Tobirama Senju goes to Equestriaby MarokkChaptersChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 1Tobirama Senju goes to Equestria by Marokk Atop the japanese style rooftops of the Hidden Leaf Village a battle ensues. Several figures stood inside a great glowing pyramid, a seal that kept combatants from escaping. The figures on one side were Orochimaru the snake master who assaulted the Hidden Leaf Village, Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, and Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. On the other side was Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, and his summoned companion, Monkey King Enma. Orochimaru sneered and held his hand up in a way that forced Tobirama Senju to attack his old student. The order was received and Tobirama responded in kind. "Genjutsu: Infinite Darkness Jutsu!" Tobirama shouted, his hands clasped in a Tiger seal. The darkness of his genjutsu then began to engulf the forest that his brother had created. "Enma! I'm going to have to use it! I have no choice, I can't fight the First and Second as I am now!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted to his companion, Monkey King Enma. "I understand old friend, do whatever you have to in order to send that demon Orochimaru to hell where he belongs!" Enma shouted back as the summoning jutsu was undone. "Now I will use a jutsu that even you do not know, Orochimaru, to end you!" Sarutobi vowed. Orochimaru frowned. A jutsu that even I don't know? What is this nonsense? He must be bluffing. "You must be going senile, my old sensei, I have mastered all kinds of jutsu, forbidden and otherwise!" Orochimaru mocked. The Third Hokage then performed a series of hand signs too fast for the eye to see, and assumed a defensive combat stance, his brow furrowed in concentration, perspiration evident on his face. I must hurry and cast the jutsu! This is my last chance! My trump card. Sarutobi thought, becoming frantic. Sarutobi then performed several other signs and grunted, clearly straining himself, "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Two puffs of white smoke appeared on either side of him, though he could not see the clones, they were identical to himself and were awaiting commands. I am sorry Lord Fourth, but I must use this jutsu. Sarutobi thought, resigned to his fate. First he forms a defensive combat stance and then he casts a jutsu that is basically a chakra pit for a man his age? How does he expect to win this way? Orochimaru was befuddled, he knew that his sensei was old, but his earlier comment was pure mockery, Sarutobi hadn't truly gone senile, had he? Sarutobi had waited, and waited, and finally the jutsu was complete, the Reaper Death seal was complete, and Death's shadow loomed over his head, and soon, over Orochimaru's. Now to find them! Sarutobi commanded his clones to fan out and search for his enemies. After a moment of searching, they found their targets. They attempted to escape, but his hold was too tight. "Forbidden Jutsu: Reaper Death Seal!" Sarutobi exclaimed. Death's hand penetrated Sarutobi's soul, and his clones as well, out of their stomachs emerged a ghastly white hand that grasped its victim's very essence. The hand pulled its victim's soul away from their resurrected bodies and sealed them inside the clones. Slowly, the Infinite Darkness Jutsu became undone, and light shone upon the prone bodies of the First and Second Hokage, which crumpled into dust. The last thing Tobirama saw before blacking out was Hiruzen Sarutobi charging at Orochimaru, intent on ending his former student. Tobirama smiled and his reanimated body disintegrated, revealing a dead sound ninja, used by Orochimaru as a vessel for Tobirama Senju's soul. Darkness. That was all Tobirama Senju knew at this moment. This was no Genjutsu though. His soul had been devoured by the Reaper Deal Seal, used by Hiruzen Sarutobi to seal him, ending the Reanimation Jutsu that was forcing him, along with his brother, Hashirama, to fight his old student. To think that I, the Second Hokage would have my body defiled by the very jutsu I created. The irony is not lost on me, I simply do not find it amusing. Tobirama thought to himself. "Hashirama! Can you hear me?!" Tobirama called, hoping for some solace in conversation with his older brother. Silence. Pure, cursed silence, that can break a man, given enough time. After a moment, Tobirama called again, but to no avail. An unknown amount of time passed, Tobirama simply hanging there, unable to feel, see, taste, or touch anything around him. After a time, his mind began to wander. Am I going to be stuck here forever, all alone? I was prepared to give life and limb for the village, and I'm glad I can no longer be forced to harm it, but this is just cruel. Tobirama thought to himself, realizing the futility of his situation. He was in Death's grip, and one does not escape Death so easily. I can't help but wonder how that battle ended between Orochimaru and Sarutobi. Sarutobi used the Reaper Death Seal, but he had grown so old, is it possible that he will be too fatigued to finish what he started? Tobirama shuddered at the thought of that monster Orochimaru continuing to roam free. I suppose thinking is all I have left to do since I'm all alone in this endless black void... Just then Tobirama sensed a sudden emergence of chakra, a great amount of it as well. It was steadily growing in size, starting out at genin level and increasing to perhaps rival that of a Tailed Beast. As this chakra began to grow, a low humming noise could be heard, followed by a white light that pierced through the endless void. The light grew, and grew, until it engulfed Tobirama Senju, and for a time, he knew no more. Tobirama Senju thought he was embracing oblivion, his consciousness' true end, little did he know that an adventure awaited him the likes of which he could not imagine. Author's Note Cliffhanger! I'm so sorry. Chapter 2Tobirama Senju awoke to the sound of birds chirping excitedly around him. Midly uncomfortable, as he was laying on his side with his arm left arm experiencing pins and needles from lack of circulation, he chose to quickly sit upright. Wait...pins and needles? Tobirama thought to himself. I'm a walking corpse, it doesn't work that way! Tobirama brought his hand up to eye level and observed it. No cracks, its flawless! Has some one improved my jutsu to form a more complete body? the white-haired shinobi then brought his hand to his face and felt along its surface, looking for any craters, cracks or imperfects, and found none. What has happened to me? Where am I? Tobirama thought frantically. Now done inspecting himself, Tobirama then began to observe his immediate surroundings. Some of the birds had flown off after his recovery, but many were still present. He was surrounded by a dense forest, not as dense as the Leaf's forests, but still something to admire. Then it hit the white-haired shinobi. I'm all alone in potentially hostile territory, with only a few weapons in the small pack on my waste. I need to get my barrings, and quickly, I need to find out what country I'm in and what the shortest route to the Hidden Leaf Village is. Undead shinobi or not, I will still protect the village as long as I have free will. Tobirama worked all this out in his mind in about a minute, he had made his decision. Tobirama glanced around, deciding which direction he should scout first. I have to keep moving, the longer I stay in one place, the greater the risk of being discovered by hostiles. Tobirama leapt up to the tallest tree he could find in the near vicinity. Nothing. All he could see was more trees, trees, and...a farm? I suppose this is a good thing, I can observe these local farmers and based on the way they speak and what they