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// Ch3 crusaders pet sitters & the eclipse 
// Story: Lunar eclipse tournament 
// by Sir lightning blade 
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That morning Rainbowdash wakes up to the scream of a very familiar pony, crashing right into her face while she was resting in bed, a pony that is orange with purple hair!

Rainbowdash”Scootaloo! I have three questions for you. One. How did you get here?”
The little annoying fan girl, replied”Apple blooms made a catapult for me!”
Rainbowdash” when you guys make a catapult?”
Scootaloo”Cute Mark Circus performers!”
Rainbowdash” wasn't that what cause the rampage of  Tom?”
Scootaloo”Yes! Now I was wondering considering you're going to just going on a glorious adventure. Who's going to watch your pet turtle tank ? I should!”
RD” you guys cause the disruption of half the town the death that Tom, granted he was just a rock but still! You want me to put you in charge of my pet turtle!”
Scoot” but Spike is the one ate Him.”
Rd” that's no excuse. You're still the one who did the deed! And despite his name he is not indestructible! you can break a tank!”
Scoot began to use the most powerful weapon her arsenal the sad face, with puppy dog eyes!
RD was trying her best to resist the weapon of the cute face was so strong, Rainbowdash  have no choice but to try some things she should try logic!

Rainbowdash”Scootaloo, you do realize a pencil line of responsibility! Which means taking a lot said lots of time away other ideas you usually find your getting your cutie Mark!”
Sadly her point also had logic on her side!
Scoot” but if my Mark is one taking care pets, that means I need to take care of pets!”
Rainbow looked over at her pet turtle tank was slowly seen strapping on his rocket powered jet pack, that Rainbow put together in order for her to practice racing!
Rainbow replies “Ok Scoot, you can take care of tank if he can catch him!” tank rockets off!
Scootaloo jumps onto her scooter and jets off, after of course landing outside the house!

Meanwhile, falling out of the swirling green vortex a heavily damaged and removed metallic skin shell, severe damage ocular optics, and a missing left arm with signs of teeth marks of a dinosaur creature. Machine that gets up and says "logically I have seen to survive a unloved given although I am currently missing my skin! Logic dictates I should cringe vengeance on that miniscule mind grimlock.” As a turtle with powered by two firecracker rocket smashes into his head, knocking him heavily unconscious. Meanwhile, the turtle known as tank is okay.
(What have we learned today that a turtle shell is harder than a Transformers head!)

The next day a begrudgingly rainbowdash is talking to a really hyper pony as they walk towards the incredibly spooky and desolate graveyard!
RD” now explain to me again why we are go graveyard?”
As the pink pony explained pinkie pie” to visit my sister who is not dissipating in the tournament!”
Rainbow completely not understanding that pinkie's sister works in the graveyard believes that she's in the graveyard!
RD” okay, so which gravies is her.”
As almost as if her friends voice was doable but one sounded more dearly the other.
“None of them silly!”

Rainbow jumped out for skin will not actually she actually was just, easily startled as she saw a skinny and I do mean pick barely skin and bones, light gray pony with a dark gray mane, with a mark of a bloodstained book! Wearing a white robe.
Pinkie pie” Inky!” Looking extremely excited as she handed her pet alligator to the external really skinny pony! (For all those who thought slender pony was thin, she actually is skinnier than him)  
Inky”Gummy, is in good hands. Dear sister, but I have to ask you, how come he has no teeth ?”
Pinkie” because he is with me every single day and for some odd reason he got the cavities! And speaking of sweet things this is my friend rainbowdash.”
Rainbow was slightly blushing at that comment granted suite, wasn't sounding as cool as also more radical or all that jazz is and it was cool!
Inky” yes, the one of loyalty, I hope yours was long and prosperous under guiding watchful eyes of Scooter.”
As Rainbowdash was amazed and figured it was something to do with the family. Pinkie sent!
Pinkie” thatwasabsolutelyamazing. Dear sister!”
“Not really. I saw her walking away with the giant medical device that was leaking strange blue liquid all my cemetery & carry a turtle on her head yesterday.”  Replied the morbid pony.

