The Lost Pirate Treasure

by ThomasZoey3000

Rating: everyone
Tags: Equestria Girls, Spike (EqG), Tempest Shadow, Random, Adventure, Slice of Life, Human, Sunset Shimmer, Timber Spruce, Twilight Sparkle (EqG), Alternate Universe
Length: 20540

The Girls go on a Treasure Hunt, but they're not alone in that search.

During a visit to the beach, the Equestria Girls end up going on a treasure hunt, but it will be anything but easy going as they are followed by forces similar to the ones Princess Twilight had to deal with not that long ago.

This story was started in 2018, but got finished a few years later. It wasn't my plan to take that long, but things kept getting in the way and lost most of the ideas for a while.
This also follows along with my current 'Friendship is Magic' universe, and is set after Forgotten Friendship and before the second half of Equestria Girls Season 1, so episodes like X Marks the Spot, won't be mentioned in this story.

Published 2023-12-11 02:30:00 UTC
Last updated 2024-01-01 02:14:03 UTC

Part 1

Equestria Girls Special 2018

The Lost Pirate Treasure-Part 1

(Following the Events of MLP the Movie and EQG: Forgotten Friendship)

Written by: ThomasZoey3000

Spike the Dog yawned and scratched his left ear after having a good nap on Twilight's bed. Nearby at her computer desk was Twilight herself working on the drone, which was on the fritz once again, "I just can't for the life of me figure out what's the matter with this drone," she said out loud. "I only fixed this up a couple of weeks ago."

"Was that before or after you forgot about Sunset?" Spike asked.

"Hey, that wasn't our fault, it was the memory stone Spike," protested Twilight.

"True. Anyways, I don't know why you need a drone, it's loud, it's hard to control, it can be stepped on by anyone and..." he glared at it as though it was an evil monster, "I really hate that drone."

Twilight only rolled her eyes and went back to work. Moments later, she heard the voice of her mother; Twilight Velvet, "Twilight Sweetie, there's someone here to see you."

"Who is it Mom?"

"It's your friend Sunset Shimmer!"

"Okay, send her up!"

So she did and moments later, Sunset walked into Twilight's room, "hey Twilight, still having a little trouble with that drone?" The nods gave Sunset the answer she needed, "well I think I got something that can help." She brought over her backpack and pulled out a new motor, "Juniper said it's one of the best motors around, and can last up to ten years."

"But drones haven't been around for that long, at least, not for public purchase."

"Well she's going on what the manufactures say, plus she has one in her own drone."

Twilight accepted the motor from Sunset, opened the box and after inspecting it and giving it a nod, she agreed to put it into the drone's motor compartment. Sunset walked over towards Twilight's bed next to Spike and gave him a little rub underneath his chin.

"Oh yeah, that feels nice," he sighed happily.

"Plus, the motor is my way of saying sorry for stepping on your drone at the beach," added Sunset.

Twilight looked back over to her flame haired friend, "Sunset, you got nothing to be sorry for. We're the ones that should've warned you it was right there. Now that I think about it, it's my fault for just leaving it there on the sand. If it wasn't you that stepped on it, I'm sure someone else would've, and given we were at the beach, it could've been a terrible sight to see."

Sunset shuddered just thinking about it.

"Besides, I think we've done enough apologizes after the Memory Stone was destroyed. I think it's best we move best that and move on with our lives."

On that, Sunset happily agreed.

"Hey, as long as we're talking about the beach, did you get a text from Rarity?"

"Uh no, I haven't. I've had my phone off this entire time." Twilight reached over for her phone and checked. Sure enough, there was a text from Rarity asking; care to come to the beach tomorrow. Weather forecast says it's going to be beautiful, yet humid day. Twilight blushed, feeling rather silly for not checking sooner. She quickly replied back by saying; I'll be there, sorry for the late reply.

She got a reply back in an instant saying; no worries darling, just glad we'll all be there.

"Will you be going too Sunset?" Twilight asked, looking back up to her flamed haired friend.

"Of course I'll be there," she nodded. "Why waste a day inside when I can spend the day with my friends? I even told Rarity that earlier, and that's actually the reason I asked if you checked your text messages. She said she hasn't gotten a reply from you, until now that is."

"Yeah I guess I was too focused on my drone."

"Silly thing if you ask me," muttered Spike.

"Oh come on Spike, drones are not all that bad if you ask me. They, like most modern pieces of technology, just take time getting used to. Though," Sunset paused and chuckled, "I think for anypony visiting from Equestria, it could be overwhelming, unless it's Starlight Glimmer. She's a fast learner."

"She sure is, and thank goodness for that," chuckled Twilight, while remembering when Juniper had her and her friends in the mirror prison.

"I kind of wish we were in Equestria, at least I wouldn't have to worry about drones."

"Nope Spike, you wouldn't, you'd just have to worry about attacks like the most recent events Princess Twilight told me about with the Storm King and Tempest Shadow. Thank goodness my family were in Appleloosa and away from all that mess in Canterlot." Her fist started shaking, "cause if that Storm King had placed one claw on Sunny Rays' head, I'd make sure he'd be sorry."

"Whoa," gasped Spike and backed away a little bit.

"Opps, sorry for scaring you there Spike. It's just you know much I care about my family."

"Yeah I know," he nodded. "They, like the rest of us mean the whole universe to you. You said so yourself many times."

Twilight smiled in agreement, especially after seeing Sunset's brave sacrifice to save her friends memories from the Memory Stone.

The next morning, just thirty minutes after the sun had risen for the day, Sunset pulled up in the parking lot for the beach. She went to the change rooms and came out wearing the same swimsuit she wore to the beach last time. Down below, she could see Rarity relaxing on a beach chair, and in the shade, she could see Applejack applying either sunscreen or calamine lotion to Rainbow Dash's back. The memory of the first meet-up at the beach came flooding back to Sunset's mind, and remembered how hard it was to hear her friends say they weren't friends.

"That won't happen this time," she reminded herself, "the memory stone is broken, they do remember me."

She made her way along the beach and over to where Rarity was, "uh, good morning Rarity."

Rarity removed her sunglasses and smiled up at Sunset, "Sunset Darling, glad you could make it. Today just wouldn't be the same without you." Hearing her say that made Sunset sigh in relief. "Lay your towel down beside my chair and relax."

Sunset did just that, though as she did that, she was curious as to why Rainbow and AJ were in the shade of the hillside, "are they applying sunscreen over there?"

"Nope, Applejack is putting that lotion on Rainbow Dash's back cause the silly girl forgot to put on her sunscreen, and she managed to burn her backside."

Even from a distance, they could hear the two of them, "OUCH! Applejack, don't break my arms off!"

"I'm not!" came the loud reply, "I'm trying to get this stuff on your shoulders. Serves you right for not bringing sunscreen!"

The rest of their conversation was hard to hear, so Sunset went back to setting up. When she finished, she grabbed a can of spray on sunscreen and sprayed herself with it.

"Is that spray on sunscreen?"

"It sure is Rarity," nodded Sunset.

"I heard that stuff works nicely, and doesn't make you feel all slimy afterwords like my regular sunscreen. May I try yours?"

"Sure, help yourself," and she handed it over to Rarity.

Rarity sprayed her arms, legs and belly, then put some on her hands and applied it to her face. She felt her right arm after she finished and smiled, "that's it, I'm definitely switching over to this stuff, it's better for a girl who doesn't want to get burned."

"Try telling that to Rainbow Dash," chuckled Sunset, and Rarity joined in. After a short laugh, Sunset asked, "are the others here?"

"Fluttershy's about ten minutes out, she got caught in traffic, Pinkie I believe is on her way and Twilight said she's waiting for a bus to bring her here. Honestly though," Rarity added, "I don't know why Twilight doesn't try to get a driver's license, and get a car. I mean, I got a Shelby Mustang, Fluttershy has her car, Applejack has the family truck and van, and you have your car. Uh, what is it again?"

"It's a 1976 car from GMC," answered Sunset.

"No offence Darling, but why not get a newer car like others do?"

"Cause I can't really afford a modern car. I don't mind though, it may be old fashioned, but there's just a certain charm about it that I really like. Plus," she added, "it's got amazing sound coming from the speakers."

Rarity had to chuckle to that, "of course, cause that's the one thing you want in a car. That and good performance too." Sunset nodded to that.

About ten minutes later, Fluttershy finally arrived and got changed into her diving suit. As she was leaving the change rooms, Pinkie finally showed up and was in her swimsuit in less than ten seconds. How, nobody knew and they didn't ask.

"Gggggggood morning ladies!" cheered Pinkie Pie. "I'm ready to have some fun today. Oh and I brought some cupcakes."

"Uh Pinkie Darling, do those contain sunscreen in them again?" Rarity asked, hoping this time the answer would be no.

"You bet your boots they are!" she cheered. "Perfect for a day at the beach."

Both Rarity and Sunset Shimmer gave disgusted faces, "well thanks anyways Pinkie, but we got plenty of food already," Sunset said politely.

Pinkie laughed, "oh Sunset, you don't eat these, you apply them. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going for a swim." Pinkie ran towards the water and jumped in. Fluttershy only shook her head and walked slowly into the water, putting her mask over her eyes as she did.

"Sometimes I can never understand that girl," said Rarity.

"Perhaps, but she's still our Pinkie Pie, and we love her for that."

"Too true Sunset. Now we just need Twilight and Spike, then we're all here."

"I'm here!" called a seventh voice. Both of them looked and saw Twilight walking down with a sweater on top of her swimsuit. She took off the sweater, placed a towel down and started going through her bag, "sorry it took me a while, I was just putting the finishing touches to the drone. You were right Sunset, that motor works great."

The Drone started up and started flying around them, taking pictures of both Rarity and Sunset smiling and posing for the camera.

"Oh that's a definite keeper," smiled Twilight.

Spike the Dog however just scowled at the drone, "I still hate that thing."

Sunset could only roll her eyes. Then, much to the girl's surprise, Twilight started digging frantically underneath her towel, making a big hole in the sand.

"Uh Twilight, what are you..."

"Shh!" she interrupted Sunset. "You didn't see me." She grabbed hold of Spike and hid.

Both girls were confused by this. A few moments later, another person walked over towards them in red swim trunks and a dark green shirt, which almost matched the color of his hair. It was Timber Spruce.

"Good morning ladies, have you seen Twilight anywhere?" he asked.

"Well she was here a little while ago," said Sunset, "but at the moment, I can't see her. Did you come from the camp today just to see her?"

"Yeah I did," he answered with a nod. "There hasn't been a whole lot to do lately, so I thought of coming out here and maybe spend the day with her, and maybe talk with her."

"Oh, and what would this talk be about?" Rarity asked curiously.

"Rarity, I'm sure it's not any of our business," said Sunset.

"No it's alright, I can tell you. It's just that lately, whenever I try calling her, she doesn't pick up and when I try texting her, she doesn't really answer them. Did I do something wrong to upset her?"

"I don't think you have Darling, it's just...uh...I actually don't know why she hasn't responded to you."

"Not a hundred percent sure myself, but she has been working on some of her gadgets lately like her drone, which had previously been broken," she grimaced remembering that moment. "It's not just you, when she gets involved in her work, then she focuses entirely on it. Don't worry, I'm sure she'll pop up at some point today, and when she does, we'll let her know you're looking for her."

"Great thanks." He sighed and walked away, feeling a little disappointed.

Once he was a good distance away, Sunset lifted up a corner of the towel and looked down to Twilight and Spike, "care to explain all that to us Twilight? I mean, I know you get distracted, but not calling back or texting back to Timber..."

Twilight sighed and was helped out of the hole by Sunset.

"Did he do something to upset you?"

"No, it's nothing like that Sunset," she answered. "It's just, everytime I am around him, I'm always making a fool out of myself and embarrassing him. I mean, look back to Camp Everfree, I often acted silly."

"In your defense, you were also dealing with Mid..." but Rarity was cut off when she saw Sunset waving her left hand quickly, which meant, don't mention Midnight Sparkle. "Uh never mind, continue Twilight."

"Well there was the night we went to the auditorium and we missed the show, the exhibit and we couldn't star gaze that night because of the heavy cloud cover."

