed, as they struggled to hold Discord back, but to no avail.

"I don't know! Okay?" The thug confessed. "I'm sorry! I don't know where Fluttershy is. Nor do I know where Princess Twilight and her friends are! We're kidnapping ponies who are in Manehattan."

"And why do you kidnap other ponies in Manehattan?" Celestia asked suspiciously.

"No! No!" The thug panicked. "I'm not supposed to say anything! They'll destroy me! They'll-AH!!!" With that, the thug's whole body was coated in an aura of pink magic. After the light show died down, standing in the thug's place is a crystal statue.

"What just happened?" Spike asked.

"I don't know," Big Mac replied.

Before long, the rest of the thugs the police were taking were all turned to crystal statues.

"Well, no point of interrogating our friends' whereabouts through them now," Spike frowned.

"Nope."
> Discord Holiday (Winter Wonderland feat. John De Lancie)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------








Jingle Bells (Discord version)

Jingle bells,

Pinkie smells,

Scootaloo laid an egg

Dashie thinks that AJ stinks, and the bronies say ou vey!







And now some words from Luigi.



This has been a word from Luigi.

> Guys' Night to Guys' Fight (Again) Part 1: Gotta Fight Now
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------









It was a beautiful day in Ponyville. Spike just woke up as he went outside of the castle to get the paper.

After unfolding the Equestria Daily, he read the headlines:

Big Time Hogtopia Wrestler Challenges All Comers At Local Arena To-Night: All Proceeds Go To Charity For The Little Foals At Ponyville Hospital

On the front page, is an image of, what appears to be, an anthropomorphic boar, don up in wrestling uniform.

"Hmm, interesting," Spike said to himself.

"What's interesting?" Discord asked, appearing in a flash of light. "Is it Fluttershy? Have they found her yet?"

"Or AJ?" Big Mac asked, as he suddenly appeared out of a kitchen.

Discord and Big Mac have been sleeping over in the Friendship Castle, so as to keep Spike company, while setting the castle up as their makeshift base of operations.

Back on topic, Spike showed the paper to the boys, "It says here that some big time wrestling pig guy came here to challenge any pony who wants to have a whack at this guy," Spike explained. "And it's a part of the charity of the Ponyville Hospital."

"Ooh, a wrestling match for charity, eh?" Discord asked, as he snatches the paper away, before he crumbles the paper away and tossed it into a nearby trash can. "Meh, what's the big deal? We've seen wrestling matches before. What makes this one any better?"

"Um, it's for charity." Spike answered, with the emphasis on charity. "It's only a big deal when it's for all the little foals who are suffering from some diseases like the chicken pox, or cancer, and such."

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

Discord rolled his eyes like dice, as he continues to reply nonchalantly, "Oh don't get me wrong, gents. I'm all up for charity and donations. It's a big topic that Fluttershy would always go on and on about, when it comes to little foals and baby animals." Discord's nonchalant expression soon turned frantic, "And we still haven't found her yet! Which means we should get this show on the road, if we're ever going to find her again!!"

"Okay, Discord! Okay!" Spike said, as he and Big Mac attempt to calm their chaotic friend. "We'll find her! Besides, we've got some leads, don't we?"

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

"Leads, eh?" Discord asked. "And what are they, to be exact?"

"Well for one thing," Spike began. "After our latest trip in Manehattan, we now know that the monsters we've been seeing are responsible for all the ponies disappearing all over Equestia, including Twilight and the girls."

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed. "And these monsters are packed with fancy magics we've never seen before. And no doubt, it's how they've been jumping from one part of Equestria to another, to kidnap the ponies."

"And speaking of ponies," Spike began. "Remember how back in Manehattan, during that monster attack, those pigs looked interested in catching Fleur and Coco?"

"And that's suspicious, how exactly?" Discord asked.

"There were about a thousand of ponies to pick off, and yet the monsters were more interested in those two mares," Big Mac replied. "If that ain't suspicious enough, then I don't know what is."

Spike scratched his head, as he took over, "Kidnapping Twilight and the others, Starlight included, is one thing, because they're heroes of Equestria. But going after some more ponies is another."

"Eeyup," Big Mac replied. "Just what could the crooks be after? What do they want from these ponies?"

The boys all sat around a table, pondering at the bad guys' motive, as well as their next move would be, when suddenly, Discord's horn and antler started to vibrate like crazy, making a radio call, and his eyeballs ringing together like bells.

"Discord, what's up?" Spike asked.

"I'm getting a notification!" Discord answered, before he makes the sound of a cashier ejecting a receipt, as well as producing a long piece of paper from his mouth. Discord took the paper, and reads it, "GREAT FAUST!!!" Discord exclaimed. "This is just in! We've got ourselves an S.O.S!"

"S.O.S?" Spike asked.

"What do you think it means? Ships of Spike?" Discord asked rhetorically. "There's a 'Spike Of Savages!' Right here in Ponyville! At the arena!"

"WHAT?!" Spike and Big Mac exclaimed.

"The whole thing's a trap!" Discord said. "If I'm not mistaken, that Hogtopia wrestler is in cahoots with those monsters. No doubt, he and his friends are going to try and kidnap more ponies to add to their collections!"

"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Spike said with determination. "We're going to go to that wrestling tournament tonight, and stop those goons!"

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed.

"Well in that case," Discord smirked. "TRAINING MONTAGE!!"


Training Montage Songs:





I'll Make A Man Out Of You - English or Mandarin (feat. Jackie Chan)

The Eye of the Tiger

Everybody Is Kung Fu Fighting








Later That Night


At the Ponyville local wrestling arena, the place was jammed with ponies, eager to see some fights going on, between the Hogtopia wrestler, and any pony brave enough to fight him.

Only five minutes before the match began, a loud shrilly whistle was blown, "Your attention please!" The referee shouted. "Who wants to fight-" The referee was interrupted when several bulky stallions all got into the ring, eager for a fight. "The champ?" The referee finished.

In an instant, the stallions all turned pale, as they turned tail.

"I would!" Discord grinned, as he stepped into the ring, with his torso bulked up, while wearing a huge gray hoodie over it. Once the draconequus took his seat in one corner, Spike and Big Mac both got this sides, and started massaging his arms.

The referee cleared his throat, before he hollered, "Ladies and gentle stallions! The mane event!" The referee then pointed to the Hogtopia Wrestler. "In this corner, at 203.33 lbs, all the way from Hogtopia, is the magnificent, the fiendish, the marvelous, the Great and Powerful, the Ultimate and Supreme, the Boar King!!" Roaring like a tiger, the Boar King blew away Discord's hoodie, to reveal he was carrying two bags of flours, passing them off as his "muscles."

The crowds all laughed at Discord, while the Boar King continues to roar menacingly at the draconequus. In retaliation, Discord pulls out a whip, and stool, as he cracks a whip at the wrestler, forcing him back to his seat, as if he's taming a lion. Discord took a bow, and shakes his claw and paw in the air, as the crowd cheer for him.

"In this corner, we have is our challenger, Discord!" The referee announced. "Weighing at exactly 95-" The referee was interrupted when Discord snapped his fingers, making the referee's lips moving at a fast pace, making him sound like a typical auctioneer's fast talking.

“Sold to an Equestrian!” Discord shouted with glee.





Round 1


With a loud bang of the bell, the match begins.

"Remember! No hitting below the belt!" The referee reminded.

"Okay, then," With that, Discord pulled his whole pants up, covering every parts of his body, except his head and arms.

Outraged, the Boar King snorted a huge gust of wind, blowing Discord's shorts off.

"Ooh! I'm naked!" Discord smiled sheepishly, face turning a shade of crimson, before he took off running, with the boar behind him.

"C'mon, Discord! Stop fooling around!" Spike shouted. "Fight him! Fight him!"

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed.

With that, Discord snapped his fingers. And an anvil fell from the sky, and bonked on the boar's head. But the boar shook it off, as he continues to chase Discord.

"Get on your bike, Discord!" Spike shouted. "Get on your bike!"

Then, as if there was an invisible bike, Discord started to peddle his feet to the medal, mid-air and all. The boar continues to chase Discord, who continues to ride around the ring on his invisible bike.

"I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Whoo hoo!" Discord whooped, as he soon got behind the boar, and repeatedly runs him over, until finally, Discord was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Discord?" The Boar King asked.

The referee looked around, "Where's Discord?" He asked.

Everyone were all searching, to find any signs of the draconequus.

The answer was simple. Discord was hiding behind the referee, who was walking around the Boar King, as they searched in vain for the draconequus. When they stopped, Discord made his move and punches the boar, right in the nose. Realizing he's been deceived, the Boar King makes a strike at Discord, who ducked his head, before he makes a grab at the Boar King, hugging him close.

The boar struggled to get Discord off, but ends up launching into the ring's wires, which catapulted Discord back into the Boar King. Using the momentum, and bouncing off, Discord bounced off of the wire, and towards the boar, repeatedly landing blows to the pig wrestler.

Having enough, the Boar King, somehow, pulls out a cotton candy, and called, "Yoo-hoo!"

Discord instantly appeared before the wrestler in a flash of light, "For me?" He asked. "Why you shouldn't have."

But just before Discord could take the cotton candy, the wrestler bonked him on the head, revealing it was really a club. The wrestler then pulled a black screen down, followed by a series of sounds of merciless beating.



When the screen rolls up, there lies Discord, unconscious, and his opponent standing triumphantly over him.

"1, 2, 3...." The referee counted.

"C'mon Discord!" Spike said frantically. "Wake up! You gotta keep fighting!" When the dragon failed to wake up the draconequss, both he and Big Mac got an idea. With a burst of speed, that rivals Rainbow Dash, the two raced back to Ponyville, before they return with a dinner pot, and a ladle. Putting the dinner pot over Discord's head, they bang the ladle together, emitting a loud ring, that woke up Discord.

"WHOOOO-HOOO HOOO HOOO!" Discord whooped, with a burst of newfound energy, as he tackles the Boar King.

The Boar King was helpless at the might of the draconequus, who wasn't giving him a moment to catch his breath, as he repeatedly punched him in the face, kicks him in the butt, and jumps on his stomach, and shimmies his booty.

"Yoo-hoo!" Discord taunted, standing in one corner. In response, the Boar King throws a fist at the draconequus, who quickly dodges it to the side. "You-hoo!" Discord taunted again, to which the Boar repeated his previous assault. As a counterstrike, Discord conjures up a baseball bat, and swung it at the pig's fist, causing it to fly back, and hits him in the face, knocking him out.

Discord then runs around the whole ring, before he returns to the corner where he was earlier.

"SAFE!!" The referee announced, while don up in an umpire's uniform. "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10! You're out!" The referee said to the Boar King.

"Okay, fess up, buddy!" Discord snarled, grabbing the Boar King by the neck, and held him up close. "Start talking! Where's Fluttershy?" Discord's only response was a long silence. "Not talking, eh? HIYAH!!!" Discord shouted, banging the ladle with the pot, over the boar's head, stirring the pig wrestler awake.

"WHOOOO-HOOO HOOO HOOO!" The Boar King whooped.

Spike and Big Mac looked, and quickly caught sight of a figure, lugging a huge bag behind them.

"LOOK!!" Spike shouted, to which Big Mac looked, and caught sight of the figure.

Realizing they've been caught, the figure took off, running for dear life.

"STOP RIGHT THERE!!" Spike shouted, as he and Big Mac quickly gave chase.
> Guys' Night to Guys' Fight (Again) Part 2: Who let the dogs out?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------


Haha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out


The figure ran down the street of Ponyville, with Spike and Big Mac in hot pursuit. The figure turned their head, seeing the two boys giving chase.

"YIPE!!!" With that, the figure beaten their feet, while Spike and Big Mac continue their run.

Unfortunately, for Spike, he wasn't running fast enough, and was already out of breath, "It's no use," He panted. "Can't keep up. Curse these genetically tiny legs." With that, Spike fell to the ground.

At least until Big Mac picks him up by the tail and plops the dragon on his back, "Hold on tight, Spike!" Big Mac said, before he lets out a neigh. "Yeeee-ha!"

Galloping at the speed of Rainbow Dash, Big Mac flies through the streets of Ponyville, in pursuit of the figure. The figure looked behind them, and practically screamed under their covering, to see a huge stallion right behind them. With that, the figure ran like they've never run before, while carrying their catch, in the bag.

Looking around, hoping to find something to slow the heroes down, the figure tipped over a cart of cabbages, much to its merchant's dismay. Spike and Big Mac were undeterred, as they galloped over the cabbages, determined to capture their suspect.

"My cabbages!!!" The merchant screamed. "This place is worse than Griffonstone..." With that, the merchant gloomily walks away.

Meanwhile, Spike and Big Mac continue their pursuit, after the kidnapper. Upon stepping into Luna's lights, did the two boys got a good look at who they really are.

“It’s one of the Diamond Dogs!!” Spike shouted, seeing the tall, hulking dog-like beast, carrying Sweetie Belle in his sack.

"You know him?" Big Mac asked.

"He's one of those goons who kidnapped Rarity, some time ago!" Spike replied, to which Big Mac nodded his head, remembering the story. "Looks like they're kidnapping other ponies now, too!" Spike deduced.

"Not on my watch!" Big Mac snorted, as he gallops even faster, after the Diamond Dog, who quickly beaten his feet.

The Diamond Dog made a sharp turn, and headed down a street, where he knocked over some carts of watermelons, causing them to litter onto the street. Big Mac stopped just in time, before he headed down another street.

"Where are you going?" Spike asked. "They're heading that way!"

"Taking shortcut!" Big Mac answered.

Before long, both boys found themselves ahead of the diamond dog, who unknowingly was heading in their direction.

"Great work, Big Mac!" Spike said to Big Mac. "We're one step ahead!"

"Eeyup."

"Okay, as soon as he gets close, we'll get the jump on him!"

"Or we can use this," Big Mac suggested, holding out a huge garbage bag.

Spike and Big Mac both waited, as the Diamond Dog closes in on them. Then, at the last second, Big Mac quickly snatched Sweetie Belle away from the hulking dog-like beasts, before he switches the sack, with the bag of garbage.

"Ha ha!" Spike cheered. "Great work, Big Mac! He doesn't realize he's been duped!"

Spike and Big Mac turned back to the sack, where they untied the knot, freeing Sweetie Belle from her confinement.

"Phew, I thought I was a goner that time," Sweetie Belle panted, before she turned to the boys. "Thanks so much you guys! You saved my life!"

"It was nothing," Spike replied. "Rarity would've wanted us to."

"Eeyup."

Before long, the three friends both heard growling sounds, and they turned their heads to see the diamond dog, with some friends of his. Then, walking up before them, are their top three bosses: Rover, Fido, and Spot.

"Give us the little pony, little dragon!" Rover demanded.

Spike and Big Mac stood defensively over Sweetie Belle, "And just what do you want from her?" Spike growled.

"None of your business!" Spot barked. "Give us pony, and you won't get hurt!"

"Eenope!" Big Mac said in defiant, before he quickly bucked several diamond dogs, with his strong hind legs, while Spike and Sweetie Belle took off running.

"C'mon, Sweetie! This way!" Spike panted, as he and Sweetie ran in one direction, with some of the Diamond Dogs in hot pursuit.

Just then, Discord appeared from around the corner, "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Discord stopped the two. "Where's the fire?"

"Diamond Dogs right behind us!!" Spike roared, as he and Sweetie Belle continue running. Discord looked, and noticed the three top dogs coming his way.

