Chapter 07: Extreme Tri-Cross Relay!

The scene begins to open up where we find the Rainbooms, Goldie’s group, & Megan’s group walking down the hallway. Currently, they were listening in about what Fluttershy experienced that she felt so very tired out after having come across to meet Twilight.

“All I did was just hand Twilight a bunny; which was of course my Angel Bunny. Then I ponied up.” Fluttershy stated off in feeling lost about what it was that happened to her when she was with Twilight to what happened afterwards.

“That’s four transformations without any instruments.” Goldie stated off in how many the Rainbooms have transformed without an instrument to aid them.

“I think we’re breaking a record here.” Jack Zen stated off in what was going on.

“I just really don't get it at all.” Sunset cross her arms to think about this in a serious deep thought. “First it was Rarity's magic that came out when she made us outfits. Second time was when Pinkie had fixed the party & now Fluttershy.” She was counting off the numbers from her fingers to wave a hand off to Fluttershy in who was the last to get a Pony Up moment.

“And then right afterwards, Twilight's pendant thingy just seem to pull the magic right out of me. I couldn't even stand up right away after that.” Fluttershy pointed off to herself in what happened next, she felt so exhausted that from what Twilight’s strange pendant thing did; it took her magic.

“Wait, Twilight’s pendant did what?” Pinkamena yelps off to say in hearing a crazy thing that took Fluttershy’s magic, sounds suspicious!

“Wow; that is like me at the party when we welcome the Crystal Prep students!” Pinkie Pie smiled off to state this with a perky attitude in how that same thing happened to her.

“Or me as well when I made us outfits, right before we met Twilight!” Rarity tap her chin to wave off her left hand in thinking that same thing happened to her before they saw Twilight.

“Wait a second, so are you all saying…she's stealing magic?” Sunset stops to ask this off in what she was coming towards to understand, the human Twilight was somehow…taking their magic.

“Ah don't know much about dat fact. Our world’s Twilight doesn't seem like de magic-stealin' type.” Applejack shrug off to rub her back head in thinking that the Twilight of their world ‘hardly’ seems like she would steal anything, let alone magic.

“Please, that’s crazy talk if we’re talking about Twilight!” Danny rolled his eyes i stating off this fact about how crazy this sounds.

“Right, from what we heard, this Twilight isn’t evil.” Molly nods off that from what they can tell, this Twilight is not evil.

“Yeah, but she had something to do with closing the portal that leads back to Equestria.” Sunset stated off this in feeling serious about thinking this might be a clue to how the portal that was gone even had happened when she saw Twilight. “If Twilight’s pendant can somehow pull in magic from those of us that became exhausted, maybe it stole the portal too by chance.” Sunset rubbed her head in thinking this through to wave out her left hand in theorizing that whatever Twilight’s pendant compact whatever was doing, took magic & the portal that was made of magic.

“But….How?” Fluttershy asked off in not knowing how Twilight’s strange pendent even did all of that.

“I don't know the answer to that.” Sunset shrug off to say in not knowing about this. “And the pony or person or princess we all know who could help me figure this out is completely unreachable now.” She stated in knowing that Pony Twilight, the only one that would be capable of helping them, can’t be reach at all.

“Which is too bad, because Twilight knows everything about magic and portals and magical portals and portable magic!” Pinkie Pie came over to hug Sunset & AJ, then pop near Rarity & Rainbow Dash, then pop out of a locker, then out of a ceiling vent to through party streamers.

Then as Pinkie Pie was seen opening the outside door, she yelped to fall from loss of balance onto the floor.

“For now until we figure out this case, let's just focus on beating the Shadowbolts.” Rainbow Dash issued off to say with a smile to lift Pinkie Pie up after changing their focus. “And as long as this next event puts me in a playing field of what I know of, I don't think we've got anything to worry about.” Rainbow Dash bragged off to say this to wave off her left arm, knowing if the next round of events for the games stars something that’s physical for the body to do, she will win the day away.

“Oh Rainbow Dash, Ah hate ta agree with yah, but yer statement will puts ye on a playin' field, alright.” Applejack pointed off in showing a worried look on her face in what she’s seeing.

“Gaaaaaughhhh!” Pinkie Pie gasps loudly as she & the others stare with wide shock of what was seen.

“Guys, guys….you’ll believe what just…woah!” Nyx was coming in with Ben tagging along, until they stared outside i what they like the others saw.

The entire field on Canterlot High was completely changed from what the gang were never told, there was a race dirt track, a dirt motor bike obstacle course, even in the middle was a running, swinging on a rope to hit a bulls-eye target. It was super impressive, super fantastic, super….awe-inspiring. Maybe TOO much for a couple of high school teens to take in at once in seeing the next event was…more bigger than they expected.

“Um…Am I the only one who thinks this much for the second round of the games is….overkill?” Sunset turn to her friends in thinking this was a little overdone for them to be competing in a game between two schools.

“This looks more like a competition rally-race than just two schools having a peaceful games for Friendship.” Megan stated off in seeing that this much setup made it seem like the next round was extreme measures the likes not many normal teens do.

“In light of this sight, I guess Strikespell must have decided to push things…to the extreme here. Should have guess it.” Ben sighs to say this in figuring that Strikespell was prepared to have CHS crushed by the overwhelming odds of something that Crystal Prep has train their students to perform; this was like giving them the disadvantage.

“Um, Rarity, hypothetically asking. I don't suppose ye made motocross outfits by any chance this was gonna happen.” As Applejack kick the mountain of solid dirt, she turn to Rarity in concerns to dryly think this was something they could probably use about now.

“Oh Applejack, please, don't be ridiculous.” Rarity waved off her left hand in stating that was a silly question to ask before… “Of course I did! Even when in the dirt, outfits are outfits!” Rarity proudly announced in showing a bright smile in showing some fashionable motor-cross outfits from each hand.

“Guess you better get ready to pick out who’s gonna be doing this. Cause there is a lot to cover.” Nyx stated to say this in looking around, as she & Phobos who peek from her back, felt this round was gonna be extra hard to win.

Meanwhile, as things for the Wondercolts were going through in talking about what to do during this next event. We find Principal Cinch with the six finalists of Crystal Prep, along with Jason standing nearby to keep an eye on things. It was time to discuss strategy in what to do here for the next round of the games.

“Seeing that Strikespell prepared the course for knowing of our pushing you to the limits. You will all race in pairs.” Principal Cinch explained this off to the ones before her in what they will be facing here today. “Indigo Zap and Sugarcoat will handle the motocross.” Principal Cinch walked pass these two girls in what event part of the challenge they will compete in, which will be a motocross challenge.

“Yes!” Indigo Zap pumped in her left fist in being excited for this.

“The one before that will be the middle part of the event challenge of roller skating. So, Lemon Zest and Sunny Flare have requested the short track on their behalf.” Principal Cinch issued off towards the next two girls she was passing in having asked to compete in the short track part which the girls smiled for that.

Having heard this, Lemon Zest & Sunny Flare looked to each other to give another a high five act in so owing this part of their given challenge.

“Lastly is the one starting off before the short track & motocross. And since archery is a standard requirement at our school, any of you should be able to do it.” Principal Cinch exclaimed this off as she came near Sour Sweet & a worried Twilight in being told this while the other girl seem to…frown in who she got paired with. “So with all of you having your own events to compete, Twilight & Sour Sweet will start us off.” As Principal Cinch explained this firmly, Twilight seemed worried as the other members of her team gave her the ‘really?’ remark type of sign in not believing who is starting them off.

“Well, that's just so marvelous!” Sour Sweet made a sweetly sounding voice to appear in holding her hands i thinking that was a sweet idea of who starts them off. “If you wanna lose before we even start this off!” Then Sour Sweet made a sourly expressed face in stating this to roll her eyes, Twilight maybe a brainiac, but physical challenges seem hard for a girl that uses brain over brawn.

“Um, Principal Cinch, while archery is a required course at our school, this looks more like…advance archery.” Twilight nervously spoke up to say something about this course in which it’s more than archery, it’s…a little more advance. “Like, heheh….with moving targets?” She chuckled nervously with worry about the archery that involves the advances of hitting…moving targets.

