The Cine-magic Series: Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Back At Kiddie's Carnival, the captain was showing Rarity, Robyn, and Pinkie around the park. Robyn was even given a bright yellow balloon as a gift. While she and Pinkie were taking in all the colorful and fun sights, Rarity was still thinking about Pinkie's Pinkie Sense. If something bad was going to happen, it was best to be prepared. Worse case scenario, Figg would show up to cart them all away.

"Wow. It's...It's really neat. It's like a fairyland." Robyn surveyed the entire fairgrounds.

"There's so much to do! Eeee!" Pinkie bounced excitedly.

"Yes, it's nice, but I think we should be worrying about our others friends instead of distracting ourselves." Rarity advised.

"Oh, come on, deary. We'll find them in due time. Try to lighten up a bit. From what you've all been through, you need it." Captain Kiddie persuaded. "How about a ride on the Captain's Ferris wheel."

"Well...uh, don't get me wrong it sounds fun. It's just, I feel like we have more important priorities." Rarity said.

"Tallest one in the county." The captain said inticingly.

"It's the only one." Squawk added flatly.

The three were brought over to the pirate-themed ride.

"Sign! Me! Up!" Pinkie shouted happily.

"Excited are we?" Kiddie asked. "Great view from the top. You can see the whole of Captain Kiddie's Carnival."

"You can see it all from right here." The parrot puppet added.

"I love Ferris wheels." Robyn said excitedly.

"Me, too!" Pinkie joined in.

"You'll love this one." The blue-collared sailor said.

The fashionista tried to dissuade the two.

"Girls, with all do respect, I really don't..."

"Like I said, deary, lighten up a bit. Trust me there will plenty of time to look for your other friends." The captain said.

Rarity let out a sigh.

"All right, I suppose one ride wouldn't hurt." She gave in.

"That's the spirit." Kiddie beamed as the three climbed into one of the wheel's seats. "Let's make sure it's safe."

He brought down metal guard, essentially locking the three to the seat.

"We wouldn't want anything to happen to Robyn Starling." Squawk said sweetly.

"How nice." Rarity said with appreciation.

However, Robyn did a double-take.

"Wait, how did you know my name?" She asked.

"Oh, right, we never told you our names." Rarity realized. "Which now I realize is pretty rude."

"But, he how does he know mine?" Robyn asked, sounding more frightened. "I never told him my name."

"Sorry, kid." Kiddie pulled the lever. "Gotta keep you here when your aunt arrives to fetch you."

The Ferris wheel began to move, rising the three into the air.

"Aunt? You don't mean..." Pinkie began connecting the dots.

"You were conspiring with her this whole time, weren't you?" Rarity spoke angrily.

"I thought you were a nice man." Robyn said with a betrayed expression.

"But, I am, my dears." Kiddie replied.

"But, he'll be even nicer with a million smackeroons" Squawk added.

"Enjoy the ride, my dears." The captain called.

"It's on the house." Squawk added.

The two ponies and young girl were helpless as the rose higher and higher on the ride.

"Oh, this is not good." Rarity said with dread.

"It was all a trick. Those two meanies." Pinkie said angrily.

Kiddie pulled back the lever and the Ferris wheel jutted to a stop. The seat swung back in forth, hurdling the three occupants around. They clung to the guardrail to keep from falling.

"Please! Oh, please let us down. Don't send me back to Aunt Figg. She hates me. Please don't send me back." Robyn pleaded.

"I can't believe this. Just when I let me guard down, and we get trapped on a stupid carnival ride!" Rarity pounded her hoof against the metal bar. "And for what? Money? That is what all matters to you?"

She glared hateful eyes down at the captain and his puppet buddy.

"You two are the biggest meanies ever!" Pinkie cried.

"Just relax. Look around. You're on top of the world." Kiddie called up to them.

