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// Chapter 5: Introductions 
// Story: The Final Strike 
// by BlackDragon 
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Deep within the forest, a large camp stood in a clearing that was made by the creatures that inhabited it. Even now, the sounds of their labor echoed across the woods. The creatures grunted as their axes and saws cut into the trees. The wood was to be used for making fire for cooking, warmth, and lighting. On another part of the camp, the warriors trained together either with weapons or bare fisted. They trained with a determined ferocity and some had even been wounded afterwards. Their wounds were only minor, fortunately.

The warriors were armed to the teeth with weapons of all kinds. They were mostly of the bladed variety, but they did posses other types as well. In their armory held in their transport vehicle: swords, and bladed staffs to name a few. They also received a weapon that is one of a kind; an arm-mounted, folding shield. The steel-forged shield was around five feet in diameter and was designed to expand and retract in a 360 degree motion, nearly covering the soldier for protection. Their armor was a simple yet effective build of red, ceramic-coated pads and vest that covered black clothing.

However, these weapons were not to be put to use just yet. The First Lieutenant, Jason Morales, had returned with small troop of warriors around him. He had been away from the main camp for hours and had been suspected by many to have gone rogue. So, the Captain had sent the troop after him, where they found him attacked by the Equines. They managed to save him, but he was not out of the woods yet. He was expected to be at a practice earlier that day, but he hadn't shown up.

Right now, he will have to explain himself to Captain Kin. In the far edge of the camp, an exceptionally large tent stood above the other's. The Captain's Quarters was guarded by two warriors armed with a longsword, who were accompanied by the Captain himself still wearing his helmet covering all but his eyes. Jason was pushed inside by one of the soldiers behind. The Captain followed him and Jason saw that Sarah stood in the Captain's Quarters as well with her hands held behind her, only she wasn't wearing her helmet.

The Captain directed Jason to stand beside her, to which he did, and the Captain sat in front of a desk. He removed the latch to remove his helmet, freeing his neatly trimmed, raven hair, and placed it beside him. He gave out a large sigh before he clasped his hands with a stern glare on his face. 

He started, "Jason Morales and Sarah Hart; my own lieutenants. In all my years, I never thought I'd see anything like this. You two have put the entire mission at risk. Have you ever heard of a protocol!!"

Jason responded, "Leo-uh, sir. I've had second thoughts about the Equines. What if we're going about this all wrong? What if we just need to-"

"YOU only needed to show up to our sessions," Captain Kin interrupted, "not that it would help since it looks like even one of my best men couldn't take care of himself against a bunch of tiny, pastel-colored horses. How do you think this would look to my superiors!"

Sarah finally spoke up with a sigh, "S-Sir... it's my fault. It was my idea for Jason to leave the camp."

"Oh, really? Is that so, Hart? Care to explain why he should disobey my orders?"

Sarah Hart opened her mouth to speak, but no words would come out. Suddenly, Jason shouted, "Because she did what she thought was right!"

Captain Kin's glare only intensified upon that act of defiance. Jason quickly answered silently, having realized his mistake, "...Sir."

"Well, then. If that's what you think, Morales, then I'd really like to wring your necks just to prove a point. But, if I do, it may raise some eyebrows amongst the other soldiers. If it weren't for your recklessness, I would even say, 'work well done.'"

Jason and Sarah perked up with eyes wide open. Did their Captain actually congratulated them, despite their disobedience? The two Lieutenants stared at each other for moment before Jason turned to face Captain Kin again.

He asked, "Uh... I'm sorry, Sir?"

The Captain smirked and chuckled a reply, "You see, Morales, while I had a bunch of people looking for your sorry ass, one of them found something... interesting. Observe."

He stood up from his seat and ducked down under his desk. He stood back up to reveal in his hands a large cage,  completely covered by an old fabric, and placed it onto the desk with a clang. He finally removed the fabric to show the young Lieutenants another strange creature, laying unconscious inside. It very much resembled the Equines they were observing all this time in terms of body shape, but this one was different in everything else. 

Instead of the multiple pastel colors, its coat was a strict pattern of a grey coat with black stripes along its back, legs, and its white mane. On its flanks as also what appeared to be a sun-shaped object, made up a swirl surrounded by small, triangular shapes. Yet, its most striking features were that it was wearing gold rings on its neck and left front leg, as well as two large golden earrings. Needless to say, Jason and Sarah were surprised by the sight of this creature. It was similar to what they had learned so far and yet, it was stuck out so blatantly in comparison.

