The carnivores and the poniesby LeopardCayChaptersAnd so it beginsHornbill with unknown raceSuspisionsAnd so it beginsI'm actually here. I'm flying beside my lifelong heros, the Wonderbolts. I've made it.... I've made it! It was me who made the cut! I'm so happy! I nailed it! After all those years... I've met new freinds, deafeted mighty foes, confirmed legends... And all those things I've done... Came up to this. Belive it or not, but I actually doubted myself. I did those tricks... all those manouvers... I even saved their lifes... but it still took them 6 years to finally let me in! And boy, was it worth it! May I tell you about my freinds ive made on the team? First off, Spitfire. Belive it or not, but she is not the captain. She's the Wonderbolts recruiter. She seems though... but she is actually really cool. She's nice, funny... all those things! Her cutie mark is an Inferno. I mean, how much cooler can that become!? Second on the list, we have Rapidfire. He is the captain of this dysfunctional little family. His words, are the law. But thats only when we are on duty. He is the oldest one on the team. According to him, I was just 6 years old when he joined. Now that's a tough guy. His cutie mark is 4 green lightning bolts, all going in the same direction. Forward. Then we have Suprise. She Has to have some kind of relative connection with Pinkie Pie! I mean, She had a party at 2 AM, She talks just as fast as her, and her cutie mark is also balloons! She's a Liutentant. Her cutie mark is, ofcourse, balloons with wings on them. It is really fitting. Then we have Wave Chill. He looks alot like Soarin' but he acts COMPLEATLY diffrent. He's calm and just... well, Chilled. He's the smart guy. Got a question, ask Wave Chill! His cutie mark is a breeze. A cold, white wind. It reflects his personality. We have Fleet Foot, an old navy mare. She is 3 years younger then Wave Chill. She worked for the Equestrian Navy when the times were dark, but now, shes a part of the Wonderbolts. She has a rank that I didn't belive existed in the Wonderbolts. She's Rapidfire's Secretary. Or is it Marshal? Eh, I don't care. Anyways, her cutiemark is a wing over water. Now THAT'S reflecting your name. Then, we have Soarin'. He's a Sergant. And he's also my best freind on the team. He's smart, funny, caring... Geez, when did I get so sappy? Anyways... He I've only known him for a few month's but it feels like years. His cutie mark is the Wonderbolts emblem. I need to stop playing Call of Flying; Blacked Out Sky 2... I can't even say Emblem without thinking about it! Anyways, that's the team. There is also that other guy who joined a week ago. Spec'-Wind... Hes the mysterious one. Always wears his Wonderbolt suit... he only talks when its really nessecery. And honestly... I think he's kinda creepy. But enough of that, I think you might wanna hear the success of my freind's, hmm? We have, of course, Twilight. Became a princess two years ago, but not a immortal one. She lives a normal length life. She actually gave up her immortality. She litterly walked up to Princess Celestia after the ceremony and asked if she could remove her immortality. It was something about that she couldn't live if she had to lose her freinds when that time would come, and I can actually understand that. So... She is the princess of... Pause for dramatic effect.... Magic. Belive it or not, but I did not see that one coming. I was compleatly suprised when they said that but... Now, it makes sense in some weird way. She is not moving to Canterlot, she's staying in Ponyville. Spike is happy for that because for some reason, he thought that Twi would move to Canterlot. With Twilight covered up, let's jump over too... Applejack. She is not doing good. Her farm got sabotaged. Badly. But the ones who did it were very bad at covering up their tracks. They actually decided to climb up and hide in the one and only remaining tree. And who was it, you might ask. Take a guess. Who would possibly want to run Sweet Apple Acres out of buissness? I'll say it. Flim Flam. They didn't get what they wanted, so they tried to sabotage for the one that had it instead. Oh boy, I was happy when even Twilight let me beat them up. They lost at least 10 teeth each! Luckily, we wont need to be worrying about them anymore. They got banished to the Everfree Forest and they will stay there 'till they change. Applejack and her family is staying with their freinds. Big Mac is staying at Caramel's place, Applebloom is staying at Sweetie Belle's, and Granny Smith is too stubborn to move away from the cold barn. Atleast Applejack stays at Twilight's, Granny Smith seems to handle herself so. Yeah... Now, lets talk about Fluttershy. It couldn't go better for her. She has opened Animal shelters all over Equestria! She is making money and she is taking care of animals at the same time. She still lives at her little cottege though, but she doesn't seem to even think about getting a new house, but she is all good. Can't say much really. Okay, Rarity. Hmm... She is a Fashion designer... Who owns her own Dress maker shop. Not much have changed. She makes dresses, magazines mention her sometimes.... Can't say much more. It's going well for her. And now, the party storm. Pinkie Pie. Where to start? She has written a book. About how to break some kind of wall of understanding. If you break it, your understand more of your surroundings or something like that. I think its kinda creepy. Her book have made over 1 million sales and Pinkie Pie is rich, She donated half of her fortune to hospitals and you name it! She wanted the rest of us to share what was left and I have to say, she was REALLY out of her element. I mean, since when did she steal Rarity's element? Anyways, I said 'No thanks' since I already make a fortune by being a Wonderbolt. I don't know about the others, maybe they said yes, maybe they said no... I haven't heard much. So that is my freinds. I wanna write more but, I'm doing this in a rush. Princess Celestia has once again asked for our help. So, bye! Rainbow took the letter and put it in an envelope. She closed it carefully and placed it in her saddlebag that she was wearing. The mare walked through her house and reached her front door, as she opened, it let out a small 'poof'. As she flew over the small town towards the Train Station, she thought about why Celestia needed their help again. She had sent a letter to Twilight the day before, asking for their presence the very next day. It was something about a honorable sent by a king from a far away land. The more she thought of it, the more strange it seemed. As Rainbow finally reached the Train Station, she spotted the other five arriving at the exact same time 'Right on time.' Rainbow thought for herself. She landed infront of the stations Mailbox and posted the mail. After taking a deep breath of the Morning breeze, she turned around and walked over to her freinds