Home is where True Peace and Love Is

by MetalBrony823

Blackhorn

Later on in the day, Luke and his friends were going out to see Babatunde and his tribe of Zebrican buffalo for a visit. The settlement of buffalo was not far from them, in the village Zecora grew up in. It was called Blackhorn, and it sounded like a nice little settlement, but of course, like the rhinos, it sounded a little rough since they are warriors creatures. It would not surprise them if they would have wrestling or roughhousing lessons with their horns, ramming into each other with them.

Despite their intimidating appearance, Babatunde seemed like a nice buffalo bull, and an honorable chief to his clan. Everyone couldn’t wait to look at this settlement that they were getting close to now.

It was still rather warm out here on the Zebrican atmosphere, but it felt like a very nice and beautiful day outside nonetheless. Looking over at the horizon, they all saw a settlement in He mirage below the knoll they were all standing on.

“So Fluttershy, are you feeling better about those red river hogs now?”

“Hmm-mm. I’m doing just fine now.” Said she. “I just needed to cool off from seeing that happening.”

“Good.” Luke smiled. “I’m glad that you’re pulling through.”

“I am.”

“So that’s Blackhorn, huh?” Said Applejack. “Doesn’t look so far from here. Probdgly like two or three miles or more.”

“Indeed. It will only take about four miles to get there.” Said Zecora. “But have patience, we will be alright one we get over to Blackhorn, with mingling and stories to share.”

“You always know what to say, my little sister.” Said Okove proudly. “And our father is lucky to have you as his daughter.”

“That’s very kind of you, big brother. We are family, and we will be there for each other.” And they bith hugged by their sides. They all continued the path down Blackhorn, and it would not be long before they reach it now.

All of a sudden, the ground started rumbling like an earthquake, like this part of the world was going to explode with lava from the core of the planet. Feeling a little startled, they all back away and stopped. Dozens of wildebeest were prancing and running past them to the left.

“Whoa, The was way too close.” Said Larry.

“Goodness, I wonder if something has scared these wildebeest.” Fluttershy speculated. “What if it’s a lion on the hunt?”

“Excellent question.” Said Twilight. She was rather thrilled to see the behavior and movement of the wildebeest antelope (at a safe distance, of course) It was a large number of these infamous antelope, somewhere around hundreds or even thousands of them running past them in a migration.

Calves, bulls, cows, many types of wildebeest going off in astonishing speed, many of them making grunting sounds as they passed by, similar to cows mooing. It took a little while, but after five minutes, the last wildebeest ran past the group, and they were free to continue on with the path to Blackhorn

The village looked like any other type of African-style village; some houses made of clay, many of them made of straw on the walls and roofs. Many buffalo were passing by the roads and dirt streets within the boundaries. Walking through the town, they all saw many peculiar things about how these buffalo live in their type of lifestyle: a few arguing buffalo that would instantly turn into a small fight with horn to horn.

"Goodness, that looks really violent." said Fluttershy.

"I know. Such barbaric behavior." said Rarity

"don't be rude, Rarity." said Twilight. "Come on, dragons are like that, and you don't have a problem with that, do you?"

"no, of course not."

"Well, I don't really wrestle." Spike pointed out

"Oh yes, I know that, Spikey-poo." and she gently rubbed the top of his head with her hoof. This made the baby dragon blush a crimson red on his cheeks, liking how much he likes it when his little crush does this kind of affection for him. "You're perfect just the way you are."

Well, you know me." said Spike, still flushing. "I'm a more civilized dragon than the others, but don't tell Ember that."

Twilight giggled and said "Don't worry, Spike. She won't know what you said." And they continued going down the little road. Many buffalo recognized the group, and properly waved at them, or said hello to them in a friendly matter. Luke and his friends would do the same, and looked at a few stalls that were in store to sell. The food the bazaars were selling were oats, grass, and some fruits and vegetables.

Most fruits was like watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, apples, and others. For the vegetables, there were some carrots, squash, and celery, along with the kiwano, also known as the horned cucumber. Everything looked so fresh at the stalls, and Applejack couldn't help but purchase a perfectly good watermelon with a few bits to cover for it.

She took a big bite of it with her mouth, and thought it was delicious

"My, you were hungry, weren't you, pony?" asked the stall vendor.

"Yep. I have a big appetite."

"Hmm, you ever thought about participating in an eating contest before?" Larry asked curiously. Applejack couldn't help but flush on her face, like there was something stupid she did in the past.

"Actually, she did participate in an eating contest, and she won by a long shot!" Rainbow said. "She completely owned the other competitors in the game."

