It's been months since Pix Sprite proved to be a remarkable help for the Apple family. On one of his days off, he visited a store and bought a saddle bag that caught his attention. Luckily the stallion was able to save up enough bits to buy it and continue saving. He entered the store and retrieved the saddlebag with an emblem of a Heather flower on each side. He brought it to the counter and was greeted by the clerk.
"Morning, will that be all for you today?" The pony asked while ringing up the item.
"Yes, thank you." Pix Sprite replied as the clerk began to place the saddlebag in a paper bag. "Oh, no bag please, I'll wear it out.
"Ok sir, that'll be sixty bits." The sales pony said as they began to put the saddlebag on Pix Sprite.
"Thank you, here you go." Pix Sprite said as he tossed the exact amount on the counter and left the store.
On his way home, the stallion stumbled upon an alluring smell. Following his nose, he found a wild patch of rosemary and thyme growing side by side together. After enjoying the aroma Pix Sprite hightailed it home. Upon his arrival to Applejack's farm, he delivered her the saddlebag she lent him and then thanked her.
"Thank you for everything Applejack." Pix Sprite said as Applejack embraced the hug while she held onto the saddlebag.
"You're welcome sugarcube, so I'm guessing you bought yourself a pretty nice saddlebag huh?" Applejack asked.
"Yeah, pretty cool huh, it's got a Heather flower emblem on it." Pix Sprite said, showing off his new bag smiling with joy.
"It is a pretty flower." Applejack said with admiration to the stallion's joy. "Ya better get ready for dinner, it'll be done here shortly."
Heading Applejack's advice, Pix Sprite went upstairs and into the bathroom to freshen up. In front of the mirror, he finally felt safe enough to cover himself in green flames.
As Pix Sprite washed up, he recalled the good times he's had here the past few months, remembering the disaster that happened at The Royal Wedding and how it could've been so much worse. Another flash of green surrounded him as he left to join Applejack and her family for dinner, but something in his gut told him something was wrong. Fearing the worst Pix Sprite ran outside only to see a black cloud coming over, but it wasn't a black cloud.
"Scatter! That traitor has to be here somewhere, take as many prisoners as you have to, to lure him out."
Pix Sprite with tears in his eyes, galloped in their direction repeating "No" to himself, unaware that Applejack is following behind.
Queen Chrysalis landed in a small clearing and Pix Sprite met her there panting from the jog.
"Well well well, so this is where you've been hiding. Chrysalis sneered as Pix Sprite stood in front of her.
"P-please, leave this place alone. I-I'll surrender." Pix Sprite tried bargaining with her.
"You have no grounds to bargain with me, you lowly grub, I'll take you prisoner and you will embrace who you are, you will drain the love of each and every one of your friends here." Chrysalis snarked back.
"P-please, I-I don't want to fight you, but I will if I must." Pix Sprite replied with shaking hooves.
"Hmph, then you shall die where you stand." The changeling queen roared and blasted Pix Sprite back with her magic causing his disguise to be dropped. The force of the blast was so strong he hit a tree and started bleeding a bit, but he wasn't gonna let Chrysalis take away everything he loved. Thankfully the drones stopped with her so there was no immediate invasion, but the Mane Six was already there and thankfully the rest of Ponyville was inside their homes preventing them from seeing his true form "And to think I wouldn't have tracked you down if it wasn't for me sensing you at the wedding."
Chrysalis then walked over to her former subject.
"I-I won't give up." Pix Sprite persists as he powers up an attack from the love he's shared with Applejack, He fires it at his used to be queen, but only managed to hurt her enough to make her limp, the queen tried to attack again only to be hit with the elements draining her of her power.
With no love to use as power Chrysalis made a proclamation to Pix Sprite "Sooner or later you will show your true colors, and then you'll drain this land of its love, then and only then, you'll become king, you're the only one that can." Chrysalis weakly said before telling the drones to retreat.
Pix Sprite stood there unaware of Applejack and her friends being there, once he realized he froze in shock as blood dripped down his injuries from the attack he endured.
"P-pix Sprite? Is that really you, sugarcube?" Applejack asked, attempting to approach him only to be stopped by Rainbow Dash.
"What in Equestria are you doing, didn't you hear Chrysalis? She tracked him down here. HE led her here!" Rainbow shouted glaring angrily at Pix Sprite.
"Please, let me explai----." Pix Sprite tried to explain himself before being rudely interrupted by Rainbow Dash.
"SAVE IT LARVAE! we don't want to hear your excuses. You betrayed us and you'll do it again. I don't care if you want stay or not, but you better not show your face around me or Scootaloo." Rainbow shouted before flying off.
The rest watched her fly off as Pix Sprite collapsed on the ground causing Applejack to shout his name in terror.
Twilight used her hoof to check his pulse breathing a small sigh of relief. "He's ok, he just passed out from exhaustion, we should get him back to Ponyville, but we should keep him out of the public eye for a while. I truly believe he has no malicious intent, but we should question him ."
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