Team Twilight vs Team Luna

Equestrian Heroes

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Naruto x ?

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Story Start

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Deep within Everfree Forest laid many abnormal geographical features. These features included unknown plants, bodies of waters and a system of caves. One cave in particular had precipitous slopes, of up to 50 m. height as if it was a wall that formed over times. The massive rocks, stood suspended as if someone had just put them there, dominated the place. Inside their small cracks, thyme, oregano, astivides and other plants try to live with remarkable patience and persistence.

The length of the cave was unknown and the surface meter of the cave easily covered the thousands. The opening upon further inspection could be theorized on having been created by slow erosion from the natural elements. Traveling further within the cave its exterior was filled with beautiful marble banding and several large streams. More than dozen of minerals could be defied within the cave.

Within the confines of the cave several figures moved. A billowy figure of darkness was cloaked within a dark pocket of the cave.  Its body undefined and as he spoke nothing could be heard but garbled groans. A moving shadow, flowing like liquid had its tight grasp on a hairy primate like creature. It was struggling in the grip of the shadowy creature.

“Ignorant beast. Your kind seems to live only to feast, incapable of following the simplest of orders.” The shade hurled the hairy creature against the wall. “Your eyesight must be lacking simple creature as the creature you brought me is not a Unicorn.”

Flame colored eyes flickered to life in the darkness. They floated in the air, the body it attached to floating in the darkness. “The Bugbears aren’t known for their intelligence master. Allow me to search for a new target. I will find you a Unicorn with enough magic to restore your power.”

“See to it you don’t fail me Vatrik.” The shade spoke as the flame colored eyes disappeared into the darkness. The shade then turned its attention back to the Bugbear. “Dispose of the pony without devouring it. A failure such as yours doesn’t deserve any sort of reward.”

The creature of darkness arrived to the town of Ponyville. Street lights illuminated the paths as ponies strolled along the streets. The creature began slinking from shadow to shadow as it began watching ponies watch by.

It had begun looking for one particular pony. A few days ago he had witnessed a great deal of magic from his cave. Only a Unicorn with great magical potential could have levitated a creature as big as a Ursa Minor.

He started slinking from shadow to shadow. Luckily for him, no citizens notice his movements. He took off into an alleyway, secretly on the hunt.

Upon hearing voices, he stopped there and slowly peeked around.  “No sight of anything strange?”  he overheard the two ponies talking. One was concealed behind a food kiosk still open for nighttime sales.

“No…I’ll be taking flight again.” It took note of the visible pony who responded. It was a Pegasus with a dark note.  With scrutinizing eyes, the shade inspected the body of the mare.

Another dark coat pony, a Unicorn but not the one from the descriptions of he heard.

“Then let’s circle around and meet back again in at 1100 hours.”  With a flap, the Pegasus pony took off.

The town seemed to be on guard. He needed to be quick. He continued slinking through the shadows when a magical aura leaving the town caught his attention. He followed it, seeing a violet Unicorn heading to the meadows. She indeed matched the descriptions of the rumors he had heard about a magically talented unicorn.

The Unicorn unaware of the creature stalking her levitated a telescope along with a few graphs, charts, and other supplies.  With that in mind the creature decided to wait and scope out any more potential unicorns for his master before snatching up the unicorn.

Another day had past the members of the Night Guard seemed no closer to solving the mystery of the disappearing foals. The Sun was beginning its slow descent. The hues of orange and yellow cast an overcast in the skies.

“No no no…not this either.” Nightwing stood at the side as Raven popped from one stand to the other. He watched the excitable unicorn seemed to study trinket from trinket as she made insensible statements. “It has to be perfect.”

“What are you up to now Raven?” Nightwing asked, looking up from his book as the Unicorn bounced from stall to stall.

“Looking for the perfect present.”

“Present for what?”

“To suggest to the captain of course.” She answered and sent Nightwing a look that suggested that he was stupid for having to ask.

Nightwing sighed, realizing this was probably yet another insane idea by Raven. “We should be patiently waiting for tonight’s assignment. Not running around like some excitable tourist.” He derided the Unicorn.

“B-But it’s important for the captain to make a first good impression when he confesses to Princess Luna.” She said as the Pegasus raised an eyebrow.

“What nonsense has you’ve gotten in your head?”

“You’re so clueless to romance Nightwing.” She said rather dismissively as Nightwing’s lips tensed. “The Regal Princess and her captain. Can’t you see the romantic potential in it?” she turned to see the look on the pegasus’s face. “Oh come on, don’t give me that look. Haven’t you seen the two of them together? You’re telling me they wouldn’t look cute together?”

