The Harmony Of Equestria

''A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.''

Grantland Rice.

The feeling of sleepiness slowly faded away, only to be replaced by grogginess along with not wanting to move from where I laid. Every so often, a voice would faintly try and rouse me out of my sleep. Ignoring that, I sank deeper Into the covers and remained still...wait? covers? Grumbling as I pushed myself up, the source of my comfort turned out to be a bed. ''A bed?...'' My thoughts fought to keep myself awake.

''...Hey...'' There was that voice again.

''...Yo, wake up...'' It persisted.

''Ugh, I'll do It later...'' My head dipped up and down.

Then the voice got annoyed and I felt a slap.

''Wake up!'' It demanded.

Jumping up, It felt like someone was shaking me to further push their point.

''Wakey, Wakey, there are no eggs and bakey so get up!''

Opening my eyes, my brown pupils stared Into a pair of light blue ones.

''Ugh, Frank?'' I shook my head.

''Thank God you're alright: you were out for hours.'' He shifted uncomfortably.

''What's the matter?'' I got In a sitting position.

''I...thought I had lost you...''He sniffled. ''You've lost people In your life, and when you didn't wake up: I...'' He choked on his tears. ''You're my best friend man...I can't lose you: I just can't!'' He clutched his fist.

''Hey. Look at me.'' I spoke clearly. My eyes met his and for the first time since having his own body, he looked...scared.

''Was this any different than when back In Canterlot?'' He shook his head no. ''Then you have no reason to cry, you big baby: trust me when I say I'm not going anywhere.''

A smile came upon his face after hearing that.

''So where are we: and more Important: where are the rest of-He put a hand In front of me.

''We're right here!'' I heard Spike's voice call out.

''About time you woke up son, was starting to get worried.'' Iron said.

''But where the hell are we?'' I asked.

''Prison.'' Valiant said bluntly.

''Wait, what?'' I jumped up.

''Take a look.'' Spike gestured to us. I didn't even notice the huge cell door.

''How the fuck did this happen?'' Was my question. Then It came to me.

''That bitch Azure did this!'' I yelled.

''But why?'' Spike asked.

''Don't know what to tell you kid: but we need to find out exactly where we are In prison.'' Valiant said.

Getting up from my bunk and looking out the window, I saw that our surroundings reminded of either the Sahara or Egypt  from a quick glance. A few marketplaces could be seen In the distance, some tents, and the one thing that had to stand out the most would be the huge palace In the distance that portrayed a Griffon crest.

''Uh, we may a have a slight problem.''

''What?''

''We're In the Griffon Kingdom.'' I deadpanned.

Azure's Pov, Throne room:

''I hope this works.'' I told myself. Checking over everything, I took my guise as one of the cadets and went Inside.

''Princesses, princesses!'' I fake shouted.

''What Is the meaning of this guard: we were not to be disturbed.'' Luna said.

''I know, but there Is some sensitive news that you must hear.'' My voice dropped to a low octave.

''Well tell us quickly then.'' Celestia urged.

Having explained to them In great detail what happened from my perspective and by the time wrapped up my little talk, Celestia looked shocked and Luna fared no better as she looked ready to grind something Into a fine powder. After a minute of silence, Celestia spoke In the calmest voice: ''Is this true?''

''Yes, your highness: I even bear proof to confirm your worry.'' I brought one of the human's weapons, one of those dragon's scales, and a torn piece of fabric from his human friend.

They both gasped the sight of seeing the Items on the floor.

''Excellent.'' I thought.

''How can this be?''Luna was outraged.

''We were ambushed, your highness: there were too many of them to deal with, so they managed to buy me enough time to escape.''  I hung my head low.

''Thank you for sharing this: Dismissed.'' Luna shooed me away.

''Yes, Princess.'' The urge to wash my mouth out with soap came to me.

Exiting out with a smirk on my face, my thoughts drifted to how the human must be doing.

''Probably fighting to death.'' A thought came to me.

Jamir's Pov:

So here we are In fucking prison, and In the Griffon Kingdom of all places. This was going to be one hell of a magic trick to get out of. Speaking of which, they put a magic cancelling bracelet on my wrist and a ring on valiant's horn, rendering our magic useless. I was contemplating on how we potentially plead our case to the warden when the mess hall came Into view. Just like I thought to be: rows of tables, guards on the floor and catwalks, and the kitchen right near the entrance. Looking around, all manner of criminal and thug sat and ate: obtaining a good look at a few of the Inmates, the place mostly comprised of half Griffon, some ponies and zebras, and a small group of dragons.

''Well, this atmosphere certainly Is welcoming.'' The unicorn scoffed.

''Could be worse: we could have 'the chair.' or something worse.'' Frank commented as we headed to get some food.

