G5 Adventures in Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness

It had been a wild week ever since the Mane 6, Allura and Twitch got back from their Unity Quest in Los Angeles, California, where they made friends with the Bad Guys and five Mythix Tiger cubs, helping them see the error of their ways and want to be good.

However, they did still have to serve a prison sentence, so who knows how long it would be before they got back to Los Angeles for another quest.

Allura was going to miss them, but she did feel a lot better about trying to reform her brother, whenever he did pop up.

A few days after this, however, Izzy was not having a great day compared to other ponies. By the evening, Izzy realized she had creative block, which she calls the "Blockywockys".

After Zipp's suggestion, Izzy decides to go on a quest by herself to cure her Blockwockys. Hoping to brighten Izzy's day, her friends use their cutie mark magic, channeling Izzy's magic through the star that allowed them to travel to different lands that Allura let them keep, to open a portal, allowing Izzy to get to Starlight Ridge.

In Starlight Ridge, Izzy was met by an auroricorn named Stardance. Izzy asks Stardance if she has the cure to the Blockywockys, but she doesn't know what they are. However, she invited Izzy to dance with the stars anyway, telling her that play is always the way. Izzy got so caught up in her dance, that she accidentally opened a portal and teleports herself to the Isle of Scaly.

Falling from the skies in the Dragon Lands, Tumble catches Izzy and bring her to Blaize and Spike. To help Izzy, Blaize got Izzy to do a trust fall exercise, teaching her to not worry how things will turn out. After a successful trust fall, Izzy's excitement activated the star to create another portal.

Now underwater, Izzy entered a paradise known as the Jade Sea, far far FAR away from Bikini Bottom, and quickly put on her underwater gear. She stumbles into a seapony named Destiny, who was playing hide and seek with her younger brother and sister. She tells Izzy that laughter is an effective cure for pretty much anything and offered to teach her how to make kelp braids. The magical force of their bond made Izzy accidentally create yet another portal and she immediately got sent in.

After getting out of the water, Izzy found herself back in Maretime Bay, satisfied that she's regained her creative spirit. Izzy sees the dilapidated remains of the fairgrounds that Sunny said used to be here when she was a filly, and saw this an opportunity to exercise her creativity. Her powerful magic (showcased in rainbow highlights in her mane and tail) summoned the rest of the Mane 6, and together, they channeled the star’s magic to restore the fairgrounds, breaking the star up in the process.

Each of the ponies each got their own attractions in the fairgrounds (Sunny got a new smoothie stand, Zipp got a roller coaster, Pipp got a station to bedazzle some cutie marks, Hitch got a bubble ride to use with Sparky, Misty got a pony-corn station and Izzy got a craft store). Izzy self-reflects on what she had been missing, then shows her friends the braids she made with Destiny. Sunny suggested they call this fun and happy place the Boardtrot, and with that, the ponies enjoyed the rest of the night at the fairgrounds before promoting it to the public.

Ever since then, the Boardtrot had been a hit, and even Allura and Twitch found themselves exploring it.

But, we all know by now that the Mane 6 would probably need some other form of relaxation after this, right?

Well, we’re about to find out what exactly they’ll be doing this time.

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Sunny was working at her smoothie stand one bright morning in Maretime Bay, and after she served one of the next to last ponies in line, she heard a voice call out to her. “Excuse me? Are you Sunny Starscout?”

Sunny turned her head to see who was talking to her, and looked to see a pony she hadn’t met before standing next to the smoothie cart.

This new pony was a pegasus with a green body with a pink mane that has green highlights in it, deep blue eyes, pink and green wings, a blue beret on her head, a blue sash with all sorts of badges on it, and a cutie mark of a red trefoil.

Sunny nodded in response to this pony’s question. “Yes, that’s me,” she said, handing a smoothie to Rufus as she spoke. “Can I help you?”

“Allow me to introduce myself,” the pony tipped her beret to her. “I’m Scout Kindheart, and I’m the new leader of the Trail Trotters here in Maretime Bay.”

