Hope for the Holidays Part 7

Spike the Dragon ran through town as fast as possible, away from the crowd that led Tirek, Cozy Glow and Amadeus.

“Gotta find out where Starlight, Posey and Sprout are,” Spike said to himself. “What if something bad happened to them? What if they were unaware of the party? Come on, Spike. Think about where they could be.”

But Spike came to a stop the moment someone called his name. Spike came to a stop before he turned around to see Abigail run up to the little dragon.

“Abby,” Spike said. “What’s wrong?”

“I’m coming with you,” Abigail said. “I think something’s fishy going on.”

“Abby, you don’t have to do this,” Spike responded. “I can handle this on my own.”

“I know,” Abigail sailed. “But I feel like this is more than what you're handling. At least let me pitch in in helping you locate Starlight, Posey and Sprout.”

“Alright,” Spike said. “But we better be fast. I don't want them to miss out on the festivities.”

“Now all we need to know is where to look,” Abigail said. “First question would be where.”

But as soon as Abigail finished speaking, the duo’s ears picked up the sound of someone crying. Spike and Abigail turned their heads to the house next to them.

“That sounds like Sprout,” Spike said. “Come on.”

“Roger that,” Abigail said.

But as Spike the Dragon and Abigail Albright made their way to Sprout Cloverleaf's house, Ace and Blue Monsoon peaked their heads out from behind an alleyway, both holding what appears to be giant water cannons in their hooves.

“Recognize that place?” Ace asked, holding his water cannon close.

“Sprout Cloverleaf's home, where we swiped his bath supplies,” Blue Monsoon said.

“What do you say we go for broke,” Ace asked.

“Lead the way, hombre,” Blue Monsoon said.

Inside the house, Spike and Abigail opened the front door and made their way inside, following the sound of Sprout Cloverleaf's crying.

“Sprout,” Spike yelled. “Sprout, are you okay?”

As Spike and Abigail made their way into the bedroom, they saw Sprout Cloverleaf on the floor next to his smaller closet, crying his eyes out.

“Sprout,” Spike said as he and Abigail ran up to him. “What happened?”

“They,” Sprout cried. “They took it all. My shampoo, my conditioner, my body wash, all of it.”

Sprout cried even louder as tears ran down his cheek. He slammed his face on the floor, allowing his tears to stand the wood.

“Poor Sprout,” Abigail said. “To think, someone nasty would pull a stunt like that.”

“You're right on that,” Spike said. “Unfortunately, I can only think of one pony who could pull that stunt: Suri Polomare.”

Spike wasted no time turning to Abigail Albright in a hurry.

“Abby,” Spike said. “Head back to the party and tell the princesses about Sprout's plight and what Suri might be planning.”

“Roger roger,” Abigail said.

But before Abigail could turn around, a powerful stream of water hit the kitty cat, knocking her aside and catching Spike and Sprout's attention.

“ABBY!” Spike shouted.

As Abigail struggled to get up, Spike and Sprout turned to the bedroom entrance, where they spot Ace and Blue Monsoon blocking the way out, all while they were armed with water cannons.

“There's no way you three are leaving here,” Ace said.

“Yeah,” Blue Monsoon said. “Not without a little escort.”

Enraged, Spike the Dragon breathed in before spewing a stream of green fire right at Ace and Blue Monsoon. But the duo react by firing each a powerful stream of water, pushing back against the fire.

“Why don't you chill out?” Blur Monsoon laughed.

The strength of both water streams picked up as it pushed back against Spike's fire, who struggled to push it back. With one press of the trigger, Ace and Blur Monsoon push the water stream even harder, colliding with Spike and knocking him into Sprout. Spike's Dragon fire went out as he and Sprout landed next to Abigail.

As Spike, Abigail and Sprout struggled to pick themselves up, Ace and Blue Monsoon stood over the three, pointing their water cannons at them.

“Now are you going to come with us, or do we have to rough you up even further?” Ace said.

The only thing Spike, Abigail and Sprout could do was to raise their arms up in horror.

Meanwhile, nearly everyone was gathered around a table, where a variety of fruits, vegetables and bread lay on top of the surface. Tirek and Amadeus looked down at the food on their plate with an odd look. Sitting next to them were Cozy Glow, Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer and Wanda Young. On Cozy Glow's plate were three black bean tacos, one of which had a bite in it.

“You guys alright?” Twilight Sparkle asked. “Do you need any help?”