With a loud scream that made his skull flying out of his face, together with his eyeballs and tongue, Discord ran after Spike and Sweetie Belle, "Wait for me!" Discord cried.

Discord, together with Spike and Sweetie Belle, were all running around town for dear life, when suddenly, the clock tower rang twelve times, signaling midnight.

“Happy New Year!” Discord cheered. “Happy New Year! Yippee! Hooray! Happy New Year!” With that, Discord grabbed the Diamond Dogs by the hands, and sang:


“Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?

The Diamond Dogs, strangely, joined in the festivity, while Spike and Sweetie Belle took the chance to escape.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never.... ”


“Wait a minute!” Rover began. “This is the June! Not January!” With a firm pull, the Diamond Dogs growled at Discord.

"Well, yipe again!" Discord screamed, as he took off running to Sweet Apple Acres, with the dogs following. Discord ran down the storage cellar of the Apple Family's residence, when he quickly ran back up, and ran over the Diamond Dogs.

"Don't go down there! It's dark!" Discord warned, before he took off running.

Meanwhile, Spike and Sweetie Belle were both running towards Friendship Castle, when they were surrounded by the Diamond Dogs.

Thinking fast, mustering up his courage, while thinking, 'What would the girls do?' Spike took a deep breath, and released a jet of fire from his mouth, roasting all of the surprised Diamond Dogs, as he kept them at bay from Sweetie Belle.

"Whoo! Way to go, Spike!" Sweetie Belle cheered excitedly, up until Spike went in a coughing fit. "Spike? Spike! What's wrong?"

"I think....I'm....out of....breath," Spike panted, as he coughed some smokes.

Seeing an opportunity, the Diamond Dogs resumed advancing on Sweetie Belle, when Big Mac and Discord arrived.

Discord picked Sweetie Belle off the ground, "Time to rock n roll dude!" Discord said, while doing a John Rambo impression. Then, cocking Sweetie Belle like a machine gun, he viciously fired several bolts of magic bolts at the dogs. "Don't make me use the other end!"

Big Mac galloped into the fray, scooping up Spike, before he bucked his legs around him, knocking the Diamond Dogs away.

"Yee-haa!!" Spike cheered, before he was tackled to the ground by one of the dogs. Out of impulse, Spike breathed a small puff of fire in the dog's face, causing them to wince in pain, as it quickly got off of the dragon. Spike then dives through its legs, before he bites hard on their tail.

"AAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!" The dog screamed at the top of its lungs, before it took off running, yipping in fright.

After much fighting, the Diamond Dogs were all gone, driven away by the three dudes.

"And stay out!" Discord shouted.

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed.

Sweetie Belle cheered, as she happily jumped around the boys, "You guys were amazing!" Sweetie Belle smiled. "You saved my life!"

The boys looked at each other, before they smiled, "Again, we're happy you're alright," Spike replied.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

"Fluttershy would've wanted us to do it," Discord added, before he frowned, 'If she was here to see it, that is,' He thought.

Soon, all the ponies of Ponyville came out, and congratulated the boys, even getting some pictures taken for the Ponyville Confidential, and the Equestria Daily.





Elsewhere


"They did WHAT?!!!"
> Where Is The Hope I Once Knew?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Discord was back home, in Chaosville. The draconequus was turning, and groaning uneasily in his bed, as he experienced a troubling dream.

In his vision, Discord finds himself in what appeared to be a dark endless void, while following the sound of Fluttershy's cry.

"Fluttershy?" Discord called. "Fluttershy? Fluttershy? Where are you?"

The draconequus stumbled blindly in the darkness, before he finds himself, in the halls of a murky, dank, dark dungeon. It wasn't long, before he heard Fluttershy's voice again. Only this time, she was singing.


Where Is The Hope That I Once Knew? - Andrea Libman (Madeline Lost In Paris)





While listening closely to Fluttershy's singing, Discord couldn't help but feel a slight pang of heartache, in his chest. Discord kept following the sound, before he found Fluttershy, covered from head to hooves, with chains and shackles, her once vibrant fur coat and mane, dulled and dusty. The very sight of it, brought tears to Discord's eyes.

Initially, her song sounded sad. But half-way through the lyrics, when Fluttershy sang the second verse, a newfound hope glowed, from her smile of confident. Leaping from her straw bed, all the while dancing gratefully in the air for a moment, Fluttershy went towards a barred window nearby, where she looked outside, to see Celestia's beautiful sun, shining over the ocean, sparkling off of the water's surface.

Discord, who had been blue and transparent during the entire song, couldn't help but cry a long waterfall of tears, as he repeatedly tried in vain to hold Fluttershy close.

Before long, his whole world disappeared around him, and Discord finally snapped himself awake.

Looking over to his counter, Discord picked up a small heart-shaped locket, containing a picture of Fluttershy.

Holding it close to his chest, Discord had a look of determination, "I'm coming for you, Fluttershy," He whispered. "Wherever you are. I'm on my way! I promise! Pinkie promise!"
> The Story of Princess Porcina
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------




The next morning....




Spike was in the kitchen, fixing up a spot of breakfast, when Big Mac came in.

"Morning, Big Mac," Spike greeted, despondently, while giving the stallion a plate of pancakes. Spike took a seat, ready to take a bite out of his own. "Want some syrup?"

"Eeyup," Big Mac replied, sadly, before receiving the syrup. Reaching into his saddle bag, Big Mac pulled out a jar of pear jams. "Want some pear jams to go with your flapjacks?"

"Sure, why not?" Spike replied, as he gratefully accepted the pear jams.

"Boys!" Discord hollered, startling Spike and Big Mac out of their funks.

"Would it hurt for you to knock next time?" Spike asked.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed. "Or perhaps make an entrance that's less too flashy?!"

"This is how I roll boys, so get used to it," Discord frowned. "Besides, I'm getting sick and tired with all this waiting and moping! Fluttershy is still out there, and she's in trouble, and we've got to rescue her!"

"What are we supposed to do?" Spike asked. "It's been about four days now, and we still haven't found a lead to where the girls are. Let alone, all the other missing ponies."

"Eenope."

"Well you're in luck boys," Discord replied. "Because look who's finally dropped by because she's got a lead!" The other two boys looked, and were shocked to see Princess Celestia herself.

"Princess Celestia!" With that, Spike and Big Mac quickly bowed their heads in respect.

"At ease boys," Celestia raised her hoof, while ushering them to stand up. "I've been doing some research lately and I believe I figured out, who our culprit is," Princess Celestia explained. "Princess Porcina."

The boys looked at each other in confusion, “Who?” They asked.

“Princess Porcina,” Celestia repeated. “The pompous, arrogant, annoying ruler of Hogtopia.”





“Long ago, Princess Porcina, was the the pig princess of a distant kingdom called Hogtopia,” Celestia narrated. “She was loved by her people for her beauty. Eventually, all their praises got to her head, and made her believe that she alone was the fairest one of all the magical creatures. She would constantly stare herself in her mirror everyday, lost and infatuated with her own reflection. She loved the attentions, and the admirations, and wanted it all to herself. Anyone whom she deems as a threat to her reputation, she would not hesitant to take them out of the picture, by any means necessary.”

“One day, Princess Porcina created a magic mirror. And when she first tried it out, by saying the spell, "Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who is the fairest one of all?" What she saw was not what she wanted to see.”

“To her shock and dismay, the mirror showed her a pony, to be the fairest one of all. Princess Porcina was so furious at the fact that her beauty is outshined by a pony, that out of bitter jealousy, Princess Porcina, ordered her guards to kidnap the pony and throw her in the dungeon. Since then on, Princess Porcina would always look into the mirror and asks the same question, "Who is the fairest one of all?" And as always, the mirror shows another pony: unicorn, pegasus, earth pony, even an alicorn, and on some rare occasions, a griffon, a dragon, even a donkey was declared to be the fairest.”

“Consumed by jealousy, Princess Porcina vows to capture all of the fairest creatures in all of the world, until she is declared to be the most beautiful creature there ever was.”

“Princess Porcina's reign came to an end, when the next pony she was targeting, was myself, and my sister, Princess Luna. Together we fought, with Princess Porcina who was determined to capture us to preserve her beauty.”

“Then, using our own magic, together with the love from our subjects, and the Elements of Harmony, Princess Luna and I defeated Princess Porcina, imprisoning her, within her own magic mirror.”





Present


"Now, it would seem, Porcina is back!" Spike answered.

"Eeyup."

"And she's got Fluttershy and the others!" Discord exclaimed. "Oh that pompous pig has messed with the wrong draconequus!" Had Discord been in full power, then he would've blown his top off. "When I get my lion paw on her, I'll make her wish she had never taken Fluttershy!" Discord quickly went in a fit of attacks. "I'll give her a bit of this! And this! AND THIS!! AND-HOO-HI-YAH!!!“ Discord was a spinning tornado, making revving motor sounds, while speaking random gibberish quotes, as he karate chops a vase, kicks a pillar, and nearly pummeled Celestia into a pulp, had Spike and Big Mac not piled up on him.

“Discord! Take it easy!” Spike shouted, as he and Big Mac stopped their chaotic friend from doing more harms than good. “No one cares about the girls as much as we do.” Spike said. 

“Eeyup!”

“But If you keep acting on your own like that, then we’re never going to save anyone!”

“Eenope!”

Discord fumed, as he shoved the boys off, “Alright. So what’s the strategy then, oh fearless leader?” Discord asked, mocking at the last part.

Spike paced around, as he scratches his chin, "It won't be easy," He began. "But if I've learned anything from being Twilight's number one assistant, it's that friends don't give up on each other."

"Eenope," Big Mac shook his head in agreement.

"And more importantly, Twilight and the others are still out there,"Spike added. "And we're not giving up until we find them."

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

"So how are we going to find them?" Discord asked. "Can you like sniff them out, or something?"

"Well um....do you have an ideas, Princess Celestia?" Spike asked.

Princess Celestia shook her head, sadly, "I'm afraid I don't know where they are yet boys," She frowned. "For now, the least we can do is protect the ponies and anymore creatures from being captured by more of Porcina's monsters."

"That would be a problem, princess," Discord frowned. "In case you didn't notice, there's a lot of ponies and creatures out there, and more of Porcina's monsters, and there's just the three of us."

"Then don't forget boys, that you are not alone in this matter," Celestia replied. "Because as of now, we are at war."
> The Great Dragon Egg Rescue Part 1
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------


My Little Pony Theme Song - But there's no song and no ponies




Previously....

Spike, Discord, and Big Mac have finally discovered the true culprit behind the disappearance of ponies across Equestria, together with the recent monster attacks. All of which are the nefarious works of the evil, self-centered, Princess Porcina, an evil pig sorceress whom Princess Celestia defeated many years ago.

For the moment, Porcina's whereabouts remains unknown. It's up to our three heroes to do what they do best. Protect and rescue the ponies from all the monster attacks, and gather clues that would lead them to their missing friends, before it is too late....





A week has passed, meaning Discord's sentence would've been over. However, the magic lock on him remains, as it requires all six Bearers of the Elements of Harmony, plus Starlight, to unlock it. And they can't, since they're not present at the moment.

Nevertheless, the three boys refused to give up on their mission to find their missing friends. Spike had spent many restless night, searching through books for some answers in the Friendship Castle's library, while Big Mac works overtime to fill in for Applejack and to keep the apple family's business prosper, since that is something his missing sister would want him to do.

As for Discord......needless to say, nobody misses Fluttershy than him.


The Shake Ups In Ponyville - Pinke Butterflies





Celestia's sun had set over the horizon of Equestria, ending another dreadful Pinkie Pie-less day. Princess Luna's moon soon rose up, into the sky, with a blanket of stars, starting another night for everyone across Equestria. Hopefully, a night without any monsters to spoil it.

It hasn't been easy for Spike, but eventually, he managed to go to sleep, snoring like a log in his bed, when there was a knock at the Friendship Castle's front door, echoing through the halls and startling him awake, "Now who could be up at this hour?" Spike grumbled, as he got out of bed and makes his way to the doors. "I'm coming!" He called.

When he finally got to the front door, Spike opened up to see three full grown dragons, clad in suits of armor stood before Spike.

"Um, can I help you?" Spike asked.

"We don't need your help," One of the dragons answered. "But Dragon Lord Ember does."

"Ember?" Spike snapped fully awake. "What is it? What's the problem?"

"She'll tell you when we bring you to her," The dragon boomed, before he lowered his head for the little dragon to climb on. "Now get on so we can take you to her!"

Spike complied, as he jumped on the dragon's neck and held onto his crests tightly in his hands. Then, with a flap of his mighty wings, the dragon took flight with his two comrades, while carrying Spike into the air.

"WWWWWWWHOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA!!!!" Spike screamed as the burst of adrenaline nearly blew him off.

Back in Sweet Apple Acres, Big Mac had just finished unloading his last basket of apples for the day before his ears perked up to the sound of Spike's screaming. The red stallion looked up to see the dragons flying off into the distance, carrying Spike away.

"SPIKE!!" Big Mac screamed. He thought Spike was in danger, "Hold on little feller! I'm coming!"

Then, in a flash of light, Discord appeared, "What! What is? Where's the fire?" The draconequus asked.

"Those dragons dragon napped Spike!" Big Mac answered.

"What?!" Discord turned his eyes into binoculars, as he looked to see the young purple dragon flying away on the back of the red dragon. "By George, you're right! Without a doubt, they're working for the enemy!" Grabbing Big Mac, Discord dons himself a superhero costume as he declared, "Heigh-ho, Big Mac! AWAY!!!"





Back with Spike


The flight was long, but finally, they made it to the Dragon Land.

Spike dismounted from the dragon he was riding on, walking up to the huge stone throne, where Ember was sitting.

"Hi Ember!" Spike greeted.

"Hey Spike," Ember greeted, getting up from her throne and walking over to Spike. "I'm glad you came. I need your help."

"Whoa, whoa, wait!" An orange dragon, between Spike and Ember's height shouted, as she came over to the purple dragon. "This is the Spike you've been talking so highly about?" She asked. "Wow, for a hero of dragons, he's quite a disappointing sight."

"Hey!" Spike exclaimed in outrage.

"Shut it, Smolder!" Ember roared. "Or you and I are gonna have some really long, serious talks!" The sapphire dragon threatened with a burst of purple flames blowing from her nostrils and through her teeth.

Smolder simply rolled her eyes, "Whatever," She replied, walking away.

Wanting to get back on topic, Spike asked, "So, what's the trouble Ember?"

"A dragon's egg has been stolen!" Ember roared.

"WHAT?!!" Spike exclaimed. "How did that happen? Who did it? When did it happen?!"

"Just recently!" Ember answered. "Some dragon-napping pony just snuck into the Dragon Land while we were all asleep, and then they just ran off with an egg!"

"A pony?!" Spike exclaimed. "H-How did you know it was a pony? I mean, since you were all asleep and everything....."

Ember shot Spike a deadpanned look before she pointed, "Because there were pony tracks, all over the nesting grounds, right there in broad moonlight." Ember pointed.

With that, Spike walked over to investigate. Sure enough, much to his horror, the tracks were indeed that of a pony. Deciding to investigate a bit further, Spike followed the track, together with the dragons before they arrived at the mouth of a huge valley, where a tall fortress resides in the center.

In appearance, the fortress appeared to be big, covered in dark metallic walls, with huge towers that spewed fires at the tops.

"Convinced now?" Ember asked.

"No way," Spike muttered. "I can't believe this. I mean, the tracks are pony tracks. But just look at that fortress. There's no way any pony can make something like that. Are there?"

