Levi, the SellSword

by Ghost Alvasa

Treehouse Party!_!

Previous Chapter

Author's Note

Been a while and sorry but I just haven’t been in the mood to stir for this. Don’t know when the next will be out but I hope I get a spark for it soon cause I do enjoy this funny take I’ve put on things in this universe.

Enjoy, Alvasa


Treehouse Party!_!

"That went smoothly!" Scotaloo buzzed about.

"Indeed," Levi chuckeld as his grandchild's glee.

"Yes, it was great!" Twilight gleefully trotted, "Cause that means we finished the list and now we can go back to Canterlot so I can warn Princess Celestia about Nightmare Moon's emminatn return! Now," she motioned to a hot air balloon station, "Let's go!" she sang.

"Ah... Twi..." Sunset held up a hoof.

"What?" Twilight quickly turned. "Come on! Equstria is in Danger!"

"Here you go little Sparkle," Levi pulled a key from the inner pocket of his jacket. "This is the key to the Golden Oak's Library. It's where you, Sunset, and Spike are assgined for your stay here."

"Stay?" Twilight raised a confused eyebrow. She started to think then a nearby timer went off, "WE’RE STAYING HERE OVER NIGHT THROUGH THE WHOLE CELEBRATON!"

"Wow, not bad," Sunset looked at Spike she rasied her ears and he removed his hands form his own. "Well, I mean, it was implied when we were literally tasked with OVERSEEING things here."

"Ary is staying with me," Levi motioned to himself. "At my house not far outside the town off the main road just after the ‘[i)Welcome to Ponyville sign."

"Why aren't we all staying with you then dad?" Spike asked.

"You are the most direct link to your mother Spike and she is more than willing to asnwer Sunset and or Twilight right away
while I am the one who can handle situations and process them as they arise," Levi explained as he led the way to the library. "But we also don't need to be seen together constantly in order to avoid drawing unnecessary attention to ourselves for the time being! and the library is a better fit for Celestia’s top Students and their number one assisstant mailbox."

"I. AM. NOT. A MAILBOX!" Spike literally roared, knocking several nearby ponies on their rumps with wind blown manes,

"Oops..." he said recoiled slightly with an embarrassing blush.

Levi patted the top of his son's head, "Nice one. You're really getting good at channeling your dragon magic. And no, your not a mailbox but you do however fall under the category of of a royal mail service member.”

"I'm the royal mail mare?" Spike said with yelped with terror.

"Ha!" Aira pointed, honking Spike’s noise as she did. "You said it with out me having to this time big sister!" She belted as she and Scootaloo rolled around on the ground in a fit of laughter and dust.

"Let’s go with Royal Mail drake," Levi said as they arrived.

“We’ll, maybe if I see something compelling enough in the books here I can send it to the princess for the next family supper!” Twilight grouched as she put the key in the door.

“Um… “ Scootaloo raised a concerned hoof, “I don’t think you should..."

"Scootaloo... I'm not in the mood for anymoreof this," Twilight motioned around herself. "I just want to go in, get some books, and TRY to compile a presentable case for your grandmother to avert the next Great Equestrain catastrophe to befall us BEFORE it happens in the next.... Say twelve or less hour..."

Twilight turned back and opned the door, "Where's the damn light switch?!"

"Here Twi I'll help," Sunset trotted in the dark room and light her horn. "Hey I think I found it!"

SURPRISE!!!!!!

Was the next thing that was heard from inside the tree.

Levi walked in and saw the whole town with drinks. Sunset was in awe and taking in the atmosphere but Twilight was noticeably missing.

"Hey?" came the pink pony with the poofy pinkier mane and tail, "Where'd she go?"

Levi then heard a slight crumbling sound before a bit of ceiling fill on his head. He looked up to see none other than Twilight Sparkle latched onto the ceil with he mane and tail standing straight up on end as she’d shoved her hood into an electrical outlet. She was gripping onto the ceiling so tightly it was cracking and was so shocked while doing so she was jittering in place.

“Oh nice one!” Pinkie laughed snorted. “That’s a tough trick to pull off even for me!”

"Well... that's a first..." Spike point.

"Yeah... I've never seen her do THAT.... before...." Aria pointed a bit puzzled.

"To be fair," Scootaloo added in her two scents, "I was trying to warn her about it before she so rudely interrupeted me, but after that outburst I think she got what she delivered."

