The Shinobi in Equestria

The Shinobi in Equestria.

Star had walked out into the castle grounds; crown still in hand, to think things over. How much of this world would he see? Was he ‘allowed’ to go? Time would tell. Star had moved to the pool that he had seen from his window the night before. It was still as dark as the night it seemed to represent.

A pop of magic was heard and as Star turned, Twilight appeared and approached with a he grin on her face.

“I think you may have terrified the entire court.” She chortled.

She continued with a large laugh on her face

“You also made Celestia laugh the hardest I have ever seen.”

“I think it was her mane falling that did it. It sort of bopped her on the nose.” Star chimed merrily.

Twilight burst out laughing.

"Bahaha! I wish I could have seen that happen!"

Twilight wiped tears from her eyes before moving onto the topic that she had come to talk about.

“Would you like to come to Ponyville with me?” She asked with flushed cheeks.

“Pony wha?”

“Ponyville. It’s where I and my friends live. I would like to introduce you to them if you would accompany me.” She beamed, blush now struck from her face.

“Am I allowed to leave?” Star questioned, not wanting to anger the princesses by leaving a potentially dangerous creature loose.

“I told the princess my findings. She said that it will be okay as long as you don’t hurt anypony, though I don’t think that you would.”

“I don’t know. I bet some of you look very tasty. I could just eat one or two of you...” Star put on an evil grin and laughed manically.

“I doubt you would do that after you have met them. They are all really nice.”

“Ok then, let’s go!” Star announced with a solemn pose, finger pointing ahead.

“All right drama queen.” Twilight joked as her horn lit up with a bright purple flash.

And they were gone.

A swirl of colours later and the duo appeared inside a large wooden room with walls that seemed to be distorted and stacked with books all the way up into the ceiling. There were 2 doors and a set of stairs. One door led to what seemed like a kitchen which was small and basic and the other led under the stairs, most likely a broom cupboard of sorts. The stairs wound up one wall and led to a small corridor.

“Where are we?” Star asked whilst shaking his head, obviously not completely with it yet after the teleportation.

“My home in Ponyville.” Twilight declared proudly.

Star looked around to see that the walls were practically just bookshelves. Nothing but goddamn bookshelves! Such a variety of books!

“Jesus, there are so many books! I could sit here and read for hours!”

“You like reading?” Twilight almost yelped at the news.

“Yeah, it brings me peace of mind to sit and forget the world for a while. It keeps life from getting too full of problems.”

Twilight looked at him with a solemn smile on her face before shaking her head and began to speak again.

“Well, now that we have you here, let’s go and meet some of my friends. I think we should go see Pinkie at Sugercube Corner.” Twilight offered, hoof to her chin
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“I’m as ready as ever.” Star replied, smiling all the while.

“Ok. Oh! One thing…” Twilight piped up again. “Don’t be offended if you get some cautious looks. Some ponies will be taken aback by your appearance. Even more so by your ability to talk.”

“Don’t worry. It would take more than that to offend me Twi.”

Twilight blushed. Already with the nicknames?

“Ok, let’s get going.” She told him as she began to turn to the door.

Star followed Twilight out into the street only to see a myriad of ponies of every colour and size. From the small colts and fillies to ponies the size of full sized horses.

The door clicked shut behind them and they began to walk down the street, with the sun now perfectly above them. As they continued to walk, Star began to notice all the looks that he was getting and all the whispers that he could pick up on.

What is that thing?

Is it a pet?

Did Twilight make it?

Star shrugged and picked up his pace slightly to get out of earshot. They continued down the road until the bakery came into view. The building was…pink. The living incarnation of the colour pink. Christ above was it pink. The door was pink; the window frames were pink and the sign outside was pink!

“That is really pink…” Star piped up.

“If you think that was pink, wait till you see Pinkie!” Twilight remarked.

The duo walked inside and was met by being tackled through the door by a pink ball of fuzz. As they tumbled to the ground, Twilight landed on her side and Star rolled on his hip and landed on his feet. Only to be hit again, and this time he was pinned to the floor.

“OH! You’re the pony that Twilight went to Canterlot to meet!” The pink fuzz-ball squeaked.

Pink. Good god the pony was pink. Nothing but pink. All pink are belong to this pony.

“I presume that you are Pinkie then?” Star wheezed currently having the life squeezed out of him.

“Yeah that’s me Mr! Twilight told me that you would be coming around! Ohmygod! We have to throw you a party! Oh I can’t wait! We could invite all my friends and I’m friends with everyone!” The pink ball of energy rambled on.

