The scene opens to a saloon theme stage where the Mane Six are dress like dancing girls in a pub. The place was created by illusions by Loki with Cowboy Cows that were ‘MOOING’ at the performance that seem to make the girls…uncomfortable. Loki was forcing them to dance by his magic & they had no say in the matter.

“Um, they’re staring at us.” Fluttershy nervously stated this to her friends of the weird stares.

“Yeah Fluttershy, we’re on stage, remember?” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes to tell her friend of their force gig.

“Ugh, must we dance for such uncultured creatures?” Rarity rolled her eyes in being force to do such things for such ruffian cows.

“Believe me, Ah wonder myself.” AJ rolled her eyes in agreeing on the part.

“Loki, this is really getting on our nerves.” Twilight stated off in getting fed up with these whacky entertainments they are putting on.

“Plus, I feel like shaking my tail is not under such conditions.” Pinkie Pie stated off in being uncomfy about their dance routine against such wild animals in the crowd.

“Too bad, my audience wants a show.” Loki smiled off to say this in being amused by the performance.

“Sir, bad news, the 3rd Gem Keeper failed.” Munchkin One along with his bro. came in to report more bad news.

“Again…this is getting annoying that you tell me the same song!” Loki stated off in being annoyed by such news. “Perhaps it’s time I make sure…their next travel is more…trickier by TWO, than ONE.” As Loki spoke, his shadow change to come alive & moved up near his face…

“You mean you’re using…uh oh!” Munchkin Two yelps in knowing what this means.

“Listen carefully, you & the 5th Gem Keeper shall deal with our troublemakers, understood?” Loki turn to his shadow in speaking something which the shadow nodded & sank down before returning to normal. “Now, the game is a foot.” Loki smiled with a sneaky expression, things are really gonna be interesting now…

With that, everything fades out with the Mane Six still performing for Loki & his illusion audience; the mares are hoping they get rescue soon before things go to the dogs.

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The scene begins to open up back within the Castle of Illusion’s Entry Hall, just as a yellow portal appeared that made everyone appear in the spot. The Rescue Team believed that Loki must be starting to quiver in his boots about now as they had the 3rd Rainbow Gem. And the group was determined to get the other four along the way. Soon Ben and his group go up the flank of steps to try to find the next door to continue their mission to save the Mane Six. As they reach the top, they noticed a hidden set of stairs from one door side which lead up to the third floor of the castle and more picture frames of Skelefish Bats, even one with the Sea Monkeys.

“Hey, looky here.” Pinkamena came across some mirror that seem to reflect herself, but saw her wearing her Featherweight Armor. “This must be some enchanted mirror.” She stated in what this thing was doing to show her something that she isn’t outside now.

“Cool….there’s me.” Nyx stated to check the mirror out and saw herself, more grown up as a mare like she appears in her Battle Form.

“Hey guys, hate to break up this little moment, but don’t let Loki’s little fun mirror divert our focus here, kay?” Armor Stark spoke off in getting those that are too focus on the mirror to forget they are here to rescue the Mane Six.

“Too bad, I like this thing that gives me a mustache.” Spike stated to say in seeing himself in the mirror with a fine mustache.

“Which is clearly why it’s made to make ourselves admire what we see, just like Loki likes to admire himself, I’ll bet.” Armor Stark sighs to say this in seeing what Loki was trying to do in buying time.

So pretty much those that were having fun with the mirror had to say goodbye while continuing their task. And when Gemini Sparks found another lock door with chains, they phase through with their hoof to undo the glowing red chains to unlock it. This one had a picture symbol of an open book above when the group went through. And there were three doors, two were locked up while the other one was left open.

“So the next illusion world is through here.” Ben stated off in what they see before them.

“What’s it gonna be there?” Phobos asked off the big question on their minds.

“A forest, a toy area, sub terrain, they’re all strange places.” Goldie pointed out the areas they have been to thus far.

“Well then it shouldn’t matter where we end up in.” Light Gemini shrug off to say in knowing where they end up in, they’ll just get through.

“Right, we’re just going & getting gems, isn’t that right?” Dark Gemini nodded off to his twin in thinking that was the whole point of this mission.

Once everything was settled, the group slowly entered through the next door here. And soon everything went dark from what would happen next of the next world the Rescue Team are about to come across.

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The magic castle door appeared and let out those into a new world of illusions. The gang found themselves in a giant library, and by giant, we mean everything was huge that a giant-size pony could hold the books piled around. And then the castle door vanished from sight, leaving those to navigate through this strange & puzzling world.

“We’ve entered a…library.” Ben responded off in being a bit…surprised by where they are.

“I think we know that Loki’s books and any bookworms here might be planning a ‘not-so-happy’ ending for us.” Pinkamena broke off to just randomly say something at this time.

“JARVIS, can you confirm what we’ve landed in now?” Armor Stark asked his AI in his mechs-suit of what this next world of illusion is.

“Sir, this next illusion world is what many called The Library.” JARVIS issued off in mentioning the name of this strange place.

“And as stated, Loki’s pretty much going for the simple name cases.” Armor Stark sighs to say in seeing the name fits of what they could already determine.

“Oh great, like being back home where it was once a library turn castle wasn’t enough, now we’re in a world like this!” Phobos slapped his forehead in seeing they enter a world where there’s nothing but books, books, & more books.

