Once the Carriage, powered by Shining's Magic, made it's way to Ponyville, the Gemstones saw how it was corrupted by both Sombra's Crystals and Spiky Vines all over the place, even some around the Buildings. "Not the most prettiest place in this Universe." Phos replied, as they then looked at the Mane 5, who looked down at their Hometown being in ruins. "Never thought to return, after what has happened." Applejack said, feeling down after what happened, remembering the last few words to Twilight. "Twilight... I'm... Sorry..." She then started to sheded a tear, as the Carriage then stopped. "We're here!"
Once they left the Carriage, they looked around, seeing how much was taken over. Some of the Mane 5 remembered some of the Buildings around the place. Pinkie Pie looked at a Building that was supposedly a Bakery. "Sugar Cube Corner." She said sadly, as her Mane went flat. Rarity headed to a Building looking like a Carousel. "Carousel Boutique." She then found a torned up Dress hanging off a vine.
The Gemstones saw that this was their home, seeing it was taken away from them. "We're sorry for you all loosing your Home. We get the Crystals were from Sombra, but what about the vines?" Applejack pointed to the Forest closeby. "That right there is the Everfree Forest, but there's a reason the entire place looks this rugged. They then followed them towards a small Castle and headed below it, showing some of Sombra's Crystals that looked like it destroyed something. "That is where the Tree of Harmony was before, which was the only thing to stop the Everfree Forest from covering up Ponyville, but Sombra, not only destroying it, but also Destroyed the Elements of Harmony. Without them, we're lost, until we found where the true Elements of Harmony came from." Bort looked at the Shards of Tree around the cave. "It may look destroyed, but maybe it'll be resurrected somehow."
"If we can stop Sombra, just like Shining said, maybe we can save everything!" Diamond thought, as Phos was remembering about the Crystal Heart and what it's suppose to do. "But first, we have to get the Crystal Heart back from Sombra. Even without a Wedding Gift, whatever a Wedding is, we can just 'Borrow' it!" The Mane 5 knew what they ment. "You mean Steal? That's not us." Fluttershy said to the 3.5 Hardness Gemstone. "Maybe Phos is onto something. When everyones distracted, maybe we can Steal it back from him!"
The Mane 5 thought, thinking that could be a good plan, only to end up in a snag. "But if he see's the Heart is gone, he'll be mad!" "Nonsense Darling. Maybe if we had a Fake one the first time we went to the Empire, maybe we can fool him enough!" "Just like Sunset did for Twilight's Crown!" Rainbow Dash put in, as the Gemstones were confused on who Sunset was.
Back at the School, Kongo, Luna and Sunburst were thinking about what happened to Spinel and the others, as Luna was thinking to herself. "Something on your mind, Princess?" Kongo asked. "Well, just before your Gemstones checked out the station, the Mane 5 were then called somewhere else. I followed them, only to find them to be gone." Both were then confused on why they left and how they disappeared. "If the Gemstones and Elements of Harmony are gone, what else do we stand?" Sunburst replied, as then, they were greeted by a Familier face, which brought light to Luna's eyes. "Missed me?" "S-Sis?"
Back at Ponyville, the Mane 5 and Gemstones were making a fake Crystal Heart, with a Rock looking like a Shape of a Heart. They did edge it a little, making it look a little like the real one, and adding some Blue, Sparkling Paint. Spinel and the Gemstones looked around inside the Castle they were in, seeing how abandon it was. "This was our friends home." Rainbow Dash then came up towards Spinel and the others. "This place?" Phos asked. "It maybe not much, but it's home to her and to us." Applejack then came into the talk. She then kicked over something, seeing it was a Photo of them the first time they met and saved Equestria from Nightmare Moon.
"That's all of you?" Bort asked, looking at the Photo. "I mean it ain't much, but this was where we saw the real friendship between." "There were a few bumps in the road, but we still saw we're the same, even being different." The Gemstones thought about that. "So anyway, when was the last time one of you were captured and how you escaped?" Spinel then spoke to them about that.
