MLP EG: A hero rises

by Hunterr_N

Meeting the Scientist

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Berry ended up sleeping on the couch. He was having a bit of trouble sleeping. Knowing that he is being hunted. He knew he couldn't stay here forever. Even though these girls seemed really nice he still didn't feel comfortable. What if they changed their mind and turned him in? He knew he couldn't stay here forever. He looked at the clock. It was already 11:30. He had overslept. He rolled over and Pinkie was suddenly in his face.
"Morning, Sleepy head!" She chirped.
"gah!" he yelled in surprised. Pinkie grabbed his arm. "Come on!"
"We're we going?" he asked still trying to wake up.
"We're going to the mall, silly!" Pinkie told him still dragging him. "There's a great place where we can eat!" The other girls were already in the car. Sunset was in the driver seat. Berry decided to try and squeeze between Rainbow and Fluttershy. It was a little claustrophobic but he could probably handle it. As long as the ride wasn't too long. As they drove, Berry began to talk. "So uh....who are you? I don't think I've gotten your names."
"I'm Sunset," said the girl at the driver seat. "Sunset Shimmer." The rest of the girls introduced themselves.
"Twilight."
"Rainbow Dash!"
"Rarity."
"Applejack."
"Pinkie Pie!"
"Fluttershy."
"well nice to meet you all, and you already know my name is Berry?"
"Mhm," AJ nodded.

Before long, they were at the front of the mall. They got out of the car.
"You said there's a place to eat here?" Berry asked Pinkie. He hoped she was right. He was hungry.
"Yeah, it's just inside!" Pinkie replied. Eager to move on.
"It looks like there's a lot of people," Berry commented to himself. "Let's hope they are not spies or something," he murmured under his breath.
They walked inside and the first thing Berry noticed was that he was right. There were a lot of people. "Come on, the eating hub is just around the corner!" Rainbow pointed out. They turned the corner and Sunset bumped into a girl.
"Oh my gosh! Im so sorry!" She quickly apologized. The girl brushed herself off like it's not big deal.
"Don't worry about it, I wasn't watching where I was going either." She replied in a sweet tone. Sunset realized the girl looked familiar, then she realized. Rainbow also realized it too.
"Wait! You're that girl on TV!" She exclaimed. The girl nodded and laughed nervously.
"Yes. Thank's for noticing." She extended her hand. "I'm Rosie Shine by the way, or you can call me Rose for short. " Sunset shook her hand. "Sunset," she told her. She turned towards the other girls, "And this is Twilight, Fluttershy, AppleJack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Berry." Sunset noticed that the latter was looking at Rose like she wasn't a friendly person. "Oh don't worry about him," Sunset said. "He's just gets a little uneasy around new people."
Rose smiled. "That's quite alright, I know what it's like to meet people that I don't even know."

"You're that girl who can do magic!" Rainbow pointed out.
"Rainbow!" AJ glared at her friend.
"No, no it's alright!" Rose told her. "And yes, I can." She demonstrated by opening her palm and concentrating on it. A small flame emerged. She then moved a table by herself by what Sunset assumed to be telekinesis.
"Wow! you have powers too?!" Rainbow asked excitedly. "Twilight has that same power as well!" Twilight nodded and smiled.
"So what brings you here to Canterlot city?" AJ asked.

"You see," Rose began, "When I realized that there was magic in this world, I knew I must learn more about it! It's everywhere! And it's absolutely beautiful don't you think?"

"I sure do!" Rarity agreed.

"And with magic, we can do things that we had all called impossible." Rose continued. "Hey, how about you come over to my place? I actually have a lab."
"Really?! So do I!" Twilight exclaimed.

"I don't know....Twilight," Berry muttered trying to get away.

"She's not going to hurt you, darling" Rarity assured him. "Come on, let's go eat first!" They sat down at a large table and began to order. Berry ordered his usually eggs with french toast and the girls ordered thier food. While they Fluttershy asked, "so do you know where your parents might be?" Berry stopped eating and stared down at his food.
"My....parents?" he looked a little confused. "Im not going to lie....I don't.....know," he sighed. "Actually, I've been told my parents had died....in a car crash," his voice was empty at this point. "And that was it. I don't remember the rest." Fluttershy put her hand to her mouth. "Oh god! I am so sorry!"
"Don't worry about it...you didn't know," Berry tried to smile but couldn't. After they finished eating, they all went shopping.
"we must find a new outfit for you, darling." Rarity told Berry. "That outfit looks like you got it from the dollar store no offense." Berry laughed a little. As they headed to a store, Berry saw a familiar face. "uh oh...he's here!" he whispered loudly. Chance had just walked in. followed by his gang. He a familiar group of girls but this time. He saw that Berry was with him.
"What is he doing here?" AJ asked under her breath. Chance walked toward him followed by his gang. "You know, im not surprised I would find you here," he said. He looked at Berry. "And I see you got who we're looking for." He smugged. "Now if you can just hand him over and we'll call it good. I apologize if he's been a bother."
"Im not going," Berry said stubbornly. Chance took a deep breath and tried again.
"listen, you don't have authority over me. So your coming with me, got it?" AJ stepped forward.
"He's not going anywhere!" Chance looked at AJ coldly. Then his expression began to soften.
"Look, if we don't have him, he could hurt someone," he told her.
"Like I believe you," the farmer retorted.
Chance suddenly reached to grab Berry's arm but the latter responded by sending the boy flying and crashing on a nearby table.
"HOLY" said one of Chance's henchmen. Chance groaned as he struggled to get up.
"GET HIM!" he ordered. Now his whole gang was trying to capture Berry. Two people managed to pin him to the ground. "put the handcuffs on," Chance ordered. One of his men took the handcuffs out but Twilight sent him flying to the side and knocking out two others. Berry saw this as his chance to escape but Chance wasn't making it easy. He grabbed a nearby chair and swung. Fortunately, Berry ducked in time. However, he found himself being pinned down. Before he knew it, he was being dragged away towards the door. He began to panic. "Help!" he desperately called out. Rarity threw a crystal sphere at the henchmen knocking them out. Unbeknownst to Chance, Pinkie was right behind him. She snatched the chair away.
"Why don't you try a cupcake, you big meanie!" she shouted. She took a large cupcake and stuffed it in the his mouth. Chance was taken by surprise as he stumbled backwards. AJ then used her lasso and caught his ankle as he tried to get back up. With one big swing she sent him crashing through the glass window.
"Leave," she said coldly. Two security officers came by and escorted Chance out the door. He angrily glared at Berry. As he stumbled back to his car, he heard Rainbow say, "And don't think about messing with us again!" He stopped and turned around and pointed at Berry. "I will have him, you hear me?" Rainbow laughed out loud.
"Please! I like to see you try again!" Chance can only stare back in anger knowing there was nothing he could do for now. He got in the passenger side of his car and his gang drove off. As they drove off, a black widow spider descended and landed on his hand. He looked at the spider. "You know what to do," he told it. The spider nodded and Chance opened the window. He let the spider out. It started to go after it's target.

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