My Brave Pony Starfleet Magic: Season 3

Chapters

Episode 2: Magic Duel
Episode 3: Sapphire and Hearth's Warming Freeze
Episode 4: True Love Found
Episode 5: Grand Galloping Disaster
Episode 6; Legend of New Everfree Cave
Episode 7: Sapphire's Destiny
Episode 8: Music in You
Episode 9: Kirin and HIppogriff Tale
Episode 10: Legend of New Everfree Forest
Episode 11: Part 1: Final Battle
Episode 12 Final Part: Ultimate Battle and Royal Rank
Episode 1: Old Enemy Returns

Episode 2: Magic Duel

Sapphire, Snowflake and her pokemon were walking through New Ponyville just admiring the view. Lightning and the team have been training harder than ever to boost up their strengths. Sapphire has been doing the same. By learning a variety of spells from teleportation, to transfiguration, to shields, she’s been learning to them all. The ponies knew this was good, having variety of spells at her disposal, but they also told her to keep up with her training. Rhymey, Spike and the girls helped her with her sword work while Lightning and their majesties helped her with her shapeshifting.

But for now, she was just enjoying the view. That’s when she noticed a lot of ponies gathered in the middle of town. “Wonder what’s going on?” Warming over, she saw a stage with a unicorn on it. She was bright red with a yellow mane and tail. Also, wearing a magicians hat and cape. By her side was another Deadly Nadder but this one was purple with yellow shading on it's wings.

She was performing tricks with her magic while her dragon created sparking shapes with it's magnesium blast. Sapphire, Snowflake and the pokemon walked into the crowd and found the girls along with Lightning and friends including Mykan. While Spike and Krysta were interested in her act, the ponies were giving her annoyed looks. Sapphire leaned over to Spike and Mykan. “What’s the deal with them?”

“It’s that unicorn and her dragon. Her name is Star Sizzle and her dragons' name is Vemon, she claims to be they are the most powerful duo ever.” Spike explained. Krysta finished “Lightning and the gang don’t like her bragging.”

“Hmm.” Sapphire replied.

Star went on about how she and her dragons defeated a hydra and manticore once. Of course most ponies automatically believed her except for Lightning and his friends. Then she went on about how there was no creature how could possibly beat her in magic. Spike yelled at her “OH YEAH? WELL SAPPHIRE AND HER DRAGONS CAN BEAT-“ Sapphire quickly covers his mouth hoping Star didn’t hear that.

Unfortunately, she did.

“So the little human thinks she and her dragons can beat me in a magic duel, do you?” Star challenged as she leaped off stage and approached her. “I-I didn’t say-“ Sapphire stammered but was cut off by Star. “Well... if you think you’re so powerful then we’ll have a showdown.” Sapphire tried to decline, but her friends cut her off.

“Bring it on, you little bragger!” Rainbow exclaimed. “Sapphire and her dragons will beat you anytime, anywhere.”

“Sapphire will take your battle call,
And we’ll watch her make you fall!” Rheymey added.

“Darn tootin’” Applejack added. “They’ll beat in two shakes of a bunny tail. They beat King Sombra on the first try.” The girls nodded in agreement. The crowd gasped in awe. Star scoffed. “Fine then... I challenge you, Sapphire and your creatures, to a magic duel at high noon. Winner is dubbed the most powerful creature.”

“And the loser?” Rarity asked.

“Give up their dragons and is banished from New a Ponyville FOREVER!” Everybody gasped in horror. Star walked off leaving Sapphire frozen in fear. Lightning waved his hand in front of her face. “Sapphire, you okay?”

“... what did I get myself into to?”

Meanwhile, up in his spaceship high above United Equestira, Sombra watched everything on the monitors. “Hahaha. A magic duel huh, we’ll I think I’ll add one more contestant. MINIONS!” At his cry, his minions cane into the throne room.

“You called, master?” Frost asked.

“Yes, I want you three to enter a magic duel.” The minions were confused. “Umm.. your majesty what good will a magic duel do for us?”

“Idiots! This will give you a chance to destroy my enemies and learn about a certain human girl.” The minions liked the sound of destroying the ponies. “Be warmed the human girl is more powerful than she looks so be cautious.”

The minions nodded. “We’ll destroy those pests easy!” Breaker exclaimed. “You better you else things will end up very badly... for you.” Sombra warned and he shocked the minions with lightning to empathize his point. “Yes, your majesty.” The minions responded. Sombra laughed with glee.

Back in New Ponyville, Sapphire was at Lightning and Starla’s place along with their friends. “I can’t enter the magic duel!” She cried.

“Why not? You’ll be fine.” Rainbow replied. Sapphire shook her head. “But I don’t want to battle her. Or lose Snowflake and my pokemon.”

"You won't lose them." Rainbow reassured.

"You don't know that!" Sapphire cried. Rainbow was taken aback by her sudden yelling. "... Sorry. I was don't-"

Lightning came up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I know Sapphire, you don't want to lose your friends or battle, but we kinda forced you to do it anyway." The team felt bad for putting all this pressure on Sapphire.

"Yeah, we were so caught up in wanting to beat Star that we didn't see how pressured it made you feel." Starla added, feeling ashamed.

"We're so super sorry." Pinkie added.

"It's alright you guys. I have no choice now. Guess I'd better get this over with." Sapphire said. "Come on girls." Snowflake and the pokemon followed their friend out the door, leaving the ponies feeling guilty about their actions.

Sapphire and Star were in the middle of town with their dragons. A crowd of ponies surrounded them, including Lightning and his friends. “Alright, shall we begin?” Star asked. Sapphire nodded.

Star began by using her magic a create a ball of light she launched it up and her dragons blasted it with it's fire attack. The ball exploded and caused sparkles to appear spelling her name in the sky.

Sapphire concentrated and blasted four clouds the sky which glowed yellow and grew and turned into four, howling wolves. Snowflake fired her plasma blast that made the clouds glow in neon colors. The crowd was in awe.

“Alright Sapphire!” Mykan called.

“Keep it up!” Pinkie added.

Star was not amused.

Next, she then made herself and her dragons invisible and reappear in front of Sapphire. "Beat that, punk." she challenged. Sapphire used her magic and blasted six flower pots turning them into six, flower printed cats. The cats, Snowflake and Noctowl all leaped into the air and blasted a pulse of energy out of their mouths. They combined and exploded into many flower shaped sparkles in the sky."Cool!" Lightning exclaimed.

Now Star and her was getting angry, any trick she tried was outclassed by Sapphire and her creatures' skills. Sapphire changed into Snowflake and flew up into the air. Using her plasma blast she struck the clouds, making them flash the same color as her attack. Noctowl and Snowflake flew up and together. Snowflake unleashed her plasma blast while Noctowl used Air Slash, the two attacks combined made and sparkling disc in the air. “Incredible!” Lightning cried. The crowd went wild. Sapphire, Snowflake and Noctowl landed on the ground. Sapphire glowed and changed back into her human self. Star and Vemon, on the other hand, had enough! “That’s it! You think you can beat me?! Well, I’ll show you magic!” Star fired a beam of fire magic from her horn.

“Sapphire!” Mykan cried.

“Look out!” Lightning and Starla cried in unison. Before it could hit her, Lycanroc leaped in front of her and attacked with Rock Throw, making a small explosion.

She sent multiple blasts at Sapphire but her Noctowl used Protect and deflected every single one. Snowflake and Ampharos fired their at her but she and her dragons dodged it. “Hey, no one attacks the Princess like that!” a pony cried from the crowd. The others ponies shared his feeling and began booing Star. “Who asked you?” she snarled. “I’ll show you all WHAT REALLY MAGIC IS!” Star prepared to charge Sapphire again.

Suddenly...

Three blasts came between the two causing a large explosion sending Star flying back. The crowd screamed in fear. “What was that?” Lightning asked. That’s when Sombra's minions appeared. “Surprise.” Frost said.

“Why are you here? What do you want?” Lightning asked.

“We’re here to enter this silly competition and win.” The three turned towards Sapphire, who was still protected by Noctowl's barrier, pokemon and dragons. Sapphire didn’t like the look of those three. The ponies dashed and came between the minions and their friend. “You three are not laying a hand on her!” Buddy yelled. The minions readied their magic. “Try us.” Frost challenged. The minions touched horns and combined their magic. They send a large blast at the ground, sending the team flying in different directions. “Guys!”

Sapphire lowered the shield, “Nobody messes with my friends!” and fired at the minions who blocked it. “Hahaha, you really think you can beat us like that?” Breaker taunted. Sapphire frowned, “You haven’t seen anything yet.” and in a flash, changed into a Zippleback dragons.

The minions smirked, thinking she would be an easy opponent. Sapphire roared at them. Sapphire charged the minions but they flew up and out of her range. “You can’t catch us!” Breaker taunted. Sapphire exhaled green, flammable smoke from one head and the other head ignited it, but the minions dodged that attack as well. Sapphire noticed the shields around the buildings and got an idea. She landed on the ground and changed back into herself. Leaping onto the shield and into the sky, in mid-air, she changed into a Light Fury and fired her plasma blast. Frost didn’t notice her in time to avoid getting struck by the attack. Sapphire landed on another shield and did them same thing to Flame. Sapphire roared at them. “You are so pathetic!” Flame insulted.

Sapphire growled and lunged at the minions she changed back into herself. "Lycanroc!" Lycanroc growled and leaped in front of her. Flame charged Lycanroc, "Use Accelarock!" Lycanroc glowed and rushed at Flame, knocking her back. Frost gasped and growled at Lycanroc. She launched small hail stones at Lycanroc, "Use Rock Throw!" Lycanroc howled and launched rocks countering the hail stones.

Flame got up again and fired a large fiery beam at Lycanroc while Frost launched large snow balls at her. "Jump!" Lycanroc leaped onto the ice stones and high into the air, shocking everyone. "Alright Lycanroc, Use Rock Slide!" Lycanroc howled and large rocks appeared around her and she launched them at the two demoncorns, striking them hard. They both crashed to the ground and Lycanroc landed on her feet. "Incredible!" Lightning exclaimed.

"That's one powerful wolf." Artie added.

The two demoncorns got up and Breaker joined them. "Alright, time to end this."

"I was about to say the same thing." Sapphire smirked. She took out a Z crystal that had a picture of Lyncanroc on it.

"Alright Lycanroc!" Sapphire exclaimed. Lycanroc howled loudly as Sapphire did some poses and the Z moves energy went into Lycanroc. "Use SPLINTERED STORMSHARDS!" Lycanroc howled and leaped into the air surrounded by rock shards. Sapphire placed her hands together and Lycanroc dove towards the minions and the rocks hit them hard, knocking them down and out!.

(Like this. Skip to 2:50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IesTcRaP4Lk

"They did it!" a pony cried. Everyone cheered loudly as the three minions staggered to their feet.

Then, she heard some clapping from behind her. “Huh?” Turning around, she saw ponies coming out of their houses flapping their hands... for her. Even her friends were doing it. “That was amazing, Sapphire!” Spike exclaimed.

“Heavens to bestie, we knew you and your pokemon had ability, but not that much.” Applejack added. Sapphire lightly blushed at the comments. The minions growled at her and declared, “You may have bested me this time, Sapphire but I will have my revenge!” Then they disappeared. "And that goes for me too, Sapphire." Star added. The crowd rolled their eyes at her. Sapphire lit her horn and she teleported Star and her stage away. “Good riddance.” Pinkie called happily.

The crowd laughed. “It appears her pokemon as stronger than meets the eye.” a voice said. Everybody turned and saw their majesties fluttering down to the ground. Everybody bowed to them and Grand Ruler approached Sapphire. “What are you two doing here?” Rainbow asked.

“We saw the whole battle thing from the palace. You and Lycanroc were very brave taking on Sombra’s minions alone.” Celestia added. Her husband agreed, “Very well done, Sapphire. Using Lycanroc's known skills to your advantage and your Z-Move was very impressive.”

Sapphire smiled, “Just using what I've learned.” Spike came up to her with a smirk on his face. “Soooo. Ready to admit that you and your dragons are the most powerful in United Equestria?”

“Well... just at a standard. I can’t compete with their majesties in magic.” Sapphire replied. Everybody shared a chuckle.

Meanwhile, Sombra was looking at the footage via Frost’s magic. “Hmmm... I see this girl and her creatures are stronger than I thought they were.” He looked at his minions. “Well done, my minions. With this information we can plan our next attack, conquer United Equestria and destroy those ponies for good.” The minions smiled evilly and they laughed along with their master.

“With that girl under my control, destroying United Equestria will be a breeze.” Sombra laughed maliciously and the minions laughed along.

Episode 3: Sapphire and Hearth's Warming Freeze

It was night time in United Equestria and all of the ponies were sleeping. Princess Luna watched over the night. The ponies were at the palace getting greasy to go home after a meeting. They were all very excited. They had a good reason to be.

Tomorrow would be Hearth's Warming Eve!

A holiday where ponies come together and spend time with friends and family to celebrate the holidays.

The ponies were walking down the hall getting ready to go home for some much needed rest. Pinkie was bouncing with excitement. “I can’t wait for Hearth’s Warming Eve!”

“Me either.” Applejack added.

“Our mama and Papa are coming.” Dyno said.

“Si, I can’t wait!” Myte added.

As they were talking about what they were going to do for the holidays, they saw Sapphire walking towards them, but she had a really sad look on her face.

“Hi Sapphire, ready to celebrate your first Hearth’s Warming Eve in New Ponyville?” Lightning asked. Sapphire gave them a fake smile. “Y-Yeah totally ready, hehehe.” She quickly walked away.

“That was weird.” Spike commented.

“Yeah. But it’s probably nothing.” Rainbow said. Everybody except Lightning agreed. “Something’s wrong with Sapphire. But what?”

He decided to let it go for the night and they all head home to get some sleep.

At Mykan’s house, Mykan was fast asleep on the couch. While up in his room, Sapphire was in her pajamas staring out the window and the moonlight. Now she was even more sad but she didn’t want her friends to notice. She closed her eyes and sang to herself.

Hush little one
And close your eyes
Dream of two hearts side by side
The moon and stars will be your guide tonight

Hush little one
And say goodnight
Two stars shine as one tonight
So make a wish and close your eyes
And may your wish come true
Tonight
Hush little one goodnight

She turned, climbed into bed and she fell asleep unaware that Princess Luna was in the area and she heard everything.

The next morning, snow covered the ground and ponies were decorating their houses with reefs and Christmas lights.

Everybody began singing about the holidays.

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Everybody was happy about the holidays.... except for Sapphire.

Mykan came upstairs to wake her up. They were going to the Hearth’s Warming Eve party at the royal place along with Lightning and all his friends even Cadence and Shining Armor were attending.

He saw Snowflake, Lycanroc, Ampharos and Noctowl were sleeping near her bed.

“Sapphire, are you awake? We have to get to the party soon.” Mykan said. In response, Sapphire sighed miserably. “You can go without me, Mykan. I’ll just stay home for the day.”

Mykan was confused. “Are you okay, Sapphire?”

“I’m alright. I just... don’t feel like celebrating.” She turned in bed to face him with a sad... sad smile on her face. “You go on ahead to the party. I’ll be fine.”

Mykan could see she was set on staying home so he reluctantly said “Okay, just be careful okay?” Sapphire nodded and Mykan closed the door.

”Something’s wrong I just know.” He grabbed his present “Maybe Lightning and the others can help.” With that, he teleported to the palace.

Inside the throne room, he was greeted by none other than Pinkie Pie and the girls. “Hey Mykan.” Rainbow greeted.

“Hey Rainbow.”

“Mykan, darling, where’s Sapphire?” Rarity asked.

“She said she didn’t want to come.”

“Not come?” Lightning asked as he and his friends approached. “Why?” Mykan shrugged. “I don’t know, she sounded miserable though.”

“I agree.” a voice added. Everybody turned and saw Princess Luna entering the throne room. “What do you mean, Princess Luna?” Rarity asked.

“Yesterday, during my patrol, I heard Sapphire singing what sounded like a lullaby also I felt great sadness in her heart.” Luna explained.

“Why would Sapphire be miserable on a holiday that celebrates family and friends?” Pinkie asked. Lightning suddenly realized “Wait a minute Pinkie... I think that’s the problem.” The gang was confused. “What’s the problem?” Mykan asked.

“Hearth’s Warming Eve is about friends and family, right?”

Everybody nodded.

“But since Sapphire was created and raised in a lab and except for the animals, she was alone all her life so-“

“she never had a family.” The gang finished. Everybody felt bad for Sapphire then. Never having a family meant Sapphire felt left out, which explains why she’s so sad. Hearth’s Warming Eve was all about family.

“So what can we do?” Fluttershy asked. “We can’t let her be miserable, especially today.”

“I hear your words and I agree,
Sapphire is our responsibility.” Rhymey added.

“Darn tootin! There must be something we can do to cheer her up.” Applejack added. Pinkie began bouncing up and down with excitement. “Pick me, Pick me, I know, I know.”

“Pinkie, calm down and tell us.” Buddy said. Pinkie giggled excitedly and explained her plan.

Meanwhile, Sapphire was still laying in bed. Her dragon and pokemon were watching her with concern. They tried everything to try and get her to come outside, but alas, Sapphire was just too sad to do anything. Just then, Rainbow came in. “Hey Everyone.” she greeted. “Is Sapphire still sad?”

The dragon and pokemon nodded. “Don’t worry, we’ve got something that will surely cheer her up.” The two perked up and the sound of that. “For now, you guys head to the royal palace and go to the throne room. I’ll get Sapphire.”

The pokemon and Snowflake looked at each other in confusion, but they trusted Rainbow's word. So they all headed out the door at to the palace. Rainbow closed it and walked upstairs to Sapphire’s room. “Sapphire.”

Rainbow got a very depressing sigh in response. ”Poor thing”

Rainbow walked over to her bed “Sapphire, why don’t you come to the palace with me?” Sapphire looked at her “No thanks.”

Suddenly, everyone could hear screaming from outside and all the ponies were running for their homes, and the alarms sounded. Rainbow and Sapphire rushed out the door and met up with Lightning and the gang outside of New Sugarcube Corner.

“What’s going on?” asked Lightning. Krysta could see a swarm of shadowbolts, light blue in color, stampeding through town. “Let’s move!” shouted Lightning, and everyone transformed and turning up the heating units of their suits. Then they hurried outside and scanned the shadowbolts with their visors. Their body temperatures were very low, obviously making them immune to the cold. “Go!” shouted Lightning, and everyone jumped into a battle.

The snow and ice didn’t seem to stop them that much as they were trained to fight well on any terrain, but these new shadowbolts with their ice protection seemed stronger than ever, and had more brawn in their punches. "LEAF SWARM!" shouted Buddy Rose, but his leaves did little to no damage at all. Rhymey tried his "DRILL QUILL!" but the snow and winds froze them all up causing them to fall miserably to the ground.

Luckily, Dyno and Myte had their fire-powers and Artie used his "PAINT BOMB!" followed by Starla’s "STAR SHOWER!"

All those hot attacks blasted the frost-shadows hard, and they melted away along with a good portion of the snow and ice too, but it was still snowing harder than ever and the ground was white again in no time, and it was getting even colder, almost too cold for anyone to be outside, and worse… the frost-shadows were reforming again. “They’re everywhere!” cried Krysta.

“Right you are!” called a voice. Everyone looked up on a rooftop and could see Frost standing and looking down at them, laughing. “You’re behind all this!” growled Lightning.

He pointed up at the sky and explained how the freeze up was caused. “It’s very simple; I’ve deflected the sun’s rays. This entire planet is freezing and getting colder by the minute.”

“Why you crazy fiend!” shouted Rarity “Everyone will just freeze to death!”

All over the planet, even in the southern areas, were covered in snow and ice, and the temperature was dropping rapidly. Everyone was starting to feel the cold, even from inside their homes.

In the New Crystal Empire, it was much colder, as it was closer to the Frozen North. All the ponies had gone into their homes and built fires and turned on heaters, and even bundled up. So did Cadance and Shining Armor, but Robot Fratello, the robot made by Professor Brain to resemble Cadence’s brother, kept warning them about the temperature every so often “Outside temperature: Minus fifty degrees Fahrenheit, and falling. Inside temperature: Minus ten degrees Fahrenheit and dropping rapidly.”

“Did you say, dropping?” asked Shining Armor.

“Rapidly” replied Fratello.

Cadence shivered “This is unbelievable. We can’t stay like this forever. Turn up the heat!”

“Negative. All heart sources are now at maximum power. Supplies are draining. In precisely one hour, twenty-five minutes, and fourteen point five seconds, all life forms on this planet shall fall to certain ailment, followed by suspension in animation… ultimately leading to…”

“Will you just cut to the chase already?!” growled Shining Armor.

“…Everyone shall freeze to an instant death!”

Cadence and her husband gawked at one another with the deepest of concern.

Even in New Canterlot, things weren’t going well. Everyone was wearing their parkas, and extra blankets. Castor and Leilani were cold and shivering, even though wrapped in five blankets each. Philomena, Celestia’s pet phoenix came along and wrapped the children in her nice warm wings.

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash reported to the palace. “It’s getting colder, girls!” said Grand Ruler said “Is there anything else you and the Pegasi can do about the heat?”

“We’re fighting a losing battle, your majesty.” Rainbow regretted to say. “Every time we try, the snow just gets stronger, and it gets colder.” added Fluttershy.

“And how!” said Goldwin “I don’t think I can take much more of this.” Of course it was suggested many times by others that he could just take off his mask and turn back into a statue. Then he wouldn’t be cold, but Goldwin didn’t feel it was right to just leave all his friends to freeze. “I’m just not doing it! I’m going to stay right here and help out as best I can.” Celestia and Luna came back from their flight, trying to use their magic on the sun, but nothing was working. “My magic isn’t functioning correctly.” said Celestia “It’s as though the sun’s rays aren’t reaching the planet anymore.”

“It seems as if nothing can stop this freeze-up.” said Luna “We may very well have to evacuate the planet.”

Her brother-in-law agreed it was the only logical answer. “Prepare for evacuation.”

Just then, the Captain Shaina came in with distressing news. “What?!” snapped Celestia.

“I’m afraid so…” said the Shaina “The space-warp portals, they aren’t working.” She demonstrated by running against a patrol, only to be deflected right off of it. This was all thanks to Sombra’s spell, as long as Frost’s freeze-up remained in-effect, they couldn’t get out into space.

“What now?” Fluttershy asked. That’s when Sapphire into the room with her pokemon and Snowflake. “Don’t worry, guys I’ve got a plan.”

“You do? What is it?!” Rainbow asked quickly. Sapphire hopped into Snowflake. “You’ll see. Come on girls." and they both flew off.

“What do you think she has planned?” Shaina asked.

“I hope she has something that will heat us up.” Rainbow said shivering.

“Stop this freeze-up right now, Frost!” Lightning demanded.

“Not, until you surrender.”

“We’ll never surrender!” shouted Starla.

“Too bad, it really makes no difference either way; I’ll get what I want this time; watching all of you freeze for locking me up in the Ice Cavern. Now, I get to make the frozen, never-ending winter world I always wanted, and I’ll be back for the Crystal Heart after you all turn into ice-statues.” and he flew off.

“The Ice Cavern…” Lightning murmured “That’s it! That must be where the source of the spell is.”

