Chapters My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes
Prologue: The fox she found in a crate.
On a breezy autumn night, Fluttershy sat in her cottage. Donning a warm fuzzy robe and slippers, she sat contently watching the flames of the fire. Angel, her small white bunny, snuggled up against her side relishing in the warmth of his pony companion as well as the fire. The night was crystal clear and bright, and all the stars were out. Fluttershy was sitting warmly in her cottage, enjoying the warmth of the fire place with her pet bunny, Angel, and the rest of her little woodland friends. With a cup of hot chocolate at hand and a warm fuzzy robe and slippers, Fluttershy laid back on her couch as Angel nuzzled up beside her. All was quiet and peaceful, at least for a while, anyway.
As Fluttershy stroked Angel's head, she heard a loud sound from outside her cottage. Fluttershy immediately paused what she was doing. She turned to Angel to find him looking around the room to see what had made the noise. "Goodness." said Fluttershy, "What was that?" As she got up from the sofa, she heard it again. It sounded like a wooden tap sound followed by a thud: Tap, Thud...Tap, Thud. Fluttershy let out a small shriek of fear. Whatever it was, it sounded scary. Fluttershy turned towards Angel. He had a nervous expression on his face. Fluttershy walked up to him and place him on top of her back. "What do you think that was, Angel?" she said nervously
As she slowly tiptoed towards her door, she began quivering in fear. What could be out there that was making the noise? As she slowly opened her door, there it was a gain. Tap, Thud...Fluttershy hide behind her door letting out a lout yelp. Angel rolled his eyes. He tapped on Fluttershy's head, trying to say "Hey, Man Up." Fluttershy slowly nodded and took a small peek outside. Nothing was out there, nothing was around. All her animals were hibernating and the only creature awake was her and Angel (minus a few birds that were in the house). What was making that noise , she thought to herself. Just then she hear it again. It was coming from the backyard. "AAAH!" yelled Fluttershy, "There it is a-g-g-gain." Angel hopped off of Fluttershy's back and landed on the ground; with a frown, he pointed towards the backyard.
"Uh, you know Angel, I'm sure whatever is making that noise, it really isn't any of my concern." said Fluttershy with a nervous smile. Rolling his eyes, Angel tried to push Fluttershy to the backyard. Fluttershy tried to push back, but found herself moving towards the backyard. With a shove and a push, Fluttershy fell to the ground of her backyard. Then she heard it again. She slowly looked up and found it. It was...It WAS...a...Crate?
Fluttershy was confused. "A crate?" she said softly, "All this time it was just a crate? Oh boy, do I feel silly." Suddenly, the crate began to move. Fluttershy jumped up from the ground and landed right on Angel's arms. Surprisingly, Angel was able carry her, despite his size. Rolling his eyes, Angel dropped Fluttershy and slowly hopped over to the crate. He sniffed it softly to see if anything alive was inside it. As he did, the crate began to move again. A slight forwards before it snagged on the ground and tipped over. Tap, Thud...
"Oh, so that's how it was making the noise." Fluttershy announced, "But then...what's in the crate." Angel turned to Fluttershy with a sly smile on his face, pointing to the crate. "Oh yeah." she said, "That's how." As she slowly walked up to the crate to open it, the crate suddenly hopped off from the ground. Fluttershy took a huge step back, shaking in fear, and completely afraid of what could be in there. Angel slapped his forehead. He jumped on top of the crate and thumped on it, attempting to communicate with whatever was in there. Sure enough, the crate was thumping back. Angel tried to see if he could peek inside, but he couldn't. Then, the crate began to twitch. With a small hop, the crate tipped over, this tip, the top of the crate cracked open. Angel was able to peek inside now. As he slowly leaned closer and place his eye on the crack, he was stunned from what he saw.
Angel quickly hopped over to Fluttershy and grabbed hold of her hoof, trying to drag to look inside the crate. Fluttershy nervously followed Angel and slowly peeked inside. Fluttershy saw only darkness at first, but then, she saw an eye looking back at her. She got scared and flinched, pull herself away. But at least she knew now that something was inside the crate. "Goodness me!" she softly exclaimed, "It’s some kind of creature." Angel nodded and pointed back to the crate. The creature was lightly tapping on the cracked area of the crate. Fluttershy slowly approached the crate and tried to pry it open. Just then, the crate cracked open completely and out came falling a small pile of carrots. On top of those carrots, was a very odd and peculiar creature? It looked a bit like a fox...but it was different from any fox she ever saw. It had two legs, and she assumed her arms with claws (though in reality, they were fingers). And it must've been a baby creature, because he was really small . She also noticed that he was dressed in some kind of robe.
Whatever this thing was, it was clear that it wasn't an Equestrian creature. Fluttershy slowly looked around to try and find if any other creatures like this one were hiding around her backyard, but the winter air was too think; it was getting pretty cold. She began to shiver. As Fluttershy picked up Angel and placed him on her back she looked at the little baby creature. It was smiling at her, trying to get up. However, the little creature couldn't, and he fell of the pile of carrots to the snow on the ground. Covered in cold snow, the baby creature began to cry.
"Uh...Uh....UUUUWWWAAAAAHHH-HAAAAA-HA-HAAAAA!!!"
Fluttershy began to panic. "Oh no, uh? Shh, shh! There, there!" she said slowly stroking the baby's head, "Don't cry. It's okay, I'm here for you." The little creature looked up at Fluttershy and saw her happy face. The creature slowly stopped crying and began to smile. "Aww." said Fluttershy, "Isn't he cute, Angel?"
Angel rolled his eyes. "You don't say." he thought to himself. Of course he was cute, why else would he want to show her? As Fluttershy slowly picked up the creature and placed him on her back next to Angel, she began to feel the freezing wind blow, and thick white began to cover her eyes.
"BRRRRR!" exclaimed Fluttershy, "Its getting cold, we should get back inside guys."
Back inside the house, Fluttershy sat the baby creature on her couch and wrapped him up in a blanket, then she went over fireplace, which was cooking a kettle of soup. She scooped up some soup with a ladle and poured it onto a small bowl, but as she walked over to her couch to feed the little baby creature, she saw he was already fast asleep. "Aww, poor little thing." said Fluttershy, "He must be really tired." It was strange though. How did this little creature end up in a crate, and how did the crate end up in her cottage? And more importantly, what was he? As Fluttershy slowly leaned over and kissed the baby creature on his forehead, she noticed he was something on his head. Some kind of headpiece. It had the appearance of a circlet (a jeweled head band like crown made of either gold or silver). Also, she noticed it had some engraving on it. A symbol, one she wasn't familiar with.
"Oh my, what is that?" said Fluttershy to herself. She was curious to know what the symbol meant. But she decided it was best not to get involved. I mean, she didn't even know what kind of creature he was and why he was here. But maybe, she knew someone who did...
To Be Continued...
Author's Note
I had the story rebooted. Maybe this time I'll get better responses. I fixed my errors and added some new material. But its the same story I was planning on writing. Let me know what you all thing.
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My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes
Chapter: One. Help me Twilight, I found something strange.
The next morning, Fluttershy wrapped up the baby creature into a blanket and placed him in a basket to carry him in. After all, she didn't have a stroller. Fluttershy put on her scarf and walked out of her cottage, down the steps, carrying the basket in her mouth. As Fluttershy made her way to Ponyville heard the little baby creature waking up. She placed the basket down to check on the baby. When he saw Fluttershy’s ace, he began to smile. Fluttershy smiled back, happy to know the little creature was okay. She picked up the basket and continued walking down the road.
Finally, Fluttershy arrived in Ponyville. It was still pretty early in the morning. Some ponies were still sleeping. Now she had to find a certain alicorn, who could help her with this creature. If anyone could help her figure out what this creature thing was, it would be her dear friend, Twilight Sparkle. As Fluttershy walked down the road, she heard a little grumbling sound. She set down the basket again to check on the little creature. “Goodness,” she said, “was that you little guy?” The baby fox creature stared back at her with a nod. He began to make nomming sounds.
“Nam, nam, name, nam nom-nom.”
Fluttershy giggled, “I guess you’re hungry then, huh little guy?” ash asked. The baby creature nodded. “Well, I guess we could stop by for something to eat.” Said Fluttershy happily. “Hmm, now let’s see, what would a creature like you eat?” she asked herself. “Well, you do have the appearance of a fox. I know! Maybe you eat fruit. Some foxes seat fruit, maybe you’re one of them.”
Fluttershy walked down the looked around the area, then she found a sales pony selling grapes. “Perfect.” She said. She picked up the basket the baby fox creature was in and galloped over to the sales pony’s cart.
She could hear him already calling out. “Grapes! Get ja’ freshly picked grapes here!” yelled the sales pony. “Early bird special: 1 pound for 3 bits! 1 pound for 3 bits!” Fluttershy walked up to the sales pony and smiled. “Ay, morning there little lady! Ya’ look like you could use some fresh grapes.” Said the sales pony with a wink.
Fluttershy giggled, “Oh, no, not me. But my little friend here is pretty hungry.” She replied. The sales pony looked down at the basket and saw the little baby creature.
“Gee,” he said to himself, “That’s one freaky looking creature ya got there ma’am. What kind is he…uh, she…it?”
“I don’t know.” She replied, “That’s why I’m here. I’m visiting my friend Twilight. Hoping she’ll know.”
“Ahh, the Princess of Friendship Twilight?” asked the sales pony, “Ah yes sir-re. If anyone will know, it may be her. Ya’ know what, here, take a grape. On the house.”
“Really?” asked Fluttershy.
“Of course, any friend of Twilight’s is a friend O’ mine.”
“Golly, thanks.” replied Fluttershy as she placed it into her satchel. “I really appreciate it.”
Fluttershy thanked the sales pony and continued to towards Twilight’s castle. Finally she reached it. There it was, Twilight’s castle, straight ahead. Fluttershy skipped up happily up the steps and softly knocked on Twilight’s door…There was no answer. She waited for a while, and then she knocked again. This time she heard a distant voice. “Coming.” Then the castle door slowly opened. Standing in the entrance was Spike the dragon, Twilight’s best friend, assistant, and hero to the Crystal -- Okay you get the idea.
“Oh, hello Fluttershy.” Spike said, “What are you doing here?”
“I’m here to see Twilight.” She replied.
“What’cha need?” he asked.
“Let’s just say, I need help.”
“Goo-goo.”
“What was that?” asked Spike.
“You’ll find out when I speak to Twilight.”
Spike invited Fluttershy inside. As she picked up her basket, Spike saw the little baby fox creature. “Whoa, what is that!?” Spike asked nervously.
“That’s the baby creature I found.”
“Blah-ba-ba-ga-ga-goo.”
Spike wasn’t surprised, this sounded like something that could happen to Fluttershy. But still, what was that baby creature? “Well, keep it away from me.” Spike demanded. “I don’t want it it biting me or anything.” Fluttershy giggled as she placed the basket down and opened her satchel to feed the creature.
“Don’t be silly Spike, it’s just a baby fox creature.” Said Fluttershy. Fluttershy unwrapped the baby and slowly picked him up and placed him on the floor. As the creature slowly sat up, he began to suck on his thumb. “There, there.” Said Fluttershy, “I got your food over here.” She reached into her satchel and took out the vine of grapes she brought. As she feed the little fox creature, she heard a familiar voice come down that stairs.
“Hey, Spike, have you seen…” Twilight’s train of thought was suddenly cut off when she found Fluttershy inside her castle lobby. “Fluttershy?”
“Oh, Twilight, thank goodness you’re here!” Fluttershy said happily as she picked hu the baby creature and showed him to her. “I need your help.”
“AHH! What is that thing!” she asked.
“I have no idea!” Fluttershy exclaimed softly.
So Fluttershy explained her story to Twilight. How she found the creature in the backyard of her cottage. She even showed her the symbol on his circlet. Twilight slowly picked up the circlet using her magic. As Twilight examined it, her face of interest, turned into a face of confusion. "Oh my." said Twilight, "I'm sorry Fluttershy, but...I've never seen a symbol likes this before. And I don't have a single book in my castle library that could tell me who this creature is." Fluttershy frowned sadly.
"Oh no." she exclaimed, "What am I going to do now?" As she looked at the baby creature sitting on the floor, she began to wonder what it was and where he came from. "How can I help find this creatures parents if I don't know what it is, and where he comes from?"
Just then, a Light bulb went off in Twilight's head. "Hey Fluttershy, you're pretty good with animals. Maybe you could care for this creature." she declared.
"W-W-WHAT!" exclaimed Fluttershy nervously, "Oh o, I...I couldn't. I don't even know what type of creature he is."
“Don’t worry Fluttershy.” assured Twilight, “I’ll help you. And I’m sure our friends would be more than happy to help you out as well.”
“I don’t know Twilight. What if I mess up? Or what if he turns out to grow up into a DANGEROUS MONSTER!!”
Twilight laughed, “Oh come on Fluttershy. I’m sure he’s not THAT bad. Besides, you’re great with animals, I’m sure you’re capable of domesticated a little creature like this.” Twilight pointed to the little baby fox creature, who was still sitting on the floor munching away at some grapes. At that point, Spike slowly walked up to the creature, to look at him. "Hmm, he looks harmless to me, Fluttershy." he said. Just then, the little creature spoke.
"Utter-I"
This caught everyone by surprise. Twilight especially. "Whoa. Amazing!" Twilight exclaimed, this creature is capable of communicating. And at such a young age, it only appears to be 2 months old. "Isn't that the cutest thing ever, Fluttershy?"
Fluttershy looked at the creature. He happily began to crawl towards Fluttershy's location and raised his arms up, signaling that it wanted to be carried. Fluttershy smiled happily with tears in her eyes. She slowly picked up the creature and gave it a hug. "You're RIGHT Twilight!" Fluttershy declared, "This little guy needs me. And I'm not going to abandon him!"
Twilight smiled and said, "Good for you Fluttershy. I'll help you raise it. And I'm sure Pinkie Pie, Applejack and, Rarity can help too." Fluttershy nuzzled the little baby fox creature in her hand. Like a mother and her foal, she didn't let go, and she softly kissed it on the forehead.
And so, this began Fluttershy's new adventure.
Motherhood.
Author's Note
This story begins the start of the first Saga in the story: The Growing Up Saga. In this chapter, Fluttershy found a baby fox creature and asked Twilight if she could help her ID it, but instead she convinces her to raise it as her own. Let me know what you all think of the reboot of the story.