"Well, where do I start? Their was this Lunarian attack between me, Bort, Phos and Diamond. Bort and Diamond did escape as I was helping Phos, only for me to sacrafice myself and them taking me. However, they didn't even plan to shatter me, like they do to other Gemstones." Both Rainbow and Applejack were then confused. "As I escaped from them, I ran into a Gemstone who was their Libarian. Their name is Lapis Lazuli, and they were a Gemstone who was turned into a Lunarian. They only did the attack to bring and talk to me." "What did they talk to about?" Applejack asked.
"They explained who I was before, even before becoming a Gemstone. I'm just going to keep that a secret between me and them for now. And for how I escaped, the Lunarians sent me back where they took me." They didn't know Spinel had a Secret to themselves, only for them to rub the back of their head and some Gold flakes raining out of their hair. "Gold?" Rarity then came in and looked around Spinel, mostly at the Gold on the floors. "Pyrite. Fool's Gold!" Rarity then got embarrassed from what it was. Rainbow Dash was laughing from what she was looking at and saw Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy coming out of the Cutie Map room. "We're done with the Fake Heart." Pinkie Pie announced and saw everyone was talking to one another. "What did we miss?"
Meanwhile at Canterlot Castle, everything was being prepared for the Wedding for both Sombra and Cadence, even though she's married to Shining. "Everything is looking absolutly Devine, Darling!" Cadence said to her soon-to-be Husband, as she then saw him feeling a bit in pain. "Darling, are you ok?" She asked, as Sombra got up. Some light from the windows then shined on him, showing his Hair radiating in a bright shine. "After those Gemstones got in the way of my plan, it's messing with me, making me feel like I'm becoming one of them!" He growled, as Cadence helped him up, as she felt his Skin feeling as hard as a Diamond. "No matter. Our Wedding and our Rule will commence soon, my Dear!" Cadence gave a smile, as the decorating for the Wedding was still going.
Meanwhile outside, just before the Wedding begun, the Gemstones and the Mane 5 looked around the place, seeing it was loaded with Corruptous, guarding the main palace entrance. "Well, that'll be a problem to get in." Spinel thought, as the Mane 5 had their Element necklaces, without the Elements Gems inside of them. Applejack looked at the Crown that was ment for the Element of Magic. She looked at Phos and gave it to them. "If we do free Twilight." Phos took it and placed it on their head. "Neat."
"Ok, this place is loaded to Corruptous. And sight of anyone of us will alert Sombra and we'll end up Shattered or worst to you. Anyway, Rarity has some Contact lenses so you'll get in and make the Switch. We'll sneak beyond the roof and maybe find a way to free your friend." Spinel told them their plan, as the Mane 5 heard they'll be after Twilight to bring their group back as one. Once the Mane 5 put the green contracts in their eyes, they almost freaked out once they looked at each other. "Man, this is confusing!" Rainbow Dash said.
"Ok, but if they ask, say 'Hail Sombra'." Phos thought of what she said and decided to play a little. "Sombutt?" The Gemstones looked down, as Bort took Phos shoulder and brought them close to them. "And that's why your with us." Bort said. "Good luck. You'll need it." Rainbow Dash said as they then split up to raid a Wedding.
The Mane 5, acting like they were under Sombra's control, made it to the Main doors, only to be stopped by Two Corruptous guarding it. They looked at them with concernage, as Applejack then spoke out. "T-The King wanted to call us into the Wedding, as his Future Queens Bridemaids." She said to them both, thinking they would of fallen for it, which they did let them in. "I can't believe that worked!" Pinkie Pie whisptered in Excitement, only to be shushed by them all. "Are you trying to get us caught!" "Oopsie!"
With the Gemstones, Phos wanted to know something. "I've been thinking, why didn't you call in Morganite or Goshenite? Both are good fighters." "Both have different outcomes." "Well, what about Antarcticite? They're quicker than me." "They'll melt easy. Your perfect!" Phos didn't think Spinel would of been serious on wanting them to join their cause. "Is this all about stealing the Heart?" Once the Gemstones got up to the window that'll lead them into the main Palace room, as Spinel saw Sombra looking like he was in Pain. "Well, even though it was you who did steal the Heart, it's also the reason Sombra is now mad at us. We're all in this together and no matter what, it's us to fix it!" Bort and Diamond didn't think they would want to stick together. "What are you and where's the real Spinel?" Spinel then smiled at them. "May of picked up a few things from our new friends."