“Mommy would love this place.” Nyx smiled off in thinking that Twilight would love a world that was a library.

“Yah, but…I think the books are…too big for us to read!” Spike stated off in seeing this place had too many large books for even them to follow along.

“A…A…A…A…” Then something was heading towards the group, red letters of ‘A’ were heard and moving about to come get them. “Slash!” But then both Gemini Sparks sliced them in halves to which they vanished with their Electric Swords.

“Well these things aren’t much.” Light Gemini pointed out in seeing such weak little enemies here.

“But they were annoying though.” Dark Gemini stated to say in what sorta bizarre creatures those things are.

Soon the group had to plan their movement in this giant library, course one of the tricky parts is watching out for sliding books coming out and going in to knock one off to land on the ground. So the gang had to tread carefully and watch out for creepy bookworms that were on the desk, lamps, even books. The more bizarre creatures fought, the stranger things got when the group found sugar cube creatures in a jar, sounding like they wanted to get out, but couldn’t…and it was advised to not try anything as this was Loki’s little world of illusion.

“Okay, remind me not to ask how or why Loki had such things as sugar cubes in a jar that wanted to get attention.” Armor Stark remarked off in seeing how it was that Loki has weird taste in making such things.

“Probably cause he has high blood sugar.” Phobos shrug off to simply say this off as his own thought of the matter.

“Doubtful.” Spike shook his head in feeling that it was probably a nonsense kinda statement.

“Come on, let’s keep searching around here.” Ben stated that they need to keep searching.

“No signs of anything unusual.” Goldie stated off in not having found anything on his side.

“I say things are kinda quiet…but, it fits the theme of the library.” Pinkamena rub her chin in feeling that it’s hard to tell if things are too quiet, or if it’s cause they are in a library.

“Yah, it’s just…weird.” Nyx stated to say in thinking they can’t tell what could happen when things are meant to be…quiet.

The group continues while watching out for the sliding books, they knock Phobos off and he had to climb back up to rejoin the others which he was out of breath doing so. Then as the group reach down to find an open bottom that look to have had some sugary sweets inside, it pulled Pinkamena, Nyx, Spike & Phobos as the others decided to follow along to make sure the young & naive ones don’t do something without someone to watch them. But when those who had saw this, there was another world within the jar, they didn’t notice that they weren’t alone…For something fell from above to take the form of…a Shadow Form of Loki! And then it snuck behind the group and to blast its shadowy cane that sent them all through the jar….where everything faded out from the yelping voices of the Rescue Team.

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The scene changed to where we find the Rescue Team yelped to either land on their hooves or crash into the ground and soon saw that they were in…a strange new place different from…The Library. There was like a sugar filled land made of cakes, whip-cream roof-tops on cake homes, marshmallow bushes, lollipop trees; it was like many had died and gone to Sugarland of dreams for all sweet lovers. Course for those that were the serious bunch felt this was a realm of dangerous delights & scrumptious scares…All around was a sea of ice cold milkshake, but not the sort one wanted to dive into…

“Wow, if Pinkie Pie was here, she feel this was like a dream come true.” Pinkamena smiled off in seeing this wonderful place filled with sweet treats and desserts.

“Sweets, sweets, and more sweets! I’m getting hungry just looking at them!” Phobos spoke off in feeling like this was the place to be in

“Guys, can we save that for later, we have bigger things to worry about.” Ben spoke in getting those to stop thinking about tasty sugar treats.

“Ben’s right, for starters…does anyone know how we got here?” Armor Stark stated to say in feeling like there was something about their coming here that was force against their wills.

“It felt like we were pushed from behind.” Light Gemini stated to say in what may have been the act of someone that was behind them.

“And it wasn’t a soft push to the backside either.” Dark Gemini pointed out that whoever got them sent here, didn’t want them to return.

“Well for now, let’s try and figure out how to get out of here.” Goldie suggested this in feeling they best find a way out of here.

While watching out for gummy dolphins from the milk shake sea, there was some licorice that moved from the path and into the sea….which got the attention of Armor Stark & Gemini Sparks; what sorta bizarre creature was that they wonder. But soon some cookie treats pop out of the milk shake sea and made a path up to a cupcake spot. Many that were jumping to get across the sea, as they jumped, something wrapped up the cookie and took it below. Moving faster, they reach land before something below got any of them…

“Wha-wah…what do you think is down there?” Spike nervously asked off in thinking there was something that almost had them.

“I’m not sure Spike, everything’s base around sugar treats.” Nyx shook her head in not knowing the answer to the question.

“Then that means, the bizarre creatures are here too.” Light Gemini stated that there are foes in this strange and unexpected part of a world they came into visiting.

“Right, we best keep a sharp eye out for them.” Dark Gemini nods off in feeling that they’ll meet something that will be wanting to get at them.

Deciding to concern about what might be under the sea of milkshakes for later, everyone had to continue moving forward. That’s when the group came to a strange state of when Pinkamena went through…green jello. At first, the pink pony thought she suffocate, but…didn’t, in fact..she felt fine and seem…to be having fun. She moved in the jello to reach the other side and soon fell into red jello that strangely made her sink, and when she reach the green jello from the fall, bounce her off.

“Well, that is some strange jello.” Armor Stark stated off stump in seeing such jello in action that never works as such back home.

