Chapter 05: The Battle for Foal Mountain!

The scene begins to open up near a secret location by Foal Mountain, a spot not even any Dark Mystics seem to know exist. As the heroes are soon making their way by stealth to enter the secret entrance followed by Anakonda and her Serpent Clan. With many of the smaller snakes, they went into camouflage mode and were very much unseen while hinting the group they are with of being near. It wasn’t long before they group managed to reach what look like the center cavern chamber for all snakes. And there were many snakes, giant ones and hybrid types of Snake Men locked in cages or bound by chains. And there were many Dark Mystic Soldiers marching along the way, keeping a watch guard on the prisoners.

“Boy, this place looks like it’s been turn into a fort.” Jack Zen spoke off in seeing what was going on, these villains turn a snake’s cave den into a fort.

“More like a prison if you ask me, can we pull this off?” Ben stated in what they could determine while they needed know if their plan can work.

“We just need to cause a distraction inside to have their forces come in and Anakonda will signal more snakes outside to attack their blind spot.” Golden Heart explained how they’ll be doing things, cause a distraction to focus on, then strike; easy.

“And guess who can help cause a big distraction?” Pinkamena spoke in looking towards Omega for obvious reasons.

“I am ready to unleash the fury!” Omega spoke forth in preparing himself for the task at hand.

“Hey look, it’s those wannabe guys.” Phobos spoke off silently in seeing the DJ Red, Clumsy Rat, Shades, Black Tiger and even Tech approaching.

“The Dark Warrior Trio, Black Tiger…and Tech.” Nyx repeated the names of the group and the tough fighter and even quoted with a slight less impressed tone on the latter guy.

“Well if they are here, it must be an important job.” Spike stated quietly in what they can figure out here.

“Except with the whiny dork over there?” Phobos silently made a tease remark about Tech to the gang.

“AHCOOO!” Tech then suddenly let off a sneeze without warning that earn attention. “Snifff….did either of you started talking about me?” Tech asked off from sniffing his runny nose; maybe someone was talking about him.

“No!” The Dark Warrior Trio and Black Tiger responded off remotely from not saying about Tech.

The hidden heroes watched the scene play out and one of them had a very interesting idea in how to turn this into a game.

“Hey guys, watch this. Gurhum…” Rainbow Dash whispered this out before taking a deep long breath. “Tech’s a mama’s colt! Tech’s an idiot! Tech’s so stupid, he’s clueless!” She was making a few tiny tease remarks in a kiddy-type voice in making fun of the guy behind his back.

“AHCOO! AHCOO! AAAAAAAHCOOOOOO!” Tech was sneezing up a storm that made him look pretty silly to the point he was off the ground and fell down on it hard. “Alright, who’s talking about me? Seriously?” Tech asked off annoyed by this, whoever is talking about him is making him sneeze and it’s getting annoying real fast.

“Heheheh, that was kinda funny to watch.” Pinkie Pie silently giggle to not be heard in what they saw.

“But remember, we’re not here for games.” Rarity spoke to sternly remind everyone of their task at hand here.

“Right, time we start causing some ruckus.” Applejack nods with a stern and determine face.

“And free the captive snakes.” Fluttershy nods in knowing what they must do here.

Then Dragoking started to scratch himself, but most of his misses made quakes that shook by Ben's spot to which he almost lost balance. The pony could tell what was going on, & so he swung his Megaton Hammer on the ground that caused a disturbance that made Dragoking lose balance to slide on his belly side. They others saw this mischievous action as it looks like Dragoking and Ben were about to fight until their friends interrupted them.

"Alright ye two, break it up now, ye hear." Applejack cuts in to state

"Yeah, save any fighting for the REAL enemy!" Rainbow Dash issued to remind these two knuckleheads of who they outta be fighting.

"Fine." Ben sighs to say this before he glared at Dragoking. "I'm watching you, snake-face!" Ben issued off to say this in keeping his eyes on the slithering thing.

Dragoking stuck his tongue at Ben before spitted some slime on his face.

"Ugh...again, I can see why Twilight hates snakes, especially that jerky Hydragoon. Really hate that thing..." Ben groans in annoyance in seeing what just happened.

"Come on Ben, I'm sure with a little disciple, he'll straighten out, watch!" Pinkamena stated to say this in stepping up to gaze up to the creature in being close to its face with something being prepared. "You’re Times...Uuuup!" Yep, she was about to unleash the Brrrs to get this thing to listen up of who's in charge when...

"CHOMP!" Before the pony could use the Brrrs, the head of the Hydragoon ended up chomping to swallow the whole being that was Pinkamena down. That made everyone gasp in shock and alarm.

"PINKAMENA!!" Goldie yelled out in shocking horror as everyone else was pretty much looking so shock; that happened so fast that not only did Dragoking not feel the effects of the Brrrs, it stop the user by swallowing them instead of simply knocking them away.

But at the sudden motion, Dragoking's stomach made a weird reaction noise as he looked a little unwell from having eaten something that seem to...not agree with him. Then without warning, he ends up hacking up Pinkamena out near Ben Mare's presence...all slobbered up.

