Within the area where Loki is station, he was having the Mane Six perform in a circus action. Rarity was tie to a knives spin dart board, Applejack was trying to tame berserk Manicores, Fluttershy & Rainbow Dash tried to balance themselves on a high rope with tied wings over a no net gig, Pinkie Pie ran from clowns in a fire-truck which were putting her out…WITH FLAMES, which makes no sense of it was a fire-truck to put out fires! And Twilight, oh boy, she was trying to use her levitation magic to juggle big, fat, ELEPHANTS in the air…poor girl was doing this for hours & was sweating hard, but if she lost focus, guess where she be under….you don’t wanna know! But as Loki was watching a fun circus entertainment of his own illusion creation, he was given news by those that came to report of what’s happening in the Castle of Illusion.

“What do you mean my shadow & the 5th Gem Keeper were defeated?” Loki snapped off to look at the Munchkin Brothers in having been told of the recent defeats of more Masters of Illusion.

“Just as we said sir, those guys pretty much got pass.” Munchkin One shrug off to say this as the honest truth.

“And now they are about to go for the last two gems.” Munchkin Two pointed out of what lies ahead of those wanting the last gems.

“Grrr…” Loki growls in frustration, five loses, how could this be…he didn’t expect the Rescue Team to make it this far.

“Um, should we help in securing the sixth gem?” Munchkin One asked off if they should get ready for the 6th Rainbow Gem to be protected.

“Right, as it’s still in the treasure room for us keepers to….” Munchkin Two spoke off in seeing that this was there chance to act, but…

“Don’t bother.” Loki remotely stated in not sounding at all in a caring tone.

“Hugh?” Both the Munchkin Brothers responded off puzzled, what did Loki mean he didn’t want them to act.

“Don’t you see, they would defeat you easily if the Wood Beast, Sharo, the Sea Monkeys, my Shadow Loki & Licorice Dragon were all defeated; it’s now a waste & loss of good entertainment,” Loki shrug off to say that even the Munchkins that he appointed as the 6th Gem Keeper, stand little chance for they are not as strong as the other defeated five.

“But, what about the 7th Gem Keeper?” Munchkin One asked off in bringing this subject to light of the final strong keeper.

“Yes, surely no one could defeat him.” Munchkin Two nodded off in thinking the 7th foe is much more difficult to defeat.

“And you expect me to rely on that oaf?” Loki rolled his eyes in stating this about the last one couldn’t even be relied upon.

“Um…?” The Munchkin Brothers were lost for words since the last Gem Keeper was….a brainless oaf kinda character.

“I must take evasive actions now, my time is finally near….I won’t be stopped now.” Loki stated to say in long awaiting this, & shall not be stopped now. “Even if I must finish the task ahead of planning.” He stated in going to quicken the siphoning to end things before day 3 is over.

“Hugh, but…But you need to do it carefully in order for the curse to be safely removed!” Munchkin One gasped in stating that what Loki is planning is too risky.

“Loki, listen…As your best friends, this concerns us…rushing things may backfire &…” Munchkin Two was trying to get Loki to see reason of what may happen, but…

“Enough!” Loki snapped off to the two Munchkins to silence them. “Get things ready & alert me when the Rainbow Bridge is up. Understand…” Loki then orders those that were his so-called ‘best friends’ to make preparations & alert him once the rescue party has gotten all seven gems to form the Rainbow Bridge.

“Oh my…” Munchkin One gasped in seeing this behavior…

“Yes sir…” Munchkin Two nodded quietly in understanding their roles.

As the Munchkin Brothers were leaving to get things set, Loki turn his attention towards the Mane Six. He cancels his illusion of what he was making the mares do, levitated their prison spheres with his cane to get them closer to him.

“I am dreadfully sorry, ladies, but it seems the entertainment must cease for the time being.” Loki humbly spoke in stating this fact of the rude matter of stopping things when they were getting fun.

“So, does that mean we can go now?” Pinkie Pie asked off in thinking they can go free if they are done being Loki’s entertainment.

“Oh no, why you’re going to be the main event.” Loki waved off to playfully state a change in the role of bringing fun in his view.

“Main Event?” Fluttershy slowly asked off puzzled to hear this.

“What kinda twisted idea of yours you call fun are you gonna make us do now?” Rainbow Dash asked off in demand in having had enough fun & games, especially when they are force in the roles.

“Well now, it’s very much going to be a fun & entertaining event with everyone invited.” Loki shrug off to simply say this in giving some basic hints.

“Everyone invited?” Rarity raised an eyebrow in hearing this & tries to think for a moment.

“Who in blazes are ye yammering’ on about now?” Applejack asked off with a frown in what was Loki trying to say to them.

“I speak of your valiant rescuers who are almost close to coming to your aid.” Loki stated to simply say of whose coming that the Mane Six would know.

