After successfully taking control of the Hispaniola again, our heroes set the course toward the cliffs where Captain Smollett, Benjamina Gunn, Sunny and Hitch were now dangling for their lives above the perilous jagged rocks at the bottom of the cliff.

And once they rescued their friends, they had to get the treasure back from the pirates, Twitch and Allura... especially before Allura used the star shard's magic alongside the other one she had stolen to increase her powers.

If their friends didn't act fast, Sunny and Hitch didn't wanna think about what Allura might be able to accomplish next.

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As they sailed along in the Hispaniola, Gonzo pointed into the distance-- more specifically, toward the cliff where Sunny, Hitch, the captain and Benjamina were hanging. “Look! It’s Sunny, Hitch, the captain and the pig!”

Rizzo and Harmony gasped and Zipp pulled out her visor. “Oh no!”

It looked as if those ropes were going to snap at any minute, so Zipp knew that they had to act fast if they were going to save their friends in time. “Head for those cliffs!”

“Head for the cliffs, squire!” Mr. Arrow shouted. “Aye aye!” Squire Trelawney nodded and steered the ship in that direction. “Oh, Beakie, Beakie. Look, look!” Dr. Livesey pointed to the group in trouble. “I think we're going to need a net. Come along!”

“I’ll help with the net!” Lotus offered and followed them away.

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“Get back there, you yellow-bellied bilge rats!” Long John shouted to his crew. “Allura and I aren’t losing that treasure now!”

“And if you don’t hurry it up,” Allura snapped, “I’ll use my purr-suasion and force you to follow our orders relentlessly!”

This immediately got the pirates and Twitch to do as they were told, rushing back for the treasure on the beach.

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“Okay, guys!” Misty shouted to Gonzo, Rizzo, Harmony and Jim. “We’re lowering the net now!”

The other ponies began to pull ropes, which began to lower the net into the perfect position for catching the others. “All right, let's go. Okay. That's it,” Gonzo said to the group. “Beautiful. Beautiful.”

“We’re coming, Captain Smollett!” Persephone shouted. “And you too, Sunny and Hitch!”

“Are we ever glad to see you guys!” Sunny said in relief. “I don’t know if our grip or those ropes will hold much longer!”

True to her word, the ropes were beginning to get thinner and thinner, causing Benjamina to believe that it was all over. “Au revoir, mon capitaine.”

Just like that, the ropes snapped just as the ship got into positon, and Sunny, Hitch, Benjamina and the captain screamed as they plunged toward the rocks below.

Unfortunately, they missed the net, causing the other ponies to scream and rush to the front of the ship. “NOO!!!”

But when they all got to the ship’s front, they found out that Stalter and Waldorf, the figureheads at the front of the ship, had caught the two earth ponies and their friends just in time.

“Waldorf, you old fool! We're heroes! We saved the ponies, the pig and the frog!”

“Well, it was too late to save the story!”

Both figureheads let out a laugh as Sunny and Hitch sighed in relief. “Welcome back aboard, you all!” Jim saluted with a smile, and Mr. Arrow looked down at Benjamina. “And welcome to your lady pig friend.”

“Uh, guys?” Lotus gulped upon realizing something quite horrific. “If we’re all at the front of the ship, then who’s steering this thing toward the beach?!”

That’s when Lotus, Persephone, Gonzo and Rizzo looked toward the beach and gave a shriek of fright. “LOOK OUT!!!”

Everyone on board realized, to their horror, the unmanned ship was sailing right for the island shore.

Long John's crew backed away from the shore. The Hispaniola smashed into the sand. The impact sent Smollett, Benjamina, Sunny and Hitch flying out of the figureheads' and into a bush. As for the rest, they didn't fall off the ship, but they certainly jostled off their feet and hooves.

The two earth ponies, Smollett and Benjamina got up from the bushes, spitting out the sticks and leaves from their mouths, but were otherwise unharmed. “Is everypony okay?!” Sunny yelled back to the ones on the ship. “We’re fine for now!” Pipp cried. “But we still have blood-thirsty pirates and a snow leopard to stop!”

“So… what do we do?” Misty asked nervously. “What we must,” Mr. Arrow grabbed a loose rope. "The captain must have his sword."

Holding a second sword in his mouth, Mr. Arrow and Persephone rode the rope down to the shore, much to the others’ surprise.

“Whoa!”

“Wow!”

Jim, taking initiative, grabbed another rope with Harmony, both of them yelling out for battle as they swung to the shoreline. Several pirates ducked out of the way from their landing.