“Jason…did Twilight not take the standard archery as everyone else?” Principal Cinch looked to Jason that was near her in asking about if Twilight took the course in archery like all other Crystal Prep students.

“She did, she can use her brain to focus on the target straight ahead, however…” Jason nods off to say this until…he got to a stopping point.

“However….what?” Principal Cinch raised an eyebrow in what was making the man not finish as if withholding something back.

“Well, she hasn’t accustomed herself with moving targets for the advance means…she spent most of that time in activities with her mind being able to figure out problems.” Jason shrug off in stating that while Twilight took archery lessons as required, she was namely focus on problem solving & scientific means of her talent; she never performed the advance archery performance.

“Even so, given that Twilight won the last event single-handedly against one who nearly was near her smarts, I have every confidence that she will be able to pull her weight here.” Principal Cinch issued off to say this with a reform tone in stating this matter, while Twilight seem a bit doubtful if she can really do this challenge. “Won't you, my dear? After all, you are the prized student of Azure Phoenix, which means you must live up to his…expectation.” She plans down in catching Twilight by surprise, but the nervous girl nods her head quietly in knowing that she must not disappoint her…for many reasons that she knows why.

Now the scene changes to where on the step rakes were two sides, the CHS students cheering for the Wondercolts & Crystal Prep students raring for the Shadowbolts to get started. Photo Finish was seen taking pictures around the field as the camera zooms in from where we see those in the spectator seats about to view this second round of the games, Luna, Celestia, & Cadance. Lastly arriving was Principal Cinch & Strikespell taking their seats in about to watch this next part of the games unfold. Jason also arrived to watch from behind the judges while Dr. G. Gar & Bray also join to take view as spectators.

“Welcome now, everyone to the Friendship Games Second Round…Tricross Relay!” Cadance was seen rising up from her seat to speak into the mike in making this announcement in pointing out what next part of the games they are doing.

Soon there were many crowds heard cheering, loud ones from CHS, even Scootaloo, Apple Bloom & Sweetie Belle are seen cheering as they are seen wearing their Wondercolts pony ears & tails. Nearby, Dragon Strike Force & some G.I. Joe members are securing the outer areas around the field to insure everything is alright while overhearing the cheers & announcements.

“Well, sounds like this next one will be exciting.” Lady Jaye stated off in seeing how rally up the students are.

“Going from simple inside events to outdoors, I think this was work done by someone you know.” Flint spoke off in figuring whoever made this track challenge really went all out.

“No doubt Strikespell.” Aqua sighs to shake her head in seeing Strikespell wanted to make sure this was overly doing things.

“He spared no expense on this one.” Blazefist shook his head in seeing the guy was trying to make this game hard for CHS to match.

“Quiet…I’m trying to listen.” Laxtinct hushed his team that he was still listening of what else was going on.

“In this event, our qualifying competitors will face off in archery.” Cadance held up her left arm in proudly stating what will be seen during the next challenge as it showed moving bullseye targets; Applejack & Fluttershy were dress in colorful styling archery outfits for physical active stuff that fits their cow girl & nature themes with tangle ponytail hair while Sour Sweet made her hair into two buns as she & Twilight wore the same Crystal Prep neon magenta cloth & purple pants with dark blue boots, while a worried Twilight was trying to get use to her getup while also having out her little tech pendant thing. “Then second will be speed skating.” As Cadance announced this next part, we see Lemon Zest & Sunny Flare in the same Crystal Prep outfits for this skating sport while Rarity & Pinkie Pie are seen wearing sparkly & colorful sports-wear & skates fitting their generous & laughter filled selves with helmets that have horse ears. “And finally on the last course, motocross.” As Cadance announced this final part, we see on a hill top, Sunset & Rainbow Dash on motocross diatribes while wearing their motocross outfits fitting their fiery sun & fast lightning style while Sugarcoat & Indigo Zap wore their Crystal Prep motocross outfits that even their bikes were the same Indigo Zap was revving her engine to psych off the others.

“Okay….we’re in agreement, Strikespell REALLY went a little overkill on this challenge.” Shorty stated off in thinking this was a little too much for teens to be doing this, especially the motocross thing.

“Will CHS have a chance?” Tailtech asked off in thinking this will be harder than it seems.

“Only one way to find out, we watch.” Shadow Dragon stated off in knowing that they can just watch & see how this goes.

“So if the competitors are ready…” Cadance issued off to say this while holding a blow horn in the air. “BEEEEEEEEHP!” Then without warning, she blew the blow horn that made Principal Cinch & Strikespell, even Bray nearby cover their ears from the noise.

And with that, the second round of the games began as Fluttershy & Sour Sweet took off from their starting point. Then a cautious Twilight stood near as did a determined Applejack to await their turn to go.

“Each of one competitor must hit a bullseye before their teammates can start the next leg of the relay.” As Cadance announced this, Sour Sweet was proudly leaping over haystacks while Fluttershy was slowly trying to gain a careful approach; then Sour Sweet ran to grab her archery bows, then headed for the rope over the muddy pit. She landed across on the other side while Fluttershy was about to catch up, but then Sour Sweet took out three arrows & shot them: they hit the left & right moving target above while one arrow hit the bullseye.

Soon loud cheers from Crystal Prep is heard as Sour Sweet smiled for her success in getting the first lead while looking back. Twilight & Applejack at their starting points were a bit gap surprised that someone hit the bullseye that easily. They look to another before Twilight was quickly moving as it was her time to pull her weight. Fluttershy was at her spot as she tried to pull an arrow on her bow, but it went off down to the ground like an oopsy mistake as she goes for another one to try. As this was going on, Sour Sweet look to see where her teammate was as Twilight saw the haystack & then got serious to jump over it…only for her left foot to get caught at the edge & fell straight across & on the ground.

“Ohhh….that’s gotta hurt!” Danny cringe when he, Megan’s group, Goldie’s group, along with Ben & Nyx watch these things from the audience seats.

“I guess Twilight isn’t much an athlete, huh?” Molly asked Ben nearby in seeing where Twilight’s strength really lies in.

“No…am I’m afraid of how this will affect the rest of the game if she can’t keep up.” Ben stated in fearing that Twilight may not be even able to help give Crystal Prep a chance to move on, which will lead to BIG trouble going all on the girl that will not be good to deal with.

“Grrr…..” We see Sour Sweet growling in gritting her teeth as if wanting Twilight to pick up the pace here. But then she gasped in wondering how the other one was doing. Fluttershy was getting her arrow ready as she nervous closed an eye to look away to fire…only to miss her lower target than Sour Sweet’s that stopped by inches. Twilight was quickly moving to the next part after grabbing her arrows as she swings across the rope to touch her edge feet to the stand across the pit…But yelped when she was now dangling from making it over as Sour Sweet watch her struggle.

“Grrrrnnnghh….” Sour Sweet was howling with her teeth shut to pull her eyes, how long is this girl gonna take to make it here & shot an arrow on the target?

Now Fluttershy was trying to aim again while holding her breath to look away here before firing another arrow…which soon hit the lower left & right moving bullseye mark.

The students of CHS cheered from seeing that as Sour Sweet looked shock to see that as Fluttershy opened an eye & stop holding her breath to smile; she got one. Fluttershy turn to Applejack in giving her the thumbs up as the cow girl smiled & was seen leaping over haystacks like a fast rabbit. Finally Twilight managed to get other spot as Sour Sweet smiled at seeing she made it, but frown in how long it took the tired genius. While on the other side, Applejack made it over the rope to join Fluttershy in grabbing her bow to use with her arrows. Two bullseye targets are left, the ones for each second team member to hit, the rotating bullseye targets. Applejack pulled her bow’s arrow back in gazing at the target as she let it fly as Fluttershy watched, the arrow hit the outer bullseye line, but not the center. Fluttershy was clapping in cheering her friend in having almost got it. Twilight was seen holding her bow & arrow as she focused as Sour Sweet had her arms cross to stare sourly at the smart girl’s performance. But as soon as Twilight’s arrow was shot, it missed the rotating target outside the bullseye ring.

“Grrrr…..” Sour Sweet growls in getting upset, as a worried Twilight sees she needs to try better for her school’s team.