"Anyone would think the weather pegasi from Equestria should take care of the weather here," Sunset said as a joke, then remembered, "didn't Fluttershy's fireflies help out in the end?"

"Perhaps, but still, it didn't go accordingly. Then there was that Emoji he sent me, not to mention I've had ice cream cones drop on my head, I've fallen in mud and I still can't figure out how I got locked in a public washroom, and he had to come break the door down. Which sadly left him feeling a little sore for the rest of the day." Twilight sighed and moved her towel away from the hole in the ground. She sat down and looked down to her feet, "I just don't understand why he wants to be with me if I keep embarrassing him. So to avoid that, I don't really return his calls."

"But then you're just hurting him Twilight," said Rarity. "No answer means something could be wrong."

Sunset nodded, "take it from me Twilight, as someone who's been in a relationship before, I've learned that no matter what you do, being rude or embarrassing, if he likes you, he can overlook all that and see the girl he really likes."

"You think so?"

"I don't think so. I know so. So why don't you go over and talk with Timber next time he comes around, you'll see that I'm right."

Twilight sighed again, "I guess I could try," she said.

"That does bring up an interesting question, what really ended your relationship with Flash Sentry?" Rarity asked Sunset.

"Well truth be told, it wasn't really the words. I kind of gave him a slap to the face when he wouldn't take me somewhere." Both girls and Spike looked at her surprised, "hey, I was the School's Biggest Meanie back in the day remember? Besides, after the Battle of the Bands, I did apologize to him and that's why we're merely friends now. Though hitting I learned is not a good option, unless you're dealing with that stupid Pen Pal."

"And unless it's with a rainbow powered blast," said Rainbow Dash as she and Applejack returned.

"Yeah, that's a good time too."

"Hey girls, uh Rainbow, why is your back covered in lotion?" Twilight asked.

"She got sunburned all over and took me till now to finish applying it. Plus, she's quite ticklish," chuckled Applejack, only to get a glare from Rainbow Dash. "Now, what's going on around here?"

Before anyone could answer, they heard someone else call out, "Twilight!" Twilight froze and turned around to see Timber Spruce walking over towards her, "there you are, I was looking around for you."

Twilight gave a nervous laugh, "yeah you could say I was playing in the sand." Some sweat dripped down from her forehead.

"Well I'm glad to see you, I've been wanting to talk to you for a while. Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, I've just been a little busy lately. But since we're here, uh, do you want to get a smoothie?"

"Now that you mention it, a smoothie sounds like a great idea, especially since it is getting hotter out." He extended a hand out to her, "shall we?"

Twilight was nervous and froze in place. Sunset shook her head, "do I have to do everything myself?" She walked to her and gave her a playful bump, pushing her over towards Timber.

"Uh yeah, let's go," she nodded multiple times and grabbed hold of his hand.

They walked off together, leaving the girls to look at the hole Twilight made, "geez, and I thought Pinkie was a fast digger," commented Applejack. "Well, I guess we better get started and fill this thing in. You gonna help with this Rarity?"

"No thanks Darling, I just want to relax for a bit," and with that, she put her sunglasses back over her eyes.

"Hold up, at least let me look for bones down there," said Spike and before anyone could stop him, he was already jumping into the hole.

"Well, he is a dog," said Sunset. "Alright, we'll give you a few minutes, then we're filling that hole back in. Wouldn't want anyone to fall in there and hurt themselves."

"No indeed," said Rainbow Dash as she sprayed some of Sunset's sunscreen onto herself. "By the way Sunset, when are you going to give the relationship thing another chance?"

"When I find someone who likes me for who I am," she answered, "and doesn't mind what I was."

"Oh Sunset, that's all in the past. You need to stop looking back, and start looking to the future of who you are now. One of the Rainbooms, a great friend, a wonderful sister to Sunny Rays and a brave girl who puts herself in danger for her friends and family."

"Yeah I guess you got a point Rain..."

"HEY! I found something down here!" Spike interrupted.

"What is it? A big bone?" Sunset called down.

"No, it's bigger than that. See for yourselves!"

Sunset, Applejack and Rainbow Dash looked down and saw something made out of wood buried in the sand. Seeing as she was the strongest of the group, Applejack went into the hole and pulled the object out. By this point, it got the attention of Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, who came out of the water to see what was going on. Even Rarity wanted to know what the object was.

"It's a box," Rarity sighed unhappily.

Applejack shook it, "And there's something inside it. Uh, does anyone have a crowbar I can use?"

"Applejack, we're at the beach, why would..."

"Right here," said Pinkie as she pulled one of her hair.

"Sometimes I wonder how you do half the things you do," Rarity commented.

Applejack excepted the crowbar and opened up the box. By the time she got it open, Timber and Twilight were returning, "what's going on?" Twilight asked curiously.

"Spike found a wood box down in the hole here," said Sunset.

At last, with a loud snap, the lid of the box popped off, revealing a picture in a frame. The picture itself had minor damage to it, but the group could see it was a picture of a pirate, who looked to be a strong one.

"Who would put a picture in a box and bury it in the sand?" Rarity asked as she got up from her beach chair.

Timber Spruce looked at the picture, "I've seen that face before, it's one of Captain Celaeno's crew mates."

"Captain Celaeno?!" gasped Sunset. She remembered reading from Princess Twilight's writings that she and her friends met a Captain Calaeno while trying to find help to save Equestria from the Storm King, but she never thought there would be one in this world.

"He was in the same family of the current Captain Celaeno in the royal navy," explained Timber. "Once long ago, that Captain and his band of crew mates would travel the world stealing from the richest places, but instead of keeping it for themselves, they would deliver it to towns who needed money."

"So they were honest to goodness pirates?" Twilight asked.

"They sure were, and if I have to guess, this was their strongest member."

"Wow," said Sunset in admiration. She walked over to have a look at it, but suddenly tripped and nearly crashed down onto it. Fortunately Applejack caught her, but not before her hand touched it and her eyes went white for half a second.

"I saw something," she said, "it looked like a battle."

"Wait, your magic can allow to read past events through a painting?" Rarity asked with curiousity.

"I think so. Let me try again."

Sunset gently placed her hand on the painting once more, and her eyes went white.

In her vision, Sunset could see a battle going on between the band of pirates and a navy ship, "darn those guys, they always think they rule the world and own everything in it. Captain, what do we do?"

"We keep going!" shouted the voice of Captain Calaeno. "If we can make it to Port, help will come and we'll be able to hide this treasure from the enemy. You know what to do when we reach land."

"Yes, but I don't..." the strongest mate was interrupted as a cannonball exploded next to the ship, sending water all over the deck, "fire back!" the mate ordered and the rest of the crew fought back. "Captain, I don't like the idea of us being separated."

"I don't either, but it may be our only hope. If the enemy finds the treasure, they'll take it back and those poor citizens will suffer for it."

The mate nodded, grabbed the painting, and placed something in the back of it, "understood captain. Break a leg when we reach shore."

The Captain nodded, "break a leg Strong Heart."

The vision ended and Sunset let go of the painting. She looked to the back end and saw a piece of paper in that spot. She carefully removed it and opened it up, "it's a piece of a treasure map, and by the looks of it, it's showing the beach area."

"Well Captain Calaneo was reportedly suppose to be in this area on their last trip," said Timber Spruce. "I remember reading that, and sadly they never did make it to shore."

"I think the painting proves otherwise," said Applejack. "So maybe the map leads to the location of some treasure."

"Perhaps, but this map is really confusing," said Sunset as she looked at the map. "It goes in every direction and doesn't make any sense."

The girls, Spike and Timber Spruce looked at it with great confusion. Then Timber remembered, "Captain Calaneo was always known for being a shifty pirate, never leaving any obvious clues. Maybe he..."

"Wrote it in invisible ink," he and Twilight said together. They gasped at realizing they said the same thing and blushed.

"Okay now I have to ask, Pinkie, do you have any lemon juice?" Sunset asked.

Pinkie shook her head, "nopie nopie."

"Dangit."

"I do," said Twilight. "You never know when it could come in handy."

She went over to her bag, pulled out the lemon juice and a small cotton swab, mainly used to clean the drone's mechanics if needed. She dipped the swab into the lemon juice and put some on the map. Instantly, a proper trail started showing and by the looks of it, was heading straight for the water.

"Guys, we're going on a treasure hunt," smiled Sunset.

To Be Continued...

Part 2

Equestria Girls Special 2018

The Lost Pirate Treasure-Part 2

(Following the Events of MLP the Movie and EQG: Forgotten Friendship)

Written by: ThomasZoey3000

Once she had gotten her hands on an oxygen tank, Fluttershy went under the water, and with the aid of her animal friends, began her search to find the next picture frame, as well as the next piece of the treasure map. The others meanwhile sat or layed down on the beach while they waited for her, except for Twilight, who paced back and forth so many times that she started wearing a groove into the sand.

"Hey look guys, she's in the Twilight Zone!" called Spike with a chuckle.

This got a few chuckles from the others. Twilight however stopped and stepped out of the groove she had just made, "I hope Fluttershy's going to be okay down there."

"She'll be fine," Sunset reassured her, "the guy she got the tank from said that it had enough air for two hours, plus she's got her animal friends to help her out. So just relax and enjoy the beautiful weather," and as she said this, Sunset leaned back and layed down on her beach towel, "oh yeah, this is the life."

"You took the words right out of my mouth there Darling," smiled Rarity.

Twilight gave in and sat down, right next to Timber Spruce. They were quiet as they sat there. Sunset opened her left eye and looked over towards them. She groaned quietly, "do I have to do everything myself?" She picked up a nearby rock, aimed and threw it right at Twilight, who yelped.

"You okay Twilight?" Timber asked.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine, it's just something hit me." She looked over to Sunset's direction, but Sunset pretended like she did nothing at all.

"Oh well as long as we're here, maybe you and I can have a little talk," he suggested. Blushing hard, Twilight nodded her head furiously, "okay for starters, I have to say it's wonderful to see you again, it feels like it's been years since we last hung out."

"Actually, it's been only a few weeks."

"Oh. Well it feels like years for me, and I can understand you can be busy with band, and I'm often busy with work at Camp Everfree, but I have to ask, how come you don't text me back or don't phone back?"

"Oh, uh, well I...er...that is uh..." Twilight was finding it really hard to speak.

"Did I do something to upset you?"

"Oh no, you did nothing wrong Timber, it's just that...well..."

"Hey! Fluttershy's back!" cried Pinkie Pie.

The others got up and ran over to their friend. She was indeed coming out of the water with some sea-turtles carrying a big crate on their backs. Sunset sighed, "it just had to be sea turtles didn't it?"

Fluttershy removed the air piece from her mouth, "it was a long way's down from the surface, and it was surrounded by dozens of plants."

"Did you see any skeletons down there?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Oh goodness no, that would be horrible. There was just this crate, plants and cute adorable sea-turtles."

The sea-turtles placed the crate on the ground in front of Fluttershy, and after getting a thank you from her, they set off for home. Applejack picked up the crate and opened the lid. Surprising to everyone there, there was no water inside the crate, just a well preserved picture frame.

"Okay Sunset, I believe this is where your powers come in handy," said Applejack.

Sunset didn't need to be told twice. She lifted her hand and gently placed it on the very top of the picture frame, and no sooner had she done that, then she could see into the past once more.

Captain Calaeno's ship continued it's course towards shore, but the navy ship was still hot on it's heal and now it wasn't alone, as three more navy ships joined in on the chase.

"Dang it all," grumbled the captain. "Strong Heart, tell the mates to load the cannons again and fire at will, we cannot allow them to get this ship."

"Aye-aye captain!" called Strong Heart and went to work at once.

Meanwhile, the captain noticed the terrified look on one crew-mate's face. This one went by the name of Kind Heart, "are you ready to carry out your phase of the plan Kind?"

"I suppose."

"You suppose, what's that suppose to mean?"

Kind Heart quivered, "I'm sorry Captain, but when I joined your crew, I never expected to be drawn into battles like this and have less than a 50/50 chance of surviving."

The captain showed a caring smile and got down on his knees to speak with his crew-mate, "listen Kind Heart, none of us were expecting any of this. It's scary for all of us."

"How do you deal with it Captain? Aren't you scared?"

