Near the outskirts of Ponyville Spike and Twilight are looking at a hole in time and space, "What is it Twilight?"
Twilight takes a closer look, "It seems to be some kind of rift in time and space. This is so exciting!"
Spike looks on confusingly, "A rift in time and space? What does that mean?"
The purple scientist looks at her research, "It's like a link between two places even between worlds."
Spike hides behind Twilight, "Is it dangerous?"
Twilight reassures the baby dragon, "I don't think so. It seems stable. If it seems to start becoming dangerous I'll seal it."
"OK, well I'm going to Rarity's." Spike waves bye.
"OK bye." Twilight waves back
Spike reaches Rarity's boutique and sees a pony completely covered in a cloak, "It's the cloaked pony, I wonder who they are? Oh well."
Spike enters the boutique. Rarity is there finishing a dress, "Hi Spike."
"Hi Rarity, need any help?" The baby dragon looks on hoping to help his crush.
"Not at the moment but I will need to go gem searching soon, so you can help me then." the fashionista continues her work. "I think Fluttershy has been on the busier side lately and could use your help."
"OK, well then I'll see you later." Spike leaves.
"Bye Spike." Rarity waves goodbye.
At Fluttershy's cottage. Fluttershy opens the door to find Spike there, "Hi Spike, what brings you here?"
"Rarity said you been busy and you could use some help."
"Why thank you. Yes, I got some new animal friends and haven't had time to go to the market." Fluttershy gets a list and a bag of bits then gives them to spike. "Can you go for me and pick everything on this list? If you don't mind?"
"Will do." Spike gives a salute.
"Thanks."
At the market place, Spike sees Applejack at her family stand to sell apples, "Hi Applejack."
"Hi Spike what brings you here?" asks Applejack.
"I'm helping Fluttershy with shopping while she taking care of her new animals." Spike shows her the list.
"Rarity didn't need help today." the farmer ask matter of factly.
"No, but we're going gem searching soon."
"Well good for you sugar cube. Need any apples?" the mare offers.
"Yes actually."
"Here you go." Applejack hands Spike some apples, "Hey if you are not to busy can you do me a favor? After helping Fluttershy can you stop by the crusader's treehouse and deliver these snacks for them. Gotta make sure they don't go hungry."
"Will do." Spike leaves.
The next day Spike visits the rift, "So how's the rift researching coming along?"
Twilight is going through some books, "Well, theirs not much in my books. But rifts don't appear for no reason. Something here or where it leads got to be the cause."
Spikes looks around, "I don't see anything around here but the rift."
"Yes, so the cause is might be from where the rift leads, the problem is the cause might not be close to near the rift, it could be something in Equestria for all I know." Twilight sighs.
"You're not thinking of going through it are you?" Spike worries.
Twilight continues to look through her books, "No to dangerous."
The worried assistant breathes a sigh of relief, "Well, I'm going to Rarity's."
"See you later Spike."
In a field, Pinkie and Rainbow Dash are building something. Spike greets them, "Hi Pinkie, hi Rainbow."What are you two doing?"
Both mares greet there friend Rainbowdash flies towards Spike and smugly says, "So Rarity didn't need your help today?
Spike crosses his arm's, "No, so what's this?"
Rainbow points to what's she doing, "Me and Pinkie are building an obstacle course. Whenever I try to race her it's like she teleports to the finish line."
Pinkie hops past them, "Maybe I do maybe I don't, I'll never tell."
The rainbow mare looks towards the pink one, "Hopefully these obstacles can slow her down and I can watch her. Hey, I can use another pair of eyes, mind being a judge?"
"Sounds fun, sure." Spike watches the race but still couldn't discover Pinkie's secret. "It's like they say It's Pinkie don't question it."
The next day Spike visits his crush again, "Hi Rarity."
Rarity is packed to go on a trip, "Hi, Spike. You're just in time, I have free time to go gem searching. Would you mind joining me?"
"I'll get the cart." the helpful drake goes to gran what he needs.
"Your sweetest Spiky wiky. I can always count on you." Rarity Pinches Spike's cheeks.
"And I know I can count on you if I need help, Right."
"Right."
Spike and Rarity are walking to Raritie's boutique with Spike pulling a cart full of gems. Dragnight walks past them, then a few gems get swiped. "Huh?" Spike looks at the pile of gems.
Rarity looks towards Spike, "What is it, Spike?"
"I not sure but I think some of the gems are missing."
"Well we still have more than enough, maybe I can make a new cloak for that pony over there. Who is that anyway?"
"I don't know. I saw them around the past week or so but they never seem to interact with anypony. I wonder where they are going?"
Pinkie pops up, "Dragnight I'm not sure but I think she going into the Everfree forest."
Rarity and Spike are startled, "Pinkie, stop doing that." Rarity poses herself. "I'm guessing you already talked to her and did your whole sing and greet thing."
"Yep just a few moments ago."
Spike asks, "Did you see her face?"
"Nope still a mystery." Pinky keeping her cheerful demeanor.
"Why would she go to the Everfree forest? Doesn't she know how dangerous it is?" Spike worries.
"I don't know but Applebloom said she been seeing a cloaked figured walk into the Everfree Forest." Pinkie responds.
Rarity says, "Maybe we should go ask her, to make sure she safe."
The two mares and the little dragon try to talk to Dragnight but she runs away entering the Everfree Forest and managing to get away from them. The trio eventually finds where she's staying a treehouse and Spike says, "Cool!"
Pinkie stares at the treehouse, "Wow! Did she make this treehouse herself?
Rarity stares too, "But why here?"
Dragnight yells from the treehouse "Go away!"
"Darling we just came to make sure you're safe! The Everfree Forest is a dangerous place!"
Dragnight mumbles, "Not as dangerous where I'm from."
Rarity yells, "What was that?!"
"Just go away! I don't need anybody's help!" The mysterious pony yells back.
"Anybody? You mean anypony!?" says Pinkie.
"Whatever go way!"
"Well, she not very friendly." says Spike.
"How bout I throw you a party!" Pinkie pulls out her machine.
"No!"
Rarity is fed up, "Come on let's leave. She obviously wants to be left alone"
"Well, I'm going to check on Twilight to see if she made any progress on her rift research." exclaims Spike.
"Rift?!" asks Dragnight.
Spike explains, "Yeah, it appeared within the week! My friend Twilight Sparkle is researching it!"
Dragnight sticks her head out, "Stay away from it! Seal it if you can!"
Spike looks towards her, "You seem quite worried. do you know how it appeared?!"
"No, just stay away ok and make sure nothing comes through!"
Rarity is skeptical, "You seem to know about it."
"Not really! Just take me to your friend!" the cloaked figure leaves her treehouse and follows the purple dragon.
Spike leads them to his friend, "Hi Twilight."
Twilight stops studying the rift to greet her friends, "Hi, Spike, Rarity, and the cloaked pony."
Pinkie introduces them, "Twilight this is Dragnight."
Twilight is standing in front of the hole in space and time, "Oh, hi Dragnight."
Dragnight points to the rift, "Whatever. Seal it."
"Huh?"
Pinkie stands by her friend's sides, "She wants you to seal the rift."
"Why?" Ask Twilight.
"Because you might get ... Watch out!" The rift starts sucking them in. Dragnight pushes Twilight out its path causing herself sucked in.
Spike, Rarity, and Pinkie struggle to avoid getting sucked in but Spike is digging his claws into the ground but isn't strong enough and gets sucked in. "Dragnight! Spike!" Twilight tries to catch him with her magic but it is too late. "Spike no."
An hour later Twilight has gathered her friends, "OK through my research on the rift. I think I may have a spell to send us to wherever Spike and Dragnight are. The downside is I can't guaranty we will be sent directly to them or if this will really work."
Rainbow dash points to the rift, "Can't we just walk through?"
"No, it's too unstable I can't guarantee your safety."
Fluttershy speaks up "What about Discord I'm pretty sure he can open portals to other realms."
Twilight sighs, "Believe it or not but I'm desperate enough that I already asked him and he said without knowing where they went he can't bring them back but he said he'll track us so he can help bring us back."