“We have to break it from there.” said Dyno “Well, let’s hurry!” cried Myte, but Lightning had ordered the teams split up. Starla, Artie, and the twins were to stay behind, since they could use fire and heat source attacks. The frost-shadows didn’t stand a chance, and it would also help to stall the freeze up a little. “The rest of you, come with me to Mount-UE.”

Everyone agreed and Krysta to warp them all to the mountain as Sombra’s spell didn’t affect translocation warping, but she decided to remain behind as Twink was really getting cold and needed his mother. “Good luck but for goodness sakes, be careful!”

Starla pecked Lightning for good luck, and then the teams broke up as Krysta warped Lightning and his group away to the Frozen North, and left the others to face the frost-shadows while the freeze up continued to grow more and more severe.

As was expected, it was much colder in the Frozen North than anywhere else, and the blizzards were more savage than ever. The team, after landing near the summit of Mount-UE, felt frost-bitten even with their suit-heat at full power, and visibility was practically zero in all that fog. Their visors got all chilled up. “Switch to Clear-Vu mode!” shouted Lightning, and with Clear-Vu engaged they could see through the blinding storm, but poor Rarity had never felt so cold in her life. Her mane and tail were rock solid with icicles at the ends. “Why?!” she complained “Why did I ever agree to this?! I wish Spike was here to give us some fire.”

“Speak for yourself!” cried Pinkie, who had the same condition “I love snow, but this is too much!”

“Never mind that now. Look up there.” said Buddy Rose. Everyone could see way up at the top of the mountain where the Ice Cavern was, a big beam of light giving off powerful energy waves to their scanners.

“Let’s get to the top,
We’ve no time to stop!” said Rhymey.

“Don’t have to tell me twice.” said Applejack.

As they slowly walked further up the slope leading to the Ice Cavern, it grew colder and colder that everyone started to stuttered and chatter as they spoke. “K-K-Keep… going!” cried Lightning “We’re almost… there!”

The winds were picking up and blew Pinkie off her feet, and she would have slid down the mountainside if Buddy Rose hadn’t snagged her by the leg with his whip. “At least I… c-c-can still use… my whip in this… weather!” he shivered.

They all managed to make it into the cavern and out of the blizzard and winds, but it hardly had gotten any less chilly, but their visors became clearer now that they were out of the snow. “Look!” cried Buddy Rose, and everyone could see the magic crystal on the pillar in the center of the cave. “Th-Th-That must be it!” cried Applejack. “We have to… have to… de-de-destroy it!” added Lightning.

Rarity dashed forth, unable to bear another instant of the impending cold, her horn glowed ready to blast it, when suddenly, “FROZEN WINDS” she was frozen solid in ice. “Uh-uh-uh… mustn’t touch.” gloated Frost. The others growled as he hopped down from the ceiling. “You didn’t honestly think I’d leave my chamber unguarded, did you? What’s the matter, too cold to think straight?”

The others, shivering badly, glared at him furiously which helped a little, and they realized they were going to have to make a fight out of this. “GO!” shouted Lightning, and the others charged at Frost, but the chills not only gave them a disadvantage, but Frost had the greatest edge he could get with cold like this.

Buddy Rose tried to rush him, but his body was numb from the chill and it felt hard to run and focus. Frost simply leapt out of the way causing Buddy Rose to slip on the icy floors and crash into the frigid wall.

Rhymey tried to battle him with his sword, but Frost knocked it out of his hand and gave him a taste of his “ICY BARRAGE” Rhymey braced himself as the many icicles bombarded him and knocked him away.

Applejack tried her lasso, but it was all frozen-up and stuck together already and useless, and she got punched. Pinkie Pie kicked hard right into Frost’s fist. CLANG!! It was like slamming into solid steel. “YEOW! Ooh! Ouch!” she yelped as she hopped up and down on her one good foot.

Frost laughed and turned to face Lightning. “Face it, punk! My power is more than tenfold in this freeze, while you and your wimp team can barely stand. Lightning, still leapt into battle, and as he was stronger than his teammates, he was able to fair a little better, and managed to successful rush him, tackling him to the ground, but Frost kicked him off hard, but Lightning wasn’t down yet. “I’m…. not… giving up!” he growled, but Frost begged to differ and bashed him hard, throwing him against the wall and freezing his arms and legs to it. “C-C-Cold…! S-S-S-So cold!” he cried, and felt so numb he could hardly move.

All around the cavern the ponies were slowing down worse and worse as the temperature dropped, and they couldn’t begin to imagine how everyone else was feeling.

Cadance, Shining Armor, and Robot Fratello couldn’t’ stand it much longer. The inside of the palace was so cold, the floors were slippery, icicles were everywhere, and the furniture was all frosted. There were no more blankets; no more logs for the fires and Fratello couldn’t stand it much more.

“Outside temperature: Minus 100 degrees below Fahrenheit and still dropping! Danger! Extreme danger…!”

“Tell us s-s-s-something… we d-d-d-on’t know!” cried Shining Armor

Fratello regretted to inform them that he and his internal circuitry was not built to take on such extremely low temperatures, and this was evident by the sudden sparking and jolting of electricity emitting from his body. “No!” cried Cadance as she watched to her horrors as her beautiful robot, the only somewhat resemblance of her dear brother she had left, had fallen to pieces. “Fratello!” she cried. Her tears turned to icicles instantly.

Fratello beeped and jolted as he muttered his last words “Goodbye… Princess…!” and his voice completely faded out, and the last of his systems shorted out as well. Cadance either fainted from extreme heartache, or overcome by the freezing. “C-C-Cadance!” cried Shining Armor “No! I c-c-can’t… lose you… too!”

While in New Canterlot, all hope was rapidly faded. Even Philomena was so cold now; her wings had icicles on them. Fluttershy and Rainbow were huddled close, but still shivering even under five whole blankets. “W-w-we’re… d-d-doomed!” cried Fluttershy.

“D-D-Don’t… say that Flut-t-t-tershy!” groaned Rainbow.

“Rainbow’s right!” said Grand Ruler “While there’s still time there’s hope!”

Celestia shivered almost uncontrollably. “S-S-S-S-Soooo… Coooold…!”

Suddenly everybody heard a loud roar coming from outside. “W-What was t-t-that?” Fluttershy asked.

Suddenly, Sapphire flew into the room. "Hang on guys." she said. Moltres!"

"Moltres?" Fluttershy asked. Just then a large, avian Pokémon with golden plumage. It has a long, flowing head crest and a billowing tail, both made of reddish-orange and yellow flames with wings are also shrouded in fiery plumage. A long, thin neck, a pointed, brown beak, and small, triangular eyes, thin, brown legs have feet that have three forward facing toes and one backward facing toe and short talons, came into the room.

"Woah!" Rainbow said.

"Moltres, Use Heat Wave. Heat things up!" Moltres flamed up crying out majestically. The heat radiating off of her body reached the ponies and phoenix. They all sighed in mild-relief from the cold. "Good job."

“You called it here?!” Rainbow asked.

“Her here. And yes. Her and another one."

"You brought another pokemon?!" Rainbow cried.

"No, it's not a pokemon… Oh Sun Unicorn!”

“SUN UNICORN!”

Just then, a ball of sunlight came into the room and the ball morphed into another unicorn. It was yellow, bright as the sun, with sun rays on his head and tail. It has yellow, golden-like horn which can produce sun rays and burn things

“Incredible!” Grand Ruler gasped.

“Okay, Sun Unicorn. Do your thing!” The unicorn neighed and flew into the air. The stomped the air and sun rays came out of his hooves and straight towards the sun. The sun began turning back towards United Equestria.

“It’s moving the sun's rays back towards the planet?!” Fluttershy cried. So the rays were completely touching my United Equestria clearing the clouds, snow and the shadowbolts. Starla, Artie and the twins were surprised. “When did the sun’s rays get redirected?”

The sun unicorn galloped back into the room. “Excellent job, Sapphire!” Celestia said.

“This isn’t over yet, your majesty. Let’s go!” The dragons and the unicorns followed Sapphire to the Frozen North. Moltres stayed behind to keep the ponies warm.

At the frozen north, Lightning began to lose strength as the cold started to get to him, and his body felt numb, but he kept on going and punched Frost hard in the face, and at the same time Frost kicked him in the stomach. The two skidded back hard.

Lightning struggled to his feet, and Frost was laughing. “Vengeance will be mine!” He gazed at the crystal and his spell-beam. “It shouldn’t take too much longer now before you all turn into frozen ice-pops!”

The rest of the team, except for Rarity stood by Lightning’s side, barely able to keep their stance. “We… won’t give up, until it’s really over!” growled Buddy Rose.

“Yes, sir!” added Applejack “We’re not beat yet.”

“No way!” growled Pinkie.

“That’s what I say!” rhymed Rhymey.

Frost only laughed and mocked at their futile attempts even more, and prepared to freeze them all right on the spot and be done with them once and for all, when suddenly,

“Attack!”

The Sun Unicorn charged Frost, sending him into the wall. “Agh!” The team was confused. “What the-?!” Rarity said.

“Where in United Equestria did that come from?!” Applejack asked. Sapphire and Snowflake landed next to the team. “They’re our friends.”

“Sapphire!”

Sapphire nodded. "Sun Unicorn, Now!" The Sun Unicorn fired at the crystal, breaking it into pieces. “NO!” Frost cried.

“YES!” the team cried.

Back in New Ponyville, the shadowbolts began to retreat so suddenly. “Look!” cried Starla “Where are they going?”

Artie checked a thermometer on the wall “Whoa, do you see what I see?”

In New Canterlot, it had stopped snowing, and the winds died down. Goldwin looked at the thermometer. “Look, the temperature-- it’s rising!”

The others all gazed at each other, gleaming wonderfully. “She did it! Sapphire did it!” cried Rainbow.

As the temperature rose, the skies began to clear. The snow began to melt, and the shadowbolts began to explode in puffy snow poofs. Frost was forced to retreat.

At the palace, the team met up with the others and Rainbow told them all what happened. They were nothing short of amazed and thankful. “Well that explains it, if Sapphire didn’t go and get them, we would have been popsicle sticks.” Lightning said.

The Sun Unicorn and Moltres bowed at the team. “I still can’t believe the Sun Unicorn actually moved the sun’s rays. Even with Frost’s spell.” Buddy commented.

“He’s full of surprises.” Sapphire said as she rubbed the side of the Sun Unicorn. The children were busy rubbing Moltres' body. “So warm.” Castor said. “Yeah.” Leilani added. The parents, not wanting their children to get accidentally burned, gently took their children again. “Thank you for your help Moltres and Sun Unicorn We are most grateful.” Grand Ruler praised.

The unicorn and legendary pokemon bowed. The Sun Unicorn changed back into a ball of sunlight flew away and Moltres spread it's wings and flew out the window and up into the sky. “So what now?” Fluttershy asked.

“Well… didn’t you all promise a certain someone a Hearth’s Warming Eve party?” Celestia asked, referring to Sapphire.

“You did? Who?” Sapphire asked.

“You!” Pinkie cried, surprising Sapphire.

“Really?... you all prepared a party for me?”

“Of course we did sugarcube.” Applejack replied. “We know you think you don’t have a family, but you do. Us. We’re your family now, so we wanted to throw a party for you. Cause you’re our family.” Sapphire felt tears rising in her eyes as she heard the explanation. She couldn’t believe anybody would do this for her.

“Thank you.” she said with tears in her eyes. Her friends smiled and gave her big hug.

“... Now LETS PARTY!” Pinkie cried.

The party began there was cake, treats, songs, dances, and fun and games for all, especially one of everyone’s favorite game, Ship-Battle; a magical game that was played with illusions consisting of ships at sea. They split into two teams, males vs. females; Captain Celesto VS Celestia of the Seas. They decided to Sapphire be her own team, since it was her day.

Celestia’s team was on the verge of a comeback! Starla gazed through her telescope. “Enemy sighted, Captain.” she said playfully. Celestia nodded. “B5 and H7” and her ship sailed into position. “…Artillery, fire!” and the magical beam was fired at Grand Ruler’s ship, hitting it full force. “A direct hit!” cried Lightning “One more hit and we’re sunk.”

“Surrender, Captain Celesto.” Celestia playfully called over. “Surrender!!” hollered the girls.

Grand Ruler simply smirked “The war is not over until it is over, Celestia of the Seas.” he said. “G6 and H7-- Fire!” Their shots missed and the girls teased the guys, but Celesto smirk widened and motioned above them “Have you forgotten about the aerial search?”

The girls gasped and looked above and saw three of the guys soaring over them. “BOMBS AWAY!!”

“Not so fast!” Sapphire blasted the bombs and actually deflected them towards the boys, who screamed like girls “AAHAAHHH!”

BOOM! The boys' ship blew up and sank. The girls burst into laughter at the boys’ failure. “No fair! Sapphire can’t help the girls!” Lightning cried.

“My team, my choice.” Sapphire retorted with a smirk.

Lightning puffed his cheeks out in annoyance. Now it was Celestia of the Seas vs Shimmering Seas.

“Ready Sapphire?” Celestia called.

“Yes.”

“G7!” Rarity cried. The magical beam hit Sapphire’s ship.

“I’ll choose… “P2!” That’s when Noctowl and Lycanroc appeared over head with Noctowl holding Lycanroc in it's talons. “Hey! No pokemon allowed!” Rainbow called

“My team, my choice.” Sapphire retorted again, "Go get 'em!" Noctowl flew over to the ship and Lycanroc unleashed Rock Throw making multiple holes in the ship. "Abandon ship!" Rainbow cried. The girls leaped into the sea.

BOOM! Their ship blew and sank, leaving Sapphire as the winner. Everybody had a good laugh as the party continued on. For Sapphire, it was the best day of her life.

Sombra was watching Sapphire and the ponies on the monitors. Though he was upset with Frost for botching the mission. He was pleased he helped reveal another talent Sapphire holds. “Once I get my hands on that’s girl and her magic. I’ll be unstoppable.” he sneered. “Have fun while you can Sapphire, I’m coming for you.”

Episode 4: True Love Found

Mykan's POV

I found himself in a light blue void with stars all around.

"Woah, where am I?" I looked around but saw nobody. "Hello?"

"Mykan." a angelic voice called. I turned behind him and saw the spiritual image of my dead girlfriend, Michelle. "Michelle." Seeing her made me feel very sad again, remembering she died protecting me when Titian and his goons invaded my home. "Don't look sad, Mykan. I am here to tell you something."

"What?"

"I have sensed the hole in your heart ever since I've passed away." I held his head down, trying not to let my emotions out. "Yes I do."

"I know you miss me dearly, but you can find love again."

"How?"

Michelle smirked. "You've already found it." That's when another figure appeared besides Michelle. It was a human with wings and a blond tail! Wait a minute... that can't be! "Sapphire!"

Michelle smiled. "I sense the love you have for her. And the love she has for you."

I felt shocked by that. "She... has feelings for me?" Michelle nodded. "She will fill the hole in your heart, as I once did."

I felt a mixture of emotions; excited, scared and confused. I can't be in love with her... could I? I mean, yes she is a human, but she's a hybrid human being and I'm just a regular human being. "Can I really be in love with her?"

"You will know that answer on your own when the time comes." The void began to waver. "What's happening?"

"You are beginning to awaken. Remember what I said, Mykan. Farewell."

"No wait!" The dream ended with a sudden flash...

... I woke up in a shock. The dream felt so real. "Woah." He looked at the moon out the window and remembered what Michelle told me . "And I... really in love with Sapphire?" I asked himself.

The next morning, me and Sapphire were in New Ponyville. Today it was Hearts and Hooves Day, a time to celebrate the joys of passion and love for one another, be it family or that someone very special in your life.

I planned a small picnic for Sapphire. She couldn't stop smiling when he asked her. "I can't wait for this picnic." she squealed. I just smiled at her, loving she was always so happy.

"I know." I still couldn't help but think about what Michelle had told me. I walked a few feet away and music began to play in the background and I broke into song.

(Me)
I'm ace at all anatomies and master of dissection
An expert chef who wields an expert knife
But still, I sense a gremlin in the system of perfection
There clearly are still mysteries to life
It's kingdom, phylum, class, and then
It's order, family, genus
It all comes back to me like child's play
Then he leans over my shoulder there, in all his long and leanness
And cuts my hard earned knowledge clean away
I try to keep a focused mind and steady hand

Ooh, keep focused, ooh, keep steady

But the rhythm of my heart is like a country western band

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, biology!
What have you done to me?
Why can't my grown-up brain control my teenage parts?
Oh, biology!
Why won't you let me be?
Why can't you be humane and still our beating hearts?
Before the cutting starts

(Sapphire)
He's so confident and cocky
It's a totally transformation (Ooh)
I'm sweating but I'll try to play it cool (Ooh)
But I open up my mouth to try and make a conversation
And somehow end up sounding like a fool (Ooh, ooh)
Yo, dude that's sick
I'm way impressed like sweet techinquue

Oh my stars

(Me)
Um like totally um thanks
Come on now
Why can't I even speak (Ooh)
A specimen of truant
And though we're both fifteen, he's much too young

Oh, biology! (Oh, biology!)
What have you done to me? (Done to me!)
My over-forty soul is in a teen cliche (Teen cliche!)
Oh, biology! (Biology!)
Why won't you set me free? (Set me free!)
'Cause I'm not in control and hunger has its say (Hunger has its say)
And hormones have their way
(spoken)
Focus boy, focus

I never knew that Sapphire was such a science wiz
She's smart, of course, so it makes sense
But something's up with her today, I don't know what it is
But just maybe I feel it too

(Sarah)
I feel it too

(Ponies)
We feel it too

(All)
Oh, biology!
Look what you've done to me!
My heart is in a pan, my brain is out to sea
Oh, biology!
Why won't you let me be?
Please help me if you can, please hear my painful plea
Biology
Biology
Biology

(Me)
Please set me free

Me and Sapphire looked at each other and blushed a little. "Heh... that was different." Sapphire said.

"Yeah."

"We gonna have so much- Wah!" she was cut off when a stallion suddenly appeared in front of her. Her was yellow with a short, brown mane and tail. Name: Featherbangs. He was holding a box of chocolates and red flowers.

"Umm... can I help you?" Sapphire asked sheepishly.

"Will you be my special someone?" he asked with a big grin. Sapphire didn't know how to respond to this. Mainly because she's never had someone ask her out before or experienced love. I sensed her nervousness jumped in. "Sorry, boy. She's with me."

Featherbangs narrowed his eyes. "How do you know if she wants to be with you?" Okay.... now that was personal. "Excuse me?"

"You heard me. The Princess wants someone who's strong and good-looking; like me."

I growled. "Oh yeah. Why don't you prove it then?"

"Fine, we'll have a battle for the Princess. One hour: At the park. Be there."

"Fine." Me and Featherbangs turned and walked away, leaving a confused Sapphire behind. "... What just happened?"

POV ENDS

Sapphire notified her friends and they were both shocked. "Mykan and Featherbangs!" Lightning stated. "Fighting for you?!" Starla added. Rarity sighed. "So romantic."

The gang rolled their eyes. Typical Rarity.

"But the thing is I've never been in love before. And every time I'm near Mykan, my heart skips beats, I feel like a can't breath and I my mind just goes blank. What does that mean?"

"It means you have feelings for Mykan, darling." Rarity replied. Sapphire looked at her confused. "Feelings?"

"She means you like like Mykan. You know boyfriend and girlfriend like." Rainbow added. Sapphire tilted her head to the side. "So what do I do?"

"You have to admit your feelings for one of them." Buddy answered.

"But how will I know that's the right one for me?" Sapphire inquired.

"Trust me when I say this, Sapphire." Lightning said as he placed a hand on her shoulder. "You heart will know whose the one for you." he stared at his wife and they both smiled lovingly at each other. Sapphire sighed. "All I wanted was a simple picnic with my friend."

The ponies and Spike felt bad for her. Sapphire just wanted some one-on-one time with Mykan but the sudden attention ruined that plan.

"So I guess we'd better get the park for this 'Battle for the Princess'." Rainbow added. The gang started to head out, but Sapphire stayed fro a moment. She placed a hand on her heart. "Your heart will tell you whose the one for you." she remembered. "Is is really true?" she asked herself.

"Sapphire, come on!" Applejack called. Sapphire snapped back to her senses and followed the gang to the park.

Mykan and Featherbangs were at the park on either side with Sapphire in the middle. Lightning came up to Sapphire's side and spoke to both boys. “Alright, you boys ready?”

The two boys nodded. “Ready.”

“Aaaaaand Begin!” The first contest was a singing competition. Whoever Sapphire chooses at the end as the best singer wins.

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As the song played Sapphire began to feel a bit uncomfortable with the boys, but she knew she had to stay and pick a winner when this is over.

When the song ended, the two boys fell to the ground and Sapphire leaped out of range. The friends just looked at them weird, while Rainbow laughed her heart out at how silly the two of them looked now. Lightning cleared his throat “Okay... so Sapphire, which pair do you choose?” Still feeling uncomfortable with the singing contest, Sapphire replied meekly “Ummm... Mykan." Mykan cheered. “ WOO-HOO! In your face!” Midnight said.

Featherbangs growled but before the boys could get physical, Lightning jumped in between them. “Easy Mykan. It’s not over yet.” Now, onto the next challenge.... gestures!”

Mykan approached Sapphire with a box and chocolate and flowers in their hands. “Here Sapphire, I hope you like it.” Sapphire felt her cheeks go red as she took the flowers. “Hehe thank you.” she said timidly.

Sapphire felt a tap on her shoulder and saw Featherbangs with a large card that said ‘I Love you’

Mykan growled at him. “Here you are, you sweet thing.” Featherbangs stated. Sapphire blushed even more, giggled and she took the card.

“So you do you choose Sapphire?” Lightning asked.

“Featherbangs.”

The stallion cheered and gloated about the winning. Now the boys were tied. One to One. Now was time for the tie breaker. “And onto the final challenge. The chocolate eating contest!”

Sapphire froze. "Chocolate!” Just thinking about that kind of candy made her stomach churn. Sapphire really didn't taste sweets a lot during her travels. If she didn't include the sweets Pinkie tried to introduce her too, she never had candy in her life. Her stomach was so used to things like berries and meat... but chocolate and candy, her stomach couldn’t deal with.

Soon she was facing two fourteen feet tall stacks of chocolate. One made by Mykan and the other made by Featherbangs. The friends stared in shock at the piles. Pinkie tried to rush towards them to 'em but Rainbow held her back. "Pinkie, No! That's not for you." Pinkie stopped struggling and whined. "Awww."

“Oh my goodness!” Rarity cried.

“Mucho chocolate!” Dyno cried.

“Si!” Myte added.

“Now Sapphire, you have to eat both these stacks of chocolate and whichever one you eat the more of, that’ll decide the winner of this competition and who you spend Hearts and Hooves Day with.” Lightning explained. “Are you ready?” Sapphire stared at the chocolate with a nervous expression, but when she looked at Mykan and Feathebangs, seeing they had happy looks on their faces she knew she couldn't back out now. She gulped and nodded. “And begin!”

Sapphire began eating the two stacks of chocolate slowly and about two hours later, she ate both of them. Laying her head on the table, her face etched with pain and she was looking really green and was hugging her stomach. “It’s a tie!” Lightning called. The boys were shocked and wanted one more challenge. They both went off into the park. The others were about to follow them when they heard Sapphire moaning

“Sapphire, darling, are you alright?” Rarity asked.