“Hey you guys should TOTALLY try the jello out, it’s really gooey and fun to pass through and wiggle and bounce around.” Pinkamena spoke out in feeling really good about how to have some fun with the jello.

“Leave it to my sister to make something sound fun when we’re just new here.” Goldie shrug off to say in seeing Pinkamena change the mood around, somehow, it’s like a Pinkie Pie trait.

“Well I wanna try that!” Nyx smiled off in wanting to get in on the jello action.

“Me too!” Spike replied off in wanting to be a part of this too.

“Me three!” Phobos also responded in wishing to join the jello fun.

“Oh boy….usually we watch on overeating too many desserts, but…I guess Twilight wouldn’t mind this one time.” Ben sighs to say this, but decides to let it slide in seeing everyone likes to have fun with the treats.

Following Pinkamena’s jello experience pattern, the group managed to slide down the red jello or go up before bouncing on the green jello types. The trip would have been faster if some hungry baby Dragons along with a pink pony weren’t eating the jello products along the way. But soon they reach what was like a milkshake whirlpool and the floating cookies were the ride. The group went on them to let it travel them towards an area they climb over and then rode another cookie that…began to pick up speed.

“We seem to be picking up speed.” Light Gemini stated in noticing the speed of the milkshake flow of the current.

“That can’t be a good thing now.” Dark Gemini issued off in knowing such things pop out suddenly aren’t a good meaning.

“What’s that noise ahead…” Goldie asked off in hearing something as everyone looks to see…

“MILKSHAKE FAAAAALLS!” Pinkamena screamed out in seeing they are heading straight for the falls.

“Quick, jump near something the first chance you get.” Armor Stark issued off the order in what to do in order to avoid falling to a sugary demise….

Seeing they were heading for like a milkshake falls, the group abandon their cookie flats to jump on the support of some stuck out lollipop boards from the cake wall. They leap from the lollipops and then had to go across a cookie bridge through a big milkshake falls while avoiding falling cookie treats above. Everyone had to either jump on ledges or fly while avoiding more falling cookies from the milkshake falls. Then as they made it through there, they walk down a low path of the falls, some saw free milkshakes pouring out and some stuck their tongues out to enjoy.

“Guys, can you save the time of enjoying milkshakes for later?” Armor Stark issued off that they need to keep going and not waste too much time drinking endless among of a free drink.

“Oh alright.” Spike, Phobos & Pinkamena responded off in seeing that they need to continue moving on.

After slicing through gummy fish, the group bounce on a green jello to make it up over the falls and saw a giant red gelatin serving & candy apple sticks and cherries on top of more desserts. It was enough to make some have mouth waters, but some had to stay focus as they were going over to notice a cook book lying ahead, but it was across the falls. And the only safe way to cross was hopping from cookie to cookie.

“Sir, I’m detecting another Rainbow Gem ahead.” JARVIS spoke out in telling his owner in the suit of the presence of a nearby Rainbow Gem.

“Wait a second.” Armor Stark responded to which he used his suit’s long-range scans to zoom in by the cook book and saw a sign that read ‘EXIT’ which meant a way out of this place, but also…a large green gem as well. “Gang, you’re not gonna believe this, but not only have we found an exit but also another Rainbow Gem!” He spoke off in telling the truth that ahead of them was one of their next targets to acquire.

“Really?” Spike, Nyx & Phobos responded off in hearing such great news.

“What about the Gem Keeper?” Golden Heart asked off if there was a Gem Keeper to keep them at bay.

“JARVIS, any signs of….well, life in this place?” Armor Stark rolled his eyes in feeling that there was hardly any foes to fight besides gummy fish and they barely did much anyway.

“The sweet taste & sugary bake goods are making the scans hard to determine, but there appears to be no signs of anyone guarding the gem.” JARVIS responded to say in having some difficulty within the area, but it’s certain there was no one around.

“Hmmm….either it’s a trap or maybe the Gem Keeper never thought we come here from the library and was lazy.” Pinkamena spoke off to think of a few things that might make sense.

“For now, we can’t miss this possible chance, let’s hurry to it.” Ben issued off that they need the gem, so they need to get it or risk losing the gem.

Now the rescue Team studied the cookies that were coming down on the milkshake river path & tried to think of this like jumping off logs. After a few short jumps across, the group managed to make it to the other side. And the fourth Rainbow Gem was there for the taking, not an enemy on sight…it seem, kinda hard to believe. Phobos and Spike decided to approach and obtain the gem, and smiled off to show everyone that all was well. But unknown to the group, a familiar shadowy being came from behind the book and used its shadow cane to trip the baby Dragons and snatch the green gem from the Rescue Team while pointing and laughing at them.

“What the?” Spike yelped off to look back at who attacked them.

“Is that…Loki’s Shadow?” Nyx asked off in seeing what looks like…the shadow form of Loki.

“Hey Loki! I mean other Loki! Stop!” Phobos spoke off in wanting the guy to stay where he was.

“Don’t let him escape with the gem!” Armor Stark issued off that they can’t let the gem be taken away.

Then Shadow Loki opened the cook book which flipped through pages and landed on an image that seem to direct itself to the Library world. And before anyone could stop the thief that snuck up behind the Rescue Team, grabbed the gem, and then made off by magically going through the page out of the Sugarland area as his escape plot.

“What the heck just happened?” Ben asked off in not knowing what it was that just happened here.

