Mysteries Behind a Pony

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         As the day went on, many ponyfolk stopped outside of the library to listen into whatever the blaring music had been but they quickly trotted away, minding their own business.

          The group of ponies went on partying well into the afternoon, until even Silvernote had to take a brake from the excessive dancing. The sun set over the horizon as the party died down.

" That was loads of fun!" Pinkie Pie said happily, still munching on some leftover cupcakes.

" You can say that again,"  Rainbow Dash said with a big grin, " Especially when the three of you guys showed up! You guys looked like you were a bunch of bores, but you turned out pretty cool! No offense of course."

" Well, at first sight you looked prett-"

" Yeah!" Silvernote said, interrupting Matthew's incoming insult, " It's fine, we usually look boring at first ." He leaned in close next to Matthew, " Hey man, play nice. Remember we haven't got a place to sleep yet."

Brad bursted out laughing.

" Oh God that's rich, you guys are practically homeless!" Brad said as he could put no attempt into holding his laughter back.

Everypony in the room shot him an evil glare.

" Come on, you can't tell me that isn't hilarious in anyway possible."

More glares.

" I guess I'll just shut my mouth now."

" What Brad was trying to say," Twilight started averting her eyes from Brad and over to the trio, " Is that if you colts need any place to sleep, I'm sure me and the girls could help you all get a place. Unfortunately I can only let one of you stay here with me at the library."

Twilight looked over to her friends with a pleading look.

" Well, anypony that can dance like that is welcome to stay with me whenever they want!" Rainbow Dash said hovering over to Silvernote.

" I can let Danny stay here, if he wants of course." Twilight said with a hint of uncertainty.

" Of course I want t-" Danny said quickly before composing himself, " I mean, thank you for your hospitality."

" Alright so now all we've got to deal with, is our big, lovable, and kindhearted pony-" Silvernote almost said before Matthew slugged him in the side.

" If ya want i'm sure me an' Big Mac could squeeze ya in the barn somewhere." Applejack said.

" That won't be necessary." Matthew said flatly.

" What do ya' mean?" Applejack asked.

" Isn't it obvious darling?" Rarity asked her friend, " He just doesn't want to sleep in a dirty old barn for the time that he is going to be here."

" And where do you propose he sleep?" Applejack said giving Rarity a dirty look.

" Well, we may have gotten off to a rough start..." Rarity squeaked, " But i'm willing to let him stay at the boutique as long as he needs. Besides Sweetie Belle has been wanting someone to play with."

" No." Matthew repeated, still as flat and dull as ever.

" Pardon?" Rarity said, astounded that somepony would blow her off on such a generous offer.

" I don't need a place to sleep, I can just find a place to sleep on my own. Simple as that." Matthew said, and with that he trotted out the door leaving the rest of the group with mouths their mouths open. All of them except Danny.

" There's the Matthew I know." Danny thought to himself.

" Is he going to be okay?" Fluttershy asked Danny, interrupting his train of thought.

" Don't worry, he's been through worse than going an entire night without a blankie." Danny said with a small chuckle.

" Still..." Fluttershy said quietly.

" Hey I know what we should do!" Pinkie Pie squealed, " When he finally manages to find a place to stay, we should throw him a welcome-to-his-new-home party!"

" Do it and the green one won't be the only one we'll be 'watching'." Matthew's voice trailed off from the outside of the library.

A look of horror spread across Silvernote's and Danny's face.

" Wait, what did he say?" Brad asked eyeing the purple unicorn suspiciously.

" Oh he umm said that he'll be watching...us to make sure...we're okay?." Danny replied in a reassuring voice.

" Okay then..." Brad said going back to being silent.

" Nice save Danny, he doesn't suspect a thing." Danny thought to himself and also giving himself a mental pat on the back. Danny made a mental note to charge Matthew with insubordination when they were done here in Ponyville. Of course in all honesty, Silvernote, Matthew, and himself should all be charged with insubordination after what they're doing.

" They have GOT to be up to something. Better just play it cool and act like I don't know anything." Brad thought to himself,   " Don't need to act for that." he thought to himself again. Brad made a mental note to kick his own mental ass for that comment.

" Well this was all good fun, but it looks like it's getting rather late." Rarity said with a small and petite yawn.

" Wow it's already this late?" Brad said as he looked out the window to the sun setting. " Guess time really does fly when you're having fun."

" Yes it was definitely fun, it's just a shame that it was over so quickly." Twilight said, "  Rarity is right though, you should all head home before it gets too dark."

" Okie dokie lokie!" Pinkie Pie giggled as she bounced out the door and off to Sugar Cube Corner, saying hi to the ponies that had been walking by of course.

" Thank you for the party, see you tomorrow everypony," Rarity said as she trotted out the door and off to her boutique.