Rainbow Dash surprise, "He would really do that?"
"Well he originally said Fluttershy but I told him Fluttershy be mad if he only brings her back."
Rainbow crosses her arms, "Yep sounds more like him"
"Now this might be dangerous, theirs no telling what's going to happen or what's gonna be out there, are you all sure you want to come?"
They all look at each other than give determine looks. Applejack steps forward, "For Spike's sake, we will travel to as many worlds as it takes and face any dangers." the rest nod in agreement.
"All right I'm ready. let's go save Spike." Twilight starts casting the spell. Her horn glows brightly than in a flash there gone.
In another realm, a light appears in the sky then six lights shoot out in different directions.
Applejack lands on a hay pile, "A farm?"
Pinkie landsin a catsle, "Hi there."
Rarity lands in a town, "Well that could have gone better. Why hello there."
Rainbow Dash stops herself before hitting the ground, "That was close. What the?"
Fluttershy lands by a cave, "Girls? Oh hello, you're a big guy."
Twilight lands in a field, "Did it work? Girls? Wait, something doesn't feel like." she then looks at her hands, "I'm a human." she looks to the sky, "Spike I hope you are safe."
Author's Note
I'm also working on a story on Spike and Dragnight side of the story but it's also darker with death and a focus on surviving.
chapter 1 the journey begins
Twilight cast the spell everything goes white, there's a sudden feeling of being pulled in. Suddenly she's falling before she can react she slams into the ground. She gets up and looks around, "Ouch, did it work? Girls? Wait, something doesn't feel like." she then looks at her hands, "I'm human." she looks to the sky, "Spike I hope you are safe."
Looking at her new form, she sees that she wearing a new outfit, a purple wizard hat, her body covered by a purple cape underneath is armor with her cutie mark embroidered on it, "I'm dressed as a wizard I wonder if this world has magic?"
Twilight tries focusing her magic, "Interesting it seems in this form magic is channeled through my hands creating a magical diagram. she lifts her hand forward and shoots a magical beam. She tries some of her other spells but they fail to activate. "Somethings off I guess I'll have to learn more about magic here. Ok girls. girls? Oh no, we must have gotten separated now I have to find them too! Ok twilight, how hard can it be?"
"*roar*"
Twilight turns around to see a huge beast running after her, "Ahhh!" she starts running, she tries shooting it but all it does make it angrier. "What am I going to do? I can't fly, no wings. my magic blast isn't strong enough and even if I could levitate what then? Think Twilight Think. That's it! I hope this works." she then focuses her magic and teleports away on top of a tree out of the monster's sight. "Shoo, that was close." A shadow covers Twilight as she looks behind her she sees a bird twice her size ready to feast. "Ahhh!"
After a few more teleportations and monster escapes Twilight and finds a town. "Finally * panting* a town." as she walks through town there are lots of stares. "Is something wrong?"
A kid goes up to her, "Are you a real wizard?"
"Well, I wouldn't consider myself one but I can use magic if that's what your asking?"
The kid has figurative stars in his eyes, "Can I see?"
"Ok but I'm a little tired from teleporting so much," The town collectively gasps and murmur to themselves. Twilight gets nervous, "Did I do something wrong?"
"You can teleport that's amazing! What guild are you in?"
Twilight takes mental notes on what's being said"Guild I'm not part of a guild I'm just looking for my friend Spike he's a small purple dragon. (so they have magic guilds in this world.)"
"She has a dragon familiar who is she? is she royalty? Amazing."
"If you haven't seen him then I'll be on my way." Twilight stomach growls before she knows it the citizens pick her up and set up a feast. "Thank you but don't you all think this is a bit much."
"wizards are regarded too high esteem it's a great honor to have one in our small town especially one of such skill."
"What?, I'm not that good." Twilight tries to insist.
"So humble." the townspeople continue to whisper to themselves.
The citizen continues to follow and pamper Twilight for a couple of hours. "Can you please stop, your all nice but I need my space."
"Are you going to practice your magic, can we watch?"
"Fine but stay a safe distance away." Twilight goes to an open field trying to figure out how to use her spells. "Ok, I have my magical blast, teleportation, telekinesis, and shielding but it feels like somethings off like not all of my magic going through. Do you have any books about magic?"
They shake their heads no. Suddenly a man comes running towards them yelling, "Monster! Monster! There's a monster heading to town!" the townspeople turn to Twilight.
"What do you want me to do!? I tried to fight them off earlier my magic wasn't strong enough."
"You got to do something the monsters usually stay in the forest we don't have anyone strong enough to protect us if a monster decides to roam into town."
"I'll do it." Twilight goes to the edge of town and sees the monster on its way. "*sigh* Ok I don't have to defeat it just get it to return to the forest. "She gets face to face with the creature. Twilight tries to blast the monster face to little effect. The beast charges at her, she dodges then continues to fire at it. "It's not working my magic isn't strong enough. Its got to have some kind of weak spot." the monster swings its tail and Twilight ducks. She starts trying to levitate it struggling to do so but manages to flip it on its shell. "Hopefully that will do it." The monster manages to rock itself back to its feet. "Oh come on! Maybe I can lore it away but how? I got it." Twilight teleports away then shortly comes back, onto the monster head, pulls out a stick. dangling in front of the monster is leftover food from the feast in a bag, Twilight maneuvers the food to lead the creature back to the forest. Then Twilight teleports back."
The townspeople gather around their hero, "You saved our home is there any way we can repay you?"
"No no I'm good. I must really need to leave to find my friends."
"Ok we understand, stay the night and tomorrow we will pack you supplies for your journey."
"Thank you."
* * *
Rainbow opens her eyes and sees the ground she tries flapping her wings but finds she doesn't have any, "Ahhh! My wings and my hands! wait, hands?" she slams into the ground. "Ouch." she gets up and examines her new form. "Am I human? transforming was not part of the deal especially one without wings and what's withthis not bad lightning bolts blue coloring and a scarf huh." she continues forward trying to get used to her new body and walking on two legs, occasionally stumbling over and getting back up.
Walking through bushes and branches when Rainbow hears screams, "Don't worry I'm coming to save you!" she rushes in and encounters a young boy in armor on the ground about to be killed by a beast. she charges in and tries punching it to little effect. "Oh-oh." she gets knocked back. The boy gets up and swings his sword and cuts down the monster.
"Ouch." Rainbow gets up, "Ha, we did it."
"We did it? I'm the one who finished it up!' the boy stand up to Rainbow
"Yeah after I saved your life!" she gets closer,
"I could handle it on my own." he gets his face up to her.
"Yeah, right then what was the screaming I heard?" she places her face up to his.
He thinks for a moment, "The monster."
"The monster?" Rainbow Dash crosses her arms, "I fought monsters before they don't sound like scared little boys."
"You fought before." the young warrior crosses his arms," I couldn't tell from your punch."
"Well, I'm not used to fighting in this form!"
"Form? What are you talking about? Who are you?"
"I'm Rainbow Dash," she strikes a pose, "and I'm looking for my friend Spike but I seem to have gotten separated from my other friends."
"Rainbow Dash what kind of name is that? Whatever I'm Lief. I haven't seen anyone around here, so good luck finding your friends."
"So what are you doing out here alone kid?" she points at him.
"I told you my name is Lief! and it's none of your business!" he starts walking away.
Rainbow follows Lief, "So where are we going?."
"We aren't going anywhere. I'm going back to my home town."
"Well, I don't know where I am and you need my help if you get attacked by another monster."
"Hey I wasn't attacked by that monster I attacked it!"
"Well, you did an amazing job at that."
The two continue to banter up until they reach the town. Leif called out to the townspeople, "Everyone, I slayed the monster!"
"With help!" Rainbow added.
Leif turns to Rainbow, "All you did was throw a weak punch and got knocked back."
"Hey, it was enough to save your butt."
A villager walks up to them, "So Lief slew a monster and made a new friend and my what colorful hair, what's your name young one?"
