We soon see what looks like an illusion of a magical castle with a lake & moon light. And we find the Mane Six in their sphere prisons, only they are in…TUTUS?! Yes, and some ballet music is heard like something heard in Christmas Theaters, showing stuff like swans flying around. But are the mares having fun while Loki sits in his throne, fiddles his cane to make them move to his will…NO!

“AuUAAAAAAAAAGH! I DON’T DO TUTUS!” Rainbow Dash protest to yell in being against this shameful display.

“I ain’t into this Fru-fru stuff!” Applejack complained that she doesn’t do dress ups like this, she’s a cow-girl.

“What’s wrong, I thought every mare loves to see ballets.” Loki spoke out in hearing some complaints to his entertaining show.

“Normally, I wouldn’t mind starring in a show, but your version is not correctly done. These outfits miss much needed fashion sense!” Rarity issued off in making a fashion emergency debate about their costumes not being okay to her eyes.

“And, um, I hate to impose…but I don’t think these swans are very friendly…they even have sharp teeth.” Fluttershy nervously spoke in having to dance away from big swans with sharp teeth.

“It’s a way where your beauty must handle what is a beast, my dears.” Loki smiled off in thinking this was a spin off twist to a ‘Beauty & the Beast’ theme.

“Loki, this kinda fun isn’t much fun if we get hurt!” Twilight protest to this sorta action was not right.

“Oh, you won’t get hurt…much. Hahh-hah-hah-haahh…” Loki whispered off the last word said with a sly tone before he laughs off in simply watching the act continue on while the mares dance and avoid getting close to angry big swans with big teeth.

“Loki….” Then entering the room again, were the Munchkin Brothers in sounding concern.

“What is it now, can’t you see I’m envisioning my own entertaining spin on a Swan Lake Performance?” Loki groans to look at those that are interrupting his fun here yet again.

“Actually, many other folks have made different Swan Lakes, so you’re not really the first.” Pinkie Pie broke the Fourth Wall to mention this sorta action here.

“Why not dance faster, my dear mares?” Loki smiled off to say in using his magic to do something here.

“Waaahhhhh….” Now the Mane Six were in a fast forward dancing act, as it look cartoony while they almost seem to be spinning out of control and can’t stop while some were getting dizzy.

“Loki, those in the Castle have defeated Sharo!” Munching One stated in what was the emergency.

“And have taken a second Rainbow Gem too!” Munchkin Two pointed out the after effect of the issue.

“What? I was certain he prove challenging.” Loki questioned in believing the rescuers wouldn’t have best’d that Gem Keeper.

“There’s more, we thought Armor Stark could be a problem for helping Ben, but…” Munchkin One was stating that they thought the guy in the many mechs-suits of armor was trouble, however…

“But Gemini Sparks is also with them, he holds the Element of Twin.” Munchkin Two finished in stating that there was another one, or two, and they are twins with much power indeed.

“What! He was among the group? Hmmm…I must have ignore his presence during my little performance in taking these six.” Loki responded shock, he didn’t expect that Gemini Sparks was also helping the rescue team. “Well then, perhaps if they wish to outnumber my Gem Keepers, let them try the next one and see if quality can beat quantity.” Loki smiled off with a sneaky expression that the next Gem Keeper, will be a ’surprise’ against Ben Mare & his increase number of allies.

Then with that, the screen begins to darken while Loki continues to let the Mane Six do his little entertaining amusement. But at this rate, the mares are not sure how much they can stand this kind of ‘FUN’ this trickster is making them do while unaware of the magic being siphoned from them. Things are really looking kinda hard for the Mane Six while we change the scene now…

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The scene begins to open up with a magic orange portal that brought the Rescue Team back within the Castle Entry just like before. With the second Rainbow Gem safely gathered with the first, Ben felt a bit happy. But he and the others knew they had no time to congratulate themselves, there was still much more things to get done. Another five more gems to go and with Twilight and the other Mane Six members still need to be rescued. From walking up the stairway, they came across other portraits of other bizarre creatures, like the Toy Soldiers and….

“Look, Sharo’s picture is on the wall too.” Nyx pointed out in seeing the Jack-In-The-Box foe on the wall side.

“Guess any of the Gem Keepers are seen here when they are defeated.” Spike shrug off to say in what they can guess happens here.

“Right, it’s like a gallery of defeated foes.” Phobos pointed out another idea of how to look at this picture.

“Hey fellas, you may wanna check this door here.” Dark Gemini spoke out, as he and Light Gemini phase their hooves through another door that had chains and a lock before they glowed red and vanished.

Once they entered the open door with a logo symbol of ‘waves’ over it, it seem to state what might be the next theme. And just like before, there were two doors still locked up, but there was one door that was not seal shut.

“So where do you think we’ll end up this time?” Ben asked off in being curious about what they shall find.

“By my guess, somewhere…with water.” Armor Stark stated off in having recall the image of a wave of water that must be what’s beyond in this room.

“Will your armor be okay?” Goldie asked off in thinking a mechs-suit of armor might have problems.

