Chapters Disclaimer: I own nothing. MLP belongs to Hasbro and Super Paper Mario belongs to Nintendo. I also don't own the designs for the ponified villains and Pixls, they belong to DebbyGattaTheBest on Deviantart
Ahem! Today...I'll tell you about the lost book of prophecies. This prophetic book was a mysterious tome full of stories of future events. Of course, many ponies craved this book, wishing to glimpse their futures. But no pony after obtaining this amazing book ever found happiness. The reason? The book held frightening secrets not meant for ponies' eyes. That book became known as the Dark Prognosticus and was sealed away. This...This is a tale of this book's last owner, it is a tale of love.
It was a normal day in Ponyville for Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends. They were sitting together at Sugarcube Corner, but noticed that one of their friends were missing. Sunset Shimmer let out a yawn while waiting for Fluttershy to show up.
"Sure is peaceful today, isn't it, guys?" She asked.
"Yeah, it is peaceful, Sunset. Makes you wish that something interesting would happen, right?" Spike added.
"It is, Sunset." Twilight answered.
"Anyone of ya'll know where Fluttershy might be?" Applejack questioned.
"I don't know, Applejack. Maybe she's trying to surprise us?" Pinkie Pie suggested.
"I do not believe it's that, Pinkie Pie." Rarity told her friend. "I recall that she and I were at the spa last week."
"Then, where is she? She can't possibly be in Canterlot's garden. She would have told us." Rainbow Dash pointed out.
"Should we go to Fluttershy's place then?" Sunset asked.
"Sure, that'll be awesome!" Rainbow grinned.
"Yay! We're going to see Fluttershy!" Pinkie cheered.
"Great! Let's go!" Spike exclaimed while getting up from his seat.
"Then, why don't we go try to see what's up with 'er?" Applejack suggested.
"Why yes, I agree with Applejack." Rarity nodded.
"Then, let's go!" Twilight commanded as they ran out of Sugar Cube Corner.
Before they reached Fluttershy's cottage, they heard a pony yelling.
"G-G-G-GIRLS! SPIKE! HELP!!!" A familiar pony screamed.
Derpy came flying in with a worried look on her face.
"Derpy? What's wrong, why are you acting so crazy?" Sunset asked with a worried expression.
"It's shocking! Fluttershy...SHE'S GONE!" Derpy shouted in reply.
The ponies gasped: who would do such a thing?!
"Oh man, I wonder who the villain did this is!" Rainbow yelled
"I love guessing games! It's probably Queen Chrysalis and King Sombra!" Pinkie guessed.
"That ruffian!" Rarity shouted. "Taking away a friend is certainly a crime that must go unpunished!"
"WHAT?! Who was the vermin who did this?!?!" Applejack demanded.
"We can only guess that this was the work of Discord!" Derpy exclaimed in worry.
"We won't stand for this! We must go into his home and rescue Fluttershy!" Sunset declared before the group ran off.
"Good luck, we're counting on all of you..." Derpy muttered.
Meanwhile, in Discord's hideout...
"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!" Discord laughed evilly. "Listen well, my minions! It's time to initiate my chaotic plan to take over Equestria!"
The minions began cheering loudly in approval while some were yelling that they were under attack.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! 'We're under attack', you guys are such jokers!" Discord chuckled.
The minions ran out of the way as Discord teleported in front of the heroes.
"What?! Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Sunset Shimmer, and...Spike?! How'd you get here?!" The draconaquus demanded.
"Your front door was open." Spike replied.
"Discord, you should really keep your front door locked next time." Twilight said with a smirk.
"Yeah!" The others nodded in agreement.
"How many times have I told the minions to keep the door closed when they get in!" Discord yelled in annoyance.
The heroes snickered at their enemy's rage, finding it amusing. Where was Fluttershy though?
"Now, listen here, you ruffian! Where do you have our dear Fluttershy?!" Rarity demanded.
Discord gasped in shock, "Kidnap Fluttershy? ME?! I was only just having fun planning my attack!"
"GIRLS! SPIKE! HELP ME!!!" A familiar voice screamed.
Suddenly, Fluttershy appeared trapped with a force field around her.
"FLUTTERSHY!!!" Everypony screamed.
Suddenly, an unfamiliar pony teleported in. It was an Alicorn stallion with red eyes, a black mane, bat wings, and a dark blue coat with the Dark Prognosticus as a cutie mark wearing a monocole on his left eye, a white top hat, white gloves on his front hooves, and a white cape that was blue at the bottom with a pattern of the night sky in it.
"BLECK!!! Your Element of Kindness has been taken by...Count Bleck!" The pony shouted.
"Wait, by who?!" Discord asked.
Count Bleck then bowed respectfully and continued his villain speech.
"By me, Count Bleck! The chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus...is Count Bleck!" The Alicorn-bat pony answered.
"I'll tell you who doesn't make any sense...Count Bleck!" Rainbow shouted.
"Who's the pony who's crazier that Discord? Count Bleck!" Pinkie giggled while joking about the count.
"Enough of these jokes! Release Fluttershy! I need to go create some chaos since I don't need her!" Discord demanded.
"Count Bleck says NEVER! This Pegasus is integral to what is foretold in the prophecy!" Count Bleck retorted. "She will be brought to Castle Bleck and be used to end all worlds!"
"Destroy...all worlds?" Spike gasped.
"No, that can't be!" Sunset exclaimed.
"Why would ya think of such a thing?" Applejack asked.
"Let go of Fluttershy, you monster!" Twilight shouted while flying at Count Bleck with her horn glowing, only to be bounced back by Count Bleck's barrier and onto the ground.
The count fired a spell at Twilight as a black and purple blast hit her.
"Twilight!" Her friends exclaimed.