“Ben, Nyx, Spike, & Phobos….?” Twilight asked off in knowing her family was on the way to save them.

“Yes, along with others; like Golden Heart, his freakiest sister lookalike of Pinkie Pie, Pinkamena…” Loki spoke off in trying to recall those that are with Ben’s group, & would continue but…

“HEY! She don’t need that kinda sass!” Pinkie Pie cuts in to snap at what Loki said about Pinkamena, that was mean of him, but Loki paid her no mind.

“And lastly are Armor Stark, the Armor Stallion & Gemini Sparks, Twins of Light & Dark.” Loki finished up in stating of who the last ones were that were coming here. “They have caused quite a ruckus in my Castle of Illusion, but don’t worry…that will soon end.” He stated off to say before issuing another matter of what’s going to happen soon enough.

“What are you scheming, bud?” Rainbow Dash narrow her eyes in wondering what Loki was hatching now.

“If an ye think ye can win, think again!” Applejack protest to say that their friends won’t lose to this jerky guy.

“That’s right, our friends are going to stop you!” Rarity issued forth to say this in what they know is a result of belief.

“Um, that’s right!” Fluttershy meekly spoke to nod with a light firm & serious expression as best she could.

“Let them try…and you’ll see what happens when those get in the way of Loki A. Fool!” Loki stated to say this in holding his cane, declaring that anyone that gets in his way of entertainment & fun, then they’ll see an illusion…of their defeat at his clutches.

The scene begins to darken from the wicked smile Loki showed against the stern faces of the Mane Six. Tension is rising, what is the villain going to do, how will it be done, and can the Rescue Team make it in time? We’ll have to watch & see how it’s all gonna happen…

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The scene opens towards where a green & blue portal appeared and return the Rescue Team back within the Castle Entry. So far, they have managed to secure both the 4th & 5th Rainbow Gems. And as the group was racing up for the top floor rooms, they were expecting them to be weaken for them to unlock the next door to travel into. But from what Armor Stark check his timer in his armor, the group had only one whole day to go. That made the Sparkle Family worry if they run out of time or if they could still get to the friends before it was too late. One thing’s for certain, the group is fighting to make sure they make it through. And soon Gemini Sparks found another lock & chain door to phase through and made the chains glow red to fall off. And ahead was two lock doors & one unlocked door, the choice was easy to state.

“So, how many more do we think are left?” Spike asked off in how many are left to deal with.

“Yah, considering the last one had TWO different worlds of illusions with TWO Gem Keepers sharing it?” Phobos asked in seeing the last place they went to, had two gems and two keepers than just one.

“Well, if we can look at the point here, maybe this next one will have the last two gems.” Goldie spoke in trying to look on the bright side of what they may come across.

“I guess Loki wanted to save some extra room usage by letting two Gem Keepers share a world of illusion.” Pinkamena shrug off to say this about how they got two Gem Keepers after going through one door, must be low on some extra rooms.

“So will this one have two gems or one?” Nyx asked off in being curious about the question at hand here.

“In any event, it’s best to continue.” Light Gemini stated to say this in what they’ll need to do.

“Right, we’re getting close now here.” Dark Gemini nods off in thinking the same thing as his twin.

“I agree, we’ll find those last two gems, be there a Gem Keeper or not.” Armor Stark issued off that if there is no other Gem Keeper, then they’ll just take the gem they want; plain & simple.

“Then let’s go, just two more & then we can save our friends.” Ben stated in knowing that they need to get going here.

So without much hesitation, the Rescue Team soon decided to open the next door & travel to whatever else they shall face to get another gem or two. With that, the scene begin to fade out with many wondering what will happen next very soon….

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Now we open up towards finding another castle door open up to lead out the Rescue Team. The group didn’t respond to the door vanishing, but somehow felt they were still in the castle as everything still looks the same. As they race into the Castle Hall, they end up meeting what could be another of Loki’s illusions for this place; enhanced suits of armor that assembled itself to attack the group. They watch out for a mace attack, then Ben struck with his Master Sword that made the bizarre thing go to pieces as it was defeated.

“What the heck….moving armor?” Ben replied off in seeing such armor move on its own.

“Are they related to what Armor Stark uses?” Nyx asked in being curious of such similar things.

“No way, those were knight suits of armor, not mech-suits of armor.” Pinkamena pointed out a difference between the two types of armor.

“What’s the difference?” Phobos shrug off in not caring much for such details now.

“JARVIS, are we in the Castle of Illusions or is this another World of Illusions?” Armor Stark asked his AI to give them the heads up of where they landed in now.

“I’m certain you’ll find this somewhat amusing, sir, but this world of illusion is called; The Castle. It’s connected to the castle we were just in.” JARVIS explained forth that the group are in another world of illusion, base of the castle itself; name included.

