Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie: The Three Musketeers

by HarvyDraws

Rating: everyone
Tags: Romance, Drama, Diamond Dogs, Original Character, Spike, Adventure, Main 6, Discord, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 17415

Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie dreams of becoming Musketeers.

Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie are small-time janitors with big dreams of becoming Musketeers. When Discord, captain of the Musketeers, points out why they’ll never make it. Rainbow Dash is a little blue coward, Pinkie Pie is a random dumb pony and Twilight Sparkle is an egghead and too short. But things change when Princess Fluttershy demands Musketeer bodyguards when assassins, hired by Discord so he can be king, nearly drop a safe on her. Knowing real Musketeers are too-well trained, Discord hires Twilight, Rainbow, and Pinkie, the lazy janitors as Musketeers and Fluttershy’s bodyguards.

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Published 2015-03-28 01:30:01 UTC
Last updated 2015-04-01 21:01:28 UTC

Intro

It was a huge day at the Hasbro Studios, the staff and actors are getting ready for a big showing that will be viewed to audiences the worldwide. As they get prepared, a grey stallion with a brown mane, a horn and it’s cutie mark has a quill on. His name is Narrant Script and he was sitting on a red chair reading a book with the title 'The Three Musketeers.' He then stopped reading and looked at the camera introducing to everyone "Oh, hey everypony my name is Narrant Script, today I will now tell the tale of Ta-dah! The Three Musketeers! This story is one of my favourites...the one with pictures...and it has songs and three heroes!"

He turns the page shows three filly ponies and a baby dragon, with a tin can on a plate "Our story begins in the gutter." Narrant said narrating the story. He looks sadly as he continues "where poor young street urchins Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie are struggling to survive."

The next picture shows the fillies doing their best to survive. But suddenly, without warning, a couple of nasty Dogs grab Twilight, trying to hurt or rob them. Spike tries his best to fight back but he couldn't be able to do. Rainbow, frightened, rush to hide behind a barrel while Pinkie just stood there, frightened.

"Oh no, bad guys!" Narrant is heard gasping. "Will anyone defend these poor innocent fillies? Anyone! Anyone! Anyone! Well, anyone?" Meanwhile three shadow figures appear at the wall, the heroes known as the royal musketeers "The Royal Musketeers!" The Dogs gasp in horror as they fight them off. The fillies gasp in amazement and hope.

Twilight watch in amazement. A royal musketeer sees the young purple filly and smiles "and after the dust has settled, a kind Musketeer gives Twilight Sparkle a gift." The Royal Musketeer gave Twilight her own hat as a gift to remember this day. The young filly wears it...though it keeps falling over her eyes. The hat was too big for her little head.

"Don't you worry, Twilight. Someday you will grow into it."

Twilight and her friends smile happily. Meeting the musketeers. The trio begins posing with bravery with smiles on their faces, knowing what they want to be when they grow up.

"From that day forward, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie dreamed of being the best musketeers in all of Equestria..."

Then the next picture shows the gang more older...but disappointed in janitor items.

Twilight Sparkle is now a grown up light purple female unicorn with a dark blue mane and tail with pink and purple highlights, dark purple eyes. Her cutie mark has a pink star surrounded by five smaller white ones.

Rainbow Dash is now a grown up light blue female pegasus with a rainbow striped mane, strong rose eyes and a rainbow tail. Her cutie mark has a cloud with a striking rainbow thunderbolt.

Pinkie Pie is now a grown female pink earth pony with dark pink curly mane and tail, bright blue eyes and two blue and one yellow balloons marking on her flank.

And Spike is now a grown up light purple with a light chartreuse Dragon with moderate sap green scales, a greenish gray underbelly and light lime ears and chartreuse green eyes. He is still small, unfortunately.

And while they are grown up and having a job however, the three friends, along with Twilight and the grown up Spike, aren't musketeers. "But over the years has passed their destinies of becoming musketeers was still as far away as we reckon."

The Big Janitor Mess Up

The story continues in a village where Narrant with a guitar and wearing a costume, arrives and speaks "You see, before our heroes dreams can come true, they must learn the true meaning of the musketeer creed. 'All for one and one for all!' And I just so happens that I got a song about this!"

Narrant begins to play his guitar. As he begins to sing, the Royal musketeers, gallops along as they sing.

[Musketeers]

All for one, hey! All for one and one for all! Musketeers sing!

[Narrant]

All for one and one for all!

[Musketeers]

If you dare to,
Cross our path prepare to fall
Cause we’ll fight you
All for one and one for all.

The musketeers arrives in the castle courtyard, where the other musketeers were in training. As the stallions train, they, along with the ones who arrived, salute to their captain who is watching from a balcony nearby.

[Musketeers]

And all for one and one for all,
And all for one and all...

The captain of the musketeers salutes back, giving a smirk. He is a draconequus with a dark coat mane with a amber yellowish gray head, dark reddish brown body, and moderate red tail. His name is Discord.

[Musketeers]

So if you think you’d care
To kick some derriere,
You know that as a musketeer
You’d be so fearsome..

If you believe you’re manly,
Come and join our family.
Soon we’ll make sure
You’re a musketeer!

As they continue training, the three main ponies Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie smiles while watching through a window of the basement. Twilight and her friends are working as janitors in the palace and they are more excited then ever.

"Wow, look at that, girls" Twilight said eagerly. "That's going to be us out there someday, I just know it."

"I can't wait either! This is so exciting!" Pinkie giggles happily and bounce for excitement.

"Me too, this is going to be so awesome" Rainbow said with a sigh of excitement.

As the three friends continues to watch, the musketeers were finishing their song up.

[Musketeers]

All for one, hey!
Ponies of honor hear my call.
Musketeers sing…

[Narrant]

All for one and one for all!

[Musketeers]

All for one, hey!
All for one and one for all!
All for one, hey!

The musketeers finish up as they crowd up to form the symbol of the Royal Musketeer themselves.

[Musketeers]

And all for one and one for all!
And all for one and one for all!
And all for one and all...

Narrant appears, finishing the song up eagerly.

[Narrant]

All for one and...
One for all!

Meanwhile back at the basement Twilight and her friends got back to work in cleaning the room and fixing the water pumps. Twilight was polishing the boots while Pinkie mops the floor and Rainbow fixing the water pumps. The purple unicorn shines the boot enough to see her own reflection and smiles at it "Oh yes, janitors today...musketeers tomorrow."

"Hey Twilight, don't forget this" Spike is heard. The trio turns to see the baby dragon coming up with a familiar hat in his hands.

Twilight spots a familiar hat which a royal musketeer gave to her years ago. The purple pony grins as she takes it, saying, "Hey, my musketeer hat, thanks, Spike."

"Oh, it was nothing" Spike said with a blushful look.

"Do you remember when the musketeers gave me this hat? They even signed a autograph in it too" Twilight shows some signatures inside her hat. Those three musketeers were kind enough to sign it for her, saying to her to 'follow your dreams' no matter what.

Of course, without warning, Twilight yelps as Pinkie unknowingly hits her on the head with a mop, causing the purple unicorn to lose her shoe polish which fell right into a bucket of water that her pink pony friend was using. "Hey, Pinkie, watch it!" Twilight exclaims to Pinkie in annoyance.

"Oopsie, sorry, Twilight" Pinkie said with a giggle.

She goes back to mopping the floor...but the mare unknowingly dunks her mop right into the water which is now mixed with the shoe polish. Pinkie soaks the stuff onto the floor, saying happily, "This is going to be great, I can't wait to be a musketeer myself! I got a lots of good ideas! Some ponies say I'm clever...and funny!" Pinkie looks surprised as she saw polish stains on the floor that she was cleaning. The pink mare works her best to clean the mess up but it only ends up becoming worse.

"Uh-oh" Pinkie said.

"So how about you, Rainbow Dash" Twilight ask Rainbow with a smile.

"Well Twilight, they need someone brave and awesome. Kinda like me." Rainbow remarks with a smile as she kept to work on her own task at hoof here.

"Right, they really need some bravery." said Twilight.

"Isn't that what I said?" Rainbow replied.

Suddenly the pipes gave out a low groan due to the pressure. This causes Rainbow to yelp in alarm and jumps into a toolbox to hide. The blue pegasus peeks out with a wrench on her head, giving out a sheepish chuckle. Well, so much for bravery.

"And you, Twilight? What about you?" Spike asks Twilight while trying her best to clean up the mess that Pinkie made.

"Well, they will need some ponies whose looks like the way I do!" Twilight exclaims proudly.

Now, it's during this time that Discord came into the bathroom, preparing to take his shower. He smiles eagerly, the draconequus has done a rough day of training those heroes of Equestria and now Discord gets a chance to clean himself off.

"Oh yes, I definitely need this" Discord said as he turns the water on, letting hot water pour from the shower. As he put a shower cap on, the villain groans, "I've been looking forward to this all day."

Back downstairs, Pinkie took out stacks of papers, looking at the stains. She said thoughtfully, "Hmmm, perhaps I could sand it out. Yeah! That could help!"

Of course, as Pinkie got to work, who is helping Twilight out. She took the paper and gave it to Twilight; neither of them realizes what it truly was. The purple unicorn hums as she begins scrubbing the boot really hard with the sand paper.

Twilight and Pinkie yelps in alarm, the work has causes the heel and bits of cloths to remain on the boot. The purple unicorn glances, seeing that the paper that he was using was the sand kind all along! Oops!

"Yikes. I hate to be Discord when he sees this" Spike comments in concern, making Rainbow Dash chuckles a bit.

Twilight looks around for some way to fix this mess then she spots another boot nearby. The purple unicorn rips the top of it, placing the heel part where she messes up. Of course, the heel part itself won't stay on. She then looks around and up, there she spotted some glue on a top high shelf nearby "I could use that."

Twilight got up, she look up, seeing the glue still on the top shelf. She hops and stands onto the top of a water valve handle and begins to reach for the glue. Of course, Twilight didn't realize that she is causing the handle to fall, increasing the water which heads to the shower pumps that Rainbow was fixing. She heard some noises from the pumps, much to her concern as she asks, "Huh?" Sure enough, water came out of the pump like mad, spraying Rainbow and causing her to scream. Pinkie came over to help Rainbow by holding the pump which begins to fly around.

Discord of course was in his shower, humming a tune happily...but stops as he saw the water stopping, much to his surprise. He asks "What in Equestria?"

Back in the basement, Rainbow and Pinkie fights the water like mad, the blue pony is using a wrench in hopes to keep the pipes at bay. Unfortunately, the pipes themselves took the tool from Rainbow and hit her, causing the pony to yelp in fright and run with the pipes in hot pursuit.

Rainbow, during the chase, slams right into a vacuum which Pinkie was using to clean up the mess that she made. The machine begins to go out of control, causing Pinkie to scream in alarm as she held onto the thing. Rainbow Dash and Spike got yanks along for the ride as the vacuum runs amuck throughout the basement.

Twilight was almost grabbing the glue, mumbling, "almost...got it..." Of course, her friends crash into the wooden shelf, causing the glue to fall right off. The purple unicorn jumps up and grabs the glue, standing on the pile with it on her head in triumph.

"See, nothing to it?" Twilight asks with a chuckle.

"WATCH OUT!" Spike screams in fright. Too late, her friends crash into Twilight, causing the glue to get stuck in Pinkie's mane. The gang begins screams as they rode the vacuum around the room like mad, crashing and hitting the shower pumps.

"This is not good!" Rainbow yells out in alarm. This madness is about to cause something to break!

