Out in Canterlot things were still looking bad. All around, Applejack was acting like the evil business president making demands and claims about her apple products, Rainbow was still Sonic Rainbooming all around causing property damage, and Fluttershy and her animal friends from the Canterlot zoo were running amok.

Spike, Bonbon, and her Spy group had arrived in the town square and saw what was going on, “This is terrible.” Bonbon gasped.

“How're we going to get to the Springs while dealing with all of them?” Lemon asked.

“I'll try and hold them off as long as I can.” Luna offered.

“Hold us off?” Sunset asked, as she appeared.

“Sunset.” Spike gasped.

“Don't think I haven't forgotten about you, Spike. You owe me a fight.”

Spike hated the idea of having to fight Sunset, only for Sunny Flare to step up, “You want Spike? You've got to go through me.”

“Fine by me.” Sunset smirked, as she fought Sunny.

The two girls fought matching blow for blow, while dodging the others hits, “Impressive,” Sunset admitted, “A mere unicorn's been able to match my skill.”

“Good thing, I'm no mere unicorn.” Sunny responded, before blasting Sunset with her magic making her crash into a cart full of apples.

“Sunset!” Applejack shouted, “You're gonna pay for those!”

“Butt out, A.J!” Sunset pushed Applejack aside and attacked Sunny Flare some more.

“We have to go.” Sugarcoat ordered, as they tried to escape, only for Pinkie to appear via a rolling red carpet.

“Ta-dah!” she cackled.

“Oh, jeez.” Spike dreaded.

“Hello, every pony! Have ya heard the latest in the weather forecast? Cold shower!” she threw a water balloon over at Spike who ducked.

The water balloon ended up hitting some poor unfortunate pony. Though the pony didn't stay poor and unfortunate for long. Because when he looked up he had the same red eyes as the girls and gave an evil grin. He began running around breaking several stands, an doing all sorts of damage to public property.

“What happened?” Indigo asked.

Luna looked, “That water balloon must've had the same tainted water that changed Pinkie and the others.”

“And she's got more!” Sour called, as Pinkie started rapidly pelting ponies with more water balloons.

“How'd she get so much of that water to fill all those balloons?” Lemon asked.

“In my experience, never question Pinkie.” Spike replied.

“If we can get some of those balloons to Zecora and Starlight, maybe they can make a cure.” Sugarcoat deduced.

“I'll run interference,” Sour offered, as she stepped in, and announced to Pinkie, “Hey, I've seen grandpas whip up better jokes than you!”

Pinkie frowned, “Oh, great. A critic.” Pinkie used her mastery over water to strike at Sour who jumped around, and continued to ridicule her.

“The reason you try so hard to get a laugh out of everyone here is because you're afraid of losing your reputation to someone else.”

“Quiet!”

Sour dodged another water balloon, “I mean water balloons? That's so grade school. Where's the A-game? Make a face, drop your pants, do something!”

“Stay still!” Pinkie ordered.

“You make me laugh, only because I think you're kinda pathetic.” Sour said, as she began to lightly cackle like Pinkie did, which started to infuriate her.

“STOP THAT!”

Sour kept dodging and ducking all around several buildings and carts while still cackling, “So you wake up feeling evil and decided to make yourself look like a clown. You were always a clown. Now you're only making it more noticeable on the outside!” she cackled.

“Don't you dare laugh at me!” Pinkie grabbed two more water balloons.

Sour kept cackling, “Why? I thought you wanted to make others laugh.”

“Not like that!” Pinkie manipulated the tainted water in the balloons before shooting them at Sour Sweet.

“Sour, look out!” Bonbon called.

Sour didn't have enough time to duck away, but saw Spike take the blow for her, “Spike!”

Spike shook the water off, “Don't worry. My dragon hide is immune to it.” Sour started to blush at Spike's bravery.

“We'll see how immune you are!” Pinkie called, as she jumped at Spike and the two fought.

Bonbon seeing Pinkie left her water balloons unattended made her move. She saw there were several more water balloons in a bucket, but was shocked her was seeing a whole water dispenser filled with water.

“This should be more than enough.” Bonbon said, as she picked up the bucket and dispenser.

“Hey! Hands off!” Pinkie shouted as she dropped in.

