//------------------------------// // Striking Steel // Story: Derpy's Grand Adventure // by KingofBronies //------------------------------// The knights sat at in the war room in wait for their leader. A familiar purple alicorn trotted in. She was fairly small with a short ghostly blue mane her cutie mark was nowhere to be seen. "Princess Luna!" Derpy called out in suprise. At first she was questioning why she was here then she realized alicorns couldn't die. "Ah, thou must be one of Dash's recruits. We are happy to meet thy!" She said very loudly. "Aye, that she be. Tis one be far stronger ten the last one." Gale smirked proudly. "If thou say so! Mayhaps she shall stay then! Though dust she not look familiar?" Luna said brushing her chin. "Now that you mention it, she does! She looks like our jester!" Peachie pointed out. "Huh? I dooo?" The gray pegasus said confused. Sunset smiled. "I had no idea Ditzy had a sister." "I has a bover oh sista?" The silly pegasus smiled. "Aye, ya might have one lass. Ditzy be a lad, lass." The Cap'n said. "I wanna see him!" Derpy cheered bouncing up and down. Gale chucked. "Princess, If ye don't min' can we hold off tis discussion fer a bit longar?" "We will allow this!" The princess exclaimed. "Yar! To teh throne room!" The pirate exclaimed. The captians all decided to tag along. To see the silly pegasus's reaction. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doctor Whooves and Ditzy were in a panic. Sparkler was thinking to herself. She grabbed hold of her father and slapped him. "Calm down! With all do respect, father you told us to be calm in these situations." The eldest unicorn sighed. "You're right my Daughter! We must think of a way to get your mother back!" He exclaimed semi-heroically. "Dada! I gots it! Shouldn't we find out what Pinkie Pies numba is?" The young unicorn smiled as she calmed. "Wow, that's a great idea from my super smart sister!" Sparkler said embracing her younger sibbling. "That's a remarkable idea! She was going to RSVP at Pinkie's Party! We find out the first four digits of her number and we are in!" The Doctor smiled. "To Sugar Cube Corner!" Ditzy smiled. The Whooves family trotted off towards Sugar Cube Corner. The entered through the front door and were greeted by a pink pony with a bouncy mess of a mane. "Oh! Hiya Whoovesy, Dinky, and Sparky! You guys are super early! The party doesnt start till tonight!" Pinkie giggled. "While this is very true, I need your RSVP number, Ms. Pie." The Doctor formally asked. "But your already here, why would you need that?" The pink pony tilted her head confused. Sparkler cleared her throat. "Well, Dad invented a time machine and mom dialed the first four digits of your RSVP number into the machine and got transported to that time period." "Okie Dokie Loki! That sounds confusing. Here's the number!" Pinkie smiled handing them a piece. "Awen't you gonna ask how dada invented time twavel?" The small unicorn asked. "Of course not, silly filly. It is obvious he used a telephone booth and a large potato generator to generate enough electricity to charge the time travel device aswell as a 346 space modulator to calibrate what time it would send anypony by a hologram number pad. Duh!"The pink pony giggled. Doctor Whooves jaw dropped as the Pinkie has guessed his contraption word for word. He raised his hoof ready to question it, but Sparkler place her hoof over his mouth stopping him. "Father, it be best not to question the Laws of Randomness." The purple maned mare pointed out. "Hoofton's First Law." The Doctor sighed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Yar, Derpy dat be Ditzy!” The pirate sounding pegasus pointed his hoof. The Captains and Derpy were now in the throne room. It was a wonderous display of color both black and yellow. A flag a half Lunar Eclipse stood tall over the two thrones one gold the other metallic black which seemingly dropped red carpet down a flight of stairs. Near the gold throne stood a unicorn levitating playing cards in front of a laughing white alicorn. Derpy took a several steps forward as the attention was soon turned to her. She walked up to the unicorn noticing he was a blueish gray color just like her, but with emerald