"Of course I'm scared, but I try to push my fears aside as I remind myself of why we're doing this. It's for those people, who won't have anything if the navy takes it back to the rich. Think of those people, and your fears will go away. That," he continued, "and I got you loyal mates to help me get through these scary moments."

"Like friends?"

"Exactly."

"Hit the deck!" shouted Strong Heart. Both pirate and captain ducked as a cannon ball whipped by their heads and hit one of their own cannons, sending it flying in the air for a second before falling into the waters below.

"Keep firing mates! We can't let them win!"

The rest of the mates fired back. As he watched, Kind Heart saw that, yes they were scared out of their wits, but they were determined to carry out their mission. It was at that moment that a brave, yet dangerous thought came to him. He got to his feet, ran over to the picture of himself, which contained the piece of the treasure map, and placed it into a crate.

"Kind Heart, what are you doing!" shouted Strong Heart.

"Well I can't be the only one on this ship to not do anything," he answered as he pushed the crate towards the edge, "I'm going to be brave. Farewell Captain, I'm sure we'll meet again."

"Kind Heart!" shouted the captain and ran towards him.

It was too late though, he pushed the crate overboard, then jumped into the water after it. The captain looked over and shouted for his crew-mate, but there was no sign of Kind Heart. They had no choice but continue dodging the navy's attacks. Thankfully, Kind Heart was able to hide the crate and reach shore without being spotted. Once he had regained his breath, he made his way into the town to raise the alarm.

The vision ended and Sunset let go of the picture frame, "That pirate Kind Heart was one of the bravest pirates I've ever seen," she said to her friends, "he pushed the crate and himself overboard to make sure the navy never found it."

"That would explain why Strong Heart's part of the map had shown the location for Kind Heart's piece, perhaps the captain made it up after Kind Heart did that," said Twilight.

"Perhaps, but I didn't see that in the vision. Maybe in the next one."

Sunset looked behind the picture frame and pulled out the piece of the map. Like before, Twilight used the lemon juice on the map, and revealed the location of where the next piece was.

"It's along that rockface," she said, pointing out to the tall rocks sticking out of the water, "but I can't see anything that looks like a pirate ship wreck."

Using her geode, Fluttershy called on the animals of the sea and asked them if they've seen any shipwrecks near that area. They said they hadn't, but said they should search the area just in case.

"Now why would they say that?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Maybe there's more to that rockface than meets the eye," suggested Twilight. "But in order for us to be sure, we'll need to borrow a boat."

"I'll go get us one," said Timber, and before anyone could say anything else, he was gone in a flash.

When the girls and Spike made their way to the pier, they found Timber with a sail-boat, "it's not the fastest boat in the world, but it'll get us to where we need to go," he smiled as he leaned up against the wheel. All of the sudden, it spun and he fell down flat on his face. He got up quickly and dusted himself off, "I uh meant to do that."

Twilight giggled at this. Sunset noticed that giggle and whispered, "yeah you definitely like him."

Twilight blushed as everyone got on board. Rarity however was taking a little longer getting to the boat because she wanted to bring the beach chair on board, "leave that Rarity!"

"Ahh! But can't I bring this chair onboard? Those wood seats could have slithers, and they leave terrible marks on my skin."

Applejack rolled her eyes. Timber called out, "actually the seats have proper cushions, so you're not sitting on wood Ms Rarity."

"Oh, okay then that's fine," and leaving her chair behind, she jumped aboard.

Now with all of them on board, Pinkie and Rainbow Dash pulled the anchor up and they set off towards the rockface. Fluttershy leaned over so she keep in communication with the sea creatures, who could see rocks under the water better than a person above the water.

"Keep going straight, there's no danger along here," Fluttershy told Twilight, who had her hands on the wheel.

"I wonder what the treasure could be," Rainbow Dash said out loud. "Do you think it'll be gold, or maybe silver? Or maybe it's cursed treasure like in that movie."

"I swear you've been watching those movies too much," groaned Applejack and pinched the area in between her eyes.

"Rainbow Dash, the pirates wanted to give the treasure to the town, so why would it be cursed?" Sunset asked. Rainbow had to admit that Sunset was right, "plus they didn't look like living skeletons in the visions I saw."

"Okay, so it's not that. Maybe I should lay off the movies for a while."

It wasn't long till they reached the rockface, and thanks to Fluttershy's new sea friends, they stopped just short of the other rocks that almost went to the surface. They dropped anchor, then Rainbow Dash and Applejack dived into the water to see if they could find anything. They searched, and they searched, but they found no crates and no wrecks. In fact, there was nothing under the water remotely close to looking like it belonged to pirates. They returned looking disheartened.

"There is nothing down there," sighed Rainbow Dash as she climbed up first.

"Maybe the pirates came back and moved the next piece of the map to keep anyone from finding it," suggested Applejack.

It did seem like the most logical theory, but it did bring a lot of sad faces to the group. Pinkie and Rainbow Dash began to raise anchor, when a thought came to Sunset, "hold on guys, keep that anchor down!"

"What?! What's the matter Sunset?" Rainbow asked.

"I just had a thought. What if the next piece of the map, and picture frame aren't anywhere outside the rockface, but more alas inside it?"

"Inside it?" the others exclaimed.

"It does make sense, those pirates were known for being clever," said Timber Spruce, "and a little bit sneaky."

"Yeah, but that's a solid rockface," said Rainbow Dash as she pointed to the giant slab in front of them, "how would they be able to get anything in there?"

Twilight thought about it, "maybe it's not solid inside, maybe it's hallow, but only looks solid on the outside."

"Twilight, you got your drone with you?" Sunset asked.

"Always," she smiled.

She pulled it out of her bag, along with a controller and sent it flying into the sky and around the rockface. It took various pictures around the rockface and soon returned, landing in front of Spike, who once again glared at the thing, "I really, really hate you," he grumbled.

Twilight picked it up and started looking at all the various pictures taken around the rockface. It still looked solid, until Pinkie Pie noticed, "I think that was an opening, there's a big crack on the far side."

"And how did you come up with that?" asked Rainbow Dash.

Applejack and Rarity sighed and said in unison; "Maud."

"Oh, yeah that would explain it."

"Good eye there Pinkie Pie," smiled Sunset, "now, do you see anything that may look like an opening we can get into?"

Pinkie took a good look at the photos, and soon said, "stop! Right there, on the other side, it looks small, but I think anyone can fit in there."

Sunset walked over towards the front of the boat, removing the skirt around her waist, "good, cause I've been itching to have a good swim since we got here. Who's going to join me?"

"I'll go," said Twilight, "never know when magic might come in handy."

She walked up to the front, and together, the two girls dived off the boat and into the water like professional divers. They resurfaced a second later, and began their swim over to the spot Pinkie had found.

"Be careful over there," Timber said with a hint of worry in his voice.

After a few minutes, they reached the area and climbed up onto the rocks. No sooner was she on the rocks, then Sunset shook, sending water from her hair to go everywhere, much to Twilight's surprise.

"Opps sorry Twilight, force of habit. You know, having lived most of my life in Equestria."

"It's alright Sunset," she said. She took off her goggles, which were protecting her eyes and glasses and looked towards the opening, "if we get down on our knees and crawl, we might be able to get in there."

"Lead the way then Twilight."

"Me? Why me?"

"Cause you're the one with magic, which can act like a light source."

"Yeah that's a good point." And so, Twilight lead the two of them into the cave, being very careful in case there were any sharp rocks poking out that could scratch them. If Twilight found one, she used her magic to flatten it or break it away. It seemed to go on forever, but soon they came out of the small tunnel and into a surprising sight. A hallow cave and inside the cave, was a big pirate ship, complete with the flag still flapping about thanks to small breezes coming in threw cracks.

"Sweet Celestia, I never thought we would ever find a whole pirate ship inside a cave," gasped Sunset.

"Me neither, and by the looks of it," said Twilight as she moved her lit up right hand, "it looks to be intact, with some damage though."

"Just like what I saw in the visions."

Slowly and carefully, since the rocks were wet, they climbed down to see if they could find any crates of anything around the ship's hull. When they found nothing, they decided to go above onto the ship. Sunset grabbed hold of a rope ladder.

"Wait!" cried Twilight, "it could be a trick!"

Sunset let go. Twilight walked over and pulled. Sure enough, it snapped off and fell in between the two girls, "yikes, that could've been ugly if it hit us."

"Looks like magic's coming through for us again."

Using her magic, Twilight lifted herself and Sunset onto the top deck. Right away, they were stunned. Despite the years of being left alone and the damage from the battle with the navy, the deck of the ship was in good shape. Even some of the cannons were in good shape.

"Can you imagine being a pirate and firing off one of these bad boys?" Sunset asked, sounding a bit like a fangirl. "It must've been cool."

"Uh Sunset, where should we begin looking?" Twilight asked, snapping her back to reality.

"Maybe the captain's cabin, we can always start there."

Outside the ship, the rest of the group waited for Twilight and Sunset to return. Timber sighed as he looked to the rockface. Rarity noticed this, "still worried about what's going on?" she asked him.

"Yeah, I guess I am. I just want to know why she hasn't called me back. She said I haven't done anything wrong, but if that's the case, then what is it?"

"I'm sure she'll tell you in due time. You have to be patient with her, you are her first crush after all."

"Really? You mean, no other guys have ever caught her eyes?"

"Nope," Rarity answered with a shake of her head. "You know that she originally went to Crystal Prep Academy some time back?" Timber nodded, "well there, the students payed no attention to her, and the teachers, well they don't take any notice of any student. You could say it was like the opposite of Canterlot High, so when she saw you the first time at Camp Everfree, she saw something she had never seen before."

"I...I had no idea."

"Well now you do, so like I said, just be patient with her."

Timber Spruce nodded. Suddenly, they all heard a scream from nearby, "was that Twilight? Is she hurt?"

Rainbow Dash and Applejack rushed to the front of the ship and dived into the water again. They began to swim towards the crack in the rock wall, when they heard Fluttershy call out; "she's fine! She just got startled by a snake!"

Rainbow Dash and Applejack were confused as to how Fluttershy knew. They swam back and climbed aboard, but before they could ask, they saw that Fluttershy was talking with a snake sitting on the outside of the rockface.

"Yeah, Twilight doesn't like snakes," said Timber. "I remember learning that during one of our dates, so I've always made sure she never saw them if we ever went to the zoo."

"Well at least Twilight's okay," said Applejack as she dried herself off, "though I feel bad for Sunset."

"Why's that?" asked Pinkie Pie curiously.

"Well with a scream like that, I'm sure it's going to hurt her hearing."

Applejack was correct, for within the captain's cabin, Sunset was now pounding on her ears to regain her hearing, "sorry Sunset!" called Twilight, "but I don't like snakes, they scare me."

"What?!" Sunset cried. "Just one second Twilight. AHH!" Her hearing came back, "that's better."

"Sorry."

"It's alright Twilight, although I think I'll never get the hiccups ever again. Wow, and I thought Sunny Rays and Sun Drop's screams were loud. Wow."

With her hearing now restored, Sunset, along with Twilight Sparkle, continued their search around the cabin. At one point, Sunset found something interesting, "it's a cap and ball gun, like those ones in the pirate movies, and it's in great condition too. Hey, do you think it'd be alright if I took this gun as a keep-sake?"

"I don't think you'll find any arguments here, just don't load it," advised Twilight. "It hasn't been fired in a long time, so it could blow up and do some serious damage."

"Oh don't worry Twilight, I have no intension of loading it up. I've always just wanted one to display in my apartment. I almost had a chance to get a sword from the second pirate's movie, but someone made a bid that was higher than mine and I never got a piece of pirate history."

"Well now you do, but still, we haven't found the piece of the map or the picture frame."

And indeed they hadn't.

"Maybe, we just need to think like Captain Calaeno's pirates." Sunset closed her eyes and tried to imagine herself as one of the sneaky, yet cunning pirates. After much thought, an idea came to her. She walked over to the rotting desk of the Captain and knocked on the floorboards. They made normal sounds like they were properly hammered down, until she reached one that sounded off, "this one is loose."

Sunset went over to another table and pulled out a crowbar. She then used it to pull the floor board away. She looked down inside the crack in the floor and saw something in there. With Twilight's help, they were able to pull out a picture frame of a pirate with a scar across his right eye.