“Captain!” Mr. Arrow shouted as Sunny was in her alicorn form, trying to help the captain dodge the spear attack. "Fight, you idiots!" Long John shouted angrily. Mr. Arrow locked swords with another one of the pirates, and he strained as he tried to to hold his ground. Then, Persephone gave a mighty shoved and headbutted the pirate. “Captain!”

Smollett turned in his direction as he dodged another spear thrust from the pirate, inadvertently causing it to lodge in a palm tree. Mr. Arrow threw the sword toward the captain, who caught it and brought it down, snapping the spear in half. Benjamina delivered a right hook to the purple, lizard pirate, knocking him down. “All right! No more Ms. Nice Guy!”

And just like that, Benjamina raced up to another pirate carrying a handful of gold treasure. “No one maroons me and gets away with it!”

She smacked the treasure out of the pirate's hands and followed up with a chest blow and an uppercut. She then turned he sights on Black-eyed Pea. He thrusted his sword at her, but Benjamina dodged and retaliated with a punch to the face, a kick to the crotch, and a headbutt to send him back into the bushes before flipping her hair indignantly.

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“I’ll deal with Allura-- you and the others help take on the pirates,” Sunny told Hitch before taking to the sky and spotting Allura in the middle of the fight. “Allura, your scandalous treasure hunting ends here!”

Allura put the star shard from the treasure under her wing before she growled and took to the skies. “I will not let you and your pathetic friends take away what's rightfully mine!” she shouted and conjured up a ball of freezing magic in her paws before she threw it at Sunny, who expertly dodged it and fired a blast of her own at the leopard.

That’s when Allura dodged it and encased her claws in ice. “Oh-ho, Starscout… I'm going to make this hurt.”

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Meanwhile, Mr. Arrow, Persephone and Smollett were fighting side-by-side fending off the pirates. “Good to see you alive, Mr. Arrow,” Captain Smollett told his first mate, who nodded in response. “Thank you, captain.”

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While that was going on, Gonzo, Rizzo, Squire Trelawny, and the rest of the ponies swung down from the ship and into the fray. “GERONIMO!!!” Izzy and Gonzo cried out as they reached the shore, and they each split up into their own respective battles.

Well, all except Pipp, who was trying to avoid the fight in any way she could. “Oh, man, I’m really not a fan of all this!”

“Hope you like being a fan of dying, then!” Walleyed Pike laughed evilly as he approached her, causing Pipp to shriek and causing Walleyed Pike to laugh again. “”Don't worry, princess, it will only hurt a lot.”

“Oh, your breath is disgusting!” Pipp gagged, covering her muzzle with her hooves. “I gotcha covered, Pipp!” Izzy came in with a roll of duct tape in her magic, and in a flash, she taped Walleyed Pike's mouth shut. He tried to yelled, but all that came out was muffled, unintelligible nonsense. Pipp, quickly getting the memo, reared back on her front hooves and delivered a might buck to Pike's face, sending him flying away.

After he was gone, Pipp sighed in relief. “Thanks, Iz. #PiratesBeware, selfie?”

“Sure!” Izzy chirped. Pipp put a hoof over Izzy's shoulder and held her phone for a selfie. She and Izzy smiled brightly and took the picture.

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“Come on, you!” Clueless Morgan shouted at Jim, and Jim pulled out his sword and charged at the two. He locked blades with Jerry and forced it to the ground. Clueless swung back, but missed and struck the other pirate in the leg. Jerry let out a pained grunted and glared at the goat. “Oh, sorry.”

Clueless quickly swung his sword at Jim, who blocked it.

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“Oh, butterflies!” Misty cried out, dodging some of the fights with wide eyes filled with fear. “I'm only starting to realize we're outnumbered!”

“Not to worry, Misty. Size doesn't matter!” Gonzo said, just before a pirate shrimp appeared beside of them. “En garde!”

“I got this, Misty!” Gonzo stood in front of her. "Mi casa es su casa."

“Ah, I make cheese out of you. Come on!” the shrimp pirate taunted, but then, Gonzo let out a karate yell with starfish in his hands. “De soto! Hi-ya!”

He threw the starfish at the shrimp, nailing his forelegs against the ship. "Cucaracha!"

Then, Gonzo threw even more starfish, nailing the shrimp by the back legs and antenna. “Wow!” Misty exclaimed. “That was great aim!”

“Ha! I knew it was a good idea to keep those starfish in my pants!” Gonzo snickered, earning a weird look from Misty.

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“Take… THIS!!” Hitch stomped his hooves into the sand, and plants sprouted from the ground and wrapped around Short-Stack Stevens. The plants lifted the pirate upside-down into the air. Stevens wailed and flailed around, but it was pointless.

