Angel of Nature: Guidance
Chapter 4: Many Meetings

Damn Angelic laws...it also doesn't help that I'm the Angel of Nature...oh well, nothing I can do about it.

With his current course being Ponyville, Everfree had been mulling over what had happened between him and Princess Celestia for quite sometime now, ever since he left actually and while he was faintly aware of Spike, Twilight's baby dragon and assistant, talking to the purple unicorn, he wasn't focused on it at the moment.

From up here in the carriage that the Princess had supplied for them to be carried in, the Angel of Nature felt at peace but he couldn't experience the true freedom of flying around and enjoying the feeling the wind whipping in his face. For now, he was going to have to be content with this.

"Yes, yes it does. You know why? Because I'm right! I'll check on the preparations as fast as I can, then get to the library to find some proof of Nightmare Moon's return."

Twilight talking is what brought Everfree's thoughts back to reality as heard what she was saying as he simply rolled his eyes.

This mare will do nothing but study...this could be the most difficult one of the species I may have to deal with...

"Uh huh...and what about making friends like the Princess asked?"

The carriage was starting to touch down as Twilight spoke up once more, announcing that she had no time to make friends. All she was going to do was check on the preparations then research more on the Mare in the Moon because 'Equestria does not rest me making friends.'

This mare is impossible!

They all disembarked with Twilight quickly thanking the Pegasus guards who had flown them to Ponyville while Everfree simply gave them a nod, which they returned. Normally, Everfree would have went off somewhere else but seeing as he had to try and guide Twilight to making friends, he may as well stay with her.

"If it's alright with you, I'll be staying with you for a bit as I want to meet some of the locals and seeing as your going to be meeting some of them with the preparations and all, I thought I may as well come with."

Twilight simply shrugged. She didn't seem to care whether or not he came, she was just eager to get started and finished at the same time.

"Spike, where are we going first?" She asked her assistant.

"Summer Sun Celebration official overseer's checklist. Number one, banquet preparations: Sweet Apple Acres." He read from the scroll he pulled out.

"If I may, when we were approaching, I saw what looked to be an apple farm over that way." Everfree spoke, pointing in the direction he believed to be the apple farm.

Twilight nodded and simply headed in that direction, again not really caring whether or not Everfree joined her. The Angel simply sighed and followed after her.

Everfree now understood well why this area was called 'Sweet Apple Acres.' For as far the eye could see, there were lots and lots and lots of apple trees, some looking bare as if they had just been harvested, while others still had apples on them.

"Yeehaw!" Came cry seemingly out of nowhere.

There was suddenly a loud thump from behind them and as they turned around, they saw all the apples on an apple tree fall off and land in all the baskets around the tree, not one apple missing. Everfree let out a low whistle in amazement while Twilight just rolled her eyes and approached the orange mare that was standing near the baskets, looking rather proud.

"Let's get this over with..." Twilight said. "Good afternoon, my name is Twilight Sparkle-"

The orange mare suddenly grabbed Twilight's hoof and started shaking it vigorously which Everfree found slightly amusing, especially after the mare let go considering Twilight's hoof didn't stop moving up and down until she forced it to.

"Well, howdy-doo, Miss Twilight, a pleasure makin' your acquaintance. Ah'm Applejack. We here at Sweet Apple Acres sure do like making new friends!"

"Greetings to you, Applejack. I'm Silver and you'll most likely see more of me as I'm moving into Ponyville now. Needed a change of scenery." Everfree explained with a warm smile as held his hoof out.

"A pleasure makin' your acquaintance as well, Silver! Y'all be findin' Ponyville to be a great place to be livin' in!" Applejack said as she smiled in return as she shook Everfree's hoof, but not a vigorously as Twilight's.

"Now, what can I do y'all for?" Applejack queried as she turned back to Twilight.

"Well, I am in fact here to supervise preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration. You're in charge of the food, correct?"

This should be interesting...

Applejack smiled largely. "We sure as sugar are! Come right this way!"

Everfree followed after but Twilight was a bit hesitant, however, after some persuasion from Applejack in the form of sampling some of it, Twilight followed as well and soon, both unicorns were equally surprised to see the amount of apple products that were present on the table in front of them. Again, Everfree let out a low whistle in amazement.

Wow...they sure are good when it comes to apples.

"Allow me ta introduce y'all to the Apple family."

Everfree could see that this was going to take sometime but that didn't bother him, it did with Twilight as she tried weasel her way out. Applejack went on to introduce every single pony that was present with a slight pause for breath. All bar one of the ponies were up and awake, Granny Smith, as Applejack introduced, was still asleep till the orange mare awoke her.

"Up'n'attem, Granny Smith, we got guests."

As Granny Smith slowly made her way over, Twilight chuckled nervously and slowly started to back away before the small filly that was known as Apple Bloom looked up at Twilight with innocent eyes.

