My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Monster Mash-Up Musical

At the end of their tunnel, Rarity and Tanis arrive in a room full of lost treasures, antiquities, and ancient artifacts.

"My goodness!" Rarity gasped, almost breathless. "If there was anyplace I’d hide from a bunch of minion thugs, a large treasure room is the one!"

They both look around the shimmering and shiny treasure room.

"Whoa!" Tanis exclaimed in childlike wonder. "Rubies, diamonds, emeralds, pearl necklaces, and... " She suddenly trails off as she spots a pile of gold coin nearby. "Wait..." she said as she picked one up. "Rarity, come have a look at these."

Rarity puts down an ancient Egyptian headdress, heads over to Tanis, and kneels down to her size. "What is it, darling?" she asked, intrigued.

Tanis holds up a coin between her bandaged fingers, showing it to Rarity. "It’s a bunch of doubloons."

Rarity looks confused. "Dub - what?"

"Doubloons!" Tanis said. "A doubloon is a gold coin from 16th-century Spain. They’re worth a lot of money." She turns the coin in her hands, the golden surface catching the dim light of the room, gleaming brightly.

"Spanish gold coins?" Rarity asked, bewildered. "What are Spanish treasures doing in a room full of Egyptian treasures?"

Tanis gives Rarity a knowing look. "Sullivan’s not only your newspaper critic, but he’s also a thief, stealing treasures, magical items, enchanted objects, gadgets, trinkets, the works."

Rarity gasps, placing a delicate hand over her chest. "Oh my! Talk about a greedy ruffian!" she exclaimed.

"I know, right?" Tanis said as she puts the doubloon back in the pile. Rarity glances around the treasure room, then shifts her gaze back at Tanis.

"Uh, Tanis?" Rarity asked. The little mummy turns to face her. "How do you do that whole hypnotizing thing you did with the guard? If Sullivan’s henchmen show up, I would like to do that to them."

Tanis perked up, eager to share her knowledge. "It’s quite easy, actually," she said brightly. "You just need to stare directly into someone’s eyes, and tell them whatever comes into your head. I told the guard to let us in, so he let us in."

Rarity blinks in surprise. "Oh, just like that?" she asked.

Tanis nods enthusiastically. "Just like that," she confirmed with a grin.

Rarity smiles. Before she could respond, a gruff voice broke the moment. "There you are!"

They spot 4 of Sullivan’s henchmen at the treasure room entryway. The one that just spoke holds a leather billy club, the size of a judge’s mallet.

"Whoop! You caught us!" Tanis said dramatically. She's faking it. She whispers to Rarity. "Go ahead. Now’s your chance."

Rarity gazes at Tanis, then looks at the henchmen, looking determined. She rises to her feet and faces the guards directly. "Hmm," she mused. "About to take us to your boss, eh?"

The henchmen sneered. "That’s right, good-looking," the lead henchman said with a mocking grin. "Besides, you’re just a pile of neatly wrapped miniature paper towels who deserves to be taken in!" He and the other 3 henchmen laugh. Rarity and Tanis look offended. Rarity quickly glances back at Tanis, who nods. Rarity gazes directly at the 4 henchmen.

"And you’re all a bunch of monkeys!" Rarity said, her voice echoing eerily. Her eyes glow red and so do the henchmen’s. They immediately start acting like monkeys, putting stupid and goofy looks on their faces. One henchman picks a piece of dandruff from another and eats it. Tanis smiles with amazement as Rarity’s eyes turn back to their usual blue. A playful grin spreads across her face. "And that you are holding," she said, pointing at the club the leader held, "...is a banana."

The 4 hypnotized henchmen beam excitedly at the club, which is still in the lead’s hand. They snarl at each other, then... wrestle for the club like monkeys. Watching them, Rarity and Tanis find it incredibly funny indeed and burst into laughter.

"Monkeys!" Tanis wheezed between giggles. "A banana! That’s a good one!" She laughed so hard her bandages almost came loose.

"Oh, well, thank you, darling," she said with a satisfied smile. She gazes to the rest of the tunnel on the other side of the treasure room. "Now, come on. Let’s go find the others before Sullivan does."

Rarity and Tanis leave the treasure room, leaving the “monkey” henchman still fighting for the club at the entryway Rarity and Tanis came in.

Elsewhere, Fluttershy and Phantasma fly to the end of their tunnel and into a large lit storage room filled with old paintings, tables, mirrors, and old statues.

Fluttershy scans the room, her heart giving a nervous beat. "Huh," she muttered, uncertain. "Nice storage room... if you like creepy."

"Hey, it’s alright, Fluttershy," Phantasma said softly. "When you’re a ghost, you get used to scary surroundings after a few weeks."

Fluttershy ponders for a second, then smiles "Well, that sounds reassuring," she replies.

Phantasma smirks at Fluttershy, who then spots a full-body mirror amongst the other attic stuff and gaze into it. Since Fluttershy is still mortal, but still a ghost, her reflection appears, but not Phantasma, who looks at Fluttershy’s reflection with wide-eyed confusion. "Wait. You still have a reflection? Even as a ghost?" Phantasma asked, flabbergasted.

"Of course," Fluttershy reminded with a gentle smile "I’m not really a ghost, remember? I’ve just been turned into one."

"Oh, yeah," Phantasma giggles.

"And my friend, Sarah Scientist - the one who transformed me and the Rainbooms, she gave each one of us a mirror for creatures who don’t have reflections, including ghosts and vampires," Fluttershy added.

"Really?" Phantasma askes. Fluttershy nods, then takes out one of the technological handheld mirrors Sarah gave them in the lab. She gives it to Phantasma, who looks in it. Her eyes go wide. "Whoa! So that’s what I look like," she said in amazement. "I look so cute."

Fluttershy giggles softly at Phantasma. As Phantasma gazes at her reflection in the mirror, it also shows a light coming from the tunnel behind them. They both turn back. "Uh-oh," Phantasma whispered. "Here they come."