And as if the situation couldn't get any more petty, Robyn's balloon slipped from her grasp. She tried to grab for it, but that caused the seat to starting swaying back and forth again. Rarity, Pinkie, and Robyn all shrieked and held on for dear life to the rail. When the seat finally stopped, all they could do was just sit there. They were too high up to risk dropping from the wheel, lest they broke something or get killed in the process. Now they were all stuck high in the air with pretty much no chance of escape on their own, all the three could do was wait for the possibility of help.

"Now, all we can hope for now is for the others to somehow find us." Rarity said miserably.

"We should have never went on the ride." Pinkie lamented. "I'm sorry for not listening to you, Rarity."

"It's quite all right, Pinkie, darling. I should've been more resolute." Rarity accepted her friends apology.

Down below, Kiddie and Squawk stood guard of the Ferris wheel.

"Sun's over the yardam, which means naptime for the old captain." Kiddie yawned.

He sat down on a rotating stool and pitched his legs atop the Ferris wheel's control.

"Squawk." Squawk laid on the captain's stomach.

The two swiftly fell asleep under the warm sun and cooling breeze.

Meanwhile, miles away, a helicopter was preparing to take off from an airfield. Robyn's father raced over and jumped into the cockpit. The chopper take to the air and headed to where Robyn's father intended on going. He was going to find his daughter no matter what it took.

Robyn, Rarity, and Pinkie sat atop the Ferris wheel, only being able to wait for the inevitable. Robyn let out a depressed sigh. She had managed to get all this far, only to get hustled by a carnival owner cosplaying as a ship captain. At the very least, she was stuck up here with Pinkie and Rarity to keep her company.

"I'm bored." The sugar-loving mare pouted.

"I'm dreading when we get thrown back with Dr. Applecheek." Rarity winced. "He's probably going to do something horrible to us."

She let out a sound that was between a sigh and a frustrated grumble.

"I wish something would happen that could help us."

No sooner had she said that, a bright red balloon floated up to them. The balloon was carry something which was brought to Robyn's attention. She snatched it in her hand.

"My locket." She said happily.

"Oh. I didn't even know you lost that." The alabaster unicorn said.

"Wow. That balloon must be really considerate." Pinkie said.

"I doubt it was the balloon that found it." Rarity's ears perked up upon realizing the implications. "But, that would mean..."

The three looked down, and their moods brightened greatly when they saw Tom, Jerry, Twilight, Fluttershy, Rainbow, Applejack, and Spike down below.

"Tom! Jerry!" Robyn said with delight.

"Girls! Spike-wikey! You're all here!" Rarity added, sharing the delight.

"Woohoo! We're saved!" Pinkie bounced happily, causing the seat to swing back and forth.

"Sssh." Tom quickly tried to shush them.

"Girls, quiet. We can't let him know we're here." Twilight pointed to the slumbering captain.

The three got the memo and quickly went silent. Though, Rarity had to shut Pinkie's mouth with her hoof.

"Quiet, darling. Kiddie is right underneath us." She informed.

Down below, the rest of the gang surveyed the situation.

"So, what's the plan?" Spike asked.

"Rainbow. You and I are going to fly up there and see if we can get that metal bar off of them." Twilight began to explain.

"You got it, Twi." Rainbow saluted.

"The rest of you. Try to get that guy away from the controls and make sure he's immobilized." The alicorn finished.

"Can do, Twi." Applejack affirmed.

"And I think I know just what to do." Jerry rubbed his hands together.

"What is it, Jerry?" Spike asked.

As Jerry began explaining his plan, Twilight and Rainbow flew up to their three stuck friends.

"Are you three all right?" Twilight asked.

"Pretty much." Rarity said, showing a relieved smile. "I was really worried that you wouldn't find us."

"We were worried something happened to you all, too." Pinkie added. "But, it seems like we had nothing to worry about there."

"Well, aside from getting wet, I'd say we're all fine." Rainbow replied. "But, why is that pirate-looking guy keeping you all up here?"