that already had started up an conversation. "What do you think Rainbow?" Rarity asked as the mare arrived. "Ehh... Think of what? I just arrived here y'know." Rainbow replied. "Oh! My apologies! I forgot, We where talking ab-" "RAINBOW! RARITY! APPLEJACK!" The mane six looked to their right only to see the CMC running straight towards them. Their tiny hooves drummed against the ground as the fillys galloped towards the Mane six. They got closer and closer, and they just went faster and faster. "Let me guess, They're gonna into crash into us, Am Ah' right?" Applejack asked Rainbow and Rarity. "You Bet'cha." Rainbow replyed as the fillys suddenly went into a complete halt right in front of them. "CAN WE PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE COME WITH YOU!?" The CMC screamed into their faces. They screamed so loud, that Princess Luna would have been proud of them. Rarity's mane was a mess, Applejack's hat had flown away and she was chasing it around, and Rainbow just stood there and stared at them. She shook her head and looked at Twilight who looked back at Rainbow. Her stern look on her face softened up into a warm smile. Rainbow looked at Twilight in search for an answer. The only thing Twilight did, was to nod. Rainbow turned around to face the small fillys infront of her. "Err... Sure... Only if you Pinkie Pie swear that you can take the train home when we are done." Rainbow looked at the fillys as their smiles turned from the allready super smiles, into a smile that litterly went from ear to ear. "YAY!!!" 'This is going to be a long trip...' Rainbow thought for herself. Hornbill with unknown raceThe mane six and the CMC walked into the royal castle. As they entered the Throne Room, They could feel the tension in the air. Celestia sat on her throne and watching as they all walked inside. "Hello girls, Thanks for arriving on time." Celestia smiled warmly at the nine ponies as they stopped in front of her. Twilight walked forward to talk with the Princess. "So, what did you need help with Princess?" She asked. Celestia nodded and out from behind the throne, a blue and white bird walked. The bird had a big orange and yellow beak and a little black on the tips of its feathers. "I have actually never seen a bird like that before..." Fluttershy whispered. The bird looked at Twilight and walked towards her. "I'll leave now so you can discuss the matter. I have to go an d... 'Fetch' another group. "Hello, Let me introduce myself. My name is Zazu, And i am King Simba's... Let's say Adviser. And i have traveled here all the way from The Pride Lands. We have requested for help." Zazu looked at Twilight, waiting for an answer. "First, What do you need help with Zazu?" Twilight asked. Zazu looked at the rest of the mane six and then back at Twilight. "The stripe clan is back and it wants to take over the Pride Lands... The leader, BlackClaw, has an heart made of pure evil and if they succeed to take the lands... they will have enough food and water to take over Equestria, and if that happens..." "...They will have more magic then anyone could ever have..." Twilight finished Zazu's sentence. "Girls, We are going to to The Pride Lands!" "So... What are you going to do ?" Rainbow asked. The CMC stood in front of her in a line. "Take the train to Ponyville and go home." They said at the same time. "Good. Now, go ahead, you don't wanna miss your train now d-" Rainbow suddenly got cut off by a giant royal trumpet playing. As she looked towards the way of the sound, she saw Princess Celestia followed by six other ponies. Rapidfire, Fleetfoot, Spitfire, Surprise, Wave Chill, Soarin' and Spec'-Wind. All of the Wonderbolts had their saddlebags on their back, and none wore a Wonderbolt Suit. Now, For the first time, Rainbow could get a look at Spec'-Wind's cutie mark. It was black tornado, in the middle of a white snow storm. She thought it was kind of Peculiar but she decided to let it be. "I thought that it would help if the Wonderbolts went with you." Celestia simply said. Celestia walked to the side to let the Wonderbolts walk forward and join the group of already six ponies and one bird. "Dash, Where's Applebloom and her friends?" Applejack asked Rainbow. Rainbow turned around to face her but bumped into something on the way. "S-Sorry Dash... Ouch, You have a really hard head!" Rainbow and Soarin' was laying in some kind of pony pile on the floor. Noticing the Awkward situation, Rainbow quickly got up on her hooves and helped Soarin' up from the floor. "Sup Soar." Rainbow said as Soarin' just got up on his feet. Rainbow brushed off some of the none existing dust particles from her chest, and so did Soarin'. "Hello to you too Miss Rainbow Dash." Soarin said with an up stuck voice. Rainbow quickly followed his joke and started talking in the same way. "It is most certainly lovely to meet your Aquitence." "You too Miss." "Did you hear about that old Riff-Raff down the street?" "I most certainly did . Poor little fellow." "I must say, You do look li-" "We have more important things to talk about then making jokes right now." Twilight interrupted. She looked sternly at the pair as they looked confused at Twilight. Rainbow was even more confused then Soarin'. "Geez! Soften up Twi, When did you become the Poofer?" Rainbow asked. "I became, what you call, A poofer when Zazu told us about evil trying to take over the world! You should really act more serious then joking around." Rainbow sighed and looked down into the ground. "Fiiiiine." With this, Twilight became satisfied and walked over to Zazu for more details about their trip. "So... Can ya answer mah question now Dash?" Applejack asked. Rainbow had forgotten all about Applejack for a moment, but now she quickly remembered. "Oh! Yeah, I'm pretty sure they took the train back to Ponyville." Rainbow said wit ha small smile. Applejack, got satisfied with this answer, and walked to Twilight and Zazu. 