"This pony deserves ridicule. Weaklings cannot stand a chance against Count Bleck." The strange villain muttered.
"Here's a thought: you go on and free Fluttershy! Or else!" Discord suggested.
The minions came in behind Discord and surrounded Count Bleck.
"BLEH HEH HEH HEH! Your Pegasus friend will not be returned...by Count Bleck." The dark blue Alicorn bat pony said with an evil smile. "In fact, Discord, lord of chaos and disharmony, Count Bleck will take you too!"
He opened his wings while his horn was glowing, revealing the inside of his cape.
"BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! At last, my preparations are now in order! All that remains is for The Void to open for all worlds to be consumed as foretold in the prophecy!" The Alicorn cackled as everypony, except for Twilight, Rainbow, Applejack, Rarity, Spike, and Pinkie were sucked into the black hole.
He teleported away, leaving our six heroes completely hopeless...for now...
Somewhere else...
"Ugh...Ugggh..." Fluttershy groaned. "What happened to me? What is this place?"
"Bleh heh heh heh! Oh, you're awake now, young Pegasus!" Count Bleck chuckled evilly.
"Huh?" Fluttershy asked while opening her eyes.
She found herself standing at an altar wearing a wedding dress with Count Bleck flying over her and...Discord in a tux?!
"Discord?!" The yellow Pegasus gasped.
Discord just laughed and turned to his minions who were cheering loudly.
"What-What's going on here?!" Fluttershy demanded.
Then, a unicorn mare with a pink mane and a blue coat with a green circle with a red spiral in the middle as a cutie mark wearing glasses that shielded her eyes and a white shirt teleported in.
"Count! Yeah, um, preparations are complete!" She told her boss.
"Hmm...then it shall begin...by Count Bleck." The Alicorn nodded with a smirk.
He turned to the 'happy couple' and started the ceremony.
"Discord, lord of chaos and disharmony...do you take Fluttershy as your lawfully wedded wife until the world were to end?" Count Bleck asked.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Would I marry Fluttershy? Are you kidding? The answer is maybe!" Discord laughed sarcastically.
"Fluttershy, element of kindness, do you take Discord as your lawfully wedded husband until the world were to end?" Count Bleck questioned Fluttershy.
"Now, wait just a second, mister! I want you to explain to me what is going on RIGHT NOW!" Fluttershy demanded, giving the count The Stare.
"BLEH HEH HEH HEH! Isn't it obvious? It's your wedding day, young Pegasus!" Count Bleck smiled evilly.
"But why in the world am I marrying Discord?" Fluttershy asked.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHA! No worries, Fluttershy! I have the same complaints as you do!" Discord laughed. "I don't care much about the details, but apparently the count went through a lot of trouble planning it!"
"But who picked this dress out? It's awful! Rarity would never approve of it!" Fluttershy shouted before she was hit by a spell.
"Yeah, um, being rude to the count is frowned upon here." The unicorn assistant told Fluttershy , her horn glowing. "So, Fluttershy, we're gonna need you to answer the question: 'do you take Discord as your lawfully wedded husband until the world may end?'"
"No..." Fluttershy muttered quietly.
"Gee, you sure are a fighter there, huh? Yeah, no one withstands my super hypnosis, sorry. 'I do', say it now, ok?" The unicorn commanded while firing another spell.
"Ugh...ugh...I....I...I...I...do..." Fluttershy groaned.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake as a black heart rose out from the alter, causing everyone to panic, except for Count Bleck and the unicorn.
"WHAT?!" Discord shouted with a shocked expression.
Sunset, who was knocked out during the wedding, woke up while the minions were freaking out.
"What in the world? What am I doing here?" She asked before noticing the chaos at the alter. "Wait, is that...Fluttershy?! And is the one in the tux...HEY! That's Discord!"
Count Bleck laughed evilly, "BLEH HEH HEH HEH BLECK! Yes, as it all has been told in the Dark Prognosticus! Already, it has been unleashed! The Chaos Heart!"
"Oh yeah, um, congrats, Count." The unicorn nodded.
"HOLD IT!" Sunset commanded as she teleported in.
"And just who are you...asked Count Bleck?" The Alicorn asked.
"Oh no, I never give my name to villains like you! Just watch as I, Sunset Shimmer, put an end to your evil!" Sunset snapped.
"Yeah, I'm gonna have you stop now, ok? If you interrupt this now--" Count Bleck's unicorn assistant commanded.
Sunset teleported on top of Discord's head and jumped onto the Chaos Heart, only for it to let off black light.
"Here's where I save Fluttershy and prove to Equestria that I'm just as much of a hero as my friends!" Sunset declared.
Before she could levitate Fluttershy onto her back and run off, there was a flash of light and everyone disappeared...
Back in Discord's home...
"Twilight...Applejack...Rainbow...Pinkie...Spike..." A high pitched voice said.
The heroes woke up, only to see a Breezie with rainbow eyes, a rainbow mane, and a light yellow coat with rainbow colored wings as well as a rainbow colored horn.
"AHHHHHHHHH! BUG PONY!" Spike screamed in horror.
"What do you think, Applejack? Friend or foe?" Rainbow whispered.
"I dunno, Rainbow. I think the most important question is how this Breezie here know our names." Applejack replied.
"Are you all awake?" The Breezie asked our heroes.
"Yes, we are, dear Breezie." Rarity answered.
"Ooooh, you have lots of rainbows on you!" Pinkie commented to their Breezie savior.
"My name is Tippi. I'm what's known as a Pixl, a type of Breezie." The rainbow Breezie greeted.
"Tippi, huh? Friend or foe?" Rainbow asked.
"I have come to find you, heroes of Equestria." Tippi answered.
