The sovereign of a new dawn

Fluttershy was slowly coming to and felt something moving her wings around, pulling and poking at her feathers.

At first this didn’t alarm her because she assumed it was one of her animals but then the memories of what transpired just before everything went dark hit her.

The butter yellow Pegasus shot up and suddenly fell dizzy and sick as she fell back down.

Thud*

“Ahhh~ you’re awake, most fortunate, I was beginning to believe you had succumb to your wounds.”

“W-why do I feel sick?”

Her face turned green and she turned away before throwing up.

“Cough* cough* cough* gasp* um w-who-who are you….”

“Oh where are my manners, I am the sovereign of Dawn Bondrewd and what may the name of an adorable thing such as yourself be?”

“um it’s F-Fluttershy….”

“Sorry but I didn’t get that.”

“Fluttershy….”

“So Fluttershy, your left rear leg is inoperable right now and the sick, dizzy sensation is the curse of the abyss. To think that it is here, it’s most fascinating.”

“C-c-curse?”

“Yes, the curse of the abyss only takes effect when one ascends the abyss rapidly but the further down you go, the stronger and less forgiving the curse becomes. So do well to remember it, because if you use those magnificent wings of yours, you be hit with it.”

“Um t-that’s a lot of information to remember…. But I’ll try my best mister Bondrewd.”

“Good, now I will need you to point me toward your home, so I’m going to put you on my back.”

“EEp! Um o-okay.” The shy mare was taken aback by his bluntness.

He ducked under her and slowly lifted her up, she was worried about the curse but the affects did not come.

But what did worry her was that she was on the back of a stallion she knew nothing about, he called himself the sovereign of Dawn but what does that mean she pondered.

“B-Bondrewd?”

“Yes.”

“If you follow the sun, then it will lead you to Ponyville, there is a hospital that I need to go to.”

“Ahh~ brilliant, a hospital. Although I’m not a doctor, I do have a lot of experience with medical equipment and conducting surgery.”

“R-really?”

“Of course, I helped a lot of individuals improve, whether that was as a team or with my research and facilities…. But some cave raiders didn’t like what I was doing.”

“But why didn’t they like it if it was helping?”

“The product of my experiments helped us survive the trials of the abyss but my means of getting there was unorthodox in a way.”

“How so?”

“…See this whistle around my neck?”

She leaned forward and took a look.

“Wow it’s quite pretty, what is it made from?”

“It is myself, my original self, you see I gave myself to the abyss and it gave me this. A life reverberating stone, isn’t it brilliant.”

“I-i don’t get it but what do you mean yourself? Speaking of you, the timber wolves! You got bitten by one, I remember.”

“I am fine but it’s good to know the name of those things, I’ll have to see if I can make use of their properties.”

“But one bit you….”

“And I am fine, my armour protected me, now which way.”

They had found the trail and Fluttershy was impressed with how fast it took them, even though he walked so calmly, he can move relatively fast.

“Fluttershy?”

“S-sorry! Um eh right….”

“Thank you.”

“So what does sovereign of Dawn mean?”

“My~ My~ My~, aren’t you a curious mind, cute and curious.”

Flutter shy could feel her cheeks heating up as she began to blush and hide herself behind her hoofs.

“T-thank you…. Um you’re…. S-strong sovereign of dawn, I a-appreciate you carrying me to town… and saving me from the Timber wolves… as well as wrapping up my leg properly, you're a kind stallion Bondrewd.”

“Yes but don’t thank me, you done well to hold up until I found you, it was your scream that allowed me to pin point you. You truly have a strong will to live.”

“Heheheh~, ep….”

She had never felt so at ease near another pony that she had just me before, she didn’t even feel this comfortable with her five closest friends when they first met. This was kinda scary but exciting to her, she should have been scared because she was being carried by a masked pony but his words filled her head with wonder.

She had so many questions but only one stood out to her, who is the sovereign of Dawn? Who is Bondrewd and the abyss.

“S-so what is the abyss?”

“That not even I know, but it is a place of curses, blessings and valuable artefacts.”

“How valuable?”

“Some are valuable trinkets that the wealthy want and some are powerful, some even brake the laws of nature.”

