"Uh...!" Vinyl whimpered. The dam was split down the middle, about to give in and burst open.

"Run!" Octavia commanded.

None of them had to be told twice. They all took off as fast as they could, the sound of the dam breaking open and the sweet liquid flooding forth. Octavia looked back over her shoulder, her heart nearly stopping. A tidal wave of pure brown was crashing towards them, nearly ten stories high, if not higher. It tore down the candy bar trees and rushed at them.

"Thorn! Rainbow!" Octavia shouted, "Go to the sky! You've got wings!"

"We can't leave you!" Rainbow argued.

"Not a chance!" Thorn added.

"Go! Take the Crusaders and Shimmer!"

"We're not leaving you!" Thorn growled, "Not after we almost lost the both of you!"

"Uh... I kinda want to leave!" Vinyl butted in.

"Guys we can swim on our own!" Octavia argued, "We'll be fine! I'm worried about the fillies! That wave hits us, they could drown!"

Rainbow and Thorn exchanged glances. However, Rainbow quickly grabbed Apple Bloom and Sunset Shimmer and Thorn grabbed Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. Unfortunately, they were too slow getting into the air. The wave of the sweet-scented liquid crashed into them all at full force. Octavia and Vinyl both tumbled head over heels under the surface. As they slowed, regaining their ability to control their movements, they tried to find the surface. However, it was almost impossible to find the surface through the liquid chocolate.

With her lungs about to burst, Octavia came to the surface first. Vinyl soon followed after, swimming over to her with her once-spiky hair laying flat against her head. They used the currents to their advantage and swan over to a small ledge, where Rainbow, Thorn, and the Crusaders had already climbed out and were trying to recover.

"Is everyone alright?" Octavia coughed, climbing out of the milk with Vinyl quickly following her.

"We're fine." Rainbow replied. All of them were soaked to the skin in chocolate milk. They were coughing, trying to catch their breath after being hit by the tidal wave.

"Hey wait," Apple Bloom interrupted, pushing her wet mane aside, "Where's Scootaloo?"

They all quickly looked around. The little orange pegasus was no where to be found. However, an almost inaudible voice called out over the waves before quickly being silenced again.

"There she is!" Thorn cried, pointing to the other side of the rapids. There, hanging onto a chocolate bar that was almost completely submerged in chocolate milk was Scootaloo. Her violet eyes were filled with fear as she struggled to hang on.

"Hang on!" Vinyl called. Before anyone could stop her, she jumped head-first into the raging rapids.

"VINYL!" Octavia screamed.

Vinyl was back on the surface, gasping for air. She fought against the current, trying to get to Scootaloo. She struggled with all the strength she had remaining before reaching the chocolate bar that Scootaloo was still holding on to.

"Vinyl!" The little pegasus cried, "Help me!"

"Don't worry!" Vinyl assured, also grabbing on to the chocolate bar. She noticed it was about to split down the middle and break off before flowing with the current, "Get on my back! I'll swim us to safety!"

"No!" Scootaloo objected, "I can't! I'll drown!"

"I won't let that happen! You've just got to trust me!" Vinyl felt the bar jerk, beginning to break with the sheer force of the rapids, "This thing's gonna break, and I may not be able to save you at all!"

"But I can't swim! How can I trust that you won't let me drown?"

"I'm a rescuer, Scootaloo! I won't let you, nor anypony else drown!" Vinyl thrust her hoof out for the filly, "You gotta trust me. Please."

Scootaloo stared into the caring eyes of Vinyl. She smiled before taking Vinyl's hoof. The white unicorn immediately used her magic to levitate the pegasus on to her back.

"Hold on," Vinyl warned, "This is going to be one bumpy ride."

She let go of the chocolate bar just as it broke to pieces. Using the current to her advantage, Vinyl swam along, struggling to one of the ledges at either side. She spun around, grabbing on to the ledge with all of her might. Scootaloo held on for dear life, nearly choking the poor white mare. Finally, Vinyl thrust herself upon the ledge, shaking out her mane and coat and allowing Scootaloo to climb off. Positioned at the other side of the chocolate rapids was the rest of the group, staring with worried looks.

"You guys head back to the front!" Vinyl called, "I'll call Philomena and we'll meet you up there!"

"But Vinyl-!" Octavia started to object.

"Don't argue with me, Octavia! I've had to put up with a lot of junk these past few days, and I'm not in the mood to argue right now!"

None of them objected again and began to follow the rapids back up towards the front. Vinyl sighed with relief before she turned back to Scootaloo. However, as she was about to pick the filly up and place her on her back, something shot past her and snatched Scootaloo right out of her grasp. Vinyl was stunned for a moment, but quickly looked to the skies. She gasped, seeing the unmistakeable sight of Discord, with a very frightened Scootaloo in his grasp. He was floating about ten feet in the air, as if to emphasize on her wingless-ness.

"You want the chicken?" He taunted, "Come and get her." Immediately, he took off in the other direction, back towards his castle.

