Richard and Rarity

by Ciaran Woodget

Chapter 8

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Some of the windows shattered under the intense heat releasing black and gray smoke. The flames licked the walls consuming everything in its path. The crowd was growing with spectators watch the house burn. A police car was the first on the screen and the officers were quick to make sure the people kept their distance. One of the men in uniform started pounding on the doors of houses nearby to alert any people inside of the danger.

[Agent 1 and 5 report!] The professor’s voice yelled from their earbuds.

“The alien just ran into a burning building,” Agent 1 said talking to his watch and then brushed the grass from his knees

[Agent 1 your tuxedo is fire resistant, get in there and drag that creature out before we lose it!] The professor ordered.

“I’m not risking my life for some freakin talking pony!” He grabbed his ear bud and threw it away.

“Make yourself useful and hold this,” Michael said, shoving the heavy net launcher into the agent’s hand. “I’m going in,” He said in a deep voice.

Agent 1 fell into his rear holding all the equipment and watched Michael run towards the burning house.

“Mr. Taylor!” She called again between coughs, her eyes watered as she tried to see through the thick smoke. Bumping into furniture as she stumbled forward, feeling the tense heat getting worse. A piece of burning wood fell from the ceiling and almost hit her. Her mane was getting singed from the flames and started curling.

“Help.. me…” A voice called out in a weak voice and coughed.

Rarity ears pointed up locking in on voice. She stumbled forward with almost zero visibility until she stepped into a small kitchen. The walls around the stove were burning through to the dry timber cracking as the fire consumed all. The heat was unbearable and her fur was started to curling. Rarity instincts of self-preservation were screaming at her to escape. Her front hoof bumped into a body lying on the floor.

“Mr. Taylor, hang on I got you!” She yelled out, but it seemed that the old man was unconscious.

The Mr. Taylor body was surrounded by blue magic as Rarity struggled to lift the man into her back. She tried to keep hold with her magic as she slowly pulled him away from the flames that were licking at his legs and her tail. Rarity ignored the pain and kept pushing her body and mind beyond their limits. She was feeling light headed and disoriented trying to find the way out, smoke was everywhere and she could not find the exit. It felt like she was sleepwalking as her consciousness began to fade from the lack of fresh air. She could not keep her eyes open as the world went blank.


Twilight Sparkle suddenly stopped walking and her eyes started glowing. Spike was not sure what was going but then he noticed Twilight eyes glowing and felt the magic of her element.

“It's Rarity! She needs are help!” Twilight yelled out.

Applejack was in a middle of a conversation with her brother when she felt her element activating. Twilight voice called to her in her mind as her magic linked up.

“Ah, here, ya Twilight,” She said and her eyes started glowing.

“Here's your cake and....” Pinkie stopped mid-sentence as her eye started glowing. “Party time already Twilight!” She said to herself, which confused the blue pony as he grabbed the cake from the counter.

Fluttershy, was acting as a conductor waving her hooves at the group of birds who responding by chirping out a tune. She stopped and dropped on her hooves feeling her element from deep inside. Fluttershy’s eyes glowed feeling the magic of the others, mingling with hers.

“I’m ready Twilight,” She said, responding to Twilight.

Rainbow Dash was napping on a cloud when suddenly she got jolted awake from the burst of magic.

“Whoa, what's going on?” She said out loud.

Twilight voice called out in her mind.

“Rarity for real? Alright, then I’m ready!” She stood up on her hoofs and her eyes glowed.

Discord was in Twilight’s castle fiddling with the mirror when the crystals started glowing on their own.

“Looks like they will not need my help after all,” He smirked and disappeared in a flash.

Magic burst forth from all 5 ponies each a different color and combined into a rainbow and streaked into the air. The blast of magic entered Twilight's castle through an open window and zippered towards the mirror and disappeared into a swirling portal.


The crystal that Richard installed in an old mirror started glowing brightly and a portal appeared. A blast of rainbow colored magic zoomed out and bounced on the walls until passed through a window glass as if it wasn’t there.

5 different voices calling her name. In her mind, the blackness changed to light and she saw herself standing in a middle of a pentagon, surrounded by her friends.

“I missed you all so much I am sorry!” Rarity said, looking at her friends one at a time.

“We missed you to Rarity, now let's help you out of this mess,” Twilight said and the others nodded.

Her friends turned into beams of energy and shot into Rarity’s body as she looked upward feeling the magic of her friends giving her strength. She opened eyes and stood up no longer feeling pain as her strength returned. Her eyes now were glowing blue with her horn. Her magic created a bubble that pushed the smoke and fire back. It continued to grow and expand extinguishing the fire as the bubble expanded. The Firefighters outside were hosing down the house from different angles. Suddenly all the flames and smoke stopped to their surprise.

“What the hell is going on?” One of them yelled out nothing that the house was glowing blue and the water started to be pushed back.

“Mommy the house is glowing!” The small girl said pointing at it.

The crowd oohed and ahhed at the spectral. A news helicopter happened to be in the area and zoom in on the house.

"Are you seeing this? It's like some kind of blue force field appeared around the house, not sure how else to describe it. The fire is out and everyone is watching," Said a TV reporter on the ground looking into a camera.

Michael found Rarity standing still in the middle of the house. She appeared to be an in a trance, and the old man was sitting on his rear next to the pony fully awake. If he had any injuries before, they are now healed.

“Are you an angel?” Mr. Taylor said squinted, looking at glowing snow white pony.

“Hello, can you hear me?” Michael called out waving his hand in front of her glowing eyes.

“What who?” Rarity blinked a few times as the glow disappeared and shook her head as she came back to her senses.

“The fire is out now, but the house is still in bad shape, we need to get out of here,” Michael said and grabbed Mr. Taylor’s arm and help him up.

She nodded, feeling like she just woke up from a dream and walked to the front entrance. Michael followed the pony noticing that some of her fur was burnt. Her tail was much shorter now and her mane also was shortened with curls.

Rarity squinted as walk out of the dark blackened house into the sunlight. Water was dripping from the outer walls. Suddenly she started to hear people clapping and cheering from across the street. Michael walked out with Mr. Taylor and then notice a large TV camera pointing in their direction. A reporter was talking to the camera and tried to get closer only to be pushed back by the police. A fireman moved closer and grabbed the old man leading him to a nearby ambulance. Another one wanted to help the agent, but he just pushed them away.

“Professor we have a situation,” Michael said, holding a button on his watch.

Rarity tried to smile as the cell phones and cameras flashed taking pictures.

"I don't believe my eyes, but standing right there is a small unicorn about the size of a pony. We have a witness here by the name of Julie, can you tell us watch you saw?" The lady TV reporter lowered her microphone to the girl.

"The pony went into the house and used her magic to stop the fire, she wanted to save Mr. Tylor because everyone else was afraid," She said holding onto her mother's hand.

“Richard, what have I done?" She said to herself, realizing that the life as she knows it was about to change.


Author's Note

Another chapter finished. :raritywink:

Slowly finishing my other projects at home as well. :ajsleepy:

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