"Wow....& I thought I had it bad!" Ben raised an eyebrow in finding this weird that first the thing ate the pink pony, then spit her out; & now Pinkamena is even more slimed up than he is.

"Ugh....Hydragoon slobber, I'll be needing a shower after this!" Pinkamena yelps off disgusted by this to shake herself off any slobber she's got.

"(What did we discuss of not eating them?)" Anakonda spoke in her snake tongue to Dragoking for reacting to such behave, which the Hydragoon lightly lets off a low snarl in response of not helping itself.

"How....or rather, why'd he spit you out?" Jack Zen asked off in how Pinkamena was able to get out of that situation alive.

"Probably because I'm not a tasty treat. That, & if he really ate me completely, I gut his insides out or use my Element Form to turn him to dust or call in my Kirin pet to show this guy." Pinkamena explained herself in what she would have done during her time in the creature.

Dragoking raised an eyebrow in having heard the strange looking pink pony say something about a 'Kirin' which made it feel a bit on edge.

"That's right buddy, I got a pet Kirin Dragon named Azure, so whatever beef you have with Ben...DROP IT! Or so help me I'll either give you the Brrrs or have a BIG dragon that will knock you into next week! GOT IT!" Pinkamena lectures Dragoking to drop any mischievous action towards Ben unless he wants to deal with her & what she has got.

At that moment, Dragoking huffs to look away while making a mocking expression of what Pinkamena said.

"I saw that!" Pinkamena snapped off that made Dragoking lightly yelp from that forceful tone of someone not afraid of him. "Now, make nice...you promise not to eat Ben or pull anymore fast pranks & I can promise you that our friends will try to help each other out save the Serpent Clan. This will go smother as long as we aid the other, deal!" Pinkamena issued off in wanting this serpent creature to know what they need to do here.

Dragoking looked to Ben with a raised eyebrow as if saying 'she cannot be serious' on his face as if he'll bite so easily.

"Trust me, you don't wanna get her mad. Much as I like to see you try, take my advice..." Ben issued off in being honest with the Hydragoon, he wants Pinkamena to be happy, if not...then he knows what will happen.

Soon Dragoking lets off a little steam from the nostril, before looking away to lightly use its tail to have him & Ben shake, promising that the creature will not try to eat or do any little pranks on the stallion since they need to save the Serpent Clan.

"Good, now that that's settle, we're gonna try to help each other, fine with you." Pinkamena issued to say this to the Hydragoon in what they are doing, as Dragoking nods in understanding. "Okay Ben, I think we're good." She stated that this was done, all is well now.

Everyone was trying to gently laugh off this strange event while Anakonda watches to make sure that her 'dear-old pops' doesn't try to pull any fast ones...

“Ready for this Twilight?” Ben asked off in hoping Twilight isn’t having second thoughts about freeing snakes, the same ones she gets scared of.

“I am, Omega, you’re on.” Twilight nods with a focus and serious face while giving Omega the signal to go out there and do what he does.

Omega nods before preparing himself in bringing out his arsenal; it’s time…to par-tay!

At this moment, Maskdevil was seen in a remote cave spot where he made it his own work area. Right now, they have contain a lot of the captured Serpent Clan, but many were still on the loose, especially one target in particular. He seems very upset in wanting to acquire that which Anakonda has and he will obtain it…one way or another.

“She’s out there, somewhere….we just have to figure out where she and the other Serpent Clan members are.” Maskdevil spoke to himself in pondering where Anakonda is, once they have her, then their plans can begin….

“Kaboomfruvhmmmm….” Then without warning, a large explosion shook everything along with the bright flashy stuff.

“What the….?” Maskdevil yelped from what was happening; were they having a problem with anything or are they under attack.

“Sir, we got a problem!” A lone Dark Mystic trooper came in to inform the guy of the matter.

“What is it, one of the snakes got out?” Maskdevil asked off in thinking that was it, but…

“No, WORSE! A seriously heavy firepower mechanical pony is attacking us!” The trooper reported that they are being attacked by some robot pony.

“A mechanical pony, attacking us? Who is it?” Maskdevil repeated this while being unsure what or who would do it and how they knew where they were.

Soon the scene darkens with much puzzling questions as to what was going on.

Now the scene opens up to where we are seeing much blasting of lasers, missiles, charge shots, you name it, and many of the cave was starting to almost come down. And the one causing such a ruckus was none other than…Omega!

“Omega Machine Guns/BangBangBangBangBang….” Omega shifts his front hooves to Gatling machine guns as he let loose. “Boom-Boom-Boom, KURBAM-Kurbamfruvhmmm….” And boy did that boy really let loose the dogs of war all over the area.

“Waaaaughhhh….” Many Dark Mystic Soldiers were seen being blasted or running for their lives against the heavy artillery bot. Even the Dark Warrior Trio were seen hiding to take cover from their attacker.

“Yo, dudes, who let in the heavy artillery?” DJ Red asked off from peaking and ducking from a near missile work; where Omega come from.

“Wasn’t me!” Clumsy Rat shook his head in stating he didn’t bring that guy here.

“Right, he came out of nowhere!” Shades stated off in what happened was that Omega burst in and started blasting any of them.

