G5 Adventures in Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase

While in cyber-space, Mystery Incorporated, the Mane 6 and their new Enchantix Wolf friend Tanya completed three levels in total, and that meant there were only seven more levels to get through and they would be home free at last.

However... this was not the case.

Due to the ponies' cutie mark magic being so powerful, it affected the game in different ways... and our heroes would soon find one of those different ways out in just a few moments.

Now, back to our story.

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Once again, our heroes reappeared in the white void before the world around them began to change into a small community with a factory on one end and a lighthouse with a rainbow beacon shooting out of the other.

Suddenly, as the group looked around to try to get a feel as to where they were, Sunny gasped in shock. “Wait… I know where we are now! W-We’re in Equestria! More specifically, we're in Maretime Bay!”

“Maretime Bay?” Fred asked, looking at the ponies in surprise. “Are you sure, Sunny?”

“Yeah. I hate to admit it,” Velma said with concern, “but it doesn’t look like the pictures Pipp showed us.”

Velma was right-- the skies that were usually sunny were overshadowed by gray storm clouds, with thunder sounding every so often. Torches of blue and purple fire replaced the street lamps on the streets, and dark vines with sharp thorns covered the houses as well.

Not to mention, there were a few familiar looking statues on the street as well, along with the Together Tree glowing with a sickening purple light.

Sunny was the first of the stunned group to speak, shocked entirely at this reveal. “What… what happened here…?”

“It looks as if someone with dark power overthrew this place,” Tanya said as they looked around, “but… who in their right mind would want to do that?”

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Back in the real world, Bill turned to Eric as he laid Sparky down for a nap. “Eric… did you install this level into your game before?”

“No… it seems that the cutie mark magic of the ponies is affecting the games in ways I never knew about,” Eric shook his head. “But whatever is going on, I’m sure that the ponies will pull everyone through it… I know they can.”

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In the level, our heroes walked around to see if they could find anypony that could tell them what in the world happened to this version of Equestria... and they hoped it was something too dangerous.

But, I think we all know that it WAS something dangerous, even if our heroes didn't at the time.

Scooby sniffed some of the vines near him, but as he reached his paw out to touch them, Zipp stepped in his path to stop him. “Careful, Scoob… we don’t know what these things are, and it’s better to be safe than sorry.”

“Huh… now that you mention it,” Izzy said nervously as she and Hitch looked at some nearby torches, “these fiery torch thingies kinda look… familiar.”

“Familiar?” Tanya tilted her head. “What do you mean, Izzy? The Phantom Virus doesn't have the power to grow vines like this.. and he certainly doesn’t have the magic of fire, either.”

“No… he doesn’t,” Misty shook her head, her fear slowly beginning to rise. “But I have a funny feeling I know who did this.”

“Misty… I’m begging you,” Hitch said, just as nervously. “Don’t say it…”

“Um... forgive me for interrupting,” Tanya said softly, “but can someone tell me what exactly is going on?”

“DRAGONS!!!” cried a shrill, yet familiar, voice. “TO THE TOGETHER TREE!!!”

Sunny immediately recognized that voice, fear entering her soul and shattering what bravery she had within her. “No no no no!! Quick! Everypony needs to hide! NOW!!”

Tanya gasped and bolted into an alley nearby with Shaggy, Scooby, Pipp, Sunny and Misty while Fred, Daphne and Velma hid on the other side with Zipp, Hitch and Izzy.

That's when the real culprit behind all this flew into their line of sight.

Who was it, you might wonder? Well, it appeared to be a a slim, magenta-purple-coated alicorn with almond-shaped deep-ocean eyes, long thick eyelashes, arched black brows, deep-ocean hooves, makeup consisting of glittery-blue eyeshadow and angled mascara, a silver-white mane and tail with various thin streaks of cyan-green and a cutie mark of a violet-magenta horn having an inscribed rhombus, and accompanying it are two, cyan-blue flames on the sides that resemble wings.

However, at the time, the cyan-green streaks were glowing brighter than usual, the entirety of her horn and wings produced multicolored fire and her metallic hoof cuffs turned into a vivid cyan as well.

Misty began to breathe rather heavily upon seeing her, never expecting to have to face her again. “Guys… that’s Opaline!”

