The Four Horsemen

My Little Pony: The Four Horsemen

Chapter 5: I'm Not The Only Pony

With dinner done and the arrival of her friends, Twilight Sparkle prepped the table with bowls of hot soup, cups of fresh grape juice, and a bowl of cookies for her friends as the rest of the Mane 6 gathered around the table along with Spike.

“Hi girls.” Twilight greeted to her friends. “Glad all of you made it for the get together.”

“We're just glad yah serving us some delights, sugarcube.” Applejack complimented. “All that hard work at the farm and selling them apples made this here pony hungry as a horse.”

Twilight giggled as she sat in between Applejack and Rainbow Dash as they ate their soup. “I'm pretty sure you made a lot of money today to pay off the damages that Rainbow did to your roof yesterday.”

Rainbow Dash choked on her hot soup upon hearing that. “Hey!!! I was only practicing my newest aerial maneuvers when I lost my concentration. I didn't mean to damage your barn's roof.”

“It's alright, Dash!” Applejack replied drinking her juice. “Big Mac and Ah bought the stuff to fix the hole and there's nothing to worry about.”

“Besides Applejack's great day,” Twilight said to the rest of the ponies. “What else did you girls all do today?”

“Well...uh...I just had to...take care of a few rabbits that were lost in the woods.” Fluttershy said all shy. “The poor things were starving and I brought them into my cottage for some food and a place to stay and now Angel has some new friends to play with.”

“That's such a wonderful thing you did, my dear.” Rarity said impressed. “I too had a wonderful experience today. Just this morning, I created a brand new fashion design for all the male stallions in Canterlot. I spent nearly weeks perfecting a line of tuxedos for next weeks Grand Galloping Gala. I am very anxious to witness the spectacular moment of seeing those charming gentlecolts wear my latest creations.”

“Ooh, Ooh!” Pinkie Pie interrupted while hopping for joy. “Is it my turn to tell my day?!? Well, anyway, I held a birthday party for a filly at Sugarcube Corner and I dressed up as a clown just for her. Then, I made balloons, sang songs, play Pin the Tail on the Pony, had some cake, ate chocolate, had a water ballon fight, and open presents! IT WAS THE BEST DAY EVER!!!”

“Umm...cool, Pinkie.” Rainbow Dash said after eating some of her soup. “For me, my day was just...uhh...nap and...practicing. Oh yeah, I also cleared the clouds around Ponyville so nothing special happen today.”

“That's great that all of you had a good day today.” Twilight Sparkle commented after drinking her juice.

“What about you, Twilight?” Pinkie Pie said. “What did you do today?”

Twilight was about to answer but Spike, being silent and sitting between Rarity and Fluttershy, cuts her off. “Twilight did nothing but read that dumb book again!”

“Spike!” said an unhappy Twilight. “What did I tell you earlier? That book is not dumb!”

The rest of the ponies were confused.

“What book?” Rainbow Dash asked Twilight.

Twilight sighed. “Like I was saying, I spent the whole day reading the book that Princess Celestia gave me: The Legacy of the Four Horsemen and Spike here is such a harsh critic.”

“Wait, wait, wait!” Rainbow Dash said surprised. “Did you say Legacy of the Four Horsemen?!?”

“Umm...yes!”

Rainbow Dash exploded with joy. “OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! I READ THAT BOOK BEFORE! IT'S ONE OF THE BEST STORIES EVER!!!”

“You...you...have?” Twilight questioned Rainbow.

“HAY YEAH! I read it ten times and I love the part where Piston Ace's father, Inferno Spade, taught his son how to do the most awesome aerial move ever!”

“What's that, hon?” Applejack asked.

“The Blazing Trail! It's the same exact move that I've been practicing for weeks...and...the same move where I wrecked Applejack's barn but IT'S SSSSOOOO COOL!!! Imagine if I ever show it to the Wonderbolts, I can finally join them.”

Spike huffed. “Oh, but if Piston Ace ever existed, I'll bet he'll be impressed.”

“I have to admit that I'm not the only pony that has read that story before.” Rarity confessed. “I too read The Legacy of the Four Horsemen.”

After hearing Rarity's confession, most of the ponies were interested in hearing what Rarity thought about it except for Spike who face palmed himself out of eyesight from his secret crush.

“I read that book eight times already,” Rarity continued. “My favorite moment is when Silver Iron used his magical talent to manufacture the most powerful use of armor for King Icarus' guards for future warfare. I just love how the story describe Silver Iron's taste in fashion...and...and...the way how the story describes his lifestyle around fashion is rather flattering. Not to mention, he treats every mare around Withersham like true ladies like me. *romantic sigh* Oh if he was ever around, he would treat me like his queen.”

The ponies around the table giggled a bit though Spike rolled his eyes in disbelief.

“That's great to hear, Rarity.” Twilight Sparkle said. “Who else read it?”