"Well, believe what you want," Ember grumbled. "But that doesn't change what's been decided by us dragons. If that egg isn't rescued by dawn, then there will be war with Equestria!"

"WHAT?!!" Spike shouted. "Now hold on! You can't just blame all of Equestria for this."

"Say what you want, Spike. But it won't change our decisions on what must be done," Ember sighed.

"Well, if you want the egg so badly, we can't you just storm the fortress and take it back by force?"

"It's not that easy. That fortress has some kind of protective magic spell that your pony friends are so darn good at. It keeps us dragons out, but lets other creatures in. And the only way in is through a small hole that none of us dragons can fit through."

"So what does that....." Spike paused as he realized where Ember was getting at. "Oh!"

"Now you're getting it," Ember replied. "You're the only one we know who can fit into that hole. Once you get in there, you can just break the spell, and then we can take it from there."

"Uh, not that I don't want to help out and all, but why me?" Spike asked. "Wouldn't you want another creature to put your trust in to do the work?"

"Well, out here in the Dragon Land, we've been hearing a lot of stories about your heroism," Ember answered. "How you've been rescuing ponies, catching monsters, and stopping bad guys. We could use that heroism of yours to rescue the stolen egg."

Spike could hardly believe his ears, "Uh, well gosh. I'm flattered you think that way about my-" Spike shook his head, before he replied, "Look. I'd like to help out and all. But the thing is...I'm kinda-"

"HANG ON SPIKE!!" Discord shouted, as he and Big Mac galloped into view. "WE'LL SAVE YOUUUUUUUU!!!!"

"What the-" Before Ember can finish her sentence, she and her fellow dragons were all hogtied, in a flash of light, and an apple was stuffed in Ember's mouth.

"Serves you dragons right for picking on our pal, Spike!" Discord frowned.

"Discord! Big Mac! What are you guys doing?!!" Spike asked.

"Rescuing you of course," Discord answered.

"Eeyup."

Ember bites down on the apple in her mouth, before she roared, "SPIKE!!! WHO ARE THESE TWO?!!!"


French Narrator: One Long Explanation Later


"Oh. So these are your friends then?" Ember asked, after she and her dragons were released from their bindings. Ember looked up at Discord and eyed suspiciously, "Though, what kind of a creature are you?"

"For your information missy!" Discord began. "I'm not a what. I'm a who. And I'm a draconequus. And not just any draconequus. I'm Discord. The master of chaos. And incredibly-"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. She gets the picture," Spike interrupted. "Look the thing is Ember, with these guys, we'll get that egg and save Equestria before you can say war."

"Eeyup."

Discord, however, said otherwise, "Oh, well as much as we'd like to help out and all, we're kinda booked," Discord answered, as he pulls out a calendar. "We've got interrogating bad guys on Tuesday. Interrogate bad guys for Fluttershy on Wednesday. Hunt clues for Fluttershy on Thursday. And save Fluttershy on Friday."

"Huh?" Ember asked.

"Forget about him, Ember," Spike shook his head. "We can do this."

"Eeyup!"

Ember looked behind her, to see that the dragons all have the same questionable look on their face as she does. She looked back to analyze Spike, Discord, and Big Mac together.

Spike may be small, somewhat chubby, and baby looking, but he's got a good heart, and has a recording for being a big help in some tight situations.

Big Mac, though she doesn't know him for very long, is big and strong, as most pony goes. However, he clearly doesn't have a horn, or wings. Therefore, he's not much to count on when it comes to magic.

Lastly for Discord, his rather goofy and awkward looking appearance.....Ember just can't take him seriously.

Nevertheless, Ember sighed, "Our fates are in your claws, Spike."

"Don't worry, Ember. We won't let you down!" Spike saluted as he and the boys took off.

'Don't make me regret it,' Ember sighed.
> The Great Dragon Egg Rescue Part 2
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The boys were hiding behind a rock, with Discord going over the plan, "Stay close, and follow my lead," He said. "And try not to get caught."

Spike and Big Mac both exchanged skeptical looks.





Mission Impossible Theme Song


Discord held one of his eyeballs out of the rock, getting a look of the layout, before he puts his eye back in, and jumped out of from behind the rock, rolling forward to another, before he slinks his way towards another like a slug. Meanwhile, Spike and Big Mac simply walked as they followed their kooky draconequus friend.

After awhile of Discord's "amazing" maneuvers, the boys made it outside the forcefield. Big Mac passed through it just fine. Spike, as expected, was enabled to, seeing how the forcefield was dragon proof. Discord, however, was able to pass through, without his tail and a leg, both of which are dragon parts.

"Well, this is just great," Discord frowned. "I can't look like this in front of Fluttershy when I rescue her!"

"Well, you're gonna have to if you're not much help," Spike frowned.

"Says the puny little dragon who's always been in the shadows of his heroine friends," Discord mocked.

Spike growled, "If I were a full grown dragon right now, Discord. I'd give you a piece of my mind!"

"That can be arranged," Discord prepared to snap his fingers.

"ENOUGH!!" Big Mac bellowed, stopping the two. "Can you two at least try to compromise with each other and not at each other's throats?"

"He started it!" Spike and Discord spatted, pointing each other.

"Eenope," Big Mac shook his head. "This ain't another game of Ogres and Oubliettes, boys! So stop acting like little children and focus on the task at hoof! If you two can't stop bickering with each other, then think of all the creatures we'll be unable to save. And more importantly, how we'll let our friends down!"

Spike and Discord took the moment to take in Big Mac just said, before they reluctantly agreed.

"Semi-Phenomenal, nearly cosmetic, or not, I need all of my body parts if I'm ever to be any good for this rescue," Discord muttered.

Spike looked around, "Ember did mentioned that there's a hole in the forcefield around here. And it's just about my size. But I don't see it anywhere," The tuft on the end of Discord's tail turned into a hand as it gave Spike a dope slap, before pointing in the direction to show the said gap, on the young dragon's right. "Oh," With that, Spike crawled through the gap, with Discord's tail and leg following, before they reattached themselves to the rest of the draconequus.

"Okay, now that we're all together," Discord began, snapped his fingers as he dons himself a superhero costume. "Let's go!"

"Wait!" Spike stopped the draconequus. "We can't just charge in there!"

"Of course we can. There are no guards."

"Eenope!" Big Mac disagreed, tossing a small pebble, which summoned several armor clad ant creatures.

"Myrmidons!" Spike gasped.

"Eeyup."

Discord quickly counted the number of ant-men present, before he stated, "There's only seven of them. We can take seven easy."

"Seven, because I tossed a rock," Big Mac replied. "If we attack the fortress, we'll be overwhelmed by vast numbers of those things."

"Then how do we get in?" Discord asked.





The boys were later crawling through a water pipe they found, just outside of the fortress.

"Rather cliche, but effective," Discord criticized. "Ugh! I just hope Fluttershy wouldn't mind the mess I'm in when I save her," He groaned.

"I'm sure she'll appreciate you more when you save her than you being so concerned with how you appear," Spike replied. "Besides, it's not like you've looked worst in front of her, before."

"Eenope."

After a while of crawling through the waterways, the boys found a ladder which they climbed up to a hatch, carefully removing it out of place, and entered what appeared to be a storage room.

"All clear," Spike whispered to the boys, who all followed. "Now, where is that egg?"

Before their conversations could go on any further, the sound of footsteps was heard, coming from outside the door. With a snap of his fingers, Discord quickly conjured a cardboard box, hiding himself and the boys, just as some pig soldiers came walking into the room.

The pigs were snorting to each other as they flashed their lights around the room, and moving some crates.

"What did they say?" Spike asked.

"I don't know," Big Mac replied. "I don't speak pigs."

"They're speaking Pig Latins," Discord answered. "It's their native language. They're saying, 'I can't wait to have myself some dragon egg omelet.'"

Spike quickly went paled, "Oh, those pigs are sick!" He shivered in disgust.

"Doesn't surprise me," Discord replied. "Eggs are a pigs favorite delicacy," Discord's ears suddenly perked up, when he heard something that interests him. "And they're saying it was a clever move for them to disguise their hoof prints as pony hooves. Because while the dragons are busy going to war with the ponies, they can just help themselves to some unprotected dragon eggs, and have themselves a banquet, and nobody will even suspect them!"

"We've got to stop them!" Spike exclaimed.

With a snap of his fingers, Discord summoned some anvils to appear in the air, falling down and bonking on the soldiers in the room, knocking them out cold, "Done and done."

"Yeah. But we still need to rescue the egg!"

"Eeyup."

"Leave it to me," Discord said, as he conjures up a strange device, with a beeping radar on screen, which he used to guide himself and the boys to the egg, all the while avoiding the other soldiers patrolling the building.

At last, the boys came to a room, where they found the dragon egg, encased in a tall glass jar.

"There's the egg," Spike whispered, before he looked around at the room they're in. "I don't suppose you can use your powers to point out some booby traps, can you?" Spike asked Discord.

"You had to ask?" Discord snapped his fingers, conjuring a heavy mist, exposing some laser beams. "Wow, these pigs are really smart. Obviously, it's clear, what they lacked in magic, they make up for with technology."

"Then we need to get smarter," Spike suggested.

"Eeyup."

"No problem," Discord replied. "We've come this far, thanks to my brilliant genius and the cooperations of you two. Now let's use that cooperation again to think our way through this."

Spike and Discord both looked to each other, looking rather miffed at Discord's self-proclamation of being a "genius." However, as much as they'd like to give the draconequus a piece of their minds, they decided against it, knowing they've got a job to do.

"Okay, Discord," Spike began. "Got any bright ideas?"





"I had to ask," Spike muttered, as he was being lowered from the ceiling, by a huge fishing rod, courtesy of Discord, while carrying a big chunk of chocolate in his claw.

Discord and Big Mac were both in the ceiling, after they found another air vent, and were carefully lowering the purple dragon towards the floor.

"You sure about this?" Big Mac asked.

"Sure I'm sure," Discord replied. "I saw this in a movie once."

Spike was being lowered, until he was exactly at the same level with the dragon egg. With the chocolate in one claw, the little dragon carefully held a firm grip on the glass jar with the other. Then, moving his claws as quickly as he can, Spike swapped the glass jar, with the chocolate.

The boys quickly winced, waiting for anything to happen. Thankfully, nothing happened. Breathing a sigh of relief, Spike pulled on the string, and Discord quickly hoisted him up.

"Got the egg!" Spike smiled, holding out the glass jar, containing the said egg.

"Alright! Now let's get out of here and save Fluttershy!" Discord whispered.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

The boys quickly scurried their way, out of the air vent, only to be confronted by three pigs.

"Ell-way, ell-way, ell-way, ook-lay at-whay e-way ave-hay ere-hay!" One of the pig snorted.

"Huh?" Spike and Big Mac asked.

"He says, look what we have here," Discord translated.

One of the pigs looked, before he noticed the boys were carrying the dragon egg. With a snort, the pig made a lunge towards Spike, who quickly jumped out of the way.

"No doubt, he was demanding that we give him the egg back!" Spike deduced.

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed.

"This egg doesn't belong to you!" Spike snarled. "And that was a dirty move you pigs made! Framing ponies for stealing a defenseless dragon egg like that!"

"They're pigs, Spike," Discord muttered. "What do you expect? They fight dirty." The pigs snorted in a threatening tone, which Discord glowered, "Oh yeah? Well let me tell you something mister!" Discord began, getting his face into one of the three pigs. "Nobody, and I repeat, NOBODY KIDNAPS MY FLUTTERSHY!!! So if you don't want to become bacons, or getting face full of angry birds, then I demand you return Fluttershy right now, or I'm gonna get mad!!" The pigs snorted back in defiance, "Oh yeah? You and what army? There's only three of you, and three of us!"

In response, one of the bigs blew a whistle, in which the boys all heard the sound of chitters and chatters, as they looked around to see a swarm of Myrmidon soldiers entering the room, unsheathing their weapons, setting their sights on the boys.

"You just had to ask," Spike muttered.

"Eeyup," Big Mac grumbled in agreement.
> The Great Dragon Egg Rescue Part 3
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"FIGHT MUSIC!!" Discord hollered, as he started up the music.


Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Event Battle


With that, the fight has begun.

The myrmidons all charged at the boys, with their axes and swords held up high.

Thinking fast, Discord picked up Spike, while making cartoonish sounds of a gun, "TIME TO ROCK N ROLL DUDES!!" Discord shouted, in John Rambo's voice, before he started bouncing up and down, repeatedly firing several green fireballs at the ant monsters like a crazed maniac.

In response, the myrmidons were scorched upon impact by the little dragon's fiery blasts, while some quickly held their shields up, saving themselves form a fiery burn.

Big Mac galloped up to the the ants, bucking his strong hind legs, knocking them back slightly, leaving slight dents in their shields.

Some of the pig soldiers in the room tried to assist in the fight, firing several bolas and nets at the Three Dudes. Luckily, Discord saw them coming, as he pointed Spike in their directions, burning the nets and bolas away to dusts.

"Watch yourself there Big Mac!" Discord said to the red stallion.

"Thank you!" Big Mac replied, before he quickly kicked a myrmidon away.

As the fight goes on, the three pigs were snorting in disdain, before they all came to an agreement. The pigs quickly left the scene.

Discord kept on using Spike as a flamethrower, up until Spike was out of gas, "....Can't.....breathe...." Spike wheezed, as Discord sets him down.

"Okay, Spike," Discord replied. "You sit tight. Keep eggy safe, and we'll take care of these fiends," With that, Discord once more pops on a superhero costume, "Prepare to be vanquished by the might of Mr. Incredibly Talented Handsome Suave And Courageous Discord! TRA-LA-LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! With the speed of a hedgehog, and the flight of an ostrich, AWAAAAAAYYY!!!" Discord screamed, spinning himself into a tornado as he does battle with the myrmidons.

The myrmidons were all swarming the room, but they were all helpless against the powers of an angry draconequus, driven mad by the magic of friendship for Fluttershy.

All was going well, until the sound of a cannon fire was heard, and Discord's head came flying off, "Ow!" Discord moaned. "Hey! Watch it! You could really blow someone's head off with that cannon arm of yours, Pig-inator!" Discord berated the giant robot, before he exclaimed. "The Pig-Inator!"

Spike and Big Mac both looked up, along with Discord, to see a towering robot in the shape of an armored pig, driven by the three pigs from before.

"Ehold-bay, he-tay ighty-may Pig-Inator!" One of the pigs snorted.

"What did he say?" Spike asked.

"He said, 'behold, the mighty Pig-Inator," Discord translated, before the pigs snorted again. "And he also says, 'prepare to meet your makers boys.' And by that, he doesn't mean Lauren Faust."

"Et's-lay et'em-gay!" The first pig snorted.

"Ush'em-cray!" The second pig snorted.

"Aporize'em-vay!" The last pig snorted.

"New fight music!" Discord holllered, changing the boss fight song.


Boss - Magnus von Grapple - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door


With that, the fight has begun with the Pig-Inator firing a powerful jet stream of water at the boys, who quickly dodged behind some myrmidons for cover.

The Pig-Inator then held one of its arms out, spinning around for a moment, before it fired its claws attached at the end of a wire, narrowly missing Spike, who was running around with the egg in his claws.

"Ive-gay he-tay g-egay!" The pigs demanded.

"Big Mac! Discord!" Spike hollered. "Down and out, pass batter 24, OUTFIELD!! HUT!!" With that, Spike threw the egg in the air, which Discord quickly caught, after conjuring a baseball glove on his lion paw.

