My Little Pony + Rabbids: Equestria Battle

by SharkBowser58

Rating: everyone
Tags: Crossover, Twilight Sparkle, Main 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Comedy, Other, Adventure
Length: 129570

The Rabbids have entered Equestria! Join the Mane 6 as they team up with 6 Rabbids to stop a new threat!

After a lab mishap sends the Rabbids to Equestria, the Mane 6 teams up with 6 Rabbids that are dressed like them to explore 4 worlds and stop Chrysalis from misusing the power of Spawny, a Rabbid that has the power to fuse things together.

Published 2019-03-18 18:10:02 UTC
Last updated 2024-03-10 08:58:02 UTC

Ancient Gardens 2: Flower 'Bud'

Ancient Gardens - Pollen Plains

As the new team made their way through the Ancient Gardens, they quickly spotted 2 Rabbids taking turns head-butting a rubber ducky to one another, one of them missing every so often, but quickly picks it up and get the game back under way.

"My sensors tell me they're practicing for the Equestria Star Cup." Beep-0 explained.

"They should have plenty of time to do it then." Twilight told him.

After leaving the scene, the heroes soon encounter a giant sunflower with sunglasses, which was a Rabbid fused to a flowerpot back in the basement. Twilight waves to it while Beep-0 attempts to talk to it.

"Greetings, sweet golden perennial of the prairie! We are-" Beep-0 started to say, but he was cut off when the sunflower spit green goop at Rabbid Fluttershy!

"WHY did you do THAT?" Beep-0 shouted to the Sunflower.

"Hmpf! After that strange creature with the headset got here - those guys have been nothing but bad news!" The Sunflower stated.

"I assure you, THESE Rabbids are not like their colleagues!"

"He's right! I'm even starting to enjoy their company!" Twilight told the giant flower.

"Oh! Well, if you can stop him I'll happily reward you. He's zapping his brethren left and right - turns them real nasty." The Sunflower offered.

"I don't suppose you would come with us to help?" Beep-0 suggested.

"Sorry folks, but it's time THIS flower took things underground." The Sunflower said and burrowed into the ground.

"I wasn't sure if he could help us anyway, Beep-0" Twilight told him as she helped Rabbid Fluttershy clean the goop off of her.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right. Let's continue!"

The team made their way across a bridge and made it to the next battle field. As soon as they entered, a Ziggy charged at them full-speed! He dashed into Beep-0 and kept on running. Beep-0 was sent flying and he ended up landing on Rabbid Rarity's head. That's when Beep-0 got a new message.

"Dear Beep-0, if one is to prevail, one MUST practice! Please sharpen your movement skills so you can turn the tables on those rascally Rabbids! I've just uploaded a few suggestions to help you guide your team in the next battle! QUICK! Signed, Your Biggest Fan." Beep-0 read out loud to everyone.

Defeat All - 3 Ziggies

"You can deal damage while on the move by performing a DASH!" Beep-0 explained to everyone. "And I'm not talking about your friend Rainbow Dash, Twilight."

Twilight laughed a little and decided to give this dash thing a try. She charged at one of the Ziggies behind the covers and dealt some damage to him. She finished him off by blasting him, releasing the energy.

"If you thought that was something, try performing a Team Jump! Run up to an ally and they'll give you a boost to an area of your choice!" Beep-0 explained.

Rabbid Rarity ran up to Twilight and she sent her flying to another enemy cover. She blasted the 2nd Ziggy, but it didn't defeat him.

Rabbid Fluttershy did the same thing. She got a boost from Twilight, and she finished off the Ziggy, releasing the energy. However, she was exposed and the final Ziggy blasted her and moved to a different cover.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a nearby partial cover, and she gave Twilight a Team Jump, landing her right next to the Ziggy.

Twilight blasted him, but he wasn't defeated.

Rabbid Rarity attempted to blast the Ziggy, but couldn't due to the full cover.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to get a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and she was sent to the other side of the enemy's cover. She defeated the Ziggy and ended the first battle.

The heroes cheered as they completed the battle.

"Wow! With these new moves, we'll be able to finish battles more quickly!" Twilight told her Rabbid friends.

"Bwa Bwah!" They both agreed.

"If you get creative, you can do both at the same time!" Beep-0 told them.

"How so?" Twilight asked.

"After you Dash an enemy, you can perform a Team Jump with a nearby ally!"

"Bwaaaa." Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy were amazed.

"We have got to try that!" Twilight declared.

As the group made their way out of the battlefield, they entered the next one.

Defeat All - 4 Ziggies

"It's time to pull together everything you've learned so far - Attack, Movement, Team Jump, Dash... Don't forget about cover! Beep-0 explained to the heroes.

Twilight dashed at a nearby Ziggy hiding behind a partial cover, and made her way to a full cover. She finished off the Ziggy by blasting him, releasing the energy.

Rabbid Fluttershy dashed at the Ziggy that was right next to the first one and covered herself on the other side of his partial cover. She blasted him and defeated him.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and she was sent to a nearby area that had 2 Ziggies. She blasted one of them, but it wasn't enough. The Ziggies dashed and blasted her, dealing her some damage, before moving to different covers.

One of them moved close to Rabbid Fluttershy, so she dashed him and blasted him, defeating him and released the energy.

Twilight Team Jumped Rabbid Fluttershy and was sent closer to Rabbid Rarity. The final Ziggy was in their sights.

Rabbid Rarity moved to dash him, and she let Twilight finish him off, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as Rabbid Fluttershy and Rabbid Rarity were healed, and they were rewarded 400 bits.

The Sunflower reemerged from the ground and greeted the heroes.

"Twilight, the creature with the headset got away, but I suppose you DID clean up his mess, and being a plant of my word, it looks like I owe you a reward"

"Ahem! Our good friends Rabbid Fluttershy and Rabbid Rarity helped as well!" Beep-0 stated.

"Yeah, yeah - great." The Sunflower said and gave them their reward: 1 bit.

Rabbid Rarity wasn't impressed and threw the bit back at the Sunflower's face, as well as multiple rocks, and even Rabbid Fluttershy!

The Sunflower's sunglasses were spinning, and he took a moment to collect himself.

"Okay, okay! Here!" The Sunflower then gave them their REAL reward: a treasure chest that contained a new weapon!

"I'll hold onto this because I feel we don't need it at the moment." Beep-0 told the heroes.

"Good idea." Twilight said.

The group made their way across a bridge to some docks above the water. Down below they saw 2 Rabbids on a giant yellow hose.

"HEY, YOU! It's a stripe on a garden hose, not a border! Don't let your love be divided!" Beep-0 yelled to them.

"Yeah! Don't lose hope!" Twilight yelled to the Rabbids as well.

The group continued down the dock, and they found Scootaloo!

"Scootaloo!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Twilight!" Scootaloo shouted and ran up to hug her. "I'm so glad you're here. Yours is the first friendly face I've seen since Equestria turned into this... mess! Your timing couldn't be more perfect - I can't find Sweetie Belle!"

"All thanks to the changes caused by these odd pipes our Rabbid 'friends' brought with them into your world!" Beep-0 stated.

"You guys seem to know what you're doing... sort of. Could you help me find her? Pleaaaaaaaaaaaase?"

"Ok, but you're gonna see firsthand how big of a pain these pipes are!"

"Maybe, but they look so cool!"

"Oh, be quiet."

With that, the group began to enter the strange pipes, and moving around to different areas of the dock. They eventually found Sweetie Belle.

"Sweeite Belle! I'm so glad you're OK!" Scootaloo said a she hug her fellow Crusader.

"Oh, I'm fine! Who I'm worried about are the Princesses, my sister, and Apple Bloom!"

Twilight gasped as she remembered that everyone got sucked into the vortex, even the Princesses!

"Twilight, can you go back to your castle and make sure everything's alright?" Sweetie asked.

"Certainly not! We NEED to find that SupaMerge Rabbid before-" Beep-0 was cut off as he received another message. "Another message! 'Congratulations on getting this far! A wise man once said, 'If I have 3 hours to chop a tree, I will spend 2 of them sharpening my axe.' I urge you now to return to the Castle of Friendship and do just that - prepare yourselves for the fight to come.' Well that's good. But HOW? 'You may be wondering 'how?'. In the time it took you to read this email, I have updated your operating system. It now includes a new GPS warp mechanism I call, Sploing!"

"Sploing? What kind of name is that?" Scootaloo asked.

Beep-0 continued reading the message. "Hold on there's more. 'The name is a work in progress. Anyhow, simply activate it and you and your friends will return to the Castle of Friendship immediately. Signed, Your Biggest Fan.' Well that's amazing if true. I suppose I should give it a-" He was cut off as He, Twilight, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy vanished in a wave of pixels.

Sweeite Belle and Scootaloo were amazed by this, and waved goodbye to their friends.

Author's Note

Our heroes now learned how to deal damage to enemy Rabbids while moving in battle! The meet the Sunflower who gave them a new weapon! They reunite with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, and begin to teleport back to the Castle of Freiendship! Who will they find there?

Ancient Gardens 3: Danger From Above

Ponyville - Castle of Friendship

In a wave of pixels, Twilight and her friends return to the Castle of Friendship. There they are reunited with Rarity, Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna.

"Twilight!" Rarity shouted as she ran over to her friend.

"Rarity!" Twilight shouted as she hugged Rarity.

The Princesses flew over to greet the group.

"Twilight! Thank heavens you're alright! It's so good to see you." Celestia said to her student.

"You've probably noticed this, but... Equestria's been torn apart! You have to do something, Twilight." Luna told her.

"Don't worry, we intend to." Twilight responded.

Rarity finished hugging Twilight, that's when she noticed the robot and 2 Rabbids standing right behind her. "Oh! Um... who are your new friends?"

Beep-0 moved closer to Rarity and the Princesses.

"Rarity, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, I am Beep-0 - an autonomously intelligent scientific research and operational assistant." Beep-0 explained as he bowed to the Princesses.

"I see... And-" Princess Luna said, trying to process what he just said.

"We call this one Rabbid Fluttershy..." Beep-0 said as rabbid Fluttershy waved to everyone. "...and this is Rabbid Rarity."

Everyone saw Rabbid Rarity cross her arms and pout at the sight of the real Rarity.

"Er… he he. She's taking her cosplay a bit too seriously, I'm afraid." Beep-0 explained.

Rabbid Rarity went over to Rarity, smelled her, and glared at her. She circled around her, played with her mane for a second and let out a disgusted "Bwah." Rabbid Rarity went back over to our heroes and angrily glared at rarity again.

Rabbid Fluttershy laughed at this, then she pointed at something.

Everyone looked over and saw 2 Rabbids running with a plank of wood, with a third Rabbid in a hard hat on top of it. They bumped into Rabbid Fluttershy and the hard hat Rabbid complained at her.

"Yes, their friends are also quite er… spirited, as you can see." Luna told the group.

"It appears as if the Rabbids we freed from the Megabug's control have ended up here - and not worse for wear, either!" Beep-0 concluded.

"Megabug?" Twilight asked Beep-0.

"That's what I've decided to call the vortex, because it's a giant glitch in reality.

"Ok, that sounds pretty cool, actually!" Twilight said.

"You're right, Beep-0. The Rabbids keep popping in like you did." Celestia told him.

The Rabbids are hard at work building something, being monitored by 2 Rabbids wearing flat caps. Most of the Rabbids were just playing with their tools, actually.

"Oh, yes. they've been quite... busy." Luna explained.

"I wonder what they're building." Twilight said, finally noticing her castle. "What did they do to my castle?!"

The castle had Parasprites glued to it, as well as leaves and blocks. The Rabbids' Washing Machine was also sitting next to the castle, producing many bubbles.

"They're probably making the place feel more like home." Beep-0 explained to Twilight. "We should make them feel comfortable if they are going to stay in Ponyville."

"You're right, Beep-0. Speaking of Ponyville, did you find everypony who was sucked into the vortex?" Twilight asked the Princesses.

"Unfortunately, we have only found Rarity so far. But we will continue our search to make sure everypony gets home." Celestia told the group.

"It will take a while, but if we had help, it would go much quicker." Luna explained.

Just then some rustling came from some bushes nearby. Everyone saw 2 new Rabbids emerge, one was dressed like Celestia and was very graceful and cheery, the other one was dressed like Luna and was very sleepy and bored. The new Rabbids saw the group and immediately made their way over to the Princesses.

"Oh my! They do enjoy their cosplay!" Celestia exclaimed as she picked up Rabbid Celestia, who blushed in her hooves.

Rabbid Luna walked up to Luna and yawned, she then got comfortable and feel asleep.

"Yeah. They do enjoy their cosplay." Luna joked as she placed Rabbid Luna on her back.

"You know, Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy are helping us on our side of the adventure. Maybe these 2 Rabbids can help you find everypony else!" Beep-0 suggested.

"Yes, with more help, we'll find them all in no time!" Celestia told Luna.

"It is settled then, these Rabbids come with us!" Luna declared.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Celestia cheered.

"Bwa-Bwaaah…" Rabbid Luna said in her sleep.

"Ah! Look over there!" Beep-0 told everyone, who looked over and saw a large, wooden, Rabbid cannon in the lower left area near the Castle. "These clever Rabbids have outfitted a cannon so that it can launch us back to the Ancient Gardens! This comes in handy, as our mysterious helper gave me the power to warp to the Castle of Friendship, and the cannons can send us back to where we were!"

"Good for you guys." Rarity told Beep-0.

"You're not coming with us, Rarity?" Twilight asked.

"Not yet. I feel I have to stay to help get these Rabbids... under control." Rarity explained as she gestured over to a group of Rabbids playing with a ladder.

"Understood." Twilight responded.

"But, don't worry. I will join you soon enough." Rarity assured Twilight and her friends. "But before you leave, you should take a look at this Battle HQ they have built. Apparently you can upgrade your weapons there."

Rarity pointed Twilight, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy over to the Battle HQ and using their bits, Twilight and Rabbid Rarity upgraded their blasters, which made them stronger. However, there weren't enough bits to upgrade Rabbid Fluttershy's blaster and she began to cry.

"Don't worry." Beep-0 told Rabbid Fluttershy. "We'll upgrade it when we get more bits."

This cheered Rabbid Fluttershy up as she posed with the blaster she currently had.

"Appreciate the enthusiasm!" Twilight told her. "I think it's time we returned to the Ancient Gardens! Who's with me?!"

Beep-0, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy cheered as they all made their way over to the cannon. On the way, they saw a Rabbid push his friend off a huge rock, then he quickly ran back up the back of it and pushed the first Rabbid off, and the cycle continued repeating. And they seemed to be enjoying it.

"I wonder how long they've been at it?" Beep-0 asked.

"Probably ever since they got here." Twilight answered.

As the heroes prepared to enter the cannon, they noticed that off to the side were 3 more Rabbids on top of a bigger boulder. 2 of them were acting like horses and trotting around the top of it in a race, while the other one was acting as the announcer and cheering for his friends as they raced.

"Down the stretch they come!" Beep-0 shouted, acting as if he was another announcer. "Snowball's Chance and Irish Rabbid are neck and neck, nose to nose! It's too close to call!"

"They might have heard of the Running of the Leaves race, and are training for it next fall." Twilight suggested.

The group waved goodbye to Rarity, the Princesses, and the Rabbid Princesses as they were shot back to the Ancient Gardens.

Ancient Gardens - Pollen Plains

The heroes safely landed back at the docks in the Ancient Gardens. They traveled along the path until they reached the first battlefield.

3 new Rabbid enemies wearing red masks and springs on their feet are in the middle of practicing Team Jumps of their own. One of them ends up falling off a nearby cliff and the other 2 reached down to pull him back up. These were Hoppers!

"Heck! A new breed of hopping enemies! Team Jump will prove invaluable here! Use it to gain the upperhand!" Beep-0 told the team.

Defeat All - 3 Hoppers, 1 Ziggy

"What's this?! Our pseudonymous sympathizer just sent me a system update!" Beep-0 shouted.

"What is it?!" Twilight asked, excited to see what Beep-0 can do now.

"From now, before combat begins, you can choose whether to leap headlong into the battle, or take time to carefully plan your strategy first, thanks to this new app called, er, TactiCam. Try it!"

Beep-0 then projected a map of the battlefield, showing the heroes' positions, and the enemies' positions. Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy were amazed by this, and Twilight used it to come up with a strategy.

Twilight ran to a center cover, and blasted the open Ziggy. She then gave Rabbid Fluttershy a Team Jump to a cover in a higher area, who then defeated the Ziggy, releasing the energy.

Rabbid Rarity attempted to do the same thing, but the Hoppers were too far away to get a proper shot.

The Hoppers used their Team Jumps to move around the battlefield, but since our heroes were behind full covers, they couldn't blast them.

Rabbid Rarity got down from her high area, dashed the closest Hopper to her, and blasted him.

Rabbid Fluttershy wasn't close enough to dash the Hopper near her, so she hid behind a partial cover and blasted him.

Twilight moved closer to Rabbid Fluttershy's Hopper, but she missed due to the 50% chance hit a partial cover gives you.

The Hoppers moved around again, and they blast Twilight and Rabbid Rarity.

Rabbid Rarity moved in to dash the Hopper that hasn't been hit yet, hid behind a cover, and blasted him.

Twilight finished off one of Hoppers by blasting and then dashing him.

Rabbid Fluttershy defeated the 2nd Hopper by getting a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, landing behind him and his cover, and blasting him.

The final Hopper blasted Rabbid Fluttershy and attempted to move away from the heroes, but he was defeated when Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight and took turns blasting him, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they completed the battle.

"This TactiCam thing will help us figure out our attacks better!" Twilight told Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy.

"Not only that, but it also gives us access to the Battle HQ! Now we won't have to go all the way back to your castle to get upgrades!" Beep-0 explained.

Upon hearing this, Rabbid Fluttershy took out her Bworb.

"Bwa ba. Bwah bwah baba." Rabbid Rarity told Rabbid Fluttershy.

"Yeah, we'll upgrade it soon, we promise." Twilight agreed.

The group made their way out of the battlefield and it didn't take long for them to enter the next one.

Reach Area - 3 Ziggies

"Beware!" Beep-0 suddenly shouted, surprising the group.

"What's wrong?!" Twilight asked.

"This area seems quiet, but my sensors detect the presence of LOTS of hidden enemies! It'll be impossible to defeat them all. Let's focus on reaching that safe zone at the end of the battlefield."

Everyone saw an area on the other side of the battlefield that was glowing yellow.

"As long as one of us reaches the safe zone, we win!" Beep-0 finished.

Beep-0 used the TactiCam to project a map of the battlefield. They had 2 choices: go straight ahead to the safe zone, or go through an area on the right to get to the zone.

"I say we focus on getting there through the right side, because there are more covers." Twilight suggested

"Bwa-Bwaaah." Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy agreed.

Twilight moved to a partial cover on the right and blasted one of the Ziggies.

Rabbid Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed near a full cover. She blasted the same Ziggy, defeating him.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight too, but was sent a little more to the right than Rabbid Fluttershy, not in range to blast the Ziggies.

The Ziggies moved to behind 2 covers and attempted to blast the Twilight and Rabbid Fluttershy, but missed.

3 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Twilight entered a pipe and got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, sending her to an area where she blasted one of the Ziggies.

Rabbid Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, sending her next to Twilight, where she defeated one of the Ziggies.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight sending her to a farther cover, where she blasted the remaining Ziggy.

3 new Ziggies emerged and moved in to assist the other one. They all blasted at our heroes, hitting only Rabbid Fluttershy,

Rabbid Fluttershy ran to a nearby partial cover to give Twilight a Team Jump to a pipe that led to the safe zone. They both blasted 2 of the Ziggies, defeating one of them.

Rabbid Rarity blasted another one of the Ziggies and joined Rabbid Fluttershy behind a cover.

2 of the remaining Ziggies entered the pipe and they dashed and blasted Twilight. The other Ziggy stayed to try to blast Rabbid Fluttershy, but missed.

Twilight made a break for the safe zone. She made it, defeating all the Ziggies on the battlefield.

The heroes celebrated their victory, they all got healed, and were rewarded 400 bits.

"I've gotta admit, I never expected a battle like that one!" Twilight exclaimed.

"I suspect that there will be more kinds of battles in the future. So we'll need to be ready." Beep-0 told the group.

Rabbid Fluttershy held out her Bworb.

"Yes. We finally have enough bits to upgrade it for you." Twilight told her.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Fluttershy cheered.

Author's Note

Our heroes reunited with Rarity and the Princesses, met the Rabbid Princesses, and gained access to the Battle HQ and the TactiCam! They also encounter new enemy Rabbids!

This chapter was going to be released yesterday, but something happened and I had to retype the whole thing all over again. It wasn't easy to do TBH.

Ancient Gardens 4: Welcome to the Jungle

Ancient Gardens - Flushy Forest

The heroes continue along their current path when Beep-0 stops them.

"It is VITAL that we stop that Rabbid who integrated himself with the SupaMerge BEFORE he creates any more atrocities!" Beep-0 told our heroes. He then receives another message from F.B. "Uh Iv'e received another message from our mysterious friend, let me read it to you. 'Congratulations, Beep-0! You have successfully led you party through trials and travails worthy of Odysseus himself...' Finally! SOMEONE gives me the credit I'm due. 'This, of course, is mainly due to Twilight and you Rabbid friends - whose skill in battle you vastly underestimated."

Twilight, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy immediately laughed at this.

"Yes, well... Ahem!" Beep-0 yelled before he continued reading the message. "Though as with Odysseus, there are rougher waters ahead. Therefore I feel the time has come to bestow upon you some NEW tools for your arsenal." Beep-0 then produced 3 panels representing certain skills and gave them to the team. "Henceforth, in addition to being able to move and fire upon your adversaries, you will each be able to perform ONE other action during the natural course of combat. To Twilight, I have given the gift of Hero Sight. When activated, she will be able to strike at foes within range even outside the normal succession of events. To Rabbid Rarity, I give the gift of Shield. When used it will ward against most weapons damage. To Rabbid Fluttershy, I grant Super Barrier. It protects against enemy Super Effects and can also reduce damage. As for how to most effectively use your new gifts, I leave that to you to discover for yourselves. More gifts will come in the future... I hope. With anticipation, Your Biggest Fan." Beep-0 finished the message. "Aha! Our incognito ally's ability to give us exactly what we need at exactly the right time is uncanny! Remind me not to play them at Go Fish."

"Amazing, but what are Super Effects?" Twilight asked Beep-0.

"They're special attacks that can provide more damage to enemies. Your weapons are unable to perform them at the time, but they will in the future. Enemies can perform them, as well, so be aware of that." Beep-0 explained.

"Alright. Let's put our new moves to the test, shall we?" Twilight asked their Rabbid friends.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy cheered as the group continued along their path to the next battlefield.

Defeat All - 3 Ziggies, 1 Hopper

"Check out those suspicious covers!" Beep-0 explained while gazing at 2 yellows full covers that had a symbol on the sides of them. "They have the same Special Effect symbol most weapons have. They look ready to explode - or something. Let's avoid using weapons within close proximity to them!"

"I think we can also use them to our advantage." Twilight suggested. "Come in close guys." Twilight then whispered to Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy about what they can do.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy each moved to different covers where they are in range to blast a Ziggy behind the special covers. They blasted the covers which Pushed the Ziggies off a nearby edge, defeating them both.

Twilight got a Team Jump to get in range of a Ziggy behind a partial cover, and blasted him. She then activated her Hero Sight.

The Ziggy began to move, be he was blasted by Twilight because of her Hero Sight, defeating him.

The Hopper moved to another cover and blasted Twilight.

Rabbid Fluttershy entered a pipe to move closer to the Hopper and blasted him.

Rabbid Rarity moved in closer, but she was out of range with the remaining enemy Rabbid, so she activated her Shield.

Twilight attempted to use her Hero Sight again, but she was unable to. She instead got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and landed next to the Hopper, she blasted him.

The Hopper blasted Rabbid Fluttershy and moved to a new cover. However, he was still exposed for Twilight to finish off, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they completed the battle.

"Sorry you didn't get a chance to use your Super Barrier, Rabbid Fluttershy." Twilight told her.

"Bwa Bwa." Rabbid Fluttershy told her.

"These new moves are amazing! But why couldn't I activate it again?"

"It needs to charge for a couple of turns in order to use it again." Beep-0 explained.

"That makes sense. Those Super Effects are pretty amazing too! Are there any other types?"

"Yes, the one you guys saw was Push. Then there's Bounce, Burn, Freeze, Honey, Ink, Stone, and Vamp. I'm sure you'll learn what each of them does along the course of the journey."

Defeat All - 3 Ziggies, 2 Hoppers

"Strange. Though it LOOKS like there are only TWO of those Rabbid-marked covers... my sensors detect FOUR of them! Watch out, they may be disguised as normal covers!" Beep-0 told our heroes.

Twilight dash a Ziggy behind a partial cover, hid on the other side of it, and finished him off by blasting him, releasing the energy.

Rabbit Rarity did the same thing, but she missed the Ziggy behind the partial cover.

Rabbid Fluttershy finished that Ziggy off by dashing him and she joined Rabbid Rarity. She then managed to blast the third Ziggy that was behind another partial cover.

The Ziggy didn't move, but he attempted to blast Rabbid Fluttershy, but he missed her.

The Hoppers then traveled through pipes, got Team Jumps from the Ziggy, and landed behind the Push covers. They successfully blasted Twilight and Rabbid Fluttershy.

Rabbid Rarity dashed one of the Hoppers, then she traveled through one of the pipes and ended up next to the Ziggy. She blasted and defeated him. She activated her Shield.

Twilight activated her Hero Sight and blasted one of the Push covers which dealt damage to the Hopper and she blasted him again when he was in range.

Rabbid Fluttershy activated her Super Barrier, to use as a Shield of her own, and blasted the second Push cover, which sent both Hoppers rolling. This defeated one of them. She then moved in to dash the remaining Hopper and ducked behind another partial cover.

The Hopper entered a pipe and ended up next to Rabbid Rarity. He blasted her, but he damage was reduced because of her Shield.

Rabbid Rarity blasted the Hopper and defeated him, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed rewarded 400 bits.

"We may not have found those hidden special covers." Beep-0 explained. "But they will be in more battles in the future."

The team made their way out of the battlefield and went across a bridge, where they all saw a giant toilet with a Rabbid relaxing on a giant rubber ducky.

"I have SO many questions here... Perhaps they're better left unanswered." Beep-0 said.

"Agreed." Twilight told him.

After the bridge, the team entered a maze, where most of the paths were blocked off by rising walls. In one section, the group saw a Rabbid dancing with a lampshade on his head.

"Talk about the life of the party. It's not just wearing a lampshade, it's wearing the whole lamp!" Beep-0 said.

"Pinkie would like this one!" Twilight told him.

"We'll find her soon, let's carry on."

In another section, the team saw 2 Rabbids hitting each other while holding on to the underside of a nearby dock.

"You two! Stop that! Someone's going to get hurt!" Beep-0 shouted at the Rabbids.

"It may just be a game they're playing." Twilight suggested.

The group made their way though the maze and continued through the Ancient Gardens.

Author's Note

Our heroes learn new special moves and learn about Super Effects!

Up next will be the first mid-boss! Who will it be?

Ancient Gardens 5: Fluttershy, Where Art Thou?

"Hello?" Somepony called out.

"Wait!" Twilight said as she signaled her Rabbid friends to stop. They all looked around, trying to figure out where that voice came from.

"Is anypony out there?" The voice said again.

"That's Fluttershy!" Twilight yelled. "We have to save her!" She began to run towards the sound, with Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy following, and they all entered the first battlefield.

Defeat All - 3 Ziggies, 2 Hoppers.

"This time we are on higher ground compared to our enemies." Beep-0 told the heroes. "Did you know that you gain a damage bonus when you attack from above?"

Everyone shook their heads no.

"Fire upon an enemy from this vantage point and see for yourself!"

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight and she landed behind a nearby full cover. She then fired upon a Ziggy in the lower area.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved down from the high area and finished off that Ziggy with a dash. She then fired at a Hopper and activated her Super Barrier.

Twilight entered a pipe leading to another part of the upper area and she fired at the Hopper, defeating him. She then activated her Hero Sight.

The Ziggy in the high area moved to get in range to blast Twilight.

The Ziggy in the low area dashed Rabbid Fluttershy and blasted her.

The Hoppers got Team Jumps and landed in the high area, with one of them being hit by Twilight' Hero Sight. They then blasted Rabbid Fluttershy, with one of them missing.

Rabbid Fluttershy dashed the Ziggy and moved to a new cover. She defeated the Ziggy by blasting him, releasing the energy.

Twilight dashed the Ziggy near her, and finished him off by blasting him.

Rabbid Rarity dashed one of the Hoppers and blasted the other one. She then activated her Shield.

The Hoppers blasted her then moved to different parts of the high area.

Rabbid Fluttershy entered a pipe to return to the high area and she dashed a Hopper. She blasted him which defeated him.

Twilight dashed the remaining Hopper and let Rabbid Rarity defeat him, ending the first battle.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy cheered until Twilight stopped them.

"Let's not celebrate yet. We still need to find Fluttershy!" Twilight told them.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy agreed with her and they all made their way out of the battlefield.

Before entering the next battlefield, the group came across a giant cupcake, which look like one of Pinkie's.

The Rabbids drooled at the sight of it.

Twilight felt hungry after all those battles, so she decided they should all eat to regain their energy. The cupcake healed them all and they entered the next battlefield.

Fluttershy was there, and she was very scared about what's going on, walking backwards in fear.

The SupaMerge Rabbid was there as well! He was afraid as much as Fluttershy was. He also walked backwards in fear.

They both didn't notice that they were about to bump into a Rabbid that was sleeping on a Plundervine, which was left over from when they grew out of control all over Ponyville.

They woke the Rabbid and startled the vine, which didn't notice its Rabbid friend. The vine turned to Fluttershy, who ran away to hide, then it turned to the SupaMerge Rabbid.

The SupaMerge Rabbid was very scared and he ended up tripping over himself.

The vine tried to grabbed at the SupaMerge Rabbid a couple times.

The SupaMerge Rabbid began to feel pain as the SupaMerge began to activate. He shot a beam of energy at the Rabbid and the vine.

Twilight and her friends arrive to see the SupaMerge Rabbid run away and the Rabbid fuse with the vine.

The Rabbid gained magenta markings around her eyes and a staff, grew dark-blue hair, and black vines wrapped her body, gaining spider-like legs. This was Gaia EveRabbid!

"So THAT'S how the SupaMerge works?!" Twilight asked Beep-0, shocked to see that this new monster was created in almost an instant.

"Yes, but it wasn't intended for that purpose." Beep-0 explained.

Gaia EveRabbid noticed the heroes, and roared as she shook her staff at them.

"We better defeat its latest creation before she escapes the area."

Defeat Midboss - Gaia EveRabbid, 4 Ziggies

The team took their positions on the battlefield to fight Gaia EveRabbid.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and landed behind a full cover. She blasted at a Ziggy in a higher area, then activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Fluttershy finished off the Ziggy by entering the pipe that lead to the area and dashing him. Then she entered another pipe that lead to a different area, hid behind partial cover, and blasted a Ziggy near Gaia EveRabbid.

Rabbid Fluttershy entered a pipe that lead to a high area on the opposite side of the battlefield, dashed the Ziggy there and finished him off by blasting him. She activated her Shield.

Gaia EveRabbid began to move, getting hit by Twilight's Hero Sight when in range, and blasted Twilight, giving her a Burn effect which caused her to run out from behind her cover.

The Ziggies each entered different pipes that led to higher areas. One dashed and blasted Rabbid Fluttershy while the other blasted Rabbid Rarity.

Twilight dashed Gaia EveRabbid and entered a pipe leading to a higher area. She then blasted Gaia EveRabbid.

Rabbid Fluttershy defeated a Ziggy by dashing him, then she blasted Gaia EveRabbid. She activated her Super Barrier.

Rabbid Rarity blasted Gaia EveRabbid then entered a pipe to dash the Ziggy.

Gaia EveRabbid blasted Rabbid Fluttershy, whose Super Barrier protect her from being burned, entered a pipe and hid behind a Push cover.

The Ziggy dashed Rabbid Rarity and moved to join Gaia EverRabbid. He then blasted Rabbid Rarity.

Rabbid Fluttershy blasted the Push cover, which knocked Gaia EveRabbid and the Ziggy off a nearby edge, which defeated the Ziggy, but not Gaia EveRabbid who respawned in the high area again. She then moved behind a full cover.

Twilight moved down from the high area and got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy, moving her closer to Gaia EveRabbid. She blasted her.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe, dashed Gaia EveRabbid, moved down from the area and hid behind the cover.

Gaia EverRabbid got down from the high area, blasted Twilight, and hid behind a Burn cover.

Twilight activated her Hero Sight, then blasted the Burn cover, burning Gaia EverRabbid, then blasted her again because she ran from being burned. She then moved to a full cover in the middle of the battlefield.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe to the high area again, entered another pipe leading to the other section, and hid behind a cover. She blasted Gaia EveRabbid.

Rabbid Fluttershy blasted Gaia EveRabbid then entered the pipe leading to another high area and hid behind a cover.

Gaia EveRabbid moved, hid behind a cover, and blasted Rabbid Rarity.

Twilight dashed Gaia EveRabbid and blasted her, defeating her.

The heroes cheered then noticed that Rabbid Rarity wasn't with them.

They saw her over by the unconscious Gaia EveRabbid taking selfies with her vines.

Rabbid Rarity didn't notice Gaia EveRabbid getting back up until she was grabbed by one of her vines!

Gaia EveRabbid then began to repeatedly slam Rabbid Rarity on the ground! A couple of the slams were even in slow motion.

Rabbid Rarity screamed, paused to take a selfie, and then screamed again!

Twilight and Rabbid Fluttershy readied their weapons and fired at Gaia EveRabbid.

Gaia EveRabbid paused and looked over at the incoming blasts, which hit her and knocked her to the ground. The SupaMerge energy was released as the Rabbid was unfused from the Plundervine, which Twilight took care of.

The Rabbid sat there smiling, not remembering anything that has happened.

Rabbid rarity got out her phone and prepared to take a selfie with the Rabbid, with Twilight and Rabbid Fluttershy joining in.

"Twilight!" Someone said.

Everyone turned and saw Fluttershy walking to them.

"Fluttershy!" Twilight shouted.

Rabbid Fluttershy then ran over to meet with her pony counterpart.

"Oh my!" Fluttershy said as she met a Rabbid dressed like her.

The pony and the Rabbid both mirrored movements and cheered.

"It is nice to see a friendly one! Thank goodness you're alright, Twilight." Fluttershy told Twilight.

"I'm glad to see you too, Fluttershy." Twilight told her.

Beep-0 then went up to Fluttershy and introduced himself, Rabbid Fluttershy, and Rabbid Rarity. He also explained the situation involving the SupaMerge Rabbid and the Megabug.

"Oh dear! Is that the poor creature I saw before I ran away to hide from the vine?" Fluttershy asked.

"Yes, it was. It also appears that he doesn't have full control over the SupaMerge's powers, which is bad!" Beep-0 explained. "We better find him soon! Before he accidently creates something big!"

"Fluttershy, you better come with us. That Rabbid is very scared, if anyone is able to help him, it's you." Twilight told her.

"Ok, but I don't have anything like you do." Fluttershy told her.

"Don't worry. I've got it covered." Beep-0 said as he presented Fluttershy the weapon the team got earlier: a Precision. "You also have access to the Battle HQ anytime to upgrade it and your skills."

"Thank you, Beep-0" Fluttershy told him.

"Alright everypony! Let's continue our journey!" Twilight cheered.

"Yippee!" Fluttershy cheered.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy cheered.

Author's Note

Gaia EveRabbid, the MLP-version of the Pirabbid Plant! Fluttershy joins the team with her own weapon and skills! What's in store for the team next?

Ancient Gardens 6: On The Bubble

Ancient Gardens - Bamboo Islands

Following their battle with Gaia EveRabbid, not only were our heroes rewarded 500 bits, they also received 40 purple balls. Twilight noticed this and asked Beep-0 what they were.

"My sensors show that these are Power Orbs." Beep-0 told Twilight.

"Power Orbs? What do they do?" Twilight asked.

"Well, while you three were battling Gaia EveRabbid, our mysterious friend has sent me an update, giving you all access to the Skill Tree."

"Skill Tree?" Fluttershy asked.

"It's a system that allows you all to upgrade your skills for battle, and the Power Orbs are able to unlock them. You can access it at the Battle HQ at any time."

"Bwaaaah…" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy said in amazement.

"Now since there are 4 of us and 40 Power Orbs, I say we each get 10 for now." Twilight told the others who agreed with her.

Beep-0 pulled up the Battle HQ and everypony looked at their individual Skill Trees, which allowed them to upgrade their movements, attacks, techniques, and other skills.

Twilight decided to get what is known as a Stomp Jump, where after being given a Team Jump, Twilight can stomp on an enemy's head and land somewhere nearby.

Fluttershy chose to get a secondary weapon called a Sentry, where she can send out a little cart which will explode when it gets close to an enemy.

Rabbid Fluttershy received a new technique called Weaken, where she can send an energy that will weaken nearby enemies to do less damage.

Rabbid Rarity, unfortunately, didn't have enough Power Orbs to upgrade any of her powers. She screamed in disappointment.

"Don't worry, Rabbid Rarity. Like bits, Power Orbs are rewarded after a certain number of battles. Just save bits and Power Orbs and spend them when you feel it's time." Beep-0 explained to Rabbid Rarity and she felt better a little bit.

Beep-0 turned off the Battle HQ and everypony continued down the path to a nearby bridge, where they saw 2 Rabbids stuck in bamboo, but didn't seem to mind it.

"You've got to admire their dedication to hiding. They look VERY uncomfortable." Beep-0 said.

"Poor Rabbids." Fluttershy reacted in seeing this. "Should we help them?"

"I think they'll be fine." Beep-0 told her.

They went past the Rabbids and across an open area where they saw some other Rabbids rolling around on a giant lily pad.

"You know, you COULD help us save Equestria instead of just lounging around... Hello?" Beep-0 tried saying to them, but they didn't listen.

"Don't worry Beep-0, as long as we find everypony else, we'll save Equestria." Twilight told him.

"You're right, Twilight. You guys... just continue whatever it is you're doing. You seem fine." Beep-0 told the Rabbids as the group continued down the path, but stopped as they once again saw the giant Block Tower way out in the distance.

"It's amazing that huge tower is only made up of building blocks." Twilight told the others. "And you said those blocks were from where you came from, Beep-0?"

"Indeed, but they were normal sized before the Rabbids entered Equestria. The SupaMerge must've had a different effect on the blocks and all the other items that were brought here, causing them to grow enormous." Beep-0 explained to the group before turning his attention back towards the Block Tower. "But still, it's interesting to see how much our arrival has affected your world."

"Those two seem to think so." Fluttershy said as she pointed towards a couple of Rabbids who were sitting on top of a nearby boulder, looking at the Block Tower in the distance.

The team watched as one of the Rabbids started to slide down the side of the rock, but was quickly able to climb back up and rejoin his friend before completely falling off. However, he began to slide back down again.

"A good reminder to never sit on the side of a hill without a door wedge under your butt." Beep-0 joked.

"Don't make fun of him, Beep-0. He doesn't know any better." Fluttershy told the robot.

"Don't worry Fluttershy, I'm just joking around around. He'll figure something out sooner or later, but for now, let's just keep moving."

As the one Rabbid climbed back up the boulder once again, the heroes entered the first battlefield, which was only across a nearby bridge that was right next to the giant rock.

Defeat All - 5 Ziggies, 1 Hopper

Twilight noticed that Fluttershy was very nervous.

"What's wrong Fluttershy?" Twilight asked her.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think I should do this. It's like I'm fighting Angel's family."

"FLuttershy, listen. Rabbids are very different from bunnies, they're a lot more mischievous. Beep-0 claims that these ones are a little more chaotic than usual , and that's only because they are corrupted by the Megabug. When we defeat them, they're freed from its control and they're saved. Do you want to save them?"

"Yes, I do."

"Then let's get out there and save them!"

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to a partial cover and tried to blast a Ziggy, but she missed.

Fluttershy moved to a partial cover on the right and blasted the same Ziggy. Her weapon triggered a Bounce effect that sent the Ziggy flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and stomped on another Ziggy and landed nearby. She tried to blast the Ziggy, but she missed. She then activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed next to Ziggy, where she defeated him by blasting him.

2 of the Ziggies in the higher area entered a pipe and moved down to hide behind full and partial covers, with one of them being shot by Twilight's Hero Sight. They blasted Twilight.

The remaining Ziggy and Hopper remained in the high area and moved behind full covers, but they weren't in range to shoot any of the heroes.

Rabbid Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed next to the full cover the Ziggy was behind. She then blasted him.

Twilight dashed the Ziggy, which finished him off, got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy, stomp on the other Ziggy, and defeated that one by blasting him.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed near the Ziggy in the high area, which she blasted.

Fluttershy moved to a partial cover that was near the pipe, but she wasn't in range to blast the enemy Rabbids.

The Ziggy dashed Rabbid Rarity and moved behind a different full cover, where he attempted to blast Fluttershy, but missed.

The Hopper then moved behind a partial cover, but he was out of range to blast the heroes.

Rabbid Fluttershy entered the pipe, dashed the Hopper and went behind a nearby full cover, where she blasted the Hopper.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Ziggy and blasted him, defeating him.

Fluttershy entered the pipe and dashed the Hopper, then defeated him by blasting him, which ended the battle.

The heroes cheered as they completed the battle.

"I'm glad that we've won, but I still feel bad that we had to fight those poor Rabbids." Fluttershy told the team.

"Bwah. Bwah Bwa-Bwa Bada." Rabbid Fluttershy told Fluttershy as she went up to her to pat her on the back.

"Oh, um... thank you." Fluttershy told her as she patted Rabbid Fluttershy's head.

"Do you understand what they're saying Fluttershy?" Twilight asked her.

"I'm sorry, but no. This is unusual because I'm able to understand what animals are saying."

"That maybe because they aren't creatures from Equestria." Beep-0 theorized. "I'm able to translate a little, but not all."

"Did you understand what Rabbid Fluttershy said?" Twilight asked Beep-0.

"I... think she said not to worry about it."

"Well, either way, we should keep moving. That SupaMerge Rabbid isn't going to save himself." Twilight told everyone.

The group walked out of the battlefield where Rabbid Rarity saw something.

"Bwa-Bwaah!" she said and pointed at another one of Pinkie's cupcakes.

"Um, it that one of Pinkie's cupcakes? What's it doing out here?" Fluttershy asked.

"I don't think it matters why it's here. However, when you all eat it, it returns some of your energy." Beep-0 explained. "Plus, it's Pinkie, that pony is a mystery."

"True." Fluttershy agreed as she started eating the cupcake with the rest of her friends, healing them from the damage they received from the last battle, just in time for the next one.

However, Twilight and her friends stopped when they saw a huge Timberwolf sleeping in the middle of the battlefield!

"If my readings are accurate, that's a Timberwolf." Beep-0 explained. "It may be asleep now, but as soon as it senses our presence it will wake up eager to bite us!"

Our heroes gasped when they heard this.

"Or one of those enemies. Really, a Timberwolf doesn't discriminate - it'll just zero in on the closest target. The good news is that the Timberwolf will only charge once we have completed our turn."

Defeat All - 4 Hoppers, 1 Ziggy (Obstacle: 1 Timberwolf)

Sure enough, as soon as the heroes entered the battlefield, the Timberwolf woke up and targeted a Hopper.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved closer to the Hopper, being careful in not letting the Timberwolf target her, and blasted the Hopper.

Fluttershy dashed the same Hopper and hid behind a nearby partial cover. She then blasted the Ziggy, with her weapon triggering a Bounce effect which defeated him.

The Timberwolf then targeted another Hopper that was close by.

Twilight dashed the second Ziggy and moved behind his cover. She blasted him then activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and landed behind a full cover that was out of the Timberwolf's sight. She attempted to blast at a different Hopper, but missed.

The Timberwolf ran up to the Hopper Twilight blasted an bit him, which defeated him.

The Hoppers and Ziggy moved closer to the heroes, with the Timberwolf targeting a Hopper. The Ziggy and the other Hopper manage to blast Rabbid Rarity.

Twilight gets a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy, stomps the Ziggy, and land on the other side of his cover. She finished him off by blasting him.

Rabbid Rarity blasted the Hopper near the Timberwolf and got a Team Jump from Twilight, landed right next to the second Hopper.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and landed next to the Hopper next to Rabbid Rarity and blasted him.

Rabbid Fluttershy moves closer to the same Hopper and defeats him by blasting him.

The Timberwolf rans up to the remaining Hopper and bites him, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they ran out of the battlefield before the Timberwolf would see them. They were healed, rewarded 400 bits and 40 Power Orbs.

"That was a close one." Twilight said as she tried to catch her breath.

"Yeah, I'm glad that Timberwolf didn't attack us." Fluttershy agreed.

"Let's be careful, team. If there's one Timberwolf, there's bond to be another." Beep-0 told everyone.

"He's right. Timberwolves travel in packs. Let's keep going." Fluttershy said.

The team made it to a dock that had a series of Rabbid cannons. They all blasted through a couple of them, but stopped in an area where they saw 3 Rabbids bouncing on a giant sponge.

"(Shudder) I don't want to tell them what that sponge was used for back home - it'd ruin their fun." Beep-0 shuddered when he saw this.

"Relax, it's not like it flipped burgers and laughed a lot." Twilight joked.

The team enter one more cannon and continue down the dock, where they now saw a giant bubble wand.

"That was an eight-inch bubble wand in our world" Beep-0 explained. "Now, it's eighty feet! We'll have to bring over a burrito next time."

"I have now idea what a burrito is, but I'm sure that fillies will enjoy playing with that bubble wand." Fluttershy said.

The group pass through the wand and end up in a shaded area with a statue of a Rabbid sitting on a stump reading a newspaper.

"There's a tiny plaque here from the artist that reads, 'Rabbid Building a Log Cabin'. I wonder what that means?" Beep-0 told everyone.

"I thinks there's some kind of metaphor here." Twilight suggested.

"You're probably right."

They all leave the shaded area and found that they are now really close to the Block Tower. They begin heading towards it, feeling that's where they needed to go.

Author's Note

Our heroes got their first upgrades from the Skill Tree! And unlike the game where you only play as 3 characters, I'm going to have the Mane 6 and the Rabbid 6 travel and battle together at all times. They also encounter a Timberwolf!

Ancient Gardens 7: Do U Stack Up?

Ancient Gardens - Sunset Bridge

Through a pair of binoculars, a mysterious figure flies watching our heroes as they begin making their way to the Block Tower. It then looks over at the Tower and sees that the SupaMerge Rabbid is climbing it. It laughs maniacally and begins flying there.

"So, do you guys think that's where the SupaMerge Rabbid went?" Twilight asked everyone there.

"If my sensors are correct, that Tower is where he may be heading." Beep-0 answered.

"Then let's make our way to that Tower and help that poor creature." Fluttershy said as Rabbid Rarity pointed to a Rabbid Cannon.

They all entered it and were blasted to the first battlefield.

Defeat 5 Enemies - 3 Hoppers

Beep-0 told everyone this and Twilight used the TactiCam to come up with a strategy.

Rabbid Fluttershy moves to a partial cover and attempts to blast a Hopper in the nearest high area, but misses.

Fluttershy gets a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and lands in the high area. She activates her Hero Sight and blasts the same Hopper, triggering a Bounce effect. Fluttershy then blasted him again with her Hero Sight while he was in midair, defeating him.

Twilight gets a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and lands right next to Fluttershy. She then blasts the second Ziggy in the high area. She then activates her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity stayed on the ground and moved behind a partial cover. However, she wasn't in range to blast any of the Hoppers.

The Hopper near Twilight and Fluttershy, blasted the former and made a run for it. He got blasted by Twilight's Hero Sight as he ducked behind the pipe leading to the high area.

The Hopper in the second high area moved closer to the edge and blasted Rabbid Rarity.

Rabbid Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and was sent to the second high area. She then blasted the Hopper.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe to the first high area, dashed the Hopper, and hid behind a full cover. She then finshed him off by blasting him.

Twilight moved behind a partial cover, not in range to blast the remaining Hopper.

Fluttershy entered a pipe that led to a second ground area where she hid behind a partial cover.

The remaining Hopper blasted Rabbid Fluttershy and moved to a full cover.

2 pairs of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies were going to appear in a high area and a ground area.

Rabbid Fluttershy dashed the Hopper, moved to a partial cover while making sure she was avoiding the enemy that was about to appear, and blasted the Hopper.

Fluttershy blasted the Hopper, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Rarity and Twilight moved to partial covers near the edge of their high area. Twilight activated her Hero Sight.

2 new Hoppers appeared. One blasted Rabbid Fluttershy and moved to the opposite side of her cover. The other missed blasting Rabbid Fluttershy, and was blasted by Twilight's Hero Sight before ducking behind a partial cover.

2 new pairs of Rabbid ears burst from the same spots in the ground.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe, returning to the ground area and ducked behind a partial cover. She blasted the Hopper.

Twilight returned to the ground area and got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, landing behind the Hopper. She blasts and defeats him.

Fluttershy entered the pipe leading to the second high area and she joined Rabbid Fluttershy. They each blasted the Hopper.

Rabbid Fluttershy finished off the Hopper by dashing him, ending the battle, and defeating all the enemies within the battlefield.

The heroes cheered as they completed the battle.

The team entered a new Rabbid Cannon that opened at the end of the battlefield and were shot to the next one. However, as soon as they made their way into the battlefield, a pony flew straight at Fluttershy and hit her!

Rabbid Rarity laughed, but was hit by a pony, too!

Twilight dodged just in time as a third pony was sent flying at them.

Lyra is hiding behind a pipe from what appeared to be a huge Rabbid with purple markings on his body, yellow wrist bands, and a yellow headband with red feathers.

Bon Bon rolled from the pipe and hit the Rabbid on the butt, getting his attention. She sat up and looked around. As soon as she saw the Rabbid, it roared at her and picked up a huge, purple block, getting ready to hit her with it. Bon Bon ran around in circles and dodged the Rabbid as he slammed the block into the ground. She and Lyra soon ran away from the scene, but not before the Rabbid noticed the heroes! This was a Smasher!

Reach Area - 1 Smasher

"My sensors reveal two interesting facts regarding Smasher behavior..." Beep-0 explained. "One - their temper. It struck by a weapon, they will charge their attacker like a raging bull! Two - they have the stamina of a walrus after an all-you-can-eat fish fry. If you're far enough away, they stop charging."

Twilight pulled up the TactiCam, revealing that this was a battle where they had to reach a safe zone.

"We won't even have to defeat this guy, as long as we get past him, we're good." Twilight explained as they started the battle.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to the right side of partial cover. She activated her Super Barrier and blasted the Smasher, which began running towards her before stopping.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and landed behind a cover just past him.

Twilight did the same thing and landed next to Fluttershy.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Smasher before she got a Team Jump and landed close to Twilight.

The Smasher made it to Rabbid Fluttershy and slammed her with his block, but the damage was reduced because of her Super Barrier.

2 pairs of Rabbid ears burst from the ground in the higher area, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Rabbid Fluttershy dashed the Smasher and gots a Team Jump from Twilight and landed at the other side of the ground area.

Rabbid Rarity gets a Team Jump from Fluttershy and lands right next to Rabbid Fluttershy.

Fluttershy and Twilight gets Team Jumps from their Rabbid friends and land in the high area.

A Ziggy and a new Smasher appeared.

The Ziggy moves behind the pipe leading to the area and blasts Twilight.

The Smashers only move a couple of feet towards the heroes.

Rabbid Fluttershy entered the pipe, and dashed the Ziggy. She then defeated him by blasting him.

Rabbid Rarity moved to one side of the pipe for cover. She figured she could try to distract the Smasher from following the other heroes into the high area.

Twilight moved further across the right side of the battle field.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight and just put of reach from the Smasher.

One Smasher moved closer to Rabbid Rarity while the other one made it to Twilight and slammed her.

Rabbid Rarity dashed her Smasher and entered the pipe to the high area. She then joined Rabbid Fluttershy and blasted the other Smasher, getting his attention.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed near the pipe leading to the safe zone.

Fluttershy then moved to join her near the pipe.

Rabbid Fluttershy dashed the Smasher then moved to a cover further away from him.

The one Smasher entered the pipe and made it to the high area. He then moved towards Rabbid Rarity. The other one still continued his path towards her, but couldn't make the distance.

Fluttershy entered the pipe and ended up in the safe zone, defeating the Smashers, and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 400 bits and 40 power orbs.

"Wow. Those Smashers can really pack a punch." Twilight said as she rubbed her head.

"I'm so sorry that happened Twilight." Fluttershy said as she went up to her friend.

"Bwah-bwa?" Rabbid Fluttershy asked.

"The same goes for you, too." Flutterhy told her.

"Well, I'm glad you're all okay," Beep-0 told everyone, "because we've made it to the Tower."

Author's Note

The heroes make their way to the Block Tower and encounter a new kind of enemy Rabbid.
It also looks like someone else is after the SupaMerge Rabbid, will the heroes get to him first?

Ancient Gardens 8: Precarious Pillar

Everyone looked up in amazement and found that Beep-0 was right, they were now at the bottom of the Block Tower.

"Bwaaah..." Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy said in amazement.

"Wow. It's hard to believe that this Tower is made from building blocks." Twilight said in amazement.

"We're not going to climb it are we?" Fluttershy nervously asked.

"Don't worry Fluttershy, look at that." Beep-0 told her as he gestured towards 2 giant Smasher statues, which everyone looked at. "Those statues must be holding up the Tower, it should be safe to climb."

"Hey, look at this." Twilight moved toward what appeared to be a giant apple. "Last time I saw an apple this big is when Applejack was growing it during that vampire fruit bat situation."

"Yes, I remember that night all too well." Fluttershy said as she remembered that she ended up becoming a cider-sucking vampire that night.

"Bwaah Bwa!" Rabbid Fluttershy pointed to more giant apples nearby.

"And there's a huge apple core over here!" Beep-0 said as everyone looked at the core. "Whoever or whatever ate this must be very big."

"Do you think it's still here?" Fluttershy nervously asked.

"Whatever it is, I think we can handle it." Twilight assured her.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Fluttershy and Rabbid Rarity cheered in agreement.

"Let's make our way up this Tower, the Supamerge Rabbid must be close." Beep-0 told everyone as they all entered a pipe leading higher up the Tower and to the first battlefield.

Defeat All - 2 Ziggies, 2 Hoppers

Rabbid Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed in a high area with a Ziggy and a Hopper. She blasted the Ziggy. She then activated her Super Barrier.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy as well and stomped on the Ziggy, which finished him off, and blasted the Hopper. She then activated her Hero sight.

Rabbid Rarity moved to the edge of a different high area and was able to blast a Hopper in an even higher area.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed in the 2nd high area, where she blasted the Ziggy there.

The Ziggy blasted Fluttershy and entered the pipe leading back down to the lower area. When he exited the pipe, he got blasted by Twilight's Hero Sight, then ducked behind one side of the high area.

One Hopper blasted Twilight and entered a pipe leading into the higher area, while the other entered the same pipe, went into the lower high area, and blasted Rabbid Fluttershy.

Fluttershy entered the pipe, dashed the Ziggy, and entered a pipe leading to the higher area. She blasted the Hopper that was there and activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity blasted the Ziggy, which defeated him, and entered the pipe leading to the higher area, where she blasted the Hopper, defeating him as well.

Twilight and Rabbid Fluttershy both blasted the remaining Hopper.

The Hopper blasted Rabbid Fluttershy and entered the pipe leading to the higher area. There he was greeted by Fluttershy's Hero Sight, which triggered a Bounce effect and sent him flying, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the completed the battle.

The group left the battlefield and entered a pipe leading higher up the Tower. The exited it and saw 4 switches that were red, blue, green, and yellow.

"What's all this?" Beep-0 asked.

Everyone then noticed that there was an unfinished pipe.

Fluttershy activated the green switch, and a green block with a piece of the pipe moved inward into the Tower. She activated it again, and the block moved inward again, connected the piece to the pipe.

"It looks like each of the switches activate a block." Twilight theorized. "This will allow us to put the pipe together and we can continue up the Tower."

Everyone moved to a different switch and worked together to put the pipe together. When the light next to the beginning of the pipe turned on, it showed that it was ready to go through.

Rabbid Fluttershy and Rabbid Rarity cheered as the group entered the finished pipe. When they exited it, they saw a Rabbid running around the hole of one of the blocks on the Tower.

"Poor guy - the stress of its situation has caused it to believe it's a hamster. Maybe we should get it some rolled oats." Beep-0 suggested.

"Unfortunately, we don't have any on us." Twilight told him.

"I'll be sure to come back later to give him some." Fluttershy said as she made a note to herself.

The group left the Rabbid to continue his fun as they entered the next battlefield.

Defeat All - 2 Hoppers, 2 Smashers

Twilight immediately blasted a Smasher, which started running to her before stopping. She then dashed him and hid behind a set of covers.

Fluttershy sent out a Sentry to attack the Smasher. It exploded when it got to him, changing his course for Fluttershy. She then dashed him and went to join Twilight behind a partial cover, where they both activated their Hero Sights.

Rabbid Fluttershy defeated the Smasher by dashing him, and moved behind the partial cover she was already near.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed behind a different set of covers, where she blasted a different Smasher, which started running to her, but was hit by the Hero Sights, changing his course to Fluttershy.

The Hoppers moved to Rabbid Rarity's set of covers where one of them successfully blasted her while the other missed.

The Smasher changed his course back to Rabbid Rarity since he was closer to her, and slammed her with his block.

Twilight dashed the Smasher, got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, stomped a Hopper, landed next the full cover, and blasted the same Hopper.

Rabbid Fluttershy blasted the Smasher, getting his attention, and joins Fluttershy. She decided to use her Weaken technique, and she lowers to power of one of the Hoppers.

Rabbid Rarity dashes the second Hopper, moves back to her cover, and blasts the same Hopper.

Fluttershy gets a Team Jump from Twilight and lands behind a 3rd set of covers, where she defeats one of the Hoppers by blasting him.

The Smasher continues his course towards Rabbid Fluttershy, but stops to take a breather.

The remaining Hopper moves behind Fluttershy's covers and blasts her.

Fluttershy defeats the Hopper by blasting and dashing him, releasing the energy.

Twilight blasts the Smasher, which gets his attention, dashes him, and hides on the opposite side of her covers.

Rabbid Fluttershy defeats the Smasher by blasting and dashing him, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they completed the 2nd battle.

The group continues up the Tower by entering another pipe, which lead them to another pipe puzzle. This one had 4 separate entrances and 3 rotating, circular blocks that were red, blue, and yellow, and on the red one, there was another cupcake.

"Let's eat that cupcake to regain our energy." Twilight told her friends.

Fluttershy hit the blue switch 3 times, which connected the second entrance with a pipe that connected to the red block's pipe.

They group entered it and ate the cupcake, healing them. They entered to pipe again to get back to the switches. Working together, they activated the blue, red, and yellow switches one by one until they all connected the fourth entrance to the pipe leading higher up the Tower. The team entered it and when they exited it, they immediately entered the next battlefield.

Defeat 4 Enemies - 3 Smashers (Obstacle: 1 Timberwolf)

Rabbid Fluttershy dashed the closest Smasher and moved to the corner of the high area they were all on. She blasted the same Smasher, which got his attention.

Fluttershy dashed the Smasher, and moved to the other side of the high area. She blasted him which triggered a Bounce effect, sending him down to the lower area with the other Smashers and the Timberwolf.

Twilight moved to the edge of the high area and defeated the Smasher by blasting him. She activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity blasted one of the Smashers in the lower area, which got his attention.

The Timberwolf ran up to the Smasher Rabbid Rarity blasted and bit him.

The Smashers made their way toward the pipe leading to the high area, with the one being blasted by Twilight's Hero Sight, defeating him.

2 pairs of Rabbid ears burst from the ground.

Twilight blasted the Smasher, which got his attention and entered the pipe to the high area.

Fluttershy dashed the Smasher, moved far enough away, and activated her Hero Sight. She blasted the Smasher, which changed his course to her. Her Hero Sight blasted the Smasher as it charged towards her, which triggered a bounce effect that sent him back to the lower area.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe and dashed the Smasher, then she blasted him which caused him to slam his block down on her.

Twilight and Rabbid Fluttershy entered the pipe to move to the lower area, where Twilight dashed the Smasher.

The Timberwolf ran towards the Smasher and bit him, defeating him.

2 new Smashers appeared and began making their way towards Fluttershy.

Twilight, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy re-entered the pipe to return to the high area.

Everyone began dashing one of the Smashers, then they all moved to different sides of the high area, where they each began blasting the Smasher one at a time, with Rabbid Rarity delivering the finishing blow.

The Smasher was defeated, ending the battle and defeating the other Smasher.

Everyone cheered as they were healed and rewarded 400 bits and 40 Power Orbs.

The team left the battlefield and encountered a pipe leading to the top of the Block Tower.

"Alright everyone, the SupaMerge Rabbid should be just ahead of us." Beep-0 told everypony.

"Bwa Bwaah!" Rabbid Fluttershy shouted as she started marching towards the pipe.

"Hold on, Rabbid Fluttershy!" Twilight shouted as she stopped her. " We should use our bits and Power Orbs to upgrade our weapons and skills before continuing."

"Twilight's right. We have no idea what's up there. There might be something huge attacking that poor creature." Fluttershy said, worried at the thought.

Beep-0 understood and opened the Battle HQ.

Everyone upgraded their weapons to now use Super Effects and deal more damage to enemies.

Rabbid Rarity used her Orbs to get the Stylish Dash, which allows her to dash 2 enemies in 1 turn.

Rabbid Fluttershy used her Orbs to get the Vamp Dash, which allows her to drain and absorb enemy health when she dashes them.

Fluttershy used her Orbs to get the Double Jump, which is similar to the Stomp Jump, but allows her to stomp on more than one enemy.

Twilight used her Orbs to get a secondary weapon called a Melee, which is a huge hammer that she can use to slam down on enemies.

"Alright, is everypony ready?" Beep-0 asked.

"Ready!" Twilight and Fluttershy cheered.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy cheered.

"Then let's go save that SupaMerge Rabbid!" Beep-0 cheered as the group entered the pipe, taking them to the top of the Block Tower.

Author's Note

The heroes are closing in on the SupaMerge Rabbid! Only one more chapter and the Ancient Gardens is complete! Alas, you can't complete a world without a boss battle. Who's it gonna be?

Ancient Gardens 9: Big Apple

The SupaMerge Rabbid was on top of the Tower, looking around at his surroundings. He turned around and saw the heroes emerging from the pipe.

"There he is!" Beep-0 exclaimed.

Twilight began approaching the Rabbid, who backed up against a cover, terrified.

Somepony laughs maniacally, getting the attention of Twilight and the SupaMerge Rabbid. It was the mysterious figure from before, revealing herself to be a black, pony-like creature with fangs, insect wings, green eyes, a dark blue mane, a twisted horn, and a black crown.

"Chrysalis!" Twilight shouted in surprise, and readied her horn.

"Hey! Stay away from him." Chrysalis told Twilight. "I see what's going on here. You want to use the little fella's special talents for yourself!"

"What?!" Twilight shouted in shocked.

"Well, I saw him first! He and all his special talents are MINE." Chrysalis laughed as she approached the little Rabbid, who stared at her in amazement. "I think I'll call you... SPAWNY! You want to help me teach these ponies a lesson, Spawny? Ha! This will be even better than the Hive!"

The SupaMerge Rabbid, now named Spawny, watched Chrysalis offer her hoof to him. He looked back at Twilight, still afraid of her, and smiled back at the Changeling. He took her hoof and Chrysalis placed him on her back.

Twilight and her friends gasped when they saw this.

"And you, Twilight, YOU must be exhausted after all those battles. Take this." Chrysalis pulled out a giant apple. "It'll give you some much needed energy. Before I go, Spawny and I would like to introduce you to a new friend of ours. She's the 'Big Apple' around here!"

Rabbid Rarity caught the giant apple as Chrysalis tossed it down to the heroes and left with Spawny. She began taking bites of it and let out a satisfied "Bwah".

"Uh, Twilight?" Fluttershy nervously asked Twilight. "What did she mean by 'new friend'?"

As if to answer her question, something big growled from a nearby castle of blocks and it was heading their way.

Rabbid Rarity tossed Twilight the giant apple and began walking away slowly.

A huge, muscular Rabbid wearing a brown hat and an orange bandana with 3 apples on it around her neck burst from the blocks and charged towards our heroes, who barely avoided her. This was Rabbid Jack! She turned around and picked up the giant apple and ate it, she then noticed the heroes and roared at them.

"Is that Applejack's Rabbid counterpart?!" Twilight asked in surprise.

"It is! She must have gotten corrupted by the Megabug! That's why she's so big!" Beep-0 told his friends.

Rabbid Jack moved to one side of the battlefield, and more giant apples landed in front of her.

"We have no choice then... we must fight her!" Twilight told everyone.

"Bwaaaaaah!" Rabbid Fluttershy shouted as she blasted Rabbid Jack.

Rabbid Jack grabbed one of the apples and ate it, healing herself. She then laughed at Rabbid Fluttershy, who pouted in her failure.

"Those apples are able to heal her! How do we defeat her?" Fluttershy asked, concerned that they won't be able to stop her.

"I have an idea. Look at that button!" Beep-0 shouted as he gestured toward a huge button with an apple on it. "If you push that button, it might get rid of the apples!"

"Good idea!" Twilight told him. "Lets go for the button!"

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy cheered.

Defeat Boss - Rabbid Jack

3 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Unfortunately, Rabbid Jack overheard the heroes' plan, and she slammed her fists into the ground, sending a shockwave that sent the heroes flying back.

3 Ziggies burst out of the ground to help Rabbid Jack.

"Ok, I'll go for the button." Twilight told the other heroes, who agreed with her.

Twilight dashed one of the Ziggies, got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, stomped the second Ziggy, and defeated him by blasting him. She activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the same Ziggy Twilight dashed, hid behind a partial cover, and blasted the 3rd Ziggy. She activated her Shield.

Fluttershy moved to a nearby cover, and sent out a Sentry, which went after the first Ziggy and defeated him.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved near Fluttershy, but when she attempted to blast the remaining Ziggy, she missed.

The Ziggy blasted Twilight, but was hit by her Hero Sight, defeating him.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, and landed on the button, which activated a trapdoor that sent the apples down the Tower.

Rabbid Jack roared and began pulling desperately at the trapdoor, trying to get the apples back.

Everyone used the opportunity to blast Rabbid Jack while she's distracted.

Rabbid Jack grabbed Twilight, shook her, roared in her face, and slammed her on the ground.

Twilight moved behind a partial cover, and blasted Rabbid Jack again.

Rabbid Jack roared in anger and leaped into the air. She landed on the left side of the battlefield, sending a shockwave that sent the heroes back. More giant apples landed in front of her and Rabbid Jack healed herself by eating one.

"Again?!" Twilight shouted in disbelief.

"This enemy is tougher than the rest, be wise with how you attack." Beep-0 told the team, who agreed with him.

"Same plan as before, we go for the button!" Twilight told the other heroes.

2 Hoppers burst out of the ground to help Rabbid Jack.

Rabbid Rarity dashed one of the Hoppers and moved behind a full cover. She then blasted him.

Fluttershy moved closer to the same Hopper and blasted him, which triggered a Bounce effect, that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed near the button. She blasted the remaining Hopper.

Rabbid Fluttershy dashed the Hopper and hid behind a full cover. She then blasted the Hopper, defeating him.

Rabbid Jack slammed her fists into the ground, sending the heroes back, except for Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy, they were behind full covers.

Rabbid Fluttershy ran for the button, releasing the apples through another trapdoor.

Rabbid Jack had the same reaction, and everyone took the opportunity to attack her. She grabbed Rabbid Fluttershy, played around with her like a doll, then slammed her on the ground.

Rabbid Rarity blasted Rabbid Jack, which made her even angrier.

Rabbid Jack leaped into the air, once again, and landed on the right side of the battlefield, sending out another shockwave. Even more giant apples landed in front of her, and she ate one to heal herself.

"Don't worry, team! I have a feeling this is the final phase!" Beep-0 told the others, who were getting annoyed with Rabbid Jack's stamina.

A Smasher burst out of the ground to help Rabbid Jack.

Fluttershy dashed the Smasher and moved close to Rabbid Jack.

Rabbid Fluttershy blasted the Smasher, getting his attention. She moved behind a full cover.

Twilight received a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and landed on the button, releasing the apples.

Rabbid Jack started freaking out again, and Rabbid Rarity, Fluttershy, and Twilight started blasting her. She picked up Twilight, shook her, roared in her face, and slammed her on the ground.

The Smasher moved closer the Rabbid Fluttershy, and slammed her with his block.

Everyone started blasting Rabbid Jack, with Rabbid Rarity delivering the final hit, ending the battle and defeating the Smasher.

Rabbid Jack flew backwards and landed on her back. She was dazed for a moment, then collected herself and got back up, roaring in anger. She turned around and saw a small tower of blocks and started to climb it. When she got to the top, she roared and watched the heroes approach it.

Rabbid Rarity noticed a little block at the bottom and poked at it, sliding it very easily. She looked at the others with uncertainty.

"Stop!" Twilight shouted to her.

Rabbid Rarity stared at her and slowly raised her arm.

"Don't!" Twilight shouted, with Rabbid Fluttershy laughing.

Rabbid Rarity gave a smug grin. It was quiet for a moment, then she pushed the block out of the little tower.

Everyone looked up in alarm as the little tower toppled, Rabbid Jack screaming as she started falling from the giant Block Tower.

Rabbid Rarity got out her phone and started taking selfies of herself with Rabbid Jack falling in the background, one of which involving the giant Rabbid somehow getting back up to the top and giving a thumbs up before falling again.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 600 bits and 60 Power Orbs

10 minutes later, Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy are laughing at the selfies, with Fluttershy desperately trying to see them as well, while Twilight and Beep-0 looked over the edge of the Tower where Rabbid Jack fell.

"The tip of the whip that tames the beast is the very face of Aphrodite herself." Beep-0 told Twilight who looked at him in confusion. "Ladies - it is clear we MUST rescue 'Spawny' from the clutches of Queen Chrysalis before she can destroy what's left of Equestria forever!"

"You're right, Beep-0. With the powers of the SupaMerge in her hooves, there's no telling what kind of damage she will cause!" Twilight told him.

*Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak*

Hearing this sound, everyone looked over and saw a Rabbid wearing a rubber duck floatie around his waist walk by. He stopped and looked at them all for a second before continuing on his way, his floatie squeaking as he moved.

"Uh... who was that?" Fluttershy asked the Rabbids, who simply shrugged before going back to look at the pictures.

"How'd he managed to get all the way up here?" Twilight asked before realizing something stranger. "Why was he even up here?"

"I don't know." Beep-0 answered. "Anyway... I say we adjourn to your castle for a series of breakout sessions during which we shall workshop solutions in a safe, open environment!"

Twilight agreed with him, but Fluttershy, Rabbid Fluttershy, and Rabbid Rarity stopped looking at the selfies and looked at Beep-0 in confusion.

"In other words... LET'S. GET. MOVING!" Beep-0 told everyone as he activated the Sploing system, which teleported everyone, in a wave of pixels, out of the Ancient Gardens.

Author's Note

Rabbid Jack, the MLP-version of Rabbid Kong! I decided to keep Rabbid Kong's ape-like appearance because Applejack is pretty strong, and I replaced the tie with an orange bandana with her cutie mark, and I added her hat. I know I said that the Mane 6 will team up with the Rabbid 6, and they will. I have a plan on what to do with Rabbid Jack.

Applejack Adventure - Apple Lagoon 1: Barrel of Rabbids

Ponyville - Castle of Friendship

Chrysalis, along with her new companion Spawny, made her way to the Castle of Friendship, which now had a couple of giant apple cores on top of it, where she observed the Rabbids playing and building through her binoculars.

"Yes. These pathetic creatures will make a fine army." Chrysalis told herself with glee.

As she continued scanning the area, she noticed something unusual. They appeared to be huge footprints that were surrounded by a bunch of puddles. She followed them until she saw 2 Rabbids observing them as well.

One of the Rabbids looked over to where the footprints lead and smiled. He pointed it out to his friend and began running to it, with a bunch of others joining him.

Chrysalis looked ahead and gasped when she saw Rabbid Jack.

"What's she doing here?! She should be destroying Twilight and her friends at that Tower!" Chrysalis shouted in disappointment, scaring Spawny a little bit.

Rabbid Jack was in front of the Washing Machine and she was being gestured by the 2 Flat Cap Rabbids, who had a pile of beach supplies, to approach it. She walked up to the Washing Machine and carefully touched it with her hand, which electrocuted her!

Chrysalis laughed at Rabbid Jack's blunder while Spawny felt sorry for her.

Rabbid Jack roared in anger and slammed the top of the Washing Machine, causing it to activate.

Spawny was shocked to see that the Washing Machine was sucking up Rabbid Jack, the Flat Cap Rabbids, their beach supplies, and all the Rabbids in range of it. He began feeling pain as his powers activated once again.

Chrysalis barely had enough time to react as Spawny shot the SupaMerge energy. She caught him and unintentionally aimed the energy directly into the Washing Machine.

"Wow. You're more powerful than I thought!" Chrysalis told Spawny as he collapsed from exhaustion. She then noticed a wave of pixels, and quickly left the scene when she saw that Twilight and her friends have returned.

"Ahhh. It's good to be back home!" Twilight was relieved that they all made it back in one piece after their encounter with Rabbid Jack.

"Let's not relax just yet, Twilight. We still need to find Chrysalis and rescue, er, Spawny." Beep-0 told her.

"You're right, Beep-0."

"But how do we find her?" Fluttershy asked.

Beep-0 was trying to think of an answer, when he saw the Washing Machine out of the corner of his eye.

Everyone then looked over at the Washing Machine, which was shaking and giving off a lot of SupaMerge energy and pixels. Well, everyone except Rabbid Rarity, who was on her phone.

"Bwah Bwah?" Rabbid Fluttershy asked.

"I don't know. What is wrong with it?" Fluttershy attempted to answer her counterpart's question, but couldn't.

Rabbid Rarity walked up to the Washing Machine and opened a little door, which revealed an outlet. She took out her phone charger and attempted to plug it in while looking at her phone.

"No! Don't!" Beep-0 shouted to her as he and the others began to run to her.

Only Beep-0 made it to her in time as she successfully plugged her phone into the Washing Machine, causing a bright flash of light that blinded Twilight and Fluttershy. When they opened their eyes, they saw that the Washing Machine, Rabbid Rarity, and Beep-0 were gone.

"No!" Twilight shouted in shock while Fluttershy gasped at the sight of their friends being gone.

Rabbid Fluttershy laughed and clapped, but stopped when she saw that the real Fluttershy was giving her a disappointed look.

"What do we do, Twilight?!" Fluttershy asked desperately.

"I don't know. With a machine like that they can be anywhere!" Twilight answered.

"Bwah ba bwa bada?" Rabbid Fluttershy asked Twilight.

"I'm sure they'll be fine. We'll just have to wait and see."

"Uh, Twilight?" Fluttershy walked towards where the Washing Machine was and picks up something. "Isn't this Rabbid Rarity's weapon?"

"Uh oh..."

Meanwhile, in the skies over a distant island.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Rabbid Rarity screamed as she tried to hold on to Beep-0 and the Washing Machine as it fell out of the sky. She stopped screaming when something felt off about the Washing Machine. She grabbed onto the cable as the entire left side of the Washing Machine broke off and was sent flying in the opposite direction!

Atoll

A little while later on a beach on a small island, Beep-0 unburies himself from the sand and observed his surroundings. That's when he noticed the Washing Machine part.

"OH, NO! Where's the rest of the Washing Machine? Where are WE? Marooned! On a tropical island with NO means of warping back!" Beep-0 panicked. "We HAVE to reassemble and fix the Washing Machine by finding its missing parts. It's our only hope to get back to Equestria!"

Rabbid Rarity walked up to him, and fixed her hair and emptied her phone of sand.

"You just had to plug in your phone when the Washing Machine was going nuts, didn't you?" Beep-0 asked in disappointment.

"Bwaaah Bwaaah." Rabbid Rarity replied in embarrassment.

"Look! I see some locals who I'm sure will be willing to help. I just need to sweet talk them. AHEM! Pardon me - we are in need of your quaint assistance."

A bunch of Rabbids wearing light blue face paint and golden headbands with blue feathers carrying apples look at Beep-0 and Rabbid Rarity. They all blink a couple times, then drop their apples and aim their blasters at them, revealing that they are Tropical Ziggies!

Rabbid Rarity scoffed at the situation while Beep-0 backed away from the enemy Rabbids. She tried to pull out her weapon, but found she didn't have it. She laughed nervously as Beep-0 joined her.

The Ziggies surrounded Beep-0 and Rabbid Rarity, ready to blast them.

"Yee-haw!" somepony shouted, getting the attention of Beep-0, Rabbid Rarity, and the Ziggies.

An orange pony wearing a brown hat jumped into the area and joined Beep-0 and Rabbid Rarity.

One Ziggy looked up at her and gulped. He was then bucked out of the area by the orange pony, which scared away all but 4 Ziggies.

"Applejack! Is that you?" Beep-0 asked their savior.

"Yep!" Applejack replied.

"Thank you!"

"Bwaaah…" somepony else said.

Applejack, Beep-0, and Rabbid Rarity look over to see an elderly Rabbid wearing a light green sweater with an apple pie on it slowly walking over to them with a walking stick. They soon grow bored by how long it was taking for the new Rabbid to get to them, with Applejack sitting down, Beep-0 going into sleep mode, and Rabbid Rarity sleeping while standing up.

When she finally reached the heroes, she jumped into the air and her walking stick became a crossbow! This was Rabbid Granny! She dug around her pockets, throwing stuff around.

Rabbid Rarity was woken up when a set of dentures landed in her mouth, which she spit out immediately. She complained to Rabbid Granny, but stopped when she presented a new blaster and a Sentry to her. She was excited to have new weapons, but when she got a closer look at them, she was disgusted that they were poorly made.

Defeat All - 4 Ziggies

"Applejack, did you know that you're strong enough to buck most Cover Blocks across the battlefield?" Beep-0 asked.

"No, I didn't!"

"Well, you can, as well as allies and enemies! Ooh, Rabbid Granny! My sensors detect that your Boombow conceals some formidable firepower. Let's check it out!"

Applejack bucked a Burn cover towards the Ziggies, which hit 3 of them and sent them running. She then got out a wooden boomerang and threw it at the Ziggies, which dealt damage the same 3, defeating one of them.

Rabbid Rarity entered a pipe and ended up in the area with the Ziggies. She dashed one of them and blasted another one, defeating him.

Rabbid Granny joined Rabbid Rarity and activated her Stink Eye, which works like the Hero Sight. She then blasted one of the Ziggies, defeating him.

