Equestria

EQUESTRIA 7 YEARS AGO

“This is it! Ponyville adventurers guild” exclaimed an excited Twilight

“Is it too late to tell you that it’s a bad idea,” said an annoyed Spike

“Oh, come on Spike, live a little,” said Sunset Shimmer

“Girls to be good adventurers you need skills and strength, the only skills I have are Fast reading, running away from my life problems, and sprint speed, thanks to running away from my life problems,” Spike said

“Oh, that’s not true, you also have the “Master Chef” ability and that one is really, handy,” said Sunset

“Really? Cause last time I checked, I’m short, lanky, and I sometimes choke on my own massive brain,” Spike said

“It’s not that bad Spike, trust us, it’s gonna be fun,” Twilight said

“Again, explain to me how mom and dad agreed to let us become adventurers,” Spike said

“Well, since the three of us graduated ahead of time, they didn’t want us to be lying at home doing nothing so, I told them my idea,” Twilight said

“And they said yes?” Spike said

“They didn’t say no,” Twilight said, “Plus you always wanted to travel, right?

“Not like this! I meant to have a vacation or shit like that,” Spike said

“Well it’s too late to complain since we’re already here, now let’s go register,” said Twilight as she grabbed Spike and dragged him into the guild with Sunset in tow.

When they entered they were surprised at what they saw, it was the biggest, luxurious building they had ever seen

“So I guess that what they say about this guild being the richest in the country is true, I mean look at all the quests, even the low rank quests have good rewards," Sunset said

"I take it we have to sign up there, where that old lady is," said Spike

"I wonder what rank and abilities I possess," said Twilight

"I don't I'll be lucky to be at least a rank D," said Spike

"Oh don't be such a complainer," said Sunset

"I'm not complaining, it’s reality, I'm not adventurer material," Spike said

"Then why are you still here?" Asked Sunset

"Cause I promised our parents to look out for the 2 of you, that's why," Spike said as they all headed to the registration desk

“Hello and welcome to Ponyville Guild, My name is Listy Quickhoof, nice to meet you all,” said the receptionist

“Hello, My name is Twilight Sparkle, and these are my friends, he is my older half brother Spike, and she is my childhood friend Sunset Shimmer,” Twilight said

“Good morning,” said Spike

“Hello,” said Sunset Shimmer

“Well, what can I do for you?” asked Listy

“We would like to join the guild,” Twilight said

“Marvellous, it is always good to have new young adventurers, follow me, please… Derpy, can you take over for a few minutes, please?” said Listy as she walked away

“Yes ma’am,” answered a young pegasus not older than Twilight

Twilight, Spike, and Sunset followed Listy to a secluded room at the back of the great hall

“Alright, this room is used specifically to give our new adventurers a rank, I believe you know how the ranking system works?” Listy said

“Yes ma’am, the higher your aptitude when it comes to combat, magic or knowledge, the better your rank is, and every quest you take can help you level up, and reach other ranks,” Twilight said

“That is a good summary, now let’s get started,” Listy said as Twilight took to the central stage, “First place your hand on the crystal ball, this will tell us your magic level,”

Twilight did as she was told, and the crystal ball light up

“Good, next, go down the stairs and await my instructions… Ok… DODGE!” she said as Twilight quickly hit the ground, curling up in a fetal position

“Well done, now, for the last part, in front of you, there is a quiz with 20 questions, please answer them…” Listy said

“DONE!” Twilight said

“Oh, your fast, now let’s see what your rank is…” Listy said as Twilight returned to the rest of her friends where

“Well done, Ms. Sparkle, your information should pop up in that screen,” Listy said

Twilight turned and started to read “Twilight Sparkle, age: 16, measurements, 30”C 30”H 28”B, height: 5’0”, weight 43 Kg, dexterity: right, adventurer type: mage, Rank: B, level: 77, bright prospect,”

“Incredible Ms. Sparkle, it is rare for someone new to earn something over 50, now, it is your turn Ms. Shimmer

“Ok, here goes nothing,” she said

5 MINUTES LATER

“Sunset Shimmer, age: 16, measurements, 36”C 33”H 30”B, height: 5’0”, weight 50 Kg, dexterity: right, adventurer type: Paladin, Rank: B, level: 75, bright prospect, with rare abilities” read Sunset Shimmer

“Very nice, very nice indeed, now… you’re turn,” Listy said as she looked ar Spike