Back in his bathroom, Discord was trying to figure out why his shower isn't working. Suddenly he hears a crumbling noise underneath the tub.

"Aw horse flanks." Discord gulps a bit.

Sure enough, the floor broke, Discord screams as he fell in his bathroom all the way down through the floors. His 'ride' ended in the basement where all the madness started. Upon crashing, the shower's tap broke off, rolling right towards the heroes who are trapped in a mess after the ‘ride’ was over.

The group look up to see Discord opening the shower curtains, dazed from the fall. Twilight said, "Oops! Captain Discord!"

The janitors, salute Discord who groans and fainted right to the floor.

Discord is very ticked off. In fact, after he recovered, the angry captain drags the janitors right to the laundry room, tossing them right into a wall upon arrival.

"Ugh! You three has got to be the worst janitors in the history of this castle! I am up to here with your annoying screw-ups! You are all hopeless!" Discord yells out furiously. He sighs while continuing, "I mean, really? I leave you all left for 5 minutes and I came back to a disaster?"

"Please, Discord, give us a chance." Twilight said to Discord with a sigh. "We were only practicing our teamwork. That way, the day can finally come when we can be good musketeers."

"Musketeers," Discord snorts as he gave out a cruel laugh. The others stare at him in confusion or anger. Once Discord wipes the tear off his face, he adds, "Oh yeah, very rich. Thanks for giving me a good laugh."

"I betcha if we work really hard, we could prove ourselves" Twilight said with a hopeful look on her face. "If we do that, you would let us be musketeers then, right?"

"Well, I can name three things wrong with that. First off...look at bluey over here!" Discord looks and yells at frightened Rainbow Dash "You're nothing but a little blue coward!"

"Second..." Discord turns to Pinkie to explain her flaw. But she is just spaced out with her jaw open. The captain put his ear next to her head as he hears a dial number, "Sorry, but the number you're trying to reach is no longer in serious."

"Ugh, Figures. You are a random dumb pony! And as for you..." Discord said as he turns to Twilight.

"Twilight, there is also one major thing that is wrong with you" Discord uses his magic to force Twilight into the air and making her yelp. "You're nothing but an egghead and too short!" Twilight's friends gasps in shock while Twilight was tossed down. Hearing those hurtful words from the captain has hurt the purple unicorn's feelings.

"Why, I wouldn't make you morons musketeers if you were the last recruits in all of Equestria, got it?!" Discord snaps as he hits Twilight on the head, making her yelp a bit. The villain then grabs Twilight's hat and crumbles it, folding the hat into a wall. "So you won't need this anymore. Here, Twiley-Niley! Have a ball!"

Discord laughs cruelly as he tosses the ball to Twilight as if to add more insult to hurting feelings. Twilight looks at it in sadness while putting the hat onto her head. The captain then leaves the room, slamming the door on his way out and causing unclean uniforms to fall onto the group. As the gang got out of the uniforms, Pinkie got a shirt hanging on her head. The ball pops open before landing back onto Twilight's head. She, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Spike sighs in sadness.

Perhaps Discord was right. They would never be musketeers.

Princess Fluttershy's Desire

While Twilight and her pals were having a miserable time, in the throne room of the palace, someone is having a dreamy time, plucky purple petals off a flower. It's a pink mane light yellow female pegasus with light cyan eyes and three butterflies on her flank. She is wearing a light pink near seen top with green collars, yellow skirt with gold rims, cyan and jewel markings and gold tiara. Her name is Princess Fluttershy, the ruler of Equestria.

"Oh, my love, my love always." Fluttershy said lovingly while picking off the petals. "My love, my love forever. My love..."

As Fluttershy throw the petals, they land right onto another mare who is annoyed by the stuff on herself. She is a unicorn with a purple curly mane, light azure grey coat with light blue eyes and three diamonds on her flank. Her name is Rarity, Fluttershy's lady in-waiting. As Rarity got to mess off herself, she begins to ask, "As much as I hate to interlude, your highness, you are kinda mangling the flower. Who's the lucky pony that you know a true love and hero?"

"My one true desired heart, Rarity," Fluttershy said, sighing lovingly. "I will find somepony one day...It is out there, waiting for me. Oh, I just know it!"

"Right, this fantasy guy that you found. Do you know if it's royalty or not?"

"Why does it matter?"

"Well, as much as I hate the idea myself; somepony of your royal stature must be courted of a gentlecolt or mare" Rarity explains sternly to her friend.

"Oh, all that stuff is a royal pain!" Fluttershy groans as she gets up and leaving. Rarity in concern begins to follow her friend as they head out into the hallway. The princess isn't taking this whole thing a bit seriously.

"Your highness, you gotta pick somepony sooner or later or you will be forever alone."

"Now, now, Rarity. I can't pick anyone who I am not finding a good hero and love."

"Fine, you want to find somepony who has bravery?" Rarity ask Fluttershy, rolling her eyes a bit. "Try getting a cat! Oh wait. You got Opal."

"Yes, yes, I know!" Rarity exclaims with a groan of annoyance. All that stuff that her lady in-waiting is telling her is dragging her down.

"Fluttershy, the perfect one isn't going to walk through that door...or may not be at all. Even if it does, how will you know if it's the one?"

"Oh, I would know." Fluttershy sighs happily, holding the flower stern tightly. "Why, just see it. It will stride into the room. A light will glow from the heart. I will hear music." The mare grabs Rarity by her upper fore arms and dance with her. "It will bring me flowers. It will sweep me off my hoofs...and I know that it will be the one when it makes me laugh..."

"Fluttershy...your majesty, forgive me for saying this but what you're saying is..." Rarity pauses, seeing a happy dreaming look in Fluttershy's face. The unicorn looks a bit guilty. She doesn't have the heart to finish what she herself wanted to say. Rarity sighs, "It's just lovely..."

Fluttershy put the flower into a vase as she and Rarity heads out to enjoy the view. The princess said, "Rarity, trust me. I will know when I see it in my heart."

As Rarity and Fluttershy leaves the area, the last petal from the flower falls off to resemble certain somepony that we know of.

Fluttershy heads outside to take a walk through the garden, still dreaming of hope and love. The mare spots a familiar pony playing the harp, making her smile as she said, "Hello."

"Hey there. A lovely and romantic princess deserves a lovely and romantic song, right?" Narrant asks Fluttershy with a smile, offering to play a song for her.

Narrant begins to play the harp and sing a new song.

[Narrant]

Just around the corner seeking you,
Puppy love is tripping lightly into view...
Hiding in the hedgerows,
Sneaking up on tiptoes...
Love’s first kiss is blissfully,
About to capture you...

As the song continues, Fluttershy wanders through the garden happily. She then saw a stallion named Noteworthy waving to the mare. Fluttershy smiles as she greets him with a wave back. Nice to have good subjects like him.

[Narrant]

Just around the corner waiting close,
Love is creeping nearer than you might suppose...
So sit still and wait now,
Let love choose your fate now...
Take a pause don’t run because,
It’s right behind you,
Let love find you...

Fluttershy goes through a heart shaped hedge. Narrant continues the song as she smiles happily.

[Narrant]

Young love!!
It’s love, love, love, love, love...
Love so lovely...

Fluttershy peeks around a bush, seeing a sight that made her smile. Another stallion named Carrot Cake is heading to a cottage where his wife Cup Cake was waiting for him. The mare sighs, then smiles as she spots a buffalo named Little Strongheart sitting on a bench with her colt-friend Braeburn, both are having a great time. Fluttershy smiles happily, what young love. Unknown to her, three figures are following her, as if they're...up to something sinister.

[Narrant]

What can you say to love,
But love...

Fluttershy happily shakes her head. Maybe someday, her own love will come. The mare heads back to the palace. The yellow pegasus is still unaware of the figures following her. Only Narrant notices as he continues to sing, dropping hints in hopes to warn Fluttershy of the danger.

[Narrant]

Maybe on the rooftops climbing high,
Somewhere just above love is hovering by,
Love is in a rush to
Smear you, SMASH you, smush you,
Love will CRUSH you into mush,
When you're the bulls-eye you get hit by,
Young love...
Your first, your only love...

Upon her return to the palace, the lovely Fluttershy sat down...as the figures following her are now on the roof, smirking evilly. They are differently colored and size creatures that wear jackets and diamond-studded collars. Their elongated forelegs gave them a gorilla-like appearance. They also have short and stubby spiked tails. Their names are Rover (the medium-sized dog), Fido (the large-sized one) and Spot (the small, bull-dog like dog), the Diamond Dogs.

"Fluttershy, your grace" Rarity is heard calling. Fluttershy smiles as she got up, preparing to head over into the palace.

[Narrant]

Love so lovely
How can you stand it so...

As Fluttershy walked up the stairs to the palace a safe landed and slammed right on the same spot where she was at. Fluttershy yelp in alarm and shock.

"Fluttershy" Rarity gasps as she gallops over to Fluttershy who looks shaken by what happened, "Princess! Are you all right?"

"Oh, my! Somepony tried to kill me! Who would do such a thing?!" Fluttershy asks Rarity in worry.

Up on the roof, Rover angrily hits Spot, the one who dropped the safe right at Fluttershy but missed, on the head. The two heard and looks up, only for the Diamond Dogs to hide in time. Fluttershy turns, glancing at the safe, frowning a bit. Somepony has tried to kill her, a princess of all ponies!

Something must be done.

Plan, Demands and Bodyguards

The Diamond Dogs look worried as they walk down stairways to the lair of the one who employed them. Their boss is not going to happy about their failure. Now they're arguing as to figure out how to tell him...and who would have the guts to even do so!

"Ohh, the boss won't be liking this" Rover groans in concern. "Who's going to tell him?"

"Well, I ain't telling him. I didn't mess the job up" Spot grunts a bit. He nods to Fido while adding, "You tell him!"

"What?! Why me?! Why should I tell the boss" Fido protests in alarm. "Why not Rover tell him?!"

"Tell him what?!" Rover ask Fido right back in concern and fear.

"That we messed up job to kill shy pony!" His colleague exclaims at one, much to their leader's annoyance.

"Ugh! You two numbskulls always blame one another!" Rover groans as the Diamond Dogs reach the door to the lair itself, "fine! I will be telling him. He won't like it, I promise you two that!"

Rover opens the door quietly and peeks into the room. His boss is waiting behind his desk, out of uniform. The villain is the most nastiest draconequus in Equestria who wants to take it over.

As Rover came in and closes the door, he gulps nervously "I'm back. Greetings, oh great evil boss!"

Rover gulps some more as Discord came over to him, speaking sternly, "You know...it doesn't look good especially since only one minion show up" The villain leans right onto the Diamond Dog, making him more nervous.

"Isn't that right, Rover?"

Outside, the remaining two dogs are trying to hear what's going on, Fido mumbles "Me can't hear anything."

"All I'm hearing is hearing steps and clomps." Spot remarks to Fido in agreement. The two Diamond Dogs decided to peek through the keyhole...then saw a familiar glaring eye glancing out at them. The two minions scream in alarm as they get hit by magic and got pulled right through the keyhole, in cartoon fashion, forcing Fido and Spot right into the room and being dropped right near their boss.

"Uh, hey Rover" Fido said to Rover sheepishly.

"So how did it go?" Spot ask Rover nervously. Rover's knees shake. His boss frowns as he demands, "Boys, this better be good!"

"Oh, well, you told us to do it and we did what you told us to do" Rover said to Discord, making him grin a bit.

"Ah good, so how did it gone?"