2 of Sullivan’s henchmen reach the end of the tunnel to the storage room, looking serious. "Alright, you poltergeists," one of them barked, stepping into the storage room. "We’ve got—" Their eyes go wide. Fluttershy and Phantasma are gone. The henchmen are very confused.

"Wha—? Did you see where they went? Where did they go?" the second henchman demanded.

The first henchman scratched his head, his eyes darting around the dark space. "I could’ve sworn I saw them come in here. They glowed the whole way."

"Well, yeah," his partner said, rolling his eyes. "They’re ghosts. Ghosts glow!"

As the henchmen search the room, lighting the way with flashlights, our view pans down, revealing Fluttershy and Phantasma hiding behind a row of large wooden crates with a tarp over their heads and looking really nervous. Phantasma peeks out over one to have a quick peek. As one of the henchmen turns to their direction, she quickly ducks out of view. The henchman’s brow furrows in confusion. But then, he shrugs and continues searching with his partner.

"How are we supposed to get back to the others if they’re searching this room for us?" Fluttershy whispered.

Phantasma’s eyes narrow in deep thought. The blue glowing ghost gets an idea. "I might know a way," she whispered back.

As the henchmen continue searching, they look over at a large painting of a middle aged woman in 1800s attire. As they take a closer look at it, the painted woman’s eyes suddenly shift down to them, causing them to jump. They then turn to see a nearby pipe organ suddenly playing spooky music by itself, much to their apprehension. Then they turn to find a broom sweeping on its own! They were beginning to look really scared. As the henchmen rush to a different area of the room. Once they are out of sight, Fluttershy emerges from the broom. She possessed it! She looks over to the organ, and Phantasma, who was possessing it, emerges from it. They each take out plain white tarps with cut out eye holes and wink at one another. As the henchmen look around, they spot handprints made of ectoplasm on the walls.

"I don’t like this place," the second henchman quivered.

"Let’s get out of here," the first henchman stammered fearfully.

They head for the storage room door, but it closes by itself when they get there. Now they were really looking scared. Then a gust of wind blows past them, and the chandelier lighting up the room goes out. As the 2 freaking out henchmen gaze fearfully around the dark room, they suddenly start to shiver. It was getting cold. They spot the glass on the full body mirror suddenly getting covered with ice. A wisp of blue light rushes by behind and their fear begins to rise even more. They start to hear loud moaning and groaning and they’re really freaking out. They turn and spot 2 figures coming toward them. They walk backwards, but fall from a tripwire and drop their flashlights. As the figures loom over them they quickly grab the flashlights and shine it at the figures revealing them to be... 2 SUPER SCARY POLTERGEISTS IN WHITE SHEETS WITH TERRIFYING FACES!!! They both screech very loudly, causing the 2 henchmen to SCREAM!!!! Their fear was at top level! They scramble to their feet, whining really loudly and BANGING HARD on the storage room door! As the poltergeists screech again, the terrified henchmen finally manage to get the door open and burst out, and run away really really fast in terrified SCREAMING FIT! The poltergeists stay in the storage room, floating. The lights come on and they start laughing at what just happened. They take off their sheets, revealing that it was just Fluttershy and Phantasma. They toss away their disguises.

"Fantastic, Phantasma!" Fluttershy said. "That was a brilliant idea you had, scaring the henchmen away."

Phantasma giggled, brushing away a stray strand of her ghostly hair. "Thanks!" she said brightly. "You were amazing too, Fluttershy."

"Thank you," Fluttershy said softly. "I never knew being a ghost could be so cool."

Phantasma chuckled in agreement. “I know, right?” she replied as they both chuckle. "Now, come on. Let’s go find the others. I cannot wait to see the look on Rainbow Dash’s face when she finds out what we did!"

Fluttershy grins excitedly. She and Phantasma float to the door and go through it with tangibility, leaving the storage room.

Elsewhere, at the end of their tunnel, Applejack and Elsa arrive in a large laboratory.

"Hmm," Applejack said, taking it all in. "Is this the kind of nerdy science lab where you’d find Tesla coils, bubbling beakers, and electromagnets?" she asked.

Elsa smiles and nods. "You got it. This lab reminds me of the one where Dr. Frankenstein brought my dad to life."

Applejack smiles at Elsa admiring the large lab, then she spots a plasma ball on a nearby table and gasps with excitement. "Elsa, is that a plasma ball?" she asked.

"Indeed it is, Applejack," Elsa answered.

Applejack rushes over to it and grins excitedly. "I’ve never seen one in person before!"

Elsa chuckles. "Yeah. Beautiful, isn’t it?"

"Oh, it’s mighty pretty," Applejack replied.

Applejack places one of her fingers on the glass orb and one of the plasma filaments inside touches the same spot. Giggling, Applejack touches it with her other hand. Watching with a smile, Elsa gives it a try and the filaments in the globe touch the spot her finger touches on the outside. Their fun, however, was short-lived. From deep inside the tunnel, they heard the distant, echoing voice of one of Sullivan’s henchmen. "I hear them laughing!" The voice was close enough to send a chill down Applejack’s spine. Both girls froze, their wide eyes darting toward the entrance of the tunnel. "They’re in the lab!" the second henchman’s voice echoed, closer now.

"Oh, no," Elsa whispered. "Here they come!"

"Playtime’s over. Take cover!" Applejack whispered.

ZIP and ZIP! They zoom out of view. 2 of Sullivan’s henchmen arrive through the tunnel wielding metal staffs and look around the large lab. "We know you’re in here," one of them called out, his tone sing-songy and mocking. The other one joined in, "Come out, come out, wherever you are."

The screen pans to the left, revealing Applejack and Elsa hiding behind a large generator. Applejack looks over to a nearby work table and spots 2 sets of jumper cables. She looks at her neck bolts, then at Elsa and her neck bolts, then peaks her head out from behind the generator and looks at the 2 henchmen, then their staffs. As she goes back behind the generator, an idea flew into her head.

"Elsa, I know how to get away from these muscular minions," Applejack whispered with determination.

Elsa’s brow furrows in curiosity. “How?” she asked.