All of the youths nodded in agreement.

""Go play," Levi shoed them all off. "Now...." he looked up, "How do we get her down?"

Sunset then got a wickledly evil grin on her face.

Later...

“I can’t believe you threw shoes at me!” Twilight huffed at he best friend slash somewhat adopted sister and fellow student.

‘Hey,” Sunset shrugged, “it worked didn’t it?”

“That was still no reason to do it,” Levi chided.

Sunset winced slightly at the tone in her father’s voice, “Sorry Twi!” She said to the purple unicatacorn.

Twilight let out a sigh, “It’s alright Sunset just don’t do it again. I’m just a bit….”

“On edge?” Aria said.

“Annoyed?” Spike added.

“Pissed off?” Scootaloo tacted on.

“Yea those,” Twi deadpanned.

“Mouth meet soap,” Levi said to his granddaughter.

“Oh shit,” Scootaloo’s eyes shrank.

“First one was a warning,” Levi picked the orange filly by the scruff of her neck, “now you get it,” he glared at the filly as Spike handed his father a rather frothy bar of green soap.

“You little….” Scootaloo glared as Levi literal washed her mouth out before leaving her gargling and burping up bubbles.

“Wow!” Pinkie popped up. “I’ve heard stories from Nanna Pie about Mr. Levi. Seeing he how is serious he is about how he raises kids is another thing once you see it first hoof!” she drank some of juice.

“Don’t use that language anymore or you'll get worse,” Levi warned as he set Scootaloo down who grumbled off with Spike and Aria who were doing their bust to keep from busting a gut at the sight of an orange with green rabies. “And you,” Levi turned to Pinkie who froze. “I’m been on good terms with the Pie family for a time now so I know exactly who you are.”

“Ma and Pa told me to give you whatever you need Sir!” Pinkie salute.

“Relax Ms. Pie,” Levi waved a hoof. “Your family has been good to us. They’re our must trusted materials finding and delivery service. I also heard you have your special talents as well. But let me warn you. I don’t take being spied on magically or otherwise at all with a grain or even a hint of salt. My business is mine and no one else’s. So when I say leave it a lone you do what?”

“Leave it alone sir!” Pinkie said. “Unless told otherwise right?”

“Correct,” Levi nodded once. “I don’t mind you checking in with me every now and and then for updates about this town. In fact I encourage it as long as it doesn’t get to in your face or just plain wired, and given your reputation, it can go the latter most of the time.”

“Sorry, it’s just who I am,” Pinkie nervously chuckled. “And you can call me Pinkie!”

“It’s not a bad thing just try and restrain yourself,” Levi waved it off. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go save a purple unicorn whose already been traumatized enough by your surprises. I don’t think a prank from Rainbow Dash is in high demand right now.”

He trotted off.

“Wow….” Pinkie said. “He’s even more intense then Nanna Pie said…. And hot!”

Twilight Sparkle was currently in raptured in a lecture on the basics of how to make a very decent apple cider by none other than Applejack. A few other ponies had joined in in the hopes she’d perhaps give away a secret or two on how the Apple Family brewed their signature brew.

She made sure not to though.

Coming up to the group was none other than the fearless Rainbow Dash with two red solo cups in her hooves. One spiked specifically for a lavender unicorn with a special sauce.

“Hey there everypony!” She called out. “How we hanging so far?”

“Hey Rainbow,” Applejack slightly lifted her hat. “Been wonderin where ya were.”

“Hanging out here and there,” RD motioned, not wanting to mention she’d been frozen in place for nearly the whole day after her first encounter with Twilight’s group only to wake up and finding her mane been braided with a flower tiara on her head with a sign around her neck that said ‘best princess’. “I just thought I’d bring our newest townspony a celebratory drink to mark the occasion.”

She lifted the drink to the unicorn.

“Sorry to burst your blue bubble but I’m not moving to this town,” Twilight skeptically raised an eyebrow, having been forwarded by Papa Levi about the fondness of a certain pair of pink and cyan menaces and their notion for pranks.

“What’s your deal?” RD asked. “It’d be great to live hear instead of up there with all the damn nobles who have a stick to far their asses they’re nearly gagging on it!”

“It’s not that bad, as long as you know how to deal with them,” Susnet added with a snicker as fire flickered over her up held hoof.