" C'mon Silvernote, I got some awesome Wonderbolt posters I can show you!" Rainbow Dash said giddily at the chance to show somepony her prized collection of Wonderbolt assorted items.

" Sounds cool!" Silvernote replied as he trotted out the door behind Rainbow Dash.

" I-it was nice meeting you, goodbye." Fluttershy quietly said as she also trotted out the door to her hut outside of Ponyville.

" Well ah guess ah'll leave right about now too." Applejack said, " I'm sure Big Macintosh could use some help with the late night chores."

" Need an extra han- I mean hoof?" Brad asked as she already was halfway out the door.

" Naw, i'm sure me and Big Mac can handle this by ourselves." Applejack replied. " See yall tomorrow!"

" I don't know about you guys but i'm pooped, see you all in the morning. Or maybe afternoon..." Spike said climbing up the stairs and eventually falling asleep half way up the small staircase.  Twilight picked up the loudly snoring purple dragon with her magic and carried him upstairs.

" I'm sorry, but you colts will have to share the guestroom." Twilight called as she tucked spike into bed.

Brad was about to object but Danny interrupted him, " Oh no troubles, we just appreciate the hospitality."

Brad was going to speak up again, but Danny looked at him with a menacing glare. " We do appreciate it, don't we Brock?"

Brad shook his head up and down. Brad and Danny both walked up the stairs and into the guest room. There had only been one bed.

Danny and Brad both looked at each other from different sides of the bed, neither of them budging an inch.

" One of us is going to have to sleep on the floor, and it ain't gonna be me." Brad said with clear resolve.

" I'm not going to sleep on the floor either." Danny said with a straight face.

" Then it seems like we're both sleeping in the bed." Brad responded, " Together."

" Seems like." Danny said as he crawled into bed and pulled the sheets over himself with his magic.

" Okay fine then." Brad said as he jumped on his side of the bed causing Danny to go up and down, but the purple stallion never said a word. Both stallions laid in the bed together, facing opposite directions and only the crickets could be heard chirping from the night outside.

Fluttershy made her way along the empty roads of Ponyville. The girls had been right, it was getting pretty dark outside, so dark in fact that she could barely see her own hoof in front of her face. She trotted slowly careful no to bump into the wall of a house or the trunk of a tree.

Fluttershy remembered the party that had just started hours ago and she began to wonder about what had made that green stallion laugh. What did she say that been so funny? Fluttershy kept walking down the road, lost in thought but no matter how much she may have been thinking she couldn't ignore the big gray mass of fur curled up on the side of the road.

Fluttershy quickly recognized the cutie mark on the gray blob of fur and remembered that it had been one of the ponies from the party.

" Um... Are you okay?" Fluttershy said quietly, half hoping that he would not hear her and she could just move on and go back to her hut.

Matthew's ear twitched at the sudden soft voice.

Matthew glanced over his shoulder to the yellow pegasus and quickly turned back, grumbling something about pegasai.

" Your name is Matthew right?" Fluttershy asked.

" Yes, why do you ask?" Matthew answered without even turning back to Fluttershy.

" Why are you out here on the side of the road?"

" Why do you care?"

" Because it looks like you could use a place to stay, and I could maybe use a bit of....help...with the......animals...." Fluttershy squeaked gradually getting quieter as Matthew rose to his feet, towering over her.

" Why." He said, bluntly.

" Why what?" Fluttershy said getting more and more scared with every second going by.

" Why would you be so nice as to offer a complete stranger a place to stay?" Matthew asked, " We've done nothing so far, so there is absolutely no reason to be so kind to me, or Danny, or Silvernote. It's not like you owe us or anything."

" Well..." Fluttershy said as she started to gather all of her bravery, " By that logic, why would we be mean to you? Like you said, you've done nothing to be treated badly or anything."

Moments of silence passed in the dark night as Fluttershy's words sank in.

Matthew looked at the yellow mare, dazed at how she spoke back to somepony of his size without stammering at least once.

Fluttershy started back down the path, barely looking at the grey stallion.

" Now are you coming with me or not?"

Matt couldn't help but feel a ting of respect as the butter colored pegasai took charge like that. Matthew slowly followed Fluttershy all the way back to her small, animal filled hut. The door squeaked as she opened the door and walked inside. Matthew followed in after her, hitting his head on the doorway as he stepped through.

" Lousy piece of..." Matthew muttered, but Fluttershy turned back to him with a glare. " Junk..."

" You can sleep on the couch, if you need anything just ask." Fluttershy said as she fed her animals. " Sorry dinner was so late." she said to them softly as she spread the food out among the animals. Angel obviously taking more than her fare share.

