PonyballzKai: Adventures In Equestria

Cyre went to Sugarcube Corner to assist Twilight with her newfound duties as BAE (Best Aunt Ever). She was supposed to meet the foals at the hospital to brighten their spirits after they had come down with horsey hives, which essentially was the earthling equivalent of chickenpox. While Twilight went to play with Flurry Heart and pick up a storybook to read to the foals, Cyre would pick up the cupcakes and the toys. Cyre was also reflecting on all that had happened the past few days. Namely, the desire to have a family of his own. In the grand scheme, Luna had only just returned from 1000 years of banishment, and he didn't want to have her be burdened any more than she currently was.

Cyre's forefathers' past had already nearly killed Luna, so he was far more cautious now. That said, he didn't underestimate Luna, as she was a very fierce mare, as well as an excellent fighter with what he'd taught her. As he had before, he pushed it to the back of his head and kept to the task at hand as he landed in front of the front door of Sugarcube Corner. Once he opened the door, he was greeted by Pinkie, who seemed to have been waiting for him. Cyre wouldn't question it, especially since the pony he was trying to understand was Pinkie. He was glad to see her, though.

“Hi there, my big old kung-fu fighter! I hope you’ve been recovering well from all those nasty injuries you got from bucking the princess!”

Cyre sighed in annoyance. “Alright. Firstly, what I do is not kung-fu. It’s called martial arts. Believe it or not, but there’s a difference. Secondly, does the whole of Equestria know that I did a moon princess?!? Seriously, It’s all anyone wants me to talk about right now! Can we forget about that? Thirdly, I’m here to pick up the cupcakes for Twilight’s visit to Ponyville General Hospital. I need you to hand them over.”

“Whatever you say, Cy…. And since you’re here for the cupcakes, here you go!” Pinkie pulled out the box of cupcakes and placed it on the counter. Cyre’s eyes flashed red as he lifted a hand. This caused the box of cupcakes to levitate and quickly float over to him. Pinkie, of course, was intrigued. She would’ve asked to know more, but Cyre left before she could ask.

CANTERLOT

A female royal guard was stationed at the entrance of the royal gardens for the day shift. Typically, nothing ever happens in the gardens, except for the occasional royal or aristocrat admiring the place. Other than that, the time spent here was incredibly boring…. Except for today.

“Ugh! That dumb bucking captain! Plenty of other ponies volunteer for this, and he chooses me anyway! That guy gets a kick out of it too, I know it! He smiled when he did it! If I ever see that arrogant captain again, I’ll—“

Her bout was promptly interrupted when she saw a stormy-dark portal appear over the royal gardens. She saw something fall out of it, but she couldn’t make out what it was. The portal promptly disappeared after whatever it was from out of it. Now that the day was finally interesting, she quickly began to run towards where the object had landed without calling for backup.

That would be the last mistake she’d ever make.

On the way to the location, she’d tripped herself up and ended up falling over, getting a few bruises and cuts. However, that didn’t stop her from continuing to run to the area. Once she finally arrived, she was ready to fight… only to see nothing there. She combed the area before seeing a shaking bush. She approached slowly before looking into the bush, only to find a squirrel.

The guardsmare could only sigh in disappointment. “Did I seriously hallucinate all that I saw… maybe this job is making me go crazy….”

“Oh, do tell….”

Those were the last words she heard before some silver liquid quickly jumped her. Her scream was bloodcurdling before swiftly being silenced.

CANTERLOT CASTLE

Princess Celestia felt a dark presence like no other she’d felt before suddenly appear in her now acute senses due to Cyre’s advanced accelerated training. She could also tell it was potent. But just as quickly as it had come, it had gone. Celestia to a deep sigh in response. She looked up to see the throne room door open as Luna stepped inside.

“Sister, I can’t be the only one who—“

“Of course you weren’t…. energy that dark and powerful is unavoidable and nearly impossible not to detect. A new threat has arrived in Canterlot, and we must be vigilant for whatever it is. I would have Cyre help us, but after his… “activities,”… he’s in no position to do so.” A sideways glance was all that Celestia needed to get Luna to blush and look away.

