The group caught up to Skystar.

Skystar swam sulkily while trying not to cry, "It's probably for the best." she held back her tears.

Suddenly Pinkie held up Shelly and spoke for her through song.

PINKIE AS SHELLY: Hey, now, don't be sad.

OWEN AS SHELDON: I know we cannot stay

BOTH: But we've got a couple minutes

And a little time to play

The group presented themselves looking ready to have some fun, as Skystar sang along.

SKYSTAR: I know you have important things

So it's okay, just go

PINKIE: But we can still pick one small, little thing

To do with you, y'know!

They all swam out of the castle to have fun around the sea kingdom.

PINKIE: One small thing doesn't seem like a lot

One small thing, work with the time you've got

Soon, one small thing becomes two

After two, perhaps another few

Then one small thing is not so small

One small thing can be the biggest thing of all

The heroes swam along in a dance like style.

SKYSTAR: All right now, since you're here

Let's see what we can do

Swim with the flow until you go

Together, me and you

Their fun caught the attention of the rest of the seaponies who started looking interested in their playing.

PINKIE: I've got necklaces for everyfish

So what else do ya got?

SKYSTAR: Well, we could play the bubblefish

You'll like this one a lot!

BOTH: One small thing, it's a good place to start

TD GANG: Just one small thing

PINKIE and SKYSTAR: One small thing, and we don't seem so far apart

STARLIGHT AND SPIKE: Don't seem apart

ALL: Soon, one small thing leads to more

It's so much more than there was before

Just one small thing, and you will see

The start of something big for you and me

The seaponies gained the confidence they needed to join in with the group to sing along and have some fun. Even Queen Novo came out from enjoying her massage and seaweed wrap to see what was going on.

PINKIE AND OWEN :One small thing

SEAPONIES: Just one small thing

SKYSTAR: Or a tall thing

SEAPONIES: Just one tall thing

Fluttershy, STARLIGHT, and ZOEY: Or a sing thing

SEAPONIES: Just one sing-y thing

RARITY, COURTNEY, and SCOTT: Or a bling thing

ALL: [iJust one bling-y thing

APPLEJACK, MIKE, and CAMERON: A conga thing

ALL: Yeah, a conga thing

RAINBOW DASH, GWEN, and NOAH: Or a longah thing

SEAPONIES: Just one longah thing

PINKIE PIE: A blue thing, true thing, you thing

SEAPONIEs: Oooh-oooh

SKYSTAR: A whee thing, sea thing, me thing

SEAPONIES: Oooh-oooh-oooh!

PINKIE, OWEN, and SKYSTAR: So many things and everything until our time is done

There's one small thing for each and everyone!

Queen Novo swam over as her daughter sang solo, while feeling moved by her words.

SKYSTAR: One small thing, so much we can create

You and me, we started something great

It's so amazing, look around

At all the happy sights and sounds

One small thing is big, it's true

You did this all for us

I just wish there was one small thing

An extra special kind of thing

Novo swam up to her daughter, as they danced together.

SKYSTAR and SEAPONIES: That we could do for you...

One small thing!

"Woo!" the queen cheered and laughed.

"Well, I guess there is one small thing we can do." Novo admitted.

The group got anxious, until an alarm started blaring, "What's that?" Zoey asked.

"The pearl alarm! Oh, no, the pearl alarm!" a seapony gasped.

"Wait a minute, Twilight!” Starlight realized.

Cameron gasped when he realized why Twilight stayed behind, "Oh, no!"

The group swam back to the castle to find Twilight tangled in the jellyfish tentacles while trying to grab the pearl only to get shocked, "Twilight!" Owen gasped.

"She didn't." Starlight gasped in disbelief.

Novo looked very angry at Twilight and snatched the pearl, "No please!" Twilight pleaded.

Novo spoke severely and disappointed at Twilight, "All of this so you could sneak in and take the pearl?!" she spoke to her daughter, "This is why we don't bring strangers into our home!" she looked back at Twilight and her friends who were nervous, "You don't deserve to be one of us." she said ominously, before the pearl's power was unleashed upon them again.

Back in the outside world, the group resurfaced, almost out of breath. They all swam ashore looking soaking wet and like they were back in square one. The group then looked at Twilight, clearly upset with her.

"Twilight, what were ya thinking?" Applejack asked in anger and in disbelief, "I mean, stealing their pearl?"

"Did you honestly think that plan would work?" Scott asked, also in disbelief.

"It was the only way to save Equestria." Twilight responded while drying her mane.

"Except it wasn't!" Gwen shouted.

"Twilight, the queen was going to say yes! We all did what you instructed us and that had the queen realize that we are ponies worth saving." Starlight pointed out.

Pinkie gasped in realization and spoke, "Unless...you didn't really wanted us to show her the best time ever! You just wanted us to distract her!"

The group gasped in this realization as well. Twilight then faced the group in anger, "I never would have done it, but this isn't Equestria! We can't just dance around with con artists, make Rainbooms in the sky and expect everything to work out!" Twilight responded.