'Oh! I'm pretty sure they took the train back to Ponyville.' Behind some pillars of the Castle, Three little fillies were hiding. It was, None other then, Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. As Scootaloo heard Rainbow say this, She chuckled lightly, and turned to face her friends. "They all think we are on the train!" She said with a smile. Applebloom chuckled, but Sweetie Belle frowned at what Scootaloo said. "Aren't we breaking a Pinkie Promise by not being on the train?" She asked. Applebloom stopped laughing and frowned too. "When Ah' think 'bout it... Sweetie's right! We Pinkie Pie promised back in Ponyville that we woul 9; take the train back to Ponyville when they were done!" Scootaloo shook her head. "We are not breaking the Pinkie Promise at all!" She replied to both of them with a grin. "We promised to take the train back when they were done. They are not done, now are they?" Scootaloo watched as the frown on Applebloom's face turned into a very happy smile. but Sweetie Belle did not smile. "I still think we are breaking the Pinkie Promise so, I'm going home. Have fun in the Savannah!" Sweetie Belle started walking away from their hiding spot, but Scootaloo quickly stopped her. "There is no way we are going to make it to Ponyville now! the train left an hour ago and the next one doesn't arrive until Tomorrow! Plus, I don't think being alone with your parents sound very fun, Dont'cha think?" Scootaloo asked Sweetie Belle. The white filly thought for a moment, before opening her mouth again. " Alright, I'll go with you." The mane six (and the CMC who had been following them) reached the trains Final Destination. Manehatten. The reason to why they where in Manehatten was that they would board a boat going to, no other place then, Africa. "So... How long do you think the boat trip will take Soar?" Rainbow asked Soarin'. The stallion put a hoof under his chin and thought for about 10 seconds. "Well, Dash, We are about 5000 Kilometers from Africa right now. The boats speed will be about 50 km/h. So... 100 hours. And that's two and a half days." "You've always been good at maths. And uhh... over Two Days? Can't you like... I don't know... Miscalculate that so we will get there faster?" Rainbow asked with desperation in her voice. Soarin' looked at Rainbow before looking away again with a small blush on his face. He placed a hoof under his chin again and thought. "Okay. Lets say the boat goes at a speed... lets say it goes 500 km/h. Then it will take 10 hours. But sadly, it doesn't go at that speed so... yeah." Soarin' looked at Rainbow again. Dash sighed and looked into the ground. "Well, we could always hope that it goes at least 300..." Rainbow looked up at Soarin' and looked into his eyes. "Thanks anyways." "No probs Dashie." Suspisions"No probs, Dashie." Soarin said with his normal goofy voice. Rainbow stopped walking when she heard what he said. 'Did he just...? Nah... It can't be... or is it...?'Rainbow thought for herself. Her mind was a tangled mess that would need a lot of time to clean up. HONK HOOONK "I have to ask him later" Rainbow muttered under her own breath as she started walking again. She could definitely not stand around for much longer. Rainbow jumped up in the air and decided to fly for the rest of the way. As she flied around the corner, she saw the ship. It was a huge white and red boat. The bottom where as red as blood, and the top was white as clouds. As she flied further on she could see Twilight at the entrance, waving her hoof for Rainbow to come. Rainbow decided to pick up her speed and race herself to the entrance. As fast as she picked up her speed, the boat blew its horn again. "Geez, that horn can sound really loud!"Rainbow said to herself. As she looked at where the entrance were, she saw a pony closing it. She speed up even more, and just as the entrance were about to close, she got through. The pony who were closing the door, fell backwards as the multicolored mare pressed through. She brushed some dust off her chest and walked further in the boat. As she walked around the corner, she saw the rest of the group. "I told you she would make it!" Pinkie said as she saw Rainbow walk around the corner. "How did'ya get so far behind us Dash?" Applejack asked. Rainbow started sweating as she tried to come up with an explanation. "I... Uh... I-I tripped and... uh... Got... Disoriented! Yeah... that's why..." Rainbow put up her trademark smile on her face and watched as her friends started to accept her explanation. Well, everypony except two. Twilight and Zazu. "Very well then. It most certainly is better to be on a floating piece of metal then to fly all the way over seas." Zazu said as he stretched and made himself comfortable on Fluttershy's back. Fluttershy smiled as she felt the bird moving around on her back. "Very well. But Zazu... I have a question." Twilight said to the blue bird. Zazu turned his head towards her and sighed. "Very well then. What is it Twilight Sparkle?" He asked. He was getting quite tired about Twilight's questioning sessions about the enemies. But, he tried to manage it at least. "Can you tell me more about the inhabitants of The Pride Lands? Are they birds like you or are they ponies? Or are they all maybe Zebras?" Twilight said excited. "Well... There are birds and Zebras yes. There is every kind of animal from hippo and elephant to monkeys and Giraffes. But I guess you are more interested about King Simba's species and Pride." Zazu stood up and moved a wing over is chest. He cleared his throat and took a deep breath before continuing. "There are plants and birds of many kinds, some we have yet to find. Hippos and Rhinos lives also there, those are the ones who spread the most fear. But enough of those, don't you think? Let me tell you of the king so it will have time to sink." Zazu jumped up on Fluttershy's head to continue the song, or whatever it was. "Our king lives with his prid-" Zazu got cut off by Spitfire grabbing his beak. "Just answer Twilight's question without any songs please..." Spitfire said. She released the beak to let Zazu talk. "Very well then, Let's do it the old fashioned way." He said as he climbed off of Fluttershy's head and back down on her back. "Okay. King Simba is a Lion, and so is the rest of the pri-" Zazu got cut off again, but this time, he was cut of by Rainbow. "He's a LION!?" She screamed. Everypony's eyes were as big as dinner plates. "B-But... How... How can he possibly be a Lion!?" Twilight asked. Realizing she had screamed, she put her hoof at her chest, took a deep breath, and breathed out in sync with her hoof that moved away from her chest. She looked at Rainbow and motioned to her to back away from Zazu. As fast as Rainbow had backed away, Twilight turned her head to look at Zazu again. "Please continue." Twilight said. Zazu sat down from his earlier standing position and and cleared his throat. "Eherm... Now where was I... Oh! That's right! Simba is a lion. And so is the rest of his pride, naturally. We have Queen Nala, Simba's mate and, well, Queen. Princess Kiara. Daughter of Simba and Nala. Prince Kovu, Kiara's mate. And then we have the other members of the pride. I'll mention the ones I know. Since I spend most of my time around the king, I don't meet many of the others. We have Sarabi, Simbas Mother. Sarafina, Nala's mother. Vitani, Kovu's brother. Spotty, Chikata, Bubo, Minota and Tempy. That is the... 13 Lions I know out of the..." Zazu thought for a second. "37 Lions that are in the pride." "O-Okay... It will be okay as long as they don't eat us up." Twilight said with a gulp. "Don't worry about that Twilight Sparkle. We already have 2 non-carnivores living with the pride, so I don't think it will be a problem." Zazu replied. "Well... Okay... Who are these two Herbivores then?" Twilight asked as she wore a worried look on her face. "First, let me correct you Twilight Sparkle. Th-" Zazu