Sarah Hart finally spoke, "Sir, is that a... a zebra?"

The Captain replied, "Yes. It was found living in a tree decorated with tribal masks and apparently brewing up a potion of unknown contents. Some samples have already been sent to a lab back home for study. Anyway, the reason why I'm showing you this is because, despite appearances, this zebra may be a native of the Town of the Equines. Because of this, we may be able to gain their trust."

Jason Morales turned to look at his Captain and asked, "How do you mean, sir?"

Kin replied again with a cruel smile and crossed arms, "Well, if this zebra does live in the Town of the Equines, they will no doubt notice it missing and go out searching. Meanwhile, we'll pretend to have heard word of this search and conduct one of our own. When we find it, we'll take it away from here and bring it back to its home, resulting in us gaining the Equines' trust and respect. After that, we can continue from there. What do you say to that?"

The two Lieutenants stared at each other again before turning to face their Captain. Surely, this is an act of deception that they shouldn't be a part of. Yet, their captain was already too focused on his improvised plan, let alone his mission, to be thwarted off and their first attempt had already failed. Jason's unsuccessful attempt at warning those two Equines about their upcoming approach had been bothering him since he was rescued by the other soldiers. If he couldn't stop this before, then what could he do in the future?

With a defeated sigh, Jason answered, "Okay then, sir. We'll do it."

Sarah turned to Jason with a shocked expression that quickly turned to that of anger. She opened her mouth to protest, but Captain Kin had cleared his throat at her with another stern glare. Feeling defeated herself, she decided to join in as well. Captain Kin was already pleased with his Lieutenants being obedient right now. He ordered the two soldiers to follow him as he left his tent. Once outside, they came face to face with another soldier twirling a knife in his hand wearing the same uniform as everyone else, except his helmet was nowhere to be seen and his left eye had a deep, x-shaped scar over it. 

Captain Kin said to him, "Victor, wait until the zebra wakes up, then do your thing. I'll come in to pin you down while these two keep watch before we head out. After that, you follow us from a distance until I give the order. I already have someone watching over the troops until I start the next stage in our operations."

The soldier's blood red eyes stared at Kin for a moment before he giggled eerily, "Sure thing, boss. One thing, though. You don't mind if I have some 'fun' with the little thing, right?"

Kin narrowed his eyes, "I don't micro-manage."

With an ear-to-ear grin, he stalked around the Lieutenants and into the tent. They couldn't help but feel a cold shiver running down their spines as the man stared at them. His gaze was just unnaturally cold and disturbing, like those of a demon. 

Sarah Hart spoke up, "Captain Kin, sir! You can't just leave the zebra with him! He's a psychopath! I mean, I'm surprised he's here in the first pla-"

"I don't like that sicko anymore than you do." Kin interrupted, "And yet, he's here for a purpose. He's here because the Commander recognizes his 'talents.' People like him, me, and everyone in this forest are here because we are about to make history. We've been dealt a very bad hand thanks to these creatures, and we've come here to pay them in kind. So you two quit your bleeding heart antics and do as you're told so we can finally take back what was ours! Now, let's go!"

Jason sighed as he followed the captain. Sarah opened her mouth to protest again, but nothing came out this time. Feeling completely defeated, she reluctantly followed Jason as the Captain and the First Lieutenant made their way to the armory. She looked behind her for a moment a deep pang of regret in her chest. What she would give to save that zebra. "May God have mercy on her" she thought to herself.





Zecora groggily woke up and pushed herself up. Mumbling in her native tongue, she dragged her hooves across the floor until she bumped into a metal bar. She shook her head to clear her vision and saw that she was confined into a cage. By now, the zebra's breath had started quickening as she looked all around her. Where was she? Why is she here? How will she get home?

She remained silent yet fearful until she heard an eerie chuckle in the darkness. She froze as she saw a creature reveal itself from the shadows. Zecora slightly gaped at the sight of the creature before her, appearing unlike any she had seen before. Even she had heard of the strange fugitive terrorizing Ponyville, but she had never imagined being able to see it. It stood taller than a Minotaur on two legs, its 'claws' seemed quite blunt, and its ape-like face was adorned with a red patch of messy fur on its scalp and two scars crossing over its left eye. Its body was also covered in some kind of black and red uniform. 

