Canterlot City was in a panic. Not only had a red sphere of energy trapped the citizens inside the city, but now a giant made of wood, ice and rock had appeared.

It stomped around the city, terrifying everyone as they tried to get as far away from it as possible. But two individuals refused to run away, these Kamen Riders remaining where they were as the Elemental attempted to crush them.

Shifter and E-Quest found themselves in a tricky situation, as the Elemental was staring down at them. Their bikes had been damaged by a ground punch it had performed, forcing the pair to pick themselves up and fight without their best means of transport. All the while, Hydia watched from the giant shoulder and laughed at their plight.

"Kamen Riders with nothing to Ride. How entertaining. Tell me, heroes. What will you do now without your precious bikes?"

"We don't need our rides to beat you," E-Quest stated. He then started running forward, stomping the ice covered ground as he charged. Whilst he did, Shifter raised his Shift Striker and placed his Piece core into it. This changed it into its gun mode, allowing him to fire high power projectiles at the Elemental's chest.

They flew up and slammed into the giant, the impacts knocking it backwards and allowing E-Quest to reach its leg.

He leapt forward and swung his leg around, smashing the armored limb through the Elemental's leg. The impact caused a large chunk of rock and wood, to explode off the giant's leg and forced it to stagger backwards. E-Quest then summoned his Gaia Slammer and leapt at the other leg, but the wood around this leg suddenly grew a bunch of wood spikes that shot towards him.

E-Quest was forced to dodge these spikes, which pushed him backwards as he swung his hammer around to shatter the spikes.

Shifter ran towards the damaged leg and started firing at it, hoping to destroy the rest of its leg and cause its foot to fall off. But the Elemental looked down at him and raised its hand, as its fingers started firing its own projectiles down towards him. "WOW!" Shifter leapt back, as the wooden spikes pierced the ground.

This gave the giant time to repair its damaged foot and allow it to step away from the Riders. And as it did, Hydia laughed.

"Pathetic. You can't hope to destroy my creation. So long as I have your friends magic feeding it, it'll constantly regenerate any damage you try and do to it."

The Riders both frowned, realising she was right. "Shining," Shifter sighed, "you need to get the girls out of there." The Elemental fired a blast of ice from its mouth, which the Riders barely managed to avoid. They couldn't do this forever. Eventually, they would slip up or exhaust themselves. If that happened, the Elemental would crush them like bugs.

In another part of the city, Morphic and Dragus were racing through the town.

They were following the magic stream, which connected the Elemental to the girls that were acting as its battery. If they didn't save the girls soon, something aweful might happen. So they were trying to get there as quick as possible, the pair eventually turning into an area of the city that was full of warehouses.

As they flew past the other large buildings, they spotted the one the light was coming out of. And they soon found another light appearing around the warehouse. A light that spawned a bunch of Raptorians.

"Oh, come on!" Morphic cried. "How many of these things do they have?" The pair pulled their bikes to a stop and got off their rides, as the bird wolf hybrids let out several squawks before charging.

Dragus summoned his lance, whilst Morphic's Blitz Blaster appeared. The pair then charged forward, Morphic launching a barrage of lasers towards the horde and gunning them down. This allowed Dragus to cut several more down and kick a few away, the two Riders fighting through the crowd with everything they had.

Inside the warehouse, the Rainbooms were still being drained of their magic. And with the rune keeping them from actually using the magic, all they could do was stand there getting the energy sucked out of them.

Reeka and Draggle laughed, as they heard the fighting going on outside. "Those Riders will finally meet their match," Reeka stated. "No matter how hard they fight, they can't possibly defeat us."

The girls heard this and all began to worry, fearing the Riders might be in over their heads. With how powerful the Infinigem was making these witches, defeating them seemed almost impossible. And with each passing second they where there, more and more of their power would be drained away.

"Shifter," Twilight whispered, "Burst. Please...help us."

Back with the Elemental, the giant raised his fist before slamming it down into the ground.

The shockwave that followed was incredible, as the Riders barely managed to keep themselves from getting knocked down. And moments later, giant wood and ice spikes shot out of the ground. "Look out!" E-Quest yelled, as he barely managed to jump so he was between two spikes before they stabbed him.

"FLIGHT!" Flash slotted the Mimicore into his Shift Striker and it transformed, as he leapt up right before the spikes flew out of the ground. As he did, the device unleashed a blast of wind that propelled him upwards away from the spikes.

The Elemental saw this and pulled its fist out of the ground, the spikes retracting as well, before taking a deep breath in and unleashing a blast of frozen wind.

This shot towards Shifter and he barely managed to avoid getting frozen solid, the Rider flying to the side only to find a fist soaring towards him. "Uh oh!" He tried to fly straight up, but got struck by the fist and sent sailing backwards.

"Shifter!" E-Quest cried, as the Elemental pulled its foot back. The Rider then looked around and saw it coming, swinging towards him at high speed. "WOW!" He tried to leap back, but even is super strong legs couldn't push him away fast enough.

The foot smashed into him and he let out a cry of pain, as he was thrown backwards and crashed into the ground several times before sliding to a stop. Shifter had landed on the ground next close to him, the two feeling a lot of pain as Hydia laughed.