began. "Please, You don't need to say the whole name Twilight Sparkle. Just say Twilight." She cut off. Zazu nodded and cleared his throat. "Okay. Let me correct you Twilight." Zazu stopped for a few seconds and looked at Twilight. She nodded at him as he had said it right, and continued. "They are not Herbivores. They are Omnivores as they eat insects and Fruit." Fluttershy gulped. "And their name is Timon and Pumbaa. They saved King Simba's life when he was just a cub. But I think you should ask them yourself when we get there. It is quite and interesting story to hear." Zazu says with a smile. "Okay... So I've gotten my hooves on four rooms so you will be divided into groups of three and three, and one group will be four." Twilight says as she floats a paper out of her saddlebag. She reads quickly and folds the paper carefully. "So... I've not made any groups. But uhh... I think we can manage. Right?" Twilight's puts on a nervous smile and twitches a little with her left eye. "How about Fleetfoot, Spitfire and Surprise in room 37, Is that okay with you guys?" "Sure is Twilight." Spitfire says. Fleetfoot nods and Surprise smiles. "We'll head over there right away." And with that, Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Surprise walks down the hallway towards room 37. "Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie to..." Twilight unfolded the paper and checked the rooms again. "Room 23. Sound good?" "Okie-Dokie-Lokie!" Pinkie says with her normal high-pitched voice. She jumps up in the air and to everybody's surprise, she does a back flip and lands on her hooves with the biggest smile ever. "Sound's good to me. What about you Fluttershy darling?" Rarity turns her head towards Fluttershy. "O-Okay..." Fluttershy whispers. "And if I am not mistaken, I'll go with... Flutterfly." Zazu said. "Fluttershy, and yes that is correct Zazu." Twilight smiled. Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy walked down the hallway towards their room and Zazu flew after them. "Spec'-Wind, Soarin', Wave Chill and Rapidfire?" Twilight looked towards the group that already had been formed. "Da room is?" Rapidfire asked. "33." Twilight nodded in the direction of the room that was just behind the group. "Well dat vas easy." Rapidfire said as he entered the room. "And then I guess Rainbow, Applejack, and I will get room 26" Twilight said as she put the paper back in her saddlebags. The three mares walked down the corridor just as the ship started moving. "Welcome aboard! This is your Captain, Over-Seas speaking. We will arrive in Green Land Port in three days, so get comfortable! "Celestia damn it, Soarin'!" Rainbow muttered under her breath. Applejack and Twilight still heard her. "What is it Rainbow?" Twilight asked. "Nothing." Rainbow said flatly. She hung her head a little bit in annoyment. "RD, Jus' tell us what the matter is." Applejack said. Rainbow sighed. "Soarin' did a miscalculation regarding the time we would have to spend on this boat." Rainbow raised her head, while Applejack and Twilight chuckled. "That's it?" Twilight asked. "Yes. As I said, nothing." Rainbow said before storming off. Twilight and Applejack stopped walking and looked at each other in confusion, but shook it off as they started walk towards there room again. Twilight walked into her, Applejack's and Rainbow's room for the night. This was the second night they all had to spend on the ship, and everybody thought it would become very refreshing to get off it. In the room, Applejack layed on her bed and was reading a book. Twilight looked out the door to make sure Rainbow wasn't there. When she was pretty sure that Rainbow absolutely wasn't in the corridor, she walked in and closed the door. She jumped up on her bed and layed down, looked at the ceiling. "What are you reading Applejack?" She asked. The orange mare on the other side of the room looked up from the book and looked at Twilight. "Ah'm reading 'bout fruits and how they grow." Applejack said. She took a paper piece and placed it between the pages of the book and closed it. When she had put it away, Twilight was the one to speak again. "Have you noticed something... weird about Rainbow during these last two days?" She asked. Applejack put her hoof under her chin and thought for a few seconds. "Well now that Y'all mention it... Ah' have seen Dash acting a bit strange when she's talkin' with that Soarin' guy." Applejack pointed out. "Exactly!" Twilight said as she jumped out of her bed. When she had realized that she had yelled, she put on a sheepish smile. "Oops, Sorry." Twilight apologized. "Don't worry 'bout it Sugarcube." Twilight cleared her throat and sat down. "I, Personally, am starting to think that something is going on." Applejack put on a confused look on her face. "Like what?" "Well... I think..." Twilight smiled and reached her head up and whispered something in Applejack's ear. At first Applejack looked chocked but then, She also had a smile on her face. "Ah' have to agree Twilight..." Scootaloo, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were hiding in the Baggage part of the ship. One of them had gone to the kitchens for food and water every day and this time, it was Sweetie Belle's turn. "Are you sure about this?" Sweetie asked. "But, of course! Why would we send you anyways if we wasn't sure?" Scootaloo said with way to much confidence in her voice. "B-But... What if they find me or us?" Sweetie asked. "You will not get detected Sweetie! I promise!" Scootaloo said with a smile. (hd) "O-Okay then." Sweetie said, as she prepared herself. Sweetie belle climbed up the Ventilate system entrance that was just above them. She walked slowly and so carefully as possible to reduce the sounds of her hooves. She heard the door to the ventilate system close behind her. She now knew there was no way back. She gulped and continued to walk towards the kitchen. Sweetie made her way through the labyrinth that went over Dining rooms, Entertainment rooms and the rooms made for sleeping. 'If I remember what Scootaloo said correctly... The Kitchens should be just beside the Entertainment Room with the Ping Pony Tables. Sweetie thought as she looked down the grids that sat at the sides. She walked a few meters more before she heard the sound of Ping Pony balls bouncing back and forward. 'Aha! That must be it! Now just beside it...' Sweetie Belle continued her walk before she could smell the smell of oatmeal. She speed up a bit and reached the grid above the serving table. Underneath her, she saw everything from oatmeal to salad to tomatoes, to applefritters and blueberry pies. 'Okay... Just gotta wait for the right moment...'She thought as she opened the vent to the ventilation system. She stuck her head down and looked around in the kitchen. Empty. She giggled lightly and jumped down. She started grabbing the food and put it in the bag Scootaloo had given her. She was just about to grab the last Apple fritter when... "I swear I heard something!"
