Zecorans

The Zecorans are a tribe of pitchfork wielding hyenas who appear in VII: Zecoran and VIII: The Ultimate Choice, who according to Princess Ava, are following in the footsteps of ancient dark magic practioners her ancestors once defeated. Following Ava's friendship blessing at the end of VI: Success to Demise, the Zecorans, based on a remote island inhabited by unfriendly individuals, power a beam to repel the spell, which catches the attention of the Winged Guards, who report it to Ava, who disptaches Danny and William to talk with them. On the island, the leader of the tribe, named Zeco, orders the tribe to attack them. William calls in the Winged Guards for backup, and Zeco kills one named Drew. The rest, Danny and William retreat.

The royal guards have a meeting, and they draw the conclusion to arrest Zeco. A funeral is held for Drew. Ava sends the winged guards and Pocket Kingdom military to the island to arrest Zeco and neutralise the threat, but the island has already been abandoned, and the Zecorans use dark magic to unleash a thunder storm and aggresively shoot lightning across the land, one bolt striking Ava. Magic, William and Ava use the three friendship hearts to heal her, and Ava manages to use her magic to hold back the storm. The Zecorans broadcast a message to Pocketville announcing their plan to take over the Kingdom by force, the previous lightning strike being a warning. Ava declares war against the Zecorans. Pocketville military begin enlisting volunteers. Ava is contacted by Eva, shocked at her return. Ava and Danny discover that the Black Heart, the opposite of the friendship heart which instead channels dark magic, has been stolen from its chest in the castle.