“We are members of the Night Guard. It is our duty to serve Princess Luna and protect the ponies of Equestria from any threats not to gossip about love lives.” He really wished the Unicorn was a bit more serious. “Besides, Princess Luna like her sister Princess Celestia is an Alicorn. It isn’t practical in the long run to begin a relationship that could only end in heartbreak.  After all I assure you our princess has more important manners than to quickly jump into some romance and quite frankly its silly that you’re even invested in this.”

“For such a big brain I thought you of all ponies know that the heart wants what the heart wants.”

“I for a fact know a fair bit about love from a practical stance. Love is the union of two ponies who respect each other. A fair and stable relationship composed of communication, money, and of the same class. Not some fairy tale story.”

“You are so unromantic. Who would complement the captain if not the Princess?”

“Twilight Sparkle I suppose.” He answered with a shrug.

“Princess Celestia’s student?” Raven’s interest piqued up. There was hardly a pony that lived in Canterlot that hadn’t at least heard of Twilight Sparkle.

“He has spoken fondly of her on more than one occasion not to mention we began our initial briefing at her home. The captain seems on fairly good terms with all the element bearers and the nature of their relationship can be ascertained as platonic. Theirs is the only one that has potential to bloom into something more or at least it’s the most sensible if you look at it logically.”

The unicorn stamped her hooves. “Love isn’t like some book you read. Where’s the passion in what’s safe? Where’s the excitement? The romance.”

“That type of excitement is for silly little foals who don’t want to put work into a relationship.” The Pegasus remarked as he upturned his nose.

Raven flared her nostrils and bared her teeth. “Oh yeah. I bet you a load of bits you’re wrong.”

“Oh?” Nightwing closed his book and placed it in the saddle. “Make it more interesting. A wager. If I’m right and the captain chooses Twilight Sparkle you spend the next two weeks in other silence unless spoken two or given in reports not to mention you also have to show some decorum of a pony of your station.” This was too good of an opportunity to pass up.

For a moment Raven looked fearful. Being silent? For two wholes weeks? She loved talking to other ponies she practically lived to talk. Though seeing the smug look on Nightwing’s face made her want to the knock it off.

At that moment something caught Nightwing’s eye as he glanced away from her. Raven’s eyes followed and a smug look formed on Raven’s face. It appears Nightwing’s attention had fallen upon the passing Element of Generosity.

“O-Oh yeah and if I win you have to put down those old dusty book of yours for a month and you have to ask out the Element of Generosity.” Nightwing was thankful for the darkness of his coat.

“What are you on all of a sudden?” he sputtered, his face heating up as Raven returned a smug look of her own.

“I~saw~the~way ~you ~were ~looking ~at~ her~ just~ now.” Raven smugly sung hopping with each word as Nightwing shot her a scathing glance.

“I was merely admiring the condition of Miss Rarity’s coat. It was just unusual to see someone so high class within…” he paused, looking for the right word to describe ponyville. “…this quaint looking town.”

“The coat on her flank heeeeey?” she teased as Nightwing let out something akin of a growl.

  “Nightwing! Raven!” the two of them were jarred out of their thoughts. At the far side of the road was their captain.

“Captain!”

“Captain Naruto!”

“To my side you two. We have a lead.” Naruto remarked as the two ponies quickly joined his side. Naruto led them to the hospital, having received notice from a police pony.  A filly had been brought in by the name of Noi. She had been found on the verge of death by Zecora deep within the forest.

“She’s rather shaken up.” Dr. Saddlebag, a Russet colored Stallion with multi colored pills on his flank informed them.

Naruto approached the little filly, getting down on her knees so as not to loom over her, and said, “It's alright. You're safe now. Can you tell me what your name is?”

“N-Noi,” she stammered. “My name is N-Noi.”

“Can you tell me what's happened, Noi?” asked Naruto gently.

“I-I don't want to talk about it,” she mumbled.

“Please. I need to know what's happened,” Naruto insisted. “There’s some creature out there hurting little fillies like yourself. I need to know what attacked you.”

“It…its was...” She shuddered again, but seemed to gather her courage. “…it was a Bugbear.”

The room had grown entirely silent while Noi talked. The last confirmed sighting of a Bugbear was about two centuries ago.  Noi had no idea where she was taken beyond some dark cave.  She heard two other voices but didn’t see them and all she could remember that wanted them wanted unicorns.

The terrified filly curled up on the bed, shuddering. “No! I don't want to think about it anymore! Don't make me think about it anymore!”

Naruto sighed and raised himself and turned to his two soldiers. “Nightwing, I need you to fly down to the Everfree Forest and get Zecora’s statement. See if there wasn’t a detail she may have forgotten. Raven, I need you to go speak with the mayor about organizing a public announcement. If this group is after unicorns then we need to be on high alert. As for me I’ll be at the library researching any information on these Bugbears I can find. You have your orders.”

With their orders in mind both soldiers left to perform their duty.