Applejack goes over to the work table. "With the same thing that gave your dad life!" She said as she picks up the jumper cables and shows them to Elsa, who nods with a look of determination.

The 2 henchmen continue looking around the lab. They spot the generator and creep closer to it. They jump to the hiding spot, wielding their staffs. "Ah-ha— Huh?" they shouted before looking confused. Applejack and Elsa are no longer behind the generator. The henchmen look confused. Applejack pops up behind the henchman on the left and discreetly clasps one end of her jumper cables to his staff. As she zips away, Elsa pops up and attaches her jumper cables to the staff of the henchman on the right. They see them and look bewildered.

"Hey, hotheads!" Elsa called off-screen from across the room, catching their attention.

The two thugs spin around to see Applejack and Elsa standing confidently in front of them, holding the other ends of the jumper cables. The thugs look at each other in utter confusion.

Applejack grins and winks at Elsa. "We got two words for ya," she said with a smirk.

"Lights out!" they both shouted in unison, hold the jumper cable clasps to their necks. They clasp the other end of their respective jumpers to their bolts, and electric bolts of energy surge through the cables... and SHOCK the henchmen from their staffs! Applejack and Elsa watch with satisfaction as the bolts of electricity stun the henchmen, who drop their staffs spastically, then drop on their backs. They briefly sit up, both covered in soot, black smoke, and their hair straight up and frazzled.

The first henchman wheezed. "HOLY...!"

"SMOKE!" the second henchman coughed.

They both drop back down, unconscious. Applejack and Elsa laugh, then remove the jumper cables from their bolts.

"Wow, Applejack!" Elsa said, still laughing. "That was a great plan! Shocking them using the energy from our bolts? Why didn’t I think of that?"

Applejack chuckles. "Aw, shucks, sugarcube. It was nothin’." She glanced at the unconscious thugs, then looked toward the lab’s doors. "Come on, let’s go find the others."

They make a run for the lab door, leaving the unconscious henchmen lying on the floor.

Elsewhere, at the end of their tunnel, Sunset and Lagoona arrive at an underground lake in a large cavern.

"A lake? In a cave? Underground?" Sunset asked, curious.

Lagoona nodded with a small, proud smile. "Mm-hmm. Pretty, isn’t it?"

"Very," Sunset chuckled before staring out at the lake in awe. "I’ve never seen an underground lake before."

"Until now," Lagoona said with a knowing grin. "Every once in a while, when I get stressed out, I visit this lake for a calming swim. It’s a way for me to let go of my troubles."

Sunset glanced at her, impressed. "That’s… That’s pretty impressive, Lagoona."

"Well, thanks," Lagoona says as she shares a glance with Sunset. "Uh, Sunset? Did you have any stressful moments in your past?" Her eyes widen with realization. "Not including when you used to be mean to your schoolmates in Canterlot High and... uh..."

"Turned into a large demonic version of myself and zombified my classmates into an army to take over Equestria?" Sunset asked, smiling with a raised eyebrow.

Lagoona chuckles nervously. "What? No! Not tha--" Sunset smiles softly at Lagoona, making her realize she can say it. "Okay, yes." Sunset blushes and twirls one of her green webbed fingers around a strand of her 2-toned green hair. "But, still. What else?" Lagoona asked.

Sunset thought back for a second. "Heh. Well, before she joined us at Canterlot High, our Twilight - the one with the glasses - secretly made some kind of device during the Friendship Games. I eventually figured out that she was unknowingly using it to take away my friends’ magic. And I got mad at her for it." Sunset and Lagoona chuckle over this. "Oh, I’m such a hypocrite."

Before they could continue their conversation, a voice echoed from the tunnel, sending a jolt of alarm through them both. "I just heard them laughing. They’re this way!" one of Sullivan’s henchmen called out, his voice growing louder by the second.

Sunset and Lagoona exchanged wide-eyed looks, their hearts racing as the sound of footsteps echoed closer. "They’re at the lake!" another voice confirmed.

"Uh-oh," Lagoona said. "Here comes trouble."

Sunset turns back to the lake, then looks at Lagoona. "Come on," Sunset said as they both jump into the water, just as 2 more of Sullivan’s henchmen emerge from the tunnel. They see the ripples in the water, but no sign of both water monsters.

"Well, I could’ve sworn they came in here," one henchman muttered.

As they search the area, Sunset and Lagoona, who are both able to breathe underwater, thanks to their gills, watch them scope the area around the lake. They both look down and spot a few lake weeds. They look at each other, then think for a minute. Cut back to the henchmen, who are looking around the edge of the lake. Suddenly, a splash is heard. One of the henchmen turns to see ripples in the water, a little ways from the shore. The henchman at the front stops.

"Why did you stop?" his companion asked.

"I thought I saw something," the first henchman replied. He shrugs and they both continue their search.

While they’re not looking, Sunset leaps out of the water and dives back in like a dolphin. Lagoona copies her. The other henchman looks over to where they just leaped out like flying fish.

"Did you hear something?" the second henchman asked, his brow furrowed.

The first henchman frowned, rubbing his chin. "I thought I did, for a moment there."

"Eh, never mind. Let’s keep looking," the other replied, shaking his head.

They continue their search. Then, suddenly, they spot movement in the water. They lean forward and their eyes narrow suspiciously. Suddenly... SPLASH! A lot of lake weeds shoot out of the water, hit both henchmen and spin them around a high-up log hanging from the cave wall like a branch, binding them up.

"Lake weed?!" they both gasped as Sunset and Lagoona leap out of the water and onto dry land.

"You got it, boys!" Lagoona called out.

Sunset crossed her arms, smirking as she looked up at the log. "Although, I’d be more concerned about the log you’re tied to. With both of you tied to it, it’ll break off and carry you across the lake."

CRACK! The henchmen look at the log’s roots. Sunset was right! The log is starting to break! "Uh-oh," the henchmen gasped. The log breaks off completely and plummets into the lake with the 2 screaming henchmen still bound to it. Then... SPLASH! The log splashes into the water! Sunset and Lagoona watch with satisfaction as the log resurfaces with the henchmen still bound. The log drifts them away from the shore. They spit out water.

