"H... h... here it comes!!!", said the sailor. "EVERYPONY FOR HIMSELF!!!"

  The Kraken soon charged up some kind of powerful energy. Everypony was running around like little ants, trying to find somewhere to hide behind... except for Twilight Sparkle, who was wearing the Franklin Badge all that time. She stood up against the Kraken, while it charged his laser and pointed at Twilight's direction. Eventually, the Kraken released his Crashing Boom Bang attack, only for it to be reflected by the Franklin Badge and tossed right back at it, stunning the monster for a while. Trixie decided to join the fight, and cast an attacking spell on the Kraken, which recovered the Kraken's senses from all the damage it took. Rainbow Dash and Applejack went in and finished the job by kicking the Kraken's stomach and face, which made the monster give up and go back to where it came from.

  "Wow!", said the sailor. "I thought you were just everyday little kids... but you've defeated the Kraken!"

  "Ah'm sure it'd be nothin' without the help of these fellas.", said Applejack.

  "Did you guys see that?!", said Pinkie Pie. "The Kraken went RAWR, and then Twilight did some magical hijinkies and made the Kraken go ZAP, and then Trixie did more magical hijinkies and then Rainbow Dash went WOOSH and kicked its face and Applejack kicked it right in the pancreas!"

  "I also helped in the battle...", said the sailor. "... I threw my slippers at the beast... maybe you didn't notice."

  "I did.", said Fluttershy, coming out of her hiding spot. "I'm sure it helped a lot."

  "Don't bother trying to make me feel better... I already feel awesome! So... off to Scaraba then!"

  Arriving at Scaraba, the sun was burning hot again. It was no big deal for Rainbow Dash, since she lived high up in the sky, after all. Derpy couldn't stand it anymore, since the sun was giving her a wicked bad headache. While the group went asking for information, they found a wise-looking pony taking care of the market area.

  "Excuse me, mister.", said Twilight. "Do you know anything about the pyramid to the south?"

  "While I don't know anything interesting about it...", said the wise pony. "... I do want you to have this key to a tower south of here... wait... I don't have it anymore!"

  "Is it important?"

  "It must be... are you the chosen one?"

  "I think so..."

  "Then yes, it is extremely important. Don't worry, I just remembered that I gave it to a friend of mine. You may bump into him on the way."

  "Well, thank you."

  "I guess we have no choice but to head to the desert.", said Fluttershy.

  "I think we should buy some wet towels before we go.", said Derpy, with her brain hurting from the sun heat.

  "To enter the pyramid, we must solve the riddle of the sphinx.", said Rainbow Dash, as the group walked on the desert, searching for the entrance to the pyramid.

  "Do you know the answer?", asked Twilight.

  "Sure. It's not actually a riddle... it's more like a ritual, or something. Don't worry, I got this."

  "There's the sphinx over there!", said Derpy.

  The Sphinx had a strange pad in front of it. Rainbow Dash landed on it, and started stretching out.

  "Is that part of the ritual?", said Trixie.

  "No.", said Rainbow Dash. "I'm just getting ready."

  Rainbow Dash got up, but turned around to say something.

  "Alright...", said Rainbow Dash. "... this is a little embarrassing. I'd like you guys to turn around, okay?"

  The whole group turned around. Rainbow Dash started to do an odd, hilarious dance. Spike turned around just to see what was going on, and he tried hard not to laugh his butt off.

  "Don't look now.", said Rainbow Dash.

  "I ain't lookin'.", said Applejack.

  Fluttershy giggled quietly at Dash's dancing skills. When she was finished, the sphinx opened the door to the pyramid.

  "I hope I never have to do this again.", said Rainbow Dash.

  "Now that was fun to watch.", said Twilight, giggling along with the other ones in the group. Applejack was the only one not laughing, since she wasn't looking after all.

  "Alright, where's the Hawk Eye?", said Trixie.

  "I think it's exploring time!", said Pinkie Pie.