"Geez, I wonder what happened to this guy," gasped Sunset.

"Let's get this back out to the boat and Timber can tell us," said Twilight. "By the way, great thinking there. You're just full of good ideas today."

Once on the boat, and after Sunset had finished showing off her new cap and ball gun, Timber was finally able to look at the picture, "that's Scar," he said, "he was one of the later pirates to join the crew."

"Why one of the later pirates?" Fluttershy asked curiously.

"Well according to the stories, he was an enemy one time of Captain Calaeno, but after he drove away his own crew and nearly got killed on a mission that was questionable, the Captain offered him a chance to join his crew. Either that, or continue on alone. Clearly as you can see, he joined the crew."

"Gee, that sounds familiar," smirked Rainbow Dash as she looked over to Sunset Shimmer.

"Okay, that Scar pirate sounds a lot like me. Come to think of it, Applejack sounds an awful lot like Strong Heart, and Fluttershy is similar to Kind Heart."

"Did I forget to mention too that they were a team of seven?" Timber asked.

"No, but thanks for bringing that up," said Rarity.

Since there was no crate to break open, all that was needed now was for Sunset to place her hand on the picture frame and see what she would see next...

"We're not losing them captain!" called Strong Heart. "They'll catch us in mere minutes!"

Captain Calaeno sighed, "alright then, with no chance of escape, we'll have to let them take the ship. We're getting off now, everyone to the lifeboats and make it fast!"

The other crew members followed the order without question, except for Scar.

"Scar, what are you doing? I said I get off the boat!"

"I heard you Captain, but I'm not going to get off the boat."

"What? Are you defying my orders?"

Scar sighed, "no I am not, I'm just thinking about you guys. They won't fall for the idea of taking the boat, they'll still follow you, and in those lifeboats, you won't stand a chance. That's why I will stay behind and get them away from you."

"Scar, you can't! They'll have your head if they catch you."

"I know what they'll do if they catch me, but I'm not about to let my best friends in the whole world become prisoners, not after all you have done for me. I've already hidden my picture and the piece of the map, now I'll make sure they lose sight of you."

Captain Calaeno didn't like the idea, but seeing the determination in Scar's eyes, he decided not to argue.

"You're a great mate Scar, break a leg out there."

"Thanks Captain, you too."

Captain Calaeno joined the rest of the crew, along with the treasure chest, in the lifeboat, and slowly and carefully, they lowered themselves down into the water. Using no lamps, they managed to float to shore, just as the first of the aliies' ships began to sail off after the navy.

On board the ship, Scar set up the cannons, "I will not let them take this ship. This ship belongs to my friends, and I'll be darned if I let them take it." He ran back to the wheel and steered the ship towards the navy ships. The cannons went off and hit the ships, creating severe damage to alot of them. Scar kept at this of loading the cannons, lighting the fuses and steering the ship in the direction of the navy. Once the allies got into position to fire back, Scar was able to slip away and place the ship in a rocky cave. He sighed after he dropped anchor.

"Now for the finishing touch."

He grabbed some dynamite and ran to the outside. In a matter of minutes, he had all the dynamite set up, and ready to blow. He set the charge and jumped into the water. The bang echoed around the area, and it caused rocks to fall around the opening until it was completly blocked. With his job now done, he swam towards shore, where finally he collapsed onto the sandy beach.

"Now we're even Captain. Thank you...for everything."

Once he regained his strength, he was able to slip away.

Sunset let go of the painting and a small tear dripped down from her right eye, "he put himself in great danger to save the Captain and the rest of the crew from the navy, it was his way of thanking them for everything. I'm definitely like him."

"Indeed you are Sugarcube," smiled Applejack as she placed a hand on her left shoulder, "and we all love you because of that."

Sunset smiled just hearing that. She then looked to the back of the picture frame and pulled out the next piece of the map. She gave it to Twilight, who once again used lemon juice on the piece of paper.

"Okay, according to the map here, we'll have leave the beach as the next piece is in town."

"Oh no," groaned Rarity, "and I was so looking forward to relaxing on the beach today."

"Well who knows," said Applejack, "maybe we'll be able to return later today, or maybe tomorrow will be a good day. After all, with the summer season coming up, I'm sure they'll be plenty of chances to come to the beach."

"Yes, I guess you got a good point there Applejack."

Sunset walked over towards Twilight, "so, where are we going from here?"

Twilight pulled her phone out of her bag and used it to find the location. A moment later, she gasped, "uh I found the location, but it's...well, see for yourself."

She showed Sunset the map on her phone and she too gasped.

"What is it?" asked Timber Spruce.

"Looks like I'm gonna have to talk to our newest pal, since it's in her garden."

To Be Continued...

Part 3

Equestria Girls Special 2018

The Lost Pirate Treasure-Part 3

Written by: ThomasZoey3000

The parking lot of Canterlot High School was calm and quiet. That was until four vehicles pulled into the driveway and parked near the entrance way to a wooded area, which also housed the high school's own garden. It was also where the group needed to go if they wanted to continue their hunt.

"Of all the places those pirates could've put the map, it had to be in Wallflower's garden," groaned Rainbow Dash.

"Who's Wallflower?" Timber Spruce asked.

Spike was the one who answered, which didn't surprise Timber since he and his sister knew about Twilight's talking dog, "she's another student of this school and had a thing against Sunset because she had ignored her for many years."

"Mostly everyone did," interrupted Rainbow Dash. "But that's only because she's so quiet, you hardly know she's there. She's more shy than Fluttershy, and I didn't think that was possible."

Fluttershy looked over to Rainbow, "I'll have you know that I've been working on my shyness."

"We know that Fluttershy," said Spike, then he focused on Timber Spruce again, "she used an equestrian relic called the Memory Stone, which erased all the good memories of Sunset, leaving only the bad ones. Thankfully, it was destroyed and all's well again as you can see."

Sunset stood near the entrance way, a small bit of fear showing on her face. She had gone in there before, but those times were to be supportive or to deliver the new yearbook to Wallflower, not to ask if they could dig in the garden she works in for a piece of a treasure map. Twilight noticed this and walked up to her flame haired friend.

"If you want, we can go in with you," she offered kindly.

Sunset shook her head, "no it's okay, I'll be fine asking her alone."

She took a step forward, then another until she walked past the entrance way and into the wooded area. She walked on for less than a minute before she finally reached the garden, and sure enough, she could see Wallflower working away. The green haired girl was wearing a short sleeve shirt instead of her sweater, as well as brown shorts instead of her pants. In spite of these summer clothes, she was still sweating as she worked.

Sunset had a friendship with Wallflower, and knew she wouldn't hurt her or her friends again, but she still had worries.

She cleared her throat and called out gently; "Wallflower?" much like Fluttershy would call out to anyone.

The green haired girl heard her and turned around, "Sunset Shimmer? Well it's good to see you again," she said as she got to her feet. "What brings you out to my garden?"

"I'm not going to beat around the bush here. My friends and I found three pieces of a treasure map at the beach, and the most recent piece shows that the next piece is somewhere in your garden." This got a raised eyebrow look from Wallflower. "The reason I'm talking to you right now is to ask if it's alright if we dig in your garden. We would of course put everything back afterword."

Wallflower didn't say a word as she kept her eyebrow raised.

"If you don't want us to dig in here, then we won't. We'll call off our hunt."

"You would actually stop your treasure hunt if I said no?"

"That's correct," Sunset nodded nervously. "It's your choice, and we'll respect it Wallflower."

Wallflower was silent for half a minute, before her expression changed to a smile and she answered with; "go right ahead and dig in here, I don't mind at all."

"Really?"

"Really. It's not like I'm going to do anything bad to you if I say no." She winced as soon as she said that, "uh let's just forget about what happened before, and just move on. Sound good?"

Sunset happily nodded to that.

The rest of the group soon came in, and of course Twilight introduced her boyfriend to Wallflower Blush. Now there was only one question, "where do we start digging?" Applejack asked.

"I don't know," answered Twilight. "My magic doesn't really allow me to scan under the dirt. And I don't think there's such a spell. Is there Sunset?"

Sunset shook her head, "according to Princess Twilight, there is a spell to find gems, but that spell has never worked on anything else."

"I might actually be able to help you," said Wallflower. "When I began working in this garden, I had to dig deep to remove weeds. So anywhere I dug before, you'll know there's nothing under there." She then showed of her areas that she dug in, which involved almost all of the areas she's placed flowers in.

"So, what are we waiting for?" asked Rainbow Dash, grabbing a nearby shovel, "let's start digging!"

"Be careful Dash, we can't destroy Wallflower's work," Sunset advised.

"Indeed," nodded Twilight, "also, it's best not to use magic for a while. I used a ton of it in the cave, and I'm sure Sunset won't want to read what's on everyone's minds today."

Sunset shuddered, remembering what happened the last time her geode, and everyone else's, went haywire.

And so, the nine humans, along with Spike, worked together in digging up the ground. After fifteen minutes of hard digging, Rainbow shouted, "I found it!"

Wallflower looked out of the hole she was in and looked over to Dash's hole, "near the entrance to this garden? Well I guess that's one way of hiding an object, and properly too."

Since Applejack couldn't use her geode for now, it took Timber, Sunset, Rainbow and Wallflower to get the heavy box out of the ground. Once out of the ground, Timber opened it instead of Applejack. Like the last three they found, there was a picture frame inside, along with the piece of the map at the back of the picture.

"That's Dynamite," Timber explained, "he was the fastest member of the entire crew."

"Makes sense since it was Rainbow who found this one," said Applejack. She turned to Sunset, "you look to the past, we'll start putting everything back the way it was."

Sunset nodded and holding her hand out, she touched the picture and her eyes went white again.

Captain Calaeno and Dynamite had been running for a while, but soon came to a stop, out of breath and with the big box on a borrowed trolley behind them. The other pirates weren't with them as they had gone off to hide their boxes.

"Where can we hide this?" the Captain asked.

Dynamite looked around and spotted a wooded area, "let's try over there, I'm sure there's a good spot in there."

"We better move fast Dynamite, the enemy are probably still after us. I can only hope Kindheart and Scar are okay."

They walked into the wooded area, which seemed to block out views of the world outside it, apart from the sky above them. However, they could hear voices from nearby. They weren't sure if they were friends or foes. Still, they soon picked an area and after digging for some time, they placed the box in the ground.

Leaving the area, they both ducked out of sight as they saw enemy navy personal looking around.

"Captain, let me get them away from you," Dynamite whispered. "You need to complete this mission, and you can't do that if you're caught."

"I've already lost three members of my crew, I'm not losing you too."

"You haven't lost anyone, we will meet again Captain, just remember the one thing that kept us going for many years. Hope, and serious amount of luck, which I'll need NOW!" He got up and blew a whistle to the navy, "hey you sorry fools, you want one of us, come get me!"

The navy charged after Dynamite. Captain Calaeno wanted to help his friend, but it was too late, he was already out of sight, and going to help would go against his mate's bravery. Sighing unhappily, Captain Calaeno got up and went off to find his other mates.

Sunset let go of the painting and looked back to her friends, "Dynamite led the navy away so the captain and the treasure map would be safe."

"So that's what happened," said Timber as he finished filling in his hole, "that's one more piece of the puzzle we needed."

"Did...did they ever meet again?" Sunset asked with a hint of worry in her voice.

Timber didn't nod, but he didn't shake his head either, "no one really knows if they did. After the events that happened, the pirates just disappeared from the world. Some believed they were lost at sea, others say they went into hiding. From what you said though, they did make it to land, so maybe they did."

"Only time will tell from what we can find," said Twilight.

Once all the holes had been filled in, Twilight used her lemon juice to find the real trail. As it appeared, she pulled out her phone and checked the maps of the city. She soon found where it was leading, "it's heading towards a hobby shop in the city."

"A hobby shop? Really?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Twilight nodded, "that's what it says according to the map."

"Alright then, let's go find this shop and get the next piece of the map." Applejack picked up the picture frame and took it back to the family van. The others followed, only after thanking Wallflower for her help and allowing them to work there.

"It was my pleasure, it was nice digging with others," she smiled.

"We should hang out more often," commented Sunset. "Next time we go to the beach, we'll be sure to call you up and ask if you want to join us."