“Ok then, let’s get his over with,” Spike said

3 MINUTES LATER

“Spike Drake, age: 17, height: 5’6”, weight 59 Kg, dexterity: left, adventurer type: Rogue, Rank: E, level: 23 , Well can’t say I didn’t expect that result” Said Spike

“This is most unusual, your knowledge skills, are an A+, yet you only got an E rank, well never mind that, now let’s see what your abilities are, Ms. Sparkle please,” Listy said

“Abilities, Heroine, Master learner, patient educator,” said Twilight

“Those are really good skills, especially the Heroine ability, that allows you to increase your fighting states to a double their capacity, when you’re in dire situations,” Listy said

“Abilities: Guardian, Mammoth, Survivor, Are they good?” asked Sunset

“They are excellent, especially since you are more of a defence minded adventurer, and what about you Spike?” asked Listy

“Eagle Eye, Teleportation, Speed Demon, Hephaestus Heir, Berserker... that last one says dormant,” Spike said

“Oh, that means that your body isn’t ready for the ability, maybe after a few more quest it will awaken, as for the other abilities, they are impressive nonetheless, especially Hephaestus Heir, that ability lets you use or create any sort of weapon, without having prior knowledge” Listy said

“Well, who would’ve known that me constantly running away from my life’s problems would be so beneficial,” Spike said sarcastically.

“So are we ready Listy?” asked Twilight

“Yes, follow me back to the register to give you your Guild cards,” Listy said as she exited the room.

BACK AT THE RECEPTION

“Here you go, this are your guild cards, you can consider this as your personal IDs, so don’t lose them, it’s not only the only way that we have to identify you, but you need them to earn rewards and be reranked once you level up, and the paperwork required to replace them can give the bravest adventurers nightmares,” Listy said as she handed Twilight, Spike, and Sunset their guild cards.

“Awesome, now let’s go on our first quest… like this one,” said Sunset as she shows Spike and Twilight a quest paper

“Collect Moon Roses petals from the Albian forest, reward $30,000, seems easy enough, let’s do it,” said Twilight

“Unfortunately Twilight, I can’t authorize you to take this quest,” said Listy

“What why?” she asked

“2 reasons, 1) You guys are new, and the Albian forest is a tad dangerous, plus you need a party to take on any quest outside the city of Canterlot,” Listy said

“Then, we’ll form a party, the three of us,” said Twilight

“I like your enthusiasm but unfortunately, you need one more member to be authorize to quest, and that person must be at least a C ranker,” said Listy

‘Why?” asked Twilight

“Because right now, your party is barely a D-, if you get a C ranker, your party level will rise to C, and then you will be able to leave the city limits,” Listy explained

“And where are we gonna find someone to quest with?” asked Sunset

“Well you can place a request and wait for someone to answer, or you can go and recruit someone in town,” said Listy

“And what was the second reason,” asked Spike

“You guys don’t have weapons, I’m I right?” said Listy

They all looked at each other, and had that busted look in their faces

“But, don’t worry, as new members, and valuable prospects I am required by the Guild master to provide you with weapons, so follow me to the armory,” said Listy

When they got to the armory they were surprised by the amount of weapons inside of it.

“Listy? What are you doing here?” asked a female pony walking towards them,

“Hi Heph, I want you to meet the newest guild members, they joined about 5 minutes ago actually,” Listy said

“Well, hello, My name is Hephaestus Flame, I’m 30 years old and I am the guild’s blacksmith, if you guys ever need modifications in your weapons or armor, or any special requests I’m your girl… where are your weapons by the way?” asked Hephaestus

“They don’t have any so …” Listy said

“So you want me to give them some, right?” Hephaestus asked

“If it’s not too much trouble,” said Listy

“Well then, follow me, this is the arsenal we have… don’t choose the flashy weapons, let the weapon choose you,” Hephaestus said

Twilight was the first one to walk up to the arsenal of weapons and armor, she scanned the items until her eyes laid on an enchanted gear combination and staff almost at the end of the arsenal

“The Greatcloak of Friendship, Breastplate of Resistance, Talisman of Bravery, ring of the thousand suns flame, bracers of perseveration, boots of incantation and the staff of infinite magic, That’s a high level mage equipment, I doubt it would be a good idea for you to go out into the wild without adjusting to it,” said Hephaestus as Twilight came out of the Arsenal with the armor on.

