Equestria Girls: A Black Rose by any Name

A Black Rose by any Name...

Chapter 10: Cross world differences...

“Electuroo!!” Rainbow Dash gasped in horror she saw a injured yellow pegasi out cold with bruising all over the place with the jacket completely ripped to shreds with it barely hanging onto his body, he had a broken right hide leg that she clearly saw with red swelling. “What to do! What to do! What to do!” Rainbow Dash was darting around at this point and quickly got hold of the stallion and was gone in a blur right to the hospital before anypony could say a word.

Scootaloo was amazed how fast Rainbow Dash just dashed off like that but couldn't blame her after when she and the girls found the stallion close to Rainbow Dash's home in the state that Rainbow Dash saw him. “Girls what happened to him?” Twilight asked seeing how fast Rainbow Dash reacted.

“Ah don't know Twi we was looking for Rainbow Dash after we saw that weird white unicorn with the black mane put a scary black crystal into White Rose's cart then she spoke about something to do with hands and a crystal then vanished” Applebloom explained

“Yeah and then we found that stallion all banged up by the fields close to Rainbow Dash's home, we would of missed him if it wasn't for Sweetie Belle” Scootaloo turn to her unicorn friend.

“Is this true Sweetie Belle?” Rarity look down at her sister.

Sweetie Belle nods nervously “Ye-yes Rarity... we was racing to Rainbow Dash's when I saw his cream and black tail sticking out the bushes, first I thought it was nothing then I saw it twitch like when yours does when your in a bit of pain”

“Then we stopped and found him head against a rock with these weird looking black pedals around him with all those bruises and that broken leg, so we raced back here to Twi” Applebloom added.

“Look like we did the right thing cause Rainbow Dash was here...” Scootaloo turn with some concern “I never seen Rainbow Dash flip out like that...”

Pinkie Pie turn to the hospital “I think it because we almost blamed him for something he did not do, he only here because of Black Rose... if it wasn't for that meanie nothing like this would be happening right now...”

“Pinkie are you ok?” Fluttershy was a bit unsure with the way Pinkie just spoke

Pinkie Pie nods “Yeah I am... just think that my Pinkie Promise was to save us all this trouble and keep Breaburn and the others out of trouble... instead I made a bit bundle of trouble...”

“Pinkie Pie you didn't Black Rose did, she used your own Pinkie Promise against you” Twilight said to her “In fact she used all of us to get what she wanted now I think about it...” Twilight started summing it all up. “First we met she seemed off but I didn't do anything because she kept into legal side of things and I ignored my gut... then we started thinking that White Rose was something evil... third was the news about them from the alternate world and Black Rose telling Applejack, fourth is Rainbow Dash is talking to White Rose about something we not sure of and Fluttershy making friends with her too, then we think Electuroo coming to steal the crystal because of this letter and finally she used our own strengths against us... either help those that need it or stop her there and then... if we stopped her there could have been many ponies that would of never... you get what I mean...”

Scootaloo rubbed her head “I don't get it, are you telling me that Black Rose played you all for fools?”

They all nod “And yet we first saw her and felt something really bad about her, we never came to y'all cause ya never would believe us” Applebloom grumbled

“Yeah we could of stopped this from happening if our own sisters listen to us some times!” Sweetie Belle added.

The five mares look to each other and hung their heads down they knew the Cutie Mark Crusaders was right and had been put down by the fillies. Spike sighed “She used all your good natures against you, she doesn't care about that, all she cared about is getting what she wanted at any cost, are you like that?” they shook their heads “Then be as you all are already and step up to it... so she got the crystal at least everypony still alive right? And if it wasn't for the Cutie Mark Crusaders Electuroo would have been in worse shape”

“You know what Spike your right” Twilight smiled giving him a hug and turn to the three fillies “You three did specially well, if it wasn't for our minor mistrust you would of never found Electuroo and he could have been still out cold back in that bush you found him”

They three girls look to each other with happiness “We did didn't we?” Applebloom beamed in delight.

“We saved somepony and we got praised!!!” Sweetie Belle jumping around with joy.