"Rainbow Dash."
"Haha, what kind of name is that? So you helped my son here, he's always trying to prove himself I thought he'll get himself killed this time running off on his own."
"He almost did luckily for him I was there."
"Haha, your proud one just like him, well thanks for saving little Lief here. Come and let me tell stories about all the trouble he got himself into."
"What! you better not!" Lief follows them into a tavern continuing complaining as the stories are told.
"And then the sword bonked him on his head." Leif's dad laughs.
"Hahaha oh this is great but I need to start looking for my friends."
Leif is sitting crossed arm at the table with them, "How by getting yourself killed there are tons of monsters out there and you don't have a weapon. How did you get out here anyway?"
"It's complicated." Rainbow takes a sip from her drink.
"Did it have to do with the lights sprouting from the sky earlier there were six of them shooting out and one of them lead toward the direction you came from." Leif calms down.
"Yeah, can you point me towards them!"
"Sorry Rainbow but Lief is right you don't have a way of defending yourself. You can stay and train with Lief until I decide you're ready. Follow me" Leaf's dad leads them to a training room. On a wall is different types of weapons. He looks at the weapons and chooses knives then gives them to Rainbow, "You seem to be the speed type, these should work for you."
"Oh sweet." the next few days are spent training in the basics of knife use and sparring against Lief, "So Lief why are you so much in a rush to prove yourself your young you have plenty of time to get yourself killed." Rainbow dashes at him knives in hands.
"Says the girl who tried to punch a monster. I just don't want to wait I'm going to prove myself and join the royale guards and protect the people of this kingdom." he swings his sword at her but she jumps over him.
"I can respect that, well let's get serious now." the two start moving faster with more elaborate attacks.
"You two have improved greatly look at what friendly rivery can do. I got a job for the two of you if you succeed you two can go off on your adventures."
The two begin their journey Rainbow waving the map in front of her, "So we have to defeat some bandits sounds simple enough,"
"Don't get cocky a gang of bandits can be more deadly than a single monster." Lief then takes the map, "Why did you take the map if you don't know how to read it? Their base is near a cliff so be careful we don't want you to fall."
"Ha, you're looking at the fastest flyer in Equestria." Lief gives her a confused look. "Uh nevermind so how much further?"
"Not far, we should come up with a plan."
"Yeah go in and kick their butts!"
"I know I can be reckless but even I'm not that dumb." The two adventures continue to argue about the plan up till they reach the bandits base. "There they are. According to the intel, there should be about twenty of them plus their leader. Now we need to sneak in, take them by surprise and not rush and you're already gone. I'm going to have to save her again."
"Huh you hear something?" suddenly the bandit is knocked out. the other bandit turns around but is met with a punch to the face. "Gah"
"Besides not being able to fly I like fighting in this body." a shadow looms over Rainbow. She turns around and sees a bandit before they could strike they're struck down by Lief.
"Saved you again, this is why you should have listened to me." Leif bost.
Rainbow Dash growls, "well I bet I can defeat more bandits than you so far it's two to one."
"You're on!"
Rainbow dashes past him knocking another bandit out. "Three to one."
The two split up charging through the bandit's hideout, both counting the bandits they defeat. After taking most of them down they end up at one end of the base near a cliff. Lief knocks the last one out, "So how many you got I defeated 12."
"So did I, look like we need a tie-breaker."
The bandit's boss shows up, a giant of a guy with a war hammer, "There you are. Pathetic all my men defeated by a couple of kids, but I won't go down so easily!" he swings his hammer to the ground, breaking the earth below the adventures. knocking them down. The Boss swings at the adventures, they dodge and get up. Lief tries to attack but gets knocked to the side. Rainbow cuts the boss's face, he swings at her and she dodges. Lief charges at him again but his sword is knocked down and he is grabbed, "If you want to save your friend you better catch him." he then throws Lief off the cliff.
"Ahhh!"
"Lief!" Rainbow jumps off the cliff.
"Hehe, she actually jumped what an idiot." the bandit boss looks at them fall then walk away.
"What are you doing!? why did you jump?!"
"To save you of course!"
"Now we're both going to die, you idiot!"
"Oh right no wings, maybe I didn't think this through." Lief gives her a you think look. "Ok think, think." as she thinks the ground coming in fast. Rainbow struggles to think of a plan she holds lief tighter preparing for impact when suddenly her back starts glowing. When they open their eyes they see the ground but it's not any closer. "Huh? Oh, sweet new wings!" behind her is glowing lights in a loose form of wings.
"You can do magic?!"
"Apparently." Rainbow shrugs.
"that's weird there should be a crashing sound?" the boss looks back over the cliff and is met with an uppercut knocking him over. He gets up and sees a flying Rainbow dash carrying Lief.
"It looks like I'm the one doing the saving."
"You're lucky your magick kicked in when it did." Lief lets go and gets in his battle stance. The boss hits the ground again but Liefs avoids it. "I'm not falling for that again." he charges in and avoids another swing. Rainbow swoops in with a kick to the back causing the boss to lose balance witch Lief takes advantage with a sweeping leg kick. The boss falls over he tries to get up but is stopped by a dive kick to the head.
"Oh yeah, whos awesome we're awesome." Rainbow does a victory dance.
Leif grabs rope, "Let's tie him up then celebrate."
Back at the tavern, everyone is partying drinks in hands, Rainbow has a foot on a chair and on the counter mug raised in the air, "Cheers everyone for our victory!" she chugs it the immediately spits it out. "Bleg, what is this stuff?" she tries to wince out the taste with water.
"Haha don't like the taste of alcohol, no matter. You earned your way to continue your adventure, too bad we don't have anyone to spare to help you. We do have supplies ready for you. As for you Lief, I have your recommendation for the capital's school solder training. Good luck you two."
"Thanks."
Rainbow and Lief walk together until they reach the first fork, they don't say goodbye just fist bump.
* * *
There's a marvelous city with sparkling streets, specialized designed buildings, and people with the most up to date outfits. Rarity finds herself in the midst of this city, "This place is fabulous! The style, the culture, the people I love it."
A couple in strange outfits walk-up to her, the female walks around Rarity, "Hmnn a tourist must be there first time visiting."
The guy looks at Rarity up close, "Yeah, and look at that dress and her hair."
A guy in an even weirder outfit goes up to them and starts taking pictures of Rarity, "Your right! Look how bold to put real diamonds on a dress for a dazzling glow and her hair so lushes and beautiful. She, she, she is fabulous!"
The couple is surprised by the appearance of the man and change their tune, "Y-y-your right she is fabulous." The female then gets an idea, "She should be the star for your next fashion project."
Rarity get's excited, "Oh, you're a fashion designer so am I."
The weird fashion designer makes some weird movement, "Ooh, you are. I was about to ask who designed your dress but now I know."
rarity poses, "This dress well it's complicated but I do have a lovely catalog which sadly I don't have on me. I'm on a mission to save my friend Spike but I seem to have gotten separated from my other friends. Can you help me?"
"Ooh save him from a fashion emergency?" He makes some more unusual movements.
"Oh no this has nothing with fashion I'm only stopping by here." She gives a hand wave.
"Well can stay for a while?" The Strange designer gets up close to her," I need you for my new line."
"I don't know, I really should search for my friends." Rarity thinks about it.
"Please I'll make you the leading model."
"Deal! I'm mean I should get supplies first and found out where my friends are before I head out. Thank you um sorry I didn't get your name?"
"Gah, you don't know who I am?" the strange man gives an exaggerated gasp.
"Phe... ehh. "The woman quickly stops herself. "Miss, you have just been hired by the most renown fashion designer Prince Fru Fru."
"Oh sorry, I'm Rarity I come from Equestria its a kingdom very very far away from here and I have no knowledge of this wonderful place."
The couple grabs onto Rarity's arms, "Don't worry we will teach you I'm Karen."
"And I'm Ward. Come with us we'll show you around ."
"Why thank you it will be a pleasure." Rarity takes their arms.