“Fu…..” Applejack sees what is happening beside her as she took a deep breathing work. The rotating target was before her, she pulled back the bow & then… “Foo….” She exhaled her breathing & let her bow go to which the scene slows this down in where the arrow was flying until….AJ’s arrow soon hit the rotating bullseye.

“Ding!” Soon on the smiling Rarity & Pinkie Pie’s side, their bell rang to light up red as the CHS girls were off while Lemon Zest & Sunny Flare watch them be left in the dust. Rarity & Pinkie Pie were taking the short track in moving ahead while the crowds continue to cheer for this.

“And it looks like Canterlot is off to an early lead!” Cadance announced forth this news from the judging booth in where everyone was watching this. While Cadance, Luna & Celestia were enjoying this show, Principal Cinch & Jason cross their arms in looking a bit…annoyed by this, but Strikespell seem to watch this with a cold emotion of how things are…deploying. But Dr. G. Gar & Bray didn’t care as they smiled to watch how the games will perform.

Another arrow was shot off near Crystal Prep’s rotating target, only to miss from being too high above the left, then the second time was too low to the right. Twilight was seen shaking her knees as she seem really nervous in having a hard time hitting a moving target like this. But she tried to be focus & serious, fired her arrow &….it missed the bullseye just when it was at the perfect spot, only for the rotating thing to come back & snap that stuck arrow which could have stop it to be easy, but didn’t.

Sour Sweet was holding her anger in as seeing how hard it was for Twilight to hit a target, but gasped to look at seeing a happy Pinkie Pie & a styling Rarity skate on the short track without a care or worry.

“Well, that's just fantastic!” Sour Sweet sourly held up her arms to remark this off towards Twilight about what was going on now; they are behind.

Twilight heard Sour Sweet’s remark about her failing as she looked to the other team, Applejack & Fluttershy watch the smart girl having trouble.

“Oh my Applejack, I’m sure glad I don't go to Crystal Prep.” Fluttershy spoke off meekly to say in fiddling with her hair in feeling that if she went to such a school & was losing because of her fault, they would be mad at her like they are at Twilight.

“Ye said it Fluttershy, super competitive means bein’ super upset here.” Applejack responded off in agreement, Crystal Prep rises itself too high that they feel like failing is the worst thing for an achiever.

“Whee!” Then the two girls turn to see Pinkie Pie squealing for joy as she skated backwards while Rarity was happily moving with her, while a waiting Lemon Zest & Sunny Flare watch these two CHS students pass them to their annoyance, even after the pink girl spin on the crossing line. And pretty much, the score was 2 for Wondercolts & zero for Crystal Prep here.

“If CPA can't hit another bullseye pretty soon, then they'll be out of this race.” Cadance’s voice was speaking off the pressure of the games, as Twilight felt very worried in seeing she’s dragging everyone down.

Twilight tried to use another arrow…but dropped it, much to her concern while Sour Sweet shrugs off a more annoyed look at this. Twilight gets up with her arrow, but wiped her eyes with her right elbow as she was trying to focus on her arrow against the bow…but seen through her glasses; tears were ceiling up. The girl was feeling that she was no good, she was going to bring shame to Crystal Prep because she can’t hit a target, & if she doesn’t shape up…they’ll lose…& what would everyone think of her then. The others on the rake steps watch how much Twilight is struggling, even to look like she’ll cry.

“I gotta go out & cheer her up. When she feels like she’s failing someone on an important test or task, she feels like she disappointed everyone.” Ben said, concerned that he should go out there and help his love out.

“But the rules say that only the six competing students are allowed on the track course, we’re not in…which is hard to help I know.” Pinkamena points out a rule that the six competing students are allowed on the track course. If Ben goes out there, Canterlot High will be disqualified.

“Poor Twilight, she might be thinking that if she fails to even do this, then many rumors will spread about her being Azure Phoenix’s poor choice of a prize student. She’ll never let it down.” Nyx said, worried by what her sister is going through right now.

Within the judge booth, Strikespell was concern about this, if nothing is done, Crystal Prep may just lose its FIRST round because they never finished the other event rounds!

“Sir….should I do something to make this easier?” Jason leans near Strikespell in thinking he should sabotage Twilight’s target to give the girl a better chance to hit the darn moving thing.

“Ah-ah, let’s wait & see…perhaps something will push Twilight to hit the target.” Dr. G. Gar stood near the two gents to state this in having them listen to his reasoning….as both their eyes flash a darken aura to listen to the doctor.

“What makes you say so when she’s about to disgrace my father’s name?” Strikespell asked off in listening to what this man is saying, Twilight is about to disgrace the Crystal Prep that his family has had a major reputation for years, what hope is there that she can pull a win?

“A little…hunch!” Dr. G. Gar exclaimed with a sly smile in thinking that when push comes to shove, something is sure to happen.

Even Sunset & Rainbow Dash saw how much struggling Twilight is having, the poor girl can barely focus with so much pressure, but the other two near them showed a cross arm Indigo Zap looking upset & bored while Sugarcoat was watching this with a blank frown.

“You're really bad at this!” Sugarcoat held up her hand to issue this off about Twilight’s performance, much to Sunset & Rainbow’s annoyance; Twilight is struggling & her teammates aren’t even trying to comfort her when having such a hard time.

“Ugh! Dat tears it! Ah can't take any more o’ ‘dis!” Applejack stared off angrily what Sugarcoat said that made her feel like this has gone on far enough; as she gave her bow to Fluttershy before sternly moving up to…the other team’s spot. “Listen…Ya have ta stop aimin' at de target.” As Twilight was still in tears of her struggles, hearing Applejack’s voice as she saw the girl came with a smile to coach Twilight in what she outta be doing.

“Oh, well that makes perfect sense! Don't aim at the target you’re trying to hit! Thanks so much!” Course they hear Sour Sweet making a sweetly sarcastic statement to point at AJ in making it sound like they shouldn’t aim at the bullseye, what a way to help out.

“Ya have ta stop aimin' at where de target is, an' aim at where de target's gonna be at.” Applejack continued to pep talk Twilight kindly to wave an arm at the target to say she needs to know not where the target’s at, but where it’s gonna be at during the rotation.

“Yeah! Definitely take advice from the person who, oh, I don’t know…” Sour Sweet nods off to give a thumbs up to sweetly state these ideas before… “You're competing against!” She angrily & sourly exclaimed that taking advice from an enemy competitive is not how two opposing teams work. Course AJ could see the sour girl was not helping Twilight much even though there is no rule against another team helping another if they are having trouble.

“Do yew wanna hit the bullseye or not?” Applejack asked off to roll her eyes in wanting to see if Twilight wants to hit her target or not at all. Twilight took a moment to rub her tears away, before nodding quietly a ‘yes’ to wanting to hit the target & not be a failure or a disappointment to Crystal Prep for losing. “Then ye gotta trust me. First, take a deep breath.” AJ smiled off to say this in patting Twilight’s left shoulder before helping to guide the girl on the right track.

“Huuuuagh…hoooohhh….” Twilight takes a deep breath with eyes closed before healing to open the eyes to look calm.

“And let the arrow go...riiiiight....” Applejack was coaching Twilight i seeing the rotating bullseye, as the arrow was pulled back, AJ focus her eyes before… “Now!” AJ issued off to give Twilight he signal to let go.

Then Twilight unleashes her arrow as it goes flying as Crystal Prep’s students on the stair rake watch with anticipation in wondering if Twilight was gonna get the target now or miss. Even the Canterlot High students watch with wide eyes of what was gonna happen, even Megan, Goldie & Ben & Nyx’s group watch at the edge of their seats; heck, even the Strike Force & the Joes felt like this was gonna be close calling. Even from the judges’ booth as they watch, Principal Cinch, Jason & Dr. G. Gar watch in wondering if Twilight will make the hit, even Strikespell was focusing his eyes to see if this chance will turn or not. And then something was hit, as the rotating target was brought down…to a halt where Twilight’s arrow…hit her bullseye.

Then in a surprising event, Crystal Prep’s students are heard cheering that Twilight managed to save the Shadowbolts from losing. “Ding!” Even from a smiling Lemon Zest & Sunny Flare, they saw their green light flash up as they soon took to the short track to catch up to Pinkie Pie & Rarity who had a leads up.

