A short time before in another building.

The Crystal Heart sat on a pedestal in the middle of the room with six individuals around it.

“Oh wow this is so exciting! Are you excited because I’m excited I-”

“Bob please at least for this attack will you please stop talking!?” Trinket Sparkle complained.

“Are you sure this will work?” Strong Heart 2 asked.

“Yes yes as long as the Crystal Heart functions as it does in the stories we should be able to use it to turn the element's beam into a blast that will wash over the entire city at once.” Trinket Sparkle said with a wave of his hoof.

“Alright then let’s start the fire works!” Punch Line said excitedly. With a nod from the others they all began concentrating and focusing their inner magic through the elements and blasted the crystal Heart. Unfortunately for them the Crystal Heart does not work by simply storing up energy and sending it out in a blast like they had originally thought. Nor will it give off a large blast because the heart is just one part. The crystal city is built to work with the heart and without its inner workings the heart can’t project its energy such a long distance which means the only thing within range are the six using the Elements on it. Resulting in the energy being knocked back into the goodlies which will warp them further than trying to use the Elements by themselves.

“What’s happening to them?” Lyra asked as she watched in horror as their bodies were warped by the Elements.

“This is the second time I’ve seen someone not chosen to be an element bearer try to use them and the results are pretty much the same. I don’t know if it’s because their representation of each element is warped and the magic makes their bodies reflect that or if this is just what happens if someone unbound to them tries to use them.” says Rin.

“In other words, they're fakes. So their power get corrupted.” Asphyxious replied. “It would be like someone else taking Luna's magic and they turn into Nightmare Moon. The magic not theirs and it was not given willingly.” That’s not possible! Harmony obviously doesn't like Rin so why would she be unwilling to give the power to end her!? Lyra thought as she watched her comrades become...something else.

"Soo... Can I get this ring off my horn now?" Lyra asked.

“The fat one with the pink, glittery diaper on is Strong Heart 2. It looks like the Elements are turning him into a bio demon.” Rin said with furrowed brows as Strong Heart grew even fatter and horns grew out of his head. His fat quickly consumed his hind legs while his forelegs elongated. Even from here everyone could hear him cut one and what looked like a cloud of rainbow glitter puffed out of his backside.

“...Rin you have some fucked up enemies…” Asphyxious said as he pulled out his cutlass and looked at it. “Lich form?”

"Ring on horn. Still there."

“I know. It’s actually a fitting transformation. As far as I know the man never bathes. When I first met him he even had some kind of fungus growing between his folds of fat. And that might be a bad idea. If they think you’re normal flesh and blood they might think you’re no threat and that will give you the element of surprise.” Rin said as she watched the griffin get ridiculously skinny and his wings became more insectoid and started flapping them like a humming bird’s wings as his eyes got even larger and his beak twisted to look like it was in an everlasting massive smile. “That one looks like a fairy on crack.”

"If you're going to ignore me can you do it after you take the ring off?" Lyra asked in annoyance.

“Okay, well this will give me something to test some new spells on anyway.” Asphyxious replied, looking them over. “What the plan Rin?”

“Right Element attack starts with plan A-1 so first we… what are they doing?” Rin asked as she leaned in with a look of bewilderment.

“They appear to be splitting up your majesty.” One of the guards said.

“...why? They can’t use the Elements against me if they’re not all together.”

"I have the right to defend myself!" Lyra shouted.

“Maybe there covering a larger area, all they know is you’re here not where.” Asphyxious replied as he starts to walk off. “I’ll take one of them out, that should slow them down.”

"...Please?" Lyra whimpered.

“...okay. If they’re splitting up forget plan A-1. We just need to defeat one of them but I want all the Elements retrieved and returned to their rightful owners. All troops move into positions for plan C-1! Consider this an army invasion!” Rin called out as Asphyxious left the room. “Have all the enemies entered the palace grounds yet?”

“No your majesty the fat one is being prevented from entering the grounds.” One of the guards by the window reported.

“The guards are holding him off?” Rin asked.

“...not exactly.”

Meanwhile outside an irritated Strong Heart who had just literally dragged his plot over to fight the fox was glaring down at the stairs he would have to climb to go further on his quest.

“Hi, need a hand?” Asked voice from the top of the stares. It was Asphyxious, sitting there with a calm smile. “Or I could come back later?”

