Justice Hero Scootaloo

You know, I just thought of something: If Patra gave Rob that locket, does that mean she has feelings for him? It's pretty obvious that they'll get together in the end. Which sucks for Rainbow Dash I bet. She would've totally tried to get in with him. Scootaloo thought as she and Rob headed for the Warp Zone. Scootaloo then blinked. Wait, but then he might see that as her just fangirl crushing over him. Ouch. She added to her thoughts.

"Here we are Scootaloo, this is Mirage Oasis. One of the creation crystal shards is here no doubt." Rob said.

"So, we going to go say hi to Patra while we're here?" Scootaloo asked.

"You know me well." Rob said. "And we won't have to look far." He added as they came up close to a village next to a giant Egyptian themed castle.

"Whoa. Wonder who lives in there?" Scootaloo asked.

Rob pointingly said nothing as he noticed a few anubian jackals chatting away with each other. One wore a dress Scootaloo recognized. "You'll learn. I spy Patra." Rob said.

"Wow. She's pretty friendly." Scootaloo said.

"You have no idea." Rob said as he went up to the three female jackals.

"Hey Patra, whose that coming up to us?" One of them asked.

"Rob? When did you get here?" Patra asked.

"Just now. Been a while since I last saw you." Rob said.

"That's not really my fault. I've got my paws full you know. I was just chatting with a couple of my friends here." Patra said.

"Heh. Still a social butterfly like nobody I've ever seen; seeing as you've made friends with just about all the citizens." Rob said.

I doubt this Jackal could give Pinkie Pie a run for her money in the making friends department. Scootaloo thought.

"Yeah. I'm still trying to become a high priestess you know? So I'm bound to become a little busier than normal." Patra said.

"How busy can you possibly be right now?" Scootaloo asked.

"Oh wow!" Patra noticed Scootaloo at that. "She's SO cute! Rob, where did you find her?" Patra asked.

"I found her passed out in the forest." Rob said.

Can you stop her from hugging me to death now, Rob? Scootaloo thought to herself before Patra let go of her own accord.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. Pray tell, what name do you go by?" Patra asked Scootaloo.

"Scootaloo." Scootaloo said.

Patra curtseys. "Well it is a delight to meet you Scootaloo. I am Patra. If you hadn't noticed already, I am a bit of a social butterfly. And that's despite of my responsibilities to Mirage Oasis." She said.

"Responsibilties?" Scootaloo asked out loud.

"I bet you were curious about the giant castle here in Mirage Oasis yes? To tell you the truth, it belongs to the royal family. Of whom, I am the current Princess of." Patra said.

Scootaloo's eyes went wide. So not only is she a social butterfly, she's also a Princess?! And to top it all off, she and Rob are so going to become a couple?! And I thought this sort of thing only existed in fairy tales. She thought to herself. Yeah...no one can compete with a Princess. One whose willing to become friends with whoever they want regardless of social demographic. Scootaloo thought to herself. She blinked. Whoa...how the heck do I know about that? She added to her thoughts.

Her thoughts were interupted by a loud roar. "Oh dear, not again." Patra said.

"What's going on?" Rob asked.

"It's this giant spider known as Arachne. No matter what my soldiers do to it, it just keeps coming back for more." Patra said. "It's like it's unkillable." She added.

"I'll handle this for you Patra. But then I'm going to look for something that's around here okay?" Rob said.

"Alright...just be careful." Patra said.

Scootaloo felt a pang in her chest. I'm not supposed to like the mushy stuff but...dang it, can it be more obvious she's perfect for him? Scootaloo thought to herself.

Rob and Scootaloo approached Arachne to start a Boss Fight.

Scourge of the Oasis
Arachne

...Or as much of a boss fight as one could call it that. After doging a few bones Arachne threw, Rob just started unloading all his magic spells onto Arachne at once. Didn't take long for the skull to be destroyed and reveal the spider's true face and not long after that before that Spider started to flee.

But Rob wouldn't let up, he just kept spamming his spells until Arachne suddenly curled up onto itself.

"Was that nescessary?!" Scootaloo exclaimed.

"S-sorry. Maybe I overdid it a little. I just...I just thought about stopping him from thinking about attacking the city again." Rob said.

"Rob, it's okay." Patra said. "If anything, by killing Arachne, you have finally stopped it's snackings." She said.

"Wait what?" Scootaloo asked.

"Arachne was no stranger to coming into the village and eating one of my citizans whole. I guess I forgot to mention that?" Patra said, sheepishly at the end.

Scootaloo facehooved. That would've been nice to know before hand, Princess. Scootaloo thought to herself. Still, at least it made Rob's killing of Arachne actually--

Suddenly with a roar, Arachne came back to life, skull reformed and everything. "What the..." Scootaloo said.

"This spider...I think I have a good idea on why it's like this." Rob said before destroying the skull again. This time, he stopped before he then slammed from up high right into Arachne, making it spit up one of the Creation Shards which Scootaloo picked up.

"That is so gross...but how did you know?" Scootaloo asked.

"Was wondering why it took so much of my magic to kill it once before." Rob said. "Now this should be a lot easier! I doubt General Hightop can blame me for killing a spider that mercissly eats citizans whole." He said before he suddenly used the Chaos Sword to behind the spider in one clean slice, ending the threat once and for all for real this time.

"I would've never have guessed that such a tiny object was the reason our kingdom had no luck against Arachne. The spider must have stumbled across it and ate it; mistaking it for food." Patra said.

"You don't mind if we take it right? It's what I was after here in the first place anyways." Rob said.

"Considering you just stopped a monster that had been slaughtering my people? You may take shard with you. But, I do insist that you at least stay the night here. And enjoy a banquet." Patra said.

"You know I don't like being put on a pedestal." Rob said.

"Again, you just stopped a mass murderer. Giving you a banquet to fill your tummy before you leave is the least Mirage Oasis can do for saving us from sleepless nights." Patra said. "Oh, and I guess me too. Seems you saved me again Rob." She said before she went up to Rob and kissed his cheek.

Scootaloo wanted to make a face, but found she couldn't. W-why am I not grossed out by this? This mushy stuff should be getting to me... She thought to herself.