farm, maybe I can figure out where I am. It's not like they'll be able to detect a ninja of my caliber. Tobirama thought to himself, nodding. With his plan formed, the shinobi leapt from tree to tree, closing in on his target. To the untrained eye, he would've appeared as a white blur, his speed was legendary after all. While concentrating on keeping up his speed, he noticed an odd color amidst the seemingly never-ending green of the forest. The shinobi's interest piqued, he slowed to a stop, and observed the strange color. To his surprise, the color was moving at a steady pace across the forest floor, sometimes slipping from view, but always seeming to pop out at another area. I wonder what it could be. I should continue on to my objective, but I can't help but wonder what this potential encounter could bring. Tobirama hrmm'd to himself, deep in thought. It must be a man-made object, I can't think of anything else, perhaps this is a chance for a encounter that poses less of a risk to me, since I am in a more secluded location, with many hiding places. Nodding to himself, Tobirama made his way towards the "phenomenon". Finally coming to a place where he could safely observe whatever this thing was, in the upper branches of a large tree, Tobirama, waited for his first encounter with the people of this land. After a brief moment, what the shinobi had been tracking came into view. What Tobirama saw stunned him. Are those...horses? Why are they in the middle of this dense forest? ...Why are they so small? "Ah told ya Scoots, mah sister said that if she caught us going to Zecora's without her again, she was gonna punish us by having us help around the farm for ah whole day! Ah'm not talking about small kiddie chores, Ah'm talking about helping Big Mac pull apple carts!" Did one of them just speak?! Tobirama had to bite his lip to keep from guffawing. "Calm down Applebloom, don't be such a spoil-sport. You don't wanna look like a chicken do ya?" "Scoots" responded to Applebloom. Applebloom simply looked away, clearly pouting, muttering something about "You're the chicken" to herself. "Scoots" then looked to the third and final of the small horses, and asked "You agree with me, right, Sweetie Belle? We need to know what this "special time of the month" is that I heard some of the townsponies talking about." The now named Sweetie Belle simply nodded. These ponies are walking through the woods without an escort, just so they can have "that" talk? I pity whomever has to explain that to them. Tobirama was flabbergasted to say the least. I don't want to risk getting caught, even if there is only a small chance, but I'm not the type of person to leave defenseless...fillies at the mercy of the wilderness either. Tobirama decided to create a clone to follow the fillies and keep them under watch while continuing on to the local farm, it was the best way to make sure that the fillies were safe. First, Tobirama cast a simple genjutsu that masks any sound within a small area, and created his clone. Mind set on reaching the farm and protecting the fillies, both Tobirama's dash off into different directions. Finally coming closer to his objective, Tobirama decided to approach from the ground, so he could hide in the shadows. Before long the shinobi came upon a large, red horse, that was pulling carts filled to the brim with red, ripe apples. This must be "Big Mac" then. I wonder who actually owns this farm, I know these peop...ponies run it, but who actually owns the property? Tobirama thought long and hard about his next move, he found the nearest civilization, but it was inhabited by intelligent, talking horses, with queer colors and designs on their...flanks... as well. Taking all this into consideration he decided to simply wait and watch. Ponyville Library, Princess Celestia's POV At this point Twilight's life was not in danger, but that did not change the fact that the stunt she pulled was reckless. It was so unlike her prized student to do such a rash thing, and without consulting her teacher first! All this and more was going through Celestia's mind as she watched her prized student rest, completely tranquil, aside from her mane which was slightly singed and not in its natural shape. Still despite her failure, to even be able to attempt to peer into an alternate dimension..she is truly a unicorn of remarkable talent. Celestia thought to herself, a slight smile on her lips. With that train of thought ended, the Princess turned on her young student's assistant, Spike. "I expect you tried to dissuade her from such a reckless act, yes?" Princess Celestia asked. "Y-yes Princess, she just doesn't listen to me sometimes, you know how she gets with new spells." Spike stammered, afraid of being punished for any incompetence on his part. "I see, well next time she tries to ignore your warnings, be sure to bring up this little incident, I'm sure that will set her straight." Princess Celestia said with a bit of mirth in her eyes. "Of course, Princess. I'm just glad you got here so quickly, when Twilight collapsed from magic exhaustion and her mane was singed...I panicked and sent you a message right away." Spike said, twiddling his thumbs. Princess Celestia smiled warmly at the little dragon. "Yes, I'm happy you thought to contact me first." When the princess turned back from Spike to look on Twilight again, however, her smile quickly faded. Chances are that nothing could have gotten through the small portal that Twilight created, still, I'm going to assign extra guards to most settlements in Equestria to make sure that no foul creature will cause harm to my little ponies. I must act as if I were certain there was an evil presence in my kingdom, if I am to keep it safe. Princess Celestia thought to herself. I hope I'm just being paranoid though. Chapter 3Outisde Zecora's Hut, Cutie Mark Crusader's POV Slam! The door to Zecora's hut closed sharply and the crusader's were once again out in the Everfree Forest, now accompanied by Zecora. "How many times is this gunna happen. First Ah ask mah sister, then Ah ask Big Mac, and now Zecora refused to talk to me about it, the same every time..." Applebloom whispered to her friends. "Well it's getting late, at least Zecora is escorting us home. We'll do some crusading tomorrow." Sweetie Belle said, noticing how the forest was growing ever darker. "Well then, now that I am here, we can move safely onto Ponyville. There you can surely eat your fill." Zecora said in her trademark "rhyme-speak". "Zecora's right, it's probably about dinner time right now, Applejack and Rarity will definitely get suspicious if you two aren't back for dinner on time." With the short exchange, the crusaders and the zebra began trotting along the winding path back to Ponyville. After a while, the crusaders began humming a familiar tune, trying to keep themselves occupied and their minds off the increasingly creepy forest. "Do you two remember when we sang this during that sleepover with Fluttershy?" asked Scootaloo, recalling the time when they first created the song. "Yeah, although Fluttershy didn't seem to pleased with it. I still don't understand why." Sweetie Belle said, remembering the shy pegasus' reaction to their performance. "Maybe she's not a music lover?" Applebloom surmised. "She sings to her animals all the time, how could she not be a music lover, dumb-dumb." Scootaloo shot at her fellow crusader. "Ah'm just making conversation Scoots, don't call me names!" Applebloom spat at the small orange pegasus. Zecora then abruptly stopped trotting, turned her head and gave all three crusaders a baleful look. The crusaders shrank back and their ears folded against the sides of their heads. Needless to say, the squabbling ceased. Suddenly, there was a crunch and the muffled sound of a tree branch