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My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes
Chapter: Two. 13 weeks later. Rocky, the baby fox creature. [Re-written]
And so, it was decided that until old enough, Fluttershy would raise and care for this little baby creature. She didn’t really know how to raise a little baby creature like him, but that wasn’t going to stop her from trying. She already knew about normal foxes, so maybe this one shouldn’t be any different. She also figured to just maybe treat him like you would any baby and then see how it works out. Anyway, so Fluttershy decided to tackle motherhood, but she wasn’t alone. Her friends were helping her out with anything they were able to do to contribute.
13 weeks have gone by since that faithful winter’s night that Fluttershy found Rocky (that’s what she decided to call the baby) and decided to become its mother until he was old enough to go back into the wild, and find his way back home. Not much has passed since the 13 weeks. Winter Wrap Up was over, and the ponies were entering day 10 of Spring fever, and Rocky had reach the age where he could walk (almost). Fluttershy had did her best to care for Rocky, and her friends helped her out in any way they could. Rarity made cute little outfits for Rocky to wear, although, she wasn’t really sure what gender he was, so she usually made robes, since that was the first thing he was wearing when she first got a look at him.
Pinkie Pie babysat, and was basically a playmate at the time. Twilight also babysat when she was available, but mostly fascinated in trying to figure out what this creature was. She trained it every now and then to see if it was a magic user. Sure enough, after 4 days, she learned that this creature was capable of a type of magic she never seen before. It was, very bizarre. Let’s go live to Twilight’s castle right now, and I’ll show you what I mean. Twilight was in her library watching baby Rocky as he sat on the ground. She gave him a pencil and watch to see what he would do with it. Baby stared at the pencil for a while and then he picked it up with hand.
Twilight slapped her forehead. “No Rocky, use your magic.” She said, “Magic.” Rocky looked at Twilight with a confused face. Looked back at the pencil he had in his hand, he slowly closed his eyes. Then, out of nowhere, the pencil began to glow and turned a light blueish green color; then it slowly began to float in the air. Rocky slowly opened his eyes and smiled; Twilight was impressed. “Amazing.” She said to herself. “It can use magic without the use of a horn, unlike most unicorns.” Twilight took out a pencil and her clipboard, and began writing down her discoveries. “Day 5, subject: Rock Butterbean, has been showing displays of incredible magic of which I have never seen. For now it’s just simple levitation spells, but I know soon we can improve on that.”
At that point, Twilight heard Fluttershy walk into the Library. “Hello, Twilight.”
“Ah, Fluttershy, hello. How are you?” replied Twilight.
“Doing fine, and you?”
“I’m alright.”
“Well then, I’m here to pick up Rocky.” Fluttershy replied.
Twilight smiled and lead Fluttershy into the Library. “Glad you are here. I want to show you something amazing.” As the two walked in and saw Baby Rocky, Twilight saw the pencil she gave Rocky had stopped floating, and had turned back into its regular color, and was back on the floor of her Library. “What? Hey, what happened?” exclaimed Twilight. “The pencil was blue and, and it was…floating.” Fluttershy began to giggle softly.
“What are you going on about Twilight?” asked Fluttershy. Twilight sank to her knees on her forelegs and sighed.
“N-Nothing.” sighted Twilight, “Absolutely nothing.” Rocky slowly got up from the floor, standing on his two little legs with a little wiggle. He slowly walked towards Fluttershy’s location, and Fluttershy picked him up and held him in her hooves.
“Thank you for watching him Twilight. I have so much to do, and I’m glad to have some friends to help me watch over Rocky.” said Fluttershy with a smiled.
“I’m happy to help, Fluttershy.” replied Twilight.
As Fluttershy walked out of the castle and was making her way back home, pushing Rocky on a little stroller (which she had bought not too long ago) she noticed Rainbow Dash flying by over her. Rainbow Dash noticed, and waved. Fluttershy waved back at the rainbow haired mare as she made a quick loop over sky and landed firmly on the ground. Rainbow Dash was galloping towards Fluttershy location. “Hi, Fluttershy.” Said Rainbow Dash.
“Hi, Rainbow Dash.” Replied Fluttershy.
“What’cha doing?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“Heading home. Its nearly nap time for Rocky.” Replied Fluttershy as baby Rocky slowly let out a soft yawn. “See.” she continued, “He’s really tired."
“I understand.” said Rainbow Dash, “Sleep IS the most important for a baby.” Rainbow stared down at Rocky. Taking a close look at him, she noticed something peculiar about him. “Hey, Fluttershy, has Rocky always had that fang?” she asked.
“What do you mean Rainbow Dash?” asked Fluttershy.
Looking down at her little bundle of joy, Fluttershy saw that baby Rocky’s fangs were growing in. She was really surprised, if it was growing fangs then that meant he/she was already growing up, and that meant she would have to set him free soon. “Goodness me.” Fluttershy exclaimed softly. “Fangs!”
“Exactly.” replied Rainbow. “Ya’ think that’s normal for a creature like him/her?” asked Rainbow Dash, “Because the only creatures I know who have fangs are snakes and bats...and wolves.”
“No, I know for a fact foxes grow fangs when older,” replied Fluttershy, “but I had no idea he was THAT old already.” Fluttershy’s heart was sinking, she had raise Rocky for 13 weeks, and already she has seen him walking, learning to talk, and now he was growing fangs. She knew that meant the time would soon come for him to return to the wild. Just then a tear began to fell off her face.
Rainbow Dash took notice. “Hey, you okay Fluttershy?” she asked.
Fluttershy replied with a whimper, “I’m…I’m fine. It’s just…”
“What is it?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“Rocky is growing up." sighed Fluttershy. "That means soon I’ll have to send him back to the wild.”.
Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. “That’s it!?” she asked in a disappointment tone. “Geez, grow a back bone. Look Fluttershy, I know you’ve grown attached to him, but you need to learn to let him go. He belongs in the wild, with his own kind.” And Fluttershy agreed, Rocky belongs with other members of his/her own species. And it was a decision she would have to make soon.
Back home, Fluttershy lauded Rocky to sleep and laid him on his/her crib. As Fluttershy was walking out the room, she heard Rocky call out her name in her sleep. His words warmed her fragile heart. “Fluh-tur-shy.” Tears filled Fluttershy’s eyes. She had grown attached to Rocky. She would never be able to say goodbye to him after she had raised him all those weeks. As Fluttershy walked downstairs to the fireplace to cook Rocky some lunch foe when he woke up, she noticed something on her couch. It was the little jeweled head piece she found on Rocky when she first found him. Fluttershy slowly walked up to and picked it up and placed it on the end table.
She stared at the little symbol that was engraved on the center front of it. It was that mysterious insignia that taunted her, for she had no idea what it meant. But it was her only ticket of trying to figure out what Rocky was and where he belonged, but deep in her heart, Fluttershy knew he/she belonged to her. As she went back to the kettle on her fireplace, she heard a knock on her door. It was a familiar face who had decided to drop by for a visit. A tall half pony, half goat, with a lion’s paw, a dragon’s claw, and snakes tail, a deer antler, a dragon’s horn, and a one fang. Yes, Discord had decided to drop by Fluttershy’s house and bring sandwiches.
“HELLLO FLUTTERSHY!!” Exclaimed Discord as the door swung open. Fluttershy rushed towards Discords location; furiously, she covered his mouth with her hoof.
“SHH!! Keep quiet!” whispered Fluttershy, “I just got Rocky to sleep!”
Discord was instantly confused. “Wait a minute. Rocky?” he asked. “You have a baby? You got MARRIED!!?? AND HAD FOALS!!? AND YOU DIDN’T ASK ME TO BE YOUR MARE OF HONOR!!!!???”
Fluttershy rolled her eyes at the overly dramatic draconequus. “No it’s not that at all…” said Fluttershy before Discord cut in again.
“I-I-I C-Can’t believe you! I thought we were friends!” How could you not tell me this!?” asked Discord. Fluttershy shook her head.
“I’m not married Discord!” She replied, "And please, SHH!!"
Discord gasped. “You got…Divorced?” he asked
“NO!” exclaimed Fluttershy, “I was never married. Rocky is a baby creature I found, and I’m nursing him back to health.”
Discord frowned in disappointment. “Oh. And to think I was ready to kick this bastard’s flank for you.” He groused with his arms crossed tightly.
“You can stay if you want Discord, but try to keep it down.” said Fluttershy softly.
“Okay.” whispered Discord as he took a seat by the couch. Stretching his arms and placing one leg crisscrossed on top of the other leg, Discord noticed the circlet be the end table. “Hey Fluttershy? What is this?” he asked as he picked up the Circlet.
“Oh that’s just a head piece I found on Rocky when I first found him...Her ? You get the idea.” replied Fluttershy.
Discord, examined the Circlet and found the symbol on the center front. His eyes opened widely, as if he had seen this symbol before. “Fluttershy, by any chance is this creature a foxlike biped with claw thingies?” he asked.
Fluttershy paused what she was doing and slowly turned to Discord. “Yes. Yes it is.” she replied. Fluttershy was intrigued. “Why? Do you know what type of creature he/she is?” asked Fluttershy.
Discord, slowly looked at Fluttershy and gulped. As a beat of sweat ran down the side of his face, he slowly cleared his throat, and spoke:
“Know what type of creature it is?! I though their species were extinct!” he replied.
Fluttershy’s eyes opened wide with utter shock. Extinct? Did that mean Rocky was some kind of endangered species. “What do you mean extinct!?” asked Fluttershy nervously.
Discord swallowed again and nervously began to spoke out. “Fluttershy, I think I might know what type of creature he/she might be.” he said, “But first, I need to take a quick look at him?” Fluttershy replied with a nod, and slowly took Discord upstairs to her bedroom where Rocky was sleeping in. Discord slowly walked over to Rocky’s crib and took a slight peak. He softly let out a gasp. “Sweat Celestia, the legend is true.” he whispered quietly. He slowly tiptoed back to Fluttershy and looked at her with a face of fear.
“What is it Discord?” asked Fluttershy.
“Listen to me very carefully, Fluttershy. This creature is not any ordinary creature,” he said fearfully, “It’s a Kitsune, and that symbol of his circlet means he is a member of the Nobuyuki tribe.”
Fluttershy was confused. “The Noubu-what?! Wait a minute, did you say he? It’s a boy?”
“Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you Fluttershy, because it will soon meant life or death for the entire world…
Author's Note
I found errors on this page, so I decided to correct them. I also rewrote some dialogue.
So Discord knows what type of creature Rocky is, and what is about to say will change the world of Equestria as we know it.
Next time on My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes.
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My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes
Chapter: Three. Discord's Story. The Ledgeng of The Nobuyuki tribe.
Previously on My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribe:
“What is it Discord?” asked Fluttershy.
“Listen to me very carefully, Fluttershy. This creature is not any ordinary creature.” He said, “It’s a Kitsune, and that symbol of his circlet means he is a member of the Nobuyuki tribe.”
Fluttershy was confused. “The Noubu-what?!”
“Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you Fluttershy, because it will soon meant life or death for the entire world…
Discord slowly leaned closer to Fluttershy, as he began to slowly breathe heavily. Sweat was running down his forehead, and be slowly looked to the side to make sure no one else was listening (Really? There’s only like 2 of them). The he slowly whispered: “You need to keep him by your side at all times. Do not let him leave your sight.”
Fluttershy was very scared. Why couldn’t he leave her sight? “Why Discord? What is this little creature?” she asked.
Discord softly cleared his throat and leaned in closer. “Well, it all started a long, long, time ago.” He replied.
“How long ago?” asked Fluttershy.
“Eh, about after season 4, but before season 5.” Discord replied.
“Golly.” Fluttershy exclaimed.
“Yes, anyway…*clears throat…I’m going to tell you a tail.” Said Discord. A tail…of The Nobuyuki Tribe.”
*Thunder sound.
*Fluttershy squeal.
Discord began his tail of Nobuyuki, one the Kitsune tribes lost long ago during the Imperial Wars (you learn about that later on).
Discord: “It started off as any other day. It was cool and cloudy morning in the village of Nobuyuki, the grass was green, the sky was blue, cloudy, and gentile wind flew through the area. The butterflies were flying about, children were playing, and fishermen were out on the lake trying to catch fish. You could see mothers caring for their young, and the brave warriors of Nobuyuki were training, and keeping a watchful eye on their town. Oh, but little did these poor people knew, was that a dark abyss was coming…and it was going to rip their poor little town LIMB…from LIMB.”
Fluttershy slowly sank to the floor. On all fours, she kneeled down covering her face in fear; shacking. “…Th-Th-Then what h-h-happened-d?” asked Fluttershy fearfully. Discord slowly opened his mouth. He paused for dramatic effect…then, suddenly…
“…They…RAN OUT OF RICE!”
Fluttershy looked at Discord with a face of disappointment. “Seriously, Discord?” she said angrily. That was it? She got scared over the fact that they ran out of rice.
“Well, yeah.” Discord replied. Just then, he remembered something else to the tale. “OH YES, also their village was attacked a clan of brute warriors who killed everyone, including women, children, and animals.”
Fluttershy popped back into her fearful state. “OH NOOOO!!” she exclaimed, hiding under the couch.
Discord continued his tale: “Yes, apparently there was this whole invasion of some group called, the Imperial Armada. The village was COMPLETELY destroyed. Nothing survived…Well, enough about history. How’s your day been?”
“Discord!” Fluttershy wailed, “Finish the story!”
“Oh fine!” said Discord. “Like I said, all was well until the day that the Imperial Armada attacked the village.” Discord continued, “They bursts through the gates of the village, destroying all who stood in their way. The braves warriors, tried all they could to defend their city, but were no match for the Imperial’s superior weaponry.” Fluttershy leaned in closer, intrigued to hear more of the tale.
“Smoke filled the sky, and fire bathed the city in a sea of endless screams and suffering. Houses were destroyed, crops were ruined, children and women were…um…on second thought I better not. It’s a Teen rated story after all.”
“Discord, where IS the Nobuyuki village?” asked Fluttershy.
With a soft smile, and a gentile pat on her head, Discord slowly leaned in and softly began to whisper into Fluttershy’s ear. As he opened his mouth to say the village’s location and Fluttershy began to smile…he pulled away and shrugged his shoulders. “I have no idea.” He said apologetically. Fluttershy slapped her forehead.
“Really Discord?” she said angrily, “You just gave away a HUGE detail about the main story and about who Rocky is and you DON’T even know WHERE the village is?!”
At that point, Fluttershy heard baby Rocky crying. “Oh goodness me!” she whined, “And I didn’t even get started on making him his lunch!” Feeling bad, Discord napped his fingers and out of thin air appeared a baby bottle full of milk. He tested it on his wrist to make sure it wasn’t too hot, and then he gave to Fluttershy.
