My Little Heroines: FIM Episode 21 part 3

Author's note
Here we go, the final part of this episode. Enjoy!

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Things are getting crazy around Hill Valley. The whole town is practically on lockdown! Windows are being closed and boarded up, non-fighters got off the streets to escape the madness that will soon occurred, fruit and other supplies are being taken away. Blossom, Kim, Bubbles, Shirley, Ryan, Courage and Fifi are watching the commotion.

"Ooooh, this isn't good." Courage said with a gulp.

"I know. I want my kin to have what they need to live, but there is a big storm brewing here." Kim said seriously to the others. "I don't like the looks of it."

"Maybe we could try to talk some sense into them before someone gets hurt!" Blossom suggests hopefully. Worth a try, so the group scatter. Ryan, Courage and Blossom heads over to some of the locals. "Listen, perhaps if you were to reconsider, we..."

The folks give each other a hard glance and jumps through the windows behind themselves, pulling the shutters closed. Ryan remarks sarcastically, "Gee. Thank you so much for your time."

As other windows are secured, Bubbles, Fifi and Shirley are at another house as a local's front door, the local is pushing a cartload of apples inside as the skunk tries to speak, "About the trees, if vous could..."

The local just slams the door right into her face, startling Fifi right onto the ground. Shirley scoffs, "Like, rude!"

Blossom and Kim are at a loss. No one wants to say or even reconsider! Even at the orchard, the folks that Blossom tried to talk to are knocking down a tree to get its fruits, the fruit are being picked up, hustled back and forth, and grabbed by a woman in a column of trees.

As the group from Townsville watch the madness activity, Blossom tries once more to talk, "If we could just sit down and talk, we could–“

The individual just snarl angrily at her before hauling his cart away. Ryan snaps, "Hey! No one growls at my cousin!" The prince draws his sword. "I'll teach you a lesson!"

"Easy, Ryan."

"Sorry, I got upset. It's just that nobody will be rational and reasonable!"

"Like, can you blame them?" Shirley ask with a sigh. "Once they got their minds set, there is like no changing their minds. We need a better solution."

Indeed, the folks continue securing their town against the madness. A nail is being hammered into a board, a branch is being sawed, a group of folks pull a log down to rest onto support trestles to make a barricades.

As more windows are being boarded up, Sora watches the last gap being filled in. Kim's group came over to talk to speak to the Sheriff, the farmer spoke, "Now Sheriff, if we could only..."

The Sheriff didn't say a word or even listen. The man just move to guide fully loaded carts of fruit and flour across the hardpan street. Courage sighs, "Hooo boy."

Doughs are being rolled flat, apples are being sectioned, etc. In fact, the group peeks inside a building filled with sacks flour and baskets of apples, seeing a pie production operation in top gear. Two locals are assembling the pies while two others tend to the oven. Shelves and carts are already being filled with the seaming deserts.

It looks like this battle is going to turn into one intense food fight!

The folks gathers around a flagpole in the town square. The Sheriff and Sora watches as a red flag is being raised up with the Townsville folks looking nervously. Once the standard reaches the top of the pole, the wind unfurls it to show a tree emblazoned across it, hats are thrown upward as the folks cheers wildly.

Looks like there is no turning back now.

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The outcasts are preparing themselves for the battle themselves as nighttime rolls around the area. An outcast stomps the ground, charging straight at another for a head-on collision. Two others do the same thing, trying to bulldoze each other backwards.

A third pair are at a grindstone, sharpening their axes against the wheels while the other pumps the foot pedal to keep it turning. If this comes to worst, it will be. Another outcast put on some war pant while two more follow suit as another head-on occurs in front of them.

As Furrball and Kairi watches the preparations, the cat in worry spoke, "there must be a way to stop this.'

"Not unless those settlers remove those trees. There is no other way." Kairi said with a sigh as she rushes off, though returns immediately with a bowl of turquoise chunks that the cat accepted with a deflated with sigh. Furrball munches onto them, feeling like giving up at this point.

At a campfire, Buttercup tries her best to speak reason to the determined Terra, "Come on, Terra. I know you don't wanna do this!"

Terra, painting his face, grunts, "But they have taken our land! What else would you want me to do, Buttercup?"

"Not sure, but isn't too late to think of something."

"At noon...it will be too late."