The remaining Ziggy blasted Rabbid Rarity and made a run for it, but he was blasted by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye, defeating him.

As the new team celebrated their victory, they were healed, rewarded 650 apples (which acts as the currency on the island), and 3 Runes (which work like Power Orbs).

"Thanks again for the save back there, Applejack." Beep-0 told her.

"To be honest, I thought I saw Rarity when I entered the area, but it turned out to be another one of those varmints." Applejack explained.

"Bwah?! Bwah! Bwaah ba bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted to Applejack.

"Well, sorry! But these guys have been a pain in the neck ever since I got here." Applejack explained while glaring at Rabbid Rarity.

"How did you get here, anyway?" Beep-0 asked.

"Well, one second I'm at Twilight's castle for a ceremony, next thing I knew, a crazy vortex opened up and I woke up here."

"I see. The Megabug must have brought you here instead of somewhere in Equestria!"

"Megabug?"

"It's what were calling the vortex. I'm Beep-0 and this is Rabbid Rarity. We're actually new friends of Twilight."

"Twilight's alright?!"

"Yeah. And so are Fluttershy and Rarity, and now that we've found you, we have more help to stop Chrysalis!"

"What? Chrysalis is behind all of this?!"

"No, but she'll destroy what's left of Equestria if we don't stop her."

"What're we waitin' for then, let's head on home!"

"Unfortunately, without the Washing Machine and its missing components, we can't go anywhere."

"Bwaah! Bwaa bwaaah bwa bwaaaah bwa ba bwa." Rabbid Granny explained.

"Ok, now THIS I can translate... 'Dang blasted machine fell apart in the... dang blasted sky... dang parts everywhere...' Huh. Well it sounds like it shouldn't be too hard to find the parts." Beep-0 explained.

Rabbid Granny pointed her walking stick to where they needed to go, but Applejack turned her around and she pointed to where they really needed to go: a Rabbid Cannon.

"She says the Barrel Cannon can get us to the main island where the missing parts are." Beep-0 explained.

"Bwah bwah bada bwa bwah." Rabbid Granny told the group.

"Sigh... She says she wants to show us something - I'll take care of it." Beep-0 then went up to Rabbid Granny. "Thank you, but we'll take it from here. I'm sure you have your hands full er… waving your cane angrily at teenagers?"

"Bwah bwah bwaa bwaaaah!" Rabbid Granny shouted in anger.

"I don't mean to be rude, you're a great fighter and all, but I suspect you may slow us down a bit and..."

Rabbid Granny hit Beep-0 with her walking stick, causing him to spin around and stand on his side like a wheel. While he was dazed, Rabbid Granny spread his ears apart and cleared the sand off. She then jumped on Beep-0's ears and balanced herself.

"Er… I'd rather we got you a walking frame or electric scooter, but if this speeds things along, so be it" Beep-0 told her, annoyed that he was now a homemade unicycle.

"Sorry, Sugarcube, looks like she's comin' with us." Applejack told him as she made her way to the cannon.

Everyone entered the cannon and were blasted to the main island.

Author's Note

Welcome to the MLP-version of the Donkey Kong DLC! Since it takes place between the Ancient Gardens and the Sherbet Desert, and that Applejack and DK have a connection to fruit, I decided that Applejack would be found on the island, and she'll join Twilight once this setback has ended.

Applejack Adventure - Apple Lagoon 2: Purloined Parts

Main Island

Applejack and her new friends landed on the main island safely and got to work looking for the Washing Machine parts. As they made their way along the path, they all saw a wrecked pirate ship nearby.

"Legend has it the wicked pirate Apple Beard shipwrecked here. They say his ghost makes apple sauce by the light of the full moon." Beep-0 explained to the group.

"Yeah, I heard that he was a rogue Apple who had trouble growing them himself, so he plundered orchards to make his off-brand apple sauce." Applejack recalled.

"Bwaaaah." Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny replied in amazement.

They continued along the path and found what appeared to be one of the missing parts.

"GASP! A Washing Machine part. Looks like an important one too. Quick, let's grab it!" Beep-0 told the others, who nodded in agreement, but before they could get it, a new enemy Rabbid appeared.

The Rabbid's face was painted black and he wore a golden crown with black feathers, a set of golden earrings, and a black backpack. He gazed at the Washing Machine part in amazement, then placed it in his backpack, but that's when he saw the heroes. He glared at them angrily, blew a raspberry at them, and ran away.

"HEY! He took our part! Let's get that varmint!" Applejack shouted.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny shouted.

Get Washing Machine Parts Back - 2 Collectors, 2 Ziggies (Washer Parts: 2)

"These assailants are Collectors, they steal anything shiny and metal. Including our Washing Machine parts! We'll have to retrieve the parts. Quick! Before another enemy picks them up! If we don't retrieve ALL of the washer parts, not only will we be stuck here forever, but we'll void the warranty." Beep-0 explained.

"Well, let's teach'em not to take somethin' that ain't theirs!" Applejack shouted. She ran up and bucked a Honey cover at one of the Ziggies, sticking him to the ground. She then activated her Hero Sight threw her Boomerang at the other Ziggy, hitting him and the one stuck to the ground.

Rabbid Rarity entered 2 sets of pipes and hid behind a full cover, unfortunately she wasn't in range to attack any of the enemies.

Rabbid Granny did the same thing, but on the opposite side of the battlefield. Since she wasn't in range to attack any enemies, she activated her Stink Eye.

One Collector hid behind a pipe, while the other one made a run for it, but he got hit by Applejack's Hero Sight along the way, and hid behind a Honey cover.

The Ziggy that was stuck blasted Applejack while the one that wasn't made his way behind a cover in the back of the battlefield, getting blasted by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye in the process, and activated his Villain Sight.

Rabbid Rarity made her way to the Ziggy, but was blasted by his Villain Sight. She entered a nearby pipe and hid behind a cover. She blasted the Ziggy, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Granny entered a nearby pipe, dashed a Collector, and hid behind a full cover. She then blasted the Collector, who then ran to where she was before.

Applejack ran up to the Collector near her and bucked him, sending him near Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny.

The Collectors ran to the end of the battlefield where Applejack was, while the Ziggy dashed Rabbid Rarity, hid on the other side of Rabbid Granny's cover, and blasted her.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies where about to appear.

Rabbid Granny entered 2 pipes leading to where one of the Collectors was. She dashed him, activated her Stink Eye, and blasted him, sending him running, which triggered her Stink Eye that defeated him and released the Washing Machine part.

Applejack bucked a Honey cover at the remaining Collector, which stuck him in place. She then ran to a full cover near the part and tossed her Boomerang at the Collector.

Rabbid Rarity blasted the Ziggy, defeating him, and entered 2 pipes leading to where the others were, and hid behind the pipe.

2 new Ziggies burst from the ground, moved to 2 partial covers, and attempted to blasted Rabbid Rarity, but missed. They activated their Villain Sights.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground.

Applejack threw her Boomerang at the Collector again, defeating him and releasing the Washing Machine part. While getting hit by the Villain Sights in the process, she collected both parts, ending the battle and defeating the Ziggies.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 950 apples and 3 Runes.

"Alright! We've got a couple of the parts!" Beep-0 cheered. "But there's still plenty to go, let's keep looking!"

"Don't worry, Beep-0. Well find all them parts in no time!" Applejack proudly told him.

"Hey, Applejack. I've noticed that you've been using a boomerang in battles. Why is that?"

"Well, when I got here, I found that I needed more than my legs and lasso to fight. So I took a tree branch, broke it all up, and fashioned myself a boomerang. And after some time practicin' with it, I got better at usin' it against those bad Rabbids!"

"Awesome! I'm glad it works for you!"

"Bwaah Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny agreed.

As they team made their way out of the battlefield, they stopped and spotted a huge treasure chest with large tentacles wrapping around it.

"An octopus fetching something different for his underwater garden." Beep-0 commented as one of the tentacles opened the chest, revealing that there were apples inside. "Red is very fashionable this year."

"Now you're sounding like Rarity!" Applejack told him.

The heroes walked past the chest, letting the octopus have it, and continued down the path, looking for more Washing Machine parts.

Author's Note

Collectors have made their debut! These Rabbids only appear in the DK DLC, and they have all the Washing Machine parts. They don't attack, but the have a HUGE range of movement, so Applejack and her friends need to be aware of that if they are to escape the island!

Applejack Adventure - Apple Lagoon 4: Apples Gone Bad

Apple Lagoon - Apple Plaza

As Applejack and her friends went down the path, they saw a giant magnifying glass that was focusing sunlight onto a beach towel, where a burn mark in the shape of a Rabbid was.

"The lesson here is to never lie out under a giant magnifying glass unless you already have a good base tan." Beep-0 explained to his friends.

"Guess he learned it the hard way." Applejack joked as everyone slowly walked past the scene.

"Before we continue, we should upgrade your Skill Trees." Beep-0 suggested, with Rabbid Rarity agreeing but Applejack and Rabbid Granny had questions.

"What're Skill Trees?" Applejack asked.

"Bwah bwa-bwah bwa-bwa?" Rabbid Granny asked.

"It's a system that let's your upgrade your skills in battle. And while Power Orbs unlock them back in Equestria, it appears that those Runes you've gotten after completing battles work the same way here." Beep-0 explained. "And no, the Skill Tree doesn't have maple syrup for pancakes, Rabbid Granny."

"Bwaaaah…" Rabbid Granny groaned in disappointment.

"Well, let's check it out!" Applejack confidently shouted.

"Awesome! Remember you can access it anytime through the Battle HQ." Beep-0 stated as he opened up the Battle HQ.

Applejack used 2 of her Runes to increase how much damage she can deal to an enemy when bucking them.

Rabbid Rarity used 2 of her Runes to increase the damage dealt when dashing an enemy.

Rabbid Granny used 2 of her Runes to increase how much damage her Freeze Blast deals to an enemy.

After Beep-0 closed the Battle HQ, the team continued down the path and entered the next battlefield, where they saw Hoppers wearing helmets made from coconuts with broken pieces strapped to them with string and green feathers at the top and front, and 3 piles of the Megabug-contaminated apples.

"Bad Apples - they may sound like an indie band, but it's actually the source of Rabbid Jack's newfound powers." Beep-0 explained. "Rabbid Jack has minions stockpiling them for her everywhere. We have no choice but to destroy the Bad Apples on sight."

"As much as I can't stand good apples goin' to waste, we can't let that Rabbid get anymore power. I'll do what I gotta do." Applejack confirmed as she took her place on the battlefield.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered as they joined Applejack.

Destroy Bad Apples - 3 Hoppers (Bad Apple Piles: 3)

Applejack entered a pipe leading to the first high area where the first batch of Bad Apples are. She ran over to a Honey cover and bucked it towards the first Hopper, sticking him in place. She then threw her Boomerang at him, damaging him and the Bad Apples, and activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Granny entered the same pipe and got a Team Jump from Applejack, Freeze Blasting the Bad Apples in the process. She blasted the Bad Apples, destroying the first batch. She activated her Stink Eye.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe as well and hid behind a partial cover. She blasted the Hopper that was still on the ground.

All 3 Hoppers activated their Super Shields, which is similar to Rabbid Rarity's Shield, but is stronger and grant the activator complete immunity to an enemy's first attack. Since one was still stuck by Honey, he only blasted Applejack. The 2nd one ran to a nearby partial cover and got hit by Applejack's Hero Sight, which deactivated his Super Shield, and Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye. He then blasted Applejack. The 3rd Hopper hopped down from his high area and ducked behind a full cover. He blasted Applejack which triggered a Bounce effect, sending her flying out of the battlefield.

Rabbid Rarity got down from the high area and hid behind a nearby full cover. She then blasted the Ziggy behind the partial cover and activated her Shield.

Applejack used her lasso to swing to the second high area where the next batch of Bad Apples were. She bucked a Burn cover at the pile and threw her Boomerang at it.

Rabbid Granny entered a pipe leading to the second high area and got a Team Jump from Applejack, Freeze Blasting the Bad Apples. She blasted the pile, destroying the second batch. She decided to use a different technique called the Long Story, which puts nearby enemies to sleep with a boring story, and put a nearby Hopper to sleep.

The Hopper that was still in the first high area moved to a nearby partial cover and attempted to blast Rabbid Rarity, but missed due to the full cover.

The Hopper that was on the ground hid behind the corner of the high area and blasted Rabbid Granny.

2 pairs of Rabbid ears burst from the ground.

Applejack bucked Rabbid Granny to the high area where the final batch of Bad Apples was, and used her lasso to swing across a couple high areas to join her. She then threw her Boomerang at the pile.

Rabbid Granny got a Team Jump from Applejack and Freeze Blasted the Bad Apples. She then blasted the batch, destroying them and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 950 apples and 3 Runes.

"Ya know... that battle felt way longer than it should've been." Applejack pointed out.*

"They'll get longer as we go along. For now let's be glad that we destroyed some of Rabbid Jack's power supply." Beep-0 told Applejack.

"Yer right, now that we destroyed some of the Bad Apples, we can focus on findin' those keys." Applejack said as she exited the battlefield with Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny following her.

"I can't help but feel bad seeing an Apple have to destroy apples for the greater good." Beep-0 thought to himself before joining the others.

Author's Note

Applejack and her new friends encounter Rabbid Jack's new source of power: Bad Apples. They have no choice but to destroy the contaminated apples so they have a chance to defeat her.

*Sorry, this chapter was supposed to be released last week, but I had some trouble writing it. I thought it'd be funny to have someone notice this in the story.

Applejack Adventure - Apple Lagoon 5: The Honey Bombers

Apple Lagoon - Coconut Cove

As the heroes made their way down the path after destroying some Bad Apples, they noticed a Rabbid punching (and losing) to a fruit hanging from a nearby tree.

"Boy, he's got a long way to go before his big fight. He could really use a training montage right about now." Beep-0 told the group.

"It'll take time, but I'm sure he'll be ready when he's ready." Applejack reassured Beep-0. "Let's leave him to continue..." She looks back at the Rabbid, who is being knocked back by his punching bag. "...training.

The team left the scene and Beep-0 opened up the Battle HQ to upgrade everyone's Skill Trees.

Applejack used 2 of her Runes to increase her area of movement and to increase her area of movement after swinging off her lasso.

Rabbid Rarity used 2 of her Runes to increase her area of movement and increase the number of dashes she can perform in 1 turn to 3.

Rabbid Granny used 2 of her Runes to increase her area of movement and increase her area of movement when exiting a pipe.

Beep-0 closed the Battle HQ and the heroes entered the next battlefield.

Reach Area - 3 Hoppers, 2 Ziggies (Obstacle: Honeybirds)

"Uh oh. Looks like we're in the middle of a Honeybird Bombing Run!" Beep-0 told the heroes. He then spotted a safe zone under a tree. "See that shelter? If we can reach it, we'll be safe from their sweet and sticky salvo! Let's spread out to avoid becoming a honey-drizzled hero cluster. Also, help each other to keep everyone honey-free!"

"I see some Ziggies, but I may have an idea for how we can avoid them." Applejack told the group then turned to Rabbid Granny. "Rabbid Granny, hop on my back."

Rabbid Granny was confused, but did as she was told.

Applejack jumped up onto the first high area and then ran across an orange arrow to the next high area. She entered a pipe leading to the third high area, then hopped down before entering a pipe leading to the fourth high area. Applejack ran and bucked Rabbid Granny back down to the ground.

Rabbid Granny noticed the safe zone wasn't that far from her. Realizing Applejack's idea, she ran to it and ended the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were rewarded 950 apples and 3 Runes.

"That was good thinking Applejack! Not only did we finish that battle quickly, but those birds didn't even get a chance to bomb us with a single drop of honey!" Beep-0 told her.

"Battling those varmints with birds dropping that stuff on us ain't really my idea for fun."

"Bwah bwah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted as she ran out of the battlefield, urging the others to follow her. She led them to what appeared to be a native village.

Apple Lagoon - Harbor Village

"Think there's anypony else here?" Applejack asked Beep-0.

"I doubt it. This village looks like it has been here for years, abandoned a long time ago."

"Bwah bada!" Rabbid Granny shouted as she pointed her walking stick towards some boats that looked like they were being used.

"I hope I'm wrong, but Rabbid Jack may be using those boats to bring Bad Apples to nearby islands. We need to stop her before anypony else eats any of that corrupted fruit!"

"We will, but we need to find those keys to open the path to her temple, but we don't even know where they are. Any ideas, Beep-0?" Applejack asked.

"Hmm..." Beep-0 thought to himself for a moment and that's when he spotted a lighthouse in the distance. "Over there! A lighthouse! If we climb to the top, we may get a better view of where the first key might be."

"What're we waiting for? Let's head to that lighthouse!"

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered.

As the team made their way across a bridge, they spotted a Rabbid in a flamingo inner tube charging into the water and swimming back to shore over and over again.

"Hey, this isn't a vacation! Go build us something useful like a bowling alley or a burger joint!" Beep-0 shouted down to the Rabbid.

"How useful are those things givin' our current situation?" Applejack asked Beep-0.

"Good point. Still some of the Rabbids must have taken residence here in this village."

"At least they have a place to stay until we get all them Washin' Machine parts back."

Not too long after, the heroes saw a giant Rabbid hula doll.

"Imagine having one of THESE on your dashboard. I'd just as soon take the bus." Beep-0 stated. He looked over and saw that Rabbid Rarity began to imitate the dance the doll was doing. "Maybe when this is all over we'll have a luau." he joked.

The team went a little further up the path and turned right towards the lighthouse opposed to continuing to go straight ahead. They saw a pair of Rabbids bouncing around on giant bongos.

"We could start a heck of a spoken-word poetry slam if they'd just learn to play a smooth jazz rhythm or two." Beep-0 stated.

"Somehow, I feel that Pinkie would be very good at the drums." Applejack told Beep-0.

"Trust me Applejack, you're not the only one who thinks that." Beep-0 told her, the only one, besides Twilight, who knows the truth about the Rainbooms.

The group turned right and were nearing the lighthouse.

"We're there it is, girls. Right there in front of us" Beep-0 told everypony.

"Good. Let's get on climbing and... wait, what is that?" Applejack said as she pointed towards something nearby.

The group walked over and saw a shrine dedicated to Rabbid Jack with a large pile of apples in front of it.

"An offering. The locals believe Rabbid Jack will bring them a wealth of apples it they er... give her all their apples." Beep-0 explained.

"Rabbids don't really think things through, do they?" Applejack asked.

"Nope."

The group backtracked and climbed up to the top of the lighthouse, giving them an entire view of the village.

"Ok everypony, look for anything that'll help us in our search for a key." Applejack told the team.

"Bwaah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted and pointed excitedly at a large gate in the distance.

"That gate DOES look pretty suspicious... as if somepony didn't want us to go into that area." Beep-0 told her.

"I think you found where the key is! Nice job!" Applejack congratulated Rabbid Rarity.

"Bwaaaah, Bwah Bwada." Rabbid Rarity thanked Applejack and blushed a little.

The group climbed down the lighthouse and backtracked to the main path, where they continued along it until they reached the gate they saw.

"Sigh... another gate to block our progress. I'm starting to really hate these things..." Beep-0 disappointingly admitted. He looked up and studied the new gate they were dealing with. It had 2 totems on each side of it, with six signs above it that each had a different symbol. "This gate is guarded by two totems. They look menacing, but i detect they hold the solution to the riddle of the closed gate." He looked down and saw 3 buttons with the same symbols as the signs. He looks over and sees another set on the opposite set "Hm? What're these big buttons for? There's one set of them for each totem. I can't entirely make out what the symbols on these panels mean, but they speak to some kind of balance between what should be done and what shouldn't."

Rabbid Granny pushed one of the buttons and the bottom part of the left totem rotated, igniting 2 torches above 2 of the signs.

"I think I get it. We just need to light all the torches to open the gate." Applejack stated as pushed the next button, rotating the left totem's middle part and igniting a third torch.

Following the hints the signs gave, the team successfully lit all 6 torches and opened the gate.

"It's a good thing we didn't have to find keys for this gate too, otherwise we'd never get off this island." Applejack stated.

The group entered it and went down its path. along it they've encountered a pair of Rabbids who had a pile of apples. One of them got on his hands and was bucking some of the apples into his friend's mouth.

"I didn't think apples could be any less appealing, but there you go." Beep-0 said kind of disgusted with what he is witnessing.

"With a little practice though, I might offer them a job at Sweet Apple Acres." Applejack proudly stated, seeing some potential in them for the upcoming harvest.

The team left them to it and continued down the path, searching for the first key.

Author's Note

Sorry I've been gone for so long. I started college back in August and because of that, I've been busy and lazy. Tell me how that makes any sense. XD
If you're wondering why that battle went fast, it's because I use packattack04082's videos as a guide for writing this story.
Applejack and her friends find an old native village on the island where they begin to search for a clue of the whereabouts of the first key needed to open the path to Rabbid Jack. Don't worry Applejack, it is much closer than you think...

Applejack Adventure - Apple Lagoon 6: Standof-Fish

In a hammerhead shark-shaped hideout, Side Eye, a huge Rabbid with tribal tattoos and wearing a hammerhead shark skin on his back, a beaded belt with plastic fish dangling, and a beaded necklace with the first key, was busy eating a feast with different dishes of Bad Apples. He used his fork to eat a Bad Apple slice.

3 hungry Tropical Ziggies were watching Side Eye eat and really wanted to eat some of the food as well.

Side Eye was about to eat another Bad Apple slice when he looked down at one of the Ziggies. He waved the fork back and forth to see if the Rabbid's eyes would follow it, which they did, then ate the slice and was very satisfied with how delicious it tasted. He pick up another slice and wanted to know if the Ziggy wanted to eat it.

The Ziggy was surprised and agreed without question.

Side Eye ate the Bad Apple slice, then poked the Ziggy's hand with his fork!

The Ziggy screamed in agony as he grabbed his hand and ran out of the hideout and past the heroes, who just now entered the area.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny laughed at the Ziggy's misfortune as he left the area.

Side Eye gasped when he saw Applejack and her friends, making the same face as a portrait of him that was hanging behind him. He scooped as many of the Bad Apples as possible onto a plate and tried to leave the area, but that's when he saw the other 2 Ziggies with his weapon: the Bomb Bludgeon, a staff with a naval mine at the end.

The Ziggies were planning to hit Side Eye on the head with it when he wasn't looking, but instead acted like they were presenting it to him.

Side Eye set his plate down, then grabbed the weapon from the Ziggies. He thought about it for a moment then exited his hideout, leaving the 2 Ziggies with the rest of his food.

As Applejack and Beep-0 watched Side Eye approach them, their Rabbid companions were still laughing at the Ziggy from earlier.

Rabbid Rarity then noticed Side Eye and got Rabbid Granny's attention, who freaked out and fell backwards as Side Eye stopped in front of them, ready for battle.

The Ziggies inside the hideout were eating the rest of Side Eye's Bad Apples, then, without warning, one of them pulled a lever, shutting the drawbridge and locking Side Eye out!

It was quiet for a moment as Side Eye processed what just happened, then he yelled and made a run for it.

Applejack spotted him hiding behind a full cover in the area.

"For a big shark Rabbid, he's an even bigger chicken!" Applejack joked, with Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny laughing.

"We may be able to use his cowardice against him." Beep-0 told the group. "But still, I suggest that you all upgrade your weapons because he could still be powerful."

The heroes opened the Battle HQ and used the apples they've collected to upgrade their weapons to now use Super Effects and deal more damage. As a bonus, Applejack's Boomerang got a partial metal coating and Rabbid Rarity's new weapons were fixed up a little bit, making them stronger and more durable.

Defeat Midboss - Side Eye, 2 Ziggies, 2 Hoppers

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Applejack and landed in the middle of the battlefield.

Applejack had Rabbid Granny hop on her back and jumped up onto one of the high areas. Running across an orange arrow, she used her lasso to swing to the next high area, one of the 2 right by Side Eye, and climbed down. She then bucked Rabbid Granny, who Freeze Blasted Side Eye, blocking his ability to use any technique.

Rabbid Granny got a Team Jump from Applejack and Freeze Blasted Side Eye again.

Applejack activated her Magnet Groove and played music on her banjo, attracting Side Eye and a Hopper who danced towards her. She used her Buck Slam to damage both enemies and send them flying with a Bounce Effect.

Side Eye dove into the sand and swam to a full cover on the right side of the field.

Rabbid Rarity blasted the Hopper and activated her Shield.

Rabbid Granny blasted the second Hopper that was still in his high area, and activated her Long Story technique and knocked out both Hoppers.

Side Eye jumped into the air and used his weapon to send a mine flying toward Rabbid Granny, damaging her. The Bomb Bludgeon then reloads with a new mine.

The Ziggies got down from their high areas and hid behind 2 covers, one partial on the right side of the battlefield and one full in the middle, then both blasted Rabbid Rarity. They then activated their Villain Sights.

Rabbid Rarity ran to a partial cover on the right side of the battlefield, getting hit by the Villain Sights that triggered a Freeze effect, preventing her from performing any techniques. She then sent a Sentry towards Side Eye, which exploded and stuck him to the ground with a Honey effect.

Applejack had Rabbid Granny hop onto her back and jumped up on the high area. She used her lasso to swing to the second area near Side Eye and entered a pipe leading back to the ground. She bucked Rabbid Granny and she Freeze Blasted Side Eye.

Rabbid Granny dashed Side Eye, got a Team Jump from Applejack, and Freeze Blasted him. She then blasted Side Eye which sent him flying back, releasing the SupaMerge energy and ending the battle.

Side Eye was revealed to be one of the Flat Cap Rabbids, having been fused with a wooden mallet. The key that was around his neck fell to the ground and smiled as the heroes ran to pick it up.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1600 apples and 6 Runes.

"One key down, one to go!" Beep-0 congratulated the team in their victory.

"We should head back to that gate. Maybe there we'll find out where to go next." Applejack suggested.

"It'd be a shame to backtrack all the way back over there. If only there was a faster way."

"Bwah Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted.

The group looked over to the left of Side Eye's hideout and saw a mini Barrel Cannon.

"She's right, that cannon could get us back to the area with the gate." Beep-0 agreed.

"Let's get a move on then!" Applejack said as she headed towards the cannon.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered as the group entered the cannon and were shot back to the area with the gate.

The group landed safely and looked around for anything that would provide them with a clue to the whereabouts of the next key.

"Hey, I don't remember seeing that bridge before." Applejack pointed out.

The team headed over to side opposite of the gate and found that Applejack was right, there was now a bridge that connected the area to the Reef.

"Of course! The Rabbids we liberated from the Megabug's grasp built it." Beep-0 realized. "We've seen something similar back at the Castle of Friendship. They seek to make amends by building all sorts of useful things to aid us - bridges, Rabbolatories, weapons... Hurrah for the nonstop productivity of guilt-ridden employees!"

"Ha! With the Rabbids' help, Chrysalis will have no idea what's coming to her." Applejack told the group.

"We still need one key - and there's not a lockbox or potted plant in sight. Let's use the bridge to investigate the Reef."

Beep-0, Applejack, and Rabbid Granny look behind them and see Rabbid Rarity taking selfies of herself.

"Rabbid Rarity! Stop being selfie-sh!" Beep-0 joked.

Rabbid Granny was very annoyed and began to imitate Rabbid Rarity by holding her hand up and pretending to take selfies of herself. She hopped back onto Beep-0 and the group began to cross the bridge to the Reef.

Unbeknownst to the heroes, however, Rabbid Jack was watching them through a telescope. She roared when she saw that Rabbid Rarity was still with them and retreated back into the jungle to continue with her plan.

Author's Note

Applejack and her friends encounter Side Eye and acquired the first key! They are now a step closer to stopping Rabbid Jack and returning to Equestria. In the next chapter, they will head to the Reef and begin to search for the next key.
I will try to get the next chapter posted as soon as possible, probably by next week or later.

Applejack Adventure - Reef 1: Spitting Image

Reef - Pontoon Bridge

As Applejack and her friends entered the Reef, they noticed 2 Rabbids messing around with a palm tree. The group watched as one of them was sitting on top of the tree, while the other one shook the bottom of it, knocking the first Rabbid off. He then climbed up to take his place as the previous Rabbid began to shake the tree himself. And the cycle continued.

"There are 512,653 palms EXACTLY like this one around here, but they just HAVE to fight over this one. Ridiculous!" Beep-0 told the group, very annoyed at this display of stupidity.

"Maybe they're just... cocoNUTS about it!" Applejack joked, cheering Beep-0 up a little bit.

"Come on, let's begin looking for the second key. It must be hidden around this area somewhere, but we must be cautious. Side Eye was an easy foe to defeat, but I have a bad feeling that he was only the beginning."

The group nodded as they left the 2 Rabbids alone with their precious palm tree, and opened the Battle HQ to upgrade some of their skills.

Applejack used one of her Runes to get the Ear Uprooter, which allows her to grab enemy Rabbid ears that are popping up out of the ground and buck the enemy somewhere else. She also used her apples to upgrade her Buck Slam to deal more damage.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny used their Runes to increase their area of movement.

The group closed the Battle HQ and entered the first battlefield of the Reef.

Defeat 8 Enemies - 4 Ziggies, 2 Smashers (Obstacle: Spitting Statues)

"Those fountains are exact likenesses of the Bwanahanini Spitting Goldfish. At the end of our turn they spit water! RUDE." Beep-0 explained to the heroes as he observed the statues. "Their range is limited, but the stream is powerful enough to push us, even damage us!" He then noticed the enemies on the battlefield. "At least even enemies are affected by them in the same way, so that's something. I suppose. In fact, they're so tired of being hosed down, morale is low. Defeat enough and the rest will flee, ending the battle!"

Rabbid Rarity blasted a Smasher, getting his attention and began charging towards her before stopping. Rabbid Rarity then dashed the Smasher and got a Team Jump from Rabbid Granny, landing by a full cover on the left side of the battlefield. She activated her Shield.

Applejack had Rabbid Granny hop onto her back and entered a small pipe in the middle of the battlefield before moving behind a full cover. She then bucked Rabbid Granny, who Freeze Blasted a Ziggy and a Smasher. Taking out her banjo, she activated her Magnet Groove, drawing those same 2 Rabbids as well as 3 other Ziggies toward her. She used her Buck Slam to damage the enemies and send them flying with a Bounce Effect, defeating all 5 of them.

Rabbid Granny moved behind a full cover, but wasn't in range to any enemies.

The Spitting Statues blasted their stream of water, dealing damage to the first Smasher before rotating to a different position.

The Smasher continued his path towards Rabbid Rarity before stopping, however, since he was in range of her, he activated his Weaken technique, weakening Rabbid Rarity to do less damage.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the Smasher, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Applejack entered a pipe that lead back to the other side of the battlefield and yanked on one of the sets of ears before bucking the resulting Smasher towards the other set. This triggered the second Smasher to pop out of the ground early. She activated her Hero Sight before she threw her Boomerang, dealing damage to all 3 Smashers while triggering a Bounce effect, defeating one of them.

Rabbid Rarity Ran behind a full cover that was closer to the Smashers. She then sent a Sentry which exploded when it got to the enemies, and since they were also near a Bounce cover, the explosion triggered a Bounce effect which sent the Smashers flying, defeating one of them.

Rabbid Granny entered the 2 small pipes in the middle of the battlefield and ducked behind a full cover. She used her Boombow to launch her secondary attack: a larger projectile called the Barrel Bolt, towards the remaining Smasher, which exploded and defeated him, ending the battle.

3 Ziggies ran away in fear of the heroes' victory, proving Beep-0's theory from earlier.

"Ha! Cowards! See how they run? They're out of MY league!" Beep-0 told the group.

Ignoring him, the heroes cheered as they were rewarded 1150 apples and 3 Runes.

The heroes made there way out of the battlefield and noticed 2 Rabbids swimming in the water, one of them chasing fish while the other watched.

"They're obsessed with catching fish, but have no idea how much work maintaining an aquarium is." Beep-0 told the group.

"You'd think that a fish would be the easiest pet to have." Applejack pointed out.

The group continued down the path and saw a giant electric guitar sitting against a set of boulders in the water.

"Imagine the metal storm of skull-rattling rock you could summon from the gods of thrash if you could wield this axe." Beep-0 told the group.

"I don't know what that means, but Rainbow would think it would be awesome." Applejack replied.

The group left the instrument alone and continued their journey through the Reef.

Author's Note

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Not only that, but today also marks 1 year since I started to write My Little Pony + Rabbids: Equestria Battle! I was hoping that, by now, I would've gotten a lot more done with the story, or at least have gotten to the Sherbet Desert. Either way, I would like to thank everyone who has been following the story for an entire year and hope they'll continue to support it as we enter Year 2 of MLP+R!
On a plus side to the Coronavirus situation, my college classes have switched to online for the time being, which also means I'll have more time to focus on writing new chapters!
Applejack and her friends enter the Reef to begin their search for the next key to open the gate, which may be more difficult to find than the last one.

Applejack Adventure - Reef 3: Filched Fragments

Reef - Stormy Shore

As the team traveled through a series of pipes, they noticed a Rabbid lying in a huge oyster, and he was snuggling, playing, protecting, and licking a blue pearl that was the size of a bowling ball.

"It reminds me of Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" - only instead of divine perfection it's more horrid revulsion." Beep-0 explained to his comrades.

"As long as he doesn't start saying stuff like 'my precious' or 'mine' a million times, he can do whatever he wants with that ball." Applejack told Beep-0, a little creeped out by what she was looking at.

The group left the Rabbid to his pearl and entered the final pipe, which led to the next battlefield.

This battlefield featured 3 Collectors, showing that they had to collect all the Washing Machine parts to end the battle, 3 Ziggies, and 2 muscular Rabbids wearing helmets that resembled skulls with purple feathers, short, purple capes, shoulder pads and belts that resembled bones, and were equipped with blasters and huge shields made from stone and gold.

"This time the Collectors brought in their big brothers - the Bucklers! Big, bad, and shielded." Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "Here's a tip. You'll need to flank Bucklers so your attacks aren't blocked by that shield of theirs!"

Get Washing Machine Parts Back - 3 Collectors, 3 Ziggies, 2 Bucklers (Washer Parts: 3)

Applejack had Rabbid Granny hop onto her back and she entered a pipe leading to the high area in front of them, where she ran across an orange arrow to get to the left side of the high area before climbing back down and stopping right next to a Buckler. She then bucked Rabbid Granny over a full cover that a Collector was hiding behind and she Freeze Blasted him. She took out her banjo and activated her Magnet Groove, drawing the Buckler, a Ziggy, and 2 Collectors closer to her.

Rabbid Granny dashed one of the Collectors, and got a Team Jump from Applejack, Freeze Blasting the Buckler and the Collector from earlier.

Applejack then used her Buck Slam which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent the Collectors and the Buckler flying. This also affected a Bounce Cover, which provided damage to a Ziggy the wasn't in range of the Buck Slam. The 2 Collectors were defeated and the Washing Machine parts were released.

Since the Buckler could block her regular attack with his shield, Rabbid Granny sent her Barrel Bolt over it to defeat him and release the SupaMerge energy. She then activated her Stink Eye.

Rabbid Rarity entered a pipe leading to the high area and dashed a Ziggy, then she entered a second pipe to get back on the ground and hid behind a full cover. She then blasted the first Ziggy, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him out of the battlefield, defeating him. She activated her Shield.

The remaining Collector made his way to the left side of the battlefield where he snatched up one of the Washing Machine parts, getting hit with Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye in the process, before returning to the right side and hiding behind a full cover.

The Ziggies remained in the high area, only moving to hide behind full covers. They blasted Applejack and activated their Villain Sights.

The remaining Buckler entered a pipe in the back of the battlefield that led to the left side, where he then blasted Rabbid Granny.

Applejack grabbed the Washing Machine part that the Collector avoided, getting hit with the Ziggies' Villain Sights in the process, woth one of them triggering a Freeze Effect, blocking her ability to use any techniques, and had Rabbid Granny hop onto her back. She made her way to an orange arrow on the ground and used her lasso to swing across the pond in the middle of the battlefield to the right side. She hid behind a full cover and bucked Rabbid Granny over the Collector, who Freeze Blasted him.

Rabbid Granny blasted the Collector, defeating him and releasing the 2 Washing Machine parts he had. She ran over to collect both of them and ended the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1150 apples and 3 Runes.

The team exited the battlefield and as they made their way down the path, they spotted a giant bottle lying in the water with a giant message inside, and 2 Rabbids were attempting to get it out.

"They're frantically trying to intercept that message. Imagine their disappointment when they find out it's just pizza coupons." Beep-0 told the group.

"On the bright side, they must be some pretty big deals!" Applejack joked.

As the Rabbids got no closer to getting the message, the group took their leave and continued down the path, where it started to get a bit darker out, and at the end of it, they saw something very strange.

It was a large coral organ that had a pirate Rabbid shrine made from bones in the middle with 7 switches and coral pipes that were lined up and were each a color of the rainbow, with an additional gray button in front of the organ. At the right of it was a gate that resembled that teeth of an anglerfish.

"Another closed gate... But hey, look at this ornate coral organ! Make you want to tickle the ol' ivories!" Beep-0 explained to the group before turning his attention to the gray button. "By pushing this button the piano will play automagically. Cool, but what'd be the use of that?"

"Bwah bah bwah." Rabbid Granny said as she approached the button and pressed it. This caused the organ to start and music played out of the red pipe twice, and the indigo pipe once.

"I think I know what to do here. Follow me Rabbid Rarity." Applejack said as she approached the organ with Rabbid Rarity behind her. "I'll do the red, you do the indigo."

"Bwah bwah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted as she saluted Applejack and ran to the indigo switch. "Bwa Bwa?"

"Yeah, I'm ready" Applejack said as she hit the red switch twice and Rabbid Rarity hit the indigo switch once, which caused the shrine's eye to glow blue three times, indicating that it was the right pattern. A torch then ignited right next to the organ, with two more remaining. "It's just like the gate back at the Apple Lagoon, we light all three of those torches, and the gate will open."

"Good work everypony! At this rate, we'll find that key in no time!" Beep-0 cheered.

"We're ready when you are Rabbid Granny!" Applejack shouted.

Rabbid Granny gave her a thumbs up and pushed the button again, this time the pattern being green, blue, green, orange.

Applejack and Rabbid Rarity mimicked the pattern, igniting the second torch. The button was pushed one more time, this pattern being the longest of the three: orange, orange, purple, blue, indigo, blue, yellow. Unsurprisingly, the pair managed to copy this insanely complicated pattern perfectly, igniting the torch and opening the angler gate.

The team entered the gate and saw a Rabbid riding a skateboard on a giant ribcage, most likely from a whale.

"Backside 270 noseblunt into a switch flip, bro! BUST IT OUT!" Beep-0 shouted to the Rabbid.

"Yeah, you do... whatever he just said." Applejack told the Rabbid, not understanding what Beep-0 said to him.

As they let the Rabbid continue to have fun, it continued to get darker out and the rain started coming down harder.

"I have a bad feelin' about this." Applejack told the group.

"Agreed, I highly suggest that you all upgrade your weapons, I sense something big coming up." Beep-0 urged the group to do, opening the Battle HQ.

The heroes did just that and used their apples to upgrade their weapons to deal more damage, and it also gave Applejack's Boomerang a complete metal coating and fixed up Rabbid Rarity's new weapons even more, making them all stronger and even more durable.

"Alright everypony, we have no choice but to head deeper into the storm. It's the only way we're going to find the second key." Beep-0 explained.

"Let's do it." Applejack said as she adjusted her hat and continued down the path, with the others following close behind her.

Author's Note

Bucklers have made their debut! In the main game, they first appear in the Sherbet Desert, but since the DLC takes place before that, it makes sense to introduce them here as well. They have a cooler intro in the main game than here, but I still plan on using that one when I get to the Sherbet Desert.
An original idea I had was to have each hero use a different Super Effect in battle, with a couple of the same ones being used by 2 different heroes. But starting from the previous chapter, I decided that it'd be easier to have the heroes have access to all the effects, and they'd randomly change as the story goes on.

Applejack Adventure - Reef 4: Reef Chief

Lightning clashed as Applejack and her friends entered the battlefield, and at the end of it, they saw what appeared to be a base that resembled a spider crab, and on top of it was another shark Rabbid.

This was Finn, and he had a very similar appearance to Side Eye, except he wore a great white shark skin instead of a hammerhead's that also had a broken hook in its mouth, had seaweed, starfish, and a number of other marine things stuck to his body, and a fishing line wrapped around him which also made up a necklace that had the second key. And unlike his brother, this guy had no table manners as he was gorging away ferociously on a large pile of Bad Apples instead of using silverware. After take a huge bite, he lifted his head up, but that's when his shark's eye looked back and saw the heroes. Finn slowly turned and looked directly at the heroes, also revealing that he was missing his right eye. He bit the Bad Apple that was still in his mouth and jumped into the air, diving straight into the sand. The good news was that his dorsal fin showed exactly where he was, the bad news was that he was swimming directly towards the heroes! The team barely avoided Finn as he jumped out of the sand and tried to hit them with his main weapon, the Octo Hammer, which was exactly how it sounded as it was hammer that had a live octopus sitting on top.

"Whoa! This guy is tough!" Applejack shouted as Finn made his way back to the opposite side of the battlefield.

"Looks like that great white might've gone to his head." Beep-0 explained to the group. "We must be careful if we're going to get that key."

"Bwa-Bwaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered as they took their positions an the battlefield.

"Remember you two, he isn't like Side Eye. I have a feeling he won't run away after getting hit." Applejack told the Rabbids as she joined them.

Defeat Midboss - Finn, 2 Bucklers, 1 Ziggy, 1 Hopper

Rabbid Granny dashed a Buckler before entering a pipe on the left side of the battlefield, then she entered a pipe in the middle and stopped near a partial cover on the right side. She launched a Barrel Bolt straight at Finn, which triggered a Vamp Effect, which will heal the attacker by a percentage of the damage dealt on the enemy.

Just as Applejack thought, instead of running away, Finn charged towards Rabbid Granny, but like a Smasher, he stopped moments before reaching her.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the same Buckler before entering a pipe on the right side of the battlefield to join Rabbid Granny, where she then dashed Finn and stopped at the side of the area. She blasted Finn, who charged towards her before stopping, and activated her Shield.

Applejack jumped across an orange arrow and bucked the Buckler towards a Bounce cover, which exploded and sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him. Since she wasn't in range to attack any enemies, she activated her Hero Sight.

Finn spun his hammer around and hit Rabbid Rarity, but her Shield reduced some of the damage. He then dove into the sand and swam towards Applejack until he was right next to her, where he activated his Villain Sight.

The Hopper activated his Super Shield and ran to a nearby partial cover, where he then blasted Applejack.

The Ziggy blasted Applejack and made a break for a nearby partial cover, while getting hit by Applejack's Hero Sight in the process. He then activated his Villain Sight.

The remaining Buckler blasted Rabbid Granny, then moved to a different side of the full cover he was already hiding behind.

Applejack used her Buck Slam, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent Finn flying and off the edge of the battlefield. While getting hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight (she avoided Finn's because he only had a close range weapon), she entered a pipe to join the others and had Rabbid Granny hop onto her back, where she then entered 3 pipes until she ended up back to where she started. She bucked Rabbid Granny over Finn and she Freeze Blasted him, blocking him from using any techniques and canceling his Villain Sight.

Rabbid Granny dashed Finn, then got a Team Jump from Applejack, where she then Freeze Blasted Finn again.

Rabbid Rarity entered pipe and joined her friends, where she then dashed Finn and stood next to the pipe in the middle of the battlefield. She activated her Heal and healed herself and her teammates.

Rabbid Granny then activated her Stink Eye.

Applejack took out her banjo and activated her Magnet Groove, drawing Finn towards her, where he got hit with Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye, which also triggered an Ink Effect, but Rabbid Rarity ended up getting hit by too because she was in the splash zone with Finn, who quickly retaliated and charged at Rabbid Granny, sending her flying with a Bounce Effect.

Rabbid Granny blasted Finn which sent him flying back, releasing the SupaMerge energy and ending the battle.

Finn was revealed to be the second Flat Cap Rabbid, and he was fused with a rubber shark toy. He face-planted into the ground and the shark bounced off his head, which he angrily shook his fist at. The key that was around his neck fell to the ground and he smiled as the heroes ran to pick it up.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 2000 apples and 6 Runes.

"Yes! We finally got both keys!" Beep-0 cheered.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered.

"Now we just need get back to the gate."

"Lucky for us, there's another one of them barrel cannons." Applejack told the group, pointing to a mini Barrel Cannon that was just past Finn's crab base.

"Good eye, Applejack! Let's go!"

The group made their way to the cannon and were shot back to the area with the giant gate, which they quickly made their way to.

Applejack and Rabbid Granny took out the keys and went to unlock the gate doors, which had 2 locks, one that was normal while the other was upside down. Applejack had no problem unlocking the normal lock, but watched as Rabbid Granny was having trouble fitting her key into the upside lock, as she was holding the key the wrong way. She picked up Rabbid Granny and held her upside down so that the key would be able to fit in the lock, then turned her to unlock the door. Rabbid Granny grinned in embarrassment as Applejack set her back down.

The group watched as the gate activated its unlocking mechanism and opened its doors for them, revealing an all new path for them to take.

"We're finally on track to go after Rabbid Jack!" Beep-0 cheered.

"And this path will lead us right to her. Let's get a move on everypony!" Applejack told the group.

Everyone nodded and followed her through the gate into the Jungle.

Author's Note

To celebrate the release of Paper Mario: The Origami King, I decided to post this new chapter today!
Applejack and her friends battle Finn and acquire the second key! Opening a new path into the Jungle, Rabbid Jack's hideout is no longer safe, which means she'll have to up her game if she wants to stop our heroes from getting there.

Applejack Adventure - Jungle 1: Coconut Shunt

Jungle - Jungle Gateway

After entering the gate and venturing into the new Jungle area, Applejack and her friends observed their surroundings in hopes that they would provide a clue to where Rabbid Jack's Temple is located.

"Alright everypony, let's think. If you were an enormous Rabbid who had one heck of a grudge, where would you be?" Beep-0 asked the group.

"I don't know, maybe on top of a cliff staring down at the one she has a problem with?" Applejack suggested.

"Ha. Yeah, good one AJ." Beep-0 laughed a little, assuming Applejack was joking, but he failed to notice that she was looking up at something behind him.

Curious to what Applejack just said, Rabbid Rarity looked up in the same direction and gasped. "BWAH BWAH!" she shouted as she pointed at the area, causing Beep-0 to turn around and look up as well.

There she was on top of a nearby cliff, the giant Rabbid they were searching for: Rabbid Jack. She stared down at the heroes, mostly at Rabbid Rarity, and grunted in anger. She took out an octopus and squeezed it over a large pile of coconuts that were right next to her, covering all of them in ink. After throwing away the mollusk, she roared and began to chuck the ink-covered coconuts at the group!

"Wow, I honestly wasn't expecting that, I guess I owe you an apology Applejack." Beep-0 told her.

"Don't worry about it, right now we've got bigger problems!" Applejack said as she pulled Beep-0 out of the way of an incoming coconut.

"Right! It's raining ink-filled coconuts! Ouch! Why couldn't they have been blueberries?" That's when Beep-0 noticed a new kind of enemy Rabbid on the other side of the battlefield, and he was wearing a large wooden tiki mask, a golden necklace with large leaves on it, a golden belt, and a wooden backpack with a red siren on it. "If my readings are correct, those are Summoners! Guess what: they have summoning skills! We must defeat all the Summoners otherwise we'll fight an endless battle in the coconut rain!"

Defeat All Summoners - 4 Summoners (Obstacle: Ink Coconuts)

Rabbid Granny kicked things off by launching her Barrel Bolt at a Summoner that was hiding behind a full cover in a high area on the left side of the battlefield. She then got a Team Jump from Applejack into the high area and Freeze Blasted the Summoner, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Applejack had Rabbid Rarity hop onto her back, then she ran across an orange arrow and used her lasso to swing across a large pit to get to the left side of the battlefield before ducking behind a full cover. She bucked Rabbid Rarity to a full cover in a high area on the right side, right next to a Summoner.

Rabbid Rarity took the opportunity to blast the Summoner, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him out of the battlefield before respawning. She defeated the Summoner by dashing him, then got down from the high area and made her to a pipe leading back to the left side, finally stopping behind a full cover. She activated her Shield.

A wave of Ink Coconuts soon fell upon the battlefield, which managed to hit only Applejack, preventing her from attacking.

The Summoners began to charge up their powers to summon reinforcements, then hid behind pipes on their sides of the battlefield. One of them threw a Grenaduck, a grenade-like weapon that resembles a rubber duck, at Rabbid Rarity, which bounced and exploded, damaging her.

Applejack jumped up onto the high area where Rabbid Granny was and scooped her, then she got down and made her way towards a pipe that led to the right side of the battlefield. She then bucked Rabbid Granny at the high area where one of the remaining Summoners was, and she Freeze Blasted him. She activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity entered a pipe that lead to a second high area on the left side, and she dashed the Summoner that was hiding there. She then blasted the enemy Rabbid.

Rabbid Granny blasted the Summoner that was near her, defeating him, then entered a pipe that led directly to Rabbid Rarity's high area on the left side. She dashed the final Summoner, but it wasn't enough to defeat him. Rabbid Granny activated her Stink Eye while Rabbid Rarity used her Heal technique to heal both of them.

A wave of Ink Coconuts fell upon the battlefield, and in an ironic turn of events, one of them landed on the Summoner, defeating him and ending the battle.

Rabbid Jack realized her mistake and quickly ordered a group of Ziggies to enter the battlefield, but they quickly ran away when they saw the heroes lock their weapons on them.

"Run you curs! Tell all the others that Beep-0's comin'!" Beep-0 shouted to the cowardly Rabbids, his ego getting the better of him once again.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1250 apples and 3 Runes

Rabbid Jack roared in anger as she jumped down from the cliff, and retreated back into the jungle.

"Quick! After her before she gets away!" Applejack shouted to the group.

"Don't worry, Applejack, there's no way we'll lose a giant Rabbid in a jungle." Beep-0 confidently told her as the team began to follow the corrupted Rabbid.

Author's Note

Happy New Year everyone! Hopefully 2021 will be 100x better than the previous year, and we'll finally be rid of this pandemic.
Applejack and her friends finally enter the Jungle, but it didn't take very long for Rabbid Jack to find them. They will need to be prepared now that they are on the enemy's turf.

Applejack Adventure - Jungle 3: Supply Deny

Jungle - Bwahpple-Zapple-Mati

To continue their way through the Jungle, Applejack and her friends had to be blasted across a couple more chasms by some more mini Barrel Cannons, and when they landed and started to make their way across a tree-like bridge, they saw a Rabbid piggyback riding his friend, who was running back and forth, and eating floating apples that respawned shortly after each passing.

"Well, it's nice to see them cooperating, even though they're eating more fiber than their bodies can handle, which can have... gassy consequences." Beep-0 explained to the group, appreciating the Rabbids' teamwork, but not their eating habits.

"Let's not be around when that happens." Applejack said to Beep-0, worried how bad it may be.

The group left the scene and entered another mini Barrel Cannon that blasted them across another chasm with a waterfall, and they landed safely on the other side.

"Hey, what's that?" Applejack asked as she turned her attention towards something nearby.

The others looked and saw a small shrine with a small path with four old, broken pillars on each side, and a statue of a Rabbid holding an apple at the end of it.

"This statue is entitled 'The Coronation of Bwahpple-zapple-mati". Beep-0 said as he read the plaque of the statue out loud to the others. "Moments after the coronation, the apple core was thrown and it accidentally hit a tribal chief, plunging the island into a thousand year war."

"I know every action has a consequence, but that wow, that chief was really mad." Applejack said, unable to believe that a little accident caused a war that lasted for a thousand years.

"Yeah, Rabbids tend to overreact way more than they should."

The group left the shrine and entered yet another mini Barrel Cannon that blasted them across a small chasm, and when they landed, they spotted 2 ancient sculptures that were carved to look like Rabbid heads.

"The Ziggies claim that these ruins are 1,000's of years old - but that's just for tourists." Beep-0 explained to the group. "They bought them from a catalog."

"That's nothin'." Applejack told Beep-0. "I've heard about this one tourist trap called the "Mystery Shed" or somethin' like that, and their attractions look homemade."

As soon as they group left the carvings, the entered the next battlefield, which was divided into 3 sections, with 2 Smugglers attempting to reach the goals at the end of each one, where Summoners were waiting to call for backup.

"More Smugglers - they're bringing Bad Apples to their home base." Beep-0 explained to the group. "Obviously, Rabbid Jack is getting nervous. She's gathering as many Bad Apples to her as she can."

"We better upgrade our Skill Trees since things are about to get harder." Applejack told the group.

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny shouted in agreement as Beep-0 opened the Battle HQ.

Applejack used 5 of her Runes to increase the damage dealt when bucking an enemy, and to increase her Magnet Groove's range.

Rabbid Rarity used 3 of her Runes to increase the number of dashes she can perform in a single turn.

Rabbid Granny decided to hold off for a while on upgrading her Skill Tree, and save her Runes.

Beep-0 closed the Battle HQ, and the heroes took their positions on the battlefield.

Stop The Smugglers - 6 Smugglers, 2 Summoners

Applejack kicked things off by having Rabbid Granny hop up onto her back, then ran across an orange arrow and used her lasso to swing to the middle section before stopping by a partial cover. She then bucked Rabbid Granny over to the right section, where she Freeze Blasted the Smugglers, while also destroying a Honey cover, which stuck one of the Smugglers in place. Applejack then activated her Magnet Groove and played music with her banjo, drawing the Smugglers of her area near her, then used her Buck Slam to deal damage to them, which also triggered a Bounce Effect that sent the enemies flying in different directions, one of which flew out of the battlefield before respawning. This got the attention of one of the Smugglers as he began to charge towards the pony before stopping to rest.

Rabbid Granny dashed one of the Smugglers before entering a pipe that led back to the middle section, where she got a Team Jump from Applejack to return to the right area, Freeze Blasting her Smugglers again. She activated her Stink Eye, then blasted the Smuggler who wasn't stuck by the Honey, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Rarity hid behind a partial cover in the left section and sent a Sentry towards the Smugglers, exploding when it got in range of them, while also destroying another Honey cover, sticking one of the Smugglers in place. The attack got the attention of one of the Smugglers, and it charged towards Rabbid Rarity before stopping to rest.

The Smugglers who weren't stuck began to make their way to the goals before stopping to rest, but one of them slammed his Bad Apple crate on Applejack, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent her flying out of the battlefield before she respawned a moment later, before going to join his friend. However, he was hit by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye, which triggered an Ink Effect that prevents him from attacking, but it still got his attention and began to charge towards her before stopping.

The Summoners changed the positions and while one hid behind a partial cover, the other hid behind a full cover and he threw his Grenaduck at Rabbid Granny, damaging her.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the 2 Smugglers in her area, and stopped in a spot that was just out of range from their walking distance.

Rabbid Granny dashed the remaining Smuggler in her area, defeating him, then entered the pipe leading to the middle section, where she got a Team Jump from Applejack and Freeze Blasted the Smugglers in that area, defeating one of them.

Applejack bucked the Smuggler towards another one in the left section, defeating him, then entered a pipe leading to that area and hid behind a partial cover. She activated her Hero Sight and threw her Boomerang at the final Smugglers, defeating them and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1250 apples and 3 Runes.

"Since she knows we're here, Rabbid Jack is starting to get desperate and is trying to get as many Bad Apples as possible." Beep-0 explained again to the others with concern.

"And since there are so many Bad Apples in the area, it also means that her lair must be very close, so she must want to be ready for us when we get there." Applejack added to the equation.

"We must destroy the rest of those Bad Apples before Rabbid Jack gets them, or else she'll be too powerful to stop!"

"Let's get movin' then!"

"Bwah Bwaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny shouted in agreement as the group left the battlefield, and entered a pipe that led to a higher area where the path continued.

Author's Note

Applejack and her friends realize that Rabbid Jack is trying to get the rest of the Bad Apples as soon as ASAP. They must move quickly if they want to stop her and return home.
In the game, the Rabbids at the beginning were eating bananas and Beep-0 said they'll get potassium poisoning. It wasn't easy finding information on what happens when you eat too many apples, but I think the one I chose for the story fits the Rabbids perfectly.
This is my last week of freedom before I have to return to my educational prison (college), so I'm gonna try to at least finish the Jungle, then see what happens when it starts up again.

Applejack Adventure - Jungle 4: Bad Apple Bonanza

While making haste down the trail to get to Rabbid Jack's base before her minions deliver any more Bad Apples to her, Applejack and her friends spotted a Rabbid standing on a pillar, eating and admiring an apple.

"One positive thing to come out of this is the Rabbids' love of apples." Beep-0 explained to the group, happy to have some positivity come at them for a change during this situation. "Wait until they see my Apples Foster Cinnamon French Toast Caramel Smoothie recipe. Ho, ho!"

"Not before they try my family's apple cider when it's cider season." Applejack claimed, believing that her apple beverage might be better than Beep-0's.

Beep-0 and Applejack angrily glared at each other, and as their Rabbid friends watched them, they swore that they saw a lightning bolt in between their eyes.

"Bwa Bada Bwah!" Rabbid Granny shouted as she stepped in between her comrades, snapping them out of their trance, then pointed down the path, reminding them of their mission.

"She's right, we'll settle this later, right now we have to keep movin'." Applejack stated as she calmed down.

"Agreed, I'm sorry that I even brought it up." Beep-0 said to the pony, feeling bad that he almost created an apple drink feud that could've ended up similar to the one that happened between Sweet Apple Acres and the Flim Flam brothers last Cider Season.

"That's alright, and I'm sorry too." Applejack apologized as well as she and Beep-0 shook hands, in this case, a hoof and an ear.

The group left the Rabbid, and it didn't take very long for them to reach the next battlefield.

Destroy Bad Apples - 4 Smashers, 3 Bucklers, 2 Summoners (Bad Apple Piles: 5)

Applejack had Rabbid Granny hop up onto her back, then she ran across an orange arrow and used her lasso to swing across a small chasm to the right bottom corner of the battlefield, and hid behind a full cover. She bucked Rabbid Granny, and she Freeze Blasted the Bad Apple pile and a Smasher. She activated her Hero Sight, then threw her Boomerang at the Smasher and the Bad Apple Pile, which triggered a Burn Effect that sent the enemy Rabbid running, who also gets hit by Applejack's Hero Sight that also destroyed the pile. The Smasher was defeated, but while he was running, he ran directly past Applejack, which transferred some of his Burn Effect to her, sending her running as well before stopping out in the open.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry to go after the Bad Apple pile on the bottom left corner of the battlefield, and after it entered a pipe to get to the area, it exploded and damaged the pile and a Smasher when it got in range, which triggered a Push Effect that sent the enemy Rabbid out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later. Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe and dashed the Smasher, then activated her Shield.

Rabbid Granny got a Team Jump for Applejack so she could get to the high area, where she Freeze Blasted the Bad Apple pile and 2 Bucklers. She then launched a Barrel Bolt at the Bad Apple pile, damaging it and the 3 Bucklers in the area. She activated her Long Story, and put all the Bucklers to sleep.

While 2 of the Smashers began to make their way to the heroes before stopping to rest, one of them slammed Rabbid Rarity, her Shield reducing some of the damage, and also damaged the Bad Apple pile in the process, while another one activated his Weaken technique, weakening Applejack to do less damage.

The Summoners change positions and hid behind 2 full covers behind the high area.

Rabbid Granny entered a pipe leading back to the ground, dashed one of the Summoners, and hid behind a partial cover. She then blasted the Bad Apple pile in the upper left corner of the battlefield, and activated her Stink Eye.

Applejack bucked the Smasher directly at the Bad Apple pile at the upper right corner of the battlefield, damaging both him and the pile as he bounced off it and out of the battlefield, respawning a moment later. She then threw her Boomerang at the pile and the Smasher, which triggered a Burn Effect that sent the enemy Rabbid running, but when it wore off, he charged towards the pony and slammed her when he got in range of her.

Rabbid Rarity blasted her Bad Apple pile, destroying it, then dashed the Smasher, defeating him. She then made her way to an area that was near the pile that was in the upper left corner, but was close to a Smasher.

One of the Smashers made his way to Rabbid Rarity, but gets hit by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye in the process, which not only triggered an Ink Effect that prevented him from attacking, it also diverted his attention away from Rabbid Rarity as he began to charge towards Rabbid Granny before stopping to rest. The other Smasher simply slammed Applejack, then made his way to a spot that was still right next to the pony.

The Summoners moved to different partial covers, and while one threw his Grenaduck at Rabbid Granny, the other threw one at Applejack, which bounced and triggered a Push Effect that not only sent the pony out of the battlefield, it also pushed the Smasher near her towards him, getting his attention and slamming him when he got to him. The Summoners then used their Heal techniques to heal each other and the Smasher.

The Bucklers entered to pipe to get to the ground, then took turns blasting Rabbid Granny, which may have been revenge for putting them to sleep with a boring story. One of their blasts triggered a Honey Effect that stuck Rabbid Granny in place, and one of them damaged both the hero and his teammate because he was directly in front of him.

Applejack threw her Boomarang at the Bad Apple pile in the upper right corner, destroying it, then bucked a full cover at the pile in the high area, destroying that one too.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry to go after the final Bad Apple pile, and it exploded when it got in range, damaging the pile. She then dashed a Smasher and stopped near Rabbid Granny, healing her and herself when she activated her Heal technique.

Rabbid Granny launched a Barrel Bolt at the Bad Apple pile, destroying it and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1250 apples and 3 Runes.

"Great work, everypony! I've got good news and bad news. The good news is that we've managed to destroy a ton of Bad Apples!" Beep-0 cheered as he congratulated the team.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered as they began to dance a little bit.

"What's the bad news?" Applejack asked, knowing that the moment would be ruined.

"The bad news is that we didn't destroy all of them, and that most of them may have already been delivered to Rabbid Jack."

The Rabbids stopped dancing as they processed what Beep-0 just said and sighed in disappointment.

"Don't worry, every Bad Apple we destroy prevents Rabbid Jack from getting any stronger, which is a good thing. We just have to stop her before she gets anymore, and fortunately, I'm sensing that her lair is just up ahead."

"Well, what're we waitin' for, let's go before we're too late!" Applejack shouted to the group, worried that her counterpart will get stronger at any time.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered in agreement as the team left the battlefield.

The group traveled across as stone bridge, but stopped halfway across it when they saw a pair of Rabbids playing a game of checkers by hopping and sliding across some ancient, stone tiles.

"My current record at checkers is 456-1. My only loss was to a Tronic-O 800XL Smart Toaster if you can believe it." Beep-0 embarrassingly admitted.

"I suppose there's a first time for everything." Applejack jokingly said to Beep-0, chuckling a little bit after hearing he lost to a toaster.

The team left the Rabbids to their life-sized board game, and entered a large, open area with small water canals, golden circles with parts of the canal in them, a small golden bridge with 4 parts of it underwater in a small pool while 1 part was raised, and vines blocking a gate at the other end of the area.

"Great - the gangway is completely inaccessible." Beep-0 told the group in disappointment as he looked at the incomplete bridge, then turned his attention to the vine-covered gate. "Even if we could reach it, it's covered in vines. They obviously don't care much about lawn maintenance around here." He then looked at small canals on the ground with a puzzling look. "I suspect this all has something to do with these strange carvings on the ground. Let's take a closer look."

"I think the water in these little paths are feeding those vines." Applejack said as she noticed that a section of the canals had water flowing into one of the little pools where some of the vines were growing from, then she looked at one of the golden circles that was in the bottom right corner of the area where water was traveling through. "I wonder..." she said as she turned the circle, cutting off that section of the water. Doing this, Applejack stopped the flow of the water from entering the pool, causing some of the vines to decay very quickly, but also caused the one gold bridge part to sink into the water.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity cheered as she pat Applejack on the back for a job well done.

"That's the ticket!" Beep-0 congratulated Applejack for figuring out how to solve the puzzle. "It seems that an irrigation system controls the platforms there. It draws water from the pools that nourish the vines. Very clever actually."

"Well, what're we waitin' for? Let's get started!" Applejack cheered as she and the others spread across the area and started rotating the gold circles.

This puzzle wasn't an easy one, because wrong moves would cause the bridge parts to either rise of sink into the water, and cause the vines to grow back instantly. Working together, the group we're eventually able to successfully clear the vines and raise the small gold bridge. Doing so caused the gate at the end to open, and lower a golden drawbridge over a small chasm inside, opening a small path to a mini Barrel Cannon.

The group made their way inside, and they saw two large carvings of Rabbid Jack in the side of canyon, and at the top of it was a Rabbid temple.

"Bwaaah..." Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny said in amazement at the sight.

"This is it girls. The Temple of Rabbid Jack." Beep-0 told the group in amazement that they finally made it.

"The Washing Machine must be up there, along with you know who." Applejack said.

"Agreed, and because of that, I highly suggest that you all upgrade your weapons and your Skill Trees. Rabbid Jack won't make things easy."

The heroes nodded in agreement as Beep-0 opened the Battle HQ. They used their apples to upgrade their weapons to deal more damage.

Applejack used 2 of her Runes to increase the damage dealt by her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity used 2 of her Runes to increase the attack range of both her primary and secondary weapons.

Rabbid Granny used 2 of her Runes to increase the damage dealt by her Stink Eye, and the range of her Long Story.

"Stay close, everypony. We don't know what else is up there" Applejack told the group with caution as they all entered the Barrel Cannon, and were blasted over the canyon.

Author's Note

Applejack and her friends managed to destroy a large supply of the Bad Apples, but not all of them. They can only hope that they were able to prevent enough deliveries as they finally approach Rabbid Jack's temple.

Applejack Adventure - Jungle 5: Torch Song For Rabbid Jack

Night fell as Applejack and her friends walked up the stairs leading to the Rabbid Temple. The team looked around for anything out of the ordinary because it was quiet. Too quiet. However, they stopped observing as soon as they reached the front of the Rabbid Temple, where the main body of the Washing Machine had landed, and had been sitting since it spilled water charged with Megabug energy into the pool in front of it.

"That's it! We've finally found it!" Beep-0 cheered as Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny joined him in the celebration, but Applejack approached the Megabug Pool, perplexed by its behavior.

"This water is actin' very strange." Applejack told the others as she prepared to dip her hoof into it.

"DON'T" Beep-0 shouted as he quickly went up to Applejack and stopped her from dipping her hoof into the corrupted water. "This water is charged with Megabug energy! The same corrupted SupaMerge energy that has turned all the Rabbids here and back in Equestria evil!"

"So, that's the energy we've been seeing every time we defeat one of those varmints?" Applejack asked as she and Beep-0 rejoined the group, recalling that energy is released every time an enemy Rabbid is defeated.

"Yes. Once we get back, we'll fill you in on everything, but for now, we have to defeat Rabbid Jack, and destroy this Megabug Pool." Beep-0 then looked around the area, but was confused when he saw that the hideout was completely empty. "Weird, I thought there'd be more a challenge now that we've finally got here."

As soon as Beep-0 said that, a familiar roar was heard, and it scared off some birds in the distance, which the team saw fly over them.

"Bwaaah..." Rabbid Rarity said in awe, but gasped as she saw and pointed at something on top of the Washing Machine, which everyone else looked at and gasped as well.

It was Rabbid Jack herself, who had somehow gotten on top of the Washing Machine without anyone noticing. However, her attire was different compared to the last time the heroes saw her. While she still had her brown hat, her orange bandana was now connected to a cape, and it was now tathered in appearance, she wore a large green leaf on her left arm like a bracelet, and she wore a shoulder guard that she had made from a large coconut, which had 2 giant Bad Apple slices on it. She jumped off the Washing Machine and landed in front of the Megabug Pool before she looked at the heroes and did a "bring it on" gesture with her hand, making it clear that she is ready to fight.

"You're on!" Applejack shouted as she accepted the giant Rabbids offer and charged up to her. She then performed numerous hits and bucks against Rabbid Jack's left arm, but when she stopped, she gasped when she saw that Rabbid Jack was unaffected and was just staring down at her. Before she could do anything else, Rabbid Jack flicked Applejack back to the rest of the heroes.

"Bwah?" Rabbid Rarity asked Applejack, confused as to what just happened.

"Didn't think it through." Applejack replied as she scratched her head in embarrassment.

Rabbid Rarity then glared at Rabbid Jack, who was laughing at Applejack's pitiful attacks. She then shouting so many "Bwahs" that Rabbid Jack stopped laughing and was staring at her in shock by what she just said.

"What'd she just say, Beep-0" Applejack asked the robot, not noticing his shocked expression.

"Uhh... I had problems properly translating it, and I doubt that I ever will." Beep-0 replied, who did translate it, but wasn't going to reveal what Rabbid Rarity had said.

Rabbid Jack processed what the hero just shouted to her, then roared in anger at the heroes, ready to fight for real.

As the heroes readied their weapons, Rabbid Granny was slowly attempting to leave, but Applejack noticed it and picked her up and turned her around as the fight against Mega Rabbid Jack has started.

Defeat Boss - Mega Rabbid Jack, 2 Ziggies (Obstacle: Megabug Pool)

When the battle started, the Megabug Pool projected a beam of energy directly at Rabbid Jack, forming a type of shield around her, and 2 Ziggies appeared to help the giant Rabbid.

"My sensors indicate that the Megabug Pool is protecting Rabbid Jack, so as we damage her, the Pool will heal her." Beep-0 explained to the group.

"What?! Then how do we stop her?" Applejack asked in shock.

"Well, as the Pool heals Rabbid Jack, it loses energy of its own, so destroying the Pool is the only way to end this." Beep-0 then notcied that in the high areas the make of the corners of the battlefield, there we're TNT Barrels. "Use those Barrels, Applejack! They'll cause more damage! You can either attack Rabbid Jack or the Pool, either way, the latter loses!"

"Got it!" Applejack said as she entered a pipe leading to the high area in the lower right corner, and bucked a TNT Barrel between Rabbid Jack and the Megabug Pool, damaging both, but the Pool quickly healed Rabbid Jack, losing some of its own energy in the process. Applejack hid behind a full cover where she activated her Hero Sight, then threw her Boomerang at Rabbid Jack, damaging her, but was healed by the Megabug Pool.

Rabbid Granny entered a pipe leading to the lower left high area, then launched a Barrel Bolt at Rabbid Jack, damaging both her and the Megabug Pool, which healed the Rabbid afterwards. She then activated her Stink Eye.

Rabbid Rarity simply moved to an open area right next to the Megabug Pool by entering another pipe by the lower right high area that only lead further into the right side of the battlefield. She then sent a Sentry after Rabbid Jack, which exploded and damaged both her and the Megabug Pool when it was in range. As the Pool used its energy to heal Rabbid Jack, Rabbid Rarity activated her Shield.

Rabbid Jack moved towards Rabbid Rarity, getting hit by Applejack's Hero Sight and Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye in the process, before stopping to get healed by the Megabug Pool. She then performed an uppercut attack on Rabbid Rarity, which triggered a Bounce Effect that not only sent her flying further into the right side of the battlefield, whose Shield reduced some of the damage she dealt, but also damaged the Megabug Pool as well.

The Ziggies blasted Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny, with one of theirs triggering a Freeze Effect that prevented Rabbid Granny from performing any techniques, then moved to different full covers before activating their Villain Sights.

Running across an orange arrow, Applejack used her lasso to swing to the upper right high area, while getting hit by a Ziggy's Villain Sight in the process, where she bucked a TNT Barrel at a spot between Rabbid Jack and the Megabug Pool, damaging both before the latter healed the former. She then returned to a spot on the ground.

Rabbid Rarity used her Heal technique to heal both herself and Applejack before she blasted the Megabug Pool, and hid behind a full cover.

Applejack used her Buck Slam to damage the Megabug Pool, which was damaged so much, that red energy started to crackle over the surface.

Rabbid Jack noticed this, then ran away from the battlefield.

Knowing that the battle has ended, the heroes were about to do their cheering, but that's when they noticed that the temple was shaking and it started to fall apart.

"We'll have to celebrate a little later, girls. Right now, I say we start running!" Applejack stated to group as she started to run towards stairs they came up.

"Agreed!" Beep-0 shouted as he scooped up Rabbid Granny and quickly followed Applejack and Rabbid Rarity to the exit as the temple fell apart and Megabug Pool started to glow very bright.

The group nearly make out, but a large pillar falls and blocks their only exit! They frantically looked around then turned to face the Megabug Pool, which exploded and sent the Washing Machine flying towards the small island where the group first started. However, the explosion also caused the ground around their feet to collapse, and the heroes screamed as they fell deep underground, but not before they were healed and rewarded 2200 apples and 9 Runes.

Author's Note

Applejack and her friends finally face Rabbid Jack at her temple, but destroying the Megabug Pool sends the team deep underground! This adventure is far from over.
School starts up for me again this week, so this will the last chapter that I will posting for a while. I'll start writing new chapters when I'm sure I have enough time to do it.

Applejack Adventure - Dungeon 1: House of Bounce

Dungeon - Dungeon Cellar

Beep-0 coughed as the dust around him finally settled, revealing that he was inside a large chamber deep underground.

"*cough* Is everyone OK?" Beep-0 asked as he took one final cough to make sure the dust was completely out of his system.

"I'm good!" Applejack told Beep-0 as he turned and saw her picking up her signature hat, which fell off as the heroes were falling, and put it back on her head before joining him.

Rabbid Granny didn't say anything and simply walked up to the pair and cracked her back, releasing some of the pressure.

"Great... the temple collapsed, plunging us headlong into the caverns underneath." Beep-0 addressed the situation the group is currently in. "You don't think there are mole people living down here, do you?"

"I don't think--" Applejack started to say.

"Or centipedes?" Beep-0 continued, not realizing he had cut Applejack off.

"Well, maybe, but--"

"Centipedes give me the heebie jeebies!"

"Beep-0!" Applejack shouted, finally getting his attention. "You were saying?"

"Oh right, sorry. Now where was I?" Beep-0 looked at his surroundings, then looked up.

Applejack and Rabbid Granny did the same, and they all saw the large hole in the ceiling where there was once a battlefield and a Rabbid Temple. However, from their point of view, the hole was about the size of a peanut, showing exactly how deep underground they all were.

"Alas, even the pale moonlight barely penetrates the gloom down here." Beep-0 stated, but then started to have another panic attack. "I'm losing my sense of sight! Language is all but lost - I'm forgetting what things on the surface look like. HELP!"

"Bwa-Bwah..." Rabbid Granny said in annoyance as she facepalmed.

"Rabbid Rarity must be losing her mind! Rabbid Rarity! Where are--" Beep-0 then stopped as the group saw Rabbid Rarity wearing heart sunglasses and lying on a lounge chair in a spot that had the most moonlight shining into the room.

"Yep, she's losing her mind alright." Applejack joked while Rabbid Granny looked at Rabbid Rarity with disapproval.

"Rabbid Rarity! How can you moonbathe at a time like this? You should be panicking blindly like me!" Beep-0 stated, but Rabbid Rarity paid absolutely no attention to him. "AHEM... you know there's no phone service this far down right?

Hearing that, Rabbid Rarity took off her sunglasses and looked at the robot, then quickly looked down at her phone and saw the one thing that every teenager is afraid of seeing: no bars. Her eye twitched before she screamed and started to run around with her phone, desperately trying to get a signal, with Rabbid Granny laughing at her situation.

"Enough! We've got to get a grip. Rabbid Jack is still out there, controlling the apple market with an iron fist." Beep-0 reminded everyone that applejack's counterpart is still causing trouble.

Realizing that it was hopeless, Rabbid Rarity collapsed on the ground in front of the group, but held up her phone in one last feeble attempt to get a signal.

"We need to CAREFULLY find a way out. This is a dungeon after all, there's bound to be traps and spooky dungeon-stuff. Just think of it as a 'Daring Do' book" Beep-0 explained to the group.

"That might be a good place to start" Applejack said as she pointed to a path that was right next to Rabbid Rarity, who finally calmed down and got back up.

The heroes walked across a bridge and passed through a golden, Aztec-like gate, and unlike the previous area they were in, which was decomposed and covered in rubble from the cave-in, this area was more clean and ancient. In almost no time at all, they entered the first battlefield, but as soon as the group did, a golden, Rabbid-like totem with glowing green eyes on the opposite side opened up.

"Egad! Beware the invulnerable Idol of Recoil! In its unforgiving eyes we are but unworthy interlopers!" Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "It has a strong connection to its worshippers, they are the source of its power."

"Who are the worshippers?" Applejack asked.

"The enemies on the battlefield. If we defeat its worshippers, the Idol of Recoil will accept us as worthy and not bother us. They're big on rituals, these idols."

Defeat All - 5 Ziggies, 4 Bucklers (Obstacle: Idol of Recoil)

Applejack scooped up Rabbid Granny, then stopped in an area in the middle of the battlefield, where she bucked Rabbid Granny to an area in the upper right corner, where she Freeze Blasted a Ziggy and a Buckler. She took out her banjo and activated her Magnet Groove, playing music that drew most of the enemies towards her, however, it took a minute for one of the Bucklers to reach her. Using her Buck Slam, she dealt damage to all the enemies, and also triggered a Bounce Effect, which sent them all flying in different directions. This defeated 4 of the Ziggies, but the Bucklers remained.

Rabbid Rarity dashed a Buckler, defeating him, then hid behind a full cover. She then sent a Sentry to a Buckler in the upper left corner, which exploded and triggered a Push Effect that sent the enemy Rabbid rolling out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

Rabbid Granny got a Team Jump from Applejack, and she landed in a spot that was right next to the Idol, where she Freeze Blasted and defeated a Ziggy and a Buckler with the help of a couple of Vamp covers which were also in range of her blast. She then launched a Barrel Bolt at a Buckler in the right corner, triggering an Ink Effect that prevented him from being able to attack, then activated her Stink Eye.

The Idol of Recoil spun and struck Rabbid Granny, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent her flying.

The Bucklers began to move, but they were each struck by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye, defeating them and ending the battle.

The Idol of Recoil glowed green and then shut, showing that the heroes have proved their worth and is allowing them to continue on their journey.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1550 apples and 3 Runes.

"Hey, I just thought of something..." Applejack told to the others just as they were starting to leave the battlefield. "If that Idol wanted us to prove ourselves, why would it want us to beat the ones who worship it?"

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny were about to say something, but stopped and thought about it for a bit, then simply shrugged when they couldn't figure it out.

"If I had to guess... entertainment purposes." Beep-0 guessed. "But I say we get going before it changes it's mind."

"Bwah Bwah!" Rabbid Granny, who was the only one to get hit by the Idol, greed and hopped up onto Beep-0 and quickly left the battlefield, with the others following behind.

The group crossed another bridge and continued down the path, but stopped when they saw 2 Rabbids on the other side of a small gorge.

One of them was lying down on top of an ancient pedestal while the other was chanting something. He then hopped up onto the pedestal with his buddy and the heroes watched what he did next.

"Ba-bwa-bwah... Ba-bwa-bwah." The Rabbid said as he reached into his friend's mouth and pulled out an apple core. "BA-BWA-BWAH!!!"