“But... but that's not possible!” Zipp exclaimed. “We stopped her, right?!”

“Right,” Velma nodded, although she was a bit startled as well. “She’s imprisoned in the Together Trees in Norville o’er Morgania!”

“So… this must be a cyber version!” Daphne realized, causing Pipp to sigh in relief. “That’s comforting… I think…”

“But… who is she?” Tanya asked curiously. “And what did she mean by ‘dragons’? Are there dragons here too?”

Before anyone could answer the wolf's question, the sound of wings beating got their attention, and all the dragons from the Isle of Scaly flew into Maretime Bay, landing beside the alicorn in front of the Together Tree.

However... what the ponies noticed about their friends horrified them.

Their eyes, instead of being normal colors, were now a glowing pink color... even Dragon Lord Spike's, signifying that all the dragons were under Opaline's control. “No…” Misty whimpered, trying to keep her fear and her tears contained. “No…”

Scooby whimpered and nuzzled her out of comfort as the rest of the group watched the scene progress. “Well done, Mistress Opaline,” Jade told Opaline in a monotone voice as all the dragons bowed to her. “Nearly all of the magic in Equestria is yours.”

“Not quite…” Opaline sneered in reply, her eyes hatefully glaring as she looked toward the Crystal Brighthouse, with the prisbeam, thankfully, still intact. “Sunny and her friends are still not here… I need their cutie mark magic to break through the protection spell and drain the Unity Crystals’ power permanently! So... I'm afraid we must wait until they decide to come crawling back to Maretime Bay.”

Zipp gasped at this. “Did you hear that? There’s still a chance for us to win and set things straight in this cyber version of Equestria!”

“But how are we going to get past all those dragons and Opaline herself?” Daphne whispered back. “They’re going to be on the lookout for us!”

“And speaking of which, where ARE the cyber versions of us?” Pipp wondered, looking around with worry pressed onto her face. “Shouldn’t they be here fighting Opaline by now?”

“I don’t know,” Sunny shook her head. “But we have to get to the Brighthouse and figure out some sort of plan when the coast is clear. Until then, everypony stay down and wait for further instructions.”

Everyone nodded and ducked back into the alley as they saw Opaline begin to sing a rather familiar tune to her new dragon minions... more victorious sounding than ever before.

Opaline: You could call me evil, but
I will go and take just what I need
Don't need nopony with me

Yes, it might be villainous
But that's what makes me the perfect queen
You will bow to me

So hush, filly, just get lost in the rush
Hyptonized by the words I'm saying
Feel the heat, then the beat, mesmerized until sleep
Like a lullaby I'll be singing

I've got the power (Power)
The fire that runs through my veins
I've got the power (Power)

And you're going to feel, you're going to feel the flames, flames
La-da-da-di-da-da-da
Oh you'll feel, the flames, flames
La-da-da-di-da-da-da (Oh you'll feel)

Misty couldn’t help but shudder during the song, memories of serving under Opaline filling her mind. Memories she never wanted to experience since the last time they defeated the alicorn.

But Misty was soon driven from her thoughts as the song continued.

You might think I'm wicked but
Don't be mad becuase I have a plan
It spells out "victory" (So, so, so)

So hush, filly, just get lost in the rush
Hyptonized by the words I'm saying
Feel the heat, then the beat, mesmerized until sleep
Like a lullaby I'll be singing

I've got the power (Do you hear me?) (Power)
The fire that runs through my veins
I've got the power (Ha-ha-ha) (Power power power)

And you're going to feel, you're going to feel the flames, flames
La-da-da-di-da-da-da (Feel the fire!)
Oh you'll feel, the flames, flames
La-da-da-di-da-da-da (Oh you'll feel)

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Shaggy shuddered from their hiding place as Opaline cackled and the dragons roared. “Is it just me or is the cyber version of Opaline even scarier than the version we originally encountered?!”

“No, Shag, you’re right,” Hitch shuddered, his ears pinned against his head. “She’s a lot scarier than I always remembered, and we've faced her at least 10 times.”

“Continue the search for those ponies, my dragon minions!” Opaline barked to the dragons nearby, her wings flaring up and her voice filled with hatred. “The magic won’t be mine unless I can get access to those crystals!”