And so it beginsI'm actually here. I'm flying beside my lifelong heros, the Wonderbolts. I've made it.... I've made it! It was me who made the cut! I'm so happy! I nailed it! After all those years... I've met new freinds, deafeted mighty foes, confirmed legends... And all those things I've done... Came up to this. Belive it or not, but I actually doubted myself. I did those tricks... all those manouvers... I even saved their lifes... but it still took them 6 years to finally let me in! And boy, was it worth it! May I tell you about my freinds ive made on the team? First off, Spitfire. Belive it or not, but she is not the captain. She's the Wonderbolts recruiter. She seems though... but she is actually really cool. She's nice, funny... all those things! Her cutie mark is an Inferno. I mean, how much cooler can that become!? Second on the list, we have Rapidfire. He is the captain of this dysfunctional little family. His words, are the law. But thats only when we are on duty. He is the oldest one on the team. According to him, I was just 6 years old when he joined. Now that's a tough guy. His cutie mark is 4 green lightning bolts, all going in the same direction. Forward. Then we have Suprise. She Has to have some kind of relative connection with Pinkie Pie! I mean, She had a party at 2 AM, She talks just as fast as her, and her cutie mark is also balloons! She's a Liutentant. Her cutie mark is, ofcourse, balloons with wings on them. It is really fitting. Then we have Wave Chill. He looks alot like Soarin' but he acts COMPLEATLY diffrent. He's calm and just... well, Chilled. He's the smart guy. Got a question, ask Wave Chill! His cutie mark is a breeze. A cold, white wind. It reflects his personality. We have Fleet Foot, an old navy mare. She is 3 years younger then Wave Chill. She worked for the Equestrian Navy when the times were dark, but now, shes a part of the Wonderbolts. She has a rank that I didn't belive existed in the Wonderbolts. She's Rapidfire's Secretary. Or is it Marshal? Eh, I don't care. Anyways, her cutiemark is a wing over water. Now THAT'S reflecting your name. Then, we have Soarin'. He's a Sergant. And he's also my best freind on the team. He's smart, funny, caring... Geez, when did I get so sappy? Anyways... He I've only known him for a few month's but it feels like years. His cutie mark is the Wonderbolts emblem. I need to stop playing Call of Flying; Blacked Out Sky 2... I can't even say Emblem without thinking about it! Anyways, that's the team. There is also that other guy who joined a week ago. Spec'-Wind... Hes the mysterious one. Always wears his Wonderbolt suit... he only talks when its really nessecery. And honestly... I think he's kinda creepy. But enough of that, I think you might wanna hear the success of my freind's, hmm? We have, of course, Twilight. Became a princess two years ago, but not a immortal one. She lives a normal length life. She actually gave up her immortality. She litterly walked up to Princess Celestia after the ceremony and asked if she could remove her immortality. It was something about that she couldn't live if she had to lose her freinds when that time would come, and I can actually understand that. So... She is the princess of... Pause for dramatic effect.... Magic. Belive it or not, but I did not see that one coming. I was compleatly suprised when they said that but... Now, it makes sense in some weird way. She is not moving to Canterlot, she's staying in Ponyville. Spike is happy for that because for some reason, he thought that Twi would move to Canterlot. With Twilight covered up, let's jump over too... Applejack. She is not doing good. Her farm got sabotaged. Badly. But the ones who did it were very bad at covering up their tracks. They actually decided to climb up and hide in the one and only remaining tree. And who was it, you might ask. Take a guess. Who would possibly want to run Sweet Apple Acres out of buissness? I'll say it. Flim Flam. They didn't get what they wanted, so they tried to sabotage for the one that had it instead. Oh boy, I was happy when even Twilight let me beat them up. They lost at least 10 teeth each! Luckily, we wont need to be worrying about them anymore. They got banished to the Everfree Forest and they will stay there 'till they change. Applejack and her family is staying with their freinds. Big Mac is staying at Caramel's place, Applebloom is staying at Sweetie Belle's, and Granny Smith is too stubborn to move away from the cold barn. Atleast Applejack stays at Twilight's, Granny Smith seems to handle herself so. Yeah... Now, lets talk about Fluttershy. It couldn't go better for her. She has opened Animal shelters all over Equestria! She is making money and she is taking care of animals at the same time. She still lives at her little cottege though, but she doesn't seem to even think about getting a new house, but she is all good. Can't say much really. Okay, Rarity. Hmm... She is a Fashion designer... Who owns her own Dress maker shop. Not much have changed. She makes dresses, magazines mention her sometimes.... Can't say much more. It's going well for her. And now, the party storm. Pinkie Pie. Where to start? She has written a book. About how to break some kind of wall of understanding. If you break it, your understand more of your surroundings or something like that. I think its kinda creepy. Her book have made over 1 million sales and Pinkie Pie is rich, She donated half of her fortune to hospitals and you name it! She wanted the rest of us to share what was left and I have to say, she was REALLY out of her element. I mean, since when did she steal Rarity's element? Anyways, I said 'No thanks' since I already make a fortune by being a Wonderbolt. I don't know about the others, maybe they said yes, maybe they said no... I haven't heard much. So that is my freinds. I wanna write more but, I'm doing this in a rush. Princess Celestia has once again asked for our help. So, bye! Rainbow took the letter and put it in an envelope. She closed it carefully and placed it in her saddlebag that she was wearing. The mare walked through her house and reached her front door, as she opened, it let out a small 'poof'. As she flew over the small town towards the Train Station, she thought about why Celestia needed their help again. She had sent a letter to Twilight the day before, asking for their presence the very next day. It was something about a honorable sent by a king from a far away land. The more she thought of it, the more strange it seemed. As Rainbow finally reached the Train Station, she spotted the other five arriving at the exact same time 'Right on time.' Rainbow thought for herself. She landed infront of the stations Mailbox and posted the mail. After taking a deep breath of the Morning breeze, she turned around and walked over to her freinds that already had started up an conversation. "What