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// Zeeby's Hunt For Hopper 
// Story: Heart Of The Guardians 
// by BodhiBRO100 
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Then later, on a boat on the water, near Manehattan, Hopper is seen looking off in the distance, and he then looks around him, keeps feeling Zeeby's presence.

"Why do I feel the presence of somepony that I don't fear?" Hopper asked himself in English.  "I have better gifts than he does, I should be happy he's coming for me. Cause at least then, will he get a very good taste of my powers." he then said to himself.

"Why would you care?" somepony said. 

Hopper shakes his head, and looks in front of him, to see a stallion with a silver coat, blue eyes, and a sky blue and white striped mane and tail, standing there.

"Because, Bling, I suddenly sensed his presence just now, even though he wasn't here." Hopper said to the pony.

Bling replied. "Why don't you just lure him to you?" 

Hopper rubs his chin. "Hmm, never thought of that." he said, smiling evilly.

Later, in Las Pegasus, Zeeby is seen walking around the area, sniffing the air. 

"Nothing but magic filling the air here." Zeeby said in English. "The magic I'm looking for, is inside a changeling." Then he starts sniffing the air again, trying to smell Hopper's scent. He then looks east, finally locating the scent, and heads that direction. "I found you, Hopper." he said, grinning sinisterly.

Back at Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack is seen talking Twilight Sparkle, Webber Shadow, and Darky. 

"Who is this guy, Twilight? Webber?" Applejack asked them. "He said ya both know him."

"You don't remember him?" Twilight asked surprisingly. 

Applejack shakes her head. "Nah." she said.

"He was part of the B.A.D. The team that helped us get rid of the Ascension Aliens from moons ago." Twilight said.

AJ then looks back at the pegasus, talking to Big Mac, in surprise. "That grey cloud with a helmet was part of the B.A.D? Wow, must've not have seen him, cause I wasn't around when that team came to Canderlot to fight off some of them aliens." she said.

"That's because he's shy, he tends to hide himself in the back when the rest of the team stands out in front of him." Webber said with a snigger. "But yeah, his name is Goofy Loopy, but he likes to go by his team name, The Private." he then said.

"He does look pretty strong, but honestly, I think he and Big Mac have a lot in common, don't ya three think?" AJ asked with a smile.

Twilight nods. "Yes, they do." she said. "They're both shy, they barely say anything, and they are very strong." 

"Not as strong as me, but yeah, they both are." Webber said, giggling.

Meanwhile, Big Mac is trying to chat with the pegasus, now revealed to be called Private. 

"So, you're a warrior, huh?" Big Mac asked Private, with a smile.

The Private just nods with no expression.

"Heh, I wish I could be like ya, ya and me do share alot." Mac said.

Private raises a visible eyebrow, outside his helmet, in a questioning manner.

"We're both very strong, we don't have much of a chatterbox, and.." Big Mac pauses, looking away for a minute. "..we're both shy. Heh." he finished, looking back at the pegasus.

The Private looks away as well, shyly, nodding in agreement.

"Heh, eeyup." Mac said with a shy smile. 

Back at Zecora's hut, Brainy, Poison, and Zecora are drinking tea.