Once he was taken care of, Hitch looked over at Zipp. “How are things going on your end?”

“Holding up just fine!” Zipp delivered a knock-out blow to One-Eyed Jack. “They won't be for long,” Mad Monty jumped in front of the athletic pegasus, holding a sword. “Oh-ho, man,” Zipp chuckled. “You sound a bit too over-confident.”

Before Mad Monty could retort, Zipp grabbed him and flew high into the air, over the sea. “Have a nice swim!”

"Waaahhh! I'll get you for this!" Mad Monty yelled as he plunged into the salty waters.

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Back with Jim, he blocked another swing from the human pirate and kicked him back. “Come on, Jerry!” Allura cried as she continued to fight Sunny from the air. “He’s just a child!”

The two pirates locked swords again, but Jim was more prepared this time. He shoved his sword to the side, causing Jerry to turn completely backward to keep himself balanced. Taking the opportunity, Jim sliced a hole in the pirate's pants. Clueless Morgan laughed in amusement just before Jim swung at him again, which Clueless was able to block and retaliate. Jerry came in for a killing blow, holding his sword up high for a vertical stab.

Jim blocked the blade, then turned his body to the side and kneeled. Jerry's forward momentum betrayed him and he tripped over Jim's body before the young boy performed a back body drop and quickly straightened back up, sending the pirate into the sand. “Okay, okay, okay! Okay, I give-- uncle. Uh… I'm dead,” Clueless said before he closed his eyes and flopped to the ground. Jim rolled his eyes, but he was met with the sight of Misty (who had stolen the shrimp pirate's sword) and Gonzo in trouble, so he quickly raced over to them and battle the two attacking pirates.

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Meanwhile, Squire Trelawny was squaring off with Angel Marie. “Oh oh oh! Mr. Bimbo, help!”

Angel Marie came down with his sword, but somehow, Trelawny's hand directed his sword to block it. Whether it was sheer luck or Mr. Bimbo actually existed, it saved the half-witted bear. The ugly pirate tried striking Trelawny, but every time, his sword blocked it. While that was happening, Dr. Livesey and Beaker rolled a cannon to one of the firing holes.

Then, suddenly.... BANG!!!

The cannon went off and a cannonball whizzed by, striking a tree. The snapped trunk fell over and bonked Angel Marie in the head, knocking him out.

Trelawny finally opened his eyes and saw the nasty pirate had been dealt with, and he quickly gasped and held out his finger. “Mr. Bimbo! That was some amazing swordplay!”

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Not far away, Lotus was locking swords and Real Old Tom, well really it was the pirate controlling him, and Headless Bill. She was protecting Harmony, who was hiding behind her. “Are you sure this will work?!” Harmony asked, frightened. “It has to!” Lotus answered. “I don’t have any other ones!”

Giving the signal, coconuts began raining down onto the pirates. Confused and alarmed, they tried fighting back, but kept getting battered by the hard fruit, causing them to quickly retreat.

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Back with Persephone, Captain Smollett and Mr. Arrow, the three of them were fending off three pirates at once. Then, to make matters worse, Sweetums charged in with a giant log in his hands. “"Watch out, Mr. Arrow!” Captain Smollett warned them of the inevitable creaming they were about to receive. However, instead of hitting the frog and captain, Sweetums swung the log and took down the three pirates. “Oh… thank you!” Persephone beamed. “But, aren’t you supposed to be fighting against us?”

“Are you kiddin'? I love you guys,” Sweetums said. Smollett and Mr. Arrow shared confused looks, then turned back toward Sweetums before he ran off to assist the others.

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Mr. Arrow searched around to assist anyone else, when suddenly, he heard a shrill voice coming toward him. “COWABUNGA!!!”

Polly came swinging down as fast as the rope he rode on could take him, and Mr. Arrow quickly stepped out of the way, and the feisty lobster smacked into a tree and plopped to the ground. "Come on. Fight. Where are you?"

Mr. Arrow answered with a backhand strike, sending Polly back into the tree, earning a satisfied nod from Hitch.

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Meanwhile, Benjamina dodged sword blow after sword blow from another pirate. She headbutted him in the chest and punched him in the face. She then gave him a kiss, just to rub it in. The pirate dropped, leaving Long John Silver all on his lonesome. “And,” Benjamina declared, turning to Long John, “as for you…”

But, as she said this, Long John pulled out a gun and pointed it at her. Benjamina bit her lip and quietly squealed. All that pent up anger, frustration, and the need for vengeance, drained away, replaced by fear.