"Answer the question, ya rainbow Breezie! Are you a friend or foe?" Applejack demanded.
"I am no enemy...you met Count Bleck, he kidnapped your two friends and The Lord of chaos and disharmony. Is that correct?" Tippi questioned.
"Yes, we did! And he summoned a black hole and took Fluttershy, Sunset, and Discord away!" Pinkie added.
"That means Count Bleck has just begun to create The Void...there's not much time..." Tippi sighed sadly.
"What do we have to do to get Discord and our friends back?" Twilight asked.
"You must come with me if you wish to see your friends again." Tippi answered.
"To where though?" Rarity asked.
Suddenly, they, along with Tippi, were teleported out of Discord's home.
They were then teleported onto a platform where a unicorn stallion with yellow eyes, a white mane, a white beard, brown hooves, and a white coat with a galaxy with three stars surrounding it wearing a dark blue cape with stars on it with bells dangling from it and a wizard's hat with a similar pattern to the cape was waiting for them.
"Back so soon, Tippi?" The old unicorn asked. "And who may these be? An Alicorn, two Earth Ponies, a Pegasus, and a baby dragon...Tippi, you've truly outdone yourself!"
"They match the descriptions of the heroes of Light as foretold in the Light Prognosticus. And their names are Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Spike." Tippi nodded.
"I welcome you, heroes of Equestria, to Flipside!" The wizard unicorn greeted.
"What's your name?" Rarity asked.
"You look familiar...have we met before?" Twilight added.
"My name? I'm Star Swirl the Bearded!" The old unicorn answered. "You all are wondering what that black hole in the sky, correct? Then, the answer is above you. It is a hole known as The Void. It may appear small, but it'll only continue to grow..."
"This is scientifically impossible! How could Star Swirl the Bearded possibly be still alive?" Twilight muttered to herself.
"Whoa, this tower's huge!" Pinkie commented
"Man, I hope Fluttershy and Sunset were here to see this..." Rainbow sighed.
"We'll be able to find 'em, right?" Applejack asked.
"Do you, heroes of light, accept this Pure Heart to make the Purity Heart in order to counter The Chaos Heart as foretold in the Light Prognosticus and save the world from impending doom?" Star Swirl the Bearded asked.
"We do." The heroes nodded.
"Then, Tippi will lead you to Flipside's 2nd level where the pillar to place the Pure Heart in." Star Swirl the Bearded said.
The heroes went to Flipside's second level and went to the pillar.
"This is the Pure Heart Pillar. Go on and put the heart in." Tippi commanded.
They then placed the Pure Heart into the pillar while a red door had appeared on Flipside Tower where Star Swirl the Bearded was.
The heroes returned to Flipside Tower and met up with Star Swirl the Bearded.
"Ah, you're all back and look, a door has appeared. This door leads to Lineland. Good luck, heroes." The old unicorn pointed out.
"Alright, now let's go, guys." Tippi commented as they walked through the red door.
A new adventure was about to begin...
Disclaimer: I own nothing. MLP belongs to Hasbro and Super Paper Mario belongs to Nintendo. I also don't own the designs for the ponified villains and Pixls, they belong to DebbyGattaTheBest on Deviantart. I also don’t own any of the weapons, Twilight, Spike, and Discord’s weapons belongs to aniamalman on Deviantart while the others’ weapons belong to KHTwilightSparkle on Deviantart. Keyblades belong to Disney/Square Enix.
Meanwhile, in Castle Bleck…
Count Bleck and his unicorn assistant who was at the wedding stood in the meeting room of the castle, standing with them were two unfamiliar ponies: one was a unicorn stallion with yellow eyes, a black mane with white streaks, and a black coat with a black and white illusion as a cutie mark wearing a purple and yellow cape with black gloves on his hooves and a purple and yellow hat, the other was a Changeling with dark green eyes, a green mane, blue wings, and a light green coat wearing a blue coat with a pink collar on it and a pink bow.
“BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK! The Void has been finally opened! Yes, Count Bleck is pleased. Everything is going according to the Dark Prognosticus, now it’s just a matter of time before all worlds meet their end.” The alicorn bat pony laughed evilly.
“Wow, that’s just super, Count! Yeah, first, you’ll erase all of those naughty little worlds…” The Changeling smirked. “And you’re gonna build the perfect world without war and all that gross stuff!”
“Yes, yes, nopony likes that gross stuff…yes…a perfect world…sounds magical…I can hardly stand the wait.” The unicorn jester chuckled in an evil tone.
“Sorry, I’m late!” A voice called out.
Then, an Earth Pony stallion with grey eyes, a brown tail and beard, red hooves, and a tan coat with a red punching bag as a cutie mark wearing a black, red, and gold shirt.
“Wait, how did I arrive late?!” The Earth Pony demanded.
“Oh, O’Chunks, did you oversleep or something? I guess it’s kinda hard to be on time when you’ve got muscles instead of brains.” The Changeling taunted the Earth Pony, whose name was O’Chunks.
“HEY! You can’t fool me, Mimi!” O’Chunks shouted at Mimi, the Changeling. “Show a little respect for the count!”
“BLEH HEH HEH HEH! How delightful, Mimi…” Count Bleck smirked.
“Aw, golly, thanks, Count! With you around, it’s nothing, but big smiles all the time! Hanging out with the count, that’s MY idea of a perfect world!” Mimi grinned while staring up at Count Bleck.
“And here I thought Mimi’s idea of a perfect world was a gem filled pool surrounded by hunky stallions…” The jester unicorn commented.
“Hey, Dimentio! Have you been reading my diary again?!” Mimi demanded to Dimentio, the unicorn jester.