The 2 Rabbids looked at each other, then laughed as the one threw away the apple core.

"A reenactment of Mobwah Ram's sacrifice of his unemployed brother-in-law who was living with him at the time." Beep-0 explained to the group. "He CLAIMED that the Apple Gods 'told him to do it', but I'm not so sure."

"He could've just helped him find a new job so he'd move out." Applejack pointed out.

"True, the simplest plan is often the best, but the more complicated ones are so much more fun to watch!" Beep-0 joked. "Anyway, jokes aside, we need to get out of this Dungeon before Rabbid Jack does anything drastic."

The heroes nodded in agreement and continued down the path just as the 2 Rabbids retook their places and started to do their act again.

Author's Note

Applejack and her friends have entered the Dungeon deep underground, but if they're going to stop Rabbid Jack for good, they need to find a way out.
I also rewrote the Rabbid bit at the end to reference the Kalima thing from "Indiana Jones". It made more sense to do it this way than to have a Rabbid try to use an apple like a knife like he does with a banana in the game.
I'm sorry I've been gone for so long, I kept being distracted by personal stuff this summer and I couldn't get into writing any new chapters. School starts up again for me in a few weeks, so my goal is to complete the Applejack Adventure, and possibly get started on the Sherbet Desert before that happens.
This chapter is dedicated to the announcement of "Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope", the sequel to one of my most favorite crossovers. I know that everyone will most likely want me to write an MLP version of that game, but I have a lot of planning to do for that one, and I have a couple other stories that I want to write before I do Sparks of Hope.

Applejack Adventure - Dungeon 2: Com-Bust-Ables

Dungeon - Jade Vault

Before the group continued down another bridge in the Dungeon, Beep-0 opened the Battle HQ so that the heroes could upgrade their Skill Trees, just in case they ran into any more Idols or other traps down there.

Applejack used 2 of her Runes to increase the damage dealt while she's on high ground, and to increase the range of her Boomerang.

Rabbid Rarity used 3 of her Runes to increase the damage her Shield can absorb, and to increase the range and effectiveness of her Heal.

Rabbid Granny used 2 of her Runes to reduce the number of turns it takes for her Stink Eye to recharge.

Beep-0 closed the Battle HQ and the group entered the next battlefield, but as soon as they entered it, a loud burp was heard and fire was shot directly in front of them!

Applejack and Rabbid Rarity jumped backwards in surprise, but Rabbid Granny didn't react in time as the sudden attack managed to hit her.

"BWA-BWAH!!!" she shouted as she ran around with her walking stick on fire, and quickly put it out by hitting it against the ground.

"What the hay was that?!" Applejack shouted, still a little shaken up from the unexpected wall of fire. "Are there dragons down here?!"

Beep-0 looked at the edges of the battlefield, and saw that there were 6 golden, Rabbid-like totems with glowing red eyes with fire in their mouths. "No, it's much worse. Fire Burpers!" Beep-0 explained to the group. "At the end of our turn, they'll shoot flames from their mouths."

"Bada Bwah." Rabbid Rarity said with worry.

"I agree, that's not good, but not all of them will do it, however. If you watch carefully, you SHOULD be able to tell which ones are about to belch fire, and fortunately, my sensors indicate that we only need to defeat 13 enemies to end this battle."

"Well, that's good. I say we better get started before those Burpers start building up their inner Spike." Applejack told the others as she took her place on the battlefield.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered in agreement as they joined the orange pony.

Defeat 13 Enemies - 3 Hoppers, 2 Smashers, 1 Summoner (Obstacle: Fire Burpers)

Applejack scooped up Rabbid Rarity, then entered a pipe that circled around one of the Burpers on the left side of the battlefield, then entered a pipe in the middle that led to the right side before taking cover behind a full cover. She then bucked Rabbid rarity to an area closer to the left side. Using her banjo, she activated her Magnet Groove, drawing all, but the Summoner, toward her.

Rabbid Rarity blasts the Summoner, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later. She then dashes the 2 Smashers and the Summoner, defeating the latter, and entered the pipe in the middle of the battlefield before coming to a stop beside a partial cover.

Taking advantage of how much damage Rabbid Rarity dealt to the enemy Rabbids that surrounded her, Applejack used her Buck Slam, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent them all flying. This attack defeated them all, and released the SupaMerge energy.

Without any enemies currently on the battlefield, Rabbid Granny had to skip her turn, much to her disappointment.

The Burpers at the upper left corner and the upper right side shot fire out of their mouths, which fortunately, avoided our heroes since the weren't in range of them. Soon after, both Burpers on the left side and the one on the lower right corner began to charge up their fire.

4 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near where Rabbid Granny was standing, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Applejack entered the pipe in the middle of the battlefield, then reentered that pipe that circled around the Burper on the left side. She yanked on one of the sets of ears before bucking the resulting Smasher towards another set, triggering another Smasher to pop out of the ground early.

Rabbid Rarity dashed both Smasher, then moved a reasonable distance away from them. She then blasts one of them, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling out of the battlefield, defeating him. She activates her Shield.

Rabbid Granny dashed the remaining Smasher, then moved a reasonable distance away from him. She then blasts him, which triggered a Vamp Effect that healed her with half of the damage she had dealt to him. This, however, gets the Smasher's attention as he begins to charge towards her before stopping to rest.

Applejack threw her Boomerang at the Smasher, which triggered a Burn Effect that sent the enemy running before being defeated, and healed her with half of the damage she dealt to him.

The Burpers shot fire out of their mouths soon after, but didn't hit any of the heroes. Both Burpers on the right side and the one at the upper left corner began to charge up their fire.

2 Hoppers soon burst out of the ground, and they each blasted Applejack. One of them gets a Team Jump from his buddy, and lands in a spot near Rabbid Rarity, which triggered a Vamp Effect, but thankfully didn't drain any of her Health because of her Shield, and activated his Super Shield, while the other simply just took cover behind a nearby full cover.

3 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, 2 near Applejack and 1 near the upper left Burper, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Applejack yanked on one of the sets of ears, then moved a reasonable distance before bucking the resulting Hopper towards the set next to it, triggering another Hopper to pop out of the ground early.

Rabbid Rarity dashed 3 of the Hoppers, while also disabling the one's Super Shield, then stopped right next to a Push Cover. She then sent a Sentry to where all but 1 of the Hoppers were gathered, defeating all of them.

Rabbid Granny entered the pipe in the middle of the battlefield and ended up on the right side, where she dashed the remaining Hopper, got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity that cleared her Vamp Effect, and Freeze Blasted the enemy. She then blasts the Hopper and defeated him, but also damaged Rabbid Rarity and blew up the Push cover that she was standing right by in the process, sending her rolling out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

Rabbid Rarity used her Heal to heal both herself and Rabbid Granny, who also activated her Stink Eye.

Applejack soon activated her Hero Sight.

The Burpers shot fire out of their mouths, missing the heroes. This time, one the Burper in the lower right corner started to charge up its fire.

A Summoner soon burst out of the ground, and began to charge up his powers. He began to move, but got hit by Applejack's Hero Sight, which triggered a Burn Effect that sent him running, and by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye, which triggered a Vamp Effect, defeating him and ended the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1550 apples and 3 Runes.

Just as the group started to moved out of the battlefield and go down another bridge, they all saw a giant golden statue of Rabbid Jack fighting what appeared to be a giant, jade snake.

"Rabbid Jack found a tiny garden snake while planting some hydrangeas." Beep-0 explained to the others. "The artist blew it out of proportion to stroke her ego."

"Honestly, that's kinda how I remember seein' those vampire fruit bats when they invaded our orchard some time back." Applejack admitted. "So, I don't blame her."

"But then Fluttershy became Flutterbat, and that's what convinced you to take her advice about giving them part of the orchard, right?" Beep-0 recalled.

"Yeah."

"Don't worry about that, that's in the past and you've moved on from it."

"Thanks, Beep-0"

The pair look over at Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny, who looked wide-eyed at Applejack, not believing that she faced actual vampires and were a little scared.

"Don't worry, they didn't eat anypony, just apples."

The Rabbids sighed in relief.

"Come on, let's keep moving." Beep-0 suggested.

The group continued down the path while taking one last look at the statue, fearing that Rabbid Jack might be close.

Author's Note

Applejack and her friends continue making their way through the Dungeon, encountering trap after trap, each more treacherous than the last. On second thought, "treacherous" might be the wrong word, maybe it's closer to "ridiculous".

Applejack Adventure - Dungeon 3: Deity Hostility

Jungle - Tomb Of The Dragon

As Applejack and her friends continue down yet another bridge, they all saw a Rabbid running around in circles on a nearby ledge with a plunder stuck to his face while carrying a bow.

"If I had to guess, this poor fellow wanted to practice archery by shooting an apple off someone's head, but couldn't find any volunteers." Beep-0 explained to the others while pointing his ear to an apple that was resting on the ground near the Rabbid.

"Must've gotten desperate and tried shooting one off his own head." Applejack proposed while snickering a little, imagining how that might've looked.

The group left the Rabbid, who stopped and tried to pull the plunger off his face with zero results before running in circles again, and made their way to the next battlefield, which wasn't too far away, and 3 more Idols opened up, but while there were 2 more Idols of Recoil, there was another that looked similar but was glowing red instead of green and had fire burning at the top.

"Wait a second, now there are THREE Idols?" Beep-0 asked as he took notice of Idols, while also keeping an eye on the new one. "A fiery one too? No fair!"

"That one looks kinda like a mash-up of those Idols and Burpers." Applejack pointed out.

"You're right, so it must behave like the Idols by moving towards their target, but burn them like the Burpers, so it won't matter where you're standing as long as you're in range of this new Idol's movement."

Rabbid Granny grasped her walking stick as soon as she heard this, clearly not wanting it to catch on fire again.

"Once again we must take care of all the enemies on the battlefield - then the invulnerable Idols will let us go!"

The heroes nodded as they took their places on the battlefield.

Defeat All - 6 Hoppers, 3 Smashers (Obstacles: 2 Idols of Recoil, 1 Idol of Fire)

Applejack scooped up Rabbid Granny, then moved to a spot in the middle of the battlefield that was right next to the Idol of Fire. She then bucked Rabbid Granny over the a spot on the left side of the battlefield, where she Freeze Blasted a Smasher.

Rabbid Rarity dashed 2 Smashers, then entered a pipe on the right side of the battlefield that led to the upper area, where she then dashed 2 Hoppers before stopping beside the pipe, using it as a full cover.

Applejack took out her banjo and activated her Magnet Groove, drawing 2 Smashers and 4 Hoppers, with one of them taking a minute to reach her, that were in range of her music towards her. She then used her Buck Slam, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent them all flying in different directions, defeating all the enemies but one Smasher, which began charging in her direction before stopping to rest.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the Smasher, which exploded when it got in range, and triggered a Push Effect, which sent the enemy Rabbid rolling out of the battlefield, defeating him. She then activated her Shield.

Rabbid Granny launched a Barrel Bolt towards a Hopper located on the left side of the battefield, which exploded and damaged him. She then dashed him and entered a pipe that was similar to the one on the right side, and ended up in the upper area, where she stopped by a partial cover and activated her Stink Eye.

Since Applejack was right next to it, the Idol of Fire took no time and attacked Applejack by spinning an shooting fire, causing a Burn Effect that sent the orange pony running.

The Idols of Recoil began to move towards the heroes that were in range of each of them, which were Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny respectively, while also striking the remaining Hoppers in the process, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent them flying and defeating them both when they landed.

The Smasher began to charge towards Rabbid Granny, but was hit twice by her Stink Eye, defeating him and ending the battle.

All 3 Idols glowed and then shut, allowing the heroes to move on once again.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1550 apples and 3 Runes.

"Odd how there were 3 Idols this time." Beep-0 as he looked back at the deactivated Idols on the battlefield. "I wonder why they've stepped up their game."

"Bwa-Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Granny shouted as she pointed her walking stick towards the path.

Everyone looked down at the path and saw a barrel cannon at the very end of it, and out in the distance, they can all see the opening of the cave.

"Looks like we've found our exit!" Applejack cheered.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity cheered as she joined her friend.

"Let's not celebrate yet." Beep-0 told the group. "My sensors indicate that there is danger up ahead, so I recommend that you all upgrade your weapons and Skill Trees so you're ready to face whatever's out there."

Knowing where there robot friend was coming from, the heroes nodded as Beep-0 opened the Battle HQ, and used their remaining apples to upgrade their weapons, making them stronger and more durable.

Applejack used her remaining Runes to increase her health and the decrease the number of turns it takes for her Hero Sight to recharge.

Rabbid Rarity used her remaining Runes to increase her health and decrease the number of turns it takes for her Shield to recharge.

Rabbid Granny used her remaining Runes to increase her health and decrease the number of turns it takes for her Long Story to recharge.

"Ok, is everypony ready to get out of this hole and return to the surface?" Beep-0 asked.

"Yep!" Applejack answered with pride.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny answered, ready for anything.

"Then let's get a move on!" Beep-0 said as he and the others entered the barrel cannon, and were shot through the exit.

Author's Note

Applejack and her friends encounter the Idols once again, while also encountering a wannabe Rabbid Hood (which I rewrote to be since you can't use an apple as a phone like you can with a banana). As they finally reach the exit, they will need to face one final obstacle if they hope to return to Equestria. Stay tuned as we finally reach the conclusion to the Applejack Adventure!

Applejack Adventure - Dungeon 4: When Jacks Collide

The sun began to rise as the heroes landed safely on a beach after being shot out of the Dungeon with a Barrel Cannon, with the demolished Rabbid Temple behind them. Well, all except Rabbid Granny, who landed head first into the ground with her legs sticking out.

"Bwada-Bwah!" Rabbid Granny shouted as she used her walking stick to point at something after Applejack and Rabbid Rarity pulled her out of the ground.

They looked over and saw large, crudely drawn pictures of their faces all crossed out in the sand.

"BWAHDA BWAH?!" Rabbid Rarity shouted in disbelief, then ran over and quickly wiped the picture of her face out from the sand.

"Who could've done this?" Beep-0 asked.

"I may have an idea..." Applejack shouted as she looked forward and pointed to something else about the drawings.

The other heroes followed a line that was connected to the ear of the Rabbid Granny drawing, and it led straight to the artist.

Rabbid Jack was standing on the shore of the beach, watching the sunrise, and she was wielding a giant wooden staff, which is what she had used to draw in the sand. As if on cue, she turned around and glared at the heroes.

A large wave clashed on the beach on the side of the beach as the heroes and villain stared at one another.

"It's over Rabbid Jack!" Applejack shouted.

"Yeah, we've destroyed your temple, your pool of power, and your Bad Apples." Beep-0 shouted.

"Bwa Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny shouted in agreement.

Rabbid Jack grunted, then looked at the large Bad Apple slices on her shoulder guard. She flicked her shoulder up and sent the slices flying, then they magically connected to the ends of her wooden staff, forming a double-bladed, hammer-like weapon.

The heroes then glared at Beep-0.

"I didn't say we destroyed ALL the Bad Apples" Beep-0 told the group in embarrassment. "I actually mentioned that before, in case you've all forgotten."

Applejack and the Rabbids simply rolled their eyes, but that's when they all noticed that the wind suddenly picked up and was only getting stronger. In fact, Beep-0 was nearly blown away before managing to stop himself in front of the heroes. They all looked forward and saw that Rabbid Jack was spinning her weapon in the air very fast, creating a tornado like suction!

As Rabbid Jack spun her weapon around, energy built up around her, and was released in a powerful burst that the heroes barely managed to shield themselves from. The giant Rabbid continued this and then slammed her weapon into the ground, sending a lot of sand up, and after it cleared, she roared at the heroes.

"This is it, girls!" Beep-0 told the heroes. "Time to defeat Rabbid Jack once and for all!"

"You said it, little buddy!" Applejack said as she adjusted her hat and readied her Boomerang.

"Bwa-Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny agreed as they readied their weapons.

Defeat Boss - Mega Rabbid Jack, 2 Bucklers

Rabbid Jack tapped her weapon twice against the ground and roared, ready to fight.

Applejack scooped up Rabbid Granny, then moved to a place near the middle of the battlefield, where she then bucked Rabbid Granny towards Rabbid Jack, who Freeze Blasted her and the Buckler to her right. However, while this triggered a Freeze Effect on the Buckler, Rabbid Jack was immune to its effects, but was still damaged by it.

Rabbid Granny blasted Rabbid Jack, then dashed the same Buckler, and got a Team Jump from Applejack, Freeze Blasting both Rabbid Jack and the Buckler again. She then activated her Stink Eye.

Applejack threw her Boomerang, which hit both Rabbid Jack and the Buckler, and triggered a Bounce Effect that sent the second enemy flying and defeated him. She activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity blasted Rabbid Jack, then moved next to a partial cover, but was exposed to the second Buckler on Rabbid Jack's left side. She activated her Shield.

RabbidJack spun her weapon very fast, which triggered a Push Effect that sent Applejack rolling towards the more left side of the battlefield. As she moved towards the upper middle area of the battlefield, she was hit by Applejack's Hero Sight and twice by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye. She used her weapon to sent one of the Bad Apples slices flying like Applejack's Boomerang, which hit both Rabbid Granny and Applejack before connecting back on her staff.

"Attacking twice on a one turn?! That isn't fair!" Applejack shouted to the giant Rabbid, who only snickered in response.

The Buckler then blasted Rabbid Rarity, which triggered a Honey Effect that stuck her to the ground, but the damage was reduced because of her Shield. He then dashed her and moved to the right side of the battlefield.

Rabbid Rarity couldn't move from her spot because of the Honey, so she sent her Sentry towards Rabbid Jack, but it stopped halfway since it wasn't close enough in range to make the full trip in one go.

Applejack scooped up Rabbid Granny, then stopped and bucked her towards Rabbid Jack, Freeze Blasting her in the process.

Rabbid Granny was close enough in range with Applejack to get another Team Jump from her, and Freeze Blasted Rabbid jack again. She then launched a Barrel Bolt towards Rabbid Jack, which exploded and damaged her.

Rabbid Jack spun her weapon, which triggered a Push Effect that sent Rabbid Granny rolling out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later. As she moved, she got within range of Rabbid Rarity's Sentry, and it exploded and damaged her as she made her way to the bottom left area of the battlefield. However, she suddenly jumped and spun her weapon very fast, acting like a helicopter, to fly back to the middle of the battlefield where she slammed it into the ground. She roared as a blue, energy shield formed around her.

"Uh oh, guys, we've got a problem." Beep-0 told the heroes with concern.

"What's wrong?" Applejack asked.

"Rabbid Jack has managed to create a shield of pure Megabug energy around her, and my readings indicate that her health is going haywire! It'll be impossible to beat her like this!"

"So what do we do?"

As Beep-0 thought about this, the heroes saw 3 panels with lock symbols on them at the left, right, and upper areas of the battlefield activate. That's when Beep-0 noticed that the was a giant, golden barrel cannon at the bottom area of the battlefield that was chained up.

"That's it!" Beep-0 shouted with glee. "You can all use that barrel cannon to break through her shield! Break the chains by reaching those lock panels!"

"You've got it!" Applejack said.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny shouted.

Since it was still the enemy's turn, Rabbid Jack threw her Bad Boomerang at Rabbid Rarity, damaging her.

The Buckler blasted Rabbid Rarity, then dashed her and stopped beside a Burn Cover.

Rabbid Granny was in range of the lock panel in the upper area, so she ran over to it and pressed it, breaking one of the chains on the barrel cannon.

Rabbid Jack saw this and use her weapon to fly over and slammed down on Rabbid Granny, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent her flying.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Buckler, then stopped and pressed the lock panel on the right side of the battlefield, breaking the second chain on the barrel cannon.

Rabbid Jack saw this and used her weapon to fly over and slammed down on Rabbid Rarity, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent her flying.

Rabbid Rarity used her Heal to heal herself, then blasted the Buckler, which triggered a Honey Effect that stuck him to the ground.

Applejack was in range of the final lock panel, so she ran over to it and pressed it, breaking the final chain on the barrel cannon, causing it to glow and form a safe zone right in front of it.

Rabbid Jack saw this and used her weapon to fly over and slammed down on Applejack, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent her flying.

5 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground all around the battlefield, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Rabbid Jack spun her weapon, which triggered a Push Effect that sent Applejack rolling out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later. She then moved to the middle of the battlefield where she then threw her Bad Boomerang towards Rabbid Granny, damaging her.

2 Smashers and 3 Summoners burst out of the ground.

Applejack ran over to one of the Summoners and bucked him towards a Burn Cover, which exploded and sent him out of the battlefield, defeating him. She then stopped to an area that was closer to the barrel cannon.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a spot that was close to the barrel cannon, then activated her Shield.

Rabbid Granny launched a Barrel Bolt towards a Summoner, which exploded and triggered an Ink Effect, preventing him from attacking. Since she wasn't in range of the barrel cannon, she just moved to a spot beside a partial cover in her area. She the activated her Stink Eye.

Rabbid Jack moved towards Applejack, then spun her weapon, triggering a Push Effect that sent her rolling out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later. She then moved back to the middle of the battlefield, and threw her Bad Boomerang at Rabbid Rarity, whose Shield reduced some of the damage.

Each of the Smashers moved towards Applejack and Rabbid Rarity before stopping to rest, then activated their Weaken to reduce the heroes' attacks.

The Buckler moved to a partial cover, then blasted Rabbid Granny while also accidentally blowing up a Burn Cover that sent one of the Summoners running.

The Summoners began to charge up their powers, but while one was defeated after being shot twice by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye, the other threw a Grenaduck at Rabbid Granny, which bounced and exploded when it hit her.

Applejack ran past the Smasher and reached the safe zone, ending the battle.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny quickly entered the golden barrel cannon with Applejack and they were all launched towards Rabbid Jack, with Rabbid Granny being launched backwards at her.

Rabbid Rarity quickly used her weapon to blast Rabbid Jack's weapon out of her hands, while Rabbid Granny quickly turned herself around and hit Rabbid Jack in the face with her walking stick as Applejack came in and bucked her in the face.

The heroes then all took turns hitting Rabbid Jack in the face and she didn't have anytime to react.

Rabbid Jack shook her head and collapsed on the ground, trying to collect herself, but that's when she saw all the heroes in front of her, and all at once, they jumped and struck her in the face, destroying her shield and sent her flying back. When she landed, she spit up the very first Bad Apple she ate when she got to the island and passed out. She then glowed blue, but not only was the power she acquired was diminishing, she was also reduced to a normal Rabbid! However, she still sported her brown hat and orange bandana!

The Bad Apple landed right in front of Applejack, and as she picked it up, the Megabug energy diminishes, returning the apple to normal.

Applejack and Rabbid Rarity watched this happen, then they both cheered, realizing that they had won, but that's when they saw Rabbid Granny run up to the now powerless Rabbid Jack and poked her with her walking stick.

Rabbid Rarity then looked at the apple Applejack was holding and took it from her.

"Hey!" Applejack shouted, but stopped when she saw Rabbid Rarity moving towards Rabbid Jack.

Rabbid Jack began to wake up, and as Rabbid Granny ran back towards the other heroes, she saw Rabbid Rarity heading towards her. Not knowing what was happening, she quickly backed up against a full cover and watched as Rabbid Rarity stopped right in front of her. It was silent for a moment, but Rabbid Jack saw watched in terror as Rabbid Rarity raised up her apple and quickly braced herself for the incoming hit... but nothing came. She opened her eyes and was surprised to see that Rabbid Rarity was offering the apple to her.

The other heroes watched in amazement as Rabbid Rarity was willing to offer something to Rabbid Jack, despite all the trouble she caused during their time there.

"Rabbid Rarity, despite her heartless actions atop the Block Tower that led us here, has proven herself a reformed Rabbid." Beep-0 explained to Applejack and Rabbid Granny. "Showing mercy in our hour of victory to this poor, misunderstood creature. Perhaps she is a diva... a diva of dignity, grace, and compassion."

"Agreed, it looks like the Element of Generosity is inside Rabbid Rarity just like it is inside the real Rarity." Applejack said as Rabbid Rarity helped Rabbid Jack up and they rejoined the group.

"Bwa Bwa Bwah." Rabbid Jack told everyone with regret in her eyes.

"Apology accepted." Applejack said as she adjusted Rabbid Jack's hat. "How can I stay mad at some creature with a hat like this?"

Everyone laughed at this, showing that bygones are bygones.

"Alright, eveypony, let's start rebuilding the Washing Machine." Beep-0 explained to everyone.

"But that explosion of the Megabug Pool sent it flying, it could be anywhere now." Applejack pointed out.

"Bwa Bwah" The Rabbids agreed.

"Not to worry, my sensors indicate that the force of the explosion and the size of the Washer has sent it flying to the small island where we first started." Beep-0 explained. "Using this Sploing ability that I learned back in Equestria, we should be back over there in no time."

"Not sure what that means, but I say go for it!" Applejack told Beep-0, ready for anything.

"Bwa-Bwaah!" The Rabbids cheered in agreement as they all did a thumbs-up.

Nodding in agreement, Beep-0 activated the Sploing system, and in a waves of pixels, he teleported everybody back to the small island where their mini adventure first started.

Atoll

As soon as they got there, they all looked to the right of the Rabbid Cannon that launched them to the main island and saw that Beep-0 was right, and that's where the main body of the Washing Machine has landed.

"Alright, everypony." Beep-0 told the group as he produced the Washing Machine parts that the heroes had collected during their battles on the island. "Let's get started."

With each grabbing a set of the parts, everyone got started rebuilding the damaged Washing Machine. Well, everyone except Rabbid Rarity, who was laying on top of the Washer with her sunglasses, sunbathing.

"Well, I got the 'diva' part right, anyhow!" Beep-0 joked as he helped Applejack reattach the left side of the Washing Machine.

"Bwah-Ba-BWAH!!!" Rabbid Granny shouted as she banged on the side of the Washing Machine, getting the attention of Rabbid Rarity. "Ba... Da... BWAH!" she shouted as she pointed her walking stick at a small pile of parts.

Rabbid Rarity groaned as she hopped down from the Washer and picked up her parts.

With Rabbid Jack's added help, the heroes finished rebuilding the Washing Machine in no time at all.

"Well, Rabbid Jack - thank you for helping us fix the Washer." Beep-0 thanked their former enemy.

"Yeah, we could use somepony with your skill back at the farm." Applejack told Rabbid Jack, seeing that her Rabbid counterpart is very handy when she isn't corrupted by the Megabug.

Rabbid Jack blushed as the group turned their attention back to the repaired Washing Machine.

"Well, I think the warranty is DEFINITELY shot, but the Washer is as good as new!" Beep-0 said with pride, but then a screw popped off of the Washing Machine's door and hit Rabbid Granny in the face. "Or at least... as good as it ever was."

Applejack helped Rabbid Granny up and handed back her walking stick as Beep-0 picked up the screw.

"Yeah, I'll take care of this real quick." Beep-0 said as he picked up the screw and went over to the Washing Machine, then used his ear to screw it back into the door. He then opened the door to show that the Washer was ready. "Alright everypony, let's go home."

"Hold on, we can't leave yet." Applejack addressed, surprising the robot.

"What do you mean?"

"Rabbid Jack, care to do the honors?"

Rabbid Jack nodded in agreement and whistled towards the main island.

The ground soon started shaking, confusing Beep-0 as he rejoined the group and looked in the direction they were all facing. Suddenly, a stampede of all the Rabbids that they were transported to the island charged towards the heroes, who quickly jumped out of the way, and scrambled into the Washing Machine.

Beep-0 looked at Applejack in confusion.

"What? We can't exactly leave them behind." Applejack explained to Beep-0.

"You're right, the more the merrier, I always say." Beep-0 agreed.

The heroes then entered the Washer themselves as the door shut behind them.

"Kind of a tight fit" Applejack addressed as she was nearly being crushed by numerous Rabbids while being inside the Washer.

"Eh, you get used to it." Beep-0 told Applejack as he used one of his ears to moved a Rabbid's butt out of his face before turning his attention to the other passengers of this flight. "Greetings, everyone, this is your captain speaking. Is everypony ready?"

"I'm ready!" Applejack addressed.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" All the Rabbids cheered.

"Hold on tight, everypony! Next stop: Equestria!" Beep-0 shouted as the Washing Machine glowed bright, and disappeared in a wave of energy.

Ponyville - Castle of Friendship

Meanwhile, back in Equestria, Twilight was reading one of her books while Fluttershy was playing patty cake with her Rabbid counterpart outside of the Castle of Friendship, hoping that their new friends would return soon.

Suddenly, a bright flash of light happened as the Washing Machine appeared back in the place where it was before it disappeared 19 chapters ago.

"The Washing Machine, it's back!" Twilight shouted as she, Fluttershy, and Rabbid Fluttershy quickly made their way over to it. They were about to open the door, but quickly had to jump out of the way as it opened by itself and all the Rabbids spilled out of it and ran towards Ponyville.

"Wow, I was wondering what happened to most of the Rabbids that were staying here." Twilight addressed.

"Twilight? Fluttershy?" Somebody asked.

Twilight and FLuttershy looked towards the Washing Machine and saw Applejack.

"Applejack!" Twilight and Fluttershy shouted in joy as the orange pony jumped out of the Washer and hugged them.

"We were so worried about you! Where were you?" Fluttershy asked with tears in her eyes, happy to see her missing friend has been found.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy shouted as they ran over and hugged each other, happy to see each other as well.

"It's a long story." Applejack answered.

"What? No hugs for us?" Beep-0 asked as he and Rabbid Rarity climbed out of the Washing Machine.

"Beep-0! Rabbid Rarity!" Twilight shouted as she went over and hugged them both. "We were worried about you guys too. Thank Celestia that you've managed to find Applejack."

"That's not all, we made a couple of new friends while we were gone." Beep-0 explained as her turned his attention back to the Washer. "Come on out, guys!"

Rabbid Granny hopped out and made a hero pose with her walking stick, however, Rabbid Jack was hesitant on coming out, but did so anyway with a worried look on her face.

"A Rabbid version of Granny Smith!" Fluttershy said with excitement. "And... is that Rabbid Jack?

Twilight gasps as she quickly recognized the Rabbid as the same one they battled on top of the Block Tower. "It is!"

Rabbid Fluttershy quickly readied her weapon, worried she might attack them.

"Wait! Wait! Wait!" Beep-0 shouted to the girls, getting their attention as Rabbid Jack had a scared look on her face. "Like Applejack said 'it's a long story', but Rabbid Jack's with us now." He then turned to Rabbid Jack and nodded.

Rabbid Jack collected herself then marched over to Twilight and held out her hand. "Bwa Bwah."

Twilight had no clue what Rabbid Jack said, but judging from the tone of her voice and the gesture she was making, she understood what she was doing, and took hold of her hand. "Apology accepted. Welcome to the team."

*Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak*

Everyone looked over and saw the same Rabbid with the same rubber duck floatie from the Ancient Gardens walk by the scene, not a single care in the world.

"Hey, it's that Rabbid again." Fluttershy pointed out.

"How'd he get all the way over here so quickly?" Twilight asked. "He didn't teleport back with us as far as I'm concerned."

"Rabbids are as mysterious as they are crazy." Beep-0 could only say.

"Rabbid Rarity." Fluttershy said as she went over to the Rabbid with her weapon that she left behind. "I believe this belongs to you."

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity cheered as she hugged her weapon, having missed using it, but then she took out her weapons that she used back on the island, wondering what she'll do with them now that she has her regular ones back. She looks at Rabbid Jack and gets an idea. She goes over to her and hold out her island weapons.

"Bwa Bwa?" Rabbid Jack asked as she looked at the weapons and pointed to herself.

"Bwa Bwa." Rabbid Rarity nodded.

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Jack shouted in excitement as she hugged Rabbid Rarity and accepted her gift.

"Like I said, Rarity's Element is inside her as well." Applejack told everyone.

"That's comforting, especially since Rabbid Fluttershy seems to have my Element inside her too." Fluttershy pointed out as her Rabbid counterpart was currently helping a baby bird return to its nest in a nearby tree.

"Since she isn't corrupted by the Megabug anymore, Rabbid Jack may now have the Element of Honesty inside her as well." Twilight theorized.

"Speaking of the Megabug, we still need to find Chrysalis and Spawny!" Beep-0 recalled.

"Yeah, you mentioned that she was involved in this, but how?" Applejack asked.

"That's a long story, too." Fluttershy answered.

"Before we go, I don't think that Rabbid Granny should come with us." Twilight said as she looked at the elderly Rabbid.

"Bwah bwah bwaa bwaaaah!" Rabbid Granny shouted in anger.

"Hold on, Rabbid Granny, I'm with Twilight on this." Beep-0 told Rabbid Granny, who was shocked that he of all people would say that after what they've all went through back on the island. "Look, I admit that you were a huge help in taking down Rabbid Jack, but Queen Chrysalis is another story. She stronger, she's meaner, and she's even more dangerous."

"Yes, I don't feel comfortable taking a Rabbid of your age with us in fighting her." Fluttershy agreed, worried for her saftey.

"Bwa-Bwah." Rabbid Rarity, Rabbid Fluttershy, and Rabbid Jack said as they nodded in agreement.

Rabbid Granny wanted to protest, but knew it would be pointless since everyone's minds were set.

"Don't worry, though." Twilight addressed to the sad Rabbid. "While you were all gone, the Princesses and their Rabbids found and returned a bunch of the missing Ponies, including the Apple family."

"Oh, that's a relief." Applejack said, happy that her family was safe.

"Except for Apple Bloom, she and the other Crusaders are still out there." Twilight said with regret.

"Oh no!" Applejack shouted, worried for her little sister.

"Don't worry, Applejack, we'll find her, or maybe the Princesses will, either way, she'll be back."

"That's not a bad idea, though." Beep-0 told the group. "I could take Rabbid Granny to Sweet Apple Acres, while you guys catch each other up on everything about what caused this all this, how Chrysalis got involved, and what we've been through with Rabbid Jack."

"Yeah, I'm sure she'll get along great with the real Granny Smith." Applejack said to Beep-0 before turning to Rabbid Granny. "It was fun fighting along side you, but I'm sure you'll enjoy staying at the farm."

"Bwa Bwah Bwah." Rabbid Granny said to Applejack as she patted her head with her walking stick, then hopped up onto Beep-0, with Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rabbid FLuttershy looking in confusion at this.

"I'll explain that part too." Applejack said in embarrassment as Rabbid Granny waved goodbye to everyone and she and Beep-0 left the scene, making their way to Sweet Apple Acres. "Ok Twilight, why don't you start?"

"Alright, it all started shortly after the vortex opened up at ceremony..."

Author's Note

To celebrate the release of "Straight Outta Nowhere", the crossover between my 2 favorite cartoon dogs of all time, Scooby-Doo and Courage the Cowardly Dog, I decided to release the finale of the Applejack Adventure today!
Applejack and her friends face off against Rabbid Jack one last time, and they all finally return to Equestria where they reunite with Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rabbid Fluttershy. With Rabbid Jack joining the team, they must now focus on finding Chrysalis and Spawny.
Before I continue doing the main story, I'm trying to decide between having all the characters battle at the same time during the battles and add more enemies, or only have three characters at a time doing it like in the actual game. I'm aiming towards the second option since it will be difficult to write all the characters attacks for a single turn, but what do you all think?

Sherbet Desert 1: Cold Hooves, Warm Heart

"... and after repairin' the Washing Machine, we were all brought back here." Applejack said as she concluded her side of the story.

"Well, it's good to hear that you've solved another problem that the Megabug has caused, and you helped out somepony else in the end as well." Twilight stated as she gestured towards Rabbid Jack, who was trying to buck at a nearby apple tree to get some apples for Fluttershy, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy.

"Beep-0 said that y'all battled her before she ended up on that island, but before that happened, you said that Chrysalis appeared out of nowhere and scooped up this "Spawny" Rabbid?" Applejack asked.

"Her name for him, not ours." Twilight answered. "He seemed to be very timid, and when Chrysalis saw that he was scared of us, she took the opportunity to make it seem that she was the good guy here and flew off with him."

"That's right." Twilight and Applejack looked over to see that Beep-0 had returned from Sweet Apple Acres. "And with the power of the SupaMerge in her hooves, there's no telling what she might create and destroy."

"Agreed, which is why we must find her as soon as possible." Twilight explained to everyone as Fluttershy, Rabbid Rarity, Rabbid Fluttershy, and Rabbid Jack rejoined the group while eating apples. "The only problem is, we have no clue where she went. They could be anywhere in Equestria by now!"

"Way ahead of you on that, Twi." Beep-0 said as Twilight looked at him in confusion. "We all know that when we defeat a corrupted Rabbid, its Megabug energy is released, which was first created when the SupaMerge got corrupted as soon as the Rabbids and I entered this world. On the way back from dropping Rabbid Granny off at Sweet Apple Acres, who became fast friends with Granny Smith by the way, I figured out that by using the data I've collected on the corrupted energy, I'll be able to track down it's source, which emits a powerful energy field. There are 2 sources that are currently emitting this field: the Vortex and the SupaMerge, and since he is connected with the machine, we should now be able to track down Spawny anywhere he goes.

"And as long as Chrysalis is with him..." Applejack started.

"We'll know where she is at all times too!" Twilight finished.

"Exactly!" Beep-0 confidently stated. "Now, Spawny's field is smaller than the Vortex's, so it shouldn't too difficult for me to tell them apart, but that doesn't make it any less powerful."

"Ok, so where does it look like Chrysalis went?" Fluttershy asked.

"Well, according to my sources, she was last seen headed towards the 'Sherbet Desert', but the only problem is, I have no clue how to get there."

"BWAH-BWAH!!!" Somebody shouted.

The heroes looked over to see the Flat Cap Rabbids running up to them from an area in the upper left area of the Castle of Friendship. When the stopped, they each grabbed one of Beep-0's ears and started carrying back to where they came from.

"Hey! What're you doing?!" Beep-0 shouted in confusion, struggling to get free.

"Beep-0!" Twilight shouted as she and the others began to chase after them, going down a sandy path in the process.

While going down the path, the group saw 2 Rabbids on top of 2 different stones, headbutting a rubber duck to each other. The Rabbid on the higher rock missed the duck during the 7th throw, but the other one managed to pull out another duck so they could continue playing.

"They're going for the all-time record of 1,073,204 headers in a row." Twilight figured.

"How many did they get?" Fluttershy asked.

"So far they've got... seven." Applejack counted, seeing the Rabbid miss the duck for a second time during the 7th throw.

The heroes continued chasing the Flat Cap Rabbids, then came to a stop as soon as they did, but Beep-0 still continued to struggle get free.

"Put me down!" Beep-0 shouted.

As if to grant his wish, the 2 Rabbids tossed him into a nearby sand pit.

"Beep-0! Are you alright?" Fluttershy worriedly asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Beep-0 answered before turning his attention to the Flat Cap Rabbids. "But what's the big idea, you guys?!"

"Uh... Beep-0?" Twilight asked while looking at something big behind Beep-0. "I think that might be the big idea."

Beep-0 turned around to see that the other Rabbids have finished building one of their projects: a new large Rabbid Cannon, but unlike the wooden that sends the heroes to the Ancient Gardens, this one was made of stone and it had painted hieroglyphics of Rabbids on the sides of it.

"Ba-Bwah!" The Rabbids shouted as they presented the finished cannon with joy.

"Oh! Uh... why didn't you guys say so?" Beep-0 calmly asked the Flat Cap Rabbids.

"Bwa-Bwah." They said as they shrugged and blew a whistle that sent the other Rabbids running towards another construction project that they were working on. The Flat Cap Rabbids then left the scene to go boss them around.

The heroes then saw that on top of a huge sandcastle that was left of the cannon were 4 Rabbids that didn't leave to work on other the other project. 3 were dancing on top of 3 of the castle's battlements, while a 4th one was doing The Worm.

"That's a pretty good caterpillar - I wonder if he's practicing for a 'break off'." Beep-0 thought out loud.

"As long as he doesn't do it at the Grand Galloping Gala, I'm ok with anything." Twilight said before the group turned their attention back towards the cannon.

"Anyway this cannon... you think it might send us to the Sherbet Desert?" Applejack asked Beep-0.

"It's possible." Beep-0 answered. "The Rabbids are doing what they can to help us after we've freed them from the Megabug's control, so it may be our best shot at getting there."

"Let's not waste any more time, let's go catch them before it's too late!" Twilight stated.

"Yeah, let's go." Beep-0 said to the heroes.

The other heroes nodded in agreement, and quickly made there way over to the cannon.

"Oh, wait!" Beep-0 shouted, startling the heroes. "Before we go, I almost forgot to mention that our mysterious new friend, F.B., has sent me a new message as well."

"Alright." Twilight said with annoyance due to Beep-0 interrupting them. "What did the message say?"

"It said that F.B. had sent me some new coding, and I'm now able to move certain heavy objects that block our path." Beep-0 replied. "I knew I was a lot stronger than I looked!"

"I'm sure that'll be a big help for whatever's out there." Applejack stated.

"Um... if it's not too much trouble, can we please get going now?" Fluttershy politely asked, wondering if there was anything else that needed to be done before they continued.

"No, no. Sorry, girls. Just something that nearly slipped my mind." Beep-0 said apologetically. "NOW let's go.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbid heroes cheered as they ran into the cannon first.

"I really hope that Chrysalis isn't being too mean to Spawny." Fluttershy stated with worry. "He's just scared and confused with no control over his powers."

"Don't worry, Fluttershy. Spawny trusts Chrysalis right now, so I don't think she'd do anything to break that trust too soon, but we should hurry and find them because that could change at anytime, given that this is Chrysalis we're talking about here." Twilight explained to her friend.

"Let's hurry." Fluttershy agreed as she entered the cannon, with the others following behind.

The cannon launched our heroes towards the new world, but unbeknownst to them, they were being watched by somebody through the window of the Carousel Boutique.

"Don't worry, girls." Rarity said as she watched her friends leave Ponyville again. "I'll join you all soon."

*RIP*

Rarity quickly turned around after hearing that dreadful sound, and saw that 2 Rabbids had been fighting over one of her dresses, and had accidentally ripped it in half.

Seeing Rarity's white fur coat start to turn red from anger, one of the Rabbids pushed his half of the ripped dress onto his friend, and started to whistle a fine tune.

Sherbet Desert

The heroes safely landed in the Sherbet Desert, but were shocked by what it is they saw. As it stated in the name, the place was a sandy desert, but half of it was covered in ice.

"Uh... what happened here?" Twilight asked in disbelief.

"Wonderful, this once-thriving desert is now partly a frozen wasteland." Beep-0 stated before turning to the Rabbids. "Your arrival in this world would seem to be as welcome as a skunk in a bowling alley."

"Bwa-Bada!" Rabbid Rarity shouted as she crossed her arms in anger and walked away.

"I ain't an expert in weather, but I'm pretty sure that it's not supposed to snow in deserts." Applejack pointed out.

"It's possible that when the Vortex opened up, some of its energy hit the weather factory in Cloudsdale, causing an out of control blizzard to be sent here." Beep-0 theorized.

'Could be, but whatever the case, we can't focus on that right now." Twilight told the group as she took a few steps forward. "If Chrysalis is out here somewhere with Spawny, we can't let anything distract us."

"Agreed, let's get moving." Beep-0 stated as he began making his way towards the path.

"APPLEJACK!!!" Somebody shouted while charging at full speed towards the heroes, knocking Beep-0 into the air and tackling Applejack to the ground, startling everyone else.

As the dust settled, Applejack looked up to see Apple Bloom smiling at her.

"Apple Bloom!" Applejack shouted as she got up and hugged her little sister, happy to see her safe. "I was so worried about you."

"Me too!" Apple Bloom stated.

"It's good to that you're safe, Apple Bloom." Fluttershy told her as she walked up to her.

"And other good news is that your friends are safe too." Twilight added.

"Yay!" Apple Bloom cheered.

"Bad news is that we lost track of them back in the Ancient Gardens, and could be anywhere now." Beep-0 said in embarrassment."

"Aww." Apple Bloom groaned in disappointment.

"But don't worry, we'll find them." Fluttershy said trying to comfort the young pony. "We promise."

"I believe you. Actually, it's good to see y'all here." Apple Bloom stated as she let go of Applejack. "Have you seen Spike? We got separated."

"What?!" Twilight shouted in shock. "Spike is here too?!"

"Yeah, we both ended up here after that weird Vortex opened up in Ponyville, and have been tryin' to find a way back, but we got separated after these weird bunny creatures started chasing us." Apple Bloom then saw the Rabbid heroes playing in the snow. "And they looked kind of like them!" she shouted as she hid behind her sister.

"Don't worry, Sugarcube." Applejack said tying to calm her sister down. "They're with us."

"Yeah, these Rabbids aren't corrupted like their cohorts." Beep-0 added.

"Oh, that's good." Apple Bloom said as she walked out from behind Applejack, only to be hit in the face with a snowball, with the Rabbids laughing.

"But... they still like to cause chaos and have fun." Beep-0 said in embarrassment.

"Right." Apple said as she wiped the snow from her face. "Anyway, could you please find Spike for me? I'm starting to get worried."

"Of course we will! Right this second!" Twilight stated.

"But, Twilight, you just said that we can't let anything distract us!" Beep-0 reminded her.

"True, but if Spike is out here, we need to help him."

"Twilight's right, we can't leave him out here all alone." Fluttershy said as she took Twilight's side.

"Yeah, the little guy's our friend too." Applejack agreed as well.

"Of course, I know how important he is to each of you." Beep-0 explained. "Especially to you Twilight."

"Thank you for understanding. Don't worry, we'll still search for Chrysalis and Spawny, we just have to hope that they haven't found Spike yet." Twilight explained, still aware of the importance of their mission.

"I'll stay here in case he comes back." Apple Bloom stated.

"Alright, but don't go anywhere." Applejack told her as she hugged her again, still happy to see her.

Before the heroes left, they looked over and saw that Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Jack are building a SnowRabbid, and the former was attempting to place a spare Rarity wig on it, while Rabbid Fkuttershy was making a snow angel.

"Come on, girls! Let's go!" Beep-0 shouted to get they're attention, however, this also caused Rabbid Rarity to get startled and fall into the SnowRabbid, destroying it.

"Bwa Bwa..." Rabbid Rarity groaned in disappointment as she got back up and joined up with the others while throwing away the wig.

Apple Bloom waved goodbye to the heroes as they went down a path into the sandy part of the Sherbet Desert. However, it didn't take them long to enter the first battlefield of the area.

This battlefield contained 2 Sherbet Ziggies, which wore earmuffs on the side of their heads, cactus-like bracelets on each arm, and a brown leather band across their bodies, and 2 Sherbet Hoppers, which wore cactus-like masks, cactus-like necklaces, wool pants, and ice-like springs on their feet.

Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rabbid Rarity entered the battlefield, but a gold energy field appeared and stopped the other heroes from entering it as it sent Applejack flying back!

"What the hay?!" Applejack shouted in confusion.

"Bwa Bwah!" The Rabbid heroes pounded on the barrier to no avail.

"What's going on here?!" Twilight said as she looked at the energy field in confusion, then looked down at Beep-0 who was scanning it.

"Hmm... it appears that this energy field is generated from Megabug energy." Beep-0 explained to the group.

"So, how do we get rid of it?" Fluttershy asked, worried about being trapped inside the battlefield with the barrier up.

"Maybe it'll go down when the battle is over." Twilight suggested.

"It's possible, so we'll just have to complete the battle on our own." Beep-0 said as he turned around and looked at the battlefield. "There're only 4 enemies on the battlefield anyway, it's nothing we can't handle."

"Agreed, let's get started." Twilight told the others as she took her position on the battlefield, with them joining afterwards.

Defeat All - 2 Ziggies, 2 Hoppers

Twilight entered a pipe that crossed a small gap and led to the right side of the battlefield, then hid behind a full cover. She then blasted a Ziggy who was hiding behind a partial cover in the middle of the battlefield. She activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity entered the same pipe, then got a Team Jump from Twilight and behind a partial cover next to her. She then blasted the same Ziggy, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling into the gap in the battlefield, defeating him and releasing the SupaMerge energy.

Fluttershy entered the pipe as well, and got a Double Team Jump from Twilight and Rabbid Rarity before landing behind a partial cover that was close to the latter's. She sent a Sentry towards a Hopper that was hiding behind a full cover, which exploded when it got in range of him, damaging him and revealing that the cover is really a Burn Cover. She activated her Hero Sight.

The Ziggy started to move, but got hit by both ponies' Hero Sights, with Twilight's triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

One of the Hoppers moved towards a partial cover that was right next to his friend, and blasted Rabbid Rarity, which triggered a Honey Effect that stuck her to the ground before activated his Super Shield. The other Hopper got a Team Jump from his friend and landed by a partial cover on the other side of the gap, then blasted Rabbid Rarity before activating his Super Shield too.

Fluttershy dashed the Hopper near her, disabling his Super Shield, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, landing on the left side of the partial cover the other Hopper was hiding behind. She blasted him, disabling his Super Shield.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, clearing her Honey Effect, and stomped on the Hopper next to Fluttershy before landing behind a partial cover. She quickly blasted the same Hopper.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a different side of the partial cover that the other Hopper was hiding behind, but blasted the first Hopper since everyone else was dealing with him, defeating him. She activated her Shield.

The remaining Hopper blasted Rabbid Rarity, but the damage was reduced because of her Shield, then moved to a different partial cover in the area.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight, and landed behind a full cover on that was near the enemy Rabbid. She sent a Sentry over that exploded when it got in range of him, damaging him while also damaging some of her cover in the process.

Rabbid Rarity moved to an area near the Hopper, then sent a Sentry of he own his way, which exploded when it got in range of him, damaging him.

Twilight moved to an area so that the enemy Rabbid was in better range of her, then blasted him, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the barrier went down and Applejack and the other Rabbids rejoined them.

"Just as we thought... the energy field went down as soon as the battle ended." Beep-0 explained to the group as the all marched out of the battlefield. "That's one part of my theory proved."

"What's the other part?" Twilight asked both in curiosity and concern.

"Well, it involves-" Beep-0 started, but was quickly cut off as he didn't notice that he and the heroes had entered the next battlefield very soon. Once again, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rabbid Rarity were in the battlefield separated from the others, and Applejack was sent flying back when the energy field came up.

"Oh come on!" Applejack shouted in frustration.

"And... this proves the next part of my theory." Beep-0 said as Rabbid Jack and Rabbid Fluttershy helped Applejack back up. "It's possible that the Megabug only wants a certain number of heroes entering a battlefield at a time, so after 3 enter it, it sends up the forcefield.

"It might have learned from when 4 of us started battling together back at the Block Tower." Twilight suggested.

"But how would it know to do that?" Fluttershy asked in concern.

"I don't know." Beep-0 said. "But we now know that the barrier goes down when a battle ends, so we just have to fight like we've been doing the whole time."

"Bwa-Bwaah." Rabbid Rarity agreed as she pulled out her blaster and took her place on the battlefield.

Defeat All - 5 Ziggies

Rabbid Rarity dashed the nearest Ziggy that was hiding behind a partial cover, then entered a pipe that lead to the high area in the bottom right corner of the battlefield, where she dashed another Ziggy and hid behind a partial cover. She sent a Sentry towards the Ziggy, which exploded and damaged him when it got in range.

Twilight entered the same pipe and dashed the Ziggy, defeating him, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity landing by a partial cover on the right side of the battlefield. She blasted a Ziggy that was hiding behind a partial cover nearby.

Fluttershy dashed the Ziggy that was near her and hid behind a full cover that was close to where she was previously. She sent a Sentry towards the same Ziggy, which exploded and triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him.

2 of the Ziggies blasted Twilight then hid behind different partial covers, but not before the one closest to Twilight dashed her. The other Ziggy simply moved to a different side of his full cover, where he then attempted to blast Fluttershy, but missed due to her full cover. The 2 Ziggies in the high areas activated their Villain Sights.

Fluttershy moved to a partial cover in the middle of the battlefield, getting hit by one of the Villain Sights in the process. She then attempted to blast the Ziggy that was still on the ground, but missed due to his partial cover. She activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity got down from her high area and got a Team Jump from Twilight, getting hit by the second Villain Sight in the process. After landing on a different side of the partial cover that the Ziggy on the ground was hiding behind, she blasted him. She activated her Shield.

Twilight dashed the same Ziggy, defeating him, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, stomping on the Ziggy in the high area in the upper right corner of the battlefield, and landing on a different side of his cover. She used her secondary weapon, the Melee Hammer, to quickly defeat him, then activated her Hero Sight.

The remaining Ziggy blasted Fluttershy, then made a run for it, but was hit by her Hero Sight which triggered a Bounce Effect, sending him flying.

Fluttershy entered a pipe that led to the high area in the upper left corner of the battlefield, and hid beside a partial cover. She blasted the Ziggy.

Twilight entered a pipe that led back down to the ground, then entered the same pipe that Fluttershy entered. She got a Team Jump from her and stomped on the Ziggy, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 900 bits and 90 Power Orbs.

The barrier went down as the other heroes rejoined them and they all left the battlefield together, but stopped as they all saw something important.

"Look!" Twilight shouted as she pointed at something in the sky.

They all saw the Vortex again, but unlike last time, it was now gold and it was bigger, and Rabbid Rarity quickly got out her phone and started taking selfies with it again.

"It's gotten... bigger." Beep-0 said with concern.

"And it's changed color." Fluttershy added.

"There must be a way to stop it." Beep-0 said. As he was thinking about this, he received another message. "Ahem! 'Two steps forward, one step back. To find Spawny, you must defeat the Rabbids who plague you at every step, HOWEVER... each victory frees them from the Megabug upon high."

"Yeah, that much we know already." Applejack stated.

"Hold on, there's more. 'Pay close attention when you defeat an enemy and you'll see that the Megabug regains some of the strength it lost when it merged with your foe. Hint: the ghost-like apparitions that rise to the sky after you clobber someone senseless are a clue.' Oh, dear. That's not good, is it?"

This new revelation shocked the heroes, but the Rabbids were a little confused.

"Defeating the Rabbids frees them from the Megabug's influence..."Twilight started.

"But when that happens..." Fluttershy continued.

"The Megabug gets stronger!" Applejack finished.

The Rabbids gasp after hearing about this.

"Our only hope is to find Spawny and stop him from creating any more abominations that will only add substance to the storm above!" Beep-0 explained to the group. "As a certain red cap wearing hero would say back in my world - let's-a-go! First to Spike, and then Spawny!"

The heroes nodded in agreement and continued down the path, with the Vortex still spinning in the sky.

Author's Note

Once again, I'm sorry for being gone for so long. It's hard to balance out working on new chapters with the work I have to deal with for school. I'll try to get more chapters done this upcoming semester, but I can't make any promises.
After returning from the island, our heroes head to the Sherbet Desert to find Chrysalis. They reunite with Apple Bloom and she tells them that Spike is lost there as well. They see the Vortex again, only to find that it has gotten bigger, meaning they need to find Spawny ASAP.
I'd like to thank "prism heart" for giving me the idea to create a force field that limits the number of heroes that can go into a battle. That makes it easier for me to continue doing the battles with only 3 heroes.

Sherbet Desert 2: Undergarment Gulch

Sherbet Desert - Hot N' Cold Commons

As the heroes traveled through this new mixed-up world, they spotted 2 Rabbids sitting in a nearby snowbank, shivering.

"Boy, they are going to be annoyed when they find out there's a desert just over there." Beep-0 said in disbelief of the Rabbids' situation, especially since they don't have to keep sitting there.

One of the Rabbids then sneezed.

"Gesundheit." Fluttershy said the Rabbid, who gave her a thumbs-up in appreciation.

The group left the scene and entered a big area with 2 huge blocks, 2 gray buttons with a Rabbid symbol, and a closed gate with the same symbol.

"Looks like there's another puzzle for us to solve." Twilight told the group.

"Actually, I'm glad." Beep-0 told the others, who were surprised to see him happy about this. "This gives me a chance to try out my new Move technique." He then headed over to the block that was sitting on the sand, and used his ears to push it 4 times onto the button with ease. "See, works like a charm!" Beep-0 told the group in excitement, but failed to notice that the gate was still shut.

"Pretty sure that both buttons have to be pushed, partner." Applejack explained to Beep-0.

Beep-0 looked over at the gate, then beeped in disappointment, but soon collected himself and went over to the second block, which was sitting on ice. "It would've been so nice if-" He started to say as he started to push the block, expecting it to be like the first one, but it slid all the way to the button one the first push very quickly, causing him to flip over onto the ice.

The Rabbids laughed at Beep-0's little mishap as he flipped himself back over.

"Yeah, yeah, sure. Laugh it up while you can." Beep-0 told the Rabbids in annoyance.

A little light next to the gate lit up as it opened for the heroes, allowing them to continue down the path, which they did, and entered an even larger area that contained a huge purple marble with Twilight's Cutie Mark on it, and their path was blocked by 2 large ice blocks. However, they got distracted by a strange light coming from the inside of a nearby ice cave. As they went in to investigate they saw a huge disco ball spinning from the ceiling with 3 Rabbids frozen solid, but were all in dance poses.

"Bwah is the word - it's got groove, it's got meaning!" Beep-0 explained to the group.

"Looks like they been having a party when the blizzard hit." Twilight said as she examined the frozen dancers. "I'm sure once the desert is back to normal, they've still be grooving as if nothing even happened."

The heroes left the cave and turned their attention back to the huge marble.

"I recognize this marble." Beep-0 explained. "My scientist partner had a bag of these back home."

"I wonder why this one is here." Twilight wondered.

"Um, girls?" Fluttershy asked as the others turned to look at her. She then pointed towards the ice blocks in their way.

"Good thinkin', FLuttershy!" Applejack congratulated her friend. "We might be able to use it to break that ice."

"Think you could use that Move technique again, Beep-0?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah, just gimme a minute to figure this out." Beep-0 said as he went over to the ball. He saw 5 small ice blocks and figured that that's what he needed to do with the marble, so he pushed it into each of the small blocks, then towards the large ice blocks that were blocking the path when he got in range of them.

Sure enough, the marble shattered the blocks, and the heroes cheered, however, it continued to go down the hill, and was picking up speed fast. They saw that the path led back to where they first started in the Sherbet Desert, and they were shocked when they saw that the marble almost struck Apple Bloom, who jumped out of the way, before destroying two more ice blocks in its way.

"Apple Bloom!" Applejack shouted as she ran down the hill, with the others following her. She went up to her sister and hugged her. "Are you ok?!"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Apple Bloom replied. "I saw something purple coming down the hill, and thought it might be Twilight, but quickly jumped out of the way when I saw it wasn't."

"Sorry about that Apple Bloom, we didn't know, but how'd you get ahead of us?" Twilight asked.

"I haven't moved."

"Looks like we circled back over here." Beep-0 said as he look at the path they just came from and at the path they first left on."

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Jack shouted as she pointed at something.

The others turned and saw a new trail the led down into another part of the Sherbet Desert.

"Looks like the marble opened up a path for us to take." Fluttershy said.

"We better get moving then." Twilight told the group before turning to Apple Bloom. "We're really sorry, we won't let that happen again."

"But be careful anyway." Applejack told her sister as the group started to take their leave.

"Good luck, girls!" Apple Bloom shouted to the heroes as the went down the new path.

It didn't take long for the group to stop and see something very strange as they started going down this new path. It was a large pair of red underpants with yellow pineapples on it, hanging on a clothes line and blowing in the wind. They soon saw more pairs having and blowing about as the path continued.

"Tsk. Tsk. Underwear everywhere - this once majestic landscape now looks like a frat house thanks to those Rabbids!" Beep-0 told the group in disgust.

"Good thing Rarity ain't here right now." Applejack pointed out. "She'd never come here again."

The Rabbids laughed at this as they started to go further down the path, but stopped almost as soon as they started when they saw 2 more Rabbids on top of a big boulder having a standoff.

The others caught up with them and watched as the Rabbids pulled out finger guns with one shooting the other one, who fell over dead in a dramatic fashion before they both laughed and did the standoff again.

"Apparently, this town ain't big enough for the both of them." Beep-0 joked.

"Or the rock." Twilight joked.

The group continued down the path, but quickly stopped when they saw a huge Cragadile tied up in 3 large pairs of light-green underpants with pink waistbands and dark-green cactus patterns nearby, with a sad look on its face.

"Poor fella, once he was swimming freely in the water, spreading fear all throughout Equestria." Beep-0 explained to the heroes, feeling bad for the creature. "Just look at him now - tangled in gaudy Rabbid undergarments. Oh what a cruel fate! We MUST restore Equestria to its original state. Cragadile's freedom (and dignity) depends on it."

The group continued until they reached the next battlefield, but were too distracted by the Cragadile to remember the energy field, which Applejack walked face-first into yet again.

"Oh, give me a break!" Applejack shouted in anger as she rubbed her nose, confused at how she kept getting hit by the barrier.

Once again, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rabbid Rarity entered the battlefield before the force field came up, and to end this battle, they needed to reach a safe area at the top of a high area located far at the upper left corner of the battlefield.

"Looks like we just need to make it to the far end of the battlefield for this one. girls." Twilight told the heroes who were in the battlefield.

"What about us?" Applejack asked from outside the energy field. "We have to walk all the way over there when y'all are finished?"

"Bwa-Bwah!" Rabbid Jack and Rabbid Fluttershy agreed.

"Don't worry, my sensors indicate that when we reach the safe zone, you'll be teleported over there as well." Beep-0 explained to them.

Turning their attention back towards the battlefield, they noticed that it were a couple of Sherbet Smashers nearby, which carried large ice blocks, and wore cactus-like bracelets on each arm, wool capes, leather belts all across their bodies, and sun caps that covered the tops of their eyes. There were also little snow piles frozen on the tops of their heads.

"But we do need to keep our eyes on those Smashers." Beep-0 told the heroes with concern.

Reach Area - 2 Smashers

"Bwada Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted as she started things off by sending a Sentry towards the Smasher that was closest to the heroes, which exploded when it got in range. This, however, got the attention of the Smasher as it began to charge towards her before stopping. Rabbid Rarity quickly dashed the Smasher and stopped beside a partial cover that wasn't too far behind him.

Twilight dashed the Smasher, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity before landing beside a partial cover that was on the other side of a small gap. She then blasted the Smasher, which changed his target from Rabbid Rarity to her as he began charging in her direction before stopping.

Fluttershy blasted the Smasher, defeating him and releasing the SupaMerge energy. She then got a Double Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and Twilight before landing beside a partial cover that was on the right side of a small, square hole in the battlefield.

The second Smasher began to charge towards Fluttershy before stopping to rest.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near where the Smasher was standing before, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Since she was in range of Twilight, Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from her, landing beside a partial cover that was on the left side of the hole. She then blasted the Smasher, getting his attention as he began to charge towards her before stopping.

Twilight dashed the Smasher before getting a Team Jump from Fluttershy, then landed behind a full cover that was on the other end of the hole.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed right beside the high area.

Twilight then blasted the Smasher, getting his attention as he began to charge towards her before stopping.

Fluttershy then sent a Sentry towards the enemy Rabbid, but it stopped before it could get to him since it needed to do 2 trips to get in range of him. She and Twilight both activated their Hero Sights.

2 Hoppers burst out of the ground, then activated their Super Shields. The first one got a Team Jump from his friend and landed next to a partial cover that was close to the Smasher, but got hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight in the process, losing his Super Shield. He then attempted to blast Rabbid Rarity, but missed due to her partial cover. The second Hopper got a Team Jump from the first one, but got hit by Twilight's Hero Sight, which not only disabled his Super Shield, but also triggered a Bounce Effect, which sent the enemy flying back to a spot that was near where he first emerged.

The Smasher then ran into the Sentry's range, causing it to explode and damage him. This, however, turned his attention towards Fluttershy as he began to charge towards her before stopping.

A set of ears burst from a spot in the high area, signaling that a new enemy was about to appear.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy, and she was able to land in the lower right corner of the safe area, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 900 bits and 90 Power Orbs.

Sure enough, in a wave of pixels, Applejack and the other Rabbids were teleported to where the safe area was as soon as the barrier went down.

"Congrats on usin' yer skills to get to the safe zone in only a few turns." Applejack congratulated the other heroes.

"Yeah, Applejack actually did something similar back on the island." Beep-0 told to the group.

"I'm just glad we didn't have to worry about the enemies too much." Fluttershy stated, relieved that they didn't have to fight too much. She then looked back at the Cragadile with a sad look on her face, with the others soon joining her. "But I'm still worried for him."

"You know, uh... it's not all bad! That color really looks good on you!" Beep-0 called out to the Cragadile, trying to get him to feel a little better, but it glared at him and growled. "Gulp."

"Let's get out of here before he decides to break out of those bonds way sooner than he needs to." Twilight told the others.

"Agreed." Fluttershy seconded as she and the others quickly left the battlefield.

As soon as the heroes were gone, the Cragadile got back to feeling sorry about himself, how a mighty reptile made of stone has been defeated by giant pairs of underpants.

Author's Note

Beep-0 gets a chance to try out his new Move technique, and was able to help the heroes by clearing their path of obstacles. The heroes also encounter a huge Cragadile that has had an "unfortunate accident" when the Rabbids first arrived.

Sherbet Desert 3: Guardians of the Oasis

Sherbet Desert - Lazy River

After leaving the Cragadile, the heroes entered a small gorge in between two tall cliffs that was in their path shortly afterwards. However, they were unaware that someone was flying over them, watching them. Once it saw that Fluttershy was falling behind from the others, it quickly zoomed in closer

Hearing a quiet evil laugh coming from directly behind the group, Fluttershy looked behind her then quickly zoomed past Twilight, who, after hearing a familiar hissing sound, quickly ducked out of the way as Chrysalis flew right past her, but took the time to knock over Fluttershy and Rabbid Rarity before turning to face the group with Spawny in tow.

"Chrysalis!" Twilight shouted as Applejack helped Fluttershy and Rabbid Fluttershy helped Rabbid Rarity up.

"I see you've escaped Spawny's offspring back at the Tower." Chrysalis told the group in disappointment before turning her attention the new Rabbid Jack. "And I see she's joined you as well."

"That's right!" Beep-0 shouted to the Changeling. "Just because you've got the power of the SupaMerge at your side, doesn't mean that everything it creates is evil!"

"She's gone from bad to good after showing her the error of her ways!" Applejack added.

"Bwa-Bwah!" The Rabbid heroes agreed.

"Well, don't waste your time patting yourselves on the back." Chrysalis told the heroes. "With Spawny at my side, YOU'LL be the ones fading into oblivion soon enough."

"Not if we have anything to say about it." Twilight started, but was quickly interrupted by something vibrating on her. She quickly opened up a book and opened it, with Spawny taking an interest in it. "Sunset?!" She used her magic to take out a quill and started to write in the book, with the others watching. "Sunset, I'm kinda in the middle of some-" She said out loud while writing before getting another message from Sunset. "No! Pinkie is not throwing a party!"

As Twilight was writing, Spawny tried to get down from Chrysalis a couple of time to get to Twilight and touch her book, but the Changeling managed to keep him from falling.

"You girls want to..." Twilight started to read out loud before finishing the rest in her mind. "Ok, sure. You and the other me can come later on, we're dealing with something very important right now. I'll talk to you later Sunset. Bye." Twilight wrote before closing the book and turning back towards the group.

"You finished?" Chrysalis asked in annoyance.

"Yeah, sorry about that." Twilight apologized in embarrassment. "As I was saying, we'll stop you from creating any more monsters!"

"Oh, but the fun is just getting started!" Chrysalis soon laughed maniacally before flying away further into the desert.

"After her!" Applejack shouted as she and the other heroes quickly ran out of the gorge and into an area with tall palm trees and water.

The heroes quickly passed two sets of small bridges while also running over a red button at the beginning. They came across a green switch and pressed it, which caused 2 green walls to rise up from the path they came from, the bridges to rotate around the tiny, square island that was in between them. 2 more green walls where the bridges were went down, opening up a new path that was blocked by a gate with a red symbol on it.

After seeing a stone block that wasn't too far from the green button, Beep-0 was able to put two and two together. He moved the block over to the little island before going back to push the button again, moving the bridges back to where they first were. He moved the block onto the red button, opening the gate and allowing the group to continue.

Fluttershy pressed the button and moved the bridges around again.

"We lost her, girls." Beep-0 told the group with regret. "But, I have a feeling we'll be seeing her again soon enough based on what she told us, so I suggest that you all upgrade your Skill Trees, just to be prepared for what comes next."

The heroes nodded as Beep-0 opened the Battle HQ.

Twilight used 30 of her Orbs to increase the damage dealt when stomping on an enemy.

Fluttershy and Rabbid Fluttershy each used 30 of their Orbs to increase the damage dealt when dashing an enemy.

Applejack, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Jack held off on using their Orbs for now as Beep-0 closed the Battle HQ.

The group continued down the path and turned right into the next battlefield.

A new enemy Rabbid was there, and he wore a cactus-like bodysuit with a large wool collar. He also wore a green and orange backpack resembling a turtle shell, which had a heart button in the middle, and a red siren at the top. He yelled as he tossed a Grenaduck down towards a Ziggy, who looked at it as it landed next to him before it exploded shortly after, sending him flying back and knocking him unconscious. The new enemy laughed maniacally before taking off his backpack and pushed the heart button, sending a beam of green light towards the Ziggy, causing him to float up and get healed instantly. After he was set back down, the Ziggy gave a thumbs up to the new Rabbid, who gave a bow after his little performance before quickly turning his attention towards the heroes with a crazed smile on his face. This is a Supporter!

Defeat All - 1 Supporter, 1 Ziggy, 2 Hoppers

"I collected some data on Supporters." Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "While they are not great fighters, they are expert healers! Moreover, even if their weapons don't deal much damage, they're prone to trigger Super Effects. Beware!"

The group nodded as they took their positions on the battlefield.

Rabbid Rarity started things off by sending a Sentry towards the Ziggy, which exploded when it got in range of him, defeating him and releasing the energy. She then moved to the side of a set of 2 full covers.

Twilight ran over to one of the sides of the full cover set that was right next to where a Hopper was hiding behind and hit him with her Melee, which triggered a Honey Effect that defeated him.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed beside another set of full covers in the middle of the battlefield, where she then blasted the Supporter in the high area.

The remaining Hopper blasted Twilight, then entered a pipe that led to the high area before taking cover beside it. He quickly activated his Super Shield.

The Supporter moved to a different full cover in his area, then threw a Grenaduck towards Twilight, which triggered a Burn Effect that caused both her and Rabbid Rarity to run out from their covers. The Supporter then used his Heal technique to heal himself.

Fluttershy entered the pipe and dashed the Hopper, deactivating his Super Shield, before taking cover behind a full cover. She then sent a Sentry towards the Supporter, which exploded when it got in range of him. She activated her Hero Sight.

Twilight entered the pipe and dashed the Hopper as well, then got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed beside a partial cover. She blasted the Supporter, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him. She then activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity moved back to the full covers she was at, then activated her Shield.

The Hopper blasted Twilight then started to make a run for it, but was hit by both Hero Sights, with Fluttershy's activating a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of the team rejoined them and they soon left the battlefield together, but not before spotting 2 Rabbids in the distance, sleeping against one another on top of a rock in the palm trees.

"Not a care in the world. Wouldn't THAT be nice?" Beep-0 sarcastically asked the heroes while being annoyed that they're doing all the work while those Rabbids aren't lifting a single finger.

"We can't all deal with the same job, Beep-0." Fluttershy told the robot.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right."

Just as the heroes entered a large open area covered in ice, they spotted a familiar purple dragon.

"Spike!" Twilight shouted as she ran up to him.

"Twilight!" Spike shouted as he ran up to her as well, then quickly embraced her in a hug as soon as they reached each other.

"I was so worried about you!" Twilight said with tears of joy.

"Same!" Spike agreed, but then saw the other heroes run up to them, but was shocked when he saw the Rabbids. "Look out, girls! Behind you!" He shouted as he let go of Twilight and moved in front of her, attempting to protect her from the attack.

"Bwa?" The Rabbid heroes said in unison, confused at what Spike was doing.

"It's ok, Spike." Applejack told him. "They're with us."

"Oh dear, Apple Bloom did say that you both had an awful experience with the Rabbids when you arrived her." Fluttershy recalled.

"Wait, you guys found Apple Bloom?!" Spike asked.

"Yes, and she's waiting for us on the other side of the desert." Twilight explained.

"Well, um... in any case, we'd better go find her!"

"Agreed, we'll get back over there, then we'll send you both back to Ponyville."

"It won't be easy, the area ahead is very dangerous."

"Don't worry, we've dealt with worse." Applejack explained to the dragon.

"Bwa-Bwaah!" The Rabbids shouted in agreement.

"Ok, but I don't think we should leave without this." Spike said as he pointed to something that was a few feet behind him.

The heroes gasped as they saw a Rabbid that was frozen in a block of ice, but this wasn't an ordinary Rabbid. This one was wearing a purple shirt that had Twilight's Cutie Mark on it, and had hair that looked identical to hers. The top of her head was exposed on the top of the ice, while her tongue was sticking out from one of its sides.

"Is that..." Fluttershy asked.

"A Rabbid me?!" Twilight finished, but was in even more shock than everyone else.

"Yeah, when me and Apple Bloom got separated, I found this shortly after." Spike explained to the heroes. "I thought that it might've been you at first, and that you were turned into one of these bunny things, so I stayed with it."

"How come you didn't free her with your fire?" Applejack asked.

"You don't think I tried that?!" Spike asked in annoyance, before calming down instantly. "I did try that, but it didn't work."

"It didn't work?!" Twilight asked in confusion, knowing very well that the ice should've melted with the fire, then saw Beep-0 make his way towards the block.

"Hmm... I'm detecting Megabug energy from this ice." Beep-0 explained to the group. "It might want us to do something with her first. Don't worry, with my Move technique, we'll be able to get this thing out of here in no time, then we might have a new ally in our fight against Chrysalis."

"She's here too?!"

"Yeah, she is, but we'll take care of her in no time." Applejack explained.

"I know you will, but let's leave this area quickly because those 2 are seriously creeping me out." Spike said as he pointed to 2 Rabbids who were floating in the water nearby, laughing.

"Are they SKINNY DIPPING?" Beep-0 asked.

"I hope not." Fluttershy responded in disgust.

"Those 2 seem to be doing fine." Twilight pointed to a different pair of Rabbids who were sleeping against one another in the shade of the palm trees.

"Not a care in the world." Beep-0 told the group. "Wouldn't THAT be nice?"

*Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak*

Hearing this familiar sound again, everyone looked behind them and they saw the Rabbid with the rubber duck floatie zoom by, paying no attention to the heroes, and charge into the water, joining the other Rabbids.

"Again?" Twilight asked in disbelief seeing that the same Rabbid was now in the Sherbet Desert.

"You know that guy?" Spike asked.

"Not exactly, we saw him 2 times already, AND in 2 different locations." Twilight answered. "Seriously, is that Rabbid following us?"

"I don't know, but at least he can finally put that floatie to good use." Fluttershy stated as she saw watched the Rabbid float in the water, but still seemed indifferent about it.

"Bwa Bwa." Rabbid Fluttershy agreed before the group turned their attention back towards the dragon.

"Anyway, I can carry this back for you guys." Spike said as he made his over over to a small ledge and used his wings to glide down, not knowing that he landed on top of a gray button. "Just slide it on down. I'll take it from there!"

Understanding what he wanted them to do, Beep-0 moved the frozen Rabbid Twilight around on the ice several times, then when it got in range of the path that led down to Spike, he pushed it that way where it the little dragon caught it while also weighing down the button, which lowered a gray block that covered the pipe that lead down to that area, which the heroes used to quickly rejoin Spike.

"Nice work you guys!" Spike congratulated the heroes. "I'll carry your friend here for you while you help me reunite with Apple Bloom."

"Are you sure you can carry it by yourself?" Beep-0 asked with concern.

"Of course! I work out."

Twilight snickered to herself a little bit, knowing very well that he was reading a Power Ponies comic that day.

"Well then, I suggest we waste no time in reuniting you with your Crusader buddy. For the sooner we do, the sooner our ice-ensconced ally can join us in our fight against Chrysalis!"

The heroes cheered as they all made their way across a bridge that lead to the next battlefield, which had a safe zone on the other side of it.

"Protect Spike! He's unarmed, so he can't attack, only move. " Beep-0 explained to the heroes. It's up to you to make sure Spike reaches the other side of the battlefield safe and sound. Enemies will keep spawning. If Spike takes too much damage, you lose!"

"I wouldn't have it any other way." Twilight told Beep-0, because she just got him back, and she doesn't want to lose him again so soon.

Escort Spike - 4 Ziggies, 1 Smasher

Fluttershy started things off by using her secondary technique, the Flee Feet, to increase all the heroes' area of movement, which also included Spike's.

Spike then moved to an area that seemed to be out of reach on the right side of the battlefield.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, then stomped on a Ziggy in the bottom left corner of the battlefield before landing beside a pipe. She blasted another Ziggy nearby, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him and releasing the energy. She then activated her Hero Sight.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed beside a full cover that was close to Spike. She blasted a Ziggy that was hiding behind a partial cover nearby.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed beside a partial cover that was next to a different pipe that was on the right side of the battlefield. She attempted to blast the same Ziggy, but missed due to his partial cover.

The Smasher charged towards where Spike was at, but stopped shortly after to rest.

2 of the Ziggies blasted Spike then moved to 2 different partial covers that were close to the safe area before activating their Villain Sights, while the 3rd blasted Twilight then attempted to move, but was defeated by the purple pony's Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe, but was hit by both Ziggies' Villain Sight when she emerged in the area where the safe area was. She dashed the Smasher then moved to a partial cover that close to the pipe.

Fluttershy blasted the Smasher, which got his attention as he entered the pipe that lead back to her location, then stopped shortly after exiting it. She dashed the Smasher and quickly entered the pipe, where she then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed beside a partial cover where a Ziggy was also hiding beside. She then activated her Hero Sight.

Twilight entered the pipe on the left side of the battlefield before stopping in an open area. She blasted the Ziggy that was by Fluttershy, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him.

The remaining Ziggy blasted Spike then started to run, but was defeated by Fluttershy's Hero Sight.

The Smasher re-entered the pipe and stopped right next to Rabbid Rarity. He activated his NME Empowerment technique to increase how much damage he could deal, then slammed Rabbid Rarity with his block.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground in the bottom left area of the battlefield, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Spike was able to make his way over to the safe area, ending the battle.

The heroes and Spike cheered as they were healed and rewarded 900 bits and 90 Power Orbs.

After exiting the battlefield, Beep-0 used his Move technique to pushed 2 stones block out of the way, an easy task since they were both on top of ice, and the team found that they had circled back to where the rotating bridges were.

Using another green switch that was right next to where the red gate was in the area, the group rotated the bridges to where they currently were, then, after crossing them, used the other green button to move the bridges again, which the heroes used to re-enter the gorge, with Spike following close behind.