“Wow…. My friend Twilight Sparkle would love to hear about them, she loves learning about new things… although she can be a bit obsessive…. But you didn’t hear that f-from me.”

“Understood…. But it’s mostly brilliant to know that there are individuals who understand the importance of progress and Discovery.”

Just outside of the forest was Fluttershy’s friends who were worried sick, they were meant to gather at sugar cube corner but she never showed up.

So they went to her cottage, thinking that she forgot about it. Until they found an Ill Angel who was frantically pointing out towards the Everfree forest.

Now they were preparing to go in after her in order to save their friend, the only problem was which way did she go?

That was until they saw hoof prints in the trail.

“Come on girls, Fluttershy needs us.”

“Yeah Flutters could be in danger!” Rainbow went to zip off but Apple jack bit down on her tail.

“We ain’t no help to her if we get separated and lost, so stick with the group partner.”

Rainbow grinned sheepishly and hovered just off the ground as the group went deeper, followed the hoof tracks.

“Oh I couldn’t imagine being in here, it’s just dreadful and filthy…. Why do you think she came here ladies.”?”

“If I had to theorise, it was probably because her pet bunny is ill.”

“Yep! That sounds like her, she’ll do anything to help her precious little Angel bunny. I know I would if Gummy was sick.”

“But why didn’t she ask for help? Argh I would have got the things she needed and got out super fast.”

“Y’all need to simmer down there, you know her, she wouldn’t want to be a bother to nopony. That and she probably didn’t ask ya because ya wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between vines and brambles.”

“Hey!! I so could!”

She flew up into Apple Jack’s face and the two began to but heads, that’s when Pinkie Pie bounced in between them.

“This isn’t the time to be silly Dashy, AJ. We need to find our friend…. What if she’s all alone and scared, terrified for her life as a vicious pack of Timber wolves close in on her! But then!”

“Pinkie!! Stop please, she isn’t in danger, her hoof prints are close together, meaning that she wasn’t running from anything.”

“Oh thank goodness, that’s a relief so what are we waiting for.”

“Please don’t do that darling, you honestly got us worried there for a minute.”

“Okie dokie loki, my bad.”

“Gasp* oh no!!”

All mares turned to Twilight, who was staring at the ground in shock and fear.

“S-she left the trail!?”

They collectively cried out “WHAT!?!?”

“No no no no! Dearest Fluttershy would never just abandon the trail, she knows how dangerous the forest is.”

“But Rarity the tracks don’t lie, she… just walked right off it.”

“Well what are we waiting for, come on y’all she could be hurt.”

Applejack and Rainbow took the lead and with Twilight and Rarity covering the rear, they pressed forward following the tracks. Pinkie was just being Pinkie and bouncing all around, checking every tree, rock and bush for any sign of her friend.

“Gaaaaaaassssssp!!!!* oh no girls, look!!!!”

“What pinkie?! What is it?”

They scrambled over to fine their friend with her muzzle pointing towards a set of large paw prints.

“T-Timber wolves! This is bad, very bad! Come on quickly, we need to find her before it’s too late!!”

All of them but Rainbow began galloping into the forest, doing their best to follow the tracks.

But little did they know that the tracks were freshly made.

The group followed them for a while but eventually the tracks led to a clearing in the forest.

“Where is she? We’ve be looking for… like ever now?!”

“Quite Rainbow, I do think we’re alone….”

“Wha?”

“Sssshhhhhh!!”

With a strong sense of something watching them, the group put their backs against one another forming a circle.

That’s when a large Timber wolf lurked out of the dark tree line, following it was five smaller but no less formidable Timber wolves.

This was bad but nothing they couldn’t deal with, after all they had been through. Discord and Nightmare moon were far more dangerous than a pack of Timber wolves.

But just as they were about to get in a defensive position, a large beam of bright blue and yellow light blasted past Twilight and the gang hitting two of the smaller wolves.

Completely incinerating them and the trees behind them, leaving nothing but the charred ground, it even destroyed the trees completely taking all parties by surprise.

The timber wolves darted towards the befuddled ponies and Twilight lit up her horn in response but just before she could shoot off a blast of raw magic, Rainbow Dash hit the pack leader with a flying kick to the jaw.

Crunch*

She completely broke the lower jaw off the larger wolf, making it jump back from her.

