Eric Sparkle and the Storm King

All of a sudden, everyone heard what sounded like thunder until they looked up, murmuring with shocked and fearful gasps.

“Storm clouds? I ordered perfect weather! Rainbow Dash?!” Twilight asked.

“Uh... I... don't think those are storm clouds,” Rainbow replied.

“I think those are exhaust clouds or smoke clouds,” Storm added.

Just then, everyone heard a huge deep humming noise, which sounded like a propeller.

“Ooh! I bet those are the clowns I ordered!” Pinkie exclaimed, until they got a closer look and saw an airship with dark gray wood plank, and a pale orchid blimp with armor on the front and a blue glowing symbol on the front.

“Or definitely not the clowns I ordered,” Pinkie said.

Princesses Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Lord Emerald came over to see what was happening, until the airship landed in the balcony and made some pillars crumble, causing ponies to run and scream from them.

“Everypony get back!” Twilight said.

The door opened and then lowered, until they saw a small pug-faced hedgehog with dark grayish cobalt blue fur, light grayish sapphire bluish gray quills on the back of his head, brilliant opal eyes, and he had an apron with the Storm symbol. He was breathing and grunting while carrying a blue metal box until he carefully placed it on the ground and it transformed into a megaphone speaker with a radio microphone.

Grubber cleared his throat, and then spoke in a lisp. “Ponies of Equestria, we come on behalf of the fearsome, the powerful, the almighty...Storm King!”

The ponies started cowering and whispering. The Mane 6 looked at each other in confusion.

“And now, to deliver the evil, evil methage, put your hooveth together for the one... the only... Commander Tempeeeest Shadooooooow!” Grubber continued.

Looking closely, they noticed the evil unicorn exit the airship.

“Is that a... unicorn?” Twilight asked.

“I think so, but what happened to her horn?” Spike asked.

“I don’t know,” Eric said.

Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, and Lord Emerald went up to deal with Tempest.

“Tempest, is it? How may we help you?” Princess Celestia asked.

“Oh, I'm so glad you asked. How about we start with your complete and total surrender?” Tempest asked evilly.

Twilight and Storm walked over to Tempest. “Hi there. Princess and Prince of Friendship. Not exactly sure what's going on, but I know we can talk things out,” Twilight greeted.

“Perfect. All four Princesses and the high lord,” Tempest said, “Here's the deal, everypony. I need your magic. Give it up nicely, please, or we make it difficult for everypony! It’s your choice, so take your pick.”

“And why should we cower before you? There's one of you and hundreds of us,” Princess Luna replied.

“You take on one of us, you take on all of us!” Lord Emerald added.

Tempest Shadow then chuckled evilly, “I was hoping you'd choose "difficult".”

Suddenly, a couple of storm trolls appeared, and they had dark grayish cobalt blue fur with light grayish sapphire blue manes, and they wore dark gray masks with brilliant opal eye visors and carried spears and shields. More airships came, and more storm trolls jumped out of them. Glacio’s Frigus Order troops led by General Frostbite also appeared from all sides. Twilight and Storm gasped, and then Princess Cadance gasped.

The storm trolls roared as the ponies began to panic and run for their lives. Starlight, Trixie, and Sunburst came over to the Mane 7 with Midnight and Eric’s pet otter, Ron in their hooves. Jasper, Smokey, Forest Thunder, and Spiracle also rushed to them. Midnight started crying, Twilight, Storm, and Eric tried to calm him down, but without much success. The princesses and lord ordered the guards to assist, but some of them were taken down by the storm trolls and ice pony troops, and then captured while others fought back.

“Twilight! Storm! They’re going to kill you! Get out of here!” Emerald said.

Eric and his friends kept running until they found Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo.

“Girls, run!” Eric shouted.

The CMCs ran to their older sisters as quickly as they could, then Storm approached Starlight, Trixie, and Sunburst.

“Starlight! You, Trixie, and Sunburst need to get out of here now and take Midnight,” Storm said.

“Don’t forget Ron,” Eric added.

“Right,” Starlight replied.

“It’s okay, Midnight. You’ll be back with us soon,” Twilight said reassuringly, then kissed him on his face.

“Nightshade, you and the others come with me. We need to get help,” Eric said to his friends.

“Where do you suggest?” Nightshade asked.

“We need to head for the Changeling Hive and send word to King Thorax. Then we need to get to the Dragon Lands and send word to Ember,” Eric replied. His friends nodded in reply.

“Jasper, Smokey, Forest, and Spiracle, you’ll need to go with the children,” Storm said.

“Right away, Storm,” Forest replied.