Sunset shimmer followed and she looked up and down the arsenal for her perfect armor

“The Breastplate of Adamantite, Bracers of high damage absorsion, Chausses of toughness enhancement, Obsidian Helmet of Bravery, Sabatons of unlimited strength, the Great Sword of prestige, and the Shield of great defense, you really are keen on keeping those close to you safe, but I would like you to go to Master Sergeant Bulk Bicep, for him to train you and help you get used to your armor,” said Hephaestus as Sunset Shimmer walked out and up to the mirror.

“Well At least I look menacing,” she said

“Yeah, but that armor, is not exactly a keeper,” Hephaestus said

“Why?” asked Sunset

“As you grow older and level up, you will start to feel that armor as to heavy and unarticulate, and you’ll have to change it, that armor, is mostly like a giant shield for the new adventurers, it will keep you alive while you level up,” Hephaestus explained

Spike then walked in and started looking around, he wanted an armor, but he knew that he wasn’t coordinated or strong enough to use one properly, them his eyes locked on an interesting piece of equipment

“The Hood of Great fear! The mask of the Grim Reaper, Gloves of Necromancy, the Dagger of Bloodfire, Pants of Deadly Stealth, Boots of Silence, The SWORD OF ARMAGEDDON, AND THE SNIPER RIFLE OF ETERNAL FEAR, Kid, where these items in a coffin at the back of the arsenal?” asked Hephaestus

“Yes ma’am, is that a bad thing?” Spike asked

“Well, you may keep those items, but, for now, I might have to ask you to reenter the arsenal and get something less… flashy, it’s for your own sake,” said Hephaestus

Spike just shrugged and re entered

“Challenger Leather Chestguard, Demonic Rugged Leather Pants, Hood of War, Bracers of Salvation, Warboots of Endless Protection, Reckoning, Sabre of Mercy, Vanquisher Sniper rifle, well that looks less showy and it will help you to avoid attracting attention,” Hephaestus said

“Thank you,” Spike said

“Ok, guys, why don’t you go back to the register, I’ll be there in a second, I just have to finish the inventory list for your new equipment,” said Listy

Twilight and her friends left the room, as soon as the door close Listy turned to Hermes

“Hephaestus…” She started

“You saw it didn’t you? The armor that kid Spike had,” Hephaestus said as she went over to her work table

“Yes… what are the chances…” Listy said

“Of him stealing it? Impossible those pieces of equipment were inside a chest with a magical lock, it was unpickable, plus it was enchanted to only open when their chosen wielder appeared,” Hephaestus said

“But how can that be? He is just an E rank adventurer with a level of 23” asked Listy

“Listy, you know that I possess the mystic eyes of truth, right? It allows me to see if the adventurers took the armor that had selected them, and that armor selected Spike,” Hephaestus said

“What are you trying to say?” asked Listy

“We have probably witnessed the beginning of this country's greatest heroes or worst villains, my advice to the both of us is to keep a close eye on that group, especially the boy, I don’t know why but I feel there is something else to him, like if he is hiding something inside him, but I just don’t know what it is,” Hephaestus said

“I’ll take your advice and I’ll keep an eye on them,” Listy said

“Oh, Listy… before I forget, give Spike this… it’s a magical chest with unlimited capacity, it’s for his armors,” Hermes said as she gave Listy the chest, but it was to heavy for her and made her fall to the floor with it “Should I take it?” she asked

“Please, I’m not that young anymore,” Listy said

“What are you talking about, you're 50 years old, and used to be an A rank adventurer,” Hephaestus said as she grabbed the chest and headed out the door with.

“Here you go Spike, this is for you, it’s a magical chest for your armors,” Hermes said

“Why does he get one and not us?” asked Sunset

“I second that question,” said Spike

“Because this is the only chest I have at the moment, I’ll have one for each of you by the end of the day, trust me,” Hephaestus said as she headed back to her workplace

“Ok then, This chest will make your room look even more cossy than before,” Listy said

But the look on their faces made Listy realize something

“You don’t have a house do you?” she asked

“No, we came here and planned on heading out on our first adventure, get some cash and rent a house for the three of us,” Twilight said

“Well, sorry to disappoint but if you want to rent a house, you guys are going to have to win at least $1,000,000 a week, especially if it has to be big enough for the three of you,” Listy said

“So we’re homeless?” Sunset said

“While you try to think on how to fix your predicament, why don’t you all do some odd jobs,” Listy said

“Odd jobs?” they all asked

“Smaller quest usually given to newcomers and rookies to make a quick buck or two, they’re on the table next to the board, go and take a look at them,” said Listy

The group went over and their mouth almost hit the floor when they saw the large amount of odd jobs, and specially how much they paid