Sapphire looked at them and shook her head. Her friend didn’t like the way her face looked. “Are you feeling okay?” Starla asked. Sapphire shook her head. Her stomach gurgled sickly and painfully. “Ugh... my... stomach.” She started gagging and she threw up her stomach contents on the grass. “Oh my stars!” Rarity cried. Lightning and Starla rushed to their friend. Lightning placed a hand on her upset stomach. “Easy, Sapphire.” he cooed. She only groaned in response.

Her friends could see that she was sick as a dog.

“Come on, we better get you home and to bed.” Pinkie said. The others agreed and helped Sapphire stand up. She was really wobbly and feeling really dizzy and nauseous. “Uuuugggh." she groaned.

“Easy sugarcube.” Applejack said. “We’re going to take you home.” They eventually got Sapphire to Mykan's house and they layed her down in her bed. Starla put a bucket near the couch, in case she threw up. Her dragons and Kyara were all worried when they saw the gang carrying their sick friend in. Applejack placed the blanket over her. Sapphire snuggled into the bed. "Thanks." she thanked weakly.

“I think eating all that chocolate made her sick.” Fluttershy said.

“But how?” Buddy asked.

“Well she might not have even eaten chocolate before with being raised by wolves and all.” Artie stated. “So her stomach doesn’t agree with it for now.”

“Come on guys, Sapphire needs her rest. Snowflake, Lycanroc, Noctowl and Ampharos, watch over her okay?” Starla said.

The dragon and pokemon nodded and the gang left. They went back to the park and found the two boys. They were about to start another’s challenge when they saw the gang coming. “Hey guys.” Mykan greeted. “Where’s Sapphire?”

“She’s sick in bed.” Buddy replied, much to the boys shock. “Sick! How?” Mykan asked.

“She are so much chocolate from your contest that it got her sick to her stomach.” Artie explained.

Mykan and Featherbangs felt bad. It was their fault that Sapphire was ill. “Where is she now?” Mykan asked.

“She’s resting in her bed at your house.” Lightning replied. Mykan nodded and rocketed to his home. Entering the house, he went upstairs and saw Sapphire sleeping in bed but she woke up when she heard the door opening. “Oh. Hey Mykan.” she greeted weakly.

It pained Mykan with guilt to see her like this. “Hey.... how are you feeling?” he asked.

“Okay... I guess.” Sapphire replied.

“Sapphire... we wanted to say... I'm sorry for getting you sick.” Mykan started.

“I forgive you. But why did you challenge that stallion in the first place?” she asked.

"Well... I guess I have to say it. Sapphire, for a while I've been having feelings for you. I... I... like you, Sapphire." Mykan replied, shyly. Sapphire smiled at Mykan. "I like you too, Mykan." His face lit up wit happiness. "Really?!"

Sapphire nodded, Mykan was beyond happy. That's when Michelle's spirit appeared. "Congratulations my love." she praised.

Mykan and Sapphire smiled at her. "Thank you, Michelle. I'll take good care of her." and that was promise he would keep for sure. The dragons were happy for the new couple. Smoke and Fire licked them. "Hahaha." Sapphire laughed weakly. "Thanks boys." The others rubbed against them. Now this will be a new beginning for Sapphire and Mykan in the whole of a relationship.

What the two didn't see was Lightning and the other watching from the upstairs window. "Well, he finally did it." Lightning said.

"I'll get the wedding dresses ready." Rarity said.

"Now now, Rarity, don't count on a wedding just yet." Buddy replied. Rarity rolled their eyes. Even so, hey were so happy for Mykan. Now he has a new girlfriend and the hole in his heart has been filled once more.

Episode 5: Grand Galloping Disaster

It was mid afternoon and Lightning and friends were at Rarity's boutique where she was getting their measurements to make their dresses and tuxedos. Tonight was the Grand Galloping Gala, a large fancy party held in New Canterlot. Rarity was easily the most excited since she like fancy parties. "Oooh, I'm going to make you all look fabulous." she squealed.

"Rarity, remember, nothing to fancy for me." Applejack reminded.

"Yes, I remember Applejack." Rarity said.

That's when the door opened and Sapphire came in. "Ah Sapphire, darling. Just in time. I need t get your measurements so I can make your dress."

"No thank you, Rarity. I don't need a dress." Sapphire replied.

"Why not darling? You need something to wear to the gala."

"Well then, you're looking at it."

Sapphire was wearing her pink t-shirt and jean jacket along with her jeans and sneakers. Rarity gasped, "You can't possibly be serious Sapphire. You absolutely must wear proper attire."

"No thanks. I'm going just the way I am."

"B-B-But you can't go to a fancy gala just the way you are."

"I go everywhere just the way I am and I'm not changing because of some fancy party."

Lightning and the others were surprised at Sapphire's boldness. "Sapphire, are you sure you don't want a dress for the gala?" Lightning asked.

"I'm sure, Lightning. Besides, I'm just going to be in the library during the gala." Sapphire replied. "So I won't need a dress if I'm not going to show it off."

"Sapphire, please darling. I'm begging you, please wear a dress." Rarity made her puppy-eyes at Sapphire. The friends knew when she made that face, she meant business. Sapphire knew it too and she sighed, 'You're not going to give this up are you?"

"Nope."

"Alright, I'll wear a dress to the Grand Galloping Gala." Rarity squealed in victory. "Perfect, we must start at once. Come along." Rarity lifted Sapphire with her magic and they vanished into her room.

Mykan chuckled, "Well, looks like someone's going to her first party."

Mykan had been to parties too, but he usually wanted them to be over so he could get back to his studies. "Mykan, I want you to watch over Sapphire tonight. This is her first gala after all." Lightning said.

"No problem."

"Finished~." Rarity sang as she stepped out the door and to the side. "Behold the outfit for royalty."

That's when Sapphire stepped out wearing a white dress with three layers on it with pink edges. She wore a hot pink belt around her waist and she wore golden shoes along with pink panty hoes with a bow near the top. She hair had been styled in a bun. She wore a rose on her head and a small golden crown.

All in all she looked like a goddess. "... So do you like it?" she asked nervously. The girls all squealed at her new look. "You look awesome!" Rainbow said.

"You look beautiful." Fluttershy added.

"You'll be the belle of the ball with that dress, sugarcube." Applejack said. The boys agreed, but Mykan was staring at her with wide eyes and an open mouth. He felt his heart racing and his palms got a little sweaty.

"Psst. Mykan." Lightning called, snapping his fingers in front of him, snapping him back to his senses. "Huh? What?"

"You were staring at Sapphire, like.. really staring." Dyno said.

"He's right amigo." Myte added. "Are you alright?"

"Who? Me? Yeah, I'm fine." Mykan replied quickly. Lightning and the twins narrowed their eyes at him. "Oh? Hey, look at the time we better get going." Mykan zipped off to get his tuxedo.

In the Fitting Room

Mykan was looking at himself in the mirror. "Okay.. Okay... easy Mykan. You just saw your girlfriend in a dress.. don't freak out. Besides she's still going to the party and she'll be in the library no need to be nervous."

He shook his head and began to put his tuxedo on. When he was done, he exited the fitting room and found the others already dressed for the gala. "So shall we get going?" he asked.

Meanwhile, hiding in the bushes, Flame, Frost and Breaker were secretly watching everything. "So the ponies are going to a little party, huh?" Flame said. "What do you boys say we crash it?"

"I agree." Breaker said. "Especially with this." Breaker showed them a small capsule that held some kind of green stuff inside. The minions laughed. "What are we waiting for boys, let's go crash the party." Flame said.

Then they all teleported away.

Lightning and friends exited the carriage and entered the New Canterlot Ballroom, where the gala was being held. Their majesties were dressed in their fanciest garbs for the gala. Lightning and his friends bowed to their rulers. "Good evening you majesties."

"Good evening to you all as well." Celestia said. Luna and her sister immediately took notice to Sapphire's outfit. "I see you got a gorgeous dress, Princess." Luna said.

Sapphire grinned, "Thank you Princess Luna."

"Let me guess, Rarity forced to you go?" Celestia asked.

"Pleaded and gave me the puppy dog eyes."

"Hey!"

Celestia and Sapphire giggled. "So where are Sienna, Mako and Kudos?"

"They're in the library." Grand Ruler replied.

"Okay, I'll go see how they're doing. See ya guys later." Sapphire said. She spread her wings (thanks to the two holes in back that Rarity cut out) and gracefully flew to the library. Mykan sighed lovingly, which didn't go unnoticed by Lightning and the twins. "Lover boy~" Lightning sang. Mykan blushed a little. "Shut up!" Flustered with embarrassment, Mykan decided to go to the library as well.

Library

Sienna, Mako and Kudos were all laying around the library while the gala was taking place. Sienna was dressed in an all white gown with a silver bracelet on her right wrist. Mako and Kudos were wearing tuxedos with golden empulets on the shoulders. Over the past few weeks, Kudos has been taking friendship lesson from Sienna, Mako and Sapphire and he has been making great progress, much to the joy of everyone else. Anyway, Sienna and Mako were reading while Kudos was laying around on their backs. That's when Sapphire entered the room. "Hey guys."

"Hey Sapphire." Sienna greeted, "You look gorgeous!"

"You're the belle of the gala!" Mako added. Sapphire chuckled, "Alright, alright, calm down you two."

"So what are you doing in the library?" Kudos asked.

"I just wanted to get away from all the ponies talking all night, kinda boring." Sapphire replied.

"Got'cha."

And that's when Mykan walked into the room. "Oh, hey Mykan, what are you doing here?" Sapphire asked.

"I just wanted to... see what you were doing." Mykan replied.

"I was just going to do some reading with my friends." Sapphire went over to a section on magical spells. "I'll just learn some new spells that may come in handy in the future." She took another book and magical objects. "And see if there's anything else about my Scepter.

Mykan nodded, "And I could do some more research." He went over to the History section and all the friends started reading in the peaceful library.

Gala Room

Lightning and the others were all hanging out with their majesties in the gala room. Watching as ponies communicating and dancing with each other. "Looks like this night will go off without a hitch." Buddy said hopefully.

"Yeah, unless something horrible happens." Pinkie replied. Suddenly, the windows shattered and glass scattered on the floor. The guests stopped and screamed in terror. "Looks like you were right, Pinkie." Artie said.

Flame, Frost and Breaker appeared. "Looks like we're in time for the party." Breaker said.

"You three!" Lightning snarled.

"Yes, but we're not alone. Flame! Now!" Frost stated. Flame nodded and she took out the capsule. "Smooze, you know what to do." She threw the capsule and it scattered on the ground. A slime creature came out and spread all around the ballroom. When the ponies tried to run away, they found it really sticky preventing them from moving at all. "Let's go guys!" Lightning snapped.

"Right." the others said.

Just as they all were about to transform the slime bashed into them and stuck them against a wall, along with their majesties. Lightning tried to touch his energizer. "I can't reach it!" Their majesties blasted the slime, but it didn't have any affect.

Frost laughed, "Your magic has no effect on Smooze."

The others tried to get free, but it was in vain. "What are we gonna do?" Pinkie said.

Library

Mykan and the others were reading when Mako saw something green coming from underneath the doors. "Uh, guys." he called. The others stopped what they were doing and came over to see. "What is that?" Mykan asked.

Kudos examined the slime and fired a small beam of magic at it. The slime didn't seem affected by it. "Just as I thought magic immune slime."

"Magic Immune Slime?" Sapphire questioned.

"Yes, it makes up a creature called the Smooze, making it immune to magic."

"But how did one get here?" Sienna asked. "And don;t point finger at me!"

"Sombra." Mykan growled.

They all heard screams in the hallway. "One sec." Sapphire activated her vision and set it to X-Ray vision. She was able to see though the walls and saw the ballroom covered in slime and her friends and guests trapped. "Sombra's minions used the Smooze slime to trap Lightning, the others and the guests."

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Kudos exclaimed.

"Wait Kudos! We need a plan first. Remember you said that it's immune to magic, so we need another way to beat it." Sienna replied.

"But what can we use other than magic?" Mako asked.

"My animal powers?" Sapphire suggested.

"But you might get stuck in the goop too." Mykan said.

"What about her pokemon?" Mako suggested.

"True, but they have to be above the slime. How can we do that?" Kudos asked. Then, they heard a warble and saw Snowflake in the area outside the window. "Snowflake?" Sapphire flew up to the wind and opened it. "What are you doing here?" Snowflake came in along with Lycanroc, Ampahros and Noctowl.

Sapphire smirked at all of them. "I think I've got a plan."

"Yeah." Mykan cheered.

"Let's move! Sapphire ordered. The others nodded. Sapphire flew hovered into the air while Mykan hovered with his cape, Mako mounted Snowflake while Kudos used his magic on him and Sienna to make them both fly. Then they all flew and burst through the door and headed to the ballroom.

Ballroom

Flame, Frost and Breaker loved the sound of ponies screaming in fear. "You won't get away with this!" Pinkie snarled.

"On the contrary. No one's coming to save you. " Frost claimed.

Suddenly...

"Snowflake, Plasma Blast!"

KAPOW! The ballroom door burst open and Sapphire along with her friends flew in. "Surprise, Yeah!" Mykan cried.

"What?!" Breaker said.

"Sapphire, Mykan!" Lightning cried.

"Alright gang, let's end this party!" Sapphire yelled. "Snowflake Fire!" Snowflake unleashed her fire on the Smooze. It screeched in pain and launched some slime at them. "Ampharos, Thunderbolt!" Mykan called. Ampharos fired at the slime balls and destroyed them.

That's when the Smooze launched more slime balls and struck Mykan, Sienna, Kudos and Mako. Snowflake fell to the ground and were trapped. Sapphire caught her pokemon in her magical grasp. "Oh No!" Lightning cried.

Frost, Flame and Breaker laughed. "Nothing can save you wimps, now." Frost claimed.

"That's what you think!" Sapphrie snapped.

"Oh, and what can you do about it?" Flame challenged. Sapphire activated her Z Ring. "Alright Lycanroc!" she declared. Lycanroc howled. Sapphire did poses and the Z-Power went into Lycanroc. "Full Power, Now!" Lycanroc gave a loud proud howl. "Use CONTINENTAL CRUSH!" Lycanrocs' eyes turned red and he leaped into the sky and made a extra large boulder in the air.

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"WHAT?" The minions exclaimed.

"Galloping Galaxies!" Lightning cried. "That thing's humongous!"

Lycanroc threw the rock down and it collided with Smooze. It made a large explosion in the ballroom, freeing everyone from the slime. When the dust cleared it was revealed that Smooze was imprisoned in a capture sphere. How the Z-Move made a capture sphere is beyond anyone's guess. "She did it!" Rainbow cheered and the ponies cheered for Sapphire and Lycanroc. Sapphire placed her pokemon back on the ground and they growled at the minions.

The minions knew they were beaten. "Let's split." Flame said. Her comrades agreed and they teleported away. The ponies cheered and roared with applause as Sapphire went over and grabbed Smooze's sphere.

Lightning, his friends, their majesties and Mykan came over to them. "That was incredible!" Pinkie screamed.

"That was one impressive Z-Move, Sapphire and Lycanroc." Starla said.

"Indeed, I didn't know they can make imprison spheres." Lightning added.

"Neither did I. Guess that's a new one for me." Sapphire admitted.

"Well, it you all saved us." Rainbow said. Sapphire smiled, "Now can we get back to the gala?"

"How, everything's ruined?" a pony asked. The ballroom was a mess with the windows broken, the floor covered in residue slime and the walls have some scorch marks on them. "I got this." Sapphire lit her horn once again and sent out a shock wave that magically fixed everything damages by the attacks. The ponies were amazed. "You never cease to amaze us Sapphire." Lightning said.

Sapphire smiled and so the Grand Galloping Gala was back on and everyone continued dancing and talking long into the night.

Episode 6; Legend of New Everfree Cave

At the royal palace, their majesties were pacing back and forth while Lightning’s team and the friendship ponies, Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, Shining Armor, Castor, Leilani, Sapphire and Mykan watched.

“What if somebody takes them?” Grand Ruler asked.

“I have my pokemon to keep an eye out for any danger." Sapphire said.

“What if they run into a Manticore?” Celestia asked.

“Or what if they get pulled into New Tartarus?” Grand Ruler asked.

“Seriously, your majesties?” Mykan replied with a straight face. Their majesties sighed. “We just don’t want anything to happen to them.” Grand Ruler explained.

“Aunt Celestia, Uncle, Don’t worry, Mykan and Sapphire will keep them safe.” Cadence spoke up. Their majesties looked at them, who had a confident smile on their faces. “Sigh... Alright. They can go.” Celesto said.

Castor and Leilani cheered. “I’ll go get my costume!” they both said as they rushed to their room. The ponies chuckled at their enthusiasm. Who could blame them? It was Nightmare Night after all. The day of the year where kids dress up in costumes and run around and trick or treat around New Ponyville. Castor and Leilani came back.

Castor was dress as a knight with yellow armor and a small silver sword and Leilani was dressed as a princess with a blue grown and a small tiara and small boots. Their majesties smiled at their children. “You both have a good time and listen to Sapphire and Mykan, okay?” Celestia asked.

“We will Mom.” Castor and Leilani said at the same time. Mykan and Sapphire laughed. “Come on you two.” Castor and Leilani followed the two out of the palace with Ampharos, Lycanroc and Noctowl following them and they were soon on the train to New Ponyville.

“They’ll be fine, sister and brother-in-law.” Luna stated.

“We know... we just... can’t help but worry.” Celestia stated.

“They have Mykan and Sapphire with them. They'll keep them safe.” Starla added. Their majesties nodded. “Now how about we start the party?” Artie asked. Pinkie cried happily and dashed into the throne room. The ponies laughed.

Meanwhile, Mykan and Sapphire took the royal twins to three house in New Ponyville so far. The twins had their own bags filled with some candy. “This is so fun!” Castor said.

“Yeah.” Leilani added. Suddenly they heard screaming and saw a few children running away screaming, “ITS GOING TO EAT US! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!”

The children passed the trio. “Huh? Weird?” Mykan said. “What was that about?” Sapphire asked. That’s when Zecora came up to them. She had on a ghostly outfit but you can still see her face and body. "Hey, Zecora, what was with the children screaming?" Sapphire asked.

“You do not know,
At this time of year the ghost of Everfree Cave is here to show.” she said.

“The ghost of Everfree Cave?” Mykan repeated. “What’s that?”

“They say it’s a ghost is not known to be seen,
But it only comes out on Nightmare Night,
You will stay away if you know right,
For the ghost is a scary, and not to be seen.” Zecora stated. Then she walked away.

“A ghost in the New Everfree Forest.” Castor said. “Cool!”

Leliani turned to Mykan and Sapphire “Can we go see it?” The two humans were extremely hesitant. Going into the New Everfree on the scariest night of the year? “I... I don’t know you two.” Sapphire said.

”Please” the royal twins pleaded while giving them the puppy dog eyes. Mykan and Sapphire sighed and complied, much to the children’s excitement.

So the three headed off to the New Everfree Forest. Unaware that Snowflake had been watching them and had heard everything. she rushed to New Canterlot Palace.

The four friends walked through New Everfree Forest. "Are you sure we should be in here?" Mykan asked. The children nodded excitedly. "Yeah, this will be our first ghost sighting! Yeah!" Mykan and Sapphire sighed. Children.

They continued walking until they came to a large, rocket clearing with a small mountain with a tunnel in it. “Everfree Cave.” Sapphire said.

Castor and Leilani looked at each other and giggled. “Let’s go sis.” The twins began climbing the small, steep mountain. “Hey! Wait!” Sapphire called as she and Mykan climbed after the two twins. The four of them immediately began feeling strong winds around them with leaves swirling in the winds. Sapphire turned around and saw ghostly image of a wolf head looking at them. “Who are you?” she whispered.

The spirit didn’t reply but Sapphire and Mykan had to keep following the twins.

They reached the mouth of the cave and saw nothing except two light green lights. “Hello... is anybody in there?” Castor called.

“Please...” the voice replied, sounding like a female. “Just leave me alone.”

“It’s okay... we don’t want to hurt you.” Leilani added.

“Yeah. We promise.” Castor added. After a moment of silence, the voice said. “...Okay.”

The figure began to move into the moonlight revealing an light purple colored alicorn with wings and horn. Her mane and tail were hot pink She was wearing what looked to be a white grown. The thing that stood out the most to the four friends was that her eyes were green but they were milky white too.

She was blind.

“Hi there... I’m Sapphire Shimmer and this is my boyfriend, Mykan Steven and this is Castor and Leilani.... what’s your name?” Jewel asked.

“My name is Twinkle Spark.”

The four couldn't understand why she was concealing herself in this cave. "Why are hiding in this cave, Twinkle?" Mykan asked.

“Are you hiding from something?” Castor asked.

“Yes because... um.”

“A pony who can’t see isn’t considered useful to some ponies?” Leilani answered.

“Yes.” Twinkle replied. “I’ve been hiding here my whole life.”

“Really!” Castor asked in shock. Twinkle nodded. “But... why?” Sapphire asked. Twinkle thought back to her foalhood.

Twinkle’s mother was walking though town with two foals behind her and foal Twinkle was looking behind her and wandered to a log.

The townspeople looked at her mother with judgement looks. “She can’t possible raise future offspring.” said one pony. “Especially since one is a-“ he was cut of when Twinkle bumped into the log, she tried to jump over.

She fell to the ground unharmed. The pony demeanor changed to sinister as he walked towards Twinkle with his horn ready to fire. He fired, Twinkle braced for impact but her mother leaped in at the last second and snatched her up and ran away from the town.

“It is the way of our world.” He said as he chased after her. Twinkle’s mother looked back at her husband who nodded. The two other foals were with him, watching. She kept running with foal Twinkle in her arms.

It was nightfall and when she finally stopped running she stopped behind a bush and looked at her little foal. “Don’t worry, my little spark. You’ll be safe there.” Her horn glowed and she teleported the baby to a clearing in the New Everfree.

A small porcupine came out of the brush. Foal Twinkle stood up and looked at the porcupine. “Psst.. come on I know where you’ll be safe.” He said. Following his paw prints she followed him all the way to the Everfree Cave, where she lived for the past seventeen years.

“I just want to hear her voice again.... just once.” Twinkle said as she finished her backstory. The three ponies felt bad for her. “Well... we know some ponies who would love to help you track down your mother.” Castor said.

“Really?” Twinkle asked.

“Yeah. Our mommy and daddy would love to help you.” Leilani added. Twinkle was hesitant and so was her porcupine friend. Name: Dust.

“Twinkle, are you kidding their foals!” Dust said.

”We’re not foals!” Castor and Leilani stated. Twinkle smiled while Dust looked at them with a raised eyebrow.

“Anyway... Let’s get a move on shall we?” Sapphire asked. Everybody agreed and they all slowly climbed down the small mountain and began trekking back through the forest. ”I hope their majesties don’t worry too much” Sapphire and Mykan thought, not wanting to think about the punishment they would get if they found out about this.

Back at the palace...

“WHAT?!” Their majesties cried. “WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY WENT OT THE NEW EVERFREE FOREST!” Luna, Cadence and Shining Armor were trying and failing to keep the two from hyperventilating.

“Why in the hotel-bills would they do that? Those two won’t allow that!” Applejack said.

Snowflake growled.

"Snwoflake said that Zecora told them of a ghost that lives in New Everfree Cave and the kids wanted to go but Mykan and Sapphire tried to say no, but the children pulled the puppy dog eyes on them and gave in.” Fluttershy translated.

“Ooooh, that’s the one thing that always gets her.” Lightning winced.