  "Hey, I found this weird casket on a pedestal.", said Derpy.

  "The Hawk Eye is underneath it.", said Rainbow Dash. "I can't quite remember how to open it, though."

  "Maybe there's a switch in one of the rooms!", said Spike.

  "Hey, look at that stone dude over there!", said Pinkie Pie. "He looks so funny!"

  "WHO DARES ENTER MY LAIR?!", said the stone guy. "YOU MUST DIE!"

  "Oh snap, I forgot about that guy...", said Rainbow Dash. "... let me take care of him."

  Rainbow Dash went over to the stone guy and punched him in the face.

  "YOU ARE QUITE STRONG.", said the stone guy. "I WILL LET YOU PASS... THIS TIME."

  He then went away.

  "That was pretty stupid, in my opinion.", said Trixie.

  "I think AG is having a lazy day or something.", said Pinkie Pie.

  "Pinkie Pie, who the heck is AG?", said Twilight. "You keep talking about him all the time!"

  "You wouldn't understand, Twilight. Trust me."

  "Hey, what's this button do?", said Derpy, finding a cool-looking button on a wall.

  "Don't touch that button!", said Rainbow Dash.

  "Why not?"

  "... actually... go ahead, push it."

  "I'm not getting tricked again."

  "It opens the casket back in the pedestal room. Just push it."

  "Okie-dokie."

  Derpy pushed the button, and a strange noise was heard. The group went back to the pedestal room, to find a hole replacing the casket on it. The group jumped down, to find a really shiny thing on top of another pedestal.

  "There it is!", said Rainbow Dash. "The Hawk Eye! Now we can see through the depths of the Everfree Forest!"

  "Shall we be goin' then?", said Applejack.

  "... I just figured something out.", said Fluttershy. "... Twilight, have you ever been in the Everfree Forest?"

  "No...", said Twilight. "... but I've been in Ponyville, so we could just go there and have you show us the way to the forest."

  "Well... actually, I've never been in the Everfree Forest either. At least not the other part of it. You see, the Everfree Forest is the widest forest in Equestria. It even reaches over to other cities or countries. I never bothered to explore all of it, because... you know, I'm too scared to go beyond the hydra's lake."

  "In other words, we'll have to do this the hard way."

  "... yeah." Fluttershy couldn't hold an innocent smile.

  "*sigh* Why is it so hard to get mad at you?"

  "At least we're close to it.", said Rainbow Dash, as the group exited the pyramid, and an old, familiar pegasus swooped down from the sky.

  "Rainbow Dash!", said the old pegasus. "I heard you completed your Mu Training yesterday. Congratulations."

  "Thanks..."

  "Well... I got good or bad news. It depends on how your friends will accept it."

  "Go ahead."

  "My masters told me that it was time for me to teach you everything you should know about Discord. You'll have to live with me for a while, and say goodbye to your friends."

  "Well... I don't know..."

  "There is only one answer. I must stop you here, even if you don't want to."

  "*sigh* Okay... let me just say goodbye to my friends."

  Rainbow Dash turned to Twilight and the group.

  "I'm sorry, Twilight, but... I'll have to leave you guys for a while. This is really important to me."

  "No problem, Rainbow Dash.", said Twilight. "You'll be back, right?"

  "I'll catch up to you guys as soon as I'm done. Don't worry... you won't even notice that I'm gone."

  "Goodbye, Rainbow Dash.", said Derpy. "Tell us what you learned when you come back!"

  Rainbow Dash and the old pegasus flew away.

  Now that Rainbow Dash wasn't there, the group had to search for a way to enter the Everfree Forest. Eventually, Twilight found some kind of mini-market next to an oasis.

  "Excuse me...", said Twilight. "... do you know how to get to the Everfree Forest?"

  "Everfree Forest?", said the market owner. "Well, I'm not quite sure... but I think you'll want to check out that cool-looking tower over there. Here's the key to it."

  "Um... okay. Thanks for that."