"Whoo!" Discord cheered for himself. "And the crowd goes wild!" Discord quickly runs around the room, dodging some cannon blasts from the Pig-Inator, when a myrmidon swiped its sword at him. "WHOA!!" Discord exclaimed, dodging the swipe. "Ah-ah-ah," He taunted, after he dodged another. "Three strikes! You're out!" With another cannon blast, the myrmidon was blasted away by a stream of water from the Pig-Inator. "Your turn Big Mac!" Discord handed the egg to the stallion, who carried it in a saddle bag Discord had conjured earlier.

Big Mac quickly galloped away with the Pig-Inator in hot pursuit.

“HELP!” Big Mac screamed, while trying his best to avoid the claws of the colossal robot.

Spike and Discord quickly came to the stallion’s defense, with Discord putting on a football player’s helmet, picked up both Big Mac, Spike, and the egg in one arm, before he hollers, “HUT!!” With that, Discord and the boys muscled their way through the army of ants, knocking them down like bowling pins before they arrived out of the room.

The Pig-Inator quickly gave chase for the boys, kicking its feet together before it took off flying, powered by rocket engines in its shoes.

“YIKES!” Spike yelped. “They’re gaining on us!”

“Oh no,” Big Mac muttered. “What do we do?”

“Divide and conquer is my motto,” Discord explained. “But since I’m currently semi-phenomenal, nearly-cosmic, there’s nothing I can do!”

“Divide and conquer,” Spike repeated, before he got an idea. “That’s it!” Before long, Spike shared his idea with the rest of the boys, before they screeched to a stop.

“O-day ou-yay urrender-say?” The first pig snorted.

"You guys must really like to pick on ponies," Spike taunted. "Why don't you go after Big Mac? He's a pony! Plus, he's got the egg!"

“Ee-WHAT?!” Big Mac exclaimed. The pigs snorted, as they opened fire on the stallion, who quickly ducked behind a column for protection. "I may have the egg, but I don't have magic!" Big Mac shouted. "Strong magics like Discord's. He'll never let you have your ways. Get him!"

The pigs all complied, as they attacked Discord, who quickly dodged their attacks.

"Oh sure, pick on little old me, just because I'm talented, suave, courageous, and handsome!" Discord grumbled. "Though, why can't you just pick on a more easier target like Spike?! He's just a little, baby dragon. And he doesn't even have wings!"

The pigs complied as they lunged for Spike, only for the little dragon to slip from their fingers.

"GET HIM!!" The boys pointed at each other.

The plan worked, as the pigs began to argue amongst themselves, within the robot. With a bit of Discord magic, the boys can hear the pigs snorting at each other.

"You heard the dragon! Get the stallion! He's got the egg!" The first pig snorted.

"No! Get the draconequus!" The second pig argued. "He's got the powers!"

"Get the baby dragon!" The third pig snorted. "He's a baby for Porcina sake! He should be easy picking you nimrods!"

"Don't you call me a nimrod! Nimrod!"

Before long, the pigs argued against each other, until finally, the Pig-Inator fell apart.

"The plan worked!" Discord shouted.

"Eeyup!"

"Like you said, Discord. Divide and conquer," Spike replied. "Because when we work together as a team, we can do anything! But divided, then we're automatically losers."

"Eeyup."

"Well what do you know," Discord mused himself. "There's actually a friendship lesson for chaos."


Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Victory Music


"Well, now that we've learned our friendship lesson on this mission. Might I suggest we get going so we may resume our rescue missions?"

"Eeyup." Big Mac and Spike agreed together.

"But first, I think Ember would like to have some serious talking with these pigs," Spike said, glowering at the three pigs, who were struggling to escape.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed, as he and Discord both conjured up some ropes to tie the pig culprits up.

However, just before the three boys could get the chance to tie the pigs up, one of the three swines picked up a remote, with a flashing red button, in which he pressed it down, causing the whole facility to blare an ear splitting sound, while being engulfed in a vibrant aura of red light.

"What the hay?" Spike exclaimed, as he and the boys looked around. "What's going on?"

Looking back at the pigs, the boys listened via Discord's powers as the pigs snorted, "You may have beaten us today," The first pig snorted. "But you will never escape this place alive!"

"We have triggered the self-destruct protocol for this base!" The second pig snorted with a chuckle.

"But then that means-" Spike gasped. "Are you crazy?! That means you'll go down with us!"

The pigs shook their heads, "Actually, thanks to this, we'll be out of harm's way," The first pig snorted, holding up a familiar glass orb. "Farewell, little dragon. Rest in pieces," With a snort and a dark chuckle, the pig tightens his grip on the orb before he and his comrades vanished in a flash of light.

"HEY!! COME BACK HERE!!!" Discord screamed, lunging after the pigs, but too late. "WHERE'S MY FLUTTERSHY?!!!!!!!"

"Forget it, Discord. They're gone!" Spike replied. "We'll get 'em next time. But first, we gotta get out of here! This whole place is going to blow!"

"Eeyup!"

Initially frustrated at the chance of saving Fluttershy slipping from his fingers again, Discord agreed, "Alright. Come on! Let's go and find the valve!" He explained.

"What valve?" Spike asked.

"I remembered, while I was running around the room with the Pig-Inator chasing me, there was this plan that stated 'In case of explosion emergency. Turn the big red valve.'"

"Well, then where is it?" Spike asked.

"My guess is the basement," Discord answered. "It's always the basement. But let's take the short cut," With that, Discord conjured a small black hole which he used for himself and his guys to enter, falling down to the basement, which was burning red hot, blowing steams as the countdown for the explosion was drawing near. 

"Ouch! Ouch!" Spike jumped up and down, with his guys doing the same. "It's like an active volcano down here!"

"Then my guess is this place was built over a volcano!" Discord deduced. "These pigs are clever. YOWCH!!"

"We have to find that valve!" Big Mac panicked. "If it's really party of that emergency plan, it should be our only hope for survival!"

"So start looking!" Discord replied.

"Um, guys," Spike tugged on the two big boys as he directed their attention to the valve, surrounded by a wall of fire, electrical wires, and gears with razor sharp teeth.

"Spike! Now would be good time for you to live up to your title as Number One Assistant!" Spike was blasted away by a huge steam. Turning to Big Mac, Discord puts his claw around the stallion, "Very well then. I guess that leaves-" Big Mac got hit on the head by a falling debris, and was knocked out. "Me?" Discord whimpered, looking at the treacherous obstacle before him.

Initially frightened and freaking out of his wits, Discord finally slapped himself, before he cracks his knuckles together, muttering, "For Fluttershy." With a look of determination, Discord charges into the fray, with his lion paw raised into a karate chop, screaming, "FOR FLUTTERSHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!" Evading the electric wires, doding the razor gears, while still getting singed by the fires, Discord finally reached the valve, grabbing ahold of its bars and summoned all his strength.





Pacing back and forth, while anxiously watching the sun rising from the horizon, Ember sighed, "I'm sorry Spike. But time's-" Ember was interrupted when a great explosion filled the air, and the ground shook beneath her as she and her dragon armies looked to see Spike, Discord, and Big Mac, flying in the air, before they came back down for some rough landings.

Discord crashed into the ground, headfirst. Big Mac landed on his rump, on a random dragon's spike tail, "OW!" Big Mac yelped.

Lastly, Spike landed in Ember's arm, with the egg in his arm, "Thanks Ember," Spike panted. "Mission accomplished. Over and out." With that, Spike fainted.






Jackie Chan - Flight of the Dragon

> The Evil Song of Princess Porcina
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Watching from a distance, the three pigs were astonished and dismayed to see that the boys have escaped, all in one piece, including the egg they had rescued.

"Oh dear," The first pig oinked in despair. "Who's gonna tell her majesty the bad news?"

"Don't look at me!" The second pig oinked in argument. "I ain't saying anything. You tell her!"

"Me?! I told her last week! And I won't do it again!"

"Oy! I got an idea!" The second pig perked up as he turns to the third pig, "Curly! You tell her!"

The third pig, now identified as Curly, asked, "Tell her what?"

"That we....you know, botched the mission," The first pig gulped.

"She's not going to like that," Curly whimpered, as he took out a glass orb, rubbed on its smooth surface, while whispering, "Calling Porcina. Come in Porcina."

With that, an image began to appear in the interior of the glass orb, revealing the image of Princess Porcina, looking rather displeased, courtesy of the boys' constant meddling. In appearance, Princess Porcina is a large pig, with a curly chocolate brown hair, blue eyes, and wore a rosy red lipstick, a crown, and a tattered blue cloak.

"G-G-Greetings, your majesty," Curly stuttered, only for Porcina to snort in response.

"Well, out with it, you incompetent swine!" Porcina snorted impatiently. "Why did you disturb my royal me time?"

"A thousand apologies, your highness," Curly whimpered, before he turned to his two comrades for assistance. The only thing the other two pigs could do was wave their hands to their comrade, gesturing to get on with it. "I-I-I-I have good news....and bad news...." He gulped. "The good news is....we did exactly like you told us to do...those three meddling boys came and blew up the base!"

"Then I take it the boys are done for?" Porcina asked.

"Well....that's the bad news," Curly sweated a storm.

"YOU MEAN THEY GOT AWAY!?" In a flash of light, the three screaming pigs were enveloped by a sparkle of blue auras, which took them through the orb.


Unknown location


"YOU INCOMPETENT FOOLS!!!" A loud voice screamed, followed by a blast of magics. "HOW COULD YOU LET THEM GET AWAY AGAIN?!!"

The three pigs trembled in fright, after they reported the recent bad news to their leader. The self-absorbed, pompous, selfish, bad tempered, tyrant Princess Porcina, herself.

"It's not my fault," The second pig oinked. "It was all Moe's fault! It was his idea!" He said, attempting to pin it on the first pig named Moe.

"MY FAULT?!!" Moe oinked. "That robot was your creation, Larry! I never should've let you try it out!"

"You were pushing the wrong buttons!"

"ENOUGH!!" Porcina shouted, getting the three pigs back on track. "You three imbeciles ought to be grateful that your little bungle at least provided a small distraction for the other pig squadron to snatch some more 'pretty, little ponies.'" Porcina snorted venomously. "But those three boys are getting even more troublesome. We need to get rid of them, and FAST!!"

"Yes, your majesty!" The three pigs saluted.

"And when they're through, I can finally have my revenge on Princess Celestia and the world for rejecting my beauty," Porcina ranted, much to the three pigs' discomforts.

"Here she goes again," Moe oinked in discomfort.

"Oooh, how I hated that Princess Celestia!" Porcina snorted in discomfort. "I'll never forget how she bested me, all those moons ago," Porcina sighed, as she recalled, "I remember it well. It felt like it was only yesterday, when I, Princess Porcina, was the envy of all the creatures in the world. Everywhere I went, I was admired, I was courted by the millions. All the reasons why I crafted the magic mirror to recognize my beauty, and my beauty only." Princess Porcina frowned, as she snorted in anger, "All I asked was simply, "Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all. And did it show my face? No! It simply showed me the face of a pony. And another, and another, and another, until at last, it showed me Princess Celestia herself! Ooh, that Princess Celestia, how she stole my title. The title that was RIGHTFULLY MINE!!"

"And when you tried to take her out of the picture, you got your butt kicked really bad," Moe stated, before he was elbowed by Curly and Larry.

"She took everything from me," Porcina frowned. "My fame, my beauty, my wings, and most of all, my hair...."

"....Your hair?" Curly asked.

"IT GREW BACK!!" Porcina snorted, before she resumes, "But still, nothing will please me more for when I have all the 'fairest 'ponies I need to repair my ruined cloak!" She pointed to the tattered cloak around her neck, "Without it, I can't perform any magical feat!"

As if to make her point clear, Porcina pointed her fingers at a nearby pedestal and shouted, "Kazim-kazam-kazoom!" She snorted, sending only a few magical sparkles to fly from her hands, and nothing happened. "You see?!" Porcina asked. "My magic is running low! And without glasses, how will any creatures admire my rare beauty?!"

"Well, what can we do?" Moe asked. "It's not like we're monsters or anything."

Porcina turned to the leading pig, pondering on what he said, before she grinned, "Why, that's not a bad idea, Moe!" Porcina snorted, before she walked over to a nearby bookshelf, pulling out a dusty old book, opened the pages before she found the spell she was looking for. Reciting some incantations in an ancient language, Porcina casted her magic over the three pigs, transforming them into three savage looking beasts, with the heads of fiendish dogs, but the bodies of dark, sickly, savage vultures equipped with sickle shaped claws on the bent of their wings, and on their first toes.

"You are now Raptorians!" Porcina announced. "You now possess the keen smell of dogs, the flight of vultures, and the savagery of all predators!" With a loud cackle, Porcina snorted, "Now go! Rid me of those boys! I don't care how you do it, but I want them dead! Go! Kill them!" With a bloodcurdling laughs, that belonged a pack of hyenas, the Raptorians beat their wings, as they took off into the sky.

"Fly my pretty birds of prey! Fly and feast on those troublesome boys! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-Oink! Oh, excuse me."



Oh no! When the bad guy is this happy, it always means one thing.

*drumroll please*

BAD GUY SOOOOOONG!!!


Look at me - Princess Porcina


"Uh, why the music stop?" Princess Porcina asked.








That was horrible! That pig was like poison for my eyes and stomaches! I need something cute and cuddly quick!



Ah, that's better.




Derpy - Nyan Nyan Nyan

> Wherever You Are - Spike's Lament
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

It was another empty day in Ponyville. The search for the missing ponies continues. All of Equestria was on high alert, with more royal guards on patrol, dispatched across the land for extra security after a recent abduction since the boys were away in the Dragon Land for an egg rescue.

Princess Porcina and her forces of monsters continue to evade detection from the world, almost as if they never existed.

This does not sit well for the boys. Discord continues his longing for Fluttershy, as well as Big Mac for Applejack. Though Big Mac was glad that his filly friend, Sugarbelle, was still safe and sound, it did little to cheer him up, for his family was incomplete without AJ.

Neither of them, however, is more sadden at the Bearers of Harmony's disappearance than Spike himself. The young purple dragon would always wake up to an empty Friendship Castle, with nothing but Owliscious and a book of Sunset Shimmer for company. He misses Twilight and Starlight more than ever. Spike was used to waking up and they would be the first ponies he would see in the morning, before he begins another day of being everypony's favorite number one assistant. Of course, he's the only number one assistant the ponies ever had, which he didn't mind. It gave him a purpose in life, and a role as every ponies' favorite dragon. But without them, his life felt meaningless.

He misses Twilight's guidance on friendship, her prowess in magic, and sometimes, her crazy antics should her anxiety get out of hooves. Furthermore, he missed the company he would often get with Starlight Glimmer. It was nice to have another roomie living in the same castle with him and Twilight. He never told this to anyone else before, but after years of getting to know Starlight Glimmer and helping her become the pony she is today, she was almost like another sister to him. Better than Twilight even.

Looking out the window, Spike can see the empty Carousel Boutique, closed down from business, due to Rarity's long absence. Rarity was another pony who gave Spike a meaning to live each day. Spike sighed sadly as he recalled the first time he laid eyes on the marshmallow unicorn. He was so crazy in love with her that he felt a drive to do anything to please her, because seeing her happiness and smile was all that matters for him. And even if she doesn't return his affection, or if she's interested in another stallion, with the exception of Prince Blueblood, or heck, even if she's crushing on a smooth talking anthropomorphic cat, then he would still be alright with it. Because as long as Rarity's happy, then he's happy for her.