“You have a lot of issues don’t you darling?” Rarity asked as she slowly put some distances between her and the fire starter.

“Who doesn’t?” Sunset shrugged.

“Indeed,” Levi remarked as he looked down and eyed Sunset who nervously chuckled as she swiftly put out her fire.

“Oh, Spitfire pops!” RD excitedly said. “Just the hunk of a stallion I wanted to talked to! You look great for a guy in his fifties or sixties by the way. Can we talk ? Drink?” She offered him the unspiked one with out thinking, completely forgetting her plan as he took it.

“No,” Levi said flatly.

“What do you mean no!” RD shot back. “You don’t even know what I was gonna ask?”

“I’m not going to help you with getting in the Wonderbolts or seeing my daughter,” Levi waved off the very notion.

“Best I’m Rainbow Dash!” The prismatic Pegasus motioned. “The fastest flyer in all Equestria! I’m the best there is!”

“Those are your own self proclamations!” Levi point his metal hoof at her. “As far as I can tell, you’re no better than any of the other up and comers who think they can get a shot to the top just because the have decent speed levels. Do what I told you earlier today and swim the channels. If you as good as you proclaim then my girl will have no difficulty spotting you amongst all the others. Until you set hoof in front of my with a cadet badge on a uniform collar at the least then you are no more worthy than any other passerby.

He drank his juice, “thank you for the juice and enjoy the rest of that party.”

He tossed the cup over his shoulder into he nearest trash can before leave RD to fly there grumbling.

“I am the fastest in Equestria!” She finally said aloud as she then sipped some of her juice and looked at the cup and smacked a couple of times. “Hmmmm….. what’s Pinkie been….” She started to say as her face with from cyan to pink to red as steam shot out her eyes. “WATER!!!”

RD shot over to the nearest open sink quickly turning to on to guzzle down at least a gallon to quinch the flames dancing on her tongue.

Everypony quickly burst into laughter as the blue prankster had just been done in by her own joke.

“What?” Pinkie said a she was on of the few who wasn’t laughing. “That’s barely even mild!” She added as she pulled out a bottle of hot sauce from her man and drank straight from the bottle with several glugs before tossing over her should to let out a sizzling belch. “Mmmmm.... Tangy!!!”

“You knew she was going to prank me didn’t you?” Twilight looked at her second father.

“Perhaps,” Levi shrugged nonchalantly.

“I have to say that was the fastest I’ve even seen that shade of blue turn to that shade of red! Ahaha! Good one!” Sunset laughed she high hooked her father on the left to avoid pain. “But dad, how’d did you, Ya know.... Know?”

“I’ve been to this town on occasion and know of some of its more notable occupants reputable actions,” Levi said as he pointed to Pinkie and Rainbow, the latter claiming she should at least be able to handle her hot sauce better just in case this sort of thing happens.

“Aka, dad has been around the block a few times!” Ary giggled.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Scootaloo said a she belched with a green bubble coming from her mouth as slowly float across the room till Spike opened a window to set it free.

“Think about it Scoots,” Spike chimed in as he suckled on a juice box. “Dad lived as a mercenary for, well….. a long time before he even met mom so he’s already pretty skilled in picking up on things. He’s probably set up simpler traps than that joke. Then think of his time living with mom,” he held up two claws. “She may be the princess of the sun but, she has been known to have a bit of a means streak amongst the castle staff fora prank or three on the worst of days.”

“And he keeps up with your two and your cousin!” Sunset smirked as he stuck her nose in the air.

“Don’t sell yourself short my oh so firery dear daughter,” Levi eyed the green eyed child who quickly shrank back. “You and your lavender best friend/sister have a more than stellar reputation all your own that is quite a few miles long.”

“Eheheeeee…..” Sunset looked away and over at Twilight who was stuffing her face with cake, having finally come to the conclusion that she wasn't going to be able to do any research let alone get her way to go back to the castle. “Yea, some best best friend.
…”

“Enjoy your night and the party!” Levi said. “Just try and not make to big mess. I have my own friends to mingle with,” he said as she strolled over the group of older ponies in room.

“You heard him right?!” Pinkie popped up out of nowhere. “LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!!!!”

The light started flashing and everypony started to bust a move, from the outside some pony swore they saw the library leave the ground a few times.