"Oh, this is too much. I knew I would enjoy this, but this is even better than I thought." She watched, as the Riders began to pick themselves up. "You two really are suckers for punishment." She hummed before chuckling. "I think those girls deserve a front row seat to your destruction."

Back at the warehouse, the Rainbooms and witches were listening to the battle outside.

Morphic and Dragus continued to fight their way through the Raptorian horde, as they tried to get to the warehouse. And as the explosions and squawks filled the air, a light suddenly appeared in front of each girl. "What?" Sunset asked, as the light morphed into round portals that showed the exact same thing.

"Shifter!" Rainbow cried, seeing him and Burst picking themselves up. "What's this?"

Reeka and Draggle laughed. "Looks like our mother decided to give you girls a little show." They watched, as the Elemental unleashed another blast of ice towards them. "Enjoy watching your power destroy your friends."

The girls could do nothing but watch in horror, as the Riders were once again forced to avoid another blast of ice. But this time, Hydia got into the action and used her staff to unleash chords of lightning.

These chords wrapped around the Riders and lifted them into the air, shocking them as it did so. "No!" Pinkie cried, as Fluttershy tried to look away with tears in her eyes. The Riders let out screams of pain, which broke the girl's hearts.

"RAAAAAAAAAAH!" Shifter screamed, his entire body feeling like it was on fire. E-Quest also seemed to be in as much pain, as Hydia finally threw them upwards and released the pair.

But as they flew up, the Elemental swung its arm around the backhanded the two. Both screamed out, feeling their bones getting rattled as they were thrown two streets over and crashed into the roof of another building. Both just laid there, knowing that they'd probably be dead if they weren't suited up.

Hydia laughed at the pair, as the Elemental began to smash his way through some building to get to them.

The Riders began to pick themselves up, as they realised they needed another game plan. "Time to power up," E-Quest took out a golden crest. "Flash. You got anything that can give you a little extra umph?"

"Yeah," Shifter nodded as he took his Hyper Strike Core out. "It's supposed to be a last resort kind of thing. But nothing screams last resort more than this." Burst nodded as they stood up, the Elemental heading towards them. As it did, the pair activated the devices simultaneously.

"HYPER STRIKE!"

"ALICORN!!!!!"

They placed them into their Drivers, as the Elemental tried to smash its fist down onto them. "Shape Shift!" Flash slammed the Driver close, whilst E-Quest did the same and opened his crest. Doing so created a shield of golden light, which flew up and blocked the fist.

"MIMIC! LIGHTNING BUG!" Shifter's armor started melting, as the energy of his Hyper Core flowed into it and supercharged the slime. And as it began to reshape, the Elemental was knocked back and the shield flew down onto E-Quest.

A golden energy construct also appeared above him, taking the form of a horse with wings and a horn. And as the shield flew over his form, his suit bulked out and changed from white to gold. The energy horse then exploded into multiple different energy streams, which flew down and slammed into him.

Soon enough, E-Quest was decked out in a combo of all three of his different armors. His legs had the bulky armor of his Earth Pony form, whilst his chest had the armor of his Pegasus form with a pair of wings on the back. His right arm had the horned horse head, whilst his golden helmet had a horn and the wings on the side of it. There was also something that resembled a crown, fused to the helmet.

His wings expanded, whilst Flash's super form completed its transformation and the pair stood side by side radiating power.

"Ultimate light, strikes to eradicate the shadows!"

"Theharmonicpowerofthreetribesinone,unifiedthroughthegreatpoweroffriendship.ALICORNPOWER!!!"

The two Riders stared up at the Elemental, whilst Hydia looked surprised by the sudden surge of power coming off of them. And as the Elemental tried to slam its hand down on them, E-Quest spread his wings and took off whilst Shifter leapt up into the air.

E-Quest flew up towards Hydia and shot at her with his unicorn arm, the witch creating a barrier of light that blocked the attack. But this distracted her, as Shifter landed on the Elemental's arm and shot up it whilst a trail of orange lightning flew behind him.

He managed to get up to its shoulder, where Hydia was waiting, whilst slotting his Strike Core into his Shift Striker.

E-Quest had flown behind the Elemental, the witch following him as he did whilst shooting fireballs. This meant she didn't notice Shifter was approaching until he was right behind her, the witch spinning around and trying to put up a shield. But before she could, Shifter thrust his sword forward and stabbed into her several times.

"Augh!" She screamed, as she was knocked off the giant's shoulder and fell towards one of the buildings.

The Infinigem went with her and at the last moment, she managed to make a barrier between her and the building. When she hit it, the light stretched and she flew down towards the building like she was falling into a giant trampoline. The light vanished before it bounced back, but she slowed down enough to not get hurt.

As she fell, E-Quest flew up to the Elemental's head whilst his horn began to glow multiple colours.

"Come forth!" He swung his arm around, the horn's light flying off and forming a bunch of different elemental arrows. "Magical Onslaught!" The arrows shot towards the Elemental, as it spun around to face him.