“Don’t sweat, I’m not slow-withered not to waterproof my armors, besides…I got a special armor just for such an event.” Armor Stark stated off in having something that will be handy if it comes to water areas.

“Well, we’ll be okay, now that we got another ally on our side.” Pinkamena smiled off to say this in seeing that all things are good with Gemini, both twins actually. “By the way, do you usually call out your twin or does he sleep in you?” She was asking a random question at this sudden hour.

“Let’s just say, we’re close, very close to our element.” Light Gemini smiled off to say this as the two look to the other with shared expressions.

“Hey, partner, you want that I should stay out to help out more?” Dark Gemini asked if he can stay out and that way, they can do more things together.

“Will if everyone’s okay with that, then I think we’re good.” Light Gemini stated to say it was up to the others, but there was no need to worry at all…

“Well I think it’s great having another member to help us get through.” Spike smiled off to say that one more ally can make a big difference.

“Well at least we can tell you apart. One’s Light, the other’s Dark.” Phobos pointed out in seeing each Gemini are white or black; like Light & Dark.

“Oh Phobos.” Nyx rolled her eyes in seeing her pet pal make such a silly claim.

From coming to terms, the group then open the new door to go into it, and venture in what new world of illusion that awaits them. Everything goes dark as we shall see what will be seen for the gang to face next…

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The scene begin to change where a castle door appeared in a strange rocky land with a few set trees, clouds blocking the setting sun, and looks like…there was rain on the other side. And coming out of the door was the Rescue Team, as they are looking around their newest surroundings at this time before the door vanished. The group surveyed this new world, many noticed colossal storm clouds gathering in the skies…that can’t be good.

“Where have we landed in now?” Goldie asked off in looking around the new area.

“Looks like the forest again, but with rain clouds.” Pinkamena pointed out in seeing what could be seen from a quick view.

“JARVIS, are we back in the Enchanted Forest again?” Armor Stark asked his A.I. companion a question of the right location.

“No sir, this is a different world of illusion, it is called The Storm.” JARVIS responded off to say in mentioning the name of this location they entered in.

“Really now, I guess Loki needs to work on his naming skills if he’s making such places.” Armor Stark rolled his eyes in his armor in stating that Loki needs to work up on his naming skills. “Well let’s hope the rain would hold off long enough for us to make it back to the castle.” He stated to say this in making a light joke of the situation.

“There’s some of those Blue Mushroom creatures.” Nyx pointed to seeing some Blue Mushroom creatures coming up to them, before she blasted them with a little of her Night Blast attack.

“Come on, let’s get going before the rain slows us down.” Ben stated off that they need to get going and not let the weather stop them.

The group was walking across the path of land, just as they reach a wooden log bridge. But then without warning, the log bridge came undone and soon everyone fell from a few feet down and into the water below them. Many were either going too far down or some managed to stay afloat.

“Graauaghhh….Can’t breath! Drowning…Drown….eh?” Phobos was panicking in feeling like he’ll drown until…he wasn’t drowning at all; why’s that when he’s underwater?

“We can breathe in this stuff, but how?” Spike asked off to say that they can breathe, even talk in the water, why?

“Well I know I have gotten some gills from mermaid ponies, but I’m not sure.” Pinkamena stated off in thinking how she may have gotten by with such things, but this seems really weird.

“It could be because this is an illusion world, the rule of drowning doesn’t apply for the water.” Light Gemini spoke up in making a stated claim of how such things may have turn out to be here.

“Which means the only thing is floating and swimming around in here are our options,” Dark Gemini pointed out that if they are in the water, they either swim to the top or bottom.

“Wait, what about Armor Stark? His Buster Armor look pretty heavy.” Nyx questioned in where the other member of their Rescue Team went.

“Watch out, skeleton fish!” Golden Heart yelps in noticing that some fish that swam with its body showing skeleton was trying to come up to eat them when…

“Powfruvh…KABAMM….” Without warning, a torpedo was fired that blew the bizarre fish to…well, more pieces. And soon the gang saw what look like Armor Stark’s armor suit, but much different. A medium bulk humanoid size mech-suit of dark silver design and light-bronze knee & elbows, guard wrist and on the chest & forehead. It has a backpack which has turbines to help it be mobile in water areas as well as expose jet thrusters on dry land to fly.

“Told you had a suit made for something like this. This here’s the Deep Sea Suit or as I like to call it…Hammerhead Armor.” Armor Stark’s voice spoke out from where his head was seen inside talking by a view screen of his friends. “Now follow me, I think I found us a way to get back above. Everyone hold on tight to me.” Armor Stark issued from allowing those to grab onto him, as he used his armor’s turbines to dive down further to find a hole…

“Why...Aaahhhh!” Ben was about to ask when, he was cut short…

For everyone was hanging on from the wide water current they were experiencing as Armor Stark was keeping the Hammerhead in a steady process of not being tossed around. Then finally, they were jettison upwards and then shot out from a geyser and the gang found themselves back on land just as the Hammerhead stomps it’s metal feet into the ground. Everyone was letting go of Armor Stark to get on the ground while getting their minds together of what happened.