Feeling startled enough, Zecora finally asked, "Wha-who-... Where am I, I beg you. Surely, with me, you have nothing to do."

The creature immediately widened its eyes in surprise only to return to a sinister smile. 

"Well" he whispered, "you're the first of your kind I've seen and you've already caught my interest. So yeah, I do have something to do with you."

Zecora gulped as she started sweating, "H-How do you mean, pray tell? You should treat me kindly if you mean well."

The creature only chuckled, approaching the zebra uncomfortably close, and said "Actually, I don't like treating others kindly. In fact, I'll enjoy treating you badly."

Zecora could only back away as far as she could as the creature held a key in its "claw" and unlocked the cage. Try as she might, Zecora was helpless in the creature's grasp as he pulled out by the scruff of her neck. she could only shiver and pant in fear of what was to come.

"Oh, yeah. I'll really enjoy it."





Twilight Sparkle had reached the end of her rope. The fugitive was at hooves reach and, somehow, he had gotten away. To make things worse, he apparently wasn't the only one. If there happens to be an entire gang dedicated the same activities as the original suspect beforehoof, then it only raises more questions then answers. How long have these people been here and why?

At this point, Twilight was desperate for answers and she was willing to try anything that might help. She had already reported the bad news to the princesses which they responded with worry and frustration. She decided to reach out to others for assistance. Starlight Glimmer had already decided to join the mission and now she and Twilight were making their way to the Everfree Forest with the intent in asking Zecora for help. 

Feeling uncomfortable by the awkward silence, Starlight spoke with a nervous smile, "Well, Twilight, it seems you've made a BIG discovery about this guy. Not only is he a new species unlike any other before, but he's also organized! It really makes you wonder what his deal is, like 'Why is he here,' 'Where did he come from," that sort of thing. I can only imagine what kind of background this guy has, and his culture and..."

Starlight stopped her rambling when she saw Twilight with her head down. Starlight sighed and decided to get back to the matter at hoof.

"Okay, I have to admit that I have no idea what you're up against, but that's all the more reason for me to help if I can. After all, you helped me become the mare I am now. I'd say it's only fair."

Twilight replied with a frown, "I know, Starlight, and I'm so grateful. I just don't understand what is going on. He's obviously highly skilled and has numbers on his side, so that will raise the stakes even more than before. If this goes any further, we might actually have to go into battle. That's not to say that I want to start a conflict with this person because I've actually been so interested in him like you said. I just want to learn what I can about him and his people. He could bring a new nation to light for all of Equestria to see and I believe that fighting each other would only keep us dista-"

"Twilight, Twilight, it's okay." Starlight interrupted, "I know that we'll try to be fair with this guy. If we're lucky, we just might come to an agreement and let bygones be bygones."

Twilight smiled at last, "Thanks, Starlight. Anyway, how are things with Trixie?"

"Oh, it was great! I can't tell you enough about how she's so funny and cute-"

"What?"

Starlight sweat dropped and chuckled nervously, "Uh, nothing, nothing. I didn't call Trixie 'cute' or anything like that. Hehehe."

The two mares were plagued by another awkward silence for a few more moments before Starlight uneasily spoke again.

"Uh... Oh! I think I see Zecora's hut from over here! We better get to her quick if we're going to bring the criminal to justice... and stuff."

Starlight quickly trotted to the hut with Twilight behind her, raising an eyebrow. Suddenly, the mares stopped upon seeing the condition of it. The door was barely hanging on to the last of its hinges and some of the decorative masks were damaged or missing. She was peering inside and saw that the hut was in even worse condition. Potions were spilled everywhere with glass shards scattered across the floor, furniture was overturned and broken, and shelves were left in pieces. Hyperventilating, Twilight searched all over the hut, but there was no sign of Zecora to be found. She ran back outside and saw that there were strange footprints in the ground. 

They were and odd ovular shape and the strange marks and patterns within resembled the ones found in the tracks of the fugitive and on the crime scenes. This could only mean that...

"THEY'VE TAKEN ZECORA!" Twilight screamed.

