//------------------------------// // Chasing After Vance // Story: PAW Patrol: Equestria // by Robert Emerald Fountain //------------------------------// Once Spitfire had flown Marshall to Cloudsdale, two weather ponies led him to the weather factory. Spitfire was not kidding when she said the place was frozen up. Marshall saw icicles EVERYWHERE. "Can you thaw this place out?", asked one of the weather ponies in concern. "POWER PAWS!", yelled Marshall as he slammed his front paws on the floor. His paws burst into flames and he started shooting fireballs all over the room. The weather ponies were amazed at how fast Marshall's power defrosted the equipment until it was ready to be powered back up. "Thank you.", said Spitfire after Marshall left the factory. "My pleasure.", replied Marshall as Skye arrived to fly him back down to the ground. "A woman named Victoria Vance was behind this. She said she was trying to gather power to defeat you.", said Spitfire as Skye prepared to fly away. "I hope we can catch her in time.", Skye replied. As Marshall was flown away from Cloudsdale, Skye told him that Vance had been spotted in the Dragon Lands. "It turns out that she's attacking the leader and trying to steal her scepter in order to get its power.", said Skye. "Then we'd better get going. Step on it.", said Marshall. "POWER PAWS!", shouted Skye as she sent her jet flying at turbo speed to reach the Dragon Lands as fast as possible. ** In the Dragon Lands, Vance was battling Dragon Lord Ember in an attempt to steal her scepter, just as Skye had said. Ember's troops were giving their all to hold Vance back, but she was able to subdue them easily by using the power she'd stolen from Luna and Celestia. Even Ember's father, Torch, was knocked back with ease. Vance finally made it to Ember's throne and raised a wall of rock to bind her. As Vance started absorbing the scepter's energy, something zipped past and knocked her hand away faster than she could blink her eyes. It was Chase, and he was using his super speed. "YOU'RE UNDER ARREST ONCE AGAIN!", he growled after tackling Vance to the ground. "I think NOT!", shouted Vance as she shot a bolt of energy from her hands. Chase was sent flying backwards into the wall and he ended up with a major headache from the impact. Rocky charged in and tried to use his magnetism to grab Vance's belt; but she had other ideas and shot him with another bolt that threw him out the door where he almost hit Zuma in the face. Luckily, Zuma transformed into water to avoid Rocky by only a few inches. Skye arrived with Marshall only a moment later and she started flying fast in circles to make Vance dizzy. However, Vance was able to knock Skye back and quickly charged back to finish absorbing the energy from Ember's scepter. Liberty became agitated and stretched herself out in order to slingshot Rubble into the room and knock Vance down. "You ready?", she asked Rubble as he transformed into a wrecking ball. "FIRE!", yelled Rubble. Liberty shot Rubble through the door, but Vance jumped out of the way and flew out through a hole in the ceiling. Even though Rubble did not hit Vance, he did manage to break the rocks around Ember and free her. "She's headed back towards my castle.", screamed Twilight angrily. "I've got a bad feeling about that.", shuddered Flurry Heart. "Follow me back there, quick.", Twilight replied. "I'll go with you. Having someone who can fly might be a good idea.", said Skye. "Time is of the essence. We'll free the other dragons and attend to their injuries.", said Ryder as Marshall deployed his medical pack. Twilight nodded before she, Flurry, and Skye took to the air and chased Vance back to Ponyville. When they reached Twilight's castle, they watched as Vance smashed through the doors. "AFTER HER!", yelled Flurry. Twilight and Skye nodded and they all charged in to catch up with Vance.