“That’s why. JARVIS said there were unexpected fast currents in those tunnels, one wrong slip up and we be bashing our heads against stones.” Armor Stark spoke off in finishing what he was saying earlier at this point of the talk of what they were gonna run into.

“Phew, thanks for the save.” Nyx sighed in feeling glad they made it out of there in one piece.

“Yah, but now I’m wishing yah told us sooner.” Phobos held his head from feeling dizzy from the water works.

“Well, guess we better just keep going.” Spike stated off to say in knowing they just keep moving on now.

“Watch out for any more unstable bridges, if not, then I think we’ll be okay to be going swimming.” Pinkamena warns the group in thinking that’s the next thing to be careful about coming across.

While getting what Pinkamena said out of some of their heads, the ground move on which Armor Stark used his Repulsor tech from the Hammerhead to clear away some Blue Mushrooms; guess even a mechs-suit armor for water comes with other things than just torpedoes. But as they cross and looked around the land, there was nothing else to go by other than seeing a large ruin ring in the rising water.

“Hate to say this, but it looks like we’re going back in the water.” Armor Stark spoke off to say that they have to get wet again.

“Why do you say that?” Goldie raised an eyebrow in hearing that out of nowhere.

“My instruments aren’t picking up where to go from this path, but seeing Loki made this place, The Storm seems to be where one has to go where there’s water.” Armor Stark explained the case that there’s nothing above for them to find, so it looks like they have to search within the area with lots of water.

“So it looks like we’ll get wet again, it seems.” Light Gemini pondered off to think in seeing how things are gonna go.

“Best we don’t use electricity to not fry anyone else.” Dark Gemini stated to say in what they best not use when in the water.

Then from approaching the next log bridge as it broke, everyone fell through and landed in the water again. As they were slowly letting themselves go down, there was something underneath that was more than water and tunnels, there look like…a ruin temple was place here. The gang had to be ready in using their weapons and spells against the skeleton fish, but two things; one, movement is slow in the water unless one is partly fish or has gills or wearing a special armor for such movement & two, Dragons that breath fire can’t breathe fire under water. So after taking care of that, the group were exploring but being careful until…

“Waaaughhh!” Ben yelps from when he was near a bright yellow light coming from a hole which its current pulled him in.

“Waaaughh!” Nyx, Spike & Phobos yelped off in being dragged along with Ben in the water current that pulled them under.

“Hold on tight, we’re going after them!” Armor Stark issued this off to those that weren’t drag down by the current that they are going after their friends.

“Right!” Gemini Sparks responded from both of the twins to hold on tight.

“Dive! Dive!” Pinkamena grab onto the armor and gave the command to dive.

“Really, sis?” Goldie raised an eyebrow in hearing such a liner.

Soon everyone went down the glowing golden light hole, and then everything went black. Where are they ending up in, we’re seeing it right now as everyone was traveling through a current tunnel path. It wasn’t long before that was gonna end, and then without warning, everyone soon found themselves coming out of the water and in an underground area where the water above was pouring in. The Rescue Team soon found they were deep underground, some wondered what sort of subterranean strangeness they may encounter, especially when the place they stand on had eight circle pillars rise up. And then there was an unfamiliar sound screeching monkey noises…

“Okay….finding ourselves in creepy places, with creepy voices, not a good time!” Phobos complained off in seeing how things were looking here.

“How do we get going from here? Do we fly or teleport?” Nyx asked off in what they do to keep going.

“Wait a second here. Hmm…” Armor Stark studied this structure that was where they were on, and images of eight lines and from underneath where they stood was…a sea-monkey drawing. “Now I get it, this here’s a typical test.” He stated in finding this hardly a challenge.

“Typical?” Spike pondered off that if really smart guys understood stuff they don’t get make claims so lightly; well maybe Twilight might, but…

“Simple, match the lines to make this symbol drawing here and something’s bound to happen. Have to say, Loki should have tried something a little more challenging.” Armor Stark pointed off that each top pillar had a drawn line image in where matching them gets a picture of the symbol they stand on.

“I for one rather not deal with such things. But, let’s try your idea.” Golden Heart stated that he’ll take simple challenges over hard ones any day.

Soon Goldie along with the twin Gemini Sparks took the South pillar, Southwest & Northeast that had a mouth, a head line, ear and eye markings. Then something happened that all eight pillars sank into the ground. Then geysers shot off with pads on top, like a daring feat to jump over each one like hopscotch. And soon those that did or those that flew, reach over to solid ground where they observe more of the sub terrain place they are in.

“Wow, this place sure is huge!” Pinkamena complimented in seeing how big this was.

“Come on, lets…” Phobos was cut off when he was moving until a large amount of water poured down his body and went through a wooden net board until the water cease coming. “Great, how many baths am I taking today?” He groans to say in having just been given his next water dunking experience.

“Best be careful when that happens.” Light Gemini stated to tell the Moon Dragon some advice here.

“Right, get hit and you’ll fall.” Dark Gemini pointed off that one large amount of fallen water will shove anyone downwards.