“Raarrrughh! Ramming Bull Charges by the Horns!” Black Tiger charges forth against the barrage of blast and missiles to tackle the metal bot.

But then Omega grabs the Dark Mystic by his shoulders, ceasing the charge. “Here’s my own move I call; Grab the Bull by The Horn!” Omega quoted off in what he wants to call this move since Black Tiger was making such a move and grabbed this guy where he stands.

“GEUURRAAOGH…GUUOOGH/Clurpowfruvhmmm…” Black Tiger was tossed and crashed against some rubble by Omega’s powerful thrown from his enhanced mechanics.

At the moment, Goldie’s group and the Mane Six party were all helping to unlock the cells around certain caves where many Serpent Clans were trapped and chain up. While they used magic with any nearby keys to unlock the chains and shackles, the last step was unlocking the jail bars.

“Hey!” Then Tech was seen in spotting the Mane Six and the baby dragons by the cages. “What are you doing? You’re not supposed to be here!” He protest in stating that this was a location secluded to them, how the heroes find it.

“Oh we’re doing nothing.” Spike waved off to plainly state of what they are doing.

“Nothing except freeing these guys!” Phobos made a sly smirk in responding the question while they pull a lever.

Then before the guy could respond, many of the cell cages were being opened up, letting some very angry serpents out to look ready to attack…

“Techbots! Contain and stop the enemies!” Tech touch his remote control pad in calling in his robotic tech support.

Now Tech’s robotic reinforcements arrived as they all prepared their arsenal to attack the escape snakes. But within the distance, a strange whistle sound was heard, puzzled the bad guys, but made the heroes…smile.

“Riissssvhmm…Chompfruvhmm….” Then without warning, more giant size snakes appeared and bite across the Techbots and were busting them up by their powerful fangs until they were swallowed. “Kriisssurrooruaaahhh….” Then many of the giant angry snakes gaze down to Tech’s position, stating he’s next.

“Ahahahah, nice…snakes….” Tech chuckled nervously while slowly backing away…until he bumped into something. “Hugh!” Then he looked at who he bump into, there was nothing at first; but then Anakonda deactivate her camouflage mode to appear.

“You want nice, then you best be nicely prepared….to die.” Anakonda slowly spoke with a serious face from her serpent eyes. “HIISSSS…..” Then she opened her mouth to show her scary fangs in looking ready to bite the poor guy.

“Waaaahhhhh! MOMMY!” Tech cries out to say while taking off like a coward that is too scared to face such scary odds.

“Time to really go at it!” Nyx responded off as she transformed into her Battle Form Mode, getting ready to go and fight bad guy booty.

“Roouurrrughhhh!” Soon more Dark Mystics were charging into the room, preparing to attack the gang.

“Golden Knuckles!” Golden Heart spoke in magically encasing a glow around his front hooves that became like gold hoof-wear before going for the attack. “Powwfruvhmmm…” And the guy delivered truly hard as gold base blows against the troops that were given a GOLDEN KO’d!

“Swifter Strike!” Jack Zen announced forth in preparing to also attack the enemies with his own moves. “Slash-Slash-Slashvmm…” He was firing many yellow stars to spin around his horn and thrust them to deliver a hurtful blow against the enemies.

“Your Time’s….Uuuuuppp!” Pinkamena looked to the troops with her scary face & eyes that from the stare, caused them to freeze and get the Brrrrs now. “And now…Blades Of Pinkie Pie…GO!” She spoke forth in wielding her twin swords on chains to prepare to attack.

“Slash…Kurpowwfruvhmmm…./Aaarrrughhhh!” Many Dark Mystic troops were sent packing from that blow

Then suddenly without warning, a sudden heavy built Dark Mystic rams against Pinkamena when her focus was against the beaten troops.

“Heeeeyyy!” Pinkamena snapped as she was struggling but was pin from her hooves and her tail on the ground by a Dark Mystic’s back hoof.

“You’re gonna pay for that, freak!” The tough heavy looking Dark Mystic said as he readies to bring the death blow to the pin pony.

“How’s about you…EAT THIS! NAAA-CHOMP!” Pinkamena spoke in protest as she acted quickly to bite her mouth on the Dark Mystic’s front right hoof, sinking her teeth and fangs into it.

“Aaaahhhhh!” The evil foe let off a loud reaction as he tried to pull his front hoof back, but…

What came next did not look so pretty. Pinkamena with all her strength pulls a chunk of that right hoof clean right off while surprisingly doing a back arm throw move against her opponent.

“AAAAARRRAAAHHHH!” Then the heavy Dark Mystic yells out in shock and horror as he held his torn right hoof with his left while he backs away. Many that are few saw this to feel a bit spooked out, but….

“Pitooeeewww…” Pinkamena soon spits out the chunk of that Dark Mystic’s right hoof like a bad taste. “Ruuooarrrughhh…Bitrrussfruvhmmm….” And then she lunges at the Dark Mystic and bites down hard of the enemy’s neck… “SnapTruvhmmm…Fuussvhmmm…/Clupowwfruvhmmm…” And then with all the pink pony’s strength, she twist the Dark Mystic’s neck with a loud snap and then spin tosses the Dark Mystic into a group of Dark Troops that were too spellbound and shocked by the scene to dodge, and were smacked and crush by that heavy body. Then the pink pony lookalike was seen licking the blood on her teeth while making any of her friends and some surviving enemy troops shiver by that sight. “What? My fangs are not just for show and to scare off some foes and maybe eat as well since we all gotta eat. But…when you have me pined, I will show you what my bite can REEEAAALLY do.” Pinkamena explained this off casually to anyone which they slowly nod in getting the memo there.