“Phew….that was close!” Then Phobos poked out of Nyx’s bag to say this…which made Goldie’s group & Megan’s group surprised….did that dog version of Phobos from Equestria…talk?

“Yeah! That's my girl!” Then popping out near Twilight’s spot, Spike was congratulating the girl as she bend down to hug her dog. But seeing a talking dog freaked Sour Sweet so much to back away slowly in not knowing what was happening, while AJ smiled in seeing that she did good in honestly helping a friend out. After Twilight stood up, she & Applejack looked to another with happy, smiling faces, the cow girl was gonna give a high-five, she got a hug from Twilight instead.

“Thank you, Applejack. I'd never doubted you. It's just...so hard & painful to live without any of you... I nearly had forgotten the feeling…” Twilight apologized to her friend for helping her out, she felt as if she had forgotten herself there for a moment.

“Twilight... Why was it ye didn’t remember us? We were great friends before. But it was like…ye ignore & forgotten us…” Applejack was asking this in feeling awkward to ask the question right out of the bloom, but she needs an honest answer from the girl.

“I didn't mean to, I was forced.” Twilight spoke off to say this before sighing here. “I’d never wanted to face with my own friends, especially the ones who helped make me feel…happy here.” She felt bad doing this, competing against her old friends, it just felt…wrong after she felt so happy at CHS.

“Ah understand, someone’s been playing’ ye like a fiddle, can’t stand it when yer own teammates can’t help one o’ their own when in a pickle.” Applejack nods off in seeing what Twilight has got is some folks that are just making her move as they want her to do, it’s even terrible when one’s own teammates turn away another.

“Well, at least I’m glad you were honest to help me out.” Twilight stated this off to keep her hugging of Applejack for helping her out.

“Well ye see now of wha Ah meant? Ah was tellin' ya de truth & nothin’ but de truth.” Applejack smiled off proudly & honestly about never deceiving her friend even though they are on separate teams; a real friend helps a friend out. Suddenly, AJ’s body was magically glowing at this time, her pony ears appeared & then her tail stretched out from her hair as Twilight stared off shock to see this while AJ saw her transformation.

“Yes….magic.” Dr. G. Gar whispered off in seeing this…as he held his bell as it pulse off to send…a signal to something…something that was out close to that magic source.

But then suddenly, Twilight’s pendent compact device was acting up to float & tried to go up towards AJ’s spot as she tried to grab it & pull it back, but…. “Trusvhmmm…” It opened up to reveal the orb of energy over the amulet as it was suddenly starting to take absorb a surprised Applejack’s orange magic aura.

“Eh...what...are…ye…doin’?!” Applejack yelps off to try to fight against something that was taking her magic as Twilight was trying to pull the pendent of hers away while Spike ducks from what was happening…

“I don't know!” Twilight exclaimed off with tears in her eyes, whatever was happening, it was hurting her friend that the orange energy was being absorbed.

“Whososovhmmm…./Clumpvhmmm…” Soon the last bit of AJ’s orange aura of magic was zapped from her, as Twilight snap shut her compact device. But then Twilight tripped over Spike when not looking as the pendent was knocked across to the field. “Trusvhmm…” Then it was opened, as the larger orb from above the amulet was revealed before… “Kapowwfruvhmmm….” Without warning, a strange sonic impulse wave was shot out, & right before Twilight…was a rift hole as well as one behind her, as the first one was growing out….a plant tentacle.

“Oh no!” Twilight yelps in seeing this, this…can’t be good.

Right now, the compassion was still heating up with Rarity & Pinkie Pie still in the lead with Lemon Zest & Sunny Flare moving off.

“Canterlot only has two laps to go!” As Cadance announces this, the Wondercolt’s are at 5 while Shadowbolts are at 3 in the score board. “But it looks like Crystal Prep is making up for lost time now!” As Cadance stated that, those on the same track showed that the Shadowbolts scored a 4 on the board to make it up to the other team.

Rarity & Pinkie Pie were trying to quickly be in the lead as the others were catching up. Skip that, Lemon Zest & Sunny Flare passed the two, much to Rarity’s frowning face. Soon the score was tied of five points for the two teams. Soon the Shadowbolt fans from Crystal Prep are seen cheering out loud that their team was winning it now while the CHS Wondercolt fans looked worried & concern if their team would make it now. But as Sunny Flare & Lemon Zest were moving on the short track, the latter girl knock against Twilight’s pendent device to move near another stand, which Twilight seemed worried for & ran off to get it. At the same motion, the Shadowbolt’s short track skaters went through the checker flag spot which change their score tie with the Wondercolts from 6…to 7 now. Lemon Zest smiled in seeing they are making time as Rarity & Pinkie Pie continued to push themselves to move it.

“Truspvhmm….” Then at the moment, the tech pendent let off a spark from the energize orb off the side that made another rift appear. Twilight came to grab her device, but then a large monstrous plant vine rooted upwards, cutting the girl off while looking shock, before ducking at the time.

“Ding!” Soon the score board showed that the Wondercolts made it to 7 points on their side of the short track.

“Come on Pinkie Pie!” Rarity issued this out to her friend that they need to speed it up. Then Pinkie Pie reach Rarity’s leg she held up, then zip off in a flash to bypass a stump surprise Sunny Flare & Lemon Zest while crossing the checker flag line. Soon the score board changed to Wonderbolts 8 as the fans for CHS cheered in seeing their team scored.

“What a finish everyone!” Cadance exclaimed off in seeing what just happened as Pinkie Pie smiled in the lead, while a gloomy Sunny Flare & Lemon Zest came in second while Rarity waved to the CHS crowd while Crystal Prep watch in being stump. Phobos Finish was seen taking a picture of what happened to keep that victory in check for another yearbook photo. But now the score showed Wonderbolts & Shadowbolts had pass 8 times, but the ones that came in first were Canterlot.

Now engine sounds are heard as Sunset & Rainbow Dash were getting ready along with the other two Shadowbolt team members on their motor bikes. Then all motocross racers revved off the same time to hit the dirt track & go over a dirt hill at fast speed. They were all driving on the dirt track, everyone focus & not wanting to fall behind.

Meanwhile, Twilight was seen trying to reach her tech pendent that was open, but yelp to fall as…. “Aah!” Twilight screamed to struggle to claw the ground to keep herself from getting pulled into a rift with a monstrous plant with…a genius fly trap mouth!

“Awesome!” Rainbow Dash was seen leaping over a pond to about land on the ram going down. But she never saw a magic rift opening beneath the front where a plant’s tentacle was coming out.

CHS’s students cheered & in a surprise, even Crystal Prep cheered in finding this event very exciting. Rainbow Dash rove off the next edge of the ramp, followed by Sugarcoat while none saw a portal rift opening from the back of the ramp, even after Sunset & Indigo Zap made it over theirs next as they all drove down the dirt hill.

“Greeeeaaahhhh!” But then within the track’s course, a rift portal appeared in which something stuck out of it…the monstrous tentacle plant that was a part of the Everfree Forest that roars.

“Woah!” Rainbow Dash lightly gasped in seeing this before she slide the right side to avoid making contact with the creature to look back in shock; where’d that come from.

Even from the judge’s booth, Luna, Celestia & Cadance were gasping with open mouths, Principal Cinch, Jason & Striekspell showed widen eyes of bizarre motion in seeing this while Dr. G. Gar & Bray remain elusive while looking somewhat shock at this.

“Wow, neat trick with the killer plants popping out!” Bray smiled off to giggle off crazy in finding this to be surprisingly interesting.

“This was not a part of what I requested to be built, what is going on?” Strikespell sternly stated to look at Jason that when he had this stuff to be built by Canterlot’s guidance, he was not aware of this issue.

“Should I send in the Strike Force & G.I. Joe to contain the problem, sir?” Jason asked off if they need to contain the problem before it spreads too far.

“Do it!” Strikespell issued off with a frown as Jason was making the call to have this problem be dealt with.

