Author's Note

ALRIGHT! ANOTHER CHAPTER!

I still can't believe the amount of support this story got, truly.

I sincerely thought this was maybe going to get like ten likes at most.

But apparently not since not only did this story stay on the featured for like three days straight and going but the FIRST CHAPTER HAS OVER A THOUSAND VIEWS AND HAS GOTTEN THE STORY PAST 100 LIKES LIKE HOLY SHIT GUYS!

Anyways since you people seem to like this slop I decided to make another chapter sooner than usual since I felt like it was deserved for the amount of support this got, so here you go.

Like always comment what you didn't like or what you did so i can either a:read all the comments this story gets or b: read and constructive criticism and do my best to improve off of it.

Other then that see ya!

On The Road Ag- Oh Were Here

1 Day Later

'Today's the day.' I think to myself as I slowly get up rubbing my eyes and yawning.

"Well, I guess if anything I'm glad that your new position can get you up early." Mom said smiling as I began stretching while also cracking some bones.

"Well this Is pretty important, I don't want to mess up either Mom." I said rolling my eyes fondly before I noticed her smile had disappeared Into a worried frown.

"Mom? What's wrong?" I asked concerned as she sighed before looking over at me with a smile.

"Nothing you need to worry about Tany." Mom said trying to play It off as she used her nickname for me which only made me frown In response.

"Anyways, we should probably head out, don't want to keep the others waiting after all." She said offering me her hand as I sighed before I smiled back at her and grabbed her hand allowing her to lead me out of our 'room.'

As we walk out we pass by some other diamond dogs who have also woken up early seemingly going to train or dig if the gems on their collars are anything to go by.

What's more obvious is how many of them are covered In dirty bandages or clutching their stomachs In pain before I turn my head away just In time for us to turn a corner.

Unsurprisingly, most of the underground Is either made out of dirt, covered in dirt or had dirt dug out of it to make space for something.

Anything not made out of dirt was either close to breaking or had already been thrown into a pile since we had no way of reusing the materials for anything else.

'So much to improve, yet so little to work with.' I thought upset with how poor our living situation was down here.

As I continue to take in my surroundings I feel Mom suddenly stop causing me to turn my head as I come face-to-face with another Guard dog.

He looked over us for a few seconds before nodding and gesturing for us to follow him outside.

Before we do though I put my other hand up In front of my eyes so I don't get blinded like the first time I came up here until my eyes get used to the light enough for It not to blind me.

When I was allowed to see again we saw four other diamond dogs In a conversation with each other in front of the ricketiest carriage I've seen, with what only looked to have dirty rags as curtains, and only some of the roof and floor of It looked to be fixed.

'I guess It's to be expected, not like we have much to work with.' I concluded to myself before one of the younger ones noticed us causing him to smile and wave.

Seeing no harm in it I decided to respond with one of my own which seemed to satisfy him as his smile grew bigger and he turned back to talk with what I assumed to be his parent.

"Everydog here?" The Guard dog asked as we approached the others before everyone replied with a yes causing him to nod In satisfaction.

"Good." He said before grabbing a bag from the side of his hip as he handed It to my mother to hold.

"27 crystals, 9 each, use for trade, get money, you figure rest out." He explained as my mother nodded.

"Once we get to pony city Elder has a pony friend who will teach pups what Is needed, make sure not to draw much attention when you get inside pony city, dogs are welcome but not liked." The Guard dog explained as I mentally nodded.

'Dont got to tell me twice man, I'm staying far away from Celestia as long as I can until I know if she's a tyrant or not, not like I want the attention anyway, though It seems like It's gonna find me regardless If what the Guard dog said is anything to go by.' I lamented to myself as the Guard dog finished up.

"Once we start moving we'll take two or three days to reach, depending on how long breaks take, now get in, we leave now." He said causing all of us to climb in as he began attaching himself to the front.

"Hello! What's your name?" A hyperactive brown Golden Retriever-looking pup asked me as soon as I settled In the rickety carriage.

"Names Tanner, what's your two guys name?" I asked wanting to get to know them.

"Names Koda! Nice to meet you!" He said grabbing my hand and rapidly shaking It as both of our parents chuckled and shook their heads at his hyperactive display.

"What about you, what's your name?" I asked the quiet brown and black beagle-looking pup as she looked startled before going quiet again for a second.

"M-My name is Bella, it's nice to meet you two." She said softly while also looking down at the floor.

"You too." I said right as we all felt the carriage shift before we began to move.

"We're moving! Dad, can you feel It?" Koda asked as his father chuckled at his excitement.

"Yes Koda I can feel It, you don't have to point every little thing out to me." He said ruffling the top of his son's head causing him to giggle.