"I said I’d like to take a swim sometime," the first henchman grumbled, "but this is not how I want to do it." He glares at Sunset and Lagoona, standing at the shore. "Just wait till I get my hands on those fishy ladies."

The second henchman’s eyes widened in terror. "Oh no," he said, his voice shaky.

The first henchman, already fed up, scowled in annoyance. "Don’t tell me. We’re about to go over a waterfall." He said, deadpan.

"Yep," the second henchman replied, also deadpan.

"Are there rocks at the bottom?"

"Most likely."

After a brief beat moment, his expression dark and cold, the first henchman muttered "Bring it on."

Both of them go over the waterfall. Sunset and Lagoona arrive just in time to see them plummet to a pond at the bottom. At the pond, the now destroyed log surfaces, followed by the now unbound lakeweeds, then the free and unharmed henchmen. They both glare up at Sunset and Lagoona, who are looking down at them, standing by the waterfall’s edge.

Sunset webbed cupped her hands around her mouth, calling down to them with a mischievous grin. "ENJOY YOUR SWIM, BOYS!"

Sunset and Lagoona laugh as the henchmen swim towards the shore of the pond.

"Come on, Sunset," Lagoona said, still grinning. "Let’s find the others before those two figure out a way back up here."

Sunset was already on the move. "Way ahead of you."

Sunset and Lagoona run off, leaving the henchmen looking up at the tall waterfall far below.

Elsewhere, Pinkie Pie and Winnie emerge from their tunnel and arrive in a large food court. There are menus with many bizarre monster-type foods, tables with pumpkin shaped table tops, chairs with backs resembling skulls. Standing as high as Pinkie Pie’s hip, Winnie walks with her into the large restaurant.

"A food court!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, her voice brimming with enthusiasm. "Was this food court one of the new parts of the castle when you had it rebuilt?"

Winnie grins and nods proudly. "You got it. We thought a food court would be a fun addition. Didn’t you work at a carhop restaurant before?"

"You bet!" Pinkie Pie said. "And I was also psychic while working there. I knew how to sort out everyone’s problems."

Winnie raises an eyebrow in amused surprise. "Psychic, huh? That’s pretty impressive."

"Thanks, Winnie! It’s just a gut feeling," Pinkie Pie replied with a wink, and they both burst into laughter.

"I hear those 2 wolfies!" A voice called from inside the tunnel. With freak-out gazes, they turn towards the tunnel they just came out of. More of Sullivan’s henchmen are coming.

"Oh boy," Winnie muttered, worried. "Those creeps are right at our tails." Hearing what she just said, Pinkie Pie eyes her fluffy pink werewolf tail at her rear.

"They’re in the food court!" another henchman shouted from inside the tunnel.

Another added with a menacing laugh, "Looks like they’re about to have their last meal when we’re through with them."

Pinkie Pie looks over to the catering counters, and taps Winnie’s shoulder, getting her attention. "Let’s hide back here," Pinkie Pie whispered. They both jump behind the counter and sit close together, hiding behind it.

"We better…" Pinkie Pie began in a low whisper.

"…keep quiet," Winnie finished, equally soft.

As they hide behind the counter, 3 of Sullivan’s henchmen arrive from the tunnel. One holds a spray bottle, the second holds 2 muzzles, each attached to a leash, and the third holds 2 large kennels. The henchmen exchanged glances before the one in the lead said, "We know they’re in here somewhere. Let’s split up."

As the 3 henchmen each split up around the food court, Pinkie Pie peaks over the counter, her black canine nose and her pointed wolf ears quivering in thought. She ducks back down next to Winnie.

"I think I know how to get past these goons," Winnie whispered.

"Oh. Then by all means, do tell," Pinkie Pie whispered back.

"First, you’re gonna have to put away your claws for now," Winnie instructed.

"My claws?" Pinkie glanced at her hands, noticing the sharp claws on her furry fingers. "What?"

"Don’t worry, Pink. Watch and learn." Winnie said calmly. She closes her eyes, and her claws retract into the fingers of her paws. And her sharp toe claws retract as well. Pinkie Pie smiles in astonishment. "Happy thoughts is the key to that. Now you try."

Pinkie Pie nods, closes her eyes, thinks happy thoughts, and her claws and toe claws retract. She opens her eyes, and finds her paw-like-hands without claws, then she looks down at her toes. She gazes at Winnie. "Soft paws," she whispered, beaming. They both snicker.

"Next," Winnie continued, "you got any treats for your exploding abilities?"

Pinkie Pie pulls a box of cupcakes, each with frosting in a different color out of her puffy magenta hair. "You know I do."

Meanwhile, the henchmen search around the seemingly empty food court. The henchman with the leash muzzles searches the tables. Something races by behind him. "Hello? Who’s there?" he called out. As he gazes around frantically, Winnie’s paws rise up from behind his shoulders. They cover his mouth and nose. He gets freaked out, but then suddenly immediately passes out. Next, the henchman with the kennels looks around in the kitchen. Something rushes behind him. "Hello? Anyone here?" he called out, his voice shaky. As he gazes around with concern, Pinkie Pie’s pink furry paw-padded hands rise up from behind him and they cup around his mouth and nose. He struggles for a second then immediately goes unconscious. Meanwhile, the lead henchman with the spray bottle searches around a section of the food court with 10 vending machines. In the shadows behind him, Pinkie Pie and Winnie dart by behind him. "Who goes there? Reveal yourselves!" he demanded. As he looks around with a determined expression, Winnie’s paw rises behind his right shoulder, while Pinkie Pie’s hand rises behind his left shoulder. They both place their hand and paw on his nose and mouth and he instantly passes out, revealing Pinkie Pie and Winnie smiling down at him proudly. They laugh loudly and Winnie takes out a lidded flask filled with green liquid and a label on it reading "Knock-Out Serum".

"Great plan, Winnie." Pinkie Pie chortled. "That’s a way of putting them to sleep."

