Rise of The Villains

by GildaTheGriffon

Chapter Three: Behind That Mask

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Mare Do Well The Second: Brother!?!?!?!?

I was shocked. A mysterious, helpful and a "savior" pony know me and my cousin. But who was she? I have no idea. Candy Apples have lots of sisters and i have lots of cousins... Or maybe she is someone else who met Half Baked Apple before... A friend who was so close to him and call him as "Brother"?. I, however can not think much more... My cousin was bitten! We need to save him.

Mare Do Well the Second: What happened here before me?

I looked and thougt and than answered her.

Me: A guy who called him... Ugh.. Dashboard?

She looked at me strangely...

Mare Do Well The Second: Dashboard? Hmm... Weird.

Me: Hmm.. I don't know Dashboard or Discboard... I don't know...

Mare Do Well The Second: Oh you mean... Discord?

Me: Oh yes! Discord... The spirit of chaos... Sorry for that... Well, he came with his changeling army. Me and my cousin prepared to fight and we were almost winning the battle but BAM!... He was bitten! I saved him and than you came and handled the rest. Thank you...

Mare Do Well the Second smiled and said:

Mare Do Well the Second: No problem. I am here to bring back the harmony and peace. Now, at least i have an antidote...

Me: Antidote?

Mare Do Well the Second: Yes, an antidote which was found by Daring Do... He was shot by one of the griffons. They are good archers... I miss her.

A tear came out from her eye. I knew it because the part of that mask got wet. She shaked herself and got the potion from her backpack and made my cousin drink it.

Me: When will he wake up?

While she was giving him the potion she said:

Mare Do Well the Second: I don't know maybe in a second or maybe in a week... It depends on how much the poison is spread in his body.

Me: So you mean we do not have a guarantee to save him?

Mare Do Well the Second: Nope, but we tried... This is the only chance and only thing to save him. So it is better than letting him die. Am i right?

A sudden question, carelessly came out from my mouth.

Me: Who are you?

She stopped and could not move... She opened her mouth and said nothing. She was avoiding her eyes from me just like my cousin did.

Me: I know that you are a pony that i know or at least am pretty sure we have met before...

Mare Do Well the Second: And how do you know that?

Me: Because your voice is familiar...

Mare Do Well the Second: Wow! Certainly a strong reason for a point.

Me: Stop avoiding and please tell me, who are you?

She stopped again but suprisingly she turned back and smiled at me...

Mare Do Well the Second: I am who you want to me to be... I am a pony... I am public... I am a "savior". And somepony call me "Mare Do Well the Second". Nice to meet you Candy Apples...

Me: How do you know my name?

She stopped again and shivered...

Mare Do Well the Second: You said it...

Me: No I did not! You saved me and we even did not talk...

Mare Do Well the Second: Really? What is the thing we are talking right now? And yes you told me your name...

Me: No I did not.... Well, you know what? Let's say I told you... Ok.... How can you know my cousin? Is he your real brother?

Mare Do Well the Second turned his ways to him... She smiled at him and kissed him on cheek and said:

Mare Do Well the Second: Just let you know that, he is a special person who was used to be my closest friend. (She stopped a little and than opened her mouth and said) I think my job is done here... Goodbye and please don't tell me about him...

Me: NO! Don't go! Please! We might need your help... Where are you up to?

Mare Do Well the Second: I am heading to Manehattan.

Me: Oh, do you mind if i ask you why?

Mare Do Well the Second: To find our leader... To bring her back again. Hold on. You said something... Discord with changelings?

Me: Yes...

Mare Do Well the Second: They are united? But it is against the rules. No kingdom can send supplies or help to another kingdom. Plus no kingdom can ask for it.

Me: Oh! I remembered something else! Nightmare Moon! She is coming here! Probably when changelings wont come to the castle Discord will understand that we are missing so they will be searching for us. We must hide!

Mare Do Well the Second: You say it now? Let's hide him.

We carried Half Baked Apple back to a house in Ponyville.