Once the Mane 5 got in, they saw the Wedding was about to begin. "Not the decore I would of picked." "Save world first, complain about Decore later! Where's the Heart?" "Is that it?" Pinkie Pie asked, as they saw the Heart in the middle of the Alter. "Damn it!" "Spinel, whatever you and the others are doing, do it quicker!" Just then, they were introduced by a Dark Shadow, belonging to Sombra. "You five! Head over there if you will! Your in the middle of my Queen's way!" They didn't think he would of known, only for them to end up in a cage. "Seriously?" Sombra then chuckled. "You think I would of been this fooled? You Five will be watching the Wed between me and my Crystal Queen! But don't worry, you'll get to meet your friend again, if she knows about you five, that is!" He then chuckled as he walked back to the Alter.
The Gemstones got inside the Palace and looked down, seeing the Wedding was about to start. "Are we too late?" "Not yet, we aren't!" They then heard Wedding Music beginning, as they saw a Alicorn in Bright Red from the neck down. Her Coat was Pink and her Mane was Yellow, Pink and Purple. "That must be Cadence! Shining's Wife." They saw she looked happy to be marring a guy who took everything from her. " Let's get a closer look." Bort said as they then jumped onto a Chandelier, which now being in Sombra's Crystals. Each jump from one of them shook it from left to right more quicker.
"We are gathered here today to join these two in hands in Marriage." The Mane 5 couldn't believe what they were witnessing, even if they were at the first Wedding of her and Shining. "King Sombra, do you take Princess Cadence to be your lawfully wedded wife?" Sombra then grinned. "I do!" The Mane 5 then saw Twilight close to them, as they tried to reach her. "Twilight, if your in there, Spinel said your stronger than him. Please, fight it!" Twilight then shushed them, as they saw she didn't have enough will power to fight him. "And Princess Cadence, do you take our mighty King Sombra to be your Lawfully wedding Husband?"
Once Phos jumped above the Chandelier, the rocking of it got distracting to the Gemstones. "Hear anything?" "You mean behind the Rocking and sounds of creaking Steel? No, I can't! Thanks for asking!" Bort said as Spinel did their best to hear, only to then feel the rocking and their weight making the Chandelier wanting to break off the ceiling.
The Mane 5 saw the Gemstones on the Chandelier, which was going to break off at any moment. "S-Shouldn't we warn them, Twi?" Rainbow Dash asked Twilight, only for her to threaten her friends. "Shh! Anymore of that and it'll be the dungeons for you five!" They were now scared from their friend threatening them.
"That's it, we're getting off!" Spinel, Bort and Phos jumped off the Chandelier, only for Diamond to get their leg trapped in a thin space of Crystals. "Help!" "Diamond!" Spinel then jumped back on, which then made the Swinging and shaking more violent. Spinel saw the Crystals were thicker as Bort and Phos went into help.
"I do!" Cadence replied, as she then smiled at Sombra. "And by the power fested in me, I now pronounce you Man and Wife. You may now kiss the..." Just before they finished, Sombra then heard the Chandelier above and saw what was going on. "Gemstones!"
Once Spinel freed Diamond, the Chandelier took a hard swing, which then threw it towards Sombra and Cadence. Sombra growled and pushed Cadence away, which ended up with him getting crushed. "DARLING!" She yelled out. As the Corruptous looked to see if their king was still alive, the Gemstones went over to help the Mane 5. "What was that?" "There's a Lesson for you, Only go on a Chandelier when it stops swinging! Lesson learned, Let's get outta here!" The Chandelier crash also made the Crystal Heart fly out of the Alter, making them take it. Just before they could escape, there was a loud shake, coming from the Chandelier.