Luckily, Smollett saw this and immediately held up his sword. “Silver!”

And then, within a few quick hops, Captain Smollett came right over and used his sword to knock the sword from Silver’s reach. “Why don't you pick on somebody your own size, huh?”

Long John merely laughed at this, and just as Allura and Sunny began to fight on the ground, Long John and Captain Smollett were beginning their own sword fight.

However, it would appear that with the captain’s frog-like reflexes, he had the upper hand, much to Benjamina’s delight. “Yes! Yes! Smolly! Yes!”

“Ha ha, Silver! Hmm hmm…” Captain Smollett bragged, quickly moving his sword around. “Not bad for an amphibian.”

Nearby, some of the rat tourists were doing a cheer to root Captain Smollett on to victory. “Smolly, Smolly, he's our man! If he can't do it, no one can! YAY!!”

“You’ve got this, Captain Smollett!” Sunny shouted as she deflected another one of Allura’s purrs. “I believe in you!”

Smollett continued to wave his sword around willy nilly, while Long John just stared at him rather blankly. “Excuse me.”

“Pardon?”

But unfortunately, when Smollett did this, Allura kicked Sunny back into him, and the sword flew from out of Captain Smollet’s hands, causing the ponies to yelp and duck as it nearly struck the shrimp pirate, still trapped to the side of the ship. Mr. Arrow facepalmed at this, before punching Polly without looking.

Captain Smollett and Sunny got up off of each other, and Captain Smollett turned to Silver and Allura nervously. “I'm a frog. You know, slippery hands?”

Long John merely laughed before he and Allura both pointed swords at their necks, causing Sunny to tense in fear. “Y'know, I never really believed violence solved anything anyway.”

“Really?” Long John questioned. “Allow me to disagree, Ms. Starscout.”

“And with you FINALLY out of my way,” Allura sneered, “getting the other star shards will be easier than I thought!”

Captain Smollett and Sunny each shared a nervous glance, but before they could move, Jim pointed his sword at Long John and Allura. “Kill Sunny and Captain Smollett and you’ll have to kill me.”

“ Kill Jim and you'll have to kill me,” Gonzo agreed as he, along with many others, stepped forward with their own swords. “Kill Gonzo and you'll have to kill me!” Squire Trelawney agreed with a firm look. “Kill Squire Trelawney and Mr. Bimbo,” Pipp added fiercely, “and you’ll have to… negotiate strenuously.”

“Going somewhere, John-John?” Benjamina asked as she reappeared with her own boar army once again. Now even Allura seemed nervous. What was she going to do now? “...it’s over for you and Twitch, Allura,” Harmony said, breaking the silence. “You know… you still have the chance at having a happy life again… even without your brother. Just… give up the shard. You’re outnumbered… both of you are.”

Allura growled and glared at each and every one of them before she realized something.

Harmony was… right.

She was outnumbered… and even though she could easily freeze them all with one blast… she didn’t want to… this time around, anyway.

Besides, she still had another shard out there to find. It would be easy to track it down before the ponies could and get her brother back then.

All she needed right now... was the right time.

So reluctantly, she sighed and tossed it to Sunny. “And before you say a word, I haven’t gone soft. I just… need to perfect my strategy a bit more. Mark my words, though, Starscout-- I won’t make it easy on you then. Trust me on that. Come on, Twitch. We’re getting out of here.”

And then, with Twitch on her back, and her other star shard around her neck, she flew off and out of sight.

After she had gone, Long John turned to the others, who still had their swords drawn, and realized that he too was outnumbered and outmatched. So… he really had no choice in the matter either. “Well, Master Hawkins, it seems your little family has come together against me.”

And so, he handed Jim his sword, much to the others’ surprise and delight, and allowed the heroes to escort him and the other pirates to their holding place.

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A few hours later, as the Hispaniola began sailing home, the other pirates murmured to each other how they were going to be finished when they finally returned to England for trial.

Clueless Morgan, on the other hand, actually seemed… rather positive about the whole experience. “Well, you know, I, for one, feel better about myself. Yeah. And I believe that I have learned a valuable lesson.”

Unfortunately, none of the other pirates seemed to take this well, and began bashing Clueless with whatever they had repeatedly.

Meanwhile, in another cell, no one knew that Long John Silver was smirking in his cell. He still had Mr. Arrow’s set of keys… and with them…

…he was going to escape with the treasure, and they wouldn’t realize it until it was too late.

Author's Note

I owe Indywriter Productions so much for helping me write a bunch of this scene.