“And Rainbow Dash knows we did! How awesome is that!?” Scootaloo flapping her wings rapidly with excitement.

“Hold ya horses girls, we have to check if Electuroo be alright first before we celebrate but since ya all did a good deed ah believe we all should award ya all a trip to the Crystal Empire next time around, what ya say?” Applejack turn to her friends

“I completely agree with that darling” Rarity smiled “Best award for my little sister Sweetie Belle”

“That sounds like a nice idea Applejack” Fluttershy also agreed.

Pinkie Pie giggled “Yepiroin! It a great idea! We can have fun playing with the horn and parties and all sort of crazy things!”

Twilight turn to the three fillies “How does that sound?”

“YES!” they all cheered in delight

Twilight open her wings a little and closed them “I am going to fly over to the hospital to see if everything alright, why don't we talk about what Rainbow Dash got to say in the morning?”

“I completely agree darling, it best if I get Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo home” Rarity replied. “And tell Scootaloo's parents of the good deed she did, they will be over the moon”

“You think so?” Rarity nods “That awesome!”

“Ah better get Applebloom home as well, it been a long day for them and what happened need some time to settle in...” Applejack turn to Applebloom “Come on girl time to go home”

“Ok Applejack” she turn to her friend “See y'all tomorrow”

“Yeah same to you Applebloom” Scootaloo replied pushing her scooter along with Sweetie Belle as they leave with Rarity.

Fluttershy turn to the library “I will stay with Spike to keep a eye on White Rose, she in no condition to be left alone”

“Alright sugarcube good night”

Pinkie Pie bouncing around grinned in delight “I got a party to set up for Electuroo when he recovers! A get well and welcome party!” she giggled and bounces away.

“Right...” Spike rubbed his head turning to Fluttershy “I will cook up something for us to eat”

“Ok Spike, thank you”

Ponyville Hospital...

Electuroo heard the sound of beeping he felt rather sore and couldn't remember what exactly happened, he recalled something hitting him then black flower pedals flying around him... “Urg...” he groans opening his eyes feeling as if he had fell from ten floors up from a building into a flower bed.

He yelped in pain as a string of roar pain shot through him from his right hide leg “Yoew...” he eyes shot open cringing in pain “Wh-what...” he looking around with panic.

“Whoa whoa whoa cool it will ya” he turn to see Rainbow Dash holding him down. “Your in no condition to move around like that, specially with that banged up leg of yours”

Electuroo saw the bandaged up right hind leg being supported on a rest support hanging from the ceiling. “Wh-what happened... how did I get here?” he looking at her with confusion. “How did my leg in that state?”

“You don't really know do ya?” Rainbow Dash sighed “Black Rose did it to ya pal, she did something to do and kind of crashed in a bad way” she turn to his hide leg “Luckily it was the only thing that was serious about you”

Twilight whom was also in the room spoke in “It would have been worse if it wasn't for his excellent fitness too” Twilight turn to Electuroo “So how do you feel?”

Electuroo felt a bit of pain shot through him again “A bit painful with the leg and all but other then that I feel fine... just hate the fact it took being in...” he paused realising what he was about to say “Nevermind...”

“Equestria right?”

Electuroo gave Rainbow Dash a questionable look “What is that suppose to mean?”

“We know your from the alternate world Electuroo. Black Rose used that as her trump card to get us all thinking you, Daring Do and Braeburn was the bad ponies but infact she was, she got the Stardust Crystal too and disappeared...” Twilight felt a little let down by the fact Black Rose escaped “Make things worse her twin sister White Rose is devastated and gone deep into depression...”

“Yeah that twisted unicorn trashed her cart and everything in it... only to get that crystal... what so special about it any way?” Rainbow Dash turn to Electuroo on this one.

He shrugged “I haven't got a clue, I only know it over 6000 years old and been in the family for over 160 generations as you already know... other then that I can't tell you a damn thing about it” Electuroo sighed heavily “But if she wanted it so badly there a reason behind it and my aunt knows that far too well since she stole all sort of crystals with little or no real value from all over the place to just open that blasted gate way up...”