"Well, we don't know for sure, but I think Figg and Lickboot put a bounty on Robyn." Rarity explained.

"So, he tricked us into riding the Ferris wheel and trapped us up here, so Figg can arrived to take us back." Robyn added.

"Seriously? And I thought that lady couldn't stoop any lower." The seething pegasus growled. "I swear, when I got my hooves on her..."

"We can worry about that later. Right now, we need to free Rarity, Robyn, and Pinkie." Twilight reminded.

"Right. Of course." Rainbow said.

The two grabbed hold of the guard bar and heaved to try and pry it off Pinkie, Robyn, and Rarity. The bar, however, didn't budge.

"Gah." Rainbow grunted. "What's this things deal?"

"It must be sensor-based. It won't open unless it's at ground level." Robyn guessed.

"Ugh. Stupid, other-worldly technology." The pegasus pushed against the bar as hard as she could.

Meanwhile, down below the rest of the group were putting their plan into action. Standing on top of a ticket booth, Tom reeled a fishing line and hook down toward Kiddie. Applejack, Fluttershy, and Spike stood with him for added support, while Jerry stood on the fishhook as the rod lowered further and further down.

"I hope this works." Fluttershy said quietly.

"Ah hope so, too, Fluttershy." Applejack concurred.

Once Jerry was low enough, he hopped off the hook and onto Kiddie's leg. The mouse snagged the hook under the captain's thick, rubber boot and gave Tom the all clear. The cat began reeling the fishing rod, pulling the captain's legs off the control panel. Jerry felt satisfied to see his plan working. That was until the steady ascent began to stutter. Tom was having a hard time trying to lift the heavy guy farther.

"We gotch'ya, Tom." Applejack held onto the pussycat and planted her hooves to the wooden booth.

Fluttershy and Spike added to the support and held onto Tom to keep him from falling. However, Kiddie began to stir awake upon feeling his lower half floating upward. The fishhook couldn't hold anymore and tore free from the rubber boot. The captain fell out of his chair and he, Squawk, and Jerry flopped to the dirt.

"Gaah!" He said with surprise.

"Uh, oh." Spike said with worry.

"What the-" Kidde spotted Jerry on his stomach. "Pirates off the port bow. All hands on deck."

"Squawk!" Squawk yelled.

"Run, Jerry." Fluttershy said frantically.

Jerry sprinted away from the captain. Kiddie quickly got up and chased after the mouse, failing to notice Tom, Spike, Fluttershy, and Applejack still on the ticket booth.

"He'll won't be able to distract him for long." Tom said. "Come on, we need to get to those controls."

"Right. Let's go." Spike agreed.

Jerry ran as fast as he could, but the captain was hot on his heels.

"Get that varmint. Don't let him get away!" Kiddie yelled. "Oh, hurry! Oh, get him!"

Jerry dashed around a wooden platform to create more distance, but being a small rodent running away from a full grown human, it didn't help much.

"Gotcha." Kiddie snatched the mouse in his hand.

He eyed the mouse with contempt, but his attention was brought elsewhere when he noticed a bright, red convertible pulled up to the carnival. Pristine Figg stepped out from the passenger side, slamming the door in Ferdinand's face. Kiddie got up and grinned, dropping Jerry from his hand. The mouse hit the ground and raced over to the Ferris wheel to help the others.

"Where's the girl?" Figg demanded angrily.

"We wants to see the money, honey. Squawk!" Squawk said.

"Only after I see Robyn." The greedy lady replied sharply.

Just then, the straycatcher's truck pulled up to the carnival as well. The two straycatchers hastily exited the vehicle.

"You're too late, boys." Figg taunted and turned to Kidde. "Where's the little brat?"

"She's safe and sound on the Ferris wheel." Uniformed sailor pointed to the ride.

"There she is! The million-dollar kid." The purple masked catcher said, holding up his buddy. "We're rich!"

They shouldered past Figg and sprinted for the Ferris wheel.