The fire arrows slammed into is face, exploding, whilst the lightning arrows blew apart some of its bark skin. The ice and rock arrows pieces right through it, creating large holes in its chest, whilst the wood arrows stabbed into it and started growing vines that wrapped around the Elemental.

Shifter's lightning wings sparked, the energy flying off and forming larger wings that allowed him slight flight.

With these wings, he glided around whilst stabbing the Elemental in several spots. He blew apart areas of bark, allowing the vines to sink into the wood and dig into the soil like roots. At one point, Shifter leapt off the Elemental and flew towards E-Quest, who used his horn to create a barrier like the one Hydia had made.

Shifter slammed into this barrier and it stretched out, eventually bouncing back and sending him flying towards the Elemental.

Shifter generated as much energy as he could and channelled it all into his Shift Striker, causing the rod-like blade to spark. And when he reached the giant's chest, he thrust his blade forward and the energy exploded into the Elemental's chest. The force of the impact caused a large section of the Elemental to explode, knocking the giant staggering back.

Shifter once again flew backwards, E-Quest creating a harder barrier for him to land on as they watched the Elemental barely keep from falling over.

Once it regained its footing, Hydia stepped forward and unleashed a fireball towards her creation. The Riders watched that fireball slam into the vines surrounding the giant and igniting them, causing them to burn away whilst leaving the Elemental untouched.

"You gotta be kidding me," E-Quest groaned. As the vines disappeared, the Elemental's body began to repair itself. The holes slowly filled and the bark began to grow over them. Within moments, the golem was completely restored.

"This is gonna take a while," Shifter sighed.

"We just gotta hold it off until Dragus and Morphic can save the girls." E-Quest got ready for another fight. "Once they're free, the magic keeping this thing together will be gone." The Elemental let out a roar and tried to freeze them, both Riders leaping away from the ice attack. "I just hope they save them sooner rather than later."

Back at the warehouse, Morphic and Dragus continued to fight their way through the horde of Raptorians.

The numbers were starting to get low and neither pair appeared to be getting tired, yet. Morphic blasted two more and Dragus speared three in one strike. The creatures all squawked and exploded, allowing the pair to keep up the attack.

Inside, Reeka and Draggle could hear that the Riders were running out of opponents. "Should we summon more?" Draggle asked, but Reeka shook her head.

"Don't bother. With our increased power, those fools don't stand a chance. We'll take them down, here and now." Draggle smiled before Reeka turned to the girls. "We won't be long. Let us know if anything interesting happens with the other fight." With that, they headed out and arrived just as Morphic and Dragus destroyed the last of the Raptorians.

The two Riders saw them appear and knew the girls had to be inside. But Reeka magicked the doors closed, preventing them from entering. "You'll have to get past us, if you want to save those girls." Draggle laughed at her own words.

"Bring it!" Dragus growled, he and Morphic getting into a fighting stance before charging.

The witch sisters were quick to respond, Draggle teleporting over to Morphic and swinging her staff towards him. He blocked with his wrist armor and pushed the staff away, attempting to blast Draggle but the witch warped away. She then shot a fire at him, the blast sending him flying with a cry out pain.

Dragus reached Reeka and tried to stab her, but she avoided it like she had seen it coming. And she had.

Before Dragus could counter, Reeka suddenly multiplied herself several times before they all launched bolts of lightning towards him. Dragus tried to shield himself, but the attacks were coming from too many directions and he was quickly overwhelmed.

The Reeka army then ran forward, their staffs glowing as they approached. "Time to age you into dust!" One of then swung their staff at him, but Dragus was just able to dodge it.

"Wow!" He staggered back, but another charged and he had to spin out of the way. "Too close!" Yet another charged and swung their staff downwards, Dragus leaping back as the ground was struck and a small patch began to age. "Back off!" He landed and thrust his gauntlet forward, unleashing a green flamethrower that flew towards the army.

One of them raised her staff and created a shield, which blocked the flamethrower and kept them safe. And when Dragus' attack stopped, the others unleashed another lightning barrage that hit the ground and blasted Dragus flying.

"GYAH!" He was thrown backwards, hitting the ground hard next to Morphic.

The two Riders moaned, as they picked themselves up whilst the sister laughed. "How pathetic you both look right now." Reeka pointed her staff at them. "Don't you get it? You have no hope of defending against our power. The Infinigem is unstoppable."

Morphic growled, "every power has a flaw. Shifter and E-Quest will find it and when they do, you and your mother are gonna be sorry." The two stood up, as Dragus took something out.

"And once we've saved the girls, your Elemental is gonna be going bye bye." Morphic saw he was holding a new crest and nodded before taking out a Mimicore, the two activating them at the same time as they lit up.

"TRI-HORN!"

"DRAGONLORD!"

The two placed them inside their Drivers, as Reeka and Draggle crossed their staffs and unleashed a combined burst of lightning. "Mega Morph!" Morphic cried, as he slammed the draw shut whilst Dragus opened up the chest. As he did, the shield of light suddenly appeared in front of them both to block the lightning.

"MIMIC! TRICERATOPS!" Morphic's armor melted and began to reform, whilst the shield flew over Dragus. When it did, his armor vanished and his suit became bulkier and stronger looking.