“Gulp….I see how far down.” Spike gulps in seeing the drop, if they get hit, and hit the ground, it won’t be pretty.

“Let’s wait for the right moment to go up while watching our timing.” Armor Stark suggested a careful step plan, one that had a good moment of cautions and perception in the mix.

The group then begin to move upwards on some ruin climbing stacks while watching out for pouring water. Heck, the group had to be careful when skeleton fish pop from below a cliff to take a bite out of anyone, but Pinkamena chop them to bits with her sword. As they climb the ruin boards while carefully watching the eruption of any surprise water coming down, those that didn’t have wings yelp when a part of the ground broke and they swung on a rope across. Those that could fly followed while seeing those that got ahead, like Ben, Pinkamena, Spike & Phobos leap from stone to stone downwards and upwards, it was crazy. When reaching another building structure split path to jump across, they saw in the background what look like a temple with a pony head.

“I can’t wonder if some of this was seen from somewhere.” Goldie asked off from noticing how such made structures of a temple area were made in this world.

“Maybe Loki made this place to be from a few Daring Do books.” Pinkamena stated off in where the inspired ideas came from.

“I didn’t even know guys like him were interested in such stories.” Nyx thought off to say in being slightly curious.

“Probably to entertain others by making what they see in books come alive.” Goldie rolled his eyes in thinking Loki wanted to pull one’s leg by living out an adventure from one’s own story fantasy; that’s typical trickster action alright.

Deciding to save the history stuff for later, the group continued to move forward. But for those that had to jump, the ruin support structure broke and water came pouring behind them, they had to pick up the pace. They managed to just safely get through while Armor Stark saw one play card to pick it up. Even the same wingless group were swinging on ropes in feeling like it was like an adventure tale of exploring a forgotten underground ruin city.

“You know, the swinging pass those giant carved pony statues reminds me of Venture Jones’ advice on adventures.” Ben spoke off to say something in recalling what he was told by a guy that helped them out who lives for this kinda thing.

“Was it; ‘Never Have them, if you value to live’ sorta claims?” Phobos asked off remotely of the answer to a rhetorical statement.

“I doubt it.” Spike shrug off to say in thinking that couldn’t be the answer even if they hoped it be.

“Come on guys.” Ben spoke off in wanting the baby Dragons to move along here.

Continuing to travel through the period of where they are, the group jumps on more structure boards while watching out for more pouring water. The task wasn’t easy, it takes skill, and more importantly patience that won’t get one kill unless they wanna get splash and crash at the bottom. But after a peerless climb, the group made it in a cavern room that lead downwards and right towards…another pop up castle door with the sign read ‘EXIT’ nearby.

“Well, we made it to the exit.” Goldie sighs to say in seeing that this was a good little moment to catch a bit of their breath.

“But where will it take us?” Spike asked off in being curious about what lies beyond here.

“Probably with more water again!” Phobos complains to roll his eyes, water, water, everywhere.

“Regardless, we need to find the next gem and who’s holding onto it.” Armor Stark stated in knowing that they need to proceed to collect the other Rainbow Gems.

“Then we should best continue then.” Light Gemini stated off in what they must do next here.

“Right, let’s find out what’s next here.” Dark Gemini declared off in knowing that they shall handle it.

“I agree, let’s keep going.” Ben responded to say in agreement as he knew they mustn’t have second thoughts.

Seeing this was the way for them to leave this part of The Storm, those nod their heads in preparing to go through the door. And as they went through, the door itself began to vanish again while things went dark. For what other part of this illusion world will the Rescue Team face is a question to be seen…

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Now the scene opens up for the second act of another part of where the castle door appears in the Storm world. As the heroes came out, they weren’t sure just how deep underground they were, but one thing was clear…The next Rainbow Gem had to be somewhere around this place, they just got to keep searching. As the door vanished afterwards, it was more of the underground area with more pouring water and more ruin structures of some lost civilization. The group was active since a rock fell that broke the bridge they were on to move towards part of the next area were rapid waters were rushing…then stopping.

“How do we make it across?” Ben asked off in seeing what they got going for them, fast rapid currents.

“Right, if we get caught in the water current, it looks strong enough to push us away.” Goldie stated in feeling like that’s the last thing they want as to go for a swim.

“Sir, it seems the water current follows a motion where it’ll rise up and then drains itself for only a mere few seconds.” JARVIS spoke out in explaining what it was that those here need to know about the water’s working flow.

“So from the steps ahead, we take the high road and only take the low road if we got no choice.” Armor Stark stated off in following that plan as simple as a stand above the water on something higher.

“Sounds almost like a familiar phase.” Nyx stated to say in having heard something with the ‘high’ & ‘low’ road.

“I can sing it if that’ll help!” Pinkamena smiled off in thinking it’s time for a little song.

“Let’s not and say we did.” Phobos remarked off to say they are not in the mood when dealing with a world of illusions made by some tricky guy who’s made everyone be under his illusion spell…well almost everyone.