Author's Note

After 2 years, Chrysalis finally makes her return in the story as she finds the heroes before they could find her! As they chase after her, they encounter a new enemy Rabbid before reuniting with Spike, who is guarding a frozen Rabbid Twilight. The heroes must now lead Spike back to Apple Bloom so that they can send them both home where they'll be safe.

Sherbet Desert 4: Square One

After going through the small gorge once again, the heroes continued down the path with Spike carrying the frozen Rabbid Twilight following their lead.

"So the rest of our friends are still missing huh?" Spike asked.

"Yeah, but we'll find them soon. I know it." Twilight answered with certainty. "Anyway, this is the path we took to get to you, so all we need to do is backtrack it to where we found Apple Bloom."

"Granted we'd have to pass through an area that's covered in uh... briefs." Beep-0 said in disgust. "And a small battlefield where we had to fight some enemy Rabbids, but don't worry! We finished that battle earlier."

"Really?"

"Yep! All we hafta do is walk on through it and we'll be home free--" Applejack started, but was cut off again by an energy barrier as soon as the heroes entered the same battlefield from 2-2. "Shoulda known it wouldn't be that easy." She said in disappointment as she got up.

"Wait what?!" Twilight shouted in confusion as she looked at the barrier, then saw that the flags by the entrance, or rather, the exit, of the battlefield were black again.

"BWA-BWAAH!!!" The heroes quickly turned and saw some enemies on the battlefield, who looked very angry at them, and readied their weapons.

"I think those are the same Rabbids that we fought 2 chapters ago." Beep-0 explained to the group, breaking the 4th wall in the process. "They seem very sore at us for kicking their butts the last time."

"What do we do?" Fluttershy nervously asked.

"Fight the same way we always do." Beep-0 answered, then saw a new safe area on the other end of the battlefield. "All we need to do is escort Spike over to that safe area, while dealing with those enemies."

"I thought you said this was a small battlefield." Spike told Beep-0.

"I exaggerated!"

"Bwa-Bwah." Rabbid Rarity said as she took her place on the battlefield.

"She's right, it doesn't matter. Let's just get through this."

The other heroes and Spike nodded as their took their positions.

Escort Spike - 2 Ziggies, 2 Supporters

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed next to a full cover set on a smaller section of the high area, where a Ziggy was taking cover on a different side. She blasted the enemy Rabbid.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, giving herself and the heroes, as well as Spike, in range of her an increased area of movement.

Spike moved to a full cover where a Ziggy was taking cover on one of its different sides.

Twilight dashed the Ziggy, then took cover on the side of the full cover that was opposite of Spike's, where she quickly blasted the Ziggy, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed next to a full cover that was a few feet from her and Spike's. She sent a Sentry towards a Supporter that was hiding behind a partial cover, and it exploded when it got in range of him, which also triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

Twilight activated her Hero Sight.

The Ziggy that was near Rabbid Rarity blasted Twilight, then started to run, but was hit by her Hero Sight which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

The other Supporter quickly healed his friend, then they both threw Grenaducks towards Twilight and Spike, damaging them both, then the Supporter moved to a different side of the partial cover he was hiding at previously, where he used his Heal technique to restore himself back to full health.

Spike moved to a different side of a full cover set that one of the Supporters was hiding behind.

Twilight dashed the Supporter that was closest to Spike, then got a Team Jump from Fluttershy, stomping the other Supporter before landing near a partial cover. She then blasted the first Supporter.

Rabbid Rarity entered a pipe that lead back to larger area of the high area, where she dashed the Supporter near Spike before stopping by a full cover in the corner. She sent a Sentry towards the Supporter near Twilight, which exploded when it got in range of him.

Fluttershy dashed the Supporter by Spike, defeating him, then moved to a full cover right by Twilight. She blasted the other Supporter, defeating him as well.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the other end of the battlefield, signaling that a new enemy was going to appear.

Spike moved to an area that was close to Twilight before stopping.

Rabbid Rarity entered a pipe that lead back down to the ground and hid behind a full cover.

Twilight entered the pipe, too, and got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity before landing near a different full cover.

Fluttershy entered the pipe, and took cover behind a partial cover.

A Smasher burst out of the ground, and started towards the heroes before stopping to rest.

Another set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground right next to Rabbid Rarity, signaling that another enemy was going to appear.

Spike entered the pipe and stopped right next to Fluttershy.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed beside a partial cover that was next to the hole in the battlefield.

Fluttershy entered a different pipe that circled around the side of the battlefield and stopped beside the same full cover where Twilight was at. She blasted the Smasher, getting his attention as he charged in her direction before stopping to rest.

Twilight moved to a different full cover that was by the hole where she blasted the Smasher, getting his attention as he charged towards her before stopping.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the Smasher, which exploded when it got in range of him, and triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling straight into a nearby full cover, defeating him.

A Ziggy burst out of the ground and blasted Spike, then dashed him as he entered the pipe leading to the high area, and took cover on the side of it. He activated his Villain Sight.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground where Twilight was at previously.

Spike entered the same pipe that Fluttershy entered earlier, and stopped a couple of feet away from Rabbid Rarity.

Rabbid Rarity used her Heal technique to heal all the heroes and Spike. She then moved to a different partial cover that was on the right side of the hole.

Fluttershy moved to a different side of the partial cover set where Rabbid Rarity was at previously. She activated her Hero Sight.

Twilight moved to a different side of the full cover set that she was at.

A Hopper burst from the ground and blasted Spike before activated his Super Shield, however, he got hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight as he tried to move, deactivating it. He took cover beside the pipe.

The Ziggy moved to a different full cover in the corner of his high area.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the safe area.

Spike moved to a spot that was near Fluttershy and was at the edge of the hole.

Fluttershy dashed the Hopper and hid beside a partial cover. She sent a Sentry towards the Hopper, which exploded and triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him.

Twilight moved to a partial cover that was near Rabbid Rarity. She then activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a full cover that wasn't too far from her.

A Smasher burst from the ground and started to charge towards the heroes, but gets hit by Twilight's Hero Sight, getting his attention as he began to charge in her direction before stopping to rest.

The Ziggy enters a pipe that lead to the small area of the high area, and took cover behind a full cover.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Smasher, then moved to the opposite side of the partial cover where Twilight was at. She sent a Sentry towards the Smasher, which exploded and got his attention as he charged towards her before stopping.

Twilight dashed the Smasher and took cover beside a full cover that the enemy Rabbid was right next to. She blasted the Smasher, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Fluttershy moved to a partial cover that was near Spike then activated her Flee Feet, granting herself, Spike, and Twilight an increased area of movement.

Spike quickly moved to a spot that was right next to Twilight.

The Ziggy hopped down from the high area and took cover beside a partial cover, where he activated his Villain Sight.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground several feet away from Twilight.

Spike moved to a full cover set that was near the safe area.

Twilight moved to a partial cover set that was near Spike.

Rabbid Rarity moved to the full cover where Twilight was at previously.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed beside a different side of the partial cover set that Twilight was by.

A Smasher burst from the ground and started to charge towards the heroes before stopping to rest.

The Ziggy moved to a full cover set that was by the upper area of the hole, and blasted Rabbid Rarity.

Spike moved to the safe zone, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 900 bits and 90 Power Orbs.

"Alright, Apple Bloom is waiting for us at the top of this hill, so we don't need to worry about any more battles right now." Beep-0 explained to the heroes.

"Right, and before we sent you 2 back home, we'll figure out a way to free Rabbid Twilight." Twilight added.

"That's good." Spike replied with his arms shaking a little bit. "Let's free her soon because she's starting to get a little heavy."

"Bwa bwa bwa..." Somebody said, muffled.

"Rabbids! Language!" Beep-0 shouted to the Rabbid heroes, offended at what he just heard.

"Bwa-bwah." The Rabbid heroes said in unison as they shook their heads "no", claiming that they didn't say anything.

"Uh... If they didn't say anything, then who said that?" Fluttershy said with worry as she looked around to see where the voice came from.

"Bwa bwa..." The voice said again, but still muffled.

"I think I know where it's coming from." Twilight smugly said as she eyed the frozen Rabbid Twilight.

The others looked at Rabbid Twilight, and they saw her eyes quickly darting left and right.

"If I had to guess, I believe our frozen friend here didn't take too kindly of what ya said about her gettin' heavy, Spike." Applejack told the dragon, laughing to herself a little bit.

"That's the first time I've actually heard her say anything at all." Spike claimed.

"Well, this proves that she's fine inside that ice, but we should still get her out." Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "Let's get back up that hill as soon as ASAP!"

The heroes and Spike cheered in agreement.

"Quick question, though." Spike asked as the team started to go up the hill. "Was that a Cragadile I saw back there, wrapped in undies?"

"Uh... nope!" Beep-0 replied as he and the others quickly zoomed up the hill, purposely avoiding the question.

Spike simply shrugged with one his arms while still carrying Rabbid Twilight over his head, and started running to catch up to the others.

Author's Note

The heroes had to once again fight in the same battlefield they did back in "Sherbet Desert 2: Undergarment Gulch". As they are drawing close to reuniting Spike and Apple Bloom, they'll soon learn that they may not be able to send them back to Ponyville just yet...

Sherbet Desert 5: The Gatecrashers

Sherbet Desert - Hot N' Cold Commons

Shortly after making it up the hill leading back to the area where the heroes first started, Apple Bloom welcomed them back with open hooves, but then spotted Spike with them.

"Spike! There you are!" Apple Bloom shouted as she ran up to the dragon. "Where were ya?"

"I was stuck on the other side of this frozen desert." Spike answered.

"He wanted to come and find you, but he wasn't able to." Twilight told Apple Bloom.

"Why not?" Apple Bloom asked, but quickly noticed the frozen Rabbid Twilight that Spike was carrying. "Uh..." she said as she pointed at the ice block in confusion.

"Yeah, this is why he couldn't come and look for ya." Applejack explained to her sister. "He's been guardin' our new friend here."

"Bwa-bwa-bwa Bwah bada bwah." Rabbid Jack explained while acting like she was slowly freezing solid, then tipped over backwards into a nearby snow pile, earning a laugh from the other Rabbid heroes.

"Thankfully she isn't hurt." Fluttershy explained. "But we need to get her out soon. Spike said he tried to melt the ice, but it didn't work."

"I'm not really sure what to try." Twilight added.

"Actually, I might have an idea." Apple Bloom stated. "Follow me!"

The heroes quickly followed her to the back of the area, where 2 giant ice cube trays were standing.

"While y'all were gone, I found this thing back here." Apple Bloom explained.

"I recognize these ice trays." Beep-0 pointed out. "My scientist partner always uses them to make ice cubes for when she wanted to keep her lemonade cold while she's busy working on her projects. How did we not notice this the first couple of times we've been through here?!"

"Well, we did find my sister." Applejack explained.

"AND she almost got hit by a giant marble rolling a giant hill." Twilight added.

"Oh, that would just about do it." Beep-0 said as he remembered that's exactly how they all missed seeing the ice tray.

"Wait, she almost got hit by a what?!" Spike asked in confusion and shock.

"Anyway, when I found this, I saw that one spot was empty while the others had ice, which I thought was weird." Apple Bloom finished explaining to the heroes.

The heroes saw that the little pony was correct, all the spots in the ice trays all had ice, except for one in the left tray, and it seemed to be big enough for Rabbid Twilight's ice cube to fit inside of.

"Hmm... is it another puzzle?" Fluttershy asked.

"Only one way to find out." Twilight said before looking down at Spike. "Care to do the honors, Spike?"

"No problem!" Spike excitedly said as she quickly shoved the frozen Rabbid Twilight into the empty hole in the ice tray. "See, what'd I tell you? No problems carrying her!"

"Bwa Bwa." Rabbid Rarity sarcastically said as she nodded in agreement.

As expected, mechanical whirring was heard shortly after the frozen Rabbid Twilight was placed inside the hole. The 2 ice trays opened up as if they were a huge gate, revealing an all-new path into the Sherbet Desert as well as... Chrysalis?!

Everyone gasped as they saw Chrysalis flying and observing a huge, boulder that had just as much ice on it as it did sand, while Spawny was seen sitting on top of a full cover.

Chrysalis spotted the heroes and laughed to herself as she looked back at Spawny, who freaked out as soon as he saw the heroes coming down the path, his powers activating as he began to feel a familiar pain. Chrysalis quickly picked up Spawny and aimed him towards the boulder, shooting the SupaMerge energy at it as well as 2 Rabbids frozen on the side of it.

When the energy cleared, 2 new boss Rabbids appeared: one was riding on top of a dust tornado, the tips of his hands and his bottom half were covered in sand, and he wore a stone helmet with a cactus replacing his left ear; while the other one was riding on a snow flurry, the top of his arms and his bottom half were covered in ice, and he wore an ice helmet with three ice orbs circling around him. This was Blizzy and Sandy!

"Have fun dealing with these hot and cold creeps!" Chrysalis shouted to the heroes as she placed the exhausted Spawny on her back and flew away from the scene, laughing maniacally.

With the huge boulder gone, a new battlefield was revealed, the left half of which was frozen over, which was perfect for the boss Rabbids as they hid behind 2 full covers on the opposite end of the arena in their respective zones.

"It looks like Spawny is still afraid of us." Fluttershy said with worry.

"Don't worry, Fluttershy." Twilight said to the yellow pony as she placed her hoof on her shoulder. "He'll find out about what Chrysalis is really like eventually, but right now, we need to worry about 2 new creations of hers.

"Twi's right! The sooner we beat these varmints, the sooner we can go after 'em!" Applejack added.

The heroes began to go into the battlefield, expecting the energy barrier to come up as soon as three of them entered... but it never did.

"What in tarnation?!" Applejack asked in shock, surprised that she didn't get blown back this time.

"The energy field! Where is it?!" Twilight added, also being confused by this

"Bwa Bwah?!" Rabbid Fluttershy said as she waved he hand in the spot that separated the path from the battlefield, typically where the barrier should've appeared.

"The entire time we've been here, it stopped all of us from entering the battles! Why's it gone now? This makes no sense!" Twilight said as she panicked over this new development.

"Unless..." Beep-0 started as the others looked at him to listen to what he might be thinking. "Bigger enemies may require more heroes to be beaten. Blizzy and Sandy over there may fall under that category."

"Do you think the Megabug might want us all to fight bigger enemies together?" Fluttershy asked.

"I'm not sure, but why question it? We have more help to take these boss Rabbids down!"

"Beep-0's right! Let's get 'em!" Applejack shouted.

"Spike, you and Apple Bloom stay here while we deal with this." Twilight explained to the dragon.

"Don't worry Twilight, we won't go anywhere." Spike told her she he gave her a thumbs up.

Twilight nodded as she and the rest of the heroes cheered as they all took their places on the battlefield.

Defeat Midbosses - Blizzy, Sandy, 3 Ziggies

Rabbid Rarity moved and took cover beside a partial cover set on the left side of the battlefield. She sent a Sentry towards Sandy before it stopped to rest, the activated her Shield.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed beside a partial cover and a full cover nearby. She blasted a Ziggy who was hiding behind a partial cover set in the left corner that was close to Blizzy, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him. She then activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to a partial cover set on the right side of the battlefield that was parallel to Rabbid Rarity's. She used her secondary weapon, the Rocket, to blast a Ziggy who was hiding behind a partial cover set in the right corner that was close to Sandy, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling out of the battlefield, defeating him. She then activated her Super Barrier.

Rabbid Jack moved to a full cover that was in the bottom middle of the battlefield. She then sent a Sentry towards Blizzy before it stopped beside Rabbid Rarity's to rest.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet and quickly moved to the full cover that Twilight was hiding behind. She then sent a Sentry towards Blizzy, which exploded when it got in range of him.

Applejack ran to the partial cover set in the middle of the battlefield, and threw her Boomerang towards the Ziggy who was hiding behind a partial cover in between Blizzy and Sandy, but missed due to the cover.

The Ziggy entered a pipe, while getting hit by Twilight's Hero Sight in the process, leading to a high area in the back of the battlefield before taking cover behind a partial cover. He then blasted Rabbid Rarity's Sentry before activating his Villain Sight.

Blizzy moved to the left corner of the battlefield and blasted Rabbid Rarity, triggering a Freeze Effect that prevented her from using any techniques. He activated his Villain Sight.

Sandy moved to the full cover that Rabbid Jack was hiding behind, and he threw a Grenaduck towards Rabbid Rarity, damaging both her and Fluttershy and destroying their's as well as all but one of Twilight's covers. He activated his Super Shield.

Rabbid Rarity's Sentry moved towards Sandy, getting hit by Blizzy's Villain Sight in the process, and exploded when it got in range of him, destroying his Super Shield; while Rabbid Jack's moved towards Blizzy before stopping.

Rabbid Fluttershy dashed Sandy, which triggered a Vamp effect that drained half of the damage he took and healed the hero with it, and hid behind a nearby full cover and partial cover parallel to Twilight's. She blasted Sandy, draining of of the damage he took and healing her with it because of the Vamp, then activated her Weaken, weakening how much damage Sandy could deal.

Rabbid Jack dashed Sandy, healing herself with half the damage dealt, and took cover behind the partial cover set that Rabbid Fluttershy was at previously. She then blasted Sandy.

Applejack, while getting hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight, entered the pipe that lead to his high area and bucked him down to the ground. She then threw her Boomerang, which hit both the Ziggy and Blizzy. She activated her Hero Sight.

Twilight moved to a different side of Sandy's full cover, and hit him with her Melee, which triggered a Honey Effect that stuck him to the ground, plus healed her with half of the damage dealt.

Fluttershy dashed Sandy, healing herself with half of the damage dealt, then ran to the right side of the partial cover set in the middle of the battlefield. She blasted Sandy, healing herself with half of the damage dealt, and activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity dashed Sandy, healing her with half of the damage dealt, and moved to Twilight's previous partial cover. She blasted Sandy, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling, defeating him.

Sandy lost control of his tornado as he spun out of control and off the side of the battlefield. He looked down, held up a sign that said "Uh Oh!" on it before falling off the cliff.

"One down, one to go!" Beep-0 cheered.

"Bwaaaah!!!" Blizzy shouted in shock that his comrade had fallen. He growled at the heroes as he readied his ice powers.

The Ziggy attempted to move, but got hit by Applejack's Hero Sight, defeating him.

Blizzy moved close to the partial cover that was in between his and Sandy's previously, getting hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight in the process, and blasted Twilight before activating his Villain Sight.

Rabbid Jack's Sentry moved towards Blizzy, which exploded when it got in range of him.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to a partial cover in the right corner of the battlefield, but got hit by Blizzy's Villain Sight which also triggered a Freeze Effect. She uses her Rocket to blast Blizzy, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling.

Applejack got down from her high area and dashed Blizzy, then returned to the high area via the pipe and took cover behind a partial cover. She then threw her Boomerang at Blizzy.

Twilight moved to the partial cover set in the middle, and blasted Blizzy.

Rabbid Rarity gets a Team Jump from Twilight and landed behind a full cover close to Blizzy, where she then sent a Sentry towards him, which exploded when it got near him.

Rabbid Jack moved towards the full cover set that Rabbid Fluttershy was at previously, but wasn't in range to attack Blizzy, unfortunately.

Fluttershy simply blasted Blizzy, defeating him and ending the battle.

Blizzy snow flurry dissipated, causing him to fall to the ground. He looked up at the heroes, and knowing he wasn't going to beat them, he quickly jump off the same cliff that Sandy fell from, intending to go after his partner.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 900 bits and 105 Power Orbs

"Wow! Is that what one of these battles is like?!" Apple Bloom asked in excitement as she and Spike watched the heroes defeat Blizzy and Sandy.

"Yeah, but just be glad you not in the middle of them." Spike replied.

Unbeknownst to them, Rabbid Twilight was using her tongue to push her ice cube out of the ice tray gate. They quickly noticed her and jumped out of the way as Rabbid Twilight fell out, then watched as she slid down the path towards the battlefield.

Beep-0 was just standing there when the frozen Rabbid Twilight bumped in to him, cracking the ice in the process. "What the -!" Beep-0 said as he quickly turned around and saw Rabbid Twilight's ice shatter before him, freeing the hero. "Ah, I see our frozen friend has finally decided to join us. A pale imitation of the real thing, of course, but still, any ally in the fight against Chrysalis is a welcome sight indeed."

Rabbid Twilight got up and brushed herself off as the heroes looked at her, but then she spotted the real Twilight. She ran over to her and glared at her while taking a toothpick out of her shirt's pocket and placed it in her mouth.

"Uh... hi there, Rabbid Me... how's it going?" Twilight nervously asked.

Rabbid Twilight simply stared at her, took out the toothpick, then... quickly took out a mandolin and started singing the "MLP theme song" while dancing around! When she was finished, she gave Twilight a thumbs-up.

Twilight simply laughed as she and Rabbid Twilight leaned against one another, showing that they were going get along just fine.

"So all we had to do was break the ice?" Applejack asked in confusion.

"It appears that way." Fluttershy replied.

"It's good to see that she's finally out of the ice." The heroes looked over and saw Spike and Apple Bloom coming down the path to rejoin them. "Sorry about what I said earlier while you were a Rabbid-sicle."

"Bwa-Bwah." Rabbid Twilight said to Spike, showing that there were no hard feelings.

"What's the plan now?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Same plan as usual: we follow Chrysalis' trail using this new path, and stop her from messing with any more Rabbids." Applejack replied.

"But first, we should send you 2 back to Ponyville where you'll be safe." Fluttershy reminded the heroes.

"Oh, of course! With Chrysalis out there and so many corrupted Rabbids, this is where we must part ways." Twilight explained.

"But won't you lose track of Chrysalis while you take us all the way back to Ponyville?" Spike asked.

"No need, I'll send you both back with my Sploing technique." Beep-0 explained.

"Your what?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Not the best name, I know, to put it simply, it'll teleport you guys instantly back to Ponyville."

"Ok, then let's do it." Spike said.

Applejack then hugged Apple Bloom as Twilight went to hug over to hug Spike.

"Be safe out there, big sis." Apple Bloom said to Applejack.

"You too, lil' sis." Applejack said.

"Hopefully we'll catch up to Chrysalis before she does any more damage to Equestria." Twilight explained to Spike. "In the meantime, just stay home until we get back."

"Can do, Twilight. Good luck finding the rest of our friends, too." Spike told Twilight.

Spike and Apple Bloom let go of Twilight and Applejack, then waved goodbye to everyone as Beep-0 activated his Sploing ability, and in a wave of pixels, the 2 were sent back to Ponyville.

"Ok, my sensors indicate that they have successfully returned home." Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "Now that they're safe, let's keep moving while the trail is still warm."

The heroes nodded in agreement as they all left the battlefield and continued going after Chrysalis.

Author's Note

The heroes run into Chrysalis again, but she escapes after using Spawny to create Blizzy and Sandy! However, after defeating the new boss Rabbids, Rabbid Twilight is freed from her icy prison, and she's happy to join the heroes on their journey.
Since the beginning, I've wanted to have all the heroes fight during the boss battles, so this time, I've decided to try out something new by having multiple videos of the same boss level going, each with a different set of heroes fighting. This way, it will be easier for me to use all the heroes without always having to make up new moves from scratch.

Sherbet Desert 6: Shields of the Sherbet Desert

As the heroes continued down the path after just defeating Blizzy and Sandy,

"Hold on a minute, everypony!" Twilight shouted as realized something very important, which quickly got everyone else's attention.

"What's on yer mind, Twi?" Applejack asked.

"Chrysalis knew exactly how to create Blizzy and Sandy by using Spawny's powers, but the entire time, we've never seen her actually use Spawny to create anything."

"Of course! Twilight couldn't be more right!" Beep-0 shouted in agreement. "If she knew exactly how to use Spawny's powers back there, she must've gotten some experience while Applejack, Rabbid Rarity, Rabbid Jack, and I were stranded on that island."

"Bwa-Bwah?" Rabbid Twilight asked in confusion due to being absent for almost half the story.

"Yeah, a lot has happened while you were a Rabbid-sicle, my friend. Long story short? She's been blasting your friends left and right!"

Rabbid Twilight gasps from this revelation.

"But why would she do that?" Fluttershy asked.

"Chrysalis has been on her own since Thorax became the Changeling King, right?" Applejack answered with a question of her own.

"That's right." Twilight answered.

"Without her Hive, she has no chance of takin' over Equestria, so if she has that special Rabbid, do you think..."

"That's it! She's using Spawny to make herself a new army!" Beep-0 realized. "With the power to fuse anything together, she can make soldiers that are even stronger than her old ones! How'd we not see this before?!"

"And to make matters worse, she doesn't even know about the Megabug." Twilight added. "She doesn't realize that she's inadvertently making it stronger with each Rabbid we free."

"Which spells 'bad news' for Equestria." Applejack added.

"All the more reason to stop her, right?" Fluttershy asked.

"Indeed! The sooner we catch her, the sooner we can save Spawny and close that rift." Beep-0 told the heroes. "Let's roll."

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbids shouted as they took Beep-0's words literally as they tried to roll up the hill that the path was going over, with almost no results due to gravity.

The Ponies and Beep-0 watch this for a minute before Fluttershy goes up to her counterpart and uses her hoof to catch and hold her still as she rolls back down the hill yet again.

"That's enough, sweetie" Fluttershy told Rabbid Fluttershy, who blushed in embarrassment.

The Rabbids get back up and follow the other heroes to the first battlefield.

Defeat All - 3 Ziggies, 2 Smashers, and 1 Supporter

Rabbid Fluttershy started things off by moving to an open area on the bottom-left area of the battlefield, then used her secondary weapon, the Rocket, to blast a Burn Cover that was part of group of full covers that 2 Ziggies and the Supporter were hiding behind. The resulting explosion not only destroy all the full covers, but triggered a Burn Effect that sent all 3 enemy Rabbids running around the battlefield before stopping to put out their fires.

Rabbid Rarity dashed a Ziggy, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy before landing beside a partial cover. She blasted a different Ziggy who was standing out in the open, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling into a partial cover that he bounced off of before being defeated.

Twilight dashed the Supporter, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy, but stomped on the second Ziggy which defeated him, before landing next to a different side of Rabbid Rarity's partial cover. She then blasted the Supporter, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying before he was defeated.

The remaining Ziggy simply moved to a full cover in the high area located on the opposite end of the battlefield, and activated he Villain Sight.

The Smashers began to make their way towards the heroes before stopping to rest.

Rabbid Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed next to the left edge of the high area, using it's side as a cover, but was out of range to attack.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed beside a partial cover on the bottom-side of the high area. She sent a Sentry towards a Smasher, which got hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight, before it stopped halfway.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy, and landed behind a full cover on the left side of the high area. She blasted the nearby Smasher, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying. This got his attention as he began to charge towards Twilight before stopping to rest in almost the same spot he was at previously. Twilight activated her Hero Sight.

The Ziggy tried to blast Twilight, but missed because of her full cover. He tried to make a run for it, but he got hit because of Twilight's Hero Sight, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him and releasing the SupaMerge energy.

The Smasher began charging towards Twilight, but got in range of Rabbid Rarity's Sentry, which exploded and damaged him, while also revealing that Twilight's cover was a Bounce Cover. This caused him to target Rabbid Rarity instead as he began making his way towards her before stopping to rest, unfortunately, he was in range of Twilight, so he slammed her with his ice block. The second Smasher charged towards the heroes before stopping to rest.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Smasher before stopping beside a different side of Twilight's cover.

Twilight dashed the Smasher, defeating him, before moving to a nearby partial cover.

Rabbid Fluttershy entered one of the pipes that lead to the high area, then took cover behind a full cover on the right side.

Twilight blasted the remaining Smasher, which got his attention as he began making his way towards her before stopping.

Rabbid Fluttershy blasted the Smasher with her Rocket, which triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling out of the battlefield before he respawned a moment later.

Rabbid Rarity blasted the Smasher, but she wasn't far enough away from him as he way able make his way over to her and slam her with his block, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent her flying out of the battlefield before she respawned a moment later. Rabbid Rarity activated her Shield.

The Smasher took the opportunity to activate his NME Empowerment technique to increase his power and he slammed Rabbid Rarity again, but the damage was reduced because of her Shield. However, the force of the attack also managed to damage Twilight, who was in range.

Rabbid Rarity blasted the Smasher, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of the team rejoined them, and they all left the battlefield together.

However, Beep-0 quickly managed to spot black flags not too far ahead, meaning the next battle was going to happen very quickly.

"Hold on, girls." Beep-0 told the heroes. "Before we move on to the next battle, we should allow our new teammate the chance to upgrade her Skill Tree and arsenal."

"Good thinking, Beep-0." Twilight agreed as she looked at her Rabbid counterpart, who had somehow taken out a plate of pancakes. "There's no syrup involved."

"Bwahhh..." Rabbid Twilight groaned in disappointment, but ate all her pancakes in one bite anyway.

"Don't worry, Rabbid Twilight. This will be better anyway." Beep-0 explained before he opened the Battle HQ.

Rabbid Twilight used 60 of her Power Orbs to unlock her Melee, the Magnet Dance, and the Boom Dash, which causes a little explosion when she dashes an enemy that damages them even more. She then used 110 more Power Orbs to increase her Boom Dash's blast radius, to increase the number of dashes she can perform in a single turn, to increase the damage dealt when performing a dash, and to increase her area of movement. She finally spent 800 bits to make her primary weapon, the Boomshot, stronger and use Super Effects.

Satisfied with the upgrades that Rabbid Twilight made, Beep-0 closed the Battle HQ and the heroes were able to enter the battlefield.

"Look!" Applejack shouted as she pointed at something left of the battlefield as the energy barrier appeared before her.

The group looked to where she was pointing, and on top of a snow hill, there was a buff Rabbid wearing a cactus face mask, a small fur cape, a cactus shoulder pad on her right shoulder, and leather belts around his arms and waist. He also wielded a blaster and a huge shield made of cactus and ice that had a small fan spinning in it.

This mysterious character made no hesitations as he jumped off the hill and used his shield to quickly sled down the snow and into the battlefield, where he readied his blasted and made it clear he was looking for a fight.

"He looks very strong." Fluttershy muttered in fear of how dangerous this new Rabbid looked.

"Bwa Bahbwah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Jack shouted in unison as they immediately recognized this type of enemy.

"A Buckler!" Applejack shouted in agreement.

"Wait, you know this Rabbid?!" Twilight asked in disbelief.

"(Sigh) Yes. We've encountered them back on the island." Beep-0 said with regret. "They're called Bucklers, and they use their Shields to block attacks, but as long as we flank them, we should have no problems."

"Yep, these guys should be no different than the ones we fought before." Applejack told the others with certainty.

"Hold on, my scans are picking up something new." Beep-0 explained to the group before gasping. "These Bucklers have an explosive dash, and they're lucky shots! They also use Honey in combat! I tell ya, it's lucky that I'm here."

"Bwa, Bwa Babwah..." Rabbid Rarity said as crossed her arms and she glared at Applejack, who blushed in embarrassment.

"Don't worry, they're not the only ones who have an explosive dash." Twilight assured the heroes as she looked at Rabbid Twilight, who was ready to prove it.

Defeat All - 1 Buckler, 2 Ziggies, 2 Supporters

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to a partial cover that was on the edge of the high area that the heroes were currently on, and she used her Rocket to destroy a full cover set, and damaged a Ziggy who was hiding behind it.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and landed beside a partial cover that was down on the ground. She took the opportunity to blast the exposed Ziggy, which defeated him and released the energy.

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and landed beside a partial cover the was close to Twilight's. She used her Magnet Dance to draw the remaining Ziggy towards her, and she defeated him by blasting him, while also destroying the full cover set he was hiding behind previously.

The Buckler moved to the bottom corner of the second high area that was opposite to the heroes', and activated his Super Chance technique, which increases the chance of inflicting a Super Effect. He fired a blast that damaged both Twilight and Rabbid Fluttershy, but fortunately, didn't cause Super Effects.

The Supporters simply moved to the same cover set, with one hiding behind a partial while the other hid behind a full, and one of them threw a Grenaduck towards Rabbid Twilight, which exploded triggered a Burn Effect that sent her running to the right edge of the battlefield. The second Supporter was out of range to attack.

Rabbid Fluttershy got down from her high area and got a Team Jump from Twilight before landed beside a different side of the partial cover Rabbid Twilight was at previously.

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy, and she landed in the second high area right behind the Buckler. She activated her Bodyguard technique, which reduces the damage from movement-based attacks, then hit the Buckler with her Melee.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy, then she stomped on the Buckler before she finished him off by blasting him. She activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Fluttershy activated her Super Barrier, then tried to blast one of the Supporters, but missed due to his partial cover.

One of the Supporters stayed where he was, but threw a Grenaduck at Twilight, which exploded and damaged her, while the other one moved to a different full cover nearby. After he gets hit by Twilight's Hero Sight, he threw a Grenaduck at her, which triggered a Burn Effect that sent her running to a spot in between both of the remaining enemy Rabbids.

Rabbid Fluttershy enter a pipe that lead to the high area and dashed the Supporter closest to her, which triggered a Vamp Effect that healed her with some of the damaged she dealt, before stopping beside a partial cover set.

Twilight dashed one of the Supporters, then she got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy which she used to stomp the Supporter with the Vamp Effect, which healed her with some of the damaged she dealt, before stopping right next to him. She blasted the Supporter and it triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, which defeated him while also healing herself with some of damage dealt.

Rabbid Twilight moved closer to where the action was, and she blasted the remaining Supporter, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 900 bits and 105 Power Orbs.

After being reunited with the others, the team left the battlefield, but as they started going up the path, they spotted 2 Rabbids with their sides against each other as they attempted to climb a large crack in a nearby cliff, with one side of it made of sand while the other was frozen over, with their legs. The heroes watched them scoot up three times before they slid back down to start over again.

"Those 2 may need hiking boots if they want to make it up that cliff with their method." Beep-0 told the group.

"But you have to appreciate how they're both working together in order to do it." Fluttershy said with everyone else nodding in agreement.

The Rabbids slid back down the crack again as the heroes left the scene and continued going down the path, which seemed to be leading straight for a sandstorm.

Author's Note

The heroes finally figure out what Chrysalis is using Spawny's powers for, and the Bucklers finally make their appearance in the main adventure. As I've mentioned before, I was still going to use their intro even though they first appeared canonically in the DLC.

Sherbet Desert 7: Temple of Bwahmanweewee

Sherbet Desert - Plateau Point

The sky darkened as the wind picked up, blowing sand all around the Sherbet Desert. While the wind itself wasn't strong enough to keep the heroes from moving forward, they still had trouble seeing where they were going.

"Man, every since we showed up, the weather here has NOT been legit." Beep-0 told the group as he used one of his ears to try to block the wind from his eyes so that he could see forward.

"If a blizzard was sent through here, it would make sense that a sandstorm would came here too given the conditions." Twilight theorized as she used one of her wings to block the wind from her eyes.

"At least the wind isn't too big a problem." Applejack told the group as she used held onto to her hat so it wouldn't blow away.

"Yeah, but it's still pretty dark out here." Fluttershy said with a little fear in her voice.

"Agreed, if we don't find our way out of this storm soon, it might get worse." Twilight said as she looked back at the others, and she spotted the Rabbid heroes cling onto each other shoulders with their eyes completely shut, with Rabbid Rarity in the lead trying to find her way around with her hands. "That's not necessary, girls."

The Rabbids opened their eyes and saw it wasn't too bad out, but still held onto each other's shoulders, only this time, they decided to make take the opportunity and started dancing a conga line. "Bwada-Bwada- Bwa-Bwah! Bwada-Bwada Bwa-Bwah!" They started singing.

"Good to see that they have a positive attitude." Beep-0 said before turning his attention back to the task at hand. "But seriously, though, we need to get out of this."

"Wait, wait's that?" Fluttershy asked as she pointed to something up ahead of them.

The group looked to where she was pointing and they saw a small light glowing in the distance.

"It's a light!" Applejack shouted with joy.

"Where there's light, there's... uh... something!" Beep-0 cheered as he had trouble figuring out something clever to say*. "Let's go take a closer look."

All the heroes nodded in agreement as they started making their way towards the mysterious light. By doing so, they started to cross a wooden bridge that looks like it had recently been built by the Rabbids, and as if to confirm it, the heroes spotted one hanging on to one of the supports with one arm as he tried not to be blown away by the wind.

"It's nice to see them up to something constructive for a change." Beep-0 told the group.

"Even if it is in their own unique way." Fluttershy added, knowing that creatures often build structures for different purposes.

The heroes left the Rabbid as they discovered the source of the light not too long after: 2 lanterns, each hanging from the eyes of a large snake-like statue with large fangs with one hole in each of them. However, most of it was still buried in a large dune as only the front of its face was exposed.

"What is that thing?" Fluttershy asked in fear as Rabbid Fluttershy took cover behind her, clearly scared of this snake face as well.

"It kinda looks like a snake." Applejack pointed out.

"Maybe so, but I have never seen one look like this before."

Rabbid Rarity tapped at it's left fang then looked through the hole, but was caught off guard when Rabbid Jack looked in through the other side of the hole, and was sent falling backwards. She growled as she shook her fist at Rabbid Jack, but she didn't take this too well as she quickly adjusted her bandana and was ready to fight Rabbid Rarity. However, Rabbid Twilight stepped in between the 2 and calmed them down.

"Odd... I've never seen anything like this in Equestria before." Beep-0 said as he used one of his ears to stroke his nonexistent chin, clearly thinking about what to make of this. "This predates the battle of Celestia and Nightmare Moon, it may be even older than that!"

"The sandstorm must've unearthed this thing. Fascinating!" Twilight said with stars in her eyes, excited that they have discovered something ancient, as she took out a scroll and started writing something on it.

"We can come back to figure out what this thing is later, but fer now, we have bigger problems to deal with." Applejack told Twilight as she wrapped her hoof around her.

"You're right, Applejack, I'll make a note of this and we'll come back when Chrysalis is stopped." Twilight said as she put the scroll away.

The team saw that the bridge continued through its mouth, and lead to an area that seemed to be brighter, showing signs that the sandstorm isn't as strong there.

"Even though it isn't a real creature, it still gives me the creeps. Let's pass through quickly." Beep-0 explained to the group while looking at the statue with an uneasy feeling.

"Strongly seconded." Fluttershy quickly agreed as she picked up her Rabbid counterpart and started going across the rest of the bridge, with the others following after her.

Twilight stopped for a moment and looked back at the statue one last time, still very curious about its origins before catching up with the others who have made it off the bridge.

Sherbet Desert - Tomb of TutanBwaaahmon

The team successfully made it out of the storm as they made their way into a large open area, which held another puzzle where blocks need to be pushed in a certain pattern so that a red button would be pushed to open the next path. They saw that the path continued beneath a large statue of a Rabbid that was wearing an Egyptian-based attire, however, along that same path, the heroes saw a waterfall that was pouring in between the statue's legs.

"Uh... is that statue doing what I think it's doing?" Fluttershy asked.

"It might be better not to think about it." Twilight answered in disgust.

The Rabbids turned green as they quickly took off somewhere to barf somewhere.

"Hey, look over there!" Applejack shouted, attempting to distract everyone from the disturbing sight.

The ponies turned and saw a group of Rabbids nearby, flying in the air over a giant fan.

"Look how unsafe that is!" Beep-0 explained to the team. "They're not even wearing helmets!"

"At least they don't have to deal with this." Fluttershy pointed out.

"Let's just solve this puzzle, and get it over with." Beep-0 told the heroes, showing that he wasn't excited about going down that path either. However, he quickly spotted another block located at the opposite side of the area where the path continued. "Hold on, let me take a look at this first." Beep-0 told the others as they watched him use his Move technique to, well, move to block out of the way. This revealed a small path that lead back to the path that lead out of the battlefield where Blizzy and Sandy were defeated, showing that they've all went in a circle. "Well, what do you know? I just found us a shortcut back!"

"If only that was the next path." Twilight said as she spotted the Rabbids return, still feeling a little uneasy. "Welcome back girls."

"Let me do this." Beep-0 told the group in disappointment as he started to push the blocks around the puzzle, and after a couple of minutes, he pushed the final block onto the red button, opening the gate.

"Here comes the tricky part." Applejack said as she looked at the waterfalls.

"Let's just run through it really fast." Twilight suggested to the group, who nodded in agreement. "On my count. 1... 2... 3!!!"

The heroes started yelling as the ran across the bridge that ran underneath the statue and through its waterfall, and without thinking, entered the first battlefield. Or at least, 3 of them entered it, as the other heroes ran smack into the energy barrier as it appeared, sending flying back.

Applejack rubbed her nose as she laid on the ground. She felt a little disoriented from the hit, but she was fine. As her vision adjusted, she was able to briefly see the front of the statue before getting up to get a better look. "Hey girls, look at that!" she shouted as she pointed up at the statue.

The heroes looked and saw that the statue wasn't "taking care of business" at all. The waterfalls were pouring out of a cactus-like structure that resembled a coconut cup drink with little umbrellas. However, the Rabbid still had a smug look on his face, showing that the misunderstanding was completely intentional.

"Oh, thank Celestia!" Twilight shouted in relief. "That would NOT have done wonders for my self-esteem."

The Rabbids sighed in relief as they quickly turned back to their normal white color after learning of the truth.

"Uh oh!" Fluttershy said as she looked out onto the battlefield. "It looks like we aren't out of the sandstorm yet."

The heroes turned and saw a small tornado form on the battlefield, and it only got bigger as the sky darkened, but it quickly calmed down and dissipated shortly after.

"Did you see that tornado." Beep-0 asked the group.

"How could we not?" Twilight sarcastically asked, knowing very well that they all looked at it just now.

"Right, while it may look small and harmless, in the desert, things can change in a hurry!" Beep-0 explained. "Before you can blink, it will get bigger and bigger, blowing away everyone in its path. Afterwards, the tornado will calm down again. You can always see where its heading by checking the weathercock."

The heroes in the battlefield quickly spotted a couple of weathercocks that each had a wooden carving of a Rabbid in his underpants holding a plunger whilst standing on an arrow.

"We'll keep an eye out." Twilight told Beep-0 as she turned to Rabbid Twilight and Rabbid Fluttershy, who were also present in the battlefield. "Let's do this."

The Rabbid heroes nodded in agreement as the all took their positions on the battlefield.

Defeat All - 4 Ziggies, 1 Supporter (Obstacle: Tornado)

Rabbid Twilight moved to a different side of a full cover set where a Ziggy was hiding behind and quickly blasted him, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to a different side of the full cover, and used her Rocket to damage another Ziggy as well as the full cover set he was hiding behind.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight and stomped the same Ziggy, defeating him, before landing beside a full cover. She blasted the Supporter who was using a small ridge in the battlefield as a partial cover before activating her Hero Sight.

The tornado formed and traveled southeast along the battlefield before it dissipated, and, fortunately, didn't run into anyone.

The Ziggies started moving, with one getting hit by Twilight's Hero Sight and dashing the purple pony, and took cover on different side of the same full cover set. One successfully blasts Rabbid Twilight while the other missed Twilight because of her full cover. They both activated their Villain Sights.

The Supporter moved to the same full cover set and threw a Grenaduck towards Twilight, which exploded and damaged both her and the full cover. He used his Heal technique to heal both Ziggies, but not up to full health.

While getting hit by both Villain Sights, Rabbid Twilight gets a Team Jump from Twilight and lands in a spot right by all 3 remaining enemies. She uses her Melee on all the enemy Rabbids, and manages to defeat both Ziggies.

Twilight gets a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight and stomps the Supporter before landing beside a full cover set. She blasted the Supporter and triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of the team rejoined them, but before they left the battlefield, they saw something very strange on the walls nearby.

"What in tarnation?!" Applejack shouted in shock as she couldn't believe what they were all looking at.

It was a set of hieroglyphics that showed the major events of the story so far. The first one represented Spawny using his powers; the second showed Beep-0 being followed by Twilight, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy; the final showed Chrysalis dragging a tied-up Spawny with a rope.

"These ancient hieroglyphics tell our story somehow!" Beep-0 told the group. "Oooh... I wonder if I get pectoral muscles?"

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted in excitement because she appears in one of the hieroglyphics. She even started to make Egyptian poses for fun which earned her a laugh from everyone else.

"Does it say how our journey ends?" Fluttershy asked.

"(Sigh) No, these things are never clear about how these stories end." Beep-0 answered, knowing very well that prophecies don't exactly say how they will conclude.

"If that's the case, then it's up to us to decide how this story ends." Twilight explained.

"Twilight's right. We can either have a good ending where we stop Chrysalis and get Spawny back, or a bad ending where she destroys what's left of Equestria. That being said, we still have time to stop her before she can create her Rabbid army and mobilize them for her attack, but we still must move quickly."

The heroes nodded in agreement as they all left the battlefield, but quickly reentered the sandstorm as the path led back into it. As soon as they entered it, they spotted 4 more Rabbids holding on to whatever they could so they wouldn't get blown away by the wind. However, one of the Rabbid's loses his grip on the rock he was holding and is quickly blown away by the wind, but he quickly manages to circle around and grab back onto the same rock.

"The answer my friends, is bwah-in in the wind, the answer is bwah-in in the wind..." Beep-0 told the team, who were very confused at what is was he just said.

"What does that even mean?"

"I have no idea." Beep-0 said as he watched the same Rabbid lose his grip again, and is blown away before circling back again.

The group left as they entered 2 pipes, which soon brought them to the next battlefield of the area, which had a safe zone on the opposite end of it.

Reach Area - 3 Bucklers, 2 Ziggies, 1 Supporter

Twilight dashed the Supporter, than got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity before landing beside a partial cover in a high area on the left side of the battlefield. She blasted the nearby Ziggy, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, and another from Twilight before landing beside a partial cover that was close to the former's.

Rabbid Rarity dashed both the Supporter and a Buckler before stopping right by the entrance to the battlefield. She then sent a Sentry towards the Buckler, which exploded and damaged both him and the Supporter, defeating the latter. She activated her Shield.

Fluttershy blasted the Buckler, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

The Ziggy moved down from the high area he was at, and moved behind a partial cover, where he blasted Rabbid Rarity, whose damaged was reduced because of her Shield. He then activated his Villain sight.

The Bucklers each moved to the left corner of the same high area the Ziggy was at previously, and one of them activated his Super Chance, increasing both of their chances to trigger a Super Effect.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy, while getting hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight, before landing beside a partial cover that was next to a pipe. She blasted the Ziggy on the ground, defeating him and releasing the energy, then activated her Hero Sight.

Fluttershy entered said pipe, and ended up in a small high area that was close to the safe zone where she hid behind a full cover. She then activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity simply moved to a partial cover that was close by.

While getting hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight, one Buckler moved to a different corner of the high area close to where he was at previously, then activated his Super Chance, increasing both Bucklers' chances again, while the other moved to a different corner of the left side.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground nearby, showing that a new enemy was about to appear.

Twilight entered the pipe, then got down from Fluttershy's high area.

Fluttershy got down from the high area, then got a Team Jump from Twilight before landing beside the pipe that led to the safe zone. She sent a Sentry towards a Buckler, which exploded and triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a different partial cover, then sent a Sentry towards the Buckler closest to her before it stopped.

A Ziggy burst from the ground and he entered the pipe leading to the high area before stopping beside a partial cover. He blasted Fluttershy before activating his Villain Sight.

One Buckler moved to a different spot close by and lasted the Sentry, while the other blasted Twilight and moved to a spot next to the Ziggy.

The Sentry continued its path towards the Buckler before stopping.

While getting hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight, Fluttershy entered the pipe that led to the safe zone, and ended the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 900 bits and 105 Power Orbs.

After being reunited with the other heroes, the team moved out of the battlefield and entered a Rabbid cannon, which blasted them to the top of a huge boulder that was high above the sandstorm.

"Would y'all look at that view?" Applejack said as she admired the scenery.

"Bwaaaah..." The Rabbids said in awe.

This area gave them all a really good view of the Sherbet desert as they were able to spot many things, such as the Egyptian Rabbid statue, the mysterious snake statue, and a few of the battlefields they fought in previously.

"There's no time to sightsee, girls." Beep-0 told them. "We still need to figure out where Chrysalis went from here."

"True, but at least we've finally put that sandstorm behind us." Twilight said as she looked down at the sand blowing below them.

"Uh, I don't think we're out of the storm yet." Fluttershy stated as she pointed at something.

The heroes turned and spotted another Rabbid cannon that was pointed towards a mountain in the distance that was covered in ice and snow, and huge snow clouds were above it.

"Looks like the Megabug's blizzard hit that mountain harder than it did over here." Applejack pointed out.

"Well, everypony, if there's one place where Chrysalis doesn't want to be found, it'd be there." Beep-0 told the others. "Looks like things are about to get a lot colder."

"If Chrysalis thinks a little snow can stop us, she has another thing coming." Twilight told the others, who all cheered in agreement.

The heroes all entered the Rabbid cannon, and were blasted towards the mountain.

Author's Note

Our heroes need to make their way through a sandstorm if they want to get to Chrysalis in time. Now things are about to cool down a little, or should I say a lot, as the heroes move away from the "Desert" as they begin to make their way to the "Sherbet".
*I legit had trouble with coming up with something clever to say here, so I thought I'd be funny to add that in as a little joke. XD
This moment in the game featured the heroes crossing a bridge which lead through the mouth of the fossilized remains of a creature that resembled Gobblegut. However, I've decided to replace that with something that I plan to include in a future story. So... FORESHADOWING!!! :D
I'm also really happy to finally have an update and release date for M+R: Sparks of Hope! After waiting an entire year, I can tell it's going to be worth the wait after seeing so much in the new trailers. :D

Sherbet Desert 8: Call of Sherbet Mountain

Sherbet Desert - Sherbet Mountain Summit

The heroes landed on top of the snowy mountain safely, but as expected, the weather was very different than what they experienced in the desert below as they all started shivering as soon as they touched the snow.

"Lot of snow! Whole lot of snow!" Twilight shouted as she quickly held her front legs for warmth.

While the Ponies had trouble adjusting to the weather immediately, the Rabbids took the opportunity to play in the snow again as they started to build another SnowRabbid.

"I still can't believe this place is supposed to be a desert." Applejack said as she dumped snow out of her hat.

"Don't worry, Applejack." Beep-0 assured her. "I'm sure this place will thaw out once all the madness is over."

The Rabbids finish building their SnowRabbid, but Rabbid Rarity remembered that she threw away her spare wig back in the desert as she attempted to get it out. However, Rabbid Jack had a spare bandana as she wrapped it around the SnowRabbid's neck. The Rabbids began to sing "Jingle Bells" to show that they were happy with how their SnowRabbid turned out.

"I hope you're right about that, Beep-0." Twilight said as she started to take a look at their surroundings. "Now, let's start our search for-- whoa! What's that?!"
The group quickly followed Twilight over and looked in awe at what she had found: a colossal refrigerator that was frozen on top, and it sported huge magnets that resembled a banana, a watermelon, a Rabbid surfing, a Rabbid with a plunger covering half his head, and a Rabbid submarine. Its freezer door was also open a crack.

"What the--! That's our fridge!" Beep-0 shouted as he immediately recognized the fridge resting on the side of a frozen cliff. "How'd it get here? It wasn't even in our basement!"

"Maybe your Washing Machine managed to teleport anything that was close in range?" Twilight theorized.

"Hopefully my partner wasn't saving any sodas or leftover pizza in there."

"Either way, we should keep--" Twilight started, but was quickly cut off by a very familiar maniacal laugh.

The heroes quickly turned around and gasped as they spotted Chrysalis hovering over the fridge, with Spawny on her back.

"Well well! It seems that the Goody Two-Shoes Crew can't get enough of your talents, Spawny!" Chrysalis told the SupaMerge Rabbid. "I wonder what NEW creation you can come up with to pique their interest... It'd better be good!"

Spawny felt a little uneasy by what the Changeling had just said to him.

"Go on, let 'em have it! Give them something straight out of your nightmares!"

Spawny got wide-eyed as he began to freak out a bit.

"Or I'll give YOU something to be scared about!"

All Spawny wanted to do now was get away from everyone as he quickly darted back and forth for a way out, but his quick movements made it very difficult for Chrysalis to fly still.

"Stop wiggling, you saphead! You're going to fall off of--"

Before Chrysalis could finish her sentence, Spawny fell off of her and he began to slide down the freezer door of the fridge. He tried to stop his falling as he desperately tried to grab hold of the door, but it proved futile as there were no gaps present on the smooth metal. Fortunately, he came to stop of the top of door handle, but his powers activated once again as he began blasting away in random directions. The force of one blast sent him inside the freezer as the door shut, trapping him inside, and to make matters worse, a huge burst of SupaMerge energy exploded inside the fridge, causing it to slide off the icy cliff and fall down the mountain.

"SPAWNY!" Twilight shouted as she ran over to the side of the cliff with a worried look on her face. She watched as the fridge tumbled down the mountain very fast.

Chrysalis and Rabbid Rarity also watched the fridge tumble down the mountain from the edge as it finally came to a stop very close to the bottom. Chrysalis was very worried about Spawny as Rabbid Rarity patted her hoof, showing that she knew how she felt.

"Huh?" Twilight as she looked over at Chrysalis in confusion.

"Huh?" Chrysalis said as well, realizing what she was doing as she looked at Twilight then at Rabbid Rarity, who quickly jumped back as she realized she was right next to the enemy. Chrysalis then flew in front of Twilight with an angry look on her face. "And YOU. Stay away from Spawny! As a matter of fact, stay out of my way. PERIOD. I have things to do and a world to conquer." Chrysalis took her leave as she started flying down the side of the mountain where the fridge fell.

"Something tells me Spawny is starting to see Chrysalis for who she really is." Twilight told the others.

"While I'm happy about that, he's still in danger!" Fluttershy agreed before turning everyone's attention back to the situation at hand.

"Fluttershy's right!" Beep-0 agreed. "Spawny has been separated from Chrysalis, this gives us the opportunity we need to rescue him."

"Let's get a move on before she finds him again!" Applejack told everyone, who nodded in agreement as they quickly started going down the path that lead down the mountain.

Rabbid Rarity stopped for a moment and saw that their SnowRabbid has been destroyed due to the vibrations of the mountain as the fridge tumbled down it. She kicked the snow in frustration before running to catch up with the others. She caught up to them just before the energy field went up in the first battlefield.

Defeat 6 Enemies - 3 Supporters, 2 Smashers (Obstacle: Tornado)

Twilight kicked things off by activating her secondary technique, the M-Power, to increase the amount of damage that she and the other heroes could deal to an enemy.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a different partial cover set and sent a Sentry towards a Supporter, which not only exploded and damaged the enemy Rabbid, but also blew up the Freeze cover he was hiding behind, triggering a Freeze Effect that blocked his ability to use techniques. She activated her Shield.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, then stomped on a Smasher before landing behind a partial cover set that was opposite of him. She blasted another Smasher, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed in an open area on the right side of the battlefield. She activated her Magnet Dance, which drew the Smashers and a Supporter toward her, then used her Melee on one of the Smashers, damaging him as well as the other enemies closest to her. This got both Smashers' attention, and they both slammed their blocks on Rabbid Twilight, however, the force of the impact hits everyone in the area, and it triggered a Bounce Effect that sent everyone flying, which in turn defeated both Smashers and the Supporter.

An ice tornado formed on the battlefield and it moved north, running into the Supporter that Rabbid Rarity attacked earlier, and triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying before dissipating.

Both Supporters threw a Grenaduck towards Rabbid Rarity, which exploded and damaged both her and Twilight. They each took cover behind a Freeze Cover in the upper-right corner of the battlefield, where one healed the other.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed in a spot that was near the Supporters.

Rabbid Twilight entered a small pipe that lead to the area where the Supporters were, and she Boom Dashed both of them. She then blasted the Supporters, which triggered a Stone Effect that prevented them from doing anything at all during a single turn, and defeated them both.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed right next to Rabbid Twilight.

The tornado reformed and moved south down the battlefield before it dissipated shortly after.

2 Smashers burst from the ground, where one moves towards Rabbid Rarity before stopping to rest and activated his NME Empowerment technique, increasing his and his friend's power, while the other makes to Rabbid Rarity, and slams her with his block.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Twilight gets a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, and she stomped on a Smasher before landing in a spot close by.

Rabbid Rarity dashed both Smashers, then moved to a spot near Rabbid Twilight where she activated her Heal technique, healing her and the rest of the heroes. She sent a Sentry towards one of the Smashers, which exploded and triggered a Push Effect, which defeated him and ended the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of the team rejoined them, and they all left the battlefield.

As the team continued to move down the mountain, they spotted a Rabbid iceskating nearby, then started sliding on his belly like a penguin and spun around the bend of his ice rink before coming to a stop. He shook himself off, then started to skate again.

"I'd join him, but I don't want to be used as a curling stone." Beep-0 admitted.

"Yeah, maybe ya rather be used as a hockey puck." Applejack joked.

"Not funny."

The team allowed the Rabbid to keep having his fun and continued down the path. Shortly after they moved down the mountain a bit more, they spotted another Rabbid that was frozen in a block of ice nearby. They noticed that his hands were free and he was holding a magenta bathing suit with lime-green hearts on it, and he was facing towards a clothesline.

"How ironic - he was trying to dry his swimsuit when it became frozen in ice." Beep-0 explained to everyone. "Perhaps one day they will be united."

"I hope so." Fluttershy agreed.

The heroes left the scene and entered the next battlefield.

Defeat All - 3 Bucklers, 1 Smasher

Twilight started by activating her M-Power to increase the amount of damage that she and the other heroes could deal to an enemy. She got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight and stomped a Buckler before landing in a spot close to where she was previously. She then blasted the Smasher in the low area that made up the right side of the battlefield, which got his attention as he entered a pipe that led to the high area, and charged towards Twilight before stopping.

Rabbid Twilight Boom Dashed both the Buckler and the Smasher, but also damaged Twilight as well since she was in range of the blast, and hid behind the middle partial cover of a cover set. She used her Magnet Dance to draw all the enemies towards her, and she used her Melee on the Smasher, which triggered a Vamp Effect that healed her with some of the damage dealt on the enemies, and defeated the Smasher and Buckler.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight, and landing in a spot a few spaces away from Rabbid Twilight. She sent a Sentry towards the Bucklers, which exploded, defeated both of them, healed her because of the Vamp Effect, and ended the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 900 bits and 105 Power Orbs.

With no time to waste, the heroes continued down the mountain after rejoining with the others, and shortly after, they spotted a Rabbid hanging by his tongue off a giant popsicle that was stuck in the side of the mountain.

"I think his eyes were bigger than his stomach, not that I blame him." Beep-0 told the others.

"Knowing Pinkie, she'd have no problem eatin' that." Applejack explained.

After leaving the Rabbid to his treat, the heroes continued down the trail and entered a small pipe that got them down from a small ledge, then entered a Rabbid cannon that blasted them towards a wide open area that was further down. They saw that they needed to open a gate by moving a block onto a gray button.

"Don't worry, girls, I've got this." Beep-0 told the group as he started to use his Move technique on the block, and after a bout a minute, he successfully pushed the block onto the button opening the gate.

"Alright, let's go, girls." Twilight told the others as they nodded in agreement and followed her down the path.

The team entered another pipe that lead them even further down the mountain, and they ended up in an even larger area, with yet another gate that needed to be opened.

"Are you serious?!" Twilight shouted in disbelief. "We need to stop Chrysalis!"

"Let's just do this quickly." Beep-0 told her. He saw that there were 2 sections for this puzzle: a small one where a block that needed to be moved onto blue and green buttons, and a large one where a block needed to be moved onto a red button that activated the gate. He moved the block onto the blue button, and several blue blocks appeared in the large section. "Ok, I'll need some help on this one."

The heroes nodded in agreement and they all worked together moving the blocks around both sections, changing the blue and green blocks around until they finally activated the red button, opening the gate.

"Let's hurry!" Twilight told the others as they all quickly left the area and continued down the path.

As the heroes got close to the bottom of the mountain, they spotted 2 cactus-like igloos and saw a Rabbid emerge from one of them. He looked around for a moment before going back inside, but as the heroes turned to leave they saw another Rabbid emerge from the second igloo and do the same thing before he went back inside, then the first Rabbid appeared again.

"I can't tell if that's the same Rabbid or two neighbors trying to avoid each other." Beep-0 told the group as he tried figuring out which was which.

"Unless Rabbids could teleport, it may be the second option." Twilight told him.

The group quickly left the scene and continued down the mountain, determined to reach Spawny before Chrysalis did, and in the distance, there was a giant fridge.

Author's Note

Chrysalis loses Spawny! This gives Twilight and her friends a chance to rescue him! They will need to move down the mountain as fast as they could before the Changeling can grab him. The race is on!

Sherbet Desert 9: It Came From the Freezer

The heroes arrive at the bottom of the mountain in a large, wide-open area, and at the opposite end of where they arrived, lied the giant fridge that Spawny became trapped in as it fell.

"There she is: the mother of all fridges." Applejack said as the group started to approach the overgrown appliance.

"It really wasn't THAT big when it was at home you know." Beep-0 told Applejack.

"This an important conversation right now?" Twilight asked.

"No, no, you're right." Beep-0 said as she shook his head to collect himself. "The fridge is here, that means Spawny is bound to be too."

The team started to make their way towards the fridge, but it seemed to be a little too easy for them.

"Odd. I figured we woulda bump into Chrysalis again." Applejack told the group in suspicion.

"Yeah." Twilight agreed. "If the fridge is here, Chrysalis would have to be trying to get it open, right?"

"I don't like this." Beep-0 said, knowing they were making very good points.

"Bwada Bwah." The Rabbids agreed, not liking how quiet things were.

"Do you think she got to him first?" Fluttershy asked with worry.

"Maybe not, Spawny could still be inside that thing." Twilight answered.

"Perhaps, but I think the only way to find out is to open the freezer." Beep-0 told the team.

"Maybe Chrysalis gave up when she failed to open the door?"

"What if she abandoned Spawny to freeze?!" Fluttershy shouted with even more worry, trying desperately to hold back her tears.

"An even better reason to get him out!" Beep-0 assured her, then looked back at the fridge. "Now, we just have to open this puppy up."

"Bwa Bwah?" Rabbid Jack asked, wondering how they were going to do that.

"Well, we could--"

*BANG*

Taken aback from the strange sound, the heroes looked around frantically, trying to find the source.

"Uhh... What was that?" Beep-0 asked.

*BANG*

The heroes turned to face the fridge as they saw it move as soon as a third bang was heard.

"I don't like where this is going." Twilight said, having a feeling like there was something big coming their way, and it was inside the freezer.

"Strongly seconded!" Beep-0 said as he and the others began to run away from the fridge, as one final bang caused the freezer door swung open.

Something enormous leaped out of the freezer, carrying the door with it, as it landed in the middle of the battlefield. He was muscular and made entirely out of ice and snow, and he had huge ice crystals protruding from his shoulders: an ice mace-like left hand with popsicles as spikes; a large jaw with a beard made of large icicles; and a small Rabbid head with ice cube eyes and an ice tongue. This was the Icicle Golem!

"What the hay is that?!" Applejack shouted.

"I'm guessing Spawny made that when the fridge fell." Beep-0 theorized as the Icicle Golem turned to face the heroes.

"We can take him." Twilight confidently told the others as she looked straight at the snow monster.

The Icicle Golem growled at Twilight, then took a deep breath charged something up in his mouth. Just before the group could react, he released a freezing cold wind directly at them!

"OH NO--!" Twilight shouted as she and everyone else was instantly frozen in blocks of ice as a result of this attack!

The Icicle Golem laughed, not knowing that a familiar villain peeked her hideous head from behind the fridge, having witnessed the whole thing.

"That thing will keep them busy!" Chrysalis stated as she took the opportunity to fly into the freezer, where she found an exhausted Spawny shivering. "Time for us to leave this frozen wasteland, Spawny."

"ACHOO!" Spawny shouted as he sneezed right in Chrysalis' face.

"Oh... you are going to regret that." Chrysalis said with an annoyed look on her face as she placed Spawny onto her back as she quickly took her leave.

Twilight, who was still able to see what was going on, looked in horror at the Icicle Golem as he raised his mace hand, ready to finish them off, but his attention turned to something else. Twilight followed his gaze and spotted someone very familiar.

Floating down from the air with a pink parasol was a white unicorn with purple hair and 3 gems as her Cutie Mark. It was Rarity! She smirked as she took out her primary weapon, the Boomshot, from behind her back, and blasted Twilight and Rabbid Rarity free from the ice.

However, the Icicle Golem knew exactly what Rarity was doing, so he quickly ran up and scooped up the rest of their friends, and threw them into the freezer before she had a chance to free them. He turned around and glared at the remaining heroes.

"Are you alright, Twilight?" Rarity asked as she went up to check on her friend.

"Rarity!" Thank Celestia you made it!" Twilight shouted as she hugged her friend, who immediately hugged her back.

However, Rabbid Rarity quickly ran between the 2 ponies, and tried to shoo the real Rarity away. Then she opened up her arms, hoping Twilight would hug her too.

"Oh boy..." Twilight said as she facepalmed.

The Icicle Golem roared, turning the team's attention back to him.

"Well talk about this later, for now, let's take this thing down!" Rarity told the others as they all got out their weapons, ready to fight the boss.

The heroes took their positions on the battlefield as the Icicle Golem took his place in the middle, using the freezer door as a shield.

Defeat Boss - Icicle Golem

"The way I see it, he's like a giant Buckler." Twilight explained to the Rarities. "That means we'll have to outflank him if we want to defeat him."

The Rarities nodded in agreement as they readied their weapons.

Twilight started by activating her M-Power, empowering her and the rest of the heroes in range.

Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight, whenever she does, she has a special Healing Jump that would heal both her and any other heroes in range of her when she landed. She landed beside a partial cover as the Healing Jump healed only her. She tossed a Grenaduck towards the Icicle Golem, which managed to get past his shield and damage him.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rarity and landed right beside the Icicle Golem, where she then used her Melee on him, damaging him significantly.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a partial cover that was on the opposite end of Rarity's. She quickly sent a Sentry towards the Icicle Golem, which exploded when it got in range of him, managing to get past his shield and damage him.

The Icicle Golem fired an ice ball at Rabbid Rarity, which triggered a Freeze Effect preventing her from using any techniques. He then moved to a spot that was in between both Rarities.

Rabbid Rarity simply blast the Icicle Golem since she was in an area where he couldn't use his shield.

Twilight moved behind the Icicle Golem and blasted him, causing him to lose the freezer door.

Shocked at losing his shield, the Icicle Golem roared and healed himself, starting the second phase of the battle.

"BwaBwa Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted as she pointed out that the boss has lost shield.

"That's right! Now we can attack this big brute!" Rarity agreed.

Twilight activated her Hero Sight.

Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed in a spot close to Rabbid Rarity, healing them both with her jump. She blasted the Icicle Golem then activated her Crystal Gaze technique, which was her own version of the Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a small slope which acted as a partial cover that was behind the boss.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

The Icicle Golem moved towards Twilight, getting hit by her Hero Sight and Rarity's Crystal Gaze in the process, and slammed her with his mace hand. He roared as he activated his Whiteout technique, which was his own version of the Villain Sight.

2 Smasher burst from the ground.

Rarity blasted the Icicle Golem, then, which getting hit by the boss's Whiteout, she got a Team Jump from Twilight, healing both of them when she landed.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the Icicle Golem, which exploded when it got in range of him.

Twilight moved directly in front of the Icicle Golem, where she hit him with her Melee.

As the Icicle Golem recovered from this attack, he was shocked to see that his legs were melting! With an enraged look on his face, he used his arms to crawl to the opposite end of the battlefield to an area right in front of the fridge, where he healed himself. The final phase of the fight has begun.

"His legs melted! He's almost done!" Twilight shouted.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight before landed in a spot that was close to both her and Rarity, where she used her Heal technique to heal them all.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

The Icicle Golem blasted Rabbid Rarity.

The Smasher began to make their way toward the heroes before they stopped to rest.

2 Supporters burst from the ground.

Rabbid Rarity moved down the middle of the battlefield towards the Icicle Golem, and blasted him. She then activated her Shield.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rarity, and landed in a spot that was close to Rabbid Rarity, where she blasted the Icicle Golem.

Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight before she landed beside a partial cover in a cover set that located was left of the Icicle Golem, healing herself. She quickly blasted the Icicle Golem.

The Icicle Golem blasted Rabbid Rarity, triggering a Freeze Effect, but the damage was reduced because of her Shield. He roared as he activated his Whiteout.

The Smasher continued their paths toward the heroes, with one entering a pipe that lead him right to Rarity, where he used his NME Empowerment, empowering both him and a Supporter, and slammed Rarity with his block.

The Supporters both moved to the upper left area of the battlefield, where they each took cover behind different cover sets and tossed a Grenaduck towards Rabbid Rarity, where one triggered a Burn Effect that sent her running, and caused her to get hit by the Icicle Golem's Whiteout before she came to a stop close to the boss.

Twilight moved directly in front of the Icicle Golem again, where she hit him with her Melee, damaging him significantly. She activated her M-Power, which empowered both her and Rabbid Rarity.

Rarity moved behind the Icicle Golem, and she tossed a Grenaduck at him, which exploded and damaged both him and Twilight, unfortunately.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the Icicle Golem, which exploded and damaged both him and Twilight, again.

However, this blow caused the Icicle Golem's head to fall off his body, which collapsed backwards with a loud thud. He roared in anger at this turn of events, and could only hop helplessly.

"He's down for the count! Take him out Rabbid Rarity!" Twilight shouted to the Rabbid, who nodded in agreement.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Icicle Golem's head, knocking off his jaw and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 2000 bits and 200 Power Orbs.

Rabbid Rarity ran back towards what was left of the Icicle Golem, who tried to hop away from her before she picked him up. "Bababwa Bababwa Bada Bada." Rabbid Rarity said as she mimicked the "Alas, poor Yorick" scene from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" using the Icicle Golem's head as the skull before she smiled at the heroes and set him down, presenting him to them before she walked away.

"Care to do the honors?" Twilight asked their new teammate.

"Oh?" Rarity asked taken aback at what was being asked of her before she looked down at the snow monster's head, who turned to look right at her. She smirked as she ran up and kicked the Icicle Golem's head as if it was a football, sending him flying face first into the back of the fridge, causing it to tip over and send the rest of the frozen heroes sliding over to the them, their ice shattering as they all shivered and tried to process what had just happened.

"Th-th-th thank, g-g-girls!" Applejack said with her teeth chattering. She shook her head to snap herself out of the cold, allowing her to get a good look at the heroes who fought the boss. "Wait... Rarity?!"

"Rarity!" Fluttershy shouted as she and the other ponies embraced her in a group hug.

"Bleh." Rabbid Rarity said to herself in jealousy as she crossed her arms and looked away from the scene.

"It is good to finally join you girls." Rarity told her friends, then looked down at Beep-0 and the Rabbid heroes. "Along with your new friends as well."

"We are honored to have you join us, Rarity." Beep-0 told the unicorn. "Have the Rabbids back in Ponyville finally settled down a bit?"

"Sort of. They're just doing whatever they please."

"Yeah, Rabbids'll do that."

"Speaking of Rabbids." Twilight said as she looked in the freezer. "There's no sign of Spawny."

"WHAT?!" Beep-0 and the Ponies shouted.

"BWAH?!" the Rabbids shouted.

They all looked inside the freezer, but there was no sign of the SupaMerge Rabbid anywhere.

"But how?!" Fluttershy asked, worried that Spawny was in danger again.

"If he was still inside the fridge when we got here, Chrysalis must have been hiding until we came along to open the fridge ourselves." Beep-0 theorized.

"Then she would swoop in and take him from us." Applejack continued. "But then that snow monster burst out of there."

"Of course! Twilight shouted. "She grabbed Spawny while the Icicle Golem was distracting us!"

"Bwa Bwah Bwah!" Rabbid Twilight added.

"Agreed, I suggest that we return to the Castle of Friendship so that we may prepare for our next match." Beep-0 told the group.

"I couldn't possibly agree more." Rarity said as she looked at some clothes that she brought with her. "I have been lead to believe this place was a desert, and look at this!" She held up clothes clearly meant for a desert environment. "This is not the type of weather these are meant for!"

"Consider yerself lucky that you weren't here during the sandstorms." Applejack joked.

"There were sandstorms here?"

"Alright, let's get back to Ponyville so we can figure out where to go next." Beep-0 told everyone.

The heroes nodded in agreement as Beep-0 used the Sploing to teleport them all out of the Sherbet Desert.

Author's Note

The Icicle Golem! Our heroes face this horrifying new fusion as they reach the end of the Sherbet Desert, where it managed to freeze them all solid! However, fortune favored them as Rarity, finally ready to join the fight, arrived to help take down the monster! While the heroes may have lost their chance with Spawny this time around, they have a new teammate to help find him in the future.

Spooky Trails 1: Looking for Mr. Tom Phan

Ponyville - Castle of Friendship

In a wave of pixels, the heroes safely return to the Castle of Friendship, which they saw now had small sand rock pillars surrounding it and huge popsicles leaning against the sides of it, as well as small Egyptian-like Rabbid statues and artifacts. Even the Cragadile they encountered was nearby! Fortunately for them, but unfortunately for him, he was still tangled up with the underpants.

"How'd this big guy get here?!" Applejack asked in confusion.

"I'm not sure." Beep-0 started answering. "But when the annals of Cragadile are put to page, this will not be heralded as its finest hour."

"Never mind him." Twilight told the group, while earning a look from Fluttershy. "We have to figure out where Chrysalis is going next. Any ideas, Beep-0?"

"Hmm..." Beep-0 said as he tried to figure out where the Changeling had gone next, but was quickly cut off as he received another message from F.B. "Hold on, looks like I've gotten another message. *AHEM* 'It is my deepest pleasure to congratulate you and your new friends on making it so far together! As a reward, I would like to bestow upon you coding for the Lift technique, which will allow you to pick up certain objects when needed. I'm sure it will come in handy for you all in the Spooky Trails'."

"Spooky... Trails?" Fluttershy asked in fear, clearly not liking the sound of this.

"I'm guessing that's where we have to go next, and according to my sensors, that's EXACTLY where we're going next."

"But wait." Twilight stated as she realized something. "How does this messenger know EXACTLY where Chrysalis was before you even tracked Spawny's location."

"I'm certain we'll get the answer in due time." Rarity assured her friend. "For now, let's just figure out how to get to these 'Spooky Trails'."

"BWA BWA BWAHHH!"

The heroes turned to see the Flat Cap Rabbids running towards the from behind the Castle.

"Oh no, not them again." Rarity said as she facepalmed in disappointment. "I've already told you two, you and your friends can't use my mannequins to test out your wrecking ball."

"Uh... wrecking ball?" Twilight asked, glaring at the 2 Rabbids.

"Looks like that's not the case, it seems they want to show us something.' Beep-0 pointed out, with the Rabbid heroes agreeing with him.

"I don't know." Applejack said, feeling unsure. "I still ain't sure about them after we battled them as sharks."

"Remember AJ, we freed them from the Megabug's control." Beep-0 explained. "They really want to help us to make up for their actions."

"They've been helpful to us so far, we might as well see what the want to show us." Twilight told the group before turning her attention back to the 2 Rabbids. "Lead the way, boys!"

The Flat Cap Rabbids led the heroes down a stone trail, recently built by the Rabbids, that was northeast of the Castle. At the end of it was a small area, and in the middle of it was a new large Rabbid Cannon that was made entirely of a plant-like material.

"Oh! You've built a new cannon." Rarity said to the Flat Cap Rabbids, who nodded in agreement.

"Think it'll send us to the Spooky Trails?" Applejack asked.

"It's creepy enough, I would say." Fluttershy stated. "So... maybe?"

"Looks like the Rabbids have been working on this area since we left for the Sherbet Desert, because NONE of this was here before." Beep-0 pointed out.

"You can say that again, look at that guy." Twilight agreed as she pointed at something.

Everyone turned and saw in a nearby small, ruined structure, a Rabbid was sleeping peacefully before he started to run in his sleep before stopping.

"Poor thing..." Beep-0 said as he watched the Rabbid try to wake up, but fell back asleep instantly. "I don't sleep myself, but if I did, I'd probably dream about intelligent machines taking over the world."

Disturbed by what the robot had just said, the others backed away from him slowly.

"Ok, it's seems to be getting dark out, so Princess Luna may pay him a little visit later on if she and Celestia find everypony soon." Twilight suggested, trying to turn Beep-0 away from his apparent fantasies.

"There are some more over there." Fluttershy said as the others saw her pointing to 3 Rabbids nearby, worshiping a wooden totem in the shape of a Rabbid's head.

"They're praising the spirit of Papa Rabbo." Beep-0 explained. "The guardian of time-travelling washing machines."

"Once this is all over, I'd really like to have a look at that Washing Machine of yours." Twilight explained to Beep-0 and the Rabbid heroes. "I've never seen anything like that before."

"Well, let's hop on in and--" Applejack started, but was quickly cut off.

"What is that?!" Fluttershy shouted as she pointed to something inside another ruined structure.

Everyone turned and saw some Rabbids groaning and walking strangely in the shadows.

"AGH!! THEY'RE COMING FOR US! THEY WANTS OUR BRAINS THEY--" Beep-0 shouted before he got a closer look at the Rabbids as they stepped into the light. "Oh, nevermind. They're just sleepwalking." He turned and realized that he was holding onto Twilight like Scooby-Doo does to Shaggy when he's scared.

"Yes... false alarm." Twilight as she raised an eyebrow at Beep-0, who got back down onto the ground in embarrassment. "Maybe you guys are working your friends a little too hard." Twilight told the Flat Cap Rabbids.

One of the Flat Cap Rabbids blew a raspberry at Twilight in disagreement while the other one blew his whistle. This caused the other Rabbids to wake up and charge out of the scene towards their next project, with the Flat Cap Rabbids following behind them.

"Those 2 really need to call lunch breaks every now and then, otherwise there's gonna be a strike soon." Applejack explained to the others. They soon heard a very loud, bossy "BWAH!!!" in the distance.

"They may have to learn the hard way." Twilight suggested.

"BwaBwa!" Rabbid Jack shouted, as eveyone else turned and saw her and the other Rabbid heroes in the cannon.

"Looks like they're pretty eager to go, so let's not waste any more time." Beep-0 told the Ponies. "Let's go to the Spooky Trails!"

The heroes nodded and entered the cannon to launch themselves to the next world, but unbeknownst to them, huge green vines grew from the ground around the area where they were just at.

*CRASH*

Suddenly out of nowhere, a huge wrecking ball with 3 Rabbids holding onto the chain, with another one riding the front of the ball, slams into the vines, uprooting them instantly!

"Bwa-BWAH!" The Flat Cap Rabbids shouted in joy, satisfied that their new wrecking ball works and gave a thumbs-up to the Rabbids riding it, who all gave one back before they fell off it one by one due to exhaustion.

Spooky Trails

Night fell as the heroes landed safely in the Spooky Trails, and they gasped to find that they were now in a rundown place that may be even creepier than the Everfree Forest.