"We did it, we dropped safe on the shy pony princess!" Spot answers Discord proudly.

Needless to say, Discord looks shocked and disbelief upon hearing that. "What" Discord demands in shock to Spot upon hearing that. He angrily blasts the three Diamond Dogs, knocking them down hard "Idiots! I didn't tell you to drop a safe on her! I told her to 'keep her safe!' Honestly, why do you even think I want to get rid of the one thing that could guarantee my ruler of this country?!"

"Well at least that we missed her" Fido explains to Discord happily, assuring him that Fluttershy wasn't killed.

"Yes, yes. At least the shy pony is still alive, right?" Rover asks Discord with a sheepish smile. Discord slaps his forehead while snapping "Why I hired you three dumb mutts is beyond me. Listen up, I got a plan...and it doesn't involve killing the princess. I want you three to kidnap her!"

"Oooh, goodie" Spot exclaims eagerly, but looks worried.

"At least give her muzzle so we don't have to hear her talk!" Fido exclaims to Discord in agreement. "Right, right. Give us muzzle so we can put princess in mines and..." Rover pauses a bit then looks confused. "Wait, does this involve any type of celebration?"

"Idiots! It's the opera and it's tomorrow night!" Discord scowls angrily as he points to a poster of the upcoming opera involving pirates that is hanging on a wall nearby. We hear singing some out of nowhere. "The princess must be gone by that time or I won't become king!"

"Oooooh" The Diamond Dogs said with stupid nods. But they look confused, much to Discord's annoyance. The three Diamond Dogs obviously didn't get what he was trying to tell them.

Discord turns around and yells out "Lieutenant Applejack! Front and center!" A mare gallops into the room, saluting to her boss. It is an female Earth Pony with an orange fur, a blonde mane and tail, green eyes, and her cutie mark has three red apples. Her name is Applejack, Discord's second-in command.

"Yes, my captain" Applejack exclaims, saluting Discord while smiling. "I am ready and willing to do your bidding!"

Discord points a hand at the Diamond Dogs, demanding, "Throw these mutts into the Pit!"

"Aye, aye, captain!"

"Wait! No, not the Pit! Anything but that," The Diamond Dogs all scream out in fear as Applejack goes near a cloth lever and grabs it with a devilish look on her face.

"See ya, doggies!" Applejack laughs as she pulls the lever. Soon the trap door opens underneath the Diamond Dogs, causing them to scream as they fell in.

Looks like the trio of mutts are no more, fallen into the pit down below...that is until, Rover peeks his head out and looks around. "Hey, this isn't so bad." Rover said in surprise. Discord sighs in annoyance. One day, he's gotta get that Pit dug deep enough.

Suddenly, the phone rang nearby. Applejack picks it up and answers "Howdy! Applejack speaking!" Applejack listens to a bunch of gibberish on the other end. The orange earth pony understood, gasping in concern "Whoa! It's the princess!" The minion quickly punches a button nearby, lighting up a silhouette of Fluttershy with a crown on her, causing the alarm to go off.

Later at the castle Fluttershy is angry, she is waiting impatiently for Discord to arrive, watching the musketeers march around while singing their song.

[Musketeers]

All for one, hey!
All for one and one for all!
Musketeers sing!
All for one and one for all!

Discord arrives on the scene, bowing to the princess graciously. Discord, although a bit irritated by Fluttershy's tone of voice, chose to ignore it. He spoke up "Princess Fluttershy. It is so wonderful to see you on this fine day. Tell me, for what do I owe the privilege of you summoning me up here?"

"I want bodyguards, musketeer bodyguards!" shouted Fluttershy.

[Musketeers]

Villains, bad guys run in fear,
When they see the musketeers!
Saving Fluttershy is our duty.
Mess with them we’ll kick your-

Discord looks rather nervous. His Musketeers are the best in all of Equestria! If he even gives the princess any of them, all his plans to be king would be ruined "Err, your Highness, the musketeers are too busy keeping the castle safe, along with anywhere else in the whole kingdom and..." Discord spoke to Fluttershy in concern.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Fluttershy demands to Discord sternly. It's obvious that the mare doesn't want to hear any of her captain's excuses. "Right, no problem, let me check my schedule..." Discord uses his magic to pull out a calendar from his pocket. On the schedule, there are events marked. 'Tuesday:' Kidnap the Princess and 'Wednesday:' Become King. He then grins a bit as if pretending to be taking the princess's request. "Well, Tuesday and Wednesday is filled up" Discord said to Fluttershy with a shrug. "Would next Thursday help?"

Fluttershy suddenly snaps angrily to Discord and said "how about 10 minutes, at the palace. I want musketeer bodyguards!" Discord looks more concerned.

Then suddenly he noticed something on the windows nearby: it's those janitors, cleaning them while on a roped stand. Pinkie is singing sadly as she and Rainbow Dash are pulling on the rope to make the stand itself go higher during the cleaning progress.

[Pinkie Pie]

Pancakes, cornflakes, scrambled eggs

"Rainbow, better be careful" Spike said in concern as Rainbow and Pinkie kept on pulling on the rope. He is worried that the two would end up pulling too hard.

[Pinkie Pie]

Buttered toast and apple jam.
Tonight it’s meat I hope it’s Spam

"Hey, hey, watch out!" Twilight exclaims in worry. But it's too late, Pinkie and Rainbow pulls on the rope too hard and it's causing the stand to lose its balance.

"Oh no" Spike exclaims in worry and alarm. "Whoa!" Pinkie exclaims in alarm. The stand begins to break, causing it and everyone on it to fall right into the bush below. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH" The three on the stand screams as they hit the ground hard.

'Wait a minute. Of course! Why didn't I think of this before?' Discord thought as he gave himself a brilliant idea. Turning to Fluttershy, he spoke up "Princess, today's your lucky day! I got just the ponies for you."

"Well I hope so! Thanks to your incompetence, even things are being a pain in the hoof!" Fluttershy scowls angrily to Discord as she heads back into the palace.

"Grrr, I will show you 'pain in the hoof'..." Discord holds finger and thumb close together, pretending to crush Fluttershy's head with them. Of course, when she turns back to him with a glare, the villains tops what he's doing in time, whistling innocently.

Unofficial New Recruits

The three ponies and Spike work at their job sadly inside the laundry room. Twilight and Rainbow was scrubbing a uniform together with Spike rolling them. Pinkie is ironing the clothes.

"Hey, come on. Forget what Discord just said" Twilight said with a smile as she put her arm around Rainbow. "Just cheer up! I am sure that there's still a chance that we can be musketeers?"

"Wait, we can?" Rainbow asks Twilight hopefully.

"Hey Pinkie, I know we can prove the captain wrong as long as we work hard and stick together" Twilight said to Pinkie with a smile. The others look at one another then look back at the purple unicorn hopefully. Despite having her feelings and dreams hurt earlier, Twilight seems confident.

"So wait, you really mean it?" Pinkie asks Twilight hopefully.

"Absolutely, ha ha ha come on, have I ever let you down? Have I? Huh? Have I?"

Twilight rubs Pinkie's head, making her laugh.

"Come on, think of it. Sure we won't be musketeers tomorrow and maybe not the other day! But I betcha someday, Discord will come here and say..."

As if on cue, the door to the room busts open. Discord, grinning, came in while exclaiming "Congratulations, girls!"

"What!" The heroes ask confused as Discord shakes Twilight's hoof.

"You all passed the test! I've kept an eye on you three. Granted, I was worried that you wouldn't make it but now I know you all deserve to be musketeers!"

"So wait, you really mean it?" Twilight asks Discord hopefully.

"Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Discord insists, doing a Promise to the good guys.

"Hey girls, we're going to be musketeers!" Twilight exclaims eagerly to her friends. She knew that this day would finally come.

"Musketeers!" shouted Pinkie with excitement.

"Musketeers, alright!" Rainbow ask Twilight right back with a grin. All that training and hard work has paid off after all!

Discord brought the new 'musketeers' to wardrobe where they are given new clothes to wear. All but Spike who are watching as they put on new clothes. It took a while but Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie are now wearing the official clothes of sorts of the musketeers themselves.

"See? I knew we got what it takes!" Twilight exclaims to her friends proudly.

"Because we're brave," Rainbow answers back with a nod.

"And clever too!" Pinkie exclaims, bouncing up and down in delight.

"And together, we will be the greatest heroes that Equestria has ever seen! So what do you say ponies?" Twilight asks, taking her blade out eagerly.

"All for one..."

"And two for tea," Pinkie exclaims as she took her sword out. Of course, the mare didn't realize that she almost sliced Rainbow, scaring her to the point of hiding behind Twilight.

Twilight chuckles nervously at this.

"Hoo boy," Discord remarks, rolling his eyes at this. This is too easy for him.

"We will work on that." Twilight remarks with a chuckle while rubbing the back of her own head. The heroes just need to practice some more, that's all.

Discord has given the assignment to the 'new musketeers' keep Princess Fluttershy safe at all times. The captain is in the hallway to the throne room, marching the group down with Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie and Spike at the end. Spike is holding a musketeer flag with both hands.

"Hut, 2, 3, 4 Hut, 2, 3, 4 Hut, 2, 3, 4 Hut, 2, 3, 4! Company...halt!" Discord orders a bit before stopping. Unfortunately, most of the new recruits didn't hear the last part. As Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie just crash into one another. The villain glares while saying "Okay, wait here while I get the princess ready for you."

Discord heads into the throne room to inform Fluttershy that her new musketeers had arrived.

Twilight, grinning, spoke to the others "Okay, this is it, girls. We have been waiting for this our whole lives. Once these doors open up, we will go to make our first impressions."

"Ooh, I hope they got cupcakes." Pinkie remarks, making her friends a bit suspense.

"No Pinkie that’s not what I meant. Just remember everypony. We are on duty so this place could be crawling with bad guys." Said Twilight.

"B-b-b-bad guys" Rainbow ask, getting a bit frightened.

"Try to stay alert" Twilight said, patting Rainbow on the back to calm her down and then she turned to Pinkie and said. "That goes for you too, stay alert."

"Aye-aye, Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie exclaims, saluting Rainbow Dash eagerly and in determination. She however turns and saw the knight statue, freaking her out "BAD GUY!" The pink mare saw the sharp axe. "No!" Pinkie looks around and saw the back end of the armor's rear, exclaiming, "Whoa!"

Pinkie quickly went crazy, charging and attacking the statue, much to the alarm of the others. Rainbow exclaims, "Whoa, Pinkie! Wait, stop!"

Pinkie kept on hitting the statue until it fell to the ground, falling to pieces. The pink pony appears to be missing while her friends groan in annoyance. Surprisingly, Pinkie came out of the armors, seeing their glares before she chuckles nervously. "Oopsie Sorry, it pulled an axe on me" Pinkie said sheepishly to her friends.

In the throne room, Discord bows to the princess Fluttershy and Rarity (but mostly Rarity) smiling while saying, "Your royal highness...I have never, ever had a more highly skilled group of three ponies than the individuals which I present to you today"

"Seems like this will take a while. I will be back with a light snack, okay?" said Rarity.

Rarity leaves, making the princess sighs. Why must she endure this while her lady in-waiting goes and get some food for herself?

"It took my highly trained eye to see their true potential." Discord said proudly.

"Right, sure. I know all of Equestria will thank you...and your eye so much" asked Fluttershy.

"Well, then it is without further ado, I present for you’re safely and protecting...your own musketeers!"