“Listy, how many quests can we do at a time?” asked Twilight

“1, dear, it would be reckless to take more than one at the time, there are exceptions when it come to questing though,” Listy said

“I have an idea, let’s split up and do as many quests as we can during the day, then we see if we can rent a room at the hotel,” said Sunset

“Good idea,” said Twilight

“I’ll take this one, help translate a scroll, from ancient Dragonian to modern english, reward $10,000,” said Spike

“Show off… oh, I’ll do this one, help the royal library organize the books and do inventory, reward $10,000,” said Twilight

“Egghead to the rescue, I guess this one is better suited for me, Help the deliver equipment to the construction sites, reward $10,000,” Sunset said

With that they all headed back to the front desk

“So, I take it, you’ve found the perfect odd jobs,” Listy said

They all nodded and Showed her their quests

“Oh, these odd jobs are ranked at B, so…” Listy said

“Is there going to be a problem if we do them?’ asked Twilight

“Not on my book, I’m just guessing that you’ll finish before noon, regardless I’ll accept them,” said Listy as she grabbed the odd job requests and placed them on the “In progress” bunch

“Ok guys, let’s hurry and do as many odd jobs as possible, we will meet back here at Dawn, OK?’ said Twilight

"Would you like a book with the history and rules of the guild?" Asked Listy

"I'll take it," said Spike as he grabbed the book

"See you later guys," said Sunset

"Wait you should check the rules first… and they're gone, oh well," said Spike as she walked away

"I wonder, what's really on your head Spike, in my 30 years of adventuring I've never met someone as hard to comprehend as you; you seem to have been holding back during the initial training, then the S class armor, and let's not forget of the S class abilities you possess, just who or what are you?" Said Listy to herself

8 HOURS LATER

“So, how many did you do?” asked Twilight

“6, I earned at least $43,708 today,” said Sunset

“What about you Spike?” she asked again

“4, and I earned $50,234 today, thanks to the bonuses I received from my employers,” Spike said

“I did, 5, and earned $45,000 man that Library was such a mess, I spend the whole day there helping them,” Twilight said

“So together we made $138,942 by the end of the week we’ll have $972,595, that isn’t enough to buy a home, and I haven’t counted our food expenses,” said Spike

“Well, why don’t you guys rent individual apartments, they are cheaper than houses,” said Listy

“That’s a good idea but, it’s too late to go apartment searching,” said Twilight

“Luckily for you, I made some phone calls, and one of my brothers has some rooms he is renting at his new apartment complex, why don’t you go see him,” said Listy

“Sure, if he doesn’t mind,” said Twilight

“On the contrary, he is expecting you, here I’ll show you his address on your phone,” said Listy

30 MINUTES LATER

“This is the place… wow, this apartments are really something else," said Spike

"Yeah I just hope we can reach an agreement with the landlord, where is he anyway?" Asked Twilight

"Twilight Sparkle and company I presume," said a Male voice behind them

"Ah yes sir, that's us," Twilight answered

"Nice to meet you, my name is Lucky Charm, I suppose you've heard of me," he said

"You're the merchant that is in a constant battle with a man called Filthy Rich, for the power of trade of Canterlot city," Spike said

"Aha! A man of culture, what is your name son?" Asked Lucky

"Spike, sir," he answered

"Well Spike, if you ever go into the business of Trade let me know,"

"I will," Spike answered

"Now let's get on with business as we say, follow me and I'll show you around" Lucky said

A FEW MINUTES LATER

"And this is the single bedroom floor, allow me to show you the first room," lucky said as he entered the room

"Here we have a one bedroom apartment, fully furnished, with the idea that someone that is always trying to improve their physical abilities for combat, it includes various machines necessary for a good workout, a fully equipped kitchen and bathroom with its personal washer and dryer," Lucky said

"I think this one's for me," said Sunset "how much does this apartment cost?"

