//------------------------------// // Chapter Fifty // Story: Save The World, Duh! // by TheKing2001 //------------------------------// Bon Bon “So how do we save the camp?” I asked as I sat on top of a rock, toying with my cream, pink and blue geode on the necklace around my neck. “We clean up the place Twilight, Spike and I got trapped in,” Sunset explained as she read a checklist with her other arm around Derpy. “Lightning and Rainbow are the fastest among us so they are on invitations. Lyra and Twilight are using their magic to levitate stuff around, you and Pinkie are making the food with Sweetie Belle and Sea Swirl. Lemon wants to help too.” “You got it,” I nodded as a rainbow and green gold blue took off past us. Lucky. All I got is baking magic and other minor stuff. “Octavia and Applejack are cleaning up along with me,” Sunset said. “Derpy and Fluttershy are getting the animals out, Sunny Flare, Coco and Rarity are on decorations. Sugarcoat and Sour Sweet are on keeping the rest of our classmates in line. Indigo and the soccer team are moving the trash we create to the dump pile we have made till Big Mac can come collect it.” “Who’s on look out if Filthy Rich comes back?” Octavia asked curiously as we all looked at Cheerilee talking to her daughters. “Sour and High Winds are,” Sunset answered instantly. “They know to text me if anything happens.” “Good,” Lyra folded her arms. “I’m gonna get started. I’ll see you guys around.” I jumped off my rock with Pinkie, Sweetie, Sea Swirl and Lemon. “What was it like?” Sunset asked quietly. “Being in the nature prison thing.” “It sucked,” I answered with a sigh. “Lyra refused to use her magic and leave me behind, even if meant helping. I love her but she can be stubborn. Trixie told me she tried to teleport out but it didn’t work.” “And I couldn’t walk through,” Fuchsia muttered with a groan. “It was like she was blocking us somehow from using our magic inside it.” “Magical dampeners are a thing in Equestria,” Sea Swirl commented. “It goes on a unicorns horn. Prevents them from using their magic. I’m assuming she made the brambles into essentially a nature version.” “Sorry this break from Equestria didn’t go as you planned,” Lavender kicked a rock as Applejack lifted a large boulder and threw it. “Are you kidding? This is insane! My life is barely this intense back home!” Well, that’s one way to look at it I suppose. “Alright, be very careful Sweetie Belle,” I warned as I handed her a plate of cupcakes. “The plate is very hot. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.” Or someone else, I silently added. “You got it!” The younger girl chirped happily as she bounced to a table and I turned around. “Alright Pinkie you can-” I began and paused as Pinkie tossed a cookie at Lemon Zest with almost hyperspeed as it shot down Lemons throat. “Go to your drums. Rainbow and the others are waiting. We got this.” Pinkie tossed me a salute as she ran off with a pink blur behind her. Some days I wonder if she was injected with caffeine instead of blood at birth. “Are we sure only Rainbow and Lightning got super speed?” Sweetie Belle asked as she joined me and Sea Swirl. “I have no idea,” I shook my head and picked Pinkies plate of cookies. “Ya know, it’s weird your Lightning Dust is this well responsible I guess?” Sea Swirl said casually. “Back home, Sassaflash told me our worlds Lightning Dust hurt her and Rainbow Dash just to get into the Wonderbolts. She also almost killed our worlds elements with a tornado to bust clouds. I think I like your worlds Lightning Dust more.” “Maybe your worlds Lightning is like this, just hides it well!” Sweetie Belle suggested with a grin. Sea Swirl smirked and patted her on the head. “Oh stay innocent Sweetie Belle. Maybe she is, maybe she isn’t. Nopony knows where she is,” Sea Swirl shrugged as she flexed her fingers. “I know your counterpart. And Pinkies. Your counterpart did something similar to anon a miss back home.” “Oh,” Sweetie Belles face fell. “You know about that?” “Yeah,” Sea Swirl answered as she frowned faintly. “I went to school with Sunset. Granted, she was a bully back then but she’s nice now. She told us all everything. Your counterparts called it Gabby Gums, released the townsponies secrets to get their cutie marks in journalism. Mine wasn’t that bad compared to some of the others.” “Was it dolphin related?” Sweetie asked as she pointed to Sea Swirls dress and the two swimming dolphins that I vaguely remember seeing on her flanks. “Also, do you keep your cutie mark here or does it disappear? How did you know how to shower and use the bathroom here?” “One question at a time please,” Sea Swirl snickered as she sat down on a chair as we listened to the Rainbooms music. It was okay song. Definitely not my favorite. I adjusted the bandana in my hair as I sat down. “It wasn’t. I do keep my cutie mark here. It’s on my thigh. Sunset has one too. And Sunset helped me figure out how to shower and use the bathroom here. In detail. It was a very awkward conversation.” I can confirm it was. I was there with Lyra and Derpy. I honestly thought four out of the five of us were going to have our heads explode from how red we were blushing. I’ll let you decide you wasn’t blushing. Her name starts with L and ends with an A. “Well I’ll be back,” I smirked slightly as I stood up. “I have a girlfriend to rein in.” I strode over to Lyra and placed a hand on her waist. “You know, it’s kinda rude to not invite your own girlfriend to dance, right?” “You never seemed interested before,” Lyra commented as her eyes flicked to me. “Sorry.” “I’m teasing silly.” “Oh.” Lyra spun me around and I yelped at the sudden movement as I watched Sunset approach Derpy from behind with a grin. “Hey there,” Sunset covered Derpys eyes. “Come with me.” “Uh where to?” Derpy asked in confusion as Sunset uncovered her eyes. “Dance of course. Duh.” “I have no idea how to,” Derpy admitted sheepishly. “Nor do I. Guess we will learn together.” “Okay,” Derpy shrugged nervously as Sunset placed her hand on her shoulder. “Hey Derpy!” I called out with a large grin. “Yes Bonnie?” Derpy asked with a blush. “I love you and all, but why do you have a birds nest on your head?” Sunset bit back a smirk as the three of us looked at Derpys head as Derpy shrugged. “Why not?” Good enough reason as any I suppose.