Discord opens the door to present the musketeers. To his and Fluttershy's notice, Twilight and her friends are trying to fix the statue that Pinkie broke into pieces before in hopes to avoid trouble. But then they saw Discord frowning and signaling them, causing the new heroes to salute to Fluttershy quickly. Just then the suit pieces fell to the ground, revealing Twilight who is saluting. And then it happened Twilight's eyes widened, her jaw dropped slightly while staring at the purple unicorn who dropped her salute, noticing Fluttershy before them. Something happens that never occurred in the two's lives before now: could this be...Fluttershy found her true love and hero?

Dream Sequence

Fluttershy was giving a dreaming look as she stood in a world of various clouds of various clouds. Romantic music plays as she gallops to Twilight who runs up to her slowly. As the two does so, memories of her words are heard...

"Why, just see it. It will stride into the room." Fluttershy's voice is heard as the mare smiles at her true hero lovingly. Twilight run into the room gallantly as some light glows onto her, much to her notice. "A light will glow from her. I will hear music."

Soon flowers came out of Twilight's left hoof as she glides towards Fluttershy.

"It will bring me flowers." Fluttershy's voice continues. The two flew to each other as the flowers turn into purple butterflies. Twilight took Fluttershy by one hoof, the two stares with love into each other's eyes. "It will sweep me off my hoof...and I know that it will be the one when it makes me laugh..."

"Your majesty" A familiar voice spoke up. To Fluttershy's confusion, Twilight's head turned into Rarity's who spoke, "Time to cut the cheese!"

End Dream Sequence

The music came to a half as Fluttershy woke up from her daydream, asking in surprise and confusion "Huh? What?" Rarity smiles, arriving with a plate and opens a lid, showing some cheese and a butter knife. She spoke, "Here we go. Anypony want some Roquefort?"

"She got a knife!" Rainbow calls out in shock and alarm. To her, Rarity got a knife and is about to attack Fluttershy with it!

"Bad guy, very bad guy," Pinkie exclaims frantically much to Rarity's notice and alarm.

"Grab her!" Twilight yells out as she and the others jumps right at Rarity, preparing to seize her.

"Oh, no" Rarity groans as Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie jumps at her, holding the white Unicorn down. "Ouch, hey let go! Get off me!"

"Hey, unhand her, release her! Stop it!" Fluttershy calls out to the musketeers in alarm. The others stop fighting as they held Rarity upside down.

"Drop her at once!" Fluttershy demands with a frown. The musketeers dropped Rarity. "That's my lady in-waiting."

Spike slaps his own forehead in embarrassment "oh, boy this is not going well."

Discord couldn't help but snicker in amusement. Yeah, despite the fact that Rarity was almost harmed by his so-called new recruits, it amuses him that the 'new musketeers' are messing things up already! Of course, Fluttershy glares at Discord, making him stop snickering. "Please forgive them, your highness. They are like a well-oiled machine...that is a little bit too tight."

"Yeah, sorry, your majesty" Twilight said, feeling bad for her and most of her pals attacking Rarity like that. "We thought she was a villain."

The heroes help Rarity up. Rainbow smiles sheepishly to the white Unicorn while shrugging. Rainbow looks at Rarity, smiling happily to her for forgiveness.

Rarity groans "hmph, well I never!"

"Oh" said Fluttershy. "Well, I feel safer as it is." Fluttershy said with a pleased look. Despite the misunderstanding, she felt safer enough as it is.

Kidnapping of the Princess

Discord leaves the throne room, humming to the tune of 'In the Hall of the Mountain King' Yes, everything is going as the way that the villain wants it to be and no way would any pony messes this up for him now!

Narrant was watching him leave, looking concerned as he spoke, "Uh-oh. Whenever a villain is happy like that, that can mean only one thing" The pony took out a huge tuba "Bad guy song!"

Narrant blew on the tuba loudly while Discord slams the door to his office evilly. He begins to dance while singing.

[Discord]

I was born to cheat and lie;
I’m a mean rotten guy.
When you ask me why I’m nasty,
Here’s my reason why

Discord laughs sinisterly while pointing to a picture of a draconequus whose face was covered.

[Discord]

At that stork delivery mommy screamed,
"Woe is me, suck a dork!
Hey Mr. Stork, behold my misery,
Discord is nasty, Discord is a snob
Discord is a nasty, naughty slob!"

Discord then jumps into the seat behind his desk and push a button. The chair then begins carrying him through an underground passageway which leads to his secret lair.

[Discord]

Can it sister, I’m the mister
Who will get the job!

Discord reaches the bottom of the ride before he got off his chair, which sprang back to his office all by itself. The evil villain got into a cart, riding it through a series of roller coaster tracks, singing some more.

[Discord]

So I’m nasty, I’m no good;
I’ll be king, knock on wood!
I’ll impress ya though I’m just a common-lowly hood. Ha!
If you can’t be loved, be feared.
Don’t get shoved, sheep get sheared.

Be the king, pull the strings
Or else you might get smeared!
I’m so happy I could dance.
Seize my chance, I’ll advance.
Come and cheer me, love and fear me,
Discord is king of Equestria! Ha! Ha!

Discord then arrives at the end before getting out of the cart. He then got into a rope bucket which is tied to two buckets of bricks that rise up and lowers himself down to his secret lair.

Applejack was waiting for her boss at the bottom. Upon arrival, Discord take his hat from his second in command while saying "Evening, my trusting second in-command. Oh, and watch out for the bricks."

"Bricks" Applejack ask Discord confused. When the villain got out of the bucket, it shot upward fast, causing the other buckets with the bricks to come down fast, much to Applejack's notice's too late. "Oh horse feathers..."

Discord paid no attention to the slam of the buckets landing on Applejack as Discord got into his chair, ripping off his uniform; The villain sings, unaware that the tuba playing has stopped.

[Discord]

Come and cheer me, love and fear me,
Discord is king of Equestrrrrria!

Of course, Discord finally realizes that the music has stopped. He looks confused while asking "Wait, where's the music?" Discord grumbles as he goes over to the Pit. The Diamond Dogs are still in there, doing some stuff to keep themselves busy. Rover is making a crude drawing that makes Discord looks silly, Fido was playing a game of jacks and Spot was reading 'Diamond Monthly.' Of course, they stop what they're doing upon their boss overshadowing them "Hey, boys."

The Diamond Dogs quickly hide what they're doing with Rover erasing his picture quickly, Fido eating his ball and jacks and Spot sneezing on the magazine before hiding it on his person. Discord rolls his eyes. This isn't the first time his goons tries to hide what they're doing behind his back.

"If you boys aren't doing anything right now, would you spare the time to go snatch a princess?" Discord asks his minions in amusement.

"Sure, your most evilsome" Rover remarked, checking his watch "Whenever we can."

"Well, stop dawdling and do so now! The opera's tomorrow night!" Discord reminds his minions as he points to the poster...which causes opera music to be heard signing once more. The villain looks oddly at it then shakes it off. Discord turns to the Diamond Dogs while adding "So the job got to be done by then. Got it?"

"But what can we do?" The Diamond Dogs ask their boss pathetically.

"Easy. I want you to grab her, find a remote tower somewhere and lock her away forever, so as no one can ever find her again?! You got me, dingbats?"

"Sure, boss, no problem. We're going!"

The Diamond Dogs quickly rush off to do the master's plan. They cannot mess this up this time or Discord will have their heads and their diamonds! Discord of course is confident that these mutts won't mess up again.

After all, Discord did pick the best losers to be the bodyguards, right?

The new 'musketeers' are escorting Fluttershy and Rarity in a carriage throughout the peaceful meadow. During this time, Pinkie is leading the non-talking horses with the former reading a book that reads 'Musketeering for Ponies'. Twilight and Rainbow are in the back, keeping an eye on the two mares inside the carriage itself.

"Wow, isn't this musketeering stuff great?" Twilight asks her friends with a smile. So far, no attacks.

"You bet!" Rainbow said seriously.

Fluttershy and Rarity was eating some food while enjoying their carried ride. Fluttershy swallow her food while giggling, "Rarity, isn't this beautiful. Being protected by three dashing musketeers. And that purple one? Oh, she is so dreamy."

"Yeah, she’s kind of heroic and all but you’re forgetting something?" Rarity ask Fluttershy in concern. "They’re musketeers, commoners, non-college-bound. You know what that means, right?"

"Our heart is forbidden?!"

"See." Rarity Replied.

Rarity drank her tea using her magic to life her cup. Fluttershy pauses in curiosity, thinking about what her friend just said. Then with a happy smile, she asks "A forbidden heart? Oh yes, that is heroic!"

Yes, things are going slowly...but no one even notice three figures waiting on a branch ahead of them. And by the time that the carriage passes under it, the Diamond Dogs lands on the roof with evil smirks, much to the notice of the ones in the back.

"Bad guys!" Twilight exclaims in alarm at the Diamond Dogs.

"Bad guys!" Rainbow ask in alarm and fright upon seeing the Diamond Dogs.

"Bad guys?" Pinkie yelped in surprise. She ends up whipping the horses, causing them to neigh loudly and making them run faster, causing the carriage to speed up like mad.

"Yikes, whoa, not good" Twilight exclaims, keeping her hold onto the carriage.

Rainbow gave a nervous chuckle as she saw the Diamond Dogs glancing at them. The musketeer should do something. But Rover smirks evilly as he spoke to the frightened blue mare "Boo."

Rainbow screams in terror as she quickly dash into the carriage, hiding under Rarity's couch, much to her and Fluttershy's shock and alarm. What is she doing?! Rainbow is supposed to keep the two mares safe!

Back outside, Twilight fights off the Diamond Dogs "Ok, you. En guarde." Twilight exclaims, holding her sword out at the bad guys in determination.

"En guarde. I hate those words!" Spot scowls angrily at Twilight.

Spot in fury swung hard at Twilight, trying to hit her. The Diamond Dog manages to knock Twilight's fencing sword before slashing several swipes at her. This causes the purple unicorn's clothes to fall off, revealing her usual self.

The carriage kept on driving fast, making it hard for the good guys to keep on fighting the Diamond Dogs who got the drop on them.

Back inside, Rainbow was trying to stay inside while Fluttershy and Rarity is trying to shove her back outside. The blue mare got a duty to perform!

"Get out there and fight, you coward!" Rarity exclaims to Rainbow in annoyance.

Back on top of the fight, Twilight kept on fighting Spot and Fido. Meanwhile, Rover smirks evilly as he lands in the seat next to Pinkie who manages to get herself balanced.

"You fellas seen any bad guys around here?" Pinkie ask curiously while looking around.

"Ooh. How about this bad guy?" Rover chuckles as he took a camera out and push a red button.

Without warning, a boxing glove came out of the camera's lens, hitting Pinkie and sending her right off the carriage.

"Pinkie!" Twilight exclaims in alarm and worry.

Suddenly Rover grabs Twilight and kicks her from behind, knocking her off the ride. The Diamond Dog leader taunts evilly "Hit the road, twerp."

Rainbow was finally forced out of the carriage to participate in the fight. Upon getting to the top, she saw what happened, making her gasps "Oh no!" To make matters worse, she turn and saw Rover facing her again. Rainbow points her sword out in hopes to fight the enemy off. That causes the Diamond Dog to chuckle.

"Ahem...boo."

Rainbow screams in terror. Without a second thought she got a suitcase out and jumps in before tossing herself right to where her friends are. Anything than facing these crazy scary Diamond Dogs!

Pinkie kept on rolling down a hill before she lands in a mud pit.

Twilight and Rainbow lands right into Pinkie, knocking her all into the mud. Twilight was about to get up but then the suitcase that Rainbow tossed herself and hits her in the face.