So without any delay, the group were taking their careful jumps or just flew on from one high structure over the water from the next. But then a bat came out to attack the group, causing Spike & Phobos to fall in the water to get drag off. Armor Stark dived in and then quickly pulled them out before arriving back with the group with two wet Dragons by the tail. But they had to quickly go under a low rock where the water came from when it drained up and they made it there to the other side and got above the next flow of water.

“Well, this is one fishing trip that no one will believe. Catching a couple of baby Dragon guppies.” Armor Stark stated to say in putting the two Dragons down after having save them.

“Great, a bath and loss of dignity!” Phobos moans to say in seeing what’s happened here.

“Well at least we didn’t fall off.” Spike shrug off to say that they didn’t go over where the water was going.

“Gotta watch out for bats, they always attack in caverns like this.” Goldie stated this as fair warning for those that need to watch out for incoming bats.

The group continued to get through until they reach what was a water vein ahead of them. They went above the thing and soon they walked across another pave path while seeing more surroundings of some forgotten made temple city. But just as they were about to reach over to a bridge leading somewhere, the ceiling was collapsing and the rocks fell around them. Try to get by as they could, the bottom of the floor broke off and soon the gang fell into a hole. And with a giant splash, the Rescue Team had plunge into an underwater depths of a creepy cave system, teeming with some hungry skelefish….which was a nickname Pinkamena gave them. But when the group dealt with any of the skeleton fishes…a strange watery creature swam across from nearby that didn’t seem natural.

“Hugh? Did anyone else see that?” Pinkamena turn around in feeling like there was something there but they missed it. “It look like something for this water environment, but…it swam off before I could tell.” She scratched the back of her head in not understanding what just happened.

“While that maybe a nice fish story to hear, we best be getting out before ending up as…fish food.” Armor Stark stated to say here in what they best be doing, so they aren’t gonna be some fish’s dinner.

“Yuck, no thank you!” Nyx held out her tongue in not wanting to become fish food.

“You and me both, Nyx.” Ben quoted off in agreeing with his daughter on the idea.

Soon the group was swimming through the underwater caves and either avoiding or defending against some skeleton fish…but some things from above were falling; parts of stone structures. The gang had to watch where those things were coming so they wouldn’t get flatten. Course from following Armor Stark’s Hammerhead Armor, he helped swim through this easily with the gang holding onto him while the fish…got splat by not watching above. However, the deeper the group went into the ruins, the more sure some felt that something…or someone was watching them…from the dark shadows in the water.

“Sir, I’m detecting the presence of another Rainbow Gem.” JARVIS spoke out in having located where the next Rainbow Gem is.

“A Rainbow Gem? Here in a sunken temple, kinda cliche, really?” Armor Stark stated off in thinking that just sounds too much like of where they are already and what the theme of this seems to be.

“Perhaps it’s whoever is watching from afar.” Light Gemini stated from who has the gem was watching them.

“Hump, they’re watching us carefully, are they?” Dark Gemini stated to say in seeing that someone wanted to keep an eye on them.

“Then we better get moving and make sure they don’t keep on watching us.” Goldie stated in what they best do if they are being watched…by Loki…or whoever the Gem Keeper might be in this place.

Soon from going deeper and avoiding more falling things coming down from above, they went below an opening, and soon had to navigate through little slow falling debris in a tight spot. But when they reach a hole in the side of the wall, it pick them up and the gang held onto the Hammerhead Armor as they were zipping across on a fast current taking them in a strange pathway going zig-zag and then finally…up. And soon they are spit out of a water path and land in a large filled pond. But before they could go out, the path was blocked by more falling rubble & then four more geysers shot up with pads on them; just peachy.

“Well this is just terrific! Now what?” Phobos groans to say in what they do from here.

“We can fly up if that would help.” Goldie suggested in what they can do to make things easier.

“Don’t know brother of mine, wouldn’t be an adventure if we could just fly out of here all the time.” Pinkamena spoke out in being curious of something that was on her mind now.

“Then just jump across the pads on the geysers.” Light Gemini stated to say in what they should be doing and get some workout along the way.

“Right, like how we do it. Watch closely now.” Dark Gemini stated before the twins vanished but their blurs were dashing across the pads to reach the top.

Seeing that for some, they needed to jump from one small geyser to climb up to the top. The fliers help navigate those that couldn’t fly, but they watch out as two pads flipped a bit from the geyser’s water force. It seem normal for a few seconds, then did a flip, and it seem the pads didn’t had star marks on them. Realizing what action to take, Armor Stark explain to those that had to get on the ones quickly and stop to time the next jump right, and though Phobos trip up some, they managed to get through and over the fallen boulder of rocks. There was a path below that was rushing with some water and so those that fly, flew, and the others leap from crumbling paths and took a swing on a rope to land on a top cliff.

“Man, I can’t remember the last time I did something like this without…” Ben stated off in never gone on such an adventure that didn’t involve Twilight or the Mane Six with him, but he stop from realizing that.

“Without Twilight and her friends? Come on Ben, every stallion has to face things when it’s either them or with others.” Armor Stark spoke off to tell Ben that even in such times, each hero has to do things on their own or with different folks.