“That was Loki’s Shadow, but it look like it was moving on its own!” Goldie stated in trying to understand the situation here.

“And it stole our Rainbow Gem!” Pinkamena pointed out the shadow took the gem that they felt they got early too.

“Now I get it, shadows like that don’t give off a life unless connected to a body, Loki’s played us…and now we gotta chase his shadow.” Armor Stark spoke to think to himself in seeing what Loki’s game is, and it’s not funny in the least bit.

“Then we best hurry along.” Light Gemini suggested what they must be doing here.

“Right, let’s chase that shadow!” Dark Gemini issued off in seeing what comes next.

So without any further delay in having been taken as some fools, the gang soon leaped into the book to magically phase through the page to return to the Library. The cook book then closed on itself when no one else was around. And then everything faded out while many wonder how things will go for a chase to be in progress.

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Now the scene begin to open up back in the Library for a second act to be played out as we find the Rescue Team pop out of a tip milk bottle. Phobos slipped from the milk to land on the ground which knock the cap back into the bottle after the others got out. As the group was out, they soon found Shadow Loki there and held the green Rainbow Gem in taunting them to say ‘Looking for This?’ kinda silent sign. This made Spike, Nyx, Ben & Pinkamena gasped, the gem that’s needed to rescue their friends was right before them.

“He’s got our gem!” Phobos snapped off in seeing the thief with their gem prize.

“Hey pal, we need that gem to save Twilight & the others!” Spike stated of what they need the gem for, to rescue their captive friends.

“Come back here!” Nyx yelled out, as Shadow Loki gave the group a raspberry and soon took off.

“Capture that shadow. And watch out for anything that gets in the way!” Armor Stark explained the order of how they are gonna do things here.

“Right!” The group responded in knowing what they gotta do to catch the thief.

Soon some ‘A’ creatures were coming along, but Ben sliced them through in wanting to get through this quickly and catch the thief. As the group was going up some books, they saw Shadow Loki above, taunting them to try and catch him. Pinkamena leaped over to catch the creep, but he slipped away and a book blocked her path. And as the others looked around in where the thief went, Shadow Loki was seen behind them.

“Hey! How did you…? We were just… Wait a minute!” Pinkamena was stating off in looking back and forth, not knowing how the feat was done, but wanted the creep to stop running.

“After him!” Goldie yelled out that they need to catch that shadow thief.

Now the gang turn to chase after the thief, jump over more book sets, and saw Shadow Loki on the other shelf side. There was a lamp off the wall side and those that didn’t fly grab the light dangle switch to swing across. Course it did turn off the lights, and when they landed on the other side, Shadow Loki was gone…just like that when the lights were off a few seconds.

“Aw come on, can’t this guy stand still?” Ben groans to say in seeing the enemy escape when the lights went out to slip into the shadows.

“We’ll get him Ben, JARVIS, can we keep at him with the Rainbow Gem he’s holding?” Armor Stark stated to calm Ben’s nerve down, while asking his AI about some tracking process.

“Of course sir, he’s just ahead. Might I advise a quick haste?” JARVIS responded to say in giving the straight answer to the question.

“Right, okay group, our bogey is ahead, so let’s try to catch him anyway possible.” Armor Stark responded to say in giving everyone the matter of what they got ahead of them here.

The group was about to move it when they felt the entire shelf vibrate to make them stubble themselves, wondering if everything was gonna be okay from the unexpected shaking. But then the next thing happened that the shelf broke, and soon hit the ground; the gang were alright, coughing from any dust that got in their lungs. After the dust cleared, the moment they went up, the books below were toppling and they had to get up faster…When they reach the desk top, Shadow Loki taunts them before running off ahead.

“Hugh-Hugh….he’s really in a mood for running!” Spike pants a bit from feeling tired out from the rushing up from toppling books.

“He’s like the gingerbread man, only this nursery rhyme I’m not liking!” Pinkamena stated to say in finding this kinda theme weird.

“Come on, we have to keep at him!” Goldie issued that they must keep up or they may lose the thief.

The Rescue Team continues to push forth in their efforts, but had to watch their approach from more moving books sliding in and out of their stack places. Golden Heart took out some Bookworms, just as they reach another ledge cliff with Shadow Loki waving a gem to their faces to come after him. They also saw another lamp with a dangle light switch, and soon those that didn’t fly off swing across when the lights went off

“Aw. Not again!” Nyx pouts in seeing the shadow thief got away again.

“He likes to vanish when it gets dark.” Light Gemini stated to say in having seen what was happening.

“Then we need to catch him off guard.” Dark Gemini suggested a course of action the next chance they get.

“Come on, we can still catch him!” Ben stated to say in knowing they can catch up with that shadow.

The gang ran near more sliding books, this time in vertical and horizontal patterns, so the Rescue Team had to make the right callings to not get shoved off. After making it through, the gang made it down to a strange spot where a lit candle was, another jar of sugar-cubes, and book showing the gang having to flee from….a serpent beast. While curious about that, the bigger puzzlement was seeing some sugar cube creatures by a tea cup filled with tea, two on top of the edge and the last one sat on the spoon.

“If this is Loki’s idea of a next meal, it’s not very funny.” Armor Stark stated in seeing the cook book of what’s next on the menu; not amusing.

“Which one, the book or the sugar-cubes?” Goldie asked in seeing two weird things present before them.