The energy form of a dragon with a crown and golden claws appeared, which then exploded and flew into the Rider. His armor reformed, only this time it looked more regal. A crown-like attachment became part of the helmet, whilst his arms and boots acquired golden armoring. A purple cape also appeared out of his back and flowed down, as Dragus held his hand out before the remaining energy created a staff out of purple rocks with a red gem on the end.

Morphic's dinosaur transformation completed as well, the blasters on his arms extending as the two Riders stood side by side.

"The charging force of three horns, triple the destructive power."

"Thekingofdragons,hisroarforcingallwhohearittoobey.DRAGONLORDPOWER!"

The two Riders raised their weapons, Morphic and Dragus charging forward with Dragus' staff glowing. "Take this!" Multiple fireballs appeared around the staff before firing, Reeka and Draggle jumping back to avoid them. But this allowed Morphic to leap into the air and thrust both fists forward.

The lasers exploded out of gauntlet blasters, raining down upon the witches and causing them to stagger around until Draggle warped them both to a safe location.

As soon as they appeared, Reeka unleashed a blast of lightning towards them. But Dragus jumped in front of Morphic before his cape came to life, growing larger before wrapping around the Rider and shielding him from the blast.

Morphic then leapt over Dragus and when he landed, he slammed his fist into the ground. The three blasters on his wrist unleashed beams that flew into the ground, the light flying through it towards the witches.

Reeka, using her future sight, saw what was about to happen and leapt away. But she didn't have time to warn Draggle, which meant she took the full force of the explosion that followed. She screamed out, as she was blown into the air. As she did, Dragus' cape split and morphed into a pair of wings. These allowed him to fly up towards her before slamming his staff into her chest.

"AUGH!" The energy that exploded from the staff, exploded and sent her crashing towards the ground.

She slammed into it and the following explosion, caused her to cry out. "Draggle!" Reeka cried, but then felt a surge of magic besides her and saw her sister appear. She seemed a little singed, but she was alright. "Damn you!" She told the Riders, Dragus unleashing another blast whilst Morphic tried to get to the warehouse.

But Draggle teleported them in front of the building and Reeka thrust her staff forward, a laser flying out and slamming into the Triceratops Rider.

"Gyah!" He was blasted back, Dragus managing to catch him as the sisters prepared for another attack. The Riders knew this wasn't gonna be easy. But they would do whatever it took to defeat them and save the girls before it was too late.

Back with the other Riders, Shifter switched his Shift Striker into the Flight Form and was using it to counter the ice blasts the Elemental kept unleashing.

Whenever the giant breathed ice in their direction, Shifter unleashed a tornado that struck the ice blast and pushed against it. The two forces countered one another and created a bunch of snow, which began to rain down on them from above.

As this was happening, E-Quest flew around aiming his horn arm at either the Elemental or Hydia. He launched fireballs, lightning, beams of light and many other different attacks, hoping to overwhelm the two and give Shifter the opening he needed to strike a finishing blow.

But Hydia created a barrier that blocked the attack, whilst the Elemental took the attacks and simply allowed itself to heal up afterwards. Nothing E-Quest did seemed to have any lasting effect on either of them.

"Do it!" Hydia cried, as the Elemental suddenly reached up with its giant hand to try and grab E-Quest out of the air. The Alicorn Rider saw it coming and with a roar of effort, swung his leg around and smashed it into the giant's hand.

The impact was enough to blow apart and bark and soil, but the Elemental didn't seem phased. Instead, it swung its other hand around and grabbed him before he could repeat the attack. "Augh!" E-Quest found himself getting squeezed tightly, at the fingers wrapped around him. "Not good."

"No!" Shifter cried, as he summoned his energy wings and flew into the air once again. As he did, he changed the Mimicore in his Shifter Striker.

"BLADE!"

The sword formed and Shifter swung it around with all his might, the Hyper Core energy flowing into his sword as he struck the fingers. He cut through them and weakened their hold. But as soon as he did, his entire body suddenly froze. "AUGH!" The energy wings faded, as he began to fall towards the ground. And as he did, the Elemental swung its half regrown fist at him and punched him hard.

Hydia laughed, as she watched Shifter get sent flying towards the ground and crash into the still frozen road.

He crashed into it, breaking the ice apart as he ground along it and eventually stopped. He was clearly in a bad way and still unable to move, making him a sitting duck for the Elemental.

The giant took a step forward, only for its other hand to suddenly explode. "RAAAAAH!" E-Quest flew out of the destroyed hand and unleashed a massive wave of wind, which slammed into the two and knocked them both back. Hydia was thrown off the side of the roof, the witch creating a barrier between the two buildings that she slid along to the next roof.

As they did, E-Quest flew down towards Shifter and picked him up by the armpits.

"You okay?" He asked, as his fellow Rider moaned. Shifter could feel himself beginning to recover from his overuse of his Hyper Core energy. He had to be careful. He couldn't allow that to happen again.

E-Quest flew them both up to a rooftop and once they were there, the Elemental picked itself up.