“Seriously, Loki just picks a simple name for each world? Well, I suppose he’s too busy entertaining himself with illusions to bother with such things.” Armor Stark shrug off to shake his shoulders in seeing & hearing such a thing was somewhat unbelievable.

“Well let’s just forget the matter and continue on in finding any gems.” Goldie suggested that they just keep moving until they find a Rainbow Gem.

As the group was moving across the hallway, a suit of armor glowed from the eye visor to try to whack those with its javelin rod. The fact was some of the row of knights seem to glow and attack anyone that approach them and a spot the group almost went towards got a gate that shut down on it.

“Yep, thought as much. These tin suits aren’t very suitable for us to be near.” Pinkamena stated off in seeing what kinda suits these knight armors are.

“Too bad they aren’t fighting serious enough.” Light Gemini stated in how such things are only setup to be trigger traps.

“Right, they just swing something when near.” Dark Gemini nodded off in agreement that such things are hardly a challenge.

“Let’s just be quick enough to avoid being hit.” Spike stated in concerns in not wanting to cross a station suit of armor & only for it to attack when they pass.

From dodging more reacting suits of armor, the group came across an opening wooden floor board leading to a cellar with stash of supplies. After watching their steps in passing more enchanted knight suits, they made it down to below a cellar room. Watching out for bats, and more enhanced suits that came together to stop the group, but Gemini Sparks used their Electric Swords to cut them opponents down to size. Wasn’t long before they came to an underground build structure of the castle where some purple slime was seeing the crepes.

“Yuck, what is that stuff?” Phobos sticks out his tongue in seeing such funky stuff.

“Sir, I advise caution, this liquid substance seems highly toxic.” JARVIS spoke out in alerting those of what the goopy liquid seems to contain.

“Then it looks like Loki isn’t taking any chances to let us breath through this like the water.” Armor Stark stated in seeing that unlike the Storm place, this liquid will be bad if they are caught in it.

“Then let’s watch our steps while moving.” Ben suggested this out as a way to continue moving on.

After climbing up and avoiding another row of knight suits that tried to drop their weapons on the gang, the Rescue Team seem to be traveling deeper into the Castle Dungeons. For many that knew it, the group had to get the last two gems as fast as they could with only but a day left before time ran out…for the Mane Six. So going down they all went and Nyx used her magic to drop a big boulder on top of an enchanted armor that was gonna stop them…but got stopped instead. Something was popping out of the gooey purple slime stuff as the group watch off to cross and avoid a large swarm of bats flying pass them.

“Why is it that every villain’s castle is filled with bats?” Goldie asked off in looking annoyed by such things that they see in such places.

“Don’t know, but the sewage here looks terrible to boot.” Pinkamena shrug off to say while noticing how bad the polluted water is toxic.

“Man, fall in that, and well…rather not know what comes next.” Spike stated to say in seeing what happens if they touch that goopy stuff.

“Then we’ll trend lightly here.” Light Gemini stated off in knowing just what to do here.

“That sounds like a plan to me.” Dark Gemini replied off in agreeing with that plan made.

Next came the tricky stuff of crossing a slime pit, and they saw wooden boards pop out from the wall side that look to make a path for crossing, but it’s all about timing. So those that could fly helped guide the ones that didn’t have wings. Course those that followed the popping boards watch out for some purple goop that spit out and almost touch them while hopping on another board walk. At the most, when they moved forward or go backwards to climb upwards, the path they took vanished, but eventually, they made it up to the top. But after taking down an enhanced suit of armor, the group stopped when a large rolling boulder came up & went down a curve structure pattern.

“Anybody up for getting squashed?” Phobos rhetorically asked a stupid question which no one would answer.

“Don’t worry Phobos, we’ll think of something.” Nyx patted her friend’s back to ease his worries.

“Can we destroy it?” Ben asked if they can destroy that big rolling boulder in their way.

“Hard to say, we’ll need to avoid that if we face something worse.” Armor Stark stated in being cautious if they are meant to waste strength.

“Well Venture Jones came across such traps, he says you have to find openings to avoid getting crushed.” Ben stated out in what a friend of theirs went through a simple case of a rolling boulder trap & found a way through.

“Then he’s smart, cause I think I found them. Let’s move it.” Armor Stark stated from when his scans found something that can help those not get squash, they just need to time their approach.

Seeing that they need to move without getting crushed, the Rescue Team dives down to follow the rolling boulder until they reach a bottom hole to duck in. Then as the rolling boulder pass over them, the group made it out & fought more enchanted suits of armor before coming to climb up over more purple water during the moment in the area. Everyone moved with caution to avoid the popping goops from touching them while avoiding the station suits of armor dropping their weapons down. It was becoming quite a climb up the ledges of a nearly falling apart castle until the reach the other cliff side to go up the stairs. Then they made it to another area & saw more shifting boards in the walls to go over a bottom filled toxin pool below.

“Just what is with this place that its water is so toxic?” Goldie spoke off in seeing how much there was nothing but poisoned water in this dungeon.