Mare Do Well the Second: Let's hope they wont find us here...

Me: Why don't we tell Nightmare Moon this cheating rule issue?

Mare Do Well the Second: Which means getting into a dungeon for a little reason? It is not a good reason or at least a strong one to create a drama and chaos between them.

Than we heard a cough. My cousin was waking up!

Half Baked Apple: What... What happened here? Ugh... My head it is aching! It is aching.

Me: Don't scream cousin or else they can find us.

Half Baked Apple: Candy Apples? Where are we? Ugh! My head! It is killing me.

Mare Do Well the Second: One of the side affects of the antidote. It is temporary don't worry. You must feel lucky because you got well in half an hour. Which means your body did not fully get effected by the poison of the changeling..

Me: And we are in a house in Ponyville... We managed to beat them and get away from them...

I smiled at him because I was so glad that he woke up!

Half Baked Apple: How? After I was bitten I don't remember anything.

Me: Because you fainted and she saved us! (I pointed Mare Do Well the Second)

Mare Do Well the Second smiled at him.

Half Baked Apple came near me and:

Half Baked Apple: Who is she?

Me: You are asking me? She has been hiding from me since she saved us... She called you "br..."

Mare Do Well the Second interrupted me and said "Don't!"

Mare Do Well the Second: What did we talk about Candy Apples?

Me: Oh, I am so sorry Mare Do Well the Second but we really need to know this issue...

Half Baked Apple: No we don't need to... I know who she is... As I am good at remembering my siblings voices. I'm pretty used to it though, sense I'm the oldest of six. Including you too cousin.

It made me both sad and happy when he was speaking and saying those words. He meant I was one of his family... But he also sees me as sibling and nothing more... So I did not know how to react or how to express my feelings. When I was young my father and my mother died. I was given to my uncle and I met with him. From that time we were always together and we were closest cousins in the world. Well at least I hope like that... Plus Mare Do Well the Second is one of his siblings?

Me: What do you mean Half Baked Apple?

Half Baked Apple: Mare Do Well the Second, before I tell would you mind showing yourself first?

Mare Do Well the Second stopped and rolled her eyes and said "Ok!". Than she got her costume off and she was...

Me: No way! But... But... You were dead! I saw you getting captured by the changelings... And you were bitten... How??

A pony that I used to know, help her grow up with my closest cousin. I still remember the times when she was a baby and we were waiting her to sleep.

The baby, the sister and even one of my friends was Mare Do Well the Second? But it was impossible...

Me: Apple Fritter! But how?

Apple Fritter: Hello cousin! Brother was so smart to guess so I just did not want to stay for long. But yes know you know my real identity...

Me: Why did you keep it as a secret from us?

Apple Fritter: I just did not want you to get involved in this danger... I need to find Princess Celestia and give her powers back...

Apple Fritter showed me a jar.

"I got this with the staff of Starlight Glimmer. It includes Celestia's magic. And I need to bring it back to her. I was captured so Discord got the jar and called Nightmare Moon for that reason I suppose. Gilda the Griffon saved me, a friend of Rainbow Dash and probably the kindest and bravest griffon in the world."

Me: We need to go to Chrystal Empire... Apple Bloom and the other fillies are in danger! We need to save them.

Apple Fritter: Where is Applejack?

I looked at the ground and became sad again...

Apple Fritter: You mean the element of Honesty died?

Half Baked Apple: Not only Honesty, I am afraid, Kindness too... We need to find the other four...

Apple Fritter: You mean other three right? Rainbow Dash died too... Gilda told me that at least...

Me: Without loyalty, honesty and kindness elements of harmony can not stop villains. What will we do?

Suddenly Apple Fritter said "Stop!".

Me: Huh?

Apple Fritter: You hear that? Griffons! They are coming for us! These are wing sounds! Run!

"No it is not a regular griffon! Me!"

Apple Fritter: Gilda! You found us!

Gilda: Of course you had doubt?

Apple Fritter smiled to her...

Gilda: And I have some bad news for you...

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