The giant raised its fists and brought one down onto the top of the roof, E-Quest taking flight whilst Shifter leapt to another roof. The building was quickly smashed and as the Elemental followed Shifter, E-Quest flew up to its eyes and unleashed another barrage of fire that destroyed its eyes.

But no matter how much damage they did to the giant, it would just keep healing itself. So long as it had the girls to feed off of, there would be no stopping it.

"Raaaaah!" Morphic threw a punch at Draggle, firing his lasers as he did, but she teleported behind him.

He spun around and tried to kick her, but she warped away again. No matter how many times Morphic tried to hit her, she escaped and hit him with a laser whenever there was an opening. The Rider was thrown staggering, whilst Draggle prepared another attack.

Dragus swung his staff at Reeka, but the witch was able to see each and every attack that was thrown her way.

Dragus growled, as he leapt back and slammed his staff into the ground. The purple rock stuck to the ground, as the golden parts of his armor glowed before the light shot off of it and into the red gem.

From out of the gem, several golden dragons flew out and charged towards Reeka. They roared, trying to slash and bite at her. The number of attacks proved too much for her to counter all at once, causing her to receive several slashes and hits from dragons tails.

Dragus then pulled his staff out of the ground and charged forward, roaring as he moved as fast as he could.

As he got close to Reeka, the other dragons attacked and they appeared to give her no place to hide. But at the last moment, Reeka slammed her staff into the ground and vanished. This caused Dragus and his dragons to have no target and when they unleashed their attacks, they flew at one another and slammed into the one opposite.

"GYAH!" Dragus cried, as he was blown backwards and his dragons disappeared.

He hit the ground and rolled along it, Morphic also getting blasted back. The two lay on the ground, clutching their chests and other areas that had received damaged.

The witches laughed, seeing the pair in such a feeble state. But the Riders weren't down yet. "We're not giving up," Morphic groaned. "We're getting in that warehouse."

"Doubt it," Reeka stated. "Against our unlimited power of time and space, nothing can defeat us." She and Draggle crossed their staffs and unleashed a combined blast of energy, but Morphic and Draggle leapt forward. Both rolled along the ground, as it exploded behind them.

They then jumped back to their feet and ran as fast as they could. Both ready to take these two down once and for all.

Shifter let out a roar, as he leapt onto the roof that had Hydia on it and charged.

She put up a forcefield and Shifter slashed at it repetitively, aiming at the same spot hoping to weaken it with each strike. But Hydia's shield remained strong and when Shifter pulled his sword back, she unleashed a lightning bolt that slammed into him and threw him backward.

"AUGH!" He cried, the lightning coiling around him as he was lifted into the air.

The Elemental saw this and tried to punch Shifter across the city, but E-Quest fired a blast of lightning that disrupted Hydia's energy. He grabbed Shifter and lifted him up above the giant, then dropped him as Shifter held his sword up before slashing downwards.

The blade carved down the centre of the giant's head, chest, stomach and groin. When Shifter's blade left the monster, E-Quest caught him again.

When they flew back up, they saw the Elemental slowly repairing the damage done to it. They hoped to attack again before it could finish regenerating, but Hydia had other ideas. As they flew up, she thrust her staff forward and unleashed a burst of wind.

The tornado shot up and slammed into the pair, making them both cry out as they were sucked inside. E-Quest tried to regain control, but he could and the two were soon thrown out the side and slammed into the roof of another building. As this was going on, the Elemental completed its regeneration and was ready for a fight.

Both forced themselves back to their feet and once they were up, they charged in to battle once again. Shifter even changed his weapon back to its Pierce Mode, as he tried to attack Hydia.

The girls could do nothing but watch, as the city's heroes fought with everything they had. But no matter what Shifter and E-Quest tried, nothing seemed to work against her.

"Give it up!" They heard Hydia cry, as she unleashed a blast of lightning towards Shifter. The Rider cried out, as he was blasted back. At the same time, E-Quest unleashed a magic blast with little success. "Nothing you do will defeat me and my Elemental."

Sure enough, the giant backhanded the Rider before he could escape.

"GYAH!" E-Quest cried out, as he flew down and crashed into the roof besides Shifter. The pair groaned, as the Elemental stared down at them.

It then took a deep breath before unleashing a blast of ice, which flew down towards the Riders and prepared to freeze them solid. But E-Quest managed to recover in time and unleashed a blast of fire that stopped the ice blast, whilst Shifter lifted his Pierce Shift Striker and started firing his spines towards the monster. These slammed into its face and stabbed it in the eyes, making it roar in pain as it staggered back.

But as the Elemental smashed through a building, Hydia unleashed a rain of fireballs that came crashing down on the Riders.

They both cried out, as they were thrown back. "Just give it up. My power is infinite you can't win!" The Elemental's eyes slowly began to repair themselves, as the Riders lay on the roof.

The Rainbooms looked down, believing this was the end. There was no way the Riders could defeat such powerful opponents. Not when they had the Infinigem and their magic.

But Shifter's voice broke them out of this fear. "There's no way I'm giving up!" They looked back, as the Rider pushed himself up. "So long as I'm breathing, I won't give up. I don't care how powerful you are. How hopeless it seems. So long as I'm alive, I'll keep fighting."