"Spooky Trails... a place deserving of its name, I see." Beep-0 addressed as he observed their surroundings, which included giant green vines, jack-o-lanterns, and... Vampire Fruit Bats?!

The heroes looked and saw Vampire Fruit Bats tied down all over the place with glowing, blue chains, struggling to break free.

"Oh no!" Fluttershy said as she flew up to one of the poles where a Bat was tied down. "Why would anypony do this?"

"Only a very powerful enchantment could keep a Vampire Fruit Bat tethered to a specific location like that." Twilight explained as Beep-0 took a closer look at the chains.

"And that 'powerful enchantment' is Megabug Energy!" Beep-0 shouted as he finished scanning the chains. "Chrysalis must've been swarmed by the bats upon arriving here, and she used Spawny's powers to bind them so they wouldn't get in her way."

"We have to break them out!" Fluttershy stated as she tried pulling at the glowing chain, attempting to break it to no avail.

"That won't work, Fluttershy." Beep-0 told the pegasus. "Those chains won't go away until the energy that created them is weakened."

"He's right, dear." Rarity agreed. "The only way to free them is by stopping Chrysalis and saving Spawny."

"I'm also sensing a lot of SupaMerge energy around here. The more of it we release from enemy Rabbids, the weaker the chains will get."

Fluttershy sighed in defeat, knowing that they were right, but she leaned closer to the Vampire Fruit Bat. "Don't worry, we'll free you all as soon as we can, but you must be patient for now."

The Vampire Fruit Bat nodded in agreement, having faith that he and his brethren will be released soon.

Fluttershy then rejoined the group, with dread in her eyes.

"They'll be fine, Sugarcube." Applejack assured her friend.

"I hope you're right."

The heroes then heard a wolf howling at the moon in the distance.

"We'd best be careful." Beep-0 told everyone.

"Anything could be out here, so let's just focus on what we came here to do." Twilight added, as she began to look around for their targets.

"Sigh... No sign of Queen Chrysalis or Spawny." Beep-0 said in disappointment. "They could be anywhere." He then gave a short beep as received yet another message. "Aha! Perhaps our mysterious benefactor has the answers we seek! 'Congrats on finding the Spooky Trails. Isn't it great? Check out the gate in front of you'."

The team turned and saw a huge, glowing, silver gate with the moon engraved on it, with 2 Treble Clef symbols at the sides. There were also 2 blue torches and 2 red tapestries each with a symbol that represented 2 Rabbids making the drama faces.

"Wow. Our guardian angel is GOOD."

"How'd we miss that?" Twilight asked in confusion before Beep-0 continued reading the message.

"Behind the Moon Gate is the cure for the plague that's ravaged Equestria for too long! A champion that has long been asleep will awaken and set things right!"

"A champion?!" Rarity asked, very curious about this. "Do tell."

"But to get to him, you'll need to find the two uh... er... Lost Relics of Goodness! Find the relics and the champion - Mr. Tom Phan - shall awake and sing with joy at having you before him!' Ooh! That sounds nice!"

"Lost Relics of Goodness?" Applejack asked in suspicion. "Sounds a bit fishy to me."

"The name DOES sound like it was made up on the spot, but we've got to at least take a look." Twilight told Applejack. "We aren't really in a position to turn down any kind of help."

"Of course! Haven't you heard the message?" Rarity asked. "He is a champion! If anypony could help us defeat Chrysalis, it may be this Tom Phan."

"Agreed, we don't have many clues, but at least we have a plan!" Beep-0 added. "Let's find these relics, shall we?"

Knowing that Beep-0 had a point and that they had no leads to go on, the heroes nodded in agreement, as they began to cross the bridge that laid before the Moon Gate.

Beep-0 took a quick look at the Moon Gate and followed behind his allies shortly after, not realizing that he never paid attention to who actually sent the message.

When they reached the other side, they entered a small area that had 2 pedestals, one silver and one gold with a music note symbol engraved on them.

"Two pedestals, both empty - and two lost Relics of Goodness to recover." Beep-0 explained to the group. "They must be related somehow."

"Bwada Bwa?" Rabbid Twilight asked Beep-0.

"I'm not sure what the Relics of Goodness look like. They weren't properly explained in the message."

"I'm sure we'll know when we see them." Twilight assured . "Relics like this have to be magic, right?"

"Twilight's right, Rabbid Twilight. If the Relics are here, we'll find them."

"Let's just keep goin', something about this just doesn't shake right with me." Applejack said as she started climbing up the nearby stairs.

The other followed her up the stairs and they entered the first battlefield of the Spooky Trails, which was a wide open area that had a well in the middle of it.

As the energy field went up, the heroes that had entered saw that the battlefield was crawling with Spooky Ziggies, who wore red, tattered clothing, broken chain bands around their arms, and had glowing blue eyes with black sclera, as well as large tattoos on the back of their heads that resembled makeup used for Day of the Dead celebrations.

Defeat 10 Enemies - 6 Ziggies

Rabbid Rarity started by activating her Shield, then moved to a partial cover that close to the opposite side of the well.

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed in a spot to that very close to the latter's cover. She used her Magnet Dance to draw 4 Ziggies towards her, and she defeated 3 of them with her Melee.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, stomped the closest Ziggy, and landed beside a full cover in a cover set that was right of Rabbid Rarity. She finished off the Ziggy by blasting him, and activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards a Ziggy in the left side of the battlefield before it stopped halfway.

One Ziggy simply moved to a Freeze cover that was close to him, and he blasted the Sentry before activating his Villain Sight, while the other started to move, but got hit by Twilight's Hero Sight, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him and releasing the SupaMerge energy.

4 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

The Sentry continued its path while getting hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight, and it exploded and triggered a Push Effect that sent the enemy Rabbid rolling, defeating him.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a full cover that was part of a cover set that was left of her, and Rabbid Twilight joined her by moving behind a partial cover.

Twilight simply moved to the opposite side of her full cover.

4 new Ziggies burst from the ground. 2 of them moved to the same cover set on their side of the battlefield, and they each blasted Rabbid Twilight, one triggering an Ink Effect that prevented her from attacking, before activating their Villain Sights, while the other 2 got down from their high areas and took cover on opposite sides of a small slope that surrounded the well and acted as partial covers, where they each failed to blast Twilight and Rabbid Rarity.

Twilight dashed a Ziggy, and defeated him with her Melee.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards a Ziggy closest to her, and while getting hit by both Villain Sights, it exploded when it got to the enemy Rabbid, defeating him. She activated her Heal technique to heal both herself and Rabbid Twilight before getting a Team Jump from the latter, curing her Ink status, before landing beside a different side of her full cover.

Rabbid Twilight dashed a Ziggy, damaged both of them with her Boom Dash, then blasted them both with her Boomshot, defeating them both and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1700 bits and 200 Power Orbs.

As soon as the other heroes caught up to them, a large gate with purple torches and purple tapestries with a music note symbol on them that was left of the battlefield opened up.

"Hey, that large gate over there just opened." Beep-0 pointed out. "Coincidence? I think not."

Before Beep-0 could continue, two smaller gates that were beside the larger one opened up as well.

"Interesting to note that those smaller side gates are also open. Whoever built this place sure loved gates! Perhaps we should move on and check them out."

"It would seem that this is where the Trails want us to go." Fluttershy said fearfully with Rabbid Fluttershy holding on to her, shivering. That was when she turned to look at the well in the middle of the battlefield, which was glowing green deep down. "Anything to get away from this creepy well."

"I'd throw in a bit, but something tells me no good can come from wishing on this well." Beep-0 explained, sensing something was off about it. "Let's get started."

The heroes started to go down the trail leading towards the large gate, but stop to see what was behind the smaller gates first. Each one seemed to hold a set of houses that have been abandoned, and most likely haunted, for many years. It was empty save for 2 Rabbids.

One Rabbid was sleeping on top of a chimney on one of the houses, snoring very loudly.

"Stop snoring!" Beep-0 shouted, not even fazing the Rabbid. "You'll wake up the ghosts!"

"Uh Beep-0, not the time..." Applejack said as she gestured towards the Fluttershys, who weren't very fond of what he just said as they held each other tighter.

"Sorry girls." Beep-0 apologized.

The other Rabbid in the area was stuck in the chimney, with he legs flailing around, trying to get out.

"Oh, my - I hope no one has a fire going." Beep-0 told the group.

"Might not have to worry about that." Applejack told Beep-0, reminding him that these houses have been empty for who knows how long.

"Not really much in these side gates, is there?" Rarity asked, unimpressed that there wasn't anything interesting in these small areas.

"We sampled the appetizers, let's move onto the main course, shall we?" Beep-0 asked the group.

"Yeah, let's go to the large gate." Twilight agreed.

'Bwa-Bwaaah!!!" The Rabbids heroes cheered as the charged towards the main gate with the other heroes following, save for the Fluttershys.

"Bwa Bwa Bwa?" Rabbid Fluttershy asked the real one.

"Whatever we face in there, we will face together. Okay?" Fluttershy assured her.

Rabbid Fluttershy nodded as she and Fluttershy ran to catch up with the others.

Author's Note

World 3 - the Spooky Trails! Our heroes must now brave a haunted new world as they now search for fabled relics that can awaken a warrior who may be the answer to stopping this madness once and for all.

Spooky Trails 2: Peek-a-Boo!

After entering the first gate of the world, our heroes found themselves in a castle-like ruin decorated with vases and rugs with a large music note on them.

"Alright, girls" Beep-0 told the group. "If one of the Relics of Goodness is hidden somewhere around here, we'll find it."

"Remember to be careful." Applejack added. "I can't shake the feelin' like we're bein' watched."

They all went up a set of stairs, then entered a long pipe that took them to a higher portion of the ruins.

Twilight started to walk down the path that led into the next area, with Rabbid Rarity following close behind, when she heard the latter scream. She quickly turned around and was shocked to see that Rabbid Rarity was being picked up by a ghost Rabbid!

"A ghost!" Fluttershy shouted in fear as Rabbid Fluttershy ran up to hold her in fear again.

This Rabbid was glowing blue, had blue glowing eyes with black sclera as well as a ghost tail, and wore a tattered red robe with a hood was stitched together down the middle and had a blue flame at the tip of it. This was a Peek-a-Boo!

Rabbid Rarity continued to freak out, trying to get out of the Peek-a-Boo's grip before he let go of her, causing to fall to the ground on her back.

"Rabbid Rarity!" Twilight shouted, not noticing that the Peek-a-Boo appear right behind her and stuck his tongue out at her. "Huh?" She asked, confused by what she just heard as she turned around to see what was behind her, but the Peek-a-Boo disappeared again before she could see him. Twilight saw Rabbid Rarity get up and began to make her way over to her, but the Peek-a-Boo appeared behind her again and pushed her to the ground!

"Bwala!" Rabbid Rarity shouted as she went up to Twilight to check on her, and waved an angry fist at the Peek-a-Boo, who laughed maniacally before teleporting again.

The enemy Rabbid teleported a few more times around the heroes to mock them, then he blew a raspberry at all of them before teleporting to his spot on the battlefield.

Defeat All - 4 Peek-a-Boos, 2 Ziggies

"My sensors tell me that these enemies are masters of long range attacks AND teleportation!" Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "They could outflank us, attack, and then vanish before we could react! Talk about unsporting!"

"Is there anything else we should know about these Rabbids?" Rarity asked.

"Yes, beware their seductive charms! Peek-a-Boos can pull you towards them like a Siren leading a sailor to his doom!"

"That's... reassuring" Fluttershy sarcastically said.

"Don't worry, the sooner we get past them, the sooner we can find the Relic." Twilight explained as she took he position on the battlefield, which contained 4 Peek-a-Boos and 2 Ziggies. She activated her M-Power, empower her and the all the other heroes in range.

Rabbid Rarity entered one of the pipes that led to the high area that took up the left side of the battlefield, and took cover behind a full cover. She sent a Sentry towards a Peek-a-Boo hiding behind a different full cover, and it exploded and triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling off the high area and to the ground, defeating him and releasing the energy. Rabbid Rarity then activated her Shield.

Applejack entered the same pipe that Rabbid Rarity entered, and she got a Team Jump from her before landing in a spot on the ground. She took out her banjo and activated her Magnet Groove, drawing 2 Peek-a-Boos and the Ziggies towards her, then used her Buck Slam, which defeated 1 of each enemy in range of it.

Twilight entered the same pipe and got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy before landing beside a full voer set the was close to Applejack. She blasted and defeated the remaining Ziggy.

Both of the remaining Peek-a-Boos blasted Applejack, then teleported to different full cover in the high area that made up the right side of the battlefield.

Twilight entered one of the pipes that lead to the right high area, and dashed the closest Peek-a-Boo. She then defeated the enemy Rabbid by hitting him with her Melee.

Rabbid Rarity entered a pipe that lead back to the ground, then entered a different pipe that lead to the right high area. She dashed the final Peek-a-Boo and moved to a side of a full cover, where she blasted him.

Applejack entered the same pipe Twilight entered, and got a Team Jump from her before landing right in front of the Peek-a-Boo.

Rabbid Rarity used her Heal technique to heal herself and the rest of the heroes, but mainly Applejack, who quickly threw her Boomerang at the Peek-a-Boo, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them.

"Was that Rabbid what you were sensing earlier?" Twilight asked Applejack.

"Must be." Applejack answered. "Not surprisin' that we'd find ghosts in this place."

"It is called Spooky Trails after all." Rarity agreed.

*RATTLE*

"What was that?!" Fluttershy asked in fear, then quickly pointed towards 2 vases that she spotted were shaking nearby in a high area.

"Be on guard, everypony!" Beep-0 told the others as they prepared to face whatever was about to come out.

A Rabbid popped out of the small vase and he looked back and forth for a moment before another Rabbid popped out of the larger vase and scared the former with a "boo!", which sent him shivering back into his vase for a moment before reemerging. Both Rabbids laughed before they climbed back inside their respective vases.

"For a species that loves to hides so much, Rabbids really aren't very good at it." Beep-0 explained to the group.

"At least we know that there are some regular Rabbids around here too." Twilight pointed out.

"She's right, keep an eye out for any more Peek-a-Boos. There's bound to be more around here."

The heroes entered a pipe that led out of the battlefield and into a small area lit with candles and had numerous knight-like suits of armor set up, each composed of helmets with small horns, breastplates, 2 wristbands with a small spike on each, and red capes. One set in particular was larger than the rest, and had 2 small flames inside the helmet resembling eyeballs.

"Good thing these foreboding suits of armor aren't possessed by any evil spirits!" Beep-0 explained to everyone else. "THAT would be stressful."

"Strange." Rarity said as she examined a different set of armor. "This doesn't seem like the type of armor that ponies would wear."

"Bwa Bwa?" Rabbid Rarity asked as she put one of the helmets on and took a selfie. Twilight saw that the helmet fit perfected around Rabbid Rarity's head, and took note of this.

"If I had to guess, I would say they were meant for the Rabbids." Twilight theorized.

"You can tell that by how perfectly it fit over Rabbid Rarity's head?" Rarity asked.

"That, and the fact that it's very obvious that the helmets protect their teeth as well."

Hearing this, Rabbid Rarity took off the helmet and saw Twilight was right, the helmet had 2 bumps in the front of it that resembled a Rabbid's buck teeth. The others laughed as Rabbid Rarity threw away the helmet in annoyance.

The heroes entered a couple more pipes which led to another small hall of armor and a couple more small areas before they entered one that led to a larger area.

This place was lit by candles and there were small book shelves which contained books that were possibly very ancient. Not only that by there were giant, floating books just outside of the area, glowing with magic!

"What is this place?" Applejack asked as she picked up a book from one of the shelves and started to look through it.

"I think we're in some kind of abandoned library." Beep-0 said as Twilight looked around excitedly at

This amazing!" Twilight said as she quickly observed all the books in the area. "I've never seen a library like this! Even the one in my castle doesn't have books compared to these!"

"Um... Twilight?" Fluttershy asked, which instantly got Twilight out of her excitement episode. "Maybe you could come back to this place at a safer time?"

"(Sigh) You're right, Fluttershy. I'll make a note of this and come back at a later time."

"Let's git a move on before -- what in tarnation?" Applejack started before she spotted something strange.

The others looked to see where she looking, and they spotted a few Rabbids walking and moaning like zombies in a ruined tower.

"Perhaps they fear that if they stop dancing, the Thing With Forty Eyes will get them." Beep-0 theorized.

"Thing With Forty Eyes?" Fluttershy asked in fear.

"Just some old bedtime story, nothing to worry about."

The heroes left the Rabbids to their "dancing", and continued up the path into the next battlefield, which contained 2 Ziggies, 2 Peek-a-Boos, and 2 Supporters, which had glowing blue eyes, melted candles on their heads, and wore red tattered robes with brown backpacks that had a large, black bat symbol on them, a heart button in the middle, and a red siren at the top.

As the energy field went up after the 3 heroes entered the area, Beep-0 noticed 2 blue auras glowing on top of the wall that was directly in front of the heroes. His sensors caused him to shake uncontrollably.

'What is it, Beep-0?" Twilight asked, noticing Beep-0's twitching.

"As if Peek-a-Boos weren't bad enough, this abbey is infested by Spirit Balls! I can sense their presence..."

"What are Spirit Balls?" Fluttershy asked, but not sure she wanted to know the answer.

"They're small ghosts that can be mischievous in many ways. They can turn objects invisible, they can possess and bring them to life, the list goes on."

As if on cue, a floating, glowing, transparent, blue orb appeared in front of the heroes, startling them all. This was a Spirit Ball.

"Speak of the devil, here's one now!" Beep-0 told the group as he examined the ghost.

"It looks kind of cute." Fluttershy said as she saw that it wasn't very scary.

However, the Spirit Ball went over to Beep-0 and it disappeared with him!

"BEEP-0!!!" The ponies shouted.

"BWAB-0!!!" The Rabbids shouted.

"Don't worry, everypony!" Beep-0 shouted from the other side of the wall. "I'm ok! Seems like this is what these Spirit Balls do!"

"Get too close, and they'll chase you." Applejack figured out. "Then when it's their turn, they'll teleport you somewhere else!"

"Even though they're invisible, we better keep an eye out." Twilight told the heroes as she took her place on the battlefield.

Defeat All - 2 Ziggies, 2 Supporters, 2 Peek-a-Boos (Obstacle: 2 Spirit Balls)

Twilight started things off by activating her M-Power, powering up herself and the other heroes. She quickly dashed a Ziggy and entered a pipe that was right of her, and ended up on top of the high area that divided the battlefield, however, she got the attention of a Spirit Ball, which turned visible and followed her to full cover.

Rabbid Twilight dashed both Ziggies, damaging them with her Boom Dash and defeating one, then entered the pipe on the right side of the battlefield. She got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed in the middle of the main battlefield, then she used her Magnet Dance to draw in the Supporters and the Peek-a-Boos. She hit them with her Melee, defeating all but one Supporter.

Rabbid Jack dashed the remaining Ziggy, defeating him, and entered a pipe on the left side of the battlefield that lead to the high area. While getting the attention of the other Spirit Ball, she took cover beside a full cover and blasted the remaining Supporter, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were rewarded 1700 bits and 200 Power Orbs.

As the other heroes rejoined them, they all saw the Spirit Balls become visible and leave the battlefield.

"I've never seen ghosts like those before." Twilight said now that the action has died down for the moment.

"I remember reading about them somewhere, and recognized them immediately." Beep-0 explained. "But I've never actual seen one until now, so there must be more of them out here."

"At least they're not too dangerous." Fluttershy added.

"Bwa Bwa." Rabbid Fluttershy agreed.

The heroes left the battlefield and came across 2 paths. The one on the left was blocked with a closed gate, while the one on the right was open. The heroes made their way down the open path, and when they reached the end of it, they spotted something resting on a gold pedestal.

"Is that a gramophone?" Rarity asked.

As the heroes went over to the pedestal and got a closer look, they found that Rarity was right: there was a gramophone resting on it.

"Hmm... Octavia would probably like something like this." Twilight told the group. "But what's it doing here though?"

"Could this gramophone be one of the, uhm, Relics of Goodness?" Applejack suggested, still suspicious about that name.

"Bwa Bwa Bwah?!" Rabbid Twilight shouted as she blew a raspberry at the gramophone.

"I agree with Rabbid Twilight." Twilight told everyone else. " I was expecting these Relics to be a scroll of secrets, or an amulet, not a music machine."

"Well, if it's here, then it must be important, right?" Fluttershy suggested.

"I remember we saw a matching gold pedestal before we came in here, so they must be connected somehow." Beep-0 theorized. "Let's grab the gramophone and get out of here. This place sends shivers down my theoretical spine!"

Seeing that there was no better option, Twilight grabbed the gramophone off the pedestal, which triggered a mechanism that opened the closed gate.

As the group turned to leave, they spotted a giant, metal ball with spikes in the shattered remains of another tower.

"Let's hope that stays put." Beep-0 told the team. "We have enough problems as it is."

"That must've been from an attack." Twilight theorized. "That explains why this place is in ruins."

The heroes made their way through the now open gate, where they found a pipe leading back down towards the ground. They entered it and ended up back in the area where they first entered the ruins, and using a Rabbid cannon, they blasted themselves back to the ground, then exited this area of the Spooky Trails with the first Relic of Goodness.

Author's Note

The heroes make their way through an abandoned library, encounter a new type of enemy Rabbid, and find the first Relic of Goodness waiting for them at the end: a gramophone! 1 down, 1 to go.
I've decided to use the Spirits Balls from the Luigi's Mansion series to play the role of Boos that act as hazards during battles. They're still ghosts, but they're simpler, plus they feel like something that would be in the MLP series.
I will try to balance working on the story with my schoolwork so that I can complete Spooky Trails before the end of the semester. And so I have time to play Sparks of Hope when it finally comes out. :D

Spooky Trails 3: Benefits of Getting Lost

Spooky Trails - Spooky Square

The heroes returned to the area where they first found the gold and silver pedestals, and placed the gramophone on the former. It started to glow.

"Well, I guess this is a Relic of Goodness." Applejack observed.

*CREAK!*

The group turned to where the sound came from, and in the distance, they saw another large gate with blue tapestries that had a ghost symbol on them had opened up, this time, on the right side of the area with the well. 2 smaller side gates opened up as well.

"AHA! We're CLEARLY on the right track." Beep-0 cheered, then gave off a short beep as he received a new message. "Let's see what our 'fairy godmother' has to say! Heh heh. 'Good job! You found one of the relics. Hopefully, it was extremely unpleasant'."

The heroes were a little unnerved by what the message said, even Beep-0 was a little freaked out.

"Er, unpleasant for your enemies, I mean!" Beep-0 continued. "The second Relic of Goodness will involve a long and perilous journey during which you'll probably meet a grisly end. Have fun."

"Excuse me?!" Rarity asked, sounding very offended at what she just heard.

"Grisly... end?" Fluttershy asked in fear.

"Well, I certainly hope this Tom Phan person is worth the trouble..." Beep-0 started. "Still, if there's even a chance he can help us stop Chrysalis and rescue Spawny, we have to take it!"

"You're right, Beep-0." Twilight agreed. "If he's the key to saving Equestria, we need to find the last Relic." She then turned and saw the Fluttershys holding each other, still scared from what the message said. "And who knows, maybe F.B. was just being dramatic because we're in a creepy place?"

"Yeah, he might just be settin' the mood!" Applejack added, trying to help calm down the Fluttershy's a little bit.

"I hope so." Fluttershy said as she let go of Rabbid Fluttershy.

"Bwa Bwa..." Rabbid Fluttershy added.

The heroes pass by the well again, and make their way towards the new gate on the right, but not before going through the smaller gates beside it, each leading to another set of abandoned small houses. Once again, the areas were completely empty save for one very unusual sight: a wooden coffin with the same green vines we saw 2 chapters ago protruding from it.

"Let's see, creepy wooden coffin, haunted thorn bush - yep. nothing to worry about here."

"I'm worried about them vines actually." Applejack stated. "Has anypony else noticed they're quite popular around here?"

"Hey, she's right!" Twilight agreed. "But they don't seem to be Plundervines."

"Are they dangerous?" Fluttershy asked, holding her Rabbid counterpart close.

"Let's hope not. Let's keep moving."

The team entered the main gate, and they end up in what appears to be an abandoned farm. As they started to go down the trail, they spotted a Rabbid singing and jamming out an air guitar next to a pair of vines that was playing a makeshift harp out of a larger vine.

"A ghost guitar." Beep-0 explained. "So you can't see it, no, not at all."

"Looks like he's having a good session at least." Twilight added.

"Rarity!" Somebody shouted.

The heroes turned, but only saw something zoom by, knocking Beep-0 into the air and tackle Rarity! When the dust cleared, they saw Sweetie Belle clinging to her sister!

"Sweetie Belle!" Rarity said as she quickly hugged her little sister.

"Oh, #%$*@ - not again." Beep-0 muttered to himself, annoyed that he got knocked into the air by a filly again.

"I was so worried!" Rarity said as Sweetie Belle got off of her and she stood back up. "Where have you been, young lady?"

"Yeah, we haven't seen you since the Ancient Gardens." Twilight added.

Well, when you and your new friends used that "spring" thing a while back, me and Scootaloo decided to try and find Apple Bloom on our own when it didn't look you were coming back."

"We actually did come back, like 10 minutes later." Beep-0 stated, with Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy agreeing.

"Anyway, when we couldn't find Apple Bloom in the Ancient Garden, we made our way to this creepy place."

"Well, good news, we found my sis." Applejack told the Crusader.

"You did?!"

"Yes, and she's safely back in Ponyville, waiting for you and Scootaloo." Fluttershy added.

"Wait!" Twilight shouted in realization. "Where is Scootaloo?!"

"You actually won't believe what happened!" Sweetie Belle started.

"Scootaloo wandered off, you got separated, and now you need our help to find her... AGAIN."

"Nope... we were playing hide-and-seek and THEN we got separated."

"Why would you play hide-and-seek in a place like this?" Fluttershy asked.

"This seemed like a great place for it. Spooky, but not TOO spooky, if you catch my meaning."

Twilight facepalmed in annoyance at that reason.

"But now..."

"You know, we ARE heroes." Beep-0 started to say in annoyance. "It's not like we don't have QUESTS and things."

"Come on, Beep-0." Twilight told the robot. "If Scootaloo is out here somewhere, we can't just leave her."

"AND this will be a great opportunity to send them back to Ponyville safely." Rarity added.

"Sigh... you're right, girls." Beep-0 said in shame. "I may not have a lot of hero experience, but I should've known that a hero wouldn't leave a fillies out in a place like this all by themselves." He then turned to Sweetie Belle. "Ok, we'll help."

"Don't worry, I won't be a bother." Sweetie Belle told the group. "I'll just tag along and look for her myself while you keep doing your hero stuff."

"Promise me you'll be careful." Rarity said as she placed her hoof on Sweetie Belle.

"I promise."

The heroes left the area with Sweetie Belle following close behind. They all continued down the trail and into the next battlefield of the world.

"Bwa Bwa-Bwah!" Rabbid Twilight shouted as she pointed to something that was far right of the battlefield, which was fortunate to be empty at the moment.

The others looked and saw Scootaloo sitting by herself in a safe zone.

"You're right, Rabbid Twilight! There's Scootaloo!" Applejack said. "But we gotta get across this battlefield to get to her."

"Like Spike, Sweetie Belle is unable to fight." Beep-0 explained to the heroes.

"HEY!" Sweetie Belle shouted in protest.

"Sorry, I meant nothing by it, but it's true. You don't have any way to fight back the enemy Rabbids that'll appear here soon."

"Thankfully, we just need to escort you to that safe zone to end the battle." Fluttershy explained.

"Let's hurry before this place becomes swarmed by enemies." Twilight explained to the others in the group.

The 3 heroes who've entered the battlefield and Sweetie Belle nodded in agreement, and they all took their places.

Escort Sweetie Belle

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the entrance to the battlefield, signaling that new enemies were about to appear.

Fluttershy started things off by activating her Flee Feet, increasing the heroes and Sweetie Belle area of movement.

Sweetie Belle simply moved to a full cover that was to the right of her.

Twilight moved to a full cover that was a few spaces in front of her.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a full cover that was close to Sweetie Belle.

Fluttershy moved to a partial cover that was close to both Sweetie Belle and Rabbid Rarity.

2 Spooky Hoppers burst from the ground, and they were black with a huge hole in their bellies, glowing blue eyes, and wore red, tattered bandanas around their necks and jack-o-lanterns on their heads. One of them moved to a partial cover on the left side of the battlefield where he attempted to blast Rabbid Rarity, but missed due to her full cover, before activating his Super Shield, while the other Hopper got a Team Jump from his friend and landed beside a full cover that was close to Twilight. He blasted Sweetie Belle and activated his Super Shield.

Sweetie Belle moved to a spot that was close to a small pipe that lead over a small gap in the battlefield.

Twilight dashed the Hopper closest to her, deactivating his Super Shield, and took cover on a different side of his full cover. She activated her M-Power, powering herself up, before she defeated the enemy Rabbid with her Melee.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the remaining Hopper, before it stopped halfway, then moved to a spot that was beside Sweetie Belle.

Fluttershy entered the pipe Sweetie Belle was aiming for, and stopped in a spot that was close to a big cover set.

The Hopper simply moved to a full cover that was a couple spaces away from him, and attempted to blast Twilight, but missed due to her full cover.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground close to where the Sentry was, signaling a new enemy was about to appear.

The Sentry continued its path towards the Hopper, and it exploded when it got in range of him, also triggering a Push Effect that sent him rolling to a spot out in the open.

Twilight dashed the Hopper, defeating him, and stopped beside the same full cover that Rabbid Rarity was at previously. She activated her Hero Sight.

Sweetie Belle entered the pipe and stopped a couple spaces away from Fluttershy.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe, then got a Team Jump from Fluttershy before landed close to a pipe that lead down to a low area.

A Hopper burst out of the ground and quickly activated his Super Shield, which protected him from Twilight's Hero Sight, but it still triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground in a small high area that was close to where Rabbid Rarity was, signaling that a new enemy was about to appear.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing her and Sweetie Belle's area of movement.

Sweetie Belle moved to a spot that was close to Rabbid Rarity.

Fluttershy entered the pipe that led down to the low area, and stopped beside a partial cover that was part of a cover set.

Twilight simply moved to a different full cover that was closest to her.

Rabbid Rarity enter the pipe, then got a Team Jump from Fluttershy before she landed beside a full cover that was up in the high area where the next enemy Rabbid was about to appear. She activated her Shield.

A Ziggy burst from the ground, and he moved to a full cover in the high area before blasting Rabbid Rarity, her Shield reducing the damage. He activated his Villain Sight.

The Hopper moved to a different full cover closest to him, and attempted to blast Twilight, but missed due to her full cover.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground in the upper-right area of the battlefield, signaling a new enemy was about to appear.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Ziggy while getting hit by his Villain Sight, triggering an Ink Effect that prevented her from attacking, before stopping close to where she was.

Sweetie Belle entered the pipe into the low area, and took cover in between a partial and full cover.

Fluttershy entered the pipe leading to the high area, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, clearing her Ink Effect. She landed beside a full cover and blasted the Ziggy, defeating him, then activated her Hero Sight.

Twilight entered the first pipe, and stopped behind a full cover in a cover set.

A Peek-a-Boo burst from the ground, and he teleported in between 2 partial cover before blasting Twilight.

The Hopper activated his Super Shield and moved to a different full cover.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground in the low area, signaling a new enemy was about to appear.

Sweetie Belle entered the pipe leading to the high area where Fluttershy and Rabbid Rarity were, and stopped close to the edge.

Twilight moved to a different full cover, and attempted to blast the Peek-a-Boo, but missed due to his partial cover.

Rabbid Rarity got down from the high area, then stopped beside a full cover that sat at the side of the high area. She activated her Heal, healing herself, Fluttershy, and Sweetie Belle.

A Ziggy burst from the ground, then entered a pipe that circled around to a cover set on the right side of the low area. He blasted Sweetie Belle, triggering an Ink Effect, before activating his Villain Sight.

The Hopper moved to a different full cover.

The Peek-a-Boo teleported to a different full cover set in his area, then blasted Sweetie Belle.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Fleet, increasing her, Sweetie Belle's, and Rabbid Rarity's area of movement.

Sweetie Belle got down from the high area, getting hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight in the process, and entered a pipe that led to the safe zone in an even lower area, ending the battle.

The heroes and Sweetie Belle cheered as they were rewarded 1700 bits and 200 Power Orbs.

"Eenie meenie miney moe..." Scootaloo said to herself, trying to decide which of the 2 paths in front of her she should take.

"Scootaloo!" Sweetie Belle shouted.

The young pegasus turned around and saw her fellow crusader make the scene, with the heroes following close behind. "Sweetie Belle! How'd you guys find me?!"

"The same way we found you the last... two or three occasions where this happened?" Beep-0 answered. "I've lost count."

"Yep, fun times!" Sweetie Belle added.

"Sigh... May I suggest that the two of you go back the way we came and find something to do INDOORS? Like... make Jam with Apple Bloom... put up some new wallpaper... maybe STUDY A MAP?"

"Looking back, playing hide-and-seek in this place may not have been the smartest choice." Scootaloo said in embarrassment.

"We should've waited to play it with Apple Bloom at Sweet Apple Acres." Sweetie Belle added, also in embarrassment.

"Don't worry, we can send you to both back to Ponyville with Beep-0's Sploing technique." Twilight told the Crusaders.

"That's what it was called!" Sweetie Belle shouted as the name came back to her.

"Hold on, before you do, I've been trying to figure out which path to take here." Scootaloo explained to the group.

"Well, the one on the left looks like it leads to a small spot the views the whole area." Applejack explained as she look down that path. "I say we take the one on the right."

"Great, let's-- WHOA! Check that out!" Scootaloo shouted as she ran down the path on the right.

The group followed after her as it started to rain, and saw that the area ahead was completely flooded over, the junk that floated in the water showing it was once a village.

"What happened here?!" Twilight asked in shock.

"It looks like a huge flood happened." Beep-0 explained to the group. "But, thankfully, it looks like it's been abandoned for quite sometime anyway, plus it looks like the Rabbids built some wooden bridges over the water, so that helps."

"What that over there?" Sweetie Belle asked, pointed to what was across the first bridge.

The group went over it and came across a small island, where the found red, blue, and green switches, with small bridges going across the middle matching each one. They also spotted yellow pedestals with small gates to match.

"Looks like we have another puzzle here, everypony." Beep-0 explained to the group. "Let's work together to figure it out."

"Ba Bwa!" Rabbid Jack shouted as the others see that she found a pipe, and watched her enter it.

The follow her and find that they circled around the wall that separated the entire area. There they find a coffin-shaped totem with Rabbid ears on top.

"This'll do nicely." Beep-0 said as he used his "Lift" technique to pick it up.

They re-enter the pipe, and place to totem on the first yellow pedestal, opened it's gate to another small pipe leading to a slightly higher area.

"There's another one up there." Fluttershy told the group as she gestured towards another totem in the next area.

"Great!" Beep-0 cheered. "Fluttershy, you and the Crusaders operate the switches down here, while the rest of us solve the puzzle from up there."

"Right!" Fluttershy and the Crusaders said in unison as they took their places at the 3 switches, while Beep-0 and the others went up solve the puzzle.

After a couple minutes, the heroes place the totem on a gray pedestal in the highest area of the island, which opened a large gate that revealed the next set of bridges that lead deeper into the flood.

"Bwa-Bwa BWAH!" The Rabbids shouted as they pointed to the new path.

"Looks like that where we go next." Twilight agreed.

"Thanks for your help, Crusaders." Beep-0 said to them, thanking them for their help. "But before we continue, I think it's best we send you back home to Ponyville."

"Yeah, and Apple Bloom's waitin' for ya." Applejack added.

"Apple Bloom?!" Scootaloo shouted in surprise. "Why didn't you say so? Let's go home!"

"Be careful out there, Rarity." Sweetie told the unicorn as she hugged her goodbye.

"I promise."

Sweetie Belle goes back over to Scootaloo, then waved goodbye to everyone activated his Sploing ability, and in a wave of pixels, the 2 were sent back to Ponyville.

"Now all the Cutie Mark Crusaders are safely back in Ponyville."

"I'm glad too." Twilight told Beep-0. "I don't like how they've been out here all by themselves, especially with Chrysalis out here somewhere."

"Let's continue our search for her and Spawny, shall we?"

The heroes nodded and they passed through the next gate into the unknown.

Author's Note

The heroes find Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo again, and manage to send them back to Ponyville. Now that the Crusaders are safe back home, they can continue to focus on their journey.

Spooky Trails 5: Introducing El Calavera!

Spooky Trails - Spooky Square

The team continued up the trail with the Ghost Balloon in tow, and when they reached the end of it, they were back at the Moon Gate again, and the reason nobody noticed the trail was because 2 blocks blocked the way, which Beep-0 used his Move technique to take care of. They made their way back to the pedestals, and placed the 2nd Relic of Goodness onto the silver one.

"Voi-la! Our prayers have been answered!" Beep-0 explained to the group. "Now the Moon Gate should open wide for us!"

Everyone looked to the Moon Gate, but nothing happened.

"Ahem. I said, "Voi-la!"

The Moon Gate still did nothing.

"It... It was supposed to open. Why isn't it open?" Fluttershy asked, confused about the situation.

"We did our part! We retrieved the Lost Relics of Goodness!" Beep-0 shouted in disbelief.

"I bet it was the balloon." Twilight theorized. "I knew something like that-"

"*&#$%@! WHY ISN'T IT OPEN?!" Beep-0 yelled very loudly in anger, startling everyone, especially the Fluttershys, who braced each other. "IT'S NOT FAIR! WHY ISN'T IT..."

That's when the Ghost Balloon started to glow, similar to the gramophone earlier.

"Oh, I guess the balloon really was the relic." Twilight said in disbelief.

*CREAK!*

The heroes turned to see where that sound came from, and were surprised to see in the distance, one final large gate with green tapestries that had a moon symbol on them opened up, this time, north of the well.

"Great! That's the wrong gate." Beep-0 explained. "Maybe there's a hotline we can call or something."

"I don't know. It kind of feels like our job isn't finished yet." Rarity pointed out.

Beep-0 gave off a short beep, receiving a new message. "Aha! Our anonymous patron has again picked the perfect time to lend a helping hand. 'Dorks, you're probably feeling pretty discouraged right now, not that I blame you. I'd be discouraged if I were you, too'."

"They've got that right." Applejack agreed.

"The Moon Gate can't be opened unless there's a full moon (duh). Too bad it's gone already."

"A full moon?!" Twilight panicked. "It's almost morning! Princess Celestia will raise the sun any moment now!"

"Couldn't we just send a letter to Luna? Ya know, put the moon back fer a little bit." Applejack asked.

"They're too busy searching Equestria for Ponies with their Rabbids to take messages right now. And Spike isn't here."

"Hold on! Let me finish the message, it seems our mysterious friend has a solution."

"Really?" Twilight asked in disbelief.

"Bwah-y?" Rabbid Twilight asked in curiosity as well.

"What is it?"

"Lucky for you, I know a way to get it to come back!" Beep-0 continued reading. "Just take the totally non-spooky path leading from the gate that just opened, and everything will work out just fine, and you won't be killed."

The heroes were freaked out by what the message just said.

"I promise." Beep-0 finished reading as he closed the message. "Hmmm... There's something OFF about this last message - though I can't quite put my finger on it."

"Like I've been sayin' the whole time." Applejack explained. "There's somethin' off about this whole thing."

"Perhaps there was more to Madame Bwahstrella's fortune than she let on." Fluttershy suggested.

"Perhaps somepony else is planning to harm us, and our enigmatic ally is in the dark as we are." Beep-0 added.

"We just have to be careful." Twilight explained. "I don't see any other option, so if there's a way to open that gate, we have to try."

"Agreed. To the other gate!" Beep-0 shouted.

The heroes make their way over to the new gate that opened, passing by the well one more time.

*Laugh*

"Bwa Bwah-Bwah?" Rabbid Fluttershy asked, wondering what that was.

"I know that laugh..." Twilight said as she turned around to the source of the sound: the well.

A vine popped out of it, and it was wrapped around a pink pony with curly hair, who laughed as the vine shook her back and forth.

"Pinkie Pie!" The Ponies shouted in surprise.

"Hi girls!" Pinkie shouted in excitement before laughing again.

"Thank goodness, you're safe!" Rarity told her friend. "We've been worried sick."

"Have you been down in that well the whole time?" Applejack asked in confusion.

"Yep! But that's not all." Pinkie explained. "I've made a new friend down here, and she's the best!"

"New friend?" Fluttershy asked in curiosity.

Another vine popped out of the well, and it wrapped and shook around a Rabbid who had crooked eyes, and was wearing a onesie that strongly resembled the pink Pony, with her mane, tail, and Cutie Mark. It was Rabbid Pinkie!

"She reminds me of somepony, but I can't put my hoof on it." Pinkie told the heroes, who looked at each other in disbelief.

"BWA BWAHHH!" Rabbid Pinkie shouted to greet the group.

"I've met her down here, and we've been playing games ever since!" Pinkie happily explained before noticing the Rabbid heroes who were with her friends. "Oh! You made some new friends too!"

"Indeed." Beep-0 said as Pinkie noticed him for the first time.

"Oh, look at you, you little cutie!"

"(laughs) Thanks. Now, why don't you and Rabbid Pinkie climb out of the well and join us."

"Sure! Let's just- WHOA!!!" Pinkie started, before she and Rabbid Pinkie we're pulled back into the well by the vines!

"What the-" Twilight said before in shock before she saw something rise out of the well, laughing.

A wooden coffin rose out of the well, with the vines acting as arms while one resembled a snake tail. One of them opened the lid, revealing a Rabbid with glowing blue eyes and had more elaborate Day of the Dead tattoos than the other enemies the heroes encountered so far, and he was wearing an old top hat with purple feathers and a red bowtie. He groaned at the 2 Pinkies, who were wrapped with one vine now, before turning his attention to the heroes. It was Calavera!

"What is that?!" Rarity asked in shock.

"I don't know, but he's holding both Pinkies hostage!" Beep-0 explained. "We have to save them!"

"Don't have to tell us twice!" Applejack strongly agreed. "Let's get this thing!"

All the heroes took their places on the battlefield to fight Calavera, who was using the coffin lid as a shield and the Pinkies as a weapon.

Defeat Midboss - Calavera, 2 Peek-a-Boos, 1 Smasher

Twilight started by activating her M-Power, empowering all the heroes in range of her.

Rabbid Twilight dashed the Smasher and a Peek-a-Boo, her Boom Dash damaging all enemies but Calavera.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight, and landed beside the upper-left corner of the well.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Smasher and a Peek-a-Boo, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight before landed beside the upper-right corner of the well. She sent a Sentry towards Calavera, which exploded when it got in range of him, and triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling. She then activated her Shield.

Twilight used the opportunity to blast Calavera.

Rabbid Jack blasted a Peek-a-Boo, defeating him, then moved to a full cover that was close to him.

Rabbid Fluttershy dashed the Smasher and a Peek-a-Boo before getting a Team Jump from Rabbid Jack, landing beside a partial cover in the high area that made the lower-left corner of the battlefield. She used her secondary weapon, the Rocket, to blast the Smasher, while also damaging Rabbid Twilight a bit, which got his attention as he began to charge towards her before stopping to rest.

Fluttershy dashes the remaining Peek-a-Boo, defeating him, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight before landing beside a full cover in a cover set the was near the left side of the well. Since she was behind Calavera, she blasted him.

Applejack threw her Boomerang at the Smasher, getting his attention as he began to charge towards her before stopping.

Rarity dashed the Smasher, then stopped on a different side of the same partial cover Rabbid Twilight was at. She blasted the Smasher, defeating him and releasing the SupaMerge energy, then activated her Crystal Gaze.

Calavera screamed very loudly, causing all the heroes in range of him to scatter around the battlefield. It was his "Scaredy Hero" technique! He then squeezed the Pinkies with his vine, causing Rabbid Pinkie to spit a Grenaduck towards Rabbid Rarity, which triggered a Push Effect that sent her rolling, but the damage was reduced due to her Shield. He slithered to a full cover in a cover set that was near the lower-left corner of the well, getting hit by Rarity's Crystal Gaze in the process.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the north side of the battlefield, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Rabbid Twilight moved to a different side of Calavera full cover, and she hit him with her Melee, triggering a Vamp Effect that healed her with half of the damage she dealt.

Rabbid Rarity moved to the lower-left corner of the well, but wasn't in range to attack the boss.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, then stomped Calavera before landing right next to him, where she blasted him.

Rabbid Fluttershy got down from her high area, then took cover in the bottom left corner of the area that surrounded the well, which acted as a partial cover. She attempted to blast Calavera, but he blocked the attack with his shield. She then used her Weaken technique to decrease the amount of damage Calavera could deal.

Rarity got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed beside the left side of the well, her Healing Jump healing herself and the other heroes in range. She was unable to use attack the boss without harming her friends who was right next to him.

Rabbid Jack got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed behind Calavera, where she blasted him.

Applejack moved to a partial cover the was south of the well, then activated her Magnet Groove, drawing Calavera towards her. She threw her Boomerang at him, triggering a Burn Effect that sent him running towards the south side of the battlefield.

Rarity tossed a Grenaduck at him, which exploded and damaged him.

Fluttershy moved to the full cover that Calavera was previously at, where she blasted him and activated her Hero Sight.

While getting hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight, Calavera slithered over to a full cover that was part of a cover set located in the lower-right area of the well. He squeezed the Pinkies, causing Rabbid Pinkie to spit at Rabbid Rarity, which triggered a Push Effect that sent her rolling.

2 Peek-a-Boos burst from the ground, and each of them blasted Twilight before they teleported to different parts of the battlefield. One went to the partial cover in the high area that made up the upper-left corner of the battlefield, while the other moved to a full cover that was part of a cover set that was in the upper-left area of the well.

Applejack ran to the left side of Calavera, and used her Buck Slam to damage him and send him flying with a Bounce Effect.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, and landed right next to Calavera in the south side of the battlefield, where she hit him with her Melee.

Rabbid Jack moved to a Freeze Cover in the south side of the battlefield, where she attempted to blast Calavera, but missed due to his shield.

Rarity got a Team Jump from Applejack and landed behind Calavera, where she blasted him and destroyed the Freeze Cover that was near him, triggering a Freeze Effect, which defeated the boss and ended the battle.

The heroes didn't have time to cheer because the boss was out of control!

Calavera spun around like crazy, causing him to lose his grip on the Pinkies as they were tossed aside. He uncontrollably spun towards the well, and fell back into it.

Rabbid Pinkie quickly jumped up onto the side of the well, and pulled out her primary weapon, the Rumblebang, and used it to rapidly blast the boss Rabbid over and over, who screamed in terror! The heroes watched her do this for minute, and were a little disturbed. Rabbid Pinkie stopped blasting and looked over at them, she stuck her tongue out in a mischievous way, then went right back to blasting.

"Phew!" Beep-0 sighed in relief that the Pinkies were saved. "Welcome to our ragtag alliance!" She addressed to Rabbid Pinkie as she finally stopped blasting the boss Rabbid.

Rabbid Pinkie started to make her way over to the heroes, but when she heard Calavera groan at the bottom of the well, she went right back to blasting him!

"Anypony who wishes to aid in our quest to make Equestria whole again is gladly received."

"Pinkie, I'm glad to see you're safe." Twilight said as she helped her friend up.

"I've missed you all SOOO much!" Pinkie said as she pulled her Pony friends into a group hug, but soon noticed there were only 4 here. "Wait, where's Rainbow Dash?"

"She's still lost out there somewhere." Rarity explained.

"But we'll find her soon." Applejack added.

"That's right! 5 Ponies down, 1 to go!" Beep-0 cheered, knowing they were very close to reuniting the Mane 6. "And we're building quite the team of Rabbids as well."

"Speakin' of Rabbids..." Applejack realized as she turned to Pinkie. "Pinkie, did ya know that monster was down in that well with ya?

"Oh, he was! He just never left the corner." Pinkie explained.

"He was in the corner?" Fluttershy asked, a little disturbed.

"Yep!"

"Like... the whole time?" Twilight asked.

"That's right!"

"Did he do anything at all?" Rarity asked.

"Nope! This was the first time he did anything!"

"Maybe the last time too?" Applejack pointed out.

The heroes turned to see that Rabbid Pinkie was still blasting at Calavera at the bottom of the well.

"OK! OK! He's had enough!" Twilight shouted, not wanting to watch this anymore. "We'll catch you 2 up on what we've been up to and-"

"Spare no detail!" Pinkie shouted, excited to know what her friends have been up to the whole time.

"Let's just go."

Rabbid Pinkie stopped blasting and blew the barrels of her weapon, finally hopping down from the well to join the other heroes as they made their way down through the new gate, but not before they were healed and rewarded 2500 bits and 250 Power Orbs.

Author's Note

SURPRISE! 2 new heroes in the same chapter! Bet you didn't see that coming! I've been waiting to do this one forever!
After defeating the mini-boss Calavera, Pinkie Pie and Rabbid Pinkie join the roster! Just in time to help the heroes on their newest mission: moving the moon!

Spooky Trails 6: Double-Barreled

Spooky Trails - Slime Swamp

"So, these guys are called Rabbids?" Pinkie asked as the heroes went down the trail.

"Yes." Fluttershy answered.

"And there's a bunch of them back in Ponyville right now?"

"Yes." Rarity answered.

"And you got stranded on an island?"

"That's right." Applejack answered.

"And you're not a hockey puck?"

"No, I'm not." Beep-0 answered.

"AND this is a Rabbid version of me?" Pinkie asked as she gestured over the Rabbid Pinkie.

"Yes." Twilight answered.

"That's amazing!" Pinkie shouted with joy as she hugged Rabbid Pinkie. "Twinsies!!!"

"BWA BWAAAH!" Rabbid Pinkie shouted as she licked the Pony's face to show affection.

"Anyway, now that you're caught up on the situation, Pinkie, we need to turn our attention to the final piece of the puzzle that awakens Tom Phan: the Moon." Beep-0 explained. "Our mysterious guide has sent us in this direction, saying that there's something that'll help with that."

"And it looks like we have to go through... this." Rarity said in disgust.

The new path had lead the heroes to a swamp, which was bubbling with green water.

"Bwa Bwa Bwaah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted in disgust as she stuck her tongue out and tried to plug her nose, until she remembered that she didn't even have one.

"I don't think we can swim through that." Fluttershy told the others.

"Those 2 look like they're having fun." Pinkie said as she pointed to 2 Rabbids in the distance, floating and laughing in the swamp water.

"Aren't they worried about catching something?" Beep-0 asked.

"I certainly would be." Rarity answered.

"Well, he doesn't look worried." Pinkie said as she pointed to someone nearby.

*Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak*

It was the Rabbid with the rubber duck floatie again, and he was walking directly into the swamp water without thinking twice.

"Wha- Again?!" Twilight shouted in disbelief. "Now this is just getting ridiculous!"

"I don't know who he is, but he has good taste in fashion." Pinkie said, earning a stink eye from Rarity which went unnoticed by the pink pony.

"Even if he isn't afraid of that green goop, I am." Rarity explained.

"Don't worry, Rarity." Twilight assured her friend. "Looks like we don't even have to touch the water." She pointed to some more wooden bridges like the ones from the Underwater Village.

"Thank goodness!" Rarity sighed in relief.

"Let's get started before the water dissolves them." Beep-0 joked.

"THAT'S POSSIBLE?!" Rarity asked in shock, pulling the robot to her face.

Beep-0 said nothing as he got down from Rarity with a disturbed look on his face and started going across the bridge, with everyone else following close behind.

After crossing the first bridge, the heroes soon crossed a small, green section with maze-like fences, and the strangest thing was that some areas of it had fences hidden, and they'd rise up if the heroes got too close, blocking their path. After crossing it, they came across a small island that was surrounded by another 3 sections with maze like fences, each of a different color: red, blue, and yellow. They also saw that there was a handmade Rabbid doll tied to a wheel, with colored panels matching each section, lit by candles.

"What is this thing?" Applejack asked as she took a closer look at the contraption.

"And what's this doll?" Twilight asked as she looked at the doll.

"Hey! There's another one over there!" Pinkie pointed to a Rabbid that was talking and laughing with a similar doll nearby.

"I hope he knows that's a doll." Beep-0 explained to the group. "Things might get awkward, otherwise."

"Let him have his fun." Fluttershy told him.

"What's that Rabbid doing?" Rarity asked as she pointed to another Rabbid that was sitting on a tree root over the water close by with a lit candle melting on his head, licking some of the dripping wax.

"He's debuting a new scent for the Rabbid Candle Company - Moonlit Scumwater." Beep-0 explained.

"Ew... not the scent I would wear to the Grand Galloping Gala."

"I think we found something." Twilight told the heroes as she gestured towards another gray button. She pressed it and all 4 sections rotated clockwise, and the panels on the wheel matched the new positions.

The heroes saw that the path continued north of the island, so they needed to rotate the sections in a way so that they weren't blocked by hidden fences.

Applejack tried to cross the red section that was now connected to the north side of the island, but was quickly blocked by its hidden fences.

"Well, I guess we just keep hitting the button until we find the right path?" Fluttershy suggested.

The heroes nodded in agreement as they pressed the button a couple more times, and traveled in each section until they found the right one to go through, which turned out to be the very first one they crossed: the green one.

"That was easy." Twilight told the heroes as they continued up the path.

Twilight, Rabbid Twilight, and Rabbid Pinkie were in front of the group, when they were suddenly attacked from the air!

"Girls!" The Ponies shouted.

"Bwah!" The Rabbids shouted.

They all ran in to help them, but an energy barrier forced them back.

Fireballs rained continued down, forcing the heroes inside the battlefield to crowd together, and when they looked down, the blasts had formed a heart pattern in the ground.

Their attacker soon landed in front of them, and leaned again a full cover. It was a female Rabbid who had blue hair with a braid and glowing blue eyes. She was also wearing a very familiar set of armor.

"Twilight! That's the same armor we found earlier at those ruins!" Rarity shouted from the other side of the barrier.

"I know, and you were right! It was meant for Rabbids." Twilight agreed.

The new enemy Rabbid blew some of her hair out of her face, then sighed before she jumped then and started to blast at the heroes with a Rumblebang-like weapon in her breastplates! She was a Valkyrie!

The heroes quickly dodged out of the way of the attack as the Valkyrie ran to take her place on the battlefield, as 4 more appeared to help her.

Defeat All - 5 Valkyries

"Valkyries go to great lengths to protect themselves and others" Beep-0 explained.

"Unfortunately for them, we do the same!" Twilight heroically told the others, who nodded in agreement.

"Watch for their Team Jump - It ends with a Ground Pound!" Beep-0 warned. "Don't let them get the drop on you... literally! Also beware their , er... 'unique' yet powerful shooting technique." Beep-0 sooned turned towards Rabbid Pinkie. "Before we start, may a suggest we upgrade Rabbid Pinkie's Skill Tree since she is present?"

"OOOH! Skill Tree?" Pinkie couldn't help overhearing Beep-0. "Does this mean we can have a pancake party later?!"

"No! Why does everypony assume there's syrup involved in these?" Beep-0 asked, starting to get very annoyed by this running gag before calming down. "I'll just open the Battle HQ real quick."

Rabbid Pinkie used most of her Power Orbs to increase the number of dashes she can perform to 4, increase the damage dealt by dashes, increase her range of movement around the battlefield and from exiting pipes, increase her health, and unlock the Grenaduck and Scaredy Rabbid technique, before Beep-0 closed the Battle HQ.

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes.

Rabbid Twilight dashed the Valkyrie closest, then entered a pipe on the left side of the battlefield that led to a small island, where she dashed the other 2 Valkyries there, before stopping beside a partial cover in a cover set. She activated her Magnet Dance, drawing the Valkyries to her, then hit one of them with her Melee, the force defeating both of them.

Rabbid Pinkie dashed the same Valkyrie before entered a pipe on the right side of the battlefield, leading to another small island where she dashed the 2 Valkyries there before stopping beside a partial cover in a cover set. She rapidly blasted one of them before activating her Outer Shell, which behaved like a Super Shield.

Twilight dashed the same Valkyrie before stopping beside a full cover that was part of the enemy Rabbid's cover set. She blasted the Valkyrie, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent her flying out of the battlefield, defeating her and releasing the energy.

The Valkyries entered the right pipe, entering the starting area, where one stopped beside a full cover and attempted to rapidly blast Twilight, but missed due to her full cover, while the other got a Team Jump from her ally and Ground Pounded a spot near the Pony, damaging her. The Valkyrie then rapidly blasts Twilight.

Twilight dashed the Valkyrie that attacked her, defeating her before stopping next to the remaining enemy. She hit the Valkyrie with her Melee.

Rabbid Pinkie entered the right pipe and returned to the starting area, where she dashed the Valkyrie before stopping beside a partial cover, where she rapidly blasted her, defeating her and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them.

"Are you girls alright?" Fluttershy asked.

"BWA BWA!" Rabbid Pinkie shouted as she stuck out her tongue and gave a thumbs-up.

"We're fine." Twilight assured her friend.

"Well, now we know who that armor we found was meant for." Rarity pointed out.

"And they're dangerous with them on!" Fluttershy added.

"Bwa Bwa-Bwah." Rabbid Fluttershy agreed.

"I have a feeling we'll be seeing more of them out here." Beep-0 explained. "Let's be more careful."

The heroes nodded as they continued down the path, and it didn't take long for them to reach the next battlefield.

Defeat All - 3 Ziggies, 2 Valkyries, and 1 Smasher (Obstacle: 5 Spirit Balls)

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes in range.

Rabbid Twilight dashed the Ziggy closest before entering a pipe the led to a small island on the left side of the battlefield, where she then dashed another Ziggy before entering another pipe which led to a larger island that made up the middle of the battlefield. She dashed a Valkyrie before stopping beside a full cover, which was right next to the Smasher.

Rabbid Pinkie dashed the same Ziggies, defeating them, and entered the same pipes, but she then entered a third pipe that led to a small island that made up the right side of the battlefield, where she dashed the Ziggy there before stopping in the bottom-left corner, getting the attention of a Spirit Ball in the process.

Twilight entered the first 2 pipes, then dashed the Valkyrie before stopping right next to her. She blasted the Smasher, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, but it also got his attention as he began to charge towards her before he stopped to rest.

Rabbid Twilight activated her Magnet Dance, drawing the Smasher and the Valkyrie towards her, defeating both of them by hitting the former with her Melee.

Rabbid Pinkie rapidly blasted the remaining Valkyrie before she activated her Outer Shell.

The Spirit Balls all teleported to different areas of the battlefield, and the one that followed Rabbid Pinkie teleported her next to Rabbid Twilight before it changed positions.

The Ziggy moved to a different full cover that was part of a cover set in his area, then he blasted Twilight before activating his Villain Sight.

The remaining Valkyrie moved to a different full cover in a cover set, then rapidly blasted Rabbid Pinkie, whose damaged was reduced due to her Outer Shell, which was destroyed after the attack.

Rabbid Pinkie dashed the Valkyrie, defeating her, then while getting hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight, entered the pipe that led to the right island, where she dashed the Ziggy, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1700 bits and 250 Power Orbs.

The rest of their friends rejoined them and they left the battlefield.

"BWA-BWAAAH!" Rabbid Pinkie cheered, excited to win her second battle.

"Rabbid Pinkie's doing very well in battle." Beep-0 addressed before turning his attention to the real one. "We'll upgrade your Skill Tree later, Pinkie.

"So... does that mean we're still gonna have that pancake party later?" Pinkie asked.

The heroes simply rolled their eyes as they went up a ramp that led them away from the swamp, and on the way, the spotted 3 Rabbids chasing fireflies around the top of a big rock nearby.

"Ew. What if they catch them?" Beep-0 asked.

"Ooh! Pretty!" Pinkie shouted with joy.

"Yes, fireflies are beautiful, aren't they?" Fluttershy asked, admiring the glow of the bugs.

"Well, yeah. Of course, but I was talking about that."

"Oh gosh. Look up!" Beep-0 shouted in alarm as he looked to where Pinkie was pointing.

The heroes looked up and saw in shock that the Vortex has gotten bigger again, and this time, it was glowing purple with lightning raining down! Not only that, but the Vortex was now making a loud moaning noise, and Rabbid Rarity got out her phone, and once again, started taking selfies in front of it.

"It's not only looking scarier, now it sounds awful too!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Well, I don't think it's inviting us over for hot cocoa and lemon bars!" Beep-0 explained to the team. "In fact, I think it's inviting us to do just the opposite - whatever that is."

"It feels like it's watching us - biding its time while it grows in power." Fluttershy added with concern.

"All the more reason to get to Mr. Tom Phan as soon as possible!" Rarity quickly added.

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Twilight agreed.

"If there's somethin' up this hill that can help us meet him sooner, then let's do it!" Applejack told the group.

"Right! Let's get going before that thing gets even stronger!" Twilight shouted, the heroes cheering in agreement.

The heroes quickly moved up the path, but Pinkie didn't move, still in awe of the Vortex's purple glow. Fortunately, Rabbid Jack ran back over and grabbed Pinkie's tail, dragging her away from the scene.

"So, no pancake party?" Pinkie asked.

Author's Note

To officially celebrate the release of Sparks of Hope, I released this new chapter today! I've pre-ordered a copy of the Gold Edition from GameStop back in July, so I should probably get it in a couple days, so I'm trying to avoid all spoilers until then.
I've also decided to try out a new thing that should, hopefully, make it easier to divide the story and the battles by bolding and underlining the goal and enemy number of each one. I'm also planning on doing the same for the major locations the heroes are in, so you'll be able to know exactly where they are. If you all like it, I'll go back and make edits in the previous chapters another time, but for know, I want to finish Spooky Trails.
The heroes encounter Valkyries! After seeing the Vortex has grown once again, the heroes realize they must find Tom Phan as soon as ASAP!

Spooky Trails 7: Every Treasure Has Its Thorn

Spooky Trails - Thorny Vale

The heroes continued up the hill and enter a forest that was made up of the giant vines. After some time traveling through it, they came across a large labyrinth with walls made from stone and wrapped with the vines.

Rarity tried to go through one of the gaps, but a hidden wall rose up and blocked it!

"Oh no, not again!"

"There's another closed gate over there, and it looks like a green mechanism needs to be activated." Beep-0 explained. "It must be inside this maze somewhere."

"What do we do?" Fluttershy asked.

"We'll have to find a way-" Twilight started, but was quickly cut off.

"BWA BWA BWAH!" Rabbid Pinkie shouted in pain as she picked thorns off her tongue.

"Rabbid Pinkie! What happened?!"

"She tried to lick the vines to see if that'd do anything." Beep-0 explained in annoyance as Pinkie went over to Rabbid Pinkie.

"It could've worked. Thanks for trying." Pinkie said as she patted her counterpart's head in appreciation for trying, which calmed her down.

"Well, we can't climb the walls, or lick the vines, so we'll just have to find our way through the old-fashioned way." Twilight explained.

"There's a path open over here!" Applejack shouted as the other looked over to the left and saw her several feet away from them.

"Good work, AJ!" Beep-0 congratulated the orange pony.

The group caught up to their friend and followed her up a small hill, its path surrounding a giant spike ball, which had a Rabbid balancing on the top spike while practicing karate moves.

"Sweep the leg!" Beep-0 shouted to him.

"Chop the wood!" Twilight added.

"You must feel the force flowing through you, only then can you defeat Vader!"

"Who's Vader?"

"Sorry, all training montages look alike."

The heroes continued up the trail and found the were now on top of the labyrinth walls, with the rising walls acting as new paths for them.

"Oh, how convenient!" Rarity cheered.

The heroes worked their way around the area and soon saw there were 3 pedestals on the ground, one red, one yellow, and one green.

"I think it's safe to assume that the green one opens the gate." Beep-0 explained to the team. "But how do we get there?"

"I see one of those totems down there." Fluttershy said as she pointed to the ground before turning to a nearby pipe. "Let's just use the pipe and get it."

"Good thinking." Beep-0 told her. "We'll just have to work our way up to the main gate."

The heroes nodded in agreement as they entered the pipe leading back to the ground and grabbed the totem, and since the area was surrounded by hidden walls, they were forced to renter the pipe, and got down from the wall on the other side. They quickly placed the totem on the red pedestal, opening up a new path on the right side of the labyrinth.

"Good, we're on the right track." Twilight cheered as she and the other went down the new path.

As the heroes quickly reached the center of the labyrinth, they were shocked to see a colossal vine that was chained to the ground.

"Oooh, that's a big thorn bush." Beep-0 told the group. "Let's hope we don't have to tangle with that thing later."

"Let's get outta here before we do." Applejack added, with the others quickly agreeing.

The hidden walls led the heroes to another small path near the north-eastern side of the labyrinth, and after the tops of the hidden walls and navigating a series of pipes, they found a second totem. They quickly reentered the pipe and got down from the wall, and after making their way and placing the totem on the yellow pedestal, it opened the way to the green one.

"If this just opened the way to the final pedestal, then there must be another path back there that we haven't found." Beep-0 explained. "Let's do some backtracking."

The group quickly made their way past the giant vine again, and go to the northwest side of the area.

"There it is!" Applejack pointed to the final totem on top of one of the walls of the labyrinth.

Using the opportunity, the team made their way up another small hill, and as they scaled a couple more hidden walls and entered another pipe, they made it to the final totem they need. They backtrack and get down from the wall, making their way to the final pedestal, where the placed to totem on it, which triggered the mechanism that unlocked the gate, as well as a shortcut leading to it.

"Great job, team!" Beep-0 congratulated the heroes. "We can now continue our way!"

The heroes cheered as they made their way to the new path that opened, which led them to the first battlefield of the area.

Defeat All - 3 Valkyries, 1 Hopper, 3 Bucklers

The heroes saw that this battlefield had Spooky Bucklers, which had glowing blue eyes, and wore large, tattered, red cloaks that covered their mouths, chests, and backs, as well as chain bracelets around their arms, and chain belts with a lock around their waists. They also had huge, wooden, door-like shields.

Twilight started by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes in range.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing the heroes' area of movement, and moved to an open area on one of the sides of the battlefield.

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed beside a partial covert that was on the left side of the battlefield, right next to the Hopper and Valkyries behind cover set. She hit a Valkyrie with her Melee, which triggered a Vamp Effect that healed her with some of the damage she dealt, and defeated her and the Hopper, as well as damage the other Valkyrie.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed on a different side of Rabbid Twilight's partial cover, where she finished off the Valkyrie by blasting her, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent her flying out of the battlefield.

The Bucklers each moved closer to the heroes, but weren't in range to attack them. One of the activated his Super Chance, increasing his allies chances for a Super Effect.

The remaining Valkyrie moved to the cover set the Buckler were previously at, and activated her Protection Technique, which allows her to absorb some of the damage dealt to the Bucklers.

Rabbid Twilight moved closer to the enemy Rabbids, where she blasted them all with her Boomshot, which triggered a Vamp Effect that healed her with some of the damage she dealt.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight and landed in an area that was behind the enemies, where she sent a Sentry towards them, which exploded and triggered a Bounce Effect that sent 2 Bucklers flying and defeated the Valkyrie.

Twilight dashed a Buckler, healing her with the Vamp, got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight, stomped another Buckler, healing her with the Vamp, and landed beside one of the full covers in the middle of the battlefield. She hit the third Buckler with her Melee, defeating him and healing her with the Vamp.

Fluttershy and Twilight activated their Hero Sights.

Rabbid Twilight activated her Magnet Dance, drawing the remaining Buckler toward her, causing them to be hit with the Hero Sights, defeating them and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them.

The group quickly left the battlefield, but immediately came to an immediate stop! However, Rabbid Rarity wasn't paying attention, distracted by her phone.

"Bwah Bwah!" Rabbid Fluttershy shouted as she quickly grabbed Rabbid Rarity before she walked over the edge!

"Bwa Bwa Bwah?!" Rabbid Rarity asked Rabbid Fluttershy, who pointed down at a deep pit that was full over gravel and sharp rocks. "Bwa Bwa Bwah..." She thanked her friend.

"That's a very deep pit." Twilight explained to the others.

"What do we do?" Fluttershy asked.

Rabbid Twilight approched the edge, and a couple stone pillars rose up, which helped form a path over the pit.

"Well, that's good enough for me." Applejack told the others.

"Single file, everypony." Beep-0 added as he slowly started to follow the path.

The team did just that, and they slowly followed the rising walls over the pit until they reached the other side.

"Glad that's over." Rarity said.

It didn't take long for the group to reach the next battlefield.

Defeat 7 Enemies - 2 Smashers, 1 Buckler

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes.

Fluttershy dashed the Buckler before stopping a few spots in front of him. She blasted one of the Smashers, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

Twilight gets a Team Jump from Fluttershy, then stomps the Buckler before landing right next to the Pegasus. She blasts the other Smasher, which gets his attention as he begins charging towards her before stopping.

Rabbid Twilight dashes the Buckler and the Smasher, damaging them both with her Boom Dash and defeating the latter, before stopping behind the former. She hits the Buckler with her Melee, triggering a Vamp Effect that defeated him and healed her with some of the damage dealt.

The remaining Smasher began charging towards the heroes before stopping to rest.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the entrance of the battlefield, signaling that a new enemy was going to appear.

Fluttershy dashes the Smasher, defeating him, and gets a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight before landing beside a full cover that was behind the Smasher.

Twilight moved to a full cover that was to the left of Rabbid Twilight, where she activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Twilight moved to the side of a partial set that was north of the battlefield.

A Buckler burst from the ground and started moving towards the heroes before stopping, while getting hit twice by Twilight's Hero Sight. He activated his Super Chance and attempted to blast Twilight, but missed due to her full cover, but was revealed to be a Honey Cover.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the entrance, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Twilight dashed the Buckler before stopping at the right side of the bottom of the battlefield, where she blasted and defeated the Buckler with a Bounce Effect.

Rabbid Twilight moved to a spot that was near Twilight's.

Fluttershy moved to a side of the Honey Cover.

2 Smashers burst from the ground, and began charging towards the heroes before they stopped. One of them activated his NME Empowerment, empowering both of them.

3 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the exit of the battlefield, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Rabbid Twilight dashed both Smashers, damaging them both with her Boom Dash, before stopping beside a partial cover set in between them. She activated her Magnet Dance, drawing the Smashers towards her.

Fluttershy blasted one of the Smashers, getting his attention as he charged towards her before stopping, then dashes one of him before stopping beside a pipe.

Twilight gets a Team Jump from Fluttershy, and stomps a Smasher before landing next to the first one, who she finished off by blasting him.

Rabbid Twilight hits the remaining Smasher with her Melee, defeating him and releasing the SupaMerge energy.

A Buckler and 2 Smashers burst from the ground, and they all began making their way towards the heroes before stopping. The Buckler activates his Super Chance, increasing their chances for a Super Effect.

Fluttershy enters the pipe leading to the opposite end of the battlefield and stops beside a partial cover. She sent a Sentry towards the enemies, which exploded and damaged the Buckler and a Smasher, who began charging towards her before stopping.

Twilight entered the pipe and got a Team Jump from Fluttershy, stomping the Smasher before landing close to the Pegasus. She blasts the Buckler, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1700 bits and 250 Power Orbs

The rest of the group rejoined them, and they all left the battlefield together.

"What's that up ahead?" Rarity asked.

The team saw on opening in the vines up the path, and it looked like it was all clear on the other side.

"It must be the exit out of this forest!" Fluttershy realized.

"Hold on." Twilight interjected. "We don't know what's over-"

"BwaBwa Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted as she ran up the path, excited to get out of the area, ignoring Twilight's words.

"Well, I guess if it's the only way out of here."

"After her, everypony!" Beep-0 cheered as he quickly went after Rabbid Rarity.

The heroes cheered as they quickly ran out of the forest of vines.

Author's Note

The heroes enter what appears to be a forest of the vines. To move the moon, they must brave this forest, as well as a mysterious labyrinth, in their path.

Spooky Trails 8: Moonlight Sonata

The heroes continued up they trail, and came across an open area that was surrounded by huge pumpkins and huge jack-o-lanterns lit by candles.

"Like it didn't feel like Nightmare Night around here already." Applejack joked.

"Please don't remind me." Fluttershy asked politely.

"There are a lot of pumpkins around here." Twilight pointed out. "I wonder why."

"Look at the detail of that pumpkin." Rarity said, admiring its work.

The team looked over and saw a large pumpkin that has been carved to look exactly like a fish with sharp teeth, and large leaves acting as its wings and fins.

"I am both frightened to my core and in awe of the artistry and skill involved in carving that pumpkin-shaped Bite-acuda." Beep-0 explained to the group.

"But the amount of detail is very impressive." Twilight added. "It looks exactly like one!"

"Here's something that isn't so scary." Fluttershy told the others, who ran over and saw another handmade Rabbid doll, resting on top of a tree stump, lit by candles.

"Madame Bwahstrella's handiwork." Beep-0 pointed out. "She's still upset at the Rabbids for breaking one of her favorite crystal balls."

"I know how she feels." Rarity told him, remembering how the Rabbids behaved at her boutique back in Ponyville with her dresses.

They all then heard Pinkie and the Rabbids laughing in the distance.

"What are ya girls laughin' at?" Applejack asked.

"Look at this guy!" Pinkie shouted.

The others quickly ran over and saw that a Rabbid was stuck inside the eye of one of the jack-o-lanterns, struggling to get loose.

"If Rabbids would simply come to terms with the fact that they're pear-shaped, they'd get stuck in a lot fewer places." Beep-0 pointed out.

"Look, another gate!" Applejack said to everyone as she pointed to another small gate nearby in the distance, already open.

"Good eye, AJ!" Twilight congratulated her friend. "Let's see where it goes."

The heroes all went over to the gate, but when they passed through, it lead to somewhere that was somehow even more creepy than the pumpkin patch.

"Brrr! A graveyard." Beep-0 shuddered as he observed the area, which was covered in tombstones. "It's cold, wet, and, unfortunately, exactly where we need to be."

"I really wish it wasn't." Fluttershy shuddered as she help Rabbid Fluttershy, who was scared of the place as well.

"However, I'm confused. The only interesting thing is the clock tower on the other side of the graveyard..."

The heroes turned and saw, in the distance, an old, rundown clock tower that looks like it has been abandoned for centuries.

"...how can it possibly help us to get the moon to rise twice in the same night?" Beep-0 finished.

"Of course!" Twilight shouted in realization. "I can't believe I haven't thought of it sooner!"

"Thought of what, Twilight?" Rarity asked in curiosity.

"Yeah! Tell us!" Pinkie added in excitement.

"Bwa Bwaaah!" The Rabbids added as well.

"Well, I've once read that before Celestia and Luna could raise the sun and moon with their own magic, they used a magic clock tower that was able to control the forward and backward movements of both until they mastered it on their own." Twilight explained before turning her attention back to the clock tower. "That must be it! Ooh! Isn't it exciting to use something that hasn't been used in forever?"

"Yeah, though, it looks like the Rabbids might've gotten to it first." Applejack joked as she pointed to the top of the tower, which had a cuckoo-bird-like feature with a Rabbid's head poking out.

Everyone laughed while Twilight had an annoyed look on her face.

"Anyway, let's, uh... let's get going." Twilight said as she started going up a small hill.

The other followed her into the first battlefield of the area.

Reach Area - 2 Hoppers, 2 Valkyries (Obstacle: 3 Spirit Balls)

The heroes on the battlefield saw that there was a safe zone on the northeastern most part of the battlefield.

Twilight started by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes. She entered a pipe that lead to the right side of the battlefield, then stopped beside a full cover in a cover set.

Rabbid Rarity entered the same pipe, dashed a Valkyrie, and got a Team Jump from Twilight before landing in the area that made up the middle of the battlefield on one of its sides.

Fluttershy entered the pipe, dashed the same Valkyrie, got a Team Jump from Twilight, and got a Double Jump from Rabbid Rarity before landing near a pipe that led to the area that made up the top part of the battlefield.

Twilight blasted the Valkyrie.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the Valkyrie and Hopper closest, which travelled through a pipe to get to the right area and exploded when it got in range of them, defeating both of them and releasing the energy. She quickly activated her Shield

The Spirit Balls in the middle of the battlefield all teleported to new spots in the same area, one of which was close to Rabbid Rarity.

The remaining Hopper entered a different pipe that led to the middle of the battlefield, then entered another one that led to the high area in the middle before taking cover beside it.

The remaining Valkyrie entered the same pipes, then got a Team Jump from the Hopper before she Ground Pounded in a spot near Fluttershy, damaging her. She rapidly blasted the Pegasus, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent her flying to the north area of the battlefield.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground in the high area in the middle of the battlefield, signaling that a new enemy was going to appear.

Fluttershy entered a pipe that led to a high area in the northeastern part of the battlefield, then entered another pipe which brought her to the safe zone, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1700 bits and 250 Power Orbs

The heroes left the battlefield, and started to make their way towards the clock tower, and on the way, they spotted 2 Rabbids sitting next to each other on a stone fence, staring off into the distance.

"How romantic." Rarity said with admiration as she watched the 2 Rabbids sit on the fence, but then they slid toward each other, and one of them started licking the other affectionately, changing the Unicorn's expression to disgust almost instantly.

"Some creatures express affection differently, Rarity." Fluttershy explained. "Don't worry about it."

"I'll try."

"They're having a 'moment'. We shouldn't interrupt." Beep-0 explained as the Rabbids climbed back up to their spots.

The heroes left the 2 lovebirds alone as they turned their attention towards the clock tower.

"So, this is it, huh?" Applejack asked as she looked up at the building. "The Princesses' Clock Tower?"

"Looks that way!" Pinkie excitingly answered.

"What's this for?" Fluttershy asked as she turned her attention to what was set up in front of the building.

The heroes saw that there were mirrors, each one facing a different direction and each on tiles of different colors: red, blue, yellow, and green, and a beam of light needed to be reflected off of them, which was already reflecting off on of them on a green block. There were also pedestals that matched each color as well, and there was one totem resting in front of it all.

"Interesting, this contraption looks to be linked to the clock tower." Beep-0 theorized. "Is it a puzzle?"

"It must be." Twilight agreed. "I might've read about the tower, but I don't know how it works."

"Hold on, you said that clock could control the backwards movements of the moon, right Twilight?" Fluttershy asked.

"That's right." Twilight answered.

"Maybe if we turn the clock's hand backwards, that'll help?"

"It could force the moon back up into the sky, I suppose. And this puzzle may the key in doing that."

"Sounds like the type of nonsensical Rabbidese logic Equestria is overrun with..." Beep-0 started explaining. "...And therefore probably worth a shot!"

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbids cheered as they made their way over to the puzzle.

Beep-0 used his Lift technique to pick up the totem, and the heroes placed it on the blue pedestal, causing the corresponding blocks to raise and reflect the light onto set of gray blocks. This caused its light to glow and lower a gate, revealing another totem.

"At least, this mean we don't need to do this with one totem." Fluttershy sighed in relief.