"Thanks," Winnie chuckled. "You get your geode ready, I’ll get these sleepyheads straightened out."

Pinkie Pie nods. A couple minutes later, 2 of the henchmen are sleeping at a table with empty plates. Pinkie Pie puts her cupcake box on a different table. She activates her geode and drops glowing sprinkles on them. As she examines them, she hears Winnie grunting behind her. She spots her pulling the third henchmen to the table with the other 2. He’s pretty heavy.

"Ugh, these guys need to lose a few pounds," Winnie groaned, straining with the weight of the unconscious man.

Pinkie Pie comes over. “Need a hand?”

"Yes, please," Winnie replied with a grateful smile.

They both carry the unconscious man to the table with the other 2 henchmen. After getting him the chair, Pinkie Pie adjusts their poses to make them look like they fell asleep after they finished eating.

"Uh, how long do we have before those cupcakes go off?" Winnie asked.

"Oh, about fifteen minutes," Pinkie Pie answered. Winnie sighs as Pinkie Pie finishes with getting the henchmen in their sleeping poses. Suddenly, the sprinkles on her cupcakes start to glow brighter. Pinkie Pie and Winnie notice and become worried. "Uh-oh," Pinkie Pie gasped. "I guess it must’ve been five minutes! RUN!"

ZIP and ZIP! They rush out of the food court at lightning speed just as the cupcakes explode, splattering colorful frosting everywhere, including the henchmen. Pinkie Pie and Winnie watch from a door they left just a crack and sigh with relief and laugh.

"Good one, Pinkie Pie!" Winnie exclaimed between chuckles.

"Thank you!" Pinkie giggled. "Now, come on! Let’s go find the others."

They both run off.

Elsewhere, Twilight and Sibella, with Spike and Matches following them, exit their chosen tunnel into a vast cavern-like control room. Rocky cave-like walls, ceiling, flat floor, and lots of technology everywhere - monitors, control panels, and spy equipment.

"Uh... Sibella, what exactly is this place supposed to be?" Twilight asked.

Sibella gazes around the large room. "This is the room where Revolta spied on me and the Girls when we were in Miss Grimwood’s school."

Spike blinked up at her, astonished. "Oh, so this is how she used to watch over you and your friends."

"That's right, Spike." Sibella confirms. She looks around the large control room. She spots a rectangular screen over a control panel. She steps up to it. "Twilight, see this?" Twilight joins her by her side. Spike stands by Twilight’s leg while Matches stands by Sibella’s. "This is the monitor Revolta used to watch me and the Girls while she was putting us under her spell. Her spider-bats used their webs to make mind-control headphones."

Twilight’s eyes widen. "Headphones made from spider webs?" she mused. "Now, there’s something you don’t see every day... Unless you’re a monster from Monsterdom."

Sibella chuckles. "Yep. You got that right," she admitted. She looks past the monitor. The purple vampire’s green eyes widen at a nearby circle-shaped screen with a metal rim in the center of what looks like a gigantic spider web. Sibella and Matches go over to it. Twilight and Spike follow them. "And that’s the screen where Revolta was watching me and the Girls in Miss Grimwood’s school, using Venus Spy Traps."

Twilight and Spike share a confused look. "Venus Spy Traps?" they asked in unison.

"Yep," Matches said. "They’re plants that are used to show what’s happening from where they’re planted to the screen they’re linked to."

"Hence the name," Sibella added.

After a thinking moment, Twilight gets it. "Oh. So, they were like video cameras being broadcasted from your school to the castle."

"You got it," Sibella confirmed. Twilight smiles, impressed.

"Ahem," said a stern-sounding voice from behind them. Twilight’s eyes, followed by Spike’s, Sibella’s, and Matches’ widen. They all turn to see 4 of Sullivan’s henchmen behind them. "Hello, ladies," one of the henchmen greeted mockingly.

"Oh, no," Twilight gasped. "Sullivan’s henchmen."

"Game over, girls," sneered another henchman. "Time for our boss to deal with you."

Sibella steps up, trying to be cool. "I don’t know, boys," she said sweetly. "We’re too busy giving a tour for you to take us to Sullivan, so why don’t you--" She gasps, then points behind them. "OH MY GOSH! WHAT’S THAT?!"

All 4 henchmen turn in the direction she’s pointing. Behind them, in a flash of purple light, Sibella turns into a bat. She flies up behind one of the henchmen and lifts him up by the collar of his shirt. "What? Hey! Put me down!" he spluttered, flailing helplessly.

"With pleasure," Sibella responded with a smirk. drops the screaming henchman into a large mound of green gelatinous slime.

"Ugh... How humiliating," he muttered, defeated. Another henchman looks down to see Spike with the end of his left pants leg in his teeth. The puppy in a skeleton costume pulls on the pant leg and snarls bravely.

"Ah! Bad! Bad dog! Get off!" the henchman yelped, trying to shake him off.

Spike pauses, insulted. He angrily bares his teeth at him. "Who are you calling a 'BAD DOG'?!" he snapped.

The henchman gasps. "You can... talk!" he stammered, backing away in shock. Spike gnaws on his pant leg again. "Ah! No! Getitoffgetitoffgetitoffgetitoffgetitoff!" he cried. Then... RIP! Spike tears off half the pant leg, revealing a little bit of the man’s leg. Seeing this, he faints.

Watching this, the third henchman was worried, but couldn’t help laughing. Matches sneaks up behind him, and with a deep breath, he glows red and blows fire at his left sleeve. "YEEEEEEOOOOWWWWWWW!" the henchman screamed, waving his arm frantically before spotting a water cooler nearby. He rushes over to it and squirts cold water onto his arm, extinguishing the fire on his sleeve. "Phew." He groans and faints from the freaking out.

The fourth henchman looks around at his partners, then gazes at Twilight. As he advances on her, she readies her wand and aims it at the final henchman.

"Aloft Elevar!" Twilight shouted, and instantly, the wand’s tip glows purple and so does the approaching henchman. The levitation spell was cast on him. Twilight uses his wand to levitate him into a nearby cell, and it locks up, trapping him in. Still turned into a bat, Sibella flies over to Twilight and turns back into a vampire. Spike and Matches come up and they survey the 4 defeated henchmen.