“I can do it myself.” Strong Heart said indignantly before returning to his glaring contest with the stairs.

“You know you have another 9 flights of stairs before you get to the top.” Asphyxious replied.”Well, I got to go, so see you later.” He said before walking off.

“Now where are the others, that slow one shouldn’t make it to far before getting to Rin.” Asphyxious said to himself walking down the halls.

“Stealthily our hero goes undetected as he sneaks through the rafters.” A voice said from down the hall. Asphyxious raised an eyebrow at this.

“Stop in the name of the law!” Another voice shouted out.

“Somehow the guards were able to detect the hero despite his skills. Was it luck at looking up at just the right moment? Or are they just that disciplined that they can detect even a moving shadow?”

“You’re narrating yourself moron!” One guard yelled out.

“What the fuck is wrong with this one?” Asphyxious said to himself as he pulled out the Butcher shotgun.

“Clearly the guards have gone mad as one of them is hearing voices that is narrating what I do. What untold horrors has the evil fox subjected this pour soul to to drive him mad?”

“I have found someone more crazy than me… I do not know how to feel about this.” Asphyxious then shot into the rafters. The shot forced a white earth pony in a purple tux to jump down. His pupils small black dots and the whites of his eyes were every color of the rainbow spiraling around like a whirlpool. His teeth elongated and crooked into a disturbing, forced smile that rivaled Cutup on the creepy clown scale. His body made longer like princess Celestia and his green mane and tail's erratic shape gave this opponent the twisted image of a ponifide Joker from Batman.

“I don’t know if I should find this funny or sad… Maybe both.” Asphyxious commented, on the odd pony. “So you’re what?”

“I am the hero that has slain countless evils with a smile.” The clown said before turning and spraying the guards that had just tried to jump him from behind with the flower on his suit before kicking them away. “They’ll be fine. It wears off in a few hours.”

“He..hehehehahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” The guards started laughing uncontrollably. Unable to even stand let alone fight.

“But boy are their sides going to be sore!” He shouted out.

“I don’t get it.” Asphyxious replied blinking blankly at the clown pony.

“There was no joke there to get.” The clown deadpanned. “Our hero questions the intelligence of this strange creature pretending to be a human. Perhaps it is a failed experiment?”

Asphyxious just shoots at the pony again, interrupting him in the middle of his monalong. Forcing him to dodge to the side when he saw the weapon being lifted to aim at him. “I don’t really care, you guys are trying to hurt my friend. That means you're my enemy.”

“The poor creature is delusional in thinking the fox cares about its pawns. With reluctance our hero knows for the greater good he must destroy this sad experiment.” The clowns voice rings out from another hallway as a bag is thrown out releasing countless marbles that begin rolling towards Asphyxious.

He sigh at this and casts blizzard inside the hall, the halls were turned into a snow storm. As ice slowly covered the doors and windows. “You know I’m all for fun and games, but something about you lot pisses me off.” Asphyxious said as he walks along the frozen floor. BOOM! One of the marbles exploded under the ice sending shards of ice all over. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

“Come on don’t be that way! We can have a blast!” BOOM! BOOM! The blasts continues in a chain reaction taking out the floor causing it to fall into the cellar below. The strangest part was it was still snowing and getting colder.

“Ohh it’s still getting colder. Still alive out there? Well I’m just going to stay here and wait for you to show up!” Punch Line yelled out. “Though what the creature doesn't know is that our hero was lying. For our hero was too smart to stay in an environment that was just growing more and more dangerous to be in. While the foolish creature was playing the waiting game Punch Line will be long gone.” Punch Line narrated. His voice growing more and more distant as he talked.

“Was that all?” Asphyxious voice asked next to Punch Line's ear. The lich slowly passed up through the floor drawing out his sword. “I have to say, I’m not impressed.”

“Punch Line looks up in surprise. "Can this creature sense even our heroes stealthy movements? Or can it read his mind?” Punch Line asked.

“Shut up.” Asphyxious growled as the air gets colder. He cast a spell that makes a wall of ice appear behind him. “I don’t need to read your mind, you're just a sad fake.” At those words a pie collided with the lich’s face.