"$1500 a month plus tax," answered Lucky

"I'll take it," Sunset said without a second thought

"Wonderful allow me to take your friends to see other rooms and we will sign the contract," said Lucky

They all walked out of the room and headed to the next one

"Here we have a room ment for someone who loves to be in a quiet and peaceful environment, unlike the other room this room possess a bigger living room excellent for entertaining or spending some alone time, this room also includes a special room for magic and alchemy practice, including reinforced windows walls and floor to prevent from any unfortunate accident,"

"How much does this one cost?" Asked Spike

"Due to the reinforcement of the interior this apartment costs $2300 a month plus tax," Lucky said

"I'll be taking this one" Twilight said

"Wonderful, now as mentioned before allow me to finish the tour before signing the contract," said Lucky

The tour continued for a few more rooms until they reached the last one

"And finally we have a room with a perfect view of the front gate of the city and the most important streets near the market area, this room is perfect for anyone who loves sightseeing and who has a good sight as well, the bedroom in this room is slightly bigger and even possess a balcony, other than that it's highly average,"

"How much does it cost?" Asked Spike

"$1300 a month plus tax," said Lucky

"I'll take it then," Spike said

Minutes later Lucky came back with 3 contracts for the group to sign.

"One last thing, there can only be 2 keys for the doors, one that will stay with you and a copy for me, it's for security reasons," said Lucky as soon as they gave him the contracts

"I have a question, don't you think that the prices for this apartments are too low, not that I'm complaining," said Spike

"Well with all the money I have the price doesn't really seem like a problem, I built this apartment complex for fun with money that I didn't really have a use for, so," said Lucky

"Makes sense," said Spike “Not really, no one I know in the trade industry will ever say that line, something really strange is going on here,”

"Well they say time is money, and I must head to the airport before it gets too late, have a good night guys," said Lucky as he got into his Ashton Martin and drove away.

"Don't you think that it's too much of a coincidence that the guild's receptionist has a brother in real estate, who owns an apartment complex with cheap luxury rooms?" Said Twilight

"Better yet, that the rooms we saw were specifically designed for our personal needs," said Spike

"You guys read too much into the situation. I am going to take my new chest to my room and go to bed, night guys," said Sunset.

ONE WEEK LATER

Twilight and Sunset were eating breakfast together, while Spike had left earlier to act as a list filler for a Dungeon clearing team, and wouldn’t be back until noon.

“So, it’s been a very interesting week hasn’t it,” Twilight said

“Yeah, not only did we join the guild, but we also broke the record for the most odd jobs completed in a week and in a day,” Sunset said

“Yeah, Listy’s face was very funny when she found out about it, she even banned us from working on odd jobs today, man I wish we could form a party and go on longer quests,” said Twilight

“You girls are adventurers?” asked a female voice behind them

They turned and were met with a girl not older than them, she had pink, fluffy hair, she stood at around 5’3” and for whatever reason wouldn’t stop bouncing

“Hi my name is Pinkamena, but my friends call me Pinkie Pie, I’m 16 years old, and I’m the best party planner in Equestria,” she said

“Nice to meet you Pinkie Pie, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and this is Sunset Shimmer, we’re both 16 like you, and yes, we are adventurers but we don’t have enough members to go on long quests,” said Twilight

“Oh, I wish I could join the guild, it sounds like so much fun,” Pinkie said

“Why don’t you?” asked Sunset

“I don’t know where it is,” Pinkie said

“Then follow us, we’re headed there right now,” Twilight said

“Cool, thanks,” said Pinkie as she skipped along side them

“By the way, there is one more member to our group, he is my older half-brother, he is dungeon clearing right now but we’ll see him soon enough,” said Twilight

“Can’t wait to meet him, I love making friends,” Pinkie said

“Let’s just hope we can convince him first,” said Sunset

“Convince him on what?” asked Pinkie

“My brother is a bit of a… organization freak, so naturally he doesn't like to do thing without a traced plan,” said Twilight

“Says, the egghead, who won’t stop talking about how every book in the world should be organized in a specific way,” said Sunset

“Are you trying to get killed?” said Twilight as she and Sunset got in each others faces

“You don’t have the skills,” said Sunset

“You girls are funny,” said Pinkie as she hugged both of them

10 MINUTES LATER

“... and that’s why we want her to join the party,” said Twilight

“Well, welcome aboard,” said Spike in a sarcastic tone

“Just like that?” asked Twilight

“Twilight if we use democracy and vote for her to join or not, I still would lose 2 - 1, plus she does seem like she is keen on joining us,” said Spike

“Cool, I’ll go register right now,” said Pinkie as she hopped away

“Ok, what’s really going on, you usually are against the idea,” said Twilight

“Don’t get me wrong, I am concerned about her, or to be more specific, her hyperactivity,” Spike said

“Why?” asked Sunset

“Being hyper, can make you reckless and impulsive, and that is a very bad mix for when you’re going to go out adventuring, it can make you fall into situations you can’t control and get killed,” Spike said