Twilight was dazed but soon snaps out of it. She exclaims "Princess!"

Fluttershy is seen out from the carriage. The evil Diamond Dogs laughs as they drove the carriage until it disappears from the sight. Twilight tries to get out of the pit but it was too late. She looks down before sliding back into the pit.

"How can we save the princess now?"

"You're kidding right? Forget it!" Rainbow groans to Twilight as she got out of the suitcase in despair. "It's hopeless, we are all failures!"

"Hopeless. Failures" Pinkie ask in sadness, causing her own mane and tail to fall flat. She shed a tear then sobs a bit.

"Oh, come on, Pinkie. Here, blow" Rainbow said as she gave a hanky to Pinkie. The pink pony took the hanky and wipes her tears away.

Regardless, the sad Pinkie kept on crying. The heroes had blown their mission as the bodyguards to the princess. Some musketeers they are!

"Well, I don't think we're hopeless" Twilight said in determination. She wipes the mud off of herself. This purple unicorn isn't about to give up without a fight. "Anyway, Discord is counting on us!"

"He does?" Pinkie ask Twilight puzzled. "I mean, he does!" Pinkie exclaims eagerly as she calms down, her mane and tail inflate to the usual puffiness again.

"After all, didn't Discord make us all musketeers?" Twilight reminds her friends with a nod. Of course, the purple unicorn has no clue as to the real reason why Discord even made the group musketeers.

"Yeah! We’re musketeers!" said Rainbow.

"That’s right, just like we dreaming since we were kids!" Twilight said with a smirk. She and her pals got out of the mud pit. They can still rescue Fluttershy and Rarity "So how about it? Are we a team?"

"Well, count me in, Twilight!" Pinkie exclaims as she and Twilight put their hooves onto the top of one another.

"Right, me too," Rainbow exclaims in determination, putting her hoof on top of her pals. She wants to at least make up for her cowardice and abandoning Fluttershy and Rarity during the fight.

"Come on! We're off to save the Princess!" Twilight said as she takes her sword out, ready for action. "After all, no obstacle's too big!"

"Yeah," Pinkie exclaims with a smirk as she takes her dagger out. Those Diamond Dogs are going to regret kidnapping the princess. "And no danger too great" Twilight said to her friends in determination, ready for anything.

"You said it!" Rainbow exclaims. The heroes put their weapons together, grinning. Yes, they got their guard down but the five can still fix it and get Rarity and Twilight back!

"Together, we will save the princess or die trying!" Twilight laughs eagerly. She and her friends rush off to the direction of where their enemies are at...all but Rainbow who got a worried and scared look on her face. Whatever confidence she got is gone.

"Die?" Rainbow asks in worry then yelps as Twilight and Pinkie came back, dragging her with the others. "Die?!"

Tower Rescue

It didn't take long for the musketeers to find the carriage which is next to a remote tower on a cliff. And this is where the Diamond Dogs are taking Fluttershy and Rarity because they could hear the two screaming from inside the tower.

Twilight and her friends try their best to get the door open but it won't open "hey Pinkie, this door won’t budge!"

"Let me give it a shot!" Pinkie exclaims as she heads back almost a mile. The mare then prepares to take a huge charge at the door to break it down. Just then, Twilight saw something on the door. It's labeled 'push.' Twilight push the door open. While during this time, Pinkie was rushing at the door, unaware of what's going on.

"Hey Pinkie wait. I got it..." Twilight was interrupted as Pinkie, not hearing her friends, rush into the tower unknowingly, blowing the others away. Suddenly a familiar pink pony rush by the group unknowingly. Fido looks confused as he asks "What was that?"

Pinkie was still running up the stairs until she arrives at the top...and crashes right through a window! The pink pony kept on rushing until she fell right onto an old tree near the cliff which sends her flying right into a meadow.

Pinkie kept on flying until she crashes right into a cow, who is not pleased by this.

"Hey!" the cow exclaims angrily at Pinkie. She then kicks at the pink pony, sending her right into the sky screaming. Pinkie soon collides with a blade of a windmill, spinning her very fast before sending the mare right back through the same window of the tower. Pinkie bounces painfully yet playfully down the stairs, going past the same group who looks at her go by in bewilderment. Pinkie soon bounces back to the front door just as her friends got back up. They saw her land on the ground with a daze. While the heroes helped her up, Pinkie said dizzily "doors open."

A worried Spot looks at his pals while asking, "What shall we do? Those musketeers are here!"

"Oh come on, we're 87 floors up." Rover scoffs to the worried Spot sceptically.

"So what they found us? It will take hours before..." Of course, the Diamond Dogs heard sounds of fast stomping, making them turn. To their surprise, there're the musketeers running up the stairs...then they begin to wheeze and pant. They are exhausted from all that running that they themselves had to do.

"Hold it right...there! You...fiends!" Twilight groans as she fell down a bit. That was exhausting!

"Threw those two into the cages" Rovers orders his colleagues

Fido and Spot throw Fluttershy and Rarity into a cage nearby before locking them in. They scream in alarm. The cage that the two hostages are in is magic-proof so Fluttershy and Rarity can't get out even if they wanted to!

"You’re Highness!" Twilight gasps before looking in determination to her pals as they got their swords out. "Let's get them!"

"Come on boys, let's deal with these so-called heroes!" Rover remarks to his pals as they took their swords out.

Rainbow yelps as she got her sword out, pointing it at Fido while demanding "stop! Let the girls go."

Fido of course grins cruelly at Rainbow pointing her weapon at him, then Fido hits his opponent's sword, knocking it down to the very bottom of the Floor. The pegasus pony chuckles nervously...which got worst when the Diamond Dog got some 2 by 4 weapons out, pointing them at Rainbow threateningly. Rainbow screams in terror as she run off, wearing high heels for some reason, screaming like a filly. Pinkie meanwhile is having trouble with Spot.

"Hang about! Is that cake over there?" Spot exclaims, pointing at if seeing something.

"Cake! where" Pinkie giggles as she looks around.

Spot pulls Pinkie's hat over her eyes and pushes her down the stairs.

"Let me go! Let me go! I’ll slice you to ribbons!" Twilight exclaims as she kept on fighting Rover. But Pinkie, trying to recover, collides with Twilight after she was hit by the Diamond Dog leader, causing the two musketeers to lose their weapons "My sword!" said Twilight.

Pinkie got her hat off her eyes as she place it back on her head. She and Twilight yelps as the three Diamond Dogs are pointing their swords at them, forcing the trio into the room.

"Not good" Twilight said in concern. "Pinkie, we got to do something quick or the princess is gone for good."

"It's all over, your mangy excuse for musketeers! Looks like you fools got in over your heads..."

Pinkie then spots a familiar window, the same one she crashed into when Pinkie ran into the tower before. The pink pony begins acting like a blueprint and made her smirk. Yes, an idea! It just may work! Twilight, noting her friend's smirk, asks "Got a plan, Pinkie?"

"Yep, sure do!" Pinkie exclaims to her friends with a smile. "You're with me on this?"

"If you got a plan, then go for it." Twilight said with a smile. Suddenly Pinkie grabs her without warning. "Wait, Pinkie! What..."

"Hot muffins, coming through!" she shouted.

Pinkie quickly ram through the window with her friends in tow, causing them to scream as they fall right out just like Pinkie before.

"Uhhh, what just happened?" Spot ask his colleague in confusion. They just shrug. Either what Pinkie did was stupid or insane. Of course, Pinkie got a good reason for this stunt. She and her friend kept on screaming and soon what happened before, happen again. The trio crash into the old tree that send them right back to the meadow...and into a familiar cow.

"You again" the cow scowls angrily. She then kicks Twilight and Pinkie, sending them right into the windmill. The windmill blades spin Twilight and Pinkie like mad before sending them flying away out of the mill and back into the tower. The Diamond Dogs were caught by surprise as they got smack by the trio, sending them right out of the tower screaming. The Diamond Dogs kept on screaming until they fell right into the river with a splash. The minions resurface. Spot spits out ready, getting his boss's head full of more water.

Lovely Time With The Hero

Twilight and Pinkie meanwhile bounce back down the stairs. They crash right into the cage that Rarity and Fluttershy are trapped in, causing them to join the group unwillingly. During this time, Rainbow was in another cage, hiding, and watching before getting out. Soon the 'ride' came to an end at the bottom as everyone bounces out the door, stopping upon landing on the ground. As they all got up, Pinkie ask goofily "did we do it?"

"Yeah, we did it! The three of us did it! Wait. Where’s Rainbow Dash?" Twilight exclaims as she jumps up eagerly. The musketeers have saved the princess!

"Wait, we did?" Rainbow asks confused, since she didn't do much at all. Rainbow quickly smiles while exclaiming "Yeah, we did it!"

The main three Heroes laughs and cheering for their victory. Of course, their celebration was cut shot as Rarity calls out, "Hey, guys?"

The gang saw Fluttershy and Rarity. "Let me just...kind of tight" Twilight said as she goes over to the ropes, looking for a way to get them freed.

Twilight found a piece sticking out and pulls it. It pops out, causing the roped group to be freed of the ropes...but of course, it ended up with the purple unicorn getting tangled up in them. Twilight chuckles nervously a bit, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Then something happens that changes everything for the better: Rarity giggles and laughs a bit. That musketeer Twilight is a funny one!

Narrant was watching, smiling as he said, "Twilight has made her laugh. So she know she was the one. But will their heroic bloom on the way back to Equestria? Perhaps if I sing them a song."

Narrant prepares to play the piano.

[Narrant]

Afloat on the breeze

[Birds & Bees]

On wings of heart

As the song continues, some bees and birds flew onto the scene, joining in on the song.

[Narrant]

Like birds and like bees

[Birds & Bees]

Sweet wings of heart

[Narrant]

The first day we met

[Birds & Bees]

On wings of heart

[Narrant]

We watched the sun set

[Birds & Bees]

Sweet wings of hearts

Once the butterflies flew off, Twilight is seen holding Fluttershy's hoof, the two walk over to a bridge happily and lovingly.

[Narrant]

And if by some chance

[Birds & Bees]

Some twist of fate

As the two are enjoying themselves, Twilight and Fluttershy saw a hay cart rolling by. The purple unicorn is able to help the yellow pegasus get in but is having trouble keeping up. Fluttershy giggles at this happily.

[Narrant]

We're chasing of life

[Birds & Bees]

It's not too late

Twilight manages to reach out her hoof. She smiles in delight as the princess took it, pulling the purple unicorn onto the cart, allowing Twilight to land next to her. The two smile lovingly to each other.

[Narrant]

It's heaven's design
You'll be mine
Hoofs entwined on wings of hearts

Some hay lands on the two, causing them to yelp as the lovers got buried in it. Twilight and Fluttershy pokes their heads out. The unicorn giggles as she took a few straws right out of her lover's hat.

[Narrant]

A real-life fairy tale

[Birds & Bees]

Fairy tale

Once the night time came, Twilight and Fluttershy were riding in a boat, watching the moon in the sky shining all so wonderfully.

[Narrant]

Down the streams of life we sail

[Birds & Bees]

Life we sail

[Narrant]

And our world in nightfall gleams

Once their ride was over, the two walks through a garden where a lot of beautiful flowers has been planted.