“Here you go Fluttershy. At his age its important he gets enough milk.” He stated. Fluttershy thanked Discord for the bottle and went up to check on Rocky. Opening the door and turning on the light, she walked over to his crib and slowly picked up Rocky.
“There, there.” Fluttershy assured, “I’m here. Mommy’s here. Calm down my little baby.” Fluttershy gently stroked Rocky’s forehead softly and fed him his bottle. Discord slowly entered the room and watch Fluttershy care for Rocky. It was truly a lovely sight to see. Fluttershy really was good with animals, and it looked like Rocky was going to be one of her greatest challenges. Discord slowly walked up to Fluttershy and placed his paw on Fluttershy’s shoulder.
“Aww. He is cute, I’ll have to admit.” He said.
“I know.” replied Fluttershy, “I’m really goanna miss him when he grows up.”
“Miss him?” asked Discord.
“Well yeah.” Fluttershy declared, “It’s obvious he can’t stay here with me in Ponyville. He belongs with his own kind.”
Discord slapped his forehead. “Seriously!?” he exclaimed angrily, “Weren’t you just listening to the story not too many words back!?” Discord shook his head and pulled Fluttershy closer towards himself. “If I’m right, and he is a Nobuyuki survivor, then that means he’s the ONLY member of his species left!” exclaimed Discord, “That makes him endangered! Besides, do you know what would happened if the Imperials found out that a Kitsune was still ALIVE !!?”
Fluttershy became fearful of just thinking about the thought of an enemy force like The Imperials, after what Discord had told her about them. In her quiet scared voice, she gentle looked and asked, “They won’t want to make friends with us?”
Discord shook his head. “Let’s just say Fluttershy, that I hope you pony folk can learn to walk without hooves.” Discord replied. Fluttershy’s eyes opened wide with fear. At that point Rocky had finished his bottle and began making little babbling. “Woops, uh Fluttershy, I think the baby needs to be burped.” Discord stated. Fluttershy placed the bottle down on the floor and slowly placed Rocky on her shoulder and lightly began tapping him on the back.
“He’s a very precious child Fluttershy. Don’t let that precious thing be found. You’re his mother now. Do what’s right.” And with a snap of his fingers, Discord decided not to over stay his welcome. And with a puff of smoke and some glittery sparkles, Discord vanished into thin air.
*Burp. Rocky was well fed, and had been burped. “Goodness me, that sure was a big one.” said Fluttershy. Looking into the little baby’s eyes, Fluttershy saw that this baby creature was too precious to be left alone in the wild. With a little giggled, Rocky said his first actual words…
“Mommy…”
Fluttershy was shocked. He spoke his first words, and she was both happy and sad. IT was clear to her now that this child was her own now. If Discord was right, then there’s no way she can send him back to the wild. Fluttershy began to cry, hugging baby Rocky in her arms, gently stroking the back of his head. “You’re my baby Rocky. And I’m you mommy. And I love you.”
The next morning Fluttershy decided to tell Twilight about what she had learned and what she had decided to do. Twilight was not impressed. “You’re joking, right?” asked Twilight. Fluttershy nodded.
“No. I’m telling you the truth Twilight.” replied Fluttershy. “I decided to keep Rocky.”
“On the grounds that Discord told a boloney story!?”
“No! You’re wrong Twilight!” Fluttershy exclaimed angrily, “I trust Discord, and if he says he’s endangered, then I’m listening.” Twilight slapped her forehead.
“You’ve grown attached to him/her haven’t you?” asked Twilight. Fluttershy began to blush and looked away.
“N-No. And BTW, him.”
Twilight shook her head, she knew this was wrong, but hey, who else but Fluttershy. “Alright Fluttershy. Keep HIM, see if I care.”
“*Gasp. REALLY!”
“Yes I…”
Before Twilight could finish her sentence, Fluttershy had cut in and gave her a big hug. “Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, SOOOO much Twilight, you have no idea what this means to me!” Gag and struggling, Twilight tried to speak.
“W-Well then…ACH! C-Can you let me g-g-go then…ACH!”
“Oops sorry.” *Blush.
“*GASP…I know I’m goanna regret it, but what the hay. He’s yours Fluttershy treat him well.”
“YEAH!” Fluttershy exclaimed, happy and joyful, she flew into the scaling of the castle and did a small loop-de-loop.
“Hay, speaking of which, where is little Rocky?” asked Twilight.
“Oh, he’s back at the house.” replied Fluttershy with a smile.
Twilight eyes became wide open, “A-Alone!?” she asked nervously.
“No, of course not. I had Rainbow Dash look out for him.” Fluttershy replied.
“Rainbow Dash?” asked Twilight.
“Ee’yup.” Fluttershy replied with a giggle.
“Rainbow Dash, the dare devil, athlete, Rainbow Dash?”
“Yes.”
“Rainbow Dash? The same Rainbow Dash who let Scootaloo play in the forest and then lost her and didn't found her for 4 hours.”
“Yes.” Just then, it hit Fluttershy. “…MY BABY !!!!” Fluttershy zipped of out the window, smashing it into pieces, and flew as fast as she could. Twilight sighed.
“Oh boy, Celestia help her.”
At that point Spike walked by and saw the broken window. “I’m not cleaning that up.” He said. But Twilight was right though. Celestia help her…
Author's Note
In this chapter, you guys got a hint about Rocky's identity. In the next chapter: Happy birthday Rocky. Meet the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
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Chapter: Four. Happy birthday Rocky. Meet the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
Well, just like magic 2 months went by, and then…it was the big day. Rocky was grew old enough to talk and walk. He was walkin’ and a talkin’ like a…Uh…oh forget it, I don’t know how to make countryisms. Anyway to celebrate Rocky’s accomplishment, they threw him a birthday party. Since no pony knew when his birthday day was, they made it today. Pinkie Pie had decorated Sugarcube Corner for the party, and was catering the whole event. Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash and Applejack were handing out invitations for the party. There was just one problem…Rocky had NO friends, NO relatives, and as far as Fluttershy was concern from what Discord had told her, Rocky was the last of his kind.
High noon rolled around, it was time for the party, and Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy were escorting Rocky to Sugarcube Corner after a long morning of trying to keep preoccupied. Rocky was very enthusiastic to get to Sugarcube Corner has fast as he could. When he heard that there was a surprise waiting for him. “Come on mom.” Rocky was calling out as he ran up the road to the Cake’s bakery, “I want to see what the surprise is.” Fluttershy giggled at the sound of her precious baby boy’s voice.
“Hold on Rocky, were coming.” replied Fluttershy. By her right, Twilight was walking beside Fluttershy, slowly smiled with a soft snicker she rolled her eyes and placed her hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder.
“I so happy for you Fluttershy.” said Twilight, “I just short of 5 months you managed to raise a healthy and happy baby boy.” Fluttershy smiled slowly, her cheeks turning red, and a let out a slight school girls giggle.
“Thank you Twilight. I really am proud of him.” she replied. “It seemed like just yesterday that I found him in my backyard.”
“Yes, and it seemed like just yesterday I was trying to decide whether or not I should make him a dress and hair blow, or a suit and tie.” Rarity began as she walked up behind Twilight. “Honestly girls, you have no Idea how hard it is to make an outfit for someone whose gender you don’t even know.”
Fluttershy began to laugh, “Oh Rarity. At least the new robe you made for him is adorable.”
“Yes, and now that I know he’s a boy, I’ll design new outfits for him…other that robes that is.”
Twilight and Fluttershy began to laugh. Rarity soon enough joined in. Meanwhile Rocky was running down the road to reach Sugarcube Corner. He was pretty fast for his size. Fluttershy, Twilight, and Rarity were running out of breathe just walking fast, trying to keep up with the boy. They started running, but for every 5 steps they took Rocky went 9 steps forward. He was really in a rush to get to Sugarcube Corner, you could see it in his eyes, the way they were wide opened. Finally they arrived at Sugarcube Corner, and not a moment too soon. Any longer they had of walking, trying to keep up with Rocky was pure torture. “Look, look, look!” exclaimed Rocky, “There it is, come on let’s go!” Rocky took off full speed to the bakery, running as fast as his little pawed feet could take him. Fluttershy and Twilight were walking up just behind him, panting and gasping.
“I think…I…I think I should start sending him to school to make friends and burn off all that energy he has.” replied Fluttershy with a wheeze.
But of course, none compared to Rarity. Perspiring, Clammy, out of breath, Winded, and dragging herself on the floor Here she came, down on all fours, dragging herself on the ground. “HNRG! HNRG! AAAAHH! I am going to take a long, long, long, LONG…bath, as soon as we get to Pinkie’s house!” Rarity grumbled. Fluttershy and Twilight giggled at Rarity’s expense, who else but Rarity, they thought.
Rocky slowly walked in and opened the doors to Sugarcube Corner only to find, no one was here. It was empty…”Hey, where’s the surprise?” asked Rocky. At that point, Fluttershy and Twilight caught up to Rocky, out of breath and sweaty. They collapsed on the floor gasping for air, which at that point Pinkie Pie popped out from behind the counter. With a noise blower in her mouth, she blew that sucker up and set of her confetti cannons. Then, Rocky heard the two words every little boy wishes to hear.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROCKY (well, 3 if you count his name)!”
Rainbow Dash and Applejack came jumping out from behind the counter as hell, also blowing noise makers. As balloons and confetti fell to the ground, Rocky couldn’t believe his eyes. This was the surprise? It was…it was…amazing. Never has he seen this stuff before. Confetti, balloons, noise makers, it was like he was staring at the face God. No doubt, Fluttershy slowly got up and said, “S-Surprise, Happy…B-Birthday my little…b-baby…boy.” At that point Rarity walked in, tired, sweaty, and blood shut eyes.
“Aww…I…Missed it!” She said gasping before she collapsed on the floor next to Twilight. Pinkie Pie walked up to Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rarity, with a smile on her face she noticed they were drenched in sweat and out of breath.
“Hey, girls, why are you all so sweaty and tired?” she asked.
“Don’t…asked.” replied Twilight.
“Pinkie giggled, “Okay, I won’t.” she responded.
“Pinkie, would be a dear and let us use your bathroom to, freshen up a bit.” asked Rarity.
“Go for it.” replied Pinkie Pie. Not wasting time Rarity zipped up the stairs to the bathroom.
“Wow, what is all this?” asked Rocky.
“It’s a birthday party silly.” Replied Rainbow Dash. “You do know what a birthday party is, don’t ya’?” Rocky shook his head.
“Nope.”
“What!” Started Applejack, “That there’s crazy talk, sugarcube.”
“Well then little Rocky, I guess you’re going to find out.” Rainbow Dash stated.
Pinkie Pie turned back to Fluttershy. “Why don’t you go upstairs and freshen up. We’ll watch Rocky for you.” she said.
“Oh no, I couldn’t dare ask you to watch him for me.” Fluttershy replied.
“Oh no, it’s no trouble at all.” Replied Pinkie.
So Fluttershy and Twilight went upstairs to freshen up, letting Rocky enjoy himself. As he looked through the area, Rocky was fascinated by all the decorations. He had never seen anything like them before. Streamers, ribbons, music was playing, and there was a table full of wrapped boxes with bows on them. “Hey, what’s that?” he asked.
“That’s the present table little dude,” said Rainbow Dash, “and all those presents are for you.” Rocky lite up with a big smile.
“Presents? For me?” he asked.
“Yep, and there all yours.” Responded Applejack.
“Cool.”
“That’s not all,” said Pinkie Pie, “We took the liberty of inviting some ponies over to make friends with you!”
“Whoa really!? Awesome! So…where is every pony?”
At that point, it just hit Pinkie that, (in addition to Rarity, Twilight, and Flutters), her, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack were the only ones present. “Hey, yeah. Where is every pony?” asked Rainbow Dash.
“Yeah. We only invited 6 ponies.” said Applejack. “Maybe they’re running late.
Rocky became sad at this point. Drooping his head, he walked over to a table and sat on a chair. “Or maybe no pony wants to make friends with a freak of nature like me.” Applejack slowly walked up to the sad creature and patted him on the back.
“Aww, there, there sugarcube. They’ll be here.” replied Applejack.
“Hey, why don’t open a present? That’ll cheer you up.” recommended Rainbow Dash.
Rocky turned to the present table. Using his levitation magic he picked up a present and maneuvered it over towards his location. The present glowed, and slowly flew in the air, slowly made its way over the table, and slowly descended down on the top of the table. Applejack and RD stared at Rocky with shock. That was the first they saw him use his powers.
“What in tarnation --!?” exclaimed Applejack.
“Sweet Celestia!” Rainbow Dash expressed astonishingly.
Rocky read the note on the side. To: Rocky, From: Rainbow Dash. “Oh, thanks Rainbow.” said Rocky. He slowly placed his hands on the present to open it when all of a sudden he heard an unfamiliar voice.
“Sorry were late every pony.”
“Yeah, we couldn’t figure out what gift to buy.”
Rocky turned around to find 3 little pony girls. One was orange with purple hair and wings. Obviously, she was a Pegasus. The other pony was a unicorn, with pink and light purple hair and green eyes. The other was light yellow with red velvet hair. She spoke with kind of a southern accent. “Well it took yawl long enough.” Applejack stated as the 3 little fillies walked in.
“Sorry big sis, we got lost on the way from the toy store.” replied the yellow one.
“Sister?” Rocky thought to himself, “That girl is Applejacks sister?”
“Just leave your gifts over there on the gift table.” Said Rainbow Dash. “The birthday boy is over there, why don’t you introduce yourselves.”
Rocky set the present aside and got up from his seat. As he slowly approached the girl they were…surprised by his appearance.
“Oh my.” Said the white unicorn.
“…Hmm, kind’a cute.” Replied the orange one.
“You must be Rocky.” said Applejack’s sister. “Mah name is Apple Bloom, and these are mah friends: Scootaloo and Sweetie Bell.”
“Nice to meet you.” said Sweetie Belle.
“What’s up?” replied Scootaloo.
Rocky was a bit nervous. He never had friends before. What would say? He didn’t want to sound foolish. “Uh, Hi.” He replied softly, with a tiny blush of uneasiness. The 3 giggled softly.
“Yep, Fluttershy is definitely your mom.” Giggled Sweetie Belle.
Rocky bit his lower lip nervously, slowly looking away. His cheeks turning red, and small beat of sweat came running down his forehead. “Are ya’ nervous?” asked the one called Scootaloo. Rocky cleared his throat and stool up tall, trying not to look shy.
“N-No.” he responded.