“At last the creature reveals its true nature. Unbenounced to the creature that is no ordinary pie. Its cream is a powerful glue that will take extreme amounts of force to break and the pan is enchanted with magic nullifying runes. Even now the hero can feel the temperature raising.” Punch Line said as he pulled out a deck of cards and threw a few at the ice wall. Nullifying its magic and creating a large hole. The cards continuing until they embed themselves deep into the wall down the hall.

Asphyxious growled before changing forms again, into his dragon form. “I’m going to eat you.” Punch Line jumped back in surprise at this new form. Watching as the larger head forced the glue to tear off.

“....I’m going to need more props.” Punch Line said flatly.

“You're going in my belly!” Asphyxious roared as he opened his maw to eat the pony. As the mouth came down Punch Line did a somersault allowing him to dodge to the side as he used a hind leg to kick something into the dragon’s throat.

“Super ultra fast acting laxatives go!” He called out as strange noises came from the dragon’s bowels. Asphyxious just turned around and let loose a jet of flames at Punch Line. As a counter Punch Line tossed out more cards that nullified the magic fire long enough to get out of its path. “I’m already playing a few cards short of a full deck. Quit making me waste them!”

“You wasting them, is the only thing keeping you alive.” Asphyxious growled as he spits out a ball of bile. “That stuff you put in me didn’t last long.”

“...Wait you can’t move much at that size can you? Not in this hall. I was going to run and get some reinforcements but.” At this a ball rolled towards the dragon creating a cloud of pepper gas.

“Really? Gas… Please…” Asphyxious said as his body started to change it shape to better fit the halls. “Unlike you, I can evolve to better suit my environment. To make me a better hunter and killer. I don't think you noticed this but I have no eyes like this.” He said as he slowly walked down the hall to Punch Line. As drool drips down his fangs.

“I’ll give you this. You are the most annoying opponent I’ve ever faced.” Punch Line said as he tossed a decorative bomb that exploded into fireworks and tortuously loud sounds. Filling the air with a powerful stench of burning chemicals.

“Ha, you're nothing compared to Mask.” Asphyxious roared. Charging after Punch Line. Which surprised Punch Line as he had moved using the fireworks to cover his smell and the sound of his movements. What was at his former location was a box playing the tune pop goes the weasel that popped uselessly sending out small razor blades. In a moment of panic Punch Line threw all of his enchanted throwing cards. Several of them cutting into the inside of the blind dragon’s open mouth causing it to bleed from many cuts on its tongue and gums.

“Oh buck oh buck oh buck oh glue!” Punch Line shouted as he ran like he never ran before. Using the doors to small for the dragon form in hopes of escaping while the dragon was spitting up bloody cards. Asphyxious growled until he had an idea…

A cracking sound filled the air as a shadow wolf collided with the wall making it fall to the ground whimpering. A dragon following shortly after but thanks to his strong body he was able to get back up again. They had encountered a minotaur in shining armor that had been grown to unnatural proportions wielding a giant blacksmith’s hammer. Of all of them this one was the least changed by the magic they tried to use but the bulging muscles and the fact that his armor appears to have fused with his flesh making it look like he was made of metal was a bit unnerving. The lone black knight looked up in concern at the behemoth.

“Get back. I’ll handle this.” A voice called out and the Knight happily retreated as another minotaur of almost equal height in the black armor of Rin’s knights came in. Bloody Horns was once the leader of the minotaurs that had became the black knights and the other knights still considered him a second in command amongst them. Unlike the others he chose to wield a war hammer in place of a broad sword. “I’ve been itching for a fight. And it’s not every day I get to break someone bigger than me. Come on and fight me! The strongest of the black knights!” Bloody challenged. He was actually the third strongest under the twins that Rin kept as bodyguards but he would never admit that.

“It saddens me to see yet another of my own falling into the darkness. I shall make this quick.” Iron Hammer said as he brought his hammer down. But dragon bones are light to help dragons fly so dragonbone armor didn’t weigh the knights down much allowing Bloody to sidestep and bring his own hammer up like an uppercut knocking Iron’s head back and sending him back a few steps. “...or I can break every bone in your body.” Iron said as he rubbed his aching chin.

“Iron! I need backup!” I voice called as what looked like a twisted clown in a purple tux came charging in.