“I know, it’s like if you fall, you’ll be poisoned!” Pinkamena pointed out in seeing what it was that they got going here.

“That would be effective.” Light Gemini stated to say in how things would work out.

“But not if we avoid it.” Dark Gemini pointed out that such matters won’t be bad if they avoid it.

“Right, so let’s just keep the pace up, shall we?” Armor Stark stated to say this that they best keep on going.

“Right!” Nyx & the baby Dragons replied off in agreement on the idea to keep going.

Acting with good timing like before, those that didn’t fly jump on the right boards to go forward or backwards to climb up. For the most part, it was just going around in a circle in climbing a tower portion of the castle. Then they reach a spot to which was defeating another enchanted suit of armor to walk through a path of a royal carpet & see & opening view of the skies. Then the gate ahead was starting to rise upwards to which those that got in, saw what was shockingly…a Treasure Room. The wonders filled here were marvelous to behold, even the baby Dragons felt like this was something to be awed over. But none more so that what was right in front of them….the Indigo Rainbow Gem.

“Wait, is that…” Ben yelps upon seeing this, but doesn’t believe it.

“It looks like another Rainbow Gem!” Golden Heart stated to say in wondering if that is the gem they seek.

“I think it is, brother of mine.” Pinkamena nodded off to say this; that is what they were searching for.

“JARVIS, is there anyone in here besides us?” Armor Stark asked his A.I. to make sure there was no sneaky enemies around like before.

“This time sir, there are no presence of others here beside ourselves. It seems there isn’t a Gem Keeper for this one safely locked away in a Treasure Room.” JARVIS responded off to say this & by the sounds of it, there was never a Gem Keeper when the 6th gem was kept in a safe stored place.

“Perhaps Loki never expected to need all seven Gem Keepers.” Light Gemini pointed out in thinking what Loki was thinking during the time.

“Right, & with a few not standing, they aren’t keeping up to stop us.” Dark Gemini shrug off to say that after they beat the other five Gem Keepers, they can’t guard this one.

“Come on Spike, Phobos, we found the gem, let’s go!” Nyx turn to the baby Dragons that were digging through the treasure to find something even after they got what they came here for.

“Aw, can’t we collect some of this treasure stuff? They got some tasty gems here too.” Phobos groans to say in seeing that they can collect something from all their trouble.

“Yah, just cause we can’t eat Rainbow Gems, doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy what's laying around.” Spike nodded off in thinking they can at least have a little snack right now, right?

“Come on you two, we’ll worry about that later.” Ben cuts the two off from doing such things, they need to finish their mission here without delay.

“O…kay.” Both baby Dragons pouted to say in having been told of this.

Soon Nyx went up to pick up the 6th Gem that the group had found as the gang were feeling proud. Ben began to feel that maybe Loki’s time was running out that they got the 6th gem without running into any Gem Keepers. Soon an indigo color portal appeared that seem to swallow up the group without warning and then vanished soon afterwards.

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Then the same castle door appeared in a different act of the Castle, which let out those that were coming out. Before anyone could react, the door vanished away, but saw they were in a mix between a dungeon & a wine cellar.

“Gee, how big is this castle anyway?” Spike asked off in seeing how much more room this world of illusion has.

“I know, right? How big is this castle that we saw many weird worlds?” Phobos nodded off in agreement, this was just getting so weird.

“They were still illusions made into worlds, remember?” Light Gemini pointed out to remind the group of such things.

“Right, Loki only made them to be big, just to confuse us.” Dark Gemini stated in seeing how the trickster was trying to get them to be lost in surprise.

“Let’s find a path out of this place.” Nyx suggested in what they do if they wanna continue here.

As the group began to move towards an open passage, a gate fell shut in keeping them from going anywhere. Then the floor below them opened up as those fell down a pit trap, slide down a water slide before entering what was likely the castle’s water works & this time, the water was clean so even in the illusion world, they can breathe it. As Armor Stark magically switch to wear his Hammerhead Armor, the group watch out for skeleton fish & go down deeper near another opening to swim through a tunnel cavern.

“You know, you’re really talented in switching between different armor sets.” Ben pointed out in seeing how easy Armor Stark can change from one armor to the next.

“Gotta use your head to think what is best in different environments Ben, land, sea or air, advantage is the key to survival.” Armor Stark explained the case that he fits in the right environments & the right advantage to get by.

“Right…” Ben nodded his head in hearing this, the guy really does know his stuff.

“Heads up, there’s some nasty fish ahead!” Pinkamena interrupts in seeing something about to come their way.

After swimming through a water passage, the group had to defend against skelefish that were trying to bite them. The tricky problem was a strange force pushing them & it got stronger when it pushed many through a tunnel path. Everyone held onto the Hammerhead Armor that would navigate them best through such fast current forces. And if that wasn’t enough to slip pass through skeleton fish, try an open passage where big barrels were coming at the group to almost smack them.