"Thanks Sunset, I'd like that, though now that you mention it, maybe I'll go to the beach and stay there for the rest of the day. It is quite hot out today."

"Oh there ain't no doubt on that one."

She said goodbye and thank you once more, then raced off to join her friends.

The hobby shop as it turned out was well familiar to Sunset Shimmer, "I shop here all the time," she said as she climbed out of her car. "This is where I got you that motor Twilight, and I buy plenty of model trains from here."

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow at Fluttershy, "you sure got her into model railroading didn't you?"

"Maybe, but it was something she said she always wanted to get into, so that's why I got her that pacific."

"The A4 pacific actually," Sunset corrected, "and I still love that model Fluttershy. Anyway, let's get inside and see if Juniper will help us."

"Juniper? As in Juniper Montage?" Rainbow asked in surprise.

The group walked into the store, and sure enough, seen putting stuff up on the shelves was their former enemy of the movie set; Juniper Montage. None of the girls, except Sunset, had seen her since Starlight Glimmer helped to stop her. She heard the footsteps of the group and turned to see them, "oh hi everyone, gosh it's been a while. And Sunset, we haven't gotten your order in yet."

"I'm aware of that Juniper, but actually we're here for a different reason."

Juniper raised an eyebrow at this, "a different reason? What sort of different reason?"

Sunset explained to her about the picture frames and the treasure maps they had found, "have you or anyone who works here ever found anything that looks like it belonged to pirates?"

"Not really, but then again, we never bothered looking for treasure maps."

"So it could've been dug up a long time ago," sighed Rainbow Dash.

"Or buried under the concrete," added Twilight.

A sudden memory came to Juniper, "actually that might not be true. This building is different from others I've worked at before, cause this one has a basement that existed long before construction. Maybe your pirates put the next piece down there."

"Hmm, you could be onto something Juniper, but can we get into the basement?"

"Well since you asked..." she paused and went over to the counter. She moved the carpet out of the way and with a small struggle, opened the hatch going to the basement. "Watch your step coming down here."

"Will your boss be okay with us going into the basement?" Fluttershy asked curiously.

"Oh yeah he'll be fine with it, especially when I tell him about pirates and treasure maps."

The group followed Juniper into the basement, which was quite dark, until Juniper flicked a switch and a small light came on, lighting up much of the basement. They started looking around, but only found old boxes and equipment from the 80's and 90's, and the walls that surrounded them looked to be solid with no cracks.

"It really doesn't look like there's anything related to the pirates in here," groaned Rarity.

Twilight was quick to agree, "looks like I was right, it could've been buried under the concrete."

The group sighed unhappily as their search seemed to have come to a grinding halt. That was until Pinkie noticed something, a big rod that stuck out of the ground, with a small groove in the concrete, which was just big enough for the lever to move around in. Curious, she pushed on it and with some difficulty, it moved until it reached the end of the groove. There came a slight rumble, and some concrete moved to reveal stairs leading down.

"Hey guys! I found something!" Pinkie called cheerfully.

The others couldn't believe their eyes, "a secret compartment under the basement?" Twilight gasped. "Either this was put here long after the pirates, or one of them made this."

"It could've been Jester," suggested Timber.

"Who?" Juniper asked.

"Jester was one of the funniest crew mates Captain Calaeno ever had, but he was also known for coming up with secretive ways of hiding things. This could very well be his work."

Before anyone could say anything, Pinkie Pie was already going down the stairs, and as soon as she reached the bottom, she called up, "Found it!"

Applejack helped her to bring the box up, then allowed Pinkie to open it. The painting on the inside showed of a pirate that looked more like a clown, and much like Pinkie, he had the biggest grin on his face. Pinkie was about to call Sunset over, but the flame haired girl was already walking over to the picture frame, and like the four times before, she placed her hand on the frame and her eyes went white again.

"Oh I wonder what she's going to see this time," grinned Pinkie Pie.

Jester had made his way through the town and away from the navy. He sighed as he leaned against a building, "gosh darn those navy guys, they're ruining all our fun," he panted. "I got to hide this thing, and thankfully, I know where to go."

He went to the building next door and knocked. A lone person opened it, "Jester? What are you doing here? Where's the captain?"

"Captain Calaeno is busy right now, I need to hide this thing before the navy really makes this day a bummer in the summer."

"Well you could always hide it up in the attic."

Jester shook his head, "can't do that Nighthawk, it'll be too easy to be spotted." Jester looked behind his friend and saw the youngest member of his family, his seven year old son, "hey Night Sky, did you finish that thing I asked you to make?"

"Sure did Jester, and I followed all of your instructions on how to make it."

"Good, then that's where we're going to hide this."

"Wait, what thing? What are you talking about?" Nighthawk turned and saw his wife come in, "honey, did you know about this?"

She nodded, "sorry Hawk, but Jester wanted less people to know about this, in case of any emergencies. So Night Sky and I worked together to make this"

"You could've still told him," said Jester, "I trust all three of you like my family." He turned back to Nighthawk, "so what do you say old friend? Care to help out?"

"I may not be a pirate anymore, but I think I can help in any way I can."

Working together, Jester and Nighthawk took the box down into the basement and using the lever, they opened up the secret compartment and put it down in there. They were just in time as the navy came looking around. Thankfully, Nighthawk's wife was able to convince them that she had not seen any pirates.

Once they were done, Jester got ready to leave.

"Please don't leave Jester," Night Sky pleaded, "I want to show you something that you'll like."

Jester sighed, "sorry little one, but I need to meet up with my crew, otherwise they're all gonna be frowny-faced over my disappearance. I'll come back though, don't worry."

After thanking the family, Jester snuck out of the house and left.

"Jester had help from the property's owners," said Sunset as she let go of the picture. "This used to be the basement of a house before it became the hobby shop, and the secret compartment was Jester's idea."

"And you learned that just from touching the picture?" Juniper asked.

Sunset nodded, "seems my powers are growing from just reading memories and minds."

"I guess so. Still, I am confused." This got everyone's attention, including Twilight as she did her part, "you said that Kind Heart, Scar and Dynamite hid their pieces in the midst of being chased by the navy, yet all the map pieces are leading to the current locations of them. How is that possible?"

"Uh...you know, I don't think we have an answer for that," said Sunset. "But we'll figure that out later. Right now, we need to find the next piece. Where are we going Twilight?"

Twilight was looking to her phone and checking where the piece was pointing to, "looks like the Diamond mines outside of the city."

"Diamond Mines? As in beautiful diamonds? Shiny beautiful diamonds?" Rarity was beaming so much that she looked like a kid in a candy store. Twilight's nods only made her beaming smile grow.

"I wish I could join you on the rest of your treasure hunt, but I got work to do," said Juniper.

"That's fine Juniper," smiled Sunset. "You've been a big help today."

Juniper beamed, "anything for friends, and next time you see Starlight Glimmer, tell her I said hello okay?"

"You got it."

Outside the hobby shop, and unknown to the group for now, a lone black van with most of it's windows blacked out stood close to their collection of vehicles. Inside were five people, two females and three males, and they wore black uniforms with symbols on the shoulder pads. One of the males was holding onto a microphone and had headphones covering his ears.

"What are they saying?" the leader of the group asked.

"Seems they found a fifth piece within that building," he answered. "I'll admit this about those kids, they are really good at treasure hunting. Kind of reminds me of what we used to do."

"Me too, but we can't get sentimental, we need to get those pieces away from them and get the treasure to our boss."

"Wish we didn't have to. Oh wait, here they come."

Sure enough, they could see the group of eight humans and one dog walking out of the hobby shop. One of them was placing the painting of Jester into the back of their van while another was placing the map into a binder that was in her backpack.

Outside, Sunset had noticed this vehicle and the people in there. She walked over towards Twilight, "those people over there look kind of suspicious, don't you think?"

"How so?"

"They seem to be watching us, and notice how their windows are blacked out? That's not normal for many vehicles."

Twilight looked over to the van and noticed Sunset was right about the windows. She walked over towards Rarity and asked her to produce a shield around the van. She was confused, but she did as she was asked and within moments, the van was surronded in Rarity's shield. The five people inside gasped and ran out to see if they could get out, which they couldn't.

Seeing this, the rest of the group ran over to find out what was going on.

"Following kids while they're on a treasure hunt? Not cool," Sunset said firmly to them.

"Hey, we have our orders!" snapped one of the uniformed group members.

"Who's orders?" Rainbow Dash asked angerily.

"We're not going to tell you!" snapped the second female of the group.

Now that they were outside of their vehicle, Sunset could see the symbol on their uniforms. It looked to be a pair of light green horns, which reassembled that of bull horns. She thought they looked weird, until she remembered something Princess Twilight wrote to her about. A similar symbol seen in Equestria and beyond. The symbol of the Storm King.

"No, there couldn't really be a Storm King here in this world, could there?" she thought with worry. "Well for sure it's not the one Princess Twilight dealt with, he was smashed to bits."

"You need to hand over your pieces of the treasure map!" snapped the leader of the group.

"Oh yeah? Make us!" snapped Rainbow. "There's five of you, and nine of us, ten if we get our friend out here," and she pointed to the hobby shop.

"Now hold on," said Applejack as she stepped in front of Rainbow Dash, "there's no need to get violent here. Let's just find out why they want the map so badly."

"Cause they work for the Storm King," Sunset answered.

The uniformed group gasped, "how did you know? Er, I mean, what makes you say that?" asked the male with the eye-patch.

"I know that symbol, it belongs to him and anyone who works for him."

Twilight pulled out her phone and looked up information on the Storm King, "he works for an organization called Storm King enterprises, which makes parts for airplanes and automobiles, but why would they want a pirate's treasure?"

But the uniformed group didn't answer, and that was in spite of their shocked looks. Sunset thought about it, until she came up with a guess, "the head of the corporation must be a descendant of the one they took the treasure from, and ever since the family has been trying to get it back."

The second female of the group whistled in admiration, "they are sure a clever bunch."

"That was amazing, how did you figure it out Sunset?" Rarity asked curiously.

"Just going on what I know. The navy would've been controlled, much like other organizations back then by the rich, and the original owner of that treasure could've been the one to order the navy to chase after the pirates, but obviously did not succeed."

The leader of the uniformed group sighed and walked forward till she was standing face to face with Sunset, while the barrier continued to stand in between them.

"You're bang on kid, I'm actually impressed. Yes, he wants the treasure cause he feels it's his family's birthright, but you don't know the full story of the treasure do you?" The silence from the group of eight humans and one dog proved they didn't. The leader sighed, "well the treasure was compraised of gold, silver and anything else the family stole from the poor people, it was and is still their way. They thought they would never lose it, and forever continue their hold over their own world, which was just the town they lived in. They were going to go after other towns until my ancestor decided to steal from them."

Everyone but Sunset gasped. Sunset had a feeling about this person, "you're a Calaeno, and probably once a captain."

"Yes it's true, but we've been forced to work for the Storm King by order of his second in command; Tempest Shadow."

"Geez, here and there she was a servant of the Storm King," Sunset thought to herself.

"It's nothing personal," said the second female of the group, "We just have to follow orders, or we all suffer deeply for betrayal."

"So please give us the map pieces, and forget your search for this treasure."

"I don't think so, you'll have to catch us fir..." but Rainbow's words were cut off by Sunset's hand as she placed it over the rainbow haired girl's mouth. She glared at Sunset, but the quick stare by the flame head quickly made her go quiet.

"You don't really want to give him that treasure do you?" Sunset asked.

The Current captain Calaeno was silent at first, trying hard to deny it, but soon had to admit Sunset was right, "I'd rather give it to the museum and the people who were suppose to get the treasure."

"Then how about this? You come with us and help us find the treasure?"

"And go aganist the Storm King? He'd make us suffer for betrayal."

"We know a thing or two about dealing with villains like him..." she paused and looked to her friends, who nodded to her statement, "we can help you if you help us. Deal?" And she held out her hand to the Captain.

Rarity's shield vanished. The captain looked to the crew, they had always said they wanted to find the treasure and finish what was started, and it would be a stick in the eye to the Storm King. And if this group could help them out of their predicament, then maybe they'd have a chance to go back to the lives they once had.

"What's your name missy?"