“But then why?” asked Sunset

“Because it is your dream to become full fledged adventurers, and I promised the 2 of you that I’d do anything in my power to make that dream come true, for me, she is just one more head to protect, that's all,” Spike said as he went back to his book

“This is why I love him,” they both said in their heads simultaneously

“Hey guys, I’m back,” Pinkie said as she came up to them

“That was fast,” said Spike

“Yeah, I got ranked at C, with a level of 75, now I just have to go and get my armor, so I’ll be back in a few seconds,” she said

“She is weird,” said Spike

“Well, at least we managed to create an official party,” Twilight said

“Yeah, now we have to go and register the party to make it official, so I recommend that in the next 30 seconds you chose as name for the party,” said Spike

30 SECONDS LATER

“Hey guys I’m back, what do you think of my armor?” asked Pinkie Pie

“Looks good,” said Sunset

“Yeah, I like the combination,” Twilight said

“Yeah, this is the, Judgement Breastplate of Strength, the Bracers of Optimism, The Iron Skirt of Unlimited Attack, The Legraps of Furry, The boots of Fierceness, and my favorite, the Gloves of Ultimate Assault,” said Pinkie Pie excited

"Interesting names," said Spike

"Hey I got the party registration sheet, let's sign it," said Twilight

"You're an E rank, but that can be," said Pinkie

"I don't mind, I'm not trying to become the best adventurer in history so I don't care about my rank," said Spike

"I'll go give this to Listy, be right back," said Twilight

"Wait, what name did you choose?" Asked Spike

"Elements of Harmony," said Twilight as she headed away

MINUTES LATER

"Ok so we're free to go on our first quest, what should we do?" Asked Twilight

"This one, This one," said Pinkie jumping up and down

"Hunt Pyrocats, reward $200,000," read Sunset

"Seems easy enough," said Twilight

"Pyrocats are, as the name suggests, Big tiger like cats who can breath fire and control fire, they usually hunt in small groups but they are not easily defeated,"

"Perfect, Listy, we'll take this quest," said Twilight

“DIDN’T YOU HEAR WHAT I JUST SAID?!!!” exclaimed Spike

“Don’t be a party pooper,” said Pinkie

“Alright then, but please be careful, Pyrocats tend to be really unpredictable,” Listy said as she took the request

“We will, see you later Listy,” Sunset said as the group left towards Maze mountain

2 HOURS LATER

“So what’s the plan?” asked Sunset

“Live bait,” said Twilight

“What?!” said Sunset

“Pyrocats are really territorial, and at the same time impulsive which means that they would chase any pray or enemy for miles, without stopping,” said Spike

“Cool, then who is going to be the bait?” asked Pinkie

Then all the girls turned around and saw Spike stretching

“Um, Spike, what are you doing?” asked Pinkie

“Oh, you asked who was the live bait that’s me,” said Spike

“Really?!” Pinkie said in surprise

“Yup, I just hope that running from my problems all my life pays off, be ready,” Spike said as he walked over to the entrance of the cave where the Pyrocats lived

“The things I do for Twilight,” said Spike in his head, just as he threw a smoke bomb into the cave

Seconds later a loud roar came out of the cave

“Time to run… I really wish I was Sonic right now,” said Spike as he sprinted away with 10 Pyrocats behind him

“OK, Twi, coming up on the ambush point get ready,” Spike said over his headset

“We are, just don’t stop running,” Twilight said

“Does it seem like I intend to do that? I might be crazy but not suicidal… ok… NOW!” said Spike as he crossed the ravine

“Decadence of Vitality, Arcane-fire Strike!” chanted Twilight as the a massive beam of light shot out of her staff, hitting the Pyrocats,

“Mutilation Shockwave,” said Sunset as she used her shield as a hammer, causing the ground beneath the Pyrocats to brake, making them fall into the ravine

“My turn, EXTERMINATE!” said Pinkie as she revealed 2 big cannons

“Where did those cannons come from?” asked Sunset

“I never leave home without my party cannons,” said Pinkie

“So what? Are you gonna throw party supplies at them?” asked Sunset

“Oh no, my cannons aren’t set to “party” they are set “to kill”” said Pinkie with a creepy smile

“WAIT DON’T SHOOT THE GROUND IS TOO…” said Spike’s voice but it was too late, as Pinkie’s cannon’s fuze consumed itself and shot massive cannon balls at the Pyrocats killing them.

“You see, they're dead, no need to-” said Pinkie but before she could finish, the floor beneath them cracked making it sink, sending them into a massive cave system beneath them.