Star stuck his hand over her mouth to quiet the energetic ball of fur who seemed to lose all cohesiveness to her words after a while.

“If I must have a party thrown for me, please keep it with your close friends please Pinkie. I’m not a fan of big functions just for me…” Star said timidly.

“Are you sure?” Pinkie said with her head cocked to one side.

“Yes please Pinkie.” Star assured the pony.

“Well if you say so mister...”

“Astartes miss, but you can call me just Star.”

“Okie Dokie Lokie Mr Star.”

Pinkie slowly stepped off Star and he rose from the dirt road and brushed himself off.

Twilight walked towards the two of them.

“Well that was interesting but at least now you know Pinkie Pie.”

“Yeah, anybody else that is going to tackle me?”

“I sure hope not. It would be rather stressful to have to drag your butt around if you hurt yourself.”

Twilight turned back to Pinkie

“Ok Pinkie, make sure to inform the other Elements about the party, I’ll get Star acquainted with the town’s layout and take him to see the Mayor's clerk to get registered as a civilian.”

“Okie Dokie Loki Twilight!” Pinkie then turned and hopped, skipped and bounded back into Sugercube Corner.

Star had heard a part of what Twilight had said and had questions for the unicorn.

“You said that we were going to get me registered as a civilian. What does that entail?”

“Well, it is really just a formality but it says that you live here and lets you work and find housing should you desire.”

Star seemed quite confused.

“Does this mean that I’m no longer staying at the castle?” Star asked.

“Nope, you will now be living with me for the time being. I have a spare room that you can sleep in until you desire to find work and find your own house.”

“And the princess is okay with this?”

“She is the one that said that it would be fine in the first place seeing how she sees you more of a practical joker than a threat to Equestria. You and Princess Luna would get on like a Dragon and a hoard!”

Star remembered the umbra winged unicorn.

“Ah yes, I do believe I recall the winged unicorn.”

“Alicorn.” Twilight quickly corrected him.

“That is what they are called?” Star looked intriguingly.

“Yes, they are a mix of earth pony, unicorn and Pegasus, having the abilities of all the species of pony.”

“It seems pretty damn impressive if I must say so.” Star quipped.

“Indeed. Now come. We must head to town hall to have you registered to the city records.” Twilight said as she turned to walk down a nearby street toward a large building with a dome on top.

They had been walking for about 5 minutes when they arrived. The clerk at the front desk got the fright of his life as the biped and unicorn arrived.

Twilight began.

“Hello. I would like to have my friend, Astartes, added to the records for residents of Ponyville.”

The clerk gave a horrified and disgusted look in Star’s general direction.

“What the hell is that thing?!” The clerk shouted, clearly shocked from the tall creature’s appearance.

“I’m a human good sir.” Star retorted.

“It talk too?! Well what would this thing possibly do for Ponyville? He looks so frail and thin. I bet that he couldn't even run one mi-“The clerk was suddenly silenced by the piece of paper that he had just been writing on being abruptly shoved into his mouth. The clerk probably never saw Star twitch.

“Whaph waf tha? “The clerk questioned fearfully.

Twilight finally chimed in.

“My friend here is rather fast and I can bet that you didn't even see that happen.” She chuckled to herself, Star soon following suit before speaking again.

“So, can I please register? I would like to contribute to this town. It seems nice enough.” Star spoke as solemnly as possible.

The clerk spat out the paper and moved his tongue around his mouth to remove the taste of ink before speaking again.

“Sure…”The clerk said in a hushed voice, obviously embarrassed by the speed of Star.

“Thank you.” Stat replied with a smile from ear to ear.

About one hour later, after sifting through forms and parchment for what seemed like an age, Star and Twilight finally left the Town Hall and began to head home.

Star stretched as his equipment dug into his back after resting on it all the while inside as Twilight turned to talk.

“Well now that you are a registered citizen here, you can find work and buy housing. Just remember that you are always welcome to stay with me until you find somewhere that you can move into.”

Star began to smile.

“I think I may have to hang about for a while, but I sincerely thank you for the offer Twi.”

Twilight perked up in surprise as though she remembered something important.

“Oh, Star!” she beamed.

“What? What is it?”

“I forgot to tell you. Pinkie’s parties are always on the same day she plans them.”

“Well what does that mean?”

Twilight laughed as she began to speak.

“It means that you should get ready to party for later, because it is a certainty.”

Star began to sigh before breaking out into a small chortle as they trudged down the road home.

Come nightfall, party time.