“So that how you got here from the alternate world, another portal... but where is that one located?” Twilight eager to know.

Electuroo look to her “The Crystal Empire Ruins up the valley mountains close to Crystal Town where I live”

“C-Crystal Empire Ruins?” she was shocked to hear this. “Your telling me that there another Crystal Empire or was one in the alternate world where the humans live?”

“Sure was, it was trashed by all sorts of crazy things that only myth and legends to go by, no one really knows how it was destroyed or what exactly happened in the valley 1000 years ago.” Electuroo continued to tell them. “It more or less a tourist attraction nower days, Mayor Sombra was the one...”

“MAYOR SOMBRA!?” both of them said together yelling in shock.

“There a Sombra in your universe!?” Rainbow Dash was almost in his face.

“Ye-yeah... he the mayor Crystal Town been it since the founding of the town eight years ago, he the ex-CEO of Crystal and Co miner Corp. He use to be wealthy, powerful, greedy, a tyrant that didn't care he destroyed the natural landscape to get the crystals that was buried. But when he was going to tear down the ruins six years ago everything from that day forward changed”

“I bet he found true love and saw the errors of his ways” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. “Unlikely...”

Electuroo chuckled “He did”

“Say what!?”

“That love was my mother” silence in the room instantly fell.

Twilight broke it after a few moments had past to let this sink in “Let me get this straight... a CEO is like a King, somepony that really powerful but then he gave it all up and put all his wealth into a town and ruins because he fell in love with your mother?”

“Pretty much sums it up, my mum name is infact is Stardust, same name to the crystal and I like the guy personally so does my sister and pretty much the whole town, he also funded the Crystal Heart Project that took four years to make” Electuroo explained. “And my mum was the lead person for it too with four others to craft and make the heart while the spire was being constructed”

Twilight was trying to get her head over this. “Your telling me that he personally help create a Crystal Heart!? A CRYSTAL HEART!?”

“Yeah the proof on my aunt's tablet, the whole video of the news coverage is on there.” Electuroo explained to them. “It not magical or anything it has two massive magnets built into it and held as if floating by another two large electro magnets with another causing it to spin and every sunset and sunrise you get this one amazing shimmering colour of aurora in the sky” Electuroo said recalling it from memory. “The crystal is more like a symbol to the hearts of everyone in town that live and work there. A reminder that together they can create something wondrous”

Rainbow Dash waved her hoof “Yeah right, you got to show me to make me believe, there no way I will believe any kind of pony or human that is Sombra could change their ways”

“Tell that to Principle Shining Armour and see how far you get”

“WHAT!?” Twilight was now right against his face “My brother in the alternate world is a Principle!?”

“Yeah and his wife is the vice-principle”

Rainbow Dash was laughing hard now “Oh my gosh this is soooooo funny Shining Armour a teacher!? Hahahahaha!”

“I don't see what funny about it... he also the school soccer coach and been giving me and Braeburn lessons for the last year or so now, he a really amazing guy, charming, funny and always have a ear out to listen to our own problems, in fact in my bag over there is his camera, he wanted me to take many pictures of this world as I could” Electuroo explained. “I think there still some of his old photos on there from the New Year Eve party”

Twilight quickly went to his bag and pulled out the camera looking at it while held up by her magic she studied it “How do I exactly do I get the pictures out?”

“They on the screen, push the button on the top that has a circle with a line through it then push the button that has a picture symbol by it after the camera turns on” Electuroo explained and she did so the first image that came up was one of Princess Celestia raising the Sun with Luna by her.

“Wow this is amazing, the photo is displaying on the screen like on that computer thing back when I was at Canterlot High!” Twilight turn to Rainbow Dash and showed her “How amazing is that, a picture of the princesses raising the sun and setting the moon!”

Rainbow Dash was amazed “Wow that is awesome, this technology from their world is impressive”

“Now push the arrow to the right it will take you to the first photo” Electuroo said seeing the image from where he laid unable to move dull to his busted leg.