Right now, Sunset was driving her ride to rev it up as she was gonna make a pass by Sugarcoat who was distracted by another Everfree Forest plant creature coming out of a rift in the air to which even Sunset noticed. Soon the plant monster ran through to catch Sugarcoat’s bike as Sunset skid across the field under the plant’s vine.

The crowd’s gasped in horror of what just happened on the track. Even those sitting on the side went wide eye in surprise in seeing what was happening that was a little…surprising to see.

“Something tells me this isn’t part of the usual games!” Jack Zen exclaimed to say that this was not a part of the second round of the games, this was for real.

“It must be some unknown magic! But how…the portal was taken, wasn’t it?” Megan pondered off in how there were magic portals appearing to cause this.

“Something tells me that this is trouble that we gotta think about later, we gotta do something before we become plant food!” Pinkamena cuts in to say this in seeing they need to act or else they will be plant food for these monsters.

Soon the group leaves to see what they can do to settle down this plant infestation. Right now, Indigo Zap went wide eye in seeing this as she went up the monstrous plant monster’s back & rode off the head of the mouth eating Sugarcoat’s bike as she held onto the front tire. And soon Indigo Zap leaped so far ahead to catch up to Rainbow Dash, much to her surprise. But then Rainbow Dash looked back to where a large rift portal had a giant plant as it was eating Sugarcoat’s ride with her hanging, but Sunset was down beneath the beast.

“Ah man, hang on!” Rainbow Dash got serious as she turn her bike around, rev it up before going back towards the danger.

As Sunset rubbed her aching head, a tire fell near her to look up to gasp.

“GREAAEERRRUGHHH!” The Everfree Forest plant creature roared off to finally bite off the bike, while Sugarcoat dropped from where she was to bump down the vine like a bumpy slide. She stood up to lightly gasp in how close that was for her, but yelped when someone race pass her, it was Rainbow Dash. The plant monster was about to attack Sunset…but a hand was brought out from Rainbow in swooping her friend out before the plant’s mouth plowed into the dirt in missing its prey.

“Dash, I don’t believe it, you saved me!” Sunset looked to her friend to smile for relief joy that her friend saved her as Rainbow smiled back.

“Hey now, I wasn't about to let my friend become plant food, now was I?” Rainbow Dash issued this off with a sly smile, as Sunset stared puzzle that her friend was glowing blue, but smiled in seeing what this might mean. Soon Rainbow Dash stops her bike & takes off her helmet, as she floated upwards where her pony ears & tail appeared out along with her wings to make a colorful rainbow.

Principal Cinch saw this shocking feat along with Jason & Strikespell but in different expressions before becoming firm to look at someone for answers…Celestia who shrug off about this little…unexpected feat.

“Ugh, guys….you are not gonna believe this.” Ripcord stated off in seeing what was happening here.

“What, the giant plants? Usually we seen weirder stuff from Cobra’s mad science gone AWOL!” Duke commented this as he & the Joes were blasting some monstrous plants to be taken down & kept away from the crowds.

“No, I know we heard Shadow Dragon’s group got freaky mutant powers….but do teenage high school girls glow all sparkling & grow wings?” Ripcord shook his head in quoting something a little more surprising.

“Its official, being attacked by unknown plants has flipped Ripcord’s brain!” Tunnel Rat rolled his eyes to say this while throwing bombs in a plant’s mouth which blew up.

“Ugh, Tunnel, you may wanna see this!” Roadblock pointed ahead of something for him & the others to stare at what happened with Rainbow Dash.

“Woah….okay, this…I don’t believe!” Tunnel Rat replied off stump shock, a glowing teenage girl, now….this seem like a crazy fairy tale.

“Come on Sunset, we can still win this!” Rainbow Dash issued this off to the girl in knowing they can win this event despite the plants attacking.

Even a determine face, Sunset revs the borrowed motocross bike while Rainbow Dash used her wings to soar across the field.

Right now, Twilight was seen trying to get a plant off her foot as another planet tentacle was appearing from behind…if Spike had not intervene. Twilight tried to get herself free from the plant, but then yelped from when a katana blade was pointing…against her neck, & stared slowly backwards nervously to see…a man dress in a white ninja getup wielding two katana blades. This man was someone to be feared that made Twilight gasp while trying to get free of her plant captor in having recall old military records of…a white ninja.

“Hugh…Storm Shadow?! What are you doing here…and…with a sword to my neck?!” Twilight gasped to nervously ask this in not liking this development.

“In short; stopping you!” Storm Shadow issued off in what he is doing.

“Me….are you….working for Cobra again?” Twilight yelps in fearing this man has join back up with G.I. Joe’s enemy when he turn over a new leaf.

“You don’t understand of what is happening! You're bound to destroy the balance of light & darkness!” Storm Shadow explains. “Should they clashed, the world will come to an end! For such means…you must be stopped!”

Then Storm Shadow unsheathed his second katana & was seen bringing it down as Twilight silent cringed in expecting the end….but a metal clamp sound was heard while Storm Shadow was pushed back. The white ninja looked forward, only to gasp in shock in seeing the one who stopped him was…Snake Eyes! The black clad ninja sliced Twilight’s leg free of the plant as he slowly approached the white ninja to wiggle a finger to say…non-no, to him.

“You should not have come Snake Eyes, you do not know what you are doing!” Storm Shadow issued off to say this in crossing his swords in knowing, he’ll have to get pass the black ninja to get to Twilight.

Soon both Storm Shadow & Snake Eyes were seen clashing with their katanas, both leaping across the pillars of the rake steps, & some of them throwing ninja stars. Their fight was soon catching the eyes of a few Joes nearby to notice….a black & white ninja fighting it out.

“What the heck is going on over there?! Is that supposed to be…Storm Shadow?” Tunnel Rat asked off in seeing that someone they know, is suddenly sneezing very active.

“And what’s Snake Eyes doing here?” Roadblock stated off in using a blaster to blast off a plant head while seeing who else came to the party.

“Anybody else think it’s strange that a white ninja looked ready to almost do something bad to that teen girl caught by the plants?” Ripcord pointed off in seeing that it look like Storm Shadow was targeting Twilight, what is with that?

“We heard from Snake Eyes that Storm Shadow stopped killing innocents, why he’s after some high schooler is beyond me, but first things first….taking care of these overgrown weeds!” Duke exclaimed to say this in thinking that they will have to ask questions, after dealing with a little ‘gardening’ work they have here.

“What about Sensai?” Jinx asked if Snake Eyes will be alright.

“This is Snake Eyes, he’ll be alright; we’ll back him up after we take care of this situation first!” Scarlet issued off to say this in knowing what best keep doing.

As the Joes continued to use any method to fight off the attacking plants, Twilight was about to reach for the tech pendent until another portal rift appeared, this time something made loud stomps to appear before her in a towering manner. A large body of a bear, but the head matching a tiger, this creature let off a low growl in staring at Twilight.

“Oh…hello….you seem to be a creature with the body & strength of a bear while having the head of a ferocious tiger…a Kalidah.” Twilight nervously spoke off in seeing a creature of legends & fairy tales…was now standing before her.

The known Kalidah was seen roaring in about to attack Twilight that was like a dear in the headlights until….

“Twilight!” Then someone landed on the Kalidah’s back from above, as it was Ben who was riding on the creature’s back in wrestling with it.

“Ben?” Twilight responded off shock that Ben was here to rescue her…but that stuck is crazy.

“Hang on, I’ll save you!” Ben yelled out in stating this as the Kalidah was seen bashing against some haystacks in trying to get Ben off him.

“Better question, who’s gonna save him from that thing?” Jack Zen was heard calling out as Twilight looked up seeing him, Goldie & Pinkamena.

“Everybody onto the Kalidah!” Pinkamena issued off in seeing what they gotta do here.

“Sis, are you sure about this…IIISSS!” Then Goldie was about to protest, until his sister made them all jump off the rake they were on.

Now Goldie’s group managed to land o the Kalidah as they were wrestling parts of its body while hanging on for dear life along with Ben. Twilight could only watch in seeing folks could be hurt unless she does something & get what’s causing the portal rifts to appear.

Soon we see a cautiously worried Indigo Zap riding across the track after overcoming some seriously scary stuff, but remained focus to leap over another ramp. But then the girl yelped as another plant monster dug its mouth out of the ground which she was coming towards to crash into.