hitting the ground to the right of the ponies' location, catching their attention. Zecora immediately responded by calling out to the unknown cause of the noise. "Who goes there?! I warn you, I will not go easy on you if you do not reveal yourself here!" Now aware of a potential threat, Zecora headed toward the direction that the sound came from. As she turned around a large tree, the zebra felt a gust of wind, and she saw a blue and white streak leap from the ground into the other treeline, all before she could react. Before Zecora could even call out or confront whatever the blue and white thing was, it was gone. After staring at the opposite treeline for a time, Zecora returned to the main path, and the group continued on to Ponyville, only now, they had to tell other ponies about their trip, there may be a reason to fear for the small town's safety. Everfree Forest, Tobirama Senju's POV Curse it! Tobirama raged to himself, as he jumped swiftly from branch to branch in the great forest, heading toward his creator's location. No point in being angry at myself I suppose, the branch was rotten on the inside, I made sure to check. There was no way I could have known it was going to collapse. Now that I've attracted the attention of those ponies, I'll have to abort my reconnaissance mission and report back to the "boss". While the cloned Tobirama raced back to inform the real one of the situation, the original Tobirama was frowning, his brows furrowed in thought. This apple farm is massive, surely they wouldn't miss a few, this wouldn't be the first time I was forced to steal in order to survive, being stuck in unfamiliar territory is bad enough, but allowing myself to go hungry could be just as bad. Just then, Big Mac's body went rigid, and his ears twitched this way and that. What? Did he hear me? I wasn't even in motion! Tobirama thought to himself, eyes wide. After a brief moment of stillness, Big Mac went back to pulling the cart, mumbling something along the lines of "Someponie's plannin' on stealing some of our farm's apples, I jus' know it." Tobirama's left eye twitched. He has a sixth sense for when some one is planning on robbing his farm? What kind of nonsense is this?! Forget it, I'll just go hungry until I can find a place where I can snatch some food without being caught. So with his stomach rumbling in protest, Tobirama moved on from the apple farm, following a clear path that he surmised lead to a village, a little ways inside the line of trees on the right side of the trail, so he could remain hidden from view, the darkening sky reassuring him that his presence would go unnoticed. A group of small ponies alone in the woods, and a stallion running an apple farm, I have seen all these things in just one day, what strangeness lies ahead of me, I wonder. Tobirama mused, zigzagging between the smaller trees that lined the right side of the path that he was following. Suddenly, Tobirama sensed his clone that he formed some time ago closing in on his position. Returning so soon? Did those three give up and go home? Tobirama slowed to a stop and waited for his clone to catch up. Suddenly, the cloned Tobirama entered the small area between a few trees that the original had stopped at. Tobirama then dispelled his clone, his hand clasped in the corresponding seal. It seems those ponies nearly discovered my existence. Even though they didn't really see anything they'll probably report the sighting to the local authorities. That means that after tonight performing reconnaissance may be more difficult. I suppose that means I have to make the most of tonight's darkness so I can out what I need to know and leave this area. Tobirama then turned towards his intended destination and dashed forward, unaware of just how strange his life would be from now on. Author's Note I forgot to mention that this story takes place after the season 2 finale, that's something that will be important later on. Chapter 4Ponyville Library, Mane 6 POV After Princess Celestia made sure her student was well, she had to depart, her royal duties requiring her to return to Canterlot. The other Element-wielders stayed in their injured friend's home to make sure she recovered. Currently the group was on the ground floor, talking about what Celestia had told them about the circumstances of Twilight's injury. "I can hardly believe that Twilight has hurt herself just by casting a spell. She's a prodigy when it comes to that egghead kind of stuff. Plus she's always going on about how my tricks and stunts are going to get me hurt one day." Rainbow Dash said, clearly perplexed at her friend's lack of regard for her own safety. "Oh! I bet it was a really powerful spell! Like, something super-duper amazing that even the Princess's would have trouble casting! Pinkie Pie said, prancing about all the while. "Well it is quite clear that whatever spell Twilight was attempting to cast was too complex for her, that leads me to believe that it may have been something that she either found in a old book somewhere or she was just experimenting." Rarity said, surprised that the bookish mare was unable to master a spell, even if it was difficult to cast. "Ah'm just glad that spell didn't cause any real problems, sure she has a singed mane and she collapsed from magic exhaustion but she'll be good as new in a few days." Applejack stated. "Oh, I just want her to get better so we can cheer her up. When she wakes up we should be there for her." Fluttershy said, smiling sheepishly. "You guys don't have to stay if you have other stuff to do, her number one assistant will be there when she wakes up! Then you guys can come visit." Spike told the others, performing a mock salute and giving a reassuring smile. "I think at this point all we can do is wait. Let's all go home, we'll check up on Twilight tomorrow." Rarity nodded agreeing with Spike. At this, the five ponies began walking to the door, upon reaching it, it was enveloped in a magical aura and opened. The five friends then stepped outside the library, the door closed behind them by Spike, after saying a quick farewell. The group hadn't gone far before Pinkie Pie began acing up. Pinkie Pie is struggling to keep from bursting out laughing and finally curiosity gets the better of Applejack. "What in the wide world of Equestria has you so worked up Pinkie?" Applejack asked, somewhat concerned for her friend. "I can't wait to start planning the "Welcome to Ponyville" party!" Pinkie Pie exclaims, clearly ecstatic. "Welcome to Ponyville party? For who? No new ponies have moved to Ponyville for a while now, Pinkie." Applejack responded. "Yeah, duh, not yet I have Pinkie Sense, remember?" Pinkie said, rolling her eyes. "Well, you've never been wrong before, Pinkie, so Ah guess we got ourselves a new pony coming to town soon." Applejack nodded sagely. Without warning, one of Pinkie Pie's knees began to twitch as well. "Oh! Oh! Knee twitch! That means something scary is going to happen too!" Pinkie continued to talk about how excited she was about the new pony but she quickly became impossible to understand, due to the speed at which she was speaking. "No doubt the two Pinkie "alerts" are related, it seems like every time we have a new pony move here we have a crazy adventure or some nonsense, sometimes I wish I could just live peacefully and work on my fashion career without all this silliness." Rarity sighed. "Hey, c'mon, new ponies are one of only interesting things that happen in this town. Who knows, maybe this new pony is into sports, and I'll have a wing-buddy or something." Rainbow Dash argued, hovering near the group. "Oh my, they could also be a bad pony too, we've had our share of those kind of adventures too. It would also explain why Pinkie's knee is twitching..." Fluttershy