"Stop them!" Pristine yelled.

Kiddie and Lickboot chased after them, knocking the greedy lady off her feet. While, that was unfolding, Tom, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Spike in the midst of trying to pull back the lever to get the machine rolling again.

"Why isn't this darn thing movin'?" Applejack asked in frustration. "Darn thing must be jammed."

Luckily, Jerry came in for the rescue. He pushed against the lever with all his might which was enough to lurch it back. The four others stumbled off the control panel with surprise.

"Huh, Didn't know you were that strong, Jerry." Applejack said, impressed with the mouse's strength.

"Well, let's just say it was a necessary thing." Jerry chuckled.

The Ferris wheel stuttered a bit and then began it's steady rotation, much to the surprise of the five others above.

"Tom. It's moving." Robyn held to bar tight.

"Freedom at last." Rarity praised.

"That was surprisingly fast. Even for me." Rainbow said curiously.

"We should able to get the bar off once they reach to ground. Let's go and help the others." Twilight said.

She and Rainbow flew back down to the rest of the group.

"We need to hurry. Figg, Lickboot, and those straycatchers are here." Jerry advised.

"Don't worry. I got this." Rainbow flew off toward the incoming straycatchers.

"Hey, jerks. Why don't you go and pick on someone your own size." She threatened.

"We ain't here for you, Skittles." The orange-masked catcher shoulder tackled the pegasus.

She flopped to the ground in a daze.

"Ya really didn't think that one through, did ya?" Applejack asked in an amused tone.

"Shut up." Rainbow growled.

"Never mind that." Tom pulled back the lever and the ride came to a stop.

"Solid ground at long last. I was getting quite sick up there." Rarity said.

"Ooo. They want a turn, too." Pinkie pointed to the straycatchers barreling toward them.

Gah! Get away!" The dramatic fashionista wailed.

The two animal catchers leapt for the three, thirsty for the promised pay. Luckily, Robyn's assumption was correct. She was able to lift it over with no issue.

"Get out of the way!" She emphasized and jumped clear.

Pinkie and Rarity followed suit just in time as the straycatchers crashed into the seat. The bar smacked down on top of them, locking them in place. The two tried to squirm free, but it was no use.

"Now, Tom!" Twilight said.

The grey pussycat pulled the lever again and the wheel began to rotate. sending the two thieves higher and higher into the air. They wailed and shouted with fear, realizing what was going on. The group watched with satisfaction as the straycatchers sat helplessly on the rotating ride.

"Ha, ha! That takes care of them." Rainbow laughed triumphantly.

"That ought to teach you not to trap us in a dirty cage." Rarity yelled angrily.

Unfortunately, their fun wouldn't last long.

"Uh, oh. Don't look now, but here comes the dragon lady." Jerry pointed ahead.

The others all gasped

"Oh, dear." Fluttershy shuttered.

Figg, Lickboot, and Kiddie all headed toward them.

"Robyn, come to your dear Aunt Figg, darling." Figg said in a fake sweet tone. "Spread out. Don't let the brat get by you."

She pushed Lickboot and Kiddie to each side to surround the group and keep them from escaping.

"What do we do?" Robyn asked fearfully.

"Stay back, you three. We'll handle this." Twilight said bravely.

The rest of the Mane 6 stand behind the three protectively, boring angry expressions.

"Like Tartarus you're taking her back again." Rainbow stomped her hoof.

"We ain't lettin' 'em lay another hoof on her." Applejack snorted.

"And if you try, we'll stop you." Rarity added.

"What? You think you candy-colored buffoons scare me." Figg laughed. "We'll sell you all off to the highest bidder."

"I'm not faltering this time. We will do what is right!" Twilight yelled.

"Hold that thought, you guys. I know a way out of here." Tom said. "Come on."

He raced away with Robyn following after. Jerry pushed back the lever before chasing after his friends, leaving the straycatchers stranded.