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The next morning has come. Log barricaded have surrounded the town from a ridge outside of it. The sounds of galloping hooves are head and soon, Terra and Kairi arrives with their outcasts at a hill in front of the ridge.

Down below, the folks of Hill Valley have taken their positions are the front line, preparing for the worst. Sora nervously looks at the clock tower as the minute hand advances. It is now 11:59. There are a cart stacked with fresh cookies which is pulled past a building with folks watching on, coming over to the Sheriff.

Buttercup, Furrball and Lilo, across the tracks from the Sheriff watch on as most of their group gathers with them. The green Powerpuff Girl taps her own forehead, mumbling, "Come on, think; Think, think, think, think, think, think!"

"Like don't hurt yourself too much Pooh bear." Shirley jokes a bit, making Buttercup frowns. "Sorry."

Soon the clock's bell sounds, making everyone saw that the minute head snaps ahead to high noise. As the twelve strikes thrum dully in the still, silent air, the defenders armed themselves with their treats. The visitors wait patiently as the waiting attack force are still at the hill, not moving. Anything could happen at this point.

As Terra watches on, Kairi came over to touch his cheek, making him sighs as he notes her pleading eyes. Now the chief is uncertain now. Perhaps this isn't a good idea, perhaps he should give talks another chance.

Buttercup gasps as her group smiles, "Hey, he isn't going to do it!"

The group sighs in relief, looks like everything's going to be okay. Suddenly some familiar singing is heard as Courage barks in worry as he points. Ryan, seeing what the dog is looking at, slaps himself on the forehead, yelling, "Aw, no!"

The others yelp and turn to see Stitch in his cowboy outfit singing on a patch of a no man's land. The alien has forgotten what is going on and is trying again to do his stupid song!

Stitch: …say?
You gotta share, you gotta care

Needless to say, Terra reacts angrily, growling furiously. That song is starting to tick him off!

It’s the right thing to do
You gotta share, you gotta care

"CHAAAAAARRRRRRGE!!!" Terra roars out in fury, finally losing it.

"Stitch, that idiot!" Lilo screams in horror as the whole outcasts ride over the ridge. Stitch stops his singing to give out a terrified deer-in-the headlights stare before the attackers plow into him, sending the alien bouncing from one to another, yelling like mad before he is send flying off the rear end.

The folks at the barricade think better of it, rushing for cover as the outcasts proceed in smashing their logs and trestles, along with the flagpole.

"Ready!" The Sheriff calls out to the folks behind him who picked up pies. "Aim...FIRE!!!"

The pies are send flying fast at the outcasts. One outcast after another is taken down with a hit to the face, knocking them off their horses and onto the ground. In the confusion, one of the women lands on an outcast's horse, fighting him like mad. Three other pairs of adversaries square off for a little bare-hand boxing before a rooftop brigade launches its own offensive.

One the ground, a local behind a wall of hay bales throws a cake, gasping as an outcast charges at him. The assault knocks him and several bales flying. Another outcast charges at the other end of the wall but both he and his horse are knocked silly upon impact. The bales fell apart, revealing to be a hidden anvil. The folks who set it up smiles as they high-five one another.

"Seriously, Stitch?" Ryan ask Stitch in annoyance as he and Lilo throws treats while joining in on the pie. "You have to sing that song?"

"Hey, Stitch got a short-term memory! And...hey, is that cake?" Stitch ask happily, forgetting what's going on as he eats a cake from Lilo.

Lilo comment, "I suppose it's a good thing I ALWAYS keep a large stockpile of cakes and pies on my person for snacking emergencies and impromptu food fights."

One pies hits an outcast on the face but doesn't go down. He doesn't see where he's going as the rider veers off to one side, hitting the ground floor of the clock tower. Cracks races up the walls, leading the whole spire sliding loose from the roof. A couple of folks gasps and run away from their emplacements just before the lumber and clockwork fell down, destroying it.

As the dust clears, Terra laps to a gap in the wreckage, growling furiously near the train station where stagger hay bales have been set up. The Sheriff pops up from behind one to throw a cake before ducking. Before they are placed on both sides of the tracks, the outcasts are having trouble trying to go through the area.

Needless to say, Terra madly rides at full speed, in determination to take down his enemies. The Sheriff threw another treat before rushing over to another bale then throwing once more. But as the old man ducks down, the Sheriff gasps as he saw, to his misfortunate, that he has run out of ammunition to use!