[Birds & Bees]

Nightfall gleams
Like the light in your eyes

[Narrant]

Inside my dreams
Your whisper lightly tickling my ear
It’s Equestria, ah, in the spring

[Birds & Bees]

Spring, spring, spring, spring

[Narrant]

I feel so giddy one thing is clear
You stir my heart to sing

Birds & Bees: Ah, ah, ah

Soon, Twilight and Fluttershy came back to the palace at last. The purple unicorn escorts the princess to the front doors.

[Narrant]

Don’t take your hoof from mine

[Birds & Bees]

Hoof from mine

[Narrant]

Just hold tight until you find

Fluttershy kept her hold on her hoof until the two were forced to separate from one another...for now.

[Narrant]

You’re the light I’m dreaming of

[Birds & Bees]

Dreaming of

Fluttershy with a loving grin took off Twilight's hat, holding it up...then gave the brave musketeer a sweet hug and a kiss on a cheek making Twilight blush.

[Narrant]

And I’m waiting for you on wings of love

The song is almost done as Fluttershy heads back to the palace. Turning to her love, she said slyly "see you soon."

Fluttershy then tosses Twilight's back to her before heading inside. The hat itself lands on her head swiftly as he sighs dreamily...then fell to the ground, passing out wonderfully.

[Narrant]

Waiting for you on wings

[Birds & Bees]

Lovely little wings

[Narrant]

Of love...

Discord's Next Plan

Discord looks displeased as he kick the door down in his lair in a angry mood. The villain found out that his dog minions has failed in the kidnapping...and to make matters worse, the ones who stopped them...were the same idiots that he chose to be Fluttershy's bodyguards in the first place!

"I have a problem!" Discord scowls angrily. "Those idiots are apparently tougher than I give them credit for!"

The Diamond Dogs are being punished by being hung out to dry...literally! Applejack is hanging the three on a line.

Rover looks up and ask his boss "right, so?"

"So stop hanging around!" Discord yells furiously, making them all yelp a bit. "Okay, change of plans. We're going to have to do the switcher tomorrow night at the opera!"

The poster is seen once more...and as before more singing is heard. Discord looks at it then groans. That little song is starting to be a bit irritated.

"That little ditty is starting to grow on me." Discord mumbles a bit. He turns his attention back to the Diamond Dogs. "Listen up. To get to the princess...we’re gonna have to pick those girls off one by one!"

It was nighttime the next night as the new musketeers are on guard duty. After what happened earlier, they can't afford to let what happened to Fluttershy happen again.

Fluttershy is in her night clothes, smiling happily as she draws a doodle of herself with Twilight and what she believes would be her true bodyguard. Rarity is using magic to assist her princess with her mane.

"Ah...Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle." Fluttershy said thoughtfully. She then gasps in realization. "Say, Rarity! She's purple and I got a pinkie-purple like mane!"

"Well, it must be destiny" Rarity said with a shrug. "Good thing, destiny doesn't control my heroic life."

"What makes you say that?" ask Fluttershy.

"Well, check me out. If destiny does control my life, I'd be stuck with that rainbow Pony with a Female Name."

The two mares giggle a bit while Rarity did an imitation of Rainbow. Rarity stops giggling to speak.

Meanwhile Pinkie was guarding the door, looking around suspiciously while saying, "Hup, 2, 3, 4. Hup, 2, 3, 4. Why am I'm the only one here saying 'hup, 2, 3, 4'? It's funny saying 'hup, 2, 3, 4.'"

Suddenly Pinkie hears the door creaking open, making her yelp while saying "Yikes, bad guys!" The mare got her sword out and stood in attention. "Okay, who goes there?!" Just then the pink pony saw a shadow of a familiar purple unicorn. 'She' begins to speak rather squeakyish, "Attention, Musketeer Pinkie Pie."

"Twilight, is that you?"

"Yes, Musketeer Pinkie Pie! I am in need of your assistance."

"You sure are talking funny." Pinkie said.

"Oh, well, I ate some peanut butter." 'Twilight' said quickly to Pinkie. "Got some more and I’ll show you where that is."

"Oooh, peanut butter! Let me have some, let me have some!" Pinkie dashes off in excitement. She wants so much to have some peanut butter. Pinkie kept on following the shadow. 'Twilight' appears, saying happily "hey, over here!" She quickly follows the shadow, unaware that she's leading the palace. Once outside, Pinkie looks around for the Shadow that appears in an alleyway. "Follow me, Pinkie!" Pinkie saw the shadow and follows it into the alley. But have she did not realized that the shadow was being made by Applejack who has a decoy of Twilight’s head and making a shadow of herself near a lamp, chuckling cruelly. This is one way of getting rid of dumb musketeers and a few extras.

Applejack speaks in Twilight’s voice "hey Pinkie, you are almost there." Pinkie catch up to the shadow, only to end up stopping at an alleyway. "Hey Twilight! Where are ya, buddy?" Pinkie ask. "I want some of that yummy peanut butter that makes you sound funny!" Suddenly Pinkie saw a huge shadow appearing, causing her to turn around...only for her to be knocked unconscious by a huge mallet held by Applejack, sending her right to the ground.

Abandoned and Captured

Rainbow is unaware of what happened to her comrades. She was still at her post at the palace, looking around in fear while marching backward. Rainbow feels that if she doesn't see the scary stuff, the mare won't be scared, right?

"Hup, 2, 3, 4..." Rainbow said as she trots on backwards; So far, so good. Suddenly Rainbow felt something on her back, causing her to scream in terror. The pony turned around with her eyes closed and slashes like mad with her sword. Once she stops, Rainbow opens her eyes and saw...only a plant that is now a stature of herself getting scared. "Oh, hey there," Rainbow said with a chuckle. Suddenly she hears another noise and turns around. The scared hero saw...three familiar Diamond Dogs wearing big heads. They all screeches while booming, "Booga, booga, booga, booga!" Of course, after a while of doing this, the trio stops as they notice that she is just staring at the foes, unimpressed. "Beat it, you guys."

"I told you morons these masks wouldn’t work." Rover scowls at his colleague as they remove their masks, revealing their real faces. "Time we go to plan B."

"Hey, I know you! You're the bad guys!" Rainbow exclaims, recognizing the Diamond Dogs. She got her sword out, aiming it at the enemies. "Don’t move!"

The Diamond Dogs of course look at Rainbow bored...then took out their two by four weapons, aiming right at her. As a response, Rainbow Dash screams in terror before putting her sword on the plant she slashed earlier. Then the cowardly hero kicks the plant itself out of the way and run out of the palace as fast as she could. Rainbow ends up in alley. "Oh man, what do I do now?" Rainbow asks in concern. She spots a barrel and opens it before hiding inside. The hero hopes that the Diamond Dogs would pass by...but then Rainbow hears some familiar laughter. "Uh-oh." Rainbow yelps as the barrel begins to bounce. She tumbles, grunts and yelps, getting hurt by the bouncy ride. Soon it was over before the lid was opened, revealing the bad guys peeking in. Obviously, the Diamond Dogs weren't fooled by Rainbow's pathetic attempt at hiding.

Rainbow screams in terror then goes out the other way of the barrel...then hitting something, finding something clanging down onto her neck. The mare tries her best to struggle to escape. It didn't take long for Rainbow to realize what she's in a certain execution device. "What's going on?" Rainbow asks in concern. She then gasps and saw a painting of Discord, dressed like a king while laughing cruelly right at the sad Fluttershy in a cage. "What is this?!"

Rainbow gasps as she saw some gravestones with certain names on them, "Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie" The hero turns to see a familiar villain behind the shadow, "Captain Discord!'

"Oh, I am in a good mood." Discord remarks evilly as he smiles. The villain grabs the handle of the guillotine.

Discord pulls the handle, causing the machine's blade to go right at Rainbow's neck. The winged mare yelps and tries to get her head out with all her might to escape. Rainbow manage to escape and gallops off with the angry Discord chasing her, snapping, "Hey, come back here, you little winged freak!"

Discord went inside the guillotine in an attempt to catch Rainbow...but realize that his tail is stuck. The villain tries to get it out as best as he could. Discord then hears a klang sound, making him yelp. Fortunately for Discord, only the back of his uniform was cut off. And as Discord pulls his tail off.

Back at the palace Spike, rushing something, quickly rush to the area where Twilight's following.

"Twilight! Twilight!" yelled Spike.

"Spike? What is it? Is there something wrong?" Twilight asks Spike.

Spike nods as he quickly heads down a hallway, making her to follow him. They arrive at the scene where Pinkie was supposed to be on patrol...but she wasn't there. "Hey! Where's Pinkie Pie?" Twilight asks.

"I don't know. And where's Rainbow Dash?" Spike asked.

"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight exclaims with a look of horror on her face. The unicorn and the dragon rush over to where Rainbow is posted at...but found only the cut out plant statue. "Something's strange is going on here."

Suddenly they heard a creaking noise, making them turn to see a night stature shaking like mad. "Who’s there? You better come out of there or I’m coming in for you!" Twilight demands. Just then the helmet opens and reveals Rainbow who came out of the stature.

"Rainbow Dash? What's going on? Come down from there! Why aren't you at your post?"

"We got to get Pinkie Pie and get out of here!" Rainbow exclaims frantically to Twilight.

"Pinkie Pie? Where is she? She’s not at her post either."

"Oh no! He’s already got Pinkie Pie!" Rainbow exclaims in fear.

Rainbow grabs Twilight and quickly prepares to escape with her friend. The purple unicorn said, "Wait! Who’s got Pinkie? Rainbow...stop!" As the purple unicorn quickly got her arm freed from Rainbow. "Rainbow, are you out of control?"

Rainbow quickly talks to explain of how Discord is planning on overthrowing Fluttershy and locking her up to become king. The captain was a villain all along and is planning on killing off the new recruits. Rainbow then tries to explain that the remaining gang must escape before Discord kills the rest of them.

Of course, because Rainbow was talking so fast, Twilight and Spike couldn't understand her. They look at her oddly before Twilight spoke, "Rainbow, I couldn't understand a word you say."

"No!" Rainbow exclaims as she grabs Twilight then run out of the palace.

"Put me down! Whoa!" Twilight exclaims to Rainbow. "We can’t leave our posts like this! What would Captain Discord say?" said Twilight.

"Captain Discord is the bad guy!" shouted Rainbow.

"Captain Discord is the bad guy?" Twilight asks in shock As they got out of the palace, the unicorn manages to grab a statue before getting herself freed from Rainbow's hold. Twilight lands on the ground before saying, "Wait! Discord’s trying to kidnap the princess?"

"Exactly!" Rainbow explains to Twilight with a nod.

"But he made us musketeers."

"It was all a lie." Said Rainbow.

"A lie?" Twilight asks Rainbow in sadness. Discord has lied to Twilight and her friends. However, Twilight looks seriously as she spoke, "Well, lie or not, musketeers do not run from danger. And as long as we keep these uniforms, we won't either, right? And that’s what friends are for."

"You got it!" Rainbow exclaims...then rips her uniform off to reveal her true self. She takes out a luggage "It’s everypony itself!"

Rainbow puts her luggage on her hoofs and prepares to make a flight for it. Twilight looks shocked.

"Rainbow, wait!" Twilight exclaims, causing Rainbow to stop. As the mare looks back, the purple unicorn continues, "Together, we can stop Captain Discord. You remember how we rescued the princess?"

"I was hiding." Rainbow explains.

"Hiding? Well tonight, you came back here to warn us and that took courage, Rainbow" said Twilight. "Come on. I’ll be right on your side because were friends." Twilight said to Rainbow with a smile.

Twilight reach out a hoof for Rainbow to take. The rainbow pony pauses a bit in hesitation, then she turns away saying, "I just can’t. I’m sorry."