"Way to go, Twilight!" Sibella congratulated. "You nailed the levitation spell this time!"

Twilight grins, grateful for the compliment. "Thanks," she replied. "Alright, let’s go find the others before these guys come to."

But just as they were about to leave, a familiar voice called out from behind them, making them freeze. "Ah, man." They all freeze as they spot Henry approaching them from behind. Twilight and Spike look confused. Sibella and Matches look worried.

"Henry?" Sibella asked, trying to hide her unease.

Henry scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "What are you doing here?" Twilight asked, puzzled.

"I followed you," Henry admitted. "I heard you were heading to Castle Revolta to meet with someone, and I saw that George Sullivan sent some henchmen after you. I decided to take a few down to save you, Sibella, but..."

"Well, thanks, Henry, but we already took care of that," Twilight said, motioning to the 4 henchmen they just took out.

"I can see that," Henry replied before gazing at Sibella. "But I just thought you might need my help, Sibella."

Sibella raised an eyebrow, touched, but still a bit skeptical. "Help, huh?" she asked, crossing her arms. "And how exactly were you planning on helping me, Henry?"

Henry stammered, clearly taken aback. "Uhh..." As he turns away from them, the camera zooms in on his face as he speaks. "Well, if there’s anything I’ve learned in stories, a girl in trouble is called a damsel in distress. Until they get saved by a handsome young man. So I decided to come into the castle and wanted to fight George Sullivan’s henchmen so I could save--" He turns around. His eyes widen and his smile fades. Twilight, Spike, Sibella, and Matches are gone. "--you?" Henry sighs, upset. "Gone again."

Elsewhere, Rainbow Dash and Enid exited their tunnel. They’ve emerged into a monster-chic gym and basketball court.

"A gym? Awesome!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, excited.

"Yeah. I may be a witch with magic skills, but I can do gymnastics and sports," Enid admitted.

"Impressive, Enid," Rainbow Dash said. "I don’t know if you heard but I happen to be the captain of every sports team in Canterlot High."

"No kidding!" Enid said, astonished. They both chuckle.

Rainbow Dash grins, then thinks back to something. "So, back at Grimwood Manor, Sibella said you used to work at a bodega."

"That’s right, Rainbow Dash," Enid admitted. "Used to work the register at a store for superhero supplies at a plaza bodega. At first I wanted to be a ninja, but I realized that being comfortable with my witch side isn't going to make me any less of a ninja. That’s when I decided to rejoin the Grimwood Girls. I even get to visit the plaza every once in a while. Getting together with my boss, friends, and co-workers."

Rainbow Dash smiles with amusement "A ninja? You used to dream about being a ninja?"

"Yep. I still do my ninja skills though," Enid stated. "I just figured that if I use them while being on my witch skills, that would make me more mysterious and magical."

Rainbow Dash is astonished. "Impressive. A ninja witch? That really sounds like my kind of thi--" Her magenta eyes go wide as she looks past Enid toward the tunnel they just went through. "Hey! Here they come!" Rainbow Dash whispered. They see lights coming from the tunnel. Sullivan’s henchmen were coming. Enid spots the females’ locker room on one side of the court.

"Come on, Rainbow Dash. Let’s hide in here." Enid said as they both head into the large locker room and quickly but quietly close the door just as 3 of Sullivan’s henchmen emerge from the tunnel holding flashlights.

"Alright, they’re in here somewhere," the lead henchman said. "Let’s look around." They disperse and search the gym. Rainbow Dash and Enid peek out from the womens’ locker room door just a crack, then dart back in.

"They won’t be able to find us in here," Enid stated.

"Good point," Rainbow Dash said. "Besides, they’re not supposed to come in here. This is the girls’ room."

"Right," said Enid. "But how are we supposed to go to find the others with those henchmen searching for us out there?"

Rainbow Dash turns away and thinks for a moment. The athletic girl gazes at Enid’s wand, then at her own fangs, then her own vampire cape. She gets an idea. "Enid, how about I turn into a bat to distract those guys long enough for you to cast a spell on them?"

"Huh," Enid thought. "So awesome it might just work! Great idea, Rainbow Dash."

Rainbow Dash grins, her vampire fangs showing. She suddenly remembers that she doesn’t know how to turn into a bat. "But... how do I turn into a bat?"

Enid smiles reassuringly at Rainbow Dash. "Don’t worry. Sibella told me how she turns into a bat herself." With that, she instructed, "First, outstretch your cape." Rainbow Dash outstretches her cape like bat wings. "Next, imagine yourself as a bat." Rainbow Dash closes her eyes. "Finally, flap your cape-- Uh, wings." Rainbow Dash flaps her cape, and in an instant flash of blue light, she transforms into a rainbow-haired bat. As she flaps her wings and flies, she opens her eyes and looks all over herself.

"No way!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, excited. "It worked! I’m a bat!" She does a loop-de-loop in the air before landing on Enid’s shoulder and nestling the witch’s cheek. "So what kind of spell did you have in mind?"

Enid takes out her wand. "Well... I was thinking about giving these guys the cold shoulder," she said mischievously as the tip of her wand glows an icy blue.

Back in the basketball court, the henchmen meet at the center of the gym. "Find anything?" the first henchman said to the second. The second said to the first, "No," then asked the third, "You?" The third said to the second, "No," then asked the first, "You?" The first said to the third, "No." As they let out a sigh, Rainbow Dash, still turned into a bat, flies out of the bathroom and flaps around the henchmen, bothering them.

"A bat?!" the second henchman exclaimed.

"How did a bat get in here?!" the first henchman shouted in confusion and annoyance.

As Rainbow Dash continues bothering the henchmen, Enid sneaks up behind them and aims her wand, the tip glowing blue. As the henchmen keep swating at the rainbow-haired bat, a blue beam encases the first henchman in ice, leaving only his head and arms free. "Brrrrrrrrrrrr! Cold!" he shivered.