Dragoking and Ben struggled to work together while battling with their enemies. Ben swung his Master Sword at some troopers but instead slamming it on Dragoking's tail. The Hydragoon roared in pain before he swung and slapped his tail at Ben's face.

Ben groaned in annoyance as he turned and fought with his enemies. Dragoking fired his Mystic Dragon Flame at them but instead his flames got Ben's tail on fire by accident. The Prince of Friendship screamed in pain and fear as he ran around and around wildly. After recovering and putting the fire out, Ben groaned angrily as he fired his Hero's Bow and Arrow at his enemies but one of them struck on Dragoking's head. So far, the two aren't doing well at all!

Both Ben and Dragoking glared at each other for a moment.

Ben finally spoke, "Look! I know you hate me and I hate you! But remember, we need to work together! Okay? Just for this one. Remember what Pinkamena said earlier!"

Dragoking snorted angrily as he mumbled in agreement. He will work with Ben...for now and for real.

The Dark Warrior Trio were trying to fight against the Mane Six, Ben, Nyx, Dragoking and the baby Dragons, they got better after their last fight and with stronger weapons to combat against the Dark Mystic kind.

“Poison Whip/Fruspvhmm…Whiprsuvhmmm….” Anakonda’s voice is heard while she flew to generator a thin, whip-like strange string of yellow-green magic energy from her hoof-tips to whip-lash against DJ Red, Clumsy Rat & Shades.

“Gruuaarughhh….” The Dark Warrior Trio let off a cry from un-expectively had their bodies be dealt with cuts that burn their flesh to land on the ground. They seem unable to move as they have now been poisoned.

“Woah, what was that?” Adult Nyx asked off in seeing such a powerful move that even punctured three of these guys’ defense.

“Gave critical blow to them, induce poison in their body will affect them to be ill.” Anakonda explained what she did to the enemy to keep them out of the battle. “Now lets keep fighting!” She insisted that they continue to fight this battle.

With that much in agreement, everyone was bringing up their best to fight and take down much bad guy resistance. Pretty much, it looks like the battle was going well for the heroes. They distracted so many foes that they came here and were caught by more snakes popping in, and now the fight was just about good and done…

“My oh my, you seem to think you have the upper grasp here.” Spoke a voice from above that earn the attention of all the heroes. “But you be wrong.” Then coming out of one cave’s darkness, entered Maskdevil who stood like a powerful figure leading this Dark Mystic group.

“Wait a second, I know you…your Maskdevil!” Golden Heart spoke off in having recognize who that enemy is.

“You know this Dark Mystic creepo, Goldie?” Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow in seeing Goldie knows who they are dealing with.

“Regretfully, yes. He’s one member of a group of four called; The Fearsome Four. They’re powerful, dangerous and brutal warriors who fights and attacks their enemies by brute and strength forces.” Golden Heart explained with a stern and serious face in knowing they are facing one of four strong warriors.

“Oh my, and this guy is one of four of those?” Fluttershy yelped in thinking if one of the other tough Dark Mystic Ponys was strong, then those under close service must be somewhat close perhaps.

“Looks like he fit the bill in being a meany pants.” Pinkie Pie pointed out in stating a fact on what they know here.

“Krrisisisvhmmmm….” Suddenly, a few giant size serpents were all attacking from every side against the Dark Mystic, but… “Clupowwfruvhmmm…Kurpowwwvhmm…” Then the guy rose up fast, grasp two giant snakes, and thrown them to smack against the others that crashed against the walls before landing on the ground where he stood. Everyone was shock to see that, he took care of that many giant adversaries quickly, he seems like the real deal.

“Apparently, your golden friend fail to mention I’m not just strong and powerful, I have smarts & intelligence to be leader of the Fearsome Four.” Maskdevil explained off another fact that was clearly left out. “And now I’m going to reclaim that which escaped me for the last time.” He spoke in sounding serious of taking what is his.

“Hiissss….” Anakonda narrow her eyes in fury and annoyance by this enemy.

“Enemy leader’s focus is center around Anakonda.” Omega issued off to say in what was going on here.

“Be a good girl and give in quietly, and I’ll not harm your queen.” Maskdevil spoke off in stating that if Anakonda agrees nicely, the Serpent Clan’s queen shall be alright.

Soon something appeared above, chained into the ceiling by a function work of modern glow light spheres that were cast just now. Many of the heroes gasp at why they saw, Cubellios was chained there, looking like a serpent model while letting off little silent hiss as if she was hurt and unable to struggle free.

“Hiisss….you dare do that to our queen? To my….mother?” Anakonda hissed in fury and in anger, this Dark Mystic treat the queen who was like a mother to the child that way.

