//------------------------------// // Chapter 9 - Lets Get Generous! // Story: Monado Of Harmony // by Yosh-E-O //------------------------------// “SPIKE, WAAAANNNTTT!” the growing purple dragon bellowed. “What’s happening?” panicked Isabelle. “The cat must have triggered Spike’s dragon greed!” Starlight stated with concern as Spike had now grown nearly three times her height. “If we don’t stop his hoarding he’ll destroy the town!” PWOOM “A vision…?” Yosh said to himself as the cat lead an army of ponies towards Sweet Apple Acres. FWOOSH The dragon-duck held the Monado Of Harmony in front of himself so that the lens was facing him. “I can see…,” he marveled. “Monado! Grant me your power!” “PITTA-PATTA-PITTA-PATTA “SPIKE!” Yosh cried. “STOP!” “Mayor!” cried Isabelle. “What are you doing?” “The Monado has granted me vision!” he replied as he worked to intercept Spike. “You two need to help Applejack before the cat uses the whole town to capture her!” Starlight looked to Isabelle. “Uh…,” the shih tzu considered. “He’ll be alright,” assured Starlight. “We’ve got to keep AJ from getting taken like the others.” The yellow canine watched as Spike continue to grow to where it seemed like he could almost crush Yosh under his feet. “It’s okay,” said Starlight as she ran for the door. “He may need your help and I think I have an idea on how to keep that feline from stopping my magic!” *** Applejack was busy bucking apples in her family orchard when Starlight suddenly appeared before her. “What in tarnation!” the orange Earth Pony gasped with surprise. “No time!” Starlight stated as she put her hooves on AJ before teleporting the pair away to the Castle Of Friendship. AJ took in her surroundings as she found herself back in the throne room where the Cutie Map was kept. “What’s goin’ on, Starlight?” she asked with frustration. “Short answer,” Starlight replied with a sigh. “Another one of those end of Equestria events that keep happening around here.” “Really?” pondered AJ as she looked towards her Cutie Mark. “Then why didn’t the map call for me?” “I don’t know,” wondered Starlight. “I know it called for Rainbow Dash.” “Where’s twilight?” the farm pony asked. “Well…,” the periwinkle Unicorn trailed nervously. “She’s been kind of, sort of, uh, captured.” “What?” AJ yelped. “Captured?”?” Starlight sighed. “There’s no time to discuss what’s happened,” she said somberly. “You’re the only element left and I need your help with the map.” “The only one left?” wondered AJ. “And no pony thought to get me sooner?” Starlight fidgeted her hooves before returning her attention to the Cutie Map. “We’ve been chasing around this cat guy with a sword he calls The Monado Of Anarchy,” she replied. “Yosh is here with Isabelle and has The Monado Of Harmony. It’s Yosh’s Monado that has barely kept us up as this cat guy keeps going all about Ponyville trapping you all in his sword.” “Whoa, whoa, whoa!” baffled Applejack. “So yer’ sayin’ some crazy cat feller’ is goin’ ‘round with a sword?” “I know it doesn’t make sense,” stated Starlight as she lit her horn over the map. “However I know it’s bad and we need to stop him before he destroys the Tree Of Harmony.” “I’m in,” assured Applejack. “I just wish the map woulda’ called me and not just Dash.” “Starlight focused her feelings as she worked her magic over the map. “I think the map had a reason for doing what it did,” she stated. “It’s just a matter of coming up with the right spell to ensure what the map intended happens before cat guy ruins everything.” *** “WAAAAANNNT!!” roared Spike as Yosh jumped away just in time to not be squashed under his friend’s feet. “Monado!” the dragon-duck called. “Rainbow Of Light!” PFFFSSSHHHEEWWWW The enchanted artifact in Yosh’s hands shot a beam of rainbow-colored light and sparkles towards the out-of-control dragon. CRASh! THUD! “Monado!” cried Yosh as he charged towards his dazed friend. “Reveal the power of generosity!” CLICK-TINK “Uh,” groaned the bedazzled purple dragon as Yosh ran up his belly and put the Monado Of Harmony’s lens in front of Spike’s giant green eyes. This caused the lens to start replaying a scene in which Spike had given away his fire ruby to Rarity. This act of generosity made Rarity really happy and earned him a kiss from the pony of his dreams. TINK Rarity’s Cutie Mark appeared in the lens as Spike sighed. FWUM-POP THUD-THWUMP “Mayor!” cried Isabelle as Yosh fell on his bottom as a result of Spike returning to his normal size. “Are you okay?” “I’m fine,” the dragon-duck groaned while rubbing at his sore backside. “Kind of miss having some padding back here.” Isabelle giggled as she remembered how Yosh had only recently gotten over having a weak bladder. “I’m sure Rarity still has some around,” she suggested humbly. “If you believe the padding will keep you from getting yourself hurt, of course.” Yosh blushed as Spike sat himself up. “What happened,” he moaned. “Did I stop him?” Yosh sighed. “No,” he replied sadly. “He got Rarity and is now after Applejack.” Spike flopped back down onto the boutique’s floor. “No…,” he pouted. “I couldn’t save her.” PWOOM Yosh saw a vision of everyone gathered in front of the Tree Of Harmony. FWOOSH “What’d you see?” asked Isabelle while running to Yosh’s side. “You definitely know how to read me,” he replied as he noticed his ability to physically see was now gone. “Oh, mayor,” the shih tzu blushed while taking the dragon-duck’s hand. “You don’t think I’m invading your privacy, do you?” Yosh blushed. “No, no, no,” he bashfully laughed. “You’re perfect, Isabelle.” “Hey!” bellowed Spike. “Where’s Starlight?” “She went to help Applejack while we helped you,” Yosh replied. Spike’s ear fins drooped. “This just isn’t my day,” he pouted. “But I won’t give up.” “Good,” added Yosh as he gestured towards Isabelle. “Because I need your help to get to the Tree Of Harmony.” “But what about Applejack and Starlight?” wondered Spike. “I think we’ll be meeting them there,” he replied as he lifted the Monado Of Harmony to his face. “This thing has been right with everything it has shown me. So far and I have a feeling the Agent Of Anarchy is ready to finish what he came to accomplish.” “And that is?” asked Spike. “The destruction of Harmony,” replied Yosh.