do you think Rainbow?" Rarity asked as the mare arrived. "Ehh... Think of what? I just arrived here y'know." Rainbow replied. "Oh! My apologies! I forgot, We where talking ab-" "RAINBOW! RARITY! APPLEJACK!" The mane six looked to their right only to see the CMC running straight towards them. Their tiny hooves drummed against the ground as the fillys galloped towards the Mane six. They got closer and closer, and they just went faster and faster. "Let me guess, They're gonna into crash into us, Am Ah' right?" Applejack asked Rainbow and Rarity. "You Bet'cha." Rainbow replyed as the fillys suddenly went into a complete halt right in front of them. "CAN WE PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE COME WITH YOU!?" The CMC screamed into their faces. They screamed so loud, that Princess Luna would have been proud of them. Rarity's mane was a mess, Applejack's hat had flown away and she was chasing it around, and Rainbow just stood there and stared at them. She shook her head and looked at Twilight who looked back at Rainbow. Her stern look on her face softened up into a warm smile. Rainbow looked at Twilight in search for an answer. The only thing Twilight did, was to nod. Rainbow turned around to face the small fillys infront of her. "Err... Sure... Only if you Pinkie Pie swear that you can take the train home when we are done." Rainbow looked at the fillys as their smiles turned from the allready super smiles, into a smile that litterly went from ear to ear. "YAY!!!" 'This is going to be a long trip...' Rainbow thought for herself.
Hornbill with unknown raceThe mane six and the CMC walked into the royal castle. As they entered the Throne Room, They could feel the tension in the air. Celestia sat on her throne and watching as they all walked inside. "Hello girls, Thanks for arriving on time." Celestia smiled warmly at the nine ponies as they stopped in front of her. Twilight walked forward to talk with the Princess. "So, what did you need help with Princess?" She asked. Celestia nodded and out from behind the throne, a blue and white bird walked. The bird had a big orange and yellow beak and a little black on the tips of its feathers. "I have actually never seen a bird like that before..." Fluttershy whispered. The bird looked at Twilight and walked towards her. "I'll leave now so you can discuss the matter. I have to go an d... 'Fetch' another group. "Hello, Let me introduce myself. My name is Zazu, And i am King Simba's... Let's say Adviser. And i have traveled here all the way from The Pride Lands. We have requested for help." Zazu looked at Twilight, waiting for an answer. "First, What do you need help with Zazu?" Twilight asked. Zazu looked at the rest of the mane six and then back at Twilight. "The stripe clan is back and it wants to take over the Pride Lands... The leader, BlackClaw, has an heart made of pure evil and if they succeed to take the lands... they will have enough food and water to take over Equestria, and if that happens..." "...They will have more magic then anyone could ever have..." Twilight finished Zazu's sentence. "Girls, We are going to to The Pride Lands!" "So... What are you going to do ?" Rainbow asked. The CMC stood in front of her in a line. "Take the train to Ponyville and go home." They said at the same time. "Good. Now, go ahead, you don't wanna miss your train now d-" Rainbow suddenly got cut off by a giant royal trumpet playing. As she looked towards the way of the sound, she saw Princess Celestia followed by six other ponies. Rapidfire, Fleetfoot, Spitfire, Surprise, Wave Chill, Soarin' and Spec'-Wind. All of the Wonderbolts had their saddlebags on their back, and none wore a Wonderbolt Suit. Now, For the first time, Rainbow could get a look at Spec'-Wind's cutie mark. It was black tornado, in the middle of a white snow storm. She thought it was kind of Peculiar but she decided to let it be. "I thought that it would help if the Wonderbolts went with you." Celestia simply said. Celestia walked to the side to let the Wonderbolts walk forward and join the group of already six ponies and one bird. "Dash, Where's Applebloom and her friends?" Applejack asked Rainbow. Rainbow turned around to face her but bumped into something on the way. "S-Sorry Dash... Ouch, You have a really hard head!" Rainbow and Soarin' was laying in some kind of pony pile on the floor. Noticing the Awkward situation, Rainbow quickly got up on her hooves and helped Soarin' up from the floor. "Sup Soar." Rainbow said as Soarin' just got up on his feet. Rainbow brushed off some of the none existing dust particles from her chest, and so did Soarin'. "Hello to you too Miss Rainbow Dash." Soarin said with an up stuck voice. Rainbow quickly followed his joke and started talking in the same way. "It is most certainly lovely to meet your Aquitence." "You too Miss." "Did you hear about that old Riff-Raff down the street?" "I most certainly did . Poor little fellow." "I must say, You do look li-" "We have more important things to talk about then making jokes right now." Twilight interrupted. She looked sternly at the pair as they looked confused at Twilight. Rainbow was even more confused then Soarin'. "Geez! Soften up Twi, When did you become the Poofer?" Rainbow asked. "I became, what you call, A poofer when Zazu told us about evil trying to take over the world! You should really act more serious then joking around." Rainbow sighed and looked down into the ground. "Fiiiiine." With this, Twilight became satisfied and walked over to Zazu for more details about their trip. "So... Can ya answer mah question now Dash?" Applejack asked. Rainbow had forgotten all about Applejack for a moment, but now she quickly remembered. "Oh! Yeah, I'm pretty sure they took the train back to Ponyville." Rainbow said wit ha small smile. Applejack, got satisfied with this answer, and walked to Twilight and Zazu. 'Oh! I'm pretty sure they took the train back to Ponyville.' Behind some pillars of the Castle, Three little fillies were hiding. It was, None other then, Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. As Scootaloo heard Rainbow say this, She chuckled lightly, and turned to face her friends. "They all think we are on the train!" She said with a smile. Applebloom chuckled, but Sweetie Belle frowned at what Scootaloo said. "Aren't we breaking a Pinkie Promise by not being on the train?" She asked. Applebloom stopped laughing and frowned too. "When Ah' think 'bout it... Sweetie's right! We Pinkie Pie promised back in Ponyville that we woul 9; take the train back to Ponyville when they were done!" Scootaloo shook her head. "We are not breaking the Pinkie Promise at all!" She replied to both of them with a grin. "We promised to take the train back when they were done. They are not done, now are they?" Scootaloo watched as the frown on Applebloom's face turned into a very happy smile. but Sweetie Belle did not smile. "I still think we are breaking