"Now that the Warriors of Light are here, I'm taking no chances," said Exdeath. "I'm going to open the Void."

"Yes!" said Kefka. "Suck everything in! Suck it all in!"

"Then we shall create our own empire where this world once stood," said Sephiroth.

"With loyal subjects, and also slaves to oppress, and to slaughter when we feel like it," said the Emperor.

"In order to call forth the Void, I must destroy all four Crystals," said Exdeath. "I'll start with the Earth Crystal. It's closest."

"Kefka, see if you can figure out who the Warriors of Light are," said Sephiroth.

"And should you cross paths with them, you will know what to do," said the Emperor.

"Got it and got it!" said Kefka. "My cult should have the answers! They're powerful wizards!" Kefka hopped on a dragon and rode it away, while Exdeath flew away in another direction.

Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Sunset Shimmer, and Silverstream returned to the cave of the Wind Crystal.

"Well done," said the Wind Crystal. "The Dreadnought will never destroy another town. The Empire has been dealt a serious setback."

"Now can we fight the Emperor?" said Rainbow Dash.

"When the time comes, you... Wait... I sense the Earth Crystal is in peril."

"Earth Crystal?" said Fluttershy.

"Go south of here to the Desert of the Shifting Sands. There the sand flows like water. It is impossible to cross on foot. But you four can fly, so it will be easy to reach the pyramid. That is where the Earth Crystal is."

"You can count on us!" said Rainbow Dash. She and the others flew out of the cave and south towards the next continent.

Kefka returned to the villains' throne room. "Sephiroth! Emperor! I know who they are! I know who the Warriors of Light are!"

"Who are they?" Sephiroth asked.

"Magic Master showed them to me in his magic pool! It can show anything and anyone he wants it to as long as there isn't too much magical interf..."

"Just tell me who they are." Sephiroth sounded a little annoyed.

"Right. A girl named Sunset Shimmer, with wings, a horn, and a tail. A hippogriff named Silverstream. And two pegasus ponies named Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy."

"Ponies?" said the Emperor. "The Crystals are calling on ponies to fight us? They must have lost their minds."

"They did destroy the Dreadnought," said Sephiroth. "They might be more formidable than they look."

"That's only because I left an incompetent foal like Borghen in charge of the Dreadnought."

"You said foal!" said Kefka. "Ponies are starting to influence you!"

"I meant fool," said the Emperor. "There is no way pathetic ponies can threaten me. They scare me even less than the other two insects, whoever you said they were."

"Pyramid, dead ahead!" said Rainbow Dash. She, Fluttershy, Sunset, and Silverstream flew to the pyramid and in through an entrance at the top.

They made their way through the passages, and monsters were waiting for them.

"Looks like they're already here," said Sunset.

"So let's take them down!" said Rainbow Dash.

"I just hope we're in time to save the Earth Crystal," said Fluttershy.

They fought their way through monsters until they reached the Earth Crystal chamber. Inside, Exdeath and a samurai-looking warrior were draining the crystal's power.

"Not only will absorbing their energy open the Void, but I will gain more power off it as well, and be one step closer to becoming a god!" said Exdeath.

"Stop draining the crystal!" said Fluttershy. "If that's all right," she added quietly.

Exdeath and Gilgamesh turned around.

"Don't tell me these are the Warriors of Light," said Exdeath.

"What if we are?" said Rainbow Dash.

"Then you shall perish. Gilgamesh! Destroy them while I finish draining the crystal!"

"Yes sir!" said Gilgamesh. He stepped up to face the Warriors of Light. "Do I have to destroy ALL of them? The pegasi are so cute."

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash blushed. Fluttershy was smiling slightly, while Rainbow Dash looked annoyed. "I'm cool, not cute," she said.

"Tsundere too, it seems," said Gilgamesh.

"Does it matter?" said Exdeath. "They're our enemies. Destroy them."

"Right," said Gilgamesh, though he didn't sound very sure of this.

"If you like us ponies so much, why are you working for someone like him?" Fluttershy asked.

"He is the ultimate evil overlord," said Gilgamesh. "Soon he will be a god, and all will bow before him and his allies."

"Is that really what you want?" said Fluttershy. "To enslave or destroy so many innocent people? And what about all the cute animals in the land? The bunnies? The Chocobos?"

"Chocobo?" said Rainbow Dash.

"That's what that bird we saw in the forest on our way back to the Wind Crystal said he was."

"Do I really have to destroy these ponies?" said Gilgamesh.

"Yes!" said Exdeath.

"I can't do it. They're so cute, especially the yellow one. I renounce your evil ways, Exdeath!"

"How dare you? I will banish you to the Rift for this!"

The Earth Crystal glowed. "Well done, Fluttershy. I knew I was right to choose you. Exdeath is beyond redemption but you have reformed his servant and showed him the magic of friendship." A bright light shone from the crystal and Exdeath was blasted backwards.

"No... how can this be?" Exdeath got to his feet. "Why can't I drain the crystal anymore?"

"Stay and find out!" said Rainbow Dash.

"You will pay for this, Gilgamesh," said Exdeath. "And you too, pony!" Exdeath flew away.

"Looks like the Crystals are safe for now," said Sunset.

"Do you think I'm cute too?" Silverstream asked.

"I believe you are," said Gilgamesh.

Silverstream blushed affectionately.

"Now, I shall take back some of the other towns from Kefka and the Emperor. Until we meet again." Gilgamesh disappeared.

"What?" said the Emperor.

"I can no longer absorb power from the Crystals," said Exdeath. "And Gilgamesh betrayed me. The ponies corrupted him."

"So, they do have some influence," said Sephiroth.

"Whatever charm they think they have, I'm immune to it," said the Emperor.

"As am I," said Sephiroth. "But they still destroyed the Dreadnought. It would be wise not to underestimate them."

"Those Crystals just told them the Dreadnought's secret weakness!" said Kefka. "And the Emperor's right, Borghen was a wimp! Besides, the bacon-haired girl's probably the real threat of the four! Though, the rainbow pony DID look like she can fly fast. I can't wait to barbecue her wings and eat them! Nom! Nom! Mmmmm!"

"Knock yourself out," said the Emperor. "Ponies are unworthy of being eaten by me. I eat fancy gourmet food and drink only wine and the tears of my oppressed subjects. But not even pony tears are worthy of touching my lips."

"So, the Void is out," said Sephiroth. "Kefka, you're up."

Author's Note

Yeah, might not be completely game-accurate here but just go with it.