googly eyes. He wore a red jester outfit and had a laughing mask on his flank. “Hi.” The pegasus began with a smile. The stallion looked confused, but opened his mouth, but not before the alicorn, who was none other then Celestia. “Who might you be?” She asked in a sophisticated tone. “Ma name is Derpy!” The silly pony smiled. “She's Gales new 'first mate'.” Sunset said as he trotting to her majesty. “Oh? Another one? So soon? You must be more careful Gale. Ponies don't grow on trees.” Celestia chuckled. “Aye, but this lass here is a fighter. Ain't non' of them Shadow Manes layin' a hand on dis lass.” The captain chuckled. “Speaking of Shadow Manes, weren't you suppose to be discussing the attack with my sister.” The royal alicorn questioned . “Well we were, but we wanted Derpy to see her brother Ditzy!” Peachie smiled. “Umm..but I don't have a sister.” Ditzy explained. “Whhha!? But you two look so alike.” The orange pony exclaimed. “I don rememba having a bover either. Dah why I was so excited!” Derpy bounced happily in place. “I got another question, even if she was my sister. Why is she naked with only a helmet on her head?” The gray unicorn pointed out. “Blast it! I fergot to get har armor! We need ta visit teh blacksmith!” Gale said. “Mind if I tag along? She interests me. Maybe we are related and I don't know her. If thats ok with you Princess?” The jester asked. “Go on your way Ditzy. I'll be fine.” The alicorn smiled. The ponies trotted off following Gale through the long hallway and out the door the courtyard where a unicorn trotted about a stone forge hammering a blade on an anvil with magic. The other ponies approached the forge. They laid their eyes upon an ivory toned mare with heavy purple eyes and glossy black mane curled to perfection. She dressed in what looked to be a pure white and silver robe that covered everything but her flank which revealed her hammer and anvil cutie mark. The pony dropped her hammer. “What in all the heavens is that pony doing...NAKED?!” She pointed her hoof at Derpy. “Aye, lass calm yer boot. Tis be me new first mate, Derpy.” Cap'n Gale laughed. “Another one? Gale darling, you could at least do better then a pony that can't afford her own cloths.” The blacksmith sighed. “Arr, wharevar tis lass could hav came from. She know how ta hold that blade I gave har.” The proud pegasus smirked. “Oh really now? Now you got me intrigued. Let's see... If she can best me in a duel I'll make her the best armor I can.” The ivory unicorn grinned. “An if I lose?” The googly eyed pegasus asked. “Well, then you have to leave without question and Gale need to try again with another recruit. So what do you say?” She laughed. Something ticked in Derpy's mind causing her to announce in great pride. “CHALLENGE FUCKING ACCEPTED!” The eyes of the bluish gray pegasus glared at her foe as she unsheathed her sword with her mouth. The unicorn levitated a sword she had finished into her mouth. The other ponies smirked. They knew it had been a while since their friend had fought, but it was going to be a good one. “I'm Skyforge by the way.” The ivory unicorn revealed. “Just like Skyforge, lady like one second a killer mare the next. She's always a riot!” Peachie laughed. “Lets just hope this pony can hold up as well as you say Gale. I'd hate to have another causality here in the courtyard.” The wizard pony sighed. “I got confidence in Derpy. She looks like a tough muffin.” Ditzy smiled. “Aye, teh lass can handle Skyforge any day! I know it she the perfect first mate!” Gale smirked. The two ponies were starting off moving slowly around in circles their eyes locked. Skyforge rushed in swinging her blade down but the pegasus dodged. Derpy rushed in and slashed her sword against her foes unleashing crushing power. Skyforge struggled, but held her ground and threw her off. The pegasus slide on the earth again charging at the unicorn. The slash was a rising slash which knocked her sword into the sky. She caught the blade with magic but not before the pegasus had her sword at her throat. Skyforge dropped the sword as a way of surrendering. Derpy's eyes returned to normal, well derped. The gray pegasus sheathed her sword with a silly smile. “So, about that armor?”