“Yes, mistress…” the dragons, even Spike, chorused in a monotone voice before they flew off in different directions to resume their search. “Okay, we have an opportunity now,” Zipp whispered. “Let’s get to the Brighthouse while the protection spell is still up and figure out our next move!”

So, one by one, they crept from their alley hiding places and crept down the street, careful to stay out of sight. Once they managed to get past the last dragon, they ran for the community garden, hid there for a few minutes and then ran into the Crystal Brighthouse, all without Opaline or the dragons noticing them.

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Once they were safely inside the Brighthouse, Fred looked outside to see that they hadn’t been followed, much to his relief. “Phew… I think we’re safe. For now, anyway.”

“Okay, okay… let’s think a minute,” Zipp said, trying to get over her nerves for the sake of the ponies’ friends. “The way we defeated her last time is everypony in Norville o’er Morgania and at the Camelot Reimagined attraction combining what magic they had against Opaline, and this activated the Together Trees and they gave back all the cutie marks, right?”

“Right,” Sunny nodded at the statement. “So all we have to do is convince the ponies in Cyber-Equestria to band together with us and make sure Opaline goes back to her prison in the Together Trees!”

“Just one problem with that,” Tanya said with a frown. “It seemed as if all the houses in Maretime Bay that we saw were empty… like all the ponies had fled for their lives.”

“Great… so we’re completely on our own,” Misty sighed as she sat down on the couch. “All of this world is in serious danger and we can’t help them if they’re not here to help us!”

“Don’t give up, Misty,” Sunny said gently to comfort her. “I’m sure we can think of a plan.”

“Misty… you seem to know this Opaline better than any of us do,” Tanya pointed out. “Where do you think the Scooby Snacks might be in a cyber version of your world?”

Misty hummed in thought at this, thinking for a few moments before suddenly… an answer hit her dead on. “I got it! If I know Opaline, and I probably do, the Scooby Snacks will probably be somewhere in her lair! And it’s not far from here! I could probably gallop to her lair within 10 minutes and we’ll be out of here!”

“But we can’t just leave this place without at least doing something!” Hitch pointed out. “Even if we can’t stop her, we can at least weaken her, free the dragons from her spell and force her to retreat!”

“Uh… honestly, I like Hitch’s plan!” Shaggy said quickly, causing Scooby to nod in agreement. “Me too!”

“Okay… first things first. We’ll go out and distract Opaline so Misty can make a run for Opaline’s castle,” Sunny said. “But, just in case things go south… gang? You guys are going to go with Misty to make sure she’s safe.”

“We can totally do that,” Daphne smiled. “But… what about me?” Tanya asked, stepping forward. “I want to help too!”

“We appreciate that, Tanya,” Zipp said, “but Opaline is something you’ve never faced before, even with Anitra. She might be too dangerous this time.”

“So? You saved me before,” Tanya declared seriously, “and now it’s my turn to do the same for you.”

“All right… but you’ll have to stay close to us at all times,” Sunny told the wolf, who nodded in compliance. “Okay, guys… we’ll have to be quick about this in order to buy Misty and the gang enough time to move out. Is everypony ready?”

“...well… as ready as we’ll ever be,” Misty shuddered, and the other ponies followed suit, as well as Tanya and the gang. “Okay, then…” Sunny declared, shifting into her alicorn form. “Let’s go.”

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“Keep up the search!” Opaline shouted from her perch. “Those ponies must be found before I steal their magic and steal those blasted crystals!”

“OPALINE!!”

Opaline whipped her head around and the dragons stopped flying when they saw Sunny, Hitch, Pipp, Zipp, Izzy and Tanya down below in the street. “We’re here, just like you wanted!” Sunny shouted with her eyes narrowed. “But we’re never going to surrender our magic to you!”

“You know, little ponies… you really are a thorn in my side,” Opaline scoffed before landing in front of the group. “But… I will admit, your persistence is admirable… just not in every circumstance.”

“Just tell it to us flat,” Zipp said coldly. “How in the world did you gain control over all these dragons so fast?”