“Grugrugaaurghh….” Then the snarling Everfree Forest plant creature rose its head to the scared girl that looked up to it. Rainbow Dash was flying before seeing a competitor in danger & was about to attack when the plant beast noticed Rainbow Dash before it. “GRUUARRUGHHH!” Rainbow Dash flies in the air as the plant monster tried to take a bite out of her.

Sunset was still driving her motocross bike as she leaps over another ramp to make it safely as the crowds are seen cheering. As Sunset was passing by, Indigo Zap saw her go by, was starting her bike up to get out of the ditch to catch up. Rainbow Dash saw what was happening now, Sunset & Indigo Zap were racing on the other parts of the long track while not seeing a plant monster coming after them.

“Powfruvhmmm…Packfruvhmm…” Then in a shocking surprise, Rainbow Dash flew in to tackle the plant monster to keep it away from eating any people while smacking it into the ground. As the dust was clearing, Rainbow Dash stood on top of the beaten monster with a foot on its head in besting it.

“That’s my Rainbow Dash.” Aqua smiled off to say this in seeing her best athlete take down that thing.

“Less commenting, more taking out the problem.” Shadow Dragon issued off to say this in seeing they still have to take care of a wild plant calamity.

“If we can find the source of where they are coming from, cut it off, then…” Shorty stated in thinking about what they should do to help stop this much, but…

“But where is it?” Tailtech asked off in not knowing where these plants are coming from that helps them appear.

“Just keep fighting!” Terrorcreep exclaimed to say this in knowing that their hands are tied up enough as it is.

Now we see Sunset & Indigo Zap were racing across, the CHS girl smiled while the Crystal Prep girl stared in annoyance. This was gonna be a close calling until…..finally across the red finish line was none other than Sunset Shimmer.

“Canterlot wins the second round!” Cadance announced forth winner of the second round of the games.

The Wondercolts fans are hard cheering with excited school spirit, for the first time…EVER, their school had won one of the Friendship Games. But as for Crystal Prep’s students, they stared out in disbelief shock, boredom, &with frown faces to see that…the final six of their school, lost. But as some were cheering, Principal Cinch & Jason stood up in somewhat fury over the results as Strikespell narrow his cold eyes at a worried Cadance in seeing the ‘results’ of such winners.

“This is an outrage, sir….this event should be canceled because of those….those plant things! This was not a part of the course! It shouldn’t count!” Jason protest this towards Strikespell that this act was not according towhead was made out, this unexplained event must be canceled because of an unknown interference.

“Now, now….did not both teams still continue to play out despite the….unannounced cause….to simply say the win doesn’t count would be…unwise to the CHS to build a rebellion that Crystal Prep was controlling the games, wouldn’t you agree?” Dr. G. Gar spoke forth in trying to calm the two gents to see reason that they shouldn’t do something to cause the students of CHS to think they were being…unfair & suddenly, a dark aura clouded both Strikespell’s & Jason’s eyes before they seem to be in agreement.

“He’s right…Dean Cadance, while I will allow this moment, make an announcement to gather the students for a delay moment of planning for the final part of the games.” Strikespell issued off in ordering that the students be moved out of the situation of this danger while planning to announce a small delay moment for the last part of the games.

Cadance felt a bit unsure if that was a good course to do under such circumstances, but….after seeing what happened, this maybe the best course. “Attention, students, please proceed to the gym for further instructions.” Cadance issued off this announcement of what the other students must do here after what happened that has some…shaken up.

Meanwhile, Spike was chewing on a plant’s tentacle, Ben was wrestling against a Kalidah like a wild bull with Jack Zen & Goldie & Pinkamena trying to tame the wild beast. Then at a moment’s notice, Twilight leaps forth to grab the open tech pendent, struggling before finally closing it. Then without warning, Spike yelped from when the plant tentacle was glowing & vanishing. All of the other Everfree Forest plant monsters were vanishing while the portals closed. Even the Kalidah that Ben’s group was holding before its body vanished completely. But while everything was back to normal, Twilight looked at the device she made with worry, what almost happened was way too dangerous & unexpected that it almost endanger someone….especially Ben who tried to save her.

Right now, other settlements were going on, the Joes approached Snake Eyes who managed to pin Storm Shadow on the ground with a katana close to his neck; any sudden moves & the black ninja may just strike without mercy.

“Storm Shadow...Why? Are you helping Cobra Commander?” Duke asked off in why the white ninja was doing this.

“You've got what you wanted, right. But why try to kill a teenager that done nothing wrong?” Roadblock asked off in why this white ninja was trying to attack Twilight.

“A client of mine told me that she was about to unleash a great evil upon this world. He told me that I must end her or destroy her amulet before she could unleash that which may destroy the world. I was trying prevent it.” Storm Shadow issued off in stating his claim with a scoff attitude in what he was trying to do here.

“So, who the heck is your client?” Flint raised an eyebrow who hired Storm Shadow to carry out the duty.

“He did not say. Only his warning of the dark storm that I must prevent. You have stopped me, thus the end is coming…” Storm Shadow stated off to say this of not knowing who the silent was, but heard that he must stop what was to come…but it will be too late.

“I don’t buy it. This smells rotten.” Tunnel Rat stated off in not buying this stinky & fishy story.

“Coming from you Tunnel Rat, that’s something!” Ripcord exclaimed to say if something stinks that Tunnel Rat doesn’t like…it must be terrible.

“Do you think he’s telling the truth or is he lying?” Lady Jaye asked off if the white ninja here is for real.

At that moment, Snake Eyes gave some hand signals to his friends i which only few could understand.

“Snake Eyes says that his breathing was normal, he’s not lying about what he said.” Scarlett stated off to state what Snake Eyes told them in what method the black ninja used to know the truth.

“And Snake-Eyes's right. If he was still working for Cobra Commander, why would he reveal such things?” Jinx nods off to say this that Storm Shadow is a ninja that would take such secrets to his grave, not reveal them.

“Well until we know for sure, put him under lock & key….the last thing we need is another attempt at an innocent girl’s life.” Duke issued off the order to keep Storm Shadow under arrest for the time being until they can figure something out.

The Joes nod in agreement, as some managed to tie up Storm Shadow’s arms & take away any hidden ninja weapons as Snake Eyes was taking him with the rest to place the white ninja out of harm’s way for anyone.

Changing back to what else is occurring five minutes afterwards, we soon see the students were all going to the gym from Cadance’s announcement. And at the spot on the dirt track, we see Sunset parked her motocross bike while Pinkie Pie & Rarity came near the girl in smiling that she was safe.

“Alright, is everybody here all right?” Applejack asked off when she & Fluttershy ran over to see if everyone was okay.

“Oh….Better than all right! We won!” Rainbow Dash land don the ground with her Pony Hybrid form still up looking eagerly to pump her arms up that they have won the round of the Friendship Games. Rarity & AJ smiled with Dash in feeling that for the first time ever, they won one part of the games, now they are tied against Crystal Prep.

“Yeah, we won alright, but somebody could've been seriously hurt during all of that.” Sunset stated this off to remove her helmet while being concern of the dangers that they were so close to encountering. “This is worse than I thought, the magic is going haywire & I have no idea how to fix it!” She issued off in feeling that things are totally out of control to which even the rest of the Rainbooms felt like Sunset was upset /& worried.

“She’s right….that Kalidah really packed a lot of heavyweight!” Appearing as Goldie who held his shoulder as he, an aching Jack Zen & Pinkamena along with an aching Ben arrived on the scene after what they had to face.

“Ben, are you alright?” Nyx asked off insignia that Ben & Goldie’s group looks worse for wear.

“I’m good, nothing wrong here….” Ben spoke off in trying to not be seen like he’s that badly hurt.

“He saved Twilight’s life when something almost attacked her.” Megan spoke out as she & her siblings arrived in stating what happened. “Sunset maybe right, unless this magic is tame, if it gets anymore wild, it may endanger this world.” She stated how this could become a problem unless they can somehow fix it.