“A little busy here.” Iron replied as he and Bloody circled each other. The others that were standing back to watch the show including the shadow wolf that had just gotten a heal from Rin through the link were moving in to surround the clown. The clown looked around in annoyance.

“Our hero looks his opponents with a look that tells them that they are beneath him but secretly is concerned that he is almost out of props.” Punch Line said aloud causing everyone to freeze and stare at him.

“Are...are you narrating yourself?” The dragon asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Punch Line is sickened to find yet another who is hearing voices due to whatever madness the fox had brought upon her slaves.” Punchline said aloud.

“What was that!?” The dragon shouted in rage at being called a slave.

“...Punch Line. You’re saying that out loud. You really are narrating yourself.” Iron Hammer said in concern getting a confused look from his friend.

“I am? Are you sure?” He asked in confusion.

“I think his attempt to force use that element fried his brain.” The normal sized black knight said with a deadpan.

“I don’t care how crazy he is. Anyone who has the balls to call a dragon a slave is going to get cooked!” The dragon roared as he charged forward forcing Punchline to jump to the side and hit the dragon with laughing gas from his flower.

“That’s not going to affect a dragon long.” He mumbled as he pulled out a switchblade to finish the job but had to dodge the sword of the black knight. “We don’t have time for this. The fox has another slave stronger than these guys that we need to work together to kill.” Punch Line said as he nimbly dodged swing after swing. “Wooooo! Nope!” He shouted as he jumped out of the way of the shadow wolf trying to bite him in the butt launching himself up and kicking off the knight’s head to fly further while dropping a whoopee cushion between them that exploded into purple gas. The team of black knight, shadow wolf and dragon were put to sleep by the gas.

“Ha, now come on Iron we need to…” Do to years of working alone he forgets at times others don't carry around gas masks. “Great.” Punch said in a deadpan as he looked down at his sleeping comrade. Opening a window and airing out the room Punch line pulled a prop out of his pocket and strapped it to his hoof. “Sorry buddy but I got to do it. I’ll keep it at a non-lethal level.” He said before putting the joy buzzer to his comrade's hand. Iron shouted as he jumped up as electricity danced around his body. “They're down now help me kill this shapeshifter that-”

“Wait we need to prioritize the fox. Once she’s dead we can focus on her minions.” Iron said irritably.

“Our hero grumbles at his comrade's lack of intelligence.”

“...You narrated that.” Iron said with narrowed eyes.

“...No I didn’t. You’re hearing things.” Punch said nervously.

“Just come on. We need to keep moving.” Iron said as he he picked up the clown and charged forward.

“Then he was like no way and I was like yes way then he was like no way-”

“For the love of Faust SHUT UP! You’ve just been saying the same twelve words on repeat for the last five minutes!” Shouted a day guard as he chased the hopped up on friendship griffin that was shooting around the room like a humming bird.

“But this is an interesting story!” Bob exclaimed as he flew circles around the guards.

“We don’t care just surrender already!” Another guard shouted.

“Look out!” A voice called out forcing the guards to fly out of the way as a literal ball of lard rolled by them like a bolder.

“...Well anyways he was like no way.”

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

“I don’t like this.” Iron Hammer said. “Where did all the guards go? It’s like something chased them off.”

“Maybe they found another of our comrades and gave chase?” Punch Line asked.

“Maybe.” Iron grumbled. A sword swings down and impales Punch Line in the back, the one holding it was Asphyxious.

“Lovely day isn’t it?” The Lich asked before pulling his sword free of Punch Line’s back.

“No!” Iron shouted as he swung his hammer at the lich with surprising speed. Asphyxious was sent flying but didn’t fall, the Lich then looked at the damage to his body. Some of the metal rips were bent in and left a large dent. “Are you ok buddy?” Iron asked getting a groan from Punch Line

“I don’t think so.” Punch groaned.

“Nice swing.” Asphyxious said calmly. “I could save his life if you want… All I want in return is the elements you have.” Iron looked up at him then back at Punch Line biting his lower lip. With shaky hands he took laughter off of Punch and generosity off himself.

“They can’t work without all of us anyways.” Iron said as he tossed them to the floor. “But if you’re trying to trick me I’ll kill you now. You had better save him. And I don’t mean making him into an undead!”