With that, Rainbow flies off in sadness. Twilight calls out, "Rainbow!" But it's too late, the scared pony was long gone. "Oh Rainbow..."

Twilight and Spike look down in sadness. Pinkie Pie has gone missing. Rainbow quits the group.

Suddenly Spike sniffs in tears and holds up Twilight’s hat and said in a sad tone "Twilight..."

Twilight looks at Spike in sadness and gave her hat back "thanks Spike."

Suddenly the two hears a familiar laughter, making them turn to see Discord arriving, with an evil smirk. He said evilly, "Well hello there. If it isn't the one musketeer..."

"Captain Discord, with the power of friendship as a musketeer, I arrest you, mister!" Twilight snaps.

"That’s a good one. Well how about this. With the power of chaos, I clobbered you!"

Twilight quickly takes her sword out but Discord quickly hits her with his fist, knocking the hero out.

Twilight woke up a while later, finding herself being held by Discord who has her in a cage "Hey there! Hi there! Ho there! You’re as welcome as can be" Discord laughs evilly and Twilight gives an angry smirk to his face. The villain is taking the hero into a dark and spooky dungeon. Discord opens the door to the dungeon, taking Twilight in while humming mockingly.

Discord threw Twilight into the chamber on purpose, then pretends to apologize, "Oopsie, daisies. I am such a butterfingers."

Discord manages to climb down the ladder into the chamber, picking up Twilight who demands, "Hey! Put me down! Don't make me have to whoop you!"

"Ok, fine. Just hold still you mule." Discord snaps as he hold the struggling Twilight then chains her to the wall by the waist.

"Well, Twilight Sparkle, this is the end of the line." Discord chuckles evilly.

"Guess so? My friends will be right behind us" said Twilight.

"Oh sure. The rainbow pony left you! Remember?"

Twilight looks down a bit, but kept on with her hope. She adds, "Well...Pinkie then!"

Discord scoffs a bit, saying "The pink one? She’s getting fitted for a halo."

"No, no, no!" Twilight exclaims in horror and worry.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Discord snaps evilly as he grabs Twilight. "Face it, Twilight. It's all for one and you are all by yourself!" Discord taunts Twilight to the ground. As Discord climbs up the ladder, he spoke "Enjoy your brief stay here at Tartarus prison. You know, they say the tide comes in faster than ponies. So long, mule! I got me tickets to the opera a little something called ‘I Just Can’t Wait to be King.’"

Discord laughs wickedly as he got to the top of the ladder, slamming the door on his way out. Twilight looks saddened and took her hat off. Twilight sighs in sadness as she tosses her hat. The poor unicorn buries her face in tears as she cries, waiting for her inevitable fate.

Song and Laughter

Meanwhile after when Rainbow Dash left the musketeers and Twilight Sparkle locked up in Tartarus, Pinkie Pie is tied up in chains by Applejack at a bridge on the far side below the river.

Applejack laughs as she grabs the pink pony "This is it sugarcube. Get ready for your biggest sleep, the river of no tomorrow, the long day’s journey into night" Applejack laughed. Pinkie who is only paying attention to Applejack, she starts to laugh like she's telling a funny joke. For a bad guy's minion, this mare is a funny one.

"What in the hay is so funny?" Applejack asked.

"Wow. You say very funny words." Pinkie giggled to Applejack.

"Say, what?!" Applejack asks Pinkie confused.

Although Pinkie is chained, she somehow manages to lean and trots towards her and started singing.

[Pinkie Pie]

Your hearts of laughter,
Now hold me tight.
Your marely voice
makes my heart take flight!

[Applejack]

You will not change
My minds one smidge.
I'm going to drop you screaming off this bridge!

Applejack grabs Pinkie and prepares to throw her off the bridge. But Pinkie manages to turn around, twirling the two and causing the mare to get chained up this time. "You make me laugh, Applejack!" Pinkie giggles. Applejack hears a chorus while looking blankly at the mare who is falling for her.

[Chorus]

Her laugh so sweet,
Her heart so blind

[Applejack]

Poor Pink...poor grunge

[Chorus]

You have to kill her,
Or you’ll change your mind.
So say farewell to the doof!

Applejack grins evilly as she sings once more.

[Applejack]

Farewell!

[Chorus]

‘Cause it’s your duty that she takes the plunge!

Applejack got herself freed from the chains and took out an anvil. She is determined to make sure that Pinkie goes down with the fishes! Applejack ties Pinkie with more chains then push her off the bridge.

While Applejack tries to push the anvil off to end this, Pinkie just kept on singing happily and lovingly.

[Pinkie Pie]

My cowgirl miss,
You charmed my smile.
You leave me utterly beyond control.

Applejack stops her attempts as she listens to Pinkie's words. They sound so...enchanting to her and making her smile.

[Pinkie Pie]

Call me pink,
But one thing’s clear.
Your melodious voices are music to my ears!

Applejack is started to feel happily and lovingly to Pinkie. The cowpony is falling for the pink pony who she was supposed to fall under Discord's orders.

[Chorus]

She’s no Don Juan!
She’s not really smart

[Applejack]

And yet she's touched my little marely heart
She likes my voice…
My pony-like gaze,
Her numbskull chaaaaaaaaaaaaaarm,
Has set my heeeeeeeeeaaart!

As Applejack sang the long line to finish the song up, the moon behind the new friends broke into a lot of pieces.

[Applejack]

Ablaze!

Once the song is over, Applejack put Pinkie onto the bridge. The new friends smiles, lightly giggle at each other and hug to one another. Suddenly the bridge begins to crack. Soon it broke, causing Pinkie to scream and the anvil fell downward. Applejack looks shocked. The former villain quickly tied the chains to a stand on the bridge and jumps down, yelling, "I'm coming for you Pinkie!" Pinkie stops falling, hanging from the bridge. Applejack meanwhile lands on the chain with the anvil. "Hurry, sugarcube. You don't have much time. Your friend Twilight Sparkle is in dire peril" determined Applejack.

"No she isn't, silly! She's in the musketeers!" Pinkie exclaims happily, missing what Applejack's saying.

"Ah mean she’s in danger" said Applejack.

Then the stand that held the chains broke. They all scream as they fell towards the river below. It was at this moment, Rainbow Dash is using a rowboat to make her way out. She sigh’s a bit of sadness. She felt bad for leaving Twilight "I'll be a musketeer," she mumbles. "When ponies fall from the sky."

Rainbow hears screaming and looks up to see Pinkie and Applejack falling right at her.

Rainbow screams and tries to row faster, but it's too late. They all impacted into the boat, sending everyone right into the water.

Rescuing Twilight

Meanwhile at the dungeon of Tartarus, Twilight saw the tide coming in. The purple unicorn looks around and she saw a ruler going about 11 ft. up. There is a sign on the top saying 'You must be 11 ft. tall to survive this dungeon' and her eyes widened.

"Hang on, Twilight! We're coming!" Pinkie calls out in determination while galloping and carrying Rainbow on her back and following Spike.

"Let me go! Let me go! Pinkie! Discord is going to kill us!" Rainbow exclaims, struggling in Pinkie's hold when they arrive on the boat.

"Discord or no Discord Twilight’s our friend and we got to save her? All for one and one for all. Remember? I know Tartarus is the most horrifying of evil in all of Equestria but we gotta go in there." Pinkie exclaims, pointing a hoof at the dungeon. Lightning flashes as if showing that evil monstrous face.

Rainbow gulps then screams in terror. She got out of the boat, digging a hole and puts her head in the hole.

"Oh man!" Spike groans a bit.

"Could this be the end of the three musketeers?" Pinkie ask looking at Spike.

Narrant pops out of nowhere and remarks in determination. He then begins singing while shouting.

[Narrant]

This is the end!!
This is the end!!

Rainbow's friends yelp, they hold onto each other while looking at Narrant who sang and shouts at her some more while he plays.

[Narrant]

That Rainbow Dash has left poor
Twilight there out to drown

Rainbow cringes as she hears the singing.

[Narrant]

And Pinkie trusted her,
but Rainbow let her down
We all berate her,
Because we hate her!!

Rainbow tries to ignore Narrant but the words are making her angrier. Rainbow took her head out, getting very ticked off.

[Narrant]

She's a traitor, vacillator!
She's a lousy second-rater!
Mangy mallard, she’s a coward
That doesn't make sense!
Rainbow's destiny has soured!
It's the end!

Rainbow has had it. She rushes over and grabs Narrant's instrument, smashing it into pieces. "I’ll show you!" shouted Rainbow.

"That way, my friend" Narrant said as he points his hoof to the others in the boat, heading off to the dungeon. The rainbow pony nods as she flies after her friends "hey guys, wait for me!" Rainbow came back to shake his hoof.

"Thanks for the song"

Rainbow then flew to her friends and jumps into the boat. Pinkie grins upon seeing her again "Rainbow!"

"You came back!" Spike giggles as he and Pinkie hugs Rainbow.

Rainbow smiles as she transforms back into her musketeer self again.

"Come on guys! We got to save Twilight!" Rainbow exclaims in.

Once the gang reaches the land, Spike got out first and leads his friends to the dungeons. Pinkie yells out "we’re coming, Twilight!"

Inside the prison, it is now filled with water. Twilight is trying to get loose from the chains but no luck. She went to the surface and get some air. But the water by this time is so dangerously near the top, it is impossible. Twilight does her best to hold her breath as hard as she could. But soon, Twilight stops as she begins to faints, preparing to drown. She fails to open her eyes to see two familiar figures diving in and getting to her, pulling the chain off Twilight very hard until it broke...

Suddenly a familiar voice spoke up, "Twilight?"

Another familiar voice is heard, "Twilight, come back to us, friend?"

"Look I think she’s coming out of it" said Spike.

Twilight opens her eyes and seeing her friends looking at her. Twilight spits out some water. Looking around, the purple unicorn spoke, "Rainbow Dash? Pinkie Pie? Spike?" Her Friends smiles.

"Pinkie, Discord told me you were a goner."

"Shucks, I ain't..." Pinkie was interrupted by Twilight by hugging her. "...going nowhere without you, Twilight."

"Hey" said Rainbow.

Twilight stops hugging Pinkie, spotting Rainbow.

"Rainbow, you came back" Twilight starts hugging Rainbow.

"Of course I did." Rainbow said.

Then Spike jumped up to Twilight and hugged her and said "Twilight, I'm glad you’re alive."

"I'm glad too Spike" said Twilight while hugging Spike.

"We wouldn't let you down, Twilight. Because we’re your friends" said Pinkie.

Rainbow reveals Twilight's hat and gave it to her friend, she said, "Got your hat Twilight. We’ve got to save the princess. Don’t you remember. All for one..."

"Yeah" Pinkie replied.

"Oh guys, we're not even real musketeers." Twilight said in a sad tone.

"Not real musketeers? Who says so? Listen, Rainbow Dash maybe a coward. No offence." Pinkie said. "And I know you’re just a smart mare and knows everything and I maybe just a random dumb pony. But I manage to make a pony laugh, but I know one more thing." Pinkie pats Twilight on the head making her giggle. "When the three of us stick together..."

"We can do anything" said Rainbow.

"And not Discord or nopony else can stop us!" said Twilight when the three ponies put their hoofs together. "Come on, there is no doubt about it musketeers, but we got a princess to save!" said Twilight and off they go out of the dungeon and off the opera show.

The Show Down

Twilight and her friends are galloping together to get to the opera house and spike is riding on Twilight’s back.