The four of them go around town going on a shopping spree, eating fine cuisine and watching the finest plays. It was a day of splendid wonders. The next few days Rarity working with Prince Fru Fru with his fashion line while sharing her own designs (modified for humans of course), meanwhile Karen and Ward would standby Rarity wherever she goes kissing up. "Miss Rarity your designs are such a hit. You think you might give me and Ward a shout-out to start our own brand?"
Rarity is currently is prepping for a show, "Why sure darling."
Karen is surprised how easy that was, "Wait really thank you."
"Can you leave for a moment I need to prepare for the show?" Karen and Ward leave leaving Rarity in her dressing room.
A makeup artist comes and works on Rarity, "Can I see your palm? Oh my."
"What's the matter?" Rarity turns her head.
"Nothing I'm just surprised you have a Rune." the makeup artist shows the symbol on Rarity's palm.
"A Rune?"
"Its what's necessary to perform magic. Oh, even your Rune is fabulous it looks like diamonds." the artist sqrees.
"Well naturally everything about me is fabulous." Rarity bost
After the show Rarity talks with her new employees, afterward, she meets up with the couple, Karen kisses Rarity's hand, "Miss Rarity may I say you still look lovely even after a hards day work."
"Of course a lady always must look her best no matter the circumstance but my work is still not done, my informants informed me of a place that desperately needs my attention. Come with me if you like. Oh, and Ward if you do come can you carry some bags for me?" Ward looks at the tower of bags Rarity asks him to carry.
Karem and Ward Follow Rarity through the beautiful city past the gorgeous buildings away from the variety of gardens into, "The ghettos?!"
"Why yes, I heard of this place and my first thought was it needs my help." Rarity looks on unphased while the other two look on horrified.
Karen tries to process this, "But but there Peasants."
"Nonetheless they need my help. Ward can hand me a bag." Rarity causally walks into town, "Hello everybody! I am Rarity and I have some gifts for you." people start coming out curious with there kids stay by their parent's side except for one little red hair girl who goes up to Rarity. "And who might you be?"
"I'm Susie."
"Well, Susie I have the perfect gift for you." she then pulls a red dress out of the bag, "A red dress for your red hair it will look wonderful on you."
"Wow thank you miss." Susie takes the dress and takes it home.
"Come on everybody I have more than dresses." after a few minutes everybody had received a gift from toys to clothes and decorations for living up the place.
Meanwhile, Karen and Ward are shocked and disgusted, "Ms. Rarity what are doing? You can't just give stuff away especially to peasants."
Rarity scoffs, "And why not exactly?"
Karen's eye is twitching, "Wheres the benefits there no gain in giving away things to people who have no status or money."
"Nothing to gain your that's where you're wrong we just gain the smiles and happiness of all these people."
Ward is about to burst, "And what does that give us?!"
"What more do we need? Come now I need to return now to prepare for my trip. I been distracted enough as it is, I had my informant find words about my friends and sadly they found little but they have an idea where they are. So I must be going. before anything happens."
Ward yells, "You're going to leave your place of fame and luxury to find friends? What type of aristocrat are you!?"
"Well actually I come from a small town called Ponyville but I am friends with royalty."
The couple looks at her in confusion, "Who are you?"
"Oh, darling you already know I am Rarity." she then elegantly walks away.
Karen points her finger at Rarity, "Don't go thinking this won't have consequences!"
The next day Rarity reads the newspaper and finds her name has been tarnished and her line has been ruined. "Sigh, I knew it wouldn't last. Oh well, I didn't like this place that much anyway the people here are too self-absorbed and entitled, getting so upset over helping others. Well, hmm I say."
As she opens the door Karen and Ward are there, "Hello Rarity leaving so soon?"
Rarity has a bored expression, "And do tell do you want?"
"Do you really think you can leave so easily? You humiliated us and bewitch are good names by being associated with you." Ward gives an overly dramatic faint into Karen's arms.
"Can you be any more of a drama queen, all I did was give gifts to some people in need and say I come from a small town."
"Humble beginnings how undignified. As punishment, we are going to have to make you work for us, in secret of course, and pass off your designs as our own."
"And what in your right minds makes you think I would agree to that?' Rarity checks her nails.
"Who said you had a choice?" a couple of huge bodyguards walk into the room. "Boys, get her."
"Oh boys, boys you wouldn't harm a lady?" they look to each other than continue to walk towards Rarity. "I guess that's a no then. Luckily during my modeling career here, my makeup artist discovered something that can help me." Magical diagrams appear in front of her hands and the needles in the room glow and levitate.
"You can perform magic!" Karin and Ward yell in unison.
With a trail of thread, the needles swarm the bodyguards leaving them stitched together. Rarity looks at the couple, "As for you two I have a different punishment for the two of you."
The thread and needles swarm alongside different fabrics the two formal kiss-ups, "Our outfits there hideous!"
"OMG ruse I'm a winter. So tacky!" Ward cries, the two runaway trying to make sure no one sees them. "Nobody look at us!"
"Now that's over, time to looks for my friends." Rarity leaves to the edge of the city, "Goodbye city its been fun but I have a more important matter to attend to."
* * *
In farmland, a burst of lights shoots from the sky landing in a garden, "Our veggies!"
Applejack gets up, covered in the mess of the garden she ruined, "Oh sorry that was an accident. I'll make up for what I have done."
"Can you pay?" the young farmer pulls out his hand.
"Uh, do take bits?" Applejack hands over a bit.
The young farmer looks at it, "You're not from around here are you?"
"Uh no, I would love to fix what I done but that's all the money I have and I got's to find my friends."
"Well me and my family needed that crop to sell and you need to pay for the damages you cause."
Applejack sighs, "You're right I done you wrong and it's my job to fix it."
A chariot arrives, the driver opens the door letting a rich, posh, stuck-up looking woman walks outs, "Oh Veg who's this? A new worker, they sure do look the part."
"Actually yes. Now, why are you here?" Veg keeps his eyes on the women.
"What can't I come by for a friendly?" she gives a friendly look that not even Applejack believes. "Well, I can still make sure how the product is coming along. I like to make sure I get my cut of the profit or I can take this land off your hands. I could use the land to build a new spa."
Applejack marches to her pointing her finger, "Why you no good, I don't know what's going on here but I do know you won't be tearing down this here farm!"
The women fake fear, "You seem so bold for a newbie and your outfit looks like it belongs to a paladin, a farming paladin but still."
Applejack jack notices the outfit she's wearing and she right it doesn't look like farming wear but like some kind of armor. "Uh yeah, I can't really explain this." she then whispers to herself, "What's with this armor anyway?"
The woman looks at the messed up garden, "Well, I see you lost some of your product. It seems your new worker is already doing a fine job."
Veg pinches the top of his nose, "Just go we have a busy day today."
"You're always busy but your right I should go, don't want to end up getting messy like her." she points to Applejack.
Applejack scoops up some of the mess on her and throws it at the stuck-up women. "Whoops, I guess you should have left a little sooner."
"I will make you pay for this, mark my words!" she gets back into her chariot and leaves.
"Ok that was funny but you should be careful she has a way to make people that make her mad disappear. The only reason my family is still here is that this farm is too noticeable for her to sweep under the rug. You, on the other hand, you're a foreigner nobody notice if you were gone."
"Thanks for the concern but I can take care of myself." she gives a tip of her hat. "Who is she anyway?"
"That was Ms. Preed She a well-known developer and when I mean well known for her shady things to get her way and twisting the law in her favor. She also tricked some friends of ours into a loan and we decided to take on the debt since we have an easier time paying it off as long as we can sell enough of the harvest."
Applejack pats his shoulder and looks towards the fields, "I'm sure you will I can tell when a garden is taken care of and loved and this one is full of it."
"Thanks, follow me I need to explain the situation to my parents." Veg leads Applejack to his house.
Applejack follows getting used to walking on two legs. They reach the house and she meets Veg's parents and has a nice chat as they explain the situation, "Sorry about the mess I caused."
Veg's parents are very understanding and treat her to some juice, "Don't worry about it, in fact, you shouldn't be here you should be out looking for your friends."