said, suddenly worried. The conversation continued like this as the group headed toward the center of town, where they would each go their separate ways. Town of Ponyville, Tobirama Senju's POV Tobirama, finally arriving at the relatively small settlement, observed his immediate surroundings, which while the sky was beginning to darken, was still possible from the security of the rooftops, without being seen of course. Why are all the houses so brightly colored?! It's like these ponies are just asking to be raided, don't they realize that there are people out there that upon discovering this settlement would do exactly that? Wait.. what if...no, that idea is too ridiculous to even consider. I've seen plenty of outlandish things, this is probably just a very isolated place, which is why it hasn't been discovered until now. All these things went through Tobirama's mind as he observed the entirety of the town. I suppose the first thing I should do is find the place in this village where they keep their records, perhaps even a map of the country. Tobirama came to his decision and began to act on it. Hopping from roof to roof, completely silent, Tobirama searched for any unique houses, which he intended to search first. However, as he entered neared the center of town, Tobirama noticed several of the ponies flying in the sky above the houses, forcing him to descend to the ground, as continuing via rooftop was impossible without being seen. Even more curious was the fact that every pony in the sky seemed to have a set of armor and was patrolling the skies, as if expecting an intruder. First I find out these ponies can talk, then I find out they can fly, I know that smaller pony in the forest had wings-like protrusions from her back, but I figured they were just a deformity, as they were far too small to lift her weight. On top of all this new information, it seems that this village has increased security, as if they knew danger was near. The group of ponies from the forest could not have made it back by now, there are none who can surpass my speed. Tobirama thought to himself, astonished. Now on the ground, where he is far more vulnerable, he took even more care to remain unseen. Quickly dashing from shadow to shadow, and house to house, he soon heard the foot(hoof?)steps of a group of ponies approaching the center of town. Taken by surprise, as the streets were quite deserted aside from the flying pony guards, Tobirama was forced to hide in a corner of the street shrouded by shadows. There he waited for the encounter with whoever was headed his way. "I'm telling you guys, most ponies that move here are very special in some way, but I know from my tail-twitch that something is gonna be especially special about this pony!" A Pink pony said, all the while bouncing about hyper-actively. "They could be a trouble maker, Pinkie, that would explain why your tail's ah-twitching." a orange pony with a rather large, strange-looking hat said. After this first sentence her face scrunched up, brows furrowed in thought. " Actually, having a varmint coming here to cause a ruckus wouldn't be too surprising, actually. We seem to always have somepony tryin' to muck up our peaceful life here." After this response "Pinkie" spoke up again. "Well why don't we just ask them if they're here to cause trouble, they are right over there." She said this just as she pointed her hoof. At the street corner. Where Tobirama was hiding. Shit. Tobirama thought simply. Upon hearing this, every member of the group turned toward the location specified. Tobirama wasted no time in kicking himself into high gear and sprinting towards the village's treeline. The shinobi soon realized one of the ponies was following him, and actually keeping up with his speed. Impossible. Tobirama thought. No one has ever been able to match my speed! The cyan, winged pony began to approach him from the side, with a smug look on its face. "You can't get away, I'm the fastest flyer in Equestria, just stop and I'll go easy on you!" The mare shouted to the shinobi. "You should spend less time taunting your enemies and more time watching where you're going, kid." Tobirama shouted back, smirking. Not caring that this pony claimed to be the fastest in "Equestria". The cyan mare had just enough time to utter a shocked "Wha-?" before plowing into a tree. Tobirama's smile simply grew in width. I remember Hashirama talking about how the young are the future of a village. I know that was meant to be inspiring, but why is it that every time I meet the young fighters of villages they fall for the oldest tricks in the book? Not very reassuring if you ask me. Tobirama though to himself, mildly amused at how easy it was to deal with his would-be capturer. I've never heard of this "Equestria" before though, I'm growing more and more puzzled as time goes on. While the cyan pony was still recovering from her "encounter" with the tree quickly disappearing in the distance, Tobirama increased his speed, determined to allow no more ponies to pursue him. I suppose this means I'll have to steal a few of those apples after all. I can't let myself be forced into a battle with no food in my stomach. I'll get the food and then I'll wait a while before leaving the forest again. Tobirama worked all this out in his head while making his way back to the forest, taking a detour to avoid running into anymore ponies, especially ones he had already met. Ponyville treeline, Rainbow Dash's POV It spoke to her. When Rainbow Dash mocked the creature's speed, she wasn't actually expecting it to answer. Even so, I can't believe I actually smacked into a tree while I was flying! Rainbow Dash thought, miserable. I guess I'll just leave that part out when I tell the others. I'm just lucky no one saw that. The other 4 ponies quickly caught up to Rainbow Dash, followed closely by a number of pony guards, all clearly concerned for the safety of the town as well as the cyan mare. "Hey Dashie, did you get that new creature's name? I need to have their name if I'm going to make a "Welcome to Ponyville" party sign. "Whoa there partner, even if we knew that creature's name, there's no way that they would be getting a welcome, not after what they pulled." Applejack told Pinkie Pie. "Where did the creature run off to, Ms. Dash?" One of the guardponies spoke up, getting straight to the point. Rainbow Dash immediately went rigid, and attempted to form a coherent reply. "Uh..er...it... got away, it spoke to me, and distracted me from keeping up! I would've been able to take it in a fair fight. " Rainbow Dash stammered. "Very well, we'll consider the situation handled for now, we'll report this to the Princesses." The guard saluted and trotted back to the town and instructed several of his fellow guards to now patrol the treeline as well as the town. "Y-you know, technically the creature didn't do anything wrong, it probably just ran off because it was frightened." Fluttershy spoke up, immediately hiding behind her long mane once she finished her sentence. "Since we now know that it is intelligent enough to speak Equestrian, it obviously meant us harm. I mean, if it didn't it could've just spoken with us and explained its presence in Ponyville. It makes sense, darling." Rarity responded, smiling at the frightened yellow mare. "Whatever it is, Ah'm just glad it didn't actually attack us, because we don't have Twilight with us, dealin' with trouble like this would've been pretty darn difficult. With Twi' the way she is we need to be more careful, ya know?" "I don't think it'll be coming back any time soon, by the time it does come back, we'll have Twilight back and we'll kick some flank!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, a cocky smile on her face. With the matter settled, the 5 ponies went their separate ways, wondering what tomorrow would bring.