“You got all that from one growl?” Rainbow asked. Fluttershy nodded.

“We have to get them back!” Celesto cried.

“Indeed. Let’s go!” Celestia added. The ponies immediately rushed out of the palace and to the New Everfree.

Meanwhile, the gang of five made it to Zecora’s hut, where she was about to walk into her house when she’s noticed the five.

“Ahh, What do we have here?
A new pony-“ Zecora looked closer at her eyes.
“And a blind one as it appears to be.”

“Hi Zecora. This is Twinkle Spark. She’s been living in the haunted New Everfree Cave.”

“We’re bringing her to our parents so she’ll have a family.” Leilani said. Zecora asked why and the twins explained Twinkle’s backstory.

“Oh my,
Such a tale makes me want to cry.” Zecora said.

“However, while I was on my walk,
I found two other ponies who wanted to talk,
They were asking for you Twinkle Spark,
Don’t worry, they don’t bite or bark.”

Zecora called for the two ponies and they came out from inside her hut. One was white with a yellow with an orange mane and the other was smaller and she was orange with a red mane and tail.

“Hello. You must be Twinkle Star.” The female pony said.

“W-Who are you?” Twinkle asked.

“I’m your sister, Starlight Spark.” the female said.

“And I’m your father, “Moonlight Sparkle.” Seeing her father and sister alive and well. Twinkle walked over and gave them a big hug. Jewel and the children and Zecora were happy for Twinkle. “Where’s mom?” Twinkle asked as she and her family broke the hug. Moonlight and Starlight looked at each other with sadness.

“Twinkle... mom.... she never made it back.” Starlight said, much to Twinkle’s sadness. Sapphire, Mykan and the royal twins as well as Zecora felt bad for her. “But I want you to know she loved you. She vowed to protect all of us.”

“I needed to hear that.” Twinkle replied. Starlight and Moonlight hugged Twinkle. “The rules of our world are still the same.” Starlight added. “But we can still visit you and your new family someday.” Moonlight added. Twinkle smiled. "I would like that."

Suddenly...

“HEY!” Everybody turned around and saw a burly, brown pony with slight brown mane and tail. Name: Claws. He had two other ponies by his side.

One pony was gray with a black mane and the other was beige with a light purple mane. Names: Slash and Scratch.

Twinkle gasped in fear and her father and sister stood in front of her protectively. “Whose that?” Castor asked.

“H-He’s the one who tried to kill me when I was young!” Twinkle cried.

“I’ve finally found you after all these years.” Claws said in a sinister voice. Sapphire's pokemon growled at the stallions.

“Stay away from my daughter!” Moonlight bellowed. Claws laughed as he approached the ponies and zebra. “Twinkle, we have to get you out of here!” Starlight stated.

“No!” Twinkle said firmly. “I’m tired of hiding.” Twinkle stepped in front of the whole gang. “What did you do with my mother?” she asked.

Slash and Scratch charged the ponies.. suddenly Lightning and Starla rammed into the ponies ending them to the ground. “Lightning! Starla!”” Sapphire cried.

“And they’re not alone.” The gang turned around and saw Lightning’s friends, the friendship ponies, Snowflake and the royal ponies.

Claws growled as he saw his hench ponies easily overpowered by Lightning and Starla. She began to approach Twinkle, Sapphire, Mykan, Castor and Leilani. “She’s gone Twinkle Spark and she’s paid the highest prices for hiding you.”

Castor and Leilani looked deep into the forest, where they saw the wolf spirit head looking at them. “Twinkle Spark we have to get you into the forest.” Castor said. “You’ll be protected there follow us.” Leilani added. The children rushed passed Claws with Twinkle and Sapphire right behind them. Claws followed them.

Their majesties and Snowflake saw this and pursued Claws. "Hey, wait for me!" Mykan cried as he followed them as well.

“Listen for our footsteps okay?” Castor stayed. As he and his sister lead Twinkle Star to a clearing. They gotten ahead of her and stopped. Looking back they saw Claws dangerously close to Twinkle. They looked at the trees and said. “Twinkle’s in trouble!”

The wolf spirit head appeared and floated behind them. “Twinkle, jump!” Twinkle leaped out of Claws range and he fell on the ground. He got up and chased her again but when Twinkle reached the royal twins and Sapphire, the spirit floated in front of him and roared. Claws was terrified.

The royal ponies, Snowflake, Mykan and Dust came into the scene but hey saw nothing except Claws screaming and the spirit swirling around him making him vanish into thin air.

“Okay, that was unexpected.” Dust commented.

“We’re okay, Twinkle, we’re okay.” Castor said. Twinkle looked at the three ponies. “Thank you.” The children looked at the spirit, which lost it's tense appearance and smile at the two of them and Sapphire.

Everybody went back to the palace including Twinkle’s family. “Thank you for looking out for my daughter.” Moonlight said to Castor, Leilani, Sapphire and Mykan.

“Your welcome.” Sapphire replied.

“Now we must get back to our planet.” Starlight said. Moonlight and Starlight didn't feel right, leaving their blind daughter again after they just found her after seventeen years. “Don’t worry, we’ll take good care of her.” Celestia stated, looking at the worried relatives. Starlight and Moonlight smiled. They turned back to a Twinkle and hugged her. “Well come back and visit you soon.” Moonlight said.

“Okay, dad.”

The ponies shed some tears at the family's goodbye. They separated. “Farewell everybody!” Starlight called. Everybody said goodbye and Starlight and Moonlight teleported away, back to their planet.

“And as for you four.” Grand Ruler said, turning his attention to Castor, Leilani, Mykan and Sapphire, who smiled nervously.

“Since you helped a pony in need. We’ve decided to overlook any scolding and punishments.” Celestia added. The four sighed in relief.

“Now Twinkle, you will be staying with Our niece Pricness Cadence and her husband, Shining Armor.” Luna stated. Twinkle smiled and nodded.

“Master, do you think the Professor can make something to help Twinkle... at least... see a little better?” Lightning asked. Grand Ruler thought about this. “I believe he can make something for Twinkle Spark.” he replied.

Twinkle smiled. “Now come on let’s get you home.” Cadence said. "You're gonna love New Crystal Empire, Twinkle." Shining Armor added. “Okay.” Twinkle, listening to her footsteps, followed Cadence out of the palace and to her new home.

Episode 7: Sapphire's Destiny

One night, Sapphire was in New Canterlot on the highest terrace. She wasn’t her normally happy self. She sighed sadly as she overlooked New Canterlot.

All of her friends had a purpose on United Equestria, Lightning and the ponies protect and serve, Mykan teaches, even the changelings have a purpose; friendship. All of her friends had a purpose... but her. Yes, she's part of Starfleet but she just had this nagging feeling that she was meant to do more. She kept wondering if there’s more she’s meant to do in United Equestria. It was a nagging feeling in her chest.

“Sapphire?” a voice said behind her.

Sapphire turned and saw their majesties. They all looked worried. “Sapphire, what are you doing out here, all alone?” Luna asked.

Sapphire sighed. “It’s just. I’ve got this feeling that I’m meant to do more in United Equestria. Everyone of my friends have found their forever place here. You three raise the sun and the moon, Cadence spreads love and Lightning is the Commander of Starfleet. Everyone has a purpose, except for me.”

As music began playing Sapphire turned and walked back towards the terrace and started singing.

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(Sapphire)
It isn't that I'm ungrateful

For all the things that I've earned,

For all the battles I have fought in,

All the powers that I have earned

But I wonder where I’m going now,

If there’s more I’m meant to be

All my friends have a purpose

Everybody except for me

I have my badge, I wear this suit

I'm on Starfleet, this is true

But it's still unclear to me

If there's more I'm meant to do

I wanna have a purpose

Wanna do all that I can

I wanna make a contribution

I want to be a part of the plan

Queen Celestia walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

(Queen Celestia)
Your destiny's uncertain

And that's sometimes hard to take

But it will become much clearer

With every new choice you make

Luna came up to the pair.

(Princess Luna)
Patience is never easy

I understand wanting more

I know how hard it is to wait

To spread out your wings and soar

Grand Ruler then came before Sapphire.

(Grand Ruler)
But you stand here for a reason

You're gifted and you are strong

That badge is upon your chest because

You belong

(All)
Know that your time is coming soon

As the sun rises, so does the moon

As love finds a place in every heart

You are our daughter; you'll find your place

(Princess Luna)
We understand you wanting more

A chance to shine, a chance to soar

(Grand Ruler)
Soon will come the day it turns around

(All)
Know that your time is coming soon

As the sun rises, so does the moon

As love finds a place in every heart

You are a human; you'll find your place

(Queen Celestia)
You are our daughter; you'll find your place

Queen Celestia hugged Sapphire. “You’re time will come.” she said to her. She smiled at her. Sapphire then went home to get some goodnight's rest.

Sapphire found herself in a glittery void with stars all around. “Hello, is anyone there?”

In front of her a glittery form of Twilight Sparkle as her original four-legged pony self appeared.

“Twilight?” Sapphire called. “What are you doing here?... and why aren't you... you know ghost-like anymore?"

“I’m here to present you a special test.” she said. Sapphire tilted her head to the side,, “A test? What kind of test?”

“You will find out when you wake up, until then I bid you goodnight.” The void began wavering and everything went white.

Sapphire woke in a shock. She thought about the test Twilight told her about. ”What kind of test will she give me?”

“Guess I’ll have to find out on my own.” Sapphire got out of bed and got dressed. Heading downstairs, she found Mykan making himself some coffee. “Hi Mykan.”

“Hey Sapphire, did you sleep well?”

“Yes but it was weird.”

“Weird how?”

“Well I saw what looked at be a Twilight as a glittery pony in my dream. She said she would present me a test.” Hearing that shocked Mykan. “Really? That is weird. We better get the gang together to figure this out.” Sapphire looked outside and her eyes widened. "I think that'll have to wait, Look!"

Mykan and Sapphire looked out the window and saw something really peculiar. The sun and moon were up at the same time! One side was day and the other was night. "What the heck? What's going on?" Mykan asked.

"I don't know. Come on, we'd better find out." Sapphire said.

The civilians were all in panic with the situation, nobody knowing what was going on. Mykan and Sapphire came outside. "Lieutenant Sapphire will know." one pony said. The ponies surrounded Mykan and Sapphire asking multiple questions.

"I'm sure it's just... there's a logical explanation for-" she was cut off when a royal guard came onto the scene. "Captain Sapphire, Mykan Stevens you must come with us." he said.

He lead Sapphire and Mykan into the royal palace and they went into the throne room where Sienna, Mako and Snowflake were. “Guys? What are you doing here?” Sapphire asked.

“We saw how weird the sky looked and were called here by the guards.” Mako replied.

Mykan turned towards one of the guards. "So, what’s going on?"

"It's their majesties and Commander Lightning Dawn and his entire unit." one of the guards said with a nervous expression on his face.

"THEY"RE GONE!" his comrade cried.

The siblings, Sapphire and Mykan gasped in horror.

"Gone?! What do you mean gone?!" Sapphire asked.

"We don't know, it seems as their majesties and Commander Lightning and his unit has simply vanish." the guard explained.

"Vanish!" Mako exclaimed and fainted on the ground.

"This is why we've come to you Sapphire Shimmer." the second added. He and his comrade saluted at her. "We await your command." the second guard added.

"My command?!" Sapphire exclaimed, in shock and confusion.

"With their majesties and Commander Lightning Dawn and his unit gone, we must take our orders from you, Captain Sapphire." Sapphire and Mykan as well as the changelings were shocked. That meant Sapphire would be in charge of the discovering what happened while her friends were missing. Pyrite, hearing this, once again fainted on the ground.

"I want you to continue the search for their majesties, Commander Lightning and his unit, find any clues that may tell us what happened to them." Sapphire ordered. The two guard saluted and went off. Mykan and the changelings were impressed. "Way to take charge." Pharynx commented.

Sapphire sighed in relief. "Thanks."

Suddenly, another guard burst into the throne room. "Captain Sapphire, news from New Ponyville. The New Everfree Forest is well... invading!" he cried.

Sapphire gasped and Mako fainted for the third time. "What the heck is going on?" Mykan cried.

"I don't know, but we have to get to New Ponyville and find out. Come on." Sapphire used her magic and appeared her Element of Harmony. "Gonna need this." then she dashed out the door and flew to New Ponyville with Mykan and the siblings behind her on Snowflake.

Upon arrival they could already see it was complete chaos. Black vines with blue spikes were all over the place! Ponies were either running for cover or stuck in the vines. "Snowflake, Sienna, Mako, free the trapped civilians." Sapphire ordered.

"On it!" Snowflake dove in and Sienna kicked the black vines freeing the civilians, "Get to safety, Quick!" she said. The civilians complied and ran into the nearest house. They met up with Mykan and Sapphire at Town Hall. "Man, this is a mess. If only we knew what caused this." Mykan said.

"Me too." Sapphire said.

"Hey! What's that?" Mako asked pointing at something. Everybody looked and saw a familiar zebra walking into town with a large cart of items behind her.

"Zecora!" Sapphire cried. They all raced over to her as she collapsed to her knees. Mykan unhitched her and pushed the cart away from her.

"From my home, I have had to flee,
The forest have grown too wild, even for me." she said.

"Please say you have an idea on what's happening?" Sienna pleaded.

"I'm afraid it's a mystery to me as well,
But I may have something that if combined with a spell." Zecora replied as she went to her cart and pulled out a beaker with purple liquid in it.

"I do not dare to use it myself, the results would be tragic,
It only responds to alicorn magic."

Sapphire looked at her horn and wings.

"Captain Sapphire, you can try the potion from purple to white,
After a sip you may see why the sky is say and night."

Sapphire fired a small purple beam of magic at the potion, turning the liquid to white. Sapphire picked it up her friends watched with concern. Zecora nodded at Sapphire.

She took a sip of the potion. Immediately her eyes turned white and she found herself in a familiar area. "The Tree of Harmony Cave, what am I doing here?" she saw Celestia and Luna near the tree.

(Like this)

"The Tree of Harmony." Sapphire gasped.

Celestia flew up and used her magic on the tree. "Are you sure?" Luna asked as she flew up to her sister.

"We have discovered the only means by which we can defeat Discord." Celestia said as she used her magic to take the Elements of Harmony out of the branches. "Even without these Elements the Tree of Harmony will process a powerful magic. As long as that magic remains it will be able to control and contain all that grows here."

Sapphire watched when she was snapped back to reality.

"So what did you see?" Crystal asked.

"Nothing that leads to what happened to Lightning and the others, but I've may have found the reason why New Everfree Forest is acting this way. Something's happened to the Tree of Harmony."

"You mean that large crystal tree that gave you your Element?" Sienna asked.

"Yes, it must be in danger."

The siblings and Mykan looked at each other. "Well, if that's the source of the problem, then we better go and fixed it." Mykan said. The siblings nodded.

"Be careful my friends,
The forest has danger with no end." Zecora warned. Everybody nodded and they journeyed into the forest. All around the forest the black vines were wrapped around other trees. "This place sure is creepy." Mako whimpered. Sienna held her little brother tightly. "Yeah. This is like any forest in my world. But they don’t look have black vines around the trees." Mykan added.

"Sapphire, please tell me you remember where the Tree is." Mako said nervously.

"Yes, it's near the Castle of the Two Sisters. " The friends noticed Sapphire didn't seem scared of the forest at all. "You don't seem scared of the forest at all." Sienna said.

"I've been in here a few times." Sapphire replied.

"But it didn't have these creepy vines." Mykan pointed out.

"Still, it's not that terrifying."

"Let's just hope the tree and our friends missing are connected." Sienna added. Everybody hoped for the same thing.

Soon, they arrived at the the Castle of the Two Sisters and the cavern. "Hey, it looks like most of the vines go into that cave." Mykan said while pointing to a cave in the cavern. "That's where the Tree of Harmony is!" Sapphire rushed down the steps, followed by her friends. Entering the cave, the gasped in horror.

The Tree of Harmony was covered with the black vines. There were several figures near the Tree.

(Like this)

"I think it's dying!" Mako cried. Mykan flew up, "Then let's save it." he flew at the tree but one of the vines wrapped around his legs and flung him back towards the others. "Nice try." Pyrite stated.

Mykan growled. Sapphire flew up to the Tree and noticed something. The vines were not wrapped around the branch parts that once held the Elements of Harmony and it was around the center. Sapphire tried to touch it, but a vine came out and wrapped around her arms. She blasted the vine away. She knew the Tree needed the Elements of Harmony, but they were destroyed except for the Element of Magic and her own. Without those elements the Tree's power will be gone forever. She stared at her element and horn and narrowed her eyes. She knew what she had to do.

She landed back near the others. "I know how the tree can be saved. I have to give it my magic and my Element of Harmony."

A moment of silence followed.

"Woah, woah, woah." Mykan said as he stepped before her. "If you give up your magic, you’ll be completely defenseless if Sombra tries anything next time.”

“Yeah.” Sienna added. “How are you suppose to defend yourself?"

"How are you gonna use your Valkyrie Power, if you can't use your Element to activate it?" Mako added.

"I know, it's a huge sacrifice, but I have to do this. If I don't Untied Equestria will be covered in these vines. I can't let that happen. I have to do this." Sapphire explained. The siblings and Mykan looked at Sapphire with great concern, but they knew there was no taking her out of this. Mykan sighed, "Alright... go for it."

Sienna and Mako nodded.

Sapphire used her magic on her Element of Hope. She took it out of her necklace and placed it in the center, which opened up and accepted the element. Next, she used a spell and released her magic into the element, putting great strain of her body. When the last of her magic left her and entered the element, she fell to the ground. "Sapphire!" Mykan and the siblings rushed to her side.

"Sapphire, are you okay?" Mykan asked. Sapphire groaned and weakly opened her eyes, which were now milky white, portraying her lost of magic.

Her element glowed and combining it's magic with Sapphire's, the tree repelled the vines and restored the Tree of Harmony. Mykan helped Sapphire stand as they watched her magic clear all the vines completely. That's when the several figures of vines diminished and revealed to everybody's surprise Lightning Dawn, his unit and their majesties.

Lightning cracked his back, "Ugh.. what in the universe happened to us?"

Rainbow groaned, “I feel like asleep on a barrel of pushpins.”

“Where the heck are we?” Buddy asked.

"It's a long story." Mako said. That's when Lightning saw Sapphire looking weak. "Sapphire!" he and everybody raced to her and noticed her eyes. "What happened?"

"She gave up her magic and her Element of Harmony to save the kingdom from the New Everfree Forest." Mykan replied. Everybody felt their hearts skip a beat. "Sapphire... you didn't." Starla whispered.

Sapphire weakly lifted her head. "I did."

The ponies couldn’t believe it. "But why, darling?" Rarity asked.

"I had to do it... for the... kingdom." Sapphire replied. Lightning and the others hugged Sapphire while shedding some tears. She gave up her magic to save the kingdom. A true sacrifice.

Suddenly, the Tree of Harmony glowed brightly again. "What going on with the tree?" Silver asked.

The Element of Hope send out five colored strands to the branches. Upon making contact and using Sapphire's magic, the empty spaces were replaced by five new Elements of Harmony, just like the ones Twilight's friends used to wear, but the gemstones were different.

Purple Gem: A Flower.

Blue Gem: A Blindfold.

Orange Gem: A Shovel.

Pink Gem: A mask.

Red Gem: A Shield.

Then the five elements shot out of the tree as well as the Element of Hope and circled Sapphire, making her float into the air. "What's happening?!" Mykan cried.

In a bright explosion of light, Sapphire clothes had changed: she was now wearing a pink, glittery royal robe with white fur on the sides. Also, her shoes turned into silver boots with golden brim on the front. Finally, she wore a crown with her Element of Hope and the other elements were embedded in her Scepter of Harmony. Everybody gasped in shock and awe.

"Galloping Galaxies!" Lightning cried.

"Incredible!" Grand Ruler added. Everybody else added their own comments to Sapphire's new clothing. Sapphire floated down to the others and opened her eyes... they were light blue once again, meaning her magic had returned. Sapphire floated down to the others. "Sapphire, are you okay?" Artie asked.

"Yeah." she looked at her new clothes. "But... what happened?"

That's when a glittery Twilight appeared again.

Everybody, except Sapphire, was shocked to actually see her. This is the first time Lightning and the others have seen Astral Twilight. “What in the universe!” Artie said. Even their majesties were speechless. “Twilight?” Celestia said.

"No.” Sapphire replied. “You’re not Princess Twilight are you?"

It shook it's head. Crystal gasped. "You're the Tree of Harmony!"

It nodded.

That blew everybody's minds. "The Tree of Harmony turned into a sparkly version of our dead friend to talk to us... Did I miss something?" Pinkie asked.

"Sapphire Shimmer, thank you for saving me. I know how difficult it must have been for you to give up your magic and element. It took great courage to relinquish them for the kingdom's safety. Making this sacrifice means you went beyond the call of duty. Now I am happy to pronounce you... The Princess of Friendship." Everybody gasped in the deepest shock.

"A Princess!" Lightning asked. That's when in a tube of light Twilight's angel-corn appeared. "She's earned it."

"Twilight?" Celestia said.

"Sapphire did an incredibly act, even though she knew the consequences. She has shown five more Elements of Harmony while being with you all:

Strength, Bravery, Beauty, Sorcery and Healing.

Just like she did for Sienna and Mako friends, she had been spreading the Magic of Friendship even more than me and now by sacrificing her magic and saving the kingdom she has truly earned the title." Twilight explained. Sapphire was utterly speechless. Now she was the Princess of Friendship.

"I-I don't... know what to say." she said. Their majesties came up to her. "This is something you've truly earned, Sapphire. Since you came her you've displayed the charity, compassion, devotion, integrity, optimism, and of course, the leadership of a true princess." Celestia said. "Remember, we'll be here to help and guide you, but now we can learn things from you as well." Celesto added, threatening to shed some tears in his eyes. "You've done very well, my brave human."

Sapphire smiled and suddenly, a bright light shined from the side of her pants and her horn. "What was that?" Silver asked. The ponies did not have a clue as to what was going on now. When the lights died out, everybody saw something no one could believe. Sapphire's horn now had a golden stripe in it. And a golden stripe meant only one thing.... Uniforce. Also, when she pulled down her pants to look at her side...

On her side was a cutie mark!

It looked like a combination of Twilight, Celestia and Luna's cutie marks.

The ponies couldn't believe this and were astounded. "Oh my stars!" Rarity cried.

"No way!" Rainbow added.

"Jumpin' Junebugs!" Applejack said.

"Now she has a cutie mark and the Uniforce!" Lightning cried. Grand Ruler, Queen Celestia and Princess Luna couldn't believe. Up until now, they knew the Uniforce was something a pony had to be born with, not gained. For Sapphire, a human to gain the Uniforce is beyond their knowledge.

Twilight and the Tree of Harmony smiled. "Sapphire truly is one remarkable human. Use your new gifts well, Sapphire." Twilight looked at everyone. "Farewell, everybody." and with that she vanished in a bright flash while the glittery Twilight vanished as well.

A moment of silence fell. “So what basically happened to us?” Starla asked.

“My best guest is those black vines sucked the magic from the Tree of Harmony and captured all of you.” Mykan explained.

“But why is?” Lightning asked.

“That part is still unknown. For now I’m just glad it’s over.” Mako said.

"Sooo... what do we do now?" Sapphire asked.

Everybody stared at each other. They knew the answer to that.

