Freedom Fighters

"Yeah, it's me." Willow said.

"Why are you here? Didn't you want me dead?" Newton asked.

"Not really. It wasn't until I was dismissed from the royal guard."

"That doesn't answer my question and furthermore, how did you get here? This place is technically an island!"

"Like you and Leon, I traveled by boat. Took a lot of rowing."

"And with no navigation tool. Except for a map but even then you still don't know where the Storm Kingdom is."

"Maybe she could help." Connor said.

"Why trust her?" Newton asked.

"Because it was just like what Neytiri is saying. Creatures are being horribly treated by their superiors."

"I still don't trust you."

"And you seem to believe your sister?"

"I still don't believe it either." Leon said. "If what you're saying is true, then we have a bigger war to fight."

"Besides, who imprisoned Neytiri and the other creatures?" Connor said.

Willow returned to Canterlot. She was tasked by Leon into gathering evidence of princesses' crimes.

"Hey, what is that camera for?" An earth pony said.

"Oh, we're reporters." Willow said.

"Can you take a picture of me?"

"No."

Willow then arrived at the dungeons. She photographed various creatures being tortured by the royal guard.

"That should be enough information." Willow said.

"That's all the information you're getting for us? Creatures being imprisoned?"

"It's enough, Newton." Willow said.

"You know, you need more evidence of the princesses' crimes before we actually."

"That's enough. Ponies will believe anything."

"Really?"

"Think about it. They are so gullible, the Flim Flam brothers were able to scam their money many times."

"But we're fighting for our freedom."

"And you just did."

"Now we're fighting against an empire."

"And you'll need the creatures' help."

Twilight gathered all of her allies and took them to Canterlot Castle.

"We have gathered here today to stand up to a foe that is claimed to be invincible." She stated. "The Storm Kingdom!"

Every creature looked at each other.

"A few days ago, the Storm Kingdom has taken back their land from us. It wouldn't be long until they arrive here and take over Equestria once more."

"We need to do something!" Applejack said.

"Exactly, which is why I gathered you all here. You will stand your ground and promise me you will protect Equestria for as long as possible!"

"Yeah!" Every creature said.

"We'll fight until the last of us falls!" Pinkie added.

"Wherever you go, I will follow!" Rainbow Dash stated.

"That's right, with all of us together, no pony can take on us!" Twilight stated.

The doors to the castle burst open. The Young Six had just arrived.

"The creatures are rebelling against us!" Sandbar said.

"I tried to calm them down, but they threw me out!" Smolder said.

"Yona tried to talk to them, but Yona was attacked!" Yona added.

"The Storm Kingdom, they've returned!" Silverstream panicked.

"They're gonna kill us all!" Ocellus added.

"We need to flee!" Gallus said.

"Calm down!" Twilight said.

Everyone went silent.

"Bar the doors and arm up! We need to be ready for them."

"So that's what you did?" Newton said.

"You should've seen the faces of each of the creatures' leaders." Willow said. "Since they're taking down Thorax, Rutherford, Novo, and Ember, we can have these creatures on our side!"

"But they need a rallying cry." Leon said.

"Neytiri, gather your friends and tell every creature to meet at the Storm Kingdom." Connor instructed.

"You got it!"

Neytiri left with her friends.

"What are we going to do?" Newton asked.

"Us? We're gonna train harder." Connor said. "I've asked Kylan to invent new weapons for us to use against the creatures."

"You've already got swords, spears, shields, and these things called guns." Newton summarized. "What else do you need?"

"Magic."

"There could be some magic barrier preventing us from attacking Canterlot." Leon added.

"But with all the creatures combined, it wouldn't be a problem." Newton said.

"We have to try." Connor said.

"Get him! Get him!"

Thorax, the leader of the changelings, was captured along with his followers and his brother Pharynx.

"Thorax, you have murdered your own kind, tortured and destroyed the changelings, and lied to us." A changeling said. "How do you plead?"

"Not guilty! I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Burn him!"

Before they could light a fire, Neytiri arrived by sounding off a horn.

"All changelings head to the Storm Kingdom!" She stated.

"The Storm... Kingdom?" One changeling asked. "I heard that place looked like Tartarus!"

"It isn't." Neytiri said. "If you want to stand up against Celestia and Luna, come with me!"

The changelings reluctantly followed Neytiri.

Using a scuba mask to see clearly underwater and a rebreather that converts water into oxygen Neytiri arrived at Mount Hippogriff. A majority of the hippogriffs were underwater. They were taking on Queen Novo.

"Guys!" Neytiri spoke through the communicator on the rebreather.

Everyone turned to find a scuba diving pony behind them.

"The Storm Realm..."

Neytiri took a breath from the regulator.

"...is the place where you want to go!"

"But they tried to steal our pearl!" One hippogriff asked.

"They can help you!"

The hippogriffs agreed and took Neytiri back to the surface.

Neytiri's friends gathered yaks, other ponies, dragons, and griffons to come to the Storm Kingdom. The creatures were stunned to see that the Storm Kingdom wasn't like what Celestia said it was.

"It actually looks futuristic." A dragon said.

"I'm so flustered with their technology!" A griffon added.

Newton went out to meet with Neytiri.

"That's him! That's the one!" One unicorn said.

"I thought he was a myth..." A hippogriff said.

Newton cleared his throat as he stood on a high spot for every creature to see.

"Creatures... The princesses.... deceived us."

Everyone gasped.

"Turned creature against creature..."

Every creature looked at each other.

"Murdered our love ones..."

Some creatures embraced each other when they heard that.

"And now everyone and everything is at risk..."

"We once trusted them..." Leon added. "And now, they've turned on us..."

"This weapon..." Connor added. "The Staff of Sacanas, was once wielded by a good creature...."

"The Storm King was good the whole time?" A creature said in the audience.

"And it has been proven to weaken alicorns..."

"It is now in our hands..." Newton said. "Your leaders have feared you and you know why? Because they fear what would happen if we come back from the brink!"

"They were right to be afraid!" Leon said.

"Join us.... right now. Here we will make our stand, not as many... but as one!!!"

Everyone embraced Newton as their orator. They went off to train with the Storm Soldiers. All that was left was Newton, Connor, Leon, and their allies.

"We're dealing with not only the princesses, but their allies and followers as well." Willow reminded. "We may have Sacana, but Neytiri didn't bring many creatures."

"And there are so few of us..." Neytiri added.

"I'm not afraid." Newton stated. "I have run many times before, but I am done running. Tonight, we take back our freedom."

"And we will stand with you." Leon stated as well.

"Alright, let's get to work." Connor said.

Everyone was split up into several groups. Former captains serving the Storm King's army trained the creatures with keeping up the pace with running, Leon trained the dragons in using swords and shields since they were the only creatures who stood on two legs, Kylan taught the ponies to make explosives they can use against the princesses' followers, Willow trained the yaks into breaking down barricades, and Neytiri trained the hippogriffs, changelings, and griffons on using their flying capabilities for combat although she couldn't fly. Newton was left training alone with Connor.

"I think we're ready." Connor said.

"Ready? We still need-"

"Not them. You and me."

"Huh?"

"Although it's the job of the Storm Prince to name his lieutenant, which is me by the way, he gave me the choice to choose a second in command."

It hit Newton.

"You're not saying..."

"I'm choosing you as my second in command."

Newton was given Tempest's old battle suit. It fit him perfectly.

"Do we still have the obsidian balls?" Newton asked.

"No." Connor said.

"Well, that's pretty much what I'd expected."

"It's payback time."