The next day rainbow was shaking on the train ride towards Canterlot.
Applejack”tarnations rainbow don't worry so much, I highly doubt that those three miscreants are going to kill your turtle, considering you live as long with you taking care."
Rainbowdash just gave the earthly pony a dead stare, she felt very proud that she could take care of tank!
Twilight replied”what could possibly go wrong?“
Rainbowdash overactive imagination just went on overdrive as she said”Scoot forgets to feed tank, though he dies a slow starvation , the crusaders afraid of sadly my anger decide to resurrect tank and using ancient form of voodoo damned causing a zombie apocalypse in ponyville when we arrived back!”
Fluttershy being the voice of calm" that would be very doubtful that would require high-level skills of magic and sorcery, as worst comes to shove, you'll probably get Frankenstein turtle!”
As Pinkie pie replied” that would be really cool too because then he can go to fire bad!”
Rarity “you all do a wonderful job of making her feel better.” In a slightly sarcastic tone.

Of course train was filled with almost every type of pony , including with everybody's favorite pony Derby! As the train pulled up into the station , while pony started walking out. of course a lot of ponies were wearing their regular, normal wear. for writing a train with your suit of armor one would be uncomfortable , not to mention nobody still knows when the world Pinkie's going to wear!
As all those who signed up for getting in line, as the princesses and the rest of the royal family were getting placing.

As the Princess of the sun began her speech ”ladies and gentle cults, we are gathered here today to start the joyous occasion, the beginning opening celebrations of the lunar eclipse tournament, today this ceremony will begin promptly at noon. While waiting for the ceremony. Please meet and talk with your fellow competitors, while this is fighting you will be strengthening the bond between our fellow kingdom's. We even have allowed some griffins, to join into this tournament festival. I just pray that none of them and because that's going to be awkward later. Now have fun. My little pony!”

Luciftan”Lady Fluttershy, lady Applejack. It's good to see you.” While wearing his fancy armor, which was composed of many crystal skeletons.
Twilight was in shock and all for she actually knows what he is and it has only seen them in books!
As rainbow was trotting up to him and said”That outfit is so heavy metal awesome. It's unreal! And also really cool bat Pegasus wings where did you get them?”
Luciftan” I was born with them.”
Rainbowdash was little fan girls squeel that is so awesome! Rarity was admiring the craftsmanship of the out of the question, meanwhile Pinkie pie just merely was looking around all over the place.
Twilight turned from her true friends that he introduced himself to immediately, and said”how do you guys know a  Thestral!”
Almost all the others were confused. But applejack the pony of truth answered likely.
“Well, he's more of a friend to Fluttershy, I meant why they were talking the forest. Although to be honest I'm kind surprise everybody can see it right now?”
The stallion answered her question quite clearly “is because of this armor , which I am going to wear during the tournament as well. It was forged in the bowels of the kingdom of souls.”
She knew what she was talking about as well as rarity but rainbow was slightly confused .
RD” girls,  What is a Thestral?”
The incredibly sugarcoated excitable Pinkie pie “ Thestralormorecommonlyknownastheponyofdeath, willcomedarkest momentsslowly, yourdeadbodyandbringyoursoulstraightothebowelsoftheunderworld!”
As a hand from rarity was placed over Pinkie is mouth to slow her down and stop her from talking, hearing hyper speed that nobody could comprehend her fast dialogue.
Fluttershy” Thestral are the ponies that live in the underworld,Luciftan is the number one apprentice and he is also the assistant of Tartarus.”
Rainbowdash” and how do you know him exactly shy ?”
Applejack took upon this one to answer “because Ms. shy. We're almost lassoed to the great King of the underworld himself!”
Rainbowdash” really,wow I didn't know you had it in you girl!” Giving the light jab to her friend fluttershy.
Meanwhile, walking up to them was their friend Zecora chatting in some strange and bizarre language, with a number one of her kind only popping its head above a cloud missing its legs? The stripes were made of lightning bolts and instead of the classic mohawk. It was almost like he was wearing a cloud on his head .
Rainbowdash curiosity was in overdrive as well as the hyperactive Pinkie. wondering what was going on there.
Rainbowdash” what exactly going on Zecora?”
Zecora "Do you recall the stallion before the brawl?  This is he whom that looms my past.  Like the dark his kind are a spark, the shadows hark his kind,"
Zegiza was continued to talk in a strange dialect to the other ponies.
Zecora "My apologies but he has lacked ideologies.  Zegiza's occupation did not give him narration, the royalty did not have loyalty to the foreign language,"
Twilight “now I can see why he said he was much like rainbowdash.”
Rainbowdash” excuse me, I'm not a walking cloud! And I do do work!”
Applejack “yeah right like whenever you are not asleep!”

After several hours of them picking on rainbow as well as arguing over how much Nap/work she does    . The remaining six walked over to the palace is probably began to ask when the palace guards to let her back her friends and her stated her old room!