“I guess so.” Ben rub the back of his head in lightly agreeing to that. “It was like when I rescued Mangani when he was sealed away.” Ben recalls he went away to help someone without Twilight or her friends around.

“And now you’re rescuing those you also wanna help, different but the same.” Armor Stark stated off in making a little conversation here.

“Come on guys, let’s keep moving.” Goldie called out in wanting those to keep up with them.

The group was about to move forth down the corridor path, until when they got through, the path was blocked by a surprise fallen rubble and the light from the other path they were gonna take. And worse, they couldn’t back track and water filled up before their eyes. The thing was, the water went up very fast, but then drain itself again, weirder still was it kept doing tha.?

“How do we get out of this?” Phobos asked off in seeing this was a stuck situation.

“When in doubt, go up.” Armor Stark stated to say in looking upwards as it was a clear path.

“But the water goes up and down, it’s kinda puzzling.” Pinkamena stated in seeing that the water fills this spot, but then drains down.

“Don’t worry, just hold on to the Hammerhead Armor, be it drylands or wetland, I’m confident we’ll make it.” Armor Stark issued off to say this in having a plan to get everyone up there.

“Well, I’m for it!” Spike stated to say in wanting to get out of here.

Soon as the water started to fill up, the Hammerhead Armor took up with max turbine thrust with everyone holding onto it. It was a very tall order, but Armor Stark was pushing it to which many felt like they had weird faces…like Phobos, Spike & Pinkamena from feeling wind burns…only this was more water burns. But just as the water began to drain, the Hammerhead Armor pops out of the water to land by a spot in which was where a sign label ‘EXIT’ was before another door pops out to appear.

“Sir, the next Rainbow Gem lies ahead here.” JARVIS spoke out in having located another gem they seek behind the next door here.

“Guess what gang, we get to find another gem beyond door number three.” Armor Stark spoke up in making this sound lightly as a fragment of humor.

“What’s the next Gem Keeper gonna be?” Ben asked off in trying to think for a minute here.

“First a Wood Beast from Enchanted Forest.” Light Gemini pointed out who they fought the first time.

“Next, Sharo, a Jack-In-The-Box from Toyland.” Dark Gemini pointed out the second foe that they faced.

“I’m hoping it ain’t a squid…or an octopus…or a SHARK!” Phobos yelps off in imaging the worse sea predators to face against.

“Right, doubt we be helpful if we were in underwater fights.” Spike nodded off in seeing if they are in the water, dragons flaming breath won’t work.

“Don’t worry guys, we’re all gonna pitch in.” Nyx smiled off to encourage her friends to be positive.

“Right, just let me at whoever’s behind the door!” Pinkamena spoke off in being determine to take on whoever they are bound to face.

“First, let’s learn what we’re dealing with.” Goldie stated to speak some form of reason before jumping into action.

“Then if we’re ready, then let’s do this.” Ben nodded off to his friends in seeing what they best be doing.

Seeing that once they go through here, they’ll be able to meet with the next Gem Keeper, everyone was getting ready. And now they gone through the door before it vanishes from sight. Now the next step to obtaining another Rainbow Gem was on as everything began to fadeout.

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The scene soon opens to what seems to be the third act within the illusion world The Storm. Within a center heart of a ruin temple of pillars and a large gong, as the Rescue Team came out of the door to look around. The door soon vanishes from sight, leaving those here to compete what lies ahead. But then without warning, everything quaked & creaked from what was happening around or popping pillars that surprise the group. The gang tried to find safety, but found none when a second pillar popped in front, trapping their path. Suddenly, the entire chamber was flooding with water and it might have been a sign of luck running out.

“Great….I feel like someone wants us to drown and we can’t!” Phobos groans to say in seeing how things are turning out once again.

“Is this the enemy’s doing?” Spike asked off in seeing that this must be the work of their opponent.

“Where is he, I don’t see any signs of a Gem Keeper.” Golden Heart asked off in looking for where the foe was hiding himself.

Then without warning, one of the pillars that had a strange sea monkey drawing on it was busted out, and what appeared was…something else. Upon close examination, it was like some larger, but around average human height size, deform sea monkey that looked more like a monster. As it swam out in smirking with a sly expression, didn’t take long for everyone to realize that this was the lair of the third Master of Illusion; the 3rd Gem Keeper.

“Alright fellas, looks like we found ourselves a Gem Keeper.” Armor Stark issued off in seeing that they found their opponent. “Though gotta be honest, a sea monkey…probably the furtherest thing from my mind.” He commented in expecting something a little more….scary.

“I think we all agree on that.” Ben nodded off to agree that such an opponent was not what they expected to cross blades with.

“Maybe mutated forms of Sea Monkeys are also scary in a way of thinking.” Pinkamena commented in what she could think of this state.

“We best be ready, cause he looks real mean and ready for a fight.” Nyx stated off to say while transforming into her Battle Form.