“No, that won't be necessary,” Tirek said.

Tirek picked up the fork next to his plate and dug it into the salad. He picked the pieces of vegetables before eating it, pulling the fork out. Tirek chewed the food slowly before swallowing.

“Hmm, not bad,” Tirek said. “But it's lacking that obvious ingredient.”

“I know what you mean,” Twilight said. “But we're not that kind of species.”

“That's okay,” Amadeus said. “I have a distant cousin who doesn't eat meat due to digestive issues. We chose to respect his diet and make a feast for him that he enjoyed.”

“Well speaking of which,” Queen Haven said. “There is a particular dish that is popular with the pegasi of Zephyr Heights.”

Queen Haven clapped her hooves together, summoning a pair of pegasi guards with a large covered dish. They placed the dish on the table before one of them opened the lid. Inside was a concoction consisted of chickpeas, onions, bell peppers, small bits of pepper flakes and pineapple all in a yellow-orangish sauce. A large, wooden spoon was in the dish meant to serve the food to those eating at the table.

“What is that?” Amadeus asked.

“It’s called….curry,” Queen Haven said. “Try some. You’ll like it.”

Tirek picked the spoon from the curry dish and placed some of it on his plate before he served Amadeus with the same amount. They both looked down at their plates before picking up their forks and digging into the curry, lifting it to their mouths and taking a bite. As the duo chewed, everyone else watched on, especially Queen Haven, who waited anxiously in anticipation..

Tirek and Amadeus’s face started to turn red for a moment as they swallowed the curry. They wiped the sweat from their brow before turning to Queen Haven.

“Wow,” Tirek said. “I thought I couldn’t find anything that would satisfy my taste buds. But that was impressive.”

“I’ll say,” Amadeus said. “I don’t know what this seasoning is. But I like it.”

“Oh than you,” Queen Haven said. “I was hoping someone outside of Zephyr Heights and New Ponyville would be able to try my curry out.”

“Your majesty,” Yukon Cornelius laughed. “Everyone knows that Zephyr Heights curry is the best curry in the whole world. Even jolly ol Saint Nick eats it every once in a while.”

“Who’s St. Nick?” Tirek asked.

Before anyone could answer, Cozy Glow took a bite of curry for a bit. And in an instant, fire came right out of her mouth for the moment.

“WOAH!” Cozy Glow yelled. “I am not used to spicy foods. But this is delicious.”

“What did I tell ya?” Queen Haven said. “Curry can be a favorite food for anyone.”

“She’s right,” Wanda said. “In fact, curry happens to be my favorite food of all time.”

“It…it is?” Amadeus said, his face blushing red.

As Wanda looked at Amadeus’s face, the younger humanoid brother of Tirek turned his head away awkwardly.

“You alright?” Wanda asked. “I’ve never seen anyone act like that.”

“Ye..yeah,” Amadeus said as he slowly turned back towards Wanda. “I’m…alright.”

“Are you running a fever or something?” Wanda asked.

“Uhh…yeah,” Amadeus said, his tone even more nervous. “I…must be…coming down with something.”

But as Wanda confusingly looked at Amadeus, the only thing Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer and Sunny Starscout could do was giggle.

“I haven’t seen Wanda like that at all,” Sunset said. “I think that Amadeus fellow might be…twitterpated.”

“You think they might make a cute couple?” Sunny Starscout asked. “I could see them go on a date, or even marry.”

“Oh please,” Twilight laughed. “If I know Wanda, she’s not one who likes to go on a date.”

“Are you really sure about that, Twilight?” Sunny Starscout asked.

“Not just Twilight,” Sunset Shimmer responded. “Myself as well. Wanda’s not the kind of girl who would date anyone. She likes to focus a lot on her responsibilities.”

“So she doesn’t have time to elope?” Sunny asked.

“Nope,” Twilight Sparkle said before she started to look around. “On a side note, how long has Spike been away?”

“Wanda told you about what Spike was gonna do?” Sunset Shimmer asked.

“Actually, Sunny told me about it,” Twilight responded. “It’s about Starlight Glimmer, Posey Bloom and Sprout Cloverleaf. They haven’t shown up at all. So Spike volunteered to go look for them. But at the same time, I realized Abigail had also gone missing.”

“I think she might have seen where Spike was going and decided to help him,” Sunset Shimmer responded as she got out of her seat. “And since neither of them have returned, I think something bad happened to them.”

But before Sunset Shimmer was about to flap her wings, Twilight Sparkle stopped her.