“BLEH HEH HEH HEH! After all these rotten worlds have ended, Count Bleck will make all of your dreams come true, but for that to happen, we must follow what is in the Dark Prognosticus.” Count Bleck explained evilly.
“Yeah, about that, just an FYI, you have an urgent memo in your inbox…” The unicorn from the wedding said to the count. “Apparently, there has been some unapproved activity lately…I’m thinking it’s the heroes of the prophecy. We’re gonna need an action plan for those guys.”
“Activity? And possibly the heroes?! Are you sure of that, Nastasia?! Interesting…we must put an end to this nuisance.” Count Bleck asked the unicorn whose name was Nastasia.
“COUNT BLECK!” O’Chunks called out. “Let me get this right: The heroes Nastasia was talking about are our enemies. Then, you gotta let me go after them. You gotta!”
“Very well, O’Chunks. I’ll leave it to you to finish off the heroes. Do not fail Count Bleck.” The alicorn bat pony nodded.
“You can count on me, Count! I swear it!” O’Chunks declared before he left.
“Hmm…I do enjoy a good beating of heroes…I believe I should head out myself.” Dimentio commented as he teleported away.
“BLEH HEH HEH HEH! So, heroes, you dare defy Count Bleck?! Then, hurry, for the end of the worlds draw near.” Count Bleck laughed evilly.
Elsewhere…
Twilight and her friends were called upon to save the world once again, no small task for them…Could they prevent Count Bleck from pulling off his sinister plot? Would the girls and Spike reunite with Fluttershy? A truly exciting adventure was about to begin.
Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow, Rarity, Spike, Pinkie, and Tippi stepped out of the red door and arrived in Lineland, the first stop in their adventure.
“I feel the Pure Heart, but it’s still far from here…I suggest we meet up with Scorpan, an old friend of Star Swirl the Bearded, so he can give us some weapons. We’d better go find him.” Tippi explained.
“Yes, let’s get going.” Twilight nodded.
The others nodded in agreement and they head off on their adventure, stomping and defeating a few enemies on the way until they came across a small house.
“I guess this is it?” Spike asked while pointing out the house.
“Let’s head in then!” Pinkie suggested excitedly.
“But he have to get in anyways, Pinkie.” Applejack pointed out.
“That’s a very massive door though.” Rainbow commented.
They all went inside, only to find nothing.
“There’s nothing inside.” Rarity said. “Tippi, could you try to find something like a door and such?”
Tippi then used a spell which showed a hidden door.
“There’s a hidden door in here. I’ll make it visible for you.” The rainbow Breezie told them before making the door visible.
They walked through the door and saw a gargoyle with light beige skin, dark red wings, and a brown coat wearing a gold amulet around his neck. It was Scorpan, Star Swirl the Bearded’s friend.
“Hmmm?” He asked while the ponies entered the room. “Who are these eager ponies and baby dragon who stand before me? How did you all manage to detect my secret door?”
The heroes then pointed to Tippi who appeared guilty.
“What is this? Ah, you all must be the heroes of the prophecy!” Scorpan commented.
“These are Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Spike. They’re looking for two friends of theirs and the lord of chaos and disharmony. I came from Star Swirl the Bearded, so I can help them find you.” Tippi explained.
“Star Swirl the Bearded?! It has been a long time since I last saw him…Anyways, as foretold in the prophecy, I, Scorpan, shall bestow upon you much needed weapons on your journey, even some for your three missing friends.” Scorpan told the heroes before summoning a chest filled with weapons.
The heroes ran towards it and opened it, taking out their weapons.
“Cool!” Twilight exclaimed while levitating out a key like sword that was dark blue and magenta at the handle and had a blue moon with a magenta six pointed star as the teeth with a purple blade along with a crown as the hilt and a keychain which was a book with a star on the front.
Spike took out a key sword similar to Twilight’s that was purple with sapphires on it and white at the handle with a sapphires surrounded by a purple border as the teeth with a white blade with a necklace at the hilt and a Fire Ruby keychain.
“So, these are for Sunset, Fluttershy, and Discord?” Twilight asked.
She was levitating a gold bow with a pink butterfly gem on it as well as a quiver of arrows with pink decorations at the bottom, a gold staff with an orange and yellow shimmering sun on top, and a key sword that was grey, dark blue, and light blue at the handle and had a grey skull with deer antlers as the teeth with a red blade with a stained glass version of Discord as the keychain.
“Whoa! Thanks, Scorpan!” The baby dragon exclaimed.
“Oh my apple stars!” Applejack gasped as she held out a gold shield with an orange apple gem on it.
“So awesome!” Rainbow squealed, taking a silver dagger with a rainbow handle on it out of the box.
“Fabulous!” Rarity cheered happily before levitating out a staff with a purple gem on top with a gold handle.
“Best weapon ever!” Pinkie yelled as she took out a gold hammer with a blue balloon gem on it.
“Good luck, heroes.” Scorpan told them before they left.
The heroes left Scorpan’s home and went off, testing off their weapons on enemies that tried to attack them. The large expanse of Lineland laid in front of them as they ran up mountains and jumped or flew over hills. Soon, they managed to make it to the end of the first part of their adventure…
Disclaimer: I own nothing. MLP belongs to Hasbro and Super Paper Mario belongs to Nintendo. I also don't own the designs for the ponified villains and Pixls, they belong to DebbyGattaTheBest on Deviantart.
And so Twilight and her friends came to learn how to use their new weapons, but there was no time to celebrate, since they still have a Pure Heart to find. The trail ahead was overrun by savage beasts.
“Follow me.” Tippi said as she flew towards the mountain up ahead.
The Pure Heart was hidden somewhere on the other side.
The heroes arrived to the mountain’s base and looked up ahead. They had to find the next Pure Heart before it fell into the wrong hooves.