“They look like they aren’t dangerous.” Spike stated in seeing such creatures barely look threatening or coming at them.

“Great, why can’t all bizarre creatures be like that?” Phobos rolled his eyes in seeing that they meet the only creatures not bent on getting in their way.

“Hugh, this guy’s on a teaspoon, wonder what happen if….waaaaugh!” Pinkamena leans her head to get pass the others to see the spoon, but yelps from losing balance to push the others forward.

From a sudden accidental part from Pinkamena that knock the sugar cube creature upwards, but not in the cup. And when he hit the other spoon side, it launched the Rescue Team up and land straight into the tea. The other sugar cube creatures saw this and decided to join those that went in. And soon the scene began to fade out from some weird action happening here.

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The scene opens up towards where we found those in a large void that was filled with tea, and floating sugar cube creatures. Armor Stark magically changed into his Hammerhead Armor for such watery fields…even in a tea base field. And then everyone saw a whirling cyclone coming towards them as it was swiping up the sugar cube creatures.

“Usually, I don’t mind enjoying a good tea with Rarity.” Spike stated off in feeling like he enjoys having tea time with Rarity occasionally.

“But I think after this, I’ll stick to orange juice from now on.” Phobos remarked off to say in what he’ll switch to later on.

“Everyone hold on, I’m gonna try to get us away from that thing!” Armor Stark stated as everyone held onto the Hammerhead Armor as they tried to get away from the cyclone.

“Hey, more of these guys keep dropping in the way!” Goldie yelps in seeing they are driving around more sugar-cube creatures coming down and almost blocking their path.

“They’re making a wall ahead of us!” Pinkamena points ahead in seeing a wall of sugar cubes that they couldn’t slip pass in time.

“Should we break through?” Light Gemini asked off if they need to get by quickly.

“Then we best decide, quick,” Dark Gemini stated in knowing they need to act as fast as they can.

“Too late!” Nyx yelps to say in seeing what’s coming and pulling them in.

“Hold on….waaahhh!” Ben shouts out before yelling from feeling themselves be dragged.

Soon everyone got swiped into the tea cyclone that got them, as it was spinning them upwards with the sugar cube blockade. That’s where everything began to fade out at this time here…

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Then we see Shadow Loki looking at the tea cup, saw those that got shot out to land on the book. The group saw the thief rush over to the other side and so they had to catch up. And seeing another lamp on a wall, those that couldn’t fly swung on the light switch, which turn off the light again. But they made it to the other side, and were gonna continue the chase of Loki’s Shadow thief. But of course, there were some…unsettling feelings of what’s been going on lately.

“Guys, you ever get the distinct feeling that we’re being lead around, only to be lured into a trap?” Armor Stark asked off in feeling like this whole ‘chase a shadow thief’ seems to be a run around the room gag.

“If it’s a trap, then we’ll have to risk it. We need the gem!” Ben stated off that they need to get the gem that shadow version of Loki stole.

“Right, we’ll catch that sneaky thief yet!” Pinkamena proclaimed in knowing what they gotta do here firstly.

“I get it, just remember…Loki’s a trickster, we can’t let him pull us…we have to out-trick a trickster.” Armor Stark stated to say this in what they need to do and not be drag along.

“Hugh, makes sense.” Spike thought over that plan, it did sound good for them to consider.

“Then we’ll just have to be extra cautious ahead, is that a good plan?” Goldie stated in wondering if that could be a plan to follow through.

“Couldn’t agree more myself.” Armor Stark responded after changing to his Buster Armor to be ready now.

Now the group continues to run across more shifting books and seeing Spike & Phobos use their Dragon Punches on Bookworms WITHOUT resorting to flames that burn down the library. After getting pass a few more levels of horizontal and vertical shifting in and out books, the gang reach a ledge, but then look behind for the above view in finding…Shadow Loki taunting them for being slow.

“There he is!” Spike pointed in seeing the shadow thief.

“The creep!” Phobos insulted Loki’s Shadow for swiping their gem.

“After him!” Goldie issued out that they gotta chase after the foe.

But just like before, when the group was about to attack, Shadow Loki slipped out of harm’s way. The real Loki must be as slippery to catch as his shadow. But putting aside such thoughts, the group had to quickly jump over more shifting out & in books to go upwards. The jumping was becoming harder with the more closer to the ceiling of other books the group didn’t wanna topple, so they moved carefully. Reaching the other side, they went up further and took the right row down while watching the books until they pass by a giant apple and soon came to where the taunting Shadow Loki was.

“Gemini Sparks, you two are skilled with Trans Warp Speed, so catch him by surprise.” Armor Stark issued off in laying down a plan of action.

“Right!” Light Gemini responded off in hearing that plan.

“Got it!” Dark Gemini nodded off in also agreeing to.

“Pinkamena, use your chain blades to tie him up.” Armor Stark stated the next course of what to do when given the chance.

“Okay!” Pinkamena replied off in giving an ‘A’ okay reply.

“And….now!” Armor Stark waited for the right moment to strike, and…he quickly gave it out.

Using fast tactics from Pinkamena’s Blades of Pinkie Pie, Gemini Sparks fast speed, it look like they had the target…but he vanished. Once again, those that missed approached where Shadow Loki was, but was nowhere in sight, unaware that the shadowy thief was hiding behind a giant apple.