Chapter 1Tobirama Senju goes to Equestria by Marokk Atop the japanese style rooftops of the Hidden Leaf Village a battle ensues. Several figures stood inside a great glowing pyramid, a seal that kept combatants from escaping. The figures on one side were Orochimaru the snake master who assaulted the Hidden Leaf Village, Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, and Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. On the other side was Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, and his summoned companion, Monkey King Enma. Orochimaru sneered and held his hand up in a way that forced Tobirama Senju to attack his old student. The order was received and Tobirama responded in kind. "Genjutsu: Infinite Darkness Jutsu!" Tobirama shouted, his hands clasped in a Tiger seal. The darkness of his genjutsu then began to engulf the forest that his brother had created. "Enma! I'm going to have to use it! I have no choice, I can't fight the First and Second as I am now!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted to his companion, Monkey King Enma. "I understand old friend, do whatever you have to in order to send that demon Orochimaru to hell where he belongs!" Enma shouted back as the summoning jutsu was undone. "Now I will use a jutsu that even you do not know, Orochimaru, to end you!" Sarutobi vowed. Orochimaru frowned. A jutsu that even I don't know? What is this nonsense? He must be bluffing. "You must be going senile, my old sensei, I have mastered all kinds of jutsu, forbidden and otherwise!" Orochimaru mocked. The Third Hokage then performed a series of hand signs too fast for the eye to see, and assumed a defensive combat stance, his brow furrowed in concentration, perspiration evident on his face. I must hurry and cast the jutsu! This is my last chance! My trump card. Sarutobi thought, becoming frantic. Sarutobi then performed several other signs and grunted, clearly straining himself, "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Two puffs of white smoke appeared on either side of him, though he could not see the clones, they were identical to himself and were awaiting commands. I am sorry Lord Fourth, but I must use this jutsu. Sarutobi thought, resigned to his fate. First he forms a defensive combat stance and then he casts a jutsu that is basically a chakra pit for a man his age? How does he expect to win this way? Orochimaru was befuddled, he knew that his sensei was old, but his earlier comment was pure mockery, Sarutobi hadn't truly gone senile, had he? Sarutobi had waited, and waited, and finally the jutsu was complete, the Reaper Death seal was complete, and Death's shadow loomed over his head, and soon, over Orochimaru's. Now to find them! Sarutobi commanded his clones to fan out and search for his enemies. After a moment of searching, they found their targets. They attempted to escape, but his hold was too tight. "Forbidden Jutsu: Reaper Death Seal!" Sarutobi exclaimed. Death's hand penetrated Sarutobi's soul, and his clones as well, out of their stomachs emerged a ghastly white hand that grasped its victim's very essence. The hand pulled its victim's soul away from their resurrected bodies and sealed them inside the clones. Slowly, the Infinite Darkness Jutsu became undone, and light shone upon the prone bodies of the First and Second Hokage, which crumpled into dust. The last thing Tobirama saw before blacking out was Hiruzen Sarutobi charging at Orochimaru, intent on ending his former student. Tobirama smiled and his reanimated body disintegrated, revealing a dead sound ninja, used by Orochimaru as a vessel for Tobirama Senju's soul. Darkness. That was all Tobirama Senju knew at this moment. This was no Genjutsu though. His soul had been devoured by the Reaper Deal Seal, used by Hiruzen Sarutobi to seal him, ending the Reanimation Jutsu that was forcing him, along with his brother, Hashirama, to fight his old student. To think that I, the Second Hokage would have my body defiled by the very jutsu I created. The irony is not lost on me, I simply do not find it amusing. Tobirama thought to himself. "Hashirama! Can you hear me?!" Tobirama called, hoping for some solace in conversation with his older brother. Silence. Pure, cursed silence, that can break a man, given enough time. After a moment, Tobirama called again, but to no avail. An unknown amount of time passed, Tobirama simply hanging there, unable to feel, see, taste, or touch anything around him. After a time, his mind began to wander. Am I going to be stuck here forever, all alone? I was prepared to give life and limb for the village, and I'm glad I can no longer be forced to harm it, but this is just cruel. Tobirama thought to himself, realizing the futility of his situation. He was in Death's grip, and one does not escape Death so easily. I can't help but wonder how that battle ended between Orochimaru and Sarutobi. Sarutobi used the Reaper Death Seal, but he had grown so old, is it possible that he will be too fatigued to finish what he started? Tobirama shuddered at the thought of that monster Orochimaru continuing to roam free. I suppose thinking is all I have left to do since I'm all alone in this endless black void... Just then Tobirama sensed a sudden emergence of chakra, a great amount of it as well. It was steadily growing in size, starting out at genin level and increasing to perhaps rival that of a Tailed Beast. As this chakra began to grow, a low humming noise could be heard, followed by a white light that pierced through the endless void. The light grew, and grew, until it engulfed Tobirama Senju, and for a time, he knew no more. Tobirama Senju thought he was embracing oblivion, his consciousness' true end, little did he know that an adventure awaited him the likes of which he could not imagine. Author's Note Cliffhanger! I'm so sorry.
Chapter 2Tobirama Senju awoke to the sound of birds chirping excitedly around him. Midly uncomfortable, as he was laying on his side with his arm left arm experiencing pins and needles from lack of circulation, he chose to quickly sit upright. Wait...pins and needles? Tobirama thought to himself. I'm a walking corpse, it doesn't work that way! Tobirama brought his hand up to eye level and observed it. No cracks, its flawless! Has some one improved my jutsu to form a more complete body? the white-haired shinobi then brought his hand to his face and felt along its surface, looking for any craters, cracks or imperfects, and found none. What has happened to me? Where am I? Tobirama thought frantically. Now done inspecting himself, Tobirama then began to observe his immediate surroundings. Some of the birds had flown off after his recovery, but many were still present. He was surrounded by a dense forest, not as dense as the Leaf's forests, but still something to admire. Then it hit the white-haired shinobi. I'm all alone in potentially hostile territory, with only a few weapons in the small pack on my waste. I need to get my barrings, and quickly, I need to find out what country I'm in and what the shortest route to the Hidden Leaf Village is. Undead shinobi or not, I will still protect the village as long as I have free will. Tobirama worked all this out in his mind in about a minute, he had made his decision. Tobirama glanced around, deciding which direction he should scout first. I have to keep moving, the longer I stay in one place, the greater the risk of being discovered by hostiles. Tobirama leapt up to the tallest tree he could find in the near vicinity. Nothing. All he could see was more trees, trees, and...a farm? I suppose this is a good thing, I can observe these local farmers and based on the way they speak and what they farm, maybe I can figure out where I am. It's not