"Wait, what. What do you mean?" Spike asked.

"Follow us." Tom called out.

The Mane 6 and Spike all quickly followed after the cat, mouse, and girl to a wooden pier. A steam-powered paddleboat was docked at the end.

"We'll escape using this." Tom beamed.

"Well, that works, I guess." Twilight said humbly. "But, we would've fended them off."

"Yeah, I think it's best we not fight three, full grown adults." Tom advised. "Believe me, it never ends well."

"Plus, Aunt Figg knows how to get her hands dirty." Robyn added.

"Well, if you say so, darlings." Rarity said.

Figg, Lickboot, and Kiddie could see what the group was getting up to.

"They're getting away!" Figg pointed to them.

"Um, does anypony know how to operate this thing?" Fluttershy asked as they boarded the paddle steamer.

"We're about to find out." Pinkie began mashing buttons and levers along with Tom.

"Push the red button. It's always the red button." Jerry said.

"I know it. I was just gonna push it." Tom argued.

"We don't have time for this!" Twilight warned.

"Tom, Jerry, guys, hurry." Robyn frantically untied the knotted rope that kept the boat to the pier.

Figg, Lickboot, and Kiddie rushed the pier to try and stop the group's escape. Tom quickly pushed the red button and, almost immediately, the paddlewheels began spinning, kicking up water in the three's faces.

"So long, suckers!" Rainbow taunted the three.

The steamboat whisked away smoothly down the river.

"Lickboot, get the car. We'll head her off up the river." Figg said.

"Aye. Move it, cap'n, move it. We're in a race for a million." Squawk said maniacally.

"Not to worry. This old captain knows a trick or two." Kiddie shuffled down a ladder where a motor-powered raft was waiting.

He turned on the engine and the raft began blitzing around the pier like mad.

"Let me steer. Let me steer!" The parrot puppet demanded.

"Out of the way, birdbrain. I'm the captain here." The old captain snapped.

The raft rocketed up the river in chase of the steamboat. Meanwhile, Figg and Lickboot got back into the car. The crooked lawyer whipped the vehicle around just as Dr. Applecheek arrived in his stolen ice cream bike. The doctor's eyes widened in surprise to see the two turning back around.

"You're too late, doc." Figg laughed as Lickboot peeled out of the carnival in a cloud of dust.

Applecheek waved the heavy dust away. That's when he heard his two former lackies shouting from up above. He looked up and saw the two trapped at the top of a Ferris wheel.

"Hey, doc. Doc. We're up here." The purple masked catcher yelled.

"Hey, doc. Get us out of here!" The red-masked one pleaded.

The demented doctor smiled darkly and revved the bike's engine.

"Sorry, boys! One good turn deserves another!" Applecheek laughed and turned the motor bike around to chase after Pristine.

Out on the river, the steamboat gingerly paddled through the calm waters. Our friends have begun to collect themselves from the close call they had.

"Okay. Okay, we're out here now." Twilight said. "Though they're bound to be chasing after us as we speak."

"As long as we keep our distance. We should be fine." Tom said, operating the wheel.

"By the way, Tom, How in tha world do ya know ta pilot this here boat?" Applejack asked.

"I've operated all sorts of machines, Applejack. It's all muscle memory really." Tom responded casually.

"But, you're a cat. How and why do you know how to operate any machine?" Twilight asked, sounding more confused.

"Put it simply, I've learned how to use all kinds of machine. All in attempt to catch Jerry once and for all." The pussycat answered.

"I can attest to that." Jerry said.

"...Ah see." The farm pony said hesistantly.

"Machines? What kind of machines?" Rainbow asked.

"Anything you can think of; cars, planes, construction equipment. You name it." Tom said.

"Planes? Like, Dusty Crophopper?" Fluttershy asked rather quietly.

"Who?" Tom asked, now the one confused.

"It's a long story." Twilight replied sheepishly.