"Sunset Shimmer."

"Well Sunset Shimmer, I speak for all of us when I say, we accept." And she shook Sunset's hand. She turned back to her crew, "alright gang, let's go find this treasure! It's time to be Awesome again!"

"YEAH!" cheered the rest of the crew.

Rainbow Dash, Applejack and even Timber Spruce were skeptical over the idea, but when Sunset explained about the Equestrian counterparts helping the Sky Pirates, and that these ones could be like them, they agreed to at least give them a chance.

As they left for the Diamond Mines, they were unaware though that someone had been watching them.

"So, betrayal is in your name eh Captain? Well magic or no magic, nothing will save you from me."

To Be Continued...

Part 4

Equestria Girls Special 2018

The Lost Pirate Treasure-Part 4

Written by: ThomasZoey3000

"Okay so that's Strong Heart, Kind Heart, Scar, Dynamite and Jester. All of which were brave in the face of great danger, but the question still remains if they did meet up again after that adventure."

"Well only time will tell for sure Twilight," said Timber as he followed behind Sunset's car. He looked in his rearview mirror to see the black van following them, "mind you, I'm not too sure about those guys."

"I'll be honest, I don't fully trust them, but I trust Sunset and if she wants to trust them, then that's good enough for me."

"Same here," agreed Spike from the back-seat before going to scratch his right ear.

Silence fell in the car for the next five minutes. At last, Timber broke the silence as he spoke with Twilight, "so Twilight, you never did answer my question at the beach. Was it something I said to make you ignore me?"

Twilight froze. She was hoping Timber would've forgotten that question with the treasure hunt, but clearly he hadn't. She sighed and finally spoke, "I was embarrassed, but not by you Timber. But by me. Every time we meet up, we get into all sorts of crazy situations. I mean, you nearly threw out your shoulder getting me out of the washroom."

"Yes I remember that, but come on Twilight, no date is perfect."

"True, but..."

"I could never be embarrassed by you Twilight, and you shouldn't be about yourself. After all, even little mistakes or mishaps can create lasting memories, don't you think?"

Twilight had to admit that was true, "let's be honest, with our reputations, we're bound to get into more crazy misadventures, especially during our dates. But I wouldn't trade those moments away. Not now, not ever."

Twilight smiled as she looked to her boyfriend, "I'm sorry I didn't respond back to you."

"That's alright, just promise me this won't happen again."

Twilight nodded, "I promise."

Finally, the vehicles pulled up to the diamond mines. Rarity's eyes lit up at seeing some of the diamonds, "I must be in heaven right now. This is going to the best. Day. EVER!"

"Focus Rarity," reminded Applejack, "we're here to look for a treasure map, not for diamonds."

"Can't a girl do both?"

The others just rolled their eyes and together went into the mine. Unknown to them, the human version of Tempest Shadow was watching them, and was reporting back to her master.

"They seem to have five pieces of the map, and they got Calaeno to work with them."

"She always was a weak one, I had a feeling she would betray me. You must get me that treasure, it belongs to me, and me alone."

"Of course master, you will have everything in that chest, and more."

"You better bring me all that Tempest, for only I can give you what you really want. But fail me, and I promise you that the scratch across your eye will be the least painful moment in your life."

The human version of Tempest gulped, but remained composed, "of course Master."

Deeper and deeper inside the mine the group went, "I don't think anyone's been down here in a long time," commented Twilight.

"Indeed not matey," Captain Calaeno responded. "And judging from these supports, if we're not careful, then we could end up trapped down here. Everyone, watch what you're doing."

"Not to worry Calaeno," said Rainbow Dash with a smirk, "if anything happens, Rarity and Twilight will save us."

"How?" asked one of the other crew-mates.

"We uh, have our ways," said Sunset before Rainbow Dash could say anything else, "but don't worry, we'll be careful."

While the girls were glad to have their unique powers, and they did use them to help others from time to time, they weren't entirely too keen on letting the whole world know about them. Just yet.

"According to the map piece we got from Juniper's shop, we're just a yard away from the next piece."

Twilight was about to take another step when suddenly, Rarity ran up and stopped her.

"What's the matter Rarity?" Rarity pointed down, which made Twilight gulp. There was a huge gap between them and the other side of the tunnel, "oh. Yeah, that could've ruined our day."

Quietly, Rarity summoned her diamond magic and created a diamond bridge. The group walked across it without knowing. Only once Rarity was across did she undo the bridge. She did it as Tempest came into view. She was confused.

"How the heck did they get across?" she groaned. "There must be a way."

After a bit more walking, the group came across a welcoming sight. A lonely box, covered in spider webs and with dark patches on there.

"Careful Miss Rarity, that could be mold."

One of Calaeno's crew mates stepped forward, "I'll check it out for myself." Using his hook for a hand, he pried open the box and backed up quickly. After a bit of coughing, he gave a thumps up and shouted; "it's not mold, it's merely dirt! And there's a painting in here!"

Sure enough, there was a painting of another pirate.

"Diamond Cluster," said Timber Spruce, "he was into diamonds like Rarity, but also a very generous pirate. He was the first to suggest taking from the rich in the first place."

"Interesting, I remember hearing about him," said Captain Calaeno, "but I can barely see his picture. Does anyone have a light I can use?"

A light shone into the tunnel, "thank you."

"You're welcome," sneered a voice. Calaeno gulped as she turned. They all turned and found themselves face to face with the human version of Tempest Shadow, "sorry to ruin the fun, but I will taking that map, as well as these traitors."

"You won't be doing anything you brute!" snapped Rarity.

"And we're not going to let you take the treasure to the Storm King," added Sunset. Tempest gasped hearing the name, "yes, I know who he is, and who you are; Tempest Shadow."

"I don't know how you know me, but I do know, you should never test me. Now give me the treasure map!"

"Better do as she says, she means business," Calaeno groaned.

"Yeah well, so do we," Rainbow Dash said firmly. "You want the treasure, you'll have to go through us first."

"That can be arranged," Tempest smirked. She charged at Rainbow Dash, lifting her right leg to hit her, but Rainbow caught her.

"I know kung-fu too." She pushed the leg away, then spun round and kicked her down.

This was what the group needed to get away with the painting. They ran past Tempest shouting; "way to go Rainbow Dash." Using her magic again, Rarity created another bridge. As they ran across, they saw weapons, hooks and ropes, explaining how Tempest got across the gap. Calaeno was the last to cross, and as she did, she noticed the bridge vanish, "what in the world?"

They ran for a long while until they finally reached the outside again.

"Still think that was great Rarity?" Applejack asked while panting.

"Not while...running to...get away..." Rarity panted.

Calaeno stepped forward, "so what the heck happened back there? One minute there was a bridge, the next it was gone, as if by magic. Did you guys have anything to do with this?"

All the pirates looked to the group. The girls groaned, they wouldn't be able to hide the truth now, so they gave in and told their new friends everything

"We have magical powers," Twilight answered for all of them. "We've had them for quite some time, and we've been using them to help others, or ourselves," she muttered the last bit, looking at Rainbow Dash. Rainbow grinned nervously, knowing what Twilight was talking about. "That's how we've been able to get so far in our quest, and how we trapped you in the first place."

"Huh, and I thought you had machines to do your work like the Storm King," said the other female member.

"And Sunset here can see into the past when she touches the paintings," added Pinkie Pie.

"Can you really?"

Sunset nodded, "it's true, that's how we've been able to learn the story about how five of the pirates managed to get away."

Captain Calaeno removed her hat, "I was always told they disappeared and never saw each other again, but to hear this, well it changes everything. Boy am I ever glad we met, even if it was through a diamond shield."

One of the pirates stepped forward, "can you tell us about Diamond Cluster?"

Sunset nodded again as she stepped forward. The pirates gasped as her eyes turned white, "is that normal?" Calaeno asked.

"Oh yeah, perfectly normal for Sunset," answered Pinkie Pie.

Diamond Cluster ran for his life, pushing a cart with the crate on it, while gunfire was heard behind him, "stupid navy, of all the criminals they could be chasing, they would have to come after us. This is the worst thing ever." He gasped as something flew by, missing him with mere inches to spare. "I need to hide this treasure chest now, or risk being caught."

Luckily for him, the mines were coming into sight, but sadly, so was the navy. They had figured Diamond Cluster was heading for the mines, and managed to get ahead of him.

"Nowhere to run now," said one of the soldiers.

The General stepped forward, "hand over the piece of the treasure map Cluster, and we'll be sure to give you a less harsh punishment."

"And what of the poor people of this town? What are you going to do to them?"

"They are not of our concerns son, now please, hand it over."

Silence fell on the area as the navy's eyes stared at Diamond Cluster. Diamond Cluster himself stood still for nearly a minute before reaching down and grabbing his sword. He swung it round like a true swordsman.

"A proper gentleman never surrenders without a proper fight. So boys, the question is, who's first?"

One of the navy recruits, who was quite impatient, pulled out his sword and charged at Diamond Cluster, despite the General shouting for him to stop. The recruit swung his blade, but Diamond Cluster was quite skillful and within moments, had the recruit on the ground.

"Not bad, a tad sloppy I will admit. Next?"

All the soldiers, including the General charged in next. Diamond Cluster fought hard against them, but he was surrounded with ten against one, and there were more soldiers coming in. It seemed quite lost for the pirate. That was until a familiar face charged in and started fighting back.

"Calaeno? What are you doing here?" Diamond Cluster asked in surprise. "I thought you'd be in hiding right now."

"Couldn't let one of my own fall now could I? Now shut up and fight."

Diamond Cluster nodded and with the Captain by his side, they were able to fight aganist the soldiers. It was hard going as they were still outnumbered and with no guns, they had to relay only on their swords and fighting skills, but they still kept going.

Finally, after what seemed like forever, all the soldiers were down, leaving only the General standing.

"I got to say, it's been a pleasure to fight beside you Captain. Kind of reminds me of when we first met."

"I thank you for your kind words Diamond Cluster, but right now, we do have the General to deal with."

The General started to laugh, which confused the two pirates. "Did you really think I would venture out here with so few soldiers? You fools underestimate us. More are on the way, they'll have your necks once they catch you."

They both groaned as they could hear footsteps in the distance. Sure enough, more soldiers were coming into the woods.

"Diamond, get the chest out of here and hide, I'll fight them off."

"No Captain, I will stand by your side to the bitter end."

Captain Calaeno stared firmly at Diamond Cluster, "Diamond, need I remind you of what will happen if this treasure falls back into the wrong hands? The people of this town will lose not only hope, but they'll lose the chance to get food, water and more importantly, they'll lose their homes to the rich and powerful. We cannot let them have the pieces of the map, we swore on it and we cannot stop now just because of our friendship. Now go, I'll hold them back as long as I can."

"But Captain..."

Captain Calaeno showed a kind smile, "do not worry my friend, we will cross paths again. Now go. Please."

Without saying another word, Diamond Cluster started to move the crate with the picture and piece of map towards the mine. The Gerernal stepped forward, but Calaeno stepped in his way, "you want him, you'll have to go through me."

"A pleasure it will be," and the fighting continued.

Inside the mine, Diamond Cluster pushed with all his might until he reached the end of his destination. But as he left, he knew he had to keep anyone from getting to the crate, so before leaving, he lit a stick of dynamite and blew up the rock ledge leading to the crate.

"So help me, if they think they're going to win, they'll have another thing coming. It. Is. On!"

Sunset's vision came to an end with all the pirates looking to her surprised, "yeah, that's normal for me, and no I can't answer you when I'm in that state."

Using the lemon juice, Twilight looked at the map and looking at her phone, found where they needed to go.

"Where to next Twilight?" Timber asked her.

"According to the map, our next stop is to Crystal Prep." This brought about gasps from the other girls, as well as Spike, "I know it's hard to believe, but according to the map, we have to return to my old school."

"But surely there can't a crate with a picture frame at your school," said Rainbow Dash. "I mean, someone would've found it by now, wouldn't they?"

Twilight shook her head, "Cinch never wanted the students digging out there as it would ruin the look of the school. Besides, the pirates could've hidden it in a clever way like how we found Dynamite's part of the map."

"Uh...okay, you got a good point there Twilight."