Giggling, Sweetie Belle handed rock a little present box. “Here, this is for you. I hope you like it.” Rocky reached out and took the little present box. He slowly unlaced the bow and took off the wrapping. He opened the box and inside was a silver necklace, with a heart shaped locket. Rocky was both surprised, but a little bit confused. What was this thing? “Well, do you love it?” asked Sweetie Belle.
“Well, what is it?” asked Rocky.
Sweetie Bell giggled. “It’s a locket necklace.” she said, “See, you push down this latch, and it opens, and you can place inside any picture you want. And you wear it on your neck.” Using her magic, Sweetie Belle grabbed the necklace, unlocked the clasps, and placed it around Rock’s neck. “I hope I got the right size.” she said locking the clasps back together. “Well, what do you think?”
Rocky, had no answer at first. Then he smiled, with a small tear coming down his eye. “It’s beautiful, thank you.” he replied giving Sweetie Belle a hug. At that point Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rarity walked back down stairs.
“Did we miss anything?” asked Twilight.
“Nope, the party just started.” replied Pinkie.
Fluttershy walked over towards Rocky. “Are you enjoying yourself?” she asked. Rocky replied with a nod, and showed her the necklace Sweetie Belle gave him. “Oh my, what a lovely necklace. Who gave it to you?” asked Fluttershy.
“Sweetie Belle did.” replied Rocky.
“Well wasn’t that nice of you, Sweetie Belle.” said Rarity.
“Hey, open my present next!” said Scootaloo.
“Wait, what about the one from me that you didn’t finish opening!?” said Rainbow Dash.
“Why don’t we let Rocky deiced?” Twilight declared.
Rocky thought for a moment, then looked at Apple Bloom. “Well, what did you bring me Apple Bloom?” he asked.
“Here you go Rocky. I didn’t have time to wrap it though.”
Rocky reached out and took the gift from Apple Bloom. It was a toy bear plushy. “Thank you Apple Bloom.” Replied Rocky. Apple Bloom smiled. Scootaloo handed Rocky her gift: a pair of rockin’ sunglasses. Finally Rocky decided to open Rainbow Dash’s gift: a Wonderbolts action figure set. After presents came cake, and then they all played party games. And they all had a good time. And what was best of all, Rocky made 3 new friends. At the end of the day, all was well and Rocky said good bye to everyone, and thanked them for the party.
“Bye everyone, thanks for the gifts. And great party.”
“You’re welcome Rocky.” said Twilight.
“Glad you had fun.” said Pinkie Pie.
“Hope to see you again Rocky!” shouted Apple Bloom.
“Yeah, me too!” exclaimed Scootaloo.
“Me three!” shouted Sweetie Belle.
All and all a great day in Rocky in deed. With the day over, Fluttershy took Rocky home. After a quick bath, Rocky brushed his teeth, and went to bed. He placed the necklace Sweetie Belle gave him by his nightstand, stored the rest of his gifts in brand new toy box, which was Twilight’s gift to him. Cuddling up with his stuffed bear that Apple Bloom gave him, Fluttershy tucked Rock into bed and gave him a kiss on the forehead.
“Good night my little child.” said Fluttershy, “I hope you had fun?”
“I sure did mommy.” replied Rocky as Fluttershy kissed him on the cheek and turned out the light.
“Sweet dreams Rocky.” she said as she closed the bedroom door. Rocky curled up snug as a bug in a rug, ready to dream away in dreamland.
However, all good things…must come to end…
Author's Note
Here's where I felt that I rushed into the plot...
Next time of My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes. Nightmare in Dreamland. The Fox man with a familiar Symbol.
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Chapter: Five. Nightmare in Dreamland. The Foxman with the familiar Symbol.
Tucked in a ready to dream away, Rocky was ready for a good night’s sleep. But like I said…All good things…Must come to an END.
Inside Rocky’s dreams:
The sun was rising on a small mountain village near a waterfall. The grass was green, and the sun shined its rays down on the happy people. As the butterflies flew by the happy fox children playing in the fields, flying kites and playing ball. The men in town tended their gardens and grew their crops while the women cared for the young. A particular woman, a fox girl dress in red silk robes and wearing what appeared to be a circlet, was out with her baby boy in her arms. Behind her approached the father, a man who was also wearing a circlet. And on his robe was a symbol that looked familiar. Placing his right arm over his wife’s shoulders, he gave a happy smile as the young couple looked at their baby.
The baby giggled, its warm smile brightening up the couples face. And it appeared that this couple were special, because every time they were accompanied by what appeared to be a guard soldier. As they were walking down happily down the village path, they began to notice the sky was getting dark. Looking above, the saw something huge. A giant bird creature was flying over their village. And it was a very odd looking bird, one they had never seen before. At first they thought it was nothing, oh but foolish they were, for that was no bird. It was an aircraft. The aircraft, flew by the city and just when the people least expect it, it dropped an oddly shaped capsule device from beneath itself. The capsule fell down, down, down, down, until suddenly, it made impact with the ground…and then…yes...
The capsule had destroyed almost everything near the bomb radius. Houses, stores, and the fox people. The fox people were scared. Half their home had been destroyed, and those caught in the blast were ripped into shreds. The fox man slowly got, and saw his wife on the ground, with a scare on her head, but luckily her and the child had survived. Unfortunately, their body guard didn’t.
The sky then turned reddish yellow, as the aircraft made another turn, and this time it flew lower. Almost close to the ground, the aircraft slew by the village, spitting flashes of sharp pellets, which tore through the fox people, leaving them into a pile of bloody mush. Panic began to arose, and soldiers came running out with their bows. A nearby soldier saw the man and his wife and pulled him aside. “Your majesty!” he cried, “It’s not safe here! We must go, NOW!” The man clenched his fist and grunted.
“NO! If My city is too fall, then, I SHALL FALL WITH IT!” The fox man cried out. Turning to his wife he grabbed by her shoulder. “Listen to me, Miyu!” he cried out, “It’s not safe here! Take our son and go…NOW!” The wife obeyed her husband wishes, and gave him a kiss on the forehead. She then ran, and never looked back. As soldiers began to evacuate the city, things got worse. Enemy soldiers arrived to take over. But these soldiers were different. They were armored to the teeth, and instead of swords and bows, the carried with them oddly shaped sticks. They were also not foxes. They had the appearance of bunnies and rabbits.
However, the fox soldiers weren’t going to give up without a fight. They took out their swords and charged the enemy. Foolish they were, for the enemy gave a smirk, and ordered his squad, “OPEN FIRE!” Their sticks began to flash, and one by one, they all fell. Their bodies piled the ground, and a river of blood formed, wetting the streets in red. As they advanced through the city, the man wasn't going to let his village fall without a fight. He armed his archers and his swords men. They were going to fight for this city, and die for it. As the enemy advanced through, the man took his squad and charged. The enemy opened fire, but the man and his soldiers were fast. The struck them down one by one. Painting them in red, slashing them apart with their swords. But they enemy had better weapons, which soon overpowered the foxes. For every man the foxes killed the rabbits killed 3. Eventually the man found himself alone, all his troops killed.
Fighting back alone, the man charged, killing several, but taking a heavy amount of damage. Injured, and bloodied, he was finally flanked and captured. The enemy had dragged him through the street of village and tied him to a tree. There the man watched as his village burned down, and enemy soldiers flooded the streets killing children, women, and their animals. The man was outraged. "YOU COWARDS!" he yelled. Just then, he found himself, face-to-face with the leaders of the enemy. One of them was a little girl, a rabbit princess, carrying behind her one of those stick weapons. Next to her was a cloaked figure with fangs. The man's heart sank. "No...It's you. Why? HOW COULD YOU!?" The cloaked figure removed his hood and revealed himself to be a fox man as well. He had a scar on his left-side face, and also wore a circlet with the same engraved symbol on it.
With a devilish smirk the fox man drew his sword and aimed it at the other fox man's neck. As a tear fell down the young fox's face, he looked up to the cloaked figure. "Why bother?"
The man gave a wicked giggled, and as he raised his sword, he spoke to his brother his final words to him. "Long...Live...the Nobuyuki." And with a quick swift, he ended his brother's life, decapitating his dead clean off. The man then lite the tree on fire, and watch his dead brother burn, as the village behind him fell into chaos and was destroyed.
*Chaos. *Screaming. *Wicked Laugh.
“JUNICHI!!!!!!!!”
Rocky awakens:
“AAAAAHH!” Rocky woke up with horror and fear on his face. He was sweaty and hyperventilating rapidly. He then called out to Fluttershy. “MOOOOOM!!” Fluttershy instantly heard the screams, and ran upstairs to aid her child’s screams.
“Rocky!” she yelled, opening the door wide and rushing inside his bedroom. “What is it, are you okay?”
“Mom…I, *SNIFF, I had a bad dream.” Crying softly, Rocky reached out to hug his mother tightly. Patting him gently on the back, Fluttershy tried to calm him down.
“There, there. It’s over now. Calm down, mommy’s here. There, there.”
As the Fluttershy held the crying Rocky in her hooves, out the window poked a familiar face. Princess Luna. Looking through the window she slowly began to shake her head. She slowly walked off and flew into the air. “Hmm, that was no nightmare.” Luna thought to herself, “It was something else…something else…
Luna was right. This was no dream. This was a flashback. Of what? That is for you to figure out…
Author's Note
This is my first chapter in the story with gore. Anyway, in this chapter Rocky had a nightmare, which happens to catch the attention of a certain Princess of Night, who believes his nightmare is actually, something else.
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Chapter: Six. Help me Princess Luna. The Princess of the Night enters.
With tears in his eyes, Rocky continued to cry, holding onto Fluttershy as if his life depended on it. Fluttershy gently stroked Rocky's head. "It's okay, I'm here." she said. "I'm not going anywhere." Slowly wiping the tears in his eyes, Fluttershy gave Rocky a kiss on the forehead. She, saw the torturing fear in his eyes and she shivered in fear, holding onto her, and slowly moved the hair out of his eyes. "Don't let bad dreams get the better of you Rocky." said Fluttershy, "Because I'm here for you. And I'm never going to let that change." Slowly wiping his nose, Rocky looked up at Fluttershy.
"Y-You mean it?" he asked.
"Forever and ever." she said. "I will always be with you, Rocky. Your my little baby." continued Fluttershy as she rubbed noses with the little fox child. Feeling better, Rocky began to giggle as Fluttershy rubbed her nose against his. "Why don't you sleep with the lights on?" said Fluttershy, "That way you won't have any more nightmares."
"Okay mommy." replied Rocky. Fluttershy tucked Rocky back into bed and left the room, this time leaving the lights on. Rocky softly curled up in his head, snuggling up with his stuffed steady bare, ready to sleep and dream away.
"Good night my little gumdrop. Sweet dreams." said Fluttershy as she slowly closed the door. Slowly smiling, Rocky snuggled up with his bear and was ready to drift off, back into dreamland. He was feeling better about what his mom told him. Everything was going to be fine, and he had nothing to worry about. Meanwhile, Fluttershy made her way back to her bedroom. Well, actually, she was sleeping on the couch in her living room, with her pet bunny Angel. Fluttershy walked down the stair case and saw that Angel was still fast asleep. She gave Angel a kiss, and went to sleep herself. Sleeping on the couch, curled up in a blanket, Fluttershy slowly closed her eyes, and went to sleep.
Meanwhile, Luna wasn’t going to let that dream Rocky had slide. She knew what the dream meant, and it was valuable information Rocky needed to hear. That dream was a flash back to a memory Rocky had, which means he’s remembering something about himself. Luna decided she would pay Rocky a visit into his dreams.
Later that night, Luna passed Fluttershy’s cottage. She slowly peeked into the bedroom window where Rocky was sleeping in. He was pretty calm, which meant he wasn’t dreaming anything, or he was having a calming dream. Whatever the case, Luna was paying Rocky a visit. Using her nighttime magic, Luna slowly entered Rocky’s dreamland.
Rocky’s Dreams:
Meanwhile, in Rocky’s dream, Rocky had another dream. The setting was a field of grass that surrounded a dirt road. As Rocky slowly walked up the road, he slowly began to view a little village out ahead. As Rocky continued his walk down to the city, he slowly approached the location of a gate. He walked up to it and peeked through the iron bars into the village. It was a pretty happy village. It wasn’t too big, or too small. It housed several fox creatures just like him. The little fox children were playing around with their toys and some flying kites in the air. Their parents watched over them, the smiles on their faces made them warm inside. Seeing this beautiful village, brought a smile to Rocky’s face. As he admired the beauty, Princess Luna slowly walked up behind Rocky. She peeked through iron bars to the village and saw the little Kitsunes playing in the field. Their laughs brightened up her day. Or, night in this case.
“Beautiful, isn’t it?” asked Luna.
Rocky turned around to find a tall dark blue and purple mare standing right next to him. “Who are you?” he asked.
“I’m Princess Luna.” Replied the princess, “I am the guardian of the night. I’m here because you had a nightmare recently.”
Rocky froze. “Y-Yes. I did. It was awful.” Rocky began to tear up, just remembering the horror.
Luna nodded and placed her hoof around Rocky. “I know it was horrible, but I here to help you.”
Rocky was a bit confused. “What do you mean, help me?” he asked.
“Well, you see Rocky…” began the princess, “I have reason to believe your nightmare, wasn’t a nightmare, but a flashback to an event that you’re trying to recall.”
Rocky was a bit confused. “Recall? What do you mean?” he asked.
“I mean that you’re remembering something that happened when you were a baby.” replied Luna.
Rocky was understanding now, but he had no memory of when he was a baby. “But how is that possible Miss Princess Luna?” he asked. Luna giggled at the slight adorableness of the fox child, and she slowly got on her knees to talk to him at his level.
“Well, Rocky. You see, sometimes we don’t remember things, and sometimes our dreams make us remember things we forget.” she announced. “Sometimes, our dreams make remember bad things.”
Rocky understood better, but was still having trouble understanding how Luna was going to help him. “So, why are you here Miss Princess Luna?”
“Well, Rocky…” said Luna, “I’m going to help you remember why you had that dream. Think back.” Luna continued, “Do you remember a village?”
Rocky tried to think long back, if he had ever seen the village in his dream before. He though really hard, and began to remember bits of pieces.
“I…I think I see something.” Rocky claimed. “I see…a woman. And, she’s holding something. Something wrapped in a blanket.”
“Good Rocky, what else do you see?” asked Luna.
Trying to concentrate, Rocky began to see more of his memory. His dream then began to change. They were on top of a little hill now. Luna and Rocky saw as the woman walked up the hill carrying what appeared to be her baby. Following behind her, was a man, the same man from Rocky’s dream. Dressed in silk robes and wearing a circlet similar to his. The man was accompanied by a soldier. Another fox man who whore plated armor and carried a sword on his waist. The man approached the woman and place his arm around her. The woman smiled and gave the man a kiss on his nose.