"I know, but I'm just so excited we're going somewhere that's not underground!" He said causing his father to sigh.

"Yep, we sure are." His father said not quite as enthused as his son seemed to be.

1 Day Later

Currently In my hand was one of the crystals that my mom had been giving to distribute between all four of us.

It took a lot of begging and promising but thankfully I was able to get my hands on one of these.

Now what I was banking on was that no matter what, everything In this world had some sort of magic in it, and if that's the case then all I have to do is figure out how to use it.

"Question is how do I get it to come out." I quietly said to myself.

"Watcha doing?" Koda asked as I lowered the Crystal to find him In my view looking at me curiously.

"Nothing important why?" I said deflecting his question, though he didn't seem to notice as he smiled that bright smile again.

"Well, I wanted to ask you guys why you picked the amethyst collars?" He asked using his arms as front legs to stand on as he sat down before pointing to himself.

"I picked It because I heard there was some other place other than what's underground." He said excitedly before looking slightly more serious.

"Also I heard that I could learn things that would be able to help the diamond dogs live better." He said shocking me as I was unprepared for his sudden shift before he shifted back into a somewhat excited look.

"Now what about you two?" He asked

"W-Well, it was kinda the same as you except that I wanted to prove my dad wrong about me not being able to learn anything important when I picked this collar." She said glancing over to her father who was in a conversation of his own with the other parents in the back.

"The only reason why I picked this position was because I wanted to try and change things for the better, not just stick to something that won't change anything." She said sounding slightly upset before she seemed to remember where she was and looked away embarrassed.

"Sorry." She said apologetic

"You don't need to say sorry, I think if anything all three of us seem to think the same way about wanting to change things." I said as they both nodded until Koda paused.

"What about you Tanner, why did you pick the collar?" He asked as Bella also looked curious which I responded with by just shrugging my shoulders.

"Pretty much the same reason as you guys, didn't like how poor everydogs seemed to be and when I heard I could go somewhere that would help us I decided to go and learn." I explained before the carriage suddenly stopped.

"Taking break now, Will let know when ready." We heard the Guard dog outside say before Koda started getting excited and made his way outside as his father shouted his name.

"Would you like to go outside?" Mom asked me as I nodded.

"Ok, just don't stray too far from me." She said as I nodded before hugging her.

"Love you." I said as she hugged me back.

"Love you too." She said as I let go and made my way outside to reveal that we seemed to have stopped In a small clearing off a bit to the side of the path I assume we were traveling on.

"River nearby, each dog makes stick and catches own fish." The Guard dog explained as the parents went to discuss what to do.

"Hey wanna play?" Koda asked us as I shook my head wanting to be alone.

"Sorry Koda, not right now, later though." I said trying to at least appease him.

"Oh, ok." He said sounding disappointed.

"I can play with you,If you want." Bella said which caused Koda to smile again as he grabbed her hand and dragged her away giving me some peace.

"Now back to you." I said raising the crystal in my hand as I sat down and continued to analyze It as best as I could.

A Couple Hours Later

"Hey Tanner, you ok?" Koda asked as I grumpily sharpened my stick.

"Fine." I said slightly wincing at how roughly I sounded since I wasn't really in the mood to talk as the others let me be looking concerned which caused me to sigh.

"Sorry, didn't mean to talk to you like that, just upset about something else." I explained as they nodded looking less concerned as we went back to poorly sharpening the sticks we were given.

I had already figured that I probably wouldn't be able to actually do anything with the crystal, but I was still hoping that I at least would at least be able to figure something out before we got to Canterlot.

'Sadly, It seems I'm going to have to wait until we get there, all those hours wasted solving nothing.' I thought frustrated as I exhaled harshly.

'Well it's not the end of the world, I just need more patience, hopefully, once we reach Canterlot Is when we'll be able to get things done.' I thought to myself as we continued sharpening our sticks.

2 Days Later

I blearily open my eyes as I begin to feel the slight rumble underneath me as well as my mother's warmth next to me while I try to decide whether I should move and wake up more or go back to sleep seeing as how it is night right now.

'A little alone time wouldn't hurt, lord knows how clingy mom's been with me this whole time, though It's not like I could blame her,' I reason with myself as I slowly make my way away from my mother's hand and arm as I gently place It away from me.

After making sure she hasn't woken up yet I slowly make my way over to the entrance of the carriage and slightly open It up to reveal the buff Guard dog walking forward.

"Excuse me how long until we reach Canterlot?" I asked causing him to jolt In surprise before calming down.

"Few hours, break, then a few more hours." He said as I nodded my head before going back inside.

I'm not going to lie I'm getting more and more restless as we continue to approach Canterlot for the first time.