like they'll be able to detect a ninja of my caliber. Tobirama thought to himself, nodding. With his plan formed, the shinobi leapt from tree to tree, closing in on his target. To the untrained eye, he would've appeared as a white blur, his speed was legendary after all. While concentrating on keeping up his speed, he noticed an odd color amidst the seemingly never-ending green of the forest. The shinobi's interest piqued, he slowed to a stop, and observed the strange color. To his surprise, the color was moving at a steady pace across the forest floor, sometimes slipping from view, but always seeming to pop out at another area. I wonder what it could be. I should continue on to my objective, but I can't help but wonder what this potential encounter could bring. Tobirama hrmm'd to himself, deep in thought. It must be a man-made object, I can't think of anything else, perhaps this is a chance for a encounter that poses less of a risk to me, since I am in a more secluded location, with many hiding places. Nodding to himself, Tobirama made his way towards the "phenomenon". Finally coming to a place where he could safely observe whatever this thing was, in the upper branches of a large tree, Tobirama, waited for his first encounter with the people of this land. After a brief moment, what the shinobi had been tracking came into view. What Tobirama saw stunned him. Are those...horses? Why are they in the middle of this dense forest? ...Why are they so small? "Ah told ya Scoots, mah sister said that if she caught us going to Zecora's without her again, she was gonna punish us by having us help around the farm for ah whole day! Ah'm not talking about small kiddie chores, Ah'm talking about helping Big Mac pull apple carts!" Did one of them just speak?! Tobirama had to bite his lip to keep from guffawing. "Calm down Applebloom, don't be such a spoil-sport. You don't wanna look like a chicken do ya?" "Scoots" responded to Applebloom. Applebloom simply looked away, clearly pouting, muttering something about "You're the chicken" to herself. "Scoots" then looked to the third and final of the small horses, and asked "You agree with me, right, Sweetie Belle? We need to know what this "special time of the month" is that I heard some of the townsponies talking about." The now named Sweetie Belle simply nodded. These ponies are walking through the woods without an escort, just so they can have "that" talk? I pity whomever has to explain that to them. Tobirama was flabbergasted to say the least. I don't want to risk getting caught, even if there is only a small chance, but I'm not the type of person to leave defenseless...fillies at the mercy of the wilderness either. Tobirama decided to create a clone to follow the fillies and keep them under watch while continuing on to the local farm, it was the best way to make sure that the fillies were safe. First, Tobirama cast a simple genjutsu that masks any sound within a small area, and created his clone. Mind set on reaching the farm and protecting the fillies, both Tobirama's dash off into different directions. Finally coming closer to his objective, Tobirama decided to approach from the ground, so he could hide in the shadows. Before long the shinobi came upon a large, red horse, that was pulling carts filled to the brim with red, ripe apples. This must be "Big Mac" then. I wonder who actually owns this farm, I know these peop...ponies run it, but who actually owns the property? Tobirama thought long and hard about his next move, he found the nearest civilization, but it was inhabited by intelligent, talking horses, with queer colors and designs on their...flanks... as well. Taking all this into consideration he decided to simply wait and watch. Ponyville Library, Princess Celestia's POV At this point Twilight's life was not in danger, but that did not change the fact that the stunt she pulled was reckless. It was so unlike her prized student to do such a rash thing, and without consulting her teacher first! All this and more was going through Celestia's mind as she watched her prized student rest, completely tranquil, aside from her mane which was slightly singed and not in its natural shape. Still despite her failure, to even be able to attempt to peer into an alternate dimension..she is truly a unicorn of remarkable talent. Celestia thought to herself, a slight smile on her lips. With that train of thought ended, the Princess turned on her young student's assistant, Spike. "I expect you tried to dissuade her from such a reckless act, yes?" Princess Celestia asked. "Y-yes Princess, she just doesn't listen to me sometimes, you know how she gets with new spells." Spike stammered, afraid of being punished for any incompetence on his part. "I see, well next time she tries to ignore your warnings, be sure to bring up this little incident, I'm sure that will set her straight." Princess Celestia said with a bit of mirth in her eyes. "Of course, Princess. I'm just glad you got here so quickly, when Twilight collapsed from magic exhaustion and her mane was singed...I panicked and sent you a message right away." Spike said, twiddling his thumbs. Princess Celestia smiled warmly at the little dragon. "Yes, I'm happy you thought to contact me first." When the princess turned back from Spike to look on Twilight again, however, her smile quickly faded. Chances are that nothing could have gotten through the small portal that Twilight created, still, I'm going to assign extra guards to most settlements in Equestria to make sure that no foul creature will cause harm to my little ponies. I must act as if I were certain there was an evil presence in my kingdom, if I am to keep it safe. Princess Celestia thought to herself. I hope I'm just being paranoid though.
Chapter 3Outisde Zecora's Hut, Cutie Mark Crusader's POV Slam! The door to Zecora's hut closed sharply and the crusader's were once again out in the Everfree Forest, now accompanied by Zecora. "How many times is this gunna happen. First Ah ask mah sister, then Ah ask Big Mac, and now Zecora refused to talk to me about it, the same every time..." Applebloom whispered to her friends. "Well it's getting late, at least Zecora is escorting us home. We'll do some crusading tomorrow." Sweetie Belle said, noticing how the forest was growing ever darker. "Well then, now that I am here, we can move safely onto Ponyville. There you can surely eat your fill." Zecora said in her trademark "rhyme-speak". "Zecora's right, it's probably about dinner time right now, Applejack and Rarity will definitely get suspicious if you two aren't back for dinner on time." With the short exchange, the crusaders and the zebra began trotting along the winding path back to Ponyville. After a while, the crusaders began humming a familiar tune, trying to keep themselves occupied and their minds off the increasingly creepy forest. "Do you two remember when we sang this during that sleepover with Fluttershy?" asked Scootaloo, recalling the time when they first created the song. "Yeah, although Fluttershy didn't seem to pleased with it. I still don't understand why." Sweetie Belle said, remembering the shy pegasus' reaction to their performance. "Maybe she's not a music lover?" Applebloom surmised. "She sings to her animals all the time, how could she not be a music lover, dumb-dumb." Scootaloo shot at her fellow crusader. "Ah'm just making conversation Scoots, don't call me names!" Applebloom spat at the small orange pegasus. Zecora then abruptly stopped trotting, turned her head and gave all three crusaders a baleful look. The crusaders shrank back and their ears folded against the sides of their heads. Needless to say, the squabbling ceased. Suddenly, there was a crunch and the muffled sound of a tree branch hitting the ground to the right of the