“Aww, come on, can’t you stand still!” Phobos complained in seeing the thief moved again.

“There he is!” Nyx pointed to seeing Shadow Loki, but he was pushing a giant apple.

“Oh no….I’m getting a bad deja vu feeling here!” Ben yelps in recalling an event of fleeing from a giant apple before.

“Woo! We should’ve seen this one coming!” Spike yelps off to say as Shadow Loki pushed the giant apple to roll…towards them.

However, from the weight shift, that broke the high shelf to which the gang had to run down with a rolling giant apple tailing them; and strangely, Shadow Loki was slipping down with them. But luck was on their side as the group fell into another tea cup while the giant apple rolled over it as it didn’t follow; but flipped the spoon up. Shadow Loki fell down and would have join, but the spoon repel his entrance and launch him away while the gem he took slip out. Everything begins to fade out again from what we’ve seen happen before…

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And just like last time, the scene shows what is a void watery place made of tea which everyone was in again. Armor Stark magically brought out his Hammerhead Armor and everyone grab hold, and just in time too. The same cyclone was seen again and was taking in any sugar cube creatures and was coming for the gang. The sugar cube creatures were kinda moving upwards or downwards when they fell in, but that didn’t stop Armor Stark from going pass them. But then came the part about the wall forming before the gang with the cyclone approaching.

“Should we break through?” Ben asked off in what they should do here.

“No, best we don’t.” Armor Stark stated off in thinking what they’ll do.

“Why?” Spike asked off why they don’t break through this wall.

“That thing’s coming for us!” Phobos pointed at the cyclone coming for therm.

“Exactly, it’ll get us out of here, remember?” Armor Stark pointed out in recalling the last time they got swiped by that cyclone, they were out of the tea.

“Oh right, how silly that we forgot!” Pinkamena clapped her forehead in just recalling that just now.

“Hope your right, cause here it comes!” Goldie stated to say in seeing the cyclone approach them now.

“Trust me.” Armor Stark calmly stated in knowing this will work, his genius mind never fails him.

And soon everyone along with the sugar cube creatures were sucked into the cyclone to spin around and around. Everyone was holding on as best they could to brace for the wild ride in heading upwards again. As things began to darken around for the moment in where we’ll see the group land in next…

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Now we find the gang shot out of the tea cup and are back in the Library again. And saw from a look a surprise, the giant apple that fell, along with a dizzy Shadow Loki and the green Rainbow Gem. Finally, Spike & Phobos reached over to snatch the Green Rainbow Gem that was now belonging to the gang and this time….watch carefully of Shadow Loki’s action to not swipe it under their noses. At that same moment, the milk bottle nearby suddenly opened up to which seem to reveal…the group’s way of travel needs. Perhaps it was the next exit since the door or portal didn’t show up.

“Well, at least we got the Rainbow Gem back!” Spike sighs to say this in seeing they got back what they wanted in the first place.

“And mister Shadow Face there is beat!” Phobos pointed in seeing that Shadow Loki is beaten.

“We’ve endured a lot of taunting from this pesky shadow, so let’s do some too!” Pinkamena issued off to say as she, Spike & Phobos felt like they couldn’t resist doing a little taunting of their own.

“Oh brother.” Nyx rolled her eyes in seeing such things and some folks think she acts childish.

“What do we do with him?” Golden Heart asked off in what they do with this foe.

“He’ll try to come and take another gem and we’re short almost maybe a day & a half of rescuing Twilight and the others.” Ben stated in knowing they have to save the Mane Six from Loki before he siphons their magical auras for a fiendish scheme.

“It’s made of shadow, so light will work, right…my half?” Dark Gemini issued off in knowing the enemy was made of shadow, so perhaps a spell of light will undo a thing made from darkness.

“Right, here goes. Light Sword/Slashfruvhmmm….” Light Gemini stated off before he created a blade of light energy from his golden gauntlet arm and strikes Shadow Loki. With that, Shadow Loki slowly dissipates into particles that fad from existence. The others were amazed so Gemini Sparks can even use Light Element base type spells and abilities, guess that’s why Light Gemini is the Twin of Light.

“Okay, that’s a handy trick to use in ridding ourselves of one dark annoyance.” Armor Stark stated off in seeing how well that got rid of Shadow Loki. “Still, something troubles me. If that was the Gem Keeper or not. JARVIS, any solid lead…” He was curious of something that was on the mind and it bothered him.

“Unknown sir, the other Gem Keepers were seemingly tie to their illusion worlds.” JARVIS responded off in not having an answer about if the enemy they defeated was a Gem Keeper at all.

“So let’s just go out through this thing and be on our way.” Goldie pointed out in seeing that the milk bottle was their best shot of leaving this place.

“Well, we have the gem, I suppose that’s the only thing that matters now.” Ben shrug off to say in seeing that they have what they wanted and that they can go now.

“Hmmm, it is true.” Light Gemini thought off a bit in thinking that statement was true.

“Right, guess it is.” Dark Gemini shrug off in feeling like there was no real issue left now.

Soon the group then begin to go through the bottle of milk…not knowing the cap soon flipped upwards when step on, and seal itself afterwards. With that, everything begins to fade out around now of what happens next…is a surprise…

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Then without warning, the Rescue Team fell & braced themselves on a return entry into the same Sugarland from before. This surprise some as they were expecting to have return to the Castle of Illusion after obtaining the 4th gem, so why…?