Spike looked down at the street of Ponyville, to see Scootaloo, walking sadly down the road, with her head hanging low to the ground. It pains Spike to see the pegasus filly like this. Without Rainbow Dash, there's just no reason for Scootaloo to look up at the sky, where her hero used to be.

The same can be said for all the residents of Ponyville. Without Pinkie Pie, the town was just quiet. Too quiet, even for Cranky Doodle Donkey's taste.

Having enough, Spike walked down the steps of Friendship Castle before arriving at the portal that connects between his world, and Sunset Shimmer's world. Without a second thought, Spike stepped into the portal, experiences a rush of adrenaline down a wormhole, until he arrives, in the form of a dog.

Looking at his surroundings, Spike looked to see that it was a cloudy day. But that doesn't waver him from taking a glimpse of the city around him.





At last, after awhile of searching, Spike finally found what he was looking for. Sunset Shimmer, together with the human counterparts of girls sans Starlight Glimmer.

Thought Spike was happy for Sunset Shimmer, seeing the former bad girl and her friends are still together, he was sad, knowing they're still not the girls he knew. Eventually, it started to rain, and Sunset and her friends took their leave, unaware of a dragon-turned-dog, watching them.


Winnie The Pooh - Wherever You Are


Every drops of rain, gently, pelted down on Spike's purple coat of fur, as he walks through the busy streets of the city. Spike would take occasional glimpse of some children, walking hand in hand with their parents, laughing as they happily walked together in the rain.

Spike was walking pass a pet center, when he noticed the human counterpart of Fluttershy, playing and tending to the animals, together with the human counterpart of Twilight, playing with his dog counterpart.

Spike looked sadly as he watched the counterpart of Twilight, giving his dog counterpart a tummy scratch, causing the dog to roll on the floor, barking and laughing, as he enjoys the moment. It brought memories for the dragon-turned-dog, as he recalls how on some occasions, whenever the world isn't being threatened, or whenever there's no magical friendship crisis, Spike and Twilight would even play together, just like that. How Spike longs to get all those times back, for when he and the boys find Twilight.

Tears streaming from his eyes, concealed by the falling rain, Spike turned away from the scene, continuing his wet, dreary walk, when a familiar voice greeted him.

"Spike?" Spike looked up, to see Sunset Shimmer herself, holding an umbrella over herself. "What are you doing out here? Aren't you-" Sunset paused, when she took a closer look at his sadden expression. "Hey, what's the matter?" She asked, getting down on one knee, while holding the umbrella over, to keep both herself and Spike dry. Sunset placed a gentle hand around Spike's head, focusing her geode magic, she looked into his memories, before sharing a look of sympathy. "Oh...oh, Spike. Come here you," She cooed, scooping up the little dragon, and wrapped him in a comforting hug.
> Sunset Shimmer's Consultant
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The sun was setting on another dreary afternoon for Big Mac as he walks into town, towing his cart of apple treats.

On the way, he bumps into a certain draconequus who was down in the dumps than he is.

"Oh, hi Discord," Big Mac greeted the draconequus.

"Hey," Discord returns the greeting. "Apple business good?"

"Eeyup."

"Granny Smith and Apple Bloom doing alright?"

"Ee-a little."

".....want to check in on the Spike man?"

"Eeyup."

With that, the two guys were on their way towards Friendship Castle to check in on their dragon friend. But upon entering, much to their dismay, they were shocked to see that their friend is nowhere to be found.

"Spike?" The boys called out. "Yo, Spike? Ya here? Hello? Come out, come out wherever you are!"

Discord slumped in Twilight's throne as he pouted, "Great. Juuuuust great. Are we going to file ourselves a missing dragon report?"





"Here you go, Spike," Sunset said, offering him a plate of sushis, to which the young dragon-turned-dog refuses. "Come on. You've got to eat something, Spike."

"I'm just not hungry, Sunset," Spike sighed.

The fiery girl gently stroke the little dog's back as she comforted, "I'm sorry with what you have to go through now, Spike. It must be very stressful being the hero, huh?"

"It's not just being a hero, Sunset," Spike frowned. "It's being a hero, without Twilight and the girls." He sighs heavily, slumping in his seat.

"Aw, it's understandable for you to feel alone," The fiery girl cooed. "You're used to having Twilight around. But now, it's just you and....your guy friends: Big Mac and Discord!" Still, the dog was unsure. "Listen to me, Spike. You can do it!" She began, encouraging the little dragon-dog, with her pep talk. "I know you and your guys can save Twilight and the girls. You're Spike, Twilight's number one assistant. You're everybody's favorite dragon! You're cute! You're cuddly! Whenever your friends are in trouble, you never let them down! Plus, in one of my talks with Twilight, you saved the Crystal Empire, twice! And you're friends with the Dragon Lord and the Changelings! Plus, you're pals with the Spirit of Disharmony! So all I'm saying is....GO SPIKE! GO GUYS! GO!"

Spike winced, as he rubs his doggy ears from the girl's loud shout, "I'm not deaf, Sunset," The dog replied. "No need to shout."

"Sorry. I'm still getting used to giving pep talks, you know?" Sunset chuckled. "But all I'm saying is, you can do it, Spike. You and your guys just need to trust in each other some more. Because Equestria needs you guys to be its heroes now. The girls are counting on you! And are you going to let them down?"

Spike looked back up at Sunset, seeing much of Twilight and the girls in the fiery girl's eyes. This shouldn't come off as a surprise, since Sunset is practically one of Twilight's students.

Feeling a flow of positive vibes, as if he has reunited with Twilight and the girls at last, the little dog's lips curled into a smile, as he nodded in understanding, "Yeah," Spike barked. "Yeah! I mean, no! I mean, you're right! I'm not giving up on Twilight and our friends. Not now, and not ever! They've never given up on me before, so neither will I!"

"That's the spirit," Sunset nodded.

With his confidence slowly returning, as well as his hunger, Spike smiled as he enjoys himself some of Sunset's sushi, "Thanks, Sunset," The dog said. "I really needed this."

"Anytime, Spike. And don't forget. You can do it. Just remember the magic of friendship you've learned from Twilight."

The little dog smiled, "After this talk, I don't think I'm ever gonna forget it."





Equestria


Later, inside a room at Friendship Castle, the mirror rippled with magic, before Spike emerged, restored to his true dragon form, breathing in a renewed feeling of confident.

"Spike!" The young dragon looked up, to see running up to him are Discord and Big Mac.

"Hey guys," Spike greeted the two boys. "What's up?"

"We've been looking all over for you, that's what's up!" Discord answered.

"Why? Is there another bad guy on the loose?" The young dragon asked, looking ready for some actions.

"No, nothing like that," Big Mac replied. "We thought you were kidnapped or something," The stallion sighed, "After losing AJ and the girls, and so many other ponies, we just can't afford to lose you. Y'know?"

Spike nodded in understanding, "Eeyup," He said. Looking up, Spike puts a reassuring claw on both of his pals' shoulders, "Listen guys. I know we're under a lot of pressures right now, and everything, and everybody's counting on us, but no matter what happens, we're all in this together," Big Mac and Discord both looked at the little dragon as he continued, "Twilight and the girls have always been heroes, because we all needed them. But now, it's our turn to be their heroes. So no matter what happens, we must never give up! It's not over!"

Discord and Big Mac both turned to each other, exchanging glances before they turned to Spike and voiced their agreements.

"As cliche it was for you to give a long rousing speech," Discord began, before he smiled, "I approve. Besides, I'm doing this for Fluttershy. And where she is, I just hope she's okay by the time I...I mean, we find her."

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed. "I may be strong, but Applejack's the strongest of all the apples put together, ten fold. I just need to be stronger for her, and the family right now."

"And it was always much easier to let Twilight take charge of things," Said Spike. "But I did learn one thing from Twilight! As long as we stick together, we can do anything!"

"True that," Discord nodded.

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

With that, Spike held his fist out, with Big Mac joining in, followed by Discord, "Together we are the 3Ds. A dragon! A draconequss! And a dude! YEAH!!"

"Let's go show Porcina what we're made of!" Spike declared.

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed.

"Well let's go save Fluttershy and cook some BACONS!!!" Discord cheered.

"YEAH!!!"

Suddenly, Spike's cheek swelled up, before he burps a blast of green fire, conjuring a scroll. Upon unrolling the parchment of paper, Spike quickly reads the message, before he announces, "It's from Princess Celestia! She has news about the Myrmidons!"
> Whatever Happened to Queen Atta?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the dark of the night, three figures clad in dark clothes were scaling the side of a tall rugged mountain, located in a desert region, under the moon's mystic gaze. The three figures are none other than the heroic 3 Dudes.



"I prefer you refer to us as the 3Ds, thank you very much." – Discord.



Upon reaching the top, Discord was the first to jump into action, "Hi-ya!" Discord screamed, as he stood in the moonlight, don up in ninja garbs, throwing kicks, punches, and chops, when suddenly Spike and Big Mac – who were also dressed in ninja costumes – sprang from behind and crashed into the draconequus.

When the dusts cleared up, Discord was on the floor, tapping his fingers, unamused, with Spike and Big Mac piled on top of him, "Sorry Discord," Spike groaned. "But don't say we didn't warn you. We make lousy ninjas."

"Eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

"Get off!" Discord groaned, shoving the boys off of him.

After composing themselves, the three boys quietly crawled along the rocky ledges of the mountain's wall, before slowly peering over the rocks to see a huge fortress in front of them.

"That must be the fortress Princess Celestia's told us about," Spike whispered. "The Myrmidon's Fortress! It's where they serve and protect their queen!"

"Eeyup."

"Too bad it's become more of her prison than a home, now hasn't it?" Discord mumbled, as they recalled the conversation they had with Princess Celestia.





Earlier


After receiving the message from Princess Celestia, the boys quickly appeared in Canterlot Castle's throne room, in a flash of light.

"We're here, Princess Celestia!" Spike and the boys saluted. "What's the word? What are the Myrmidons up to now?"

"Where are they holding Fluttershy?" Discord asked.

"At ease boys," Princess Celestia reassured. "I'm sorry, but I still haven't found where Princess Porcina is, nor the girls. The only lead we have now are the Myrmidons."

The boys all exchanged looks of confusions, "Uh, if you don't mind me asking, Princess Celestia," Spike began. "But just how exactly are the Myrmidons gonna help us find the girls and all the other missing ponies?"

"I'm with the dragon on this," Discord joined in. "I've known the Myrmidons for centuries, and I don't think we can just walk up to them and ask 'Hey ant monsters. How've you been? Where're you keeping Fluttershy? You gonna tell us or what?'" He mocked. "I don't think they're gonna give us straight answer, just because we asked."

"You're right, they won't," The sun princess answered. "So I believe we'll get all of our answers, straight from Queen Atta herself."

"Queen Atta?"

"Like I said before, she's the queen of the Myrmidons, and a friend of mine," Princess Celestia explained. "I've been trying to contact her for many days now, but I can't seem to get a word through to her. Something must've happened to her."

"Oh, I see what you're getting at now," Discord nodded, before he turns to the readers. "And I also know where this is going."

"So what are we going to do about it?" Spike asked.

"I need you boys to get into the Myrmidon's fortress in the San Palomino Desert and find out what you can about Queen Atta." Princess Celestia answered.

"Us?!" The dudes exclaimed in bewilderment. "Why us?"

"Because my troops have spread too thin around Equestria. I cannot afford to lose anymore to the ants. I can't think of anyone else more qualified than you three," Princess Celestia answered. "That and you boys have made quite the reputation for getting in and out of troubles very easily and very humorously."





Present


"Who knew, we have a reputation?" Spike asked, with Big Mac nodding in agreement.

"Eeyup."

"Shhh! Quiet!" Discord shushed, as he transfigures his eyes into binoculars and looked down to see several ant guards patrolling.

"So what's the plan to get in?" Spike asked.

"Simple," Discord answered. "We're going to need someone big and strong to lead us in there."

"Eeyup."

"Someone who's very quiet."

"Eeyup."

"Very, very quiet."

"Eeyup."

"Someone who can listen more, and talk less."

"Eeyup."

"Someone like a certain someone."

"Ee.....oh," Big Mac finally gets it, when he saw Spike and Discord glancing at him. "M-M-Me?"

"Y-Y-Yes you," Discord answered. "C'mon, Big M. Isn't this what you would do for lil'Apple Bloom and Applejack? OH! And let's not forget, sweet Sugar Belle?"

"Uhhhh...." Looking back at the fortress, Big Mac dons up a determined look. "Alright!" He muttered. "I'll go in there for Applejack! For Equestria! Evil pigs or no evil pigs. Ants or no ants. I'll buck 'em and beat 'em up like I do at Apple Orchards! I may not come out in one piece, but I'm goin' in! There's just one thing I want you guys to do for me."

"What's that?" Spike and Discord asked.

"Talk me out of it!" With that, the stallion attempted to make a run for it, if it hadn't been for his two friends keeping their promise and talking him out of escaping.





Some of the patrolling guards were chatting amongst themselves, exchanging clicking sounds from their pincers, when a rock was thrown from afar and landed in the middle of their group circle. Startled, the guards sprang into action, weapons at the ready as they didn't waste a second to scan the area for intruders.

Hissing dangerously, the vicious ant creatures proceeded to advance in the direction from where the rock was thrown.

"Now!" A voice whispered as the Three Dudes slipped past the guards, unnoticed.

"Whew, I can't believe that worked," Spike panted. "Nice thinking back there, Big Mac."

"I told you it's a good idea to for him to lead us," Discord smirked. "You didn't doubt me, did you?" Spike and Big Mac were about to answer, "Don't answer that yet. We're not done. Let's keep moving. The sooner we get to the queen, the quicker we can get outta here."

Nodding their heads in agreement, Spike and Big Mac join their chaotic friend as they resume the task at hoof. Once inside, the Three Dudes were greeted by countless of caverns and tunnels carved along the walls, the floors, and the ceilings.

"Oh dear," Spike moaned.

"You could say it's a-maze-ing," Discord joked.

Spike and Big Mac both turned their attention to the draconequus, "Really Discord?" Spike asked. "How can you make pun at a time like this?"

"Well excuse me, but it's my nature," Discord snarked. "Besides, Pinkie would've done the same." Unable to argue with that, the boys resumed their focus back on the mission.

"Quick! Hide behind that rock!" Big Mac whispered, to which the boys all did just that.

Several Myrmidon guards soon appeared, patrolling the tunnels and they passed the rock the dudes were hiding behind. One of the guards, however, turned his head, as if he suspected something's wrong.

"Uh oh. That one's onto us!" Spike whispered, before he was quickly silenced by Discord and Big Mac covering his mouth.

After a moment, the guard was on his way, "Or not," Discord smiled, before they turned to Big Mac.

"So where to now?" Spike asked.

Big Mac was just about to answer, "This is the part where I take over," Discord interrupted. "I know this fortress like the back of my eagle talon. We sneak our way, pass the guards, make our way up to the throne room, find the queen and convince her to stop helping Princess Porcina and give back Fluttershy. Then we'll be back home to Ponyville before dinnertime!"

"Eeeeee....uh.......eeyup," Big Mac agreed.

"Great," Spike began. "So where is the throne room, and how do we get there?"

"Simple, follow me," Discord instructed as he lead the dudes down a tunnel.

For what felt like hours, Discord lead the dudes down through several winding tunnels of the Myrmidon's fortress, evading guards, uncovering secret passageways, and avoiding deadly traps, though there were a few close calls.

"Dudes! Get down!" Discord exclaimed, pulling both his boys to the ground, just as a troop of Myrmidon guards passed by.