“I feel that the Pure Heart is beyond this mountain, but it’s still faraway. Something tells me that you all have to put your new weapons to good use.” Tippi told them.
The heroes ran off and began to climb Mount Lineland by jumping from rock to rock and using their weapons against enemies. Soon, they reached to a bridge that was out.
“What do we do now?” Rainbow asked.
“I suggest we find a lever.” Applejack answered.
“Splendid idea, Applejack! There must be one around here.” Rarity smiled.
“Where could it be though?” Spike wondered out loud.
“Ooooh! There! There! I found it!” Pinkie cheered happily while pointing to a lever nearby.
“I’ll pull it.” Twilight said, walking up to the lever and pulling it down which made the bridge into a nearby town appear. “Let’s go.”
They crossed the bridge into Yold Town before entering one of the buildings that had the entrance of a secret area hidden there. Unfortunately, once the heroes entered one of the rooms in this area, the door became barred off behind them, leaving them with a block, a switch, and a giant chest in the room.
The ponies went to a chest and opened it while a voice screamed, “SWEET FREEDOM!!!”
A Breezie with orange eyes, a blue mane with yellow streaks, and an orange coat flew out of the chest happily.
“Wait a moment, if I have been set free, then the legendary heroes must have done it. I expressed concern when the Ancients stuffed me into that chest 1,500 years ago.” The Breezie mused. “But it seems my fears are quite unfounded. The heroes have finally arrived.”
“Are you a Pixl?” Tippi asked the other Breezie.
“Why, yes! I am indeed a Pixl! My name is Thoreau! You’re a Pixl as well, but you don’t look familiar. Are you a new model?” Thoreau replied to Tippi.
“I…uh…well…” Tippi responded nervously.
“No matter! Details bore me! I’ve waited forever for the heroes to show up! You all simply must take me with you!” Thoreau begged.
“Ok, Thoreau, you’re welcome to join us.” Twilight nodded.
They used their new Breezie friend to grab the odd box and place it onto the switch which made the bars on the door disappear. The ponies then got out of the secret area and left the building before entering the mayor’s house. Inside was an old Earth pony mare with orange eyes, a white mane, and a light green coat with a pie as a cutie mark wearing an orange collar with apples on it.
“Who is it?! I’m the Elder around here, so watch it! What do you want?! Get off of my rug!” The mare, whose name was Granny Smith, demanded.
“Actually, we were hoping to pass through town.” Tippi said.
“Nothing, but desert past here. There’s treasure, but you’ll get sand in your flanks. That’s what Yold Town is here for, it keeps treasure safe from all of you, so watch it!” Granny Smith explained.
“You see, we’re actually the heroes as mentioned in the prophecy.” Rainbow told her.
“What’s that? You’re the heroes?! Oh, fingle-fangle! So, you want to cross the bridge, correct?” Granny Smith asked the heroes.
“Yeah, that’s right.” Rainbow answered.
“Alright then…” Granny Smith nodded as she flipped a lever which caused the bridge outside to appear. “When you’re in that desert, keep an eye out for some ruins. The treasure’s there as well as nasty beasts, so watch it!”
The heroes nodded and left Granny Smith’s home, only to find the last bridge to be up and running. They left Yold Town and crossed the bridge as they head out to the desert beyond.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. MLP belongs to Hasbro and Super Paper Mario belongs to Nintendo. I also don't own the designs for the ponified villains and Pixls, they belong to DebbyGattaTheBest on Deviantart. I don’t own any of the weapons. The Keyblade belongs to Disney/Square Enix.
As the ponies entered the desert, Pinkie let out a sneeze. A single grain of sand had flown along the warm wind and hit the pony’s nose. It wasn’t long before the ponies and Tippi found the source of the sand: The Yold Desert. Along the endless sand covered environment, the heroes continued their search…
“Didn’t Granny Smith say something about ruins being around here?” Tippi asked.
“Yes, she did.” Twilight answered with a nod.
“The Pure Heart can’t be far now…We’d better not waste time.” Tippi told them.
The others nodded as they ventured through the desert, defeating enemies and moving on their way. Soon, they were close to the ruins until…
“GRAH-GOOGLY!” A voice exclaimed in surprise. “So, you’re the ponies who keep sticking their noses in my boss’s business!”
Then, O’Chunks appeared, blocking their path. The heroes went up and glared at him.
“Hey, get out of the way!” Applejack yelled.
“You shouldn’t have crossed the count! Now, I’m gonna have to stop all of you!” O’Chunks declared.
“You…you’re one of Count Bleck’s thugs, are you?” Tippi asked.
“O’Chunks is my name! And I’m no common thug, Breezie, I work for Count Bleck himself!” The Earth Pony answered. “Prepare to feel some damage!”
“I think not!” Rainbow scoffed.
“Do you even know what Count Bleck is trying to do?” Tippi questioned.
“An enemy of Count Bleck is an enemy of mine!” O’Chunks said.
Then, the battle began. The heroes quickly used Thoreau to grab their enemy and threw him aside, stunning him. Twilight and Spike were the first to attack, using their Keyblades to hit him.
Rainbow dived onto O’Chunks with her dagger out and was able to do some damage as well. They used Thoreau again to stun the Earth Pony and this time, Applejack used her shield to attack.
Rarity jumped into the air while firing a spell with her staff at the enemy and Pinkie slammed her hammer onto O’Chunks. The heroes used Thoreau several times to stun the peach Earth Pony and attack him before the battle was finished.
O’Chunks collapsed onto the ground and groaned, “I’m sorry, Count…I failed you…So, what kind of strange little ponies are you?”
“These ‘strange little ponies’ are none other than the legendary heroes: Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Spike!” Tippi replied.
