"We need to get the Princess. She'll know where the castle is. She'll bring back the Elements," Rainbow said.

"Two steps ahead of ya!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, bringing the royal Princess herself.

"I came as soon as I could. Is there anything I could do to help?" Princess Celestia asked, looking towards Rainbow Dash, who was still comforting Twilight.

"Yes, we need a lot of your help. Still know where your old castle is?"

The trip to the castle was bumpy… but all right. Applejack saved them from a plant infestation by telling the truth, Fluttershy saved them from a manticore attack by showing the manticore some kindness, Rarity decided to cut off her tail to fix a crying sea serpent’s moustache, Pinkie Pie saved them from scary trees by laughing at them, and Twilight used her magic to save the group from an avalanche, though Princess Celestia or Starlight could’ve helped.

They were right there. Right in front of the Castle of the Two Sisters. Just needed to fix a broken bridge to do so.

"I got it!" Rainbow said, flying over to the other side to fix the bridge. Suddenly, fog covered them, unable to see each other.

"Hello... Rainbow Dash," a familiar voice said.

"What do you want, Discord?" the latter asked.

"Oh, nothing. Just wanted to give you this," Discord said, showing her a box of the Elements.

"The Elements!" Rainbow said, reaching for the box.

"Nuh-uh-uh! You need to make a choice, Rainbow. The elements, or your friends," Discord said, opening the fog to reveal her friends, struggling againts a swarm of creatures. Cockatrices, snakes, vampire fruit bats, and manticores alike. Rainbow gulped.

Author's Note

To this point, this story has had a 'Slice of Life' tag. I need your help. Should I keep it? Because it doesn't seem very Slice of Life-y to me. But it's up to you guys.