"Like, Ryan!" Shirley points as Ryan saw the Sheriff peeking over his bale and gasping in horror as Terra barrels through the fusillade, heading towards him. The old man removes his hat, holding it over his heart as he closes his eyes, preparing for the end.

"Look out!" Ryan screams as he threw a pie, sending it right at the area just as Terra jumps at the poised sheriff.

"NOOOOOO!!!!" Terra gasps as he saw the dessert heading towards him.

The pie hits Terra right on the face, knocking him off his horse and sending him right in front of the Sheriff's bale. When all clears up, the chief is lying senselessly on his belly, with everyone stopping their fighting and madness to gathers around him. The other outcasts raced up, staring in shock at their leader taking down like that.

The crush and filling of Ryan's thrown pie fell down Terra's face as his tongue sticks out. One outcast sobs, putting a hand over the shoulders of a Hill Valley woman, who took her hat off before bowing her head. Furrball sobs as he bursts into tears, grabbing Blossom who looks puzzled for support.

"Awww, man! I killed him!" Ryan groans a bit in worry that he killed Terra by mistake. "I didn't mean to..."

"Uh, Ry? He isn't dead." Courage said to Ryan awkwardly.

Courage's right, Terra is just knocked silly from the impact. One juice crumb from the pie fell off his head, landing onto Terra's tongue which he then pulls into his mouth, before shutting it. The heroes of Townsville looks puzzled then saw the chief opening his eyes. Terra, alive and well, stood up, slurping as much of the mess off his face, shaking himself clean.

"Yum, hey!" Terra exclaims with a smile of approval. The heroes smile in delight. "You know what? Forget the battle! I've got a much better idea!”

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The negotations are set as some trees are cut down to make a broad path through the grove. Once that's done, Kim gave a whistle allowing Buttercup to aims a wave behind herself and flew ahead, leading the outcasts along the newly cleared avenue.

"Yes, we will allow the orchard to stay in exchange for a share of the fruit." Terra is heard saying as he makes the negotiations to put an end to the conflict. We can hear him chuckle as a few apples are knocked out of the branches. "As well as those delicious pies!"

Tabled are loaded up with hot pies of various kind. Folks grab a pie, tossing them to the outcasts as they pass by. A part of the condition is that the folks of Hill Valley make a path to allow the outcasts to run again.

"Frankly, I would rather eat turquoise any day of the week." Furrball comments, holding a fresh of bowl of turquoise.

"Fine by me." Courage said as he watches Furrball eats his gems.

"On the plus side, everything turns out fine and old Bloomberg is where he belongs." Ryan said, grinning at Bloomberg the Oak Treee now standing on a hill by itself in the orchard, the outcasts have returned it.

"Bloomberg...it's your special day." Kim said with a smile as Buttercup watches on. "Oh, mommy is so proud of you."

Terra, Kairi, the Sheriff and Sora bows to each other, the Keyblade holder gave a sly wave to the girl who giggles while blushing. Both outcasts charge off to join the orderly stampede. Kairi peels off for a moment to wave goodbye to Kim and Buttercup, relieved that the conflict is now over.

As a smiling Blossom watches, her voice is her dictating another letter to her mentor, "'Dear Obi-Wan Kenobi...'"

As the outcasts gallops onward, Kim and Buttercup follows to make sure that their new friends reach their destination while Blossom watches them all head towards the sunset.

"'Friendship is a wondrous and powerful thing. Even the worst of enemies can become friends. One needs understanding and compromise. You've got to share. You've got to care'."

We iris out as the episode is about to be done, but then an annoyed Stitch pops into view, out of his cowboy outfit, holding the iris open as he scowls, "Hey! That's what Stitch said!"

Lilo peeks in, asking Stitch, "Why did you feel it was necessary to stun me and sing a song that would most likely come dangerously close to to wrecking the negotiations?"

Stitch answer, "I'm pure id. You of all people know that. I live for the moment."

"Next time, leave the singing to me!"

The duo ducks through the iris which closes as the episode comes to an end.

The End

Author's note
Wow, looks like things turn out for the best. Now for the next episode "A Bird in the Hand". Obi-Wan comes to visit Townsville. Bubbles takes notice of his pet bird Kenny who looks sick and decides to take care of it, without informing the Jedi. The bird ends up giving the girl trouble and now the Royal Guards are looking for it. Can Bubbles, and Blossom, avoid any problems? Read, review and suggest!