“Great, we’re being hit with barrels!” Phobos rolled his eyes in seeing what was coming at them.

“Well this won’t be a barrel of laughs, that’s for sure.” Nyx stated off in knowing this will be no laughing matter.

“Then we’ll just have to break through!” Light Gemini issued off in what they’ll have to do here.

“Right, it’ll be a piece of cake for us!” Dark Gemini stated in getting ready to act out here.

“Relax guys, leave this…to me.” Armor Stark stated that he’ll handle this no problem.

The Hammerhead Armor helped used it’s turbines to put the petal to the metal in bypassing the skeleton fish, either watch out or smash or blast against the oncoming barrels before going up another path. They got caught in another fast current that was rushing them through more parts of the tunnel path until…they reach their spot. The gang had soon found themselves out of being in the water and over a bar gate that let pouring water drop. But as the group was trying to decide where to go with one light path block by a gate, the other path…was down through a dark corridor hall.

“Looks like Loki’s not playing by any rules now but his own.” Goldie shook his head in seeing what they are getting into here.

“Right, now we have to go through a pitch black castle corridor.” Pinkamena stated off in seeing what choice they are left to deal with.

“Yeah, where’d the lights go around here?” Nyx asked off in seeing they got no lights on to light the way.

“Relax guys, don’t forget, we have ways to ‘light up’ our situation.” Armor Stark stated that any of them can shed light on the situation.

“Watch out!” Ben yelled out in seeing something moved in the dark.

Suddenly, a familiar visor glow came & the group dodge a suit of armor line up from his weapon that clash the ground which made a spark. The light was bright enough to determine that there was a long row of knight suits & so they have to go pass them while avoiding some that move to attack what they sense comes by. So everyone quickly moves through to get by without taking any damage, just before reaching a spot with a light, which suddenly opened up for them to enter through. Only for the bottom to open up & let them fall through…& end up in the bottom part of another dungeon.

“Not again with the trap door!” Phobos yelled out to complain in what they have gone through.

Just then, Phobos step on a switch impended into the floor, which made everyone respond to. Then a part of the wall behind them broke off, & soon a giant rolling boulder was now coming at them.

“RUUUUUN!” Spike yelled out in seeing they had to run away from a boulder coming to squash them.

The group were running and came near an edge that lead to a toxic water pond, but there was a loose chain which the fliers got for the non-fliers to swing with. As the giant boulder sank in the poison pond, the others were leaping across some ruin pillars & watching out for popping goops. Then from swinging across another chain, the group had to run across a bridge that was coming undo to reach another door spot; but along the way, there were some…motion gears in the background, what was that about? But there was no time for that, the door had its gate shut when the gang made it into prison pit….as the toxic water began to rise up.

“You know, I’m not having fun with Loki’s games!” Goldie stated off in feeling like this was really getting annoying of what Loki’s doing to them.

“Join the club, but for right now, you don’t wanna get in touch with that gloop.” Armor Stark stated in seeing they touch that stuff & Loki will be the last of their worries.

“Hey, there’s an opening above!” Light Gemini stated in seeing what’s above them.

“We can reach it & be out of here!” Dark Gemini pointed out in what they can use this for.

With many that were getting an uncomfy feeling of the strange gloop of toxic ghostly liquid was rising up that seem more dangerous than it looks. So while the fliers took off, the non-flier group members had to jump on some wooden boards while watching out for enhanced suits of armor trying to throw their maces at the gang. There were times to fight & times to evade to keep going up, either way, no one was gonna waste any time. After reaching the top, Armor Stark got the bars above to move that allowed the gang to escape before the prison pit filled up completely & then the bars automatically lock itself.

“Phew…” The baby Dragons sigh with relief in having narrowly escape such close callings.

“That was close!” Spike wiped off the sweet in what they escape from.

“Right, TOO close!” Phobos pointed out in stating how close that was.

“Everyone okay?” Nyx asked off in checking how everyone is doing.

“Yah Nyx, I think we’re all good.” Ben nodded off in stating they are all good here.

“Then after we catch our breaths, we’ll move out.” Armor Stark issued off in what they do next here.

After sighing for the close calling in the dungeon, the Rescue Team moves on to discover that with all the motion gears seen around, that maybe they were in some clock tower. For tech folks like Armor Stark & Pinkamena in having to clean their clocks & other gears for mechanical stuff, judging from where they need to go…the moving parts could be a dangerous case to pass through if not done carefully to get to the top. As the gang was moving with care, something was seen from across the distance and spotted the group to make a noise before being out of sight.

“Did anyone notice something or was it just me?” Pinkamena asked off in having a feeling there was something behind the clock parts.

“I get the funny feeling something else is here with us.” Goldie stated in what he might guess that they aren’t alone.