I chose to set some ground rules as since I have never really been to prison: seeing a few detective shows and guessing, a pretty decent mindset found Its way In my head.

''Look, we have no Idea about what to expect In here, so everyone stay close to each other.'' I grabbed a plate of mush and meat and waited for the others to do so.

''So where are we sitting?'' Spike asked.

''Hmm...over there.'' I spotted a table some few feet away from the door and sat down.

''And this Is?'' Spike poked at his food.

To me, this looked like a crude attempt at some kind of oatmeal, and as for the meat: raw with a few Ice flakes covering It. Damn, do they prep the food? This Is a outrage. I was staring down my food when Frank tapped me on the shoulder and said: ''Go ahead, eat up.''

''What, why me?'' I asked.

''You seem to have this down, so you should try It first.'' He urged.

Sighing, I took a spoonful of whatever this crud was and tasted some. To my surprise, It wasn't that bad.

''Well?''

''Meh, put a little salt on, and shouldn't be too bad.'' I shrugged.

They looked hesitant, but tried some and gave a semi-ok nod.

Looking over at the slab of meat, I picked It up and took a small bite to which my teeth could not bite through. Seeing as my magic was unavailable at the moment, my 2nd best option to cook the meat would have to be Spike.

''Hey Spike, you mind making my meat here a little more rare?'' I held up my plate to him.

''Sure thing.'' He opened his maw and slowly blew out a stream of fire that melted the chips of Ice and filled my nose with a smoky that made me lick my lips In anticipation.

In a few minutes, my food was done and I dug In, biting through the smoky meat as I tasted the smooth flesh, contrasted by a slight sweet and sour seasoning that made me slightly drool at the feeling of tasting this miracle again.

A few seconds passed by as I tore Into the meat when I heard a few of the other Inmates run and scurry at the sight of a Griffon/Pony posse that as If they ran the joint.

An Earth pony with a  gray coat, red/black mane and tail, and a cutie mark of a battering ram and a smug look on his face.

A female unicorn with a blue coat, green mane with a red stripe, black tail, and a cutie mark a deck of cards with a flash.

There was a zebra with a with a type of fauxhawk,a few piercings adorning her eye and on the right ear.

And then there was a Griffon In the front: a thousand-yard scowl that only added to how he looked. He had a black and gold feathered coat, a scar over his eye, and the most noticeable feature would be his height. I don't judge first glance, but something tells me he might be counting on that to be a feint.

Ignoring them, my thoughts went back to ripping this meat apart, but they just had to come to our table and sit down.

''Enjoying ya meat there?'' The zebra joked.

''Well, Isn't this a wonderful group.'' Frank laughed.

''Stay your tongue, ape.'' The Earth pony said.

''Easy, Battering Ram.'' The Griffon put a claw on his shoulder.

Resting a claw on his face, the Griffon spoke In a amused voice: ''So what Is a Earth pony, Unicorn, Dragon, and whatever you two are doing In a place like this?''

''That Is none of your concern.'' Valiant growled.

''Hey, hey just asking a question: no need to be all hostile.'' He defensively said.

''Anyways, If you don't mind me asking: where exactly are we?'' I piped up.

''You mean you don't know? You're In one of the more looked down upon prisons In the kingdom: Only the worst get sent here.'' The zebra shook her head.

''Damn, no wonder this reminded me of the slums.'' I thought.

''So what did you do to get In here anyways?''

You know, It's common courtesy to ask for one's name when a conversation first starts or at least when It's progressed past 5 minutes. So I did just that and got some mixed results.

''And you all are?'' My question came.

''Battering Ram.''

''Flashing Deck.''

''Renoir.''

''And I am Zareran.'' He smiled, but that threw me off.

''Well, nice to meet you all, but we must be going: Lunch Is almost over. Ta.'' They got up and left.

I looked at the guys who merely shrugged their shoulders In response.

''This certainly will be some experience.'' I thought as we finished our food.

Ponyville, Twilight's Pov:

Me and the girls along with Lavender were enjoying ourselves on a picnic, having a good time laughing and playing when my horn lit up by Itself: something every unicorn's horn does when somepony's trying to mentally contact one another. Closing my eyes and focusing on the magical signature, I listened for whoever on the other end.

''...Twilight, I need you and the girls to come to Canterlot as soon as possible. We have some distressing news..'' Princess Celestia sounded mad and...sad, miserable almost.

The message being cut, my attention shifted to the girls as I gave them the run-down.

''Playtime's gonna have to wait girls, we're needed In Canterlot.'' I looked serious.

''Oh what the hay Is It now?'' Rainbow got up, the rest following suit.

''Whatever It Is, somehow It won't be pleasant...or easy.'' I groaned.