//------------------------------// // Back at Ponyville (Ch. 6) // Story: The Chronicles of Star Well // by Eragon5055 //------------------------------// Chapter 6: Back at Ponyville Rainbow Dash was in deep in thought, scheming multiple pranks, each topping the others, when a familiar pink flash went past the rainbow maned pegasus. "Pinkie? Wait, Pinkie I need your help." Rainbow Dash sped up to catch the high speed mare. "Notimetotalkfluttershyisindangersoaretherestofusgottogohelpsaveherandwarntheothers." the Pink mare gasped at high speed as she ran. "Pinkie! Slow down your not making any sense!" shouted Rainbow. The pink mare finally stopped and took a deep breath. "Fluttershy is in trouble and so are the rest of us. I need to get to her cottage." "Whoa! Hold on, what makes you think that?" "My Pinkie Sense went crazy a couple of minutes ago. Dash please go warn the others." The Pinkie Pie then ran toward Fluttershy's cottage without saying another word. Dash learned a long time ago about to the dangers of not believing her Pinkie Sense. Even if Pinkie was wrong and they were not in danger, the panic in Pinkie's eyes showed that she believed that they were. Rainbow flew off toward Twilight's Library at full speed. .................... Pinkie arrived at the cottage and gasped at what she saw. An amber crystal structures decorated the front of the house that most certainly was not there before. In panic, Pinkie started to shout, "Fluttershy! Are you there, Fluttershy!! Please answer me!" "What luck!" came a smooth female voice from the roof. Pinkie looked up to find the strange creature on the roof. "I just finish sealing the yellow on when a pink pony matching the description so happens to run up right to me!" The creature appeared to have a pale white and was thin and sat elegantly with a similar colored robe rapped around her. "Who are you and what did you do to Fluttershy, ya big meanie!" "Your words wound me. I am simply a moth which as taken the name Gypsy of Linen. A rather elegant name don't you agree. As for your friend, she has won the honor of meeting the Queen. It is an express trip, she won't remember a thing, in fact there is plenty room for you. Why don't you join her." The robe unwrapped from Linen to reveal itself as her wings. She jumped off the roof and floated gently down while pulling out from a belt that she wore two scrolls. "No thank you moth lady. I would prefer that give Fluttershy back." "Oh., what are you going to do about it?" "I MAKE you give her back!" "Good answer. I prefer a little challenge. I was beginning to think that this mission was to easy." The moth swung her right hand unravelling the scroll in it a little. From the scroll, white cloth flew at Pinkie Pie at amazing speed, attempting to capture her. Pinkie managed bounce to the side despite her surprise and watch as the cloth recoil back into the scrolls. "I missed, what a shame." "What are those!?!" "Oh, silly me, I forget that your magic is different. This is how we do magic!" Linen swung both of her scrolls as four strands of clothe materialized out of them and flew toward Pinkie. The pink mare dodged and weaved through the fabric as the giant moth continued her attack. "Come on little pony, surely you can do more then just dodge." "Your right! I almost forgot that I could do that." Pinkie dodged another assault and maneuvered herself to the nearest tree. Pinkie then jumped behind the tree and came out of the others side with a cannon. "I always forget that I store these everywhere, never know when you need to party. So miss moth-lady, TASTE MY PARTY-CANNON!!!" A blast of party goods flew at Gypsy of Linen. Linen quickly formed a shield with her clothe to absorb the impact before it hit but the attack still sent her skidding backwards. "Not bad, now it's my turn!" the clothe re-extended toward Pinkie Pie wrapping around her cannon then sending it flying into the air. "Let's see how you handle 16 stands!" the moth let the scrolls fully unravel as Pinkie visible gulped. .................... Screwball followed Applejack up the hill to the line at Sweet Apple Acres. While still long, It was hardly the first day of the sale. The line no longer reached all the way down the hill and instead reached over the first steep. Screwball still looked daunted at the fact it would still take at least an hour of waiting before she would get the jam. Seeing the terror on the mare face Applejack reassured her "Don't worry sugarcube, the wait won't be that bad. It'll fly by in a jiffy!" "I hope so..." Screwball still looking daunted started to walk to her place in line. Applejack then heard noise coming from the front of the line. She made her way to