“Oh I can, because I am very ruthless, I can be brutal and a menace to any that tries to deny me.” Maskdevil responded off in stating these facts here. “She was getting punishment for keeping what you have from me all this time.” He explained the cause of what he did, was because Cubellios’s actions.

“You’re after her element, aren’t you?” Twilight spoke in narrowing her eyes in what the guy was after.

“Correct. But before it was hers, the Element of Venom, was once….mine!” Maskdevil declared in stating that before Anakonda, the element she holds was once his.

“What? That can’t be!” Ben yelped in surprise, that doesn’t sound good if an enemy like this guy had such a dangerous element.

“It is, I was once the user that spread the legends of the dangerous venom element. But my aggressive action, as well as being arrogant and overconfident in believing I can beat all my enemies, left me open to be defeated…by the Mystics.” Maskdevil explained his tale of how he was once feared to all, but then he went too far and was defeated by the Mystics. “They strip me of the element that we shared a dark bound and they hidden it away, I only managed to recollect old venom samples of what I once had to boast my power.” He stated that he may have lost the element, but he managed to recollect samples of the venom to help give him power.

“So….now I see where Serpent Clan gain the element….they kept safe from great, greedy, evil creatures…like you who caused many to fear the power I possess!” Anakonda spoke in gazing at the one who had her element, but misused it for evil.

“I never would have believed the Mystics would entrust such a dangerous element to a feeble animal clan of serpents and snake people. But now after so long, I finally found it and see you have become it’s user…intriguing that you became part snake, it must be due to having been around these serpents for so long.” Maskdevil stated forth that his search has ended, and is surprise to see how Anakonda is the new user to the Element of Venom, enough to change her appearance.

“You want my element, you’ll have to come and take it!” Anakonda spoke off in spatting off a challenge to this villain if he wants the power, he’ll have to take it from her first.

“I was planning to from the beginning.” Maskdevil responded off to say this in having thought the same idea.

Soon the atmosphere became quiet as both sides were letting loose their magic auras of preparing their fight.

“We have to help!” Twilight issued this to her group and Goldie’s band.

“Right, lets…” Ben was about to say this, but was cut off.

“No! Save my mother! Save our queen! I handle him!” Anakonda spoke off to tell the group what they can do; free the Sky Serpent Queen from where she is placed.

“Wait, are you sure? He’s not like the others?” Twilight asked off if that was really wise, Maskdevil might be stronger than the other Dark Mystics they fought off.

“Trust me, I can handle him…he hurt mother and my clan, now he’ll feel a serpent’s wrath!” Anakonda spoke with a serious determination in her voice, as she knows this is a battle between the two and the enemy will see how dangerous this jungle snake mare can be.

Without arguing, the heroes begin to scatter to go around to free Cubellios from her prison. They were meeting across any little resistance of Dark Mystic Troops and some of Tech’s little Techbots and other series, but they’ll handle them as they are not as weak Equestrians as some believe. As for the biggest fight about to go down, it just went off like that…

“Venomous Hooves!” Anakonda spoke these words as her hooves were coated with venom, she leaps up to land an attack.

“Hugh-Haah!” Maskdevil was seen dodging the attacks from his foe, he was being nimble.

“Venomous Fangs! Hisss….” Anakonda brought forth her fangs that were coated with venom as she went to bite the enemy. “Stabfruvhmmm…/Frisisisvhmmm…” Both the fangs and the hooves coated in poison bust the rock that was melting from the strong toxic venom when Maskdevil dodged in time.

“Instant death poison, very useful. For me!” Maskdevil smiled off to say from when they were fighting, he secretly came near the spot of venom and used magic to collect it.

“Poison Tail!” Anakonda announced this when she had a violet/black glowing tail of hers that was straighten. “Whispfruvhmm…” Then she swung it so fast, that it would not be dodged.

“Packfruvhmmm…” Maskdevil was seen blocking the attack while looking somewhat okay for the least bit. “Nrrugh, very strong. You seem far stronger…for a mare.” He spoke this off in seeing that Anakonda is stronger than she looks.

“Do not put me in league with weak mares that wear stinky water.” Anakonda spoke off in stating that unlike civilized mares, she is much stronger.

“Hey! It’s called perfume!” Rarity snapped back when she and the others were bashing away any Dark Mystic and Techbots from their path.

“Rarity, focus!” AJ issued for her friend to focus while they are freeing Cubellios.

“Yeah, and besides, AJ & me are plenty tough!” Rainbow quoted to mention this off in her own case.

“Poison Sting!” Anakonda announced this while shutting and then reopening her mouth to fire another attack. “Pow-pow-pow-pow-pwofruvhmm….” Soon she was firing violet color needles of magic energy that was a barrage assault.

Maskdevil didn’t move, he instead took the attack and didn’t seem too bothered by the damage…what was his game?

“You’ll have to try better than that. Why don’t you quit holding back and let me see some REAL deadly poison moves?” Maskdevil challenged forth in wanting this snake mare to give him her best shots.

“You want deadlier moves, fine…you get them.” Anakonda spoke forth in seeing if this guy wants to take bigger blows, so be it. “Poison Dragon’s Twin Fang!” She shot her front hooves forward in the shape of a cross, forming a very large amount of red poison in two massive waves, shaped like elongate, snake-shaped masses, which all moved towards the opponent at once.