Now things were really starting as the Sea Monkey was swimming after the group, they all scattered to keep a distance to learn just what sorta stuff this sea monkey enemy has to offer. But they also watch out for falling debris which made it hard to avoid them and the enemy as well. But with the right planning step, Adult Nyx made the Sea Monkey come to her before ducking down to let the guy smack into a debris that came out when the mare saw it falling. As this battle was continuing of playing Marco-Polo kinda act, the water suddenly started to drop which lead to the Sea Monkey retreating to the hole he came from in the pillar.

“Why’d he go back there?” Ben asked off in seeing the foe retreat to where he popped out of.

“He’s an amphibian, they like swimming in water, no water, then they’ll have to change their tactics.” Armor Stark stated off in what he can figure was the attack pattern of this foe.

“Then let’s hope we can handle what he brings.” Spike stated off in hoping they get by what’s coming next.

The battle was now on dry land as the Sea Monkey pops out to attack, but miss the group, as he circle from back and forth, but missed. And then the guy shot out his tongue like a frog to capture them…But the Hammerhead Armor snatch the tongue in holding the guy and then pointed its Repulsor.

“Say Cheese/Powwfruvhmm…Bamvhmm…” Armor Stark responded before blasting the Sea Monkey right out of where they were and he landed against some rocky junk piles.

“Hey look, he’s cowering! Wow, this was easier than I thought!” Phobos smiled off in thinking they won the battle here.

“I don’t know, seem too easy here.” Pinkamena spoke off in feeling like this seem too easy for some reason.

Then the room started to fill up with water again, the gang had to be ready if the enemy was gonna come at them again. But then two more parts from two pillars broke off with two heads of sea monkeys, for the same type of enemy to appear. Some were wondering if they were seeing double, but no…there were truly two of them, but some thought there was only ONE Gem Keeper, not more than one.

“Wait, there were more of them?” Spike yelps in seeing two Sea Monkey creatures that were the Gem Keeper.

“Well this is certainly a new trick.” Light Gemini stated off to say in what they have seen be done.

“But it’s not the same trick we perform.” Dark Gemini stated in knowing this was no duplication feat to make two.

“Of course, how could I forget, sea monkeys are a group…it wouldn’t make sense if there was only one.” Golden Heart slapped his forehead in recalling that Sea Monkeys are a lot of creatures in a single fish tank.

“Then we better be ready to face two more.” Ben issued off in getting themselves ready in what’s coming at them.

Soon everyone was swimming in which two more Sea Monkeys were chasing after the individual targets. The plan was the same as before, let the Sea Monkeys try to chase them, but let some falling debris above slow them down. The Hammerhead Armor fired some torpedo to get the foes to yelp to keep them away from getting too close to Armor Stark’s friends. That alone cause them Sea Monkeys to turn and hid in the holes they came from on the pillars when the water drain again.

“Remember the plan, wait till they leave themselves open to attack. And careful about the tongue slobber, trust me on that.” Armor Stark explained the plan of what to do, but also a fair warning to not touch the tongue, the slobber seems icky to get off.

“Right!” Light Gemini nodded in hearing that matter.

“Roger!” Dark Gemini replied off in understanding that.

Then what happened next was the Sea Monkey from the left pillar came out to attack, missed the baby Dragons to roll across the area. Then as it spit out its tongue, it missed the baby Dragons to touch the wall, but the Sea Monkey got whacked on the head by Ben’s Megaton Hammer across the field to be out of the spot.

“Head’s up, here comes the second guy!” Ben warned the gang of who else was gonna come at them.

Then the second Sea Monkey from the right pillar came out to leap and attack the group, it missed, but was rolling across the field. When it was done, the foe spit out its tongue to get Golden Heart…but an angry Pinkamena swung her Blades of the Pinkie Pie; one for the blocking tongue, the other to knock the foe off to join the other cowering Sea Monkeys.

“Mess with my bro, you get a beating!” Pinkamena snapped off to the cowering Sea Monkeys to not mess with her brother Golden Heart.

“Is that all of them?” Phobos asked off the question if they are now done here.

“Hey, the pillars had a one and two sea monkey heads, right, then what about the three with three heads?” Spike points in noticing something they seem to have overlooked apparently, and…

Then as the water was filling up the room, the three sea monkey drawings on the two pillars were busted out, showing three more Sea Monkey foes coming out. At this point, some began to wonder if there was an entire gang of these green gilled guppies and that they all were the Gem Keeper. So many questions with little time for an answer.

“Aw, come on!” Phobos groans to say, one was bad, two was terrible, but three….three is just the worse luck they have.

“Gotta hand it to Loki, he doesn’t know when to not kid around.” Armor Stark shook his head in seeing Loki was really giving them a bigger headache to content to.

“Let’s try not to get caught by them, everyone!” Adult Nyx stated in what they best do here for the time of handling three foes.