The heroes grabbed the second totem and placed it on the green pedestal, causing the block from earlier to lower and a new one was raised. This caused the light to be reflected onto another set of gray blocks, causing its light o glow and reveal a 3rd totem. They quickly grabbed it and placed it on the red pedestal, causing its corresponding blocks to raise and reflected the beam. Soon after, they grabbed the totem off the green pedestal, causing its blocks to lower and raise simultaneously, then placed it on the yellow pedestal, causing those mirrors to raise and reflect the light at a set of gray blocks in front of the tower, causing the lights to light up and open a gate out of the area. Almost immediately, the hands on the clock started to turn backwards.

"Well, that did the trick." Applejack said as she watched the clocks hand pick up speed as they went backwards.

"Ooh! Look at that!" Pinkie shouted in amazement.

The heroes looked up and were amazed to see that the moon was rising back up into the sky.

"Wow, it actually worked!" Beep-0 shouted in amazement.

"Hopefully, Luna won't be mad that we undid her handiwork." Twilight explained.

"I'm sure she'll understand."

As the moon stopped in its place high in the sky, a beam of light shot down from it, and when the heroes saw it hit the Moon Gate way out in the distance, it opened instantly!

"We did it! We finally opened the Moon Gate! "Twilight cheered, and Beep-0 gave a short beep shortly after.

"Aha! Our cryptic colleague calls to congratulate us." Beep-0 cheered as he opened up the message. "MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The Moon Gate is open and Mr. Tom Phan awaits. Soon you'll be out of the picture entirely. Muhahahahaha."

The group felt very uneasy about this message in particular, because it seemed even more suspicious than the last ones.

"Er... when I wrote 'out of the picture' I meant, 'doing great'. Also, when I wrote 'muhahahahaha' I meant, 'congratulations'." Beep-0 continued reading. "Also when I wrote 'muhahahahaha' the second time I meant, er... 'You guys are really cool and I like you a lot and definitely don't wish you any harm'. *snicker*"

"Why do these messages keep getting worse?!" Fluttershy asked in fright.

"BWA BWA BWAAAH!" Rabbid Fluttershy shouted in fear as she quickly ran up to embrace Fluttershy again.

"Somethin's been off about this whole thing ever since we got to these Trails." Applejack explained once again. "I don;t think this Tom Phan is worth the trouble!"

"I know." Beep-0 agreed. "I don't know why our hidden helper is being so suspicious, but we needed to try at least."

"Yeah, Applejack." Twilight said as she joined in. "We didn't have any other leads when we first got here, and this mysterious somepony hasn't failed us yet. While I'm not sure about why they're acting this way, we still needed a plan, especially since we don't know where Chrysalis is out here."

"I suppose yer right." Applejack reluctantly agreed.

"Well! It would seem that our quest is almost at end." Beep-0 explained. "Let's not keep our savior waiting any longer than necessary!"

Everyone nodded as the left the scene, all except for Applejack.

"I said it before, I'll say it again. I have a bad feelin' about this." Applejack said to herself as she ran to catch up with the others.

As the heroes started going down the path that led them down the hill, they spotted a Rabbid on top of a doghouse-like mausoleum, sleeping in a very similar fashion of that of a very famous cartoon dog.

"He'll catch the Red Baron one of these days." Beep-0 explained.

"With the help of a Little Birdie I bet." Fluttershy suggested.

The heroes continued down the path and found that it led them back to the beginning of the Slime Swamp. They quickly took the path back to the Spooky Square.

"That's right! You BETTER stay down there if you know what's good for you!" Beep-0 shouted down the well to Calavera as the heroes passed it one last time.

"Or at least until you're ready to play nicely!" Pinkie added.

The group passed by the pedestals where they placed the Gramophone and the Ghost Balloon, and after crossing the bridge that brought them to the Spooky Trails, they returned to the Moon Gate, which was now open for all of them.

"I can't believe we finally did it!" Twilight told the team in disbelief.

"Bwa Bwa!" Rabbid Twilight agreed.

"Now we can finally meet this champion." Rarity added.

"What're we waiting for? Let's go in there and meet him!" Pinkie cheered as she started going through the gate.

"Hold on!" Applejack shouted, which stopped the others from following Pinkie. "I still ain't too sure about this. Maybe we should upgrade our weapons and Skill Trees, just in case."

"I don't think it's necessary, but we'll do it." Beep-0 told her as he opened the Battle HQ.

All the heroes used the bits they've collected to make their weapons stronger and deal more damage to enemies.

Twilight used 60 of her Power Orbs increase the damage dealt when performing a Dash.

Rabbid Rarity used 90 of her Power Orbs to increase the range of her Heal.

Applejack used 80 of her Power Orbs to increase the damage dealt when she is in a high area.

Rabbid Twilight used 50 of her Power Orbs to increase the area of movement when she exits a pipe.

Rabbid Fluttershy used 70 of her Power Orbs to increase the damage drained with her Vamp Dash.

Rarity used 120 of her Power Orbs to increase the range of her Healing Jump, and how much she can damage it can heal at a time.

Fluttershy used 80 of her Power Orbs to increase the range of her Flee Feet.

Rabbid Jack used 60 of her Power Orbs to increase the number of dashes she can perform to 3.

Pinkie used 250 of her Power Orbs to unlock her secondary weapon, the Party Cannon (Rocket), and the range of her Party Time Technique (Magnet Dance) as well as the time it takes for it to recharge to 1 turn.

Rabbid Pinkie used 150 of her Power Orbs to increase the range of her Scaredy Rabbid.

"So, is everypony ready to meet Tom Phan?" Beep-0 asked as he closed the Battle HQ.

"Yeah!" The Ponies cheered.

"Bwaah!" The Rabbids cheered.

"Let's go in, then!" Beep-0 cheered as he entered the Moon Gate, with the others following close behind.

However, as the heroes made their way into the area, someone quickly swooped in and grabbed the Relics of Goodness of their pedestals, causing the Moon Gate to close behind them!

Author's Note

Happy 5th Anniversary to Super Mario Odyssey! One of the best Mario games ever made!
For the Skill Trees this time around, I had to make up some of the skills unlocked since packattack04082 only upgraded one hero while resetting 2 others, so really, the only one who got upgraded that way was Twilight. Honestly, the heroes might start using the Battle HQ in between chapters. XD
Using an old clock tower, the heroes are able to turn back time, bringing the moon back into the sky. Finally unlocking the Moon Gate, the heroes are ready to meet Tom Phan! Does that mean this is the end of their journey? Find out next time!

Spooky Trails 9: Opening Night!

Spooky Trails - Moon Gate

After finally opening the Moon Gate, the heroes entered it and came across a huge area, and at the other side of it was a large stage, and on top of it, was a sign that had 2 Rabbid heads doing the drama faces, similar to the red tapestries that was beside the entrance. Not only that, but an audience of Rabbid were sitting at the sides of the area.

"Why, it's a theater!" Beep-0 shouted in amazement. "Tom Phan sure has a flair for the dramatic, doesn't he?"

"This is certainly the kind of place I would like to meet a champion." Rarity explained, fascinated in the fanciful decor of the place.

"Speaking of which, where is he?" Twilight asked. "He should be here."

The heroes looked around and saw that Twilight was right, the theater was completely empty.

"Bwa Bwa?" Rabbid Jack shrugged.

"Maybe he wants to play 'hide and seek' after sleeping for so long?" Pinkie suggested as Beep-0 gave off a short beep shortly after.

"Ah! Perhaps our friend can help explain what's wrong here." Beep-0 said as he opened up the new message and started reading it. "Beep-0, Just a quick note to let you know that my email was hacked. Please ignore any messages about a Mr. Tom Phan as I suspect it's a trap. Though, no doubt you figured that out for yourself already, as I'm sure it was as obvious to you as it was to me. Signed, Your Biggest Fan."

Everything was silent for moment as everyone processed what Beep-0 just read.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Fluttershy said as she wrapped her hooves around Rabbid Fluttershy again, who did the same to her.

"Bwa Bwa Bwah." Rabbid Fluttershy agreed.

"Did they just say to ignore the 'Tom Phan' messages?" Twilight asked in confusion.

"A little late for that." Applejack sighed, frustrated that this message was delivered now of all times.

"So, there's no champion?" Rarity asked in disappointment.

"If it wasn't our guide telling us to find the Relics and turn the Moon back, then who did?!" Twilight asked, starting to panic a little bit at the sudden turn of events.

"That would be me" Someone said.

The heroes all quickly turned around and saw that Chrysalis was hovering right behind them, and Spawny was still riding on her back!

"So, you finally decided to show up!" Chrysalis told the group with a sinister smile on her face. "You're just in time for the show."

The heroes watched as the Changeling flew over to the stage of the theater.

"Chrysalis!" Beep-0 shouted in anger. "It was YOU that sent us those messages asking us to collect the Relics of Goodness so we could unlock the Moon Gate to find Mr. Tom Phan, wasn't it?"

"That's not all." Chrysalis said as she went over to a lever at the side of the stage. She pulled it, and a glowing, blue cage that was hanging by a glowing chain was lowered from the ceiling of the stage. Inside of it was a Rabbid wearing a pair of rocket skates and a light blue jacket with a rainbow lightning bolt symbol on the back of it, and she had rainbow hair that was similar to a certain Pegasus they all knew very well. "I've managed to capture this creature while we were here as well."

"That hair..." Twilight said as she looked closely at it. "(Gasps) That's Rabbid Dash!"

"And her cage is enchanted with Megabug energy!" Beep-0 said he analyzed it.

"Just like the Vampire Fruit Bats!" Fluttershy recalled.

"That's right. She attempted to ambush us, but we turned the tables on her the same way we trapped those pesky Bats." Chrysalis explained.

"But how did you send those messages?" Beep-0 asked in confusion. "You don't have email as far as I'm concerned."

"Spawny's abilities are quite extraordinary." Chrysalis answered, while looking back at the SupaMerge Rabbid.

"Of course! She used the SupaMerge's connection with my server to send us those false messages! I knew it all along!" Beep-0 shouted.

*Ahem*

Beep-0 looked over and saw that Applejack looked sternly at the robot. "Er... well, I suspected." Beep-0 nervously added, but the orange Pony didn't take her eyes off him. "Okay, I just figured it out in the last 30 seconds. Applejack knew the whole time."

"Ya got that right." Applejack agreed.

"Tom Phan was a red herring. It was just a TRAP wasn't it?" Beep-0 asked the Changeling.

"Oh, he's real alright..." Chrysalis started explaining. "In fact, thanks to you, he's about to make his debut right here on this very stage."

This confused the team. Why would Chrysalis send them on this wild goose chase if Tom Phan was supposed to be a hero? They then saw the Changeling throw a normal Rabbid and the "Relics of Un-goodness" onto the stage, the Gramophone landing on the Rabbid's head as he started to play with the Ghost Balloon.

"Go on now Spawny." Chrysalis told the little Rabbid on her back. "Do you thing!"

Spawny didn't do anything, feeling very uneasy about the whole situation.

"Hmm... maybe you need a little encouragement." Chrysalis told Spawny in anger. She quickly cleared her throat, and hissed right in Spawny's face!

The SupaMerge Rabbid tried to run, but Chrysalis caught him with her hooves before he could escape, just as his powers activated, firing a beam at the Rabbid, merging him with the Relics.

"Behold! Tom Phan!" Chrysalis shouted as Spawny felt weak once again from using his powers. "Better known as... PHANTOM!"

The heroes watched as Chrysalis escaped with Spawny again before they turned their attention to what was now on the stage.

"Eeeee-yaaaaah!" The new fusion sang in a deep, baritone voice as the pixels cleared. The Rabbid now had a mustache and beauty mark on his left cheek, and he wore a red shirt, a blue jacket, a white scarf around his neck, and hair that resembled a powered wig on his head. While he upper half looked normal, his lower half was now a transparent, glowing ghost tail, which was heavyset in appearance. You could even see the Gramophone inside of him! He cleared his throat as he looked towards the heroes.

"Who... is that?" Fluttershy asked in fear.

"The Phantom..." Twilight she answered in shock.

A spotlight shined onto the Phantom as ominous music started to play.

-Bwah...-

-Hum...ah-ehm-

-Bwaaaaah-Bwah-Bwah-

-BwaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAH!-

-Bwah-

-Ahem-har...-

-Humph!-

-You think friendship is real magic?-

-Who's done me a thousand wroongs,-

-Ever since Nightmare Moon?-

-Reading through all her books,-

-Despite her dorkish looks!-

-Who's gonna run in fear,-

-While shedding many a teaaaaar?-

-Who leaves me dull and dour?-

-Oh, what does Celestia see in her?-

-TWILIGHT!-

-With great joy in my heart,-

-Each time I see you be smart!-

-You're tested and doing so well,-

-But here comes my magic spell (Ha ha ha)!-

-And now you and your Rabbid friends,-

-Have finally met your ends!-

-Just let me catch my breath,-

-Then I'll 'High C' you to death!-

The Phantom bowed as the audience cheered for him, throwing confetti down at him, while the heroes stared in shock, especially Twilight, who blushed in embarrassment at everything he said about her.

"How dare he?!" Twilight shouted in rage.

"I know!" Pinkie agreed. "His song was catchy, but the choreography was terrible!"

"No! I mean the fact he has the audacity to say all that stuff about me!"

"Honestly, I'm more shocked he can talk!" Applejack added.

"It must be the gramophone." Beep-0 theorized, as he noted that the record player reacted every time the Phantom said something. "It's still working inside of him."

"Come on, girls!" Pinkie cheered. "We've got a ghost to bust!"

Defeat Boss - Phantom, 2 Valkyries

The heroes took their places on the battlefield as the Phantom moved to the middle section of the stage, and 2 Valkyries appeared to help him.

"My sensors indicate that Mr. Tom Pha- er, the Phantom, is immune to attack when he's hogging the spotlight!" Beep-0 explained. "If this greedy songbird is to sing his swan song, we must find a way to turn off those lights!"

"What about that?" Applejack asked.

The heroes turned and saw her pointing to a light fixture that wasn't too far in front of them, and its wires led directly to the Phantom's spotlights.

"Good eye, Applejack! Destroy those, he loses his spotlight!" Beep-0 cheered.

Twilight started by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and all the other heroes, before moving to a cover set on the right side of the battlefield, stopping in between 2 partial covers.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the light fixture destroying it, before stopping close to a partial cover set that was near Twilight. She activated her Shield before blasting the Phantom.

"My SPOTLIGHT!" The Phantom shouted as his ghost half became solid, now resembling a normal Rabbid's belly.

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, and landed on the stage directly behind the Phantom, where she activated her Magnet Dance, drawing the Valkyries toward her. She hit one of the Valkyries with her Melee, defeating her and damaging the other one as well as the Phantom, while triggering a Vamp Effect that healed her with some of the damage dealt. However, the Phantom was immune to her Vamp Effect.

Twilight blasted the Phantom, triggering a Bounce Effect that her was immune to, but still damaged him significantly.

Rabbid Pinkie moved to the same partial cover set that Rabbid Rarity was near, where she rapidly blasted the remaining Valkyrie, defeating her, before she activated her Outer Shell.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to a partial cover set that was on the left side of the battlefield, which was also parallel to the one on the right side, where she blasted the Phantom.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing the range of movement of herself and the other heroes in range of her, before moving to a partial cover set on the right side that was closest to the stage. She then blasted the Phantom.

Rabbid Jack moved to a different side of the cover set where Twilight was, where she sent a Sentry towards the Phantom, which exploded when it got in range of him.

Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed next to a partial cover that was close to Fluttershy.

Applejack gets a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and lands beside a partial cover set on the left side of the battlefield that was closest to the stage. She threw her Boomerang at the Phantom, damaging him.

Pinkie moved to a cover set that was parallel to Twilight's on the left side of the battlefield, where she blasted her secondary weapon, the Rocket, at the Phantom, damaging him significantly.

The Phantom opened a portal under him and entered it, teleporting to the right side of the stage, where the spotlights turned back on again, this time powered by 2 fixtures, causing his ghost half to reveal the Gramophone again. He laughed maniacally as he healed himself and the music started up again.

-So that is all you've got,-

-You didn't hurt me a lot!-

-I'll help you to recap:-

-Between you and me, There's a gap!-

-Twilight, you're such a bore...-

-Your blows just make me snore!-

-You haven't hurt me a single bit (Ha ha ha)!-

-Prepare for my greatest HIT!-

The Phantom bowed again as the audience cheered and threw more confetti.

"Ugh! I can't believe this guy!" Twilight shouted in rage.

"Actually, he has a point" Pinkie said. "You are kind of a bore."

"What?! You're taking his side now?!"

"Of course not, silly!"

"Don't worry, Twilight." Fluttershy assured her friend. "We won't let him get away with that."

"Thanks, girls." Twilight thanked her friends as she turned her attention back to the battle.

3 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, 2 on the right side of the battlefield and 1 on the stage behind the Phantom, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

"BWAAAAAAAAH!" The Phantom sang, sending a wave of energy at Rabbid Rarity, damaging her with a Push Effect that sent her rolling to Rabbid Fluttershy.

3 Bucklers burst from the ground.

Rabbid Twilight dashed the light fixture on the stage, destroying it, then dashed 2 Bucklers before stopping right next to one of them.

Twilight entered one of the pipes that lead to the high area that made up the right corner of the stage, where she dashed the remaining light fixture, destroying it. She entered a second, longer pipe that lead back to the ground, where she stopped beside one of the full covers next to it.

"You wretch!" The Phantom shouted as his ghost half became solid again.

Rabbid Rarity moved to the left side of the stage's middle section, using it as a partial cover, where she sent a Sentry towards the Phantom, which exploded when it got in range of him.

Rabbid Twilight blasted the Buckler, damaging both him and the Phantom, and triggered a Vamp Effect that healed her with some of the damage she dealt to the former.

Twilight then finished off the Buckler by blasting him, while triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, and healing her with the Vamp Effect. She then activated her Hero Sight.

Rarity entered one of the pipes leading to the right high area, where she stopped in the bottom left corner of it. She tossed a Grenaduck towards the Buckler on the stage, damaging him

Rabbid Pinkie dashed one of the Bucklers before moving back to where she was. She then rabidly blasted the Phantom.

Applejack got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity before landing behind the Buckler on the stage. She damaged him her Buck Slam, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying.

Pinkie moved to a spot that was close to Rabbid Rarity, but wasn't in range to attack anyone.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to a different side of Rabbid Pinkie's partial cover set, where she then blasted the Phantom before activating her Super Barrier.

Fluttershy blasted the Phantom, then dashed a Buckler before stopping next to Applejack. She then activated her Hero SIght.

Rabbid Jack dashed the Buckler close to Twilight, then got a Team Jump from the pony before landing next to the cover set where Twilight was previously. She then blasted the Phantom.

"BWAAAAAAAAH!" The Phantom sang, sending a wave of energy towards Twilight, triggering a Push Effect that sent her and a Buckler rolling. He then activated his Stone Deaf technique, which will trigger a Stone Effect to any hero who moves in range of him.

The Bucklers activated their Super Chance, increasing their's and the Phantom's chances for a Super Effect. One of them moves to the middle of the stage, while getting hit by Fluttershy's Villain Sight, where he attempted to blast Rabbid Rarity, but missed due to her partial cover, while the other blasted Rabbid Twilight, which triggered a Push Effect that sent her rolling and bouncing between the stage and one of the right pipes, while also getting in range of Phantom's Stone Deaf, triggering a Stone Effect that prevented her from doing anything during the next turn. The Buckler then dashed Rabbid Twilight before entered the pipe leading to the high area, where he stopped right next to Rarity.

Rabbid Rarity blasted the Phantom, then dashed the Buckler before moving to the left side of the battlefield.

Rarity dashed the Buckler before entering the short pipe leading back to the ground, where she got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight, clearing her of her Stone Effect, and landed on the right side of the middle section of the stage.

Rabbid Twilight blasted the Phantom, triggering a Stone Effect that he was immune to, but got a critical hit nonetheless.

The Phantom opened another portal and entered it, this time, teleporting to the left side of the stage, where 3 more fixtures turned the spotlights on again. He laughed maniacally as he healed himself and the music started one more time.

-Who do you think you are?-

-You should kneel, I'm the STAR!-

-You are nothing but an accessory,-

-I'll find you a good role in a TRAGEDY (ah ah ah ah).-

-"Dear Celestia, wow and whoa!"-

-The only words you know!-

-My art will touch your Princess's HEART-

-And you will be pulled APAAAAART!-

-You think you'll win this tournament?-

-I'll send you to retirement!-

-You're so NOT worth the trouble-

-Your downfall will be on the double!-

-Harmony won't end the pain...-

-Time for the Phantom to start his reiiiiiign!-

The Phantom posed as 2 Peek-a-Boos floated beside him and 2 regular Rabbids held a giant picture frame in front him. The audience cheered for him again.

"Why does the audience care more for him?" Rarity asked.

"Like you didn't care for him before we came here." Pinkie teased.

"That's not true!" Rarity blushed.

"Yes it is..." Pinkie said with a smug look on her face.

"Bwa Bwa..." Rabbid Pinkie added, matching Pinkie's look.

"Don't deny it Rarity, you wanted to meet him too." Twilight jokingly added.

"Uh... let's just focus on the battle, shall we?!" Rarity quickly suggested while blushing, desperately trying to change the subject.

"This conversation is SO not over!" Pinkie jokingly shouted with a big smile on her face.

Rabbid Twilight dashed the Buckler on the stage before stopping right next to him.

Pinkie finished the Buckler off by throwing Boneless the rubber chicken at him in a similar manner to Applejack's Boomerang.

Applejack dashed the light fixture on the stage, destroying it before stopping beside one of the nearby partial covers.

Twilight entered one of the pipes leading to the right high area, then dashed the Buckler before entering the shorter pipe, where she finally stopped beside the partial cover set closest to the stage.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Applejack, and landed in the high area that made up the left side of the battlefield, right next to the 2nd light fixture.

Rabbid Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rarity, and landed on the left side of the battlefield.

Rabbid Jack and Rabbid Pinkie both stayed where they were.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground in each of the high areas, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

"BWAAAAAAAAH!" The Phantom sang as he sent a wave of energy towards Applejack, triggering a Push Effect that sent her rolling out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

The remaining Buckler simply moved to a different spot in his high area, where he blasted both Rabbid Twilight and Rarity.

2 Peek-a-Boos burst from the ground.

Rabbid Pinkie entered one of the pipes that lead to the right high area, where she dashed both the Buckler and the Peek-a-Boo before stopping. She rapidly blasted the Buckler, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Jack entered the longer pipe that led to the right high area, where she dashed the Peek-a-Boo before stopping next to Rabbid Pinkie. She blasted the Peek-a-Boo, defeating him.

Fluttershy blasted the Peek-a-Boo near her, then dashed him as well as the light fixture, destroying it, before entering one of the pipes that led back to the ground.

Rabbid Twilight moved to a spot that was directly behind the Phantom.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the final light fixture, destroying it, then entered one of the pipes leading to the left high area, where she finished of the Peek-a-boo by dashing him before entering the second pipe back to the ground, stopping right next to Fluttershy.

"I'm a n-national treasure!" The Phantom shouted as he ghost half became solid one final time.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the Phantom, which exploded when it got in range of him, then activated her Shield.

Rabbid Twilight hit the Phantom with her Melee, triggering a Vamp Effect that he was immune to.

Twilight moved to the middle section of the stage, where she blasted the Phantom.

Applejack threw her Boomerang at the Phantom, triggering a Burn Effect that he was immune to.

Pinkie threw Boneless as the Phantom.

Rabbid Fluttershy blasted the Phantom with her Rocket.

Rarity ran up onto the stage and got a Team Jump from Twilight before landing next to the Phantom, where she blasted him.

The Phantom moved back to the middle section of the stage, sending Rabbid Twilight and Twilight flying with a Bounce Effect in the process. "BWAAAAAAAAH!" He sang as he sent a wave of energy towards Rabbid Rarity and Fluttershy, sending them rolling with a Push Effect.

"This is for roasting me!" Twilight shouted as she blasted the Phantom, defeating him and ending the battle.

The Phantom spun around from the final blow as the spotlight shined onto him again. He began to cry in a very dramatic way, then fell to the ground as he crawled to the front of the stage. He cried hysterically as he threw a tantrum before he rolled onto his back. He choked a little bit as he raised his arm up into the air, then curled up into a ball to cry a little bit more. He then lied on the stage, motionless, as he stuck out his tongue and played dead, accepting his defeat at the hands of these heroes.

The audience cheered for the Phantom's performance as they threw confetti down to him again.

"Top 10 Anime Death Scenes, am I right?" Beep-0 joked.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 3300 bits and 300 Power Orbs

The cage that contained Rabbid Dash exploded, freeing her as she feel down to the stage. "Bwa Ya!" She cheered as she skated around in circles before making her way towards the heroes, but stopped and looked back at the Phantom. She went back over to him and kicked him on the side, and the Phantom didn't even react. Rabbid Dash nodded in satisfaction as she continued going over to the heroes.

"Welcome to the team, Rabbid Dash!" Beep-0 welcomed the new hero as he used one his ears to high five her.

"Wait, if the cage around her was charged with Megabug energy, and it was destroyed, does that mean..." Fluttershy started as she realized something important.

The group then saw that all the Vampire Fruit Bats that were trapped flew up into the air, all happy that they were free from the chains.

"Yes! Be free, my friends!" Fluttershy shouted as the Bats flew away to parts unknown.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbids cheered.

"Just as I suspected!" Beep-0 explained. "Their chains got weaker with every enemy we defeated. Now they're free to go back to sucking the juice out of apples!"

(Ahem)

Beep-0 looked over and saw that Applejack was staring at him again with a stern look on her face. "Oh, come on! You sectioned off part of your orchard for them!"

"(Sigh) Yeah, that's true." Applejack admitted.

"At least that's one problem caused by Chrysalis taken care of." Twilight explained. "But she still got away with Spawny again."

"So much for our champion." Rarity sighed in disappointment as he looked towards the defeated Phantom.

"Well, it wasn't a huge loss." Fluttershy assured her friend. "We found Pinkie while we were searching for him, and we made 2 new Rabbid friends as well."

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Pinkie and Rabbid Dash agreed.

"That's right!" Twilight added. "Even though he's no help, we've still got them."

"Let's not forget about Rainbow Dash." Beep-0 explained to everyone. "She's still out there somewhere, and we need to find her."

"Well, she wasn't in the Spooky Trails, thankfully." Fluttershy told Beep-0. "But I hope we find her soon."

"We will, sugarcube." Applejack assured her.

"I hope we find Spawny too." Fluttershy explained. "Did you see the way Chrysalis hissed at him?"

"I think Spawny is starting to see the true side of Chrysalis." Twilight added.

"Which means he'll start getting desperate to get away form her!" Beep-0 realized. "That's good news for us!"

"But it's bad news for him, because Chrysalis won't ever let him go!"

"She might try to trap him somewhere!" Fluttershy realized with worry.

"Then we must find them again quickly before that happens! Let's get back to Ponyville so we can figure out where Chrysalis went with him this time." Beep-0 explained.

"What about 'Tom Phan' over there?" Applejack asked as she gestured towards the Phantom, who was still lying on the stage, playing dead.

"Let's just leave him there, as far as I'm concerned, his curtains are now closed." Beep-0 explained. "He won't be singing again anytime soon."

"And if he does, HOPEFULLY, he finds new inspiration for his work." Twilight added, still annoyed that she was the subject in all of the Phantom's songs.

"Let's go, everypony." Beep-0 explained as he activated his Sploing, teleporting all of them out of the Spooky Trails.

Author's Note

Happy Halloween, everyone! To celebrate the occasion, I've released the chapter that has my most favorite boss from the main game: the Phantom! As a bonus, I've even included his second verse that didn't make it into the final game!

I would like to thank "Lucasnike123" for helping me with a couple of the lines for the MLP-version of the Phantom's song.

I also used the opportunity to add a new hero to roster in this chapter, Rabbid Dash, since there aren't that many levels left where new characters are unlocked. That being said, the Rabbid 6 is officially together! Only 1 more hero remains, and I think you all know who that is. :D

I'm gonna take a break from writing new chapters for a while so I can focus on the rest of my work this semester. In the meantime, I'll go back and edit the previous chapters and add the new thing for the battles and major places.

The heroes battle the Phantom after discovering that the entire search for Tom Phan was all a trap set by Chrysalis! She escapes again with Spawny, but the heroes make a new ally in the end: Rabbid Dash! Perhaps they'll finally stop her in the final world. Stay tuned - Alastor

Lava Pit 1: If It Rains, It Pours Lava

Ponyville - Castle of Friendship

In a wave of pixels, Twilight and her friends returned to Ponyville safely, and they saw that the Castle of Friendship was now decorated with vines, webs, and pumpkins. They turned their attention to a pumpkin that looked exactly like one they saw back in the Spooky Trails.

"That pumpkin-like Bite-acuda is the creepiest looking thing I've EVER seen..." Beep-0 explained to the group before looking up to see a giant Rabbid-shaped balloon floating above the Castle. "...Oops. Spoke too soon."

"Ew. I love balloons, but that one is weird-looking." Pinkie stated.

"Wait a sec, I recognize it now." Beep-0 realized after he took a closer look at it. "That was once a regular Rabbid, but Spawny fused him with a balloon back when all this chaos started.

"Is there a way to turn him back to normal?" Fluttershy asked.

"We'll have to deal with it after we save Spawny."

"Good point Beep-0, where are we going next?" Twilight asked, knowing they don't have much time if Spawny is trying to get away from Chrysalis now.

"We we should-" Beep-0 started before giving off a short beep. "Oh, looks like we have a new message from our mysterious guide!"

"Make sure you see who it's from this time." Twilight told the robot. "We've been sent on a wild goose chase the last few times we've gotten messages."

"RIght right. Of course." Beep-0 replied before taking a close look at the message. "Ok, it's from F.B., so we're good. *Ahem* 'Beep-0, you and your friends have all done very well, especially with your encounter with Chrysalis' trap."

"Well, that's nice of them to say, especially now that we're out of the Spooky Trails." Fluttershy expressed in relief.

"Still, it's a shame our 'champion' turned out to be a lie." Rarity sighed, still disappointed that Tom Phan turned out to be the Phantom.

"As a reward for making it so far on your journey, it is my pleasure to bestow upon to you the coding for one final technique." Beep-0 continued reading. "With the 'Smash', you be able break apart certain stones that may block your final path to Spawny. I wish you all the best of luck, but you must hurry, Queen Chrysalis has been very busy in the Lava Pit."

"Lava Pit? You mean like where the Dragons live?" Applejack asked.

"No, those are the Dragon Lands." Fluttershy explained.

"I don't think Chrysalis would go where there are Dragons all over the place." Beep-0 theorized. "She must've gone somewhere that nopony would be willing to go, so that she could use Spawny's powers in private."

"There are countless lava pits all over Equestria!" Twilight panicked. "We won't have time to check all of them! What do we do?!"

"BWAH BWAH!!!" Someone shouted.

Everyone looked over and saw that it was one of the Flat Cap Rabbids, and he was holding a megaphone.

"I don't think he needed that to get our attention." Applejack stated. "They yell loud enough as it is!"

"What do you want anyway? Rarity asked before she realized something. "Wait, you didn't touch my mannequins while I was gone did you?" She asked in suspicion.

The Rabbid didn't answer that question, but he gestured the team to follow him.

"Looks like you'll have to get that answer later, Rarity." Beep-0 explained. "Right now, it looks like he wants to shows us something important."

"Bwa-Bwa!" Rabbid Twilight shouted as she began

The team followed the Flat Cap Rabbid down a stone path that was southeast of the Castle, but

As the heroes followed the Flat Cap Rabbid, they spotted a Rabbid nearby balancing on a wooden spike, pracitcing karate moves.

"Strike first, strike hard, show no mercy." Beep-0 told the Rabbids.

"Wait, isn't that the same Rabbid we saw a few chapters ago?" Pinkie asked, noticing the Rabbid looked familiar.

"Maybe, those training montages might've helped him improve." Beep-0 joked.

"Better than that one Rabbid we saw back at the island." Applejack joked, recalling the Rabbid who was losing to a fruit hanging from a tree.

The group continued down the path, and at the end of it, they found what the Rabbids wanted to show them.

"Bwah Bwah!" The Flat Cap Rabbid shouted as he presented the heroes with one final project: a large Rabbid Cannon made from lava rock, with glowing cracks that helped show it.

On top of the Cannon, the other Flat Cap Rabbid was standing triumphantly on it.

"Wow! That Cannon's hot!" Pinkie shouted in amazement.

"Yes, but I don't think those 2 did all the work, though." Rarity said as she pointed out that the cannon was surrounded by sleeping Rabbids who were exhausted from all the work.

"Looks like all that physical labor has finally taken its toll." Beep-0 explained to the group before turning his attention to the Flat Cap Rabbids. "You guys better be ready to pay those workers their weight in pretzels and Pepper Juice when they wake up. Otherwise, they'll be awfully cranky with you 2."

"I ain't stickin' around for when that happens." Applejack stated. "We better get goin'."

"Well those guys are still up." Pinkie said as she pointed towards 2 Rabbids that were dancing at the the side of a large pile of rocks that was left of the Cannon, while mocking a 3rd Rabbid who was trying to get up there with them.

"He gave each of them a boost to get them where they are and now they refuse to help him up." Beep-0 explained to the team. "A metaphor for life I'm afraid."

"Some metaphor." Twilight stated.

"And that guy looks like he's having a blast!" Pinkie said as she pointed to another Rabbid spinning around while hanging onto a giant gear that was right of the Cannon.

"It's quite the... GEAR HEAD." Beep-0 joked. "Hee hee! Get it? GEAR HEAD..." He saw that nobody other than Pinkie was laughing. "Oh, never mind."

"They can't all be winners." Fluttershy assured Beep-0.

"Anyway, will this Cannon really take us to the Lava Pit that Chrysalis is at?" Twilight asked the Flat Cap Rabbids, who nodded in agreement.

"Seems like we're nearing the end of the road." Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "Everypony ready to go to the Lava Pit?"

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbid 6 cheered.

"I really want to help Spawny." Fluttershy stated. "He could be in more danger right now than he was before Chrysalis found him."

"We can't let her bully him anymore." Applejack added.

"And we can't let that vortex get any bigger." Rarity added.

"Remember, girls." Twilight started. "This could be the most danger-"

"BWAH BWAH BWAH!!!" Rabbid Pinkie shouted as she quickly jumped into the cannon before the Alicorn could finish her sentence.

"Wait for me!" Pinkie shouted as she followed after.

"No point for me to explain, let's just go." Twilight sighed.

The rest of the heroes nodded in agreement as they got in the Cannon as well, and were launched to the final world.

The Flat Cap Rabbids waved them off, but noticed that the sleeping Rabbids began to wake up.

Lava Pit

The heroes landed safely in the Lava Pit, and they all gasped when they found that they weren't only near a volcano, but the surrounding area is covered in war tents, chains, gears, sand bags, steam pipes, wooden spikes wrapped with barbed wire, flags, banners, and all kinds of machinery.

"Ladies, welcome to the very mouth of the lion itself - Queen Chrysalis has been busy since she discovered the power of the SupaMerge." Beep-0 explained to the group while everyone looked around at the scenery. "It looks as if she's transformed the heart of this volcano into some sort of military production facility."

"Chrysalis is definitely here." Twilight explained after examining the signs of the area before noticing that the flags and banners had a symbol that resembled Changeling wings. "This must be where she's building her new army."

"I fear our travails thus far are just a prelude for what is to come. Be on your guard..."

The heroes nodded in agreement and traveled across a wooden bridge just above a small river of lava, and they spotted a Rabbid nearby scratching his back against a giant metal nut.

"His skin must be irritated - probably all the dry air down here." Beep-0 explained to the heroes before turning his attention back to the Rabbid. "HEY! Stop scratching and use some aloe!"

"If only I brought my spare moisturizer." Rarity sighed.

After crossing another bridge, everyone saw another Rabbids cowering under a giant, metal turtle shell.

"Any room in there for an AI-based scientific research computer?" Beep-0 asked the Rabbid, who ignored him and went back to shivering under the shell. "I don't take up much space!" The Rabbid peeked out from under the shell, but quickly went back inside. "Oh, well... worth a shot."

"Don't worry, Beep-0." Fluttershy assured the robot. "He'll probably change his mind eventually."

"Wait, what's that guy doin?" Applejack asked as she pointed to another Rabbid nearby who was sleeping on another giant metal nut, but soon woke up and started spinning around it to get comfortable.

"He's nuts." Beep-0 joked.

"Yes, he is." Rarity said as she facepalmed.

The group crossed another bridge and entered the first battlefield of the world, which was composed of Lava Ziggies, which had charred faces, glowing orange eyes, spiked bracelets on both their arms, a chain wrapped around their bodies, and a bandana on their heads that sported the same Changeling wing symbol as the flags; and Lava Hoppers, who wore gas masks around their heads, and small capes with the same symbol.

Defeat All - 4 Ziggies, 3 Hoppers

Twilight started by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and the rest of the heroes.

Rabbid Rarity entered a small pipe in the middle of the battlefield that lead to the other side where the Hopper were before stopping beside a full cover. She sent a Sentry towards the Hoppers, which exploded when it got in range of 2 of them, triggering a Honey Effect that stuck them to the ground before defeating them both. She activated her Shield.

Twilight entered the same pipe then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity before landing beside a full cover in the high area that made up the right side of the battlefield, where she blasted a Ziggy, defeating him and releasing the SupaMerge energy.

Fluttershy entered the same pipe and got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity as well before landing beside a full cover that was right next to Twilight. She blasted the remaining Ziggy in the high area, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him, before activating her Hero Sight.

The Ziggies each moved, but were both hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight, which defeated one of them by triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying. The remaining Ziggy attempted to blast Rabbid Rarity, but missed due to her full cover, before activing his Villain Sight.

The final Hopper moved to a full cover set nearby and attempted to blast Rabbid Rarity, but missed due to her full cover. He quickly activated his Super Shield.

Fluttershy sent a Sentry through a pipe that led to the high area that made up the left side of the battlefield toward the Ziggy, and while it got hit by his Villain Sight, it exploded when it got in range of him, triggering an Ink Effect that blinded and defeated him. Fluttershy then entered the same pipe and stopped near the edge.

Twilight entered the pipe and got a Team Jump from Fluttershy, stomping on the Hopper and deactivated his Super Shield before landing in front of him. She hit him with her Melee, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them.

They all left the battlefield and traveled down another wooden bridge, and to the right, they saw a couple of Rabbids dancing and chanting around a bonfire, while another leaves the tent and sighs in grief before going back in.

"It's a 'Better Rabbid' retreat - they dance naked around a campfire to reclaim their Rabbid-ness." Beep-0 explained to the team.

"Sounds fun!" Pinkie cheered. "Maybe I'll join them when this is over."

"Please don't Pinkie." Rarity told her friend, disgusted at the idea of dancing around naked.

The group continued down the path and they soon entered the next battlefield.

"Heads up!" Applejack shouted to warn the heroes who entered the battlefield as fireballs rained down from the sky over the battlefield!

"Watch out - it's raining volcanic pyroclasts all over the battlefield!" Beep-0 explained. "A lava shower is nothing to be taken lightly (or to be taken at all, for that matter)."

"Except for Dragons." Fluttershy pointed out. "A lava shower is pretty normal for them."

"This volcano might be a factory now, but it's still a volcano!" Twilight quickly reminded the heroes. "There must be a way to avoid those fireballs."

"There is, see those charred spots they left behind after crashing into the ground? We'd better avoid standing on them. This volcano is different in that it's very methodical - once it hits a spot, there's a good chance it'll hit it again. So standing on the charred spots is literally playing with fire. Better our enemies than us!"

Defeat 7 Enemies - 4 Hoppers (Obstacles: Pyroclasts)

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes.

Rarity entered a pipe that lead across a gap that made up the middle of the battlefield, and dashed a Hopper on the other side before entering another pipe that led to a high area that made up the left side of the battlefield. After stopping beside a full cover that was part of a cover set, she tossed a Grenaduck towards the same Hopper, which exploded and defeated him, as well as damaged another.

Rabbid Rarity entered the first pipe Rarity used and stopped in a spot out in the open, while also making sure to avoid the charred areas. She sent a Sentry towards 2 Hoppers, and it exploded when it got in range of them, defeating them both.

Twilight entered the same pipe and she stopped beside a partial cover where she blasted the remaining Hopper, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him.

Pyroclasts rained down in the area where Twilight and Rabbid Rarity were at, but none of them hit them.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground in the same area, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Twilight entered the pipe that led to the left high area, then got a Team Jump from Rarity. After landing beside a full cover that part of a cover set that was next to Rarity's, Twilight activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity reentered the first pipe and returned to the area where they first started the battle, and stopped next to a full cover.

Rarity activated her Protection technique, which will allow her to take some of the damage that another hero receives, and in this case, Twilight because she was in range of her.

Pyroclasts rained down in the bottom left corner of the battlefield, missing the heroes entirely.

2 new Hoppers burst from the ground, and one of them activated his Super Shield before entering the pipe that led to the left high area, and while getting hit by Twilight's Hero Sight, which deactivated his Super Shield, he made his way to a partial cover set, where he blasted Rarity. The other began to move towards the middle of the battlefield, but was hit by Twilight's Hero Sight, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying down the middle gap before he respawned shortly after. He attempted to blast Rabbid Rarity, but missed due to her full cover, then activated his Super Shield.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rarity, and stomped the Hopper closest before landing right next to him. She finished him off by hitting him with her Melee, which sent him flying with a Bounce Effect.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe again, and stopped beside the same partial cover that Twilight was next to earlier.

Rarity entered the pipe that led back down to the ground and stopped next to her Rabbid counterpart. She then threw a Grenaduck towards the Hopper and deactivated his Super Shield.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the enemy Rabbid, which exploded when it got in range of him, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Pyroclasts rained down in the area where the Rarities were, but missed them.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, one near the Rarities and one in the right high area, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Rabbid Rarity entered the pipe and stopped beside to the full cover she was at previously, and activated her Shield.

Rarity entered the same pipe, then entered another pipe that led to the left high area and stopped beside a partial cover set. She activated her Crystal Gaze.

Twilight moved to a different partial set that was in the middle of the left high area.

Pyroclasts rained down in the bottom left corner of the battlefield, missing the heroes.

2 new Hoppers and a Ziggy burst from the ground, and the latter entered a pipe that led back to the ground, then entered the pipe that led to the opposite side of the battlefield where he stopped beside a partial cover that was part of a cover set. He attempted to blast Rabbid Rarity, but missed due to her full cover, however, it ended up getting destroyed, leaving her exposed, then activated his Villain Sight.

Both Hoppers activated their Super Shield, and one of them entered the pipe leading to the light high area, then stopped beside a partial cover in a cover set where he blasted Rarity. The other Hopper entered the right pipe and got a Team Jump from the Ziggy before landing beside a partial cover set. He blasted Rabbid Rarity, triggering a Burn Effect that sent her running, while also getting hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent her flying out of the battlefield before she respawned a moment later.

Rarity tossed a Grenaduck at the Hopper in the high area, and while it deactivated his Super Shield, it also triggered a Freeze Effect that prevented him from using any techniques.

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself, before running over to the Hopper. She hit him with her Melee which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 2500 bits and 440 Power Orbs

"Wow, that was surprising easy." Twilight stated. "Volcanic rocks are usually more dangerous than that."

"Maybe the Rabbids found a way to divert them somehow?" Rarity suggested.

"Or maybe Chrysalis forced them to!" Applejack realized.

"Then we have no time to waste!" Beep-0 told everyone. "We have to get them and Spawny out of there now!"

The heroes nodded in agreement as they quickly continued down the trail of wooden bridges, getting very close to the volcano that Chrysalis is currently residing inside.

Author's Note

Sorry I've been gone for so long, schoolwork has been BRUTAL for the past few months. I'm likely going to finish the story this summer, but for now, don't expect a lot of updates within the next couple of months.

Today officially marks 4 years since I've began working on MLP + Rabbids! I started working on it my senior year of high school, and I'm close to graduating my senior year of college. We've come full circle everyone!

To celebrate the occasion, I went back and added an easter egg in 4 chapters (1 Ancient Gardens, 1 Applejack Adventure, 1 Sherbet Desert, and 1 Spooky Trails), and I want you all to find them. The test is simple and it has 3 parts: Name the chapters I've edited, name the easter egg, and explain where the easter egg originally came from. To be very clear, DO NOT post your answers in the comments, I want people to send me a notification to my inbox with their answers so that people won't cheat. I'll announce the first person who got it all right, or at least who got the closest, in the next chapter, as well as what the easter egg was. Happy hunting!
-https://www.teepublic.com/pin/390932-my-little-pony-queen-chrysalis-cutie-mark-special-
This is the emblem I've decided to use for Chrysalis.
-Twilight and her friends reach the final world, the Lava Pit, and discover that Chrysalis has turned a volcano into a factory to create her new Rabbid army. The heroes don't have a lot of time.

Lava Pit 2: When the Going Gets Tough...

Lava Pit - Pencil Plaza

The heroes traveled along a stone bridge that rested against the side of the volcano.

"Be careful everypony." Beep-0 addressed the group while paying attention to the lava that was pouring down the side of the mountain. "While Chrysalis has made this volcano her Rabbid factory, it's still very active!"

"No kidding, all the heat from the lava is drying out my mane!" Rarity said as she frantically tried to keep her hair from becoming frizzy.

"I don't know, I think these glowing cracks are very pretty!" Pinkie told the group as she looked down at the cracks on the ground, which were glowing orange because of the lava.

"It's not the cracks I'm worried about, it's the lava!" Fluttershy shouted as she looked down the bridge and saw it was over large pools of lava that seem to have been collected very recently.

"We better get off this bridge before it collapses on us!" Twilight panicked.

"Bwah Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity shouted as she pointed to something.

The group looked ahead of the bridge and saw a large, metal gate that resembled a Rabbid's face that lead inside the mountain, and quickly made their way towards it.

"The Super Dimension Mecha Mobile Beat King Ninja Rabbidbot - a failed experiment, unfortunately." Beep-0 explained to the group.

"Either way, it looks like Chrysalis recycled it into this gateway." Twilight added. "I'm not sure if that's good or bad."

"Looks like we found our way into the factory." Applejack added.

"If Spawny's in there somewhere, we have to find him." Fluttershy explained to the group in worry.

"Let's get moving." Beep-0 told everyone.

The heroes all took a deep breath, knowing that this was it, and walked through the entrance and into the volcano. Unbeknownst to them, a few moments after they stepped in, the bridge the were just on broke apart and fell into the lava pools.

While the outside of the volcano looked pretty normal, it was an entirely different story on the inside. The walls were covered in metal, there were furnaces and other heavy machinery everywhere, and lava was being distributed in pipes and vats all around the factory.

"WOW!" Pinkie yelled in amazement. "Look at this place! There's fire, there's metal, they've even got one of those pump things!"

The heroes looked over and saw that Pinkie was right: there was a giant bellows that was being pumped into a nearby fire pit.

"If you want thicker, fuller forearms in a hurry, just get yourself one of these things." Beep-0 jokingly explained to the heroes.

Rabbid Jack looked down at her arms and crossed them in disappointment, not even saying a word.

"Chrysalis has been busy." Twilight said as she looked around in horror at the inside of the factory. "

The group continued down the path that lead further down into the volcano, but stopped when they saw something strange: a giant eggbeater that was spinning the lava in a small pit.

"It's used to keep the lava light and fluffy." Beep-0 joked.

"I wonder how that would taste..." Pinkie wondered out loud.

"Please don't, Pinkie." Fluttershy warned her friend, concerned with how that might go.

Not too long after, the group spotted a Rabbid scooting his butt along the top of a large vat of lava nearby.

"Rabbids 'butt bump' over hot surfaces as a test of strength and courage, much like firewalking in the South Pacific." Beep-0 explained.

"Well, that's not too unusual." Twilight pointed out. "Rituals like that are very common in certain cultures. Not sure about the butt scooting, but there's a first time for everything."

The heroes left the Rabbid to his test and entered the first battlefield of the volcano, which featured Lava Smashers who had charred faces, glowing orange eyes, wore brown overalls with a single strap with rags that had the Chrysalis symbol and a small glowing furnace-like buckle on the front, a spiked bracelet on their left arms, metal helmets, and carried portable furnaces. It was also divided into 3 section, which seemed to get lower and lower, making it similar to that of a staircase.

Defeat All - 3 Smashers, 2 Hoppers, 2 Ziggies

Twilight started the battle off by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and the rest of the heroes, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Dash before stomping on the Smasher closest to them. She hit the Smasher with her Melee, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent the enemy Rabbid flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

Rabbid Twilight entered the pipe that led down to the middle section of the battlefield, where she Boom Dashed both of the remaining Smashers, then entered one of the 2 pipes that led to the bottom section of the battlefield.

Rabbid Dash entered the pipe, and dashed both of the Smashers before stopping.

Rabbid Twilight activated her Magnet Dance, drawing all the enemy Rabbids close to her except for the Smashers who remained in the middle section. She used her Melee on one of the Hoppers, and the force of the hit defeated both the Hoppers and the Ziggies that were in range of her.

Rabbid Dash used her Boombow to blast the Smashers, triggering a Push Effect that sent them rolling into the bottom area, defeating them both and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them.

As the heroes walked out of the battlefield, they spotted a giant, metal Smasher statue dressed in blacksmith attire, pounding away at a large piece of metal with a giant hammer.

"Evil aside, it's nice to see some things are still done by hand." Beep-0 admired.

"Agreed, nothin' beats some good old-fashioned honest work!" Applejack agreed.

They all continued down the trail but quickly stopped when they saw a group of Rabbids standing on a large pipe close by, one of which was drinking lava that was dripping from another pipe above them while his friends cheered for him!

"Ooh, they're going to have a nasty case of heartburn later." Beep-0 joked. "Snicker! Get it? HEARTBURN?" He saw that nobody was amused with his joke. "Sigh..."

"Wow, Rabbids are pretty much indestructible aren't they?" Twilight said in fascination.

"If Rabbids can handle it, I'm sure I can-" Pinkie started

"NO PINKIE!!!" Everypony shouted.

"BWA BWAH!!!" The Rabbid 6 shouted.

"Ok, sorry." Pinkie apologized.

They all left the scene and entered the next battlefield.

Reach Area - 4 Ziggies (Obstacle: Pyroclasts)

The heroes who entered the battlefield saw that there was a safe area on the southern end of the battlefield, and like the previous one, it was divided like a staircase into 3 sections, only separated by small gaps this time.

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself and the rest of the heroes.

Fluttershy sent a Sentry towards 2 Ziggies that were close to the heroes, which exploded and triggered an Ink Effect when it got in range of them, defeating them both.

Rabbid Jack entered one of the pipes that led down to the middle section, then stopped beside a full cover. She sent a Sentry towards the remaining Ziggies, and it exploded and triggered a Honey Effect when it got in range of them, defeating them both.

Twilight entered the same pipe and got a Team Jump from Rabbid Jack, landing close to a full cover that was in the second half of the middle section that was separated by a small gap.

Fluttershy entered the pipe and got a Double Team Jump from both Rabbid Jack and Twilight before landing in the bottom section of the battlefield.

Pyroclasts rained down in the second half of the middle section of the battlefield, missing everybody since they weren't close.

5 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, 3 in the middle section and 2 in the bottom section, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Fluttershy quickly entered the small pipe that led to the safe area, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 2500 bits and 440 Power Orbs

"Uh, girls?" Rarity nervously asked as she and the rest of the group rejoined their friends at the end of the battlefield. "While you were battling, we found something... disturbing."

"Get a load of all that!" Applejack added as she pointed to something that was near the side of the battlefield.

Everyone turned and saw that an area nearby was lined up with large shelves weapons, shields, gas masks, even Changeling armor that were made specifically for the Lava-based enemies that they were currently facing!

"Um... How did we miss that?" Fluttershy nervously asked, feeling guilty that they missed something that was clearly in plain sight.

"So! Chrysalis has figured out how to harness the natural geothermal energy of the volcano to develop the weaponry needed for her new Rabbid army." Beep-0 explained to the group with fear. "While appalling, we should also acknowledge that it's a very environmentally-friendly way to do things."

"Chrysalis really HAS been busy!" Twilight shouted in horror at the sight of the arsenal she's been developing. "We need to shut this place down before she can begin her attack on Equestria!"

"Twilight's right!" Beep-0 agreed. "We can't let any of those weapons leave this factory, if they do, then all is lost."

"Let's find her quickly!"

The heroes nodded in agreement as they all quickly left the battlefield and entered a tunnel that led out of the large area, and it had a faint, light blue glow at the end of it.

Author's Note

I've officially graduated college! Now that I don't a whole buttload of essays piling up on my shoulders, I can finally focus on finished the rest of the story!

It's been close to 2 months since I've posted the last chapter, and announced that little challenge of mine. However, nobody ended up posting any answers to my questions, so either nobody knew how to get in contact without that didn't involve making comments on the story, or nobody was interested, which stinks, but I'll still give the answers anyway like I promised, just know that nobody actually won. The chapters the easter egg was in was "Big Apple", "When Jacks Collide", "Guardians of the Oasis", and "Double-Barreled". The easter egg was a Rabbid wearing a rubber duck floatie, and he was originally from the recent Rabbids game "Party of Legends", and he would randomly appear all throughout the game. I added him in because I liked the idea of the Mane 6 and the Rabbid 6 encountering the same Rabbid at random moments throughout the story.

Twilight and her friends witness firsthand the power that Chrysalis plans to create inside the volcano, and realize they need to stop her before it's too late.

Lava Pit 3: ...The Tough Get Going

Lava Pit - Minecart Mayhem

As the heroes traveled through a tunnel that led deeper into the volcano, they soon found themselves bewildered by what they found next. They had entered a wide open cavern that had numerous, glowing blue crystals growing from the walls and floor of the cave.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbid 6 cheered as they all scattered to look at the crystals.

"I can't say I blame them." Twilight agreed. "Would you get a load of this place?"

"These crystals are simply divine!" Rarity said in amazement. "I have never seen any gem that is equal to what we have found here, not even in the Crystal Empire!"

Rabbid Rarity picked up a few of the small gems that were on the ground and started to take selfies while holding them close to her face. The real Rarity tried to join in, but the Rabbid kept blocking her from them.

"Oh come on!" Rarity exclaimed in disappointment as her Rabbid counterpart finished taking pictures and tucked away the gems for safekeeping in her shirt while dropping one of them.

"These crystals definitely have some sort of energy going through them." Beep-0 explained as he scanned one of the big ones that grew from the ground nearby. "And it DEFINITELY isn't SupaMerge energy."

"It looks like this place had also been recently turned into a mine." Twilight explained to the ground as she noted lanterns that provided lighting, the tracks that ran along through the area, and the minecarts that travelled along those tracks which carried the crystals. "I wouldn't be surprised if Chrysalis had found this place first."

"Those carts look really fun to ride around in!" Pinkie shouted in excitement. "Especially at that part!"

Everyone turned and looked at a small loop-de-loop that the tracks formed nearby, and they watched how a minecart did a perfect 360 degree circle without fail.

"And now I'm convinced that Chrysalis had found this place first, because she definitely had the Rabbids built that track." Twilight sighed.

"BWA BWAAAH!" Rabbid Pinkie shouted in excitement as she tried to charge towards the loop, but couldn't due to Twilight and Rarity using their magic, and Applejack using her lasso, to hold her back with great difficulty.

"Wow, for a little girl, she's pretty dang strong!" Applejack exclaimed, impressed by Rabbid Pinkie's determination.

"You can ride the carts later, Rabbid Pinkie!" Beep-0 told the Rabbid, who finally stopped running, but not before she dug a small hole in the ground from her legs. "If that factory above is is creating weaponry for her army, Chrysalis may be planning to use these crystals as a power source."

"Are you saying that Spawny's powers may not be enough for her?" Fluttershy asked in worry.

"Possibly. While the SupaMerge is very powerful, it may only get her so far. Once her new army is operational, she use whatever power she can get her hooves on to maintain it."

"All the more reason to stop her before that happens." Twilight agreed. "Let's get through this mine."

The group all nodded in agreement before they went down the next path.

Rarity stopped for a moment and quickly snatched the small gem that Rabbid Rarity dropped earlier to take a closer look at later before catching up to the others and entered the first battlefield before the energy barrier went up.

Defeat 9 Enemies - 2 Hoppers, 2 Smashers

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the heroes, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Twilight started things off by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes.

Rarity entered a pipe that led to a high area that made up the bottom right corner of the battlefield, where she dashed a Smasher and stopped beside a partial cover in a cover set in the middle of the area. She blasted the Smasher and defeated him, while also triggering a Freeze Effect which would've prevented him from using any techniques.

Twilight entered a pipe that led to the high area that made up the middle left of the battlefield where she dashed the other Smasher before stopping right next to him. She then hit him with her Melee, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Twilight entered the same pipe Rarity entered earlier, then got a Team Jump from her before landing in an even higher area that made up the middle right side of the battlefield. She activated her Magnet Dance and drew the 2 Hoppers towards her, then used her Melee to defeat them both.

2 new Smasher burst from the ground and began to charge towards Twilight before stopping to rest in front of the pipe.

6 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground close to each of the heroes, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Rarity reentered the pipe and returned to the bottom left corner before stopping beside the cover set in the middle of area, where she then activated her Crystal Gaze.

Twilight reentered her pipe as well, then dashed one of the Smashers before stopping beside a partial cover set, where she activated her Hero Sight. She blasted the same Smasher, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

Rarity blasted both Smashers with her Boomshot, defeating the first one, but caused the remaining one to target her. However, as he began to charge towards her, the Smasher was hit by both Rarity's Crystal Gaze and Twilight's Hero Sight, defeating him.

Rabbid Twilight simply entered a pipe that led back down to the bottom right corner of the battlefield, and stopped beside a full cover set.

6 new Smashers burst from the ground, and 2 began to charged towards Twilight and Rarity while the other 4 began to charge towards Rabbid Twilight, with one of the being hit from Twilight's Hero Sight, instantly changing his target to her before they all stopped to rest.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed the 2 Smashers closest to her before reentering the pipe that led to the middle right side, where she Boomdashed another Smasher, damaged both of those ones with its force. She hit one of the Smashers with her Melee, triggering a Vamp Effect that drained some of their health and healed her, and defeated him with the force of the hit. However, the remaining Smasher charged towards her and slammed her with his furnace, triggering an Ink Effect that prevented Rabbid Twilight from attacking.

Rarity reentered the pipe leading to the bottom right corner and stopped at one of the sides. She tossed a Grenaduck towards the 2 Smashers in the area, which exploded when it got near them, and caused them to charged towards her before stopping.

Twilight entered the same pipe, and got a Team Jump from Rarity before stomping one of the Smashers and landing beside the other. She hit that Smasher with her Melee, triggering a Bounce Effect whose force sent both flying, one of which out of the battlefield, but still defeated them both, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them

The group then quickly left the battlefield and continued down the path, which even led through the loop-de-loop they saw earlier, before they stopped before yet another puzzle that had large colored platforms and pedestals that matched.

"Looks like our progress is blocked again!" Beep-0 said in disappointment.

"Which means that Chrysalis is starting to get desperate about stopping us." Twilight theorized.

"Hmm... the colored pedestals appear to each match a different platform. I'm sure at this point we've all learned the pedestals are generally made to put things on top of them. We should try different combinations to see what happens."

the team quickly made there way up a green platform and yellow platform before entering a pipe where the found a Rabbid-shaped totem. They retraced they stepped and placed it and the red pedestal, which raised 2 platforms up and down, gaining access to a new totem and a new pipe. They continued this over process over and over again with different pedestals and totems until they created a path from the platforms that allowed them to continue through the mine, and they even found a giant cupcake that healed all of them.

"Whew! That was exhaustin'!" Applejack said as she wiped sweat off her face.

"Indeed, hopefully the next puzzles ahead will be quicker to get through." Rarity agreed.

"But can we get out of here quickly please?" Fluttershy asked in fear.

"Why?"

Fluttershy nervously pointed to something nearby, and everyone saw a giant Quarray Eel sleeping in a cave in the wall! Right by its face was a giant box of cookies which had a picture of Calavera on it.

"Someone's feeding this Quarray Eel Rabbid-shaped cookies!" Beep-0 realized as he spotted a feeding dish in front of the Eel, filled with cookies. "It's going to think they all taste like shortbread now."

The Rabbid 6 didn't like the sound of this, not one bit.

"Let's leave before it has a chance to taste test our friends here, or any other Rabbid for that matter." Fluttershy strongly suggested, concerned for their friend's safety.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and quickly left the area before they entered the next battlefield, which contained 4 Bucklers who all had charred bodies, spiked bracelets, shoulders armor on the right shoulders, belts around their waists, large capes that covered the faces and back that had Chrysalis' sumbol on them, goggles whose left lenses glowed blue, and used steel hatch doors as shields. The battlefield also contained 2 Lava Peek-a-Boos, who each had glowing orange bodies that strongly resembled lava, glowing orange eyes, and they wore charred, white robes with Chrysalis' symbol and hoods that had orange flames at the tip of them.

Reach Area - 4 Bucklers, 2 Peek-a-Boos

The heroes saw that the safe zone was located on the opposite end of the battlefield, which was being protected by the Bucklers, and the Peek-a-Boos were observing from the top of a high area that was left of the battlefield.

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes who were in range of her.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing the area of movement for all the heroes.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed 2 of the Bucklers before stopping beside a partial cover, where she activated her Magnet Dance to draw the 2 Bucklers towards her. She hit one of them with her Melee, and the force damaged them both, but only defeated the first one.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight and stomped the Buckler, defeating him, before landing beside a full cover set. She attempted to blast a Peek-a-Boo, but missed due to his partial cover.

Fluttershy got a Double Team Jump from Twilight and Rabbid Twilight before landing beside a different full cover set. She then sent a Sentry towards a Buckler, which exploded and triggered an Ink Effect that defeated him.

The remaining Buckler moved closer to Fluttershy, but wasn't in range to attack.

The Peek-a-Boos each teleported to different partial covers in their high area, and they both blasted Rabbid Twilight, one of them missing due to her partial cover.

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed right next to Fluttershy. She blasted one of the Peek-a-Boos, triggering a Vamp Effect that drained some of his health and healed her with it.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed beside a nearby partial cover where she activated her Hero Sight.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed beside a partial cover that was behind the Buckler. She activated her Hero Sight and blasted the Buckler, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, causing him to be hit by her Hero Sight and Twilight's, defeating him when he finally landed on the ground from the numerous Bounce Effects that was triggered.

Twilight blasted one of the Peek-a-Boos, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

Rabbid Twilight activated her Bodyguard.

The remaining Peek-a-Boo teleported to a different partial cover set in his area and attempted to blast Fluttershy, but missed due to her partial cover.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the entrance of the battlefield, signaling that a new enemy was going to appear.

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed beside a cover set that was close to Fluttershy. She blasted the Peek-a-Boo, triggering a Vamp Effect that healed her with some of the drained health.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight and landed beside a cover set that was close to the safe zone. She attempted to blast the Peek-a-Boo, but missed due to his partial cover.

Fluttershy blasted the Peek-a-Boo, defeating him and healing herself with some of the drained health, then got a Team Jump from Twilight before she landed in the safe zone, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 2500 bits and 440 Power Orbs

The rest of the team rejoined them, but as they were about to leave the battlefield, they spotted something very unusual: a giant, yellow submarine with Rabbid's face on the front of it had a giant drill attached to the front of it.

"Modding a submarine with a drill bit an joyriding it into a volcano happens to Rabbids way more often than you think." Beep-0 explained.

"That... doesn't sound too bright." Applejack argued.

"Yeah, but Rabbids mostly use those subs to fly to places."

"Those things can fly?!" Twilight shouted in disbelief.

"Yeah, it's believed that they first arrived to our world in them, but it's been a long time since I've seen one. I've just assumed that they were disposed of properly, or maybe improperly."

The group left the battlefield and quickly saw a group of Rabbids shouting as they rode a minecart full of crystals down a set of tracks that circled down a pipe with giant crystals sticking out, and soon after, they saw another group doing the same thing. Or maybe they were the same Rabbids?

"My sensors detect they bought a QwickPass so they can do the ride over an over again." Beep-0 explained.

"Hmph!" Rabbid Pinkie grunted as she crossed her arms in jealousy.

"Don't worry, Rabbid Pinkie, we'll come back later and ride those minecarts together." Pinkie assured her friend.

Rabbid Pinkie affectionately licked Pinkie's face like a dog, showing that she was very happy with that statement.

The heroes quickly left the Rabbids to their fun as they continued down the trail, which led out of the mine.

Author's Note

The heroes stumble upon a mine deep inside the volcano with glowing blue crystals everywhere. Seeing how Chrysalis may utilize them for her cause, they rush through the mine to stop her before she becomes even more powerful.

Lava Pit 4: In Full Gear

Lava Pit - Factory Floor

As the heroes exited the mine, they soon entered another factory-based level inside the volcano, complete with heavy machinery, exhaust pipes, and gears spinning everywhere they looked.

"Another factory?!" Twilight shouted. "Chrysalis is not holding back this time!"

"She's not taking any chances in losing another army." Beep-0 explained. "Especially one as easy to create with the power of the SupaMerge, so she's making sure they'll be well prepared."

"I really hope Spawny is doing alright while he's in this place." Fluttershy said, still worried about Spawny's safety. "Being inside a volcano isn't safe for him!"

"Don't worry, Fluttershy." Applejack assured her friend. "We'll find him soon enough."

"Yeah! We won't let that meanie bully that little guy anymore!" Pinkie added.

"If I had to guess, we may be approaching the heart of the volcano, and that may be where Chrysalis is with Spawny." Beep-0 theorized.

"Let's keep going." Twilight told the others.

"Bwa Bwa!" The Rabbid 6 shouted in agreement.

They all quickly continued down the trail, and soon entered the first battlefield of the area, which contained Lava Supporters, whose faces were completely charred, had glowing, orange eyes, a giant, metal nut stuck around their necks, bananas around their stomachs with the Chrysalis symbol, and metal backpacks with a red siren at the top and a heart button in the middle. There were also Lava Valkyries present, and they had charred ears, glowing, orange eyes, red hair tied into a braid, and they wore white capes with the Chrysalis symbol, and they wore black and white armor that strongly resembled the armor worn by Chrysalis' former Changeling warriors, including the helmets that bore insect mandibles, but was clear to have been rebuilt for a Rabbid as it still had the bumps that resembled their buck teeth in the face plate.

Defeat All - 2 Ziggies, 2 Smashers, 2 Valkyries, 2 Supporters (Obstacle: Pyroclasts)

Twilight kicked things off by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing everyone's range of movement.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed a Smasher, damaging him, then entered a small pipe leading to a small high area that was on the right side of the battlefield, where she Boomdashed the Valkyrie and Supporter that were taking cover in that area before stopping next to the latter. She activated her Magnet Dance, which drew the 3 enemy Rabbids to her, with the Smasher remaining on the ground, then used her Melee to hit the Supporter, which triggered a Vamp Effect and defeated both him and the Valkyrie with the weapon's force.

Twilight dashed the Smasher, then hid behind a partial cover in a small cover set closeby.

Fluttershy dashed the Smasher, then got a Team Jump from Twilight before landing between 2 full covers in a cover set near the right corner of the battlefield.

Twilight blasted the Smasher, triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying into the Rabbid Twilight's high area, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Fluttershy sent a Sentry towards a Supporter that was in the high area that was located in the north end of the battlefield, and it exploded when it got in range of him as soon as it exited the pipe, triggering an Ink Effect that defeated him.

Pyroclasts rained down in the bottom-left corner of the battlefield, missing everybody since nobody was in that spot.

The Ziggies moved to the same cover set that was in the high area that made up the upper-right corner of the battlefield, and they each blasted at 2 different heroes, one missed Twilight due to her cover, and one successfully hit Rabbid Twilight. They both activated their Villain Sights.

The remaining Smasher began to charge towards Twilight, but soon stopped to rest.

The remaining Valkyrie got down from her high area by entered the pipe leading back to the ground, then hid behind a full cover in a small cover set. She rapid blasted Fluttershy.

While getting hit by both Ziggies' Villain Sights, Rabbid Twilight got down from her high area, then got a Team Jump from Fluttershy before landing in the Ziggies' high area. She blasted both Ziggies, triggered a Vamp Effect that defeated them both, and drained some of their health which healed her.

Fluttershy dashed the Valkyrie, then entered the same pipe the enemy Rabbid used earlier before stopping beside a full cover at the side of the high area, where she activated her Hero Sight.

Twilight activated her Hero Sight.

Fluttershy blasted the Valkyrie, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, then hit her with her Hero Sight as well as Twilight's which triggered another Bounce Effect that defeated her.

Twilight blasted the Smasher, getting his attention as he began to charge towards her, but got hit by her Hero Sight as well as Fluttershy's twice, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them.

They all left the battlefield, and while they went up a metal bridge that , they all saw a giant gear that clearly resembled a Rabbid's face, with the ears and everything rotating around.

"Even in the mechanical world, Rabbids fail to mesh well with society." Beep-0 explained to the group.

"At least they're trying to be creative." Fluttershy assured him.

They continued up the bridge and came across another puzzle, and this one resembled a tower, with multiple sections in the middle that were colored yellow and blue, and pipes and platforms all around it.

Beep-0 examined the tower, and saw that the path continued at the bottom of it.

"We need a way down - but the pipes aren't connected!" Beep-0 explained to the heroes.

"Looks like there are several of those switches that match the sections in each of the platforms." Applejack observed. "That may be what we gotta do get down."

"Good thinking, Applejack." Beep-0 told his friend. "Let's see what those switched do."

Working together, the group traveled throughout the puzzle, pressing the switches and rotating the middle sections of the towers, which exposed new pipes and paths. After a few minutes, they reached the bottom of the tower, but as they turned to continue down the path, Pinkie saw something.

"Hey, look at that!" Pinkie shouted as she pointed to a Rabbid who was running alongside the giant gear that was spinning at the bottom of the tower, who stopped to catch his breath for a minute before running again.

"It's a metaphor for something, but for the life of me I can't remember what." Beep-0 explained.

"Maybe he's just trying to get his steps in." Rarity guessed.

The group left the Rabbid to his exercise routine, and soon entered the next battlefield.

Defeat All - 4 Peek-a-Boos, 2 Supporters, 1 Smasher

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes on the battlefield.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing the heroes' range of movement, then entered one of the pipes that led to down to the low area that made up the middle of the battlefield, where she dashed the Smasher before stopping beside a partial cover in a cover set.

Rabbid Twilight entered the same pipe, Boomdashed the Smasher, and got a Team Jump from Fluttershy before landing beside a Peek-a-Boo on the left side of the battlefield. She activated her Magnet Dance, drawing 2 Peek-a-Boos and a Supporter towards her, then hit the Peek-a-Boo with her Melee, defeating him and the other enemies in range with its force.

Twilight took cover beside the pipe, then blasted the Smasher, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him.

The Peek-a-Boos teleported to 2 different full covers on the left and right sides of the battlefield respectively, then blasted Fluttershy, one missing due to her cover.

The Supporter entered a different pipe leading to the low area, then stopped beside a partial cover set.

Twilight dashed the nearby Peek-a-Boo, then hit him with her Melee, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Twilight moved to the same cover where the remaining Peek-a-Boo was, and stopped by a different side of him. She then blasted both him and the Supporter, triggering a Vamp Effect that defeated the former.

Fluttershy moved to a partial cover set in the middle of the low area, then sent a Sentry towards the Supporters before activating her Hero Sight.

Twilight activated her Hero Sight.

The Supporter used his Heal technique to heal himself, then attempted to move, but was hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight twice, triggering a Bounce effect twice that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 2500 bits and 440 Power Orbs

On the way out of the battlefield, the team saw a huge, arm-like machine that was rapidly churning in a giant toilet, similar to the one the found in the Ancient Gardens.

"They've built a special machine just to unclog that toilet." Beep-0 explained in disgust. "Whoever used it last must have held it in for a LONG while."

"I highly doubt Chrysalis had them built that." Twilight told him, knowing what the former Changeling queen would think of the idea alone.

As they all turned to leave this... unique contraption to it's business, they quickly spotted a Rabbid nearby who was bouncing on his butt along a gear turning.

"Good to see there's at least one Rabbid who's got his butt in gear! Ha ha ha!" Beep-0 joked. "Gosh, I'm on a roll today."

"Yeah you are, little buddy!" Pinkie agreed.

As the group continued down the path, they reached a section of the bridge that was suspended over a lava pit again, and sitting in it was a giant set of bike pedals.

"Someone could have played bike polo on this, or AT LEAST hung the wheel from their kitchen ceiling to hang pots from." Beep-0 explained.

"I could maybe hang crystals off of it to make a chandelier out of it." Rarity figured if she was able to take it with her were it not being saturated in molten lava.

The heroes continued down the path where they soon reached another pipe puzzle that was operated by colored platforms with 4 matching switches nearby.

"This is the biggest pipe labyrinth yet - seriously, how paranoid is Queen Chrysalis?" Beep-0 asked the group.

"Enough to know that we intend to stop her no matter what." Twilight answered.

"So many pipes leading to nowhere."

"Umm, girls?" Fluttershy asked. "What is that?"

The heroes all turned and saw on the other side of the labyrinth, being suspended by chains on the ceiling, was a spiky, stone throne with holes in it that strongly resembled Chrysalis' former throne that Starlight and her friends destroyed long ago. However, this one was different, as it had mechanical arms and legs, metal Rabbid ears, headlights on the armrests that resembled Rabbid eyes, and sections of it were painted as it had white and blue-green splotches splattered all over it.

"Bwaaaa..." Rabbid Rarity said in amazement as she quickly got out her phone and started to take selfies with it in the background.

"Is that a throne?" Rarity asked in alarm.

"But that's impossible! It was destroyed, wasn't it?" Fluttershy asked.

"It was, but Starlight told me that Chrysalis's throne was carved from an ancient, dark stone, so I doubt she was able to rebuild it." Twilight explained. "This is something different. Something new."

"She must've had the Rabbids carve her a new one from a different rock." Applejack suggested.

"And it looks like the Rabbids made some modifications of their own to it, judging from the tech." Beep-0 pointed out. "Pretty sure the paint was a rush job, though."

"Either way, I don't like the look of that thing." Twilight addressed. "Let's just find Spawny and get out of here."

Beep-0 analyzed the pipes and saw that one was leading down from underneath the puzzle, realizing that what they need to organize the pipes to lead to.

"There's only one way through this place that will lead us to Spawny. Let's watch our step, there's no time to lose."

The heroes nodded in agreement as they got to work on the puzzle, pressing the switches so that the pipes would rotate around and create the path they needed. After a few minutes they managed to arrange it in a way so that it connected to the pipe that lead down.

"Alright, everypony." Beep-0 addressed to the group. "This pipe may bring us to the center of the volcano, so this could be it. Let's end this once and for all!"

"Yeah!" The ponies cheered.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbid 6 cheered.

The heroes entered the pipe, and headed into the heart of the volcano.

Author's Note

To celebrate the return of both Rayman AND the Phantom in the final DLC for "Sparks of Hope", I posted a new chapter today! While I was very excited to hear that Rayman was announced to appear in "Sparks of Hope" almost an entire year ago, it was an ABSOLUTE THRILL to hear that the Phantom was returning just a few weeks ago. Now that the DLC's are over, I hope that we'll get a 3rd "Mario + Rabbids" game in the future.

Since the Lava Valkyrie had Koopa-based armor in the actual game, I decided to redesign it to have Changeling armor here. I was expecting to change the armor of all the lava-based enemy Rabbids, I was even considering making the bandanas based on Changeling wings instead of just replacing the Bowser Jr. emblem, but I'm relieved to have only done it for one enemy.

The heroes make their way through another section of Chrysalis' factory, where they make a very interesting discovery.

Lava Pit 5: Chrysalis' Lair

After exiting the pipe, the heroes found themselves inside of an underground cave on a plus-shaped area that was completely surround by lava, which was being let in through various surrounding lava falls. This was the heart of the volcano.

"Bwaaa..." The Rabbid 6 said in awe, amazed at how the place look.

"Agreed, this place has 'evil lair" written all over it." Fluttershy agreed reluctantly, not seeing it as a good thing.

"Look at that!" Rarity shouted as she pointed to something that was on a small island that was separated from the main area by the lava.

Everyone looked over and saw that there was a chalkboard which had "Evil Plan!" written in big letters, and in the middle was a crude drawing of the mysterious throne they saw earlier. There were also small doodles of Spawny, and the numerous bosses that the heroes have encountered from the adventure, such as the original Rabbid Jack, plans on how to create Calavera, there was even the Phantom's gramophone!

"Ha! Chrysalis left her evil plan out in plain sight for everyone to see!" Beep-0 exclaimed.

"How lucky!" Pinkie cheered. "We can see exactly what's she's planning!"

"BWAH BWAH!" Rabbid Pinkie shouted in agreement.

"Wait, what if it's a fake plan meant to be a decoy? "Beep-0 realized. "OR - maybe it IS real and she WANTS us to think it's a decoy! Hmm..."

"I dunno, most of the stuff on there is what we've seen before." Applejack argued.

"Even if it was fake, why would Chrysalis even risk-- Wait, who's that?" Twilight asked as she pointed someone who was working in that spot.

They all looked over and saw a Rabbid with spiky, white hair fiddling around with some test tubes filled with glowing liquid at a table. He mixed some of the blue liquid with the green liquid, which turned it orange. He looked closely it, then took some chewed-up gum and added that to it, turning the liquid purple.

"It looks like he's a scientist of some kind." Twilight observed. "He must be brilliant."

However, the mysterious new Rabbid sniffed the test tube, then tossed it at one of the lava falls, causing an explosion that shocked the group. He laughed maniacally as he turned around, where it was revealed he had a small, red bump on his head, showing that he was hit on the head.

"Of course, I could be wrong." Twilight admitted.

"Huh?" the Rabbid said as he noticed the heroes. "Bwa Bwah!" He shouted as he waved hello.

"Bwa Bwah!" The Rabbid 6 waved back.

"He may be a scientist, but he's still mad." Beep-0 analyzed. "So, we'll just call him 'Mad Rabbid', shall we?"

Mad Rabbid laughed manically after overhearing this, showing that he liked the name.

"Well then, what are you doing down here, Mad Rabbid?" Fluttershy asked.

Mad Rabbid scratched his head with a hammer, then shrugged apologetically.

"He doesn't seem to remember." Rarity pointed out.

The team watched as Mad Rabbid placed a plate of donuts into a fridge-like machine he made, then poured red liquid into a tank and pushed a few buttons an a nearby panel. The machine shook around for a minute as electric sparks flew off in every direction before it stood still. Mad Rabbid opened the fridge, and everyone saw that the donuts were now glowing red.

"If I had to guess, he may have had a hand in building this factory." Beep-0 explained. "But I don't think he's evil." He turned to look again at Mad Rabbid, who ate one of the donuts before he burped fire. "Just a little... gifted."