ponies' location, catching their attention. Zecora immediately responded by calling out to the unknown cause of the noise. "Who goes there?! I warn you, I will not go easy on you if you do not reveal yourself here!" Now aware of a potential threat, Zecora headed toward the direction that the sound came from. As she turned around a large tree, the zebra felt a gust of wind, and she saw a blue and white streak leap from the ground into the other treeline, all before she could react. Before Zecora could even call out or confront whatever the blue and white thing was, it was gone. After staring at the opposite treeline for a time, Zecora returned to the main path, and the group continued on to Ponyville, only now, they had to tell other ponies about their trip, there may be a reason to fear for the small town's safety. Everfree Forest, Tobirama Senju's POV Curse it! Tobirama raged to himself, as he jumped swiftly from branch to branch in the great forest, heading toward his creator's location. No point in being angry at myself I suppose, the branch was rotten on the inside, I made sure to check. There was no way I could have known it was going to collapse. Now that I've attracted the attention of those ponies, I'll have to abort my reconnaissance mission and report back to the "boss". While the cloned Tobirama raced back to inform the real one of the situation, the original Tobirama was frowning, his brows furrowed in thought. This apple farm is massive, surely they wouldn't miss a few, this wouldn't be the first time I was forced to steal in order to survive, being stuck in unfamiliar territory is bad enough, but allowing myself to go hungry could be just as bad. Just then, Big Mac's body went rigid, and his ears twitched this way and that. What? Did he hear me? I wasn't even in motion! Tobirama thought to himself, eyes wide. After a brief moment of stillness, Big Mac went back to pulling the cart, mumbling something along the lines of "Someponie's plannin' on stealing some of our farm's apples, I jus' know it." Tobirama's left eye twitched. He has a sixth sense for when some one is planning on robbing his farm? What kind of nonsense is this?! Forget it, I'll just go hungry until I can find a place where I can snatch some food without being caught. So with his stomach rumbling in protest, Tobirama moved on from the apple farm, following a clear path that he surmised lead to a village, a little ways inside the line of trees on the right side of the trail, so he could remain hidden from view, the darkening sky reassuring him that his presence would go unnoticed. A group of small ponies alone in the woods, and a stallion running an apple farm, I have seen all these things in just one day, what strangeness lies ahead of me, I wonder. Tobirama mused, zigzagging between the smaller trees that lined the right side of the path that he was following. Suddenly, Tobirama sensed his clone that he formed some time ago closing in on his position. Returning so soon? Did those three give up and go home? Tobirama slowed to a stop and waited for his clone to catch up. Suddenly, the cloned Tobirama entered the small area between a few trees that the original had stopped at. Tobirama then dispelled his clone, his hand clasped in the corresponding seal. It seems those ponies nearly discovered my existence. Even though they didn't really see anything they'll probably report the sighting to the local authorities. That means that after tonight performing reconnaissance may be more difficult. I suppose that means I have to make the most of tonight's darkness so I can out what I need to know and leave this area. Tobirama then turned towards his intended destination and dashed forward, unaware of just how strange his life would be from now on. Author's Note I forgot to mention that this story takes place after the season 2 finale, that's something that will be important later on.
Chapter 4Ponyville Library, Mane 6 POV After Princess Celestia made sure her student was well, she had to depart, her royal duties requiring her to return to Canterlot. The other Element-wielders stayed in their injured friend's home to make sure she recovered. Currently the group was on the ground floor, talking about what Celestia had told them about the circumstances of Twilight's injury. "I can hardly believe that Twilight has hurt herself just by casting a spell. She's a prodigy when it comes to that egghead kind of stuff. Plus she's always going on about how my tricks and stunts are going to get me hurt one day." Rainbow Dash said, clearly perplexed at her friend's lack of regard for her own safety. "Oh! I bet it was a really powerful spell! Like, something super-duper amazing that even the Princess's would have trouble casting! Pinkie Pie said, prancing about all the while. "Well it is quite clear that whatever spell Twilight was attempting to cast was too complex for her, that leads me to believe that it may have been something that she either found in a old book somewhere or she was just experimenting." Rarity said, surprised that the bookish mare was unable to master a spell, even if it was difficult to cast. "Ah'm just glad that spell didn't cause any real problems, sure she has a singed mane and she collapsed from magic exhaustion but she'll be good as new in a few days." Applejack stated. "Oh, I just want her to get better so we can cheer her up. When she wakes up we should be there for her." Fluttershy said, smiling sheepishly. "You guys don't have to stay if you have other stuff to do, her number one assistant will be there when she wakes up! Then you guys can come visit." Spike told the others, performing a mock salute and giving a reassuring smile. "I think at this point all we can do is wait. Let's all go home, we'll check up on Twilight tomorrow." Rarity nodded agreeing with Spike. At this, the five ponies began walking to the door, upon reaching it, it was enveloped in a magical aura and opened. The five friends then stepped outside the library, the door closed behind them by Spike, after saying a quick farewell. The group hadn't gone far before Pinkie Pie began acing up. Pinkie Pie is struggling to keep from bursting out laughing and finally curiosity gets the better of Applejack. "What in the wide world of Equestria has you so worked up Pinkie?" Applejack asked, somewhat concerned for her friend. "I can't wait to start planning the "Welcome to Ponyville" party!" Pinkie Pie exclaims, clearly ecstatic. "Welcome to Ponyville party? For who? No new ponies have moved to Ponyville for a while now, Pinkie." Applejack responded. "Yeah, duh, not yet I have Pinkie Sense, remember?" Pinkie said, rolling her eyes. "Well, you've never been wrong before, Pinkie, so Ah guess we got ourselves a new pony coming to town soon." Applejack nodded sagely. Without warning, one of Pinkie Pie's knees began to twitch as well. "Oh! Oh! Knee twitch! That means something scary is going to happen too!" Pinkie continued to talk about how excited she was about the new pony but she quickly became impossible to understand, due to the speed at which she was speaking. "No doubt the two Pinkie "alerts" are related, it seems like every time we have a new pony move here we have a crazy adventure or some nonsense, sometimes I wish I could just live peacefully and work on my fashion career without all this silliness." Rarity sighed. "Hey, c'mon, new ponies are one of only interesting things that happen in this town. Who knows, maybe this new pony is into sports, and I'll have a wing-buddy or something." Rainbow Dash argued, hovering near the group. "Oh my, they could also be a bad pony too, we've had our share of those kind of adventures too. It would also explain why Pinkie's knee is twitching..." Fluttershy said, suddenly worried. The conversation continued like