It had been two days since that conversation in the library. Since then, Skye's done absolutely nothing. See, in Eorzea normally there'd be something to fight, something to do, but this ain't Eorzea. So he decided to train, with permission of course. He had asked Twilight if he could train to stay in shape for guard duty, and she had agreed as long as she could observe. He reminded himself to change Twilight's take on what observe meant later on. She kept interrupting to ask about certain things, and to his rising anger, she didn't notice that each time she did interrupt, he started over. That had been five minutes ago, and she hadn't said anything since. He turned his head to find that the reason why is that Rarity was talking with her, and when he caught their attention, they motioned for him to come to them.
As he reached the two, he noticed Rarity's smile and that wouldn't have worried him, if he didn't know the tell-tale signs that he was about to be dressing for the rest of the day.
"Skye darling, I was just talking with Twilight here and she's allowed me to, steal you away for the day. You'll be helping me with a few designs I've had, and I do hope you'll tell me about all of the fashion of your world?" Skye wanted to ignore it. Every fiber of his being said run but he couldn't.
"Alright, I'll bite at it, what's the catch?" He knew there was a catch. All of the fashionistas he had met had one, what was hers?
"The designs I have are specifically based on what you look like, but that isn't as much as a catch if anything, it'll prove whether or not I'm able to design something for non-ponies having never seen any article of clothing of yours from up close.
Skye raised an eyebrow at her, and then decided to call on the set of a botanist, and don the clothing that most miqo'te wear when not battling. Rarity's eyes lit up as she snatched him, eyeing every bit of it. Now normally, Skye only had an eye for the look of armor while it kept it's function, but he did like the look of his race, seeing as it put metal plating on some parts, but retained the breath-ability of normal everyday clothing. He soon found himself yanked off into by the white mare, realizing that his decision may have been a mistake.
It definitely was a mistake. They had been on this for three hours now and about ten minutes from hitting four. For the umpteenth time, Skye looked at Rarity, as she muttered on, something about how the clothing that she had presumed to be cotton, only to be surprised that it wasn't. She at one point had asked him about it, and he couldn't really tell her anything, seeing as he had no clue either.
Rarity eventually let him go after another agonizing hour, and Skye decided to venture, and explore Ponyville, occasionally getting strange looks, which he mostly ignored. He was making a beeline, following the sweet smell that wafted throughout the air, only to stop when he heard something. Turning to his left, he saw a pocket watch in a store front. It looked to be glowing, and he hadn't had a clue as to why he had stopped to look at it. Until, it spoke, he decided to go in and inquire about the watch, only o find that the store keeper had been trying to sell it, and nobody wanted it because it was supposedly cursed. Skye looked at it for a moment, and bought it, thinking that it must be some relic from Eorzea that had somehow gotten in this world. If he could, doesn't that mean a simple pocket watch could too?
As he walked out of the store he could here it calling to him, saying things such as 'Call upon the Void Dweller' it whispered among other things, . He chose to ignore them and continue on the day, only to hear a screams pierce the air. He immediately rushed to the sound, it coming from Fluttershy's cottage. When he arrived, she saw her out in a field, surrounded by wooden wolves; Timberwolves. He recalled the name from one of the many books he had read about Equestria's indigenous species. He ran out to her, seeing that she was frozen in fear, and so he decided to shift, taking grasp of the power of the Ninja, taking hold of it's soul crystal. Once the transformation was complete, he grabbed the closest wolf, sinking his blade in it, before turning to the others.
Fluttershy looked on, as she saw Skye become clothed in light black clothing, holding two swords to his side as he dashed towards the timberwolves, making short work of them. He soon made his way back towards her.
"Are you alright Fluttershy?" He said as the rest of her friends arrived. She gazed wide eyed for a mment.
"I-I'm aright, thanks to you Skye." She could only see his eyes and eyebrows, them making what looked to be a smile.
"It's quite alright, it's what I do." He said. Twilight was the first to reach the group, sounding out of breath.
"Fluttershy! Are you ok? Skye, you weren't supposed to use combat! She said immediately rounding on him. "I've gotta tell-
"Ah, think we can let this one go this time Twilight. Fluttershy would've been food for those timberwolves had Skye not stopped em." Applejack said, not nearly out of breath as her friend. She turned to him before speaking:
"Ah think we will have to talk about what you did though, that there's a new one for us." She said while pointing to his clothing. Skye sighed, removing the mask.
"I'll explain it, this ones a Ninja-" He stopped, grabbing his head in pain. The echo was showing him something. Skye watched as the vision began, showing a ball of fire lighting up the sky, it bubbled with magic. The vision ended, when Skye looked up, he saw concerned faces on the girls.
"I'm alright, just a small headache." He said, standing back up, only to fall down. Rainbow was the first to speak.
"I may not be the element of honesty, but I can tell when there's a blatant lie! Spill!" She said, getting in his face. Skye wanted to push her away and tell her it's not her business, and she didn't need to concern herself with it, but from the vision he saw, it looked like Equestria. So he began telling them about it.