“Perhaps it’s the other Gem Keeper.” Light Gemini stated off in what could be here with them.

“If it is, we’re ready to face it down!” Dark Gemini issued off in being ready for another fight.

“First off, let’s try to navigate through these clockwork gears or our time really will be up.” Armor Stark stated that they gotta get out or be crushed by giant clockwork gears.

Sensing that there was an enemy around in the area, the group had to be extra careful now. The group were riding on the pipe gizmos & trend on moving pads on gears & watch out for enchanted armor foes & bats. Seeing a loose chain, those that couldn’t fly swung across on that & they made it near the big gears which if too close, they’ll get crushed. Then after carefully riding up the gears without following along further, they came near a pressure & jump over it & more presser pads to get by.

“What kinda kooky clock tower is this?” Phobos asked off in who ever made something like this.

“Um, Phobos, you’ve never even seen the inside of a clock tower before.” Spike pointed out that Phobos hasn’t seen how clock towers are made from the inside.

“I don’t think many of us have. But I think there be a safer way to traveling.” Ben stated off that from traveling through this place, it’s not safe to explore in.

“Unfortunately, Loki’s world of illusion doesn’t come with ‘safety’ in their name.” Armor Stark shrug off to lightly say this as hard facts.

From making pass that, the group were near two shift gear pads where they move to the left, but there were openings to climb. This have to take timing to walk across such matters to leap over or duck low, it wasn’t easy. Then the group made it up while going through more turning gears to go safely under while avoiding them. However, from across the distance again, a big creature was seen riding on a bell pipe, wielding a big weapon to make a call out. The gang didn’t get much a look at who that was, but they had to get through the gears or get squash & then think about what they saw.

“Okay, did anyone get a good look at what was there?” Goldie asked off in thinking there was something else here with them.

"Nope/Nothing!" Gemini Sparks shook their heads in having miss seeing what was near.

“What could it be?” Nyx asked in being unsure what was with them.

“Trouble is my guess.” Armor Stark stated off in guessing what’s here, is to give them trouble.

“Then we better be careful then.” Pinkamena suggested what they best do if they cross paths with whoever is nearby.

Once reaching another top part, the group watch out for right bottom & left top motion gears that they had to plan a pattern through. Once they managed to get safely through there, & reach upwards while taking out another enchanted suit of armor…they found a sign label ‘EXIT’ in where across was the clock’s face; just before the door appeared to them like magic.

“Sir, I’m detecting the final Rainbow Gem beyond this door.” JARVIS spoke out in giving news that everyone managed to hear.

“Which means our little clock tower buddy we seen must be you-know-who.” Armor Stark stated off in figuring out who’s been following them.

“Um, I’m lost…who’s You-Know-Who?” Phobos rub his head in not following the discussion.

“Oh Phobos!” Nyx rolled her eyes in seeing how silly Phobos was for not getting the picture.

“But the main thing is that the last gem is near, right?” Ben stated in what the top matter of their mission was in getting the last gem.

“Then we’ll have to get it.” Goldie stated in knowing they are just about done now.

“Right, then it’s off to beat Loki!” Pinkamena cheered forth in knowing what happens afterwards.

“Ready for this?” Light Gemini looked to his twin with a question.

“You know it!” Dark Gemini looked back to reply to his twin.

“Alright, I guess this is it. Let’s go get that gem here!” Spike issued forth in getting brave, just one more gem & they can save the Mane Six.

Seeing that their chance to go forth & face whoever they might know to be another Gem Keeper, the gang soon goes through the door. With that, the door soon vanishes afterwards & for what the gang shall face will be for them to defeat while the scene goes dark now.

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Now the scene opens up to the third act of the Castle, where the castle door was there & let out the Rescue Team at the top of the clock tower. Then when the door vanished, some thought that the danger of being squished was finally over if they were away from giant gears; unfortunately, they be wrong about that. But then something rode up on the pipe line & it made a loud noise in leaping off to land on what was like a large arena for all to see. It was some demi giant of a hunchback with long orange hair, wears a green shirt with yellow lines & has a blue sweater beneath it with ropes around it, acting as a belt & blue jeans & brown shoes. His appearance look like some big, dumb, not so bright foe, but he seem to know a thing about clocks. As it shows, this was the final Master of Illusion, the 7th Gem Keeper that was none other than an Oafish Clock Maker with a big mallet.

“Sir, it would appear this creature is the final Gem Keeper.” JARVIS spoke out in seeing who was directly in front of them.

“Yeah, no kidding!” Armor Stark rolled his eyes in figuring that much out without an A.I. to tell him.

“He’s huge!” Phobos stated in what they are now facing.

“Can we beat him?” Spike asked in wondering if the final Gem Keeper can be beaten.

“We’ve taken out the other five, let’s not lose against the last one!” Ben stated that they come too close now to give up.