“Sunset, wait,” Twilight Sparkle said.

“Twilight,” Sunset Shimmer responded. “I know you want me to celebrate. But right now, I have to see if Spike and Abigail are alright. After all, every friend deserves to celebrate the holidays. And I do mean every friend.”

Twilight Sparkle slowly pulled herself away as Sunset Shimmer flapped her wings and ascended upwards. As Twilight stood there, Pinkie Pie and Rarity tried to get the lavender alicorn’s attention.

“Twi, darling,” Rarity said. “Are you okay, darling?”

“No,” Twilight said. “I think something bad is going to happen.”

“I think it’s because Suri Polomare and her goons are going to launch an ambush on our party, they’re holding Starlight, Posey, Sprout, Spike and Abigail captive, and they’re going to lure Sunset Shimmer into a trap,” Pinkie Pie said.

But those words caused Twilight Sparkle’s eyes to shrink down.

“Oh no,” Twilight Sparkle said. “I’ve got to help her.”

Before Rarity and Pinkie Pie could say anything, Twilight Sparkle flapped her wings and chased after Sunset Shimmer, leaving everyone else behind.

“Teacher,” Sunny Starscout said. “Teacher, where are you going?”

“Pinkie,” Rarity said, glaring at the pink pony. “What were you thinking in saying that? Now even Twilight Sparkle’s worried, and you know how she dives into her Twilinanas attitude.”

“Ehh heh heh, oops,” Pinkie Pie said.

But up above on the rooftops, Sunset Shimmer landed right on one of them and began to look around the vicinity of the town.

“Come on, Spike,” Sunset Shimmer said. “Where are you? We all miss you and Abby.”

But as Sunset’s eyes scanned the town, she was quick to notice the little dragon tied up alongside Abigail, next to her were Sprout Cloverleaf, Starlight Glimmer and Posey Bloom, also tied up. There, she spotted multiple cannons aimed downwards at the town, filled to the brim with shampoo, conditioner, body wash, poinsettias, cakes, cookies, pies and gifts.

“Spike, Abby,” Sunset Shimmer said.

Before Sunset Shimmer flapped her wings, Twilight Sparkle landed in front of her.

“Twilight?” Sunset said. “What’s going on?”

“Shhh,” Twilight hushed. “Pinkie informed me that it could be a trap set by Suri Polomare.”

“A trap?” Sunset Shimmer said. “You mean, she was anticipating that I would go to their rescue?”

“That’s her Pinkie sense in a nutshell,” Twilight Sparkle said before turning her head towards Spike and the others. “But that being said, we need to figure out a way to break them free and sabotage Suri’s plan.”

As Sunset looked back at the top of the roof where Spike, Abigail, Sprout, Starlight and Posey were gagged next to the cannons, her face turned from serious to confused.

“Something’s not right,” Sunset Shimmer said. “If that’s where Spike and the others are, along with Suri Polomare’s plan, then where is Suri Polomare and her stooges?”

“That’s a good question,” Twilight Sparkle said, unaware of three shadows that were lurking behind them. “It’s like she’s making this too easy.”

“Oh that’s an understatement, Sparkle Spangle.” But before Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer turned around, the alicorn duo were hit with three powerful streams of water. The blast was enough to send them flying off the roof they were on, out of control until they crashed right next to Spike, Abigail, Sprout, Starlight and Posey.

“Uggh,” Sunset Shimmer said. “Was that…Suri?”

As Sunset and Twilight slowly got up, they saw Suri Polomare, Ace and Blue Monsoon leap across the building to their position, and proceeded to point the water cannons in their faces. Spike, Abigail, Sprout, Starlight and Posey tried to speak, but barely anything came from their gagged mouths.

“Suri Polomare,” Twilight Sparkle groaned. “You knew we were going to come up and rescue them, weren’t you?”

“Of course we were,” Suri Polomare said. “Regardless if you pulled a reckless or cautious plan, you two fell right into my trap.”

“Trap?” Sunset Shimmer said. “What…trap are you…planning?”

“One that will ruin the holidays in New Ponyville…for GOOD!” Suri Polomare said. “And a message to send to those who reversed my ban from this place: Never underestimate the power of Suri Polomare.”

Suri turned to Ace and Blue Monsoon before signaling to the duo.

“Get ready to launch them at the tables,” Suri Polomare said. “Operation Christmas Crasher comes into play.”

“With pleasure,” Ace said.