Twilight choose to move up to the bed with Rainbow Dash flying over them to look at the images displayed and the next one to come up gave them both a shock right there in colour was the human version of Cadance in a blue sparkling dress with Shining Armour wearing a white suit and trousers with blue shoes and a small badge on the jacket of the cutie mark Twilight knew all too well with their arms around each other with the glass they each held put towards each other with them looking to the camera showing a smile.

The next image was of Cadance standing by a balcony looking out to the night sky with street lamps lit up with the scene of some cars and some big buildings in view too with the sight of the mountain and valley wall with the hint in the background of the ruins just able to be seen with the full moon.

The next image they notice was the human Twilight wearing a purple dress wearing slippers of the same colour, also with her was Shining Armour by her to the left and to the right Cadance all giving a peace sign to the camera with smiles on their faces. The next showed what they could easily tell was Sombra and with cake all over his face with Shining Armour hitting him with it making the two girls laugh the next image showed Sombra getting his own payback by doing the same and the next of them both arms over each other laughing with a lady with long silver hair to the left of them with a hand on her forehead looking at them as to say 'and I thought they suppose to be adults' type a look.

The next image was of Sombra with the lady whom was wearing a silver suit and trousers with her showing her finger a gold ring on it with Electuroo smiling seeing that she didn't care about the state Sombra was in but happy they was enjoying the evening “That was the same time he proposed to mum”

“Wow these images are awesome! We getting to see their world without even going there!” Rainbow Dash beamed and saw the next one that made her cry out in laughter and fall to the ground.

Twilight gasped at what she saw, it was of her human counterpart getting soaked with a bucket of water from Shining Armour and Cadance with the reaction from her being priceless “That is not funny Rainbow” she saw Electuroo laughing too “You two...”

“Oh come on Twi, wouldn't it be something that Shining would pull on ya anyway?” Rainbow Dash still laughing a little at the image.

Twilight thought about it “Yeah thinking about it he did pour water over me a few years back before I came to Ponyville at a party and Cadance was there too and my family...” she thought about it “Ok you got me it is funny” she smirked then turn to Electuroo “Why are you not in any of these photos?”

“I wasn't there...” he replied “I was at Sweet Appaloosa Orchard at the family reuion slash new year party. It was a lot more fun then going to some priced party like that... it had far too many people that had their hands in their pockets in otherwords wealthy... So I took the invite from my pal Braeburn and went to the Apple's New Year Party and that was a real lot of fun too. In fact that when I first met Applejack his cousin from the Canterlot City, she got one heck of a lasso throw though and got some real strength to boot too... I tried arm wrestling with her and wow talk about losing in ten second flat...” he recalled how painful he arm was too from it, he tried all his might to win but she simply was the stronger hand on that game.

“That definitely sounds like Applejack and funny how you got to meet her too Electuroo, any of the others you met?” Twilight asked.

“Well I only met Rainbow Dash's counterpart once, well bumped into and said three words exactly 'sorry about that' and her reply was 'hey no prob it was my fault' and we walked on by each other and into the crowds, the next time I found out her name was from the soccer game that I missed out on case of the flu and heard Canterlot High's Wondercolts trashed Crystalbolts 8 to 2 with six of the goals scored by Rainbow Dash the team captain” Electuroo explained about Rainbow Dash in his world. “And Braeburn told me if I was there it could have been a different story and the game could have been pretty even since everyone hated to admit that I was the best in the team, not fault I had to come down with the flu...”

Rainbow Dash was still looking at the images seeing the photo of the Crystal Heart was amazing she saw how the spire was shaped to create affect of light that made it magical. “Well that hard to be said Electuroo, but if Braeburn says that then I can't fault him but when you say flu do you mean like the feather flu?”

“Well it a common illness that could be serious if not treated but I was bed ridded for a few weeks and got to say that was the longest two weeks ever... I still had the Daring Do movies that my aunt gave me to watch and my video games but still sucked to be stuck in my room for almost all day and night...” Electuroo said and look to his leg “Like I am now... this is most likely going to take a few weeks at least...”