“Don’t worry.” Asphyxious said as he picked up the Elements. “I’ll keep my word, just explain what happened to Rin.” With snap of his metal fingers he teleports them both to Rin. “I was never good at healing anyway, Better to leave it in the hands of those who do.”

(Rin’s POV)

“With a flash the two arrived in the throne room.” Punch Line Wheezed. In no time at all Swift Blade was behind the minotaur and struck him behind the knees while her sister struck him in the head forcing him to fall backwards. Swift knocked the hammer out of Iron’s hand while he was falling and when he landed Unyielding was on his chest with her sword at his neck. The other guards quickly surrounded Punch Line and bound him in chains and searched him for any surprises.

“This one is severely injured!” One of the guards that was searching the clown called out.

“No! He said if we gave him our Elements he would save him! Said to tell you!” The minatour shouted.

I blinked in confusion. I hadn’t noticed before because the were still warped but they didn’t have the Elements. Looking at the Injured one I can see that he was run clean through. Luckily for him the damage to his organs were minimal and easy to fix. First I reset his bones that were pushed out of alignment by the force of the blow and stop the bleeding. Then carefully remove the blood he lost from his insides and finished it with a heal spell.

“There he’s fully healed. Now get them locked up and under tight security. If they can’t use their Elements then it’s time for some more pieces to enter the game.” I say as I create a portal and bring in some reinforcements.

The guards groan in pain as a unicorn mare in a tattered lab coat with spider like legs sticking out of her back with surgical tools attached to the ends stands over them. Her mouth looking like it was split open with how wide it is. Showing off razor sharp teeth. Her legs have also grown longer making her look taller than Celestia.

“Don’t worry You’ll be fine.You just need a few days to heal. Trust me, I’m a doctor.” She said sweetly. “Now I’m almost at the Throne room so I might as well check that place out.” She said as she walked along. As she came close to the stairs she shouted in surprise and pain as a long bony spike shot out and stabbed her in the chest before retracting with the same lightning speed that it had coming in.

“That was your only warning shot. I missed all of your vital organs and did minimal damage to your muscles. Relinquish the necklace and surrender now or I will do more permanent damage.” A raspy voice called out from the shadows.

“Oh.” Dr. Doctor said as she looked down at her wound. “Such preseason. I don’t even have internal bleeding. Very impressive.” Dr. said before bringing the tools on her spider legs down and in less than a second had cleaned and closed the wound. “But I can’t do that deary. Why don’t you come out of the shadows so I can help you. I promise there will be no pain.” The response was the spear stabbing her through the heart.

“Ouch! Stop doing that!” Dr. shouted as she scrambled back beyond the reach of the spear and quickly healed herself. “I must say this new form will be a large boon to my medical career. I wouldn’t be able to do this before.” A groan of annoyance came from the shadows as Claw the boneclaw moved out of his hiding place. “Oh my...I’m sorry dear but no amount of corrective surgery is ever going to fix that.”

“Spare me your jokes. That belongs to Fluttershy and I will return it. Even if I need to take your head with it.” Claw said in agitation.

“Hey we’re supposed to be taking them alive remember? Killing is a last resort.” Table Top said as he squeezed down after his fellow undead. Earning a groan from Claw.

“Oh another one. I’m afraid I don’t have much experience with the undead but I’ll to my best to end you as painlessly as I can. Okay?” Dr. said in a sweet voice like she was telling a foal she was going to pull the band aid off quickly.

“...But you’ll be surprised what you can live through.” Table Top replied flatly as he took his chains from his belt. Holding the large hooks at the ready. After a moment of the three standing off Table started swinging one of the hooks and sent it flying. He expected her to dodge but instead the spider legs moved up to block the attack. The force pushed her back as far as he let the chain go before grabbing the chain and pulling it back. Dr. however was holding on to the chains and used it to fly at the two. Claw lifted his hands up and shot out all of his claws impaling her in several areas but she focused on Table Top and with her spider legs quickly and cleanly severed one of his arms.

“Sorry about that sweetie but I just couldn’t reach your head.” Dr. said apologetically. Claw responded by having several of his claws rapidly retract and shoot out again in rapid succession. The mare grunted in pain and coughed up some blood but managed to grip the walls with her spider legs and pull herself away. Dizzily she got to work patching herself up to the point that she was covered in stitches. “Oh dear I think I’m suffering a teensy bit of blood loss.” She said woozily. Another hook came flying but Dr. was unable to block it thanks to the blood loss and was sent flying with the sound of bones breaking.

