Fox in a Pony World

“I’m not exactly sure what you want me to do, I’m not familiar with this world and I need to get home soon,” Kai said as he and the five ponies entered Twilight’s library.

“Whatever happened back there, your arrival in Equestria somehow vanquished that demon! But I doubt it’s dead, because-”

“TWILIGHT!” a high-pitched voice shouted, just before Twilight was knocked to the ground in a viscous hug.

“P-Pinkie Pie!?” Twilight sputtered, struggling for breath as Pinkie squeezed the life out of her.

“Twilight!” Spike cried, he hopped up from where he was seated and rushed over to join Pinkie in the embrace.

“Oh, thank Celestia, I’m so glad you two are safe!” Twilight said as she finally pulled herself free, a smile tugging at her lips even as she panted.

“Where were ya’ll?” Applejack asked, examining Spike for injuries.

“We were hiding in Sugarcube Corner!” Spike said, still hugging Twilight’s foreleg.

“But when we saw that massive explosion and the demon went flying away, we rushed here to see if you girls were alright!” Pinkie said, throwing her hooves up in the air from where she sat.

As the friends were reunited, Kai took a seat in the main room of the library. His golden eyes scanned the bookshelves around him, a small smile forming on his muzzle as he admired the collection. It had been a very long time since he'd been in a library. He'd wished he could've joined his friends in the royal library back at the castle, but he'd had business with Bingo. And he'd needed to visit the laboratory.

And then Mimi had tried to murder him.

The smile fell and Kai's face went back to its natural emotionless expression. He didn't blame her, not really. He was an awfully suspicious guy; however, he now felt the need to keep an eye on Mimi, less she does something else to compromise their mission.

His ears perked as the commotion at the entrance stopped. Then, before he could even register the movement, a pink missile blurred across the room and slammed into him.

Pinkie Pie knocked Kai out of his seat and onto the floor, she gave one sudden squeal, then she opened her mouth--

--"OH MY GOSH WHAT ARE YOU!? ARE YOU A FOX OR AN ALIEN OR A HORRIBLE EXPIREMNT GONE WRONG!?"--she inhaled--"OH MY GOSH YOUR FUR IS SO SOFT, HAVE YOU MET FLUTTERSHY SHE REALLY LIKES ANIMALS!! YOU HAVE A COOL ACCENT ARE YOU FROM CANTERLOT--"

And almost as quickly as it had begun, Pinkie Pie's mouth was shut, and she was gently levitated off of Kai.

"Pinkie, calm down. He's here to possibly help us defeat the demon," Twilight said, holding Pinkie in her magical aura.

"Sorry about that," Twilight gave Kai a guilty smile. "She's just very excited to meet a new friend, it won't happen again."

Kai's shocked expression disappeared in an instant, he sat up slowly, then his eyes landed on the still magically incased pink pony. Somehow, someway, there was someone more annoying than Kiki. It didn't help that Pinkie Pie was only a few shades lighter than her.

After a moment, Twilight let Pinkie go. She'd calmed down a bit, but she still took to idly bouncing around Kai, who had set the chair up right and taken a seat. The rest of the ponies took a seat as well, the atmosphere was tense and nopony --or fox-- spoke.

Twilight had asked Spike to prepare the group some tea, which he happily bounded off to the kitchen to do. After a few awkward moments of silent eye contact, Twilight cleared her throat.

"So, mysterious black fox, what is your name?" she asked, fiddling with her hooves.

"Kai Kitsune," Kai's response was swift and precise, he sat upright and completely still as he gave her that stone-faced expression.

"Right, as I'm sure you've heard, my name is Twilight Sparkle," Twilight smiled, though she continued to fiddle.

"These are my friends; Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack,"--she motioned to the pink pony who was still bouncing around Kai--"And Pinkie Pie."

"Sup," said Dash.

"Charmed," said Rarity.

"Hello," Fluttershy waved, a cute smile on her face.

"Howdy," said Applejack.

"HIYA!!" screeched Pinkie, who'd stopped just long enough to smoosh her nose against his, before continuing to bounce around him.

Kai did not move, he did not speak, he pretended that his ear hadn't flicked in agitation, and he regarded Twilight sparkle with a nod.

"This has been pleasant but I really need to get home. See, my friends are currently at war, and they need my help if they ever want to win. What exactly do you think I can do for you? As I said before, I am not familiar with this world."

"Your sudden arrival created a magical clapback so powerful, that it knocked the demon out of the sky and probably all the way across Ponyville. It seems that Equestrian magic has no effect on you, which means you should be able to get through the barrier and to the princesses," Twilight said.

"Barrier?" Kai asked.