Enid aims another icy beam at the second henchman and freezes him, except his face and arms. "It’s f-f-f-f-f-f-freezing in here!" the second henchman said, his teeth chattering.

Enid aims her wand at the third henchman and freezes him completely in a block of ice, rendering him motionless. Rainbow Dash flies over to Enid.

"A freeze ray! Smart move," Rainbow Dash said, grinning.

Enid smiled proudly. "Thanks. I had a lot of practice with that one."

"I can tell." Rainbow Dash suddenly remembered. "Oh! Uh, speaking of practice, how do I turn back?"

"Just do what you did before. But this time, the other way around," Enid instructed. Rainbow Dash nods, closes her eyes, then turns back into a vampire, feet on the ground. She opens her eyes.

"There you go!" Enid cheered. "Now how about that, Rainbow Dash? You actually became a vampire bat!"

"Yeah. That was pretty awesome!" Rainbow Dash replied. "Come on, let’s go find the others."

They race to the gym doors, then turn back to the ice-encased henchmen.

"Stay cool," Rainbow Dash joked.

Rainbow Dash and Enid laugh at that joke, then run out, leaving the frozen henchmen gazing after them coldly.

Elsewhere, Trixie and Minimal emerge from their tunnel and into a large library with a large fireplace. They’re both amazed.

"Library!" Trixie exclaimed excitedly.

"Right, Trixie. It’s the library," Minimal said. "I just hope Mr. Mean-Newspaper-Man’s minions forgot their library cards."

Minimal grabs a nearby bookcase and blocks the tunnel. Trixie, whose height just reaches Minimal’s shoulders, eyes the fireplace. She gazes over at Minimal. "Uh, Minimal? If you don’t mind, the Great and Powerful Trixie would like to warm up for a second. I’m feeling a bit chilly."

"Of course, go ahead," Minimal replied kindly. "I’ll just be having a look at these library books. Just want to see if there’s one with information about Scarface."

Trixie nods and, with her reptilian tail swaying just a bit, she steps up to the fireplace and sits in front of the flames as Minimal explores the bookshelves. Trixie continues shivering, even though she’s sitting in front of a fireplace. The tad closer she gets, the colder she gets. "What’s going on? Why am I still freezing?" she wondered as she shivered. "Reptiles are cold-blooded and attracted to heat." She gets a little bit closer. A spark of flame suddenly catches her scaly green hand. "OW!" She sees her fingertips lit like candles, but for some reason, they’re not scorching her. "Wait. Not 'ow'? That didn’t burn at all." She blows out the candle flames on her fingertips. "That actually felt kinda cold." Her purple eyes go wide. "Wait. It felt cold?" She extends her scaly green arm and puts her hand through the flames. It’s not burning her. "Oh. Of course! How did I not see this? It’s a trick - cold fire." Trixie gets up to hands-shaped feet and steps through the flames.

Minimal continues looking at the books. She puts one back and sighs. "Eh, nothing about Scarface or the Zodiac Stone," she sighs. "Ah, well. Come on, Trixie, let’s go find the others before Sullivan gets his han--" She finds Trixie not at the fireplace and looks around the library. "Trixie? Trixie!" she called out desperately. Her eyes dart around and her tail sways nervously. "Trixie, where are you?"

Trixie pops her head and shoulders out of the flames "Over here," she called out. Minimal spots Trixie in the fire, some flames on top of her neon green hair. "Minimal, you’ve got to check this out."

An alarmed Minimal points to her in the fire. "Ah! You’re burning!"

Trixie sees the flames in her hair. "What?" She pats it out. "Oh, no no no no. It’s not real fire; it’s cold." Minimal steps up to her, wide-eyed. "I use this stuff with my magic tricks. Gets them every time." Minimal nods, impressed. "You gotta come back here. I just found a secret room."

Trixie darts back through the flames and Minimal follows her into them, just as 2 of Sullivan’s henchmen push the bookcase Minimal moved in front of the tunnel and enter the library. On the other side of the fireplace, Trixie and Minimal explore the secret room: a large storage room full of shelves, crates, and other items.

"A secret storage room," Minimal gasped. "No doubt a hiding place for some of Sullivan’s findings."

"I hear them! They’re in the boss’ storage room!" called one of the henchmen from the other side of the fireplace. Trixie and Minimal look at each other in wide-eyed fear.

"Hide," They said in unison as they zip off and take cover behind a stack of large crates. The 2 henchmen enter through the fireplace full of cold fire and explore the room. In their hiding spot, Minimal spots a steel pipe the length of a pole vault. The dinosaur picks it up.

"What are gonna do with that?" Trixie asked.

"I’m thinking about tying them up a bit," Minimal replied. Trixie smiles at this idea. They both spot the light of a flashlight coming from the other side of the shelves in front of them. The henchmen were coming this way! Minimal hides on the other side of the crates, while Trixie stays where she is, shaking with fear.

"Trixie!" Minimal whispered. "The dinosaur you turned into has the powers of a chameleon and a gecko."

"Chameleon?" Trixie asked. Minimal nods. "A chameleon changes colors. It even camouflages with its surroundings!"

"Right," Minimal murmured. They spot the light getting closer and both gasp. Minimal ducks back down while Trixie stays where she is. "Quick! Think like you’re invisible!" Minimal hissed. Trixie nods frantically, concentrates, then disappears - except her eyes and mouth. "Now freeze!" Minimal instructed. Trixie stands straight and still. "And close your eyes!" Minimal added. Trixie closes her eyes, they look as if they’ve disappeared. "AND COVER YOUR MOUTH!" Minimal cried. Trixie cups her hands over her mouth, becoming completely invisible as the light passes by her. Minimal crouches behind the crates, holding the pipe. The henchmen didn’t see either one of them. It worked. Trixie takes her hands off her mouth, opens her eyes, then turns visible again. She and Minimal, who peeks out from the crates share a look.