"Aren't you gonna stay for brunch?"

"Sorry but we have an awful lot to do..."

The whole Apple family sighed in disappointment.

Cue the guilty conscience.

Twilight groaned. "Fine..."

This time the family cheered happily as Twilight joined, as did Everfree, for something to eat.

...

The trio were currently walking back through the town with Twilight groaning about having eaten too much but still wanting to know what was next to do.

"Next is weather...there is supposed to be a Pegasus pony named Rainbow Dash clearing the skies." Spike explained as he again read the scroll he had.

"Doesn't look like she's doing a very good job." Twilight dryly remarked before she suddenly found herself a puddle of mud.

"Uh, 'scuse me?" The blue mare, that had crashed into her, sheepishly laughed. "Lemme help you."

The blue mare suddenly flew off somewhere, grabbed a cloud, came back, put it over the top of Twilight and then jumped on it, causing rain the come gushing out, drenching Twilight with water but also cleaning her in the process.

"Oops, I guess I overdid it." The mare said, again laughing slightly. " Um, uh, how about this?"

She suddenly flew around and around Twilight at a very fast speed, causing a rainbow tornado to spin around Twilight, sucking away all the mud and water, before flying into the air a little ways away and landing on the ground.

"My very own patented Rain-Blow Dry! No no. Don't thank me. You're quite welcome."

The mare then looked at Twilight and just burst out laughing, as did Spike and Everfree couldn't resist laughing as well as Twilight's mane and tail was all messed up and poofy.

"Let me guess, you're Rainbow Dash."

Rainbow Dash was suddenly in Twilight's face at the mention of her name. "The one and only. Why, you heard of me? Either of you?"

"I heard you were supposed to be keeping the sky clear." Twilight sighed. "I'm Twilight Sparkle, and the Princess sent me to check on the weather."

"As for me, Miss Dash, I'm Silver. You'll probably be seeing more of me around here as I'm moving to live here in Ponyville as I need a new change of scenery."

"Cool, I can tell you it'll be great here. Ponyville is 20% cooler than any other place seeing as I'm here."

Everfree chuckled slightly. "Don't let that ego grow too big, Miss Dash."

Rainbow Dash simply grinned at him. "No idea what you could possibly be talking about...and just call me Rainbow Dash, or Rainbow, or Dash, something like that. None of that 'Miss' stuff, save it for Rarity."

Before the two could converse any further, Twilight decided to push in.

"So about the skies..."

Everfree glared slightly at Twilight. Well, that was rude.

"Yeah, yeah, I'll get to it in a snap, I'll do it in a jiffy but I was having a conversation here and then I was going to finish practicing."

Twilight raised an eyebrow. "Practicing for what?"

"The Wonderbolts!" Was all Rainbow Dash replied with before getting up close in Twilight's face again. "They're gonna perform at the Celebration tomorrow, and I'm gonna show 'em my stuff!"

"THE Wonderbolts?"

"Yep!"

"The most talented flyers in all of Equestria?"

"That's them!"

Twilight scoffed. "Please, they'd never accept a Pegasus who can't even keep the sky clear for one measly day."

Rainbow glared at Twilight. "Hey! I could clear these skies in ten seconds flat."

Twilight smirked in defiance. "Prove it."

Rainbow smirked in return as she leapt into the air, destroying a cloud above her in the process before zooming around the sky, clearing out any other clouds she came across. Ironically, Everfree found himself counting how long she was taking, and true to her word, she managed to finish in exactly ten seconds.

Rainbow Dash had a laugh at Twilight, saying they should hang out again some other time and said the same to Everfree as well as welcoming him to Ponyville before flying away as they shared a quick hoofbump. Everfree and Spike laughed slightly at Twilight's expense.

"Look, I know you wish to get it over done with so tell me what the last thing on that list and I'll go do it for you." Everfree said, having calmed down somewhat.

"Spike?"

"Music is last, and should be getting done that way." Spike read before pointing to a bridge that led to the outskirts of town.

Everfree nodded and began heading that way.

...

It wasn't hard for the Angel of Nature to feel at peace once again as he left the town behind him. Simply standing out in the open and enjoying the breeze made him feel great so he slowly dug his hooves into the earth beneath him as he closed his eyes and enjoyed the silence around him.

Until he heard some noise that sounded harmonious to him.

Having the need to go investigate, Everfree brought his hooves back out of the earth and followed the noise and soon found himself watching a yellow mare directing some birds in singing. He assumed this was the music he was looking for. However, he stayed where he was for now, as to not scare the mare as he had a feeling she was easily scared. He let the music continue playing till the mare had to stop them briefly.

"Excuse me?" He quietly spoke.

Author's Note

Meetings with the Elements of Harmony, not that they know yet, have begun. Everfree seems to already be making as many friends as he can.

Shows he truly is one with nature. Leave a comment letting me know what you think!

~ShadowfireAngel