(Ponyville: Edge of the Everfree Forest)
Twilight had gotten the remainder of her friends and the dozen royal guards sent by Princess Celestia along with the elements of Harmony.
“Are ya sure we need ta go into that forest Sugarcube? I just don’t think it’s safe.” Applejack said with an apprehensive tone
“Well if we want to find out what fell from that hole in the sky, we need to investigate. Besides we have the royal Guard, the elements of harmony and each other so we’ll be fine.” Twilight reassured
“That’s true but still that place just ain’t natural.” Applejack replied
“What do you mean by that?”
“The plants grow...” Applejack said
“Animals care for themselves...” Fluttershy murmured
“The clouds move...” Rainbow Dash exclaimed
“All on their own!” The trio said simultaneously
Rarity fainted after hearing this
Twilight deadpanned before Pinkie cut in
“And that wicked enchantress Zecora lives there, doing her evil...stuff!”
“Zecora?” Twilight asked not knowing of this pony
“She’s a mysterious pony that creeps into town sometimes and just digs at the dirt and hangs near the market.” Rainbow dash answered
“WAIT!” Pinkie yelled, “What if Zecora brought that thing down from the sky?”
Everyone gasped at this realization save for Twilight
“Perhaps she’s finally decided to curse Ponyville!” Rarity exclaimed
Fluttershy was hiding behind a guard at this point and showed no intention of moving
“Ok, Everypony these theories and ramblings aren’t getting us anywhere. We need to start he search.” Twilight stated
“Alright everypony, move out and stay in a group.” The Captain of the squadron said before he group walked into the forest
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(Everfree Forest)
”Terrain of the sand! I can’t believe that this isn’t the hidden leaf, worse, I don’t think this is the land of Fire”, Zeko thought after transforming this open space into a miniature desert. “I used the Rinnegan to look for the village but not one chakra signature was familiar, I even went a step farther and looked for a Tailed beast but I couldn’t detect anything other than the natives which have an unusual chakra.”
“Well all I can do is just set up my own base and figure things out from there, above all else I need to figure out where we are.”
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(Everfree Forest)
“We’ve been walking for hours, my hooves are sore, Applejack I beg of you let me ride on your back.” Rarity complained
“Ah said ‘no’ 3 times why would ah say yes this time Rarity?” Applejack retorted
“But my hooves are-“she was interrupted by the guard in front telling everyone
“Quiet, I can see a Manticore pinned by a tree.”
“Ahm gonna go see what that feller’s up to.” Applejack said while walking slowly up to the creature
When she got to it she walked around and saw that the Manticore was unconscious
“He’s been knocked out.” She yelled back to them
“Hey look, looks like a fight happened. And there’s some weird tracks.” Rainbow Dash pointed out
“But what could’ve left those?” Twilight said inquisitively
“A-and what s-scary m-m-monster could do throw a Manticore so far?” Fluttershy stammered
“Terrain of the sand!”something yelled
“What was that?” Rarity asked visibly shaking
“I don’t know but it sounded like a stallion and he might know what did this.” Twilight said as the guards lead in that direction
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The group kept walking until a guard pointed out a patch of sand
“Wait there are no beaches anywhere near this forest.” Twilight stated shocked
“Ah told ya the place ain’t natural.” Applejack pointed out
The group continued and noticed more patches until Rainbow noticed something extraordinary
“What is that?!” She pointed towards a large clearing but as the rest of the group closed in they saw that the ground was sand and that there was an oasis further in.
“Wh- ha- ho- where did th- who coul-.” Twilight started breaking down after seeing a veritable desert inside of a forest
“Wait everypony look!” Pinkie exclaimed as she pointed to a figure standing by the water
“Is that the stallion? He’s far to young to be out this far on his own, we should escort him back.” Rarity said as she looked to a pair of guards who nodded
The group walked up when the figure suddenly said
“A dozen and a half is my welcoming party? Seems a bit overkill.” Zeko said with his back turned
The guards look surprised that this colt managed to figure out how many of them there were without looking
“Young colt it’s far too dangerous to be in this forest, especially when something has managed to change this area into a desert.”