Twilight giggled “Your just as bad as Rainbow Dash, it not going to be weeks, months or years, it only going to be three days”

“Say what!?” Electuroo was shocked by this “That impossible! I know some things about healing processes and a broken leg takes weeks or even months! Not three days to mend!”

“Maybe in the alternate world but not here, you be able to walk on it again in a few days time” Twilight pulled up a set of books to him “And you can read these”

“Daring Do books? Hmm I did seem them at the Canterlot Library but didn't really bother to pick them up... maybe I can read one or two of them to pass the time I guess” Electuroo look to his damaged leg “Still can't believe how amazing your medical treatments are though... I am sure some doctors back home would kill to get a hold of this treatment”

Rainbow Dash chuckled “I bet they would but it all magical modern med stuff, it most likely can't be used back in the other world”

“True” Electuroo turn to them “So how the pictures?”

“I got to say Crystal Town is sure strange looking but our worlds are alternate but I did find one of you and Braeburn though, it was at one of those soccer patiences with Shining Armour training you two” Twilight brought the camera to him seeing the image “I am amazed by these images though, it a shame we don't have anything like that even close here in Equestria”

Electuroo shrugged “Everything has a balance Twilight, like this world got so much magic, myth and legends that are all real and I love it! My mind been opened to so many amazing possibilities and I love the fact I can fly with these wings! Last night was one of the most awesome things ever and I enjoyed it a bit too much, I almost lost control and did something really weird before I got knocked out by whatever Black Rose did to me”

“Oh what was that hot shot?” Rainbow Dash teased

“I hit a tree and in a almost impossible instant I bounced off it at thundering speeds and then hit another tree and bounced off that and hit a cloud, the next thing I knew I was standing on another cloud with sparks flying all over the place, it was really weird... it was almost I was thunder bouncing or something...” Electuroo trying to get his head around it “This pegasi internal magic is really weird... I don't understand how it exactly works or how but it just baffles me when I stood on that cloud as if it was ground itself...”

“Thunder Bounce? That pretty neat, when you get all healed I would love to see that in action and for the walking on clouds it as you sat a internal pegasi magic, that in all pegasi” Rainbow Dash beamed with pride. “Oh yeah I forgot!” she turn to the door seeing three fillies that just showed up “Electuroo I like you to meet the three girls that saved your rump”

Electuroo peered over to the door best he could with the limit of movement he had and saw them step through the door with a huge poster with the words 'Get well soon Electuroo' inside a lightning bolt outline with stars, hoof prints and glitter all over it. “Hey there Electuroo name Scootaloo!”

“Mine Applebloom”

“And I am Sweetie Belle”

“We made you this get well card!” they all beamed together

Electuroo had tears rolling down his face seeing what they made for him he was happy and felt really joyful as well “Thank you girls... no one been that thoughtful to me ever... part from Braeburn and my family... you all I own big time... if it wasn't for you I have no idea what condition I be in right now...”

“Your welcome Electuroo!” Sweetie Belle came up to him “Could we sign your cast too?”

“My cast?” he look to the cast over his hind leg down to his hoof “Sure why not, just don't press too hard I kind of sensitive to pain...”

“CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS CAST SIGNERS!” they all cheered

Redheart came in “Quiet there are others trying to rest!”

“Sorry” they all said together looking sad

“It quite alright” she pat them on the head and left.

Electuroo was puzzled by the name they called themselves “Cutie Mark Crusaders huh? I guess it about those marks on each of everyone's hind quarters I seen and on mine... never really understood what they meant though”

“You don't but how can you not know about it?” Scootaloo said while Applebloom finish writing her little message on the cast.

Scootaloo went next and Applebloom look to him “Ah guess ya wouldn't know since ya from the alternate world right? Did ya met mah counterpart?”

“Sure did, her and her friends out to try making themselves known and create some crazy music vids” Electuroo replied “Kind of like you girls trying to get  these Cutie Marks of yours”

“Wow that sounds awesome but about the cutie marks, that a sign of your talents, guessing yours it something to do with flying like Rainbow Dash since she the most awesome pegasi around!” Scootaloo beamed while Sweetie Belle did message.