As the other two were just about to lunge at Rainbow, Applejack used her lasso to throw one of them into the other. Sending them crashing into the ground, then a new figure appeared from the darkness of the forest.

With a calm and calculated aura and a gentle green eye visible through the crack in his helmet that had a purple light that contrasted magnificently with his eye.

Around his neck was a bone white necklace, that was very out of place on him.

His coat was gothic and stylish but practical but what stood out was the two large boxes that covered his forelegs but what caught the eyes of the girls more than his appearance was the butter yellow mare on his back, Fluttershy.

“Ahhh~ brilliant…. I mean how well you all work as a team, it’s really amazing to witness.”

“And what do you think you’re doing with Fluttershy!!! Huh!?”

“Not now Rainbow! We have our own problems here!”

“B-but…. Argh fine but don’t think you’re off the hook.”

Whilst Fluttershy’s friends dealt with the remaining members of the timber wolf pack, Bondrewd and Fluttershy conversed.

“s-sorry Bondrewd, my friends are really nice ponies but they mustn’t have seen or heard me…. I should have spoken louder.”

“It’s fine, let’s just observe this unfold.”

“Aren’t you going to help?”

“No.”

“B-but you helped them a moment ago, so p-please could you help them for me?”

“It would be pointless at this moment in time, they are about to defeat the… timber wolves,”

“Oh…. Um what was that beam you fired, it was really scary.”

“Sparagmos.”

“Um well it seems a little too dangerous, don’t you think?”

“It does what I need it to do, so no I don’t believe so.”

“Oh okay Bondrewd…. Eh um so…. Why would it be pointless to help my friends, they might need us?”

“Us? What exactly would you be able to do for them right now? As for me, I’m carrying you.”

Fluttershy fell silent as the pair watched the battle unfold, it was clear who would win but it still didn’t help settle the butter yellow mare’s mind.

But as Applejack bucked one of the wolfs into the larger one and Pinkie threw a pie in the face of the other one only for Rainbow to head butt it towards the other two.

Then Rarity tied their legs together with a beautiful white ribbon, once the wolves were tied together. Twilight fired off a powerful burst of magic that blasted the timber wolves away into the forest.

Bondrewd was thoroughly pleased with the team work these ponies displayed, their team work was precise and they played to their strengths making up for the others weaknesses.

“Absolutely marvellous.”

“Hey buddy! Put our friend down you creep!”

“Yeah partner, you heard the mare. Put Fluttershy down and we’ll go easy on ya.”

“Sorry but I can’t do that.”

As soon as those words hit Rainbows ears, she took off flying at Bondrewd and she went to punch him with her hoof.

Clang*

He deflected her strike with his foreleg brace, sending the multi colour maned mare tumbling towards the left.

“Ouch!!! Grrrrrr* do you even know who you’re messing with dude?!”

“Your friend is injured, so I can’t put her down.”

Then Twilight butted in.

“Rainbow relax he’s not our enemy but who are you?”

“I am Bondrewd, a cave raider of the abyss and who may you be?”

Fluttershy was waving from atop his back.

Twilight and the others calmed down upon seeing that their friend was awake and aware but Rainbow Dash wasn’t convinced that he was to be trusted.

“If he’s not our enemy, then why didn’t he help us?”

“I have to agree with Rainbow dear, his inaction speaks for itself.”

“Sigh* Rarity is right Twi, he didn’t help us.”

Fluttershy tried to speak up but no one heard her.

“b-but he did.”

“I didn’t help because I had your friend on my back, I’d rather not put her in danger needlessly.”

“…I see where you’re coming from but we still can’t trust you yet, I’m sure you’re a great stallion Bondrewd.”

“Well I’m sure you can make a calculated decision once we’ve gotten Fluttershy to a hospital, she is still bleeding.”

“She’s what?!”

“Don’t worry, she’s not in any danger of bleeding out yet. So if you don’t mind, please lead the way.”

“You can’t just gloss over the fact that our friend is bleeding!”

“I can assure you that the wound has been dealt with for now but she’ll need proper treatment and if the timber wolves possess any harmful bacteria or venomous saliva then we best hurry.”

“Come on then y’all, we can ask questions later but as for right now, Flutters needs help.”