E-Quest pushed himself up as well. "He's right. We won't let you get away with this. Abusing your powers to make others feel pain. No matter how much power you have, we'll find a way to beat you."

"Oh please," Hydia laughed. "Don't make me laugh." She slammed her staff into the ground and the Elemental threw a punch towards them. But Shifter quickly switched his Shift Striker to blade form and with all his strength, charging the blade with his Hyper Core Energy, he swung the blade around and sliced part of the monster's fist clean off.

E-Quest then unleashed a blast of fire, which struck the remains of the fist and blew it backwards.

The Elemental stomped backwards, as it started rebuilding its fist. Shifter and E-Quest turned back to Hydia, both ready to keep fighting. "You think you're unstoppable," E-Quest stated. "But the Infinigem's been beaten before."

"And we'll find a way to beat it as well," Shifter proclaimed. "No matter how impossible it seems. We won't stop trying until you and that thing are finished." The two charged again, Shifter slashing at Hydia with his sword whilst E-Quest flew into the air and sent several kicks in her direction.

Hydia did her best to block their attacks, unleashing blasts of fire and lightning as they did. But the Riders avoided these attacks and whilst they didn't seem to be dealing any damage to her, they were starting to make her feel overwhelmed.

The Elemental finished repairing its fist and attacked again, but the Riders leapt out from under its large hand.

Shifter landed on top of it and raced up the side of its arm, whilst E-Quest took to the sky and flew up towards its head. The giant saw them and as it pulled its arm up, it prepared another blast of ice. But E-Quest unleashed a burst of fire that flew into its open mouth.

The Elemental roared, clutching its throat as Shifter reached its shoulder and leapt towards its throat above the hands.

He swung his blade into the wooden skin and cut into the bark, slicing it open and causing mud and water to come spilling out. E-Quest flew down and caught them, as the Elemental staggered around and fell to its knees.

Shifter and E-Quest returned to the roof, as Hydia fired bolts of lightning at them. But Shifter raised his hand and fired his own orange bolt, which struck Hydia's attack and cancelled it out. E-Quest then dropped Shifter before unleashing a blast of blue energy.

It struck the roof and caused everything except the area under Shifter's feet to turn to ice.

The witch suddenly lost her footing and screamed, falling over with the Infinigem floating above her. Shifter then leapt at the gem with his sword ready. But seconds before his blade could strike the Infinigem, a forcefield appeared around it and blocked the sword.

"Augh!" Shifter jumped back, as Hydia used her staff to melt the ice so she could pick herself up. But the Riders weren't deterred and would keep fighting, as the Elemental's throat began to heal.

Inside the warehouse, the girls watched and couldn't believe how determined the Riders were.

"They're right," Sunset told them. The others, the ones who could, looked her way. "We can't just give up. We have to do something."

"What can we do?" Applejack asked. "Our powers have been blocked."

"We have to try," Sunset stated. "This is our magic. How many times are we gonna let others use it to cause problems? I don't care if something's blocking it. The Riders are right. If we keep trying, we'll find a way to get out of here. We just have to be strong and not give up."

"She's right," Rainbow nodded. "Come on. If we focus, maybe we can find a way out of here. It beats sitting around waiting for our magic to run out." They all agreed and closed their eyes, focusing on their geodes and the connection they all shared with one another.

Outside, Morphic and Dragus continued their fight against the sisters. Morphic kept sending blast punches their way, whilst Dragus swung his staff around and unleashed a burst of green fire.

Draggle teleported the pair away from the attacks and both appeared above the two, falling towards them as they swung their staffs downwards. The energy this unleashed slammed into both Riders and knocked them backwards, both crying out as they smashed into the ground.

The Rainbooms heard this and all kept their focus on breaking free. And slowly, their geodes began to glow. It was hard, but the girls kept forcing their energy outwards. And eventually, they felt the circle around them begin to warp a little. The magic it was pulling out of the girls, was beginning to slow in its flow.

The girls all groaned, feeling like something was trying to stretch them out. They kept up their focus and slowly, they felt their magic begin to reverse. They cried out, using all their strength and mental skill to pull the energy back into them. And it was working.

The magic circle's glow began to flicker on and off, as the magic feeding it was dying down. The girls began to glow as well, Applejack straining to rip the shackles off whilst Twilight was pulling on them with her magic.

Pinkie was making it so the sprinkles on the metal were beginning to glow, whilst Rainbow was beginning to vibrate. Rarity was creating a small diamond disk and Fluttershy and Sunset, having no real ability to escape, instead focused on the connection between them and the other girls.

They were letting their magic flow into Twilight and the others, giving them a much needed power boost. And with it, they all felt their strength surging. So much so, that the runes on the top of the posts were beginning to spark and smoke. And eventually, they all exploded as Applejack let out a roar. "RAAAAAH!" The metal finally broke and she was able to rip her arms out of the shackles.

Twilight was next, managing to undo the lock on her shackles and free herself.

Pinkie's sprinkle exploded, burning the shackles off of her, whilst Rarity was able to cut through the metal and Rainbow shook hers apart. Finally, Applejack and Twilight were able to free Sunset and Fluttershy, the seven girls freeing themselves from the rope holding them to the posts.

