Hope,Determination and Kindness
Chapter 3-Trying to understand
Previous ChapterNext ChapterWhen you walked on, Toriel keeping a watchful eye on you, Rainbow crossed you’re mind. How long had the three been gone for? Were they all missed? Or were Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle the only ones that they cared about? You had no home after all, just an orphanage. Nopony had probably noticed you were gone. Only them… As you were caught up in your thoughts, you didn’t notice the frog-like creature in front of you. It turned around and… and…
“Ribbit (Pony, that was rude)” You encountered the Froggit. As it sent flies after you, you dodged, delivering a swift kick to its side. The Froggit backed up, clearly afraid. A 2 followed by the letters the letters HP flashed above its head. HP? Didn’t Sweetie tell you how it meant… meant … Health… You gasped. What would have normally given a slight bruise up where she was from, had ended up being a near fatal blow.
“I’m sorry, I was scared, I didn’t mean to hurt you that much. It’s just you sent flies after me and…” slowly you approached it and put your hooves around its neck. “ I hope we can still be pals, even though I behaved like an idiot.”
“Ribbit (It’s okay Pony, at least you had a little KINDNESS to share with me. I feel better already! I will tell my friends to leave you alone!)”
The Froggit rubbed your head and hopped away leaving 3 bits and a note. As she picked up the note, Toriel and her two friends walked up to her.
“Scootaloo!” The 2 foals swung their hooves around her neck while Toriel looked at her with a motherly expression.
“Are you hurt, my child?”
“No, but I made a new pal! It’s a Froggit! Toriel, could you read me this note?”
“Of course my child:
Dear Pony,
I have left you some bits as an apology for scaring you.
I hope that my message to my friends gets there quick enough for most of them to leave you in peace.
Thank you for your KINDNESS pony and I hope to see you again.
Robert”
“Aw, that was so cute!” Sweetie jumped up into the air, “let’s go explore some more.”
She walked up to the 3 bits and put them under your wing, you wouldn’t be able to fly but this was as good as it could get.
She walked through some more puzzles, following Toriel through all of them. Suddenly, your guide stopped and turned around. “ I need you 3 to do something for me. Walk to the other side of this room by yourselves. Forgive me for this.” Toriel ran off.
She uneasily looked at her friends. What was happening? What would she do? Was it a mistake to trust her? She started to trot forward, her friends following her. Heart pounding. A chill down her spine. The walk felt like an age when suddenly they reached the arch. What now?
Suddenly, a voice came from behind her.
“Do not worry my child.”
She jumped a mile. She spun around and saw… Toriel?
“I was merely behind the pillar the whole time. I had to do this exercise to test your independence. I must attend to something. Stay here and be good alright?”
You quickly looked at the other girls, a shared devious smile on all of your faces.
“Of course Toriel!” We chorused, a halo above each head.
"I will give you a cell phone each, call me when you need something"
"Okay!"
“Thank you, I will come back shortly” Toriel left through the arch. As soon as she left, Apple Bloom and Sweetie followed immediately. Rolling your eyes but not wanting to miss out you followed and found a Froggit on the other side. It looked like Robert but was it?
“Meow(hello Pony, my brother told me about your Mercy. Keep showing Mercy won’t you pony?)”
“Of course!”
“Meow(Thank you Ponies, it has brought my mind at ease.)" She hopped off.
"What now girls?" Apple Bloom looked about, taking every detail in.
" We could keep going!" Sweetie was, as usual, as energetic as Pinkie Pie.
"Yeah that's a great idea! Come on!" You ran off, leaving your two friends to catch up with you.
Time had passed and after a few phone calls, lies, sweets and new friends, you found yourself looking at a ghost. It had a white body and was blocking the only pathway available in the room. It was also randomly saying ZZZ out-loud, as if that would make it look as if it was sleeping.
Trying to figure out how to move him left you and Apple Bloom distracted as Sweetie Belle approached it. Hesitantly, a hoof drew close to the ghost. It visibly flinched, sensing the hoof and expecting the worst. Slowly and carefully Sweetie patted it on the head and then booped its nose.
"Discord always told me that booping is the best way to wake ponies up!"
"Gosh darn it! Ah knew we were spending to much time with those two!"
No pony questioned how she had managed to touch a ghost. Neither why she didn't notice it wasn't sleeping. The ghost in question rose up and *Here comes Napstablook.
His eyes were shrunk, still waiting for them to strike him. Learning from Robert not to randomly hurt anypony or, in this case, anyone, you decided to sit down and study him. As you did so, large tears fell from his eyes, falling straight at you're souls again. When they hit, a burning sensation shot down you're hoof. What were these tears?
"They're acidic!" As if answering the question, Apple Bloom shouted, being the most sciency out of all of them. She was clutching one of her hooves, having been hit as well. Sweetie had had a spur of luck and agility had dodged the attacks. Although, because of this attack, Scoots instincts, trained by Rainbow herself, were to attack, she looked over at her friends and shook her head.
They didn't really have a leader, the positions fluxing between the 3(sometimes 4) of them. Her friends listened none the less. Instead Scootaloo approached the ghost, he was still cautious, and smiled patiently. He tried to smile back, but seemed to have forgotten how.
"Brace yourselves girls!" Scootaloo understood the warning and closed her eyes, seeing through her soul instead, being able to control it better. No attack came however and Napstablook looked at them meekly.
"I'm not really feeling up to it right now."
"Aww, go Blooky! Blooky! Blooky!" Sweetie chanted, in a similar fashion that she had once cheered for Fluttershy. The ghost looked at her, shock in his eyes. His eyes widened at the sight of her soul.
"You're just like Metra..."
"What was that darling?" Sweetie channeled her inner Rarity as she said this, even imitating her voice.
"Don't worry" the souls disappeared," I usually come here because no is around but... but today I met some ponies who were Kind, Determined and Hopeful! Oh, sorry I'm rambling again... Oh no! I'll move out of you're way.
You looked at you're friends. Eventhough they hadn't helped in the long run, the fact you made his day, you knew about you're KINDNESS.
Author's Note
All criticism is welcome.
Continuation of the story.
Anyone get what Blooky is on about?
AlsoMay the fourth be with you!!!
Yeah...Sorry!
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