“Right, let’s do this!” Nyx spoke off while transforming into her Battle Form in being ready to fight now.

Now the battle was beginning as the Clock Maker was leaping upwards with a stupid grin to attack. Golden Heart fired a Golden Fireball, but the opponent withstood it with no damage before he took a swing at the pony; but Pinkamena managed to save her brother. Missing the target, the Clock Maker slipped to fall on the ground, looking temporally daze from dizziness. So then Pinkamena took the chance to dive through and deliver a double chain sword side smack on the guy’s head, injuring him.

“Yes! I got him!” Pinkamena cheered in having landed a blow.

“Did that do some damage?” Goldie asked in being curious about battle damage to the enemy.

“Can’t tell, he might be able to have withstand it.” Armor Stark shook his head in not knowing the answer to the question.

After causing some form of damage, the Clock Maker got himself back up…only to roar a battle cry & spins around. What came from above was five big bells on chains that no one knew what was going on. Armor Stark took the lead point and watch to see the enemy spin around to hit them & he almost got the Buster Armor…but it took off. And the Clock Maker hit one of the giant bells, sent it flying downwards while getting the guy out of his spin form before the other four bells were pulled up.

“Well that one was a ringer.” Light Gemini quoted off in seeing what was done here when the giant hit a bell.

“Right, let’s show him our stuff!” Dark Gemini stated to say in seeing it’s their turn to attack the enemy now.

“Let me have a shot first.” Ben stated to the twins in wanting to have his shot first.

The Clock Maker then got himself together to leap forward to prepare to attack the group once again. He took a swing when he was inches from Ben Mare, but the stallion summoned his Hylian Shield that took the blow…and while it pushed the pony back, it knock the large oaf off his balance to be busy. So changing to summon his Megaton Hammer, Ben soon charged in & landed a blow on the foe’s noggin.

“You landed a blow, father.” Adult Nyx stated in having seen what Ben has done there.

“Yah, but it looked like even my heavy hammer did only so much.” Ben stated in having seen that was only basically done.

“Get ready, he’s up again!” Pinkamena warn out the group of who’s getting up again.

When the Clock Maker slowly got himself up from having suffered another damage, he was then set on performing his spin attack with his mallet. Ben was the target, & as he moved, he saw the four bells come down. At a lucky moment, Adult Nyx swooped in to pick her father up when the Clock Maker hit another bell at that moment. That caused the foe to shake up to be undone with what he hit while sending the bell downwards.

“It’s those bells, have him hit them & it causes him damage!” Armor Stark stated in studying the battle to see the Clock Maker’s weakness.

“Will that really work?” Spike asked off if such a thing was possible.

“Guess we’re gonna have to see.” Armor Stark stated to say in seeing what they’ll do by just doing.

“Clever hero words, you think we ever get any?” Phobos rolled his eyes in thinking if they ever get something like that.

“Hey you two, look out!” Goldie yelled out to warn the baby dragons.

Then the Clock Maker snapped himself to jump into position, spotted the baby Dragons to take a swing with his mallet. Spike & Phobos quickly yelped to duck which the enemy missed & fell on his back side. Seeing the chance, the baby Dragons showed sly smiles & leaped over to deliver a double Dragon Punch to the guy’s face. That caused the Clock Maker to topple back in having been hurt now.

“Yes! Got him!” Phobos cheered in having dealt a blow on the big guy.

“Haven’t you been paying attention?” Spike narrow his eyes to remind Phobos of what has been done so far.

“Oh right, he’ll get up again.” Phobos moans to say that they ‘didn’t get him’ yet.

Now the Clock Maker stood up to let off a battle cry as he was swinging his mallet even faster with sparkle dust. The baby Dragons yelped to run while the three bells came down now. The enemy was upon them, but Spike & Phobos ran to a bell, split off & let the Clock Maker hit another bell to drop it. That alone caused damage to the big brute to look a little woozy for wear.

“Looks like its working, keep pouring it on!” Armor Stark issued off that they need to keep this action up a bit longer.

“Hey, how are those bells doing more than we?” Dark Gemini asked off in not getting why bells are hurting the big brute then they are.

“Probably because sound & vibration hurts his sensitive ears.” Armor Stark explained the case that the Clock Maker has sensitive ears when he’s up to close to loud ringing bells.

“I see, that is a weakness to be used against alright.” Light Gemini stated in having understood that topic very well now.

Now from recovering, the Clock Maker leaps off to prepare to hit Armor Stark. But the stallion magically brought out his Stealth Armor & as the foe prepared to take a swing…Armor Stark disappeared & without visibility; the Clock Maker missed to fall on his backside. Then taking the chance, Armor Stark reappeared to fire a Repulsor beam that hurt & annoyed the enemy.

“Get back gang, he’ll be coming for me now.” Armor Stark issued off in wanting the others to stand back.

“You sure?” Goldie asked if that was smart to face this enemy alone.