The boys watched as the guards disappearing into another tunnel, while passing by a large door, decorated with bright, vibrant colors on the front, "There! That's the throne room!" Discord pointed.

"Are you sure, Discord?" Spike asked. "It looks kinda...."

"What? Fancy? Rustic?"

"Unguarded. You think the queen would at least have some guards outside."

"Eeyup." Big Mac agreed.

"We'll worry about that later," Discord dismissed, as he beckons the boys. "Now let's go in there and talk to the queen!" With that, the dudes all sprang up to their feet as they made a quick dash for the throne room. Spike knocked on the door just slightly, before he and Big Mac waited for a response. "We don't have time for this! Hi-yah!" Discord screamed, breaking the doors open with a strong karate kick.

"Discord?!" Spike exclaimed, as he and Big Mac poked their heads from both sides of the doorway, shocked at what the draconequus just did.

"Alright Queen Atta!" Discord boomed. "It is I! Discord the incredibly suave, talented, courageous, and absolutely handsome master of chaos! And, eh what the?" Discord and his fellow dudes were bewildered to see the throne room was completely empty. "Hey! Where's the queen?"

Spike and Big Mac looked around the room and were perplexed to find no trace of the Myrmidon's Queen Atta, "I thought you said the queen would be here," Spike said.

"I did!" Discord replied. "I mean, she's got to be here. Where else could she be?"

Big Mac walked up to the empty throne, inspecting it for clues, which he found in the form of a glass ball, "Hey dudes!" Big Mac whispered. "Check this out!"

The boys quickly gathered around Big Mac, "It's just a glass orb," Discord shrugged. "So what?"

Spike took a closer look at the orb, before his eyes widened in realization, "Hey! Wait a minute! That's the same–"

Suddenly, the sound of hissing and chatters filled the air, as the boys turned their head to the doorway to see a whole swarm of Myrmidon troops flooding into the room. And from the looks on their faces, the ant creatures are not too happy to have intruders in their fortress, let alone their queen's empty throne room.

The Myrmidons all pointed their spears threateningly at the dudes, "Wait, wait a minute!" Spike shouted. "We're not here for trouble! We're–"

Unfortunately, none of the Myrmidons were listening as one of them angrily juts his spear forward, while emitting a threatening hiss with his antenna and snaps aggressively with his pincers.

"I don't think they're listening to us!" Big Mac whimpered. "Let alone understand us!"

"Don't worry, I speak Myrmidons," With that, Discord transfigured his head into an ant as he makes the same clicks and chatters the ant creatures make. In response, the Myrmidons chattered angrily.

"What did you say?" Spike asked.

"I think I might've called their mother a friggin aardvark," Discord explained. "And the fact that aardvarks eat ants, they took it as an offense."

The Myrmidons all pointed their spears at the dudes threateningly, "Shall we run?" Spike asked.

"Eeyup," Big Mac answered.

"Okay dudes!" Discord began, donning up his ninja mask as he shouts, "TOO ACTION!!"

Ditching his ninja outfit to the side, Big Mac dons up a football helmet and picks up Spike, "Hut, hut, hut, hut!" With that, the red strong stallion barged his way through the swarm of huge ant creatures, knocking them to the side, with Discord running behind them.

"Sorry I couldn't be of some help to you dudes," Discord frowned. "Naturally, I would've obliterated them with a snap of my finger, but as of late, I've been sensing more and more powerful magics in the air that are cutting off my magics! I'll give you one guess for who is responsible."

"Now's not the time, Discord!" Spike replied. "We just need to get out of this place and fast!"

"Eeyup!"

However, the dudes didn't get far, when they were suddenly snatched from behind a stone pillar and dragged to the side.

"Hey what–" The three dudes all struggled to break free, as they were dragged away into the darkness of a tunnel, until at last, they were in a dimly lit room, surrounded by several more Myrmidon guards and a slightly shorter one.

"Shh! It's okay! I'm on your side!" The Myrmidon reassured.

"Whoa! You can speak english?" Spike asked.

"Yes I can speak english," The Myrmidon replied. "I happened to be the Goodwill Ambassador for the Myrmidons, as well as Queen Atta. I am Flick, at your service."

The Three Dudes both exchanged looks with each other. They never expected a Myrmidon, like Flick, to be so well-mannered, "Well, nice to meet ya, Flick," Spike returned the greeting. "I'm–"

"I know who you guys are," Flick replied. "You're the Three Heroes of Equestria. I've been hearing a lot of stories about you guys. Though, no offense, but you're less than orthodox compared to what the rest of our soldiers had described ya."

"Once again, our reputation precedes us," Discord commented.

"Okay, so you know us," Spike replied. "But what we want to know is why are you all doing this? Why are you capturing ponies, including our friends? Why are you working for Princess Porcina?"

"We're not working for Princess Porcina," Flick answered. "Our service is to the queen, and only the queen! But the problem is that arrogant pig has captured the queen!"

"Captured her? How?"

"Yeah, I thought you guys were supposed to patrol the blocks and protect your queen from danger, 24/7!" Discord added.

"We don't know how she did it," Flick replied. "But she did it. And we've been forced to do her biddings ever since, because if we don't, she would hurt Queen Atta!"

Needless to say, the Three Dudes were shocked, if not, disgusted.

"That's awful!" Spike said.

"That is low, even for her!" Discord added. "Actually, it's not as lower than kidnapping Fluttershy, but still, it's a new low for her."

"Eeyup."

"But then, what about you?" Spike asked. "Why didn't you try and stop them, and persuade your fellow colony otherwise?"

"I tried to!" Flick replied. "Me and some of my friends have been trying to convince our soldiers to seek help from Princess Celestia, and your friends, the Elements of Harmony. But they wouldn't listen. They're too focus on serving Porcina to save Queen Atta!"

The dudes all nodded in acknowledgement, before all three heroes turned to each other, exchanging looks and nods, before they turned back to Flick and his fellow Myrmidon resistance.

"Well, I'm sorry to say, but you're gonna have to kiss your queen goodbye," Discord said, earning two elbow strikes to his stomach. "What? I thought that's what we all agreed on."

"Eenope!" Big Mac frowned.

"Ignore him," Spike began. "Look, we're not exactly Twilight and the girls. But we are their friends. And if Twilight were here, she'd insist on helping you guys get your queen back. And besides, neither of us like Princess Porcina. So maybe if you guys can help us save our friends, then we can help you guys save your queen. What do you say?"

Flick and his Myrmidon guards both exchanged clicks with their pincers, and vibrations with their antennas, just as the other Myrmidon arrived.
> Ra-Ra Rescue in Las Pegasus – Part 1 (feat. Everybody's Kung-Fu Fighting)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The 3 Dudes were later in Las Pegasus, sitting at a table of a cafe, holding papers of the Equestria Daily, covering their faces, before lowering them slightly to reveal their paper thin undercover appearances.

Discord is wearing an orange zoot suit and a mustache, with a matching top hat, Big Mac wore a cowboy hat and a mustache, while Spike simply wore a white fedora with a red feather.

"I hope Flick and the Myrmidons are right about this," Spike sighed. "From what they told us, Rara is next up on Princess Porcina's list of beautiful ponies to kidnap!"

"And what's more, Princess Poricina's planning to make an appearance here in Las Pegasus," Discord added. "She aims to do whatever it takes to upstage Rara and any pony who gets in her way from stealing the spotlight all to herself."

"Eeyup."

"She's quite the attention hog, isn't she?" Discord asked, cueing a rimshot. "Oh yes I did." Puns aside, Discord cleared his throat as he went back on track. "But seriously though, even if she manages upstage or sabotage the show, that will never make her any more beautiful than Rara, let alone Fluttershy."

"Or Rarity," Spike added.

"Or Sugar Belle," Big Mac swooned.

"Besides, let me tell you," Discord began. "She's very hard to look at, and her singing is terrible."

"Well, however she looks or sing, that's not going to stop us from stopping her!" Spike frowned. "Remember! We're here to protect Rara and rescue our friends!"

"Eeyup!"





Somewhere in Las Pegasus


In a secluded area, hidden away from the public's eyes, gazing angrily through a looking glass, is none other but the Dudes' arch-nemesis, Princess Porcina.

"It's those meddling boys!" Princess Porcina snorted in fury. "Of all the places and timing of it all, how can they be here? Ooh! They make so mad with their constant meddling! No matter, they're not going to ruin this moment for me! You three will make sure of that!" She snorted, turning to three vicious figures, who all let out maniacal laughters in response, as they took their leaves.

Suddenly, the sound of cheering and claps caught Porcina's attention as she turns back to her looking glass to see her next target – the young pop star, Countess "Rara" Coloratura.

The mare was walking on the red carpet, surrounded by bodyguards, as she greets her adoring fans with a smile and a wave.

"Hmph! Look at that commoner!" Porcina snorted in jealousy. "What makes her think she's so pretty? A big star? Ha!" With a stomp of indignity, Porcina walked over to a makeup table, where she begins to apply some makeups on her. "I'm prettier! I'm still prettier! I was the beauty queen of Hogtopia! It's these ponies who have no respect for perfection and flawless beauty, such as I!"

"Boys!" Rara shouted excitedly from the looking glass. Turning her head, Porcina watched as Rara and the 3 Dudes ran up to each other and shared a big hug.

"Hey Rara!" Spike greeted. "It's so great that you could make it!"

"Well I couldn't disappoint my publics, can I?" Rara asked rhetorically. "Especially for the children."

"Especially for the children, blech!" Porcina mocked.

"Still, you're kinda putting yourself in danger here," Spike replied. "Especially with Princess Porcina and all of her monsters going on a kidnapping spree as of late."

"Eeyup."

"I'm not too worried," Rara replied. "Not since we've got you boys on the job."

"We'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe," Spike said. "AJ would've wanted that."

"Eeyup."

"We'll see about that, boys," Porcina snorted evilly.





After their talk with the pop star, the 3 Dudes were on backstage, discussing their next course of action, "Okay. Remember, Porcina and her goons will be after Rara," Spike began. "This place could already be infested with bad guys! So we gotta stay alert!"

"Eeyup."

"Don't have tell us twice," Discord rolled his eyes.

"Let's split up. We'll cover more grounds that way." Spike suggested.

"Eeyup."

"But if there's any trouble. We'll signal to each other."

"Signal?" Discord began. "Okay then, how would you prefer it? Would you like something subtle?" With that, Discord showed an example by making a gibberish mumble. "Or something like this?" In a flash, Discord transfigured himself into a seal, and flapped his flippers and barked. "Or how about like this?" With that, Discord turned himself into a crow, "CA-CAW!! CA-CAAAAWWW!!! RIIIIIIIIII-COLA!!!"

Upon hearing the draconequus's loud uproar, several ponies turned their heads, trying to locate the source of that weird sound.

"Um, subtle is more like it," Spike answered, rubbing his sore ears.

"Eeyup."

With that, the boys went their separate ways.





Spike first went to the arcade to check the games and the ponies playing, before he was on his way to check on some of the rollercoaster rides.

"Wow! This place is huge!" Spike commented as he marveled the flashy surroundings of the marvelous resort. "When this is over, I wouldn't mind booking here for a month long vacation."

As he continues with his patrol, Spike happened to pass three show mares dressed in flashy costumes and large feathers. The little dragon couldn't help but stare, feeling himself captivated by their beauty. The three mares were simply talking amongst themselves, when they noticed the little dragon passing them. With a blush of pink, Spike quickly turned his head away, trying to act like he didn't noticed them. However, he couldn't help but sneak another glance at them, which didn't go unnoticed. The show mares simply giggled as they smile and waved his way.

Spike blushed as he bashfully waves back at them, not looking where he was going and bumped into someone.

"OOF!"

"Oh, sorry!" Spike and the pony quickly apologized. "My fault."

When Spike and the pony looked at each other, they could hardly believe their eyes, "Scarlet?!" Spike exclaimed.

"Spike?!" Scarlet Leaves returned the shock.

"What are you doing here?" They asked simultaneously. "What am I doing here? What are you–" The two quickly stopped talking and chuckled, before they took the moment to compose themselves.

"Let's start over," Spike suggested. "Scarlet. Long time no see!"

"Likewise, Spike," The tall country mare replied. "I haven't seen you and the boys since ya rescued my sister and Ms. Jubilee."

"Yeah, we've been busy. We're currently on patrols, keeping this place safe, y'know? What are you doing here?"

"I'm just here for the holidays, with my sister, Amber," Scarlet looked around at the resort. "Ever since those attacks we've had in Apploosa and Dodge City, we're all kind of on edge. So Ms. Jubilee decided to let both me and Amber to take a vacation, and she actually managed to book us a trip here in Las Pegasus."

"Really?" Spike asked, with interest. "How did she do that?"

"She said she has a friend who worked from inside the resort," Scarlet answered. "And she was kind enough to book a room for both me and Amber with all expenses paid, all for a show that me and my sister can perform on stage later, as an opening act for Countess Coloratura. Isn't that lovely?"

"Well, I hate to rain on your parade Scarlet, but you and your sister came here at a bad time."

"What do ya mean?" Suddenly, three figures wearing menacing pig masks jumped out the corner, "What in the–"

"Ah, boogie-booga!" Two of the masked figures shouted, though the third one went on continuously, until he received some glares from the others, that he stopped. "Oh."

"Oh, beat it!" Spike spatted defiantly.

Taken by surprise, one of the figures turned to the other two, "I told you dolts, these pig masks wouldn't work!" He grumbled. "Let's go with Plan B!" With that, the three figures all pulled their masks off to reveal themselves as savage looking beasts, with the heads of fiendish dogs, but the bodies of dark, sickly, savage vultures equipped with sickle shaped claws on the bent of their wings, and on their first toes.

"WHAT THE HAY–" Scarlet and Spike exclaimed.

"Give us the pretty pony! NOW!" One of the raptorians snarled viciously. "Or we'll rip you to pieces!"

Spike felt his knees getting weak, as he felt himself intimidated at the sight of the three fiendish beasts standing before him and Scarlet. A part of him wanted to run, but the heroic part of him refrains him from abandoning Scarlet. He could think straight, and did the next thing out of irrational, fearful impulse, "CAW-CAW! CAW!" He called out desperately, hoping Discord or Big Mac were close by. "Uh, CAW-CAW?!"

"What are you doing?" Scarlet asked. "You're embarrassing us here."

"The dudes and I have a really complicated system going on here," Spike explained. "So cut us some slacks–Yikes!" The dragon yelped, when one of the raptorians snapped his jaws at him.

"Enough games!" The dog-bird began. "Give us the ponies, or–"

"Oh! You like games?" Turning to a nearby Can Knock Down stand, Spike quickly took a baseball ball, and whistled, "Come on boys! Go get it! Come on!" With that, Spike threw the ball into the distance.

With a loud bark, the three raptorians quickly flapped their wings and chased after the ball.

"I can't believe that worked!" Spike smiled, feeling proud of himself. "NOW RUN!" He screamed as both he and Scarlet ran for their lives.

Meanwhile, the raptorians all pounced at the ball, where they quickly entangled themselves in a flurry of feathery tussle, when they suddenly realized, they've been duped, imagining themselves as lollipops.





With an angry snarl, the raptorians all let out a loud bark, as they flapped their wings, furiously chasing after their escaped preys.

Turning back, Spike and Scarlet can see their pursuers are not too far behind, "They're gaining on us!" Scarlet whimpered. "What do we do?"