Electuroo rubbed his head a little “Guess I kind of figuring that with the few flights I had, it kind of felt that it was my purpose to fly... very weird to say that but it felt... I don't know just well... right”

“Oh course Electuroo your in our world and a Pegasus pony, it natural to feel like that, don't beat around the bush about it just let it go and enjoy it!” Rainbow Dash hit him lightly with her hoof on his front leg.

“And this been one of the most enjoyable times to speak about things... common and different, it feels wonderful to final have more friends to talk to... and not get picked on cause I even talk too much or do things without thinking...” he paused “Talking about friends... what going to happen about Braeburn and my aunt?”

“Oh that it been sorted, in fact they on the way here to Ponyville, I also talked to Applejack and it seem she be willing to let Braeburn stay on the farm if he pull his weight around to help out of course and for Daring Do I am not sure where she be staying though” Twilight thought about it and Rainbow Dash spoke up

She put a hoof to her chest “My place of course, that great and amazing Daring Do can crash at my place”

Electuroo put a hoof to hers making her look at his and then to him “Just don't go all fan giddy over her... my aunt might not sure it but she is really stressed not only by all this but being a actor, trust me I seen it”

“What!? Your aunt is Daring Do!?” they all turn to Scootaloo “Seriously your not joking!”

“I am not, she is my... oh no...” he just realised seeing how huge her eyes was.

“Oh my gosh was saved Daring Do's nephew!” Scootaloo bouncing around with delight “I want to meet her and tell her what we all did!”

“I am sure you can” Twilight said and turn to Electuroo “Right?”

Electuroo sighed with a hoof to his head “Yeah I guess but just don't go overboard or boost, just keep it to the truth and you do fine... and as I was saying when you have a director like  Blueblood she really need to have some R and R for a change...”

“Wait did you just say  Blueblood?” Twilight look at him with wide eyes and he nods “Wow... so he a film director... I thought he more a snob. I guess some things does work differently between our worlds”

Electuroo shook his head “he is a snob...” he chuckled “but also a film director since he has eyes for detail and been director of the Daring Do films from the get go, but sometimes he a bit of a critic even in the art of movies... my aunt had to do one scene eighty times over just to get one part just right for the rest of the movie to flow and she was at her wits end with him one point and ready to smash the set over his head”

The fillies giggled as he said that “I promise not to bug her too much about it, she still awesome but I can understand why you want her to relax a little, everypony need that once in a while, right Twi?”

“Sure do Rainbow Dash” Twilight replied and Redheart re-enters.

“Sorry but visiting hours are over, you all can come back tomorrow” Redheart said to them with a kind gentle voice.

Rainbow Dash quickly took the quill and wrote on his cast and put it down on the table, while Twilight turn the camera off and put it back into the saddlebag. “Well see ya Electuroo, be back tomorrow with your aunt and Braeburn!”

“That be cool, and girls thank you for that awesome get well card”

“Your welcomed!” they all said together giving him a hug and he returned it, they all let go and dash off out of the room.

Twilight looked outside “Better get to Sugarcube Corner Rainbow Dash, you know how Pinkie Pie is when we late”

“Let me guess a party for my aunt and Braeburn?” Electuroo spoke making them look at each other then back at him.

“How did you know?”

“After what Braeburn told me of her and what I heard, I only had to put them together to get my answer” he replied with a smile “And knowing my luck by the time I am healed up she have one ready for me too”

“Most likely” Rainbow Dash chuckled and they left waving goodbye to him, Redheart closes the door behind her as she the last to leave.

Electuroo look to his left seeing a pony head to hoof in cast “What the heck happened to you?” Electuroo gasped at the sight of him. “Let me guess, I don't want to know” a few blinks and muffles was the reply all he needed and with a shudder Electuroo felt sorry for his room mate... he took the book and opened it “Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone? Do you mind if I read this out loud?” the pony move his eye from to the left then to the right “So it ok?” a blink “Ok thanks, just wanted to respectful to my fellow room mate” if he could of guested a smile would of show and he turn the page to start reading the story.