“Yeah that was a pretty bad move Rainbow.” Cameron pointed out.

“Well that isn’t important right now, Twilight almost stole the pearl and cost us the help we needed.” Rainbow Dash argued.

“Twilight look how far we came, the people we met, and the differences we made.” Courtney said.

"Yeah all because what we know what we do best...at being awesome!" Rainbow pointed out.

"Its just not enough!" Twilight argued, "We are not enough!"

“No Twilight we stuck together we were gonna get the help we needed the only thing stopping us was you.” Pinkie Pie lectured.

“Uh that’s a little harsh Pinkie.” Owen pointed out.

Twilight then trotted forward, towards Pinkie, still in anger, "Well I'm doing the best I can!" Twilight shouted, "Its all on me. I'm the one Tempest wants. I'm the last princess that still stands in the way..."

"Not everything is all about you!" Gwen snapped, as Pinkie spoke up getting equally angry.

"You're also the only one who doesn't trust her friends!" Pinkie shouted, causing the group to gasp.

“Pinkie calm down.” Cody said trying to calm her down.

Twilight faced towards Pinkie and stomped towards her, "Well..MAYBE I'VE WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER OFF WITHOUT FRIENDS LIKE YOU!?" Twilight shouted in anger as her horn started to spark.

“Enough!” Cody snapped getting in between Twilight and Pinkie Pie.

Magic surged through Twilight’s horn and she accidentally blasted Cody making him fall backwards on the ground.

Everyone including Twilight gasped at what Twilight just did to Cody. Owen, Noah, and Starlight ran over to Cody to check up on him.

“Cody are you okay?” Starlight asked worried.

“Ugh I think I’m alright.” Cody said standing up. There was a scorch mark on Cody making Starlight, Noah, and Owen gasp in shock.

“Twilight how could you?” Courtney asked furiously.

Pinkie then began crying and walked forward.

“I didn’t mean-“ Twilight began before Courtney and Pinkie left sadly.

“We can’t just talk to you right now.” Pinkie admitted sadly before the two walked away.

The rest of the group followed Pinkie, all in disbelief and disappointed in Twilight's act of judgment. Rarity had her head high in disappointment. Rainbow looked down in anger. Fluttershy looked really sadden. Applejack glanced over Twilight and then turned her head away as she walked.

As Zoey walked passed Twilight, she spoke, "Sorry, Twilight, but I think you need to cool off."

Gwen walked passed her and spoke, "You got a lot to think about."

Cameron left in fear while Mike walked with him glaring at Twilight.

“Real smooth Princess.” Scott snarked angrily.

Noah then glared at Twilight as he left too.

Owen looked at Twilight in tears before leaving as well.

“Guys come back she didn’t mean to-“ Cody begged before Noah stopped him.

“After what she did to you I am not forgiving her that easy, and neither should you, she needs to cool of first before she even goes near us.” Noah said angrily.

“Sorry buddy, Noah’s right.” Owen apologizes before leaving.

Starlight trotted passed Twilight with Owen. Starlight looked back to her with sorrow in her eyes and filled with tears as well. She turned her head and trotted with the others.

Spike, and Cody watched as Twilight left the other direction.

Some time later, Twilight was sitting alone on top of the cliff looking down and reflecting what has past. Still feeling miserable of what she said and tears were leaking through her eyes. Out of sympathy, Cody and Spike caught up with the Princess of Friendship, in attempt to try and comfort her.

Spike stepped forward, "Twilight, its okay...You'll figure it out. You've always have."

"No...I can't," Twilight sniffed, "I ruined everything! There's no chance to save Equestria now!"

Cody decided to walk to Twilight and attempt to comfort her the most, "Twilight..." Cody tried to lay a hand on her.

"IT'S ALL MY FAULT!" Twilight sobbed and cried non stop. She then felt Cody's hand on her shoulder, as she noticed Cody kneeling down beside her.

"Its not your fault, Twilight," Cody stated, "We'll find some other way to stop the Storm King and Tempest. We always find another way."

"Not this time Cody," Twilight sniffled, "All is lost...because of me."

Cody not wanting to give up spoke in pride,"No. I don't believe so."

"Why didn't you two go with the others? Why did you come back after what I said to Pinkie and out of anger, magic was released causing you to be hurt by me?" Twilight spoke between sobs, "You should hate me for that."

"I don't hate you. We don't hate you. We can never hate you. We're still friends, Twilight, no matter what or how difficult the situation is," Cody stated, "If there's one thing I have learned from all this, is that...friends don't quit on each other! They stick together to the end."

Twilight smiled before she and Cody noticed Spike was silent.

“Spike?” Cody asked before he and Twilight were horrified at what they saw a Storm Guard took Spike in his hand.

Twilight began charging up a spell before a magic proof cage fell on her making her lose her magic and it was being lifted up to the airship.

“Spike, Cody!” Twilight called out.

Spike used firebreath on the Storm Guard making him drop Spike and he and Cody began screaming “Twilight!”

Author's Note

I wanted Twilight’s friends anger to be more justified than canon so I had her blast Cody accidentally.