Tempest then kicked an obsidian grenade at Princess Celestia. Cadance got in front of her and cast a shield, but it went through and turned her into an obsidian statue. Twilight and Storm gasped.

“Cadance!” Celestia shouted.

“No! Aunt Cadance!” Eric said.

“I can’t stop it,” Cadance replied as she was being petrified.

Tempest then kicked another obsidian grenade at Princess Celestia.

“Luna, quick! Go somewhere south beyond the Badlands! Seek help from the Queen of the Hippo-!” Celestia said, then screamed before being petrified.

Luna tried to fly away, but Tempest kicked an obsidian grenade at her, causing her to scream as she was being petrified.

“Luna!” Twilight yelled as she fell out of the sky.

Twilight then caught the petrified night princess in her magic and gently set her down. Tempest then kicked an obsidian grenade at Lord Emerald and then he was petrified. Twilight and Storm gasped in fear. Tempest tried to kick two more obsidian grenades at Twilight and Storm, but Eric got in front of them, then pointed his wand and incanted, “Reducto!”

This caused the grenades to explode before they could reach their targets.

“Thanks, sport,” Storm said.

“Don’t mention it,” Eric replied.

“Grubber, get them now!” Tempest said.

“Guyth, we gotta get the Princess!” Grubber said. Tempest suddenly made a mischievous grin, “Easy as pie.”

Frostbite looked at the petrified princesses and lord, then said to Tempest, “Glacio will be pleased to see this. Very good, Tempest.”

“There’s still Princess Twilight and Prince Storm to catch,” Tempest replied.

“Over here, y’all!” Applejack called out.

“Come on!” Twilight said as she and the others tried to escape the storm trolls.

They ran until they reached the bridge only to be cut off. Twilight and Storm tried to blast the storm trolls in front them, but they were deflected by their shields and destroyed the bridge. Eric, Spike, and the ponies fell in to the river, then fell down the falls. Grubber and a few storm trolls came towards the falls and asked in a lisp, “Which one of you guys is goin' down there?” The storm trolls just growled feeling unsure.

“I would, but I just had a hearty meal, and I will think and I will side-cramp. I'm very big-boned. I sink quick.” Grubber said, lisping.

Meanwhile, the Mane 7, Spike, Eric, and his friends popped out from the water and swam over shore and away from the castle to catch their breaths. Rarity placed a towel sided blanket onto Eric to keep him warm, and then Fluttershy held him with both hooves as he sat on her lap.

“Everypony okay?” Applejack asked.

“I think my bottom's on backward,” Rarity replied.

“We just got our cupcakes handed to us by the worst party crasher ever!” Pinkie said.

“We gotta go back there and fight!” Rainbow added, as Applejack tugged on her tail with her teeth.

“Well, you saw the size of those goons. You seriously wanna go back?” Spike asked.

“So now what? We can't hide here forever,” Applejack said, “And let's be honest, we can't go back. Look at what they did to the Princesses. We gotta keep them from Twilight and Storm.”

Twilight and Storm then remembered something, “The Queen...”

“Yeah, the Queen! Uh, what queen?” Pinkie asked.

“Celestia told Luna to find the Queen of the...Hippos. Luna can't, so we have to,” Twilight replied, trying to recall what Celestia said.

“Mommy, I think she meant Hippogriffs,” Eric replied.

“Hippogriffs?” Rainbow asked.

“Storm and I have read about them! They're somewhere south, past the Badlands,” Twilight said.

“My friend, Marina here is a hippogriff,” Eric added, pointing to his friend.

“That means we'll have to... leave Equestria. Oh!” Fluttershy replied.

“I'm not even packed!” Rarity added.

“I understand you're scared. We all are, and nopony else has to go.” Twilight said.

“But Twilight and I have to find this queen. She might be our only hope,” Storm added.

“Well, you're not getting all the glory. We're in this together,” Rainbow replied.

“We got your back,” Applejack said.

“Indeedy!” Pinkie added.

“I am ready to save Equestria!” Rarity said.

“Yay,” Fluttershy added.

“We're all behind you, Twilight and Storm,” Spike said.

“Let's go find this hippo...whatsit!” Pinkie added.

“Hippogriff,” Storm corrected.

“Close enough,” Pinkie replied.

“Uh, south?” Spike asked.

“Hehe! Whee!” Pinkie giggled while bouncing, as they began trekking ahead.

“Whee! Boingy-boingy-boingy-boingy-boingy! Anypony up for a game of "I Spy"?” Everyone except Pinkie groaned. “No, really! Come on! I spy with my little eye something that is orange. No takers? It's you, Applejack!” Pinkie said, giggling.