“Yes, I…I think I remember this. I’m what the woman is carrying. I’m the baby!” exclaimed Rocky.
As the couple sat on the hill, the woman fox unwrapped the blanket and revealed the object she was carrying to be a baby. Luna smiled widely as Rocky began to gasp. “That’s right. That’s me.” said Rocky joyfully. The two couple began a conversation with each other.
“Oh, look Daichi. Our little boy.” said the woman fox.
“He’s beautiful.” replied the Fox man. “Hi there. I’m your Daddy.”
“He’s going to be a great king someday.” Continued the fox woman.
“Yes. And I know he’ll make us proud.” Replied the fox man.
Rocky began to tear up. He remembered something about his childhood. “What does this mean Miss Princess Luna?” asked Rocky.
“That’s for you to decide Rocky.” Luna said. “What do you think it means?”
Rocky slowly paced around for a while. Thinking to himself, he tried to put together the pieces of the puzzles. The village, his memory, and the enemies that attacked the village. “THAT’S IT!” Rocky exclaimed, “I’m remembering where I came from and how I got to Ponyville!” As he turned around to see Luna, she found that she as gone. “Huh? Luna?” asked Rocky. “Where are you? Luna?” Rocky had woken up. He looked out the window and found the sun shining through. Looks like it was time to wake up. Rocky walked out of his bedroom and walked down the stair to the living room, where Fluttershy was feeding her little woodland friends. Fluttershy looked towards the stairs and found her little baby boy walking down.
“Oh, good morning sunshine.” said Fluttershy. “I left you some berries over there on the living room table.”
“No thanks mom. I’m not hungry.” replied Rocky.
“Not Hungry!?” exclaimed Fluttershy, “Are you okay?”
“Yes…mom, do you…do you know where I came from?” asked Rocky.
Fluttershy froze. She thought this day would never come. “You want to know, what?”
“Mother, please, tell me where I came from.”
Fluttershy slowly took a deep breathe in and exhaled. “Well, Rocky, you see…When a mommy fox and daddy fox love each other very much, they…”
“NO! Mommy, WHERE am I from?”
Fluttershy sighed. She knew she’d have to tell him eventually. “Oh boy. Sit down Rocky.”
Rocky took a seat by the couch, and Fluttershy sat next to him. “Listen Rocky, a friend of mine came over one time and…he might know who you are.”
Rocky became joyed. “Really? Who is he?” he asked anxiously.
“Slow down, honey.” said Fluttershy. “I know you’re excited to know about yourself…”
“Yes.”
Fluttershy stared at Rocky, his eyes were wide open. Making his cute little face, Fluttershy began to quiver over his cuteness. “Oh…His name is Discord.”
“Can we go see him!? I want to know where I come from!”
“I’m sorry Rocky. We can’t. Mr. Discord lives in Chaosville, and I don’t know how to get there.”
Rocky pouted. Then, a light bulb went off in his head. “What about Twilight, she’ll know.”
“Oh, Rocky, I just don’t think it’s a good idea for us to visit Discord and intrude on…”
“Pleaaaaaase…”
Fluttershy began to bite lip nervously. Rocky stared at her with his little puppy dog eyes and pouty lip. Trying hard to resist the urge, Fluttershy found herself giving in.
“Oh…Okay, let’s go.”
Rocky smiled and jumped up in the air with joy. First a birthday party, and now, he was going to find out where he comes from and who he is. This day was going to be great. Go forth, Rocky. Learn how to get to Chaosville, and talk to Mr. Discord. Learn your origin. Next time on My Little Pony: Secret of the Kitsune tribes…
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Chapter: Seven. Let's go to Chaosville. Twilight's portal spell.
Previously on the story, Fluttershy has revealed to Rocky about Discord, and the knowledge that he may know who and what he is and where he comes from. Rocky had to know where he’s from, so he asked his mother if they can visit him, but Discord lives in Chaosville, and there’s no way for them to get there. So, Rocky suggests they go to Twilight’s house, hoping she might know of a way to get to Chaosville. Rocky really wanted to know where he was from. Rocky thought that figuring out where he came from would help shed some light on who he was, and what happened that day that he saw in his nightmare. Well if anybody knows anything about unusual creatures, it’ll be Discord.
Walking down the road to Ponyville, Rocky was walking along side Fluttershy, sitting on her back. Rocky was eager to get to Twilight’s to find out if she knew a way to get to Chaosville. The feeling of zealousness and euphoria were hovering over him like mosquitos on a wet surface. “Come on mom, speed up.” he kept calling, “I don’t want to be late!”
“Calm down, Rocky. I’m going as fast as I can.” she replied.
Rocky was so excited. For the first time in his life, he was going to find out who he was. The feeling of his identity had haunted him, ever since he was 2. He has always had a feeling that he was different from the ponies in Ponyville, and it made him feel different, in a bad way. As Fluttershy was walking down the road with Rocky on her back, she saw Rainbow Dash flying by. Fluttershy looked and waved at the flying, rainbow manned Pegasus. Rainbow looked down below and saw her friend waving to her down below. She smiled and made a quick landing on to the ground.
“Hey, Fluttershy. Where you and Rocky heading?” she asked.
“To Twilight’s castle.” replied Fluttershy.
“We’re goanna see if she has a portal spell so we can get to Chaosville and visit Discord, so he can tell me who I am.” said Rocky with a cheerful voice.
Rainbow was surprised and confused at the same time. “Discord? You’re trying to visit Discord?” she asked.
“I told Rocky that Discord might know what type of creature he might be.” replied Fluttershy with a sigh.
“Huh, why am I not surprised." said Rainbow Dash, "If anyone will about a creature like Rocky, it would be him."
"Hm hmm."
Awkward silence…
“Well, we better get going, can’t be late.”
“Of course, no problem, I got some cloud bustin’ to do anyway.” said RD as she flexed her wings and flew a few inches of the ground. “Wouldn’t want you hold you two up. See ya’ Rocky, hope you find what you need.”
“Thank you Rainbow Dash.” said Rocky as she took off into in the sky, waving back at him.
But nonetheless, RD was right, she had a job to do, and she didn’t want to make Fluttershy late for whatever she had to do. So, Fluttershy and Rocky continued their walk to Twilight’s castle. Wasn’t long before the two finally made it. Rocky got off of Fluttershy’s back and began to make his way to the steps of Twilight’s castle.
“Rocky, wait!” Exclaimed Fluttershy from behind.
“What is it mommy?” he asked.
“Wait for me Rocky, don’t just take off like that.”
“Sorry mama.” said little Rocky as he held on to Fluttershy’s hoof.
Walking together, the two made their up the steps of Twilight’s castle. Fluttershy slowly walked up to the door and softly knocked. They waited a bit, but no pony answered. Fluttershy knocked again, a little bit harder. Again, a short silence filled the area. As Fluttershy reached out to knock again, but as she did, the door opened slowly. Peeking his head out was Spike the Dragon. Rocky's older friend and Twilight's faithful assistant.
"Oh, hey Rocky; Fluttershy." he greeted. "I didn't know you guys were coming over for a playdate."
“Not today Spike. Is Twilight home?” asked Fluttershy.
“Oh.” said Spike with a hint of disappointment, “She’s upstairs in her library.”
“Could you watch Rocky for me?” asked Fluttershy, “I want to talk to Twilight in privet.”
“Of course,” replied Spike with a smile.
Fluttershy kissed Rocky’s forehead and told him to behave himself while she talked to Twilight. With a nod, Rocky sat on the ground of the castle and waited. Fluttershy smiled happily as she made her way up stairway on her way to the castle’s library. Spike stared at Rocky like a hawk, his eyes fixed to him like glue on a broken vase.
Awkward silence filled the room.
“So~” said Spike nervously, trying to fill the silence, “You like comics?”
“What are comics?” asked Rocky.
Meanwhile in her library, Twilight was catching up on some reading. But she wasn’t just doing regular reading. She was searching for an answer to Rocky’s magical powers. Ever since she witnessed them first hand, and trained him to use them, she had been curious about his species and the type of magic he uses. Unfortunately, none of the 200 books she read (out the 3,205,119 in her library) held an answer.
“Come on!” barked Twilight, “That’s the 200th book I’ve checked, and no answer to what Rocky is and his magic type.”
As Twilight read through the book, Fluttershy slowly walked into the library. “Hello, Twilight?” Fluttershy called out. “Twilight?” As Twilight was reading through, she began to hear Fluttershy’s voice calling out to her.
“Fluttershy? Fluttershy is that you? Where are you?”
“Twilight? Where are you, I can’t see you.”
“Oh, there you are.”
“Huh?”
“Up here, Fluttershy.”
Looking up, Fluttershy found Twilight waving to her from the upstairs area of her library room. “Wait there, I’m coming down.” said Twilight ash she made her way to the staircase. Twilight walked down the stairs to the lower level of the library and walked towards Fluttershy. "Fluttershy, so good to see you. What can I do for you?"
"Well...You see Twilight, I need your help."
"With what in particular?"
"Well~"
As Fluttershy explained to Twilight why she was here and what she needed her to do, Twilight's happy face slowly turned into a frown. Once Fluttershy had finished explaining her story, Twilight was in shock. She didn't know how to react.
"Well, that's it. What do you say Twilight?" asked Fluttershy.
Twilight didn't say a word. "Uh..."
"I know I'm asking for something big, but it will really help bring Rocky closure about his identity."
"...Um, so...You need me to find a portal spell to Chaosville?" asked Twilight.
"Mm Hm."
"To visit Discord?" asked Twilight.
"Mm Hm."
Twilight thought it over for a while. She paced the room, tapping chin with her foreleg. "Hmm." thought Twilight as she walked up and down the room. "So, Rocky wants to know about his himself, and you say Discord is the only one who knows?" she asked.
"Yep, In fact, it was Discord who told me about Rocky in the first place." said Fluttershy.
"Hmm." thought Twilight. "I don't know Fluttershy. A portal spell is kind of hard to pull off." explained Twilight, "Why don't we just summon him using our elements?"
"That would be better," thought Fluttershy, "but no, I think it would benefit my little Rocky if we visit him, personally."
Thinking it over, Twilight decided to go along with Fluttershy's request. Twilight walked back up the stairs to the upper level in her library and began to search through the spell book in her library, trying to find a book of portal spells. "Hmm, let's see." Twilight began to herself. "Portal spells. That would be in, hmm, conjuring."
Fluttershy followed behind Twilight as she walked down the Conjuring section, looking through each book individually. As Twilight walked by, she began to pick up books with her magic, reading their titles, hoping to find the book she needed. "Hmm. Familiars 101, nope. Conjuring for Dummies, nope. Ah, here it is." said Twilight happily. "Portals to Places and Beyond"
Twilight took the book from the shelf and blew on it to dust it off. "Are you sure about this" she asked as she turned to Fluttershy.
"I have to Twilight." replied Fluttershy, "For Rocky."
"Okay then." said Twilight, "then I'm ready to help."
Meanwhile, Spike was showing Rocky his comic books. Rocky was quite impressed, he had never seen books like these before. In fact, it was the only book he had seen before. "Impressive." said Rocky to himself as he was reading along to one of Spike's comics, "I never knew who exciting books are."
"Hey Rocky, how are you reading?" asked Spike, "Aren't you 3?"
"What do you mean?" asked Rocky, "Can't any pony do this at this age?"
"Uh...no."
"Oh."
At this point Fluttershy walked into the room. "Hey Spike," she called out, "Is Rocky with- Oh, there you are." Rocky smiled at Twilight Sparkle, and waved.
"Hi Misses Twilight." he replied.
"Were ready to open the portal. Are you coming?"
"Okay." replied Rocky. He stood up and fallowed Twilight to the castle courtyard. Does Twilight's castle have a courtyard? I'm goanna pretend that it does. Anyway, the 4 gathered around the Courtyard and waited patiently as Twilight opened the spell book and began looking for the spell she was searching for. Flipping through the pages of the dull brown book, she read out loud the spells that book hold, trying to find the one she needed.
"Hmm. I hope this is the one." said Twilight softly to herself. "Hmm, let's see. Tartars. Elysium. Crystal Empire. Crystal Empire!? Why not just take the train." Twilight continued, "Um, Portal to the Moon. Portal to Griffon Stone. Oooh, Griffon Stone. I go to save that one for later. Hmm..."
The group waited around, sitting on the grass, waiting for Twilight to finish. It took almost 3 minutes before she had finally found the spell she was looking for. "Ah! Here it is. Portal to Chaosville. Not goanna lie, I thought it wasn't here." She blew on the page, dusting it off and wiped off any smudges the page may have. She looked closely at the book and read the words on the book.
"Okay. Got it." she announced as she turned to Fluttershy. "Are you sure you want to do this?" she asked.
"I have to Twilight." declared Fluttershy, "for Rocky."
"Rocky? Are you sure you want to know where you're from that badly?" Twilight asked Rocky.
"I have to Misses Twilight. That dream I had was telling me something. I can't ignore it."
Twilight took a deep breath, and smiled. "Then I won't say otherwise." she replied. She read the spell one more time to make sure she would be preforming it right. She took a deep breath in, and slowly exhaled. Twilight closed her eyes, and began to concentrate. As her horn slowly began to glow, every one stared and watch carefully. Twilight slowly began to focus, as her horn glowed brighter. Slowly, sparks began to fly out, and the ground began to glow. Her magical aura began to shape a circle on the floor.
Grunting and pushing herself to continue, Twilight began sweating. Rocky and Fluttershy watch anxiously as they watch Twilight trying to keep her power balanced so she can focus on the opening the portal. Twilight struggled to keep it together, but she didn't give up. As she concentrated on her magic, the circle changed color from purple to green and began to fill up with a spiral shaped aura and began to glow as bright as the sun. The gang was in awe, Twilight was nearly half way there. She closed her eyes tightly and her horn glowed brighter and brighter, until finally there was a flash of light.
Twilight stopped to let herself relax. She breathed heavily, regaining her strength slowly. Fluttershy walked up to Twilight and asked if she was alright, but something stopped her in her tracks. The giant glowing spirally circle on the ground. It worked, Twilight had opened a portal to Chaosville.
"You did it Twilight!" yelled Spike, "You did it."
"Yes!" exclaimed Rocky, "Now I can see Mr. Discord, and he can tell me who I am."
