Zelda, Link, and Discord entered a room full of torches on the wall, and sleeping on the ceiling was a huge tarantula with beady eyes. Hanging from the ceiling was a cage with Fluttershy inside of it, shaking in fear. "Fluttershy! I'll get you," Zelda offered.

"Hahaha! You thought it would be easy, right? My pet will take care of you," A voice started.

Solar Flare appeared in front of them, and turned her attention to the hairy beast. "Attack them," She commanded. "Don't let them get Fluttershy out of the cage!"

"Oooh, intense!" Discord commented as he snapped his fingers. Popcorn appeared in his hands, and a chair appeared behind him. "Oh, I forgot one more thing!" He snapped his fingers once again, and a pair of 3-d glasses appeared on his face. "Three, two, one..."

"Discord! Seriously?" Zelda asked.

"I think you have other work to do," Solar Flare taunted. "After defeating my pet, you'll have to go through a confusing maze and never find a way out! Muahahahaha!" She cackled as the flames swirled around her. The room became very bright for a moment as she disappeared with a flash.

"Wait!" Link shouted with impatience.

The tarantula landed onto the floor and crawled towards them. "I can feel the tension!" Discord confided.

"I had no weapons on hand- I mean, hoof! What am I to do?"

"I'll help you deal with this beast that Solar called a pet," Zelda replied.

"Uh-oh!" Discord said with a crazy smile as he continued to watch the scene unfold before him.

Zelda prepared to blast the tarantula with her magic as she stood tall. "Are you sure, Zelda? You'll get yourself- ow!" Link started as the tarantula's legs slammed on Link.

Zelda blasted the tarantula with her magic, and waited for a chance to land a powerful attack on the beast. The beast slammed its body on Link, and he passed out as a result. A bright light filled the room, and the tarantula backed up. Three figures were standing in front of Zelda and Link. "The three goddesses!" Zelda shouted in relief. "You're here. Is Link's destiny really to save Luna, or are we done with this world?"

"You're not done with this world. Your destiny is uncertain, Princess Zelda," Nayru said. "Don't mind the draconequus. He's not always helpful, but you can tolerate him later, right?"

"U-uncertain?" Zelda asked, puzzled.

"Yes. You and Link are destined to help Twilight and her friends to stop Solar Flare from potentially destroy the kingdom of Equestria. You two can stay as heroes, or leave. The choice is yours once the journey's done," Farore said.

"Yes. Think of yourselves as the chosen heroes of Equestria," Din added in.

"Aren't Twilight and her friends chosen to save Equestria?" Zelda asked.

"Yes, but they need your help, even though they're the heroes. And if you're worried about Link, he is okay. We will give you the valuable neccessities to help you in your journey to save Equestria from the clutches of the vengeful Solar Flare," Nayru replied.

"I expected to see something intense. What is this all about?" Discord interrupted.

"Silence," Din commanded.

"Sorry..."

"Can you wake Link up?" Zelda asked the goddesses.

"We can, but you can't depend on us for everything," Nayru replied.

"We're going to the heavens right now. Also, one more note... Our magic has spawned the secret fairy fountains in this land. If you need more magic power or just need healing, go to one of them," Farore added in.

"Thanks," Zelda said as the goddesses disappeared. The room became slightly dark again as Link struggled to get up.

She found that there was a bag filled with useful items on the floor. She took the bag, and faced the beast once again. She gave some of the items to Link, and levitated a bow out of the bag. She pointed the bow at the beast, and prepared to shoot one of the tarantula's eyes. The tarantula prepared to attack her, but the arrow flew into the middle eye. The tarantula collasped, and Link used a sword to slash off the tarantula's legs.

"Even more intense! Don't forget, there is a maze," Discord commented.

"Din told you to shut up! So, shut up!" Zelda shouted.

"Fine."

"Good."

The tarantula limped towards Zelda once again, and Zelda shot another arrow at the tarantula. The tarantula collasped once again, giving Link another chance to slash off the rest of the legs. After he was done, he flew into the air, pointed his sword towards the tarantula's back, and landed onto its back. His sword pressed through the tarantula's back, and the beast died. Link leaped to the floor, with his sword in his bag this time.

The cage that was hanging from the ceiling fell to the floor, and Fluttershy leaped out. "Thanks. Let's find my other friends," She said.

"Are you okay?" Zelda asked. "Any bruises, scratches, anything?"

"I'm okay, except for some of the scratches on my hooves from falling to the floor."

"They didn't look very bad. Let's get out of-"

"She said there was a maze."

"Oh, okay."

A secret door opened on the left wall, and the group walked through the door into the darkening hallway. As they entered the hallway, the secret door slammed behind them, causing Fluttershy to flinch and shriek. "Calm down. We'll keep you safe," Zelda reassured her.

"Thank you," Fluttershy replied. "I'm worried for my friends, and..."

"I'm worried for Luna," Link replied. "I feel like I must slay Solar Flare to rescue Luna, as a knight would do to a dragon to save the princess."

"Solar Flare has a draconic personality, it seems," Discord said. "I wouldn't be surprised if she actually transformed into a dragon."

"Maybe she would," Zelda said. "Sometimes a villain becomes a huge beast to stop the hero in his or her tracks."

"Right, as Ganondorf would transform into the beast called Ganon," Link replied.

"I realized something. Ganondorf's name, when shortened to 'Ganon,' sounds a bit like the word 'dragon.' So, he would be something of a dragon," Discord said.

"Possibly," Link said.

"So, that means, in this case, Solar Flare would be the dragon and Luna would be the damsel-in-distress waiting to be saved by the hero," Zelda replied.

"I don't think she's that wimpy or anything. She's quite tough, despite having to be saved sometimes," Fluttershy disagreed. "Do you really think she is like that typical princess from the classic filly tales? Especially Snow White?"

"Okay, what is that you're saying about the classical princesses in most tales? Are they weak in comparison to the night princess?"

"The princesses were quite gentle, but they're helpless whenever they get kidnapped by the villain. Luna, in contrast..."

"She's not some swashbuckling warrior princess anymore, like she was in medieval times before the banishment of Nightmare Moon. She was helpless when she used to be Nightmare Moon. She didn't fight back against the darkness inside of her heart that was already cleansed from her soul. So, I didn't lie to her or anything. I would just... I would just act mean to her back then before I got turned to stone for the first time. Another way in which she could have been helpless is when the plunderseeds took her by surprise, and trapped her," Discord interjected.

"She's not that weak, still. She's a strong mare like her sister," Fluttershy objected.

"Alas, she is not as strong, as she allowed depression to take over back then."

"Are you not listening? Luna is stronger than before! She's not a coward! Why do you doubt her so much?" Link shouted at Discord.

"How can you defend someone you've just met?" Discord remarked.

"Do you think princesses are really that weak-minded?" Zelda asked.

"No. Celestia was strong-willed. Luna became evil once because she was weak-willed."

"Oh, please. Celestia became Solar Flare... Is that really what you call strong-willed? Luna was more strong-willed right now because the darkness was cleansed from her heart by the Elements of Harmony," Fluttershy told Discord.

"Alright, alright. Let's see which door is which," Discord said.

"This is going to be really confusing," Link commented.

"Oh, I like confusion. It's fun."

"What's the fun in that?" Zelda asked as she opened the first door with her magic. Bats poured into the room, and tried to attack the group.

"What now?" Zelda finished.