“Um, excuse me…everyone.” Then someone’s voice interrupts that made everyone, even a stress out Sunset look to see it was…Twilight Sparkle of Crystal Prep along with Spike. “I didn't mean for any of this to happen to anyone at all. I just only wanted to learn about the strange energy coming from your school.” She issued off in stating this about whitish was doing as she held her tech pendent that caused a lot of trouble. “When I was assign here, I was asked to figure out the mystery that went on here, about another me, even what caused the military to act. But I didn't know that the unknown energy I was trying to figure out was magic or...how it works.” She was apologizing for never having understood this about the strange unknown energy was really magic, she never expected it to come to that.

“That's okay Twilight. Neither do we at times.” Rainbow Dash smiled off to approach Twilight to say it’s cool, no big deal.

“Uh, why’s her pendent glowing?” Danny asked off in noticing that Twilight’s strange pendent was reacting as Rainbow Dash was near her.

“Oh, no! Oh, no no no! Not again!” Twilight yelped off to hold the thing that was acting more alive as it sense Rainbow Dash to make her blue aura magic glow.

Hidden from the other’s view as they saw something going on with Twilight’s tech, Dr. G. Gar watched this with a hidden sly smile while holding his bell that showed the violet, fiery red, pink, yellow, & newly orange glows of what has been done as Twilight’s device does it’s next work.

“Yes, again…” Dr. G. Gar smiled off in where his bell ornament sent off a hidden wave link to trigger…Twilight’s device.

“Uuuaaaughhh-Nrrruaghh….” Rainbow Dash struggles to moan as the compact opens to allow the blue aura of the girl’s magic energy to flow into the orb. Sunset, the Rainbooms, Goldie’s group, Megan’s group, even Ben & Nyx stared in shock of what was happening; Twilight’s pendent was taking the magic. Sunset began to move out, Megan would have gone too, but Molly kept her back.

“Wait….if that thing senses magic, it might absorb the Rainbow of Light!” Molly stated in fearing of what else might be taken, the gang were helpless to see this go on without getting close.

Sunset approach Rainbow Dash who was on the ground, as Twilight tried to close her compact device that was growing so large with the blue magic to almost not fit.

“I’m sorry! This device just started absorbing energy on its own! But I'm not sure how it even became active to not stop!” Twilight apologized to say as she tried to shut the pendent, but was beginning to worry as the thing completely absorbed all of Rainbow’s magic.

“What do you mean that you don't know how it all happened?!” Sunset got up to glare & point an index finger at this Twilight for saying this while never noticing the nervous girl trying to close the even more sparkling orb as they both tried to shut this thing.

“Thruspvhmm….Trizizivhmm….” Then a sudden bolt of spark reached into the skies, as an even larger, grander portal rift tear through to show what was a starry night sky with a quarter moon out. Everyone was seeing this to look shock, a large hole was above them that look ready to swallow them whole.

“HOLY! We may have just tear a hole in the space-time contemn to see another world! And yes, that sounds like I got it from a science film, but it counts when it’s true!” Pinkamena exclaimed off in shock in seeing this, this was so freaky to believe what they are seeing.

At this time, Principal Cinch & Jason were walking around the spot, before their eyes caught something that…even made the most serious of stern face people gasp. Jason signal for Principal Cinch to lean against the wall as they watch to see what was going on.

“It seem that my device also causes these corresponding rifts to appear! I don't know how that works either, it never did that earlier before.” Twilight explained this off today as she was trying to shut the pendent shut while the others help Dash up, but Sunset look almost ready to blow from listening to someone that doesn’t know what she’s doing.

“Then tell me! Is there anything you do know?!” Sunset waved off her arms in rhetorically asking this question to the worrying girl. “Like how to get our magic back you took?! Or how to fix the portal you created to Equestria?!” She pointed out in how this Human Twilight could fix things to get back what was taken & fix the portal she also took that leads to another world.

“Equestria?” Twilight raised an eyebrow in having heard this statement of what Sunset said. That sounded like something she heard from reports that Azure’s group stated about; Equestria is…another world outside their own.

“Let me ask you something. You're supposed to be so smart, but did you ever think that you shouldn't be messing around with things you don't simply understand?!” Sunset pointed at the brain in stating about Twilight’s smart mind, before pointing it to Twilight who yelped as the tough girl helped finally closed the device.

“Trushvmmm…Grusfruvhmmm…” Then at that moment, the portal above soon vanished completely, the device was linked to creating the portal rifts.

“But I…I I wanna understand! I really do!” Twilight stated off with worried concern about wanting to understand this so she can know better.

“But you don't! You don’t understand!” Sunset snaps off that made the girl feel frighten by such angry tones. “And the worst of it all that you done, you put the lives of my friends in danger!” Sunset was pushing the buttons extra thin to point & make her feel worried about how close Twilight here endangered the friends she has because of her mistake in not understanding; Sunset clutch her left fist to potent the others that Twilight nearly did what couldn’t be undone.

“I’m sorry.” Twilight responded in feeling like her voice was breaking up & tears building in having taken such harsh lectures from someone…that was her friend telling her what she did was so wrong. “I didn't mean to….for any of this to…” Twilight began to sober up a bit, clutch her hands to her face in feeling…so much horrible things she did, before letting her tears drop to leave the scene.

“Hey Twilight, wait!” Spike called out in nesting Twilight leave as he ran after her while leaving an upset Sunset Shimmer &…devastated friends behind.

Sunset felt so infuriated from what went on until…a worried Rainbow Dash rested her hand on the girl’s shoulder…causing Sunset to widen in second thoughts later of…what she actually had done. She slapped her forehead in feeling so stupid, Rainbow tried to ease her suffering…

“Really, Sunset? Really? What the heck was that about?!” Ben walked up to ask Sunset this question in looking upset that the girl was so hard on Twilight when all the stuff that happened was not really all her fault.

“I…” Sunset looks down in not being capable of answering that. “I’m sorry. I was angry & upset. Our friends were in danger & I…was afraid to lose them…after finally having them when I never understood friendship.” She held her arm in feeling like the fear of losing those you care for was too heavy for Sunset to not lose.

“We know that….but still, you might have wanted to know about her tough situation too.” Nyx stated off as she pets Phobos from her bag as he looked down sadly about how Twilight is gonna have problems now.

“Twilight was in another trouble already with Strikespell, Jason & Cinch breathing down her neck, making her pretend that she doesn't know us & already competing against us! She didn't need to be yell at by her friends!” Ben stated off to say this that Twilight was having enough problems in what others were pressuring the girl to do that she could not even tell. “Have you forgotten how your friends once accused you of posting up embarrassing stuff about them last Christmas when it was the Crusaders doing it & when they yelled at you?” Ben brought up something that happened in the past which many of the students felt Sunset was the cause, but the Crusaders were just upset that their sisters & idols were so busy being with Sunset that they felt left out.

“In our defense, we were upset during 'dat time an’…” Applejack was stating off to say this before passing now in seeing the looks from everyone. “Yeah, we done git 'de idea.” She lightly nods in getting the picture here.

“I’m sorry…with all the stress of what’s happening…I lost myself…even may have hurt a friend that really needed help, I’ll understand if you never forgive me Ben,” Sunset spoke off to apologize again for what her actions did & felt like even Ben would never forgive her for hurting Twilight’s feelings; but then she yelped when the guy grabbed her shoulder in where she expected a hit, but…

“Sunset, it’s not me that needs to forgive you, nor you forgiving me for being harsh on you, but it’s Twilight that needs us. You can apologize to her when we find her, okay…” Ben spoke off with not harsh or angry words to his friend, but words about what the girl should do to feel better to be forgiven; by making things right with Twilight.

“Sniff…yeah, okay.” Sunset sniffed a bit in feeling a little more better now. “You really been getting lessons from Flash in how to help out, you sure you didn’t use something he did?” Sunset quoted off in thinking that Ben sure learn how to say some right stuff & wondered if Flash, her boyfriend, gave him some helpful hints.

“Now why would I go & lie about a thing like that?” Ben stated off to say this in using Flash Sentry’s liners to make the girl smile. “But come on, let’s go….I think we can find her in the school.” He stated in thinking that maybe they can find Twilight in the school building if everyone was called to come in.

“I hope so…” Sunset looked back down in feeling gloomy again, still feeling bad about, well…everything.