Pinkie Pie jumped up and down excited. “I HAVE! I HAVE! I read the book a hundred and one times. My favorite horseman is the young and handsome Colt Daring! Right before he was a CorpseHorse, he was an entertainer for the king and villagers of Withersham and...”

“Oh really, Pinkie Pie?” Applejack raised an eyebrow. “Ah was going to say that Colt Daring was mah favorite pony. Not just that he entertained ponies but he was also a farmer. He spent his whole colt days growing some finest herbs on his grandma's plantation and used them for the illness.”

“Well duh! I knew that, Applejack. I was going to say that before you interrupted me. Hehehe!”

“What about you, Fluttershy?” Twilight asked the shy yellow pony.

“Oh...I...uh...”Fluttershy stuttered. “I read it five times. Um...my favorite horsemen is...Piston Ace. My favorite part of the story is that Piston was an outcast. When he went to school, all those mean pegasi bullied him for being different...and...they...never liked him. He never had any friends and was too timid to be around with anypony until he met Colt Daring and they became the bestest friends ever. When Piston Ace audition for the Royal Air Defense, he shook away his fear and became very assertive and defiant to earn his spot. It was a great moment in the story.”

“I'm happy for all of you having taste in this book.” Twilight happily said. “Let me tell you who my favorite is: Ares Maverick. He's my favorite horsemen because like he, he's very loyal and faithful to King Icarus and to all the ponies in Withersham. My favorite moment is when Ares led the last, surviving three stallions, those being Silver Iron, Colt Daring, and Piston Ace; into the final battle against the goblins when they plan to raid Withersham. He was very brave and cunning to do anything he can to save his village and the ponies from those evil creatures. Isn't he amazing?”

“From what you just told us, you bet!” Rainbow Dash supported. “That's the same exact chapeter where they formed the Four Horsemen...er...right before they called themselves that.”

Spike gets up from the table, not wanting to hear anymore of this nonsense. “I'm going to grab your dishes and wash them, girls.”

“Alright, Spike.” Twilight said to her assistant. “When you're done, make sure the library is cleaned and locked up. It's almost past your bedtime so make sure you take a shower before you got to bed.”

“Okay, Twilight.” Spike groaned a little. “What about you? What are you going to do?”

“I'll be done here with the girls talking about the story. I know you won't be interested in hearing due to your criticism.”

“Yeah, whatever!”

Spike carries the bowls and cups and heads towards the kitchen to wash them, leaving Twilight Sparkle and her friends discussing more parts of The Legacy of the Four Horsemen. An hour later, Twilight's friends went home for the night as they got a busy day tomorrow and would not like to fall behind. After taking a bath, Twilight headed towards her room and lays down on her bed with the book in her hooves. She continues to read where she left off earlier.

“Tonight was great, Spike.” Twilight joyfully said. “We should do more get togethers like this everynight.”

“For you but for me, no way.” Spike replied while laying in his bed.

“Spike! What is the matter with you?” Said an annoyed Twilight.

“What's the matter with me is that you and the girls spent hours talking about that garbage you call a story.”

“Enough, Spike! We will discuss about your behavior tomorrow but in the next time, just keep your mouth shut when the girls and I talk about the Horsemen.”

“If you are so fondle about that story and I declare it as a fluke, why don't you prove to me that this story is real. Even though I doubt you'll find anything. Goodnight!”

After his little argument with Twilight, Spike closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. Twilight, however, didn't feel like sleeping but rather continue reading. As she was, the words that Spike told her minutes ago rang through her head. Is the Four Horsemen story fictional or is it real? She has read the book countless times and stated it was real while the rest of the Mane 6 had their own beliefs on whether the story was true or not. Everything in the book that recounts the events of the Horsemen seemed “too real” though some ponies in Equestria were skeptical like Spike. If the story is real, why didn't anyone find the statues? Why nopony ever mentions Withersham or even know if it exist? More so, why isn't Withersham found on the Equestria map? Whomever the author of this story knows something but surprisingly, the author's name is not found anywhere in the book. The only pony that knows about the author is Princess Celestia. However, when asked about the author of the book, Princess Celestia was asked to keep it anonymous because the author does not want to be found nor be disturbed which makes things more complicated on doing any kind of research.

Turning away from the book, the purple unicorn peered out her window at the mountain range that leads to Diamond Valley, the same place where Rarity was rescued from the Diamond Dogs. She looks back at the book and flipped through a few pages to the previous chapter about the Cyclone of Chaos and the Four Horsemen statues.

Twilight read the page softly so she wouldn't wake Spike from his sleep. “...And the storm ripped through the fortress while it carried the Four Horsemen statues and their nemesis Black Mist. It traveled all the way far west for about three days, causing more destruction in its path until it finally dissipated in a valley outside of an undiscovered land, which that land is now today as Ponyville, Equestria.”

The intellectual unicorn looks out the window again and back at the back and the window once more. She slowly began to form a grin on her face as an idea popped into her head. She turns around to look at Spike who is still sleeping in his bed.

“You want proof?” She said to a sleeping dragon. “...I'll show you proof.”