//------------------------------// // Epilogue // Story: Aliens and Ponies // by Hazel_Hester777 //------------------------------// “We should really meet your family one day, Bunny” Fluttershy said as she sipped some tea in a cup while Twilight passed the sandwiches. “No worries, they’ll be here in a bit” Bunny smirked. Twilight’s eyes widened in shock. “Bunny, no, you didn’t” The alien only nodded. “They should be here, right…about…now!” At that moment, there was a knock on the door. With a smirk, Bunny opened the door. “Bunny, my daughter!” A creature hugged Bunny tight. She looked like Bunny herself, but slightly taller. Her fur white like the snow, pink stripes were across where Bunny’s were, her eyes were blue, there were tufts on her hears that resembled hearts, her tail was like that of a normal rabbit, she had a heart made up of the 6 Elements of Mother Nature for a cutie mark. Her collar had a Honey-Suckle Flower on it. “Girls, this is my mother, Rabiatha. She’s sweet and kind, and has a tendency to control all 6 Elements of Mother Nature, from the looks of her cutie mark. It symbolizes Love for Families” Bunny introduced her. “My little girl, is there where you have been sent to?” another creature greeted Bunny. This one resembled a tiger, but with darker orange stripes rather than black. His eyes were green, like that of emeralds. His cutie mark was a cross made up of fangs with a circle of fire around it. His collar had a Lilac on it. “This is my dad, Tigbite. He’s kind, but is very feisty; you can see that in his cutie mark. It means "Safety of the Innocent” “Hey sis, how are you?” another boy came inside, giving Bunny a nuggie. It dizzied her right after. “Hey, Bunny! How’s my little sister doing? Did big brother nudge your head too hard again?” another girl, rather caring, came up. “I’m fine, my sister, really” Bunny said. The boy looked almost exactly like his father, save for the heart-tufts on the ears, small tail, and blue eyes of his mother. His cutie mark was a stone on fire. His collar had a Violet on it. The girl was like her mother, except for the long tail and emerald eyes. Her ears were thinner than that of her mother’s, making them look like antennae. Her cutie mark was pink heart with a DNA symbol, surrounded by an ocean. Her collar had a small White Jasmine. “Girls, this other tiger-like creature is my eldest brother Tiguro. He’s mom’s first-born and he loves to give me a nuggie, kind hurts though. He’s as hard as a stone when fighting, see that on his mark. It means Hard Yet Faithful” “Sorry” “No worries. This rabbit-like creature is my elder sister Raiblina. She’s the second before mom had me as a third. She’s sweet and very caring about the family; she cares a lot about me. You can notice by the looks of her mark; it symbolizes Sister’s Love” “Wait, you can have cutie marks?” Twilight asked. Bunny nodded. “Yup, but unlike yours which symbolizes talent or skill, ours symbolizes a trait which we must do to protect others. They mostly appear right after we finish a mission on another planet. Father got his when he used his Fire ability to save an innocent girl from being a mass murderer. Mother got hers when she used a Drop Ability like using all her elements all at once to save children from a fire; she got the families while at it. Tiguro here got his by stoning prostitutes and setting them on fire. And big sister got hers by saving me while trying to fly in yet another world” Fluttershy and Twilight stood gaping at the sights, but then they noticed something, “But, what about you?” Bunny stared at her blank belly where her cutie mark should be. “I still don’t have mine, guess I might find it while I’m here” Fluttershy put a hoof over her friend’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, Bunny. Maybe I could help” Bunny cocked her head, and then she remembered the guests. “Oh, right! You must be famished, even though we don’t starve! Come, have a seat, there’s tea, salad, and sandwiches!” ________________________________________ Nightfall… “So, that’s just it?” Fluttershy asked as she signed the papers that allowed her to call Bunny an apprentice and companion. Apparently, in Alien Culture, when a Servant stays on a different planet with another being, they refer to them as Mistress or Master. The other being could refer to them as an Apprentice. “Yep, now take good care of our daughter, promise?” Rabiatha said. “I promise” Bunny had already slept; Rabiatha held her one last time in her paws. She whispered in her sleeping child's ear, "May you complete your mission and find your mark. May all who oppose you be overpowered. May the Most High stay with you and guide you as you live here. And just as surely as my line runs in you and that you are a Servant, you will complete all tasks and you will one day return to me. Have faith, Kibo Suru" She gave Bunny a kiss on her forehead, as the little one smiled in her sleep. Rabiatha was a little reluctant, but she gave the sleeping Bunny into Fluttershy's arms. The mare hald Bunny as though she was her own. “Rabiatha, she’s lovely. You said her nickname is Kibo Suru. What does it mean?” The mother looked back at her sleeping daughter. “Hope, her nickname means Hope”