And so, Rocky and Fluttershy prepared to enter the portal to Chaosville. But little did they know, was that their trip to Chaosville, would soon be sending them on an adventure to a land far beyond Equestria. But before I can tell you this story, you'll have to stay tune for another chapter...
Author's Note
Sorry this update took so long. Getting lazy with my work. Also having Writers Block. At this point, I'm accepting Fan Service. If you all have any ideas for the next chapter, let me know by leaving a comment, or you can comment on my profile page personally. Winning Idea will be featured in the next chapter. Thank you.
P.S. keep an eye out for my next upcoming FimFic: Pony's Creed: Rogue.
Next time on My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune Tribes. Discord, can you help me. The Tale of the Lands of Edo.
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Chapter: Eight. Discord, can you help me. The Tale of the Lands of Edo.
Author's Note
This took me longer than I thought. Anyway, hope you all think it's great. I worked hard on it. Also, I know I kind of rushing into the plot of the story, but that's only because there's going to be A LOT of chapters, and I want to fit in as much as I can to complete them all.
Chapter: Eight. Discord, can you help me. The Tale of the Lands of Edo.
The Portal was opened. It was ready to be crossed. As the green swirling portal glowed and spiraled on the floor Fluttershy and Rock looked at each other.
"Okay," Twilight looked between the two and the portal, "This should take you started to Discord's dimension, (a.k.a Chaosville).”
"When you're ready to leave another portal, like this one, should be on the other side."
"Thank you Twilight." Fluttershy smiled softly at her friend.
With a look of mild determination, Fluttershy, followed by Rock, stepped through the portal and into the unknown…
Before I continue with the story. I want to thank Plushy (a.k.a. PinkieLunaShy) for helping me with this chapter. Check her out and follow her. Anyway back to the point. So Fluttershy and Rocky went through the portal to Chaosville. Fluttershy and Rocky were falling down the portal’s pathway to the light at the end. You could say they were “Going down the Rabbit Hole.”
*Bud-um Chig!
Ugh, let’s move on. So, as the two were falling to the light at the end of the tunnel Fluttershy was screaming her head off. The things she had to do for her adoptive child. Rocky on the other hand was calmer. In fact he was smiling.
“Hey, this is kind of fun mommy.” he said.
“Fun?!” though Fluttershy to herself. How could Rocky think this was fun? Especially since he was only 3 years old. As the light got bigger, a flash of light appeared, and before they knew it, they found themselves being shot out the end of the portal into…Chaosville. A.K.A. Discord’s hometown.
Fluttershy landed on face first on the ground. She looked to see where Rocky was. Sure enough, he was coming. As he fell down, Fluttershy reached out and caught her little baby boy in her hooves just as he was about to hit the ground. The two smiled and rubbed noses together, before noticing where they were. Chaosville. A comical world of eccentric and peculiar things.
“Well, this must be Chaosville.” said Fluttershy.
Looking around, she noticed that there was no solid ground. Piece of the floor floated up in the air. Fishes were flying in the sky, flowers were plaid and polka dotted, and the sky was swirling read and blue, with purple dots, and there was a… okay, to be forthright, imagine Whacky Land from the old Loony Tunes cartoon show. Now, imagine it merged with Storm-a-Long Harbor from The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. Now, imagine if everyone in there was on crack. Yeah, that’s how messed up this place was.
“Whoa.”
“Stay close to me Rocky, this place is really scary.”
The little fox child held on to the young mare’s hoof as they both walked down the strange and outlandish road in front of them. Chaosville sure was different than Ponyville. Trying to navigate through this place was easier said than done. Fluttershy and young Rocky were literally lost trying to find their way here. Just walking, and then floating for some weird reason. Going from one floating piece of land to another.
“Oh, where is this crazy little draconequus.” Fluttershy wailed.
Meanwhile in the home and headquarters Discord the draconequus, Discord was up to usual chaotic hobby. Baking a cake.
"Hmm, now let's see." mumbled Discord, stroking his chin. "One cup of flour."
Clack!
With a snap of his claws, and a puff of smoke, a cup full of flowers appear.
"Oopsie!" Discord chuckled to himself before snapping again and making the flowers disappear, "Let's try again."
Clack!
"Perfect!" A cup full of baking flour appeared in front of him.
As he reached to grab it, the flour flew away. Discord stomped his cloven hoof, making a silent demand the cup come to him. In blatant disregard to his wish, the cup flew farther away.
"Oh, come here you!" Discord gave chase to the floating cup before giving up and summoning a butterfly net and catching the cup.
"Hehe! Nice try, but you can't escape from me!"
After adding the flour in, he went back to read the rest of his ingredients. “Hmm, let’s see…2 eggs, ¼ teaspoon salt…Eggs? Salt? BORING!” Discord threw away his cook book and began searching through the pantry.
“Hmm, ah, here we go.” Discord as he pulled out a shake of pepper. “Pepper. Now that will spice things up!”
As Discord walked over to the counter to add the pepper into his cake batter, he walked by his living room window. As he passed by, he had noticed something, and began to walk back towards the window. Peeking through, he noticed that walking by in the distance was a yellow coated, pink manned Pegasus and a fox like creature.
“Oh, my, that is very interesting” said Discord pondering to himself, “I don’t remember having a little fox and a Pegasus that looks like my friend, Fluttershy, wondering around in my domain.” Discord was muddled, “Hmm” he thought, “Then again, I don’t remember half of what pops out in here” he giggled.
Meanwhile outside of Discord’s house, Fluttershy and little Rocky were still navigating through the terrain. Fluttershy was getting frustrated trying to find Discord’s house.
“Oh, where is he?” she grumbled.
Looking around Rocky noticed smoke coming from a little house in the distance. "Hey mommy, there's a little house over there" he said. Turing to look at where Rocky was pointing at, Fluttershy saw the little house and noticed the smoke coming from the chimney. Obviously that meant some one was home.
"Hmm, good eye Rocky," said Fluttershy, "let's go investigate."
They made way to house, trying to walk on the chaotic road that laid in front of them. Hopping from floating flying road to another (Uh, I think I can actually hear how cliché my writing is). Meanwhile back at Discord's house, Discord had finished mixing his ingredients and was ready to bake his cake. As he opened the oven and placed the pie inside, Discord heard a knock on his door. "Huh, who could that be" said Discord as he closed the oven door and set the oven timer.
Walking over to his door, Discord peaked through the door hole and saw Fluttershy and Rocky standing on the welcome mat. "Huh," he said, "There's that strange little mare who looks like my friend Fluttershy again." Fluttershy knocked on the door again. "Uh, who is it?" asked Discord.
"Hello, Discord is that you? It's me, Fluttershy." replied the pinked haired mare.
"WOW!" exclaimed the cheeky little draconequus, "You sound just like my friend Fluttershy."
Slapping her forehead, Fluttershy knocked on the door again and shouted, "Discord, it is me! Please, open the door !" Freaked out and surprised, Discord slowly opened the door. Staring at the little mare and the fox boy, his eyes slowly began to open wide with joy.
"Oh my gosh! Fluttershy!" he shouted happily, "It IS you!!" Discord reached out hug her. It has been so long since he has visited Fluttershy, and this time, she had visited him. He picked her off the ground and gave her a big kiss on her forehead. "Oh it's been so long Fluttershy. Oh my, where are my manners come in, let's chat!" Discord insisted.
Discord lead the way to his living room. Rocky followed behind Fluttershy as they walked into his house and took a seat on the living room.
"Oh Fluttershy, it's been so long" stated Discord, "How have you been?" he asked.
"Oh, I've been good" replied Fluttershy, "Just, you know, raising little Rocky."
"Oh my" said Discord with a gasp, "Baby Rocky, is that who this is!?" he asked.
"Mm-Hm. He sure has grown hasn't he." said Fluttershy.
"Oh my, he sure has. Hi there, how are you little guy."
"Uh, I doing good" said Rocky nervously.
"My, my, and how old are you young one?" asked Discord.
"Uh...I'm this many sir" said Rocky as he held up three of his fingers.
"Wow, 3 years old, huh? I could've sworn you were 5."
"I know, it surprised me too. But Rocky really is 3 years." replied Fluttershy.
"Right, well anyway, come on chat. What brings you here to my little domain." asked Discord.
"Actually, I'm here cause of Rocky" said Fluttershy, "He wanted to ask you something."
"Oh really?"
"Yes" said Rocky softly, "You see Mr. Discord sir, I had a scary dream a few days back, and mommy told me you may be able to help me."
"Oh, I'm sorry, Rocky" said Discord, "But dreams aren't in my category. I think you need Princess Luna for that."
"Actually Discord, that's not why we are here."
"Oh."
"I told Rocky you know of his species. And that you may be able to help him find out who he is."
At this point, Discord slowly frowned. His eyes opened with shock. "Oh, uh, his species. Is that all?" he asked. Rocky slowly nodded with a smile. Discord slowly scratched the back of his head, nervously, biting his lip. "Uh, well I, um..."
"What's wrong Discord?" asked Fluttershy, "you can help him right?" Slowly getting up from his chair, Discord slowly looked out his window. "Discord?" asked Fluttershy.
With a sigh, Discord slowly turned around to look at Fluttershy and Rocky. "Well" he said, "I uh, I might be able to help you but..." Fluttershy was confused. Was Discord not going to be able to help?
"But what?"
With a sigh, Discord replied, "But I don't think I can help." Fluttershy and Rocky were confused. What did he mean by that? "You see Rocky" began Discord, "You are a kitsune. Which in your native language means "Fox". And well, you people, have been extinct for many years." Rocky eyes were wide open. Even not knowing what the word extinct means, he knew it couldn't be good. "I'm going to tell you guys a story. A story of a world beyond our land of Equestria. And you may want to get some popcorn. It's pretty long." Discord snapped his claws and summoned a giant bucket of popcorn. "Now, where to begin" he said:
"It started many years ago" he began, "It began on an island called Edo. In Edo there lived 2 tribes: The Nobuyuki, and The Sachiko. The Sachiko were a peaceful tribe who were very intelligent. They were also magic users, who used their magic to invent things to improve their way of life. The Nobuyuki, however, were skilled hunters and farmers who grew and hunted their own food. Though they too were capable of using magic, they preferred to believe magic was dangerous, and was only to be used in extreme emergencies. Both tribes were very different, and because of this, they distrusted each other and didn't get along. "
"Goodness" said Fluttershy.
"Uh, Mr. Discord, if I may, which tribe am I from?" asked Rocky.
"Well, Rocky, you are a member of the Nobuyuki tribe" said Discord, "You are a skilled hunter and farmer."
"Wow."
"Anyway, where was I:"
"The tribes distrusted each other. But one faithful day, the daughter of the Sachiko tribe's leader, Makoto, was walking along the fields, collecting beautiful flowers. In contrast, Naru, son of the Nobuyuki leader, was out hunting for his family. As Makoto was picking flowers, she came face to face with the most dangerous creature ever created. A Great Mountain Bear. The most dangerous creature known to the tribes. Makoto was scared, and started running for her life as the bear chased her. Luckily, Naru overheard the screaming and followed the noise to her location. And when he saw her being cornered by the dangerous animal, he knew he had to take action. So he pulled out his bow, and shot down the evil bear. Naru saved the life of Makoto, and when their parents found out about it, a small friendship began to form between the two tribes. "
"Oh my. That poor little bear" said Fluttershy.
"Well, hey, back then it was either them or the animal" replied Discord.
"That's still no excuse!" exclaimed Fluttershy.
"Back to my story...So the two tribes began to flourish, as they have found a small trust within each other after Prince Naru had save Princess Makoto from the Great Mountain Bear. All was well with the tribes, and everyone was happy. But then everything changed when a new tribe arrived. The Imperials. The Imperials were a more advanced tribe. And unlike the Kitsunes, The Imperials were rabbit like creatures. They had fuzzy tails, and long floppy ears. The Imperials tried to take over their lands and forced the Kitsune tribes to join them. But the Kitsune tribes were outraged, and refused. War broke out between The Imperials and the two tribes. Thus, the battle to control Edo began. The Imperials were strong, but the Kitsunes were stronger. Eventually, The Imperials surrendered, and left Edo, never o be seen again. But they swore revenge and claimed that one day, they will return, and make their tribes sorry. And sure enough, The Imperials returned... "
Sitting on the edge of his seat, Rocky was curious to know what had happened next. As he leaned in to hear Discord's next words...
*Ding!
"OOOOO! My cake is ready!" exclaimed Discord.
Discord got and walked over to the kitchen to check on his pie. Fluttershy and Rocky looked at each other, waiting and watching. Discord opened the oven door, put on his kitchen mitts, and took out his pie and set it on the counter to cool. Closing the oven door, he took of his mitts and walked back.
"Now then. That's my story" said Discord.
"What, that's it?" asked Rocky.
"Yep."
"Sure there's more you can tell him Discord. I mean, who are his parents, why did he have that crow thing, where is the island of Edo now?"
"NO WHERE!!!!"
Discord jumped from his feet with his claw and paw clenched tightly. He was breathing heavily. Rocky and Fluttershy looked at each other with shock. "Are you okay Discord?" asked Fluttershy.
Clearing his throat, Discord slowly smiled and walked over to the front door opening it. "Well look at the time," exclaimed Discord, "I really need to finish my house work. So, if you two don't mind" He pointed out the door and smiled nervously. Fluttershy slowly picked up Rocky and floated out the door. As she softly lowered down, landing on the ground below, she looked back at Discord with a suspicious face. Discord slowly waved back and shut the door behind them.
Fluttershy rolled her eyes, and flew off, with rocky on her sitting back. Discord peeked out the window to make sure they were really gone. The he closed the blinds and drew the curtains. He slowly walked over to his bookshelf, and pulled out a photo album book. Slowly staring at with a blank emotionless face, he opened the book, and on the first page was a picture of a fox man and a fox woman, who in her arms was carrying a fox baby. Discord stared at the picture with a slight frown. What was more suspicious is that the man and woman foxes were the same foxes that were in Rocky's dream.
"He must never know. THEY, must never know. I need to ensure the never find him. For the faith of Equestria." Discord said to himself.
THEY must never find him? What did he mean by that? Well, that is another story for another chapter.
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My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes
Chapter: Nine. Twilight's Discover. A short Chapter.
Meanwhile in Twilight’s castle library, Twilight eagerly awaited for the return of her best friend, to see if she was able to learn something. However, her words got her thinking. “So, Discord knows something about Rocky, eh?” she said to herself. “Hmm, I’m sure I may have a book in my castle library that may be able to help me” she deliberated. Twilight got up from the chair she was sitting on, and began searching through her library for something of use.