"Including you." said Applejack smugly

"Ha ha, very funny." Rainbow said sarcastically while rolling her eyes. Just then, her stomach growled, and said "Uh-oh, gotta feed my tummy." and she pulled out a few bits. "One cantaloupe cut in half, please."

"of course." said the buffalo vendor. "Coming right up." then he dug into the cupboard below the stall, and pulled out a half-open piece of a big, juicy watermelon. She promptly dug her face into the red, juicy fruit within the green shell, and simply enjoyed it. The fruit was so delicious, and so juicy, despite the little seeds within the flesh.

“So, do you know where your chief: Babatunde, is anywhere, sir?” Luke asked.

“Of course.” Said the vendor. “He likes to make his rounds every once in a while, and go around for a little stroll around our glorious city. Fair warning to you, he has a couple of guards around with him just in case someone tries to overthrow him.”

“Why would someone want to overthrow him? Other than the fact that his horns looked completely like a macho mustache.” The master of chaos joked.

“Ugh, we certainly remember you from the safari trip, Discord.” Said the vendor. “You almost put our leader out of sorts because of your snarky behavior.”

“We can assure you that he will be at his best behavior.” Said Fluttershy, Then she looked at him with a stern look. “Right, Discord?”

“Of course. I will be on my best best behavior, Fluttershy.” Said The Master Of chaos.

“You better.” Starlight threatened flatly. “The last thing we want is for you to start a stampede that would get us all killed.”

“Nonsense.” Said the vendor. “We buffalo know better than that.” Just then, the sound of horns clashing was heard with a small boom. It startled the Mane Six, and their friends. Turns out, there was just a sparring match with two bulls. “Do not worry. We like to spar with one another to test our strength.”

“Hmm, I should give that a try.”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Said Lyra. “They are giant compared to you.”

“Nah, nothing can beat me.”

“When it comes to your speed, no.” Luke corrected her. “ But in a strength, you would totally be crushed.”

“Whatever.”

“What happened to your nose?” The vendor noticed the mildly swollen nose on Rainbow’s face. It looked like a little red tomato a little.

“I don’t wanna talk about it.” She said with a not-so-amused look on her face. “Trust me, it’s stupid.”

“She got bitten by a softshell turtle.” Pinkie blurted.

“Pinkie Pie!” Rainbow exclaimed in an exasperated tone of voice.

The vendor made a small chuckle and said “Forgive me. You have to admit, it is rather funny. Those turtles can have a nasty attitude if you provoke them.”

“Yeah, I got that.” Rainbow muttered. “Oh, I need a bag of ice for my nose.”

“Ah, Twilight Sparkle, And her friends,” Said a noble, familiar voice. It was chief Babatunde, accompanied by two guards on one side. “So glad you all come to the city of Blackhorn.”

“Nice to see you again, Chief Babatunde.” Said Twilight. “I’m really curious about you and your subjects. though, you do play it... rough.”

The buffalo made a small chuckle and replied. “Of course. We are tough, for it is useful for if any lions, leopards, hyenas, or jackals try to hunt us down for our meat. It is all just sparring, not really an actual fight.”

“We know. You are certainly not like those hippos.” Twilight Said. “Maybe we can establish diplomatic ties with here and Equestria.”

“An excellent idea, Princess Twilight. Come, let me show you all around.” And they all went for a little walk around the city. Babatunde and his buffalo subjects and followers were more than happy to see Luke, and his friends again.

“How have you all been keeping?” Asked Luke curiously.

“We have been fairing very well.” Said The Chief.

“Well, this is quite a beautiful town you have here. The houses, the huts, and the bazaars are really intriguing.” And he looked at another pair of buffalo bulls who were rather fighting besides sparring. “It’s really cool at how you guys spar and or fight like that.”

“Yeah. I wanna wrestle with you guys.” Rainbow Said.

“No!” Luke, Fluttershy, and their friends snapped at her

Comments

[OfficerBarricade]

great awesome chapter but im seeing spelling mistakes in it if you want me to be your story editor and fix the spelling errors I'll be happy to do it for you

[Hein des Nisseroi]

Luke and his friedns

friends

The settlement of buffalo was not far from them, irmthe village Zecora grew up in

What is that supposed to be?

we will be alright one we get over to Blackhorn

once

And they bith hugged

both

Feeling a little startled, they all back away and stopped.

backed (back would be present tense).

Trust me, it!s stupid

it's

Oh, I need a bag of us for my nose.”

A bag of what?

“Yeah. I wanna wrestle with you guys.” Rainbow Said.

“No!” Luke, Fluttershy, and their friends snapeld at him.

You mean ‘‘snapped at her’’?