this as the group headed toward the center of town, where they would each go their separate ways. Town of Ponyville, Tobirama Senju's POV Tobirama, finally arriving at the relatively small settlement, observed his immediate surroundings, which while the sky was beginning to darken, was still possible from the security of the rooftops, without being seen of course. Why are all the houses so brightly colored?! It's like these ponies are just asking to be raided, don't they realize that there are people out there that upon discovering this settlement would do exactly that? Wait.. what if...no, that idea is too ridiculous to even consider. I've seen plenty of outlandish things, this is probably just a very isolated place, which is why it hasn't been discovered until now. All these things went through Tobirama's mind as he observed the entirety of the town. I suppose the first thing I should do is find the place in this village where they keep their records, perhaps even a map of the country. Tobirama came to his decision and began to act on it. Hopping from roof to roof, completely silent, Tobirama searched for any unique houses, which he intended to search first. However, as he entered neared the center of town, Tobirama noticed several of the ponies flying in the sky above the houses, forcing him to descend to the ground, as continuing via rooftop was impossible without being seen. Even more curious was the fact that every pony in the sky seemed to have a set of armor and was patrolling the skies, as if expecting an intruder. First I find out these ponies can talk, then I find out they can fly, I know that smaller pony in the forest had wings-like protrusions from her back, but I figured they were just a deformity, as they were far too small to lift her weight. On top of all this new information, it seems that this village has increased security, as if they knew danger was near. The group of ponies from the forest could not have made it back by now, there are none who can surpass my speed. Tobirama thought to himself, astonished. Now on the ground, where he is far more vulnerable, he took even more care to remain unseen. Quickly dashing from shadow to shadow, and house to house, he soon heard the foot(hoof?)steps of a group of ponies approaching the center of town. Taken by surprise, as the streets were quite deserted aside from the flying pony guards, Tobirama was forced to hide in a corner of the street shrouded by shadows. There he waited for the encounter with whoever was headed his way. "I'm telling you guys, most ponies that move here are very special in some way, but I know from my tail-twitch that something is gonna be especially special about this pony!" A Pink pony said, all the while bouncing about hyper-actively. "They could be a trouble maker, Pinkie, that would explain why your tail's ah-twitching." a orange pony with a rather large, strange-looking hat said. After this first sentence her face scrunched up, brows furrowed in thought. " Actually, having a varmint coming here to cause a ruckus wouldn't be too surprising, actually. We seem to always have somepony tryin' to muck up our peaceful life here." After this response "Pinkie" spoke up again. "Well why don't we just ask them if they're here to cause trouble, they are right over there." She said this just as she pointed her hoof. At the street corner. Where Tobirama was hiding. Shit. Tobirama thought simply. Upon hearing this, every member of the group turned toward the location specified. Tobirama wasted no time in kicking himself into high gear and sprinting towards the village's treeline. The shinobi soon realized one of the ponies was following him, and actually keeping up with his speed. Impossible. Tobirama thought. No one has ever been able to match my speed! The cyan, winged pony began to approach him from the side, with a smug look on its face. "You can't get away, I'm the fastest flyer in Equestria, just stop and I'll go easy on you!" The mare shouted to the shinobi. "You should spend less time taunting your enemies and more time watching where you're going, kid." Tobirama shouted back, smirking. Not caring that this pony claimed to be the fastest in "Equestria". The cyan mare had just enough time to utter a shocked "Wha-?" before plowing into a tree. Tobirama's smile simply grew in width. I remember Hashirama talking about how the young are the future of a village. I know that was meant to be inspiring, but why is it that every time I meet the young fighters of villages they fall for the oldest tricks in the book? Not very reassuring if you ask me. Tobirama though to himself, mildly amused at how easy it was to deal with his would-be capturer. I've never heard of this "Equestria" before though, I'm growing more and more puzzled as time goes on. While the cyan pony was still recovering from her "encounter" with the tree quickly disappearing in the distance, Tobirama increased his speed, determined to allow no more ponies to pursue him. I suppose this means I'll have to steal a few of those apples after all. I can't let myself be forced into a battle with no food in my stomach. I'll get the food and then I'll wait a while before leaving the forest again. Tobirama worked all this out in his head while making his way back to the forest, taking a detour to avoid running into anymore ponies, especially ones he had already met. Ponyville treeline, Rainbow Dash's POV It spoke to her. When Rainbow Dash mocked the creature's speed, she wasn't actually expecting it to answer. Even so, I can't believe I actually smacked into a tree while I was flying! Rainbow Dash thought, miserable. I guess I'll just leave that part out when I tell the others. I'm just lucky no one saw that. The other 4 ponies quickly caught up to Rainbow Dash, followed closely by a number of pony guards, all clearly concerned for the safety of the town as well as the cyan mare. "Hey Dashie, did you get that new creature's name? I need to have their name if I'm going to make a "Welcome to Ponyville" party sign. "Whoa there partner, even if we knew that creature's name, there's no way that they would be getting a welcome, not after what they pulled." Applejack told Pinkie Pie. "Where did the creature run off to, Ms. Dash?" One of the guardponies spoke up, getting straight to the point. Rainbow Dash immediately went rigid, and attempted to form a coherent reply. "Uh..er...it... got away, it spoke to me, and distracted me from keeping up! I would've been able to take it in a fair fight. " Rainbow Dash stammered. "Very well, we'll consider the situation handled for now, we'll report this to the Princesses." The guard saluted and trotted back to the town and instructed several of his fellow guards to now patrol the treeline as well as the town. "Y-you know, technically the creature didn't do anything wrong, it probably just ran off because it was frightened." Fluttershy spoke up, immediately hiding behind her long mane once she finished her sentence. "Since we now know that it is intelligent enough to speak Equestrian, it obviously meant us harm. I mean, if it didn't it could've just spoken with us and explained its presence in Ponyville. It makes sense, darling." Rarity responded, smiling at the frightened yellow mare. "Whatever it is, Ah'm just glad it didn't actually attack us, because we don't have Twilight with us, dealin' with trouble like this would've been pretty darn difficult. With Twi' the way she is we need to be more careful, ya know?" "I don't think it'll be coming back any time soon, by the time it does come back, we'll have Twilight back and we'll kick some flank!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, a cocky smile on her face. With the matter settled, the 5 ponies went their separate ways, wondering what tomorrow would bring.