"Either way, we better find Spawny and--" Applejack started, but was quickly cut off as the energy field went up in her face once again. "Wha?! Seriously?!"

Twilight looked behind her and saw the black flags. "Looks like we're in another battlefield. I'm not surprised honestly."

"I know!" Applejack agreed. "I thought my nose had enough of that."

"Not that! The fact that there's a battlefield here! That means we're close! And I'm sorry about the nose again, Applejack."

"No prob."

"Twilight's right, the sooner we get this battle over with, the sooner we can start searching for Spawny down here." Beep-0 explained.

Defeat All - 4 Bucklers, 1 Supporters

Twilight started by activated her M-Power, empowering all the heroes in range.

Pinkie entered a pipe that led to the left side of the battlefield where she dashed a Buckler. She blasted him with her Rocket, which triggered an Ink Effect, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Dash got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed in the middle of the battlefield, Freeze Blasting the 2 Bucklers and Supporter that were present. She used her Boombow to blasted the Bucklers, defeating them.

Twilight entered a pipe that led to the right side of the battlefield, where she dashed the remaining Buckler. She then hit him with her Melee, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him.

The Supporter used his Heal technique to heal himself, then moved to a full cover that was part of cover set in the back of the battlefield where he tossed a Grenaduck at Rabbid Dash, which exploded and damaged her.

Rabbid Dash quickly dashed the Supporter, then blasted him with her Boombow, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them

"Great work as always, girls!" Beep-0 congratulated the heroes on another victory.

"All the sooner to find that SupaMerge Rabbid!" Twilight agreed.

"Well, if Spawny is down here, we'll find him."

"Down there?" Why not look up here?" Someone asked.

Everyone looked up and saw Chrysalis crawling on the ceiling in an ominous way.

"Chrysalis!" The Ponies shouted.

"The one and only." Chrysalis said as she used her wings to descend from the ceiling and hover above the heroes.

"This chase ends now, Chrysalis!" Beep-0 told the Changeling. "Your misuse of the SupaMerge headset has damaged Equestria too much, and it will only continue to get worse."

"The Super what?" Chrysalis asked in confusion.

"The source of Spawny's powers."

"It doesn't matter where his powers come from. With Spawny by my side, I now have the power to create an army out of anything I wish! Chimeras mixed with Hydras! Cragadiles mixed with Tatzlwurms! Even Changelings mixed with Ponies! But for now, these so-called 'Rabbids' will be all I need to make Equestria my own!"

"Not if we stop you here and now!" Twilight yelled. "Release Spawny immediately!"

"Oh, if you want him..." Chrysalis said menacingly as she took out a remote and pushed the button on it.

Through a hole in the ceiling, Chrysalis' new throne was lowered down onto the battlefield by the chains. And Spawny was trapped in one of its claws!

"Spawny!" Fluttershy shouted in fear.

Chrysalis took a seat on the throne and using its levers and buttons on its armrests, the machine placed Spawny in a hatch in the front. Soon after, the throne took out a large hammer that looked exactly like a cow, it even mooed as it slammed it into the ground! It then posed menacingly as the eyes on the armrests took on an angry look. "Come and get him."

Pinkie couldn't help but laugh at the hammer, and the Rabbid 6 quickly joined in!

"How dare you laugh?!"

"Come on, Chrysalis, you CANNOT be serious with that choice of weaponry." Rarity said while hiding he giggle with her hoof.

"This wasn't my idea, it was THAT imbecile's!" Chrysalis said as she pointed to Mad Rabbid, who watched the previous battle while eat nuts and bolts from a popcorn bucket. "These 'Rabbids' are useful, but they aren't bright."

"That's what I said! I'm willing to bet bits that paint job was Mad Rabbid's idea, too." Beep-0 joked. "And I'm willing to bet MORE that it was also his idea to draw you entire evil plan on that chalkboard over there!"

"Silence!" Chrysalis shouted in rage. "I'll deal with him later." She said as she glared at Mad Rabbid, who gulped his 'popcorn' in fear. "Nonetheless, while this new throne can't steal your magic like my original one, it will certainly get the job done of destroying all of you!"

"We'll see about that!" Beep-0 argued. "Let's take down that Mecha Throne!"

"Yeah!" The Ponies shouted.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbid 6 shouted.

Defeat Midboss - Mecha Throne, 2 Valkyries

Chrysalis started the battle by having the Mecha Throne move smack dab to the middle of the battlefield. It soon released a Sentry that moved towards the heroes before stopping.

The Valkyries each moved to different full covers that were upper corners of the middle of the battlefield. One of them activated her Protection technique that focused on the Mecha Throne, which will allow her to absorb some of the damage dealt on the boss.

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering all the heroes in range.

Fluttershy activated her Hero Sight.

Twilight entered a pipe that led to the left side of the battlefield, and stop beside a partial cover set the made up the lower corner. She blasted the Mecha Throne which triggered a Bounce Effect, damaging both it and one of the Valkyries. Like a Smasher, this got its attention as the Mecha Throne began to move towards her, however, this caused it to get hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight 3 times, which defeated the Valkyrie and caused the Mecha Throne to change its target to her as it moved her way, while also destroying on its own Sentry by stepping on it, before stopping to rest.

Rabbid Pinkie entered a pipe that led to the right side of the battlefield, and stopped beside a partial cover.

Fluttershy entered the same pipe, and stopped beside a different cover. She sent a Sentry towards the Mecha Throne, which entered the pipe and exploded when it got in range of it.

Rabbid Pinkie activated her Super Shield, then rapid blasted the Mecha Throne, which moved towards her.

Rabbid Dash entered the right pipe, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Pinkie and Freeze Blasted the Mecha Throne before landing beside the remaining Valkyrie, where she blasted her.

Applejack entered the left pipe and got a Team Jump from Twilight, landing near the middle of the battlefield. She threw her Boomerang which damaged the Mecha Throne and the Valkyrie, defeating the latter and drawing the former towards her.

Rarity entered the left pipe and got a Team Jump from Twilight before landing in the upper right corner of the area. She blasted the Mecha Throne, which slammed her with its Melee when it got in range of her.

Rabbid Jack moved to the middle of the battlefield and stopped near the bottom right corner. She sent a Sentry towards the Mecha Throne, which exploded when it got in range of it, getting its attention.

Pinkie got a Team Jump from Rabbid Jack and landed near the north end of the battlefield, where she blasted the Mecha Throne with her Rocket, getting its attention as it moved towards her, and slammed her with its Melee, triggering a Burn Effect that sent her running.

Rabbid Twilight entered the left pipe and stopped beside Rarity.

Rabbid Fluttershy entered the right pipe and stopped near the entrance, where she used her Rocket to hit the Mecha Throne, getting its attention as it hit her. She activated her Weaken technique, temporarily decreasing the Mecha Throne's damage.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Rabbid Jack and landed in the middle of the battlefield, blasted the Mecha Throne, which hit her with its Melee in retaliation. She then used her Heal technique to heal herself, Rabbid Fluttershy, and Pinkie.

Chrysalis had the Mecha Throne hit Rabbid Fluttershy, then moved back towards the middle of the battlefield.

Twilight moved to a full cover in the bottom left corner of the middle of the battlefield, where she activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Fluttershy reentered the first pipe and returned to the starting point of the battlefield.

Rabbid Pinkie entered a pipe that led to the north part of the battlefield, and stopped beside a full cover. She rapid blasted the Mecha Throne, which began to charge towards her, while getting hit by Twilight's Hero Sight, changing its course to her as it slammed her with its Melee when it got in range, triggering a Burn Effect that sent her running while also revealing the full cover to be a hidden Vamp Cover.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the Mecha Throne which stopped halfway through its path. She then moved to the north end of the battlefield.

Applejack ran up to the Sentry and bucked it towards the Mecha Throne, causing it to explode when it got in range. She used her Buck Slam to damage the boss, causing it to slam her with its Melee.

Rabbid Jack moved to the right side of the battlefield and stopped next to the pipe leading to the north side. She blasted the Mecha Throne, getting its attention as it moved towards her.

Rarity got a Team Jump fro Twilight, triggering her Healing Jump to heal herself, Twilight, and Applejack.

Pinkie entered a pipe that led to the left side of the battlefield and stopped where Rarity was previously. She threw Boneless as the Mecha Throne, getting its attention as it slammed her with its Melee when it got in range.

Rabbid Dash got a Team Jump from Rabbid Pinkie and landed next to the pipe leading to the left side of the battlefield. She blasted the Mecha Throne, getting its attention.

Rabbid Twilight went up to the Mecha Throne, and hit it with her Melee, causing it to retaliate and hit her with its own Melee.

Fluttershy blasted the Mecha Throne, getting its attention.

Chrysalis activated the Mecha Throne's Magnet Dance, drawing Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rabbid Fluttershy, Rabbid Twilight, Rabbid Jack, and Rabbid Pinkie. She slammed Rabbid Fluttershy with her Melee, triggering a Burn Effect that sent her running.

Rabbid Dash launched a Barrel Bolt towards the Mecha Throne, getting it's attention as it moved towards her, while also bumping into Applejack and Rabbid Twilight, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent them flying. She entered the pipe leading to the right side of the battlefield and stopped beside a partial cover.

Rarity moved to the left side of the battlefield and threw a Grenaduck towards the Mecha Throne, which exploded and got its attention.

Rabbid Pinkie moved to the right side of the battlefield and threw her Grenaduck at the Mecha Throne, which exploded and got its attention.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to the starting point of the battlefield, and launched her Rocket at the Mecha Throne, getting its attention as it moved towards her, bumping into Twilight and Rabbid Jack which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent them flying, before stopping.

Applejack activated her Hero Sight, then moved to the right side of the battlefield and stopped at the bottom right corner of it. She threw her Boomerang at the Mecha Throne, getting its attention, which caused it to be hit by the Pony's Hero Sight,

Rabbid Rarity activated her Shield, and moved closer to the middle of the battlefield where she blasted the Mecha Throne, which got its attention and and slammed her with its Melee, triggering a Burn Effect that sent her running, but reduced the damage.

Pinkie threw Boneless at the Mecha Throne, getting its attention as it made its way towards her. She entered the pipe leading back to the battlefield's starting point and stopped next to Rabbid Fluttershy.

Fluttershy entered the pipe leading back to the starting point, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy before landing next to the pipe that led to the left side. She blasted the Mecha Throne, getting its attention.

Rabbid Twilight moved to the upper left corner of the middle of the battlefield where she blasted the Mecha Throne with her Boomshot, getting its attention.

Rabbid Jack moved to the right side of the battlefield and entered the pipe leading to the north side, then blasted the Mecha Throne, getting its attention and slammed her with its Melee.

Twilight quickly ran up to the Mecha Throne and hit it with her Melee, ending the battle.

The Mecha Throne was sent flying back, and it had a worried look in its eyes as sparks flew.

"What the?!" Chrysalis shouted as the controls on her throne were starting to glitch out on it. "Come on you lousy--"

*MOO*

After hearing the sound, Chrysalis looked up and saw that the Mecha Throne had raised its cow hammer over itself. Seeing what was about to happen, the Changeling quickly grabbed Spawny and made her way towards the exit just as the throne slammed itself on the "head" in a comical manner, causing the machine to explode! The force of the machine caused Chrysalis to spin out of control, causing her to drop Spawny.

Spawny managed to grab onto the side of a cliff just as Chrysalis stabilized herself, but this didn't last long as he slipped and fell!

"Spawny!" Chrysalis shouted worriedly as she watched him fall. However, she looked back and saw that the heroes were coming. Knowing she didn't have time to rescue Spawny or face the music, Chrysalis quickly fled the scene.

"Quick, we have to save Spawny before--" Twilight started

"Aww yeah!" Somebody shouted as something fast zoomed up from the bottom of the edge.

The heroes watched as someone did a quick loop-de-loop in the air before landing. The dust settled and revealed a familiar, light blue pegasus with a rainbow-colored mane and tail, and she was holding Spawny in her front hooves. It was Rainbow Dash!

"Rainbow!" The Ponies cheered.

Rainbow set down the dizzy Spawny, and she quickly ran up to the girls to give them a hug. "Did I miss all the action?"

"You missed a lot!" Pinkie answered.

"We've been looking everywhere fer ya!" Applejack said.

"Sorry, I would've got her sooner, but I been dealing with these weird, bunny guys." Rainbow explained. "They put up one hay of a fight though, I give them that!"

"They're called 'Rabbids', and they're our... 'guests' in Equestria" Rarity explained.

"But not all of them are bad, though, we'd like you to meet our new friends." Fluttershy added as she pointed to Beep-0 and the Rabbid 6, the latter of whom were posing heroically. "This is Rabbid Twilight, Rabbid Jack, Rabb--"

"Whoa!" Rainbow exclaimed. "Who's this awesome looking devil?"

"Ba Bwah!" Rabbid Dash exclaimed while wearing sunglasses and shooting finger guns at the real Rainbow.

"That's Rabbid Dash!" Pinkie answered. "She's one cool gal!"

The Rainbows mimicked each other movements, and ending with a hoof/fist bump, showing they'll get along great.

"And this is Beep-0, our robotic expert on the Rabbids." Twilight added.

"Ah, the famous Rainbow Dash." Beep-0 said as he went up to the Pegasus. "And with Spawny, no less! Fortune has FINALLY smiled upon us!"

"Got here just in time to catch the little dude!" Rainbow agreed.

"But we've no time to celebrate - Chrysalis could be back any second. We need to get Spawny out of here, NOW!"

"I thought I've seen her fly off!" Rainbow exclaimed, knowing that something serious was happening with her around.

"Beep-0's right! She doesn't give up THAT easily." Twilight said before turning to Rainbow. "We'll explain everything that's been going on along the way. For now, we're just glad to have you back, Rainbow."

"We'll also have to update your Skill Tree, too, now that you're with us." Beep-0 added.

"Oh! Does it involve--"

"NO!" Beep-0 shouted, knowing she was about to ask about syrup.

It was silent for a moment.

"So, Rainbow, is it true that you thought that you almost caused a zombie apocalypse with cookies?" Beep-0 curiously asked, referring to the "28 Pranks Later" episode, in a nervous attempt to break the ice.

Before Rainbow could answer that question, however, Spawny perked up.

"Stand back! Don't frighten him." Beep-0 quickly told the others as Spawny's vision was too blurry to comprehend his surroundings.

"Right, we don't need him freaking out again." Twilight agreed.

"Spawny! Are you alright?" Beep-0 asked as Spawny's vision cleared.

"Uh huh." Spawny answered, feeling calm now that the excitement has died down.

"Yes, well... we're glad to see you too." Beep-0 told him.

"Did Chrysalis hurt you?" Fluttershy asked.

"Bwah..." Spawny answered regretfully.

"Don't worry, she won't use your powers to hurt anypony else."

"Oh! Ah... well, I suppose you HAVE unleashed a swath of awe-inspiring destruction across Equestria thanks to your reckless handling of the SupaMerge." Beep-0 explained, causing Spawny to feel guilty.

"Beep-0..." Twilight said.

Beep-0 turned and saw the Mane 6 looking disappointed in what he had just said. "Er... um... but as colossal disasters go, this one was... er... not so bad?"

"Yeah, there are often some good things to come from a bad situation." Rarity agreed, trying to help.

"Let's see here um... the positives are... um... Hmm."

Spawny perked up hearing this, excited to know what he did to help.

"Yes! The Sherbet Desert was cool... plus now we all know how to spell 'sherbet' - boy was that a surprise."

"I was sent to a nice, tropical island..." Applejack added, trying to make light of her own situation when this all started.

"You created a tall tower made from building blocks in the Ancient Gardens?" Fluttershy nervously added.

"You created the Phantom, and he sung some good songs!" Pinkie added, earning a glare from Twilight.

Spawny started to feel sad, knowing all of those weren't exactly good things that happened because his powers.

"You brought us all together." Twilight added.

Spawny perked up when he heard that last one, and everyone else looked at Twilight in curiosity too.

"Despite us all getting separated when the Rabbids first arrived in Equestria, we only found each other because we made some new friends during our search to find you, and ONLY by working together as a team, we were able to get that done."

The rest of the Ponies and the Rabbid 6 looked at each other and nodded, showing that they agreed with Twilight's statement.

"AND you created these 6 Rabbids! And they've proven themselves to be great heroes." Twilight added, just as the Rabbid 6 proudly did heroic poses again. "While bad Rabbids were made, good ones were made, too."

Spawny thought about and realized Twilight was right: his powers DID create new heroes that helped save him from Chrysalis.

"It doesn't matter how others chose to use your powers, it's how YOU choose to use them that makes the real difference."

"Twilight's right." Beep-0 agreed. "You were just scared and confused with your new powers, and Chrysalis used that to her advantage so she could try to conquer Equestria again for the millionth time, but you never had a say in wanting to do that. I'm sorry for forgetting that."

"Now that you're safe, Spawny, we'll take you back to Ponyville with us and figure out what to do next." Twilight said as she walked up to Spawny. "Together."

Spawny watched as the Alicorn offered her hoof to him, and after thinking for a moment, he shook it with a smile on his face.

"He's with us." Twilight told the others, who cheered in agreement.

"Now we just need to find a way out of this volcano." Beep-0 said as he observed the surroundings, which the exit from the battlefield had led them to a cave with giant, glowing, blue mushrooms. He spotted another pipe that led further down into the volcano. "This could lead us to the exit. Let's get moving before Chrysalis returns for Spawny!"

The heroes nodded in agreement as they all entered the pipe, with Spawny in tow.

"Bwa Ba Bwah!" Mad Rabbid shouted, bidding the heroes farewell.

Author's Note

To celebrates the 1st year anniversary of "Sparks of Hope", AND the release of "Super Mario Bros. Wonder", I uploaded the Chrysalis Boss Fight today! I plan on getting the game within the next couple of days at GameStop, so I'm avoiding all spoilers until then.

Twilight and her friends face Chrysalis in the heart of the volcano, and they destroy her new throne. They not only rescue Spawny, but they also reunite with Rainbow Dash!

Mad Rabbid is a character who was introduced a couple seasons into the TV show "Rabbids Invasion", and he serves a major character from then on as a mad scientist Rabbid who invents all sorts of crazy machines. I thought it'd be fun to add him into the story and have him be the one who built the Mecha Throne.

Now that the Mane 6 and Rabbid 6 are officially together, I figured it was time to reveal the official roster for the heroes. I know everybody probably figured it out, but I'd like to do it anyway:

Twilight = Mario

Rabbid Rarity/Rabbid Jack = Rabbid Peach

Rabbid Fluttershy = Rabbid Luigi

Fluttershy = Luigi

Applejack/Pinkie = Donkey Kong

Rabbid Dash/Rabbid Granny = Rabbid Cranky

Rabbid Twilight = Rabbid Mario

Rarity = Peach

Rabbid Pinkie = Rabbid Yoshi

Rainbow Dash = Yoshi

Lava Pit 6: Reunited

After exiting the pipe and filling Rainbow Dash in on everything that had happened, as well as upgrading her Skill Tree with their bits and Power Orbs, the heroes found themselves in a large cavern with blue lava and big, glowing mushrooms that came in blue, purple, green, and orange.

"I really missed all of that?!" Rainbow groaned in disappointment.

"Sorry, Rainbow." Applejack apologized. "Maybe next time."

"Can't believe I missed the chance of fighting a vine monster and a roasting ghost."

"Don't worry, Rainbow Dash, you came back just in the nick of time to save Spawny from certain doom." Beep-0 assured her before turning to look at Spawny, who was following the group from close behind. "Any longer with Chrysalis, she'd have no problem conquering Equestria with a new army."

"Well, it's a good thing we put a stop to that!" Pinkie cheered.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbid 6 cheered in agreement.

"That could change quickly, though." Beep-0 explained. "Chrysalis is still lurking, not to mention, we're still deep inside an active volcano!"

"We better get out of here fast, then!" Fluttershy agreed.

Before they started moving again, everyone saw a Rabbid on top of a nearby pipe running back and forth on all fours and trying to fly by flapping his arms like wings.

"He's practicing to be Twilight's replacement." Beep-0 explained. "SORRY, we're not accepting any more Rabbid heroes for the time being!"

"I appreciate you being thoughtful, though!" Twilight assured the Rabbid.

The group left the Rabbid to his "training" and entered a few small pipes, which eventually led them to the first battlefield, which had a safe zone on the opposite end of it.

"Alright, everypony." Beep-0 explained. "Like the Crusaders and Spike, Spawny is unable to fight back in battles, so our best option is to led him to that safe zone over there. Do everything you can to protect him from harm!"

The heroes nodded and took the places on the battlefield.

Escort Spawny - 2 Peek-a-Boos, 2 Valkyries, 1 Supporter

Twilight started by activating her M-Power, empowering the other heroes and Spawny.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a partial cover set near the middle of the battlefield.

Spawny moved to a nearby full cover that was close to Rabbid Rarity.

Rainbow got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, and did a Ground Pound, which shakes the ground and does damage to everything in range, next to a Peek-a-Boo, damaging him. She then used her Rumblebang to rapid blast the enemy Rabbid, triggering an Ink Effect that defeated him.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity before landing next to a partial cover set on the left side of the battlefield. She blasted the Supporter, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield before he respawned a moment later.

Rabbid Rarity sent a Sentry towards the remaining Peek-a-Boo, which stopped halfway through its journey.

The Peek-a-Boo teleported to a full cover that was close to Rabbid Rarity, then blasted Twilight, which triggered a Push Effect that sent her rolling before she stopped in the same spot where she was.

A Valkyrie activated her Protection technique, absorbing the damage dealt on her fellow Valkyrie and the Supporter, then moved to a full cover where she rapid blasted the Sentry. The other Sentry got a Team Jump from the first one, and Ground Pounded in the middle of the battlefield. She rapid blasted the Sentry.

The Supporter moved to a nearby full cover, where he used he Heal technique to heal himself before he tossed a Grenaduck towards the Sentry, which exploded when it got in range.

The Sentry moved towards the Peek-a-Boo, then exploded when it got in range of him, triggering a Honey Effect that defeated him.

Rainbow got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and Ground Pounded in the middle of the battlefield, damaging the Valkyries.

Spawny quickly moved a different full cover.

Rainbow activated her Lightning Beater, which operating like a Hero Sight, then rapid blasted the Valkyrie in front of her, sharing the damage dealt with the other one.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a full cover the was in front of Spawny's, where she blasted the Valkyrie, defeating her and sharing the damage with the other.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rainbow, then stomped on the remaining Valkyrie, defeating her, before landing beside the Supporter. She blasted him, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the entrance of the battlefield, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Spawny moved to a different side of Rabbid Rarity's full cover.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rainbow and landed at the partial cover set Rabbid Rarity was at originally.

Rainbow ran over to join Twilight at the partial cover set.

2 Valkyries burst from the ground, and one of them activated her Protection technique before moving to a full cover, where she blasted Rainbow. The other Valkyrie got a Team Jump from her ally, and Ground Pounded near Twilight, damaging her and destroying the partial cover set, then rapid blasted her, triggering a Burn Effect that sent Twilight running.

2 more sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the battlefield's entrance, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Rabbid Rarity activated her Heal technique, healing all the heroes and Spawny.

Spawny moved to the middle of the battlefield, but was exposed.

Rainbow actiavted her Super Chance, increasing all the heroes' chance of a Super Effect to 100, then used her Rocket to blast one of the Valkyries, whose damage was shared with the other. She got a Team Jump from Twilight and Ground Pounded in between the Valkyries, damaging them both.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and stomped a Valkrie before landing next to her. She hit her with her Melee, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent her flying, but her damage was shared with the other. Twilight then activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity blasted a Valkyrie, triggering a Push Effect that sent her rolling, and she got hit with Twilight's Hero Sight, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent her flying out of the battlefield, defeating her, and since her damage was shared with the other, that Valkyrie was defeated too.

2 new Valkryies burst from the ground, and one of them activated her Protection, then rapid blasted Rainbow before getting a Team Jump from the other, but was hit with Twilight's Hero Sight, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent her flying out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later. The other Valkyrie moved to partial cover, then rapid blasted Twilight, triggering a Burn Effect that sent her running, but was able to transfer it to her as well when Twilight got in range of her, sending her running as well.

2 new sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the battlefield's entrance, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Spawny moved to a spot that was close to the safe zone, but wasn't in range to make the full journey.

Rainbow dashed a Valkyrie, then got a Team Jump from Twilight before Ground Pounded near the enemy Rabbid. She activated her Lightning Beater, the rapid blasted the Valkyrie, sharing its damage with the other.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rainbow and stomped the Valkyrie before landing near where she was before. She blasted the Valkyrie, and she shared the damage with the other.

Rabbid Rarity moved to a full cover that was closer to her friends, then blasted the Valkyrie, sharing the damage with the other, defeating her.

2 new Valkyries burst from the ground, and the remaining one from earlier rapid blasted Rainbow, triggering a Burn Effect that sent her running, but when she tried to moved, she got rapid blasted by Rainbow's Lightning Beater, defeating her. One of the new ones activated her Protection, then rapid blasted Rainbow before getting a Team Jump from the other Valkyrie, Ground Pounding and damaging Rainbow and Twilight. The other rapid blasted Rainbow and moved to a partial cover.

2 new sets of Rabbid ears appeared at the entrance, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Spawny moved to the safe zone, ending the battle.

The heroes and Spawny cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them.

They all quickly left the battlefield, and soon found themselves in face of a peculiar puzzle: there were 6 sections, 2 of each were red, blue, and green, and wooden blocks were blocking small, gate-like entrances. The matching switches that rotated them were each of the different sections in a different way. To solve it, they needed to carefully rotate each section in a way that they could continue to move forward, even if it meant they would have to backtrack just to gain access to a new switch. With Beep-0 using his "Smash" technique, the blocks were no challenge to the team, and after a few minutes of rotating the sections around, they reached the other side of the puzzle, where they found a gray switch, which opened a new pipe that lead the group further down into the cavern. One section in particular had regular, orange lava.

"Strange." Twilight observed. "I wonder why the lava in this cavern is blue while the batch of it isn't?"

"It'd be weird if those 2 had something to do with it." Applejack said as she pointed at something below the nearby edge.

The heroes looked down and saw 2 Rabbids sitting in the normal lava, talking amongst themselves.

"Tsk! Look at them!" Beep-0 exclaimed. "Life's a bwaaabeach, huh!?"

*Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak*

The heroes stood in their tracks as they heard that all too familiar sound. They all slowly looked to the left of them and saw that the Rabbid with the rubber duck floatie had made his appearance once again.

*Crack* *Crack*

With a blank expression on his face, the heroes watched as the Rabbid cracked his neck, then took a deep breath before he jumped off the edge and into the lava with the other ones.

"Bwa Bwa?" One of the Rabbids asked the newcomer.

The Rubber Duck Rabbid said nothing, confusing the 2 Rabbids.

"How'd he even manage to get all the way down here?!" Twilight shouted in disbelief.

"I'm surprised his floatie isn't burning." Fluttershy said.

"I'm more surprised THEY aren't burning up right now!" Rainbow added, also in disbelief.

"I ain't surprised." Applejack told Rainbow. "We saw something like this earlier."

"I thought about joining in!" Pinkie added.

"We stopped her before she did." Twilight added. "Anyway, Rainbow, that Rabbid's been all over the place. I think he's been following us."

"Weird..." Rainbow said as she looked down as the Rubber Duck Rabbid, who sat in the lava, still unamused.

"Bwa Bwah" Rabbid Jack shouted as she pointed at something.

Not too far away from that pair of Rabbids was a giant, glowing, blue mushroom growing near a blue lavafall that strongly resembled a jellyfish with purple-tipped tentacles. Rabbid Rarity was already taking selfies in front of it.

"My sensors tell me that the mushroom slime is either deadly poison or candy." Beep-0 explained to the others. "Too bad you can't lick it to find out."

"I've read enough 'Daring Do' books to know that we DEFINITELY shouldn't." Rainbow agreed.

"Can I just have one--" Pinkie started asking.

"NO!" The Ponies and Beep-0 shouted.

"BWA!" The Rabbid 6 shouted.

"Ok, sorry!" Pinkie apologized. "Jeez, can't do anything fun in this volcano!"

The group continued along the trail until they reached the next battlefield, also having a safe zone on the other side of the zig-zag shaped area.

Escort Spawny - 3 Peek-a-Boos, 3 Hoppers, 1 Supporter

Twilight started the battle by activating her M-Power, empowering the heroes and Spawny. She then entered a pipe that went through one of the 3 small high areas that made up the middle of the battlefield, then stopped beside a full cover in a cover set.

Spawny entered the same pipe, and stopped at a different side of Twilight's full cover.

Rabbid Twilight entered the pipe, then got a Team Jump from Twilight before landing beside a full cover part of a cover set on top of the 2nd high area where the Supporter and the Peek-a-Boos were. She blasted them which her Boomshot, triggering a Vamp Effect that healed her with half of the damage dealt, defeating them all.

Fluttershy entered the pipe, got a Double Team Jump from Twilight and Rabbid Twilight, and landed beside a partial cover set on the left side of the battlefield. She sent a Sentry through a pipe that led up to the 3rd high area where the Hoppers were, and it exploded when it got in range of them, defeating them and releasing the energy.

Spawny quickly moved to a nearby partial cover set.

Fluttershy simply moved to a smaller partial cover set that was behind her.

Rabbid Twilight moved to a different full cover in her cover set.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the entrance of the battlefield, signaling that a new enemy was going to appear.

Spawny entered a pipe that led through the 2nd high area, then stopped near Fluttershy.

Twilight activated her Hero Sight.

Fluttershy moved to a full cover that was close to Spawny, then activated her Hero Sight.

A Valkyrie burst from the ground, then entered the 1st pipe, but got hit twice by Twilight's Hero Sight and by Fluttershy's, all of which triggering a Bounce Effect that sent the enemy Rabbid flying out of the battlefield, defeating her.

A set of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near the entrance of the battlefield again, signaling that a new enemy was going to appear.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing the range of movement between Spawny and herself.

Spawny quickly entered a pipe that led through the 3rd high area, and ran to the safe zone, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 2500 bits and 480 Power Orbs

Everyone quickly left the battlefield, and they reached the end of the cavern, which was teaming with glowing crystals, and flourishing with glowing plant-life.

"Oooh! I'll have to take some photos for the Pan-American Fern Society." Beep-0 told the group excitedly. "They'll HAVE to let me in, now!"

"Bwa-Bwa" Rabbid Rarity told Beep-0 as she quickly went up to the plants and started taking pictures (mainly selfies) for him.

"That's very kind of you, Rabbid Rarity." Rarity told her counterpart.

"Now, before we proceed, I want to remind everyone that keeping Spawny safe MUST be our top priority." Beep-0 explained while having his back towards the heroes. "NOPONY is to take their eyes off of Spawny for a single SECOND!"

"Don't worry, Beep-0, he's right behind us." Fluttershy explained as she and the others turned to look back at Spawny, but he was gone!

"The very fate of Equestria depends on us returning him home safely" Beep-0 continued while the heroes frantically looked around for Spawny before he notices. "I'll admit we've had some missteps - perhaps one or two were even mine, but now that Spawny is with us, we can't afford to let ANYTHING stand in our way... right, Spawny?"

He didn't get an answer.

"Uh... Spawny?" Beep-0 asked again, turning around to see that the SupaMerge Rabbid was missing!

"Look!" Pinkie shouted as she pointed to something.

Everyone turned and saw Spawny was still close, however, something was wrong with him.

Spawny seemed to be in some sort of trance, as he walked and moaned like a zombie towards a nearby tunnel, all while red and orange pixels emitted from the SupaMerge.

"Great! You guys spooked him." Beep-0 berated the group, while ignoring the fact that he took his eyes off of Spawny for a second too, but he didn't seem to notice that something strange was happening to the little Rabbid. "Well, don't just stand there, go get him!"

"Quickly, now!" Twilight added, as she and everyone else quickly went into the same tunnel after Spawny.

Author's Note

To celebrate the release of "Super Mario RPG", I released this new chapter today! I've never had a chance to play the original because one, I never had the right game system, and two, the graphics never appealed to me. However, I've heard so many great things about it, and I'm happy to finally have a chance to play it with the Switch remake!

With Spawny safe, the heroes begin to make their way out of the volcano. It all seems too easy...

Lava Pit 7: Spawny Snatched!

Uphill Lava Trail

The heroes all exited the tunnel, while also going through a large, metal gate that resembled a Rabbid's face, similar to the one they saw when they first entered the volcano. They had all followed Spawny outside, but, somehow, they lost him!

"Where is he?! Where is he?!" Fluttershy shouted as she and the others looked frantically around for Spawny.

"Impossible!" Twilight shouted. "We weren't that far from him! We couldn't have lost Spawny already!"

"There he is! Up there" Pinkie shouted as she pointed in the air.

Everyone looked up and saw Spawny floating in the air with the red and orange pixels surrounding him, and he still seemed to be in a trance-like state.

"Somethin's not right here..." Applejack noted.

"BWA BWAH!!!" Rabbid Fluttershy shouted as she pointed to something, which somehow they all missed when they came out there.

Not too far away from them all was the vortex once again, and this time, it was glowing red and orange, as if it was made of fire, and it was even bigger than ever! But that wasn't the end of it, a strange creature emerged from center of the vortex and it was curled up into a ball, to the shock of group.

"What is that?" Rarity asked in fear.

In flash of bright yellow light, the creature uncurled it self and roared triumphantly. It was a dark red, paper-thin, serpent-like creature that had giant wings with pixilated tips, teeth resembling a Rabbid's, and glowing, yellow eyes. Along its head, it had 2 pixilated frills at the sides, as well as a tuft of pixilated hair at the top of its head. It also had yellow pixels running down its wings, tail, frills, and hair. It quickly flew down from the vortex, leaving a trail of red and orange pixels, and it scooped up Spawny!

"NO!" The Mane 6 and Beep-0 shouted.

"BWA!" The Rabbid 6 shouted.

The creature then hovered over the heroes to look down upon them, with Spawny clinging to its chest, regaining his senses. As Spawny reached out to the heroes to save him, the creature closed its wings around itself and its captive, and it suddenly grew bigger. The creature opened it's wings again, but Spawny was nowhere to be seen!

"It ate Spawny!" Pinkie shouted in fear.

The creature quickly flew off before the heroes could react any further. It roared as it dropped 2 large, glowing, red orbs on the path up ahead, then a 3rd one even further up ahead, as it flew back towards the vortex way out in the distance.

"What was that thing?!" Twilight asked as she looked down at Beep-0 in worry.

"The Megabug..." Beep-0 answered in fear, realizing exactly what that creature was, judging by what it had just done.

To make matters worse, the one villain that has been causing problems for all of them since the beginning suddenly emerged from the side of a nearby cliff.

"Well, I hope you're happy!" Chrysalis shouted in anger, startling everyone.

"Excuse me?!" Beep-0 reacted in rage. "Are you implying that this is our fault?"

"Spawny and I were perfectly happy together. Five minutes with YOU and he gets kidnapped!"

"Spawny wasn't happy!" Rainbow intervened. "You cared more about his power than you did about him!"

"So what if I did?" Chrysalis said as she glared at the Pegasus.

"Chrysalis, Spawny's powers were highly unstable!" Beep-0 explained. "The machine he was fused with had a severe overheating problem, and when it crossed over into your world with the Rabbid's Time Washing Machine, it became corrupted, creating that enormous vortex that appeared over Equestria."

"The more you used Spawny's powers, the more energy that vortex was able to feed off of when we defeated each corrupted Rabbid of your new army." Twilight added. "That monster that just abducted Spawny is the result of your carelessness, and who knows what it intends to do with him now!"

"I'm sorry, you must've mistaken me for somepony who cares." Chrysalis stated. "I don't care what that energy dragon is, or what it wants, once I get Spawny back, I will make it AND you all pay dearly." Chrysalis hissed at the heroes as she flew off in the direction the Megabug went.

"Sigh... well, like it or not, she has a point." Beep-0 admitted to the group, who looked at him in shock.

"Beep-0! How could you say such a thing?!" Rarity asked.

"That thing in the sky has been gaining power with each corruption, we've set free." Beep-0 explained before turning to look where the Megabug flew off. "It's taken form now - AND it has Spawny. Whatever we do, we must do it quickly, before it gains any more strength, or soon no force in Equestria will be powerful enough to stop it."

"Beep-0's right, everypony." Twilight agreed. "We need to stop this before things get even worse. If--" She started, but was quickly interrupted by something vibrating on her. Twilight took out a book and opened it up. "Oh, it's just Sunset again, she probably just wants to know if she and the other me can come now." She explained before she started reading the message she received out loud. "Princess Twilight, it's been a while since we've last talked, so I figured it would be alright for me and my Twilight to visit Equestria now. Spike told us that you're likely around the giant vortex in the sky, so we'll meet you all there. See you soon!" It was quiet for a moment as Twilight processed what she had just read. "Oh, no!" Twilight shouted in worry while tossing the book away. "They have no idea what we've been dealing with, OR what they're about to run into! That Megabug's gonna squish them!"

"ANNNND... You can't warn them cuz you just threw yer magic book into the lava." Applejack pointed out.

"Oops." Twilight said in embarrassment as she watched the book sink and burn into ash.

"Don't worry, Twilight." Beep-0 reassured her. "Sunset is strong, she'll be able to hold her own for the time being, but we need to get to them before it's too late."

"But how do we find them?" Pinkie asked.

"Bwa Bwa?" Rabbid Rarity asked in agreement.

"Well, the message said that Sunset and the other Twilight are making their way towards the vortex as we speak, and the Megabug is also heading towards it. " Beep-0 explained. "We just need to follow that thing up that trail, and stop it before it does something terrible to them."

"But what about Spawny?" Fluttershy asked in worry.

"I have reason to believe that the Megabug didn't eat him, but absorbed his power. If we hurry, we may be able to stop it before Spawny is lost forever."

"Well, what're we waiting for?" Rainbow asked. "Let's get that thing!"

"BWA BWAH!!!" The Rabbid 6 cheered.

The heroes quickly made their way up the path where the Megabug went, and they soon ended up in the first battlefield.

Defeat All - 4 Bucklers, 2 Smashers, 2 Valkyries, 2 Peek-a-Boos

Twilight kicked things off by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed a nearby Buckler, damaging both him and 2 other ones in range, then activated her Magnet Dance, drawing all the Bucklers towards her. She hit one of them with her Melee, and the force of it defeated all the Bucklers, while also triggering a Vamp Effect that drained their health.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight, and stomped on a Valkyrie before landing right next to her in the battlefield's high area. She hit her with her Melee, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent her flying towards Rabbid Twilight, defeating her and releasing the energy.

Fluttershy got a Double Team Jump from the Twilights and landed in a spot near the high area's edge, where she blasted a Peek-a-Boo, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying, defeating him. She activated her Hero Sight.

The Smashers began making their way towards Rabbid Twilight, but were both hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent them flying out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

The remaining Peek-a-Boo simply blasted Fluttershy.

The remaining Valkyrie moved to a different side of the Peek-a-Boo's cover set, then activated her Protection to absorb some of the damage dealt to the Peek-a-Boo.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing her range of movement..

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed both of the Smashers, defeating them both, then entered a pipe near the entrance of the battlefield that lead to the left side of the high area. She blasted both the Valkyrie and the Peek-a-Boo, triggering a Burn effect that sent them both running, while also destroying all the nearby cover sets that were in range of the blast.

Twilight moved to an area that was closer in range to the remaining enemy Rabbids.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight before landing beside a partial cover set. She quickly sent a Sentry towards the enemy Rabbids, and it exploded when it got in range of them, defeating the Valkyrie.

Twilight blasted the Peek-a-Boo, triggering a Honey Effect that stuck him to the ground, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them

They all quickly left the battlefield, but it didn't take them very long to enter the next one after crossing a small, stone bridge over the lava. However, something wasn't right.

2 of the red orbs that the Megabug dropped were present at the opposite end of the battlefield, and they suddenly burst, revealing 2 Rabbids that looked very familiar. One had dark purple hair with mint green and lighter purple streaks, and a pinkish-purple shirt that had a symbol that resembled a purple star with mint green streaks above it, and she held a Rumblebang weapon that resembled a green Unicorn horn that had smaller ones forming a ring around the tip. The other resembled a Smasher, but she was wearing a lavender witch hat with blue and yellow stars and spots, a matching cape that was held together with a blue gem in the middle, and a blue shirt with a symbol that resembled a wand emitting magic dust, and she held a huge Melee weapon that resembled a giant, red Unicorn horn. What they both had in common were red eyes and black eyeliner. This was Bwarlight and Bwaxie!

"Who are they?!" Fluttershy asked in shock.

"My word! They look like Starlight and Trixie!" Rarity pointed out.

"But they ain't even our enemies anymore!" Applejack explained. "Why would their Rabbid doubles stand in our way, now?"

"The Megabug must've created them to slow us down, and it's used Twilight's past history with her greatest magic rivals to do it." Beep-0 theorized. "We can't let those two block our way!"

"Leave them to us!" Twilight stated.

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Twilight cheered in agreement.

"Are you sure somepony else couldn't handle this?" Fluttershy nervously asked. "They look very mean."

"Don't worry, Fluttershy, we've got this." Twilight reassured her friend. "Besides we can't leave the battlefield right now anyway, the barrier is already up."

Fluttershy turned around and saw that entrance to the battlefield was already blocked off by the energy field. "Oh... so it is..."

Defeat All - Bwarlight, Bwaxie, 2 Smashers, 2 Valkyries

Twilight started by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes, then moved to partial cover that was close to the high area that made up the north end of the battlefield where all the enemies were. She then blasted a Smasher, which triggered a Honey Effect that stuck him to the ground.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed on the left side of the high area near the edge. She sent a Sentry towards Bwarlight and Bwaxie, and it exploded when it got in range of them, and like a Smasher, Bwaxie began to charge towards her before stopping to rest. She activated her Hero Sight

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Twilight and landed in the middle of the high area where activated her Magnet Dance, drawing all the enemies but the Honeyed Smasher towards her, and caused Bwaxie to be hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight 3 times, with the 3rd triggered a Bounce Effect that sent her flying before she charged towards the Pegasus again. Rabbid Twilight hit Bwarlight with her Melee, the force of it defeating her as well as Bwaxie and one of the Valkyries in range of her.

The other Smasher charged towards Rabbid Twilight before stopping, then activated his NME Empowerment technique, empowering himself and the remaining Valkyrie, who quickly rapid blasted Fluttershy then moved to a full cover that was close to the Smasher.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing her and Rabbid Twilight's range of movement, then dashed the original Smasher before stopping in a corner near the exit of the battlefield. She blasted the same Smasher, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed the remaining Smasher and the Valkyrie, damaging them both, then stopped beside a partial cover close to them.

Twilight entered a pipe on the left side of the battlefield that led up to the high area, then stopped beside a nearby partial cover before activating her Hero Sight. She blasted the Smasher, getting his attention as he charged towards her, but got hit by Twilight's Hero Sight, which triggered a Honey Effect that defeated him.

Rabbid Twilight blasted the Valkrie, triggering a Stone effect which defeated her and ending the battle.

Bwarlight and Bwaxie quickly recovered and shot the heroes angry looks as they both walked backwards towards the exit. They then looked at each other and screamed in fear as they quickly retreated to the path up ahead.

The heroes cheered as they were rewarded 2500 bits and 480 Power Orbs

"Look at them! They're running away scared!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"I don't think that's going to be the end of it..." Twilight stated as she observed that the vortex was still a long way ahead of them.

"Twilight's right, everypony." Beep-0 told everyone as he agreed with Twilight. "Now that the Megabug has full cover over Spawny's powers, it can create any monster it wants that could be even worse than the ones Chrysalis was planning to create!"

With this new revelation in mind, everyone began to fear for the worst as they looked up at the vortex in fear.

"Don't worry, everypony, we still have a chance to stop this, but I strongly suggest that we all get moving before the Megabug sends even MORE bizarre creations to slow us down!"

"Agreed, let's go!" Twilight addressed to everyone else, who nodded in agreement.

The heroes quickly left the battlefield and went up the path that Bwarlight and Bwaxie used to escape, determined to remain on the Megabug's tail.

Author's Note

IT LIVES!!! Thanks to all the SupaMerge energy that the heroes have released by defeating every enemy Rabbid they've encountered on their journey, the Megabug gains a physical form, and it captures Spawny! The chase begins again, but to slow the heroes down, the Megabug creates Bwarlight and Bwaxie, Rabbid counterparts to Starlight and Trixie!

Lava Pit 8: Castle Guards

Castle Gates

Going up the hill that the Megabug flew over not too long ago, the heroes come across another closed gate that needed to be opened by sliding a block onto the matching button. However, this time there were 3 separate platforms that the block needed to weight down the button had to be slid across in order to do it, and it was located on the highest level. By entering the 2 pipes that led to the higher levels, and by working together, the team was able to use move the block to the bottom platform after a few minutes, opening the gate and allowing them to continue up the trail and into the 1st battlefield.

Defeat All - 4 Hoppers, 2 Bucklers, 2 Supporters

Twilight kicked things off by activating her M-Power, empower herself and the other heroes, then moved to an open area that was close to the high area that made up the middle of the battlefield.

Rabbid Twilight got a Team Jump from Twilight, and landed in the middle of the high area where she activated her Magnet Dance, drawing the 4 Hoppers towards her before the one on the ground stopped. She hit one of them with her Melee, and the force of it triggered a Vamp Effect that defeated the 3 Hoppers surrounding her.

Twilight blasted the remaining Hopper, triggering a Honey Effect that defeated him.

Fluttershy got a Double Team Jump from both Twilight and Rabbid Twilight before she landed beside a full cover on the north end of the battlefield. She sent a Sentry towards the 2 Supporters located on a small island that made up the left side of the battlefield, and after it entered a pipe to get there, it exploded when it got in range of them, defeating them both. Fluttershy activated her Hero sight.

The Bucklers moved towards Fluttershy, and both a hit by her Hero Sight, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent them both flying out of the battlefield, one of which was hit twice by it, defeating him. The remaining Buckler respawned a moment later, then tried to blast Fluttershy, but missed due to her full cover. He activated his Super Chance, increasing his chances of triggering a Super Effect.

Fluttershy dashed the Buckler, then blasted him, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them

Everyone exited the battlefield, they found a block in the middle of a small, square section, with 4 colored buttons in the corners. Over a river of lava, they noticed similar situations on 2 other small islands.

"Oh, we don't have time for this!" Twilight exclaimed. "We can't risk letting that thing escape!"

"Get a hold of yourself, Twilight!" Rarity shouted as she shook her friend to calm her down. "The sooner we get past this, the sooner we find that monster. Patience."

"Alright, alright." Twilight sighed as she calmed down. "What do we have to do for this one?"

Beep-0 noted that there were matching colored blocks over the lava, and as he approached the edge, stone blocks rose out of the lava, forming a small bridge to one of the islands, but there was at least 1 gap in the middle, making it incomplete. He also noted that the path continued on the other side of the lava. "Based on my calculations, in order to continue on our merry way, we must place the blocks on all the right switches in order to make a complete bridge to the other side of the lava."

"Let's do this." Twilight stated, determined not to let the Megabug get away.

After a few minutes of shifting the blocks around in all 3 sections, as well as finding a giant cupcake that healed them all as a bonus, the heroes made their way across the lava after putting together a complete bridge, and soon entered the next battlefield.

Defeat All - 2 Hoppers, 2 Supporters, 1 Smasher

Twilight started by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and the other heroes.

Rabbid Pinkie dashed the Supporters and the Smasher before stopping near a cover set on the right side of the battlefield. She then tossed a Grenaduck at the Hoppers, which triggered a Stone Effect that prevented them from doing anything.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed the Smasher and a Supporter, its force defeating the latter and a Hopper, before stopping in the middle of the battlefield. She activated her Magnet Dance and drew all the remaining enemies to her, except for the remaining Hopper due to his Stone Effect, but was still close to her nonetheless. Rabbid Twilight hit the Smasher with her Melee, triggering a Vamp Effect which defeated the enemies, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as their fri--

Only Fluttershy, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy made it into the area as the energy field suddenly went up again! And in Applejack's face, too!

"Are you kiddin' me with this?!" Applejack said as she rubbed her nose once again.

"What's going on?!" Twilight asked as she and the other heroes turned and saw a new horde of enemies appear on the battlefield, and they were some of the stronger ones!

"The Megabug is trying to stop us from getting to it by overwhelming us with enemy Rabbids!" Beep-0 explained while observing the situation. "Well, we'll see about that! Battle stations, everypony!"

Defeat All - 3 Bucklers, 2 Supporters, 2 Hoppers, 1 Smasher, 1 Ziggy

Twilight activated her M-power, empowering herself and the other heroes.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed a Buckler, and its force damaged another as well as the Smasher, before stopping. She activated her Magnet Dance, which drew the Bucklers, Hoppers, and Smasher, then hit the Smasher with her Melee, which triggered a Vamp Effect and defeated all the enemies in range of her.

Fluttershy moved to a partial cover that was close to Rabbid Twilight, then sent a Sentry through a pipe that lead to one of the high areas that made up the corners of the battlefield towards the Ziggy and a Supporter, and it exploded when it got in range of him, triggering a Bounce effect that sent them flying, defeating the Ziggy by sending him flying out of the battlefield, and sending the Supporter to the ground.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Fluttershy, stomped the Supporter, and landed on a different side of Fluttershy's partial cover before she blasted the enemy Rabbid, triggering a Honey Effect that defeated him.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed near the upper left high area where the remaining Supporter was. She sent a Sentry through the pipe, and it exploded when it got in range of him, triggering a Push Effect that sent him rolling off the high area, causing him to get hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent him flying out of the battlefield, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them

"Well, I didn't see that one coming." Fluttershy stated.

"Quick, let's get out of here!" Pinkie added, urging the heroes to go.

"BWA BWAH!!!" The Rabbid 6 agreed.

The heroes began to make their way towards the exit, but Bwaxie suddenly jumped out from behind a full cover!

"BWAH!" Bwaxie roared as she held out her arm, forcing the heroes to stop, as Bwarlight jumped up, rolled over her partner's arm, and landed in front of the group, and, with a smug grin on her face, she held out her arms for the heroes to stop, too.

"You two again?!" Rainbow shouted in annoyance.

"Bwa Bwa." Bwarlight answered as she twirled her weapon in the air.

"We don't have time for you, too!" Beep-0 explained to their enemies. "We need to stop your master before it destroys us all!"

"I'll take care of this." Twilight stated as she marched towards the boss Rabbids, not wanting to deal with another distraction, however, another Rabbid suddenly appeared behind her.

This Rabbid wore red and gold armor with a red cape that had a golden sun-like symbol on the back; a golden helmet that had giant, glowing, orange lava horns with a floating orb of lava in between the tips, and a crown like mask with a large, red gem in the middle; had a purple mohawk and beard that were each poking out through the helmet; and glowing, orange eyes. He tapped Twilight on the shoulder, then quickly changed sides as she turned around to look behind her. As Twilight turned to look back in front of her, the new boss Rabbid suddenly took a hold of her and kissed her on the muzzle before dropping her. This was the Lava King!

"What just happened?!" Twilight shouted as she quickly rubbed her face and rejoined her friends as the Lava King joined Bwarlight and Bwaxie. "Whose he?!"

"Wait a sec." Applejack stated as she suddenly realized something. "Earlier, we saw the Megabug drop 3 of them glowin' orbs, and 2 of 'em turned out to be Bwarlight and Bwaxie. He must'a come from the 3rd!"

"Well, whoever he is, I don't like him." Twilight added as she made sure the smooch mark was gone from her face.

"Come on, everypony!" Beep-0 explained. "The sooner we beat them, the sooner we get the Megabug!"

"Right!" The Mane 6 shouted in agreement.

"Bwa Bwah!' The Rabbid 6 added in agreement.

Defeat All - Bwarlight, Bwaxie, Lava King, 1 Ziggy, 1 Hopper, 1 Supporter, 1 Buckler

Twilight kicked this battle off by activating her M-Power, empowering herself and all the other heroes, then moved to the edge of a nearby platform that acted as a partial cover on the north end of the battlefield.

Fluttershy dashed the Ziggy, then stopped right next to Twilight before she activated her Hero Sight. She sent a Sentry through a pipe that lead to the upper-right high area towards the Bwaaah Trio (Bwarlight, Bwaxie, and Lava King), and it exploded when it got in range of them and triggered a Bounce Effect that sent them all flying, which sent Bwaxie and Lava King flying out of the battlefield before respawning, while Bwarlight was sent to the ground.

Twilight blasted the Lava King.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed the Ziggy, damaging him and the Supporter, and the Buckler before stopping next to the Ziggy. She activated her Magnet Dance, drawing Bwarlight and all the smaller enemies towards her, and Bwarlight and the Hopper got hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent them both flying. Rabbid Twilight hit the Ziggy with her Melee, and it triggered a Vamp Effect that defeated both him and the Supporter.

Bwarlight dashed Rabbid Twilight, then entered a pipe that led to the bottom right high area, where rapid blasted her before she activated her Villain Sight.

Bwaxie entered the pipe that led back to the ground before stopping to rest

Lava King rapid blasted Fluttershy before moving to a partial cover in her high area.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to a partial cover in the middle of the battlefield, while getting hit by Bwarlight's Villain Sight, then she blasted Bwarlight with her Rocket before activating her Super Barrier.

Rainbow entered a pipe that lead to the bottom left high area, then entered the opposing pipe, returning to the ground where she dashed the Buckler. She quickly rapid-blasted him in the back with her Rumblebang.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Buckler, then moved to a ledge that acting as a partial cover that was near Rabbid Fluttershy. She sent a Sentry towards the Hopper, and it exploded when it got in range of him, defeating him.

Bwarlight moved to the full cover set in her high area, then she rapid blasted Rainbow.

Bwaxie charged towards Fluttershy, then activated her Magnet Dance, drawing Twilight towards her. She slammed both of them with her Horn Melee.

Lava King entered the pipe leading to the ground, and dashed Twilight before getting a Team Jump from Bwaxie, landing on beside the upper right high area, where he rapid blasted Rabbid Fluttershy.

Rarity activated her Protection, allowing her to absorb some of the damage dealt to Applejack, Rabbid Jack, Pinkie, Rabbid Pinkie, and Rabbid Dash, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Jack before landing next to the Buckler. She blasted him with her Rumblebang, defeating him.

Applejack bucked a full cover towards Bwaxie, then entered a pipe leading to the upper left high area of the battlefield. She tossed her Boomerang at Bwaxie, getting her attention as she charged towards the orange pony, while bumping into Twilight and Fluttershy, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent them flying in opposite directions, Twilight flying out of the battlefield before respawning a moment later.

Rabbid Jack dashed Bwaxie, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy, which landed her near the Lava King, where she blasted him before activating her Shield.

Bwarlight moved back down to the ground through the pipe and hid behind a nearby full cover, where she attempted to rapid blast Rabbid Fluttershy, but failed due to her partial cover.

Bwaxie charged towards Applejack, but stopped to rest before she could enter the pipe leading to her high area.

Lava King rapid blasted Rabbid Jack, with her Shield reducing some of the damage, then dashed her before

Rabbid Pinkie dashed Bwaxie, then moved to the north end of the battlefield near where Twilight was. She tossed a Grenaduck towards Bwaxie, and it exploded when it got in range of her, getting her attention as she began to charge towards her before stopping.

Rabbid Dash entered a pipe leading to the bottom-left high area, then launched a Barrel Bolt towards Bwaxie, triggering an Ink Effect that prevented her from attacking, but that didn't stop her from charging towards her before stopping to rest.

Pinkie got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy, and landed beside the opposite side of Bwarlight's full cover. She activated her Party Time technique, drawing Bwarlight towards her, then tossed Boneless at her and the Lava King.

Bwarlight rapid blasted Pinkie, then dashed her before she moved to the middle of the battlefield, where she activated her Villain Sight.

Bwaxie made her way towards Rabbid Dash, but stopped to rest.

Lava King rapid blasted Rabbid Dash, then dashed Pinkie before moving to an open area near Rabbid Twilight.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing the area of movement for herself, Twilight, and Rabbid Pinkie, then entered the pipe, while getting hit by Bwarlight's Villain Sight, triggering a Vamp Effect that healed her with half the damage dealt. She stopped next to the partial cover, then blasted the Lava King, triggering a Honey Effect that defeated him.

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself, then moved to the ledge where she first went to at the beginning of the battle, and blasted Bwaxie, defeating her.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed Bwarlight, then hit her with her Melee, triggering a Vamp Effect that defeated her and ended the battle.

The Bwaaah Trio quickly recovered and glared at the heroes. Bwarlight and Bwaxie abandoned their weapons and made their way to the entrance of the battlefield, while the Lava King flexed his muscles towards Twilight before he rejoined his allies by backflipping in their direction. Bwarlight jumped onto Bwaxie's shoulder and she jumped off the edge carrying her friend, with the Lava King following suit after he waved goodbye to Twilight. The Bwaaah Trio were gone.

The heroes cheered as they were all healed and rewarded 2500 bits and 480 Power Orbs

The heroes quickly exited the battlefield before the Megabug could send any more enemies their way, which it did as the barrier went back up and new enemies appeared.

"Bwah?" A Ziggy asked in confusion as to where the heroes were.

"Bwada Bwah." A Supporter answered while shrugging, unaware that the heroes were sprinting up the trail behind them.

"That was a close one!" Twilight sighed. "We couldn't let the Megabug keep us there forever!"

"But this is good news!" Pinkie cheered.

"Why's that?" Beep-0 asked in confusion.

"Because if the Megabug doesn't know we left, it thinks we're still battling!"

"Meaning it won't see us comin', so we have a head start!" Applejack agreed.

"But that won't last, let's hurry." Fluttershy assured the group.

The heroes nodded in agreement and continued up the trail, which stopped near a huge canyon, and on the other side of it was a giant, castle-like wall.

"The Megabug must be somewhere on the other side." Rarity theorized. "But how to get through this."

Everyone soon cam across a large puzzle that looked to be a combination of all the other major puzzles they've come across on their journey: colored buttons, colored pedestals, and 4 matching colored, small gates one either end of the area.

"Alright, everypony." Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "This looks the final stretch. we get past this puzzle, and we reach the Megabug."

"Alright, let's do this." Twilight addressed in a calm manner, realizing that there's no quicker way to get past this.

To speed up the process, the heroes divided themselves into 2 groups so that they can go through the puzzle faster, and after a couple minutes of placing totems onto pedals, sliding blocks across colored block bridges and onto switches, the 4 small gates were opened, revealing 2 giant, gray-colored switches on the other side.

"These switches a WAY bigger than the ones we've found during our journey. If these don't turn on something important, I don't know what does!" Pinkie joked.

The 2 groups activated the 2 switches at the same time, which raised a huge bridge that led to the giant wall. As they rejoined one another and made their way across the bridge, the mechanizations in the gate began to activate, opening numerous, but unnecessary, layers which consisted of a fence dropping down, a gear door spinning and opening, 6 stone walls lifting up out of the way, and, finally, a huge gear rolling off to the side. On the other side of it all, was a golden Rabbid cannon, pointing out into the distance over a forest, which was where the vortex was currently located.

"Wow, would you look at that view, everypony?"

"Bwaaaa..." The Rabbids sighed in amazement.

Rabbid Rarity quickly took out her phone and started taking selfies with the scenery behind her.

"There's the vortex!" Rainbow pointed out.

"And wherever the vortex is, the Megabug is surely there as well." Rarity agreed.

"Wait a second..." Fluttershy mentioned as she noticed something familiar in the distance. "Is that what I think it is?"

The Ponies and Beep-0 saw that way out in the distance was an ancient, rundown castle that looks as if it was abandoned for 1,000 years.

"No way, that's the Castle of the Two Sisters!" Beep-0 realized in excitement. "I've gotta say, I never thought I'd get to see it firsthand. This is pretty amazing!"

"This also means we're somewhere near the Everfree forest, so we're not too far from home." Twilight added.

"Plus, the vortex glowing over it really gives the castle more color!" Pinkie added.

After hearing that, everyone noticed that Pinkie was right: the vortex was spinning directly over the old castle.

"Wait, if the vortex is over the castle..." Fluttershy started.

"Y'all don't think?" Applejack asked, realizing what this meant. "Uh oh."

"The Megabug's going after the Tree of Harmony!" Twilight gasped in realization. "Oh no, if it corrupts the Elements of Harmony with its energy, Equestria's doomed!"

"Bwa Bwa-Bwah?" The Rabbids asked in confusion.

"The Elements of Harmony are powerful artifacts that symbolize the 6 aspects of harmony: Kindness, Loyalty, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty, and Magic." Twilight explained.

"All 6 of us have used them on many occasions, actually." Rarity explained getting the Rabbids' attention.

"Whenever Equestria was in danger, we would use the Elements to save the day." Fluttershy added.

"And every time we use them, it's awesome!" Rainbow added, exciting the Rabbids even more.

"And we'd celebrate with donuts afterwards!" Pinkie added.

"Bwah Bwah!" The Rabbids cheered, knowing the may get donuts when the chaos is over.

"Anyway, the Tree of Harmony is where the Elements originally came from before we returned them to it." Twilight continued before turning her attention to the vortex. "We can't let it succeed!"

"If the Megabug is going after the Tree, then we better prepare ourselves for the worst." Beep-0 explained to the group. "We'd better upgrade our Skill Trees with our remaining bits and Power Orbs " He opened up the Battle HQ as the heroes began looking through it.

By spending all the rest of their bits and Power Orbs, the heroes all upgraded their weapons to their maximum level, making them stronger than ever, and upgraded the rest of their techniques, movements, attacks, and any thing else they would need out there.

"Alright, everypony, let's all end this, once and for all!" Beep-0 cheered.

"Yeah!" The Mane 6 cheered.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" The Rabbid 6 cheered.

The heroes all entered the golden cannon, and it blasted them all towards the Castle of the Two Sisters.

Author's Note

In the original game, the new boss Rabbid is the Lava Queen and, in the cutscenes, she has a bit of a crush on Mario. I've decided to gender swap her into the Lava King since Twilight plays the role of Mario in this story.

I also decided to try a new system for the boss battles where I have all the heroes fight at the same time, but only do 3 at a time before it's the enemies turn. It's simpler than having all 12 heroes attack on the same turn, then have the enemies attack once throughout the entire battle.

Our heroes chase the Megabug up the trail, but in a last ditch effort to stop them, it sends hordes of enemy Rabbids to stop them. After defeating Bwarlight and Bwaxie a 2nd time, as well as their newest companion, The Lava King, the heroes are horrified to find out what the Megabug is after: the Tree of Harmony.

Will they able to stop the Megabug before it's too late? Find out in the final battle!

Lava Pit 9: Castle of the Two Sisters

Castle of the Two Sisters

The heroes landed in the ancient castle's throne room safely, where they quickly found a unicorn with that strongly resembled Twilight.

"Princess Twilight!" Sci-Twi shouted as she ran up to our Twilight.

"Other me!" Twilight shouted as she quickly hugged her.

"Bwa-Bwa Bwah?" Rabbid Twilight asked with looking back and forth at both Twilights in confusion.

"It's a long story, I'll tell you later." Twilight told to Rabbid Twilight and the other Rabbids. "But, to put it simply, she's another version of me from another world."

"Is there a reason why that bunny is dressed like me? Er-you? Er-us?" Sci-Twi asked while frantically correcting herself.

"Also a long story."

"Never mind that, there's no time now! You've got to help Sunset!" Sci-Twi stated as she pointed to the other end of the hall, where Sunset Shimmer, as a unicorn, lied on the ground in a weakened state, and could barely keep herself awake. "A strange dragon creature attacked us when we got here! She tried to fight that thing herself, but... something happened to her!"

"It's called the 'Megabug', it emerged from that vortex not too long ago, and we have to stop it before it became even more powerful! We followed it here, but we were hoping to get to you and Sunset before that thing did first."

"It looks like we're too late, then." Beep-0 addressed to the everyone present. "We should return to the Castle of Friendship and marshal our forces."

"We're outta time for that, Beep-0." Applejack argued.

"And I think he agrees with you." Fluttershy stated in fear as she pointed to something behind Sunset.

Everyone turned and saw the Megabug rise up from behind Sunset, who just started regaining consciousness, and it grabbed her with its wings! It brought her up into the air and they both became enveloped in a bright, burst of energy.

"SCREEE!!!" Sunset roared as the light disappeared, everyone saw that she was restored to her human form, but something wasn't right about her. The Megabug's tail had wrapped around her body, forming a dress that still gave her a bit of a tail at the bottom, and gained its wings; the Megabug's tuft of hair formed a tiara around Sunset's head as her hair turned black with glowing, orange circuitry patterns, which soon flared up to resembled flames; she gained black, elbow-long, spiked gloves and matching knee-high boots with glowing, orange circuitry patterns; when she opened her eyes, they were glowing yellow the same way as the Megabug's were. The heroes soon watched in horror as a large, glowing, orange unicorn horn formed on Sunset's head, glitchy with Megabug energy. This was MegaDragonSunset!

"Sunset..." Both Twilights said in fear of their friend.

"Alright, listen up you one lifespan, three-dimensional, five sense skin puppets!" Sunset shouted in 2 different voices, one her own and another that was deep. "When that creature took the SupaMerge headset as its own, it unintentionally created me when its energy mixed with that of that Time Washing Machine of theirs, which ultimately brought us to your Equestria."

"Spawny..." Fluttershy whispered to herself in fear.

"He attempted to resist his newfound gifts, so I wouldn't have been able to gather the strength I needed to form properly, but I have that foolish Changeling to thank for it all!"

"Dang it, Chrysalis!" Rainbow shouted in frustration.

"What have you done to Sunset?!" Twilight shouted, demanding an answer.

"I'll tell you, but first, I must take the time to compliment Equestria as a whole." The possessed Sunset explained. "Its magic is so unique compared to that of the SupaMerge's original energy, it's delicious. SO delicious, in fact, that I crave more of it. I have sensed her tragic backstory and her original thirst for power, so I have taken possession your Sunset Shimmer as my vessel. I will use her to absorb more of your world's magic so that I will become unstoppable!"

"Release her, immediately!" Rarity yelled.

"She ain't got no part in any o' this!" Applejack agreed.

"That won't be happening anytime soon, Ponies. After I take care of you, I will corrupt your Elements of Harmony, and I intend to use their power to destroy not only all of Equestria, but the world where those Rabbids originally came from, and then every other world as well!

"Not if we have anything to say about it you won't, you paper-thin freak!" Pinkie shouted in determination.

"Yeah!" The rest of the Mane 6 shouted.

"Bwaaah!" The Rabbid 6 shouted.

"I'd like to see you try..." Sunset stated as she flew in a ring, then dove down towards the heroes, slamming hard into the ground, creating a shockwave that sent the everybody flying back, with Beep-0 and Sci-Twi flying through the entrance to the castle. "SCREEE!!!" she roared as she used Megabug energy to transform the throne room into a Lava Pit-based battlefield, trapping the heroes inside, and took her place in the center of it. "Now, prepare yourselves for a battle you all will never forget!!!"

"This isn't good!" Sci-Twi said in fear as the energy field went up. She quickly ran up the stairs to the castle, and tried pounding on the barrier and blasting it with her magic, but it was no use, she couldn't get into the battlefield. "We have to help them! But how?!"

"I have an idea, and we better get some special help for this, too. Follow me." Beep-0 stated as he left the castle with Sci-Twi following him.

Defeat Boss - MegaDragonSunset, 4 Valkyries

Twilight kicked the final battle off by activating her M-Power, empowering all the heroes on the battlefield.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing the heroes range of movement, then dashed a Valkyrie before stopping beside a nearby full cover on the east side of the battlefield.

Rabbid Twilight Boomdashed 3 of the Valkyries, damaging all 4 of them as well as Sunset. She activated her Magnet Dance a drew all the Valkyries to her, then hit Sunset with her Melee, damaging her and defeating 2 of the Valkyries.

Fluttershy sent a Sentry towards Sunset, which exploded and triggered a Bounce Effect when it got in range of her, sending the Valkyries flying and defeating them both.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rarity and landed behind Sunset, where she hit her with her Melee, triggering a Honey Effect that she was immune to.

Applejack ran to a partial cover that was close to Fluttershy, then tossed her Boomerang at Sunset, triggering a Burn Effect that she was immune to.

Sunset took flight and rapid-blasted Rabbid Twilight, which triggered a Burn Effect that sent her running, then activated her Villain Sight.

Rabbid Dash launched a Barrel Bolt a Sunset, triggering a Vamp Effect that she was immune to, then made a break for a partial cover that was close to the boss, but got hit by Sunset's Villain Sight, triggering a Burn Effect that sent Rabbid Dash running past her, but was still in range nonetheless. She activated her Stink Eye.

Rarity ran up to Sunset, activated her Crystal Gaze, and blasted Sunset with her Boomshot, triggering a Stone Effect that she was immune to.

Rabbid Rarity blasted Sunset, then moved to a full cover that was part of a cover set in the lower-left part of the battlefield.

Rabbid Fluttershy got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity and landed beside a full cover in a cover set that was close by on the west side of the battlefield. She activated her Super Barrier, then blasted the boss.

Sunset quickly healed herself as the 2nd phase of the battle begun. She flew to the north end of the battlefield, while also getting hit by Rarity's Crystal Gaze, and twice by Rabbid Dash's Stink Eye, and hovered along the edge of it. "SCREEE!!!" Sunset roared as she blasted fire balls from her mouth, causing them to rain down on the battlefield. "Enjoy that, pests!"

"Pyroclasts!" Twilight warned the heroes. "Look out, everypony!"

The fireballs rained down as they ended up hitting Twilight, Rarity, Rabbid Twilight, and Rabbid Fluttershy, sending the first 3 running, but didn't effect Rabbid Fluttershy due to her Super Barrier. The rest ending up burning spots in the battlefield, creating a new Pyroclast obstacle.

4 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground around the center of the battlefield, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Rainbow activated her Super Chance, increasing the heroes chances of getting a Super Effect, then moved a full partial cover set that was in the middle of the battlefield. She rapid-blasted Sunset, triggering a Burn Effect that she was immune to.

Rabbid Pinkie got a Team Jump from Fluttershy and landed beside a full cover near the upper-right corner of the battlefield, where she rapid-blasted Sunset, triggering an Ink Effect that she was immune to.

Pinkie moved to a partial cover set in the middle of the battlefield that was parallel to Rainbow's, and launched her Rocket at Sunset, triggering a Bounce Effect that she was immune to.

Rabbid Jack got a Team Jump from Pinkie and landed in the north end of the battlefield, where she blasted Sunset.

Sunset flew to the east side of the battlefield, and blasted more Pyroclasts onto the battlefield, triggering a Burn Effect that sent Pinkie, Applejack, and Rabbid Dash running.

4 Bucklers burst from the ground.

Applejack dashed 2 of the Bucklers, then stopped in the middle of the battlefield where she activated her Magnet Groove, drawing the 4 Bucklers towards her. She quickly used her Buck Slam to damage them, which triggered a Bounce Effect that sent them all flying, defeating 2 of them.

Rabbid Fluttershy blasted one of the Bucklers with her Rocket, defeating him, before she moved to a different full cover in a cover set that was close by.

Rabbid Rarity dashed one of the Bucklers before stopping beside a Rabbid Fluttershy's previous full cover, then sent a Sentry towards that same Buckler, defeating him.

Fluttershy moved to a full cover that was part of a cover set on the east side of the battlefield, where she quickly blasted Sunset before activated her Hero Sight.

Sunset quickly healed herself and flew back to the center of the battlefield, while getting hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight 3 times, and slammed into the ground, triggering a Bounce Effect that sent Rainbow, Pinkie, Applejack flying in different directions. She then close he wings around herself, and a small, orange energy field of Megabug energy formed around her, similar to the ones that have formed during most of the group's other battles. "Try to get through THIS one, heroes!"

"She's activated a Super Shield!" Twilight shouted. "Beep-0, what do you we should--" Twilight turned to the robot for a strategy, but couldn't find him, or Sci-Twi come to think of it, anywhere on the battlefield. "Where's Beep-0 and the other me at?!"

"No time to think about that now, Twilight!" Pinkie shouted. "Incoming!"

Twilight turned and saw Sunset start spinning and saw her became enveloped in an orange tornado of Megabug energy, I believe most people would refer to this move as "Spinjitzu", as 4 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground, signaling that new enemies were going to appear. Twilight quickly dodged out of the way as the tornado sped towards her, and slammed into one of the metal full covers that were scattered at the sides of the battlefield really hard! It shattered, and Sunset was left in a dizzy state for a moment before she collected herself and flew back to the battlefield's center and activated her barrier again. "That's it! Everypony stand beside the metal full covers! They're our ticket in!"

4 Smashers burst out of the ground.

Pinkie activated her Party Time, drawing the Smashers closer to her, then dashed the 2 that were closest to her before running for a full cover that was in between Rabbid Pinkie and Rabbid Fluttershy's.

Rabbid Dash activated her Stink Eye.

Twilight dashed 3 of the Smashers, then moved to one of the full covers that was near the south end of the battlefield, where she activated her Hero Sight. She blasted a Smasher, triggering a Bounce effect that sent him flying, and caused him to get hit by her Hero Sight, triggering another Bounce Effect that sent the Smasher flying even higher, defeating him.

Rabbid Pinkie dashed a Smasher and return to her full cover, then activated her Scaredy Rabbid technique, screaming loudly and scaring the closest Smasher into running away, causing him to get hit by Rabbid Dash's Stink Eye, defeating him.

Pinkie tossed Boneless and he hit 3 of the Smashers, getting their attention as they began charging towards her, but 1 got hit by Twilight's Hero Sight and Rabbid Dash's Stink Eye, defeating him while the others stopped to rest.

Rabbid Dash dashed the remaining Smashers, then circled back to her full cover, where she blasted them with her Boombow, defeating both of them.

Sunset targeted Rabbid Fluttershy, and did Spinjitzu again as she charged towards her, but slammed hard into her full cover, shattering it and leaving her dazed.

"Now's our chance!" Rainbow shouted. "Let's hit her with everything we've got!" She quickly rapid-blasted Sunset, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy and landed next to Pinkie, doing a Ground Pound that damaged Sunset, but also damaged Rabbid Fluttershy and Pinkie since they were in range.

Rabbid Twilight ran up a partial cover that was next to Rabbid Fluttershy, and hit Sunset with her Melee, triggering a Vamp Effect that she was immune to.

Rarity ran towards full cover that was on the bottom-right corner of the battlefield, and threw a Grenaduck at Sunset, which exploded and triggered a Freeze Effect that she was immune to. She activated her Protection technique, allowing herself to absorb some of the damage dealt to Fluttershy since she was in range.

Rabbid Jack sent a Sentry towards Sunset, and it exploded when it got in range of her, triggering an Ink Effect that she was immune to. She quickly moved to a full cover was in the north end of the battlefield.

Sunset recovered and flew back to the center of the battlefield, where she began to charge up her Spinjitzu attack again.

"Quick, everypony get behind somepony!" Applejack urged the exposed heroes as Sunset charged towards Rabbid Rarity, with the heroes quickly dodging the attack and going behind allies who were behind full covers.

Sunset slammed hard into Rabbid Rarity's full cover, shattering it and leaving her dazed.

Applejack scooped up Rabbid Dash, then moved to the middle of the middle field, where she bucked Rabbid Dash over Sunset, and Freeze Blasted her, but was immune to its effect. She tossed her Boomerang at her, triggering a Honey Effect that she was immune to.

Rabbid Fluttershy quickly blasted Sunset, then got a Team Jump from Rabbid Dash before she landed next to Twilight's full cover.

Rabbid Rarity activated her Heal technique, healing all the heroes that were in range of her, then moved to where Twilight was. She sent a Sentry towards Sunset, and it exploded when it got in range of her, triggering a Push Effect that she was immune to.

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering herself as she turned towards Sunset, who was snapping out of her daze as she looked directly at her. "Sorry about this, Sunset." Twilight regretfully said as she blasted her, triggering a Burn Effect that she was immune to, but, ultimately, ending the battle.

Sunset was sent flying back as the Megabug separated itself from her, freeing her and turning her back into a unicorn before she passed out.

The Megabug flew up and over the battlefield, then dove back down towards the heroes as it tried to make a break for the doors as it got rid of the energy field.

"Watch out!" Fluttershy shouted as she pushed Rabbid Jack out of the way.

"BWAA!" Rabbid Fluttershy screamed as she watched the Megabug fly past her.

"Oh no, you don't! Rainbow shouted as she scooped up Rabbid Twilight and zoomed in front of the Megabug, with Rabbid Twilight slamming it in the face with her Melee! "Now that's what I call an epic BOOM in the face, Rabbid Twilight! Great work!"

"BwaBwa Bwah!" Rabbid Twilight cheered.

"SCREEE!" The Megabug roared as it tried to collect itself from the hit, but quickly changed its attention when it felt a pulling sensation. It looked down to see that Applejack has lassoed its tail.

"Gotcha, ya big varmint!" Applejack stated as she, Rabbid Dash, and Rarity tried to hold the rope to keep the Megabug from getting away, but it kept thrashing around.

"Sunset!" Twilight shouted as she ran up to the unconscious unicorn to make sure she was okay. "Sunset." She said she picked up her head gently, and saw she was breathing normally, causing Twilight to sigh in relief.

"BWAHAHAHAHA!" Rabbid Pinkie laughed as she and regular Pinkie bounced up the rope and onto the monster, which stopped thrashing as it looked eyes on them.

"Hey! You wanna see something cool?" Pinkie asked as Rabbid Pinkie blew a raspberry in the Megabug's face, confusing it. They both jumped down, and the Megabug saw her party cannon pointed right at it.

*BOOM*

The cannon blasted a giant cake in the Megabug's face, and frosting covered its face! Cake around its eyes dripped down, it blinked in confusion.

Rabbid Rarity took a selfie with the cake-faced Megabug in the background. She turned around when she was done, and laughed at it!

"Nothin' like a little insult to injury!" Applejack joked as she and the other heroes laughed.

"SCREEE!" The Megabug roared in fury as it sent out a burst of huge energy, sending the heroes flying and freeing itself from the rope and cleaning its face of cake. It quickly flew out the castle doors.

"Quick, after it!" Twilight shouted as she set down Sunset gently, and quickly followed the other heroes out of the castle.

"Where did it go?" Fluttershy asked as she and the other heroes frantically looked around for where the Megabug could've gone.

Suddenly, the Megabug flew out from the trees and high into the air, where it hovered and looked down upon the heroes.

"We have to destroy that thing here and now!" Rainbow stated.

"But how?!" Twilight asked. "Our weapons alone aren't strong enough!"

"Maybe these will help?" Somebody said.

The heroes turned and saw Beep-0 and Sci-Twi emerge from the trees nearby, holding the Elements of Harmony.

"The Elements!" Twilight shouted in surprise. "But how?"

"The would be because of us." Somebody else stated.

From behind Beep-0 and Sci-Twi, the heroes saw Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Rabbid Celestia, and Rabbid Luna also appeared from the trees.