the Pinkie Promise so, I'm going home. Have fun in the Savannah!" Sweetie Belle started walking away from their hiding spot, but Scootaloo quickly stopped her. "There is no way we are going to make it to Ponyville now! the train left an hour ago and the next one doesn't arrive until Tomorrow! Plus, I don't think being alone with your parents sound very fun, Dont'cha think?" Scootaloo asked Sweetie Belle. The white filly thought for a moment, before opening her mouth again. " Alright, I'll go with you." The mane six (and the CMC who had been following them) reached the trains Final Destination. Manehatten. The reason to why they where in Manehatten was that they would board a boat going to, no other place then, Africa. "So... How long do you think the boat trip will take Soar?" Rainbow asked Soarin'. The stallion put a hoof under his chin and thought for about 10 seconds. "Well, Dash, We are about 5000 Kilometers from Africa right now. The boats speed will be about 50 km/h. So... 100 hours. And that's two and a half days." "You've always been good at maths. And uhh... over Two Days? Can't you like... I don't know... Miscalculate that so we will get there faster?" Rainbow asked with desperation in her voice. Soarin' looked at Rainbow before looking away again with a small blush on his face. He placed a hoof under his chin again and thought. "Okay. Lets say the boat goes at a speed... lets say it goes 500 km/h. Then it will take 10 hours. But sadly, it doesn't go at that speed so... yeah." Soarin' looked at Rainbow again. Dash sighed and looked into the ground. "Well, we could always hope that it goes at least 300..." Rainbow looked up at Soarin' and looked into his eyes. "Thanks anyways." "No probs Dashie."
Suspisions"No probs, Dashie." Soarin said with his normal goofy voice. Rainbow stopped walking when she heard what he said. 'Did he just...? Nah... It can't be... or is it...?'Rainbow thought for herself. Her mind was a tangled mess that would need a lot of time to clean up. HONK HOOONK "I have to ask him later" Rainbow muttered under her own breath as she started walking again. She could definitely not stand around for much longer. Rainbow jumped up in the air and decided to fly for the rest of the way. As she flied around the corner, she saw the ship. It was a huge white and red boat. The bottom where as red as blood, and the top was white as clouds. As she flied further on she could see Twilight at the entrance, waving her hoof for Rainbow to come. Rainbow decided to pick up her speed and race herself to the entrance. As fast as she picked up her speed, the boat blew its horn again. "Geez, that horn can sound really loud!"Rainbow said to herself. As she looked at where the entrance were, she saw a pony closing it. She speed up even more, and just as the entrance were about to close, she got through. The pony who were closing the door, fell backwards as the multicolored mare pressed through. She brushed some dust off her chest and walked further in the boat. As she walked around the corner, she saw the rest of the group. "I told you she would make it!" Pinkie said as she saw Rainbow walk around the corner. "How did'ya get so far behind us Dash?" Applejack asked. Rainbow started sweating as she tried to come up with an explanation. "I... Uh... I-I tripped and... uh... Got... Disoriented! Yeah... that's why..." Rainbow put up her trademark smile on her face and watched as her friends started to accept her explanation. Well, everypony except two. Twilight and Zazu. "Very well then. It most certainly is better to be on a floating piece of metal then to fly all the way over seas." Zazu said as he stretched and made himself comfortable on Fluttershy's back. Fluttershy smiled as she felt the bird moving around on her back. "Very well. But Zazu... I have a question." Twilight said to the blue bird. Zazu turned his head towards her and sighed. "Very well then. What is it Twilight Sparkle?" He asked. He was getting quite tired about Twilight's questioning sessions about the enemies. But, he tried to manage it at least. "Can you tell me more about the inhabitants of The Pride Lands? Are they birds like you or are they ponies? Or are they all maybe Zebras?" Twilight said excited. "Well... There are birds and Zebras yes. There is every kind of animal from hippo and elephant to monkeys and Giraffes. But I guess you are more interested about King Simba's species and Pride." Zazu stood up and moved a wing over is chest. He cleared his throat and took a deep breath before continuing. "There are plants and birds of many kinds, some we have yet to find. Hippos and Rhinos lives also there, those are the ones who spread the most fear. But enough of those, don't you think? Let me tell you of the king so it will have time to sink." Zazu jumped up on Fluttershy's head to continue the song, or whatever it was. "Our king lives with his prid-" Zazu got cut off by Spitfire grabbing his beak. "Just answer Twilight's question without any songs please..." Spitfire said. She released the beak to let Zazu talk. "Very well then, Let's do it the old fashioned way." He said as he climbed off of Fluttershy's head and back down on her back. "Okay. King Simba is a Lion, and so is the rest of the pri-" Zazu got cut off again, but this time, he was cut of by Rainbow. "He's a LION!?" She screamed. Everypony's eyes were as big as dinner plates. "B-But... How... How can he possibly be a Lion!?" Twilight asked. Realizing she had screamed, she put her hoof at her chest, took a deep breath, and breathed out in sync with her hoof that moved away from her chest. She looked at Rainbow and motioned to her to back away from Zazu. As fast as Rainbow had backed away, Twilight turned her head to look at Zazu again. "Please continue." Twilight said. Zazu sat down from his earlier standing position and and cleared his throat. "Eherm... Now where was I... Oh! That's right! Simba is a lion. And so is the rest of his pride, naturally. We have Queen Nala, Simba's mate and, well, Queen. Princess Kiara. Daughter of Simba and Nala. Prince Kovu, Kiara's mate. And then we have the other members of the pride. I'll mention the ones I know. Since I spend most of my time around the king, I don't meet many of the others. We have Sarabi, Simbas Mother. Sarafina, Nala's mother. Vitani, Kovu's brother. Spotty, Chikata, Bubo, Minota and Tempy. That is the... 13 Lions I know out of the..." Zazu thought for a second. "37 Lions that are in the pride." "O-Okay... It will be okay as long as they don't eat us up." Twilight said with a gulp. "Don't worry about that Twilight Sparkle. We already have 2 non-carnivores living with the pride, so I don't think it will be a problem." Zazu replied. "Well... Okay... Who are these two Herbivores then?" Twilight asked as she wore a worried look on her face. "First, let me correct you Twilight Sparkle. Th-" Zazu began. "Please, You don't need to say the whole name Twilight