Immediately, Twilight sprinted her way back to Ponyville with Starlight barely keeping up the whole way. The lavender princess forced her way around and through every obstacle in her path, ponies or otherwise, and sometimes even crashed into several of them but she made no attempt to apologize. She continued her panicked trek across Ponyville all the way back to her castle and into the throne room, where the rest of her friends were already sitting and discussing everything they know so far. When Twilight busted the doors open, the others flinched and saw her panting with bulging eyes.

Rarity went to the lavender pony and asked, "Twilight, darling! What happened? You look like you've seen something dreadful."

"Yeah. I mean you're sweating through your coat." Rainbow Dash added.

"I have." Twilight replied, "I went to Zecora's hut for help, but it's a mess! Everything's destroyed and she's nowhere to be seen. I think those people from last night took her!"

Everypony gasped in shock. Rainbow Dash was the first to respond.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go out there and find her!"

"Fer once, Dash's got the right idea. Who knows what kinda trouble Zecora could be in." Applejack added, partly because she saw another chance to find the criminal.

"Yeah! With my Party Cannon, I'll confetti that big meanie weenie so hard, he'll never wash it off." Pinkie Pie excitedly squeaked, "Seriously, it's impossible!"

"Um, I don't believe in violence but I'll still help however I can." Fluttershy said calmly.

"I'm coming with you." said Starlight, having finally caught up with Twilight "I'm personally not sure what you girls are up against, but it sounds like you could use all the help you can get at this rate."

"Of course!" Rarity added, "Anything to put that fiend away for good!"

Twilight regained her composure and nodded, "Alright then, it's settled. Let's go find Zecora and put an end to the criminal's reign once for all!"

And with that, the Mane Six, along with Starlight Glimmer, rushed out of Twilight's castle and made their way to the Everfree Forest. From there, they followed the tracks from the night before and went deeper than ever before. Along with them, Spike shouted out to the ponies to wait for him. But not before he already sent a letter to a trusted princess.





A crash knocked the desk onto its side and the zebra that hit the ground struggled to get back up. Before she could get away, Zecora was kicked into a corner by the same creature that she was left alone with in the first place. She shook her head to clear her vision after the impact and looked up to him, the creature, towering over her. He still had the wicked smile he had on before. He suddenly kneeled before the zebra with a piercing glare in his eyes.

"Oh, come on, now." he said, "Let's not make this any harder than it has to be, huh? Just tell me where your leader is and I'll see that you get patched up. If you're lucky, you might even get to enjoy some of our luxuries."

Zecora only spat out, "I do not trust your claim. So, cease your sickening game!"

The creature only chuckled in response, "That's unfortunate."

He snatched Zecora by the scruff of her neck again and lifted her up to eye level with him. As he pulled back a fist, she could only shut her eyes and wait for whatever fate would come to her. Suddenly, when she heard a muffled grunt, she felt her neck being released and fell back to the ground. She quickly stood back up and dusted herself to see that the creature was being held down from behind by another from behind. This one's face was hidden by a red helmet encrusted with a goldish cross over and between the eyes. There were two more of them apparently keeping watch at the tent's entrance.

Zecora's captor continued to struggle and grunt until the faceless one hit him in the head with its elbow, knocking him out cold. The faceless one pushed the captor aside and faced Zecora, sending an uncomfortable chill down her spine. His "eyes" were only black gaps with no color or pupils to be seen. The uncanny valley behind them was staggering to the point where Zecora considering running away. That is, until the faceless extended a "claw" out to her and spoke, his voice lightly muffled yet still both strong and gentle.

"Come with me. We don't have long before more arrive."

His face was still not a comforting sight, but Zecora had to admit that she was grateful for him coming when he did. With a sigh of relief, she placed a hoof in his "claw," but yelped when she was suddenly lifted up from the ground and placed her onto his shoulder, propping her up with a hand beneath her.

The faceless one shouted, "Alright, let's go!"

Immediately, they went off and made their way into the forest with seemingly no trace left behind. However, back at the tent, the creature rose back up and looked around him. The zebra was nowhere to be seen. With this, he giggled, "Good show, boss. Can't wait for the next performance."





Twilight Sparkle led the charge with the others right behind her. Once they reached a clearing, Twilight ordered the others to split up to cover more ground. They did so and everyone searched all throughout the forest wherever they could. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy took to the sky and scanned the forest from above while the rest of the group scattered on the forest floor. While they all searched with renowned vigor and determination, none did so more than Applejack. 