When Spike awoke, around him, everything was darkness, he rolled to his back and grabbed his backpack, searching for a flashlight.

When he found it he turned it on and started to look around, he didn’t see anyone, and was starting to get worried.

Then a few feet away he noticed Pinkie laying on the floor

“Pinkie!” he said as he crawled towards her

“Pinkie, are you ok?” he asked as he nudged her

“Mom, I don’t want to go to work at the rock farm, just 5 more minutes,” Pinkie said

“Unfortunately we don’t have 5 minutes,” Spike said

“Wha-what? Spike? Where are we?” asked Pinkie confused

“At the bottom of what appears to be a cave network,” Spike said

“Where are Twilight and Sunset?” Pinkie asked

“I don’t know, my headset broke, and I don’t have any signal don’t here,” Spike said

“Oh, are you ok?” asked Pinkie

“Just some scratches and bruises, nothing life threatening so far, what about you, can you walk?” said Spike

“Yeah, I only have a few scratches myself,” Said Pinkie as Spike helped her up

Just then They heard Twilight’s voice in their heads

“Spike, Pinkie are you ok?” she asked

“Yeah, we’re fine, what about you?” asked Spike

“Looks like we’re all here and accounted for, any bad injuries on your side?” asked Sunset

“Negative, you?” asked Spike

“No,” said Sunset

“By the looks of it, we’re in the Peaceful caves, if I’m not mistaken there are 2 exits at either side of the cave, we’ll head west, and you guys head east, if you guys find the exit, we’ll rendezvous at the bottom of the mountain, copy?” said Twilight

“Yeah, see you there… please be careful,” said Spike

“Likewise,” said Twilight

“Ok then, let’s get a move on,” said Spike as he started to walk

20 MINUTES LATER

Spike and Pinkie had been walking nonstop in complete silence, it was so quiet in fact, that they could even hear their own breaths

Although the atmosphere was really heavy and awkward, and it was making Spike really uncomfortable.

“So this is why they call them the cave’s of peace, they are really peaceful, I’m I right,” said Spike as he let out an awkward laugh, but Pinkie didn’t say anything

This made Spike a bit angry causing him to stop and turn around

When he saw Pinkie his anger disappeared, she looked miserable, her hair, usually in a curly puffy mess,was now completely straight and sad, her hair actually covered her left eye, and part of her face; her face usually with an annoying smile, was now lifeless and with a depressing stare, she was even walking rather slowly and facing looking towards the ground.

“Pinkie, what’s wrong?” asked Spike

“It happened again,” she said louder than a whisper

“What?” asked SPike

“It happened again, I went overboard!” Pinkie said

“What do you mean it happened AGAIN,” Spike said

“Everytime I throw a party, I go to the extreme to make it the best party ever, but everytime I try to apply the same energy to questing, I end up making things worse,” Pinkie said as she started to cry.

“Well it is true that you did make us fall into a cave almost killing us, but…” Spike started

“You see, I almost killed you guys,” said Pinkie again

“Hey everything is ok, Twilight and Sunset, found the corpses of the Pyrocats and collected the items to complete the quest, so I have to say that you were really helpful,” Spike said

“Yes, but I nearly killed everyone again, I don’t think…” said Pinkie

“What do you mean when you say AGAIN?” asked Spike

Pinkie remained silent for a few seconds

“When I was younger, I lived with my parents in a rock farm, in Rockville, a day or 2 south of here. We were “Happy” for the most part, but… I never saw my parents or siblings smile, they were always frowning, they never said yokes, they never asked if you had a good day, it was always work, work, work, more work, and work again. And one day I had enough. I started to ask those questions, but they were always met with indifference… Then one day, the most amazingly-strange thing happened. Me and my sisters were harvesting the rocks of the east quarter and then moving to the south quarter; as soon as they were done they headed home to eat dinner, I was about to join them, when I heard a loud BOOM!!! I looked up yo the sky and saw a massive Rainbow appear out of nowhere, the view of it, it made me so happy, that I just couldn’t help to smile, and I wanted to share that happiness with everyone, saw I stayed up all night and made my family a party, at first they didn’t like it, but slowly they began to enjoy themselves and have fun, and from that day onward I just felt that it was my calling to make people have fun, and become a party planner,” said Pinkie

Spike stood there in silence listening with just one thought in his head ‘What does that have to do with my question?”

