"Every creature," Tempest announced to their listeners, "We are in joined today by a guardian of artefacts. Once an archenemy of Daring Do, but now a hit writer with his own accounts of events. Please welcome to the studio Ahuizotl!"
"Please, the pleasure is all mine," Ahuizotl waved a paw, "Ever since I cleared my name, thanks to your friend Fluttershy, things have been looking up and I have gained back my respect as a keep of artefacts in the thick jungles."
"What does a guardian do exactly?" Sunset asked.
"I was supposed to make sure artefacts within the jungle basin stay where they are. However, my job became increasingly difficult when Daring Do and Doctor Dr. Caballeron showed up, taking away artefacts that I have took so much time and effort to protect," The jungle creature looked down in shame and humiliation, "It's hard when you are the laughing stock of the Guardians of the Jungle."
"How does Fluttershy come into this?" Sunset asked the next question.
"She got into Dr. Caballeron's books on his side of events, then went with him and his hench-ponies to seize the Truth Talisman. I was on their tail, bumping into Daring Do and her assistant, Rainbow Dash, at the same time. Using the talisman, Dr. Caballeron told them, with Fluttershy's help, they have come to value kindness and friendship. Fluttershy then used the talisman to find out why I was trying to prevent them from escaping. Daring said she was only doing it for what she felt was right. Dr. Caballeron, even though he wanted to be rich at first, understood how hard it is to do a job like mine. They promised never to take any more artefacts from the jungle, and I let them escape from the temple."
"And how is your new life as a writer of artefacts and events?" Trixie asked, "Is it hard to break free from the past from Daring Do's imagery of you as the bad guy?"
"It was at first, but I carried Fluttershy's lesson of listening to heart. Giving time and patience into my books, I told them my accounts of the events, and took time to listen to others. Overtime, my tarnished image as a baddie soon ebbed away, and I became a writing sensation! I even upstaged Daring Do and Dr. Caballeron's writing." Ahuizotl said with dazed shook.
"Well if we ever need a creature to protect magical artefacts," Starlight chuckled.
"Did you have to deal with magical artefacts before?" The temple guardian turned to each unicorn in the room, who chuckled wryly at that.
"Had an Alicorn Amulet which corrupted me and banished Twilight out of Ponyville and enslaved the whole town," Trixie explained slowly.
"Stole a magical element and tried it on, turned into a raging she-demon and enslaved my school into a zombie army to invade Equestria," Sunset quickly explained.
"Had a magical staff that removed the cutie marks of an entire town," Starlight sighed, "But I made them think it was a long-lost artefact. I did all the work really."
"Gave a magical staff to the Storm King who plunged Equestria into a storm," Tempest chuckled.
"Which some of the Storm King's magic escaped into my world and threatened my friends' cruise holiday," Sunset continued, "I used it to calm the storm." Tempest looked at her guiltily, but Sunset offered a hoof in comfort.
"Twilight has taken care of most of he artefacts taken care off," Sunset explained, "She showed me some, including the staff."
"Zecora, a zebra who lives in the Everfree Forest took the Alicorn Amulet into safe hiding," Trixie added in.
"I might ask them to join the guardian group," Ahuizotl pondered, whilst the others hoped he was joking.
"Anyway," Starlight interrupted that idea, "Thank you once again for coming to the show and good luck guarding more artefacts out there in the wilderness."
"I need all the help and luck I need," Ahuizotl chuckled, "But at least I have some animals keeping me company. Come on in fellas."
The door burst open and various jungle cats burst into the room, including a kitten. Whilst the unicorns screamed, Starlight casting a shield for protection, the animals charged and tackled their master.
"They are friendlier now since Fluttershy also spoke to them," Ahuizotl laughed as he was licked affectionately by his companions, "Would you like to say hello to them?"
"I think we are good where we are," Trixie hesitantly answered, "We're going to take a break. Hope to have you all back soon, and that the studio is still standing."
That small touch with the cat. Nice.
That still doesn't explain where that Alicorn amulet came from and who made that anyway which will never going to get that answer
Nice to see Ahuizotl in the show and it looks like he's been doing pretty well for himself ever since we learn about his true attention yes during season 2 we only saw what Daring Do saw in him as a villain and then we saw him in season 4 it didn't help that he kinda confirm that he was a little crazy but once we saw him in season 9 we finally got something out of him which he could have said something in the beginning but hey it happens so I wonder what's next and who else is going to be there still waiting for garble and Grubber
We need more reformed villians stories! please write a story inspired by this fanart by chub-wub: https://derpibooru.org/images/2509937?q=a+better+ending+for+chrysalis
“First day of Dr. Shy’s televised reform program. Discord's just there to protect his wife.”
The Staff of Sameness that Starlight used was just a piece of wood and not an artifact at all.
Kitties!!
Ahuizotil was unexpected, but it does make sense that they'd invite him onto the show
Uh... the "staff" was a regular stick that Starlight pretended was a staff. She removed the cutie marks herself.
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AKA, another regular stick she, and many others, have found outside and decided "Buck it, this'll do."
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