“Twilight Sporkle, Applejohn, Rainbow Crash, Charity, Spittie Pie, and Pike, eh? Odd names there, but I’ll be sure to remember them!” O’Chunks declared.
“No, our names are Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Spike, silly!” Pinkie giggled.
O’Chunks got up and yelled with an annoyed expression, “Remember this, ponies! If you all didn’t look so tough, I would’ve taken all of you easily! ‘Till we meet again!”
He then jumped away, leaving the heroes alone in the area.
“Did you understand a word that goon was saying?” Tippi asked.
“No.” Everyone answered.
The heroes then walked off and continued exploring before they reached the ruins where they entered in order to find the Pure Heart…
Disclaimer: I own nothing. MLP belongs to Hasbro and Super Paper Mario belongs to Nintendo. I also don't own the designs for the ponified villains and Pixls, they belong to DebbyGattaTheBest on Deviantart. I don’t own any of the weapons. The Keyblade belongs to Disney/Square Enix.
Somehow, Twilight and her friends had found the strength to cross the desert’s sweltering dunes. Ahead was a sprawling complex of ruins rising out of the sand. Thankful for the shade, the heroes and Tippi ventured deeper inside. They were in the very ruins Granny Smith had warned them about. What dangers lurked in the shady corridors ahead?
“Guys, I can feel it calling…The Pure Heart is nearby…but wait, I sense something else in the sand dunes. Let’s be careful.” Tippi told them.
The ponies explored the ruins while beating several enemies along the way and getting keys to unlock doors to guide them even further. Soon, they were at the exit. After solving a puzzle which involved hitting blocks in a numeral order, the ponies found themselves back in the desert. They tried to move on ahead until…
“WARNING!” A robotic voice shouted.
The ground began to shake as a red, blue, white, and yellow robotic dragon appeared.
“INTRUSION DETECTED. LEAVE IMMEDIATELY OR BE PURGED.” The dragon said before noticing the heroes. “WAIT. SCAN INITIALIZED. FIVE PONIES AND BABY DRAGON DETECTED. RAINBOW BREEZIE DETECTED. INCREDIBLE. POSSIBLE SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION. BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. HOLD YOUR POSITIONS. SEARCHING DATA BANKS…”
The robotic dragon then began a scan on them before saying to the ponies, “SEACH COMPLETE: SIX POSITIVE MATCHES. SYSTEM OVERLOAD! LEGENDARY HEROES IDENTIFIED! FORGIVE ME, HEROES. I AM CALLED FRACKTAIL. MY ONLY PURPOSE IS THE DEFEND THE PURE HEART FROM LAWLESS INTRUDERS. YOU ARE LATE. I HAVE WAITED THOUSANDS OF YEARS FOR YOUR ARRIVAL. YOU MAY PASS. THE PURE HEART IS JUST AHEAD.”
“That won’t be easy, no…” A voice commented.
“WHO SPEAKS?” Fracktail demanded.
Dimentio teleported in and said, “So very nice to meet you…and your friends! I am Count Bleck’s master of dimensions, the pleaser of crowds, I am…Dimentio! Remember the name well…”
“I know you…you’re that…” Tippi gasped.
“It would be very so DULL if your journey were to end so easily…instead, it ends with magic!” Dimentio said before firing a spell at Fracktail. “Yes, much better…Now, you and your robotic guardian can spend some quality time…Ciao!”
He then teleported away, leaving the heroes with Fracktail.
“What did he just…” Tippi asked.
“BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! I AM ERROR. PRESS ANY KEY TO RESTART. I AM ERROR. PRESS ANY KEY TO RESTART...SYSTEM NOT FOUND. INSERT INSTALL DISK. DISK NOT FOUND. PLEASE CONFIRM DISK COVER IS CLOSED. READ ERROR. INSERT BOOT DISK AND PRESS ENTER. NO RESPONSE. SYSTEM MAY BE BUSY OR MELTING INTO SLAG. APPLICATION ERROR. SAVE YOUR WORK AND QUIT. YOU LOST EVERYTHING. WAY TO GO, GENIUS. WAITING FOR PROCESSORS. ‘404 Computer Hamsters not found’. THREAT LEVEL UPGRADED TO JELLY ROLL 1. DETONATION IMMINENT. BEEBLEBLIP! C: / run query identification. C: / run insult generator. C: / results: go away yeti lip! CTRL... ALT... DEL!” Fracktail shouted.
It flew upwards and began charging towards them.
“Come on!” Twilight yelled before teleporting the others onto Fracktail’s back.
They appeared on the back and used Thoreau to throw some small enemies onto the antenna on Fracktail’s head while trying to not fall off of it’s back. When they fell off the first time after doing a lot of damage, they teleported back onto Fracktail. The heroes used Thoreau again to throw the enemies on the antenna. The ponies then fell off before teleporting onto the dragon again and used Thoreau twice before…
“SYSTEM CRASH!” Fracktail shouted. “AGH. I HAVE MALFUNTIONED. WHAT HAVE I DONE…HEROES…HEROES…THE ERROR IS MINE. I AM SORRY…SHAME CIRCUIT…SMOLDERING. PLEASE…YOU MUST…SAVE…OUR…WORLD…”
Then, the robotic dragon exploded, dropping the heroes back in the desert as a door appeared. The ponies went through the door and arrived in a temple where they ran up to the end of the area.
“Welcome, heroes. My name is Princess Celestia…” A voice said.
An alicorn mare with purple eyes, a blue mane with sea green and light pink streaks, and a white coat with a sun as a cutie mark wearing a gold crown with an amethyst on it, gold slippers, and a gold chest plate with an amethyst on it appeared in front of them.