Maskdevil blocked the attack that has sheer blunt force, but could sense the deadly poison. Maskdevil focused some dark magic and fired a sphere right at the girl.

“Poison Dragon’s Fang Thrust!” Anakonda generated a wave of poison, shaped like a large-fanged snake head, and sends it towards the target, stopping the incoming attack by having the wave ‘bite’ them.

“Impressive….stopping my attack with poison.” Maskdevil responded in smiling at such a move used.

“Poison Dragon’s Spiral Jaw!” Anakonda jumps in the air and, when upside down, gatherers poison on her back legs and kicks at the opponent while rotating.

“Urrrghhh!” Maskdevil was shot back a bit from that move, but rebalance himself. “Hurrrrughhh!” Maskdevil then takes a chance to attack to land a punch, but…

“Poison Dragon’s Guard!” Anakonda moved her front hooves forward in a cross, creating a large shield of poison that defends her. “Powwfruvhmmm…” This stopped the enemy’s attack and at the same time, gave her the opportunity to counter without fear of being intercepted. “Poison Dragon’s Scales!” She swung her front hooves, generating a very large number of scale-shaped masses of poison, which are rapidly sent flying at the target in consecutive reprises.

“Grrr….” Maskdevil is seen taking the attack by guarding with his arms. “Heehh…” But he lets off a sneaky smile as he’s made of strong stuff and even from all of this poison, he seems…unbothered.

“Now to finish you! Poison Dragon’s Roar!” Anakonda responded to say this while taking a deep breath and gathering her large amount of magic. “Powwfruvhmmm….” She soon unleashed a powerful Dragon’s roar mix with red poison magic straight at the target.

“Grruuoooorrughh….” Maskdevil was hit full on force of that attack as he was sent backwards.

Once the attack was over, Anakonda saw her foe was on his knees. It look like she won…

“Heh-heh-heh, thank you.” But what Maskdevil said kinda made things a little more complicated.

“Hmmm?” Anakonda raised an eyebrow in hearing this out of nowhere.

“I’ve long wanted that moment of such force…” Maskdevil responded off in slowly standing up to his hooves in looking a bit messy, but look like he’s still kicking. “You see, my power can be boosted from the deadly force of the venom…of your element. And thanks to you…” He was slowly starting to glow a darker aura from showing something to be unleashed. “I may have taken a beating, but it was worth it…to get an extra power boost.”

“Rrrrrrrr…” Anakonda growls in seeing her foe was wanting to get much of her poison attacks, just so he could get stronger.

Soon the battle was looking like it was gonna turn. As both fighters stare off in what will happen next….

Twilight’s group was soon finally bypass the last of the Dark Mystic defenses to reach Cubellios and was working on freeing her. They were already getting to halfway there against the chains and metal nail bars jab into the walls’ ceiling structure.

“Hang on, queeny, we’ll save you!” Pinkie Pie shouted off in saying they’ll help get the queen down from there.

“Oh dear, you look in pain!” Fluttershy gasped in what she saw, the Sky Serpent Queen of the Serpent Clan does look like she was hurt badly by Maskdevil; he’s very ruthless.

“Hugh-Haah….Just break these chains and she’ll be free in no time!” Ben issued forth in using his Megaton Hammer to break off the nearby chains.

The baby Dragons were blasting their flames to burn and melt off any chains nearby.

“Quick, focus everything now!” Twilight instructed the others in what they have to do here.

With one final push, everyone used their weapons and magic spells to blast against every last chain that held the Serpent Clan’s queen, removing the muzzle as well. Cubellios was free as she slowly used her wings to drift down to land on the ground and let off a little tired moan before trying to open her eyes.

“We done it, now that leaves….” Goldie was about to say in seeing what was now left here, but…

“Yikes! The battle….Anakonda’s looking like she’s in trouble!” Pinkamena gasped off in seeing what was happening that brought everyone’s attention.

Just as when the gang have helped to bring Cubellios down onto a safe ground, they all saw what was happening. Maskdevil had pin Anakonda’s backside to the ground and he summoned forth a sharp blade in which he lean it close to the mare’s neck as she hissed at his toy.

“You put up a valiant fight, but the match was won before we begun. I’ve managed to know much of your venom techniques, all the poisons, and none have worked.” Maskdevil exclaimed to state this fact to the snake mare with his blade near her neck so slowly. “Now I’ll just cut off your head, like how we do for snakes when they are caught.” He rub in the sand in the open wound there, treating Anakonda as how she is.

“Hisss….” Anakonda hissed in not being scared by such threats even with her life on the line. “You believe what you see, but still not know truth.” She issued to speak these words that brought off confusion.

“What truth?” Maskdevil raised an eyebrow in pondering what the girl is talking about now.

“You only used the Venom Element as a weapon, I see it as what can help protect my family.” Anakonda spoke forth in what the deadly element can be used as, there is another way than the villains' way. “After living among snakes and learning their ways, I have learn new ways to improve the element…with something you never could do.” She spoke in stating she’s gain something far more than even Maskdevil could, and never achieve.

“And what…exactly, is that, might I ask?” Devilmask asked in slowly being intrigue by such facts.