“Easy… with the dragonstone I used to pick off that little dragon friend of yours,” Opaline smirked. “Then, I used my own magic to lure the little dragon to my castle and imprisoned him. His magic is powerful, you know… which is exactly why I took it to begin with. He lays in my castle as we speak… tired and weakened.”

“You… you MONSTER!!” Hitch roared before trying to pounce on her, only for Izzy and Tanya to try and hold him back. “You’ll never get away with this!”

“Hitch, it isn’t your Sparky, remember?” Tanya whispered. “It’s the cyber version of him! Your feelings are credible, I do admit, but we have to be strong and not let her win us over!”

“Right…” Hitch sighed, taking some deep breaths before glaring over at Opaline. “Right.”

“You wanted to battle me, ponies? Well… then you WILL,” Opaline said as she spread her wings. “And as my opponents, you get the first move.”

“Big mistake, Opaline!” Sunny shouted, ready to charge at any moment. “NOW!!”

That’s when the five ponies and the wolf yelled out in anguish as they charged toward her to let the battle for the fate of Cyber-Equestria finally commence.

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Misty, Shaggy, Scooby and the rest of Mystery Inc panted tiredly as they ran down the road to Opaline’s castle, already having a good head start, thanks to their friends distracting Opaline. “Are we… almost there, Misty?” Scooby panted tiredly as they crossed over a hill. “Almost!” Misty shouted. “We should be seeing it coming into view any second now!”

And just as she said, the castle of Opaline, with the dark clouds in the sky painting an ominous background, came into view, lightning flashing across the sky.

Mystery Inc had always heard Misty tell stories about how spooky the castle was, but now... they were getting ready to find out how spooky it was for themselves.

Misty continued to lead them closer to the castle until they were at the front doors, to which Misty pushed open, revealing the dark corridors within. And upon seeing the darkness of the castle, Shaggy gulped nervously. “Do we honestly have to go in there to find the Scooby Snacks? I mean… maybe they’re right here! Outside and away from the creep-zone!”

“If we’re facing Opaline as a boss, I doubt it,” Misty said sternly. “It has to be in here somewhere. Just follow me, and you'll be fine.”

And so, with Misty's horn lighting their way, the group advanced into the castle and through its many hallways all the way to Opaline's throne room. “All right, everyone, look around,” Fred instructed the others. “Keep an eye out for anything that might point to the Scooby Snacks.”

So, the group began to go in differrent directions, searching different bookshelves, under potion bottles, behind plants that Opaline had grown with her earth pony magic... but no Scooby Snacks in sight.

Scooby, on the other hoof, looked at Opaline's mirror pool with curiosity, and approached it. “What’s this, Misty?”

“That’s the mirror pool Opaline used to spy on Equestria while regaining her strength,” Misty explained. “It shows her pretty much everything.”

“That gives me an idea,” Velma spoke up. “Misty, do you think the mirror pool will let us see where the Scooby Snacks are in here?”

“I’ve never seen anypony except Opaline use the mirror pool,” Misty said in thought, “but… I think I can give it my best shot.”

Cautiously, Misty approached the mirror pool, took a deep breath and lit her horn in front of it. “Mirror pool of Opaline, we ask you... please… guide us to the Scooby Snacks we so desperately desire!”

The gang watched and waited for a moment before an image began to form in the mirror pool, causing Daphne to gasp. “It worked! Way to go, Misty!”

“And now, we have the location of the Scooby Snacks!” Misty beamed, looking at the image in the pool. “Next stop… the castle dungeon!”

Shaggy and Scooby cringed at that before they followed their friends away-- why, oh, why did it always seem to be dungeons for them to search through?

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Opaline yelled out as she tried to blast Sunny and the rest of her friends, but they were much too fast and quick for her to keep up with-- and the wolf that they were with certainly knew how to pick a fight.

Even the dragons, at her command, of course, couldn't catch the ponies or their wolf friend with their magic fire blasts.

As Opaline panted tiredly, something made her body go stone stiff, and as she closed her eyes, she smirked with a soft chuckle. “So… somepony used my mirror pool, eh? Well… I think I know who that may be,” she smirked. “Dragons, keep watch over Maretime Bay, and I shall return shortly!”

And just like that, as she cackled like a maniac, she flew off into the distance. “Wait… why did she leave so suddenly?” Pipp asked in confusion. “And where is she going?”