As she searched each shelf, she could find something that could help. She had gone through the ancient history section, the foreign books section, and animals. Finally Twilight was searching through the Myths and Legends section.
“Hmm. Come on” said Twilight with irritation, “There can’t be no record of his kind’s existence” she though.
Twilight was walking down, using her magic to pull the books off the shelfs and read each title out loud, trying to find one that looked like something useful. She was having, no luck. And she had almost gone through ever book in the Myths and Legends section.
“Hmm, Fluffle Puffs? No! Heroes of Griffonstone? No! My Alicorn Rewards discount card, wait, WHAT! I thought I lost this! Hmm, Legend of the Dovahkin? No! The Modern Translation of the Friendship Scrolls?”
Just as Twilight had given up hope, she had finally found a book that she thought might help her. It was a hard cover book that read, Edo. As Twilight slowly help the book up to her face she noticed that on the front cover of the book was a picture of a foxlike creature similar to what Rocky is. Twilight slowly smiled.
“That’s it!” exclaimed Twilight, “This just might help!”
Twilight hopped and skipped with joy. She then made her way to a table so she can read the book. She slowly sat down on a chair, and opened the book to the first page. Twilight slowly cleared her throat and began to read:
“Edo. Page One. Edo is an island off the coast from the lands of Cyrodiil. The native in habitants of Edo are known as the Kitsune race, which in their language means “Fox”, ironic considering they are a biped foxlike creature race. Little is known about this island and no pony has every ventured to this place due to its great distance away from Equestria. However, according to those who have, they have almost never reach Cyrodiil, and have either returned disappointed, or not at all. According to some of the Cyrodiil natives, Kitsunes are known for their hospitable nature. However, they are skeptical about foreigners and are super protective of their lands. ”
As Twilight read along, she was intrigued. So this is what Rocky was. A Kitsune? Twilight had never heard of such creatures. Nor has she heard of the Island of Edo, nor the Lands of Cyrodiil. This was too much for her to process. As she kept reading through the book, she found something interesting.
“The Kitsune race are divided into 4 tribes, the Sachiko, the Nobuyuki, the Hitachi, and the Kasugai. The Sachiko tribe and the Nobuyuki tribe were distant tribes who relied on each other for supplies in exchange for protection. However, the two tribes became unite following the event in which Prince Naru of Nobuyuki save Princess Makoto of Sachiko. As for the other two tribes, the Hitachi were a gang of thieves and maunders who tormented and assaulted people. The Kasugai, in contrast, were skilled assassins who worked as mercenaries for the Cyrodiil Imperial Family. Following several accounts of attack, the Kitsune tribes eventually entered war with one another. ”
“Hmm, a war?” thought Twilight, “Could Rocky be a survivor of this war?” she wondered to herself. As she read away at the book, her trusty assistant, Spike, walked into the library. Spike looked around the library and found Twilight upstairs reading. He called out to her.
“Hey, Twilight! Twilight!?”
The purple alicorn turned to see her little assistant down stairs from the raining. “Spike?” said Twilight, “What do you need?”
“I just wanted to let you know that Fluttershy came back. They want to talk to you.”
“Oh, yeah, be right there.”
Twilight laid the book down on the table and made her way down the stairs. As she was making her way down the stairs, she couldn’t help but remember what she had read in that book. So the Kitsune were a creature race divided into 4 tribes. What was really troubling her was, which tribe was Rocky from, and is he a refugee from the war?
Twilight went down the stairs and Fluttershy and Rocky waiting down there in the castle foyer. Fluttershy was waiting with Rocky sound asleep on her back. “Oh, good, you here” said Fluttershy happily.
“So, did you learn anything?” asked the intrigued alicorn princess.
“Well, you see, Rocky is a member of some tribe called the Nobuyuki tribe” said Fluttershy, “And he’s also this creature called, a Kitsune.
Twilight slowly breathed out with relief. So baby Rocky wasn’t a member of the Hitachi or Kasugai. That was good to hear, that meant he wasn’t an assassin. “That’s wonderful to hear” said Twilight, “So, did Discord happen to mention where he was from?” she asked.
“Well…” Fluttershy paused, “He…he didn’t really”
“What do you mean?” asked Twilight.
“He said he was from a place called Edo. But…when I asked him where it was, he…panicked”
Twilight was surprised. “Panicked? Panicked how?” she asked.
“Well…he refused to tell us where it was and said not to go there” replied Fluttershy.
“Hmm” thought Twilight to herself, “Interesting. I think that tricky little draconequus knows something we don’t” said Twilight with suspicion.
“What! Goodness no!” exclaimed Fluttershy, “Discord would never lie to me” she assured.
Twilight raised her brow. This was Discord they were talking about. Could he REALLY be telling you the truth, or just what he WANTS you to believe? “Come on Fluttershy” said Twilight, “Would he? Remember all his past shenanigans?” Fluttershy pondered for a moment, but refused to believe that her friend lied to her.
“NO! He wouldn’t. I believe every word he said”
Maybe Fluttershy was right. Why would Discord lie to them? “I’m sorry Fluttershy” said Twilight. The two hugged it out and Fluttershy said goodbye, and made her way back home. After all, Rocky was asleep, and he needed to rest. As Twilight was walking back to her library, she kept thinking about what Fluttershy had told her:
“Well…He didn’t really…He panicked. Told us to stay away from there.”
Twilight thought to herself. So many questions were rolling in her head. Why? She wanted to know. Why? Where? When? Who? Finally she couldn’t take it. She knew Discord was up to something. She had to know what it was.
However, little did the young Alicorn Princess knew was that an answer was about to find her. Yes. Let me tell you guys this story. In fact it’s happening right now, in a faraway place. Let’s go there and see…
Author's Note
This is a short chapter. Quick and to the point. In the next chapter, few questions will be answered.
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My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes
Chapter: Ten. Meanwhile in Cyrodiil. Escape from Inferno.
Cyrodiil. A land full of mountain terrain and forests, woodland creatures, and several cities. The main city of Cyrodiil was Lepus Urbem, which sat on the top of Mount Oryctolagus. Lepus Urbem, was the home of the Imperial Family and the Cyrodiil Royal Guard and Military Force. A giant stone gate surrounded the city.
Pass the gate was a village full of houses and markets. Of course, the natives of these lands were called, the Lepus (Lepores, plural). Rather than Foxlike creatures, they were Rabbit/Bunny like creatures. They had fur, bushy tails, big feet, and long ears just like rabbits and bunnies.
They are also the most advanced race in their home world. The developed aircraft travel, motorized carriages called, Mobiles, and they also invented the most advance weaponry that no creature has ever seen. I think you know where I’m going with this. However, they weren’t the type of creatures who would, like to make friends. To be frank, they were called the Imperials for a reason. Imperialism.
The Lepus were known for spreading their power throughout Cyrodiil and the lands that bordered it. The lands of Cyrodiil were made up of 4 lands. The Island of Edo, The Lands of Ming which were to the west of Edo, Tropicana, which was the neighboring land of Cyrodiil, and of course, Cyrodiil itself. Cyrodiil had taken over Edo some years ago, and are currently at war with Ming and Tropicana.
Tropicana is a tropical forest land where its native inhabitants are Catlike creature known as, Neko (Nekos, plural). They are also the most primitive race out of all the others. They were a gang of hunters and gathers who hunt and search for food. The Nekos were allies with the Kitsunes and were helping some Kitsune war prisoners escape captivity from the Lepus prisons. A team of 3 had been sent to help break out 3 POWs who were being tormented in the Lepus Work Camps. This is where there story begins:
It was a dark rainy night. The wind was blowing loudly. As loud as a lion’s roar; the cold win rushed through as the blistering rain fell down, pouring like a bucket of water. The drops of rain felt like broken glass, piercing through their fur. The 3 Neko warriors were walking through the wet, squishy, muddy ground that lead to the prison. They were covered in hood so they would get cold or too wet.
They’re mission was to meet up with a Lepus guard who was secretly a member of their resistance. He was supposed to escort the prisoners to the extraction point, and provide them a means of escape. The young cat warriors treaded through the muddy terrain, trying hard not to slip. The young warriors who were risking their lives were Ikura, Maguro, and Tsubasa. Ikura was a tall blue cat with lots of muscle. He also had a half tail. Maguro was a white cat with a pink spot on her right eye and covered head-to-toe in battle tattoos. The last was Tsubasa. She was a brown cat who wore line wrapping on her arms, paws, and feet. She was the youngest of them.
As our trio of warriors made it to the extraction point, a Lepus soldier was waiting for them. He was wearing a hood and waving around a blue flag, as they were told he was going to be doing as a sign of trust. The young warrior cats walked over to him. He had a warm smile on his face, and extended his hand to shake with them. But the 3 warriors only trusted him so much. Ikura walked up to the guard and shook his head. The guard slowly frowned.
“Are you 3 alone?” asked the Ikura
“Yes” replied the guard, “And you 3?”
“Just us.”
“So where are they?” asked Maguro.
“They’re right here”
The guard moved aside and revealed 3 POWs that he was helping escape. A young Fox boy, a young Fox girl, and an elder Fox man. The cats smiled and nodded at the Lepus guard.
“Okay” continued the Lepus guard, “Now, over by those hills you’ll find a mobile. The elder fox behind you knows how to operate it. Take the east road. That will take you out of Cyrodiil.”
“Thank you” said Tsubasa. “You’re a nice person.”
“I never wanted this” replied the Lepus guard as he donned his hood and walked away.
They had to move fast. The POWs were in their care now. Ikura lead the way up the mountain to the hills over by the south river. As they lead the way, Tsubasa carried the little fox girl in her arms, while Maguro held the fox boys hand and helped him walk down the slippery trail. The elder fox man followed behind them. As they made their march up the river, the lightning struck loudly. The winds rustled through the trees, and the rain got worse.
Meanwhile, the Lepus guard was returning back to his barracks. He was tired after all that walking, and wanted to rest. But when he opened the door and arrived at the barrack, he found himself smacked in the back of his head with the butt of a rifle. The young guard slowly got up and found an army of angry soldiers waiting for him. As he was brutally picked up and struck multiple times in the gut, the Lepus army general arrived behind him. The young Lepus soldier was pushed to the ground. The general went to picked him up. The soldier was shocked to see him. “N-No!” he cried, “G-G-General Bonnie!”
Back in the forest, the Neko warriors and the 3 Kitsune POWs were trudging up the mountains as the hard rain poured down on them sideways. The fox girl was crying in Tsubasa’s arms as she tried to lull the child, making soft shushing noises. “It’s okay, you’re alright” she assured. Ikura was starting to get blind from the cold blistering wind that was passing by his face. He squinted his eyes trying to walk through. The weather was getting worse, but they were not ready to give up just yet.
Back with the Lepus guard, his entire platoon had brought him outside and tied his hands down. He was forcefully kneeled to the ground and blindfolded. His forehead and mouth were bleeding from being smacked and pummeled. The general slowly walked up to him, holding a small handgun. He looked at the guard and spit at his face.
“Any last words, Privet James?” asked the General.
The guard grunted his teeth. Clenching his fists tightly. “You are a coward and monster Bonnie!” he shouted, “I regret ever serving you!”
The general slowly let out a sly smirk and pointed his gun at the guard’s forehead. “I’ll be sure to engrave that on your tombstone” said the general as he pulled down the trigger. As the gun rang out, lighting roared, and the poor Lepus guard fell to the ground, pouring out in his blood. Execution. That was his reward for helping the innocent. Executed in cold blood.
The other Lepus guards, kicked his body over to a ditch they had dug, and began to bury his body. Meanwhile, the Neko warriors had finally made up the road to the top of the hill. They were wet, tired, and out of breath, not to mention covered in blisters. When they made it to the top, they found the little mobile the Lepus guard said he would provide. It was standard motorized carriage with a roof. The interior had 6 passenger seats, 1 driver’s seat. That was seven seats total.
“Perfect!” exclaimed Maguro.
“Let’s get moving before the Imperials find us” said Ikura.
Tsubasa, Maguro, and the two fox children piled inside the carriage, while Ikura accompanied the old man on the driver’s side. The elderly fox man sat on the driving seat and opened a compartment box next to him. There he found a key and a map. The man placed the key in the ignition and turned. He motor couched and hacked, but it wasn’t starting. He turned the ignition again. Again and again the motor was coughing: VRRR-CH-CH-CH…VRRR-CH-CH-CHRRRR-CLUNK. “Come on, come on you worthless piece of junk” shouted the elder fox man.
“What’s going on?” asked Ikura.
“The motor must be wet” said the elder fox man, “It won’t start!”
“Well what can we do?” he asked.
“Maybe the engine box is wet. Can you go under the carriage and dry off the engine box? It might work.” replied the elder fox man.
Ikura got out of the passenger seat and went to take a look under carriage. “Hmm” he thought. “Hey fox man!” he shouted, “Is it the big blocky thing?” The elder fox man rolled his eyes and nodded. Ikura slowly pulled out a piece of cloth from his belt pouch and reached down into the carriage and dried off the engine box.
As he slowly got up, he gave the elder fox man a thumbs up. The fox man nodded and once again turned on the ignition. VRR-VRR-CH…VRRRR-CH-CH-CH-VROOOOOOM! The fox man slowly smiled. “It worked!” he exclaimed! As Ikura slowly made his way back to the passenger’s side, a loud bang was heard. The gang of heroes slowly looked back and found that and army of Lepus guards had found them, and were heading there way. They were outnumbered 3 warriors and 3 civilians against an army of almost 13 highly skilled gunmen.
But that wasn’t all. Ikura was shot. He gripped his arm tightly as he slowly kneeled to the ground. His arm bleed out and stained his hand in red. The Imperial Army Officer ordered his team to advance. He slowly grunted, picking himself, trying to get to the mobile. He slowly gripped onto the door handle and picked himself up to the window. But he instead of opening the door, he told the elder fox man to leave him and run.
“RUN! GET OUT OF HERE!” Ikura shouted
“What!?” exclaimed the fox man.
Maguro heard what Ikura said and turned to peek out the window. Ikura was injured and he was telling them to leave him behind. This was something she did not want to do. Maguro screamed out to Ikura, “What! NO! IKURA, GET IN!”
Ikura shook his head. “Go NOW! I’ll hold them off! HURRY!” The elder fox man looked behind and saw the army advancing closer. There was no other way. The elder fox stepped on the paddle to accelerate and ran off leaving Ikura behind. Maguro banged on the window and scream out to Ikura. Ikura waved back to Maguro as the carriage disappeared into the night mist.