But back down at the table, Sparky Sparkaroni was busy enjoying his bowl of curry with Hitch Trailblazer sitting right next to him.

“You enjoy that stuff, do you?” Hitch asked.

Sparky responded with a cheerful squee, causing Hitch to laugh.

“That’s the spirit, Sparky,” Hitch said. “Enjoy your food.”

Nearby, as Sunny Starscout began to worry, Rarity slowly ate her food while Pinkie Pie sat back with an embarrassed look on her face.

“Sunny, darling,” Rarity said. “Still worried about Twilight and Sunset?”

“I am,” Sunny Starscout said. “I think they’re going to end up like Spike and the others.”

“Oh I don’t think so,” Rarity said before turning to Pinkie Pie. “Unlike some ponies, at least I know I have confidence in others.”

As Pinkie Pie turned her head away in shame, she noticed Minty walking up to her at a frantic pace.

“Minty?” Pinkie Pie said. “What’s going on?”

“I went to check your bake shop to pull out the dessert like you said,” Minty said. “And they’re all gone.”

“ALL GONE?” Pinkie Pie shouted. “BUT I BAKED ALL OF THOSE GOODIES THIS MORNING FOR TONIGHT’S PARTY! THAT CAN’T BE RIGHT! WHO WOULD EAT ALL THAT IN ONE SITTING?”

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie felt a hoof tap at her shoulder. She turned around to see Izzy Moonbow point her hoof at the roof.

“Maybe Suri Polomare may have something to do with it,” Izzy Moonbow said. “And I think everyone may want to move out of the way.”

Everyone sitting at the table was quick to look up at the roof to see a number of cannons pointed at them. Seven of them had Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Starlight Glimmer, Spike the Dragon, Abigail Albright, Posey Bloom and Sprout Cloverleaf sticking out from the barrel, staring down at the town in fear. Even Tirek, Cozy Glow and Amadeus were shocked by the presence of the cannons.

“What in King Vorak’s name is going on?” Tirek shouted. “What kind of surprise is this?”

“Surprise? Oh it’s far worse than that.” Tirek looked to the right of the cannon Starlight Glimmer was in to see Suri Polomare walk up to the end of the building. “In fact, it’s the day Christmas is forever cancelled in New Ponyville.”

“WHO ARE YOU?” Tirek shouted. “WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING WITH THAT?”

“Oh, I am your worst nightmare,” Suri Polomare said. “Tirek is it? Here’s my Christmas gift that you will never forget.”

As soon as Suri Polomare ducked her head away, the cannons with the seven stuffed inside fired right at the table. Twilight, Sunset, Spike, Starlight, Abigail, Posey and Sprout screamed really loud before crashing into the table, leaving wrecked presents, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, cakes, cookies, pies, brownies, socks and poinsettias scattered on the surface. Everyone was horrified to see the seven laying on the table, tied up and gagged.

“SPIKE! ABIGAIL!” Wanda screamed as she picked up both the little dragon and cat. “WHAT HAPPENED?”

Wanda quickly ripped the tape off of Spike and Abigail’s mouths, who screamed for a moment before turning to Wanda.

“Suri Polomare did this for one reason,” Spike said. “To ruin Christmas for all of us.”

Before Wanda could say anything, more cannons fired down right at the guests. Everyone, every bit of food, and every decoration was covered in shampoo, conditioner and body wash. Socks flew around and fell right into the food. Broken gifts scattered across the broken table. The dessert landed right in various ponies’s faces. Petals of the poinsettias floated down slowly, topping the mess made from the cannons.

“MY EYES!” Rainbow Dash yelled as she covered her face.

“WHAT IN THE NAME OF MEGAN WILLIAMS IS GOING ON?” Danged Spell shouted as he wiped the shampoo off his face.

Danged Spell turned to see a horrified Golden Lace stand there as another cannon fired its payload. Immediately, the stallion ran towards Golden Lace and leaped in front of her.

“SPELL!” Golden Lace yelled.

SPLAT!!!

In an instant, Danged Spell was hit by a batch of conditioner, with some parts flying off of him and hitting Golden Lace in the face. Danged Spell collapsed to the ground while Golden Lace held her face.

“I CAN’T SEE!” Golden Lace cried.

As Starlight Glimmer struggled to break free from her bindings, Sunburst and Moondancer ran up to the twin-tailed mare and began to break the rope. Moondancer was quick to rip the tape off her muzzle, causing her to scream for a moment before she broke down into tears. Sunburst and Moondancer were quick to shield Starlight Glimmer with their bodies, taking the hit from the cannon’s soapy ammo.