“That snakes are venomous creatures and they know techniques very well, including how to transmit such poison to….kill and not even touch.” Anakonda explained this statement with a dead-on serious expression on her face.

Suddenly, Pinkamena & Pinkie Pie were shivering like there was no tomorrow as if sensing…something bad was about to come.

“Close your eyes!” Both pink ponies whispered to their allies this message quickly before even asking why.

Below, something strange was going on as there were sudden heart beat motions beating slowly before they pick up a quick beat. And when time seem to slow to catch up, the snake mare’s eyes were shut before…. “Gruooarrruuuoggghhhh!” Anakonda opened her eyes to which they gain a yellow serpent’s eye form, and gazed straight with the intent to ‘kill’ on sight; this action even surprised Maskdevil, but could not react…. “Powfrupfruvhmmmm…” Then in a sudden force pulse of wind, it blown the Dark Mystic off of the snake mare’s body, time moving every so slow as all watched what happened. “Clupofruvhmmm…” And soon time slowly resume itself as Maskdevil landed on his back, his eyes look wide-eye in shock, terror and a frozen face of seeing….death!

“What…just….happened?” Jack Zen asked off slowly in seeing what they witnessed.

“I….I don’t even know.” Ben responded off in not having a clue here.

“I’m detecting enemy’s life signs, they show….nothing.” Omega spoke from what his scans detect and they read….zero life.

Soon the Dark Warrior Trio, Black Tiger & Tech came near to inspect Maskdevil and they were in deep shock of what they are seeing. An Ultimate Warrior of the Dark Mystics was killed by an Equestrian, was such a thing possible?

“Dude….he ain’t breathing!” DJ Red spoke off in seeing the no signs of breathing life.

“Yeah, and his eyes ain’t blinking neither!” Shades points out another fact in what they see.

“You think he’s really…” Clumsy Rat was about to ask in fearing the answer.

“Oh no! He must be….he’s DEAD! But how….all he did was…was…” Tech was panicking a lot, how did this happen, who DID it happen to be?

“He gaze into her eyes and they killed him. This move, it could not be….” Black Tiger was slowly starting to think and began to sweat in terror; this move couldn’t be…

“The Killing Eyes, those said to kill via sight…to this day, the only ones with that kinda power were the Basilisk.” Goldie explained from looking like he saw a ghost, a move that only one type of creatures could use….but how?

“Haarrughh….” Anakonda was seen getting up, a bit off balance, but she stood her ground to those near her defeated prey. “Basilisk are serpent clan members of long ago….their secrets, no one….but the clan knows. And now…so do I; The Basilisk Gaze.” She explained the case that Basilisk are serpents and she now has the secret, of using such a technique.

“She….knows.” The Dark Warrior Trio repeated in hearing those words; which means…uh oh!

“HIISSSSSS…” Anakonda gives another fearful hiss near those that were still around, her eyes maybe back to normal, but they look ready to change again.

“Waaaaaughhhh!” The Dark Warrior Trio & Tech screamed in pure terror in seeing that their goose is almost cooked if they stay.

“Rats Scurry Away From Vicious Snake Predator!” Black Tiger yelled out while starting to pick up Maskdevil’s body with a panicky frighten expression.

Now those Dark Mystics left the scene with Maskdevil by a dark portal to get the heck out of there and any of the remaining Dark Mystic troop soldiers did the same thing. Soon it was all over, all the evil bad guys were now long gone, and the cavern within Foal Mountain was cleared.

“Grugrugrooaauagh….” Cubellios made a low growl noise to lift her head up to gaze towards those nearby.

“Sssshhh, it’s alright. It’s all over, none will hurt us no more.” Anakonda was petting her ‘mother’ by the large snake’s cheek, calming the beast to be at ease.

Everyone else was watching this in amazement in how well Anakonda was able to be so friendly even towards snakes, it’s almost like Fluttershy’s job with animals, only this was on a whole other scale.

“Man, that was….well, the word awesome doesn’t describe it.” Rainbow Dash spoke off to say in what they saw, was way beyond.

“Right, dat move she used, it look pretty powerful.” Applejack nods with a serious face, that eye thing was about as freaky as getting the Brrrrs.

“I’ll say, can you image what would happen if every bad guy could kill with their eyes?” Pinkie Pie nods off to say this while thinking of something of the worse situation.

“It be like Tuerto with the eye event all over again, only much worse! And that move looked way worse than my Brrrs power!” Pinkamena spoke off to mention this stuff of what happened in the past.

“So, is it safe to say that…we’re okay?” Rarity asked off this with a hint of being a bit frighten.

“You won’t have to fear….” Anakonda’s voice spoke gently to those she could consider to be alright. “That power is very strong, I still need to be more prepared in using it…as a last resort.” She issued that the Basilisk Gaze is a move so deadly, that it might be a real drain on her if she isn’t careful.

“Oh, well….don’t think this means we’re more scared of you…um, if you’re okay that is.” Fluttershy meekly spoke off in feeling a little unsure in what to say about that.

“It fine….I trust you…unlike those others, you seem…understanding.” Anakonda spoke that compared to the Dark Mystics, she feels more good with this group here.