  "So, does he know anything?", asked Fluttershy.

  "No... but he gave me this key to that tower over there."

  "I think I've seen that tower before...", said Derpy.

  When the group came closer to the tower, it seemed to move a little.

  "Did that tower just move?", said Derpy.

  "Don't be silly.", said Twilight. "Towers can't move."

  "It's staring into my soul!"

  "Hey, I know you...", said the tower, in a deep, menacing voice. "... we met at my dungeon in Ice Cube Land!"

  "... Yellowbrick? Is that you?!"

  "Yes! I'm the Dungeon Horse! My dream came true! Get inside me and see for yourself!"

  "God, that sounds wrong.", said Spike.

  "What's wrong with it?", asked Derpy.

  "Nothing, nothing."

  "You look so... confusing!", said Derpy, as the group got inside the dungeon. They saw dozens of corridors leading to different places.

  "Yes, I'm quite proud of it.", said the Dungeon Horse.

  "The music is good too.", said Fluttershy. "Reminds me of the Beatles, in some way."

  "Yeah, I was inspired by them. The song is totally mine, though."

  "Which path should we take?", asked Twilight.

  "I would tell you where to go... but that would ruin the fun of crossing the dungeon and making it to the end."

  "Whee! We're playing a maze game!", said Pinkie Pie. "It's not that maze game, is it?"

  "Well, it sounds like fun...", said Derpy.

  "Hey, I found something!", said Spike. "It's... five bits."

  "The easiest prizes are always the most disappointing ones.", said the Dungeon Horse.

  "I see four ropes.", said Derpy. "Which one is the right one?"

  "Eenie minie mo...", said Pinkie Pie. "nah nah nah nah nah nah THIRD ONE!"

  "Third one it is!", said Applejack, being the first to climb the third rope.

  Second floor.

  "Hey, look what I found!", said Derpy. "A teddy bear!"

  "What kind of pony forgets a teddy bear in the middle of a live dungeon?", said Fluttershy.

  "Who cares? It's so fluffy!"

  "That was my teddy bear when I was still a little kid.", said the Dungeon Horse. "Please don't take him away."

  "I'll just hug him for a while..."

  "Okay... don't forget to leave it here when you get out. Oh, and watch out: there are lots of monsters in the third floor."

  "Nothing we can't handle.", said Spike.

  Third floor.

  "I don't see any monsters around...", said Twilight.

  "Well, duh.", said Pinkie Pie. "There they are, in those cagey things around the place."

  "I did say it had a lot of monsters.", said the Dungeon Horse. "Welcome to my personal zoo! I got Mad Ducks, Gruff Goats, Slimy Little Piles, and others!"

  "Hehe, they can't do anything to us now.", said Spike, taunting a Slimy Little Pile. "I feel so superior."

  "Well, would you look at that?", said Derpy. "Those Gruff Goats caused me so much trouble when I was a filly. I remember this one time when I was going to Ol' Pete's place, and one of those nuisances came in and kicked me in the back. Hehe... I cried my heart out while Pete came to save me, and he took me to my parents, and I had to stay home for a whole week."

  "That must've been really painful.", said Fluttershy.

  Fourth floor.

  "Well done!", said the Dungeon Horse, who will now be referred to as Yellowbrick. "You got through my super-awesome and confusing dungeon!"

  "Hey there, Yellowbrick!", said Derpy. "I didn't know it would be physically possible... haha! Now you're a horse and a dungeon at the same time!"

  "Not only that, but I can move this tower too! Do you want me to come with you on your adventure?"

  "That would be awesome!", said Pinkie Pie. "We'll go through the desert with a live dungeon by our side! How wacky does that sound?"

  "Well, Yellowbrick...", said Twilight. "... I think we'll have to accept your offer. But, we gotta find a way out of here first."

  "Oh, just use the Return Hole over there.", said Yellowbrick, turning a light above the Return Hole. "Jump in that hole and then walk out."