“Why are we back here?” Spike asked off in seeing where they seem to have been brought.

“Yeah, why aren’t we back in the castle?” Phobos asked off in thinking they were expecting to be elsewhere.

“Maybe cause we’re not done yet.” Armor Stark stated off in scanning around, but this place was messing it up. “Probably cause what we took down was just a shadow of a Gem Keeper for the Library, but not of this place.” He stated that they have yet to defeat a Gem Keeper of this place.

“Wait, two Gem Keepers sharing the same Illusion World? Wouldn’t that mean two Rainbow Gems? And if so, where would the 5th opponent be?” Goldie asked off in seeing this was something they were not expecting at all to come across.

“Maybe if we search around, we can find him.” Pinkamena suggested that they search to find out where the foe they seek is.

The group saw cookies in a mix milkshake and ice cream river and decided to jump over some to get across. However, an unseen thing wrapped where the gang once stood before it was taken down. It almost got Nyx on one until Golden Heart pulled her away in time; looks like there was something else in this place after all. And they didn’t have long to wait, for a creature suddenly popped from above when the group were only three little cookie rafts. It was a gigantic red licorice Dragon that emerged from the melted ice cream and roared in their faces. There was no need to wonder of who this thing was, it was the 4th Master of Illusion of this place.

“Okay, don’t need to be a genius to know that THIS thing is the other Gem Keeper for this place!” Armor Stark replied off in seeing that this was the target they needed to take down to leave this other world of illusion.

“I think we all agree on that!” Nyx stated off before transforming into her Battle Form to be ready.

“Ready/Ready!” Light Gemini & Dark Gemini responded in being ready to go too.

“JARVIS, any idea how to stop a Dragon made of licorice?” Armor Stark asked his A.I. for any advice here.

“Sir, I am unsure if that is an actual question or sarcasm.” JARVIS spoke off in remarking the question that was hard to respond to.

“Watch out! He’s tossing his COOKIES!” Pinkamena yelled out in seeing the enemy used his tail to throw cookies at them to be crushed.

“Waahhh/Waaaugh!” Spike & Phobos yelped in ducking away from when cookies that were big could crush them on their cookie rafts.

Pretty much, the Licorice Dragon was tossing big cookies that it swipe around this place to hit the gang on one so few cookie rafts. The gang either evaded or managed to defeat or block off the attacks. Then the Dragon soon dove into the melted Authoice cream, many were waiting to see what was gonna happen here. Then without warning, the Licorice Dragon pops out to try to take a bite of the cookie with Ben on it, but Goldie pulled him in time. That gave Ben a chance to summon his Megaton Hammer to deliver a smack on the foe’s noggin. That caused him to retreat backwards and roar out against those that hurt him.

“Alright! I got him!” Ben cheered in seeing he got the enemy and it look painful to it.

“Did it take care of the creature?” Goldie asked off if that helped them defeat the Gem Keeper, hard to say, actually.

“Actually Goldie, I think since he’s not as strong as the last three Gem Keepers, maybe two more hits might work.” Pinkamena pointed out in seeing that this one may go down more easier than the other three foes.

“How can you tell it’s not as strong as the others?” Spike asked off in not sure why this guy was easier to beat.

“Cause it’s made of candy that’s soft, silly!” Pinkamena smiled off in making a ridiculous statement of this enemy.

“And we walked into that one!” Phobos rolled his eyes in seeing they really went into such a matter without knowing it.

Then the Licorice Dragon dives into the melted ice cream to which it then took away the cookie rafts the others had before only one was left to stand on. But in a lucky break, other cookies were popping out of the ice cream creak and the group had to jump across to get away from seeing a licorice tail take more cookie rafts down. The group was moving quickly enough to get away until more cookie line pads showed up and then that seem to be the end of the chase….But nope; the Licorice Dragon pops out again in preparing for another assault chance on the targets.

“Alright gang, it’s gonna try to attack us with the same pattern, you all know how to handle yourselves!” Armor Stark issued off the order in how to take down this thing with another plan of attack.

“Right, and if he tries to eat one of us, we just have to dodge.” Adult Nyx nodded off in seeing how they must defeat this enemy here.

“Hopefully not you or me, Nyx. Your mother would freak out like last time with a hungry reptile.” Ben stated to say in hoping there will be no one eaten, Twilight would kill them if that happened; he oughta know from one creature he saw during the last Winter Wrap-Up event who is Dragoking, the Hydragoon who helped them and Anakonda during the serpents incident.

“I know, I know, how can I forget that time with the Hydra in the End of Equestria?” Adult Nyx rolled her eyes in recalling that one time she was eaten by a Hydra and no one will ever let that down.

And just like last time, the Licorice Dragon was using its tail to toss more big cookies at the heroes on the rafts. The Rescue Team again was performing well to evade or counterattack what almost flatten them. Then the Dragon soon dives into the melted ice cream, the others knew the foe was gonna attack from below again, but from which direction. Then without warning, the Licorice Dragon pops out to try to take a bite of the cookie with Gemini Sparks on it, but the twins faded out into phasing through the creature’s chew. While distracted with its mouth on the cookie, Gemini Sparks appeared above the foe’s head to give it a double knuckle press attack. And that caused the Dragon to retreat backwards & once more roared out in pain from being hurt.