“I am a dormant soul…I have waited long to give you the Pure Heart. Yes, I have been waiting for 1, 500 years. Your presence here mean that all worlds have begun to collapse.” Celestia said.
“Us?” Applejack asked.
“Yes, they have, in fact…that’s why we’re here.” Tippi nodded.
“Before I give all of you the Pure Heart, we must speak. Listen well, heroes…” Celestia began.
“Ok.” Twilight nodded in response.
“Long ago, my subjects built a civilization that was hailed as the beacon of culture. Sadly, despite our power, there was one thing we were powerless to stop: The Dark Prognosticus. Nopony knows who authored this dark book. It foretold the events of the future. On the last page, it was foretold that a chaotic power would devour the worlds. We knew it had to be stopped. Our greatest devised a grand plan to stop the tragedy before it happened. We needed something with the pure essence of love to confront this chaos. Researchers sent to work…and they created the Purity Heart. We divided the Purity Heart into eight pieces and hid them in different worlds. We hid them for our own protection, waiting for the day the heroes will arrive…” Celestia explained.
“Interesting…” Rarity commented.
“Everything was going as planned. Or as it seemed…” Celestia continued. “But the wheels of destiny began to spin wildly out of control. It began with a very small incident…”
“What was this small incident?” Rainbow asked.
“Yeah, what gives?” Pinkie added.
“I wonder what happened…” Spike muttered.
“To save all worlds, you must collect all eight Pure Hearts to create the Purity Heart in order to counteract the Chaos Heart. And that’s all I have to say on the matter. You all are our only hopes.” Celestia finished.
She summoned the Pure Heart and gave it to the heroes. Before disappearing, Celestia had entrusted Twilight and her friends to save every world. She waited 1,500 years to deliver this message to the legendary heroes. With the second Pure Heart in their hooves, Twilight and her friends were in great spirits. But six pure hearts still remained to be found and their journey had just begun…
With a flutter of her wings, Tippi said, “I guess we better head back to Flipside…”
The weight of every worlds’ fate rested on the shoulders of Twilight and her friends.
Meanwhile, at Castle Bleck…
O’Chunks was in the meeting room with Count Bleck and Nastasia after his defeat.
“Yeah, so, I guess the heroes beat you and sent you back here?” Nastasia asked.
“You gotta forgive me, Count! I’ve failed you!” O’Chunks yelled.
“BLEH HEH HEH HEH! So, our heroes are real…yes…a force to be reckoned with…” Count Bleck mused. “Nastasia, the prophecy. Consult it and learn where the heroes will go next. We will lay a devious trap for them and bring them to their knees!”
“Yeah, um, I’ve already sent Mimi to a site perfect for just that…” Nastasia replied.
“This pleases Count Bleck. Excellent work, Nastasia.” Count Bleck smirked before preparing to teleport away. “I must go. Alert Count Bleck when these heroes are no more. BLEH HEH HEH HEH! BLECK!”
He then teleported away with the Dark Prognosticus.
“Yeah, I’ll fire off a memo on that, but now, we have another item on the agenda…” Nastasia nodded. “O’Chunks, you got a sec? Yeah, so some of Discord’s minions are still resisting. So, I’m going to go crush the resistance…and while I’m gone, I want you to stay here. Yeah…you just stand there and think about your recent job performance.”
O’Chunks’ eyes widened as Nastasia left the meeting room, leaving him all alone.
Elsewhere, Fluttershy was unconscious at one of the hallways in the castle.
“Hmm?” The yellow Pegasus muttered.
She woke up and looked around.
“What? How did I end up here? Wait…didn’t that awful Count Bleck make me marry DISCORD?! And then, Sunset, she…SUNSET?! DISCORD?! ANYPONY THERE?!” Fluttershy called out.
“Uh…no. You were the only one from the wedding party left standing, it looks like.” A voice said.
Fluttershy was then approached by Hoops and Dumb-Bell, two Pegasi who worked for Discord.
“So, you finally woke up, huh?” Hoops asked.
“Oh, you two! Are you alright?” Fluttershy gasped in relief.
“Yeah, but who knows what happened to the others. That was one CRAZY wedding! We can’t even find Discord! Don’t forget the orange unicorn with the sea green eyes…Sunset Shimmer was her name, I think. We don’t know what happened to her either.” Dumb-Bell commented.
“The thing is that most of us minions got brainwashed by that unicorn who’s Bleck’s assistant.” Hoops said. “Everypony’s gone crazy! It’s not safe anymore! Dumb-Bell here will escort you, ok? You two make a break for it.”
“But what about you?” Fluttershy asked.
“I’m gonna go help the others! Discord would send me to another dimension if I didn’t help them. Nopony gets left behind! Good luck out there, you two! Hail Discord!” Hoops declared before he flew off.
“Farewell…” Fluttershy said nervously.
“Ok, we have to get out of here! Let’s go!” Dumb-Bell yelled.
Fluttershy followed him through the castle hallways until they reached a balcony where they heard a voice saying, “You. Give up. There is no hope of escape.”
“All hail Count Bleck! Don’t resist. Surrender to us!” One minion said to Hoops.
“What’s this?! I’ll never join you!” Hoops retorted.
“Yeah, you know what? I’m gonna tell you that resistance means nothing.” Another voice said.
Nastasia walked in and glared at Hoops.
“See, they’ve already sworn allegiance to Count Bleck. And now, you need to.” She pointed out.
“You just messed with the wrong pony! I serve Discord! You can’t make me—“Hoops began, but was interrupted when Nastasia fired a spell at him which ended up brainwashing him. “Hail Bleck!”
“Yeah, isn’t that better?” Nastasia asked.
“Yes, ma’am!” Hoops answered.
Then, the minions and Nastasia left as Dumb-Bell and Fluttershy watched from above.