Thinking fast, Spike pointed, "Quickly! In there!" With that, he and Scarlet made a mad dash into a clothing shop, where both Spike and Scarlet took off their clothes and put them on some mannequins. With that, when the raptorians arrived, they mistook the dummies as their preys and pounced.

Spike and Scarlet soon poked their head out from their hiding spots, "Ok Scarlet," Spike whispered. "You go and get your sister, and I'll distract them."

"You sure you'll be alright, little fella?" Scarlet asked.

"Don't worry. I'm a fast runner," The little dragon reassured. "Just go."

"Okay. But good luck," With that, the mare quickly planted a quick kiss on the dragon's cheek, before she was on her way.

Spike blushed a shade of pink from the kiss, before he shook it off and shouted, "Yoo-hoo~" The three raptorians ceased what they were doing, turning their attention to the little dragon who stuck his tongue out. "Nah nah nah nah! You can't catch me~!" With that, another chase ensues.





Benny Hill Chase Music


Spike was running as fast as his little legs could carry him, looking back to see the three dog-birds are chasing him nonstop, with every pony jumping out of the way and standing clear from the chase. Frantically, Spike looked ahead and made a quick dive through several booths of carnival games, with the raptorians following.

Spike and the raptorians ran through games of Can Knock Down, Balloon And Dart, and Water Gun. Given to Spike's short height, he was able to evade all of the ammunitions from the players, while his pursuers came out with nothing more than black eyes, darts, and wet feathers.

Later, the chase soon took place out of the arcades and back into the lobby, where the raptorians stopped to ask a gentleman reading a newspaper. Upon lowering his papers, the gentleman revealed himself to be Spike with a fake Groucho Marx mustache, nose, and glasses. Despite the paper-thin disguise, the raptorians bought it as they inquired where Spike is. With that, Spike pointed in the wrong direction, which the raptorians bought it, and were on their way, while Spike quickly took his leave in the opposite direction. It was only about ten minutes, when the raptorians realized they've been duped, again.

The chase continues, with Spike making a quick dive into a mirror maze. The three dog-birds later followed, only to find themselves lost in confusing maze of reflections. The three dog-birds were confused and disoriented, as they turned into what they thought was another hall, when it was actually just a reflection, crashing their faces into the reflective walls. To add insult to injury, the dog-birds caught sight of Spike, and they all lunged forward, and once again crashed into another mirror.

Meanwhile, the real Spike was laughing his heart out, "This is fun!" He said, walking towards the exit, but ended up crashing into a mirror. "Ow, my nose."


[End of song]





Somewhere in the resort, Discord and Big Mac both met up in the lobby, "Seen anything strange?" Discord asked.

"Eeeenope," Big Mac shook his head, when Scarlet happened to meet them, with her little sister, Amber.

"Discord? Big Mac? What are you two doing here?" Scarlet asked.

"What are we doing here?" Discord asked. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm–AH! What are we doing?!" Scarlet groaned in frustration at the amount of cartoonish confusion going on. "Spike's in trouble!"

"Spike?" The two boys heard a scuffle going on, which they turned and looked to see Spike, being chased by the raptorians, into a theater.

"SPIKE!!!" Big Mac and Discord shouted.





Spike quickly ran into the backstage area of the theater, where he collapsed on the floor, panting heavily to catch his breath.

"How much more can I keep this up?" He asked, not knowing that the curtain rose up from behind him, and his ears perked up to the sound of ponies exchanging mutters and whispers.

He turned around, and his eyes widened with surprise to see he was on stage, in front of a full house.

Taken by surprise, Spike was shaking his legs as he succumbs to stage-fright, before he looked down to see a hat and a cane hiding behind some props.

Thinking fast, Spike dons up the hat and cane as he started to do a quick dance.


Bugs Bunny Dance


Though surprised to see a dancing dragon, the audience applauded for the little dragon.

"Aw!" One of the mares squealed. "He's so cute!"

"I say, I never knew the young dragon could have such choreography," Fancy Pants commented from the crowd.

From her private box, high above the ponies, Porcina was displeased at what she was seeing, "Ooh! Of all the blundering incompetence!" She snorted, pulling on her hair in irritation, she turned to some pig soldiers. "Don't just stand there you fools! Seize him!"

"Oink! Es-ya am-may!" The soldiers saluted, before they were on their way.

Back on stage, Spike was coming to the end of his dance and started to take his leave on the side of the stage, "Bravo!" The audience applauded. "Bravo! Bravisimo! Encore!"

Spike felt relieved to be over it, when he looked up, and saw the pig soldiers coming after him, dressed in stage crew uniforms, "Oh come on!" He groaned.


Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting


With a snap of his finger, Discord started up a new music in the air. Spike suddenly felt the music taking a hold of his body parts, "What the hay?" Out of impulse, Spike's arm snapped a punch, socking a pig in the nose. "Whoa! What's happening to me?"

"Well look at that," Discord commented, crossing his arms over his chest. "The kid's a natural!"

Shaking his hip from side to side, whipping his tails to and fro, Spike was throwing punches to the left and right at all of the pig soldiers, while ducking his head in a bow and rolled to the sides, evading some of their lunge attacks.

"I don't know what's going on," Spike said to himself, but smiled. "But I like it!"

Meanwhile, the audiences all thought it was part of the show, as they all clapped their hooves, cheering, and whistling for Spike.

Two pig thugs jumped at the little dragon, but he spun himself into a tornado, before snapping his leg out into a kick, hitting the pigs in the face. Another pig soldier lunged his arms out to grab Spike, but the little dragon quickly slipped between his legs, and pulled on his curly tail.

"OINK!" The soldier snorted in surprise, before a trap door was opened beneath him, and he disappeared.

"Did I do that?" Discord asked, while doing an impression of Jaleel White, with Big Mac, Scarlet, and Amber laughing.

At that moment, all of the pigs were exhausted and they couldn't take anymore hits from Spike, who ended the show, with a split.


[End of song]


Al the ponies got up from their seat, and applauded for the little dragon.

"Way to go, Spike!" Discord and Big Mac cheered for their friend, when Rara appeared, with most of her makeup half-done.

"What's all the hullabaloo?" Rara asked.

"Can someone help me out here?" Spike asked, stuck in his split pose, tears running from his eyes, as the curtain closes on him. "Ow, ow, ow. My legs."

Back from her box, Porcina was not amused.

"Th-Th-Th-Th-That's not all folks!" Porcina snorted angrily.
> Ra-Ra Rescue in Las Pegasus – Part 2 – On With The Show
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------


This Is It – Bugs Bunny and Daffy DuckAnd now our feature presentation





All of Liva Las Pegasus brimming with excitement as the day turns to night. Every pony and creatures of Equestria were all excited to watching the show, starring Rara.

Speaking of whom, the young pop star herself was in her room, backstage, practicing and warming up her vocals, "Ah ah ah.....AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"Bad guys!" Spike screamed.

"Bad guys?" Big Mac asked.

"BAD GUYS!!!" Discord hollered.

"Uh oh," Was all the little pony could say before the dudes jumped on her.

"Boys! Stop!" With that, the 3 Dudes immediately ceased what they were doing, as they looked up to see the disapproving glare from Rara. "What are you guys doing, attacking my dresser?"

"Dresser?" Discord exclaimed. "We were attacking a kid...nap...per?" Upon taking a closer look at the pony they tackled, the boys realized to their embarrassment, it was one of the staffs working backstage.

"Oops! Sorry," Spike quickly apologized, before they turned to Rara. "And sorry you had to see that, Rara. We thought you were in trouble when we heard you screaming like that."

"Eeyup."

Rara chuckled in acknowledgement and understanding as she explains, "That was my vocal warm up, silly. I wasn't in danger, or anything."

"Oh really?" Discord asked, cocking an eyebrow suspiciously. "Well forgive me, but these days it's hard to tell the difference between a frightened scream, a terrified scream, or even an opera scream. OOF!" The draconequus grunted, when Spike and Big Mac both elbowed him in the chest.

"What our chaotic friend means to say is, we'll let you get back with what you were doing, Rara," Spike said.

"Eeyup." Big Mac agreed.





After the awkward moment was resolved, the Dudes all regrouped together in the cafeteria to discuss their next move.

"Alright you guys," Spike began. "We gotta keep it together! It's a good thing that Rara is very understanding towards us. But both she and all of Equestria are counting on us to capture Princess Porcina and bring her in for justice!"

"Eeyup!"

"No pressure or anything," Discord rolled his eyes. "While I'm not about law abiding or anything, I'll see that pompous pig go to Tartarus for what she did to Fluttershy!"

"Eeyup!"

"Shhh!" Spike quickly hushed. "Not so loud you guys! Remember, I almost got dragon-napped by those three dog-birds, and some of those pig thugs! Which means if they're here, then Porcina must be here too! We don't want to let her know we're onto her!"

"I'm pretty sure it's too late for that now, Spike," Discord replied. "We've pretty much climbed all the way up on Porcina's Most-Wanted list right now. Take a look!" With a snap of his finger, Discord produced a wanted poster of him and the dudes together, though Discord looked annoyed at how he looked in the picture. "This is just insulting! She just can't get my face right!" The draconequus said, pointing at how weird his face looked in the photo. It resembles a troll face.

Clearing his throat, Discord composed himself as he snapped the poster away, "Anyway, there's no point of keeping this all to ourselves anymore. She could already be watching us right now."

"So what are we supposed to do now?" Spike asked.

"Well, in times like this, the best way to hide is in plain sight," Discord suggested, much to Spike and Big Mac's confusion.









Liva Las Pegasus's theater was packed with ponies and creatures who are all eager to see the show. Poking his head from behind the curtain, Spike gasped at the large number of that's filling the place up, "Wow! A full house!" Spike said, before his eyes widened to see, walking into the theater and being seated into their own private box. "Whoa! It's Princess Celestia and Princess Luna! They're here too!"

"No way!" Big Mac exclaimed, as he soon followed, poking his head out to see the entire theater packed with eager ponies who are excited for the performance they'll be seeing.

"Ooh! A full house you say?" Discord joined, as he pulled the two boys backstage. "Now we really mustn't disappoint our public. Now you boys remember the plan?"

"Yes! No!" Spike and Big Mac said. "Uh, maybe? A bit?"

"Well then, let's wing it!" Discord suggested. "For Fluttershy and friends!"

"FOR OUR FRIENDS!!" The dudes said together.

"Great! Now let's rock and roll!" Discord pumped his arm up. "And bring this house down!"





Watching from her magic mirror, Princess Porcina snorted evilly, "Oh yes, this house will be brought down, on you three meddlesome boys!" The evil pig tyrant was brought out of her evil rant, when several muffled screams where heard, in which she turned around to see a whole chest of what appeared to be snow globes. However, upon closer look, the contents of each globes are obviously the little ponies and creatures whom she had kidnapped. The Mane Six and Starlight Glimmer included.

"Scream all you want, my little beauties," Princess Porcina snorted. "Everyone are all deaf to you!"

"You won't get away with this, Porcina!" Twilight growled.

"Aw, but I already have. I've been getting away with it from the very beginning," The pig princess batted her eyes arrogantly. "You, the Princess of Friendship and Celestia's prized pupil, and her Elements of Harmony, and her prized pupil, Starlight Glimmer, couldn't stand a chance against me. It was such an easy feat. I mean, all I had to do was capture all of you in the blink of an eye with my beautiful glass balls, when you were all at your weakest point."

"Is that supposed to scare us?" Rainbow Dash snorted. "That kinda falls short when all of your cronies did all the work, while you hardly even put up a fight."

"Why thank you, Rainbow Dash," Porcina gloated. "I'm not just beautiful, but I am a genius, don't you see? After all, it's been confirmed that pigs are biologically smarter than all common animals."

"Smart enough to know what true beauty is all about?" Rarity scoffed. "You think kidnapping anyone who stands in your way will get every creature to like you? To adore you? That's not what beauty is all about!"

"Hmph, it's called competition, pony," Porcina snorted. "And I am eliminating the competitions."

"Well, what you are doing isn't competing fairly, is it?" Rarity scowled. "To me, you're more of a cheater than a monster!"

"Oh spare me. But first, there are some minor annoyances I must take care of first," Porcina turned to the mirror, watching the Three Dudes coordinating their next plan. "Your boys down there have been very meddlesome with my master plan. I should've captured them from the start. Especially Discord. Once I'm rid of him, the little dragon and red stallion will both be easy pickings!"

Upon the evil pig's revelations, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Applejack's defiance all turned to frantic desperations as they banged their hooves against the glass wall.

"No! No, you wouldn't!" Twilight cried, struggling to blast herself out of the globe, despite knowing how futile it is.

"Leave Discord alone!" Fluttershy sobbed.

"Don't you dare lay a single hoof on Big Mac!" Applejack shouted.

"Porcina! So help me!" Rarity began. "If you hurt one scale on Spikey-Wikey's little head, and you'll answer to me!"

"That goes double for me!" Twilight added.

Porcina snorted, "Ha! Empty threats," She smirked, before brandishing a staff, with a crystal ball on top, holding an ant. "Not as long as I have Queen Atta in my grasp, the Myrmidons will obey me and only me! And with an entire army at my disposal, resistance is futile. And once I have I am rid of those three annoying buffoons, there will be no one left to stop me from capturing anyone else who'd dare to rival their beauties against my own! And soon, I shall be the one true fairest of them all!" With that, the evil pig let out an obnoxious snorting laugh, before she stopped herself and cleared her throat, "Now, if you will all excuse me. My public awaits," With a spin of her cape, Porcina disappeared in a flash of light, with her snorting laughter echoing in the air.

After watching the evil princess disappearing out of sight, all the prisoners slumped down in their seats, feeling defeated, with all their hopes lost and dashed to the wind.

"Can anything get any worse?" Fluttershy whimpered.

Twilight looked up at the pig princess's magic looking glass, "Please, save us you guys," She pleaded. "Be safe, Spike."





"Alright everyone! Listen up!" The stage manager shouted, calling all the performers to gather around. "Chop-chop! Now remember what you've all rehearsed for. This is the big time! All of Equestria has been in distressed for far too long, so we're all here to give it a show to rejuvenate the hope in the hearts of every pony and creatures that have gathered here for this one night. So let's get out there and show them all what we're made of!"

With that, the performers all joined together in one big, "Hurrah!"

Then, Rara stepped forward, don up in her new sparkling outfit for her upcoming performance, "And let us acknowledge and thank the presence of our three heroes," She smiled, directing everybody's attentions to the Dudes. "These guys have been doing an exceptional work, keeping our hopes alive, and continuing AJ and her friend's fights against these villains. My only wish is that AJ and the girls could've been right here, right now to share this moment with us. But I have faith in our friends, the 3Ds, that they will never let us down for tonight's greatest show!"

"Gee, no pressure or anything," Discord muttered.

Nevertheless, everyone all exchanged cheers for the 3 Dudes, displaying their faith in the boys.





As an opening act, an entire chorus sang with the tempo and the upbeat of the band that was conducted. The entire audience felt themselves jolted in surprise at the start of the show, before the curtains pulled back to reveal an entire ensemble of performers, doing all sorts of tricks from dancing, to acrobatics, and magic tricks.


The Greatest Show


The audience were all captivated by the performance's upbeat rhythm and its outstanding variety of performers, all displaying and coloring the show with their skills and talented feats.

When the performance came to an end, the audience all cheered loudly as they stomped and clapped their hooves in applause.

"Bravo! Bravo!" Two random stallions applauded from their box.

"BRAVO! BRAVISIMO! ENCORE!!" Princess Luna shouted loudly, in her Royal Canterlot Voice.