  "But it's so... high.", said Fluttershy, peeking down the Return Hole.

  "Just flutter your way down.", said Derpy. "It's not that high anyway."

  Back outside, the Dungeon Horse got up from his resting spot and started following the group... didn't last long though, because the Dungeon Horse got stuck in the palmtrees.

  "Guargh!", said the Dungeon Horse. "I... am... getting caught in the palmtrees! Mmm... I cannot move!"

  "Well, that was fast.", said Spike. "We got a new ally, and then lost him a few minutes later."

  "... dang it. Derpy, it makes me sad... but I must say goodbye here, at my eternal resting place."

  The Dungeon Horse then sat down, unable to get out of the palmtrees. Derpy felt bad for leaving him there, but she knew that nothing could be done about it. It was pretty stupid though...

  "Well, how are we gonna cross the river?", asked Twilight. A long, menacing river was the only thing between the group of worldsavers and the darkest region of the Everfree Forest.

  "A scary place called the Everfree Forest is on the other side of the river.", said an eavesdropping native pony. "You can lose your health just by wandering in the swamp. Do you want to cross it, even though it's a stupid idea?"

  "Where did you come from, anyway?", said Twilight.

  "Doesn't matter. Do you want to cross the river?"

  "Well, yeah. We kind of have to go there, you know."

  It was worth noticing that Fluttershy was shivering in fear from the threatening look of the swamp.

  "The swamp is bottomless. Even if you're swimming, you'll be dragged in."

  "It's not helping at all.", said an annoyed Fluttershy.

  "It is a different story if you have a submarine."

  "A submarine?!", said the Dungeon Horse, overhearing the whole conversation. "I believe that I have one in my old vehicle collection."

  "Why, thank you, Yellowbrick!", said Derpy.

  The group then crossed the whole dungeon again, to meet Yellowbrick at the fourth floor.

  "There's an old submarine in the back of the dungeon.", said Yellowbrick. "It can be used to cross the river."

  "How do we have access to it?", asked Trixie.

  "There's a Goodbye Exit... over there."

  Yellowbrick turned on a light, above another exit, beside the Return Hole.

  "It will take you to the submarine.", said Yellowbrick.

  "Thank you, Yellowbrick!", said Derpy. "Goodbye. I hope I can see you again!"

  "Same here, Derpy. Now go! Equestria is waiting for you!"

  The group jumped down the Goodbye Exit, to land on Yellowbrick's old vehicle collection.

  "Wow...", said Pinkie Pie. "... this stuff looks so funny! That one looks like a tin can on four wheels!"

  "There's the submarine over there.", said Spike. "It's all yellow... why must they force me to say these kind of things?!"

  "It's okay, Spike.", laughed Twilight. "We all get the joke! Does the submarine still work?"

  "Leave it to me!", said Derpy. "I got a B on my Advanced Engineering test!"

  Derpy entered the submarine, and started messing with the control panels. She didn't even look like she knew what to do. They couldn't argue with it, though: no one in the group has had any teaching on that kind of stuff. Derpy then remembered a very useful thing she learned in action movies.

  "What's she doin' over there anyway?", asked Applejack (holy geez, I totally forgot she was there...).

  "Eureka!", exclaimed Derpy. "I fixed it!"

  "Good!", said Twilight. "Now, we should carry this thing all the way outside..."

  Everyone sighed in frustration.

  "Goodbye, Derpy!", said the Dungeon Horse, as the group entered the submarine.

  "Bye-bye!", said Derpy. "See you in another time, in another space!"

  "Actually, it'll be the same space, because... you know."

  "Oh yeah... tee-hee! See you later then!"

  "Everyone ready?", said Twilight.

  "Might as well...", said Fluttershy, expecting the worst to happen.

  "Fluttershy, if destiny wants Equestria to be saved...", said Derpy. "... nothing will happen to us."

  "How about we sing a song?", said Pinkie Pie. "That'll cheer you up!"

  "Okay...", said Fluttershy.

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