Turning back, Ikura realized the Imperial Lepus Army was still on the move. He quickly pulled out his bow and arrow and took aim. The Imperials were about to open fire. Ikura took 4 arrows from his arrow pack and placed them on his bow. As he pulled back on his bow and released, his arm began to spew out in blood, as his injured hand was the one he used to draw. As his arrows flew into the air, the Imperial officer, noticed and commanded his troops to fallback.
As the arrows descended, 1 arrow hit the ground, 2 struck a soldier on his chest and left eye, and the other hit the officer’s leg. As he screamed out in pain, he slowly got up, gripping his leg. He shouted to retaliate, “RETURN FIRE!!!”
As the army took aim, Ikura ran off to take cover behind a nearby rock. As the army opened fire, he waited until it was safe. The bullets fired off at him. Hitting nothings but the rock. Ikura crouched down trying not be hit as the bullets continued. Then he heard the window of opportunity. “RELOADING!” Ikura immediately jumped out from the rock and took out his bow again. He took another 4 arrows and launched them at the army. This time 3 soldiers went down. One arrow struck a soldier in the face, the other 2 struck another soldier in his upper and lower chest. The last one struck another soldier right through his throat.
Ikura landed on the ground, grunting and panting as he gripped his injured arm, which had just worsened. Just then, he felt himself being shot 2 times in the back. Ikura shrieked in pain. As he slowly got up, he took another 3 shots to his leg. Ikura knelt to the ground and dropped his weapons. The officer looked at Ikura and saw an ordered the final attack.
Ikura slowly tried to pick himself up from the ground, but was brought back down to the floor. His wounds oozed out in blood as his fur was painted in red. He grinded his teeth, howling in pain. The gang of soldiers approached Ikura. The general told his team to wait here and hold fire. He slowly walked up to Ikura and pointed a handgun at him.
“Alright, where the other heading?” asked the officer.
“…P-Piss off, y-you stupid Rabbit!” replied Ikura.
“Charming” said the officer as he put a bullet to Ikura’s leg.
“AAHH!” scream Ikura.
“Anything you want to tell me know?” asked the officer with a laugh.
“DANM YOU!! I’M NOT SAYING ANYTHING!!”
The officer shook his head. He walked away and turned to his soldiers. He raised his arm twirled his first two fingers. The soldiers immediately took position and lined up side by side of each other in front of Ikura. The officer stood next to them. He slowly picked up his arm with his hands extended and his thumb tucked into the palm.
“READY!”
“MAGURO!”
“AIM!!”
“MAGURO!!! I’M SORRY!!!”
“FIIIIRE!!!!”
…8 shots rang out from the soldiers guns. And the only thing left that was heard, was lightning.
Meanwhile, back in the mobile, the elder fox man drove down the road as rain poured down louder and faster. Tsubasa tapped the elder fox man on his shoulder. “Are you sure you know where you’re heading?” asked Tsubasa. The elder fox man replied with a nod. As the mobile pounced along the rocky, slippery road, Tsubasa turned to Mauro who was staring off at a daze. In her hand she was gripping tightly to her necklace. A necklace that Ikura gave to her. The two wore matching ones with fractions on them, that when they were united, the formed a heart shape.
A tear slowly fell off of her face. Tsubasa then heard her friend crying. Her sad little sniffles accompanied by the sound of misery. Tsubasa held her friend tightly, hugging her in her arms. The little fox boy watch them as he held his younger sister next to him. The little fox looked at the neko girl and asked her why she was crying. Maguro replied that Ikura was left behind, and might be dead.
“You don’t know that for sure, Maguro” assured Tsubasa, “He could still be alive. Besides if it wasn’t for him, the Imperials would have captured us.”
“I…I feel so alone.”
“You’re not alone.”
Maguro slowly wiped the tears from her face as Tsubasa gently stroked her head, and scratched the back of ear. Maguro smiled slowly. She was feeling a little better knowing she still had a friend like Tsubasa. As the elder fox man was driving, he slowly turned back to see if Maguro was okay.
“I am truly sorry about your friend, young warrior” said the fox man, “He was a good man. I’d applaud him if he was here.”
“Th-Thank you very much” said Maguro with a sniffle.
“Do you have a name sir?” asked Tsubasa.
“…Toshi” replied the fox man. “I am Master Toshi, and these two children are my students Hiroshi and Misake.”
Hiroshi was the older fox boy. He was a very quiet boy and didn’t talk much. Misake was the younger fox girl. She’s the current princess of the Sachiko tribe. She was sound sleep, resting her head on the young boys lap. “Hi” he said, “I’m Hiroshi.”
“Nice to meet you Hiroshi” said Tsubasa.
“I guess that means were all in this together now” said Master Toshi, “Now then, let’s see where this map will lead us.”
Meanwhile back in Cyrodiil, the General Bonnie was walking down the hallways of the castle and entered the throne room of the Royal Family. He slowly walked up to the King, Queen, and Princess and bowed.
“What is your bidding General?” asked the King.
“I’m sorry sir, but we were only able to eliminate one. The rest escaped.”
“In other words, you have nothing but excuses?”
“I’m sorry sir. But do not worry. My men and I will follow those tracks and stop them.”
“No!” shouted the King. “I have another in mind for that task.”
“What? Sir you don’t mean…”
“SILENCE!” demanded the King. The king turned to his wife and daughter. “Amata, take Sapphire up to her room. Guards! Bring HIM in.”
The guards immediately left the throne room to bring HIM in. Whoever HE was. A few moments past. And the guards finally returned. Behind him followed a man wearing a black coat and hood covering his face. He was accompanied by a dog. The dog had razor sharp teeth, black fur, and green eyes. The man slowly removed his hood and revealed himself to be a Kitsune. He had darkish red fur and yellow with a scar on his left eye.
“Ah, General Jiro. We meet again” said the King.
“What is my mission at hand, sir?” said Jiro with a bow.
“These Neko warriors broke-out a group of POWs. Capture them and bring them back. I don’t even care if they’re alive or dead.”
“Yes, my master!”
“You bring great honor to me and my militia, Lord Jiro. I shall have my men supply you with any necessities you’ll need. How soon will you be prepared to leave?”
The fox man named Jiro said not a word, for he paused for a brief moment. As he slowly got back up from his bow, he looked at the king straight into eyes. With a sly smirk on his face, Jiro replied.
“Immediately.”
…The Real Journey Saga, is about to begin. Next time on My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes.
Author's Note
This chapter was longer. I don't know why. Anyway, in this chapter, I wanted to focus on some of the other characters that are going to make an appearance and will have an impact on Equestria and of course on little Rocky.
P.S. The Fallout references were Fan Service. So don't judge me.
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Chapter: Elleven. Wondering Souls. Meet the 5 refugees.
Author's Note
This chapter will loosely focus on the survivors from the previous chapter. This also marks the end of the Journey Saga in my story. Anyway, enjoy this short (boring) chapter. In the next chapter, I will get back to Rocky and how he's doing.
Chapter: Elleven. Wondering Souls. Meet the 5 refugees.
Previously on My Little Pony: Secrets of...Oh forget it, you get the idea. So were going to focus on a group of 5 refugees escaping from Cyrodiil. Now, I know you all have questions about this, like who are the Lepus race, why are they technologically advanced, why did you name the place Cyrodiil, I thought they were only 2 tribes, now there’s 4, what’s going on? Well for now, you have to wait a see.
After escaping the tyranny of the Imperial Lands of Cyrodiil, we find our five friends on the road, driving into the night. That was all they could do really, drive and hope that where ever the map led them, it was someplace they could call home.
"How long have we been in here?" Maguro questioned, stretching her arms out.
“I don’t know.” replied Tsubasa, shaking her head to chase the sleepy feeling away, “Almost all night.”
"For an old man, Master Toshi sure has a lot of energy." Maguro looked at the old man behind the wheel, "Who knows how long we’ve been driving and he still hasn’t fallen asleep yet. I’m impressed at how long you’ve able to stay up Master Toshi!”
The old Kitsune chuckled lightly, "I am trained to stay awake for hours." He looked at the over his shoulder, "Don’t worry ladies. You are in capable hands."
Turning back around the face the road Toshi drove on, or rather sleep drove on. It seemed as though as soon as he turned back towards the road, his head drooped, eyes closed, and a light snore escaped his lips. His hands jerked on the steering wheel, causing the car to swerve off the road and head towards a patch of trees. Screaming erupted from the passengers, as they desperately tried to wake up the old Kitsune. Right before they collided head on with the trees, Toshi awoke abruptly and hastily guided the car back onto the road.
“Is everyone alright?” asked Master Toshi, glancing back at the rattled passengers.
“Hai, Sensei!” replied little Hiroshi, a small smile present on his face
“I think..." started Tsubasa, breathing heavily, "I should drive now.”
Meanwhile, miles away from our group of friends, evil was at its way. Tailing them, was the same Kitsune that the King was speaking too. He donned a long black hood and cloak, and carried in his back a sword. Fixed to his belt was a handgun and he wore a bracelet of bullets in his right hand.
To his left he was accompanied by his dog. He was sniffing the ground below himself as he walked alongside his master, trying to pick up the scent of our 5 wonderers. Accompanying the dog was a small Kitsune boy. He wore white robes similar to robes Rocky wore when he was little. But the symbol was different. He also donned a red band on his head.
“WOOF!” The dog barked out, jumping up and down trying to get his master’s attention. The Kitsune looked down at his dog. Using his nose, the dog pointed below to the ground. Wheel markings had been found on the road. The Kitsune crouched down and slowly touched the tracks with his left index and middle finger.
Rubbing his left thumb across them, he concluded that the soil was stale and crispy, meaning their targets went by here a long while ago. “They were here” said he said, shaking the dirt of his hands. “Were getting close!”
“Really?” asked the little boy, tugging on the man’s cloak.
“Mark my word, son” said the Kitsune, handing the boy a dagger, “In a matter of moments, you’ll soon know what it means to a Bounty Hunter.”
Whoa, so it seems that the Kitsune is some kind of bounty hunter (although you probably already knew that), and the little fox boy was his son. The only questioned that remained was, who were they? And why are they hunting down are 5 friends?
Meanwhile, our 5 friends were driving along the old dirt road. Tsubasa took over driving the mobile this time. However, giving her absolute ZERO experience driving a…well ANYTHING, Master Toshi sat on the passenger’s side, telling Tsubasa all she had to do. Talk about a backseat driver. Or in this case, a Side Seat Driver.
“Just slowly keep applying pressure with your foot on the peddle” said Master Toshi, slowly placing his hand on Tsubasa’s shoulder, “Okay good, then slowly release when we begin to pick up too much speed.”
“Like this?” asked Tsubasa as she slowly turned towards him.
“HEY! EYES ON THE ROAD!” exclaimed the nervous old fox.
Tsubasa quickly turned back to look at the road. As Toshi looked at the map, the young passengers were getting relentless. Poor Hiroshi and Misake were tired of sitting and were anxious to get out. Hiroshi slouched on his seat moaning to himself. “Are we there YET!” asked Misake with a groan.
“I’m afraid not little one” said Maguro with a shrug.
“Well,” started Maguro, “since we’re going to be here for a while, how about we get to know each other” she suggested with a smile.
Master Toshi pondered for a moment, and then he shook his head. “Sounds like a good idea” he said with a smile. Maguro smiled back and sat up straight on her seat, with her legs crossed.
“Okay,” started Maguro, “I’ll go first.” Maguro cleared her throat and began to introduce herself. “My name is Maguro, and well, I’m sure you all know that I’m a warrior.”
“You don’t say” said Hiroshi with a tone of sarcasm.
“Hiroshi, don’t be so insolent” Master Toshi started from the front seat.
“Sorry, Master” replied the little Kitsune, bowing his head.
“Okay, well then” Maguro began, “Hiro, would you like to introduce yourself?” she asked.
“Well, my name is Hiroshi, and I’m a Nobuyuki warrior in training” said the little Kitsune with a blank emotionless face.
“Oh, well, how nice” said Maguro awkwardly.
“Hiro doesn’t like to talk much” said the little girl to his side, holding on to Hiroshi’s robes.
“Oh my, and you might you be cutie?” asked Maguro, as she leaned over and pinched her cheek.
“I’m Misake,” she said with a cute expression on her face.
“Well aren’t you just adorable!” exclaimed Maguro.
Meanwhile, Tsubasa kept driving down the road, while Master Toshi stared at the map. As the other passengers sat together getting to know one another, they soon began to felt the mobile slowing down. Maguro slowly leaned towards the driver’s side and tapped Tsubasa on her shoulder.
“Why are we stopping?” asked Maguro asked softly.
“There’s a fork in the road” said Tsubasa scratching her head with confusion. “Master Toshi, where do we go from here?” she asked.
“I don’t know” replied the old fox, this fork isn’t on the map.
“Then, I think…” started Maguro with a pause, “I think…were out of Cyrodiil.”
“Well then, I guess it’s just smooth driving from here on in” said Tsubasa with relief.
“Hmm, I guess we should go left” said Master Toshi, “It looks safer.”
“Okay” said Tsubasa as she slowly accelerated forward.
As our 5 friends drove on into the unknown road, night time was slowly beginning to set. 24 minutes went by. For 24 minutes, Tsubasa drove down the road with Master Toshi sitting next to her, still telling her how to drive. Maguro was in the back seat, with Hiroshi to her left, and Misake sleeping on the right side lap. She slowly stroke her head, smiling.
“Isn’t she adorable?” Maguro asked Tsubasa.
“Can’t turn around at the moment girl” replied Tsubasa.
“Well ladies” began Master Toshi as he leaned back on his seat with his hands tucked on the back of his head, “Wherever this road takes, it’s going to be the start of our new life. Any worries?”
Tsubasa shook her head. “Nope, nothing really comes to mind” she said, looking at the road ahead.
“What about you Ms. Maguro?” asked Toshi, “You nervous?”
“A little” replied Maguro, “Wherever we may end up will be our new home forever. What if we don’t like it? Or what if the inhabitants don’t like us?” she asked nervously, crossing her hand, tapping her thumbs together.
“Don’t worry about that Maguro” assured Tsubasa, “I have a feeling that wherever we end up, we might like it.”
And off our 5 friends drove on. Not knowing where there going, and what danger they may face. But one thing was certain. Where ever they were heading, was going to be their new home.
Now, let’s get back to Ponyville. I’m sure I’ve tortured you all enough with all this bogus etcetera stuff. You all want to see what happens to Rocky, right. Well then in that case…
Next time on: My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes:
Making new friends. Rocky goes to School.
My Little Pony: Secrets of the Kitsune tribes
Author's Note
This is a really dick move, but...
Confirmed Cancelation
Confirmed Cancelation.