"What was that?" Fluttershy asked, as they all looked back. The Chandelier than was shattered and destroyed, revealing Sombra, but from his Skin was showing some Red scratches, almost like a Gemstone. "My beloved!" Cadence was glad he was alive, as he then pointed to the Gemstones and Mane 5. "Them! They tried to destroy me!" Spinel and the others didn't know what to do about it. "T-That's all a misunderstanding right there!" "SILENCE! I don't care if I rule Equestria, nor if I marry Cadence! I now want all Gemstones captured! Starting with them!" The Corruptous then started to hoard and charge towards them all. Spinel, Bort, Diamond and Phos brought out their weapons and started defending themselves. The Mane 5 also did the same, as they saw they weren't that durable.
Sombra and Cadence were about to escape, as he then gave his last order to Twilight. "Deal with them and bring my back that Spinel!" "It shall be done, my lord!" Once he escaped, Twilight looked back, as she saw how many Corruptous were getting destroyed. "If you have to defeat them, you'll have to do it yourself!" She said to herself as she headed into battle.
Once every Corruptous were defeated, everyone thought it'll be a great idea to escape. "We gotta get back to the Crystal Empire and warn everyone!" "Agree. Oh no!" They were then faced by Twilight Sparkle, the last one left. "if you want to return, you all have to get passed me!" She threatened, as her friends knew they didn't have it in them. "We-We can't face her! She's our friend!" Spinel looked back at them and sighed. "Everyone, get out. I got this and her!" "Good luck!" Applejacked wished for them, as it was just them and Twilight.
Once Twilight was about to begin her attack, Spinel then slammed his Emerald Shield into her. "If I'm going to free you, I'll make you remember who you are, even if I have to knock those memories from your Helmet into your Skull!" Once he launched her away, Twilight then started using her Magic Blasts, only for Spinel to deflect them and ready to fight her one on one. Both slammed into each other, as both faced each other.
Before Twilight could fly upwards again, Spinel grabbed her leg and slammed her down towards it. Just to think she would fly off, Spinel then started slamming their Shield into her repeatedly, which also caused a reaction from the Crystal's around them. From the last Slam from their Shield, Twilight then grew a bit dizzy and looked around. "Wha-What's happening?" Spinel looked down at her, seeing they snapped her out of it. "We're getting out of here!" They saw a large chuck of Crystal falling from the ceiling, which made Spinel push her away, making themselves trapped. Twilight, knowing she couldn't let them get crushed, used much of her strength to help and free them. Once freed, they rushed out of the Building before many Crystals' fell above them.
Once they were outside, Spinel and Twillight were sitting on top the stairs leading up to the palace. Spinel was then confused on one thing. "Why did you come back for me?" "I-I had too." Spinel didn't think she was being honest. "Why come back for me!" "Because your the Hope Equestria needed! Without them, all's is lost!" She then looked down, crying. Spinel didn't thing she would of been that upset, as they were then curious. "What happened?" "Well, I guess you heard this many times, but I was Corrupted by my Tutor and Mentor, Princess Celestia. She was under Control of Sombra, who we were suppose to face. But by the time we were going to stop him, he got to my friends. I lost. My friends were powerless."
Spinel saw she was upset for loosing everything, but she wasn't the only one. "To be honest, we both lost something that day." Twilight then looked at the Red and Blue Gemstone. "Once he thought he won, our world came to yours, which also started a war between him and my kind. We didn't think of finding Hope until we freed Shining, your friends and Luna. I'm guessing Phos freed Celestia, so better thank them." "Why not thank them right now?" Just then, they were greeted by the Gemstones and Mane 5. Twilight was glad to see her friends again as it ended up in a huge group hug.
"I thought I lost you all!" Twilight said, as everyone else started to cry. The Gemstones thought they didn't see a more happier picture, only for them to end up in the Group Hug also. "Why?" "Just to thank you all for saving our friend!" Spinel shook their head. Diamond was liking it. The Group Hug stopped as Spinel and Twilight remembered something. "But Sombra is still at large." And from his Anger, something else Big is coming." Twilight and Spinel said to them all, which they then grew worried. "But now we're back together, the Power of Friendship has returned!" "Speaking of that, you might need this?" Phos replied as they gave the Crown back to Twilight, who then placed it on her head. "Now then, let's get Equestria back!" "For Equestria!" Everyone yelled out, even the Gemstones, as the Final Battle was about begin.