“Are you talking about my little base? Well it’s all I could do on short notice.”
The group looked surprised as this colt just claimed to have changed the land around him but had no horn to manipulate magic
“Well either way if you’re passing by I’d recommend moving quickly, the lions around here are something else.”
“Wait at you talkin about that Manticore back there.” Rainbow asked with a cocked eyebrow
“If it’s the one that had wings then yes, I had to knock it out since I couldn’t tell if it was a new species or just rare.”
The mares gasped as the guards raised their swords and spears
“Are ya saying that ya beat that big critter back there? By yourself?” Applejack asked shocked
“Yeah, I mean I start a simple walk after falling from the sky and it tries stalking me but it was in for a surprise there.”
Twilight opened and closed her mouth like a drowning fish
Rarity took a step back, while Fluttershy hid behind her
Applejack and Rainbow Dash stepped forward with the guards
“Well that’s all I needed to hear, young colt I am captain Fortitified Wall of this squadron and by decree of Princess Celestia have to bring you into custody.” The captain said to the young one
“If I say no what are the repercussions?”
“You’ll be swiftly detained” he said as his horn glowed
“Well not only are the people weird, but they aren’t people, but aren’t animals either. I’m starting to think something went horribly wrong with Kotetsu’s kamui.” Zeko thought. “I don’t think I want to do that.”
“You little BRAT!”A guard said before his horn glowed then shot something at Zeko but Samehada was within grasp and let him block the attack. Then it rustled and their bond told Zeko this wasn’t chakra but it was similar.
“I can still get some energy off of their attacks, but it’s a crude chakra compared to what I’m used to.”
The cloud of dust and sand from the explosion blocked view but Twilight was sure the mystery colt was unconscious at least.
“Oh no, I hope he wasn’t hurt too badly from that.” Twilight brought up seeming concerned
“Quick question, what type of jutsu was that because Samehada can’t transfer it properly?” Zeko asked as the dust cleared .
Everyone was shocked that a spell that was simple, but effective was brushed off so easily.
“How did he do that?” Twilight asked dumbfounded. The others looked on in surprise as Zeko was checking his weapon for signs of damage.
“Sergeant, that was an excessive amount of force. No matter how he talks he’s still a colt.” Wall said to his underling before turning back to Zeko; “How did you defend against that attack with a simple club?” He asked
“It’s not a club it’s a sword and it absorbed it.” Zeko responded nonchalantly.
“Princess Celestia needs to know about this!” Twilight said with a mixture of excitement for scientific study and fear at such a weapon existing.
“Ok now I need to know.” Zeko said drawing attention back to himself. “What nation is this and who is this Princess Celestia?”
Everyone was surprised that this child was unaware of its location
“You’re in Equestria and Princess Celestia is the ruler.” Twilight said getting past her initial shock
Zeko started to show worry, “Hold on, what’s the name of this planet?” He asked with some sweat on his forehead
“Equis.” Twilight responded with an eyebrow raised wondering how the child isn’t aware of the name of its planet
“Do you know what chakra is?” Zeko asked trying to maintain a calm demeanor but his facade was slowly cracking
“What’s chag-rah?” Rainbow Dash responded quizzically. This was Zeko’s tipping point before he said one sentence that gave everyone pause
“I’m really in a different world...” He managed to say before passing out into his sand...
“Ok, did anypony else hear that last part?” Rainbow asked making sure her ears worked properly
“I think he said he was in a different world.” Rarity said also doubting her own hearing
Captain Wall decided to speak up and remind what the orders were; “Alright what he said isn’t important right now, what matters is that we escort him back to the Princess!” Wall said reminding the Mane 6 of the mission. “Miss Twilight you can carry him back using your magic and I’ll carry his... sword.”
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