“She’s heading back to the lair!” Sunny realized with a fearful expression. “We have to get there and save our friends!”

“No need to tell me twice!” Hitch cried and charged in same the direction Opaline went with his friends in hot pursuit.

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“Yeesh… these dungeons are just like Opaline herself,” Fred groaned as Misty led them down into the dungeons. “Cold, dark and mysterious.”

“Guys, look!” Misty pointed, seeing the object they needed to find nearby. “There are the Scooby Snacks!”

“And… wait,” Daphne paused, seeing something else nearby. “Is that… Sparky in that bubble?”

The others glanced in the direction that she was looking, and as it turns out, she was right-- Sparky, weakened from her dragon fire being taken, was whimpering in a nearby magic bubble, causing Misty’s heart to flinch. “Don’t worry, little guy… we’ll get you out of there as soon as we grab the snacks.”

“OH NO YOU DON’T!!”

As Misty reached her hoof out for the snacks, she was suddenly picked up off the ground by Opaline’s magic, causing her to scream and the gang to gasp in shock. “MISTY!!!”

“You miserable little whelp!” Opaline snarled to Misty. “How dare you betray me after everything I’ve done for you?!”

“Oh, I dare!” Misty spat in Opaline’s face. “You’re nothing but a cruel, cold-hearted fire monster! And my friends and I are gonna do anything in our power to protect Equestria from you!”

At that moment, the others entered the room, and while Tanya, Hitch and Izzy stood in front of Mystery Inc to keep them safe, Sunny dove toward Opaline and tackled her in mid-air, causing her to drop Misty safe into the hooves of Zipp and Pipp, who carried her back down to the ground.

Opaline kicked Sunny away with a growl, lighting her horn with fury. “YOU’LL REGRET THAT, YOU ALICORN FAKE!!”

“Put it on my tab!” Sunny said as she ducked under Opaline’s blast. “Ponies! Give it all you have!”

At this, the ponies nodded and turned to the Together Tree in Opaline’s castle, and as their cutie marks lit up, they called out their elements one by one.

“Hope!”

“Confidence!”

“Kindness!”

“Empathy!”

“Courage!”

“Creativity!”

Mane 6: We just need a little hope
We just need a little unity
We just need to find the ma-a-agic
That's inside of everypony

Sometimes it feels a little hopeless
But things aren't always what they seem

As the ponies sang, their cutie mark magic poured into the trees as Opaline looked around in total panic. “Wait a second. What is this?”

Mane 6: Can you feel it, the energy?
Yeah, the power is growing...!!!

As Mystery Inc looked around in shock and in awe, some roots came up behind Opaline and immediately grabbed onto her. “No!” she cried and tried to get free, but then one of the roots went up to her flank and magically removed her Cutie Mark, “NO! My mark! My power! I am the Fire Alicorn! Why, you… ponies and your disgusting friendship magic!!!”

Opaline than screamed as she was being dragged away by the roots as she was about to enter the tree stem but the grabbed the side as she glared at the heroes, “This... isn't... over!”

And just like that, she disappeared into the tree… hopefully for good, causing the group to cheer wildly. “We did it!” Zipp cheered. “We totally stopped her… again!”

“That was quite the rush!” Tanya smiled, tail wagging in happiness. “Although I never want to do that again.”

“Now… what do you say that we get out of here and onto the next level?” Misty asked her friends. “Sure thing, but… first things first,” said Sunny, flying over to Cyber Sparky and using her horn to pop his bubble before setting him on the ground. “Sleep tight, Sparky… your friends from this Equestria will be back for you soon.”

As soon as the group was all together again, they touched the Scooby Snacks and set off to the next level.

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The fourth level took place under the ocean, and after shortly appearing in the ocean, our heroes appeared in different colors of scuba gear.

• All of the members of Mystery Inc had matching orange scuba suits, flippers, air tanks and goggles.
• Sunny's scuba gear was a lighter orange color than what Mystery Incorporated had.
• Pipp's scuba gear was a darker pink than her fur color that seemed to match her well.
• Misty's scuba gear was a dark blue, but it had lighter blue in different areas.
• Zipp's scuba gear was a really light bluish teal color that she really liked.
• Izzy's scuba gear was a dark purple that complimented her lavender coat.
• Tanya's scuba gear was white, something that reminded her of her older sister.
• Hitch's scuba gear was a light green that complimented the darker colors of his mane.