The very next day, after the incident had passed, a huge coronation was to be held in the throne room.

Now their majesties and the gang were in the throne room looking over the preparations.

Lightning, his friends and the mane five along with Princess Cadence and Shining Armor were in the throne room with their majesties who looked a little concerned. "Your majesties, is something wrong?" Starla asked.

"Nothing's wrong. Why do you ask?" Grand Ruler asked.

"You two are looking really nervous." Lightning replied. Their majesties sighed and Queen Celestia said. "Alright. We are worried about Jewel becoming a princess." The ponies were confused, "Worried? Why?" Artie asked.

"It's just....it's a big responsibility and we've haven't had time to prepare her." Celestia added.

“She prepared herself, making friends with the enemies and spreading friendship all over our kingdom.” Lightning said.

"She'll be fine. Sapphire already shown the qualities of becoming a princess. She kind, loyal and does what's best." Rainbow replied.

“And she’s been made friends with creatures we never through could learn about friendship.” Pinkie added.

Even with that, their majesties couldn’t help but worry. They both sighed. “Still... but still." Their majesties said together.

"Don't worry, your majesties. We'll all help Jewel when she needs it. Now come on we have a coronation to prepare for." Applejack said.

Everybody agreed and exited the throne room. Music began to play and all the ponies began singing.

(Applejack)
It's time to show 'em what she's got

(Rarity)
It's time to go and get things done

(Fluttershy)
But she won't have to do it on your own

(Pinkie Pie)
'Cause she's got friends right here to make it fun

(Mane Five)
We got this, she's got this

We got this together

(Rainbow Dash)
Sometimes the pressure gets you down

And the clouds are dark and grey

Jewel kicks them off and lets the sun shine through

And scary as it seems, our girl is ready now

She’s turned the lives of creatures around, it’s true

(Rainbow Dash and Wonderbolts)
We got this, she's got this

We got this together

(Crowd)
Sapphire's Princess Coronation

And we can get it done

A festival that they won't forget

A pony to be proud of

A day of games and fun

Just you wait and see

A magic day in perfect harmony

(Fluttershy)
She's got this

[Bird]
[whistles melody]

(Fluttershy and bird whistle)
We got this together

(Applejack)
With friends and family, she is never alone

If she need help, we've got her back

Jewel can be honest, let her problems be known

(Applejack and Apple family)
'Cause she's got us to pick up the slack

We got this

(Big McIntosh)
Eeyup!

(Apple family)
We got this together

(Rarity)
Pay attention to the details

Every gem even-spaced

Make the colors perfect

(Spike)
Takin' one or two to taste

(Rarity)
Inside and out, beautiful throughout

Generosity is what we're all about

(Spike)
[mouthful] You got this

(Rarity)
You got this

(Rarity and Spike)
We got this together

(Their majesties)
Today needs to be perfect, it all comes down to Jewel

We don't know if she's ready

For all the things they need her to be

She is our Princess of Friendship

But that is more than just a crown

It's her promise to spread friendship to others

And never let anypony down

(Pinkie Pie)
We've got an awful lot to bake

Each pony needs a piece of cake

Oh, wait! There's something better we can do

We're gonna need some more supplies

To make a really big surprise

She'll be so shocked—she's sure to love it, too!

You got this!

We got this together!

(All)
Sapphire's Princess Coronation

Our officer had grown

A day we will never forget

Looking back it’s just so funny

With just how far she’s come

[Rainbow Dash]
A girl made

[Applejack]
By humans

[Rarity]
And now she’s

[Fluttershy]
A Princess

[All]
All will be in perfect harmony!

Now that the decorations were finished it was time for the coronation.

Many creatures from all over United Equestria came, even Queen Rain Shine and Queen Novo, as long as their subjects. Sapphire's friends were standing beside their majesties, including Mykan Stevens and the siblings and Pyrite and her changeling kingdom. "We are gathered here today to celebrate a momentous occasion. Our most faithful officer, Sapphire Shimmer has done many extraordinary things since she's come to United Equestria. But today Sapphire Shimmer did something incredible; she created five Elements of Harmony, proving without a doubt that she is ready to be crowned United Equstria's newest princess." Celestia started.

"Now Ladies and gentlecolts, may we present for the very first time; Princess Sapphire Shimmer." Celesto added.

The huge doors opened and in came Sapphire Shimmer dressed in a pink dress with a yellow ribbon with flowers on it wrapped around it. She was followed my some guards. They were singing a song as Sapphire walked towards their majesties.

(It was similar to this)

She reached their majesties and Spike came up with a pillow that had her new crown and necklace on it. Celestia and Celesto used their magic to place the items on her. Sapphire looked at her friends who smiled and winked at her. Next, their majesties and Sapphire went out onto the terrace, where below, they saw a huge crowd of ponies. Sapphire smiled and waved to the crowd.

"Say something Princess." Celestia encouraged.

"Oh." she cleared her throat and the crowd quieted down. "A little while ago, I met Commander Lightning Dawn and his friends. They helped me to become the confident human I am now. I owe them for helping me overcome my past and today on a day like today," she turned around and gestured for her friends to come out. "I wouldn’t be standing here if it weren't for the friendships I made with all of you."As Sapphire continued, her friends began to shed some tears, even Mykan.

"Each one of you taught me something about friendship and for that I will always be grateful. Today I consider myself the luckiest human in the universe. Thank you friends, thank you every creature."

The crowds cheered below.

Sapphire and the others returned inside. "Best coronation day ever!" Pinkie sang.

"You're gonna make a great Princess, Sapphire. I just know it." Mykan encouraged. Sapphire blushed. "Ehehe, I don't know anything about being a Princess."

"Don't worry darling, I'm sure their majesties will help with your royal duties." Rarity reassured. Princess Cadence and Shining Armor came up, "And us." Sapphire was grateful to have such friends in her life.

Up in his spaceship, Sombra and his minions were watching the whole thing. "Sooo, the human is a Princess now, huh?" Sombra said and he laughed deeply. "Well then that makes her an even more desirable target."

Frost and his comrades agreed. "And she has six Elements of Harmony too. That's ours for the taking." Flame said.

"Now my minions, tomorrow will start our new era. We will capture Princess Sapphire and we'll destroy anyone who gets in our way." Sombra chuckled and his minions joined them.

Episode 8: Music in You

Sombra had called his minions before him. "So what's the plant now, Master?" Frost asked.

"I want you three to steal something from that pesky human hybrid." Sombra said. "With her out of the picture, Starfleet will fall much easier, heheh."

"So what do you want us to steal?" Breaker asked.

"I want you to steal her magic." Sombra said.

"Her magic?"

"Yes, I've required a special spell that will help you do it." Sombra gave the minions the scroll. "But Master, what about her Element, that thing won't let a spell get near her if we try anything." Flame pointed out.

"Then steal her element as well." Sombra snapped. "Now go!"

The minions nodded and they teleported away.

Meanwhile, Sapphire was walking with their majesties, Lightning and Krysta in the palace. "So have you found anything on your scepter?" Lightning asked.

"No, nothing yet." Sapphire said.

"So are you going to enter the Star Singer competition?" Krysta asked.

The Star Singer competition is and singing competition where ponies enter and try to win a trophy. Their majesties were to be the judges for the competition. "You really should, it would be fun for you." Lightning agreed. Sapphire thought about it for a moment, "I'll think about it. I'm gonna go see Mykan. Bye everyone." Sapphire flew out of the window and to Mykan's house where she found him ptting Lycanroc and Snowflake. "Hey Sapphire." he greeted.

"Hi Mykan."

Snowflake rubbed against Sapphire's legs. "Hehe, hi Snowflake." Sapphire cooed. She petted Snowflake on the head. The Light Fury purred at her touch. "So are you gonna enter the singing compititon?" Mykan brought up.

"Don't know yet." Sapphire said. "Need time to think about it."

Just then, the alarms went off and screams were heard from outside. "Trouble." Sapphire grumbled.

Mykan and Sapphire ran outside with the pokemon and Snowflake and saw the minions roaming the streets. "Ah, my target has arrived." she hissed.

"What do you three want?" Mykan hissed.

"We'll show you." Frost hissed. Flame rushed towards Sapphire and took the Element gem out of her necklace. "My element!" Sapphire cried.

"And that's not all." Flame used the spell Sombra gave her and Sapphire's magic was drained from her horn and body. Sapphire grunted in pain as Flame stole her magic and Frost placed it in a magic proof jar. When the transition was completed Sapphire collapsed on the ground. "Sapphire!" Mykan cried as he rushed to her side. The minions laughed. "Better luck next time, losers!" Frost laughed as he and the minions teleported away. That's when Lightning and the team arrived. "Mykan? Sapphire, what happened?"

Sapphire sat up and opened her eyes. Everyone gasped when they saw they were milky white. "What happened to Sapphire?" Rainbow asked.

"The minions came and stole her element and Flame blasted her with some kind of spell and took her magic!" Mykan exclaimed. The friends gasped in shock. Sapphire to get up, but her legs felt very weak and she fell again. "Easy sugarcube." Applejack said.

"But why would they steal her magic and Element?" Fluttershy asked.

"Sombra must have wanted them too and now that they have both her Element and Magic-" Lightning started.

"they could become unstoppable!" ." Starla finished. The team realized the seriousness of the situation. If Sombra or the minions absorb Sapphire's magic and get the Element under their control they will be nearly impossible to defeat. Sapphire looked down in the dumps. Fluttershy patted her on the back. 'Don't worry Sapphire, we'll get your magic and Element back." Sapphire tried to smile but it just turned back into a frown.

"Mykan, can you take her to your house?" Lightning asked. Mykan nodded. "The rest of you come with me, we've got some bad guys to find." Lightning and the others rocketed off while Mykan took Sapphire home. Mykan layed Sapphire on the couch and she breathed out, like a sigh. Mykan, Snowflake and the pokemon felt pity on her. "Lightning and the others will get your magic and Element of Harmony back, Sapphire." he reassured.

That didn't cheer Sapphire up one bit. Snowflake then took out the guitar she was playing before and presented it to Sapphire. Her rider looked at her, curiously. Snowflake nudged the guitar to her. Sapphire picked up and she began playing the guitar. It made her feel considerably better.

Lightning and the others landed in New Ponyville and found the civilians with their eyes glowing green. "What's with these ponies?" Rainbow asked.

"Hello, Losers." a voice called. The team looked and saw the minions holding Sapphire magic in the jar and with Flame holding Sapphire's element which was glowing black instead of rainbow colors. "Give us back Sapphire's magic and her Element of harmony." Lightning demanded.

"As if Commander. I would worry more about yourselves. With her Element under our control, you will be history. Hahaha!" Flame forced the Element to fire a bea of dark magic towards the ponies. They dodged it but Flame continued blasting at them.

Sapphire was still gently playing her guitar when she sensed something and perked up. "Sapphire, what's wrong?" Mykan asked. Sapphire got up, carrying the guitar and flew out the door. "Sapphire, wait!" Mykan called as he and the dragons flew after her. They made it to New Ponyville where they saw Flame firing at Lightning and the team with Sapphire's infected Element of Harmony. "Oh-no, that's not good." Mykan said. "We've gotta help them." He was about fly down there when Sapphire held him back. "Sapphire! We help them?"

"My Element is under their control now. Attacking them will only make the Element protect them. I have to get my Element back under my control."

"But how, you don't have your magic."

"No, but I have something just as powerful." Sapphire turned to her pokemon and Snowflake who cried out in agreement. Sapphire floated down to the battlefield with Snowflake and the pokemon behind her.

She landed behind Flame whom was too busy blasting at the team to realize. Sapphire took a deep breath, "... Hey!" The minions turned around. "Ahh, came to meet your doom as well, huh?" Flame taunted.

"Give me back my Element and magic!" Sapphire demanded.

"Then come and get them." Frost challenged.

"Gladly. Lycanroc, Accelarock!" Lycanroc glowed and charged Frost, knocking him back. "Guh!" Breaker growled and lunged towards the wolf pokemon. "Use Stone Edge!" Lycanroc howled and slammed the ground making large, glowing rock appear. The rocks slammed into Breaker sending him flying. "Alright, Sapphire!" Lightning cheered.

"Go get 'em!" Pinkie added.

"Now use Rock Throw!" Lycanroc howled and launched rocks at all three minions, knocking them down once more. Sapphire rushed over and yanked her Element out of Flames' hand and took the jar as well. "Hey!" Flame cried. Sapphire smashed the jar and her magic returned to her horn and she felt like her normal self. The minions growled as they stood up again. They knew they could not win this round, "We'll be back, Starfleet!" Flame declared and the three teleported away.

Lightning and the others came up to Sapphire, "Glad to have you back, Sapphire."

"Glad to be back, Lightning." Sapphire said with a smile on her face.

That late afternoon, night had fallen and the singing competition began. Ponies and other creatures came from all over United Equestria to either watch or participate. Many ponies and creatures played their own songs in solos or partners. Their majesties picked three finalist for the final round.

Sapphire, Pinkie Pie and... Star.

Yep, the pony had returned to once again beat Sapphire in a competition.... even though everybody knew she would lose to Sapphire anyway.

Star was up. She sang a song about... well... herself.

When she was done the crowd cheered loudly for her. Sapphire was up next. She wore a pretty dress that Rarity made her. It was a rainbow colored dress with ribbons coming around her waist. Her hair had been straightened and was hanging down near her shoulders.

(Like this, but for her humanoid body)

Star came backstage with a smirk on her face. "Beat that, Sapphire."

"She can and she will." a voice said. The girls turned and saw Mykan dressed in tuxedo coming to Sapphire's side. "Mykan, what are you doing here?" Sapphire asked.

"I'm here to sing with you." Mykan replied. Sapphire smiled, "Really?" Mykan nodded while Star huffed and walked off.

"Sapphire and Mykan, you two are up." the announcer called.

Sapphire silently gulped, "Don't worry, you'll be fine." Mykan reassured. Sapphire nodded and they both went out of stage. Music began to play as she took a deep breath and began singing.

The crowd went wild and roared with applause. Sapphire only smiled while blushing.

The last three finalist walked out to the stage. "Alright judges, do we have a winner?"

Their majesties looked at each other and nodded. Together they said, "The winner or winners are... Sapphire and Mykan!"

Sapphire and Mykan gasped and high-five each other. Star scoffed and walked off of the stage, humiliated. The crowd cheered loudly in excitement. Luna came out on stage and gave the two their trophy. The two couldn't help but smile at each other.

After the competition. Sapphire was playing her guitar in front of everybody and they were having a good time. Their majesties were even jamming to the rhythm of the song with Lightning and the team.

Episode 9: Kirin and HIppogriff Tale

At sundown, Lightning and all his friends were at the royal palace for a special event. Mykan was present also. They were expecting two special guests today. The Queens from Planet Aris were arriving to sign a treaty of alliance with Starfleet. Sapphire was the most excited out of all the ponies, which was confusing. "Sapphire, why are you so excited?" Pinkie asked. "Usually, I'm the one whose gets overly excited about this."

"I just can't wait to see them, again."

That part shocked everybody. "AGAIN?!"

"What do you mean, 'again'?" Rainbow asked. Sapphire was about to answer when the royal fanfare sounded.

“Ay’ Ay’ Ay’! It’s time!” cried Dyno.

“Si,” added Myte “This is so exciting, but he and the others maintained their stance.

The big doors at the other end of the throne room opened wide as the pony sentries stood to the side, and Captain Shaina and her knights stood to the right side of the red carpet, and Lightning and his team all stood at the other side and saluted.

The two royal parties came in.

The first party arrived. They were all hippogriffs; half pony half eagle creatures. The two hippogriff guards came in first. They were both white dressed in golden armor. Then in came Queen Novo, Queen of the Hippogriffs. Her coat was light fuchsia while her mane was brilliant fuchsia and strong mulberry shading. Her eyes were strong magenta.

By her side was a yellow hippogriff with a blue mane and tail. Name: Princess Skystar.

Then, the second party arrived. They were all kirin; ponies with dragon scales on their backs and hooves. The leader was the same height as Queen Celestia and Grand Ruler. She was light gray with grayish-white scales on her back and hooves. Her mane was blue with some light blue shading.

By her side was a kirin who was light goldish gray with goldish gray ear tips. Her mane was moderate gold and her scales were grayish green apple. Name: Autumn Blaze.

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As soon as Skystar and Autumn saw Sapphire, they squealed in delight as well as Sapphire. The three ran and hugged each other. “Oh my god, it’s been so long since we last seen you. How have you been?” Autumn asked.

“Good. And you two?”

“Excellent!” Skystar tackled Sapphire to the ground and the two friends laughed.

“Ahem.”

The three of them looked and saw their majesties , Queens Novo and Rain Shine with raised eyebrows. “Oh, give it a rest!” the girls all said in unison and laughed together afterwards.

The queens playfully rolled their eyes and bowed to the ponies. “Greetings, I am Queen Rain Shine and I am Queen Novo.”

Everyone bowed to them, and their majesties extended their welcome to them. “We are glad you made it safely, your highnesses.” said Grand Ruler.

“As am I, too.” replied Novo.

"Me as well." Rainshine added.

“My wife, Queen Celestia,”

Celestia bowed, “My sister, Princess Luna.”

Luna bowed, “Our right hand fighter, Commander Lightning Dawn.” Lightning bowed politely, “Your graces. We have prepared a welcoming banquet in your honors if you both wish to partake.”

Novo nodded softly, “It would be our honor.”

Soon, the entire court was gathered in the large conference room deep in the palace. Everyone sat at their seats which forms a long curving table that arched all across the room. There were all kinds of foods, and drinks to go round, and as the guest of honor, Rainshine and Novo, sat near the head of the table by their Majesties, where Lightning usually sat, so he sat with his wife and friends at the end of the table.

Sapphire, Skystar and Autumn sat with Lightning and the gang. The queens sat with their majesties at the head of the table. Goldwin and the palace dancers did a special aerial dance in honor of the queens.

Rain Shine found the acrobatic dances to be her favorite, and she applauded graciously when the performance ended. “Thank you,” she said “I have not seen such amazing dance style.”

Goldwin bowed “Thank you, your majesties.” Meanwhile, Autumn Blaze and Princess Skystar were sitting with Sapphire, Lightning and friends.

"So you really know these two and their queens?!" Rainbow asked, complete amazed and shocked.

"Yeah, me and Snowflake met them years ago. We helped them solve a problem they had."

"How is Snowflake anyway?" Autumn asked. Sapphire giggled and whistled. Soon enough the Light Fury walked into the conference room. "Snowflake." Autumn squealed. Snowflake roared softly and rubbed against Autumn and Skystar. "You've haven't changed a bit." Skystar said.

Starla cleared her throat. "Anyway." she cut in. "What was it you said about problem they had?"

"Yeah, what problem?" Lightning added.

Sapphire chuckled. "I'll tell everyone the story, after dinner."

After the feast, and final refreshments, everybody gathered around as Sapphire began to tell her story. "Okay, so it all began about five years ago...

*Sapphire's POV*

I was walking with Snowflake through a forest-like planet with scattered trees and small rock formations. We both been walking for about two days and it had made us exhausted...

*GROWL*

...and hungry.

I held my stomach as it gurgled in hunger. "Man, am I starved." Me and Snowflake haven't had anything to eat in a while. Being on the road sure can make you hungry. "Wanna see if there's any place to get some food?" I asked. "No use traveling on empty stomachs." Snowflake nodded in agreement, feeling hungry as well. Soon we both walked between two cliffs and came out. We both gasped at what we saw. There was a village made out of trees and fruit stands with a fountain in the middle of the village.

(Like this: start at 0.50)

"Woah, beautiful. Wonder who lives here." That's when brushes began to rustle and I saw some figure hiding behind and in the trees. Snowflake stepped in front of me with her wings spread, a defensive posture. "Hello? Is anybody there?" I called out.

The bush in front of us rustled and out came two creatures I've never seen before: a hippogriff and a kirin; a pony with dragon-like features. The hippogriff's coat was light fuchsia while her mane was brilliant fuchsia and strong mulberry shading. Her eyes were strong magenta. As for the kirin, she was light gray with grayish-white scales on her back and hooves. Her mane was blue with some light blue shading. They both were tall. "I guess they're the ones in charge."

Then other hippogriffs and kirin of different colors appeared and surrounded us.

However, they didn't look hostile... actually they didn't show any emotions... at all. They just stared at us with blank expressions on their faces.

"Umm.. hello. My name is Sapphire and this is my friend, Snowflake." I greeted. Snowflake calmed down and returned her wings to the side. "So what's your name?"

Strangely, the kirin didn't answer. Feeling a little awkward, I added, "Umm, you wouldn't to... umm... have any food, would you?"

The kirin and hippogriff nodded.

"Can you show us?"

They nodded again and they walked into the village followed by the other kirin and hippogirff.

*POV Ends*

"Woah, woah, woah, when you first met them, they didn't say anything?!" Mykan questioned.

"Not a word... or expression for that matter." Sapphire replied.

"But why?" Fluttershy asked.

"I'll get to that part." She cleared her throat and started again.

*Sapphire's POV... again*

The kirin and hippogriffs took us to the middle of the village, where they gave me and Snowflake some fruits the kirin grew using their magic. "Ummm... thank you." I said nervously with a smile. Frankly, the whole not talking thing was really creeping me out.

When I tried to talk to the other kirin and hippogriff, they just stared at me with blank expressions. "Is there one of you who can talk?"

The kirin and hippogriff leaders pointed to a path that lead into a deep part of the forest. I smiled, "Thank you. " I turned to Snowflake, "Snowflake, you stay here, okay. I'm gonna find the kirin and hippogriffs who can talk and find out what's going on." Snowflake nodded.

I walked down the path for a few minutes but didn't see anything. "Odd." The bushes next to me rustled. I moved in closer and out popped... a squirrel.

"Ah!... oh. Phew."

I turned around only to be greeted by another kirin and hippogriff. The hippogiff was yellow with a blue mane and tail. The kirin was light goldish gray with goldish gray ear tips. Her mane was moderate gold and her scales were grayish green apple. "Umm.. hi. Have you seen a hippogriff and kirin who talk?" I asked them.

They shook their heads. "Any idea where I can find them?"

The shook their heads again. I sighed in defeat. What I didn't see was the hippogriff and kirin, smiling.

"Gotcha! Sorry, sorry, but that was too good. Oh, you don't know how much I missed jokes. Hi-larity! Am I pronouncing that right? Some words I haven't said in a will. While! While. Hi, I'm Autumn Blaze and this is my friend, Skystar."

Then Skystar started speaking, "You've just arrived, and perhaps you're tired or hungry or reflective and want to sleep and eat and journal? Which you should do, of course! But first— Oh! Oh, what joy to talk with another creature! It's been so long! You must tell me everything about you! There's so much to say, so much to do! Oh, look at me. I'm going on, and you haven't seen— I mean, have you seen—? W-What am I saying? Of course you haven't. So just— I— yeah— I will j— Follow me." she said.

I just still trying to process everything she said. "...well the they talk alright."

I followed them to a cliffside where there was a makeshift house near the edge. The two of them were skipping up the trail and to the edge of the cliff. I saw the view. There was a rainbow in the distance and clear blue skies. "This is beautiful." I said.

"Oh, you think so, too?!" Autumn said. "The way the light shimmers off everything, like, like it all suddenly woke up the moment you saw it. And you realize maybe the water and the mountains and the forest and the... yes, the rainbow and the stars and the sky are all looking back at you thinking the same thing? That we are a part of the everything. That maybe there's just one thing and we are all it.