Veg stands up and slams his hands into the table, "What?! But she needs to repay us for the damages she caused!"
Veg mom peak in a gentle voice, "Veg she has more important things to worry about some vegetables."
"No, he's right I stay and help you, My friends can handle themselves, they will understand. Plus it's not like I know where they are."
Veg sighs, "Before you crashed into our farm there was a light in the sky and six beams shot out in different directions. I'll map it out after you help. Deal?"
"Deal."
They shake hands grab their gear and head out Veg takes charge of Applejack and leads the way, "So do you have any farming experience?"
"Eyup grew up on Sweet Apple achers, farming apples my entire life." the pride can be felt through the farm girl's voice.
"Good but we farm more than apples here." the farm boy shows her the land Applejack will be working at. it is the field she landed in. Your job is to clean up your mess and prepare it for the next season and If you need any help ask me."
"Thanks but I got this." Work went smoothly and Applejack found using her new hands to carry/using tools was surprisingly more convenient than using her mouth and it didn't come with the taste of dirt. Veg parents had an extra room for the farm girl to spend the night. The next morning they prepared for another day of work. "That was a mighty fine breakfast. Hey, Veg do you mind if I help you at your stall?"
"Uh sure," Veg gets a little nervous, "but I was gonna say that yesterday work made up for what happened. Don't you want to look for your friends?"
Applejack puts her dishes away, "Sure I do but I should learn how things work around this country and earn some money and I'm not gonna take any handouts so don't bother arguing."
Veg's mom takes the plates and starts doing the dishes, "Thanks we appreciate the help but mind we ask where are you from?"
"Its called Equestria I would tell you about it but you wouldn't believe me if I told you." soon after their talk they get up and start work, Applejack fills the cart with the harvest while Veg went to grab the horses, when he gets there he screams. Applejack rushes over. "What's the matter?!"
Veg is doing a check up on the horses, "The horses their sick and I don't think by natural means." he looks at the feed and finds some strange substance.
Applejack starts patting a horse to comfort it, "Are you ok? How are you feeling?" The horse neighs, "Excuse me? Can you tell me who did this?" more neighing "I guess horses here are just animals. This is going to take some time to get used to."
Veg finishes the check-up, "I think they will be ok, just will need some rest but now we can't carry over our harvest. That no-good Ms. Preed."
"She may be no good but she not gonna stop us." the farm girl marches off.
"What are you going to do?" he follows her to the cart. "You got to be kidding?" Veg is sitting on the cart as Applejack is in front readying to pull it. "Do you know how heavy this is? There's a reason we use horses. There's no way you can push it!"
"Won't find out until I try." she takes a step forward using all her strength to pull the cart as Veg just sits and wait. He's about to say something when the cart moves a little then a little more as it moves more it gains more speed. Applejack starts off dragging her feet then starts walking soon shes running.
Veg is holding onto his hat to keep it from falling off, "I think you're going faster than the horses! Maybe you should think of slowing down!"
"Yeeha and you thought I couldn't do it."
"Yeah cause a normal person wouldn't be able to!" the cart bounces in the air and Veg holds down the produce. "be careful you don't want to ruin any more vegetables!"
Ms. Preed waits by the stall as passerby's either give an angry stare or one of fright, "look at them so insignificant with the farm once I take control of the farm I'll proceed with the rest of the town, it will be easy, but what should I do with it afterward?" suddenly the cart arrives as it brakes splashing mud on her.
"Oh Ms. Preed got a new look, looks good on ya." Veg giggle as Applejack's joke. "Well unless you're here to buy something you should move out of the way for the customers." Ms. Preed storms off. After some hours of work, Veg explains the layout of the town and about the kingdom's currency. Once Applejack gets the basic understanding she goes off on her own.
Applejack walks around town talking to the people, visiting the businesses, and trying out the food, "Boy this place is sure different than Equestria, heck it's even different to the other human world Twilight visited."
Two big thugs walk up to Applejack, "Hey ms we like to talk to you for a minute follow us."
Applejack follows them into an alleyway and a minute later she walks out dusting off her hands, "That was a nice chat boys." the two thugs are now stuck in empty barrels.
Walking into a weapon shop she starts looking at what they have, "What should I use?"
The shop keeper walks up to her, "Can I help you Ms.?"
"Oh yes I'm going on a journey to find my friends but I ganna need a weapon problem is I don't really have any training in anything."
A massive guy walks up to her, "Maybe you should ask Ms. Preed."
"urgh, another one fine let's do it."
"Wait don't fight in my shop how about you settle it in a less destructive way."
"Fair enough how about arm wrestling?" the massive guy gives a massive grin at Applejack's offer which proceeded with massive shock at his devastating loss. "Now back to my decision."
The shop owner is left a gasp, he then grabs special armored gloves, "How about these? They will great with your incredible strength and no special training necessary."
She tries them on, "I'll take them." she pays and goes on her way. "Gotta make sure Rarity doesn't get her hoofs, or well hands in this case, on these or she would want to add her personal touch on them. Ok, I got what I need, I should check on Veg see if he needs any help." On her way back a cloaked figure branded with a knife charged at her and she steps out of the way and grabs him takes his knife and raises her eyebrow to him. She lets him go. When she does he runs in fear.
Back at the stand, "Hey Applejack did you get what you need?"
"Yeah, so hows sales going?"
Veg checks the sales he made for the day, "Fine I guess but I think we need to increase sales to pay off the debt."
Applejack tips her hat, "I'm sure we can do it trust me."
The next morning they find their fruits and vegetables smashed their equipment destroyed and the soil ruined. Applejack looks a pon in horror, "How did all this happen without us noticing?"
Veg falls to the ground, "She must have a mage that can nullify sound. Now What?"
Applejack puts her hand on Veg's shoulder, "Don't give up. We'll figure something out."
"What! Gather fruit mush and make a muddy smoothie!"
Veg's parents call to them, "look over here!"
The young farmers head to where Applejack fell and worked on and they find, "Sprouts. Pshaw, plants sure do grow fast here."
"What?! No this isn't natural, wait let me see your hands." Veg looks at Applejack's palms, "Ruins I knew your strength was not natural you can do magic."
"Magic no I'm a ear-err a simple farmer I don't know anything about performing magic."
"I heard some people having passive magic abilities, I guess your one of them, and the looks of it you can enhance your physical strength and plant growth."
Applejack looks at her palms looking at her ruins, "So I have magic do you think I could use it to grow new plants to sell?"
Veg scratches his head "I guess maybe can focus your magic for greater effect." Applejack holds a seed in her palm and it starts growing into a vine and producing tomatoes. Veg grabs one, "Hmm it's bigger than your average tomatoes, good coloring." he takes a bite and goes wide eye, "Marry me."
"Uh, I think we have more important issues right now."
"Yeah sorry let's get back to work, we have lots of work to do."
The next few hours spent cleaning up, repairing equipment, and fixing the fields. Applejack also tries to get a better understanding of her powers. When they are finished Applejack and Veg fill the cart and heads out. On the road, Preed is on her way to the farm, "Haha I can't wait to see there hopes squashed when they find that they have nothing to sell or anything to work with. This time I got them for sure." suddenly a cart rushes past her splashing mud through the window. "It can't be. Quick to the market place!"
A large number of people are swarming the stand as Applejack tries growing more plants to fill orders, "Geez we sure are busy today."
"Yeah, not many people here get to see magic up close plus what you grow is bigger and tastier and probably more nutritious than anything you can find here."
Preen looks at the sales the farmers are makinh, "What's going on here how are they selling so well? They shouldn't even have anything to sell," she sees the farm girl taking a seed into her palm and growing it into a plant, "I thought that girl might have magic but I thought she was a physical type could she also be a plant type? Grr, out of the chances shes a dual-type!"
Veg leaves and lets Applejack handle the customers, "Hey, Ms. Preed I got the money to pay the debt."
Preen counts the money, "Uh, it appears you do but there's still the matter of interest."
"Got that too." he pulls out more money. "I guess this is where our business ends."