“When I turned 14 I left home and travelled around doing parties everywhere and for everyone, until one day, I arrived at Canterlot, and I saw all of these explorers and adventurers, their lifestyle caught my eye and I wanted to give it a shot at becoming an adventurer. So, one day, I asked a group of adventurers if I could tag along to see what it was like to be one. They said that it was ok, since they were going on an easy hunting quest… Well, when we got to the area, they all started to hunt…” said Pinkie

“What were they hunting?” asked Spike

“Fulgu-sabertooths,” said Pinkie

“They thought THAT was easy, those things kill more people a year than homicides in the kingdom,” said Spike

“They sure felt confident then, they said they were all S-class,” said Pinkie

“Do you remember their names?” asked Spike

“I never asked them, but from the 4 members of the group I remember that there was 1 female adventurer with Green and Black hair, she was also tall, and had the body of a model, and the other 3 men treated her like a queen of sorts,” said Pinkie

“Huh, I haven’t seen anyone with that description in the guild, maybe their out on one of those long quests,” said Spike

“Anyway, we were hunting, we accidentally came across one of the known “Migrations” that these cats tend to do, and so, we were quickly overrun, so I decided to use my party cannons… I loaded them up to the max with stones and pebbles, and once they were ready I fired, the destruction IT caused was jaw dropping, the whole valley was reduced to a dead landscape, no tree, rock, animal, or even a nearby mountain were left untouched. For whatever reason, all that destruction made me happy. But then I saw the adventurers, their faces were covered in horror… “You’re a danger to all,” they said, “Don’t even think of joining the guild… ANYWHERE!” they finished… a few days later I skipped town and, went to Manehattan, and again, I lost control of myself and ended up doing the same thing over and over again, especially on the entrance exams… and now, when I finally get a chance to become a full member of the guild, even more so, a member of your party, I blew it, and almost got you guys killed… I’m not adventurer material…” said Pinkie as she started to cry again.

Spike then walked up to her “Listen, I know you feel guilty about what happened, but don’t worry, everyone makes mistakes, no one is perfect, plus no one was killed… well except for the Pyrocats, but that was the whole point of the quest,” Spike said with a smile but Pinkie didn’t say anything

“What I’m trying to say is that, don’t cry over spilled milk, the quest was a success, and we get to adventure another day,” Spike said

“Do you think I can still be part of this party after almost killing us all?” said Pinkie

“You can count on it, I can tell that after this you really understood why you have to be a bit less impulsive, and learn from this mistake, plus the girls really like to have you around, and I have to admit, I kind of like to have you around, so, what do you say? Team?” said Spike as he moved a string of hair out of Pinkie’s eyes

“Team!” said Pinkie as her hair puffed up and she tackled Spike into a bear hug

“Can’t… breath,” said Spike as he suffocated

“Ups, sorry,” said Pinkie as she let go of him

“Now… let’s go home,” said Spike as they continued walking towards the entrance of the cave.

“Kay!” Pinkie said as she skipped along side Spike as they neared the entrance of the cave

:I should look into this matter, according to the rules, if those adventurers agreed to take Pinkie with them, they should’ve reported it to the guild, not to mention, Listy did tell me something about a hijacked local quest that resulted in mysterious devastation of the landscape… did someone steal a quest from the guild?”

A FEW MINUTES LATER

“SPIKEEEEEE!!!!!!!!” both Twilight and Sunset screamed as they jumped on him

“I’m so glad you’re ok!” said Sunset Shimmer

“Me too,” said Spike

“And you too, of course Pinkie, glad to see that your not injured,” said Twilight

“Thanks… sorry about the…” Pinkie Began

“It’s alright, that was one awesome display of force, I’m glad you decided to join our party!” said Twilight

Pinkie was really amazed, she thought that they were going to be angry, but all of them had smiles on their faces.

“Let’s go home, I’ve had enough for one day,” said Sunset

And with that everyone headed home.

During the trip back, Pinkie was still awfully quiet, so Spike decided to talk to her

“Pinkie, if you’re worried about your power, why don’t you let me help, I might not be particularly strong, but I’ve learned some very useful self-control tricks, who knows, you might even get stronger,” said Spike with a smile

“Thanks,” said Pinkie, but as soon as her eyes made contact with Spike’s face and smile, she felt something weird “Did my heart just skip a beat?”

“No problem, that’s what friends are for… I think,” said Spike

“There it is again, my heart had never skipped a beat before… and why do I feel so hot and flustered when I see him?... don’t tell me…” though Pinkie as she and the rest headed home.