"This is all very good and all, but we should really load up and get out of here before..." but the mate with the claw was stopped by chuckling coming from the tunnel, and stepping out was Tempest Shadow herself, "before exactly that happens."

"How...?"

"How did I get across? Silly little girls, did you really think I wouldn't be prepared for any of this? I always come prepared," and she showed a grapping gun with a hook in it, "now give me the map pieces, and I'll spare you serious pain."

"Yeah right," Rainbow Dash said with determination, "and how are you going to hurt us?"

Tempest smirked as she charged in, kicked Rainbow in the stomach, grabbed her by the collar of her shirt and threw her towards the ground.

"Rainbow!" cried Fluttershy.

"Now, care to try that again little girl?" Tempest sneered.

Seeing her friend in danger, Sunset's anger began to grow and before anyone knew it, she was charging at Tempest. As Tempest turned around, Sunset punched her in the face, forcing her away from Rainbow Dash. But Sunset wasn't done yet, as she punched her in the stomach, then under the chin and punched her in her eye with the scratch.

"No one hurts my friends, you got that?!" Sunset shouted.

As this went on, the others loaded up the picture and map, and once Rainbow Dash was in the car, Sunset ran to her car, started it up and stomped down on the gas to get out of the area. As she watched them leave, Tempest glared as she felt her eye, "that one is really tough, but I'll make sure that was her only lucky shot."

They had only gone a quarter of a mile before Sunset calmed down and slowed down. When the group reached Crystal Prep. Academy, she apologized for her outburst, but her friends weren't upset with her.

"Your old outbursts were only for your own benefits, but you were helping us now," said Rainbow, who had recovered from her brief fight, "so we're cool with that."

"Besides, it's not the first time you've had to lose your temper to protect those you care about, right?" Applejack asked with a wink.

Sunset nodded, remembering that she lost her temper out on her old boyfriend; Pen Pal when he hurt her little sister.

Leading the way, Twilight escorted the group to the front doors. She knew one person would be in there on a day like this; her sister in law; Principal Cadance. They walked in and found her helping the janitor clean the front entrance way.

"Well, well, if it isn't my favorite sister in law," Cadance smiled.

Twilight rolled her eyes, "I'm your only sister in law Cadance."

"I know that, but you're still my favorite. Oh and I see you brought your boyfriend along on one of your adventures. Trying to get closer to him?" she winked and gave Twilight a little bump on the side. Twilight's face lit up in a bright shade of red, as did Timber's. Cadance then noticed the pirates, "who are your new friends?"

Sunset answered for Twilight, "we're on a treasure hunt, and these guys are descendants to the original pirates who brought the treasure to Canterlot City."

"You mean, the lost pirate treasure of Captain Calaeno?"

Everyone looked to Cadance in surprise, "what? You don't get to be principal of a school without knowing a few things, like history." She looked to Twilight, who's face was returning to normal, "now if I had to guess, your map has lead you to Crystal Prep, right?"

Twilight nodded and showed Cadance the pieces they had found already.

"Also, there's a meanie chasing after us," added Fluttershy.

"Tempest Shadow, and she works for someone called the Storm King," added Sunset. "If she gets her hands on the treasure, then it's all over for us, and possibly lead to future trouble for the city."

"How?" asked the janitor.

"I don't know, but the Storm King has his ways and he could use them against our fair city. That's why this treasure must be found."

"And it'd bring us great joy to finish what our ancestors started," added Captain Calaeno.

The Junitor looked at the map and after trying to piece together where it was leading, in his head, he lead everyone to the backfield, "it should lead you right to the middle," he said. "And only in the middle spot."

"How does he know that?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"I'm the janitor Missy, it's my job to know," the janitor said in a mysterious creepy voice.

"Okay...well, thanks for that. Let's get digging guys."

They didn't need to ask Cadance if it was alright to dig as she was just as interested in seeing what the group would find.

"We've already found the six mate's crates, so that means this has to be the treasure," said Rarity with excitement. "Oh I can't wait to see what they actually took from the rich and powerful."

Everyone dug into the ground once more, and heard a thunk. Looking down, they could see the top of another crate. They dug it out and without using magic, they lifted it out of the ground. Once open, everyone was surprised to see; "another picture frame?" Spike asked.

"Indeed Spike, and this is the Captain himself," answered Timber. He looked inside the crate, "but I still don't see the treasure anywhere."

Twilight reached behind the picture frame and found another piece of a map. Everyone was confused. They looked to Sunset, "right, time to find out where it really is." She placed her hand on the frame and the past came to her.

Captain Calaeno had finished burying his crate and found himself looking up to a dear friend, "everyone's done their part, now it's up to you Rose Petals."

The dear friend was his girlfriend; Rose Petals. A girl with beautiful long red hair and wearing a dark green dress.

"This is a big responsibility you've given me Calaeno, are you sure I should be doing this?"

Captain Calaeno nodded his head, "my mates have already hidden their parts of the map, and using the magic I've gotten from that lone island, I've been able to change it so only the true kind hearted can find the treasure and find it. I'm counting on you to do your part to keep it hidden and keep it safe."

"I don't know."

"Sweetheart, I trust you. I know you'll hide it well, and keep it safe. Faith has kept us going for this long, and it'll do so for years to come."

Rose Petals shook her head, "no, not faith. Friendship."

Captain Calaeno smiled and wrapped his arms around Rose Petals, "right as always my love."

Rose Petals smirked as she looked up to him, "when will we be able to finally tie the knot? You know that if you love a girl, you should propose."

"Very soon my love, don't you worry, I always keep my promise."

Sunset let go of the painting and looked to the group, all eager to hear what she had found out, "there is one more location to go to," she said. "Captain Calaeno isn't the last person to know the treasure's location, he gave it to his girlfriend; Rose Petals."

"Rose Petals? I thought she was a one time thing with the Captain," said Timber Spruce.

"What do you mean by that?" Pinkie Pie asked curiously.

"Well from the stories I heard, there was a girl named Rose Petals that was in love with the captain, but his love for the sea and his friendship with his mates made it so he couldn't love her."

"Well the love was real," said Sunset, "I saw it plain as day."

"Maybe the stories only said that to keep everyone from finding her and hurting her," suggested Twilight.

"Perhaps, cause otherwise they could've used her against him."

Once more, Twilight used the lemon juice to show the way. This time, the map showed a final X and words reading 'Treasure'. Rainbow Dash broke the silence the group had.

"So, how did the maps all show where to go if each pirate went a different way than originally planned?"

"They had Equestrian magic, but from where, I don't know," answered Sunset. "But what I do know is that this will finally lead to the treasure, and to finish what was started."

"Perhaps, but not in the way you were expecting."

Sunset turned and found someone else walking onto the field. It was Tempest, now with a black eye, but she wasn't alone. A short guy walked beside her, eating a piece of cake. Behind them was a tall man with fake horns and wearing a vast with the same symbol they saw before.

"Storm King," Sunset muttered under her breath.

To Be Concluded...

Part 5

Equestria Girls Special 2018-2021

Written by: ThomasZoey3000

The Lost Pirate Treasure Part 5

Set After the Events of "My Little Pony: The Movie" and "Forgotten Friendship"

The Storm King stepped forward, "I don't know how you know my name, but it doesn't matter at this point. I'll be taking the map, and the traitors too. With no fighting mind, or I'll get...very messy," he added in an sinister way.

"You can't threaten people like this," retorted Cadance. "It's against the law, you could go to Jail."

"Not for a man with that much power," whispered Calaeno. "With his money, he can do whatever he wants. How do you think we ended up working for him in the first place?"

The seven girls though stood firm, "we're not giving you the map!" snapped Twilight. "The treasure never belonged to you, or your family. The original Captain Calaeno took it for the rightful people; the poor and desperate. We will find the treasure, and bring it to the right people, and not to a greedy old fool like you."

"Yeah, you tell 'em Twilight," cheered Rainbow Dash.

The Storm King chuckled, "how adorable, seven teenage girls standing up to me. But let me tell you two things girls. One; I don't scare easily, and two; I HATE adorable! I hate anything to do with it! Now give me the map and the traitors, or we'll take it by force."

"Yeah? You and what army?" Rainbow sneered.

Sunset groaned and slapped her forehead, "I wish you hadn't just said that."

Tempest chuckled as she stepped forward, "first time we tangled, it was just myself against all of you, but now the odds are in our favor." She snapped her fingers and the group gasped to find hundreds of storm goons surrounding them.

"So that's why I shouldn't open my mouth," groaned Rainbow.

"Ya think?" Applejack groaned.

The Storm King laughed, "see girls, when I want something this bad, I will do whatever it takes to get it. So last chance, give up, and we'll spare you. For now."

The group looked to Sunset. She was staring at the Storm King and Tempest, and as she did, she remembered what she said to Twilight before going to the beach. She would never allow someone to hurt her family, and to her, her friends were her family. She grabbed hold of her geode and squeezed it. She glowed brightly until she appeared in her newest magical outfit.

"What in the?"

"Storm King, I will never allow you to get away with what you're doing. This is our home, Calaeno and her crew are our friends, and most of all, these guys are my family. So I'll say this only once, back off now, or you'll be sorry you messed with us."

The group were stunned with Sunset's outburst to the Storm King. The Storm King however didn't look scared. Instead, he just laughed.

"So you can magically change clothes, big deal! I have an army, what can you do?"

Sunset smirked, "allow me to show you." Focusing hard, a long whip appeared from her geode and into her right hand. She looked behind her as several Storm goons charged at her. She turned on them and whipped them hard, making them go flying and into some bushes.

"What the hay?!" Tempest gasped. "How did..."

Sunset's friends were surprised by this too, "how did she do that?" Applejack asked. "I thought her only powers was to read minds."

"Never mind that," said Rainbow as she grabbed her geode, "let's light it up ladies!"

Grabbing hold of their geodes, the six girls magically transformed into their new outfits. Applejack looked to Fluttershy and Rarity, "you two keep the others safe, and whatever you do, don't lose that map."

Rarity and Fluttershy nodded as they were given the map, then watched as the rest of the girls went to work.

A group of Storm goons ran up to Applejack. She grabbed hold of the grass and pulled upwards, lifting a huge chunk of it. The goons stopped and ran the other way. Applejack threw the dirt, and it hit just behind them, but some pieces still hit them hard, making them fall. Rainbow Dash flew circles around them, making them dizzy and with a tap of her finger, she knocked them over. Pinkie Pie used some confetti she had with her, and don't ask where she got it from, and threw it in front of them, making them run in fear. Twilight used her magic on them and made fly in the sky till they were good and dizzy, then she dropped them on their stomachs.

"Now that's going to leave a mark," Sunset commented as she hit more goons with her new whip.

The Storm King looked to Tempest, "Tempest, stop them, or that scar on your face won't your only life injury."

Tempest pulled out a taser and charged in. Captain Calaeno saw her coming, and having been inspired by her friends actions, decided to protect them. She charged at Tempest, sword in hand.

"You want them so badly? You'll have to go through me first."

Tempest sneered, "a pleasure it will be." She put her taser away and pulled out some blades of her own.

Captain Calaeno looked to her mates, "help the girls out, I'll keep Tempest and the Storm King back."

Her mates nodded and charged in. All the while, the Janitor was filming everything on his cell phone. Fluttershy saw this and looked firmly at him, "uh sir, mind putting that away?"

"Why?"

"Well if we need to run and you're focusing on your phone, you won't be able to react in time."

"That, and we really don't want this getting out to the public."

But it was already too late. The bright flashes of light caught a lot of attention and soon people were looking to the field in surprise. Sunset groaned, "I kind of wish we still had the Memory stone, cause this will be hard to explain."

Cadance looked and saw some of her students in the crowd, "keep them back!"

Sour Sweet nodded and with the other Shadowbolts, forced everyone back. The Storm King growled, "this is taking far too long. ARGH! If you want something done right, you do it yourself!"

He pulled out a small stick from his back pocket, and with a quick wave, it extended and made a crackling sound. It was a taser, and he was going to use it on Twilight. He charged at her, but Sunset saw him.

"Get away from my friend you brute!" she charged at him, only to get shocked herself.

"SUNSET!" cried Twilight as she watched her friend hit the ground.