The magic circle flickered some more, then glowed before exploding into a million tiny specks of light.

The girls were suddenly overwhelmed by exhaustion, the seven all falling to the ground as they felt their magic returning to normal. This also caused the other magic circle to stop glowing, the energy stream growing weaker.

Outside, the Riders were still fighting the sisters with limited success.

Reeka multiplied herself again and her army unleashed a bunch of fireballs, Dragus creating a fire stream that blocked them. But this allowed Draggle to teleport behind them as her staff sparked, the witch swinging the end at the pair. But Morphic was able to see this coming and spun around, slamming a kick into her chest to knock her backwards.

She staggered back, as Morphic fired several lasers at her. But she was able to teleport away before they hit her.

She reappeared next to Reeka, as her sister's clones vanished. The pair were about to attack again, but then noticed the energy stream coming out of the warehouse was weakening. "What?" Reeka asked, the witch gasping as she turned to the Elemental.

Said giant threw another punch towards E-Quest, who dodged it before diving down and swinging his feet into its arm.

Doing so cut through a large chunk of its wood and mud, going all the way to the metal bone. And as he flew up, Shifter ran along the roof and inserted his Strike Core into his Shift Striker. The weapon changed into the pistol, which he rapidly fired at Hydia.

But the witch simply blocked it with her barrier, as the Elemental began to repair its arm. "Ha!" She laughed. "I could do this all day. But it's clear you two aren't going to last much longer. I know using those kinds of forms is quite taxing. You must be running on fums."

Shifter and E-Quest said nothing, but a look towards one another showed they really were getting tired. If this battle lasted much longer, they were gonna run out of juice.

"I knew it. And unlike you, I've barely used any of the power I have. The Infinigem multiplies my power, turning a drop of magic into a vast ocean. I can never get tired."

The pair frowned, but then Shifter saw something that made him smirk. "Maybe. But your little friend doesn't seem to have the same trick." Hydia raised an eyebrow, only to then look over and see the Elemental's energy stream was disappearing.

"What?" She gasped, seeing it transform into a thin strip before vanishing all together. "Impossible!" She swung her staff around and created a tear in the world, allowing her to see through it and spot the Rainbooms as they began to recover and escape from her warehouse. "THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!"

"Hahaa!" E-Quest laughed. "Let me guess. You don't have the girls to charge your monster anymore, do you?" The witch turned to glare at them, but then focused her attention on the Elemental. And to her horror, the light from the Rainbooms was beginning to die down. If it stopped, the Elemental would disintegrate.

"It's over!" Shifter cried, as he ran forward with his sword at the ready. He charged it with energy and slashed at the witch, but Hydia jumped back as the Infinigem glowed.

"It's not over!" She raised her staff and the gem floated above her, as a forcefield appeared around her. "If I don't have those girls to give me power, I'll just use my own until we capture them again." With that, she unleashed a stream of energy that flew up towards the Elemental.

It connected to it, almost at the exact same time the Rainboom's magic vanished.

Shifter and E-Quest saw it beginning to move and turn towards them, the pair getting ready to defend as it raised its hand to smash them again. But once again, they leapt up and avoided the hand. Shifter landed on its arm and ran up it, whilst E-Quest flew around.

The Alicorn Rider fired several blasts of energy from his horn, whilst Shifter slashed at the arm several times. The Elemental pulled its arm back and started swinging it around, trying to dislodge the Rider. But Shifter stabbed his sword into its arm, allowing him to stay held on.

The Elemental then raised its other arm and tried to swat him like a fly. But the Shifter leapt off the arm at the last moment, slicing his sword through its wooden skin as it did so. At the same time, E-Quest flew up towards its face. And before it could react, he unleashed a barrage of lightning bolts that flew into its face and exploded.

The monster roared, as its eyes and most of its face were destroyed.

Hydia flinched, as she tried to pump up its power and make it regenerate before the Riders could do any more damage. But as she did, Shifter flew down with his sword pointed at her. "Raaaaah!" He swung the blade at her, but the forcefield appeared around her and blocked the attack.

Shifter was knocked back, as E-Quest flew down and unleashed a barrage of fireballs that the shield also blocked. And slowly, the Elemental's face and arm regenerated.

Dragus and Morphic's own fight continued, despite the witches being shocked by the Rainboom's escape.

The witches tried to get back into the warehouse, so they could recapture the girls. But this time, it was the Riders who were playing defenders to the entrance. And since the shock of the escape had made Draggle forget she could teleport, they tried to blast their way through the Riders.

Dragus used his cape to block the lightning, allowing Morphic to charge up his attack. Once the witches stopped their attacks, Morphic unleashed a blast that could destroy a tank. But the sisters quickly used their magic to defend themselves, the energy field blocking the lasers and showing little stress under the strain.

The sound of the fight could be heard inside the warehouse, where the Rainbooms were still recovering.

Hydia's spell was still working, showing them the battle between her and the Riders. And as the girls watched, they could see that their escape had only slightly improved the Rider's chances. Now that Hydia was forced to give her power to the Elemental, the Riders no longer had to worry about her blasting them. But it was obvious, the Riders were still had a huge power disadvantage.