“Uh-oh.” Bonbon gasped.

Before Pinkie could douse her with tainted water, Spike once again stepped in taking the blow, “This keeps up I won't have to take a bath today.” he told them.

Pinkie giggled, “That's so true.” she was blasted by Spike using magic.

“Sometimes Pinkie's own naivete can be useful.” Spike told Bonbon.

“You need to get this to Zecora and Starlight.”

“What about you?” Spike asked.

“Don't worry, we all got this.” Bonbon motioned to Sunny and Sugarcoat fighting Sunset Shimmer, and Applejack joined in the fight, only to be held back by Sour and Lemon Zest, while Luna and Indigo were busy keeping all the civilians Pinkie evilized contained.

“Be back in a bit.” Spike used his teleportation.

Spike reappeared in the throne room with the bucket and dispenser. Celestia, Fleur, Starlight, and Zecora took notice of him, "Spike!" Celestia gasped.

“I got the water.”

Zecora sighed in relief, “Then we must hurry.”

Zecora and Starlight started getting to work making a cure using the water, as Spike looked out the window seeing explosions in the town square. He sighed, as Celestia laid a hand on his shoulder for comfort.

“It'll be all right, Spike.” she assured him.

“I hope so. Seeing my girls all evil is just too much to stomach.” Spike said feeling dismal.

“I know. This is troubling to watch myself.” Celestia said, as they looked out the window.

Starlight called over, “We're just about finished.”

Spike and Celestia went over to the cauldron that contained the water, “Only one last ingredient, and all will be done. Add the scales of a dragon so young.” Zecora plucked some of Spike's scales and dropped them into the cauldron, and the water glowed.

“Is that it?” Fleur asked.

“Yes. It's all ready.” Zecora confirmed.

“So what do we do?” Spike asked.

“Just douse the girls with the water and they shall return to normal.” Zecora instructed.

“Ok. Starlight, you come with me.” Spike instructed, and Starlight nodded. Both of them took the new big jug of purifying water and teleported back into town.

When they returned, they saw Pinkie up again still evilizing ponies with more water balloons of the evil water, Applejack and Sunset still fighting Bonbon, Luna, and the Spies, while the two were also fighting each other.

“We need to take Pinkie out first.” Spike instructed, as he concentrated his own water manipulation and aimed it steady and launched it right for her.

Pinkie sharply spun around and used her own water manipulating magic to stop it and tried redirecting it back to Spike. The two were in a stalemate in trying to send the water at each other.

“I don't know how long I can keep this up.” Spike groaned, as he struggled.

“Hope you're ready for another cold shower!” Pinkie cackled, only for a banana peel to fall out of her jacket and she suddenly stepped on it and slipped onto her back. This caused her to send the water up above her. Pinkie looked and screamed as it rained down on her. The water began washing her makeup off getting rid of her clown face.

Spike and Starlight rushed over, “Pinkie!” he cried, as he lifted her head up, “Pinkie are you ok?”

Pinkie looked up and answered while smiling, “Kiss me, and I'll say yes.”

Spike smiled in amusement, “You're back.”

“Oh, what happened?” she asked.

“The water we swam in was tainted and turned you and the girls evil.” Spike explained.

“It was horrible,” Pinkie admitted, “It's like I wasn't in control, and not in the good way. Every thought that crossed my mind became action. There was no filter. So horrible.”

“Believe me, I know.” Spike answered.

“And the others are like this too?” Pinkie asked.

“See for yourself.” Starlight showed her, as Applejack and Sunset were still fighting each other with their combustion and wood attacks, while also attacking Luna, Bonbon, and the spies.

“That is bad.” Pinkie admitted.

“But we have a cure to help them,” Spike noted, and began pondering before an idea came to mind, “And I know just what to do.”

As Luna and her friends fought, Applejack dodged their attacks, and Sunset's, “I don't have time for this! Every second that passes I lose more profit!”

“Forget profit, and just lose!” Sunset ordered, as she and Applejack wrestled. Sunset was tough, with with Applejack using her enhanced strength was starting to overpower the martial artist.

“When I win, you're gonna be paying for all the damage ya done to my produce.”