“Trust him Goldie, he’s got a plan!” Pinkamena smiled off in thinking Armor Stark knows what he’s doing; being a genius.

When the Clock Maker slowly got up, he took another swing with a glittering mallet to spin after the stallion in the armor. But Armor Stark went into stealth mode & the enemy couldn’t find where the target was. Then Armor Stark appeared by a bell, the Clock Maker went after the corner prey…only for Armor Stark to pull another disappearing act. And in time for the Clock Maker to hit another bell that sent the bell falling while stopping the enemy’s spinning.

“Sir, the Gem Keeper is on his final legs.” JARVIS gave word to everyone that the enemy is not gonna last much longer now.

“Alright, Gemini, time to double up against this guy.” Armor Stark issued forth in who to send out next.

“Right!” Gemini Sparks responded from both twins agreeing on that.

Now the Clock Maker was really mad as he was going after Gemini Spark to get a two for one hit special. But the twins phase that attack which made the enemy miss & fall on his backside. Both Gemini Sparks delivered a double Rocket Knuckle on the oaf’s face to cause some hurt there. That temporally phase the foe to be slower from having been weaken as he is.

“Get ready, he’ll be standing soon!” Ben stated in knowing what’s bound to happen next.

“Any second…” Spike stated in watching carefully now.

“And…there it is!” Phobos slowly was saying before he cut to the chase.

But the Clock Maker roared off to stand again & soon perform a faster mallet spin attack to catch the gang; starting with Gemini Sparks. But the twins were far faster to vanish & appear anywhere, making the foe rush after them without thinking. The final bell had long since dropped down & soon Gemini Sparks was letting the Clock Maker follow them, he was gonna get them until…they phase through the final bell. The Clock Maker ended up hitting the last bell as that dealt the last blow to cause him to vibrate from the shock. He dropped his mallet, then fell on the ground, tried to get up, but fell again. With the oafish Clock Maker’s hour of terror at an end, the final prize slowly hovered to those in the center of the arena; the violet Rainbow Gem.

“Guys, we did it!” Goldie stated in seeing what has been achieved, they got the last gem.

“WE GOT THE FINAL GEM!” Pinkamena cheered out loud in being so happy.

“Alright!” Spike cheered out to pump up his claw.

“WAHOO!” Phobos held out his arms to celebrate the moment.

“We collected them all!” Nyx cheered in changing back to her filly form with joy.

“At last, we got them all…we did it Twilight. We’re coming for you.” Ben smiled off to say this in seeing they did it, with this…they can now save Twilight & the girls from Loki.

“Sir, I have recently uncovered something that you asked I search up & tell you right away.” JARVIS spoke in the com-link to tell something to Armor Stark only about something of a request search.

“Really JARVIS, we won the last gem & this is what you tell me? Oh well, let me look over it.” Armor Stark spoke off to say to himself within the armor, but shrug off to see what was uncovered that he wanted.

“Very well, it’s the recent data about Loki A. Fool.” JARVIS stated to say this about info concerning the last foe to face.

Armor Stark was looking through the data that was coming to him as he was studying it all quickly. No one noticed the armored stallion was busy while they were lost in their conversation in obtaining the final Rainbow Gem.

“Now that we have all the gems, we’ll probably head back now.” Light Gemini stated to say in seeing they can get back to the Castle of Illusion now.

“Right & go across that Rainbow Bridge with them.” Dark Gemini nodded off in agreement of what will happen when they get back with 7 gems.

“Right, let’s all touch the gem together as a sign of defeating the last Gem Keeper. Everyone ready?” Ben spoke out this in wanting everyone to join since this was a team effort, as he spoke out in wanting everyone ready.

“Yeah!” All the members but Armor Stark replied at the moment, until the latter caught on….

“Hugh?” Armor Stark broke off his own train of thought to get back to reality of what was going on. “Oh, yeah….we’re ready. Let’s get busy here.” He stated off in being his usual self to step forth in his armor that it’s time to go beat Loki & free their friends.

Now since this was the final gem to claim, everyone reached over to take the Violet Rainbow Gem. Then a violet portal appear and for them to take, for their next stop…the rescue of the Mane Six! So no sooner was everyone quickly rushing through the portal before it vanished afterwards. As the scene fades out, the final enemy lies ahead, how will the band of heroes do with the last trickster around…best left to be seen than heard….

Author's Notes:

The Clock Maker's appearance is like a version of Quasimodo seen from Shriek Super Slam game, only more of an oafish brute working for evil.

Now this chapter is done. In the next chapter, the final showdown against Loki is near after the Rainbow Bridge appears, but first the Rescue Team has to get up the tower. And then comes the truth about who Loki A. Fool is & why he's doing such things. What will happen, how will Ben & his allies defeat the guy that has put much of Equestria in an illusion trap? Stay tune to find out...