Palace guard”sorry apprentice twilight but your room has been currently rented to do it apprentice of  miss nightmare. I mean Luna!”
Twilight smiled calmly and said, “I guess we will be staying with my parents, Then!”


As moonlight open the door. Twilight father {voiced by Patrick Stewart}
“twilight my dear it's nice to see you again! And these must be your friend talking about your letters.”
As Pinkie pie replied”Hi Stan Smith's boss! ”As she walked inside.
Twilight slightly blushed and replied”just ignore Pinkie. She's just being herself is it okay if we stay here. I didn't get a stable and up apparently the princesses are a rented out my old room.”
moonlight”of course!” As the girls walked into a large house was much larger. They'll look on the outside. Twilight friend rarity will almost fell to the ground that the size of her house, but she couldn't levitate the living room couch to her position.
Twilight Velvet” sorry my dear but we nail down our furniture a long time ago after  lights emotional records .”
Rainbow made a short crack at Twilight”so that where you get your overacting from your father!
Moonlight almost exam , almost as if rarity subnormal overreaction fits. “While I never overreact!”
Velvet just replied “sometimes I think your Frenchman in British body, then I remember ...” As she was stopped by twilight shouting “mom!“
As velvet side.
Moonlight quietly, calmly recalled over several maids and said”show my dear daughter friends to their rooms. Please.” As each girl was taken over to a large bedroom!
Applejack so her room and she was fabric tested “polish my horseshoe is an call me happy! I haven't seen room. This fancy panties since orange.”
Rarity spotted the fabulous room and immediately into the bed and just laid!
Rainbowdash got twilight big brothers bedroom to stay in and she was kind of surprise!
“So twilight actually  tomboy of the family?” As there were pink laces everywhere and the room was so girly that she almost threw up!  “Pinkie pie , fluttershy! please can we switch rooms. I don't want one that's so pink!” As the sugarcoated friend easily took over the room and gave rainbow room she was given which was actually less pink. If you didn't think that was possible!

After placing their things inside their rooms they immediately started heading back towards the courtyard. It was getting close to the beginning ceremonies!
Thousands of ponies were everywhere,as princess Luna came out Fabulous down a dark blue is her main. as the princess of the Sun also came out in a fabulous outlet as colorful as her range as well .
As the two flew up into the air grabbing their celestial orbs , Luna looking far more embarrassed and more flustered about this then her sister , this was the first time in a long time that she did not wear battle carbon century royal road and she was not used to this . she often preferred the smooth metal breast plate on top of her chests then this was fabric of guilt and dark blue. as she positioned her move over her sisters celestial orbit the sun , this was the first time she's ever tried to block out sun with her own moon! As the orb was covering the sun of strange beings circle around all the ponies are in its facsimile. All the ponies were told to wear something to protect their eyes from the solar eclipses are looking directly in it could also damage your eyes so they wore sunglasses, which rainbow has her usual pair of sunglasses as well!
After a good 30 min., the moon and the sun were separated, most of the ponies with the exception of Pinkie pie were wearing their battle on garments.

Pinkie” so should we went to Joe's donut shop or is there a stripper joint nearby?” As twilight was firmly embarrassed by Pinkie, for multitude of reasons. One, it's not really becoming to actually becoming to actually go to a stripping joint.
Rarity” I believe we should go to Joe's donut shop for is far too early to drink.”
As Pinkie pie concert with a simple question” five o'clock somewhere!”
But  fluttershy” actually I think I'm going to go rest for a while.” For some odd reason the strangely shy pony was wearing a very revealing out of fur, sharp teeth, was exhausted from the ceremonies.
As rainbow and the gang is systematically went over to Joe's donut shop, only rarity state by fluttershy helped her back to the house.

As the rest of the girls talk about embarrassing stories and a familiar face walked into the door.
Frank”hello ladies, where  my dear daughter fluttershy?
Rainbowdash” resting up for the big matches tomorrow.”
Frank was slightly smiling at that prospect. Normally he would be happy with one of his creations, possibly thinking over the world but this is his sweet little monster!
As the gang was talking and passing around several stories as rationally enough. Pinkie also noted that one of Frank's creations was named Rocky, and Frank also had stated that the creation was not named Rocky she must be thinking of another Franken! Also, according to the story. Pinkie was describing a sex slave.

Shortly girls finally went home.

Unbeknownst to them, a transformation was occurring in the room that one very shy pony was sleeping in.


The group has yet to find out what the power of the solar eclipse to them.

Next chapter round one fight!