Through gritted teeth, "I guess your right."
After Preen leaves stomping away growling, Applejack approaches Veg, "As I'm glad you paid off your debt, I don't think that's the last we heard of her."
"Your partly right."
"Pardon?"
"I wasted enough of your time I appreciate the help and saving the farm but you have more important things to worry about. Me and my parents can handle ourselves." Veg gives a tip of his hat.
Applejack gives tip back, "I guess your right I can't stay here forever, I need to find my friends and go back to my own farm but are you sure you can handle her without me?"
"It won't be easy but we can handle it plus I think she probably blames you, so I'm the one who should be the one worried about my friend's safety."
"Well as you have seen, I can take care of myself."
"Still be careful, there are far greater threats out there."
"When I find my friends I'll be alright because together nothing can stop us." the two friends hug and finished up work. Applejack gives her last goodbyes and takes off. As she travels she is stopped by a mob of hired goons, "More of you guys, so you think you can beat me with numbers huh? Well, let's get this over with." the thugs smile ready to attack until Applejack throws seeds under them before they could react grapevines shoot out tangling them. "Like that? it was Veg's idea." as the thugs try to escape the farm girl jumps over them and grabs a few grapes to eat. "These are good."
* * *
A burst of light blast towards a huge cave. Fluttershy starts to get up when a massive shadow looms over her, "Oh hello there, I never seen anything like you before."
miles away, there's a trio of adventurers on the road, "Are you sure we're going the right way, Crick?!"
"Yes, I'm sure Bo!"
"Does it matter adventure awaits us no matter where we go!"
"Oh shut up Crock! We need to get a job at the next town," Bo looks at Crick. "because someone spent our money on dolls."
"Hey, their models, not dolls, and Crock was the one scammed into buying that fake sword." Crick is carrying cases of models of small cute creatures.
"Hey, it is not fake this is totally a real legendary sword!" Crick takes the sword and breaks it in half then gives it back. Crock stands there in tears, "Well, at least I didn't spend all my money on stuffing my face." Crock stairs down Bo.
"Wha-what a guy gotta eat." Bo whipes crumbs offs his face.
"Yeah but not like what name after Boar."
"Hey, I told you never to call me that Cricket."
"It's Crick!"
"Ah, you two and your silly names."
"Shut up Crocodile!"
"Ha, that won't work on me because my name is awesome!"
Bo facepalm, "Why did our parents name us after animals?"
The three friends continue to banter as they go down the road, Crock stops them and sneaks towards bushes looking throughthem, "Guys, its its..."
Bo rolls his eyes, "adventure."
"A girl." the other join him. "See." they look upon the human Fluttershy whose wearing a green dress decorated with flowers and a vine.
"She so pretty."
"Why is she here alone"
"You two know what we must do."
Fluttershy is roaming alone when a squirrel tells her about the trio, "Hello whose there?"
The trio stands up revealing themselves all blushing, "Hello there." they then proceed to talk over each other making them intelligible until Bo wraps his arms around the other's mouths, "Let me introduce ourselves I'm Bo and these are my friends Crick and Crock. Now, what's your name my fair maiden?"
"Oh hello, my name Fluttershy. What are you all doing behind the bushes if you don't mind me asking?"
Crock steps forward with bravo, "Well you see I heard something with my amazing hearing and decide to do some recognizance to make sure no sure no harm will come to my companions."
"Oh, that's so nice of you."
Crick shoves Crock out of the way, "Well I don't know about Bo but I can handle any situation I'm very agile with amazing weapon skills also an amazing jumper." he then jumps on a tree branch.
"Wow, that's amazing."
"Well, I'm the fastest and the strongest." Bo flexes before ramming into a tree nearly knocking over Crick.
"Impressive."
"Crock looks at the other two then shouts, "Well I'm the sturdiest!" he tries to find something to demonstrate, "Uhh,"
"Maybe we can help." Crick and Bo smile devilishly.
"Yeah!" as Crock lets his friends beat him up Fluttershy looks on uncomfortably. After the beaten, Crock gives a black and blue thumbs up.
"That also uhh amazing. If It's not to much trouble I'm lost and I'm looking for my friends can you help me?"
The three guys with heart in their eyes all respond, "Of course!" "I'll take you anywhere you need to go." "I'll take you to the ends of the earth." "I"ll travel across the underworld to help you." they trio are bumping heads.
Fluttershy looks like she about to cry, "Oh please don't fight I would hate it if you three started fighting because of me maybe I should go alone."
The friends look at her then rush to stop her, "No no no! We do this all the time we been friends since we were kids we grew up together this is just how we show our friendship."
Fluttershy cheers up a little, "Oh ok as long as long as I'm not a burden."
"Of course your not a burden." Bo starts whispering to his friends, "Ok it's agreed we must be on our best behavior around her so no fighting, no arguing, and of course no insults got it?"
Crick is biting his shirt, "She's so kind and pure."
"I think I'm in love."
"Focus." the three friends nod and turn around to face Fluttershy. "So do you you have any clue where your friends are?"
"No, and I don't know my way around here. I'm so glad you three are here to help me." she tilts her head and smiles causing the guys' faces to go red and have hearts in their eyes.
Crick speaks up, "Oh awhile ago I saw a burst of light from the sky."
Crock puts his arm on his friend's shoulder, "That's called the sun. Crick."
"I'm talking about a light that burst out rays in different directions."
"Yes, the sun's rays."
"I'm not talking about the sun!"
Bo loudly and angrily whispers to them, "Guys best behavior!" He turns back to Fluttershy, "I know what he's talking about. let's get to the nearest town and we can discuss our plan."
Once they arrive in town they take a seat in a tavern the guys trying to be as chivalrous as they can be while being passive-aggressive to each over. Once they settled and seated Bo pulls out a map, "Ok, the light was somewhere over here and one beam shot over this mountain the area we found you."
"Yes, Twilight teleported us to find our friend Spike we don't know where he is or how to find him."
"Well can't help you there but we can help find your friends we just need to head to one of these locations and ask if anyone has seen them they probably won't stay in the same spot but it's a start."
"Actually our start should be getting more money. Remember we're running low on supplies and food." Crick takes a sip of his drink as he looks over to Crock whos looking at job offers.
Crock finds one he likes and slams it on the table, "Here we go slay this and we get one million gold!"
Bo and Crick don't bother even looking at it. Bo sighs, "Stop picking the most dangerous quest there's no way we can take on such a monster and we have Fluttershy to think about we can't take her on such a dangerous task, even if we leave her here what if we don't come back, you wouldn't want her crying over us."
"I would cry if something would happen to any of you."
"Yeah but what if we survived!" Crock says with much vigor.
Crick finishes his drink, "Well we can't take her and think of what would happen if we leave her here there's plenty of guys out there who would take advantage of her. No offense."
"None taken, I know I can be a little too trusting and might get tricked into giving all my bits to a fake charity."
The guys look at her then at each over and thinking of how innocent she is. Crock points at the other two, "I can't leave her alone with you two." they just give him an angry stare.
Fluttershy picks a flyer up, "What about this one?" the flyer is about rumers of a circus abusing its animals.
Crock looks at the reward, "That a pretty sm..." He looks at Fluttershy big sad eyes, "A pretty great idea! Right guys."
"Right! Let's go save animals!" the enthusiasm from the guys brings a smile to their crush's face.
The group headed off gathering information on the next stop of the circus, eventually, Crick gets the others and leads them, "Ok from what I gather it should be around here." looking ahead they spot it. "We got lucky we didn't have to travel far. Now, what should we do first?"
"I say we get tickets and enjoy the show!"
Fluttershy gets upset at him, "Crock You read the poster this circus is abusing the helpless animals we just sit back and watch!"
Bo looks at Fluttershy wide eye, "Wow way to go Crock you achually manage to get her angry but he's right on one thing it would be weird if we didn't have tickets lets buy some pretend to be patrons and sneak to during the show so we can investigate."