Twilight calls out "come on, girls!'

"Let’s go Rainbow!" Pinkie exclaims.

"I’m right behind you." Rainbow said in agreement while flying with her wings.

The opera show is close to starting at the big opera house. The royal carriage pulls out to the place as Fluttershy and Rarity got out.

As the two are heading to their seats, they saw someone blocking their way. And it Discord appears, much to Fluttershy's confusion as she asks, "Captain Discord?"

"Why hello there, your majesty" said Discord. Without notice, Fido and Spot came out from behind the two.

"Where are my bodyguards?" Fluttershy demands as Discord takes a bag out and stuff the two girls inside it. "I’ll be will your bodyguard tonight!" said Discord.

Fluttershy pops her head out, looking outraged. This is treachery which the princess cannot accept. "This is an outrage!" shouted Fluttershy.

"No. It’s my nefarious plan to take over the throne" Discord smirks and opens up a curtain to the starred seats. To Fluttershy's shock and horror, there's Rover dressed in a badly made Fluttershy outfit, clothes and crown. He spoke stupidly, "Does this crown make my hair look big?"

Fluttershy screams in terror while Discord quickly stuffs her back into the bag.

"You know what to do." Discord looks at Fido and Spot.

"Righty-o, boss" said the two Diamond Dogs and they opened the chest which it was right behind them and Discord threw the bag into the chest and the two dogs take it away. The villain and the disguised Diamond Dogs go over to their seats. "Okay, Rover. You're on."

Suddenly about a few miles away from the opera house Twilight and her friends were almost there "Look! There it is! We’re almost there" said Twilight.

Back at the opera house "okay, Rover. Do your stuff" Discord demands as Rover pretends as he put on some make-up powder, then begins to clear his throat, trying to sound feminine...a bit badly. Of course, no one pays him any attention so the disguised enemy took out a blow horn and honks it. That's enough to get the audience's attention as they look to see what their princess wishes to say.

"Attention, my royal subjects. Due to the stress of princessing and my duties have become too overwhelming for a delicate flower such as myself." Rover spoke. "Therefore, I now present your new ruler, King Discord!"

The crowd gasps in fear as Discord smirks as he uses his magic to pull a rope that made a poster with his image and the words 'King Discord' on it.

"Oh yes, I did it!" Discord laughs madly as he rips off his uniform, revealing himself to be in a royal out outfit like Fluttershy's and a crown on his heads. "Yes, I'm the King of all Equestria! I feel like eating a cupcake! Now, on with the show." He demanded.

Then the maestro comes onto the stage with a baton. He turns to the camera, revealing himself to be a familiar stallion.

"Hey, guys, it's me!" Narrant chuckles as he took his wig off to reveal himself.

Narrant uses his baton to tap the stand. The curtain begins to open as three Flower Ponies are on stage singing.

Back outside the musketeers have arrived at the opera. Spike begins leads the group. Spike said, "Come on guys, we’re almost there."

"Good job, Spike. Find the princess!" Twilight said.

As the actors continue their singing, the two Diamond Dogs held the chest that Fluttershy and Rarity are trapped in, preparing to make their move to the exit. Unfortunately, Spike arrives on the scene and said "hold it right there!" Pointing as his friends arrive behind himself.

"Did you find the princess, Spike?" Twilight asks Spike who nods and points right at the chest. "Good work, Spike."

Fluttershy peek out the keyhole of the chest and saw Twilight and the other musketeers. She smiles and exclaims, "Our loyal musketeers have come to save us!"

"Don’t panic, princess, we’ll save you!" Twilight exclaims in determination. Turning to the mutts, she demands, "All right, you fiends, drop her!"

"Don’t mind if we do." Spot chuckles evilly. He and Fido tossed the chest up before it lands on the stage, the two mares inside grunt a bit.

The two Diamond Dogs took their swords out as the musketeers took out their swords and begin fighting one another once more during the opera show. Rover saw the commotion happening between their fellow Diamond Dogs, he taps on Discord's shoulder to get his attention.

"What?" Discord wakes up. And he ends in a shock as he saw what his Diamond Dogs are fighting. It's the musketeers and they're still alive, "What the hay?! The princess!"

Discord grabs Rover, shouting to him, "do something!"

"Yes, sir!" Rover exclaims as he rush off to the stage quickly.

The next act soon begins as the props are moved to get things ready. To the surprise of the gasping crowd, there're the musketeers fighting off the Diamond Dogs with the three singers watching, screaming to avoid being hit before they ran off.

"How dare you kidnap the princess" Twilight exclaims angrily to the Diamond Dogs. "No one walks away with the princess while Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie are on the job!"

"Hey! Someone’s walking away with the princess." Pinkie said in concern. The others turn just in time to see Rover who grabbed the chest and making a run for it.

"Let’s get ‘em!" Rainbow exclaims sternly.

The musketeers grabs Rover and stop his escape with the mares in the chest and the musketeers grabbed the chest and made a run for it. A turquoise stallion wearing a sailor captain suit was singing a song on the stage, yelping in alarm as the musketeers and the Diamond Dogs rush by him, almost knocking him down.

As the turquoise stallion kept on singing, the musketeers rush upstage with Fido, Spot and Rover chasing them. The musketeers rush up the stairs when the Diamond Dogs chases them angrily. Soon Twilight and the others came to a dead end up the top of the stairs...and the dogs are coming in fast. Twilight spots a moon prop tied to a rope from the ceiling, getting an idea. Pinkie, jumps onto the prop as her friends tossed her the chests before joining the pink mare right on the moon prop. The weight causes them to fall down towards the stage and away from the dogs.

"She’s getting away" Discord said angrily. Why must he do everything around here?! The villain jumps onto the sun prop and he went downwards, allowing the moon prop to go up and Discord stops the sun prop with his hand making both props that both sides are next to one another.

Discord grabs the chest and tries to take it away, both he and the musketeers struggle and fight over the chest like mad. The audience watch in amazement as did the singers, all of them are wondering as to who would win this tug chest of war. The heroes eventually pull the chest hardly but they end up dropping it. Twilight gasps in alarm as she jump off the moon and rush down the stairs and hope to get the chest in time. This allows the Diamond Dogs to jump onto the moon to fight the musketeers.

As the turquoise stallion kept on singing, Twilight manages to get to the bottom and reach out for the chest, yelling, "I got you girls!"

The turquoise stallion quickly moves out of the way in time, just for the chest to land right on top of Twilight and all she said was "ouch."

Discord has had it. He quickly drops down with the sun prop right to the stage. When he got to the stage Discord quickly cut the rope, causing two musketeers on the moon prop including the Diamond Dogs to yelp as they crash into the stage floor, leaving a big hole.

"Two down and one to go." Discord said evilly as he advances on Twilight who is trying her best to unlock the chest and said "I almost got it."

Fluttershy peeks out to see what's going on and she saw Discord's shadow coming. The princess gasps, "Oh, no! Look out!" Twilight turns just in time to see Discord removing his cape, preparing to fight.

"This is it, you little mule." Discord remarks evilly as he took his sword out, "mano y pony-o."

As the audience watch in shock, Narrant scroll down some pages and smiles, preparing the music.

As the music plays, Discord and Twilight fight one another. The audience looks worried. Twilight manages to twist her sword with Discord's before she sends it away from him rapidly.

"Ha ha," Twilight exclaims with a smile.

Sadly, Twilight's victory was short as Discord uses his foot to step on her sword, making it hard for her to lift it. Then Discord taunts, "Ho-ho!"

"Uh-oh!" Twilight replied.

Discord then punches Twilight, sending onto the end of the stage hard, much to the shock of the crowd gasping in terror. As the unicorn turns, she saw her enemy getting his sword back and pointing it right at her.

"It's all over, Twilight and you’re all alone!" Discord taunts Twilight evilly. Unknown to her however, Twilight spots her friends using a rope to get out of the stage, smiling eagerly. "And now with you finally out of the way, getting rid of the princess will be easy as pie."

Twilight saw her friends winking, making her smirk "want a bet?"

"That’s a sucker bet." Said Discord.

"Yeah, and you’re the sucker!" Rainbow exclaims as she hits Discord hard.

Discord quickly pulls the crown off his head.

"Ready, musketeers?" Twilight asks her friends with a smirk.

As Discord got his crown removed, he saw his enemies smirking, "All for one and one for all."

Rainbow yells out, "How's this for a little blue coward?" and she sticks her hoof into his eye and making him suffer.

"How's this for a random dumb pony?!" Pinkie snaps as she charges, hitting Discord right in the side hard, causing him to yelp in pain.

"And I may be an egghead and short Discord..." Twilight said as Rainbow lifts her up before Pinkie manages to lift her up, causing all of them to be in each other's shoulder "But I've got friends on my side makes us stronger than ever."

"Aw, great!" Discord yelps.

Twilight winds up a hoof fist and hits her enemy right in the face. The others hit him on each side then Twilight uses her sword to cut his clothes into shreds and then tap his stomach and yells out "timber!"

"I hate this." Discord groans as he fell down onto the floor and finally he was knocked out.

The audience cheers wildly. Twilight and her friends has done, they defeated Discord and saved the day once and for all! Rainbow manages to find the key to the chest on the floor and uses it to unlock the chest, letting Fluttershy and Rarity out.

Fluttershy came over to Twilight and held her hoof while smiling happily.

Pinkie looks and saw Applejack coming up, exclaiming "Pinkie!"

"Applejack!" Pinkie exclaims as she and Applejack rush to one another...but then bump heads a bit. Regardless, the two laughs and hugged each other.

"Oh, Rainbow...thank you for saving me, you're my hero" Rarity squeals a bit as she gallops over to Rainbow.

"Oh...err" Rainbow said and felt pretty embarrassed. Suddenly the white unicorn hugs her tightly.

"Rarity" Fluttershy ask Rarity in an amusing smile. The mare turns as a embarrassing Rainbow began to blush and sweat quickly "are you hugging a commoner?"

"Well, you know what they say. C'est la Vie (This is the life)" Rarity giggles.

"C'est l'amore! (Love it)" said Fluttershy in a happy tone.

Fluttershy kisses Twilight on the cheek happiy, making Twilight blush even more and giggles. During this time, Narrant continues the music when he wipes a tear of his eye, until the music comes to an end, sending him right to the ground.

Ceremony of the new Musketeers (Ending)

The next day was a brand new day at the castle. Rarity uses her magic to hold a pillow with a sword which Fluttershy takes before turning to the heroic musketeers with the official ones, Spike and Applejack are wearing royal clothing, watching as Spike earns a big silver musketeer medal for great honor and Applejack was so proud of her new friend Pinkie Pie and she began to cry happily.

"Please kneel" Fluttershy said.

Making Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie kneels towards her, taking their hats off. "In great honor and gratitude for saving Equestria. I hereby dub thee, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie. All Royal Musketeers."

The new musketeers smile as the other ones cheers eagerly and Twilight decides what’s coming for her and she said "what do you say, everypony? All for one..."

"And one for all!" said every musketeer and happily tossing their hats into the sky.

Narrant was tossed up into the sky, smiling as he spoke, "Bravo, my friends! Our three heroes had finally made their dreams come true! I think this calls for one more song!"

The new made musketeers led the song, dancing with the official ones as they make the symbol of the musketeers themselves.

[Twilight Sparkle]

All for one, hey!

[Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash]

All for one and one for all!

[All]

Musketeers sing,
And all for one, and one for all,
And all for one, and one for all,
And all for one and ALLLLLLLLLLL!!

The End