"Hey, quick word, Jerry." Spike turned to the mouse. "I don't really appreciate you calling Figg "dragon lady" since, you know, I'm an actual dragon."

"Oh." Jerry shrunk back a bit in shame. "Sorry, Spike. I didn't mean to offend you."

"It's all right." The little dragon smiled.

After the whole ordeal that just occurred, it left Rarity wondering. She stepped over to Pinkie.

“Say, Pinkie, was this the “big doozy” your tail was warning about?”

The pink party-animal put a hoof to her chin and rubbed it, thinking long and hard.

“Hmmm. Nope. That wasn’t it.”

“W…What?” Rarity stared at the smiling pony in complete confusion. “What do you mean that wasn’t it?”

“It just wasn’t,” Pinkie shrugged.

“Then what is it then?” The unicorn then asked, getting agitated.

“I don’t know,”

“Not this again!” Twilight cried out in frustration.

Tom, Jerry, and Robyn looked on in confusion at the Equestrian’s verbal antics.

“It’s a long story,” Spike said.

While our friends in the steamboat were steadily paddling down the river, the three main pursuers were hot on their tail. Figg and Lickboot whipped down the winding road the lay adjacent with the river. Kiddie and Squawk rattled down the river on their motorized raft. And, finally, Dr. Applecheek leisurely followed down the road in his stolen ice cream bike.

"Oh, no. They're following us!" Robyn spotted Figg, Lickboot, and Kiddie gaining on their slow-moving boat.

"Can't this thing go any faster?" Spike asked desperatly.

"Well, We're going as fast as we can." Tom replied.

"It's not fast enough, unfortunately. They'll reach us in no time." Rarity pointed out.

He mashed to accelerator stick to try and make the boat go faster.

"Here, Tom. Let me try." Robyn took the helm and pushed the accelerator several times.

That's when she spotted the pressure gauge near the helm. The needle was sinking dangerously close to zero on the gauge.

"We need more steam!" She announced.

The cat, ponies, mouse, and dragon all looked between themselves.

"To the boiler!" Applejack yelled.

She allow with Tom, Jerry, and Spike raced over to the massive, iron boiler that sat at the front of the boat. Tom opened the furnace door with the conveniently placed handle hook. He stoked the dying flames to keep them from going out.

"Oh, geez. There's barely a fire in there." Spike looked into the dimly-lit furnace.

"Quick! Add these to it." Jerry pulled a log from a wood pile that sat underneath the upper deck.

Like clockwork, the cat, mouse, dragon, and pony picked logs and threw from into the furnace. However, Tom was so concentrated on getting logs into the furnace that he unknowingly grabbed Jerry and threw him into the burning furnace as well. Spike and Applejack were quick to pick up on this.

"Tom, ya just through Jerry inta' the furnace!” AJ said in a panic.

The grey pussycat noticed the absence of his mouse friend. Which meant that, yes, he indeed unintentionally threw into the fire.

"Yike!" Tom dipped his hand inside the slowly-growing fire and pulled Jerry out.

The mouse was covered in soot and one of his top hairs was on fire. Tom blew away on the soot. He then licked his fingers and put out the flame on Jerry's head. Jerry just glared at Tom, while a he gave a sheepish smile.

"You all right, Jerry?" Applejack asked.

"Eh, I've had worse." The mouse sighed.

"Now for one last thing for good measure." Spike drew in a deep breath and unleashed a great bout of flame into the furnace.

Bright, orange flames danced and spat out from within the iron depths. Applejack slammed the door shut and turned to the others.

"How's the pressure now, Sugarcube?" She asked.

The red needle on the gauge quickly rose from zero all the way to the red zone. Which was exactly where it needed to be.

"Full steam ahead!" Pinkie yelled thrillingly.

Robyn pulled on the whistle cord. The whistle let out a loud, steamy shriek. Smoke and sparks billowed from the smokestack, and the boat began to speed up down the river.

"That's more like it." Rarity said happily.