“This is my fault,” Starlight cried. “If I haven’t helped Posey go after Suri Polomare, I…”

“It’s not your fault,” Sunburst said, placing his hoof on Starlight’s mouth.

“He’s right,” Moondancer said. “Suri Polomare did this for her own amusement. It’s not your fault that this happened.”

As the ponies screamed in horror, more and more of the soapy ammo hit them and knocked them down. Queen Haven, who was knocked down by a ruined cake, tried to get up, only to slip and fall down.

“MOM!” Pipp and Zipp yelled as they ran up to Queen Haven.

But before the sisterly duo could reach Queen Haven, they were hit by a clumpy of soapy socks, knocking them to the ground. Queen Haven stared in disbelief as her daughters were pelted even more with soapy socks.

“PIPP! ZIPP!” Queen Haven screamed. “NOT MY BABIES!”

But as the ponies were sitting ducks to the cannons, one pointed to a helpless Cozy Glow, who could only look up in fear.

“I GOT YOUR BACK, SISTER!” Amadeus said, shielding Cozy Glow.

A present was shot out of the cannon right towards Amadeus, who turned away and closed his eyes. But in an instant, Tirek leaped in front of his little brother, and took the gift right in the face. Upon hearing his older brother’s grunting, Amadeus looked up at Tirek.

“BROTHER!” Amadeus shouted. “NOOOO!”

The impact of the gift was enough to cause Tirek to lose his footing and fall towards the ground. Amadeus wasted no time grabbing Cozy Glow and leaping out of the way, just as Tirek hit the ground hard. The present landed right next to Tirek, with his name on the nametag.

The cannons continued to fire as fast as possible. Ponies like Fluttershy, Izzy Moonbow, Thistle Whistle and Star Catcher were badly affected by either the soap, dessert, socks or wrecked gifts. Even Yukon Cornelius and Dr Hermey were pelted by the makeshift ammo.

“Hermey,” Yukon said. “Were any of the elves this cruel?”

“No,” Hermey said. “They were cruel. But never on this level.”

It didn’t take long for the firing of the cannons to stop. Everyone peeked their heads out to see what was left of the festival. The table was smashed to pieces. The food, both dinner and dessert, were ruined. Decorations were shattered to pieces or knocked off their position. Even the Christmas Tree was covered in shampoo and conditioner.

An injured Fluttershy walked up to Sprout and Posey before ripping the tape off their mouths and pulling the rope off so they could move and speak again. Sprout and Posey looked at the mess around them, including what’s left of the soapy products and the poinsettias.

“My Shampoo…my conditioner….” Sprout cried.

“All my poinsettias….gone,” Posey teared up.

Immediately, Sprout and Posey grabbed each other before crying out loud, much to Fluttershy’s despair.

“Poor Sprout and Posey,” Fluttershy cried. “The stuff they cared for the most is gone.”

Tirek slowly picked himself up as Amadeus and Cozy Glow did the same thing. They looked around and saw the mess that was made. Amadeus looked down and saw the wrecked gift with Tirek’s name on the tag.

“I don’t…believe it,” Amadeus said. “Their Christmas is…ruined.”

Tirek yelled loudly in the air as he thrusted his arms upwards in frustration.

“I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS HUMILIATED IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!” Tirek shouted. “FIRST WE LOSE OUR PARENTS, AND NOW OUR SECOND CHANCE WAS RUINED COMPLETELY! I HATE CHRISTMAS! I HATE THE GREAT CENTAURIAN FEAST! I HATE ALL OF THE HOLIDAYS! THEY BRING NOTHING BUT BAD LUCK!”

Tirek turned to his right and ran off into the distance, leaving Amadeus and Cozy Glow behind.

“BROTHER WAIT!” Amadeus said as he began pursuit of Cozy Glow. “THIS ISN’T THEIR FAULT!”

As Tirek ran off crying, Amadeus and Cozy Glow followed in pursuit, leaving everyone else behind. Sunny Starscout and Wanda Young watched the trio run towards the entrance before disappearing. Abigail remained in Wanda’s arms while Spike stood by Sunny and Wanda.

“All that hard work…and it’s gone,” Wanda said.

“I know,” Sunny Starscout said. “And now, I’ve lost faith in Christmas as well. What’s the point of all this if someone could easily break Christmas this badly?”