"What do we do?" Pinkie asked, as the Elemental tried to cut E-Quest with the blades on its arms.

"They need to take Hydia down," Sunset explained. "She's the source of the Elemental's power. If she goes down, it goes down."

"But she's being protected," Rainbow stated. "They can't break through that shield."

Twilight frowned, as she analysed the situation. "I bet that shield's not as strong as she's letting on. If she's giving most of her energy to the Elemental, that shield's gotta be running on as little energy as she can spare. The Riders can break through it. They just need a little extra power."

"And where are they supposed to get that power?" Rarity asked, as Twilight gave them all a look.

"You can't be serious." Sunset frowned. "You want to give them our magic? There's no telling what that could do."

"It would give them the power needed to defeat Hydia," Twilight stated. "Burst already has Equestrian Magic. This would just be a boost."

"And what about Shifter?" Fluttershy asked. "What if our magic does the same thing it did to Juniper and Gloriosa? I trust Shifter, but what if he gets overwhelmed and turns into a monster?"

Applejack watched Shifter get slammed by the giant's fist, knocking him flying until E-Quest caught him and the pair were slammed into a roof. "We don't have much choice. Those guys won't last much longer without help. Either we risk turning Shifter into a monster, or we let him get crushed and have to fight the Elemental ourselves."

Sunset sighed. "She's right. We don't have a choice. We'll just have to trust that Shifter can handle the power." They nodded and all stood up, each of them grasping hands in the circle once again.

They closed their eyes and let their power begin to connect and build, their geodes each unleashing a beam that met in the middle of their circle. The multi-coloured energy swirled together before shooting upwards, out of the hole in the roof and into the air.

Morphic and Dragus saw this and were both worried, but trusted that the girls knew what they were doing. Draggle and Reeka were curious about what was happening, but continued to fight against the Riders.

The rainbow of power flew into the sky, then curled around and flew towards the two Riders.

Shifter and E-Quest both tried to slam into Hydia's barrier, but were unable to break through. The forcefield that unleashed a wave, which sent the Riders flying backwards. They hit the ground again and as they did, the rainbow flew down and slammed into the pair.

"What?" Hydia cried, as the Riders began to absorb the energy within it. "What's happening?"

Shifter and E-Quest picked themselves up and could feel the energy that now flowered through them, the Riders feeling new strength as a rainbow aura surrounded them. "What's this?" Shifter asked, E-Quest knowing what it was.

"Equestrian Magic. The girls must be lending us their power." The two Riders nodded, as Hydia ordered the Elemental to attack with his fist again. But as the giant threw the punch, the two Riders unleashed a blast of unicorn power and Hyper Core energy infused with the Rainboom's magic.

The beams hit the Elemental's fist and caused it to explode, knocking the giant back.

Hydia's eyes widened in horror, as she looked back at the two Riders as they kept glowing the rainbow veil. And as they turned back to her, they spoke in unison. "The winds of victory have shifted/I'm galloping towards the finish line!" With that, the two Riders slammed their hands into their Drivers and caused them to both power up.

"CLIMACTIC HYPER STRIKE!"

"ALICORNPOWER!OVERDRIVE!!!!!"

The two Riders began building up power, Shifter's lights illuminating whilst E-Quest's armor gave off a golden shine. Shifter's wings then unleashed the energy and the two leapt into the air, flying up high as the light began to wrap around their legs. This included the Rainbow light, which merged with their own power to supercharge their next attack.

The Riders then flew downwards, as Hydia used as much power as she could.

The Infinigem flew in front of her and unleashed a powerful barrier, which she was sure would block the Rider's strike. But the pair kept diving down and picking up speed. And just before they hit the barrier, they spun around and thrust their glowing feet forwards.

"DUAL RIDER KICK!" They screamed, as their attacks slammed into the exact same spot on the barrier.

Hydia cried out, feeling the force of their attack as it smashed into her shield. She could feel the power radiating off their attack, causing it and the Infinigem to vibrate as it tried to stay together. But then, a crack appeared on the barrier. Then another and another. More cracks began to form and soon enough, the energy barrier was covered in them and shattered.

Hydia screamed, as the Riders pushed through the destroyed barrier and struck the Infinigem. The impact was so great, the gem actually cracked and the magical energy surged into that crack. This caused it to spread and form more cracks, as the Infinigem was blown backwards.

Hydia gasped, as the gem flew towards her and slammed into the witch.

She screamed, as she was sent flying back by the impact. As she was, the Infinigem shattered once again. And this time, it shattered into millions of tiny sand-like pieces. This also caused the energy inside to explode outwards, hitting Hydia again as the wave of magic flew out.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" She screamed, as she was blown off the roof and crashed into the one next to it. At the same time, the magical energy caused the barrier around the city to vanish. Canterlot had been freed from its confinement. And the Infinigem was destroyed.

Author's Note

And thus, the final battle against Hydia comes to an end. But what of Reeka and Draggle? Only time will tell. Next time, the movie comes to an end.