I just blinked at her. "...I was going to say it's was pretty. But yeah."

The two of them skipped along the ground, sniffing flowers. "Mmmm! And this is just the first stop on a journey of amazing things to see, smell, tiptoe through." Autumna started, "Oh, I haven't been able to share all of this with any creature in forever! Since they all took that vow of silence. So it's a lot for me to pro-cess. Process? Uh, deal with." Skystar added.

"Woah, woah, woah. Vow of Silence?!" I asked, in confusion.

Autumn and Skystar suddenly looked sad. "That's why they asked us to leave."

Now I know these two must know what happened that made the kirin and hippogriffs go silent. "I hope it's not a touchy subject, but can you two tell me why they went silent in the first place?"

"It's a long story." Autumn replied.

I could see this was a hurtful subject for them. "You rather not talk about it?"

"No." Skystar replied.

"I under-" I was cut off when the two started singing.

"We'd rather siiiiiing."

(It was similar to this)

(Autumn and Skystar)

La, la-la-la, la-la
La-la-la, la-la-la

Our people used to speak and sing
We weren't always quiet
We told stories and funny jokes
Our stand-up was a riot

But then one day, a fight broke out
And hurtful words were said
Flaring tempers were inflamed
Destruction quickly spread

And flaming bred from head to head
Even burnt our... bread

Sorry, we forgot how much we love rhyming. Where was I? Oh, right!

Our happy village lay in ruins
Relationships got worse
Spoiler alert: we quickly learned
That words could be a curse

"No more talking," yelled our leaders
The last thing said aloud
Into the Stream of Silence
We stepped as a crowd

The water cooled emotions
And peace was soon restored
But with no way to speak our thoughts
We got super... bored

Seriously, there's only so long that Sudoku can keep you entertained!

'Cause rainbows won't light up the sky
Unless you let it rain
And shiny apples sometimes come with worms
No, you can't give up your laughter
'Cause you're scared of a little pain
It's a lesson that our people never learned

We were stuck in silent prison
With the voices in our heads
'Til we tripped over our salvation
In a helpful flowerbed

We found a cure to clear my pipes
And we became quite chatty
With years and years of stored-up words
We drove the village batty

They didn't like our jokes and songs
And daily dose of news
The plays we wrote, the speeches spoke
Variety reviews

Or the story about the Kirin who hid below an opera stage

And fell in love with this opera singer, and he wore a freaky half-mask thing, and he played the organ a lot and got all broody 'cause the singer was in love with another dude, so he took her away on this underground gondola. I mean, who doesn't love musical theater?!

The village leaders made it clear
We had to make our choice
We could stay and live with them
Or we could keep our voice

So we came here, but left the couch alone
They're hard to move
With just the view for company
Until ya heard us groove

Take it away, boys!
(beat)

'Cause rainbows won't light up the sky
Unless you let it rain
And candles just won't glow until they're burned
No, you can't give up your laughter
'Cause you're scared of a little pain
It's a lesson that my village never learned

No matter how hard I schooled them
Fear of hurt is still what ruled them
Sometimes you gotta let it raaaaaaaain!

Yeah, sometimes you gotta let it rain

*POV Ends*

"Wait just an apple picking minute!? The kirin and hippogriffs gave up their emotions just to keep from getting angry?!" Applejack said.

"That is correct." Novo answered.

"The last time the Kirin turned into Nirik, some hippogriffs got hurt in the process trying to get them to calm down. To make sure it never happened again, they made every creature go through the Stream of Silence.” Sapphire added.

Mykan turned to Queens Novo and Rain Shine. "And you two exiled Autumn and Skystar cause they didn't want to follow the vow of silence anymore?"

The two leaders rubbed the back of their heads in embarrassment. "That is also true."

The ponies haven't heard anything so crazy in their lives. "But Sapphire, Autumn and my daughter helped us realize where we went wrong." Novo replied.

"DAUGHTER!" Everybody cried.

"Yep, Queen Novo, is my mother." Skystar replied, proudly.

Now that made this even more crazy. Not only did the Queens exile two of their own cause they didn’t want to stay silent, but Queen Novo exiled her own daughter.

Sapphire cleared her throat. "Anyway back to the story."

*Sapphire's POV*

I was shocked after hearing Autumn and Skystar explain by song what happened. "That's crazy. No creature should give up their feelings just to keep from getting angry."

"That's what we said, you know when we started talking again." Skystar and Autumn said in unison.

"Well, I was thinking if we just go talk to the other Kirin and Hippogriff, we can get team to welcome you back. Maybe even convince them to take your cure." Autumn and Skystar liked that plan. "Oh, yes! Yes, of course! Oh, just one small thing." Autumn said. "The antidote from our anecdote? It's gone."

I gasped. "There's no cure left?!"

"We used the last of the Foal's-Breath flowers to make it. And I-I haven't seen then bloom since." Autumn said.

"I have." Skystar replied.

Autumn and I looked at her with glee. "You have?!"

"Yeah. I'll be right back." she flew off and down the cliff. Soon, she came back up with a handful of blue flowers. "That's it! That's the foal's breath flowers!" Autumn exclaimed with happiness. I smiled too. Now all that was left was to convince the kirin and hippogriffs to take the cure.

"I'll go get your friends to welcome you back." I said as I began to rush back to the village. "Okay. Good luck!" the girls said in unison.

I went back to the village and found my dragon. "Snowflake, I found the problem!" I explained to her what I got from Autumn and Skystar, she too was shocked. "We just need them to start talking again."

Snowflake shook her head. "No? Why not?"

Snowflake walked over to a wall painting. She began growling softly. "So the kirin are normally peaceful and calm, but when they get angry they turn into Nirik; creatures made of fire and anger. The last time it happened they accidentally destroyed their village. So they made sure it would never happen again."

"But Snowflake, giving up your emotions to get rid of anger is not the way to live."

Snowflake roared softly. "But fire's are dangerous!"

"I know fires are dangerous, especially in forest. But they won't have to deal with it if they don't turn into fire-breathing kirin in the first place." We didn't notice our arguing attracted the attention of the kirin and hippogriffs.

Snowflake roared in anger. "You're not listening!"

"You're not making any sense."

That's just when we just noticed the kirin and hippogriffs. "Umm.. what are they doing?" The kirin used their magic to lift me and Snowflake into the air. "What the-? What's going on?"

They took us to the a hill where at the bottom we saw the Stream of Silence. "Oh no, not the Stream of Silence!"

Just as they were about to drop us in...

"Put them down!"

Everybody looked behind them and saw a Nirik and Skystar.

The Nirik created a ring of fire between me, Snowflake and the kirin and hipogriffs.

The Nirik walked through the fire while Skystar landed inside. "Are you two okay?" Skystar asked.

"Yeah, we're okay." I answered.

Snowflake snorted at Autumn Blaze. "What'd she say?" she asked.

"She said, 'I thought Nirik were dangerous when their mad, how did you manage to control your anger?"

"I don't know. I guess anger is like other emotions. It's not bad to have them, it's what you do with them." Autumn explained.

"And giving up happiness just to avoid anger is no kind of life." I added.

"Hmm... I guess we'd never thought about it that way." Skystar added.

Autumn went over to her kirin friends. "Fern Flare, you used to love to laugh at everything. And Rain Shine, you sung the most beautiful harmonies. Don't you miss it?"

Skystar went to her hippogriff friends. "Terramar, you used to sing everyday and Mom, you used to sing to everybody, Don't you miss it?"

"I know you're worried about fighting. But friends can disagree without causing a ruckus." I said. "Everyone gets mad sometimes. Even us. We don't always see eye-to-eye. But we never let that get in the way of our friendship.
And if you're really angry, then take some time away to be a Nirik where it won't hurt anyone."

One of the kirin and hippogriff went to Autumn and Skystar.

(Like this)

"Oh you want to cure for the Stream of Silence." Skystar said.

"That's wonderful!" I said.

Luckily, Skystar still had the flowers. We all went to the middle of the village and Skystar put the flowers in the fountain. The kirin and hippogriffs drank the water and they all regained their voices. Queens Novo and Rain Shine approached us.

"Sapphire, Snowflake, Autumn Blaze and Skystar, you have given us a gift. The realization that anger in within us but it is our choice how we let it out." Rain Shine started. "Autumn Blaze, Skystar we would very much like it if you both came back to live with us. We cannot express how much we missed your beautiful voices." Novo added.

The two smiled happily and sang a reprise.

Me and Snowflake were very happy for the kirin and hippogriffs. We became friend from that moment on.

*POV Ends*

"After that, Rain Shine and Queen Novo said we can come by anytime and if we need their help, they'll be glad to lend it." Sapphire replied. Everybody was amazed by Sapphire's tale. "Woah, amazing." Buddy gasped.

"Yes, we are very grateful to Sapphire and Snowflake for helping us realize what we do with our anger is most important." Novo said.

Sapphire smiled. Her friends were astounded. "Looks like you taught them a friendship lesson, huh, Sapphire?" Rainbow teased. Sapphire chuckled. "Yes, I guess, I did." Their majesties were proud of Sapphire. She showed them the magic of friendship even before she met them. "You are a very remarkable human, Sapphire Shimmer." Celestia said.

Sapphire blushed. "Thank you, your majesties. Now should we continue this alliance?"

"Yes we shall." Celesto said. And so the alliance treaty went off without a hitch. Now Starfleet had two more to add to their many allies when the time would come when they need their assistance.

Episode 10: Legend of New Everfree Forest

“I have my pokemon and Snowflake to keep an eye out for any danger." Sapphire said.

“What if they run into a Manticore?” Celestia asked.

“Or what if they get pulled into New Tartarus?” Grand Ruler asked.

“Seriously, your majesties?” Mykan replied with a straight face. Their majesties sighed. “We just don’t want anything to happen to them.” Grand Ruler explained.

“We will Mom.” Castor and Leilani said at the same time. Mykan and Sapphire laughed. “Come on you two.” Castor and Leilani followed the two out of the palace, "You too, Ampharos."

Ampharos followed after them and they were soon on the train to New Ponyville.

“They’ll be fine, sister and brother-in-law.” Luna stated.

“We know... we just... can’t help but worry.” Celestia stated.

Meanwhile, Mykan and Sapphire took the royal twins to three house in New Ponyville so far. The twins had their own bags filled with some candy. “This is so fun!” Castor said.

“Yeah.” Leilani added. Suddenly they heard screaming and saw a few children running away screaming, “ITS GOING TO EAT US! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!”

The children passed the trio. “Huh? Weird?” Mykan said. “What was that about?” Sapphire asked.

That’s when Zecora came up to them. She had on a ghostly outfit but you can still see her face and body. "Hey, Zecora, what was with the children screaming?" Sapphire asked.

“You do not know,
At this time of year the ghost of Everfree Cave is here to show.” she said.

“The ghost of Everfree Cave?” Mykan repeated. “What’s that?”

“A ghost in the New Everfree Forest.” Castor said. “Cool!”

”Please” the royal twins pleaded while giving them the puppy dog eyes. Mykan and Sapphire sighed and complied, much to the children’s excitement.

So the four headed off to the New Everfree Forest. Unaware that Snowflake had been watching them and had heard everything. she rushed to New Canterlot Palace.

They continued walking until they came to a large, rocket clearing with a small mountain with a tunnel in it. “Everfree Cave.” Sapphire said.

The spirit didn’t reply but Ampharos, Sapphire and Mykan had to keep following the twins. They reached the mouth of the cave and saw nothing except two light green lights. “Hello... is anybody in there?” Castor called. “Please...” the voice replied, sounding like a female. “Just leave me alone.”

“It’s okay... we don’t want to hurt you.” Leilani added.

“Yeah. We promise.” Castor added. After a moment of silence, the voice said. “...Okay.”

The figure began to move into the moonlight revealing an peach colored alicorn with peach wings and horn. Her mane was orange. She was wearing what looked to be a white grown. The thing that stood out the most to the four friends was that her eyes were green but they were milky white too.

She was blind.

“Hi there... I’m Princess Sapphire Shimmer and this is my boyfriend, Mykan Steven and this is Castor and Leilani.... what’s your name?” Jewel asked.

“My name is Twinkle Spark.”

The four couldn't understand why she was concealing herself in this cave. "Why are hiding in this cave, Twinkle?" Mykan asked.

“Are you hiding from something?” Castor asked.

“Yes because... um.”

“A pony who can’t see isn’t considered useful to some ponies?” Leilani answered.

“Yes.” Twinkle replied. “I’ve been hiding here my whole life.”

“Really!” Castor asked in shock. Twinkle nodded. “But... why?” Sapphire asked. Twinkle thought back to her foalhood.

Twinkle’s mother was walking though town with two foals behind her and foal Twinkle was looking behind her and wandered to a log.

“Really?” Twinkle asked.

“Yeah. Our mommy and daddy would love to help you.” Leilani added. Twinkle was hesitant and so was her porcupine friend. Name: Dust.

“Twinkle, are you kidding their foals!” Dust said.

”We’re not foals!” Castor and Leilani stated. Twinkle smiled while Dust looked at them with a raised eyebrow.

Back at the palace...

“WHAT?!” Their majesties cried. “WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY WENT OT THE NEW EVERFREE FOREST!” Luna, Cadence and Shining Armor were trying and failing to keep the two from hyperventilating.

“Why in the hotel-bills would they do that? Those two won’t allow that!” Applejack said.

Snowflake growled.

“Ooooh, that’s the one thing that always gets her.” Lightning winced.

“You got all that from one growl?” Rainbow asked. Fluttershy nodded.

“We have to get them back!” Celesto cried.

“Indeed. Let’s go!” Celestia added. The ponies immediately rushed out of the palace and to the New Everfree.

Meanwhile, the gang of five made it to Zecora’s hut, where she was about to walk into her house when she’s noticed the five.

“Ahh, What do we have here?
A new pony-“ Zecora looked closer at her eyes.
“And a blind one as it appears to be.”

“Hi Zecora. This is Twinkle Spark. She’s been living in the haunted New Everfree Cave.”

“We’re bringing her to our parents so she’ll have a family.” Leilani said. Zecora asked why and the twins explained Twinkle’s backstory.

“Oh my,
Such a tale makes me want to cry.” Zecora said.

“However, while I was on my walk,
I found two other ponies who wanted to talk,
They were asking for you Twinkle Spark,
Don’t worry, they don’t bite or bark.”

Zecora called for the two ponies and they came out from inside her hut. One was white with a yellow with an orange mane and the other was smaller and she was orange with a red mane and tail.

“Hello. You must be Twinkle Star.” The female pony said.

“W-Who are you?” Twinkle asked.

“I’m your sister, Starlight Spark.” the female said.

Suddenly...

“HEY!” Everybody turned around and saw a burly, brown pony with slight brown mane and tail. Name: Claws. He had two other ponies by his side.

One pony was gray with a black mane and the other was beige with a light purple mane. Names: Slash and Scratch.

Twinkle gasped in fear and her father and sister stood in front of her protectively. Ampharos growled at the two ponies. “Whose that?” Castor asked.

“H-He’s the one who tried to kill me when I was young!” Twinkle cried.

“I’ve finally found you after all these years.” Claws said in a sinister voice.

“Stay away from my daughter!” Moonlight bellowed. Claws laughed as he approached the ponies and zebra. “Twinkle, we have to get you out of here!” Starlight stated.

“No!” Twinkle said firmly. “I’m tired of hiding.” Twinkle stepped in front of the whole gang. “What did you do with my mother?” she asked.

Slash and Scratch charged the ponies.. suddenly Lightning and Starla rammed into the ponies ending them to the ground. “Lightning! Starla!”” Sapphire cried.

“And they’re not alone.” The gang turned around and saw Lightning’s friends, the friendship ponies, Snowflake and the royal ponies.

Their majesties and Snowflake saw this and pursued Claws. "Hey, wait for me!" Mykan cried as he followed them as well.

The royal ponies, Snowflake, Mykan and Dust came into the scene but hey saw nothing except Claws screaming and the spirit swirling around him making him vanish into thin air.

“Okay, that was unexpected.” Dust commented.

Everybody went back to the palace including Twinkle’s family. “Thank you for looking out for my daughter.” Moonlight said to Castor, Leilani, Sapphire and Mykan.

“Your welcome.” Sapphire replied.

“Okay, dad.”

“And as for you four.” Grand Ruler said, turning his attention to Castor, Leilani, Mykan and Sapphire, who smiled nervously.

“Since you helped a pony in need. We’ve decided to overlook any scolding and punishments.” Celestia added. The four sighed in relief.

“Now Twinkle, you will be staying with Our niece Pricness Cadence and her husband, Shining Armor.” Luna stated. Twinkle smiled and nodded.

Episode 11: Part 1: Final Battle

Sombra was in his throne room with his minions by his side. "At last, our moment has come." he declared. For the pass week, Sombra and his minions combined all their dark magic to create a dark version of the crystal heart. This version would feed off of darkness making whomever has it in their possession incredibly strong. "Those ponies won't be able to stand up to us with this baby. Not even that annoying human girl." Flame snarled.

Sombra smiled. "Just what I thought. Now... let's begin."

Sombra used his magic to levitate the heart and break it into four pieces. The dark crystal heart pieces were absorbed into the minions bodies, making them similar to King Sombra. "Alright!" Frost cried.

"Now, let's destroy those ponies and conquer United Equestria, once and for all!" Sombra thundered. The minions laughed along with their master.

Meanwhile, Sapphire was sparring with Lightning Dawn in the palace dojo.

Lightning lunged at her. Sapphire easily leaped over and kicked him in the back. "Agh!" Lightning got up and punched Sapphire. "Ugh." Sapphire recovered and her horn glowed in a bright golden light. "UNIFORCE!"

(Skip to 0:38... the uniforce behaves sorta like that)

She unleashed an enormous bust of bright, burning magic at Lightning.

KA-BOOM!

What and explosion. When the smoke cleared, Lightning was laying flat on his back, dazed. "Awesome!" Rainbow cried. She and the gang were watching the battle to asses how Sapphire's fighting skills were coming along. Based on the outcome, they have really increase.

Lightning recovered and Sapphire helped him to his feet. "Excellent work, Sapphire. You're fighting skills have improved very much." he commented. Sapphire smiled, "Well I had some great friends to help me."

Lightning and the gang smiled.

Then Grand Ruler's voice sounded over the palace intercom. "Attention. Attention; please Lightning Dawn and team report to the throne room."

"Wonder what's going on?" Applejack said. That's when Snowflake, Ampharos, Lycanroc and Noctowl burst into the dojo. The dragons were roaring in worry. "Woah, woah, woah!" Sapphire called to her distressed friends. They calmed down. "What's going on?" Ampharos grabbed Sapphire and rushed out of the throne room. "Ampharos!" Fluttershy cried. Everybody followed the pokemon to the throne room, where they found the their majesties, Pyrtie and Mykan present as well.

"You majesties, what's going on?" Pinkie asked.

"Look for yourselves." Grand Ruler said gesturing towards the window. Everybody looked out the window and couldn’t believe their eyes. There, floating in the sky…

“It’s… Sombra and the minions!” cried Cadance.

Sombra and the minions turned and could see them. “Oh, really…? Guess again!” he laughed maliciously as the skies grew darker and all the ponies and other creatures of the planet gazed up in horrors. Sombra just loved their whimpering, and the cries of frightened children. He turned back to face the others at the palace. “You ponies are about to find out what happens to those who mess with our master!" Frost exclaimed.

The entire planet began to rumble and quake, and there was no time to evacuate everyone or get them inside to safety. “It’s all over…!” shrieked Pinkie Pie “WE’RE DOOMED!! DOOMED I TELL YA!!”

The dragons growled at the four villains and were about to fly out there. "No, girls. It's too dangerous. You have to stay here." Sapphire said.

Their majesties agreed. "Sapphire, you stay here with the Snowflake, Pyrtie, the pokemon and Mykan." Luna ordered.

"Why do I have to stay, I wanna help." Sapphire whined.

"It's too dangerous. You're Sombra's main target. We can't risk you falling into his hands. You have to stay here." Celestia explained. Sapphire sighed. "Alright."

"Good. Come on team." Grand Ruler said as he, his wife, sister-in law, Cadence, Shining Armor and Lightning and his unit flew out the window.

The rumbling continued as lightning struck across the skies. “What are we going to do?” cried Rarity.

“There’s nothing we can do. Not against this.” said Spike.

The ground below where Sombra floated in midair burst open, revealing a breach into the dark dimension. Although it started out small, the darkness, which was already flooding out from it, began to consume the planet, cursing it with despair and fright. Soon the entire planet would be enveloped and sealed in the dimension forever!

Sombra could hardly bring himself to stop laughing with wicked glee. “Dusk Shine!” shouted Celestia. Sombra gazed down and could see her and everyone else gazing up at him. “Well, well, Celestia. It’s been such a long time.” he snickered “And Celesto, well, look what the three-horn has become in the past millennium: a powerful monarch.”

Grand Ruler clenched his fists “You’ve changed a lot over the ages, Dusk Shine, but for the immense worse. You’re still nothing more than the same schoolyard bully who feels the need to torture others just feel grand about himself!”

Sombra chuckled “And what if I am? Look where it’s gotten me. With every passing second, the darkness seeps through and my power increases. After all these ages, I am finally getting the greatness I deserve. The planet is mine now-- to rule as king”

“You are unworthy to even think of yourself as King!” growled Celestia “You cause nothing but pain, suffering and misery to everyone around you and for only your own amusement. You’re nothing but monster, Dusk Shine!”

“Ha!” growled Sombra “You’ve still got that same old attitude as before, Celestia, but it will no longer intimidate me, and one more thing…” he fired a shot at her which she barely dodge “…It’s Sombra! “Your majesty” to you, slaves!”

“You vile beast!” snarled Shining Armor “We won’t ever bow to you! No one will!”

“Really…? Perhaps you’d like to see how PERSUASIVE I CAN BE!!” Sombra raised his arms out and the dark crystal heart on him glowed along with the spewing darkness in the ground. “Now what is he doing?” asked Rainbow Dash.

Through the dark smog, they could all hear the sounds of cackling, snarling, and hissing, and finally the sound of marching. The gang could hardly believe they’re eyes. It was practically every single monster they had defeated in the past. All of Sombra’s monsters, Titan’s monsters… there were even many of the monsters that Starfleet had defeated from way back over the centuries that couldn’t be captured, banished, or changed.

“It cannot be!” cried Grand Ruler.

“Oh, but it is…” hissed Sombra “With the dark crystal heart in my possession, and the darkness ever spreading, it was no difficult task to resurrect the evil magic spirits of those you defeated in the past.”

All those snarling, growling beasts just eyed at the gang, and it didn’t take much to realize they wanted payback. “There’s so many of them!” cried Rarity.

“We don’t stand a chance against them all!” added Spike.

“We have to do something!” cried Pinkie.

“There’s nothing you can do!” sneered Sombra “Me and my ever expanding army of monsters will continue to grow stronger as the darkness increases, and all the creatures of this world will have no choice but to bow to my every command if they wish to survive!”

All over the planet, more monsters appeared and wasted no time in terrorizing the inhabitants and forcing them into Sombra’s slavery-- every stallion, mare, and child, and all the other creatures as well. Already their fears were turning into hopeless glumness, which only further accelerated the growing darkness.

“Your world is now mine. Bow to me!” growled Sombra.