One of the small squirrels ran up to Matthew. He turned his head down at the small brown creature, giving it a cold stare, but the squirrel did not falter, instead it's curiosity was peaked. It ran it's way up the grey stallion's body and burrowed into his mane. Matthew quickly, but casually, poked parts of his hair, determined to get the small critter off of him. Fluttershy couldn't help but giggle at the big pony trying to get something as small as a squirrel with his broad hoof.

" C'mere Jerry." Fluttershy cooed to the small squirrel. The squirrel poked out of Matthew's hair for a split second, but soon retreated back into the stallion's mane and soon popped up on top of Matthew's head. " Awww, I think he likes you."

" Lucky me." Matthew muttered as he gave up trying to send his new visitor packing. Soon Jerry nestled himself on Matthew's head, falling fast asleep. Matthew reached his hoof up to the small yet brave squirrel, and for a brief moment Fluttershy though he was going to crush the poor squirrel, but instead he pet the squirrel gently careful not hurt the small mammal.

" I can sleep on the couch right?" Matthew said absently minded as he continued to pet Jerry.

" If that's alright with you." Fluttershy replied quietly.

" No, I think I want your bed." Matthew said sarcastically.

" Well if you want." Fluttershy said already taking a couple of steps towards the couch.

" It was a joke! I would never do that to someone who helped me." Matthew said stopping her. " Here look i'm getting on the couch." he said as he tested the couch. Matthew laid down on the couch making it creak beneath his weight. The couch let out it's final squeaks and creaks as it finally gave way under the grey pony, wooden legs snapping as the couch made a thump as it hit the floor. Fluttershy looked at the broken couch with disappointment in her watery blue eyes.

" Waitwaitwaitwait, I can fix it, do you have any tools around?" Matthew asked frantically.

" Umm, I think Applejack left her toolbox here from the last time she visited." Fluttershy answered.

" Where?"

" She left it in the closet, but i'm not sure if Applejack appreciates other ponies touching her tools..." Fluttershy said, but her words had fallen on deaf ears as Matthew was already in the middle of opening the small toolbox.

Matthew worked his way over the couch like a machine. He inspected the wooden legs and sanded them down with a patch of sand paper to make them smoother. When was done with sanding the broken legs out, he rummaged through the box again to find some super sticky paste.( If you're wondering why I am not calling it glue, look up how they make glue....) He spread the paste on the broken limbs and soon refitted the whole couch, while also reinforcing the wooden frame with some makeshift support beams. Basically a couple of books stacked on top of each other, but in his defense, they were some pretty thick novels.

Matthew wiped a bead of sweat away from his brow, " Done." he said with a tinge of pride behind his 5 minute work.

" Um, thank you?" Fluttershy said examining the books that held up her couch. " We should probably get to sleep now."

" Yeah I guess we should, good night Fluttershy." Matthew said climbing on the couch, carefully this time, and lying down. It had been a long day for the stallion, and tomorrow would need all the energy he could muster.

MEANWHILE AT TWILIGHT'S HOUSE, TREE, LIBRARY, THINGER

Danny didnt wan't to sleep with the green stallion as much as the next guy, but he couldn't complain. What was the pony's name anyway? Bill...? Yeah he seemed like a Bill. Well, he could find out in the morning if he was wrong. Eventually Danny fell asleep, and as his mind drifted he thought of the events that had occurred earlier in the day.

" Silvernote get up you lazy bum!" Matt said as he knocked, in his case it was more of a thump, on Silvernote's door.

The door creaked open and a saggy eyed Silvernote peered out from the crack.

" Fifteen minutes, you can't rush awesomeness." Silvernote said as he shut the door.

Matt was about to bust the door down himself and give Silvernote a piece of his mind but Danny stopped him with a hoof.

" Don't worry about him. If were late we will simply tell Celestia that we got held up by a couple of run-away clouds in the sky." Danny told Matt coolly.

Matt muttered something under his breath, but he obeyed Danny's orders. He climbed back in the chariot and waited.

" What could Celestia want..." Danny thought to himself while waiting for Silvernote.  He thought back to when there was a knock at his door when the sun just started to rise. Normally Danny would be up this early, but that doesn't mean he'd be a morning person.

" I swear to Celestia, if this is another one of those "Filly Scout Cookies" im going to gut someone." Danny said groggily as he opened the door, but instead of the small fillies he was half expecting, a pair of royal guards stood proud with their golden armor gleaming in the early light. " Oh, uh what can I do for you?" Danny stuttered.

" Sir Darklight, Princess Celestia demands to see you,Matthew Switsteel and Coltin Silvernote in her highness's quarters." the first one said in a gruff voice.

" She said it was the utmost importance." Added the second.

" Of course, I'll be right out." Danny responded as he shut the door and checked some things. There was no meeting scheduled until a couple of weeks. This is definitely not a joke. Danny opened the door and jumped back into the Royal Guard's chariot, ready to go.