They buy their tickets and walk around outside the tent investagating on where the animals are kept, how many workers, the kind of security they have meanwhile thinking about the best way to free the animals without risking harming civilians. As the show starts they enter the tent taking seats in the back, after opening ceremonies Crick and Bo set to leave, "Stay here and cover for us and make sure if there any magic-users, I heard stories of circuses having a magic-user or two being part of their act."
"Can I come? I'm really worried about the animals and maybe I can talk to them, I'm really good with creatures of all sorts." She gives the big eyes they can't resist.
"Fine Crock stay here." Bo smacks his friend on the back of the head. "Pay attention and see if any of the performers may be a threat."
"Fine, I was doing that anyway."
"Sure you were. Crick, you scout ahead while I stand by Fluttershy."
Crick grabs Bo and takes him a few feet to angrily whisper to him, "Why do you get to be alone with her!"
"Because scouting is your specialty If we need someone to charge at something I'll do it and you can protect her."
"Can't you sniff them out?"
"I don't know the scents of the workers and there's too many people here to find out! I can tell you where the animals are being kept and make sure no one sneaks up on us but you need to check ahead and do your job. Bo then pushes his friend making him walk away.
With Crick's scouting, they manage to sneak to the cages without getting spotted. Fluttershy goes to pet them as Bo tries to stop her, "Wait don't."
"Oh poor thing just looks at you your starving." the tiger Fluttershy is petting growls. "Oh, that's horrible don't worry we will save you." she pets the tiger's head then looks at Bo.
"You're really good with animals." he breaks the lock. "This may be easier then we thought. Crick. Crick?"
Crick is being restrained and gaged by a performer wielding a whip. He wiggles trying to get fee and his voice is muffled making him impossible to understand. Bo scrawls as he charges in with his sword. Cricks muffled sounds become louder and the tiger faces Fluttershy as it makes growling sounds. Fluttershy yells, "Be careful she can do magic!"
Bo goes wide-eyed and jumps away as the whip snaps at him but it stretches and moves on it own grabbing his leg. Bo gets thrown across the room. Fluttershy looks on and turns to the tiger, "You need to get out of here it's dangerous." the tiger whimpers back. Fluttershy points away and yells, "Go!" the tiger runs.
"My that thing should be starving, you must be marvelous with beast for it to listen to you. Do you have some kind of magic?" Fluttershy angrily stares while keeping her ground, as the whip performer casually walks closer, "You really think I'll let it get away? Cu..." suddenly Bo comes from the side tackling her to the ground. allowing the tiger to get out.
"Bo! I knew you were ok."
"Yeah, I won't let anyone hurt you."
At the show Crock Is still watching, "Still no magic-users, Wait?" he suddenly stands up, "I got to pee!" the people around him look at him and shrugs as he walks away.
Back at the cages, Crick suddenly starts mumbling again and all the animals start shouting. Fluttershy says, "The strongman?"
A huge shadowy figure is suddenly spotted by Bo, "When did he?" Bo then gets smacked across the room.
The massive man stares at Fluttershy and with one hand grabs the animal caretaker's body lifting her up and carrying her to Bo's body picking him up with the other hand. "Let us go, you big meanie!"
"Good Going Strongman, I'll grab the scrawny guy. Wait where is he?" Suddenly she cut by Crick's twin blades. As the strongman looks he is knocked out by Crock's war hammer.
Bo starts getting up, "Way to go guys. Crock you may be an idiot but you have a strong sense when their's trouble. Wait I smell someone."
"Well, well, well who do we have here?" from the other side of the room the ring leader walks in, "Some adventures trying to stop our human trafficking ring."
"Human trafficking? We heard you were abusing animals."
The Ring leader realizes his mistake, "Oh if that's all you should run before you get hurt this is obviously above your paygrade."
Crock steps up, "Ha you kidding this is the type of quest I been looking for." he then charges forward.
The animals cry some more and Fluttershy shouts, "Wait he also has magic!"
The ring leader is surprised then pulls out a watch on a chain and swings it, "I don't know how you know that but little good it will do you." Crock stops in his track and turns around.
Bo facepalm, "Great he's being mind-controlled."
"I wonder if the others are also being mind controlled." A bird starts squawking, "No they're just that bad."
Bo looks at Fluttershy, "Wait can you speak to animals? That would be fitting."
Crock then charges at them swinging his war hammer, "Haha how does it feel to be attacked by your own friend? What Now? You going to hurt him, he can still feel pain."
"Ha, are you kidding? Kicking his but is our favorite past time." Crick swiftly dodges and does a flip kick to his friends chin it is followed by a tackle by Bo but knowing their friend they know this isn't enough. The two easily work together to dodge and counter-attack eventually knocking him out. Crick then turns to Fluttershy, "Don't worry about him he'll be fine by tomorrow maybe sooner." then suddenly they're grabbed by the strongman.
"Forgot about him, it will take more than what your friend did to keep him down. But I am impress taking out my best lady and knocking down the strongman takes a lot of skill. Now for the young girl, how would you like to be part of my show." He pulls out the watch again but then their's screaming coming from outside. "What is going on?!"
Outside people are screaming running away as a shadow looms over the circus. As the group exit, they look up and see a monster towering over them and looking strait at them. Crock starts waking up and walks out, "So What did I miss? Oh Now, that's a monster!"
"Scaley!" they all stare at Fluttershy, "Oh, I landed by his cave when I arrived here. He was a bit aggressive at first but after a stern talking too, he calmed down." she walks up to its toe and gives him a hug, "He's a big softie deep down isn't that right Scaley." Scaley growls. "Oh, you heard about a tiger was asking for help and you thought I was in trouble. Well."
The ring leader with wet pants speaks up, "No trouble I'm ready to turn myself in now please."
"Not anymore. Thanks for coming." Sca.ley give one finale look before leaving as Fluttershy wave goodbye.
The circus group went peacefully to jail and the group decided to keep quiet about Scaley, no one would believe them anyway. Together Fluttershy, Bo, Crick, and Crock got a huge reward for stoping the traffickers which went to supplies, food models, another phony sword, and books about medical herbs for Fluttershy, "Thanks everypony er I mean everybody for the books I felt so useless while you all were fighting." the trio collectively think (You befriended a giant beast that came and saved us.). "So I thought I should find a way to be useful." they had another collective thought (Bring along Scaley.). "And then I thought I already take care of animals back home why not learn to take care of humans too."
"Your right and I bet you do a great job." Crock huddles with his friends, "Hear me out she is no normal person, she's incredibly cute and pure, can talk to animals, and you heard her slip up with saying everypony. There is only one explanation, she is a Nature goddess in human form!"
Bo looks directly at Crock's face and says, "You are absolutely right It explains so much what she said, What kind of person can create such a strong spell that can teleport six different people so far away, teleporting one person is already a difficult feat but six in such a huge distance."
Crick chimes in, "And taming a massive beast just by talking to it only a goddess can do such a thing."
"So it's agreed we will risk our lives for her and if it's a choice of her or one of us we choose her, no regrets and no getting upset." they all nod in agreement."
"Is everything alright back there?"
"Yes just talking. Now let's all go find your friends!"
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"Ahh!!!" Pinkie shoot shoots out of the light falling at high speeds, she takes a deep breath "Weee! This is exciting are you girls excited?! girls?" she sees her friends are going in different directions, "Oh-oh, that's not good." she then sees she's about to hit the ground, "Neither is that!" She reaches into her hair and pulls-out a rubber ducky, "Nope." she tosses it and then pulls out a cupcake, "Ooh yum." she eats it then pulls out an umbrella and opens it, slowing down her decent. "Shoo that was a close one. Oh hello everyone!"
People watch the pink puffy haired jester slowly fall from the sky, they murmur among themselves as a very round wealthy man looks from his window, "Who is that girl? What type of magic is that? Bring her to me!"
Pinkie safely lands, as she does guards surround her, "Hi I'm Pinkie pie."
"Come with us." the guards take Pinkie to the mansion, she gleefully follows while she ask them questions.
They enter a huge room with the round man, "Ah uhh, why are you all dress like that?" the guards are now wearing tutus pink armor and have their faces painted.