“Never!” shouted Celestia. That’s when the sound of brigade trumpets called out followed by the hollering and rushing of the entire New Canterlot army of guards, and all the Starfleet officers coming to aid the gang, and also those from all the other planets that had long since arrived on United Equestria ever since Sombra’s ship blew up, and ready to fight. Krysta had even summoned some of her best fairy fighters to join in form her home-world. “Now we’ll really see who has whom beat!” snarled Grand Ruler.

The two forces stood at opposite ends of the wide open areas glaring at each other fiercely until Sombra and Grand Ruler both yelled out “…ATTACK!!” The two armies rushed into extreme action, covering almost every square foot of nearly half the planet with fighting.

“Warrior-mode, go!” shouted Celestia, and she transformed into her warrior-garments. “Girls, come, form a circle around me!” ordered Celestia as the friendship ponies huddled around her. “Altogether now!” and using the Element of Magic bestowed upon her, the other Elements of Harmony awakened from within the girls and all six of them used their magic to help restore power to Lightning and the Starfleet ponies.

“Wow! I feel totally pumped up!” said Lightning.

“Me too!” added Starla

“Okay! No more taking things light.
It’s time to fight for what is right!” said Rhymey

All the others agreed with courage and determination. “Well, what are we waiting for?” Lightning said “Let’s go!” and he and his friends transformed.

“STARFLEET MAGIC!!”

Then the girls transformed…

“HARMONY HOUR, FRIENDSHIP POWER!!”

And finally, little Spike…

“DRAGON POWER!”

Luna, Cadance, Shining Armor, and Fratello stood tall along with everyone else, and Lightning stood in the center in front of Grand Ruler and Celestia. He gazed up at them and they gazed down at him proudly, and let him make the call! “…TO BATTLE!!”

Everyone dashed forth hollering like true warriors against the monsters along with their many comrades. Shining Armor and Fratello joined them on the ground, while Grand Ruler, Celestia, Cadance, and Luna flew straight at Sombra and brawled with him. “Oh, how I’ve waited for this.” Sombra hissed as he fought back fiercely against the four royal alicorns…

They all punched, kicked, and fired their magic at him, only for him to show how much his fighting had improved by blocking and evading their attacks and hitting them all back, one after another, but the royal ones weren’t giving up!

While down below everyone was fighting ever so fiercely. Some monsters they recognized, others they didn’t, but they all seemed to be much stronger than before thanks to all the evil magic Sombra had cast, but not a single fighter was willing to give in.

Lily Bud and her team of Starfleet ponies and Herbolites stood up against a swarm of monsters. Buddy Rose landed to join her by her side. “Colonel…”

She smiled at him “Captain…”

“Attack!” they both shouted.

“LEAF SWARM”

“FLOWER CANNON”

The Herbolites unleashed their own powers, straight at the monsters knocking them all down.

Dyno and Myte joined their mother and father, punching, kicking, stomping, and blasting every creature that came their way. “ARRIBA!” they hollered slapping each other a four way high-five.

Krysta and her fairies were faced with a swarm of monsters stampeding right at them. “Now!” shouted Krysta, and she and her fairies created a warp-hole some of the monsters dashed into and then popped back out of again crashing into each other. Other’s reappeared over small cliffs. The fairies even proceeded to use their incredible strengths, able to lift things up to three thousand times their own weight, to lift up some of the lighter monsters and bashed them into the others. “Not bad for a bunch of half-pints.” Krysta joked.

Shining Armor fought valiantly as he kept on punching, kicking, and blasting the enemies he shouted at them “This is for Twilight… and so is this… and this…!” Suddenly, he ran straight into one familiar monster that was once Artie’s statue-- Dark Twilight! She glared at Shining Armor, snarling at him, and her almost froze up and found him unable to hit her, feeling that it was really his sister, but Spike and Fratello leapt down in between and attacked the monster. “It’s not Twilight.” Spike reminded Shining Armor, snapping him out of his trance. “You’re right! Let’s get her!” and together, the three knights blasted Dark Twilight hard, but she got right back up again, as did many of the other monsters that had been knocked down or blasted hard.

Lightning and his team gave some of them a good taste of their finishing attacks, but still the monsters got back up. “They won’t stay down!” cried Buddy Rose.

“Oh, yes they will!” hollered Rainbow Dash as she and the girls charged forth fighting and brawling, but still the monsters wouldn’t give in!

Sombra laughed wickedly at their futile attempts. “These are the spirits of monsters that you have already defeated. In this darkness they are immortal. You can never beat them, but they can beat you.” he was suddenly tackled hard by Grand Ruler, shoving him to the ground. “We’ll beat you yet, Dusk Shine!” he growled as he socked him hard in the face, but he himself was kicked off by Frost. “Now, now, Celesto… I’ve told you before… IT’S SOMBRA!!”

All four of the alicorns rushed him at once, only to get blasted hard in a huge explosion throwing them to the ground, much to the horrors of the main team, but they were all, one-by-one, tackled down by more monsters, and soon… all the monsters were back on their feet again, and seemed to be completely unharmed, just as Sombra had promised, and they looked ready for more fighting.

Some of them blasted at Lightning and the two teams back hard and off their feet. “Wow! That hurt!” groaned Pinkie.

“It’s no use…!” cried Fluttershy “There’s no way we can win now. We’re done for!”

Applejack softly slapped her across the face in attempt to snap her out of it. “We can’t let ‘em get us like this.”

“But what else can we do?” said Rarity “Sombra is the one controlling them all and feeding them power, and he…” She paused, and suddenly everyone began to realize what she was saying. “Of course!” snapped Lightning “Get Sombra! If we beat him maybe we can stop all this!”

The others all agreed, and broke away from the monsters, and left them to the other fighters to hold them off.

While the four royal ones were still not holding off very well. Celestia got punched. Luna was kicked. Cadance was grabbed by her tail whirled around and bashed hard into Grand Ruler. “Get up, quick!” cried Grand Ruler, but Sombra blasted all four of them down again with his power, and it felt as if he was growing stronger all the time, and not just from their getting weaker.

He stepped forth laughing at them. “How does it feel to fail?”

“You should know.” growled Cadance.

“Not this time!” Frost, Flame and Breaker raised their arms and fired a pulse at them, but the blasts were intercepted by Lightning’s power, and he and the others stepped out before the royal ones. “We’re on to you now, Sombra! The game’s up!” Lightning sneered.

“You’re too late!” growled Sombra “As the darkness increases, so does our power. Nobody can stop me now!”

“No one but us, you see…
We will claim victory!” said Rhymey.

Sombra and the minions roared and charged forth, and all the others charged at him. The royal ones joined them, feeling weak but not beaten, but even still, nineteen against four, Sombra and the minions still fought fiercely and hit them all with huge attacks, while the team did their best and managed to land a few successful hits on them, but hardly damaging them at all, but neither of them were willing to give in with the fate of the planet at stake.

“DRAGON FLAMEWHEEL” shouted Spike as he curled himself up and charged in a blaze at Sombra, but Flame leaped into front of Sombra and raised his cape in front blocking him, and after a small struggle forced him back hard into some of the others, colliding in a big explosion. “Fools, haven’t you had enough?” he sneered.

Sapphire and the others were watching from the window. "I've gotta help them. I have to!" Sapphire cried.

"Sapphire, did you not see how strong Sombra and the minions are with that dark crystal. There's no way you can face all four of them by yourself." Pyrite exclaimed. Sapphire grunted in anger. "I can't just stand here! There's gotta be something we can do. What I can do!"

Just then, the Elements of Harmony began to glow. "What's up with the Elements?" Mykan asked. Soon, the glow spread to the pokemon, Snowflake, Pyrite and Mykan. "What's happening?" Pyrite squeaked in fear. Suddenly, they were all teleported out of the palace and to the Tree of Harmony Cave in New Everfree Forest. "The Tree of Harmony?" Mykan added.

"What are we doing here?" Pyrite questioned.

They got their answer when the center of the tree began glowing. A line from the center moved down to the root of the tree creating a flower. Sapphire walked over to the flower an touched it. The flower bloomed and showed a chest with one key hole. "A chest? How can that help us?" Crystal asked. "How are we suppose to open it?"

The Element of Hope began to glow. It floated out of the necklace and fired a beam at the keyhole. The keyhole absorbed the magic and it magically fired a beam at the Tree of Harmony. "Woah." they gang gasped. The center fired a beam at Sapphire's crown. The elements all floated out of her crown and circled the gang. In a bright flash of magic, the gang transformed;

Sapphire's blond hair and tail gained, light blue, white, light orange, pink and purple highlights as well as Mykan's hair. Sapphire also gained small marks on her face and hand that matched her cutie mark. The Snowflake gained her own rainbow colors. Pyrite, on the other hand, completely transformed.

Pyrite now looked completely different.

Pyrite was very light orange with lime green shading near her neck. Her tail and wings were also lime green.

They all were surrounded in a ball with the elements of harmony colors. "Awesome! I feel totally charged up!" Mykan exclaimed.

“Me too!” Crystal added.

Snowflake and the pokemon cried in agreement feeling really powerful.

"Come on, guys. Let's show Sombra some real magic." Sapphire said with a smirk. The others nodded.

To be continued...

Episode 12 Final Part: Ultimate Battle and Royal Rank

Meanwhile, The whole team stood together “We won’t let you win!” said Lightning “No matter how powerful you get, it won’t make a difference.” His horn began to pulsate as his power increased… glowing brighter than ever before. “Oh, no you don’t, not this time.” thundered Sombra as he prepared to blast him, but Celestia and the Friendship Ponies stepped forth. “Oh, yes we do!” she snarled, and the Powers of Harmony began to glow, ensnaring him in magical lines. “Ah? What?!” he growled and roared unable to move.

“Let’s get him!” shouted Shining Armor. His wife agreed and they both charged at him and struck him hard, followed by Grand Ruler and Luna striking him again. Fratello charged up his weapons to full power. “FIRE!” and he blasted him hard. One-by-one, Lightning’s friends unleashed their finishers with all the power they had!

“WHIPLASH STRIKE”

“SUPER STAFF SPIN”

“THRASH SLASH”

“BOOM-BOOM FLARE”

Starla aimed with her bow “This is for what you did to me back on the ship! GALACTIC PROJECTILE” She fired it right at the dark crystal heart, making Sombra screech in extreme agony. “My turn…!” sneered Lightning “Time to finish what I started back on the ship… UNIFORCE!!”

The blast hit Sombra, full force and making tons of giant explosions that seemed to engulf him, after which, the team was exceedingly exhausted, the fighters had only little power left in their suits. “We… did it…” panted Rarity.

“We won!” cried Artie.

Pinkie Pie sighed hard and fell flat on the ground. “Whew! I’m glad that’s over I’m pooped!”

Something didn’t feel right, however. The darkness was still growing, and all the monsters hadn’t disappeared. The reason was obvious and answered as they all heard a soft, and wicked hissing coming from within the smoke. Fluttershy felt shivers run all over her body as she gazed for as the smoke cleared.

(Exactly like this)

“N-N-No…! It can’t be!” she squeaked “I… It’s… IT’S…”

“…SOMBRA!!” Rarity screamed. Everyone gawked, gasping in horror as Sombra stood there, a little bruised and battered, but not at all beaten. He just stood there snickering at them. “Impossible!” sneered Celestia “Nothing could have survived that!” added Luna.

“You just never learn, do you?” hissed Sombra and he explained, proving Cadance’s worst fears had come true! As long as he had the crystal heart, and the darkness continued to grow he would be virtually unstoppable against all of their best forces. “Now then, who shall be first to go? I think I’ll start with the metallic one.” He raised his claw and magically levitated Fratello high up into the air.

“FRATELLO…!!” screamed Cadance.

“NO! DON’T DO IT, SOMBRA!!” shouted Celestia.

Sombra narrowed his eyes and fired a powerful blast right up at the defenseless robot. “…CADANCE!!” Fratello shouted as he exploded in a huge ball of fire and bits and pieces of him went flying all over the place. Cadance fell to her knees and burst into tears of anger and sorrow “…NOOOOOOOOOOO!! Not again!”

Blazes of fury filled everyone’s eyes and they all lunged at Sombra, forgetting that they were still low in power and tried from all the fighting and using up so much power. Sombra easily smashed, booted, and struck everyone hard…. Lightning’s team and the friendship ponies, their suits powered down form all the weakness. Celestia and Grand Ruler rushed at Sombra together, colliding into him with such force, determined to get at him for killing their nephew-- Cadance’s brother, but they too had used up a lot of power in the battle and were easily over powered and shoved back hard, skidding across the ground!

Lightning was livid to have seen such a thing… and his fury only worsened as things continued. One-by-one Sombra went after the others, ruthlessly attacking them and really hurting them. Krysta and her fairies flew over just in time to see almost all the friends lying sore, battered, and weak from such beatings, and they were shocked and livid… but Lightning, he had seen enough and bolted up right shouting “ENOUGH!!”

Sombra turned to face him and laughed “Take a good look at your pitiful friends now, brave admiral.” And he blasted all the others with powerful shockwaves making them holler and wail in agony which only further infuriated Lightning. His blood was boiling so hot and his heart was pounding just like his head with blazing fury…

The fairies decided to try and help the fallen friends out, but Sombra fired a few warning blasts telling them “Keep out of my way!” and he continued to harm the fallen ones. “Darkness is all! Suffering is the key to ruling everything! This world… the universe… I will make it all suffer and wail and rule it all for myself!!”

"I don't think so." a voice claimed.

"What?" Sombra snarled. Even in their weakened state, the whole team could see Sapphire, Mykan, Pyrite and the pokemon in a large bubble of magic.

(It's basically this)

Sombra growled and he and the minions blasted the bubble with all of their magic, but the bubble deflected the blast. "How is this possible?" Sombra snarled.

They friends came down in front of the fallen fighters and the bubble disappeared. "You may have your dark magic, but we carry the most powerful magic of all; the Magic of Friendship."

Frost snarled. "Let's get them!"

He and his comrades roared and charged at Sapphire. She blasted them hard with a rainbow beam from her scepter. The force of it actually destroyed the dark crystal heart pieces inside the minions, destroying them as well. Sombra and the entire team were shocked. "Impossible." he cried.

“She destroyed them with one hit! Wicked!” Pharynx exclaimed.

Sapphire turned to him. "You're turn now, Sombra." Sapphire turned to her friends. “You guys, get the team to the palace so they can heal. I’ll deal with Sombra.”

“Right, come on gang, you heard her.” Mykan ordered. The friends and dragons carried the team to the palace and away from the battle scene.

Sombra snarled and charged Sapphire. She zipped out of the way and blasted him hard with her magic at the crystal heart. He screamed in pain. Sapphire lunged and rapidly punched and kicked Sombra.

Sapphire unleashed a furious wave of power as she screamed “IT’S OVER, SOMBRA!!!!”

“Come and get me!” roared Sombra and he lunged right at his with her fists ready, he thrust them forward, but Sapphire simply raised one fist, coated it in magic and punched her fists upward, and then socked him hard in the gut with his other hand sending him crashing through a row of trees, one after another.

Sombra burst through the fallen trees to find Sapphire standing before him, and before he could react, Sapphire kicked him up high into the air. Sapphire took off and after him and kicked him hard again sending him slamming down towards the ground, but Sombra stopped at the last few inches by flapping his wings and zoomed right back at Sapphire colliding into him hard, and he punched her hard in the face, and tried to blast her with a powerful beam, but Lightning countered with a beam of his own forcing it back at him! “You’ll discover that I’m no pushover this time!” Sapphire growled and lunged at Sombra aiming to punch him, but Sombra caught his fist and punched him hard, but Sapphire winced in pain, but she managed to kicked him.

The two creatures brawled furiously, swiftly swinging their fists and feet. Blasting each other and colliding into one another forcefully, but the more the battle progressed; Sombra got hit more and more and was really taking a lot of damage, while Lightning did get hit and blasted at as well, he didn’t seem to take as much damage as Sombra did, much to his annoyance and confusion. “This… this cannot be! No one should be able to stand up to me! Who are you? What are you?”

Sapphire snickered “What? You can’t figure it out?” She stood in midair tall and proud and proclaimed “I am… the bane of evil’s existence, the sworn protector of all that is good and decent. I am the answer to all problems, a hero to those in danger who cry out for help. My name… is Sapphire Sunlight!”

Sombra never thought he could feel so furious ever. “Curse you! Curse you, it can’t be!” he looked as if he were about to explode, but really it was his power increasing with the impending darkness. “I have come too far to face defeat again! I will defeat you, human!” He only had one option left if there was any hope for him to combat Lightning. He began to absorb the powers and magic of all the monsters he had resurrected. “Yes! Yes, I can feel it! Prepare to witness true power like never before!” he snarled as he was enveloped in dark flares. “First I will smash you, and then your planet will follow!”

“Bring it on! I’m ready for you!” growled Lightning, and the fight continued. This time, Sombra put up more of a fight than ever and managed to bash Sapphire back harder than ever, and match his magic strengths as well, but Sapphire refused to give in.

Their battle was so fierce that it could be seen from all over, even at the palace. Goldwin hadn’t budged from his telescope at all. “Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more fierce fight before.” Mykan and Snowflake were also mesmerized by the battle. "Get him Sapphire!" Mykan cheered... even though Sapphire was WAY too far away to hear it.

The others were resting in the sickbay, recovering quickly, and they could look through the windows and see the distant explosions and bright lights from collisions of the two fighters. “Look at them go!” cried Spike.

“Do you think Sapphire can win this battle all on his own?” asked Artie.

“…Possibly.” Grand Ruler said.

“Possibly?” asked Celestia.

“Well, is there any way we can help her?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“There just may be, but it is very risky. It must only be done at the right time and in the right place.”

The others each voiced their volunteering to take the risk if need be as it would most likely be their one and only chance to get rid of Sombra once and for all. The fate of the planet depending on it!

Snowflake roared and flew out the window. "Snowflake, what are you doing?" Rainbow cried. Mykan saw her heading towards the battle. "She going to the battle and so am I." Mykan replied and he too flew out the window. "Are they crazy?" Fluttershy squeaked. "Nope, they're just loyal." Pyrite replied with a smirk.

Sombra and Sapphire continued to brawl, colliding into one another. Their fists and feet swinging, and rapid shots of magic blasts.

In a huge explosion, they both fell to the ground away from one another, they both were looking battered and bruised, but they both got to their feet and stared each other down. “You dare to continue?” growled Sombra “You are either brave, or more foolish than I gave you credit for.”

“It’s you who’s the fool.” Sapphire sneered “All you use your power and resources for is your own greedy reasons. If you had ever learned some sense in your life, maybe things would have turned out better for you.”

“Spare me the heartfelt chattering!” he then gazed down at the large hole leading into the dark dimension. “Do you see that? The darkness is growing, little human! Nothing can stop it! Not you, nor anyone else in this world. Many before you have tried, and they got exactly what they deserved… and you will soon follow!”

Sapphire wasn't going to give up now. She lunged at Sombra and aimed to punch him, but Sombra zipped out of sight and suddenly kicked her in the side, tackling her to the ground, and ramming numerous punches at her face until Sapphire blasted him off and into the air. “Oh, really, try this!” growled Sombra, and by magic his horns glowed and extended gripping Sapphire tightly.

Sombra laughed and then bashed and smashed Sapphire around like a hammer before reeling her and punching her back out again. Then reeling him in again, and socking him again… and again… and again…

Finally, Sapphire grabbed the end of Sombra’s horns and pulled on them with all his might, which Sombra felt “Oh, no, you don’t!” he growled as he fired multiple shots at him, but Sapphire refused to let go and managed to snap one of the horns in two, freeing himself. She softly floated to the ground panting heavily, while Sombra retracted his horns, one of them now broken making him furious “I’ve had just about enough of this!”

“And I’ve had just enough of you!” growled Sapphire “What say we finish this off once and for all?”

“For once we agree on something.” hissed Sombra and he began to coat himself in all the dark magic he had and Sapphire did the same. “This is it. I hope this works. It’s all the power I can spare.” He muttered to himself. Sombra roared and charged Sapphier at full speed Sapphire charged Sombra at the same speed. The two forces collided.

KA-BOOM!

The explosion was so big it could be seen from everywhere on the planet!

A huge burst of light shone clear up into the skies, nearly piercing the darkness. Many of the civilians in the villages nearby gazed at the light in awe and wondering what it was, and everyone could see it form the palace too. “There!” snapped Grand Ruler “That must be it.”

As everyone was no fully healed, it was time for them to head out.

The light had ceased, and the hole leading to the dark dimension was going crazy, as if that last burst of power had disrupted the dimension within, destabilizing it.

When the smoke had cleared, there was Sapphire and Sombra lying flat on the ground, looking really injured. Suddenly, they both twitched and painful staggered to their feet. Sombra sneered. “You pitiful creature. You squandered your power and life and look where it left you…”

Sapphire's glow had gone down immensely after the collision and from fighting for so long. Sombra walked closer towards her snickering, and stood only a few feet away from the unstable entry in the ground. “For the record, you’ve been a very worthy adversary. It’s almost shameful it must end like this. Any final words?”

“Yes…five…” hissed Sapphire. “…I am not beaten yet!”

Sombra laughed “You fool! What more can you possibly do to me? Even with your magic, you’ve no power left. You’re all alone, and about to be erased forever!”

“You’re wrong! He’s not the one who is alone.” called a voice from way back behind Sapphire. Grand Ruler marched forth, and Celestia marched alongside him, and one by one all the others marched alongside them, backed up by the entire army. Her glowing smiled brightened.

One by one, every one of his friends spoke severely to Sombra…

Starla… “You’re a vile demon!”

Buddy Rose… “You terrorize others for your own amusement.”

Artie… “You bring nothing but sorrow, misery, and pain wherever you go.”

Rhymey…

“But no matter how hard you fight,
Evil will never triumph over right!”

Dyno… “You are disgusting!”

Myte… “You are despicable!”

Rarity… “You’re the kind of evil that gives hooligans and ruffians that I scoff at a bad name!”

Pinkie… “But there’s still one ultimate weakness you have, and it’s our greatest strength!”

Rainbow Dash… “We’re never alone! We’ll always have each other.”

Fluttershy… “And even if we can’t really be there for one another…”

Applejack… “We’re with each other in spirit, and that’s somethin’ you’ll never understand.”

Spike… “Yeah, what they said!”

Krysta simply nodded bravely as did Shining Armor, Cadance, and Luna.

Lightning turned to face Sombra, who didn’t seem amused at all. “Ha!” he scoffed “I’ve heard enough of these petty speeches and preaches of friendship!” he began to power up to destroy them all. “Behold what real power is all about!”

Suddenly, Snowflake dove in a blasted Sombra hard with her plasma blast, knocking him to the ground and stopping his attack. Snowflake landed near Sapphire. "Alright, girl. Let's do it." Sapphire mounted Snowflake just as Sombra stood up. "YOU INSOLENT PESTS!" He fired a pulse at them but Snowflake took to the skies. Sombra flew up after them.

"Let's show him, what we can do, girl." Sapphire said. Snowflake nodded. Sombra fired more pulses at them, and Snowflake dodged them with ease. Sapphire retaliated by blasting her own pulses at Sombra, which made their mark. Sombra fell to the ground, hard. Snowflake roared and dove towards Sombra. He grunted as he saw the Light Fury coming closer towards him. At the last second, Snowflake blasted him with her plasma blast.

BOOM!