Back on stage, the performers were leaving the stage when there was a puff of smoke, and some pig thugs in masks appeared, surrounding the performers. All the ponies were all aghast at this surprising change of event. Well, all except for the two random stallions.

"Huh? Is it breakfast already?" One of them asked.

"No, why?"

"Because the show is serving up some mean bacons."

"DOH-HO-HO-HO-HO!" They laughed.

Meanwhile, the thugs were advancing upon the performers, when Discord suddenly came rushing out, onto the stage, doing what appeared to be a dance, while fending off the thugs at the same time. The draconequus was skating across the stage, punching and shoving the thugs away with his arms and thrusting his tail out, with the tuft morphing itself into a fist.

"Hey! It's that crazy Lord of Chaos dude!" One of the ponies pointed.

"That's the crazy Lord of Chaos to you buddy," Discord snarked, giving the pony a stink eye, before he cleared his throat. "Greetings all of Equestria. It is I, the incredibly talented, courageous, suave, and handsome Master of Chaos, Discord! No, no, please hold your applause, as my colleagues and I shall have the pleasure to entertain you all for tonight's festivity!"

Princess Celestia turned to Princess Luna and asked, "Discord's part of the show? I thought he and the boys are supposed to be looking for the missing ponies."

Back with Discord, he starts off by singing the classic nonsense song of Charlie Chaplin.

"Ooh, I love Charlie Chaplin!" Princess Luna applauded.


Charlie Chaplin's Nonsense Song


Though at first bewildered, if not confused by Discord's antics, the ponies weren't unsure to whatever Discord is saying. However, his crazy and strange new dance makes up for it, as well as the gestures he makes with his hands, with which everyone in the audience can interpret the actions going on.

"Hmmm, this is quite a different performance, isn't it?" Fancy Pants commented, to which a few of his colleagues exchanged agreements to disagreements.

Nevertheless, Discord was able to color the audience impress, as well as entertain both Celestia and Luna, all the way to the end of his performance, in which everyone all applauded.

"You like me," Discord said, batting his eyes. "You really like me!"

From their small glassy prison, the kidnapped ponies too were enjoying the show. Though none enjoyed it more than Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie themselves.

"Yeah, Discord!" Pinkie Pie cheered happily, together with Fluttershy who cheered quietly.

Suddenly, the whole room went completely dark, until a spotlight shines on the stage, followed by the sound of drumrolls, "Ladies and gentle ponies!" A voice boomed. "Colts and fillies! The moment you've all been waiting for! Please put your hooves together for the incomparable, the majestic, the beautiful, the absolute queen of beauty, Princess Porcina!" With that, a spotlight shines on the evil princess pig herself.



In response, the audience began exchanging murmur and confusions amongst themselves at who this strange pig is, "Now, now, no need for words," Porcina snorted. "I can tell by your looks of awestruck that I have captivated you all in my glorious beauty. Now please, save all your compliments til' after the performance."

"Huh? Has it started yet?" A griffon asked in the crowd.

"Now then, hit it boys!" Porcina shouted, to which somewhere, a band of instruments started up.


Look at me - Princess Porcina from Gen. 1


"Look at me," Princess Porcina sang. "Look at me~ Soon the whole entire world will look at me. My reflection will be all the creatures see. Look at me. Look at me. LOOK AT ME!"

"GET OFF THE STAGE YOU MISS PIGGY WANNABE!!" Someone from the crowd shouted.


Disc Scratch


"WHAT?!" Porcina shouted. "I demand to know who said that!" In response a tomato was thrown at Porcina and Discord laughed obnoxiously. "How dare you?!" Before she could do anything, a large cane zipped out from the side and forcibly dragged her away, only for her to break away and returned to the stage, dragging Big Mac with her.

Out of impulse,  Big Mac bucked his leg out, hitting Porcina in the snout, "How dare you!" Porcina was about to give Big Mac a piece of her mind, when suddenly, a trap door was opened up and she fell in. "AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaahhhhh."

*Crash*

Pretty soon, the light shines on Big Mac, who was frozen with fear at the large crowd before him.

"Is this part of the show?" Fancy Pants asked from the audience, to which the pony next to him shrugged, shaking his head unsure.

Back on stage, Big Mac was paralyzed with fear, before Spike ran up on stage, with a hat and a cane, "Ta-da!" Spike shouted. Recognizing him for the dancing dragon from before, the crowds all applauded and clapped their hooves, to which Spike pointed his cane at a band, below the stage. "Hello Equestria! Hello, so good to be back. Hey, how's it hanging? Anyway, I would like to pay tribute to the Grease with my own song cover of 'We Go Together!' Maestro! Music please!"

With a wave of his baton, the conductor begins the music.


We Go Together


While Spike works with the crowd, Big Mac was able to sneak backstage, where he meets up with Discord.

"Too close for comfort huh?" Discord asked the red stallion.

"Eeyup."

"Hey! Has anyone seen Carmelita?" The stage manager asked, to which the two boys and some of the other performers answered with a shake of their head. "It is time for her to go on, and we can't find her!" With that, the stage manager was on his way, searching for the missing actress.

"Gee that's too bad," Discord pondered. "If she can't go on, then Rara won't go on."

"Eenope."

"And if Rara don't go on, then the bad guys would surely capture her, unnoticed."

"Eeyup."

"That's too bad, ain't it?" Discord asked, to which Big Mac agreed. "Well, if ya can't get the original, then ya gotta use a substitute," The draconequus said, smiling deviously at the red stallion.

“Ee...” Big Mac’s eyes widened in realization, as a dreadful look quickly formed on the stallion's face. “Oh no!”

“Eeyup.” Discord nodded.

“Nope!”

"Eeyup!"

With that, Discord chases after Big Mac.

Back with Spike, the little dragon had just finished his act, and was taking a bow, unaware of Princess Porcina's raptorians sneaking behind the stage props, ready to pounce on him. But before the raptorians can pounce, a loud upbeat song rang in the air, and Big Mac, much to his humiliation, stood before the crowd, don up in his Orchard Blossom persona again, wearing a frilly dress, and a fruit hat.

"Big Mac?!" Spike exclaimed, while tittering just a little.

"Not one word of this," Big Mac grumbled to the little dragon, as he went on to perform before the audience, while Spike was being given a sombrero and a pair of maracas, and he dances together with his red stallion friend in mares clothings.

Appelajck, from inside her glass dome prison, could hardly believe what she was seeing, "Ya got to be kiddin' me," She laughed, together with her friends at the sight of Big Mac in a dress.


Mama yo quiero - Jerry Lewis



Big Mac was just dancing to the upbeat music, while moving his mouth in-sync with the songs provided by a record player, courtesy of Discord, when suddenly the record got stuck and it looped for awhile, causing Big Mac to sound like he's singing, "Ma yo quie-ma yo quie-ma yo quie-" Until at last, Discord got it fixed.

As Big Mac continues with his performance, the raptorians were closing in on both dragon and stallion. However, Spike spotted them quickly before they had the chance to grab him. With a swing of his shakers, Spike bonked one of the bird-dogs on the nose, before he ran in front of Big Mac and took him by the hooves.

"Bad guys!" Spike whispered, which the stallion noticed to see the bird-dogs hiding behind the stage props on set.

"Well, let's dance!" With a twirl, Big Mac stood up on his hind legs, while holding his front legs out to carry Spike, with the impression that the boys are dancing and waltzing together. The raptorians were holding their claws out to grab the boys, but Big Mac and Spike quickly retaliated with a firm stomp, smack, and bite to fend them off.

Meanwhile, from beneath the trap door, Princess Porcina was slowly emerging when Big Mac stepped on the trap door, thus forcing her back down, beneath the stage.

Meanwhile, from backstage, Discord was keeping the record player playing, when he noticed some more pig and a few pony thugs were sneaking backstage, with the clear intent of kidnapping some more ponies, including Rara. Before they had the chance, however, Discord snapped on a police officer's uniform, while brandishing a pair of nun-chucks.

"Your outdated childish villainous methods is no much for my classic Karate Kid style!" Discord mocked, as he assumes the Flying Crane Kick stance. "Boo-yah!"

Back with Spike and Big Mac, the two were coming to the end of their dance and they ended it together with a loud, "HEY MA!!" And stomped on the trapdoor, hitting Princess Porcina on the snout.

The crowd all went wild, together with the princesses, while the raptorians were down for the count, having been beaten up one time too many by Big Mac.

With that done, Big Mac and Spike took their leave off the stage, just as Discord appeared on stage with a microphone, "And now, without further ado! Ladies and gentle stallions! It's time for the mane event!" He announced. "Please welcome the star of the show, Countess 'Rara' Coloratura!"

With that, the audience all applauded as they welcomed the pop star.

"Hello, every pony!" Rare called out, earning a cheer from all the ponies, and the boys, in the crowd. "I'm so glad all of you could make it to tonight's biggest performance. My heart goes out to all the missing ponies who couldn't make it to tonight's festivity. Including my dear friend, AJ, who I wished was here with us, right now," The pop star dipped her head in sadness, before she directed everybody's attentions to the Three Dudes from behind the curtains. "But thank Celestia that Equestria is under the watchful and ever so vigilant eyes of its new heroes, the Three Dudes, whom they have my fullest support and faith."

"Huh, I never thought of Rara as a fan," Discord stroke his goatee.

"Duh, she's AJ's friend!" Spike replied. "She's counting on us!"

"Eeyup!"

"And so, I would like to show every heroes Equestria my undying faith and devotion to all of them, with this special song for heroes of the past, the present, and everywhere," With that, a band started up, playing an upbeat song, starting Rara up as she sings in sync with the rhythm of the music.


Bonnie Taylor – I Need A Hero


Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn
And I dream of what I need


As Rara continues with her song, Spike, Discord, and Big Mac looked up to see more thugs were up on the catwalk above, no doubt attempting to make off with Rara.

"Well, like heroes we are, to action!" Discord shouted, as the boys quickly went to work, stopping the thugs before they could try and kidnap Rara.


I need a hero


A blast of fireworks erupted in the air, as Rara continues with her performance, with several of her backups, unaware of how she was in the great peril, had it not been for the meddling of the Three Dudes.


 I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life!
Larger than life


Several pig thugs were on the railing, with a net at the ready, and bungee ropes tied around their waists. But before they could get the jump on Rara, a blast of green fire startled them, and they looked up to see it was none other than the Three Dudes.

"Eenope!" Big Mac shook his head, as he stares the pig thugs down, with the pigs returning his glare.

"Oink! Can't you boys just leave us alone?" One of the pig thugs snorted. "We got a job to do."

"You're kidnapping innocent ponies all over Equestria, and you've taken our friends!" Spike snarled. "If you pigs think we're just gonna let you and your princess get away with that, then you've got another thing coming."

"Eeyup."

"Now you dirty swines give me back Fluttershy, or there's gonna be trouble," Discord said, snapping on a cowboy attire, and holding out a pair of pistols.

"Oink. Princess Porcina will reward us handsomely when we bring your hides to her!" With that, the pig thugs all threw their nets at the Three Dudes, but Discord quickly stuck his tongue out to spin the net clockwise, then counter-clockwise, repelling the net. "What?! How did he-?" Before the pigs knew it, they were ensnared by the net.

"Whoa, Discord what was that?" Spike asked.

"The clean toilet bowl technique," Discord answered, before he was met with the looks of disgusts from Spike and Big Mac. "What? They did it in the American Dragon!" Before Discord could continue the conversation, the boys looked up to see they were surrounded by a swarm of Myrmidons and pig thugs.

Spike looked up to see one of the Myrmidons gave the dudes a quick wink, before its antenna vibrated in communication with its comrades. With that, the Myrmidons all thrashed and swung their weapons at the pig thugs, while making it looked as if they were trying to get the dudes, who pretended they were dodging their attacks.

"Missed me!" Spike taunted, ducking his head as a Myrmidon swung its mace and hits a pig in the face, before it proceeded to bash the pig with a club and a shield. "Missed me, missed me, missed me!"

Meanwhile, from below, Rara kept the show going on.


Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet



Back in the battle, the sheer weight of the Dudes, together with their newly allied Myrmidons, and adversary Pig Thugs, was so great that the catwalk gave way and they all fell down to the stage, just as another firework erupted to signal the next verse of Rara's song.

Princess Porcina was just about to emerge from the trap door, from before, when a falling debris landed on her, trapping her beneath the stage, again.


I need a hero 


Luckily, Rara and her backups weren't hurt. But they were just as surprised as the audience at the sudden change of development. Not to mention the alarming appearance of the pig thugs and the Myrmidons.

"I say," Fancy Pants muttered. "Is this part of the show?"

Back in their box, the two random ponies from before all voiced their surprise, "Well, they certainly brought the house down," One of them commented.

"You mean literally," The other one replied, resulting in another outburst of laugh.

"DOH-HO-Ho-ho-ho-ho!"

Getting up from the wreckage, dusting themselves off, Spike, Discord, and Big Mac all got into fighting stances, ready to take their adversaries head on, "Okay punks!" Discord muttered. "Let's dance!" Once again, the boys all charged towards the pigs and they fought to protect Rara.

"Oh, this is part of the show!" Princess Luna commented, before she applauded in her Royal Canterlot Voice. "BRILLIANTLY EXECUTED!!"

After getting over her shocks, Rara resumes her song, with her backup dancers doing the best they can to continue their dance routine, with the additional difficulty of evading the crossfires between the dudes and monsters.



I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight


Spike was running around with a pig thug hot on his tail, when Discord hurled a mop at the pig, like it was a javelin spear. Discord, still in his cowboy costume, pulled the triggers on his pistols and a pair of boxing gloves came flying out, hitting the pig thugs square in the faces. Big Mac thrashed his legs out in a a strong kick as he bucked a pig thug in the face, before he turns to another and proceeded to throw his hooves out in a series of rapid punches.


I need a hero 
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life


"FREEDOM!" Princess Porcina snorted loudly, emerging from the trapdoor, only to be forced back down again, by Big Mac.


I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night


As Spike, Discord, and Big Mac, "dance" on stage with the "actors", Rara took the chance to announce,"It's Spike! Discord! And Big Mac!"

The boys looked up to see the ponies cheering for them. In response, the boys all smiled and waved, before they resumed the fight.

"My heroes!" Rara said, while holding her hooves to her heart.


Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear there is someone, somewhere
Watching me
Through the wind, and the chill, and the rain
And the storm, and the flood
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood


Princess Porcina tried again to escape from the trapdoor, but was forced back down under the stage again.


I need a hero 
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero 
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero 
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night



End of Song


With another loud burst of fireworks for the finale, Rara, the dudes, and the backups all posed before in the audience who all stood up from their seats to shower them with their applause and cheers. But none were more louder than Princess Celestia and Princess Luna themselves. From their glass prisons, the captured ponies, including Sapphire Shores, all applauded for Rara's performance, with Twilight and friends praising the Three Dudes for protecting the pop star.

Furious, and pushed to her limits, Porcina squealed in fury, "Oh of all the imbecilic...." Grabbing what's left of her magic cloak, she snorted. "FINE! I'll handle those boys myself! Kazim-kazam-kazoom!" With that, the evil pig princess herself appeared on stage in a puff of smokes, standing before the dudes, and before an aghast audience, "You meddling boys have foiled my plans for the last time!" She snorted.

"Princess Porcina," Spike, Discord, and Big Mac scowled. "We meet at last."

"Yes, we finally meet," Princess Porcina snorted. "You boys have meddled with my plans for far too long, and it's going to end tonight!"