“That seem to get it to back off a bit.” Light Gemini stated to say in having push the Dragon back now.

“Right, looks like one more hit and it’s finished.” Dark Gemini issued in seeing that one more hit will end this fight.

“First, we gotta watch out when it strikes below, get ready everyone!” Armor Stark issued to say in knowing how they gotta attack here.

“Right!” The group responded off in knowing what to do next as part of the plan.

But just like from before, the Licorice Dragon dives into the melted ice cream to which it then took away the cookie rafts the others had before leaving one left hold the rest. But just like before with another lucky break, other cookies were popping out of the ice cream creak, the gang were jumping or flying across to get away from seeing a licorice tail take more cookie rafts down. Everyone made it to the last cookie line up pads to stand together on, but like before, this was not the end of what they have been dealing with. And right on time, the Licorice Dragon pops out again in preparing for another assault to take down the group.

“Yikes…” Phobos yelps in falling into the melted ice cream.

“Phobos!” Adult Nyx called out in seeing her friend fell into the sweet water.

“Help…can’t swim!” Phobos cried out in having trouble swimming here.

“Hugh, why do you say that?” Spike asked off confused, Phobos should know how to swim, so why?

“It’s ice cream, I’m eating too much that I can’t think about swimming! AHHH, Brain Freeze!” Phobos protest to say that he was swimming in dessert, how could he focus when he wants to eat?

“Someone get him out now before he becomes a snack!” Armor Stark issued off that they gotta get Phobos out before their foe gobbles the Moon Dragon. “JARVIS, looks like it’s time to pull out a little surprise on this Dragon?” He issued in seeing that they need to pull a sneaky surprise to catch the foe off guard.

“Very well sir.” JARVIS replied off in understanding the message.

Now like the other times, the Licorice Dragon was using its tail to toss more big cookies at the heroes on the rafts while some tried to help pull Phobos aboard. The Rescue Team was deflecting or dodging the shots to not be squash and they managed to get Phobos on a cookie raft. Then the Dragon soon dives into the melted ice cream as none knew where it was gonna strike next until it makes a move. Then without warning, the Licorice Dragon pops out to try to take a bite of the cookie where Armor Stark was…But then Armor Stark magically glowed, then vanished before the Dragon chomp on the cookie with no prey in sight.

“Wah, where’d he go?” Goldie asked off in seeing Armor Stark vanished.

“He just…disappeared.” Ben stated that the guy was completely gone, was that super speed?

“Actually, it’s just Stealth Mode…” Armor Stark’s voce was heard from a distance which was close by, but none could see him.

Suddenly, something appeared out of thin air or likely from blinding in to all surroundings to catch everyone by surprise in what new mechs-suit Armor Stark was wearing. It looked like a tall, bulky looking armored rogue in a bluish-black with red lights on the sides, the eyes & chest-plate. One thing’s for sure, if it looks pretty tough & strong and comes with a cloaking tech, then it’s gotta be packing some hidden stuff for stealth mission.

“Next time…chew your food more carefully. Unibeam/Powwfruvhmmm…” Armor Stark lectured the Licorice Dragon about his eating habits before firing his chest beam that bashed against the Dragon’s noggin.

The Licorice Dragon was blasted backwards from the blast it took full force against. And when it was finally done and over that the beam stopped, the Licorice Dragon soon dropped down in being all dizzy from taking such a beating. And then something appeared to float down towards the group…another Rainbow Gem. That was evidence enough to state that they defeated another Gem Keeper & earn their prize.

“Wow, a Stealth Armor, pretty impressive! Didn’t see it coming!” Pinkamena smiled off in finding that little feat to be a nice touch.

“Me neither!” Nyx replied off in changing back to her filly form by what Armor Stark brought to the table.

“Probably the point.” Light Gemini pointed out in seeing how that’s a new armor meant to not be seen.

“Right, to not be seen.” Dark Gemini nodded off in agreeing with his twin on that subject there.

“I have to say Armor Stark, you are just full of surprises.” Ben smiled off to nod in seeing their ally here can really surprise them with some new armors around any chance that requires them.

“Thanks Ben, & bet this was another surprise, getting two gems in one go.” Armor Stark responded off to say in seeing that from this latest feat, they acquired two more gems than just one.

“That means we’re almost done then.” Phobos stated to say in what this means for them.

“And then we can save the girls!” Spike smiled off to say in how this’ll help them out.

“Then let’s keep on going full speed ahead!” Goldie suggested that they keep this pace up until they win the day.

“Right!” The group responded off in making a sound in agreement.

Soon Armor Stark reached over to obtain the Blue Rainbow Gem in his metal suit’s hands. With this, they had instantly gain two more gems and that meant only two more were left to find. For Ben & his family & allies, when they get all of the Seven Rainbow Gems together, they can search for their precious friends; the Mane Six. Wasn’t long before a green & blue color mix portal appeared that was a signal for having got two gems that were shared in one world of illusion meant they can leave. And so the gang go through the portal before it vanished to return to the Castle of Illusions. And as the screen goes dark, what other things away them next…we be revealed slowly soon…

Author's Notes:

There we go. Next chapter, the Rescue Team enters another world of illusions in which it's exploring a castle. But what's with such a place & what about the turning gears? What sorta obstacles will Ben & his allies face next? Stay tune to find out...