Wisdom

Chapter 4

The First Job

I was awoken from my dream by a knocking on the door. I got up, grabbed my vest, and went downstairs. I opened the door and saw Rainbow Dash standing there.

"Hello Rainbow Dash," I said, "What can I do for you today?"

"Hey Blaze," She replied, "I was wondering if you could make me an awesome suit of armor, aerodynamic and sleek."

I grabbed a pencil and a pad of paper and wrote down what she requested, "A'right Iw see wat I can duw." I said with the pencil still in my mouth.

"What?" Rainbow Dash asked confused.

I spat the pencil out, "Sorry," I smiled, "I'll see what I can do."

"Thanks." Rainbow Dash said and flew off.

I stared at what I wrote down, then giggled with excitement; my first job. Suddenly my smile fell and I sat down.

"What am I going to do?" I asked myself.

I suddenly heard a voice, "If you don't where to go and your mind seems full of clouds, retrace your steps and the path will be found."

"Nice rhyme, but what does it mean?" I asked the voice.

No response.

"If you don't know where to go and your mind seems full of clouds, retrace your steps and the path will be found." I repeated the poem. I sighed and rubbed my hoof through my mane and my goggles fell down over my eyes. Suddenly my mind was clear and it came to me, "Twilight." I smiled lifting my goggles back up.

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I got to Twilight's house and knocked on the door and Spike opened the door.

"Blaze," He said, "Twilight was just about to get you." Spike let me in and shouted upstairs , "Twilight, Blaze is here."

Twilight came down the stairs levitating a few books, "Hello Blaze, has business started yet?" She asked.

"Yeah I just got my first order." I replied

She smiled, "I was reorganizing my books when I found a few books about blacksmiths and I even found a book written by Summer Beard."

She placed the book in front of me, "The Art of the Forge, by Summer Beard." I read out loud, "This is just what I need," I smiled, "Thanks Twilight."

I placed the book in my vest, "I'll return it when i'm done." I said as I walked out.

"You're welcome." Twilight replied.

I returned to the forge and placed the book on my work bench. I opened it to the first chapter and read out loud, "The fire in the forge must always be lit, it acts as the heart of building." I continued to read and found instructions on lighting the fire. I found a bag of coal and the flint and steel. I dumped the coal in and struck the flint and steel. Sparks flew and the fire slowly lit.

"Step 1, done." I said

I then turned in the book to suits of armor. Turns out there was specifications for everything on a suit of armor. I turned to pegasi mare and was about to start when I realized I didn't have anything to place the armor on. I rubbed my chin and thought then an idea struck.

"Rarity." I said and I left the forge and ran to the boutique.

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I came to Rarity's boutique and knocked on the door.

"Come in." I heard Rarity say from inside.

I opened the door and she was levitating fabric and stencils around her as she worked at her sewing machine.

She looked up and said, "Well hello Blaze, I see the vest I made is working for you. What can I do for you?" She asked.

"I was wondering if you had any extra mannequins I could use, I need to build a suit of armor." I said

She chuckled, "Rainbow Dash?"

I nodded.

"Hang on I think I have an extra one in the back." She said, still levitating the objects.

She returned with a wooden mannequin, "Will this do?" She asked

"That's perfect Rarity." I smiled

She disassembled the mannequin and put it all in a saddle bag. I put it on and dragged it all out the door and thanked Rarity.

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I was able to reassemble the mannequin with only a few minor problems. I immediately got to work on the helmet, I heated up a piece of sheet metal then formed it by hitting on the anvil with a hammer. I finished the helmet then placed it in a bucket of cold water and placed it on the mannequin.

I finished the rest of the armor in no time at all. I lifted my goggles, my face covered in soot, and smiled. Now came the next challenge, finding Rainbow Dash.

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I asked around Ponyville and thankfully somepony saw Rainbow Dash napping in a tree near Sweet Apple Acres. I was able to find her with no problem and sure enough she was napping in a tree.

"Hey Rainbow Dash." I shouted to her

I must have surprised her because she wobbled and almost fell out of the tree. She regained her balance on the branch, "Blaze you startled me, why did you interrupt my nap?" She asked and landed on the ground

I pulled off the saddle bag, "I finished your suit of armor." I pulled the armor out and let Rainbow Dash try it on, she did a few stunts in the air then hovered next to me.

"Thanks so much Blaze," She nudged me on the shoulder, "Hey the others are getting together at Surgarcube Corner, c'mon we can show them the sweet suit of armor you made."

"Alright," I said and we walked to Surgarcube Corner.

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Rainbow Dash and I entered Surgarcube Corner and found the rest of the gang sitting at a table.

"Guys check out the sweet suit of armor Blaze made for me." Rainbow Dash said showing it off

"Wow, Blaze it looks great." Twilight said

"It was all thanks to that book you gave to me," I replied, then turned to Rarity, "And Rarity, I'll make sure to get that mannequin to you tomorrow." I said

"That's allright Blaze you can keep the mannequin," Rarity said, "Judging by the fantastic job you did with that suit of armor, you are going to be very busy."

My stomach growled at me, "Sorry," I smiled, "I worked so hard I forgot about lunch."

They all laughed and Applejack said, "Then how 'bout we buy you lunch."

"That's alright, you don't have to do that." I said

"That's what friends do," Rainbow Dash said, "And consider it payment for the suit of armor."

"I never really had friends," I frowned

Twilight walked over to me, "Then allow us to be the first." She said and they all came around for a group hug

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I went to sleep with a smile on my face, I had a purpose, a job, and now I have friends.