{Days later.}
"So how are you little ones coming along with the Shadow walk? If you can do it I'll buy lunch."
"Okay but we want the good stuff." Scootaloo said.
The three fillies toke a spot to do the Shadow Walk. Sweetie Bell in a shadow of a tree, Apple Bloom in the light of the sun, and Scootaloo in a shadow of a cloud. They all move as one and was out of set.
"Very good I guess you all can get what you want to eat today." Shadow said with a smile. "Okay you can all come out now and we can go."
They all had come out and Scootaloo need a little help. She hated that every time she did this she would be in a cloud and not on the ground.
"Why is it I always pop out of a cloud?" She asked as Shadow helped her down. "Its not fair."
"Let me ask you this. Does it feel like your flying?" He asked as he put her down with his magic.
"It does feel like it why?" Scootaloo asked.
"Apple Bloom how does it make you feel?" Shadow asked the little yellow filly.
"Like I'm part of the the ground and sun I can feel the plaints around me grow." She told them.
"And you Sweetie Bell?"
"I feel the magic around me of all the ponies and not just the unicorns. Why are you asking?" She ask the older pony.
He laughed and smiled. "You have mastered the Shadow Walk Sweetie Bell, Scootaloo you mastered the Cloud Dash, and Apple Bloom you have mastered the Light Step. You three are now the masters of this and you may use it when ever you want. But Scootaloo you.."
"What your going to tell me not to right?" She said sadly.
"Yes and no......... When your wings grow in you are going to be faster the all of us....... And you can use it on Lady Dash. If you want to you may teach her it." The little filly lit up at the mention of her hero.
"You mean Rainbow can't do this yet?"
"That's right. As it stands only you and you alone can do this. When your wings are bigger you could be.... Dare I say faster then her as well." Shadow said with a joking smile.
The fillies screamed and jumped up and down. As they did Shadow started to walk to town with them following behind him. At that point they didn't even care that they didn't get their cutie marks. Free food will do that.
As they got to town he turned and looked around. "So where do you little ones want to go to eat?"
They toke a min and looked around and talked about it. "The new piazza place." They said in unison.
"Okay then lets go. Order whatever you three want. I think I'll have just enough bits to get by."
The fillies ran off to the store as Shadow followed.. He looked back and around again.
" Shadow!! " It was Pinkie Pie she had jumped and landed on his back. " So you taking the girls out to eat for their good work huu? "
" Yes, I see they have you watching me today right. " He smiled at her.
" How'd you know? "
" Just a guess. Would you like to join us? " He asked her as he looked up at her.
" Can I? " He nodded to her as they when in the shop.
( The days earlier )
" I get what your saying but can't you just send me back in to the book and leave me there. " Shadow asked.
" I've looked over all the books I have and even some form the old castle it would seem that you was summon here and its just one way. Theirs no way back. " Twilight told him.
Shadow stomped a hoof. " Therese has to be a way back! I do not belong here right so just put me back. "
" She can't do that darling, Sweetie Bell would have to help return you and with that she would use to much of her magic and become comatose or worse because of it. " Rarity pointed out.
" Ya wouldn't want to hurt that little one would ya? " Applejack asked him.
" No, I wouldn't want that.. What if she was older could she do it then? "
" No she couldn't. In one weeks time it will be to late to send you back. The paper that summoned you is braking down into dust. After you was summon it started to do so, I can stop it up to a point but when she has enough magic it will be to late still. " Twilight said in a sad tone.
" So that's it then, I'm here and I can never go back? "
" Yes that's it. I'm sorry but from here on we are going to have to keep an eye on you. Its for everyponies safely. " said Twilight.
~Now~
With the little ones happy and full and one pink pony just as happy. they left the store and said their good byes.
" I know you have to keep and eye on me, Pinkie so I'm going for a walk outside of town. Just so you know we'll be out for a wail if you have something you need to do you mig- " He was cut off by a hoof put over his mouth.
" I have to so I have all day free to be your shadow, Shadow. " The pink mare told him.
He smiled at her as he started off with her right behind him. As the time pasted by as he walked he keep thing about the fact that this is now and forever will be his home and time for that matter. I guess I should be happy that there is no war and the biggest fights around this town is how many bits this or that is. He started to laugh.
" Peace is all I ever wanted but now to see it. What should I do with myself? " He didn't expect anypony to answer him.