'Not to mention how many uppity brats we're probably going to have to deal with once we get there.' I thought bitterly before shaking my head.

'Nevermind that, they don't matter, all that matters Is learning whatever I can to help our people however I can, and If we become more successful than the ponies in the end well, that'll just be a bonus.' I thought grinning to myself before I yawned.

'Anyone who gets between me and the people I care about will be dealt with one way or another, whether that be peacefully, or forcefully.' I thought to myself as I crawled back underneath my mother's paw again relishing in the warmth as I fell back asleep.

6 hours later

"We're here." I hear the Guard dog say as my mom and I look at each other before we grip each other's hands tighter before stepping out of the carriage for the last time.

As soon as we step out we're both stunned by how big and admittedly shiny Canterlot is as all of the gold seems to shine and shimmer when the sun's light Is reflected off of It.

"It's so pretty." Bella said with awe as she and Koda took In Canterlot for the first time.

"And cool!" He said excitedly but before he could express himself again the Guard dog cleared his throat getting the attention of everyone as they all focused.

"Remember, dogs are welcome but not liked in pony city, when you get inside head to the pony book exchange place and tell the pony in charge that Rosie sent you." He instructed us before nodding.

"Good luck, and stay safe." He said before attaching himself to the rickety carriage and left leaving us on the side of the open moat as ponies continued entering and leaving, thankfully not paying much mind to us for now.

"Stay close to me Tany." Mom said gripping my hand tighter as similar sentences were said to the others causing them to also cling to their parents.

"Make sure not to stray too far from the pack, it'll be harder to track you once we're inside." Mom said before we began making our way forward.

Unfortunately even before we reached the entrance I began to hear whispers all around us, and saw the ponies trying to discreetly eye us as they passed by causing Mom to bring me closer while we did our best to ignore them and push onward.

"Diamond do-"

"What are they doing he-"

"Don't belong he-"

"Poor thi-"

'If you mind your business and continue with your life then you won't need to worry about us.' I thought bitterly as we continued walking down the streets while my mother and the other adults tried their best to look for our destination.

"So loud." Bella whined softly as her father did his best to soothe her.

"What if we asked for help?" I offered as Mom looked down at me with conflicting emotions before looking at Koda's dad.

"Can you keep an eye on him?" She asked as he nodded before she let go of me and knelt.

"Behave while I'm gone." She said before kissing me on the forehead as she went to try and ask for help as Koda's dad took hold of my hand.

Every second she asked for help and failed, I got more and more frustrated every time a pony either brushed her off or ignored her completely.

'Harmony my ass, can't even give a different species the time of day because you feel that whatever your doing Is more important than helping out.' I thought bitterly before one pony finally seemed to stop for her and thankfully give her the directions needed.

'At least some ponies here aren't complete assholes.' I thought to myself as Mom made her way back to us.

"Ok I got directions, let's move before anything happens." She said offering her hand again as I readily took It before we continued making our way down different streets, finally stopping at a building with two unicorn statues on each side of the entrance, 4 pillars with two in front of it and two on the side of it.

"Is this the place?" Bella's Dad asked as mom nodded before we all started making our way upstairs.

Reaching our way up the stairs we stopped as everyone looked at the door In confusion causing me to also look at them confused.

"How do we get In?" Koda's father asked

"Maybe push It?" Bella suggested as mom did just that causing the door to open inwards.

"Thank you Bella." Mom said sincerely as Bella looked away in embarrassment at the compliment.

Entering inside, I immediately felt stupid for not deciphering what the Guard dog meant when he said 'pony book exchange place.'

'A library, he was talking about a library.' I thought resisting the urge to groan out loud for being stupid.

"How may I help you dearies?" We hear a voice say to the right of us as soon as we enter causing us to direct our attention to a purple-grayish elderly-looking earth pony mare, with a grayish-pink and white tail and mane looking at us with a smile.

"Umm, yes, we were sent by-"

"Rosie, I figured." She said shocking all of us.

"H-how did you know that?" Mom asked slightly worried.

"Cause I'm her old pony friend, and It wasn't hard to figure out seeing as how you six are probably the only diamond dogs in this entire city." She explained before coming from behind the counter to greet us.

"I'm surprised though, the last diamond dogs to come here was ten years ago before they, unfortunately, gave up, I honestly had thought she had given up on trying It again altogether." She said with a sad smile.

"Will you help us now?" I asked as she looked at me surprised before smiling.

"Of course I will little one, you don't have to worry about that." She said reassuringly as I nodded.

"Well, I guess if I'm going to prove my words we might as well get to work!" She said slightly enthusiastic.

"Now let's get started on a few things." She said as I started to feel myself get excited for the first time in years.