The Mane 6 were having a picnic, "Oh, please don't tell me I forgot the plates!" said Rarity, "I did! Oh, out of anything that could happen, this is the WORST... POSIBLE... THING!" she then used her magic to make her couch appear, "Oh, why, why, whyyyyyyy!" she cried as she lied on it.
"Do you always have to overreact about every small thing?" Applejack asked.
It was then when Spike burped out a message from Princess Celestia, "It says we need to be in Canterlot right away." he said.
"Well, it looks like we'll have to have our picnic some other time." Twilight said, "Come on, girls, next stop, Canterlot."
As they arrived, they their princess tied up in rope with duct tape over her mouth, the Royal Guards were like that, too. "Princess!" Twilight cried out, "Who did this to you?!"
"That would be me!" a griffin walked from behind the princess.
The Mane 6 gasped from seeing who that griffin was, "Gilda!" Rainbow Dash replied.
"Hello, Dash." Gilda replied back with an evil grin.
Rainbow dash flew right up to Gilda and said "What've done to the princess?!"
"Relax," Gilda answered, "As you can see, she's fine."
"But how do all this?" Twilight said surprisingly.
"I had a little help." An army of robotic griffins then appeared from the entrance to the throne room.
"When did you get time to build these guys?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"After you turned your back on me!" The robots then aimed there beak pistols at the Mane 6, "If you want your princess back, I need Dash to go through a little trial I prepared. Do it, or the princess have a bullet to the head!" Gilda threated as she pointed a gun to Celestia's head.
"Don't!" Twilight cried out.
"Only if Dash does the trial, and ONLY Dash."
"It's a trap!" Pinkie Pie shouted, "Don't fall for it Dashie!"
"Do you want a bullet in the princess's head?" Rainbow Dash replied, "Okay, Gilda, what do have to do?"
'Well," Gilda started, "All I need you to fight as many creatures in the Everfree Forest as you can. When you're done, meet me at my base deep within the forest. Got it?"
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on. When did you build a base?" Rainbow asked.
"Do we have a deal, or not?!" Gilda replied.
"Bring it on!" Rainbow Dash then flew to the Everfree Forest to do Gilda's trial.
Twilight runs up to Celestia, and said, "Princess Celestia, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Celestia answered. "Wait. Didn't I tell you to keep your elements on you at all times in case Discord returns?"
Twilight then noticed that she and her friends weren't wearing their Elements of Harmony. "Oops, heh heh; Sorry."