“Hey, A.J!” Spike called, grabbing her attention, “I just want you to know I'm off apples for life!”

“Say what?!” Applejack asked in outrage.

“Oh yeah. In fact. I'm switching to strawberries.” Spike held up a strawberry and ate it.

Applejack's eyes widened before snorting with her face turning red, “Blasphemy!” she got off Sunset and ran for Spike who ducked around a building.

When Applejack reached the corner, she got a face filled with a water balloon courtesy of Pinkie Pie, “And my new trick purified water balloon.” she grinned.

Applejack groaned, as Spike went over to her, “You ok, Applejack?”

“Oh! It feels like I had too much cider,” she groaned, “I remember taking care of the apples became all that mattered to me. I cared only about them and not my friends.”

“The water not only made you evil but obsessed with what you're into the most.” Starlight said.

“Like I became too obsessed with my comedy routine I made it bad.” Pinkie pouted.

“Wait,” Spike stopped, “We may be able to use this to our advantage.”

“Huh?” Applejack and Pinkie wondered.

Sunset was taking on Bonbon and the spies one after another, “Come on, girls. This is what we were trained for.” Sour ordered, as the five continued to fight Sunset no matter how good she was.

“I could go on like this for days.” Sunset boasted.

“That ya could, Sunset,” Spike said, as he walked over holding a bottle of water, “Here. You need to stay hydrated.”

“Oh, thanks,” Sunset said, as she drank the water before her eyes became their normal color again, “Huh? What just happened?”

“Too much to tell ya.” Applejack answered.

“Long story short, we bathed in evil water and became villains.” Pinkie added.

“All of us?” Sunset asked.

“Except me.” Spike answered.

“But luckily we have a cure.” Luna motioned to the water.

“We just have to get the others doused before they do anymore damage.” Sugarcoat said.

“How were you able to get to Sunset and Applejack?” Sour asked Spike.

“By playing off their weaknesses in their evil state.” Spike smirked.

“Weakness?” Applejack asked.

Spike nodded, “Pinkie's own comedy routine ended up allowing me to get her soaked in the water. I got you close enough to get doused by pretending I was giving up apples for strawberries.”

Applejack sighed in sweet relief, “Oh, thank goodness you were just pretending with that.”

“And while Sunset was too busy wanting to be the best fighter, I tricked her into drinking the purified water to stay hydrated for another round.”

“Clever.” Sunset admitted.

Suddenly another rainboom went off in the sky, as Sunny Flare spoke, “Might I suggest we do something about Rainbow Dash, before her sonic rainbooms cause more damage?”

“Right,” Spike agreed, “And I know just how to lure her over.”

Over by a tree, the group had set up a target mark hanging by a rope, “Ok it's all set up.” Indigo spoke from above the tree.

“Then let's bait her out.” Spike instructed, as the spies started calling out loud.

“I hear Rainbow Dash is supposed to be the fastest flyer around!” Sunny called.

“What? That's a load of baloney!” Lemon called.

“If she were the best flyer, she'd be able to hit this simple moving target.” Sour called out.

“But let's face it, you'd have to be faster than a Wonderbolt to his this target!” Sugarcoat called, hoping it would be the final push to drawing Rainbow out.

Suddenly they saw buildings rocket and flying right for them was Rainbow, “Wonderbolt? Please! I'm ten times better than any Wonderbolt! I am the fastest flyer that ever lived!” she nailed the target which caused a bucket of purifying water to douse her and she crashed onto the ground.

“Got her!” Indigo called.

Rainbow looked up, “Ew, I'm soaked! And why did I feel the need to constantly show off?”

“We became evil from the water we swam in.” Applejack answered.

“And we could really use your help in getting the rest of the girls back to normal. You in?” Sunset asked.

“You know I am.” Rainbow smirked.

“Good thing too, because we got incoming intruders!” Bonbon pointed ahead.

They saw Fluttershy leading so many animals in tow in their direction, “Fluttershy's on an animal warpath.” Spike feared.

“And we're on her route!” Pinkie cried, as they prepared themselves.

Author's Note

Spike and his comrades managed to purify Pinkie, Applejack, Sunset, and Rainbow. Can they change Rarity, Fluttershy, and Twilight back in time before they really do some damage?