"You like it? Princess Celestia and Rarity are always telling me not to give the royal guards makeovers but I thought you wouldn't mind."
The round man gives a hearty laugh, "Haha, look at them they look at them they look ridiculous! I"m glad I have you came over, would you like to be my jester? It pays handsomely."
"That sounds awesome!" Pinkie jumps in the air staying there for a second, then comes down, "But I really need to go find my friends."
"Are you sure? You don't know how much I'm offering." he pulls out a bag of gold.
"Oh, I Don't care about money. I do it for the happy faces I see." Pinkie pulls on a guard's mouth to make a smile.
"Don't care for money? You're a weird one but what should I have expected. Ok then do it for my smile."
"Why? You seem happy enough you don't need me." She is now drawing on another guard's face.
The rich man is now annoyed, "Well, " he thinks for a moment, "How about my guards they could use something to make them smile."
"Your right! I been doing all these silly antics and they haven't even shown a sign of a smirk." She gets up to one there face's with a serious look. "Ok but only until I get them to smile then I have to leave, big guy."
"Alright, it's a deal. Oh, I should introduce myself I'm Mr. Mon Ney."
"Subtle. Well, Mr. Mon Ney, I'm Pinkie Pie."
"My guards shall escort you to your new quarters."
"Thanks but I 'll be done by noon." as Pinkie is being escorted out Mon Ney gives an evil grin.
By dinner time Pinkie is dressed in goofy sunglasses, flippers, and party streamers, "What's wrong with you guys!"
Mon Ney is sitting at a large table stuffing his face, "I don't know, but I'm laughing just looking at you. Since they haven't laughed yet that means you will stay?"
Pinkie gets serious, "On my honor, as a party planner I will." she then goes back to her bubbly self, "Just until I get them to smile."
"Well while your here can you entertain me?" the next few days Pinkie Works as Mon Ney while trying to get his guards to smile.
"Seriously I tried singing, dancing, party tricks, circus tricks, magic tricks, jokes, slapstick, everything! Except." a guard opens her door to see a fully pinkiefied room full of balloons streamers and an assortment of props scattered around, the walls and roof are also covered with footprints. Pinkie springs from above to greet him upsidedown, "Hiya guardy."
"Mr. Mon Ney request for your service."
"Already he sure gets bored easily, maybe he should get a hobby." as she continues to talk she passes by a huge door. Her body continues to walk with the gaurd but her head stays by the door then her body rubberbands back. "What's in here?"
"That's Mr. Mon Ney private room. No one is allowed inside."
"Not even for a Peak?" Pinkie stretches her eye to the door.
"No."
Pinkie pokes it then tries opening it, banging on it, charging at it, saying Open sesame seed. She then points to the guard, "Can't I at least get a reaction from you!"
"Mr. Mon Ney is waiting."
Pinkie follows while slouching. They enter a ballroom, "Wow this place is huge!" The room carries an echo while Pinkie repeatedly says echo in a softer and softer voice.
Mr. Mon Ney walks in, "Yes this is my ballroom I'm going to have a party here tonight and you are going to provide the entertainment."
Pinkie burst into the air, "A party! I love parties! did I mention that I'm a certified party planner?"
"Yes but I don't need you for that Your job is to keep the guest entertained at any cost. Got it."
"Got it." the pink jester salutes.
During the party, the ballroom is filled with many people of great wealth and they don't mind showing it. Pinkie goes around to doing tricks and acrobatics, "Man this jester is amazing. She's so fast and has so many skills. But this could be more fun. Oh, jester."
Pinkie runs over, "Yes miss?"
"I got a trick for you to perform." she then whispers in Pinkie's ear.
Soon Pinkie finds herself on the roof about to jump into a cup of water, "Are you ok with this Mr. Mon Ney!" he gives her a thumbs up, "*gulp* Ok Pinkie you got this. Cannonball!" she jumps down and lands in the cup fitting her whole body inside.
The crowd cheers, "Would you all like to see another trick by my amazing jester?!" the crowd shouts more.
Pinkie then finds herself tight roping above a flaming net while having balls of magic thrown at her, "I know I said I'll do anything to make other smile but this is ridiculas!" Pinkie proceeds to do more and more dangerous stunts. "Hey look at that!" while the crowd is distracted Pinkie runs away. She runs inside into the halls, "What with those guys it's like they want to me to die. No Pinkie stay positive, they just wanted a little thrill."
she then hears voices coming from the hall different from the people outside, "H e l p. S a v e u s."
"Mr. Mon Ney never told me this place was haunted." she follows them down the halls, leading her the door to the forbidden room. "They seem to be coming from here, the mysterious room." She plants her face up against the door, "And all its mysteries."
"C o m e i n. O p e n i t"
"I don't know I been strictly told not to. Well as strict as a person with no emotions can get."
"W e n e e d y o u."
"I don't know, listening to mysterious voices is probably not the wisest move." the crowd can be heard rushing towards her direction, "Who cares about wise decision when a crazy mob is after you!" she tries to open it but it won't budge, she tries busting it down, saying open sesame but nothing works and the mob can be heard getting closer. Then she sees a keyhole, "Hmm worth the shot."
On the other side of the Pinkie's head pops out of the keyhole. She pulls out her arms and pushes the rest of her through. "Shoo." looking at the darkroom she pulls a flashlight from her hair and follows the voices to find jars each with a strange light contained in each of them. "Woah."
"R e l e a s e u s."
"I don't know, how do I know you're not evil spirits out for revenge?"
"W e a r e n o t e v i l."
Pinkie starts pondering her decision when she hears the mob at the door and Mr. Mon Ney enters, "Woo that crowd I'm going to make a pretty penny off that jester. She better not have touched the jars I can't let her discovering my secret. Ha, I'll just steal her soul and sell her body and then sell her soul for extra."
"What! Oops." Pinkie closes her mouth as she tries to sneak away but is spotted. "Uhh, hi Mr. Mon Ney. You were joking about stealing my soul then selling me, right?"
"No. I have a special magic that can steal the soul of anyone in debt to me." He shows his palm and activates his rune.
"What? But I don't owe you anything in fact I been working for you for free."
"Yes your work was free but the food you ate and the room you slept in was not." magic in the form of a hand shoots out of his rune coming at Pinkie.
"What you never said anything about charging me?" she jumps out of the way and runs off
"Yes but you still owe me and as you said your work was free." he chases Pinkie but quickly tires then his rune glows, "Guards come here!"
The guards come charging in Pinkie spots them and start climbing a shelf, "Umm hello your boss is evil! Why are you helping him?!"
"Can't you see I have their souls. Why do you think they never reacted to anything? Now grab her!"
"Oh. Oooh." Pinkie has a big grin, "Hey fatso, catch!" she then throws empty jars at him.
"Hey, ah, stop. Grr. You will pay for that!" he activates his magic. Pinkie tries to dodge but is being held back by a guard. Her soul gets taken out and sealed into a jar. "Haha, you got what you deserved. What was she throwing anyway? Guards clean this up and one of you grab the jester's body." they don't listen and gather around him, "What are you doing? Clean this up!" they don't move. "Why won't you listen?!" he looks one in the eyes, "Hehe your eyes seem to be so full of life." he tries to use his magic but it doesn't activate."
"Look at that it looks like you can only use it once per person." the now soulful guard cracks his knuckles.
The crowd hears the screams of Mon Ney and decides to flee. Pinkie exits the room with the formal guards, "Thanks guys I owe you one. I don't know what I'll do without my soul?"
"Are you kidding me You saved us from that tub of lard, it's the least we can do." he pats Pinkie on the back.
"Now that's over and I got a smile out of all of you, like I promised, I need to look for my friends."
"Wait, you should rest first go tomorrow, while we help you prepare for your trip."
Pinkie hugs her new friends, "Thank you guys your the best."
"Thanks, we wish we could help you more but we need to go back to our old lives."
The next morning Pinkie head out letting her Pinkie sense lead her, "I hope the others are having as much fun as I am.