In about fifteen minutes they were already at Matt's house. He had just been finishing up a new set of Royal Guard armor but he quickly got ready himself and before they knew it they were at Silvernote's house.

Eventually Silvernote got himself "Awesomed Up" enough to be presentable to the princess.

The flying chariot halted at the entrance to Celestia's castle. The three stallions thanked the royal guard members for the ride and soon were trotting up the stairs.

" What could Celestia want?" Silvernote yawned.

" Im not exactly sure, but if it was this urgent... Well I'd put my bits on it not being good." Danny answered.

" What about you Matt? What do you think this whole thing is about?" Silvernote asked the big stallion.

" I don't know." Matt replied.

" You're no fun." Silvernote pouted.

" C'mon guys keep it together, we are seeing the princess after all." Danny said as he knocked on Celestia's door.

" Come in." A worn and tired voice called from inside.

Danny blinked for a second, unaccustomed to hearing his princess so weak.

Slowly, but surely, he opened the door and took a few steps through the doorway.

Books had been sprawled around the tile floor. What had once been an organized study and bedroom had turned into a total hazard zone. No book had been spared and Celestia was furiously flipping through the pages in an ancient looking book. The princess's magic enveloped book after book, constantly bringing them forward to Celestia's tired eyes.

" Nothing in Equestria's historical archives either." Celestia mumbled to herself.

Just then, Princess Luna trotted through the door carrying, that's right you guessed it, more books.

" We have brought thou's books from the east wing of the library sister, where would thy like us to put them?" Luna asked, partially nodding in Danny's and the other's direction.

" In the corner would be fine." Celestia said barely even glancing at Luna.

" Wow, Celestia didn't even correct Luna about her grammar...something is definitely wrong." Danny thought to himself.

" What is it we can do for you princess?" Danny said with a straight face. " This meeting as a bit sudden, my apologies for any inconviences caused by my team."

" It's fine." Celestia said waving her hoof, " As for why you are here. It seems that someone, or something has made their way into our world."

" Um... Princess, don't you mean somepony?" Silvernote chimed in.

" Cut the horse shit. This is serious." Celestia snapped back. She took a long and deep breath before continuing. " Sorry, I've just been stressed all day."

" Please forgive us, but what exactly is troubling you?" Matt asked holding back a smirk from her previous outburst.

" The very foundation of Ponyville crumbling to rubble." Celestia said.

" Did you say Ponyville? What's so important about a bunch of nopony ponies?" Danny asked.

" What's so important, my subject, is that Ponyville houses the most powerful defense known to ponykind. The Elements of Harmony." Celestia said with a deadly glare.

The tension in the room rose to an all time high. Danny's ears perked up, Matt lost his grin, and Silvernote went into business mode.

" So wait, the most powerful element that has ever been recorded is in Ponyville?" Silvernote said with an almost complete different tone of voice.

" Precisely." Celestia replied, " So now you understand the seriousness of our little situation?"

" Sorry if i'm being a bit skeptical," Silvernote started, " But how in the absolute fu-"

" What Silvernote means is that how is Ponyville on the verge of crumbling?" Danny interjected before Silvernote could finish.

" Last night I received a letter from my student, Twilight Sparkle," Celestia said ignoring what Silvernote had said, " In this letter she claimed that a mysterious pony by the name of Brad came stumbling into town from the Everfree Forest. He was mortally wounded from an encounter with a Manticore but it was nothing her friend couldn't handle. The report didn't leave much detail, but this is still an urgent matter."

" So? How is that shaking the delicate balance of Ponyville?" Matt asked sarcastically.

" It shakes the balance, because this isn't our average earth pony." Celestia asked.

" Elaborate." Danny said.

" Well, two days ago Luna reported a distortion in her night sky. The distortion turned out to be a portal through dimensions." Celestia sighed.

" Five bits says the Princess dug into her "special" banana stash again." Silvernote whispered to Matt under his breath.

" You're on." Matt whispered back.

" This portal seemed to be harmless at first and it should have dissipated within a couple of seconds, but something or someone stabilized it. Before I or my sister could give the order to investigate these strange events, the portal just closed as fast as it had opened. All we could do was hope that nothing got through to our world, but it seems that despite our hopes something has gotten through." Celestia concluded. " I'm sincerely sorry to put the three of you on the spot like this, but this is urgent and needs to be settled quickly."

" What do you mean..." Danny started.

" By "settled"?" Matt finished.

Celestia looked at the three stallions with a grim tint to her eyes, " Bring him to me, dead or alive."

WELL WOULD YA LOOK AT THAT. Yeah I finally got off my ass this break and finished this chapter up. Thank you all for putting up with my laziness and I hope you enjoy!