Ever since the fugitive escaped that night, she felt nothing but a dark feeling in her chest. It was unfamiliar to her, yet it felt all too fitting. If the farm pony didn't know any better, she would guess that she felt... hatred. Yes, she couldn't deny it to herself anymore. She hated that criminal, whoever or whatever he is, and she couldn't stand the thought of him running free anymore.

Meanwhile, Spike was on a search of his own. Though, his goal was to find the girls so he can figure what was going on! The last thing he remembered was that he barged in the girls who were talking about going after someone before they just ran out. Clearly, he was missing something back there and now he wanted to get to the bottom of it. Unfortunately, he could barely catch up to them and eventually ended up lost in the Everfree Forest. 

The young dragon wandered around the woods all alone. He couldn't hear any voices of anyone around him, recognizable or otherwise. He was simply left alone with no one beside him. The dark woods was not a pleasant experience to say the least; the shadows casted by the branches gave him the mental image of twisted, bony claws reaching out to snatch him, the dense foliage greatly impaired his visibility, and the distant calls of beasts unknown to him left him imaginings of monsters from the dark corners if his mind.

Then his fearful train of thought was interrupted by a large dragonfly buzzing around him. Irritated by the insect, he merely swatted his arms around until the bug flew away. However, dragonfly flew straight into a giant web and writhed around, squeaking in panic. Beside the dragonfly, a giant, black and red spider crawled toward its prey and proceeded to devour it, its exoskeleton crunching in its fangs as appendages fell to the ground.

Spike turned away and shivered at sounds of the carnage, "Okay. That was the freakiest thing I've ever seen."

Suddenly, foliage rustled wildly before and the noise was growing louder and louder as time went on by the second. Spike felt an undeniable urge to run away, but he could only stand there and tremble. With no apparent way out, the young dragon covered his eyes and prepared himself for whatever fate came for him. But instead, Spike only felt the wind knocked out of him by a massive blow to the gut.





Kin had nearly reached the edge of the forest, near the Town of The Equines. He and his Lieutenants continued their trek in the woods undisturbed for nearly ten minutes now. It seemed to be going swimmingly at this point to where Kin nearly had a smile under his helmet. That is, until his knee had suddenly collided into a purple, scaly reptile and tripped, falling face first into the dirt and forced to toss the zebra in the process.

"How? HOW! How could you not see that giant-ass lizard!" the Captain scolded to himself.

No doubt the zebra had also suffered a harsh landing as she returned, groaning with a slight limp on her foreleg. Meanwhile, Spike clung to his belly while he was struggling to catch his breath. After a long gasp, he finally regained his footing and shook the dizziness out of him. He saw first saw Zecora, but then he saw... them. Suffice it to say that these creatures were tall; one of the tallest he had ever seen in fact as it rose in frustration with the assistance of two others. The only thing that kept the baby dragon from marveling at them was the eerie, faceless helmets they wore.

Spike quickly ran to Zecora's side and tried to push him away.

"Zecora, get out of here! Quick! I'll warn the girls about his guy!"

Zecora pushed him away and replied with a smile, "No, Spike, that should not be for this one has reason to flee. He and his companions rescued me from my woe, thus I must assume they are friend, not foe."

"What do you mean?"

Zecora's brow furrowed slightly as she frowned, "I was held prisoner to be hurt until he gave my captor his just desserts. Never mind that now, we must make haste. I swear I've heard him threaten with endow to lay us to waste."

Kin rose an eyebrow at the zebra beneath him, "What the hell are you talking abo-"

Kin suddenly went quiet. He barely heard a desperate voice calling out in the woods. He was soon able to make out words as the voice sounded like it was getting closer, such as "This way" and "I heard something." Judging by the pitch, he assumed the owner of the voice must be female. Then the bushes rattled upon the arrival of another Equine creature, but with a purple coat, a horn, and a pair of feathered wings. The Equine gasped at the sight of the Captain before her, mouth gaping open as she started slowly backing away. 

Then Kin heard another sound from the sky above. He instantly looked up to see a rainbow-colored blur diving toward him. With a rush of adrenaline, he leaped up and grabbed the blur by the front end and slammed it into the dirt. When the dust settled, he could see that it was actually a cyan blue... Pegasus? More rustling was heard in the bushes behind him and stood back up with the Pegasus in his hand, ignoring her grunts of protest.