Vinyl pawed the ground before taking off, running parallel with him, "Not on my watch!"

Vinyl began to ascend a hill. Discord was right next to her, giving her an idea. Speeding up to a full sprint, Vinyl climbed the hill, seeing the cliff at the top. She and Discord reached the cliff almost simultaneously, but Vinyl wasn't going to stop for it. Using all of her leg muscles, she pushed off, floating in the air for just a few seconds before she stretched out her forelegs and caught the tip of Discord's tail. Now dangling high above the rapids, Vinyl was determined to slow him down in any way she could. Vinyl's upper body strength kicked into overdrive as she started to climb Discord's tail and on to his back. He finally noticed the extra weight and looked back, discovering Vinyl casually riding on him like a horse.

"You think you're gonna get rid of me that easily, Discrud?" She asked, "Bring it!"

Discord growled, "Your wish is my command, Snatch!"

Vinyl shot backwards as Discord shot foward at the speed of sound. She managed to grab his tail with her teeth, causing her opponent to yelp in pain. He flicked his tail back and forth, hoping to throw the unicorn off, but she held on with amazing persistence. She threw herself back up on his back, crawling up to his wings and his neck. She saw the terrified Scootaloo being held tightly in his avian talon. Using her magic, Vinyl jerked Discord's claw up, prying Scootaloo from his grasp surprisingly quick. However, Discord reacted fast, yanking them both back by wrapping his tail around them and dangling them high over the rapids below.

Meanwhile, the rest of the ponies were already at the front. It had been a few minutes and Vinyl still had not shown.

"Where is she?" Thorn asked.

"She'll be here," Octavia assured, "Don't worry. I know Vinyl."

"Look!" Apple Bloom exclaimed, pointing to the sky, "There she is! And Scootaloo! And!... Uh oh..."

"Discord's got them!" Rainbow cried, "And he's gonna drop them!"

Indeed, Discord was flying high over the island with Scootaloo and Vinyl loosely wrapped in his tail.

"You've been a thorn in my side for far too long," The spirit growled, "I wish I had the cellist or that two-hearted stallion instead of you, but you'll do."

He purposely let Vinyl slip until his tail was only wrapped around her right foreleg. She held tight to Scootaloo, who was whimpering and staring at the long drop below.

"Goodbye, my dear." Said Discord. He completely loosened his tail, dropping the unicorn and the tiny pegasus. Vinyl and Scootaloo found themselves free-falling. They screamed, legs flailing uselessly in the air as they fell to the rushing rapids below.

"Vinyl!" Octavia exclaimed.

With instincts kicking in, both Rainbow Dash and Thorn took off, racing to catch the falling unicorn and pegasus. They used all of their wing strength to push themselves foward at amazing speeds.

"We aren't going to make it!" Thorn cried, "They're falling too fast!"

However, Rainbow didn't listen. She continued to fly towards them. She shot foward, ahead of Thorn, determined to save the falling ponies. However, a blur shot past her and caught Vinyl and Scootaloo just in time. It slowed down and turned sharp, allowing for Rainbow Dash to see the ponies' savior. The sight of the beautiful, navy-blue alicorn made Rainbow's mouth drop open.

It was Princess Luna.

Out from the east came six more colorful blurs that came to Luna's side. The rest of the Gear Guardians and Princess Cadance. Their facial expressions told everyone that they weren't playing. Even the once-smug Discord looked intimidated by the sudden arrival of the Guardians.

"So," He began, "The scaredy-cat harmony Guardians decided to come after all. What a surprise."

"You've taken too many ponies for us to just ignore it," Luna said fearlessly, "It's about time we stop your tyranny."

"What happened to him?" Rarity asked Twilight quietly, noticing Discord's burns, cuts, and bruises.

"Whatever it is, I know he's weaker than usual," Twilight replied, "This should be easy."

Discord overheard Twilight's comment and decided to prove her wrong, "That's what you think, Sparkle Butt! You're in my domain now; you don't stand a chance!" He pulled out a small remote control with a single, big red button labeled "THE Big Red Button". He pressed the button, and the entire island rumbled in response. The ponies on the ground felt the jolt, as the ocean above suddenly began to rise.

"How is he doing that?!" Sweetie Belle asked, "He controls the ocean too?!"

"No," Octavia said, fear in her eyes, "The ocean isn't rising. We're sinking!"

Discord only laughed at his opponent's confusion, "Try to escape from this, Guardians!" He then disappeared in a flash of light, still laughing all the way.

"Oh Celestia..." Vinyl gasped, holding on to Luna with Scootaloo shivering under the unicorn's foreleg.

"Princess Luna!" Twilight cried, "What do we do?! The island's going down!"

"We get the ponies on the ground," Luna began, "And we fly. Faster than we ever have before."

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UGH! It's about time I got this dern story updated. I've been lazy with practically all my stories, because... Well... I'm lazy.

Yet another cliffhanger. Have no idea when I'll get the next chapter up. Enjoy this one instead. x3