Sombra screamed in pain. Snowflake landed in front of the army and Sapphire dismounted her. Sombra struggled to his feet. He growled in fury and he began to power up to destroy them all. "TIME TO DIE!" he yelled.

"I don't think so." Sapphire replied. Using the elements bestowed upon her, she created the bubble again and floated into the air. That's when the friendship ponies and Celestia changed into their Valkyire forms. Their shields went up to Sapphire. Mykan, the changelings and dragons appeared and entered the bubble. "Need some extra power?" Mykan smirked.

Sapphire smiled. "Let's end this!"

The shields circled the friends as the held hands or wings with each other. Sombra fired his biggest, most deadly burst of dark magic straight up at the friends. They countered with "ELEMENTALCONVERGENCE!" the blast was twice as large as Sombra's and easily overpowered his attack, heading straight for him.

“…NO!!” He screeched as the magic consumed him, shattering the crystal heart shard into dust, and breaking up his demon body, changing him back into the dark smoggy spirit he was. In a fierce and bright explosion, everyone flew backwards falling off their feet.

All the swirling darkness vanished leaving clear skies again, and the hole in the ground had sealed, and all was quiet.

All the fighters recovered and snapped themselves awake. “Whoa! What happened?” asked Starla.

Princess Luna gazed forth. “Sombra’s evil, and all that power. It must’ve overloaded the dark dimension causing it to collapse.”

“So, he’s gone, really gone?” asked Rainbow.

“Looks like it.” said Applejack.

The friends floated down and the bubble once again disappeared. That was when the chest from the Tree of Harmony came in front of the gang. "What's the chest doing here?" Pyrite asked.

The chest floated over New Ponyville and over Twilight's old home, the Golden Oak Library. It was condemned when she passed away. The chest and the tree were both glowing as the tree absorbed the chest. The gang arrived at the tree just in time for a bright flash. Everyone covered their eyes. When the light diminished, what everybody saw made the gasp in awe.

The Golden Oak Library turned into a castle. The tree-castle bears some resemblance to the library, however, is many times larger and appears to have a multi-level castle in its branches, which includes a great balcony, two spires, and a tower. The structure has at least one banner flying on the side marked with and the top bears a large crystal star.

Two sets of five strings of beads hang off the side of the structure much like the white beads that hang off the Tree of Harmony. At the foot is a great golden stair for the two-leaved golden door into the tree's body. Two open lancet windows flank the door.

The lobby's two stairs lead into the castle rooms where lancet two-toned green glass windows and crystalline lathed columns with scrolled tops line the hall decked by a brown rug with scrollwork.

"Sweet Celestia! Are you all seeing what I'm seeing?" Rarity asked.

"The chest turned Twilight's library into a castle?!" Pinkie exclaimed in shock.

Even their majesties were shocked. "But whose is it?" Sapphire asked.

"I believe it is yours Princess Sapphire." Twilight's angel-corn said as she appeared. Everybody was amazed.

"It's mine?!" Sapphire repeated. Twilight smiled. "You deserve it. You and your friends defeated King Sombra and saved the universe from his darkness."

Grand Ruler came forth. "Indeed. You and your friends are the heroes today."

"While we're on the subject." Lightning added. He cleared his throat. "... WHEN DID CHANGELINGS METAMORPHOSED!" The outburst surprised the gang, but they too were shocked and confused. "We'll explain that later, but how about we check out Sapphire's new castle?" Mykan suggested.

Everybody immediately rushed into the castle. There was a large library, almost as large as the one in New Canterlot. At its end is a golden-framed green glass fanlight door to the throne room that have a crystalline throne about a star-shaped dais on a golden dish on a violet rug with scrollwork. Even with its door are a set of green glass spire lights.

Also, it contained high-rising ceilings, long hallways, and a dining hall. “It’s gorgeous!” Rarity cried.

“Indeed.” their majesties added.

"Woah, check out the library!" Mykan cried. The team went to the library section and saw that it was huge. Almost as large as the New Canterlot Library. Mykan's eyes were sparkling. "Egghead~" Rainbow teased. The girls giggled at the comment.

“Looks like you have a new home.” Celestia said.

Sapphire smiled. Now she has a new home.

Episode 1: Old Enemy Returns

It was a beautiful day in United Equestria. Months have passed since the defeat of Sienna and since Sapphire started reforming her and her little brother Mako. Captain Sapphire was now training with Scepter of Harmony. "Okay girl... let's try this.. Vanish." The jewel glowed brightly and Sapphire vanished into thin air and then reappeared once more. "Okay..." she pointed to a training dummy. "Levitate." the jewel and the box glowed and levitated off of the floor.

"Well, well, well, looks like someone has been practicing." a voice suddenly came, shocking Sapphire and almost making her drop her scepter. She turned and saw Lightning and the others at the door. "How long have you all been there?" she asked.

"Long enough to see you getting better with your Scepter, sugarcube." Applejack said. Sapphire blushed a little. "Hehe, come on now."

"No we mean it, you've been doing amazing with the Scepter of Harmony, it's amazing." Lightning Dawn praised.

"Si Chica." Dyno added.

"You're very good at it." Myte added. "Now Vamos, their majesties want to see us for dinner." Sapphire nodded and soon the whole gang was in the dining room, having dinner with their majesties. "Sapphire, you've shown great improvement over a short period of time. We are all very proud of you" Celestia commented. Sapphire blushed."Yeah, sugarcube, you got this down faster than us when we were training." Applejack commented.

"Indeedy." Pinkie Pie added.

"Hehehe. Thanks you guys." Sapphire said.

Suddenly, the alarms sounded and Goldwin, a magic statue brought to life by a magic mask, burst into the room.

"Guys, it's horrible, you better come quick." he cried.

"Slow down Goldwin-- what's wrong?" Celstia asked.

"I was staring at the clouds out the window when I saw down below in the village... King Sombra." Everybody gasped in horror! "impossible! We destroyed him!" Starla cried. "Whose King Sombra?" Sapphire asked, having never heard of him before.

"He's an evil unicorn with a heart as black as knight." Lightning replied. "We destroyed him months ago, but he seems to have returned."

"Let's not dwell on that now." Grand Ruler said.

"Let's go you, guys." Artie asked.

"We're coming to." Celestia called.

"What about me?" Sapphire asked.

"You will stay here, Sapphire." Grand Ruler replied, “You don't know King Sombra like we do and this battle may be too dangerous for you."

"Okay." Sapphire replied. She watched as her friends ran out of the dining room and into the village, while Goldwin her stayed and they both looked out the window. Sombra was strolling down the village streets, while the villagers ran away in fear and utter panic. Alongside him were his three minions. They were all demoncorns.

Breaker: A brown burly-looking unicorn stallion with a black mane and tail who wore and black cloak. He was stronger than his two comrades. His magic specialty was ground and earth.

Flame: A red unicorn mare with a orange mane and tail. Her magic specialty was strictly fire and heat.

And Frost: A light blue unicorn stallion with a dark blue mane and tail. His magic specialty was water and ice.

"Looks like they haven't put out the welcome mat for us." Sombra said.

"Think again!" A voice shouted from behind. Sombra and his minions turned and saw Lighting, his friends, the mane 5, Spike, their majesties and Princess Luna, Cadence and Shining Armor. "Well, well, well look whose here." Frost added.

"What do you want this time Sombra?" Starla snarled.

"That's none of your business! Now, let's get started so we can destroy you." Flame taunted.

"Let's go guys!" Lightning said.

"STARFLEET MAGIC"

Lightning: Power of Believing

Starla: Power of Space

Buddy: Power of Flora

Artie: Power of Art

Rhymey: Let us begin...Power of the wind

Dyno and Myte: Power of Fire

Then the girls transformed...

"HARMONY HOUR, FRIENDSHIP POWER!"

And finally little Spike....

"DRAGON POWER!"

"Warrior-mode, go!" Celestia and Luna transformed into their warrior garments. Cadence changed into the Silent-Ninja and Shining Armor turned into Saber. The two sides glared fiercely at each other, until Sombra and Grand Ruler shouted, "ATTACK...!"The two sides charged each other, yelling like true warriors. Lightning and friends dealt with the minions while the royal ones dealt with Sombra.

Shining Armor, Luna, Cadence, Celestia and Grand Ruler kicked, punched and blasted Sombra with their magic, but Sombra took their attacks like they were nothing. Same thing with the minions. Lightning's friends threw their attacks at her.

“STAR SHOWER”

“LEAF SWARM”

“PAINT BOMB”

“DRILL QUILL”

"BOOM-BOOM ROCKETS"

However, it was like throwing a small pebble in front of a moving train. The friendship ponies all kicked and punched her but she didn't even flinch. Applejack tried to lasso her, but the minions simply dashed out of the way. "Too easy." Sombra thought. They both blasted the ponies with shockwaves, sending them flying. Goldwin and Jewel were horrified. The ponies struggled to stand up again, "They are way stronger than before. How can that be?" Grand Ruler asked.

The ponies got up and charged the duo again, but Sombra and the minions dashed towards them and began punching and kicking them all ruthlessly, really hurting them. Sombra and the minions blasted them back hard. Lightning and all his friends as well as Cadence, Luna and Celestia de-energized from weakness. Shining Armor’s mask fell off from the explosion, turning him back into his unicorn self.

"Esto es terrible What are we gonna do?" Dyno cried.

"They're just.... too strong... for us" Myte added.

Sombra and his minions laughed maliciously and combined their magic, trapping the ponies in a cage with special bars that wouldn't allow them to use any form of magic."Hey! Let us go this instant!" growled Grand Ruler.

"Not a chance!" Breaker replied, angrily.

"Hahahaha! After all these years of suffering, we will finally have our revenge on Starfleet." Sombra snarled. With that, Sombra and the minions teleported away, along with the captured ponies. Up in the palace, Sapphire, Snowflake and Goldwin saw the whole battle and were extremely worried. "No, no, no, this is really bad! What do we do?" Goldwin said in near panic. Jewel was stunned and horrified by what she just saw.

Everybody in New Canterlot felt the same. Sapphire and Goldwin were immediately called to the throne room. They saw the captain of the royal guard, Captain Shaina. She heard what happened and was desperately worried. "We'll have to plan a rescue mission." She said.

"But, how? We saw how strong they are now! They creamed Lightning and the others. There's nobody left that can defeat them." Goldwin protested.

"But, there's one human they haven't faced." Shaina said, slyly, while turning to Sapphire. She saw everybody looking at her with hope in their eyes and caught on. "M-Me!" Sapphire said.

"Of course you, you're very powerful hybrid." Goldwin said.

"But I don't know Sombra's powers like my friends do." Sapphire rebutted.

"Yes, but Sombra and the minions don't know anything about you, so they don't know your attacks or what you are capable of." Shania added. "They don't know about your dragon or pokemon either." Ampharos, Lycanroc and Noctowl came onto the scene.

"Lycanroc."

"Ampharos."

"Hoo."

Sapphire thought for a moment. Her friends were in serious trouble. The fate of United Equestria was at stake! If she doesn't do anything, who knows what Sombra and the minions will do to them and the planet.

"Okay. I'll do, but do you really think I can do it..... by myself?" She asked.

Goldwin, Shaina looked at each other and nodded. Shaina began to sing:

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(Shaina)

Everybody has times in their lives

When their hearts are filled with doubt

(Sapphire)

Fear and nerves builds up inside

And it makes you want to run

(Goldwin)

But if you just take that first step

The next one will appear

(Goldwin and Shaina)

And you find you can walk, then run

Then fly...!

Into the stratosphere

You've got to give it your best

So you can save the day

Give it everything that you've got

Your friends don't have much time

Now it your time to shine

Have to put that training to the test now

(Sapphire)

There are times when you want to give up

When you think that you can't go on

(Goldwin and Shaina)

But if you fight through with all of your might

You will find that you can't go wrong

That you could do it all along

(Shaina)

Everybody has times in their lives

When their hearts are filled with doubt

(Shania)

But if you just give it your all

You'll start to work it out

(Sapphire)

And I know I can't give up too soon

Get myself in the zone

And I find I can walk, then run

(All)

Then fly...!

(Jewel)

I can do it on my own

(Goldwin and Shaina)

You can do it on your own

(Sapphire)

I can do it on my own

"You're right! I can do this. Only one problem.. Where did Sombra take them?" Sapphire asked. Lycanroc sniffed the ground, picked up their scent. "Lycanroc!"

"You have their scent, girl?" Sapphire asked.

Lycanroc nodded. "Alright then, let's go girls." Sapphire, Ampharos and Lycanroc mounted Snowflake and they all flew off towards Fire Mountain with Noctowl following.

Sombra and his minions had brought the captured gang into their chamber lair. Sombra levitated the cage up and over a large pool of lava and tied a strong chain to it. His minions were watching the surrounding areas on the monitors.

"You won't get away with this Sombra." Celestia growled. Sombra chuckled, "Oh on the contrary, Celestia. No one would be foolish enough to challenge me with my evolved dark magic and my powerful demoncorn minions at my side." Sombra and the minions laughed and as much as the team wanted not to believe, he was right. If they couldn't take down Sombra, what chances were that anybody else could?

"Master, there's something coming this way." Frost called.

"What?" Sombra snarled. "Who?"

Frost showed the images on the monitor, shocking the team. "It's Sapphire and Snowflake!" Pinkie cried.

"Ahh, so the little human thinks she can come in and be the hero, huh?" Sombra hissed.

"If you lay a hand on her, I'll destroy you!" Grand Ruler exclaimed.

Sombra let out a hearty laugh, "Oh Pu-lease, three horn, I have something special planned for that girl. Frost, Flame, you know what to do."

Frost and Flame nodded and raced out of the lair. The team was now very worried for Sapphire.

The trio were a few miles away but they all could see Fire Mountain from there. "There it is... Fire Mountain." Sapphire said. "Hopefully getting there won't be any trouble." Unfortunately, she was proven wrong when a stream of ice came and almost hit Snowflake if she hadn't few up and avoided it. "Woah! What was that?"

Sapphire got her answer when Flame and Frost appeared. "So you came to rescue your friends, huh?" Frost hissed. "Well, your not gonna live to rescue them."

Frost fired a stream of ice at Snowflake but she fired her plasma blast, pushing the ice back and striking Frost, hard. "Ugh!" Flame blasted a stream of fire from her mouth, but Snowflake flew up and dove towards him and blinding speeds. Noctowl came in and firedan Air Slash attack, hitting Frost hard. Ampharos shocked Flame with a Thunderbolt attack, stunning him for a moment. Lycanroc jumped into the air and used Rock Throw. Rocks formed at the ends of his tail and launched them at Frost and Flame, hitting them hard and sneding them both to the ground. "Well.. that was surprisingly easy." she commented.

Frost and Flame burst from the ground, looking furious now. "Alright, now you're dead!" Frost cried. She and Flame combined their magic and fired a large stream of magic at Sapphire, the pokemon and Snowflake. Sapphire gasped and used her magic to create a large shield around her and her friends, the blast was deflected back at the two demoncorns. "... Uh-Oh."

KAPOW! What an explosion, the two demoncorns crashed to the ground once again. "Quick, into the volcano!" Sapphire cried. Snowflake swiftly flew to Fire Mountain.

Sombra and Breaker, meanwhile, saw everything on the monitors and were not happy. "So that girl thinks she can win so easily? Well, I have another trick up my sleeve." Lightning and the other didn't like the sound of that. Sombra turned to them.

"In the meantime, I'll just destroy you all right here." Sombra pulled a lever on the monitor controls and the cage started to be lowered towards the pool of lava. "Galloping Galaxies!" Buddy cried.

"That little human will never get here in time to save you." Breaker said with glee. The Space Ponies tried to break the cage, but their super strengths didn't make so much as a dent in the bars. Their only hope now was Sapphire.

Shadowbolt guards were walking through the tunnels. Sapphire and her dragons sneaked past them when they were going down another tunnel. Sapphire's heart was slightly racing and she was sweating nervously. "Man, this isn't anything like the training Lightning put me through. How I gonna defeat Sombra and rescue my friends all by myself?" she questioned.

Snowflake rubbed against her rider.

"Lycanroc?"

"I have been training for months, I have my scepter and my magic, but I don't know if it'll be enough."

In a bright ball of light, Astral Twilight showed up once again. "You can do it, Sapphire."

"Astral Twilight?"

"You may think you are alone, but you're not." Twilight said. "You have your dragon friends with you."

"Yes, but Sombra has powerful dark magic. How can I counter that?"

"By using the magic that defeated him before; The Magic of Friendship."

"The Magic of Friendship?" Twilight nodded. "It is what they used to defeat Sombra before. Now it's your turn to use it." Twilight gave her a confident smile, "I have every confident you will succeed with you mission. You just have to believe in yourself. I must go now, Sapphire. Remember what I said."

With that Twilight disappeared in a flash of light. "Believe in myself.... I think I can do that." she gulped nervously and took a deep breath. "I can do this!"

The dragons smiled at the rider's newfound confidence. "Come on girl, we've got some friends to save!"

The cage was now halfway to the pool of lava. "Ooooh, what do we do?" Fluttershy cried.

"There's nothing we can do. Our powers are useless." Lightning replied.

"Correct." Sombra said. "Finally, I'll get rid of you pesky ponies forever. HAHAHA!"

Suddenly....

"Not while I'm around!"

Everybody looked and saw Sapphire and Snowflake. The dragons and pokemon were growling angrily at Sombra. "Sapphire, get out of here. He's too powerful!" Lightning pleaded.

"He's right chica." Dyno said.

"Run away." Myte added.

"No! I'm not leaving until you all are safe." she objected. Lightning and his friends were very concerned. Their majesties were also concerned, but at the same time impressed by Sapphire's bravery.

"You made a big mistake coming here, human. And now your going to face the consequences." Sombra threatened. He lunged at Sapphire. Sapphire leaped over him and tackled him to the ground. "Let my friends go!" she grunted. Sombra flipped Sapphire over and was now ontop. "Never!"

Sapphire kicked Sombra off and charged him once again. Snowflake flew up to the cage. "Snowflake, get us out of here!" Rarity cried.

"Yeah, before we're cooked." Pinkie added.

Before the dragon could blast the cage open, Breaker flew in and launched a large rock and the duo, forcing her away from the cage. "You'll have to get past me, if you want them." he challenged. That's when Frost and Flame showed up. They were a little battered but nowhere near beaten. "And us." Frost said. Snowflake growled and flew straight at them. Noctowl and Lycanroc on the other hand, were headed for Lightning and the others. Noctowl flew over to the cage while Lycanroc leaped over the medium stepping stones in the lava and was right underneath the cage. "Lycanroc." Lycanroc leaped into the air and unleashed Rock Throw, but it scratched the cage and did not break the bars. "Lycanroc." Noctowl unleashed Air Slash at the bars but it was the same result. "Hoot." Lycanroc and Noctowl tried again while Sapphire and Sombra were still brawling and seemed to be evenly match somehow. Sapphire matched Sombra's punches, kicks and blocks perfectly. She blasted Sombra with her magic, sending him skidding back. "Grrr.... alright, no more playing around." Sombra growled.

Sombra roared and flared up with his dark magic, catching the attention of everyone.

Sombra suddenly dashed up to Sapphire started bombarding her with punches.She used her shield spell to defend herself and spread out the shield, sending Sombra into the wall. Sombra was now furious. Sombra fired a shockwave at Sapphire, stunning her and He blasted her hard with his dark magic. The gang watched in horror as Sapphire fell to the ground. Her pokemon gasped in orr as well.

"SAPPHIRE!" the ponies cried.

Sombra floated down to the small crater and stared down at Sapphire. She had a black eye, bruises everywhere and mane was matted and tangled. "Looks like this is your final curtain. Too bad you couldn't save them. You were just too pathetic to do it. Now say goodbye!" Sombra said.

He powered up his magic and fired the finished blow.

"NOOOOOOOO!!!" The gang cried.

Just as the beam was about to hit. Sapphire felt the a spark of magical energy run through her. She leaped out of the crater and punched the beam, canceling it.

"What?!" Sombra cried.

The gang, minions and dragons were shocked. Sapphire's whole body glowed brighter than ever....

Sapphire's outfit changed and her appearance changed as well. Her wings turned thin, sparkly and transparent. She gained a skirt with dragon symbols on it and pictures of the Elements of Harmony. She gained armor as well like her Valkyrie form but it seemed thicker than normal and her Scepter turned into a sword. She let out a loud roar with her eyes glowing white.

Her friends and pokemon stared in awe. "Galloping Galaxies" Lightning gasped.

Sombra growled at Sapphire and she raised her sword, blasting Sombra hard and sending him into the wall.

"Awesome!" Rainbow dash added.

"Cool!" agreed Lightning.

Sombra got up and roared in anger. He launched himself at Sapphire but she dodge and slashed him with her sword, creating a massive explosion, consuming him in the blast. "Master!" the minions cried as they rushed to his side. Ampharos went to the control panel and pushed the lever up, causing the cage to stop mere inches from the lava. The ponies and Spike sighed in relief. Snowflake, Noctowl and Lycanroc blasted the cage opened and they all flew out.

Sapphire landed on the ground, just as the minions helped their injured master to his feet. "This isn't over, Sapphire. I will be back!" Sombra declared. His minions teleported away with their master. Sapphire glowed again and changed back into her human self. Her injuries were healed again, but she was extremely exhausted. Her friends rushing towards her was the last thing she saw before she passed out.

Beep... Beep... Beep

When she woke up, Sapphire saw all of her friends by her bedside. "Hey there, sleepy head. How are you feeling?" Starla cooed.

"A little tired, but alright." Sapphire replied in a woozy voice. Artie poured her a cup of water and handed it to her. "Thanks." Sapphire gulped down the liquid until it was all gone. "We're so glad you're alright, we were really worried. Especially Lightning." Buddy added.

Sapphire looked around and saw that she was in a hospital bed. "What happened?" Jewel asked. "After you passed out, we brought you here to the royal sickbay." Starla explained.

"What about Snowflake and my pokemon?"

"They are fine. They're outside the room. They seem a little worried." Buddy explained. "Dr. Penny says you'll make a full recovery."

"Good, I wanna see Lightning." Right after she said that, Lightning popped into the room with the four royal alicorns and Shining Armor.

"Did someone call for me." Lightning joked.

"Lightning!" Sapphire cried, happily.

Lightning came to her bedside and they both hugged. "It's good to see you awake, Sapphire."

"It's good that you all are safe." she replied.

"I'm very proud of you, Sapphire. Using what you've learned to save us. You've impressed me, my brave pony." Lightning praised.

"Indeed, you were very brave, Sapphire. I don't think any other creature would have done what you did." Celesto added.

Everybody nodded in agreement. "Now, it's time to celebrate! Yeah!" Pinkie suddenly screamed. Sapphire groaned and held her head at Pinkie's screaming. "Pinkie!" Starla hissed.

"Oh, sorry." PInkie apologized.

Sapphire gave her a tired smile. "It's alright, Pinkie." That's when Dr. Penny came into the room. "Alright everyone, Sapphire needs her rest. You all can come back tomorrow." Snowflake roared softly. "Including you. Don't worry, she'll be well cared for."

One-by-one, the ponies, Mykan and Spike left the room and exited the sickbay along with Snowflake and the pokemon. "That Sapphire sure is something." Pinkie said.

"Indeed. We will have to keep an eye on Sapphire, but for now we must focus on Sombra. With his return, who knows what scheme he's planning." Grand Ruler said.

The team nodded, knowing that had a long battle ahead of them. United Equestria was at war with an old enemy.