" Well you could be a teacher, or a guard, or even a body guard to a Princess. " Pink chimed in happily. He laugh harder at the thou of all of that.
" Well then I guess my blade will need a finer edge to it. " He look back at her.
" Well you can't put a edge on a blade if its make of rubber. " She laugh at him.
" What is rubber? " He asked confused.
Pinkie started to tell him as they returned to town and back home. He was shocked to hear that all the weapons the guards caries was made of rubber and it was to not harm others as it was but to just stop them. The only time they carrel real ones is when they would go to conference with the Princess to talk with them for peace or to resolve peace talks with others.
" So, if one cares a weapon of rubber its okay but not of steel? But if somepony tries to do harm to another the one has to scare the other to back off and not kill them? " He asked as if trying to understand this way of thinking.
" Well sorta its better to yell for the guards they are all over the place to keep the peace. Even if you can't see them they are there. " She told him. " But nopony as ever tried that here, its more common in Manhattan. "
" Well I never want to go there then. How Lady Rarity talked about it. I think I would more then just a little shocked, then I was when I seen this place. " He laugh in a dry tone. " Look at the time its time for me to get back and help with dinner and then tea after that. I think Sir Spike is coming over to help Lady Rarity with a few things tonight. "
" Okay then I'm off to home to then. Now you go straight there I don't what to look like I didn't keep my eye on you. "
With a smile Shadow raised his foreleg up and " Cross my heart hope to fly stick a cup cake in my eye. " move it with the words. " I pinkie primes. "
" Good and you don't want to brake a pinkie primes you would have me to deal with got it buster. " She laughed as she walked off to home.
" I know that's another mare I would not like of anger. " He told himself as he headed home.
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Back at home he had put Sweetie Bell to bed and was brewing tea. Spike and Rarity was off talking and he was left to think as the kettle came to a boll. He made three cups and was bringing them to the room for them to enjoy. As he came in he saw the love struck dragon floating around after Rarity. How he does that with out wings I'll never know. He thou.
" Shadow could you help me with this? " The white unicorn asked. Pointing to a roll of fabric. She was trying to hold in place but need somepony to hold one side as she and Spike pined it down.
" Yes Ma' Lady. " He put a hoof up and held the it in place as she and Spike pined in down.
" Thank you dear that will be all. Spike and I can handle it form here. " She turned to the dragon and smiled.
" Okay but may I ask something? " He look at her and the dragon. Rarity nodded and look at Spike. " Why don't you two just go on a date and quit hiding it form your friends. I know what you two have been doing in here your lip gloss is all over him and his lips. " He said to them as he turned to the door.
" H-how.... W-when.... " the little dragon said in shock.
" How long have you known and why bring it up now? " She asked shocked but still able to speak unlike the little dragon.
" As long as I've been here. Your sent is all over him and every now and then I see purple and green scales in your mane. " He smiled and left the room. " Also I am a ninja. Night Ma' Lady and Sir Spike. "
" YOU DIDN'T TELL ME WHY YOU BROUGHT IT UP FOR!!! " she yelled at him.
Shadow poked his head back in. " Well Lady Dash has Lady Spitfire, Lady Twilight has Sir Flash, Lady AJ is dating Sir Calamari now. Lady Pinkie is on a date with Sir Cheese. "
" Who told you that? " Pinkie said as she just came from nowhere.
" So your not? " He smiled. " Lady Pinkie, you may think yourself to be like a ninja or a spy. But why would you have a pic of him and get all dreamily eyed over it? Then your looking at the time so often on the walk, and isn't it date night? "
" YES! Ooo got to go. " She told them as she ran off. " This isn't over Shadow. "
Shadow laugh and looked back to the two in the room. " So I'll be off to my room for the night. Also Fluttershy even as a colt-friend. I think his name is Butterscotch. Sweet guy about as shy as she is maybe more so. " He left the two in the room with jaws on the floor.
" That should make the next few days fun for a bit and keep them off my back. " Shadow doped the smile he had as he walked. " Time is coming that I get out of here before I hurt somepony. This place is better then I deserve and to have them take me in just like that. Its going to hurt the little ones but its better then really hurting them. " A flash of black came over him and was gone. " The shadow is getting stronger I did get it out of Lady Bell be for it toke root in her thinks to the training. " He passed Sweetie's room and looked in.
" Fer well..... Little one. "