“Oh man, this is going downhill fast! Did you see that?! We HAVE to get out of here!” Dumb-Bell gasped in shock.
The two flew off from the balcony and went to the next room. They soon went outside, only to discover that it was a dead end.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Dead end!” Dumb-Bell screamed.
“Well, staying here won’t do us any good.” Fluttershy told him.
“Yeah…no. This is a dead end.” A familiar voice said.
It was Nastasia as she and the corrupted minions walked up to the two.
“Who ARE you anyways?!” Dumb-Bell demanded. “Run! I can handle her!”
Suddenly, Nastasia then fired a spell at him, mind controlling the brown Pegasus.
“All hail Count Bleck!” He yelled.
“Wow there, you sure were lucky. I thought that wedding explosion finished you…Yeah, but this is the end of the road. Surrender and serve the count.” Nastasia commanded.
“Never!” Fluttershy retorted.
“Yeah, that’s great, but my hypnosis powers say otherwise.” Nastasia commented.
Suddenly, Fluttershy was teleported away.
“What?! That wasn’t supposed to happen! Where did she go?!” Nastasia demanded. “Well, it doesn’t matter if she escapes, since the worlds are about to fall…”
Flashback:
I remember that day well…The room was warm. The whole place was at peace.
“Ugh…ugh…”
“You’re awake at last?”
“Where…am I? Is this a pony’s room? Blech!”
“Don’t wiggle like that. I found you at the cliff base. You took quite the fall.”
“You’re a pony, correct? I don’t…repulse you? I am of The Tribe of Darkness.”
“Why would that matter? Anypony with a heart would not ignore an injured soul!”
That was the day our paths crossed…that day…that was the day our tragedy was set in motion.
End of flashback
Back in Flipside…
The heroes just arrived at Flipside Tower and looked around, realizing that The Void hadn’t gotten any bigger yet.
“First, to Star Swirl the Bearded’s place…” Tippi told them.
The heroes nodded and went to the second level of Flipside to go to Star Swirl the Bearded’s home.
“You return so soon?” Star Swirl the Bearded asked from the front door of his home. “I can see from your faces that it went well indeed…Let’s step inside my house, so we can sort out the details.”
With that, he went inside. The group followed him into the house and explained everything that had happened during their journey in Lineland.
“Did you find it?” The old unicorn questioned.
“We did.” Rarity nodded before showing off the Pure Heart.
“This is a true piece of the Purity Heart!” Star Swirl the Bearded commented.
“Yes, Princess Celestia gave it to us when we met her.” Tippi nodded.
“Princess Celestia?! She was the one who wrote the Light Prognosticus in order to counter the dark one. Celestia and her subjects were the ones who built this town.” Star Swirl the Bearded explained.
“STAR SWIRL THE BEARDED!!! BAD NEWS!” A voice yelled.
A random pony came running in with a worried expression on his face.
“What is it?! Get a hold of yourself!” Star Swirl the Bearded demanded.
“Um…um…um…” The pony stammered.
“Spit it out, will ya?!” Applejack commanded in a stern tone.
“You see, a mare fell out of the sky!” The pony yelled.
“What? A mare fell out of the sky?! What in the worlds?!” Star Swirl the Bearded gasped.
“Please! Go to the third floor and see for yourselves!” The pony begged before running out.
“So, it shall be. Come along too, heroes. I have a feeling you might want to.” Star Swirl the Bearded nodded as he left.
The heroes then followed their mentor and the pony to the third floor, only to see an unconscious Fluttershy lying on the ground.
“Um, yeah, so I was looking up at the tower, when all of a sudden, this mare fell out of the sky.” The pony told Star Swirl the Bearded.
“Hmmm…she doesn’t look familiar to me. I wonder who this is…” The white unicorn mused.
Then, Twilight and her friends ran over and gasped when they saw who it was.
“What’s the matter?” Tippi asked.
“FLUTTERSHY!” They all yelled.
“Fluttershy? So, this is one of your friends that Count Bleck kidnapped?” Star Swirl the Bearded questioned.
“Yes, she is.” Twilight nodded.
“Well, the poor mare seemed to have had a tough time by the looks of it.” Star Swirl the Bearded commented.
“We’re not sure what happened, but it looks like it.” Spike said in agreement.
“Is there any way we can wake her up?” Rainbow asked.
“Ooooh! I know!” Pinkie declared before pulling out a cupcake. “We can feed her this and maybe she’ll wake up!”
“Are you sure it’ll work?” Applejack questioned.
“Positive!” Pinkie grinned.
“I’ll try it.” Twilight said as she levitated the cupcake from Pinkie and fed it to Fluttershy.
“Ugh…” Fluttershy groaned, waking up.
“It seems to have worked…” Star Swirl the Bearded commented.
“Told you so!” Pinkie told her friends.
“Mmm…I felt like I just ate one of Sugar Cube Corner’s cupcakes…” Fluttershy muttered.
“Hi, Fluttershy.” Rainbow greeted.
Fluttershy turned and gasped, “Rainbow! Twilight! Spike! Pinkie! Rarity! Applejack!”
The heroes then got into a large group hug before Fluttershy turned to Star Swirl the Bearded.
“Oh, who is this?” She asked.
“My dear Fluttershy, I’m called Star Swirl the Bearded. You’re in Flipside.” Star Swirl the Bearded explained. “Oh, I forgot to mention! You must go to a mansion in Froggy Bottom Bog, there, Princess Luna will assist you there.”
“So, what do you guys think happened to Sunset and Discord?” Fluttershy questioned.
The group shrugged and went to the area outside of Star Swirl the Bearded’s house where the pillar was. They put the Pure Heart in and went to the door, going through it to find Luna’s Mansion.