The group broke out into a rapid gallop but Bondrewd calmly walked, Rainbow Dash noticed and flew behind him. She went to push him from behind but found that this mysterious stallion was a lot heavier than he looked.

“Garh* dude what did your parents feed you as a foal? Come on we need to get Fluttershy to the hospital as fast as possible.”

“Then take her and I’ll catch up with you.”

“B-but Bondrewd, how will you find your way out of here?”

“I’ll figure something out.”

“Well y’all heard him, rainbow help put her on my back and Twilight, pinkie you…. Where’s Pinkie?!”

“I um I haven’t see her since the fight with the timber wolves, we have to look for her!”

“BOOOOOO!!”

The pink pony in question jumped out of a bush and tried to scare Bondrewd but failed.

“I believe I have found her.”

“Hi I’m Pinkie pie you must be Bondrewd the sovereign of dawn a white whistle cave raider of the abyss ooh it’s a super duper pleasure to meet you because now I get to throw a welcome to Ponyville party as well as a thank you for saving Fluttershy party and a get well soon party for Fluttershy and it’s going to be a surprise so don’t tell any pony!”

“Pinkie slow down!”

“But why Dashy? He understands me just fine.”

“Nopony can understand you when you speak like a runaway train.”

“It’s actually quite alright, it’s a pleasure to meet you to Pinkie Pie but I don’t believe that I told you that I’m known as the Sovereign of dawn, so how did you know?”

“A lucky guess, I guess.”

“Fascinating.”

“So what does white whistle mean?”

“Twilight was it, I’ll happily answer your questions once we are out of this place.”

“Oh yeah sorry I’m just curious about you and your things.”

“I can see why, you’re sense of fashion is impeccable darling but I’d personally would have a bit more colour to contrast with the black on black… I know as a thank you for saving dear Fluttershy, I’ll make you a new coat.”

“A new coat? If so please prioritise practicability and quality over flashiness.”

“So ya a practical stallion Bondrewd… and a strong one too, did ya grow up on a farm?”

“Maybe…. I don’t really remember.”

“Wait but is he going to be okay?”

“Darling right now, we need to make sure you’re okay.”

“Don’t worry Fluttershy, me and Pinkie will stay with him.”

“O-okay um but.”

Before she could protest, Applejack dashed off with the worried mare on her back with Rarity and Rainbow Dash following behind her.

Pinkie hopped on Bondrewd’s right side whilst Twilight walked on his left, the pink one didn’t have a care in the world but the purple horned one was trying to examine him discreetly.

But she was failing miserably if Bondrewd had to say so himself, the silence in the air was thick and the sound of hoof steps was deafening.

They trotted back to the dirt trail and from there they followed it out of the Everfree forest without any further trouble. From their edge of the fort, Bondrewd could see a small cottage that had grass covering it.

“So I take it that we have escaped the dangers of the forest and that this is Ponyville?”

“Nope, that is Fluttershy’s cottage silly.”

“I see, so where is this town Fluttershy was telling me about?”

“Just down this path but now that we’re out of that super duper dangerous place, I’m going to plan a special surprise party! Bye!!!”

And with that the Physics bending pink party pony disappears from sight, leaving a curious Twilight alone with a somewhat hungry Bondrewd.

The sun was getting lower in the sky and he hadn’t eaten anything all day, his stomach growled and made Twilight jump a little.

“Sorry but do you have something to eat, I care not about taste just the nutritious value.”

“Ehh…. Okay, well I have food at my Library if you follow me, it’s the least I can do to thank you for saving my friend.”

“Don’t thank me, I was just in the right place at the right time.”

“Well thank you nonetheless but was that blue and yellow beam from earlier you?”

“No…. But I’m open to hear any theories about what it was and does.”

“Oooh I believe that it was a incinerator of some kind because of the way it left nothing but scorched earth behind but that’s just one theory, another is that it could have been a spell that I haven’t seen or read up before. Then it would be from a very powerful mage but the likelihood of that is so low, so I personally believe that the beam wasn’t magical in origin.”

“Magical?”

“…yes magic, this.”

She demonstrates by teleporting from one side of him to the other.

“So it exists here…. How brilliant but you are right that it wastes magical in nature, the blast came from this.”

He showed twilight his forelegs and she went pale and fainted.

Thud*