But Wanda felt a tap on her leg. She turned around to see Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer slowly get up as Misty Brightdawn, Applejack and Izzy Moonbow removed the rope and tape from them. Twilight shrugged off the tape removed from her muzzle before turning to Wanda.

“Go comfort them,” Twilight Sparkle said.

“But…” Wanda said.

“Trust me,” Twilight said before turning her attention to the cannons. “After what Suri Polomare did, those three need all the comfort they can get.”

Wanda nodded as she, Sunny Starscout, Spike the Dragon and Abigail Albright followed Tirek, Cozy Glow and Amadeus.

“Poor Tirek,” Misty Brightdawn said. “One moment he was having the night of his life. The next moment, it was ruined by that meanie Suri Polomare.”

“Then it’s time we make remind them what real friendship is all about,” Izzy Moonbow said, putting her hoof on Misty’s shoulder. “We should go help them.”

As Misty turned to her right to face Izzy Moonbow, she noticed Pipp Petals and Zipp Storm slowly get up with their mother Queen Haven next to them.

“Pipp. Zipp,” Misty shouted. “Are you alright?”

“Bruised, but we’re fine,” Zipp Storm said. “But I heard what happened to Tirek. We all did.”

“Poor centaur,” Pipp said. “I wish nothing like this happened. They deserved better.”

“Then you must go with them,” Queen Haven said. “We’ll clean up and try to set up a better party for all of us.”

“Are you going to be alright, mom?” Pipp Petals asked.

“I will,” Queen Haven said before giving Pipp and Zipp a hug. “Now go.”

As Pipp and Zipp nodded to their mother before running towards Izzy and Misty, Sparky Sparkaroni jumped on Hitch’s back and went after them in pursuit. Starlight Glimmer, despite her injuries, also followed Hitch, much to Sunburst and Moondancer’s concern.

“Starlight,” Sunset shouted. “Are you going to be okay?”

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“I will,” Starlight said. “Someone needs some help this badly.”

“Be careful,” Moondancer shouted. “Be very careful.”

As soon as Pipp, Zipp, Hitch with Sprout and Starlight approached Izzy and Misty, the two unicorns nodded to the rest of the group and directed their attention where Sunny, Wanda, Spike and Abigail ran up.

“Come on,” Izzy Moonbow said. “Let’s make sure a centaur’s faith in Christmas is renewed.”

With that, Izzy Moonbow, Misty Brightdawn, Hitch Trailblazer with Sparky Sparkaroni on his back, Pipp Petals, Zipp Storm and Starlight Glimmer ran after Sunny Starscout, Wanda Young, Spike the Dragon and Abigail Albright, leaving Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer behind.

“Good luck, everyone,” Twilight Sparkle said.

But outside town, as Izzy Moonbow’s group ran out of the gate and towards the mountains, a familiar centaur and human emerged from the forest, having watched the event play out.

“That was our son,” The wise centaur said. “Something happened to Tirek while he was in New Ponyville.”

“We have to go rescue him, my dear,” The human female said. “For our sons and daughter’s sake.”

The two centaur guards approached the royal duo and saluted them.

“King Vorak, Queen Lillian,” one of the guards said. “What should we do about the ponies of New Ponyville?”

“Nothing,” King Vorak said. “With the exception of three that I saw on the roof, this is not their fault. Tirek was trying to fit in with their Christmas and those three chose to ruin it for their own amusement. Right now, our children need their parents more than ever to remind them not to lose faith. Now let’s go.”

The guards nodded to King Vorak and Queen Lillian before they pursued Izzy Moonbow’s group. Behind them flew what appeared to be pegasi, looking as if they were free as a bird. But as they disappeared towards the mountains, the sound of a deep, threatening voice boomed in the land.

“Curse New Ponyville,” the voice shouted. “They stopped my earthquake once and the power of my obsidian spikes. But I will make sure their home is ravaged, just like with Zephyr Heights and Centauria. So are the words of me: Lavan: King of the Underworld, arch enemy of Megan Williams and Scorpan, and the bane of civilization.

To Be Continued.

Author's Note

This was the part I really enjoyed writing because it showed how nasty Suri Polomare, Ace and Blue Monsoon truly are, and how they ruined Christmas in New Ponyville. A really despicable sight. But hey, I'll make sure they get their come uppance.

If you're lucky, I may have Part 8 out by tomorrow. If not, I'll see you on December 24th.