the front of the line and found two hooded figures standing up front ignoring a stallion shouting at them. "You can't cut in line! I've been waiting here all morning!" "Go to the back of the line!" shouted another customer. "What seems ta be the problem here?" Applejack questioned as she walked up to the angry group. "These two are trying to butt in line, probably wearing those stupid cloaks so that no one would know who they were if they were caught!" stated the stallion. "Look here ya two, ya goin' ta afta wait like everypony else." Both hooded figures turned to face her and said in unison. "Applejack." "That's ma name. Now get back in line before I buck ya." Both figures removed their cloaks to reveal that they were most certainly not ponies, and both pointed barrels at her with their strange tube like weapons. "Wat the buck-?" Applejack did not get to finish her sentence as she was blasted with a golden liquid that immediately solidified into an amber crystal encasing a surprised Applejack. They immediately turned to the crowd which had stated to were to shocked to realize what was going on till they too were encased. the bees then started to lift the Applejack crystal and hoist her on their backs when a magenta blur knocked both of the assailants over. "That wasn't very nice!" Declared Screwball "You've been a very bad... uh... bee?" .................... "I never thought of that formula! That's brilliant Miss Sparkle!" Star Well exclaimed as they disscused the their findings with each other. Twilight was a quick learner, and was able to understand the basic theory behind the spell as well as follow Star's train of thought. 'I shouldn't be surprised, she is Celestia apprentice.' Star thought. "Oh, I'm certain you would have came to the same conclusion if you had my library of books. Honestly, I haven't met another unicorn that can keep up with me in a long time. And please, call me Twilight." Star took another sip of the tea Spike had brought him. He usually wouldn't call himself a tea sort of guy, he had found it usually quite bitter, but that dragon must been able to work miracles in the kitchen and he found the drink relaxing and delicious. Star started "You know, if we usual the Gehold theorem we might be able to narrow-" Star never got to finish his sentence as a cyan pegasus with rainbow hair burst through the door and slammed into Star Well. "Twilight!" Rainbow Dash shouted, not noticing she had just used another pony as an emergency brake, "Pinkie is in near hysterics, she thinks-" "Rainbow Dash! Watch where your going! You rammed into Star." She turned to Star who was getting up, "Are you alright?" "I'm fine. It isn't the first time I've been rammed into by a mare today..." "What... Anyway, What's up with Pinkie?" "She thinks that Fluttershy is in danger and we might be too." Twilight, slightly alarmed asked, "Did she give a reason?" "Only that her Pinkie Sense said so." Twilight looked even more alarmed. Even though she didn't understand it, Pinkie Sense was never wrong, and Pinkie would never joke about such a thing. "Then we've got no time to lose! Let's go!" "Pinkie Sense, danger? Wait up, I'm coming too." "You don't have too, its probably safer here." "I am not just going to at and around do nothing." stated Star. "Thanks, Star." "Your welcome. Just one question, what's 'Pinkie Sense'?" .................... Bright Shadow watched as Rainbow Dash flew into the library at full speed, with worry in her eyes. "Somethings going on here..." Bright thought to herself and decided to put her robes on. Then, from the shadows, and extremely tall figure carrying something large on it's back quickly moved to the Library and jumped up to the branches of the tree the library was built in and hid in the leaves. "Yep, something really is going on here." Bright stated as she put on her mask. .................... Twilight, Star, and Dash ran out of the library. "Which way did Pinkie go?" asked Twilight "Toward Fluttershy's cottage" "Let's go!" From above them leaves rustled as something moved down the branches. "Wait did anypony hear that?" Star stated. From the Tree burst a tall slender figure coming down at the trio with a large metal object. Star saw a blur of black move past them, kicking him them out of the way. Dazed, Star heard a clang of metal as the small black figure collided the large green figure. When he snapped out of it, Star could not believe his eyes as he saw that all three of them had been flung forward and standing in front of them was clearly a ninja pegasus staring down a giant slender pray mantis with metal blades attached to arms. "I think I was hit much harder then I thought" blankly stated Star Well.