"Oh, this is very calming." Fluttershy said peacefully.

"And we'll be able to get away from those jerks, as well." Rainbow added.

Speaking of which, Figg and Lickboot raced down the road, rounding corners at reckless speeds. Said recklessness destroyed a stone wall and a log fence. The Mane 7, Tom, Jerry, and Robyn could see the red convertible whizzing down the twisting, dirt road.

"Sweet Celestia, I may barely know anything about operating those vehicles, but that seems exceedingly dangerous." Twilight said with wide eyes.

"Oh, it is. You'd be surprised just how often people get away with it, too." Tom said rather nonchalantly.

"How uncouth, behaving this way." Rarity huffed. "They might kill someone if they keep this up."

"Or themselves." Rainbow added.

"Eep!" Fluttershy squeaked.

She never like the idea of people dying, especially in those kind of circumstances. Though it seems Lickboot's recklessness would catch up to him. As they raced up a hill, Figg, Lickboot, and Ferdinand all stared down at the steamboat, all sharing the same malicious grin. Of course, Lickboot wasn't watching were he has going and, by the time his eyes on the rode again, all he good do was let out a surprise shout as the car was heading straight for a sharp curve.

The three occupants all let out panicked cries as the car smashed through a wooden fence and careened down the hill toward a farm. They sailed through a clothing line. The pair were blinded by the clothing and undergarments. The severed clothes line wrapped around the car's fender and the front wheels of Ferdinand's skateboard. The overweight pooch was thrown clear from the vehicle and was dragged along by the clotheslines, bouncing against the ground as Lickboot's car careened out of control.

Pulling away the clothes from their eyes, Figg and Lickboot noticed they were heading for a mud pen. Pigs were playing around in the mud when the saw the car sailed up a small bump and flew over the fence. The mud-slinging swine galloped out of the way as the massive machine smashed into the mud with Ferdinand following alongside. The dazed occupants looked back at their dog who was shaking the slimy mud off his coat. The Mane 7, Tom, Jerry, and Robyn saw everything. An uproar of laughter echoed from the steamboat.

"Oh, that's poetic irony if I've ever seen it." Twilight laughed.

"You sh...you should've seen...the look on. Ferdy's face." Pinkie fell on her back laughing hysterically.

"That place suits you both." Rainbow yelled, letting out a fit of laughter.

"See, now that's the kind of comeuppance you wish would happen." Tom chuckled.

"If ya like the mud that much, maybe ya'll should come to the Sweet Apple Acres. Ah'm sure the pigs would take a likin' to ya." Applejack laughed.

While to laughter continued, Figg and Lickboot's attention was brought to Dr. Applecheek mockingly waving at them from atop the hill. He laughed as he took the lead. Figg glared at Lickboot who gave an apologetic grin.

"You twit. Get us out of here. They're getting away." She clamored.

Lickboot repeatedly stomped on the gas to try and get the car out of the pig pen. The back wheels spun, throwing mud at Ferdinand, who was unceremoniously bathed in the stuff. Eventually, the car was able to get enough traction and peel out of the pen. It smashed through the wooden gate, dragging Ferdinand along. Figg and Lickboot raced back up the hill and got back on the road. They zoomed past a startled Applecheek, showering him in dust. Ferdinand whipped around the other side, causing the ice cream bike to spin around rapidly. The doctor was able to regain control, though he felt a little dizzy. Meanwhile, Kidde and Squawk were still fighting for steering rights of the raft.

"Let go of the wheel, I tell you. I'm the captain. I'll do the steering." Kiddie wrestled with his parrot mate for the steering stick.

The raft raced around one side of the steamboat and raced back down the other way.

"You couldn't navigate your way around a tub." Squawk said angrily.

The group in the steamboat watched with amused and bemused looks on the spectacle.

"Is this what they're always like?" Jerry asked.

"No, not really." Rarity replied. "Then again, we didn't really get to know them all that much."