However, while everyone was briefing over what occurred, those hidden seem to have…other means. Principal Cinch & Jason smiled in discovering something of…an open base to cover for Crystal Prep.

“Guth-Hum…” Then Luna’s clearing voce was heard that made Jason & Principal Cinch turn around to see a stern Luna, while Cadance & Celestia were shown with concerns over the…little plant event.

“Tell me, you can't possibly call that little action a fair race.” Principal Cinch waved her and out towards what happened during the race that seem…unfair & uncalled for in anyone to expect & handle.

“I agree with it, Strikespell may have gone easy on you because of Dr. G. Gar’s advice, but I’m not pleased about it!” Jason protest in having seen this, this race was fixed & that means CHS caused an unfair advantage against the elite students of Crystal Prep.

“Principal Cinch, Jason, you both should know that we all saw what happened. You can't think CHS had some kind of advantage.” Celestia spoke off in speaking terms of reason about what happened was their fault, she held out her left hand in stating that CHS didn’t have an advantage against the attacking plants; everyone was struggling to overcome it their own way.

“Can't I now?” Principal Cinch objects the case about stating of CHS having some advantage within the race. “Even without your little trained attack plants that appeared & were subdued enough by the Joes & Strike Force, your students have wings!” Principal Cinch literally exclaimed the ‘attack plants’ issue while waving her hands the other direction about students that had wings.

“And they were by NO MEANS Mutant Powers, every school in the country here is researched for any youngsters that blossom mutant powers are kept in check by the Imperial Phoenix Army. This school HAS no record of having to handle with mutated students….other than three football player boys…BUT THAT’S IT!” Jason was making a very loud & remarking comment that whatever they saw was no means of mutant powers, they know that three students, Boris the Gunman, followed by his stooge boys; Dum Dum & Boxco, are the only mutants in CHS & they were told to be kept OUT of the games for level plain-field reasons.

“Well, the race certainly had some...extenuating circumstances.” Celestia seem a little on a lost in now to address these terms in which to say in the best means possible to settle this debate. “Perhaps we should just announce in the gym the end the games now & simply declare a tie.” Celestia spoke off to think this through in what would be the safer course they can do to end things now before any more stuff gets out of hand.

“A tie? A TIE! There is no Winners or Losers in a TIE!” Jason snapped off to scythes that having a tie between Canterlot High & Crystal Prep was….unthinkable.

“Really Celestia, a tie? Was this your strategy all along? To force us into accepting you as equals to us? I think not.” Principal Cinch protest off in pointing in accusing what Celestia was saying, to point off this matter to a worried Celestia, just as the Raibnooms & their friends arrive to see a strict principal chewing out the nicer principal. “The games will continue as pre-determine & Crystal Prep will prevail in the end, despite your antics & whatever performance-enhancing regimen your students are on.” Principal Cinch was being strictly forceful in stating the games will proceed & that by the end, Crystal Prep will win against whatever odds that Canterlot High is using to win.

“This may not be in the rulebook, but don’t think this means we’re submitting to you yet!” Jason strictly stated this off in telling this like it was; elite students vs. magic students, there may not be a rule against those that have such superior powers, but that won’t mean they will lose.

With stern faces from Principal Cinch & Jason, they turn to leave the area…as the Rainbooms & their friends see such strict & rude people head off from here.

“Mom, I’m so sorry you had to be chewed up for this.” Ben apologized to his mother for having such a hard time.

“And I’m sorry too, I couldn't stop all this from happening.” Sunset held her hands to approach & wave her arms out in being so sorry this all happened & now Celestia got an earful of that because she couldn’t do much.

“I’m fine Ben, you needn’t worry. And I know, it's not your fault, Sunset.” Celestia shook her head in stating these facts to calm both her son & Sunset for feeling partly to blame in what happened.

“Isn't it though?” Sunset looked to Celestia in feeling like all this…is her fault. “I should know how to control the magic I brought here from Equestria. But instead, I don’t.” She looked down in sorrow in feeling she can’t even figure things out about the magic she brought here. “I let everyone down when they had hopes for me.” She felt very low that she couldn’t help when others felt most dependent on her. “And now Principal Cinch & Jason thinks we're cheating, they might even convince Strikespell that we did.” Sunset glared off in where two mean people went with clutch hands before opening them up, stating those mentioned names will think CHS cheated to win the games.

“It doesn't matter what Principal Cinch & Jason both thinks. Or if Strikespell even thinks they are right.” Celestia stated this off to place a hand to ease a worried Sunset that feels responsible for everything, it was not this child’s fault & she knows it.

“But it does matter.” Sunset steps away in feeling concern over this, as everyone listens to hear her out in what’s troubling her. “The students here at CHS don't just wanna win the games for the first time. They wanna beat Crystal Prep & break the Phoenix Family’s unbroken winning streak.” The girl spoke off in feeling like she knows what everyone, of all the students that want to defeat their long term rivals at something for a change. “It isn't gonna count if the other side doesn't really think they lost to us at all. With Strikespell having power & authority of where he sits & to keep his family’s reputation sounded….Crystal Prep will never believe we won fair & square if there's magic around.” Sunset exclaimed to say this in knowing how that their school’s victory won’t matter if the opposing team don’t believe they even lost at all in a fair game, which makes Sunset all the more sadder as everyone was hearing this. “And that magic is only around in this world to begin with…is all because of me.” Sunset looked down in giving herself the hardest time in blaming herself, that from her, magic is here, & because of her, CHS will be said to never won the games fairly because of her.

“I think that’s enough….” Luna spoke up to stop this gloomy moment of a young girl feeling the weight of the world of her shoulders. “We can stand here arguing, but its best we get inside to hear what we’re going to do next.” Luna informed their options & decided that they best get inside to learn of what will happen next as the games will still continue.

“Aunt Luna’s right, come on…I’m sure you can prove everyone wrong…& win fairly…” Cadance smiled a bit in trying to come up with something to cheer everyone up a bit to not lose sight of things.

Sunset was still unsure, but her friends pat her back to tell her to at least give it a try. So Sunset sighs a bit, before they all began to slowly move away from the field. As the scene grows dark, no one saw Dr. G. Gar with his bell necklace that had six colors; violet, fairy red, pink, yellow, orange, & now…blue. From behind the man, a shadowy Demonic ram is seen laughing it off at what is unfolding….What happened here maybe tragic, but it seems that things are not yet over….as they seem.

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Meanwhile, back in the KSI Underground facility, we see Azure Phoenix still resting while Starlight Sparkle stood by reading a magazine as the man was in a slow healing state...

"Hmmm..." At a sudden moment, the eyes belonging to Azure Phoenix began to open up, as he was now coming to in the wake word; his awakening also alerted someone nearby who was watching him, Twilight's brother, Starlight.

"Azure Phoenix, you’re coming around." Starlight Sparkle responded to say as he was near the guy that was bed-resting.

"Con...tact..." Azure spoke off this small start of a sentence while coming around.

"Contact...contact who?" Starlight Sparkle asked off in wondering who he must contact.

"Jack....Silver..." Azure whispered out the name of someone the boy should know.

"Understood, just keep resting sir." Starlight Sparkle nods off to say while taking a cell phone out to dial up Jack Silver.

The scene blurs out from here as something else seems to be happening even after the second part of the games? What can this mean, stay tune to possibly find out...?

Author’s note
Things are getting serious here! Next chapter, after the second round, Cadance announces the next to final round of the games will begin late around the evening while cleanup & inspections from the 'plant attack' is underway. During a lost moment, Twilight goes off to visit Azure Phoenix to see how he's doing. As Ben would have join the others to find Twilight, he spots Strikespell to follow him where he overhears a plot. Suddenly, Ben & Strikespell end up having a face off in a 'Duel Combat' in where Twilight's fate of being free is on the line. But Strikespell will not go down, he'll resort to any means in where those in 'power' command over the rest...even by 'lethal' trigger pulled actions. Ben maybe down, but a shining light comes in the forms of Hoboken Joe stepping in to later on...Iris Crystal. But things are not settle, Megan & her siblings learn of something far more fowl at play by Dr. G. Gar, only to be caught & sealed up. What will happen....is a mystery.