The Stars At War

"Get it off, get it off!" Twilight shouts in a panic.

"Don't worry Twilight, we're a coming!" Applejack shouts as she jumps into the crater.

The others reach her and start to pull on her waist,

"Wow-e he's got a good grip!" Pinkie Pie says, they spend the next five minutes trying to wrestle Twilight from the grip of the creature. Then they hear a sound that makes them freeze; the creature groaning.

"Quick, get me out!" Twilight shouts again, a look of horror on her face. The group struggles, but finally the creature's hand lets go and all the ponies tumble away and end up in a big heap.

"Ow." Twilight moans softly while rubbing her head. "What happened?"

"I think it let you go," Rarity says. They all look back to the creature and release their held breaths.

"Well... at least we know it's not dead." Twilight says.

"Uh huh." The rest all say in unison while nodding agreement.

"So... what should we do?" Rainbow Dash asks.

"I'm not sure Dash, maybe we should bring it somewhere safe. I mean we can't just leave it here." Twilight gestures towards the creature.

"I vote we do!" Rarity says, much to the shock of everypony else.

"What! just leave it here?" Dash replies.

"No way, we can't leave it in my orchard. It has caused to much damage already." Applejack says pointing to the impact crater.

"Applejack, darling! We don't know what it is and where it came from. We really should be notifying the guard..." Rarity says.

"No! We must help it...” Twilight says suddenly. “I mean, uh, it's our duty as citizens of Equestria to help those in need..."

"Fine! Just be careful OK?" Rarity says with a small smile, Twilight nods as she charges her horn and lifts up the creature, but Twilight seems to struggle.

"Phew! it is heavier than I thought!" Twilight’s face turns red with effort.

"Maybe we can help?" Dash flies down and grabs one of the creatures arms, "Fluttershy get over here and help!" Fluttershy just gives Dash an incredulous look.

"I don't know," she says while hiding her face behind her mane, "it looks so scary." Dash plants her hoof firmly on her forehead and sighs.

"Fine, Applejack how about lending a hoof here."

"Sure sugercube, where do you want me?" Applejack walks forward.

"If you stand under him with Twilight and Rarity, we can lift him on your backs and I'll keep his arms up," she looks to Fluttershy, "and Fluttershy can hold his legs." Fluttershy winces.

"Oh, OK, holding legs, I guess I could do that." Fluttershy says while flying over and picking up both of the creatures legs.

"OK girls, you ready?" Dash asks, The four nod, "OK, one, two, three!" Dash and Fluttershy coupled with Twilight’s magic lift the figure up and place it on the ponies backs, then Dash realizes she gave nothing to Pinkie, "Pinkie sorry, I forgot you were here!"

Pinkie looks over, "No problem Dashie, I'm not a good carrier anyway, but is there anything I can do?" Dash thinks for a moment.

"There is one thing we need to let the guard know about this, could you go into Ponyville and get some of them for us?" Dash says as she lets go of a arm and points to town.

"Can do!" Pinkie replies as she bounces off until Dash stops her.

"Wait, don't you want to know where to bring the guards?"

"Oh yes silly me!" Pinkie giggles as she bounces back.

"Well we could use the barn." Applejack points out the large red building near the main farmhouse.

"Sounds good, did you get that Pinkie?" Pinkie Pie snaps a salute before hopping off.

"Now steady girls this is going to need teamwork." Twilight gasps.

"Applejack, I thought you said you didn't want it staying in your orchard." Rarity asks.

"Yeah, well we can't walk through town with it can we, so the barn is the best place for now.” Applejack replies.

The ponies take 25 minutes of slow walking finally making it to the barn, "OK wait here, I'll go check to nopony's inside." The ponies set down the creature before Applejack runs up to the barn, they see Applejack enter the barn only to exit a few seconds later, "Coasts clear lets go!"

The ponies set the figure back on their shoulders and walk into the barn,

"Where should we put it down?"

"Girls, should we always call it...It?” Spike asks.

"Well, since we don't anything about, uh... it I don't know what else to call... it." Twilight answers tentatively.

"Maybe we should wake him then." Applejack grabs spike and turns him around.

"Are you nuts! didn't you see what it did, what if it wakes up and kills us?"

"Do any of you see anything wrong with that idea?" Spike points to the others, they shake their heads.

"Girls, come on, do you really want to wake him up?" Applejack says.

"I don't see the problem darling, though maybe Spike should do it." Spikes eyes widen.

"Really, me?" they all nod, "OK then, are you going to watch?"

"We'll just stay behind these hay bails for now, but go ahead." Twilight makes a 'go on' gesture with her hoof, Spike just shrugs and takes a deep breath.

"Right Spike, time to show rarity what kind of dragon you are," he says to himself, "oh please don't be bad, wait what's this?" Spike bends down and looks at two small metal tags hanging around the figures neck. "Hey girls... there's some kind of tags around his neck".

"Do they have writing on them?" Twilight calls out.

"Yeah." Spike replies.

"Well, what do they say?" Twilight calls back while rolling her eyes.

"Red Star!" As Spike shouts back the creature bolts up. Spike is suddenly unable to move as the creature slowly turns to face him.