"Except for the song-bit. That was fun." Pinkie reminisced.

"Well, I admit, That was fun." Rarity said with a blush.

The group past under a wooden bridge where the road crossed over the river and into a nearby forest. Figg and Lickboot raced up the hill and then down the other side. The insane speed over the it sent Ferdinand flying high into the air.

"Woah!" The chubby dog squealed.

He plummeted back down and smashed onto the bridge. A clung to his skateboard as he tore through the bridge, destroying the planks that made up the roadway. Splintered wood flew everywhere as the convertible raced into the forest, dragging a terrified Ferdinand along with it.

"Oh...my." Fluttershy said in shock.

"I'm surprised he didn't fall into the water." Spike said.

Kiddie and Squawk were still racing after the steamboat and were nearing the bridge. At the same time, Applecheek had made it over the hill. When he spotted the shredded bridge, it was much too late. The bike's brakes were too weak and the thing picked up speed as it rolled down the hill. Applecheek screamed as the ice cream bike through down the gap. Kiddie and Squawk were passing right under the bridge when the shadow of the bike appear over them. The captain and parrot looked up just in time as the bike crashed on top of the raft, catapulting the two high into the air. Kidde grabbed onto the one of the bridge supports. The ice cream bike broke through the surface and Applecheek popped out from the freezer compartment, slowly bobbing with the waves.

"Wipeout!" Rainbow shouted victoriously.

"Well, that takes care of them." Tom said.

"And hopefully for good. I swear if we ever see those scoundrels again, it will be too soon." Rarity said fiercely.

"You and me both, Rarity. And I'm sure that goes for the rest of us." Twilight said.

"But, what happened to Aunt Figg? Where is she?" Jerry asked.

"I don't know. Maybe we lost her." Tom shrugged.

"Let's hope that's the case." Applejack said.

As the steamboat chugged along the river, they passed by a water mill. Robyn's eyes lit up upon noticing it.

"Wait a minute. This place looks familiar." She said.

"What?" Jerry asked, confused.

"You've been here before?" Fluttershy asked.

"Yes! I know where we're at. We're going straight to Robyn's nest." The young girl said happily. "You know, that special place I told you about."

"You mean when we first met? That's what you're referring to?" Rainbow asked.

"Yeah." Robyn answered.

"And that's where we're heading right now? Talk about lucky." Spike said.

"And convenient. Maybe we can stop there to resupply. Seeing how we lost it all when we crashed into that ship." Twilight added.

"That sounds like a good idea to me." Tom agreed.

"Then let's hurry." Robyn said excitedly.

Things seemed to have lightened up a bit for the group. With two of there pursuers down for the count and Figg and Lickboot out of there sight, it appears that they're pretty much home free.

Lickboot and Figg sailed down the winding, dirt roads with Ferdinand trailing behind. As they zoomed past a four-way intersection, Lickboot slammed on the brakes and the car came to a stop. Ferdinand soared into the air before landing right in the convertible's back seat. Figg turned to her lawyer boyfriend with a bewildered look. Lickboot eyed the wooden road sign that towered over the road. He smiled like he just committed a crime and threw the car into reverse. He stop in the middle of the intersection.

"Ah-ha! Of course." He said.

"Lickboot, what are you doing? You're going to lose them." Figg said, furiously getting in the lawyer's face.

"Don't worry. Now, I know where they're going." Lickboot replied smartly. "We're taking a shortcut."

He pulled the car back bit to safely turn.

"You know where they're going? How do you know?" Figg asked, finding hard believe Lickboot was being truthful.

"Lawyers know everything." Lickboot answered smugly.

He turned the car left and raced down the winding road. The street sign at the intersection showing "Robyn's Nest" in chiseled, wood lettering pointed down the winding path Lickboot took. It would seem that Robyn, Tom, Jerry, and the Mane 7 haven't gotten ride of the greedy pair just yet.

To be continued