"Yes, haven't you noticed that the sky is red? The demon created some kind of magical dome around Ponyville, presumably because he's not yet powerful enough to face Celestia and Luna, they're the princesses," Twilight explained.

"The demon was once a normal unicorn, but just a few hours ago he marched into town monologuing about taking over Equestria, I tried to stop him, but he was too powerful. So, the girls and I gathered the Elements of Harmoney, which are six magical pendants that embody harmony, we usually only use them to stop villains that are national threats," she continued.

"As soon as we fired the Elements at him, he cast some kind of spell and he absorbed their power, I hadn't even known that was possible! He shot the blast back at them and whatever he did corrupted the Elements, they turned black and twisted and burned us when we touched them. Then he used them to transform himself into a black alicorn, of which the only word I can think of to describe is demon," Twilight finished, she bowed her head and let out a gentle sob.

"We're the barers of the Elements of Harmony, we're supposed to be out there protecting Ponyville! But Twilight wants us to wait until we hear from the princesses!" Rainbow Dash said with a huff.

"We can't fight that thing! Not without the Elements," Twilight steadied her breathing, wiping a tear from her eye with a hoof, she looked back up at Kai. "Will you help us? Please? That monster erected the barrier before we could hear from the princesses again, we've tried sending more messages, but they won't go through."

Kai thought about it, his eyes scanning the faces of the other mares, even Pinkie had stopped bouncing and was looking at him curiously. He sighed, then nodded at Twilight. "I will try, were shall I find your princesses?"

"They're probably trying to break through the barrier, the last message we received from princess Celestia said that we should wait here for their arrival. They would've come from Canterlot, which is in that direction," Twilight had stood and walked over to the window, gesturing toward the barely visible city on the mountainside. "You teleported here, right? Can you teleport again?"

"I don't think so, unfortunately. The amount of energy I spent teleporting here was quite draining," Kai said, eying Canterlot from the window.

Twilight blinked at him, then she shook her head. "Then you'll have to walk, I'll come with you in case the demon returns."

"What!?" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, suddenly in the air as her wings beat furiously at her sides.

"I won't fight it! I'll just distract it so that Kai can get away," Twilight said with a stomp of her hoof.

"Uh, no? Sorry Twilight, but I'm the fast one in this group, if anypony should be a distraction, it should be me!"

"I can hold the demon off at least! Don't you remember what happened when we first had to flee? You almost lost your wings!" Twilight said.

"I was shocked, okay?" Dash mumbled, still hovering.

"If I may, Rainbow Dash did save me from the demon, I do agree that she would be a better distraction, she can fly after all," Rarity said.

"Ain't neither of you two should go alone!" Applejack said. "If Kai needs a distraction, then all of us should help him. We work better when we're together, anyways."

"I don't really want to go back out there," Fluttershy said, her voice quiet as she trembled in her seat.

"Fluttershy can stay here with me, I don't mind looking out for her," Spike said, as he entered the room with seven cups of piping hot tea.

"I can go too~" Pinkie sang as she hopped up to Kai.

"I would truthfully rather go on my own," Kai deadpanned.

"But don't you want some help?" Twilight asked, a concerned look on her face.

"I may not be able to teleport, but I can still use my AE to fight. I am also invulnerable to most threats, I've been burned, frozen, electrocuted, poisoned--"

Twilight held her hoof up, her face a bit paler then normal. "Okay, okay! T-That's enough information, but please be careful out there! This might just be our last hope..."

"I will not fail," Kai turned away and began walking toward the entrance.

"That's certainly noble," Rarity cooed.

I will not fail, because it is imperative that I return to my friends. Kai held his tongue and exited the library swiftly.

Andre Paige gritted his teeth as the wind buffeted against his face, he was trying to relax but he hadn't had any luck so far. Sure, he'd been treated better than expected by the rebels. But still, being tied to a wooden stake for three days had made his whole-body ache. He held on tight to his dragon mount as its mighty wings flapped, the colorful forest blurring by below them.

An army of dragoknights shrieked and roared in the background, they were being led by a dozen cooperates as Andre directed them to the major rebel camp. Andre was lucky to be in the front and therefor the farthest away from the abominations, any fox who didn't keep a specific speed would be attacked and devoured by them. A dragon mount could do nothing against the hulking dragonkights, as large as two dragons combined and more aggressive than a mountain drake.

"It isn't much farther now," Andre had to shout to be heard over the whipping winds. "Do we still have everyone?" he looked over at Spencer, who was a couple of feet behind him.

Spencer looked back, scanning the group, then he turned to Andre and gave a nod of confirmation. "Yes sir!"

"Good," Andre hissed. He rested his head against the dragon, which was difficult considering the spikes. Watch out, Marky.