“That was for my arm!” Table shouted as he sauntered forward. Only for one of his legs to be cut off by those spider legs. “Claw...Help?” Table asked as he lay on his back. With a grunt Claw moved forward and using his long reach started cutting off the mares spider legs.

“Thank you for...how do you say it? Tanking?” Claw asked the corpse collector.

“%$#$! YOU!” Table replied. Without replying one of the bone claw’s claws shot out and went wight between the mare's neck and necklace before pulling it off.

“I don’t suppose you would be willing to stay here and guard the mare while I take the prize back?” Claw asked.

“Don’t you dare leave me here you he’s gone isn’t he?” Table Top asked.

“Yep” The injured mare replied.

“For the love of all things sacred stop talking!” Bob screamed as he tried to get away from the pink pony that was somehow keeping up with him by hopping! “And people say I don’t shut up!”

“Not till you give back what you stole mother bucker!” Rainbow shouted as she kept chase. A pair of earplugs in her ears.

“How do you even know what I said with earplugs!?”

“Twilight enchanted them to only block Pinkie’s voice!” Rainbow shouted back.

“Alllmmmoooossssstttt ttthhhheeerrrreeee. Yes!” Strong heart said with a huff as he made it up the last flight of stairs. In order to get it all out of the way now he went to a tower where the stairs go from the bottom all the way to the top. It meant no breaks between floors but it was worth it as far as he was concerned. He just needed a short break before continuing.

“Hi.” Asphyxious said smiling at him. “Wow, you made it.”

“I told you.” ‘Weeze’ “I can make it.” ‘Weeze’ “By myself!” Strong Heart said raggedly. “Who are you anyways?”

“Sadly I have some bad news.” Asphyxious replied with a big grin. “You're going back.” The lich said smiling evilly as he slowly poked Strong Heart. “Bye!”

“No! No no! No no nonononono-!” Strong Heart said as he struggled to maintain his balance but failed and rolled back down to the first floor screaming profanities the whole way down.

“I love being evil.” Asphyxious giggled to himself as he headed back to Rin to give her the two elements.

(Rin’s POV)

With the sound breaking glass the throne room was graced with the arrival of a unicorn with ethereal fur that showed spiraling galaxies and butterfly wings.

“Foul demon! It is time you’ve met your end!” The unicorn shouted with an echoey voice. All of the guards tried to attack him but he released a spell that sent them all flying with raw concussive force.

“Well… Somepony hasn’t had their nap today.” I say as I charge up a spell. The unicorn snorts and fires a blast but I had enough time to finish my energy eater shield. The blast hits against the dome and keeps going. If he wants to drain himself bashing against my shield I’m fine with that. I thought until I saw cracks forming in the shield. He’s breaking it faster than it can fix itself!? Swift and Unyielding move in from both sides while he’s attacking. Using one of the spells I got from Sombra’s books I sent my magic into the floor and guided it till it was underneath my attacker. Once the sisters jumped in to attack he surprised everyone by dual casting and sending out another shock wave while continuing the pressure on my shield.

After he knocked the twins away I completed the spell and black crystals shot up out of the ground forcing him to stop his attack and dodge to the side allowing my shield to quickly repair itself.

“Just surrender. You can’t keep this up forever.” I say with a deadpan.

“I don’t need to. I only need to keep this up until the others get here. Then you will be destroyed.” He shot back.

“You mean with the Elements of Harmony?” I asked with a smile.

“And what are you smiling about. I’ve already sent a magical signal to the others. They will be here soon.” The unicorn shouted.

“I doubt that.” The voice of Claw rang out from the entrance. The unicorn turned around and immediately focused on the jewelry it the undead’s claws.

“What? One of us has been defeated? Impossible! We have all been gifted with power by Harmony! There is no way one of us could have been defeated with the blessings bestowed on us!” He shouted.

“Not just one, but three.” Asphyxious replied smiling like a goon.

“We’re back!” Rainbow said as the came up the stairs. Applejack wearing her element of Honesty.

“Is Pinkie here I have a gift for her~” Asphyxious purred with a big smile.