As the henchmen continue exploring the shelves, a loud clattering sound is heard. They spot a crate of steel pipes tipped over and the pipes spilled in a jumbled mess. Not noticed by the henchmen, Trixie’s green scaly hands have pushed the crate over. They quickly dart out of sight. The henchmen continue to look around, confused and curious looks on both of their faces. Trixie’s hand taps one henchman’s shoulder, while Minimal’s claw taps the other’s shoulder.

"Oh, boys," Trixie called off-screen. They turn around to see Trixie and Minimal wrapping the pipe around them, binding them together.

"Hey! What gives?!" the first henchman shouted, struggling against the metal.

"Let us go! Get this pipe off us!" the second henchman yelled, panicking.

Without looking, they stumble backwards into a small crate and trip into a large pile of empty crates. Trixie and Minimal wince and close their eyes tight. They open them again to find the 2 bound henchmen crashed into the pile of crates. The 2 men go out cold.

"Excessive. But fair!" Trixie admitted. "Nice work, Minimal."

Minimal grins. "Thanks. You were great too, Trixie".

Trixie beams. "Well, thank you. Looks like the Great and Powerful Trixie just picked up a new trick." They both share a laugh. "Now, come on. We better go find the others." Trixie and Minimal leave the 2 unconscious men still bound in the pipe. They emerge from the cold fire in the library fireplace and dash out the large double doors.

Elsewhere, Starlight and Galactica exit their tunnel and arrive in a gift shop.

"A gift shop. That’s a nice new addition to a rebuilt castle," Starlight remarked.

Galactica chuckles. "Thanks, Starlight. I gotta admit, it does brighten up the place a bit."

They giggle for a second, then Starlight spots a Dungeons and Dragons style board game called Crypts and Creatures. The unicorn-turned-human-turned-alien walks over to it and picks it up in her gloved hands. Galactica steps up beside her. The alien’s height is up to Starlight’s hip.

"Crypts and Creatures?" Starlight read aloud.

"Yeah. Interesting board game, right?" Galactica replied.

"You can say that again," Starlight said. She rubs her gloved hand on the box’s surface and smiles in thought. "Galactica, (Galactica looks up at Starlight.) this board game kinda reminds me of a board game I played in my childhood with my friend, Sunburst - Dragon Pit."

Galactica gazes up at Starlight, who puts the board game box back. "Dragon Pit?" Starlight nods. "Let me guess: a board game about dragons?" Galactica asked.

Starlight nods. "Yeah. Sunburst and I loved playing that board game. In fact, we did so many things together when we were foals." She frowns suddenly. "I was really bummed out when he left for Princess Celestia’s school after he got his cutie mark.

Galactica ponders for a moment. "Well, you don’t let it bother you too much, do you?"

"Oh, no," Starlight replied. "I reunited with him in the Crystal Empire after Twilight took me in as her student."

"Well, that’s nice," Galactica remarked.

Just then, a voice echoed from the tunnel. "We got some aliens in the gift shop!" It was one of Sullivan’s henchmen.

With wide eyes, Starlight and Galactica look back at the tunnel.

"Uh-oh," Starlight murmured.
"Here they come again," Galactica added.

They both hide in the registration table as 3 of Sullivan’s henchmen arrive through the tunnel. They scope the place out, wielding clubs. Behind the registration table, Galactica looks over at a cardboard box labeled “Serious String”. She crawls to it and pushes it back to their hiding spot. She opens it, revealing Serious String spray cans, the size of paint spray cans. She takes a spray can out and shows it to Starlight.

Starlight reads the label. "'Serious String'?"

"Yep. It’s like Silly String, except it’s sticky," Galactica explained.

Starlight's eyes widened in delight. "Sticky Silly String? That’s amazing. Are you saying—?"

Galactica cut her off with a grin. "That those guys out there are about to be in for a sticky situation? Yes, Starlight. Yes, I am." Starlight smiles confidently.

The henchmen search the shelves of the gift shop. The first henchman looks through the t-shirt section. Some of the T-shirts feature images of the Grimwood Girls. "Shirts. Eh. Who would want shirts showing those so-called girl ghouls?" He scoffed. He continues to search the aisle.

Just then, Galactica's voice cut through the tension. "Who are you calling ‘so-called’?"

The henchman turns around just as a huge wad of pink sticky goo splats him backwards and sticks him to the wall. He sees Galactica holding 2 Silly String cans. She shakes them tauntingly at the stuck man before heading off.

Meanwhile, the second henchman searches the stuffed animal aisle. He looks at the toys with annoyance. "Dolls," he scoffed, shaking his head. "Looks like the Rainbooms aren’t the only ones stupid enough to buy this stuff." Just as he turned to walk away, ZOOM! A strand of Serious String blasts his club out of his hand and it sticks to the floor. With a confused look, he spots Starlight behind him holding a Silly String can in each hand.

"Better watch what you say about the Rainbooms!" Starlight declared with a smirk. She gives the cans a shake then squirts them at his wrists, pinning him to a wall. Then she sprays his ankles, too. Twirling the cans playfully in her hands, she blew gently on the nozzles like they were revolvers in an old western, pockets them both, then dashes off.

Meanwhile, the third henchman looks around the souvenir section, looking serious.
"Heh. These aliens are gonna be collecting their last souvenirs when the boss is done with them," he muttered to himself as he scans the postcards, mugs, magnets, keychains, and other souvenirs. Starlight and Galactica’s gloved fingers each poke his shoulder to get his attention. He whips around to face the 2 aliens.

"You look like you could use a free sample," Starlight said with a mischievous grin. "How about a sample of..." Galactica chimed in. Then, in unison, they both called out, "Silly String!"

They aim their Silly String cans at the third henchman. The pink sticky goop sticks him to the wall. Starlight and Galactica drop their cans and look at the stuck men.

"Way to go, Galactica. You are one brainy alien," Starlight praised, smiling brightly.

"Thanks," Galactica replied. "Now, come on. Let’s go find the others."

They both head for the automatic glass door leading out, then turn back to the stuck henchmen.

"Have fun 'sticking around'!" Starlight joked. She and Galactica laugh out loud, then bolt down the castle hallway.