Sparkle. Just say Twilight." She cut off. Zazu nodded and cleared his throat. "Okay. Let me correct you Twilight." Zazu stopped for a few seconds and looked at Twilight. She nodded at him as he had said it right, and continued. "They are not Herbivores. They are Omnivores as they eat insects and Fruit." Fluttershy gulped. "And their name is Timon and Pumbaa. They saved King Simba's life when he was just a cub. But I think you should ask them yourself when we get there. It is quite and interesting story to hear." Zazu says with a smile. "Okay... So I've gotten my hooves on four rooms so you will be divided into groups of three and three, and one group will be four." Twilight says as she floats a paper out of her saddlebag. She reads quickly and folds the paper carefully. "So... I've not made any groups. But uhh... I think we can manage. Right?" Twilight's puts on a nervous smile and twitches a little with her left eye. "How about Fleetfoot, Spitfire and Surprise in room 37, Is that okay with you guys?" "Sure is Twilight." Spitfire says. Fleetfoot nods and Surprise smiles. "We'll head over there right away." And with that, Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Surprise walks down the hallway towards room 37. "Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie to..." Twilight unfolded the paper and checked the rooms again. "Room 23. Sound good?" "Okie-Dokie-Lokie!" Pinkie says with her normal high-pitched voice. She jumps up in the air and to everybody's surprise, she does a back flip and lands on her hooves with the biggest smile ever. "Sound's good to me. What about you Fluttershy darling?" Rarity turns her head towards Fluttershy. "O-Okay..." Fluttershy whispers. "And if I am not mistaken, I'll go with... Flutterfly." Zazu said. "Fluttershy, and yes that is correct Zazu." Twilight smiled. Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy walked down the hallway towards their room and Zazu flew after them. "Spec'-Wind, Soarin', Wave Chill and Rapidfire?" Twilight looked towards the group that already had been formed. "Da room is?" Rapidfire asked. "33." Twilight nodded in the direction of the room that was just behind the group. "Well dat vas easy." Rapidfire said as he entered the room. "And then I guess Rainbow, Applejack, and I will get room 26" Twilight said as she put the paper back in her saddlebags. The three mares walked down the corridor just as the ship started moving. "Welcome aboard! This is your Captain, Over-Seas speaking. We will arrive in Green Land Port in three days, so get comfortable! "Celestia damn it, Soarin'!" Rainbow muttered under her breath. Applejack and Twilight still heard her. "What is it Rainbow?" Twilight asked. "Nothing." Rainbow said flatly. She hung her head a little bit in annoyment. "RD, Jus' tell us what the matter is." Applejack said. Rainbow sighed. "Soarin' did a miscalculation regarding the time we would have to spend on this boat." Rainbow raised her head, while Applejack and Twilight chuckled. "That's it?" Twilight asked. "Yes. As I said, nothing." Rainbow said before storming off. Twilight and Applejack stopped walking and looked at each other in confusion, but shook it off as they started walk towards there room again. Twilight walked into her, Applejack's and Rainbow's room for the night. This was the second night they all had to spend on the ship, and everybody thought it would become very refreshing to get off it. In the room, Applejack layed on her bed and was reading a book. Twilight looked out the door to make sure Rainbow wasn't there. When she was pretty sure that Rainbow absolutely wasn't in the corridor, she walked in and closed the door. She jumped up on her bed and layed down, looked at the ceiling. "What are you reading Applejack?" She asked. The orange mare on the other side of the room looked up from the book and looked at Twilight. "Ah'm reading 'bout fruits and how they grow." Applejack said. She took a paper piece and placed it between the pages of the book and closed it. When she had put it away, Twilight was the one to speak again. "Have you noticed something... weird about Rainbow during these last two days?" She asked. Applejack put her hoof under her chin and thought for a few seconds. "Well now that Y'all mention it... Ah' have seen Dash acting a bit strange when she's talkin' with that Soarin' guy." Applejack pointed out. "Exactly!" Twilight said as she jumped out of her bed. When she had realized that she had yelled, she put on a sheepish smile. "Oops, Sorry." Twilight apologized. "Don't worry 'bout it Sugarcube." Twilight cleared her throat and sat down. "I, Personally, am starting to think that something is going on." Applejack put on a confused look on her face. "Like what?" "Well... I think..." Twilight smiled and reached her head up and whispered something in Applejack's ear. At first Applejack looked chocked but then, She also had a smile on her face. "Ah' have to agree Twilight..." Scootaloo, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were hiding in the Baggage part of the ship. One of them had gone to the kitchens for food and water every day and this time, it was Sweetie Belle's turn. "Are you sure about this?" Sweetie asked. "But, of course! Why would we send you anyways if we wasn't sure?" Scootaloo said with way to much confidence in her voice. "B-But... What if they find me or us?" Sweetie asked. "You will not get detected Sweetie! I promise!" Scootaloo said with a smile. (hd) "O-Okay then." Sweetie said, as she prepared herself. Sweetie belle climbed up the Ventilate system entrance that was just above them. She walked slowly and so carefully as possible to reduce the sounds of her hooves. She heard the door to the ventilate system close behind her. She now knew there was no way back. She gulped and continued to walk towards the kitchen. Sweetie made her way through the labyrinth that went over Dining rooms, Entertainment rooms and the rooms made for sleeping. 'If I remember what Scootaloo said correctly... The Kitchens should be just beside the Entertainment Room with the Ping Pony Tables. Sweetie thought as she looked down the grids that sat at the sides. She walked a few meters more before she heard the sound of Ping Pony balls bouncing back and forward. 'Aha! That must be it! Now just beside it...' Sweetie Belle continued her walk before she could smell the smell of oatmeal. She speed up a bit and reached the grid above the serving table. Underneath her, she saw everything from oatmeal to salad to tomatoes, to applefritters and blueberry pies. 'Okay... Just gotta wait for the right moment...'She thought as she opened the vent to the ventilation system. She stuck her head down and looked around in the kitchen. Empty. She giggled lightly and jumped down. She started grabbing the food and put it in the bag Scootaloo had given her. She was just about to grab the last Apple fritter when... "I swear I heard something!"