“Oh, nice to meet you, Scout!” Sunny smiled. “I heard that being leader was a little too much for Windy, so she’s been looking for a replacement. Is there a smoothie I can get for you today?”

“One Alicorn Special, please,” Scout requested, and Sunny immediately got to work. “But, a smoothie isn’t the ONLY reason I’m here.”

“Really?” Sunny asked. “What’s the other reason?”

“Well, I know how tense everypony’s been, preparing themselves for Alterro if he were to ever come around,” Scout said, “and the Trail Trotters haven’t really done anything exciting in a while, so… I thought it might be fun if we did a fun excursion later this afternoon.”

“Oh, that sounds fun!” Sunny said, closing up her cart temporarily so she and Scout could talk. “What kind of excursion were you thinking?”

“That’s the problem-- I can’t decide,” Scout shrugged as she sipped on her smoothie. “That’s why I’m introducing myself to the rest of the troop and ask for their opinions. Posey and Little Rock wanted a spa day and Dahlia and Flowa Queen wanted to help in the community garden, but… I wanted to talk to you and your friends and ask for your opinions before I made an official decision.”

Sunny hummed in thought, trying to think of a good adventure that the Trail Trotters could go on when she suddenly thought of something. “You know… when I was a filly, me and my mom would go stargazing at Prancing Point, and she had this special telescope she gave me before she… disappeared,” she explained. “What if we tried to recreate that for the whole troop? We could have a campfire dinner and everything from right there on the mountain!”

“Oh, I love the way you think! I love a good stargazing,” Scout said with an excited smile. “I’ll send out a couple of texts to let the rest of the troop know, but can you ask your friends if they would be interested?”

“Sure thing,” Sunny nodded. “Once I talk to them, just let me know about the meeting place and we can gather the whole troop there before we head up the mountain.”

“Roger that! See ya, Sunny!” Scout said cheerfully before she flew off to tell the rest of the troop, and Sunny skated off to tell her friends about the stargazing on Prancing Point.

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Of course, the other ponies were excited about the excursion and instantly agreed.

Later on that day, the Mane 6 met up with the rest of the Trail Trotters group, which of course consisted of Dahlia, Scout, Posey and Windy, but there are a few Trail Trotters that you may not recognize.

Dreamy was a greyish lavender unicorn with a dark purple mane that has yellow highlights, red eyes and a cutie mark of yellow stars.

Flowa Queen was a light green earth pony with a golden-colored mane and tail with light yellow hooves, blue eyes, a headband made of leaves and flowers with a crown on one of the flowers, a necklace with a single pink flower around her neck and a cutie mark of a flower with a crown on it.

Little Rock was a unicorn with a white coat with a purple mane and tail with blue highlights in it, special glittery stockings on her legs, a pair of headphones on her ears with a built-in mic, purple eyes, a purple horn and a cutie mark of some music notes.

Luminous Dazzle was a pegasus with a lime green coat with darker green hooves and feathers on her wings, a blue and pink mane styled into a mohawk, the same colors for her tail, blue eyes and a cutie mark of a colorful star.

And last, but not least, Leaf was a light green female unicorn with a dark green mane and tail. She has green vines and leaves around her hair and golden hooves. Her cutie mark is of a leaf and her horn is purple and green.

And once the entire troop was together, they began to hike up toward Prancing Point, excited for a night of friendship, stargazing, campfire stories and general comradery.

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Posey Bloom panted tiredly as the Trail Trotters group finally reached the top of Prancing Point, the sun already starting to set and make way for the stars. “That… hike… was… IMPOSSIBLE!!” she sighed, flopping to the ground. “I can’t believe we have to do the same thing again on our way back later!”

“Aw, come on, Posey, lighten up!” Little Rock said as she levitated Posey onto a nearby log. “Just enjoy the beauty of things while they last.”

“I agree,” Izzy nodded to Little Rock as the rest of the Trail Trotters sat down on logs as well, prompting Scout to try and light the campfire. “It’s just so… twinkly and starry up here!”

“Sunny, did you bring your mom’s telescope?” Zipp asked enthusiastically. “I wanna see how well it works; in case we need to bring it on one of our Unity Quests.”