Now the group had to split off thinner when three Sea Monkeys were giving chase here. Gemini Sparks each performed a feet of summoning an elemental sword from their golden gauntlet part; which was called Aqua Sword. And as the twins kept one foe at bay, the Hammerhead was maneuvering its own target while more debris fell from above to hit the foe. The third enemy was trying to get the Pinkamena but felt her tail get pulled by Goldie so that she was away from another debris that landed on the Sea Monkey’s head. After a few mere moments, the three Sea Monkeys had to return to their pillars to get out before the water drain down again though one had to share room with another.

“The same tactic?” Golden Heart asked off in knowing what comes next.

“The same tactic.” Armor Stark nodded his armor head in responding to the question.

“Alright, then let’s do this.” Ben issued forth in seeing that it’s time to end this.

Soon one Sea Monkey came out in preparing to attack, but missed its targets to roll around. Then as it stood up, it launched its tongue to grab Ben, but he used his Hylian Shield to protect him. Then Spike & Phobos snuck up behind and delivered a double Dragon Punch combo that sent the Sea Monkey off to crash into the rubble pile where the cowering Sea Monkeys watched from a distance.

“That’s one down, two to go.” Phobos spoke off in seeing how many are left now.

“And here comes the second one!” Spike pointed out in seeing whose coming next here.

Then the second Sea Monkey left his buddy to launch off an attack, but missed before rolling around the area as everyone evaded. Then as the Sea Monkey stood, it fired its tongue off, but missed when the baby Dragon duck down and had its own tongue whack his head. Then Golden Heart delivered a Golden Sword whack that knocked the foe out and landed right where the cowering Sea Monkeys beaten are gathered.

“Two down.” Goldie exclaimed in seeing how many that makes now…

“And here comes the last one.” Pinkamena issued off in seeing what was left to deal with.

Now the final Sea Monkey leaped off angrily from his pillar hiding spot to attack, but missed while rolling to get anyone but wasn’t so lucky. Then it got up to spit it’s tongue to capture someone or two…Gemini Sparks as it’s tongue wrapped around their Aqua Swords. It smiled in having caught someone…but failed to see the twins had hidden smirks and changed their Elemental Swords from Aqua to….Electric Swords. And they gave out a shock that travel and shock the poor Sea Monkey to let go and cough out smoke.

“Time for a double hitter!” Light Gemini suggested this out in what they unleash next.

“Oh yah, let’s do it then!” Dark Gemini responded in liking that idea as it’ll be affective.

“Rocket Knuckle!” Both twins had their golden arms glow bright yellow and then launch their charged hoof fist out towards the target. “Powwfruvhmmm…” And let’s just say that taking one rocketing fist was painful alone, but two…wasn’t too healthy on the last Sea Monkey that was knocked around in a spin cycle for a few moments.

“Hrruaugh…uurrraghh!” The last Sea Monkey twirled a bit before it fell behind some rubble while the other defeated five Sea Monkeys didn’t act out from being so scared of the strong heroes. And then something was falling down towards the Rescue Team, it was a large gem of a yellow color; this was the third Rainbow Gem that they were working hard to obtain. Now at last, the Yellow Rainbow Gem was theirs; it was like a reward sign for such courage & cunning in the face against many foes.

“We did everyone!” Nyx smiled off to say in seeing they made another victory here while turning back into her filly form.

“We sure did Nyx!” Pinkamena smiled off to nod this to the brave black filly.

“This makes our third gem.” Goldie stated in seeing how many this makes now.

“Just hang on Twilight, we’re nearly there now.” Ben whispered this under his breath, as they touch the yellow gem.

“Once we have all the Gems, we’ll be able to build that rainbow bridge straight to where the girls are.” Armor Stark issued off in knowing it won't be long now; halfway there.

“For now, it looks like it’s over.” Light Gemini stated in seeing this battle was theirs, all of the Sea Monkeys look too afraid to challenge them anymore.

“Too bad, it was almost interesting.” Dark Gemini remarked off to quote this fact in a rhetorical sense of the meaning of almost liking if there was more.

“I’ll be glad when we get out of this place.” Phobos sighs to say with relief, he’s had enough baths for one day.

“Well you won’t have to wait long.” Spike patted Phobos on the back in knowing how much this guy had to deal with here.

“Thanks for the help gang, this was definitely a sign of our courageous teamwork & thinking ahead of how to handle things. Now, let’s head back and continue our mission.” Ben stated off in giving a few words in thanking everyone here, if not, then they almost would have lost to the many Sea Monkeys trying to corner them.

From everyone’s team work, this was a good sign of showing that they can do something if they set their mind to it. Then a yellow portal appeared and the gang knew it was their next ticket out of this illusion world and back to the castle. Soon everyone went through the yellow portal with more determination, they are almost halfway now. And as the portal closed and the screen grew darker, what was the gang gonna face up next time….remains to be seen…

Author's Notes:

The Sea Monkeys that look mutated are base around a reference of when they became monsters in the Frankenweenie film.

Another chapter made. Next chapter, the Rescue Team will have to handle a bizarre illusion world of...LIBRARY & CANDY! And what is with the deal with such a place and what is the 'shadow' that is toying with Ben's group? Better stick around, cause something bitter sweet is going on, and it's enough to be something scary...maybe. Till then, stay tune to see more...