"Right, who's next?" he sneered and slowly moved forward. He didn't get far though as something caught his legs and he fell over, face first to the ground. As he did so, his taser, which was still on, zapped him badly.

"You are," snapped Sunset. "I warned you Storm Butt."

The Storm King glared at Sunset as she got to her feet, "alright that's it, you'll pay first."

Sunset rolled her eyes as she picked herself up, "oh please, you're not the first one to threaten me like that, but you'll be the most entertaining to knock back down."

The Storm King chuckled as he got back to his feet.

"That's what you think."

Tempest pushed Calaeno aside, and charged at Sunset with her taser. It zapped the poor girl badly, but she remained standing. Tempest zapped her again and again, but Sunset slowly began making her way towards the Storm King, with the same firm look on her face.

"Nobody...hurts my...friends..." she groaned as the zapping continued.

Tempest turned up the power and was about to hit Sunset back, when suddenly, she was smacked from the side, knocking her to the ground. She looked up to see Rainbow Dash with the taser now in her hand, "that's a big no no there Missy. You see, when you mess with Sunset Shimmer, you mess with all of us."

Tempest looked around her and found the other girls surrounding her.

Sunset looked at the Storm King firmly, "it doesn't matter if it's your ancestors or you, you'll never get your hands on that treasure. And you, will never again...HURT MY FRIENDS!" she shouted and punched the Storm King hard, making him bend over backwards. She punched him again and again, until she finally delivered the final blow. With a groan, he fell to the ground.

While all this was going on, Rainbow Dash was now shocking Tempest.

"Alright Rainbow, that's enough," called Sunset. With a groan, she fell to her knees.

All her friends ran to her, "are you alright matey?" Captain Calaeno asked.

"Aye Captain, I am," Sunset said with a big goofy smile on her face. "Though I think I'll be feeling that tomorrow." With the aid of her friends, Sunset was helped back up to her feet. She looked to the Storm goons and spoke; "listen up, if you continue to follow this madman, you'll get nowhere in life, except for trips to the hospital or worse. You all have so much potential with your lives, don't waste it following him, so please, for the love of Celestia, walk away and live your lives."

There was a long silence following this statement. Then one goon stepped forward. Everyone wondered if he would attack again, but instead, he threw down his weapons.

"I'm going to become a lawyer," he stated and walked away.

The Storm King and Tempest watched in horror as they all gave up and walked away. Others though promised to turn themselves over to the police as they have done bad things, and need to be dealt with by justice. Once the last of them were gone, the group turned to the duo.

"You'll never get the treasure," Twilight said firmly.

Tempest groaned as she got up. Instead of striking back though, she walked over to the Storm King, helped him up and the two wobbled out off the field. Rainbow prepared to chase after them, but Timber Spruce stopped her, "let them go, it's not worth it now."

The group watched the duo until they were out of their sights.

"Yeah, don't mess with the Equestria Girls!" cheered Pinkie Pie.

"But, they could attack again one day," retorted Rainbow Dash. "We can't just..."

"We will meet again," said Sunset. "But hopefully next time, they'll think twice before hurting innocent people again.

Rainbow was about to retort, but the firm glares of the other girls made her rethink about what she was going to say. "Okay fine, but what about the crowds? How are we going to explain about what they just saw?"

"Oh you don't need to worry about that," said a voice. They all looked to see Sunny Flare, Sour Sweet, Indigo Zap, Lemon Zest and Sugarcoat coming towards them. "We already took of it," said Sunny Flare.

"We told them you guys were practicing for a big movie," added Lemon Zest.

"And that worked?" Rainbow asked.

Sunny Flare nodded, "as for the magic, we said it was being done with devices we're not supposed to be talking about. After that, they all left. Now, mind telling us what is going on here?"

"It's a long story," answered Sunset. "And we'll tell you later, maybe at the beach. For now though, we have one more place to stop at. The last destination on the map."

It was a long drive out of the city, but finally the group arrived at their destination, which Sunset guessed was this world's Mount Aris. It was a very big hill with some home made structures all along it. She wondered if they would run into this world's Queen Nova and Princess Skystar. Of all the creatures Princess Twilight met on her journey to save Equestria, they were the ones Sunset really wanted to meet.

Sure enough, as they reached the main building, they found a young woman working on a sea-shell necklace. She didn't look up to them, but she was smiling.

"I take it you're here for the treasure?" she asked.

"Yes, but how did you...?"

"We don't get many visitors up here," answered the woman. "Plus, I can see the map in your friend's hand there." She got up from her seat and called into the building, "hey mom, treasure hunters are here."

"They better not have weapons," came an older voice. "I swear, if they have weapons, I'll be disappointed."

Sunset gulped, Calaeno and her mates all had weapons. As she looked back though, she saw they didn't have them.

"We left them in our vehicle before coming up here," Calaeno whispered. "We wouldn't want to scare any of the people here."

The owner of the older voice stepped out and looked at the group, "well now, this is quite the most unusual sight I've seen. What is your purpose with this treasure?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

Twilight stepped forward, "we just want to finish the Captain's original journey, and take it to it's rightful owners."

The older woman smiled, "that's all I needed to hear, follow me please."

She led the group inside, and there, sitting on a table was the treasure chest. Twilight stepped forward and pushed the lid open. Inside was the treasure; gold coins, silver, and other shiny objects. Captain Calaeno also stepped forward, "there it is maties, the very treasure our ancestors were trying to deliver."

"You're related to Calaeno?"

"Yes indeed madam," Calaeno nodded.

"Well now, that is quite interesting. For we are related to Rose Petals. My name is Novo, and this is my daughter; Skystar, and we'd be honored for a Calaeno to finish the journey."

"Not before I do!" shouted an angry voice.

Rainbow groaned, "oh yeah, let him go, like that wouldn't come back to haunt us."

They all turned and saw the Storm King with two tasers in his hands, and right behind him was Tempest, "that treasure belongs to me, and I will have it."

Sunset was about to step forward, but gasped to see Timber walking forward, "allow me this time, I'll teach him some manners." He put his fists up, "let's do this, the old fashioned way." But the Storm King wouldn't put down his tasers, and so Timber started fighting him, despite the risks involved.

Tempest stepped around them and over to the treasure, but the girls stood firm.

"You're just teenagers, you can't stand up to the Storm King, or myself, now step aside."

"Okay, so she's not like the Tempest Shadow of Equestria. Guess we'll have to teach her a lesson." Sunset looked to the girls, who nodded and once more, they grabbed each other's hands and ponied up.

"So you can do that, big whoop. I'll teach you..."

"No Tempest, it is us that will teach you." They focused their energies together and unleashed their magic into a bright beam of rainbow lights, much like at the Battle of the Bands, and unleashed it on Tempest. It hit her hard, making her fly out of the building and landed face first in the dirt. She was soon joined by the Storm King, who was still feeling weak from the last fight.

Tempest groaned as she looked up, "another day then." And once more, they left, feeling more pain than before.

"So now what? They attack at the beach while we're in swimsuits?" Rainbow asked.

Sunset shook her head, "no, this time, this time, they got the message."

Novo stepped forward, "clearly, we know who's not worthy of taking the treasure, and who deserves it." Skystar stepped forward with the treasure chest and held it out for Twilight, but she shook her head.

"That belongs to the Captain."

Skystar nodded and turned to Captain Calaeno before handing the treasure to her. One of her mates stepped forward, "so, we're really finishing this Captain?"

"Yes, we are, and it's thanks to our new friends. You guys are amazing."

"Yeah, we are," smirked Rainbow Dash.

"Today, we woke up thinking we would be hurting innocent people, but instead you've helped us finish what was started. I don't know how we'll ever be able to repay you."

"Payment is not needed Darling," smiled Rarity. "We're always glad to help a friend in need. Especially those in trouble."

Captain Calaeno's eyes watered as she tried to fight back the tears.

"And hey, you guys are awesome and all. I mean, you're pirates," beamed Rainbow Dash.

There was silence. Calaeno put down the treasure chest, and held up her hand into the air, "yes we are, and from this day forward, we're free pirates. Ready to continue our ancestors mission, helping the poor. What say you mateys?"

"AYE-AYE!" they all cheered.

"And our first mission is to deliver this to the mayor of Canterlot City. Thank you again friends, I'm sure our paths will cross again."

"And we're looking forward to it," smiled Sunset.

The group waved as the pirates picked up the chest and walked off to finish their mission. As they left, Sunset saw a picture of Rose Petal on the nearby wall. She walked over to it with curiosity in mind, and after placing her hand on the frame, her eyes went white as the past returned.

Rose Petals sighed happily as she sat on the front porch with Calaeno by her side, "it's done, now we can only hope someone with a pure heart finds those map pieces, and discover the treasure."

"Oh I'm sure they will Rose, and with luck, they'll have magic on their side."

"Do you think they'll have that strange magic you found?"

"Maybe, and it's not strange sweetheart, it's a wonderful gift."

"It is indeed Captain," called another voice. Both Calaeno and Rose Petals looked to see Scar coming forward, and he wasn't alone as Strong Heart, Kind Heart, Dynamite, Jester and Diamond Cluster were with him. "And it's what helped us become who were are."

"A team of honest pirates," said Diamond Cluster.

"And friends for life," added Jester with a huge smile on his face.

Calaeno just smiled at his friends, "pull up a chair my friends, and enjoy your new lives."

"Aye-aye Captain," they all saluted and as the vision faded, Sunset saw them all smiling and chatting like good friends should.

Sunset's eyes returned to normal as she turned back to her friends. Novo and Skystar were confused, "what just happened there?"

"Sorry, but it's kind of our little secret," whispered Rainbow Dash.

"Guys, let's get back to the beach. I think we deserve it after the day we've had." And on that note, they thanked Novo and Skystar, promised to come back and properly meet them, then headed off for their vehicles.

At the beach, both Twilight and Timber Spruce stood at the lifeguard's tower, looking out to the water, "it's a beautiful sight isn't it?" Timber asked.

"It is indeed," nodded Twilight. She turned to him, "I'm sorry I didn't respond to you, I'm still new at this whole relationship thing, so I'm bound to make mistakes here and there."

"That's alright Twilight. We're talking now, and that's all that matters. Plus, there is some good news I've been meaning to tell you all day."

"Oh, and what would that be?"

"I got a new job. I'm going to be a lifeguard at the beach, which means we can see each other anytime we want, how does that sound?"

"It sounds great, but what about Gloriosa? Won't she need your help at Camp Everfree?"

"Not really, she's actually hired on more helpers in the hopes of keeping the spirit of the camp alive for generations to come. Plus, it gives me an excuse to hang out with you." Twilight blushed, "but I will still have a job to do."

"Of course Timber, and I promise I won't bug you too much, unless you're on break."

"And I promise I'll try to lose some of those sappy lines. Trust me, they're annoying me as much as they are with you. Now, what do you say we go for a swim?"

"Okay, first off, you're not annoying, and second," she ran past him shouting; "you'll have to catch me first."

Timber laughed and chased after Twilight towards the water. They raced past Sunset, who was finishing her latest entry to Princess Twilight.

"Well this day certainly was interesting," commented Spike as Fluttershy patted him on the head. "I mean; treasure, pirates, a bad guy, it's becoming the norm around here."

"It's like being a superhero," nodded Rainbow Dash.

"We're not superheroes," said Sunset as she turned to Rainbow. "But yeah I agree, today has been an interesting day, but at the end of it, it's been a good one, and look around us." They all looked to see Wallflower, the shadowbolts, Cadance and Juniper enjoying their time at the beach, "we got to hang out with our friends, helped our new mates and best of all, it's gotten Twilight and Timber closer together."

"Oh my, it certainly has, look!" cried Rarity.

They all looked to see them standing in the water and they were kissing on the lips. As they watched, a thought came to Rainbow's head, "hey Sunset, when are you going to get back into the relationship game?"

"Whenever I find Mr Right. And who will like me for who I was, and am."

"Oh I'm sure you will," smiled Fluttershy. "You never know, that someone could be coming into the city right now."

As Fluttershy said this, a tour bus drove into the city. While the band members were partying like there was no tomorrow, the lone driver groaned as he hoped that one day, he'd get a lucky break. But who he is, and his importance to Sunset and the rest of the Equestria Girls will have to wait for another time.

The End.