"Celestias! Lunas!" Twilight shouted in joy.

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Celestia cheered as she waved to the heroes.

"Bwa Bwah." Rabbid Luna said as she waved to the heroes, too, and was more awake and determined than she was before.

"Quick, use the Elements!" Luna stated as Beep-0 and Sci-Twi tossed them towards the heroes.

The Mane 6 quickly got their respective Elements and put them on, which started to glow. However, the Elements did something very different this time. Energy from the Elements flowed into their weapons, and not only theirs, but the Rabbids' as well!

"No way..." Twilight said to herself in disbelief and amazement before turning her attention to Megabug in the sky.

"Ready..." Pinkie said as the Mane 6 readied their weapons.

The Megabug began to glow in rage.

"Aim..." Rainbow said as the Rabbid 6 readied their weapons.

"SCREEE!" The Megabug roared as it dived down towards the heroes, making one last ditch effort to destroy them.

"FIRE!!!" Twilight shouted as and all the other heroes blasted the Megabug with their Element-boosted weapons at the same time, striking it in the face!

The Megabug crashed through the castle wall, slammed into the ground and slid off the edge into the lava, but it quickly collected itself and flew up into the air near the vortex. However, it quickly started to glitch out and soon curled up into a ball. "SCREEE!!!" the Megabug roared as it opened it's wings and exploded in an orange burst of light that scattered orange pixels around the area, destroying it and closing the vortex for good!

When the light faded, Spawny floating down as Megabug energy dissipated around him and started waking up as the Castle of the Two Sisters was returned to its original, but not glamorous, state. He smiled as Sci-Twi quickly caught him and brought him back to the heroes, setting him down gently.

"Spawny, are you alright?" Fluttershy asked.

"Uh huh." Spawny answered, relieved to finally be safe.

"Welcome back, little guy!" Pinkie cheered while patting Spawny's head.

"Bwah!" The Rabbids cheered, as they lifted Spawny up and cheered for him before setting him back down, earning a blush from him.

"Good thinking with the Elements, you two." Twilight complimented Beep-0 and Sci-Twi. "I knew you guys had to have gone somewhere during all of that in there."

"Well, I couldn't stand around doing nothing while you fought that monster in there." Sci-Twi explained. "And Beep-0 here had an idea on how to do it."

"Yep, since we we were in the area, I figured, why not use them?" Beep-0 explained. "So I sent a message to Celestia and Luna to help extract them from the Tree."

"But there's one thing I don't understand." Twilight stated, piquing the interest of everyone present. "How come the Elements gave power to our Rabbid friends, too? I thought we were the only ones who could use them?"

"They may be dressed like us all." Luna explained as Rabbid Luna walked up to them with a determined smile on her face, but was still a bit sleepy. "But I have a feeling they have taken on some of most powerful traits as well."

"Of course!" Twilight stated. "You 6 Rabbids have demonstrated the Elements of Harmony all throughout our adventure! That's why the they gave power to you as well."

"Bwa Bwah Bwah?" Rabbid Rarity asked, with the other Rabbids agreeing with her.

"You don't need a translation to understand what she's asked, everypony." Beep-0 assured the Mane 6. "The floor is yours."

"Rabbid Jack, you started out as our enemy, but after you turned over a new leaf, you became determined to make an honest living." Fluttershy explained. "That is Honesty."

"Rabbid Rarity, back on the island, you showed mercy to Rabbid Jack after all the trouble she's caused, and you gave her your weapons when we returned. Even after she slammed you into the dirt!" Applejack explained. "That was Generosity."

"Rabbid Fluttershy, you wanted to help even though you knew it was going to be scary from the very begiining." Pinkie explained. "That's Kindness!"

"Rabbid Pinkie, you... " Rainbow started.

"BWAH? BWAH?" Rabbid Pinkie asked in anticipation while her eyes spun around.

"Well, you're crazy, but crazy fun!" Rainbow continued. "Just like the real Pinkie, you showed Laughter."

"Rabbid Dash, when we freed you from the cage in Spooky Trails, you joined our team without second thought." Rarity explained. "That was pure Loyalty."

"Rabbid Twilight, you have shown great determination all throughout our journey to protect you friends, and save not only Equestria, but your own world as well." Twilight explained. "That is Magic."

"Today, you 6 have proven yourselves to be just as worthy of the Elements of Harmony as the most trustworthy Ponies in all of Equestria." Celestia stated as the Rabbids looked up in awe. "You are all officially heroes!"

"Bwa Bwaaah!" The Rabbid 6 cheered as they got into a group hug, and Rabbid Rarity took a selfie of all of them.

"Enough!" Chrysalis shouted as she suddenly flew up and out of the castle, having watched the entire battle and scene from the sidelines. and landed in front of everyone with fury in her eyes.

"Chrysalis!" Twilight shouted.

"Bwah!" Spawny screamed as Fluttershy stepped up to protect him by keeping him behind her.

"Thank you all so much in defeating that creature." Chrysalis said in a calm manner, sarcastically congratulating the heroes on their victory, before turning to Spawny. "Come on, Spawny, let's get out of here."

Spawny shook his head "no" while still taking cover behind Fluttershy.

"Come on, Spawny" Chrysalis said, still attempting to sound friendly. "Let's spend some quality time together for old time's sake."

"Spawny will do no such thing." Luna stated.

"I don't recall asking you, Princess Luna." Chrysalis hissed.

"She's right, Chrysalis, just give it up!" Applejack said as she stood beside Luna.

"Bwa Bwah Bwah" Rabbid Rarity shouted as she held up her phone and took a picture of Chrysalis. She began adding insulting emojis to it, and showed it to the Changeling while sticking her tongue out.

"Your Rabbids are all defeated, your true colors revealed to Spawny." Twilight addressed to the Changeling Queen while stepping forward. "It's over."

"NO! It has merely begun!" Chrysalis hissed. "My powers are greater than anything you will ever imagine! I will destroy you all!"

"BWAAAAAAAAH!!!" The Flat Cap Rabbids screamed in terror as they suddenly appeared out of a set of trees and ran past Chrysalis without paying her any attention.

Everyone watched in confusion as the Flat Cap Rabbids disappeared into another set of trees.

"I wonder what that was about?" Rarity wondered out loud.

*RUMBLE* *RUMBLE *RUMBLE*

"BWAH!!! BWAH!!!" Everyone turned and saw all the Rabbids that were in Ponyville rush out of the bushes, chasing the Flat Cap Rabbids in anger.

"What?! NO!" Chrysalis shouted in confusion as the angry mob of Rabbids ran over her. "NOOOOOO!" She screamed as the Rabbids inadvertently carried her off with them as they disappeared into the brush.

"That's what it was all about." Rainbow answered Rarity's earlier statement.

"I warned them to pay their workers with pretzels and Pepper Juice, didn't I?" Beep-0 joked.

"We'll see them all back in Ponyville." Twilight assured everyone. "They'll have it settled by then."

"Hello? Anyone?" Somebody asked.

Everyone turned and saw a weakened Sunset clutching the side of the castle door, trying to keep herself up.

"Sunset!" Both Twilights shouted as they ran up to hug the unicorn.

"Thank goodness, you're safe!" Sci-Twi said as she and her counterpart let go of her.

"Oh, what happened?" Sunset said as she rubbed her head. "Why do I feel like I got hit by a bus?"

"The Megabug, which is what that creature that attacked us was called, possessed you and forced you to fight us."

"I would've warned you about it, but there was an... accident... with my book. Heh, heh." Twilight explained while giving a nervous chuckle, remembering that she accidentally threw it into the lava.

"I'm sorry, Princess Twilight." Sunset told her. "After Spike told us about what was happening with these 'Rabbid' creatures in Equestria, we wanted to try and help."

"That's alright. I would've done the same for all of you back at Canterlot High. And I'm also sorry that we had to fight you into order to save you."

"That's alright, too."

"You know, this whole experience may have taught us ALL a lesson." Beep-0 said as everyone turned to look at him. "We ought NOT to meddle with powerful forces beyond our understanding. My lab partner created the SupaMerge to solve an energy crisis back home, but it's caused nothing but trouble here."

"Agreed." Luna agreed. "This capabilities of this 'SupaMerge' is quite amazing, but in the wrong hooves, it has proven to be catastrophic."

"But what do we do with Spawny?' Celestia wondered. "His powers are risky, but we can't just banish him or turn him to stone."

Spawny was uneasy about those possibilities.

"Don't worry, I can help Spawny learn how to control his new powers better." Twilight volunteered. "Now that Chrysalis is gone, he doesn't have to worry about her messing with him anymore."

"Bwa Bwa?" Spawny asked, making sure he heard that right.

"And he is more than welcome to stay with me in my cottage." Fluttershy volunteered as she scooped up Spawny onto her back.

"Bwa Bwa!" Spawny cheered as he hugged Fluttershy.

"Come on, everypony, it's time for us to head on home." Applejack stated.

"Speaking of home, did you manage to find everypony who was lost?" Rarity asked the Princesses.

"Yes, we have found all the scattered Ponies and returned them to Ponyville safely." Luna explained. "With the help of these 2 brave Rabbids."

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Celestia cheered while spinning.

"Bwa Bwah." Rabbid Luna cheered while yawning.

"Then, we must return to the Castle of Friendship to let everypony know that the threat to Equestria has passed!" Beep-0 cheered.

"Would it still be okay if we joined you?" Sci-Twi asked in behalf of Sunset and herself while helping the orange unicorn stand up. "I know we came at a bad time, but we didn't mean to cause trouble for you guys."

"Of course you both can." Twilight answered. "You didn't have anything to do with what happened back there."

"Plus you guys ended up helping us save the day!" Rainbow added.

"Thanks, guys" Sci-Twi said while blushing.

"Plus, I think it would be a good idea for Sunset to rest in my castle for the time being." Twilight said while looking down at the still weak Sunset.

"That'd be nice. Thanks." Sunset weakly said.

"Twilight, would you please do us the honors?" Celestia asked her student.

"Of course, Princess." Twilight answered as she prepared to use a teleportation spell to return them all home.

"Actually, Twilight." Beep-0 calmly requested, stopping her in her tracks. "If it's alright with everypony else, I would like to use my Sploing technique one last time."

"Still can't get behind that name." Applejack stated.

"Yeah, but it kind of grew on me."

"Go ahead, Beep-0." Twilight told the robot. "There's always next time for me."

"Well said, my faithful student." Celestia said while smiling and wrapping her foreleg around Twilight, who smiled back at her.

Beep-0 activated his Sploing technique, teleporting everyone safely back to Ponyville in a wave of blue pixels one final time.

Author's Note

The heroes reach the Castle of the Two Sisters, and they face the Megabug, which has taken control of Sunset Shimmer! They fight MegaDragonSunset, and by using the Elements of Harmony, they are able to destroy the Megabug, and save not only Equestria, but the Rabbid's world as well!

Now that Sunset and Spawny are safe, and the threat officially over, it's finally time for the heroes to return home.

Keep an eye out for the epilogue that I'll be releasing very soon.

A Raving Celebration!

Ponyville - Castle of Friendship

All the Ponies, returned home safely after being scattered across all of Equestria, and all the Rabbids, completely cured of the Megabug's influence, were all gathered in front of the Castle of Friendship, which was now decorated with lava rocks, crystals, and Rabbid-like kites flying in the air; for another important ceremony. Like last time, the Mane 6 and the Princesses were standing in front of a huge object covered by a huge tarp, only this time, the Rabbid 6, and the Rabbid Sisters, and Spawny, who was on Fluttershy's back, were joining them.

"(Sigh) It's so good to be home after all of this." Twilight expressed in joy. "And it's great to see all the Ponies and Rabbids getting along well."

"It stinks that we don't get a statue after all of this." Rainbow expressed in disappointment.

"Come on, Rainbow, they've earned it, they stood up fer Equestria when they didn't have ta." Applejack explained.

"Besides, I'm sure we'll get another opportunity eventually." Rarity agreed.

"You guys are right, this is their time." Rainbow said as she accepted that the Rabbid 6 earned this, then turned to look at Rabbid Dash. "Proud of you, buddy."

"Bwada Bwah." Rabbid Dash thanked the Pegasus while giving a thumbs up.

"I'm glad we had some assistance from some of these Rabbids as well." Celestia stated.

"Agreed, without them, who knows how long it would've taken to get everypony home." Luna added.

"Bwa Bwa!" Rabbid Celestia cheered, happy they were able to help the Princesses.

"Bwa Bwa." Rabbid Luna seconded, albeit still bored, but was still more awake for the ceremony.

"Hey, we couldn't have done it without all those Rabbids we rescued, either." Fluttershy pointed out. "If it weren't for them and their... 'carpentry' skills, we never would've been able to follow Chrysalis and rescue Spawny."

"Or follow Rabbid Jack back on the island." Applejack added while looking at her counterpart, who blushed in embarrassment for all the trouble she caused back on the island, AND on the Block Tower.

"Agreed, more pretzels, please." Pinkie said as she turned to the Flat Cap Rabbids, who were now tarred and feathered, and wearing bowties.

"Bwa Bwa." One of them said unenthusiastically while presenting a platter with pretzels to Pinkie, who quickly ate some.

"Thank you very much." Pinkie thanked the Flat Cap Rabbids, who were still unamused.

"Bwa Bwa Bwah!" A nearby Rabbid shouted while relaxing in a lounge chair while wearing sunglasses, with many other ones joining in.

"Bwa..." The other Flat Cap Rabbid groaned as he and his partner went over to serve them.

"I'm grateful that they helped us on our journey, but they didn't need to be so mean to their workers." Fluttershy explained.

"Looks like they got their just desserts!" Pinkie joked, with everyone laughing.

"All the same, the Rabbids really came through for us." Twilight explained. "Whether it was these 6 Rabbids helping us fight the Chrysalis AND the Megabug, the Rabbid Sisters helping Princesses Celestia and Luna find all the missing Ponies, or even the Flat Cap Rabbids "guiding' the other Rabbids into building the cannons."

"I even had some extra help while I was on 'vacation'." Applejack added while gesturing towards Rabbid Granny in the crowd. She waved to her, and she waved back in joy.

"Rabbid Granny was a great fighter back on the island." Beep0 explained. "But I just didn't feel comfortable bringing her with us to fight Chrysalis."

"That's understandable." Twilight agreed. "i'm just glad it's all over now."

"Not yet, my student." Celestia calmly argued. "Not until we do this."

Realizing what this meant, Twilight nodded and gestured everyone to quickly get into their positions as Princess Celestia stepped forward to make her announcement.

"Citizens of Ponyville, and Rabbids from another world." Celestia addressed to the audience. "We are gathered here today to not only honor these 6 brave Ponies, but 6 new heroes as well."

"These 6 Rabbids have shown great courage against one of the most dangerous threats Equestria has ever faced." Luna added. "Without them, these Ponies may not have succeeded."

"To thank them for everything they've done for all of us..." Twilight added. "We would like to present them this gift to replace the one that got destroyed earlier."

"Bwa Bwa Bwah?" Rabbid Fluttershy asked in excitement.

"Yes, you may remove the tarp." Celestia answered.

"Bwah!" Rabbid Fluttershy cheered as she grabbed the tarp.

"WAIT!" Twilight suddenly shouted in realization, getting the attention of everyone present. "Remember what happened last time we did this?!"

"She's right!" Rainbow agreed just as everyone else realized too.

It was quiet for a moment as they all anxiously waited to make sure there weren't going to be any more interruptions to the ceremony.

"Ok, we're good." Twilight stated as Rabbid Fluttershy cheerfully pulled the tarp away, and the crowd cheered as a statue of the Rabbid 6 was revealed to them.

Rabbid Rarity was the most excited about this as she jumped and clapped in joy.

"Not bad if I do say so myself, my friend." Rarity agreed.

Rabbid Rarity looked at her counterpart, and smiled at her, finally deciding to put her rivalry with her to rest and accept her as a real friend. "BwaBwa-Bwah!" she exclaimed as she took out her phone, and gathered the Mane 6, the Rabbid 6, the Princesses, the Rabbid Sisters, and Spawny together for a group selfie.

"Welcome to Equestria, Rabbids." Twilight stated.

Rabbid Rarity took the selfie, commemorating this historical moment of the newfound friendship between Ponies and Rabbids.

Mysterious Forest

Chrysalis didn't waste time as she quickly retreated to her forest hideout, where she emerged from some bushes in a mess after escaping from that mob of Rabbids that dragged her away from the heroes. "I can't believe that just happened to me!" She stated in fury, as she used her magic to pull sticks out of her mane. "Me! A queen! Swarmed by pathetic, simpleminded creatures, and couldn't fight back. I was the leader of the Hive, I should be the one doing the swarming!" Finishing up with her mane, she then used her magic to clean her body, which was wrapped in toilet paper. "I'll get even with Starlight Glimmer, eventually, but now that Spawny has joined Twilight Sparkle and her meddlesome friends, I need to come up with a new plan for power." She growled as she used her magic to pull off a plunger that was stuck to her behind, and as she briefly stared at it, her blood boiled as she quickly threw it away into the trees. "I never even want to think about those infuriating 'Rabbids' ever again!"

*Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak* *Squeak*

Hearing the sound, Chrysalis turned and saw the Rabbid with the rubber duck floatie walked out from a nearby brush, and he stopped to wave to her. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!" Chrysalis screamed in rage and fear as she ran away into a set of trees, exiting the scene in a hurry.

Watching this, the Rabbid turned to the reader, then shrugged in confusion at this before continuing on his "merry" way.

Ponyville

Sometime after the celebration, the Ponies and Rabbids have settled down, and things around Ponyville have finally started to go back to normal. Well, more or less normal with the Rabbids running around now.

Carousel Boutique

Rarity was working on one of her dresses while Rabbid Rarity was taking pictures of the ones that were on display in the windows or, simply, on mannequins, and took an occasionally selfie every once in a while. "I would personally like to thank you, Rabbid Rarity." Rarity said stopped for a moment to examine her counterpart's photos, and was impressed by the 4K quality of them. "These photos will do absolute wonders for my ads."

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Rarity agreed and turned to take a photo of another mannequin, just as Sweetie Belle came in with some sapphires.

"Hi Rarity, I got the sapphires, you asked for- " Sweetie Belle started, but stopped as she quickly spotted 2 familiar Rabbids, fighting over another dress. "Uh, Rarity, look."

"Oh, no! Not this again." Rarity stated.

"BWA BWA BWAH!" Rabbid Rarity shouted and started rapidly taking numerous photos of them.

The bright flashes of the phone's camera disoriented the Rabbids, and scared them into dropping the dress and they ran out the door, rubbing their eyes.

"Well, problem solved." Sweetie Belle stated in disbelief.

"Thank you for that, too." Rarity . "I've been trying to get rid of those two since this all first started."

"Bwa." Rabbid Rarity said as she gave the Unicorn a thumbs-up before going back to take more pictures with her phone.

Sweet Apple Acres

Applejack returned to her family farm, and she and Apple Bloom were trying to teach Rabbid Jack, and a 3 other Rabbids that she encountered back on the island, how to harvest apples from the trees. "So you stand like this..." Applekjack explained to the Rabbids, who all watched in awe. "Raise yer leg up, then... kick!" She kicked the tree and apples fell into a nearby bucket. "See, simple! Now you try."

The 3 regular Rabbids went up to a different tree, then tried Applejack's method as they got down on all fours and began kicking the tree simultaneously, but to no avail.

"Hmmm..." Apple Bloom thought to herself. "Guess yer legs ain't strong enough yet."

Rabbid Jack walked up to the same tree, then looked up at the apples before smirking. She looked at the trunk, then punched it as hard as she could. "BWAAAAH!!!" She screamed in pain as her hand was cover in splinters and was turning red from the impact.

"You ain't buff no more, Rabbid Jack." Applejack pointed out. "So you'll have to figure out somethin' else."

"BWA BWAH!"

Applejack turned and saw 2 Rabbids charging towards the tree, while carrying a 3rd one, head-first, like a battering ram.

*BAM*

They slammed into the tree very hard, and all the apples fell on them.

"That's one way to do it, I guess." Applejack told herself in shock.

The 3rd Rabbid was dizzy, but quickly regain his senses as he saw the apples on the ground.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Jack and the other Rabbids cheered as they began eating their red bounty.

"If y'all like them apples, just wait 'til you try the Zap Apples when they grow on our trees again." Apple Bloom pointed out.

"Bwa Bwa?" Rabbid Jack and the other Rabbids asked in curiosity.

"Never heard of them? Well it all started like this." Applejack started to explain with the Rabbids and her sister sitting down to listen to her story.

Meanwhile, the Granny Smith and Rabbid Granny were watching all this from a distance on rocking chairs.

"He he. Kids today, am I right, dearie?" Granny asked her Rabbid counterpart.

"Bwa Bwa..." Rabbid Granny agreed as they both clinked 2 mugs of apple cider together and drank them.

Sugarcube Corner

Pinkie opened the oven and pulled out a huge chocolate cake that was shaped like Rabbid Pinkie. She placed it on the table and decorated it with white, pink, and hot pink frosting, making it resemble her counterpart further. "And that, my friend, is how we make a triple chocolate, triple frosting, triple surprise cake! Any questions?" Pinkie asked, but found the Rabbid Pinkie was nowhere to be found. "Uh, Rabbid Pinkie? Where'd you go?"

*Squish* *Squish* *Squish*

"Huh?" Pinkie asked to herself as she turned in the direction of where the sound came from.

*Squish* *Squish* *Squish*

"What the hay?!" Pinkie exclaimed as she just saw the cake wiggle a bit.

*Squish* *Squish* *Squish*

Pinkie leaned in closer to the cake in suspicion until her eyes were level with the cake's.

*Blink* *Blink*

"Whoa!" Pinkie gasped as she saw the cake's eyes blink at her, and quickly jumped back.

"BWAAAHAHAHAHAHA!" Rabbid Pinkie laughed as she suddenly burst out of the cake. She landed on the ground and quickly started eating the falling cake chunks out of the air.

"Rabbid Pinkie! Were you inside the cake the entire time?! It was just in the oven! How'd you get in there?" Pinkie rapidly asked in shock without taking a single breath. She noticed what the Rabbid was doing. "Wait... is this a game you made up?"

"BWA-HUH!" Rabbid Pinkie answered as she shook her head "yes" and continued eating the falling chunks very.

"I wanna play too!" Pinkie exclaimed as she quickly joined in and started eating the falling cake chunks.

Seriously, it was as if the scene was in slow motion as the 2 Pinkies playfully ate the cake chunks that were still in the air, and, amazingly, none of them ever hit the ground. However, it wasn't long before they had eaten all the chunks.

"That was fun." Pinkie said as she and Rabbid Pinkie rested on the ground while rubbing their stomachs in satisfaction.

"Bwa Bwa." Rabbid Pinkie agreed while licking the pink frosting off of her lips.

"Let's make another so we can play again!" Pinkie suggested.

"BWA-BWAAAH!" Rabbid Pinkie cheered as she and her friend started grabbing ingredients for a new cake.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the Pinkies, Mr. and Mrs. Cake were watching the entire scene from the side of the door.

"Oh, dear..." Mrs. Cake said, worried how this may turn out.

"Well, at least they won't make a mess in there." Mr. Caked pointed out, knowing the Pinkies won't let a single cake crumb touch the ground.

Fluttershy's Cottage

Fluttershy returned to her home where she happily embraced all of her animal companions without any hesitation. "Everyone, I have 2 new friends with me that I would love for you all to meet." She explained as she let in Rabbid Fluttershy, to the shock of all the animals. "This is Rabbid Fluttershy, it's a long story, but she was created in my likeness

"Bwa Bwa." Rabbid Fluttershy said as she waved to all the animals, who processed the situation carefully.

*Thump* *Thump* *Thump*

Rabbid Fluttershy turned around and saw Harry the Bear towering over her with a threatening look on his face. "Bwah bwa-bwa?" she nervously asked while taking 2 small steps back.

"Raar!" Harry roared, but in a cheerful way, as he scooped up the Rabbid an hugged her, welcoming her to the cottage.

"Bwa bwa!" Rabbid Fluttershy cheered as she hugged the bear back.

"And I have someone very special with me, too." Fluttershy explained to the animals as Harry set Rabbid Fluttershy down. "But, please be careful with him, he's been thorugh a hard time, and is very shy around others. I want to help him get over that." Fluttershy turned towards the door. "Come in, little guy."

Spawny peeked around the corner, then entered the cottage. "Bwa?" He said as he nervously waved to the animals, who were speechless.

"Everyone, this is Spawny." Fluttershy explained. "He's a Rabbid who has been given very special powers, and Twilight has volunteered to help him control them better, but for now, we all must be gentle with him."

Angel the bunny went up to Spawny, observed him, then shrugged before he offered him his paw.

Spawny slowly accepted this, and shook hands with Angel. Spawny then saw Fluttershy come up to him, and she hugged him.

"Welcome home, Spawny." Fluttershy stated as everyone else joined in the hug.

Touched by this, Spawny cried tears of joy as he embraced Fluttershy, Rabbid Fluttershy, Harry, Angel, and all the other animals, happy to finally have found some real friends in Equestria.

Ponyville - Streets

Beep-0 was exploring Ponyville, happily witnessing all the Ponies and Rabbids getting along with each other, and many of them waved and/or cheered for him. He soon passed the Castle of Friendship, but quickly stopped and turned to look at the Washing Machine next to it. "If ever a single appliance in all of history has caused more trouble for more people, I'd like to hear about it!" Beep-0 told to himself. "Wait a moment... 'HISTORY'! I could use this time machine to help our past selves rescue Spawny AND save Equestria more easily!" In saying that, Beep-0 quickly realized something. "Wait! What if I did that already?! What if 'Your Biggest Fan' was me the whole time?" He looked back and forth, then used his ears to perform a shrug gesture. "Pfft! Nonsense! What kind of insecure ego maniac would lavish that much praise on themselves?"

"WOOHOO!" Rainbow shouted while zooming past Beep-0, causing him to spin, with Rabbid Dash riding on her back. "This is how we get awesome, Rabbid Me!"

"BWA-BWAAAAH!" Rabbid Dash agreed as she and her Pegasus counterpart disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Wait for me!" Scootaloo shouted she she tried to catch up to the Rainbows with her scooter.

"On second thought, maybe it's best if we don't answer that." Beep-0 dizzily said while using his ears to stop himself from spinning. He quickly turned his attention back towards the Washing Machine, and took out digital, blue letter. "Though maybe I should forward those messages to my past self, just in case."

"Dearest Beep-0, whose bravery, intelligence, and compassion -" Beep-0 started writing in the message before stopping. "Etc., etc. - I'll just copy the rest." He stated as he copied the words from the very first message that F.B. sent him.

"Dearest Beep-0, whose bravery, intelligence, and compassion stand as a beacon of hope for all of us. If my timing is correct, you are in dire need of help."

"Let's see, who should I put as a sender's name so I don't confuse myself later?" Beep-0 asked himself. "I mean ' earlier'? He he. I know! 'F.B.' - for 'Future Beep-0'." He quickly addressed the letter to his past self, then wrote 'F.B.' as the sender, and it soon resembled the first message he got on the journey. He was about to put it into the Washing Machine, but quickly realized something. "Oh! Wait! I forgot the attachments! Good thing I've been working on these prototypes." Beep-0 stated as he quickly brought out the original versions of Twilight and Rabbid Rarity's Blasters, and Rabbid Fluttershy's Bworb, and added them to the message before placing it into the Washer. "On second thought, perhaps I should leave well enough alone. One never knows what unintended consequences something like this could have. After all, Twilight and Starlight understand this very well."

*VRRRRRRRM*

Beep-0 watched as the Washing Machine activated and sent his message back in time to the early days of "Ancient Gardens 1: Unlikely Heroes". It was officially too late to change his mind. "Ah well... what could possibly go wrong?" He asked as he decided to pay no mind to it and carry on with his day, happy to experience a new era of coexistence between Ponies and Rabbids.

Castle of Friendship - Library

Twilight was inside her library, writing in one of her journals about her adventure with Beep-0 and the Rabbids. Spike and Rabbid Twilight joined her in the library, and the latter was amazed with Twilight's collection of books.

"You like these?" Spike asked. "Yeah, Twilight's one of the BIGGEST readers I've ever known. She's never returned a library book late. Well, except for that one time, but still.

"Bwaaaah..." Rabbid Twilight expressed in interest.

"Alright, that's does it for my entry into my journal, guys, but I better go look at the Map to make sure there aren't any more corrupted Rabbids causing trouble out there somewhere in Equestria, Twilight explained before turning towards the Rabbid. "While I'm gone, feel free to read whatever you want until I get back, Rabbid Twilight." She then left the library.

"Uh... please be careful with these books, Rabbid Twilight." Spike warned Rabbid Twilight. "They mean a lot to Twilight, and she'll freak out BIG TIME if one gets ripped or worse."

"Bwa Bwah Bwah." Rabbid Twilight nodded in agreement, understanding what was being asked of her.

"Thanks, I'm gonna join Twilight in the Map Room, and I'll be back with her later." Spike explained as he left the room to catch up with Twilight.

Left alone and curious about what kind of books Twilight had in the library, Rabbid Twilight started pulling them off the shelves, but tossed away the ones that didn't appeal to her.

"Daring Do"? "Bwa." Tossed the book away.

"Journal #3"? "Bwa." Tossed the book away.

"The Good Witch Azura"? "Hmm... Bwa." Tossed the book away.

"Bwah?" Rabbid Twilight exclaimed while pulling a strange book with green, scale-like textures on the cover out from the shelf and looked at the cover, and it's title was in between a set of fangs and underlined with a red, snake tongue.

"Legend of the Serpentine"

"Bwa Bwa Bwah?" Rabbid Twilight asked herself in curiosity as she opened the book to start reading it.

THE END?

Author's Note

Happy Mario Day! To celebrate, I posted the ending to "MLP + Rabbids: Equestria Battle" today!

As the heroes finally return home after saving Spawny, defeating Chrysalis, and destroying the Megabug, a celebration is held in not only the Mane 6's honor, but the Rabbid 6's as well!

With the final chapter posted, "My Little Pony + Rabbids: Equestria Battle" has finally come to a conclusion after 5 years! I want to personally thank everybody who has stayed with me all these years, and hope they'll continue following me moving forward.

"Is this the end? I think not! I have a feeling something, or someone, will be slithering along soon this upcoming year. Stay tuned..." -Alastor

Applejack Adventure - Reef 2: Smuggler's Blues

Reef - Gut-A-Fish Gully

The heroes weren't too far from the second battlefield of the Reef after they saw the giant electric guitar, and using the opportunity, Beep-0 opened the Battle HQ so everyone could upgrade their Skill Trees.

Applejack used her one of her Runes to increase her area of movement after swinging off her lasso.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny each used one Rune to increase their area of movement when exiting a pipe.

Beep-0 closed the Battle HQ and the group entered the battlefield, where they saw what appeared to be 4 Smashers wearing red hats that resembled the top of apples and beaded necklaces with 3 red feathers. Beep-0 noticed that these enemy Rabbids were also carrying large crates of Bad Apples!

"Hmm... while this slovenly sluggard may look like a Smasher, it's not. It's a Smuggler!" Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "They're delivering Bad Apples all over the island to aid their corrupted colleagues. They must be stopped!"

"Hold on...is that one of them safe zones over there?" Applejack asked Beep-0 as she pointed to a blue area at the other end of the battlefield.

"Quite the opposite actually. Smugglers MUST be defeated BEFORE they reach the other side of the battlefield. If they escape, we lose!"

"Don't worry, we ain't lettin' that happen!"

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered.

Stop The Smugglers - 4 Smugglers, 4 Ziggies

Rabbid Rarity went to the right side of the battlefield and hid along the side of a high area. She blasted the nearby Smuggler, which triggered a Push effect that sent him out of the battlefield, before respawning a moment later. She then activated her Shield.

Applejack had Rabbid Granny hop on her back and headed towards on open area on the left side of the field, where she then bucked Rabbid Granny over a Smuggler, Freeze Blasting him in the process.

Rabbid Granny got a Team Jump from Applejack and Freeze Blasted the same Smuggler. She launched her Barrel Bolt towards a second Smuggler on her side of the battlefield, and like a Smasher, it got his attention and he began to charge at her before stopping to rest. She activated her Stink Eye.

Applejack threw her Boomerang at the first Smuggler, defeating him and releasing the SupaMerge energy.

All the remaining Smugglers began to make their way to the "Not So Safe Zone" before stopping a few steps later to rest. The one from earlier got hit by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye, which triggered an Ink Effect, meaning he cannot perform any attack until it wears off, and diverted his attention back to her.

The 2 Ziggies that were located in the front of the field hopped down off of their high areas, and one of them dashed Applejack and Rabbid Granny before hiding behind a partial cover, where he blasted Applejack, while second Ziggy dashed Rabbid Rarity and hid behind a pipe near the Smuggler. He then blasted Rabbid Rarity which triggered a Freeze Effect, preventing her from performing any techniques. Both Rabbids activated their Villain Sights.

The 2 Ziggies that were located on the back of the battlefield hid behind a full cover and a pipe respectively, but weren't in range to attack any of our heroes.

Rabbid Rarity went to Dash her Smuggler, while getting hit by the Ziggy's Villain Sight in the process. She then entered 2 pipes that led to the left side of the battlefield, dashed the Smuggler covered in Ink, and hid behind a partial cover. She decided to take a risk and sent a Sentry towards the Smuggler, which exploded and triggered a Push effect, which defeated the enemy, but damaged her as well because she was in range. Fortunately, the Push caused her Freeze Effect to wear off, so she used her secondary Heal technique, which allows her to heal herself and any hero in range, but Applejack and Rabbid Granny weren't near her at the moment, so she only healed herself for now.

While getting hit by a Ziggy's Villain Sight, Applejack scooped up Rabbid Granny and entered the 2 pipes and ended up on the right side of the battlefield, where she bucked the latter over the only Smuggler who hasn't been hit yet, Freeze Blasting him in the process. She took out her banjo and activated her Magnet Groove, drawing the dancing Ziggy and 2 Smugglers towards her. She used her Buck Slam which defeated only one of the Smugglers, however, this also caused the remaining Smuggler to roar and slam her with his crate, triggering a Bounce effect that not only sent Applejack flying, but also defeated the Ziggy by sending him flying out of the battlefield.

Rabbid Granny dashed and then blasted the Smuggler, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1150 apples and 3 Runes.

"Nice work girls! That's one shipment of Bad Apples that Rabbid Jack will NOT be getting!" Beep-0 congratulated the group as they all exited the battlefield.

"Bwa-Bwa Bwaaaah!" Rabbid Rarity cheered, confident that things will only continue to get better from here. However, as soon as the group passed through a giant set of shark teeth that was in the middle of their path, it started to rain, causing her face to fall in disappointment.

"You just had to jinx it, didn't you?" Beep-0 asked Rabbid Rarity in annoyance.

"Bada Bwa Bwa-Bwaah!" Rabbid Granny complained in anger as well.

"Bwah Bwah?" Rabbid Rarity asked as she shrugged in embarrassment.

"Come on y'all, let's not let a little rain stop us from our mission." Applejack told everyone as she gestured towards a pipe at the end of the path.

"Affirmative, we need to press on." Beep-0 stated as he followed Applejack into the pipe.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny looked at each other and shook hands, agreeing that their friends were right and there was no point in arguing about the sudden change in weather. The pair made their way to the pipe and took turns entering it.

Author's Note

Sorry, it looks like I was wrong about having more time to work on new chapters. My college classes somehow got harder when they were switched online, so I had to focus on all that. I even had to pull 3 all nighters in a row just to get some stuff done. I started my summer break back at the beginning of May and I've just been kind of lazy, I guess I just needed a break from everything after an interesting first year. I promise that I will try to work on more chapters more often before I have to move back in August.
The Smugglers have arrived, and like their Collector allies, these enemy Rabbids only appear in the DK DLC, and I altered their appearance so that the are more associated with apples instead of bananas like in the game. Our heroes will need to stop all of them before they are able to bring their crates of Bad Apples to Rabbid Jack.

Applejack Adventure - Jungle 2: Kidnapped Components

Jungle - Jungle Falls

"And... we've lost a giant Rabbid in a jungle." Beep-0 awkwardly said as the others glared at him in anger because they somehow lost track of Rabbid Jack in a short amount of time.

"(Sigh) It don't matter anyway." Applejack said as she looked at the area where her Rabbid counterpart was last seen. "Rabbid Jack knows we're here now."

"She's right, you two." Beep-0 said to the Rabbids. "It's only a matter of time before she finds us again and makes things even more difficult, so we need to find her hideout before that happens."

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny thought about it for a moment, then agreed that Applejack and Beep-0 were right.

"So you guys should upgrade your Skill Trees just in case we see her sooner than we should." Beep-0 suggested to the heroes as he opened up the Battle HQ.

Applejack used 4 of her Runes to upgrade her bucking range, meaning she increased the distance that she can buck enemies, and to upgrade how much damage dealt to an enemy upon impact after bucking them.

Rabbid Rarity used 2 of her Runes to increase her Team Jump range.

Rabbid Granny used 3 of her Runes to increase her Team Jump range, and to activate the Cleansing Jump, meaning that when she performs a Team Jump with a hero that is inflicted with a Super Effect, she can cure it.

"Alright y'all, let's head on down this trail, and see where it goes." Applejack suggested to the others.

"Agreed, that's our best chance at finding any kind of evil lair in a place as dense as this." Beep-0 stated as he looked down the path and at the surrounding Jungle.

"Bwa Bwah." Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny said as they nodded in agreement.

The group continued down the trail for some time, before noticing a Rabbid hanging on for dear life as a giant vacuum cleaner was trying to suck him up. However, it also succeeded in sucking up many of his friends as the group noticed them all spinning inside the vacuum.

"I'm not sure that's the worst place for those Rabbids, for now." Beep-0 said to the group after taking some time to think about their current situation, and how it would affect the Rabbids who weren't corrupted at the moment. "We'll empty the canister when we have time."

"Looks like they're having fun inside there anyways." Applejack replied, watching the Rabbids spinning inside the vacuum.

The group continued down the trail, and crossed a tree-like bridge that led up to the next battlefield.

Get Washing Machine Parts Back - 5 Collectors, 2 Bucklers (Washer Parts: 5)

Applejack had Rabbid Granny hop up onto her back and jumped up onto a small high area in the middle of the battlefield, then entered 2 pipes, one leading back to the ground while the other led to the high area that was the back of the battlefield. She hid behind a full cover and bucked Rabbid Granny over 2 Collectors who were closest to her, Freeze Blasting them in the process.

Rabbid Granny dashed a Collector, then got a Team Jump from Applejack, Freeze Blasting 2 different Collectors on the left side of the battlefield.

Applejack took out her banjo and activated her Magnet Groove, playing music that drew 4 of the Collectors toward her. She used her Buck Slam to deal damage to the Collectors, also triggering a Bounce Effect that sent them all flying in different directions, which defeated them all and released the Washing Machine parts that they had in their possession.

Rabbid Rarity entered a pipe that led to the left side of the battlefield, and dashed a Buckler before entering a pipe that led to the back of the battlefield. She dashed the remaining Collector and quickly collected one of the Washing Machine parts before finally hiding behind a full cover. She activated her Shield and sent a Sentry to go after the Collector, which exploded and triggered a Push effect when it got close to him, defeating him and releasing the final Washing Machine part.

The Bucklers each entered a pipe that led to the back of the battlefield, and one of them blasted Applejack while the other blasted Rabbid Rarity.

Applejack collected 2 of the Washing Machine parts and scooped up Rabbid Granny before entering the pipes that she entered earlier, returning to the small high area in the middle of the battlefield and collecting another Washing Machine part on the process. She then bucked Rabbid Granny back to the ground, who then entered a pipe that led to the left side of the area and collected the final Washing Machine part, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 1250 apples and 3 Runes.

"Good work, everypony! According to my calculations, it looks like we've collected every Washing Machine part that was scattered across the island!" Beep-0 congratulated the heroes.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered.

"Let's not celebrate just yet, guys." Applejack said to the others before it escalated into an early victory party. "We've still got to find the main body of the Washing Machine, which I recall is in Rabbid Jack's collection right now."

"Applejack's right, until we stop Rabbid Jack and return to Equestria, we need to keep moving." Beep-0 said, acknowledging that their situation wasn't over yet.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny nodded in agreement before joining Applejack and Beep-0 as they left battlefield with the Washing Machine parts they collected.

The team crossed 2 more smaller tree-like bridges, then entered a mini Barrel Cannon that blasted them across a chasm, and when they landed, they noticed 2 Rabbids doing something very unusual. One Rabbid was moving back and forth in a videogame-like fashion and trying to jump up on a slightly tilted ledge while also trying to avoid barrels that his friend, who was also moving strangely, was throwing, which were rolling down the tilted slopes.

"Run! Run! Jump! Woo boy, he'll be lucky to get 125 meters unless he finds a Hammer." Beep-0 stated to the group as he watched the show.

"Yeah, he might be stuck there for a while." Applejack said to Beep-0.

The group left the Rabbids to do their strange, yet oddly iconic, game and continued down the trail.

Author's Note

According to my research, this is the final level that has the Collectors, so that means our heroes have collected all the missing Washing Machine parts, but they still need to find the main body of it at Rabbid Jack's temple.
One of my favorite moments of crossovers is that the characters do something that is connected to what the characters of the other franchise usually do, and seeing the Rabbids mimic the original DK game was very cool to me, so I had to include that moment in the fanfic.
I'll be honest, whenever I play the original DK game, it's lucky that I even make it past the first level, so that's why I had Applejack say that at the end because I thought it'd be funny.

Spooky Trails 4: Madame Bwahstrella

Spooky Trails - Underwater Village

As the heroes traveled across the wooden bridges that were built over the flooded waters, they spotted a couple of Rabbids in the distance, floating in a barrel. They looked a little green around the gills.

"Someone needs to get those poor Rabbids a ginger lozenge or a lemon wedge or something." Beep-0 told the group.

"They should try closing their eyes, and breathing slowly." Fluttershy suggested. "That helps me when I'm on a boat."

The team continued their war across the bridge until they reached a larger island, where it's path lead further away from the flood. As they went up the trail, they came across another puzzle that had 2 blocks and 4 buttons that were red, blue, green, and yellow, each with a couple of matching tiles in a small area.

"Another puzzle so soon?" Twilight asked in confusion.

"How do you think we solve this one, Beep-0?" Rarity asked the robot.

Beep-0 observed the area, and saw that 3 beams of light were being projected across the area, one of which was already being focused into one of three gray pillars in the middle, illuminating its lightbulb. He also noted that each of the tiles in the middle had mirrors faced in different directions.

"If I'm right, we just need to position those mirrors in a way where the light beams all light up those lightbulbs in the middle of the puzzle." Beep-0 explained to the group.

"These blocks should do the trick." Applejack said as she started to push one of the blocks onto the blue button, which raised the mirrors on the blue tiles, successfully reflected the second beam onto the middle lightbulb.

"I'll handle the rest." Beep-0 told the others as he used his Move technique to move the remaining block onto the red button, raising the mirrors on the red tiles, instantly causing the third beam to reflect off of those and the mirrors on the blue tiles, illuminating the final lightbulb and opening the gate on the left side of the area.

"That was surprisingly easy." Fluttershy told the group.

"Hopefully this will be the last puzzle for a little while at least." Twilight told the others. "Let's go."

The heroes crossed another bridge that led to the first battlefield, which was divided into 3 sections, all connected with pipes and small paths, and there was a safe zone at the upper-left corner of the battlefield, and it had a couple of Spooky Smashers, who had glowing blue eyes, and wore red, tattered, and hooded robes, chain necklaces with a lock on them, and carried portable pianos.

Reach Area - 3 Ziggies, 1 Supporter, 2 Smashers

Twilight activated her M-Power, empowering her and the other heroes present.

Fluttershy activated her Flee Feet, increasing her and the other heroes' area of movement.

Twilight moved to the side of a full cover set at the edge of the high area in the 1st section where the heroes were located at the moment, and she blasted a Ziggy on the other side of the gap who was hiding behind a partial cover in the 2nd section, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Rarity got a Team Jump from Twilight, and landed on the other side of the gap, where she sent a Sentry towards another Ziggy before it stopped halfway. She activated her Shield.

Fluttershy got a Team Jump from both Twilight and Rabbid Rarity before landing on the ground in the 3rd section.

The Ziggies each moved to different partial sections in their area, with one blasting Rabbid Rarity, whose damaged was reduced due to her Shield, before they both activated their Villain Sights.

The Smashers each started making their way to a pipe that lead to the high area in the 1st section before they both stopped to rest.

The Supporter simply moved to a partial set in his area.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground in the safe zone, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

The Sentry, while getting hit by both Villain Sights, continued its path towards the first Ziggy, and it exploded when it got in range of him, triggering a Push Effect that sent him rolling, defeating him.

Rabbid Rarity entered a pipe that lead to the ground, then got a Team Jump from Fluttershy before landing in the high area of the 3rd section.

Fluttershy entered a pipe that led to the same high area, then she got a Team Jump from Rabbid Fluttershy before landing beside a full cover, where she activated her Hero Sight.

Twilight returned to the cover set she was at originally, where she activated her Hero Sight.

2 Hoppers burst from the ground, and one of them activated his Super Shield before he entered a different pipe that lead to the high area in the 3rd section, getting hit by Fluttershy's Hero Sight which destroyed his Super Shield, before stopping beside a partial cover where he attempted to blast the Pegasus, but missed due to her full cover, which was destroyed by the blast. The other one entered the same pipe and got a Team Jump from his friend before landing behind a full cover on the ground, where he blasted Rabbid Rarity before activating his Super Shield.

The Supporter moved to a full cover in his area.

One of the Smashers started making his way towards Twilight, and got hit by her Hero Sight in the process, which got his attention as he charged towards her before stopping to rest. The other one entered the pipe he was already aiming for, and stopped beside the Supporter.

The Supporter moved again by entered a pipe that led to the ground, then entering a different pipe that led to the high area of the 2nd section before stopping beside a partial cover.

Fluttershy entered the pipe that lead down to the ground, and ran to the safe zone, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the rest of their friends rejoined them, but that's when they turned their attention to something very strange at the end of the battlefield: an entrance into some kind of fairground.

"What have we here?" Beep-0 asked as he observed the sign, which was lit up with colorful lights with pictures of tarot cards at the side of it, its entrance resembling the mouth of a Rabbid. It had a picture of a female Rabbid at the top, wielding a crystal ball.

"Let's take a closer look at what's going on here." Twilight said as she started to go through the entrance.

The heroes entered the gate, and they all saw colorful tents all over the place.

"What is this place?" Applejack asked. "Some kinda carnival?"

"BWA BWAAH!" The Rabbids shouted as the spread out to explore the area.

"We don't have time for fun, girls." Beep-0 told everyone as he spotted that the path continued through the carnival. "We'll have to-"

Suddenly, a pink tent with star and moon symbols and candles opened up! Revealing an animatronic Rabbid dressed like a fortune teller, wielding a crystal ball. It was the same one from the sign!

"You're all doomed!" The animatronic Rabbid shouted to the heroes, shocking them very much. "DOOMED!"

"We are?!" Beep-0 and Fluttershy asked at the same time.

"Doomed to inferior fortune-telling and outrageous prices if you see someone besides Madame Bwahstrella." The Rabbid continued.

"Oh." Fluttershy sighed in relief as the Rabbid heroes returned to listen in on what's going on.

"Well, thank you, but I prefer to build my house on the solid foundation of science and reason rather than mindless superstition."

"I don't know about that, Beep-0." Twilight told the robot. "I thought the same thing once about the Pinkie Sense."

"True." Beep-0 agreed. "But my newfound ears don't go nuts every time I sense something's wrong, and the same goes for fortune telling."

"So you DON'T want to know where to find the last relic." Madame Bwahstrella asked, instantly getting everyone's attention.

"One fortune, please!" Beep-0 requested without hesitation.

"O'er the gardens, under the mountains... The item you seek is in the fountain."

"Fountain?" Rarity asked.

"Bwah?" Rabbid Fluttershy asked.

"Can we get a hint as to what this item IS?" Beep-0 asked.

"Yeah, last one we found was a music player." Applejack added.

"Even the light of Bwahstrella's inner eye can't penetrate the darkness in EVERY corner of the unknown." The animatronic Rabbid explained.

"That's a shame." Twilight said in disappointment. "I guess we should-"

"BUT!" Bwahstrella shouted, getting everybody's attention again. "Watch where you step - not ALL is as it seems..."

"Are you talking about the ground?" Beep-0 asked. "Does one of us trip or something?"

"No."

"I think it may have more meaning than that." Rarity explained.

"Bwa Bwah!" Rabbid Twilight agreed.

"Ahem! Well then, I think we've wasted enough valuable time on this sideshow. " Beep-0 told the heroes before turning his attention back to Bwahstrella. "We'll let you get back to separating the slack-jawed yokels from the money they saved to buy pickled apples. GOOD DAY, Madam."

"Thank you for the tip." Fluttershy said to the Rabbid.

"No problem, dearie." Bwahstrella replied as the heroes left the scene, leaving her all by herself. "You're all doomed! DOOMED!"

As the heroes made their way through the carnival, they noted that it was littered with giant cards with Rabbids on them.

"What are these?" Fluttershy asked with curiosity as she looked down at one of the cards, which had a nerdy Rabbid on it, being hung by his pants on a coat hanger.

"One of Madame Bwahstrella's tarot cards." Beep-0 answered. "This one portents famine, death, poverty, sickness, and no dessert after supper."

As the heroes continued down the path, they found another one of Pinkie's giant cupcakes, and ate it, healing them a bit from the previous battle. They soon made their way out of the carnival, with the number of giant cards decreasing as well, but that didn't make them any less interesting to look at.

"Oh! Look at that card, it's in 3D." Fluttershy said as she pointed to one of the last cards in sight.

"That's probably 'cause it's a real Rabbid." Applejack pointed out.

After taking a closer look, the heroes found that Applejack was right. It was indeed a real Rabbid, and he was posing like the character on the giant card.

"Drawing a live Rabbid on your tarot card means chaos, destruction, laughter, and giant toilets are in your future." Beep-0 explained, the heroes looking at him in confusion after hearing that last part.

"Let's... just keep going." Rarity said as she quickly left the scene.

Defeat 8 Enemies - 3 Smashers, 1 Peek-a-Boo

"You know, it's been a while since we upgrading our Skill Trees." Twilight pointed out. "We should do that before we start our next battle."

"Great thinking!" Beep-0 agreed as he opened up the Battle HQ.

Rabbid Twilight used 50 of her Orbs to lower the number of turns it takes for her Bodyguard technique to cooldown.

Rabbid Rarity used 120 of her Runes to increase her area of movement, and movement when she exits a pipe.

"I think we'll save our Orbs for later." Fluttershy proposed, the other Ponies and the other Rabbids agreeing.

"Fair enough." Beep-0 said as he closed the Battle HQ.

"ROAR!!!" A Smasher in the battlefield roared.

"Oh, quit your complaining!" Beep-0 shouted to him. "We're coming!"

The heroes took the places on the battlefield, and Twilight activated her M-Power, increasing the damage dealt by her and the other heroes.

Rabbid Twilight dashed both Smashers, damaging them with her Boom Dash.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, and stomped on one of the Smashers.

Rabbid Rarity dashed both Smasher, then moved to the corner of a full cover near the bottom-left area. She sent a Sentry towards a Peek-a-Boo who was in the high area that mad up the bottom-left area of the battlefield, and it exploded when it got in range of him, triggering a Push Effect that sent him rolling into the Smasher that was also in his area, defeating him and releasing the energy.

Rabbid Twilight hit her Smasher with her Melee, defeating him.

Twilight blasted her Smasher, defeating him.

The remaining Smasher entered a pipe that led back to the ground, and made his way towards Rabbid Rarity before stopping to rest.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the ground near Rabbid Rarity, signaling the 2 new enemies were about to appear.

Rabbid Rarity blasted the Smasher, which got his attention as he began to charge towards her before stopping.

Twilight moved to one of the partial covers in the middle of the battlefield, where she blasted the Smasher, getting his attention as he charged towards her before stopping.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Smasher before stopping in a spot behind Twilight.

Rabbid Twilight dashed the Smasher, damaging him with her Boom Dash, before stopping on a different side of Twilight partial cover, where she blasted the enemy Rabbid, defeating him.

2 Smashers burst from the ground, and they each made their way towards the heroes before stopping.

2 sets of Rabbid ears burst from the 2 high area that made up the upper-left and upper-right corners of the battlefield, signaling that new enemies were going to appear.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Rarity, and stomped one of the Smashers before landed beside Rabbid Twilight.

Rabbid Rarity dashed both Smasher before stopping beside a full cover near the upper corner of the battlefield. She blasted one of the Smashers, getting his attention as he charged towards her before stopping.

Rabbid Twilight dashed both Smasher, accidentally damaging Twilight with her Boom Dash in the process before stopping on a different side of the same partial cover. She used her Magnet Dance to draw the Smasher towards her, where she hit one of them with her Melee, and the force of it damage the other, defeating them both.

Twilight quickly activated her Hero Sight.

Rabbid Rarity activated her Heal, healing herself and Twilight.

A Smasher and a Peek-a-Boo burst from the ground, with the former entering a pipe leading back to the ground, and started charging towards the heroes, while getting hit by Twilight's Hero Sight, getting his attention as her charged towards here before stopping.

The Peek-a-Boo blasted Rabbid Twilight, then teleported to a full cover set in the high area the Smasher was previously at.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the Smasher before stopping beside a full cover. She sent a Sentry towards the Peek-a-Boo, which exploded when it got in range of him, and triggered a Push Effect that sent him rolling off the high area, defeating him.

Twilight got a Team Jump from Rabbid Twilight, and stomped the Smasher before stopping right next to him, where she hit the enemy Rabbid with her Melee, defeating him and ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as the were healed and rewarded 1700 bits and 200 Power Orbs.

The rest of their friends rejoined them, and they all quickly left the battlefield, but that's when they spotted something in the distance that matched the fortune teller's words.

"Hey, is that the fountain Bwahstrella was talkin' about?" Applejack said as she pointed to a fountain that wasn't too far from the battlefield.

"Bwa Bwa!" Rabbid Jack answered, agreeing that it was what they were sent to find.

"There! By the fountain!" Beep-0 shouted as he pointed something that was in front of the fountain. "Is that a ghost? Or a balloon?"

The heroes made their way over to the fountain, and resting on a silver pedestal, was a balloon shaped like a ghost.

"It looks like a Ghost Balloon! It's the missing Relic of Goodness!"

"You've gotta be kiddin' me." Applejack said as she facepalmed. "THIS the second relic?"

"I mean, the gramophone was one thing, but this?" Twilight agreed. "This makes no sense!"

"What really makes no sense is this fountain." Fluttershy pointed out as she looked at it. "What is even happening here?"

The group turned their attention to the fountain, which had a statue of a Rabbid fishing while being wrapped by an eel, while also being tangled in the fishing line.

"I 'dolphinately' need time to mullet this over before I give a 'reel' opinion." Beep-0 joked. "Hee hee!! I have a full terabyte of fish puns."

"Good for you." Rarity told Beep-0. "Now, let's bring that relic back so we can meet our champion."

"Rarity's right, let's bring it back to its pedestal." Beep-0 told the team before turning his attention towards a path that led up a hill, closed off by a small gate. "I see a shortcut down there, past the fountain!"

Still in disbelief that the balloon was a magical artifact, Twilight picked it up off of the pedestal, causing the gate ahead to open for them. "I really hope this is the right one."

The heroes started to go up the hill, the rain stopping as they did, with the final Relic of Goodness in their possession.

Author's Note

The heroes meet an animatronic, fortune-telling Rabbid named Madame Bwahstrella, who tells them where they will find the 2nd Relic of Goodness. When they find it, it is something that they would've never expected: a ghost balloon! Now that both Relics have been found, will they be enough to open the Moon Gate leading to Tom Phan?
I've also been replaying the main game in preparation for Sparks of Hope! Only 9 days remain.

When Worlds Collide

Our story begins in the basement laboratory of a brilliant scientist in the human world. She is a huge MLP fan as she has collectibles all throughout the room: Pinkie Pie balloons, a Princess Luna pillow, even an Applejack hat. She is humming the MLP theme song while she is working on her latest invention: the SupaMerge, a pair of VR googles that have the power to fuse objects together. She is finished working putting it back together as she put the invention on.

"Alright, Beep-0 - that oughta fix the overheating problem" She told someone. Suddenly, a small, Roomba-like robot appears in front of her and agrees with her.

"Can you believe it's been 3 months since Tech magazine put me-" she began to ask as Beep-0 began beeping at her. "Okay - 'us' on the cover?"

Beep-0 nodded in agreement.

She began to read what was in the magazine. "The SupaMerge takes item A and item B and combines them to make item C." She groaned in disappointment. "If only it were that easy... The article says nothing about dark matter, space-time manipulation, practical applications - NOTHING. I mean the Supamerge could solve the ENERGY CRISIS, Beep-0! Watch!" She cracked her knuckles and began to focus on a desk lamp and a pot of flowers.

Soon a blast of energy shot of the SupaMerge and merged the lamp and flowers together! Soon after the SupaMerge began beeping red from overheating.

"Not again!" she groaned in disappointment as Beep-0 noticed the machine as well. "Sorry, Beep-0. Let's take a break and come back at this overheating thing fresh, okay?" She suggested as she took the googles off, placed them on her desk, and began to leave the room.

Beep-0 began to follow, then he turned and looked back at the machine for a second, and disappeared.

Suddenly, a washing machine appeared in the basement! It opened and a Rabbid poked his head out to take a look around. Then countless Rabbids started spilling out of the washing machine and started to explore the room. One Rabbid noticed the SupaMerge and put it on.

Soon Beep-0 appeared and noticed what was going on. Rabbids were playing with the MLP toys and collectibles, one was playing with a vacuum cleaner, one was in the bathroom, one was inflated by the fire extinguisher and was sent flying, ramming into another one swinging on the light.

The Rabbid wearing the SupaMerge saw one of his friends wearing a Rarity wig and had the scientist's cell phone, and the machine began to focus on her. Soon the Rabbid shot a blast of energy at her and she got merged to the wig, becoming Rabbid Rarity, with Rarity's hair and a white shirt with her cutie mark.

The SupaMerge Rabbid laughed and looked at another Rabbid playing with a balloon. the googles focused on that Rabbid and fused him with that balloon. The SupaMerge Rabbid was having so much fun with the machine as he kept blasting the other Rabbids fusing them to the MLP collectibles, making the overheating problem worse.

Beep-0 tried to tell him to stop, but the Rabbid didn't listen.

The Rabbid ended up blasting the washing machine and it's numbers started spinning fast, and that's when he stopped. The washing machine stopped spinning as the Rabbid inside took notice, then it started to spin in the opposite direction, sucking up all the Rabbids, Beep-0 and the MLP collectibles! The SupaMerge Rabbid tried to pull himself out of the washing machine but a poster of the Mane 6 hit him in face and he got pulled inside the washing machine. The numbers on the washing machine showed images of Twilight's, Rainbow's, and Fluttershy's cutie marks as it finally teleported out of the basement.

Equestria

Meanwhile, in Ponyville, in front of the Castle of Friendship, Princesses Celestia and Luna, the Mane 6, and all of Ponyville gathered for an important ceremony.

"It's SO hard to believe that this is happening!" Rainbow Dash told her friends in excitement.

"I know, we've saved Equestria so many times, and now we're gettin' somethin' like this? It is hard to believe!" Applejack told Rainbow.

"This is gonna be the bestest day EVER!!!" Pinkie Pie announced to everyone there.

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves, Pinkie." Twilight said as Pinkie calmed down. "This is one of the greatest things to ever happen to us, but let's at least act civilized about it."

"I think Twilight's right. The thought of something like this happening to me is very overwhelming." Fluttershy explained the her friends.

"Fluttershy, darling. I assure you that everything will be fine." Rarity comforted Fluttershy.

"Rarity is right." Princess Luna said as she appeared before the Mane 6. "You all have earned this to show that we all appreciate everything you have done for Equestria."

The Mane 6 got into their positions as Princess Celestia was about to make her announcement.

"Citizens of Ponyville. Today we honor these brave ponies by presenting them this statue to show our gratitude for protecting our land and for showing everyone that friendship can overcome hatred." Celestia finished her speech as she used her magic to remove a huge tarp, presenting a statue of the Mane 6 to everypony who is there.

Everypony in Ponyville cheered as the Mane 6 were amazed that they have their own statue.

Twilight was admiring it, but that when she noticed something strange. A giant, blue vortex opened over her castle, directing everypony's attention to it instead of the statue. The vortex began to suck up everypony there.

The ground cracked as Twilight jumped in to save Fluttershy as she was being pulled into the vortex. Celestia and Luna tried to stop the vortex, but it was too powerful as they were sucked in too. One by one the Mane 6 were sucked into the vortex as they each made an attempt to save one another. The vortex's power broke apart the statue and its fragments were sucked into it as well. Twilight hopped from rock to rock inside the vortex to try and save Fluttershy, but she couldn't make it in time as the vortex pulled her away from her hoof, and Twilight was flying through it as well.

Ancient Gardens

Beep-0 falls through the vortex and he ends up high in the sky over Equestria. He sees that everything that was in the basement is suddenly really huge now. He suddenly sprouts two rabbit ears and an outline in the shape of 2 rabbit teeth as a Rabbid on a toilet falls past him, watching him.

"Why do I have... EARS!?" Beep-0 said in surprise.

The SupaMerge Rabbid ends up falling into Beep-0 as electricity from the Supamerge begins to shock him.

"Well, I Hope you're HAPPY!" Beep-0 told the Rabbid.

Soon, the Rabbid ends up being covered in pixels and SupaMerge energy as the googles merge to his face! He tries to pull the googles off, but he is unsuccessful. He looks at Beep-0 and smiles.

3 Rabbids riding, what appear to be giant make-up brushes each with different colors, suddenly zoom past Beep-0 and one of them accidently hits the SupaMerge Rabbid and picks him up. He complains to the SupaMerge Rabbid, but that's when he sees something is up with him.

The SupaMerge Rabbid looks like he is in pain and he shoots a blast of energy at the other Rabbid.

The Rabbid is then fused to the make-up brush, giving him a mohawk, purple markings on his body, and a rope that wraps around his shoulder. He then pulls out a laser gun, shoots it a couple time, and backflips into Equestria.

The SupaMerge Rabbid is still in pain and blasting energy at his friends. Beep-0 appears and tries to get him to stop, but the Rabbid isn't able to stop and he blasts out of the scene.

Beep-0 is worried about the Rabbid, but that's when he sees the washing machine. It is gigantic now and there was 1 Rabbid inside it, and it looked like he was having a blast. The washing machine was going to ram into Beep-0 and he prepared himself for the impact.

Something purple flies by and save him from being hit as the washing machine falls into Equestria.

Everything began to land on the ground as Twilight brought Beep-0 down safely.

"Thank you for saving me." Beep-0 told her.

"Anytime." Twilight told him.

That's when Rabbid Rarity landed in a bush behind them. She freed herself, fixed her hair, tried to catch another Rabbid that was falling. She missed her and she landed face-first in front of Twilight and Beep-0

This Rabbid had Fluttershy's hair and a yellow shirt with her cutie mark. She pulled her face out of the ground and everyone saw the 3 Rabbids from earlier, all merged with their make-up brushes, gluing parasprites to rocks, trees and the ground. They have become Ziggies!

2 of the Rabbids glued 2 of the parasprites together by their feet and throw them at the group.

Rabbid Rarity thought it was pretty cute, but then she turned her attention to the enemy Rabbids. She, along with Twilight, heroically took a step closer to the Rabbids, while Rabbid Fluttershy looked a little uneasy about, but joined nonetheless.

The 3 enemy Rabbids noticed them and began to retreat.

Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy waved good-bye to the parasprites as they started to leave by bouncing across the ground while Twilight and Beep-0 talked.

"What's up with all the strange-looking bunnies?" Twilight asked Beep-0.

"They're called Rabbids, they aren't very bright and they seem driven to cause chaos and mayhem - more so than usual, even." Beep-0 explained.
"I'm Beep-0.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle."

"I know! It is an honor to meet you face-to-face!"

"Glad to make your acquaintance! So why do you say these Rabbids are causing more trouble than normal?"

"Well, unlike our 2 friends here they seem to have been... corrupted by that Rabbid wearing the SupaMerge headset."

"The what?" Twilight asked.

"The SupaMerge headset. It is a machine made by my scientist partner that has the power to fuse different objects together. Could it be that it had been CORRUPTED on its way into this world? If so... we're all in terrible danger! Twilight! We MUST find that poor Rabbid fused to the headset! He is the key! Save him - we might just save this world.

"Sounds like a plan! But we'll have to find my friends, they'll be able to help us!" twilight agreed.

"I'm guessing that vortex spread them all throughout Equestria, we'll find them soon enough." Beep-0 assured her.

"Why are these Rabbids dressed like Rarity and Fluttershy, anyway?"

"They have a thing for cosplay." Beep-0 explained.

"Oh."

"I think these 2 can help us, they seem to want to." Beep-0 said as he and Twilight noticed that Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy were doing karate poses.

"They won't be a problem?" Twilight asked Beep-0.

"They seem pretty reliable." Beep-0 told her.

"Ok. I'm gonna introduce myself." Twilight told him as she walked to the 2 Rabbids. "I am Twilight Sparkle and I'm happy to meet you." She held out her hoof.

Rabbid Fluttershy approached her, shook her hoof said, "Bwah, Bwa Bwa Bwah."

Rabbid Rarity did the same.

"What'd they say?" Twilight asked Beep-0.

"That's their language. All they pretty much say is 'Bwah'." Beep-0 told her.

"Ok, then. Well How about we call them Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy?" Twilight suggested.

"I'm glad I wasn't the only one considering that!" Beep-0 stated. "Well, let's begin our journey, team!"

"Hooray!" Twilight cheered.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Fluttershy and Rabbid Rarity cheered.

The group then began to make their way through the grassy area that they're in, beginning their journey through the messed-up Equestria.

Author's Note

Welcome to the MLP-version of the hit game Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle!
Each chapter will represent a different level of the game, and each Mane 6 member will have their own Rabbid counterpart, which will have their mane-style and a shirt with their cutie mark. I look forward to showing you all a story based on my favorite Switch game!

Ancient Gardens 1: Unlikely Heroes

Ancient Gardens - Parasprite Grove

Twilight and her new friends: Beep-0, Rabbid Rarity, and Rabbid Fluttershy begin their journey through a place where the Rabbids' arrival has severely altered the landscape, and it was particularly littered with giant versions of items that were previously in the basement. They make their way to an area with black flags that had a Rabbid-like skull symbol on them, and Twilight is nearly hit by an incoming blast!

"Take cover!" she yelled to the others as she ducked behind a huge rock. She saw Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy duck behind the one next to hers. She peeks around the rock and sees an enemy Rabbid repeatedly shoot at the group. She also sees Beep-0 trying to dodge the blasts.

"Help- Me- I- Can't- Get clear!" Beep-0 cried as he kept jumping to avoid the incoming blasts. Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy watch him and start doing a hoedown dance. They laugh as Beep-0 finally gets to safety.

"Thank you, SO much!" Beep-0 said sarcastically to Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy. That's when he gave off a short beep.

"Oh, what is it now? Uh, I've just received a message!" Beep-0 states as he reads the message to everyone: "Dearest Beep-0, whose bravery, intelligence, and compassion stand as a beacon of hope for all of us. If my timing is correct, you are in dire need of help."

"Yeah, we could use some help right about now!" Twilight stated as the enemy Rabbid kept firing blasts at them.

"Please open the attachments to this message - their receipt is most auspicious, I assure you. Signed, Your Biggest Fan." Beep-0 finished the message and opened the attachments.

This produced 3 weapons: 2 Blasters each for Twilight and Rabbid Rarity, and 1 Bworb for Rabbid Fluttershy. Everyone was amazed by their gifts.

Twilight reached over to her new Blaster, but stopped when she noticed that Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy playing and posing with their new weapons. She grabbed it and it hooked around her hoof, giving her a new power.

"Wow! When the email said 'attachments' I thought it was talking about cat videos or something!" Beep-0 stated. "SO! Are you guys ready to fight back?"

"Yeah!" Twilight shouted.

"Bwa-Bwaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Fluttershy shouted. The heroes then took their positions on the battlefield.

Learn The Basics - 2 Ziggies

"Careful now - my sensors detect 2 enemies on the battlefield!" Beep-0 explained to the heroes. "One is hiding behind partial cover, so your chance to hit it is 50%. The other one is out in the open, giving you a 100% chance to hit it. so be aware of that."

Twilight wasn't sure she needed the blaster because she was able to use magic, but giving how things are at the moment, she decided to use her new weapon. She took aim at the enemy Rabbid that was out in the open a fired a blast of energy at him. The Rabbid was defeated and the SupaMerge energy was released from it.

"Wow! This thing is pretty cool!" Twilight said looking at the blaster.

Rabbid Rarity tried to shoot at the eney Rabbid behind the partial cover, but she ended up missing and it hit the cover. She threw her weapon down and crossed her arms, giving a disappointed "Bwaaah…"

Rabbid Fluttershy decided to give it a shot, so she used her weapon to blast the enemy Rabbid. She hit the Rabbid and it was defeated, releasing the SupaMerge energy.

Rabbid Rarity saw this and started arguing with Rabbid Fluttershy.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Twilight rushed in and stopped the argument. "She defeated the Rabbid. That's all that matters."

Rabbid Rarity apologized and the group began to leave the battlefield.

Twilight noticed that the flags were different. "Hey, weren't those flags black before?" she asked pointing out that the flags were now blue with a symbol that looked like the Castle of Friendship.

Everyone else saw this, but they didn't have time to say anything because they walked into another area with black flags, and another battle started.

Learn The Basics - 2 Ziggies

This area had 2 enemy Rabbids, they are stronger and are behind huge blocks.

"Those cowards! Now they're all behind full cover! We have a 0% chance of hitting them from here - we'll only hit their cover." Beep-0 stated.

Ignoring Beep-0, Rabbid Rarity tried to shoot one of the Ziggies behind the covers, but like he said, her blast only hit the cover. The Ziggies laughed at her failure.

"Don't worry, Rabbid Rarity!" Beep-0 said to her. "We'll just need to flank them! Move around to position yourselves for a shot with a 100% chance of hitting!"

Twilight moved to one side of the Ziggy's and fired at him, but he wasn't defeated.

Rabbid Fluttershy moved to the other side of the same cover and defeated the Ziggy, releasing the SupaMerge energy.

Rabbid Rarity attempted to make an attack of her own, but since she already wasted a shot, this gave time for the remaining Ziggy to attack. It shot her and ducked behind another block.

Now it was the heroes turn to attack again, and Rabbid Rarity used it to run up to the new cover and shoot the Ziggy and Twilight did the same, defeating it and releasing the energy.

As the group celebrated their 2nd victory, Rabbid Rarity was healed and they were rewarded 400 bits.

Twilight wondered where the money came from, but at this point it didn't really matter. She also saw that the flags turned blue again. "So the black flags mean that a battle is about to happen, and the blue flags mean that we've won that battle. Interesting." She explained to the group.

"We better get a move on." Beep-0 told everyone as they left the battlefield. As they left, they all saw a huge tower made out of giant building blocks.

"I recognize those blocks from the basement." Beep-0 explained. "I hope they're more structurally sound after the SupaMerge, but I doubt it."

"The bigger something is, the more heavier it is. I think it's fine." Twilight assured Beep-0.

The group kept moving down the path and they saw the giant, blue vortex. Rabbid Rarity got out her phone and started to take selfies.

"There! In the sky - see that?" Beep-0 shouted.

"That's the same vortex that sucked up my friends!" Twilight yelled.

"It began the moment the Rabbids teleported into Equestria. Hmm... the energy we've seen floating upwards after we defeat an enemy - I wonder... All the more reason to catch the Rabbid with the SupaMerge headset! He's the key to stopping this, I'm sure of it!" Beep-0 concluded.

"Let's get a move on then!" Twilight announced to everyone.

Rabbid Fluttershy and Rabbid Rarity agreed, and the team continued their journey.

Author's Note

The team got their weapons and they had their first 2 battles! I'm going to try to keep the battles as interesting as possible. I'm not going to do any of the outside puzzles that are in the game because that'd take too long to do. Everyone is going to upgrade their weapons every once in while, but that won't happen for a few chapters.

Applejack Adventure - Apple Lagoon 3: Revenge of Rabbid Jack

Rabbid Jack watched as a bunch of Tropical Ziggies were gathering apples for her, but that's when she smelled something strange. She turned around and saw Applejack and her friends enter the scene. She gasped when she saw Rabbid Rarity, having flashbacks of when she pushed the little block that made her fall off the Block Tower back in Equestria. She roared, leaped into the air, and punched Rabbid Rarity into the ground before she even had time to react!

Time slowed as Applejack and Rabbid Granny jumped in surprise that their friend has been smashed into a Rabbid pancake!

Rabbid Jack pulled her hand out from the ground and adjusted her hat before glancing back at the hole she made, the top of Rabbid Rarity's head still sticking out of it.

Applejack, Beep-0, and Rabbid Granny gasped when they saw this and glared angrily at Rabbid Jack, who raised her arm and signaled not only the Ziggies, but Tropical Smashers that wore wooden tiki masks with red feathers and gold necklaces with ancient pillars as weapons, to stand before her.

"Bwah bwa bwa-bwah bwah Bwaah!" Rabbid Granny angrily complained to Rabbid Jack.

"Yeah! Who do ya think ya are smashing our friend into the ground like that?!" Applejack joined in.

Rabbid Jack growled at them and walked away, leaving her minions to deal with the heroes.

Suddenly, Rabbid Rarity burst out of the ground, covered in dirt, and was very angry.

The heroes watched as she walked a few steps towards the enemies, adjusted her hair, and was ready to fight them.

Defeat All - 3 Ziggies, 2 Smashers

"Now, now - don't blow your top Rabbid Rarity! Rabbid Jack will get what she has coming!" Beep-0 assured her, that's when he noticed orange arrows with Applejack's emblem up in 5 high areas. "GASP! Applejack! Check those fascinating surface formations!"

"Yeah. What about'em?" She asked him.

"By hopping on them, you'll be able to leaped forward at even greater distances! There are lots of them on the battlefield. Leap across multiple gaps to increase your movement range!"

"I will!"

Applejack bucked Rabbid Granny acoss the battlefield, who shot down a Freeze blast on the 2 Smashers, blocking their ability to use any technique. She then jumped up into the high area on the left side and ran across 3 of the arrows, jumping across the 3 high areas and joined Rabbid Granny. She took out a banjo and started playing some music, with the 2 Smashers and 1 Ziggy dancing towards her. It was her Magnet Groove technique! She then used her secondary attack, the Buck Slam, and slammed her back legs into the ground 6 times that dealt a ton of damage and sent the enemies flying with a Bounce effect, defeating the Ziggy and attracting the Smashers.

Rabbid Granny dashed one of the Smashers, got a Team Jump from Applejack, and shot a Freeze blast down on the second one, defeating him. She then finished off the remaining Smasher by blasting him. She activated her Stink Eye.

Rabbid Rarity hid behind a full cover, and sent a Sentry to go after one of the Ziggies.

The Ziggies got down from their high areas and made a break for separate covers, with one being blasted by Rabbid Granny's Stink Eye. They blasted Applejack and activated their Villain Sights.

The Sentry made its way to one of the Ziggies and got shot by his Villain Sight. When it got close to the Ziggy, it exploded, damaging him.

While getting hit by the 2nd Ziggy's Villain Sight, Applejack bucked Rabbid Granny to the 1st Ziggy and she defeated him with a Freeze blast.

Rabbid Rarity dashed the remaining Ziggy, hid on the other side of his cover, and blasted him.

Rabbid Granny got a Team Jump from Applejack and landed in range of the Ziggy. She blasted and defeated him, ending the battle.

The heroes cheered as they were healed and rewarded 950 apples and 3 Runes.

Rabbid Rarity finally noticed the dirt covering her and was grossed out by it.

"Ha! Just like the real one!" Applejack joked.

Rabbid Rarity then spun around really fast like a tornado and cleared the dirt off herself.

"Okay, maybe not that part. That's more like Pinkie."

"Agreed." Beep-0 told Applejack before turning to Rabbid Granny. "You know, when you said you wanted to 'show us something' you could have been a LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC! Rabbid Jack! Of all the--! Sigh..."

"Hold up! That's supposed to be a Rabbid version of me?!" Applejack asked in disbelief.

"Yes. We battled her back in Equestria, we theorized that she was corrupted by the Megabug, that's why she's big and has an attitude problem."

"But why'd she smash Rabbid Rarity into the ground like that?"

"She's the one who defeated her by sending her off a giant Block Tower."

"Bwa Bwah." Rabbid Rarity agreed as she posed heroically.

"But how did she even GET here? And she looks so STRONG. She must've been working out."

Rabbid Granny began to explain what happened:

The main body of the Washing Machine landed in front of a Rabbid temple and it spilled out water charged with Megabug energy into an empty pool.

The Rabbids that were sucked into the Washing Machine back at the Castle of Friendship became the new Tropical enemies and jumped out of the newly made Megabug Pool.

One of the Tropical Ziggies noticed an apple and went to pick it up, but that was when something big burst out of the Megabug Pool!

Rabbid Jack landed in the middle of the area and roared, with all the Ziggies watching her. She then spotted the Ziggy with the apple. He tried to toss it to her, but instead it hit her in the face and landed in the Pool. He nervously looked up at her and ran away screaming when she roared in anger. She reached into the Pool to get the apple, which was now contaminated with Megabug energy and had pixels moving along side it. Not seeing the problem, Rabbid Jack ate the apple and was shocked when she got a sudden burst of power! She roared and punched a wall, destroying it with ease. She saw more apples littered on the ground and came up with a new plan. She turned to the Ziggies and ordered them to gather all the apples they could find.

Rabbid Granny finished the story and everyone was shocked.

"Woah! So the main body of the Washing Machine is right in the core of the hideout of Rabbid Jack?!" Beep-0 asked Rabbid Granny.

She nodded and pointed her cane at a nearby gate.

"... and it's guarded by an army somewhere beyond that giant gate that needs 2 keys to open. WONDERFUL."

"Well, at least we know where she is and what she's up to." Applejack told Beep-0.

"Nonetheless, those keys are scatter far and wide - safeguarded by wicked brutes. Typical. We need to find those keys if we want to stop Rabbid Jack and get back to Equestria!"

"Let's find'em then!" Applejack shouted to the others.

"Bwa-Bwaaah!" Rabbid Rarity and Rabbid Granny cheered.

The team exited the battlefield and went down the path that went past the gate.

Author's Note

To celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the release of the DK DLC, I posted this new chapter today! Applejack and Rabbid Jack finally meet, but the latter didn't give a good first impression. To find her, Applejack and her friends need to find 2 keys that unlock the path leading to her hideout at the Rabbid Temple.