“Alright! I get it, dear sister! Could you stop teasing me about that-! Anyway, I’m going to have the guards be on high alert for the foreseeable future.it might not prove incredibly useful, but it’s better than nothing.”

“True. Notify the guards as quickly as possible. Once I’ve finished my duties, I’ll do an investigation of my own.”

Luna nodded as Celestia sat on her throne, watching Luna walk out the door in contemplation.

PONYVILLE

Cyre had gotten the toys from the store and was on his way to meet Twilight at the hospital. As he flew through the air, he felt the same dark presence that Celestia and Luna had. It made Cyre stop mid-flight as he stared in Canterlot’s general direction. He grimaced but did not attempt to investigate as he continued flying to Ponyville General Hospital, where he had landed outside the building. Twilight came racing in 10 minutes after Cyre had arrived.

“Nice of you to finally get here, Twilight. Could’ve been a bit faster, though, don’t you think?”

“Don’t patronize me. I’ll have you know that I would’ve beaten you here had I not had to change Flurry’s diaper. Now let’s get inside. The foals are waiting for us! Did you get the toys and the cupcakes?” Cyre showed Twilight what he had. She was thoroughly impressed as she, Cyre, Flurry Heart, and Spike went inside the hospital.

A few hours had passed. The event proved to be quite uneventful, mainly because Cyre looked after Flurry Heart as Twilight and Spike entertained the foals. As such, they managed to leave promptly. They soon arrived at The crystal castle once more, where they proceeded to have a small conversation. It was interrupted when Princess Cadence and Shining Armor had shown up rather early from the event they went to.

“Flurry?! Where's our little foal?! Ah! Oh, we missed you so much!” Shining Armor and Cadence had snuggled up to their fowl and smiled warmly as Flurry played in their hooves.

“But it looks like you had a great time without us.”

Twilight Sparkle turned to face the three of them. “Actually, not so much. Flurry got into some mischief, but it wasn't her fault. I shouldn't have agreed to watch her with such a jam-packed schedule. It was too much to juggle. But Flurry taught me an important lesson today. It turns out being the best aunt ever isn't about spending the most time with your niece, but spending quality time with her. And she taught me a really cool bear game, so I guess I learned two things. Also, I had Cyre’s help with gathering everything.”

Cyre only gave a thumbs up in their direction as he leaned on a nearby wall. Princess Cadance and Shining armor laughed in response.

“Well, we definitely should've given you more of a heads up.”

“Yes! From now on, we'll give you plenty of notice.”

Twilight Sparkle nodded in agreement. “Ohh, that would be great.”

Princess Cadance then looked at Twilight. “Hey, what are you and Cyre doing next Tuesday?”

Twilight Sparkle gave out a surprised snort while Cyre raised an eyebrow in confusion.

“For dinner, not to babysit,” Cadence added that last part of getting the proper message across, which caused Cyre to smile slightly and caused Twilight to chuckle,

“I'll have to check with Spike, but I think we're free.”

Princess Cadance took a look around to notice Spike wasn’t even in the room. “Where is Spike, anyway?”

Just then, Spike burst through the front door of the Crystal Castle, holding up a scroll.

“It’s an urgent message from Princess Celestia! Highly confidential and to be read immediately!” Spike shouted as he ran to Twilight, handing her the scroll as she opened it up and read it.

My dearest Twilight,

I must demand that you, Cyre, and your friends come to Canterlot, effective immediately. It is a matter of utmost importance, and as such, you all will need to be here to listen. All will be explained when you arrive.

-Celestia

Twilight's brow furrowed as she looked up at the others. "Celestia wants me, Cyre, and my friends to meet with her and Luna in Canterlot. It seems it's something significant, as she wants us to get there and see her immediately."

Cadance and Shining Armor looked at each other before staring at Twilight. "An executive order straight from the princess... that's never a good sign. Whenever I got a letter like that, it was usually a big problem that would muck up every pony's day, possibly even longer than that."

"Shining, don't do that. It's not very funny, and you know how twilight gets when it comes to matters like these."

Cyre just shook his head and left to get the others as Twilight began having her mini-freakout.