“Definitely,” Sunny said, reaching into her bag and pulling out the small telescope. “Here it is-- Mom told me her mom gave this to her when she was a filly, and she wanted to give it to me.”

“Aww…” Luminous Dazzle cooed. “That’s so sweet!”

“And wow… this thing has some range,” Dahlia said after Sunny let her look through it. “I can almost see back to Maretime Bay from here!”

Hitch strained his eyes to see the beloved town below that Dahlia had mentioned but ultimately sighed. “Boy, would I like to have as much vision as that telescope does.”

The other Trail Trotters let out a laugh as Scout finally got the campfire lit. “There we go! Hey, Sunny? Do you, and the earth ponies think you can make some food for us to eat for dinner?”

“Oh, I don’t think we can,” Sunny said with a smirk as she quickly gestured for the other earth ponies to stand around her. “I know we can!”

“You called the right Trail Trotter for the job!” Flowa Queen said as she stood next to Sunny and Dahlia. “Yummy fruits and veggies, here we go!”

The earth ponies slammed their hooves into the ground, letting their earth pony magic create lots of veggies and fruits that they could roast over the fire and eat for their dinner. And as they were eating, Dahlia spotted a cluster of stars in the night sky and tilted her head in their direction. “Hey, ponies? If you look at those stars, they kinda look like… some kind of animal.”

“Really?” Misty tilted her head. “Oh, yeah, they kinda do! Nice eye, Dahlia!”

“Stars that actually make up a picture are called constellations,” Luminous Dazzle explained proudly. “But… I don’t know what kind of constellation those stars make up.”

Scout gently took Sunny’s telescope and pointed it up toward the stars in question, humming in thought as she looked at them for a few moments before gasping and smiling. “That’s not just one constellation, Luminous… those are two constellations, right by one another! The constellations of the Sun and Moon Jaguars!”

“Sun and Moon Jaguars?” Pipp seemed skeptical. “What in the hey are Sun and Moon Jaguars?”

“According to the Trail Trotters guide,” said Windy, flipping through the guidebook, “the Sun and Moon Jaguars are magical beings who have the bodies of jaguars, but extraordinary powers related to the sun and the moon.”

“Right,” Scout nodded. “Sun Jaguars are born from bits and pieces of sunlight, and Moon Jaguars are born from moonlight and shadows. They’re supposed to be bitter enemies, but that part of the legend is a bit unclear.”

“Wow…” Misty looked amazed at such a story. “Do you think they’re out there somewhere? Waiting to be found, I mean?”

“I’m not exactly sure what to think, Misty,” Posey shook her head. “But, maybe if they are real, maybe… they might see eye to eye on something and want to be friends… not enemies.”

“...hey, instead of getting on the sappy note,” said Little Rock, “what do you say if we can see that legendary alicorn realm from up here before we head down the mountain?”

“Ooh, good idea, Rocker! Maybe we can send a message to wherever Skyros is,” said Izzy with a cheerful smile, looking through the telescope, “and then maybe they can send one back! Like texting! But also… not texting.”

Suddenly, Sunny looked down to see her cutie mark, as well as the cutie marks of Hitch, Pipp, Zipp, Izzy and Misty glowing before a portal opened up not too far away. “I wish we could, Izzy, but right now, the Unity Crystals need us to go and help somepony.”

Zipp sighed and packed up her gear in exhaustion. “They always seem to call us at the same time that something fun is going to happen.”

“Not to worry, guys. We’ll be waiting right here to tell campfire stories and roast marshmallows when you get back,” Leaf said with a gentle smile. “We know that these Unity Quest things don’t take long since time slows down here.”

“Thanks, Leaf,” Hitch smiled as he put Sparky onto his back. “I just hope we don’t run into a huge villain like we did with Safira.”

“Don’t worry, Hitch. I think we’ll be fine,” Misty said with a smile. “We’ll be back soon, Trail Trotters!”

And so, with the rest of the Trail Trotters bidding their friends farewell, the Mane 6 and Sparky set off through the portal on their next, action-packed adventure.

And this one was going to be out-of-this-world... and I mean that quite literally.