“Oh! A gift!? I love gifts! What is it?” Pinkie shouted excitedly as she hopped up and down in front of Asphyxious. He then held out her Element of laughter to her. Pinkie gasped and jumped up through her necklace and bouncing around happily.

“I also have a gift for a miss Rarity.” He called out holding out the Element for all to see.

“Why thank you darling.” Rarity said as she took her necklace with her magic.

“...Fine. If not the Elements then a weapon of my own make!” The unicorn shouted as he pulled out a large stone with complex runes carved into it.

“Uncle Trinket?” Twilight asked in shock but before she could get an answer the stone exploded in a wave of energy and everyone fell to the floor unable to move. Including Trinket.

“...What was the point of that? You can’t move either!” I shouted from the floor.

“Well this sucks, and my nose is itchy.” Asphyxious grumbled.

“I may have a special talent for enchanting but my specialty is in energy disruption! Do you know how many nullification weapons I make on a daily bases!?. All of our energy used to move our bodies and even our magical energy has been nullified! But I bare the Element of magic and even as we speak it is replenishing my supply. Soon I’ll be able to cast spells and I can kill you that way before teleporting away and waiting for my mobility to return!” He gloated.

“Wait… What if someone else comes in?” Asphyxious asked.

“... Well it’s a gamble. I don’t need much time to OH BUCK BEES! Where did these bees come from?!” Trinket shouted as the swarm of angry bees I conjured with the conjure swarm spell I’ve been dying to try took effect. To bad for you my dungeon heart feeds off the magic of the land and uses some of that energy to refill my reserves faster when I’m low. Plot head. Getting annoyed with his screaming I used Sombra’s crystal spell one more time hitting him in the head knocking him out.

“...So anyone know any fun games we can play while we wait to be able to move again?” I ask aloud.

“Guessing games?” Asphyxious asked out loud.

“Oh! Oh! I spy with my little eye something that begins with F!” Pinkie called out.

“...The floor?” I asked.

“Oh you’re good.”

One hour later.

“Finally!” I shouted as I shakily get on my paws. Twisting my back and releasing several satisfying pops.

“Oh yes… Right there~” Asphyxious purred at the feeling returning to his body, as Pinkie rubbed his back.

“I still can’t believe that my uncle Trinket is one of them.” Twilight said as she took her crown back.

“I’m sure the families of many such people have said the same thing throughout history.” I say as I take everything else the guy had and bound him in chains as well as placed an inhibitor ring on his horn.

“By the way Ax what was it you came back to ask me?” I ask once the guards drag Trinket away.

“Oh right, I wanted to ask if you could babysit the kids for me. I’m planing to go out with the girls.” He replied.

“I’d love to. When am I looking after the little ones?” I ask with a smile.

“I’ll let you know, haven’t worked out a date yet.” Asphyxious said with smile as he opened a portal to go home.

“Hey wait! Aren't you guys forgetting something!?” Rainbow asked allowed while gesturing to her naked neck. “Where’s mine!?”

‘Weez weeze’ “When I get my hooves on that bastard I’m going to ring his neck!” A voice shouted out as the door burst open and a very sweaty bile demon ripoff literally dragged his plot into the room with a very dedicated janitor following close behind mopping up the fluids he was smearing on the floor as he dragged himself along. Rainbow immediately saw her necklace jammed up in Strong Heart’s pits covered in his pit sweat.

“Oh man! Are you kidding me? Why did it have to be mine!?” Rainbow Dash complained as she covered her nose with a hoof. Strong Heart ignored her and tore his gaze between me and Ax before deciding to get us all with his revenge. ‘Pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp!’ He filled the room with sparkle gas causing everyone to cough and wheeze at the stench.

“Oh, nasty!” Rainbow complained as she flapped her wings to blow the gas out of the broken window. “Wait...Oh no! It sticks to us!” Rainbow screamed as she smelled herself. I’d imagine Rarity would be complaining quite a bit if she hadn’t passed out. I conjure up a large black crystal before knocking him out too.

“What is that smell?” I heard from the other side of the portal Asphyxious made as it closes.

“Well... There's your Element Dash. Take it.” I say as I desperately tried to protect my sensitive fox nose.

“...Can I get a really long stick?”