When the other Equines leaped out, Captain Kin threw the Pegasus at them, knocking over an orange Equine who was charging at him head on. A white unicorn gasped at the scene and shouted, "How dare you, you brute!" Her horn started glowing a blue hue as she somehow hurled several rocks at Kin's direction with the purple Equine joining her shortly after. The Captain and his Lieutenants unfolded their shields, blocking every projectile. The pink Equine joined in the attack with a cannon she rode on the way and fired confetti. It was by no means effective, but it was unexpected surprise for the soldiers.

In the chaos, the blue and orange Equines stood up, dusted themselves off, and charged back to the warriors. To their surprise, they were quickly halted by the zebra who jumped in their way. 

She shouted, "Ponies! There's no need to fight! These people have done an act of right!"

The purple Equine, along with the others, ceased her attack and faced her.

She asked in surprise, "Zecora, what are you talking about? This... guy... ponynapped from your own home!"

The zebra answered, "No, no, that was from another. He was ultimately stopped him, despite appearing like a brother."

The purple Equine looked behind her. The person in question retracted his shield and stood tall before her. With a nervous gulp, she cautiously approached him while trying her best to make a friendly smile.

She said, "So, you actually saved Zecora? I'd like to-"

"NO CHANCE, BUCKO!" yelled a tomboyish voice.

Immediately, the blue and orange Equines charged between the zebra and purple pony and ran face-to-face to the Captain. The blue Equine in particular faced him mere inches away with a intense glare. 

She snarled, "You had us working day and night cleaning up the mess you made, so you're not getting away that easy. Give us one good reason how we can trust you."

With a glare of his own, Captain Kin replied, "Because I just saved your friend's life. Kinda like how I'm going to save yours."

The blue Equine rose an eyebrow in confusion before he pinned her down. Above them, a mechanical roar was heard as a great machine flew across the forest. It soon crashed into a tree line, crushing any vegetation in its path before landing perfectly on its tires. When everyone rose from cover, a voice spoke.

"Don't think this is the end, Captain. We'll have some more fun next time we meet. In the meantime, enjoy that little gift from me to you. Maybe you can make this interesting with it." The voice cackled for a moment before silence took over.

Suddenly the zebra shouted with a smile, catching everyone's attention, "Hey! You, approached by royalty. How kind of you to save the Element of Loyalty."

Immediately, the cyan Equine wriggled free and crossed her forelegs. The purple Equine returned to face him again with more confidence. 

She cleared her throat and said, "Anyway, let's try that again. I'm Twilight Sparkle. You've already met my friends Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Zecora, and Spike. The rest here are Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Starlight Glimmer, and Fluttershy. Fluttershy?"

Said yellow Equine popped out of the bushes and nervously crawled out in the open besides 'Starlight Glimmer,' whispering an apology.

'Twilight' continued, "If you don't mind, may you introduce yourself?"

Feeling confident about their trust, the Captain and the other two removed his helmet before he replied, "I'm Leon Kin, Captain of the Striker Elite. These are my Lieutenants, Sarah Hart and Jason Morales." The two removed their helmets and bowed respectively.

Leon, feeling generous, kneeled down and offered his hand to 'Twilight Sparkle.' The purple Equine replied with an extended hoof, which she gently placed into his palm. After an gentle shake, Leon stood back up and said, "I'm sure you have a lot of questions. First off, no, I am not your enemy. In fact, it seems we're all looking for the same person. To make this short, I've been sent here by my superiors to capture this man after being founded guilty of treason and deserting his post at the Ricano Military."

Twilight and the others stared with wide eyes. Rainbow Dash, on the other hand, only scoffed and rolled her eyes.

Twilight replied, "Oh. Well, I can't say that I, or anypony else for that matter, believe you. But after what we had just been through, I don't that would be fair." 

She continued with a now confident smile, "How about we go to my place and we'll talk about this further?"

After a moment of thought, Leon nodded in agreement. Starlight tried to make friendly conversation by asking him where he obtained the 'cool ride' to which he only responded by saying, 'They're standard Issue." And with that, the group  made their way to the giant vehicle that crashed before. Leon activated with little trouble and he drove to return Zecora to her home first. Then, the rest made their way back to 'Ponyville' as Twilight mentioned.