Shortly after getting used to their surroundings, our heroes dove down to explore a shipwreck, with the Scooby Snacks being part of the treasure that they had to find. But shortly afterwards, they were chased by various aquatic life, including a great white shark, but managed to quickly grab the Scooby Snacks and move on.

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The fifth level ended up being in a gigantic backyard-like area. Our heroes were seemingly shrunk down to insect size as a giant red ant stalks them in the tall grass. Tall, giant flowers, bigger than Sunny and Hitch could ever grow, could have been seen briefly as the gang found the Scooby Snacks in the ant hill where the red ant lived before jumping into the next level.

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The sixth level ended up taking place within the samurai era in Japan. A burly red samurai on top of stone stairs drew his katana on the group, ready to attack. Zipp, Hitch and Fred grabbed some garden rakes from nearby to defend themselves and their friends as the samurai drew near. The rake that Fred was holding was quickly knocked from his hands and flew up into the air, thankfully with Daphne already nearby to catch it.

Then, much to the shock of the others, Daphne then spun the rake in an intimidating martial arts style, which scared off the samurai after a brief fight.

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The seventh level took place in ancient Egypt, where Shaggy, Scooby, Pipp, Misty and Izzy were running from a mummy through the hallways of a majestic pyramid. Scooby and Shaggy got an idea, and they had themselves and their pony pals pose next to a statue of Anubis, hoping to blend in with the artifacts, which works well enough until the Anubis statue came to life as well and scared them off.

They ran outside to join the rest of the Mane 6, and they ran past the Phantom Virus while doing so, knocking him off from the camel he was riding.

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The eighth level appeared to be set during medieval times, where Shaggy was dressed as a knight on the back of Scooby, who was apparently his knightly steed.

The ponies leapt out of the way while Shaggy and Scooby leaned to avoid dragon fire breath, noting its rider, none other than the Phantom Virus.

Nearby, a princess was seen, tied to a tree and wearing an off-shoulder pink dress while in her hands were the box of Scooby Snacks.

Scooby and Shaggy charged toward the dragon with the Mane 6 in tow, and the ponies managed to use a surprise water attack to put out the dragon's fire. The princess then tried to kiss Shaggy as he grabbed the box of Scooby Snacks and the group were teleported off to the next level.

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The ninth level took place in the Arctic Circle, and while the gang was dressed in the same winter clothing, and Tanya wore a red scarf, the ponies' winter clothing seemed to be different.

• Sunny's winter clothing consisted of a light orange scarf and some light orange earmuffs.
• Pipp's winter clothing consisted of a dark purple sweater, dark purple booties and some dark purple earmuffs, the same color as her mane and tail.
• Misty's winter clothing consisted of a light purple hat with a matching scarf and stockings that went around her legs.
• Zipp's winter clothing consisted of a dark pink and light blue sweater and a matching beanie hat.
• Hitch's winter clothing consisted of a light yellow sweater.
• Izzy's winter clothing consisted of a dark purple sweater to contrast with her lavender coat, and some dark purple earmuffs.

Lucky for them, they didn't have to search long for the Scooby Snacks-- the box was sitting right on top of the North Pole!

Right on cue, the Phantom Virus shows up with his spear, riding a polar bear. He charged toward the gang, and Sunny encouraged Scooby to climb up the pole and grab the Scooby Snacks while they distracted the virus.

And how were they going to do that, you may be wondering? By hurling snowballs at the virus, of course. And this successfully threw him off the polar bear and into a snowbank nearby.

At the same time, Scooby successfully scaled the pole and climbed down to his celebrating friends, and they jumped and cheered right before they were teleported off to the final level.

But since this is the final level, it isn't going to be easy to beat, especially with the Phantom Virus still undefeated.

Thankfully, our heroes know that as long as they stick together, through good times and bad, they could do just about anything.

So you better look out, Phantom Virus-- the Mane 6 and Mystery Incorporated are coming to defeat you, find Tanya's long-lost sister and get themselves home!