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“So, are we friends?” Adult Nyx asked off in hoping for a good answer.

“Yes.” Anakonda nods slowly in stating this answer.

“Hugh, well at least we help save your home and your clan.” Ben stated that at least they helped get Anakonda’s home and clan of snakes back from what evil was being done.

“Anakonda, we hope this means that, well…you know.” Twilight spoke in hoping to try to say something, but…

“While the past maybe hard to change, the future can be. I shall try to learn how to be more…trusting, in the future.” Anakonda spoke in stating that while she does not trust many of pony kind, she trusts those here so it’s a start.

“And we’ll help make sure your clan isn’t attacked by anymore enemies.” Twilight smiled off to say this with a little smile.

“Well, at least this ended pretty well.” Spike smiled off to say this in thinking all’s well that ends well.

“Yeah, at least that’s one enemy we’re glad he’s gone.” Phobos nods in feeling like this turn out good in the end.

Dragoking and Cubellios hissed happily as they both nuzzled each other's muzzles for the moment passionately and joyfully. Everyone smiled in amusement and happily.

"Awww, they make a cute couple." Pinkie said with a happy smile on her face.

"Yeah, but a couple of what?" Phobos jokes a bit, but Adult Nyx nudges him. "What?"

"At least Anakonda's adopted parents are together again." Rarity said in approval of this.

"Yes... I really wish this stays on for the rest of my life..." Anakonda said with a happy yet sad smile on her face. Her parents won't be together forever, but at least they got this moment.

Things looked well as Anakonda and her serpents were heard making a cheery hissing noise to commemorate this victory. The others watched this play out with smiles on their faces, at least something good happened here. And with that, things begin to go dark with this scene.

Meanwhile, the Dark Warrior Trio, Black Tiger & Tech appeared near an opening by the Everfree Forest outside Foal Mountain. They were all weaken and injured from their battles, and Black Tiger put Maskdevil’s body down, as he shut the decease creature’s eyes behind the mask…of which was the honorable means to let the departed rest in peace.

“Oh man oh man, what are we gonna tell Dark Curse? We lost the new hideaway, lost getting the Element of Venom and Maskdevil is dead! This is so NOT cool, he’ll kill us for this failure, if not him then Dragoclaw will!” Tech was speaking a lot of worries from his lips, this was not a good moment for the group, with Maskdevil gone, they will have to explain and be punished for this.

“You really are fools, aren’t you?” The voice of Maskdevil spoke off from somewhere that was outside his body.

Then without warning, Maskdevil’s body glowed to fade into sparks of nothingness. And then appearing out of nowhere, was Maskdevil again who fell on his knees, looking like he escaped the jaws of death.

“Waaahhh!” The Dark Warrior Trio screamed out in terror in seeing that, but slowly calm down after seeing that it was no ghost.

“Maskdevil?” DJ Red spoke off with a little happy tone.

“Buddy?” Clumsy Rat stated that the guy was like an old pal to them.

“You’re Alive?” Shades responded in surprise that this guy was okay.

“But how, you were victim to the Killing Eyes?” Black Tiger asked off in not understanding how this happened.

“Nrruagh….I used a quick Body Double switch spell, just as I saw what was coming.” Maskdevil spoke from holding his chest from feeling a tense of pain. “But, nnrrrugh, doesn’t mean I escape unharmed. That technique may not have killed me, but I feel completely beaten and sore all over.” He explained that he managed to escape that move that was shot at him, but not without suffering it at least. “To think that snake mare had such an ability was beyond our intel.” He stated that none of them knew that Anakonda could perform such feats.

“I’ll say! There haven’t been Basilisk for years since they were mysterious wipe out or gone the next day! And now that pony can use it!” Tech stated that this was not good, basilisk were dangerous creatures that one look in their eyes, means instant death.

“For now, they’ve won this fight, but the war is far from over.” Maskdevil stated off that this was not over, not by a long shot. “Get us back to HQ.” He snapped an order to those here in what they must do.

“Yes sir!” The other Dark Mystics responded in hearing the order of one of the Fearsome Four.

Soon the group cast another spell that brought a portal of darkness as they step through and were out of sight before the portal vanished afterwards. But unknown to the Dark Mystics, one camouflage snake was seen watching this from the bushes as its eyes narrow in what it seen and heard. As it slips away from sight, it looks like the news of the death of the Dark Mystic Maskdevil may not be as true as one may think. With that, all things go darken with more questions left unanswered here.

Author's Note

For the note, Maskdevil's info was what VISION-KING saw in nigel's Dark Mystics' Guild (along with the info about the last Venom Element User & what he does), plus think of the guy as base on Bane, Killercroc, Killermoth (from DC universe or from whichever anime series that shows them, they are muscle after all), so hopefully, this is fine.

Info on the Basilisk with their killing eye technique is listed, since they are a part of the serpent race.

A hinted reminder of Tuerto from Total Drama Equestria is mentioned here.

And now that this is done, the final chapter will involve everyone happily getting back to the fair celebration. And along the way, Anakonda will become another ally in the heroes fight against evil. What else may happen along the way, just have to stay tune to find out more...won't we? Till then....enjoy...