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// Chapter 15: Assigned Royal Guard and a Foal's Field Trip 
// Story: A Sparkle's Little Dusk II: The Shining Path 
// by Mister E-Nonymous 
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Chapter 15: Assigned Royal Guard and a Foal's Field Trip






It's been at least two weeks since the "Power Ponies" incident. And the Mane 6 had already went to the Equestria Games Tryouts. Although, Rainbow Dash was being torn apart when she had to choose between representing Ponyville with Fluttershy and Bulk Biceps, or representing Cloudsdale with the Wonderbolts. She made her decision after faking an injury and hearing the information from Soarin. She chose to stick with Ponyville, and the Wonderbolts apologized to Soarin about trying to replace him and leaving him on the injured list.

Now that that's over, Twilight was cleaning up the library and keeping Dusk and Nyx with her so nopony would try to ponynap them again. Just then, Spike came in with a plate of nachos for all four of them.

"Lunch is ser..." Spike was about to say, but then he had the urge to burp. He turned his head to is right, and belched out, and a scroll came from his emerald flames. "Whoa. Well, that's interesting."

Twilight saw the scroll and picked it up with her magic. She unrolled it and started reading it.

"Dear Twilight...
After hearing what happened to Dusk, Nyx and their friends, I have decided to take drastic measures. Since we have a lot of new guards, I have decided to appoint one to guard you and your family. He will be arriving at your library right away. Hopefully, things will be more peacefully for all of you.
Signed, Princess Celestia."

"Wow," said Dusk. "They're assigning us a royal guard?"

"That might make things a little better," Nyx added.

"Who do you think Princess Celestia assigned?" Spike asked.

"I don't know," said Twilight. "Hopefully, it's somepony who takes his job seriously. Like Spearhead, or somepony like him."

Spike and Dusk smirked at each other and Dusk asked, "What about... Flash Sentry?"

That made Twilight wide eyed, she then blushed and said, "Well, I don't think... I mean he is a rookie but... what I meant to say was..."

"You like him, don't you?" Spike smirked. He then walked towards the door and looked out the window. "It's not like he's going to... Oh, look. It is Flash Sentry!"

"What?!" Twilight said, rushing towards the window, pulling Spike out of the way. She looked out the window to see Flash Sentry, in his armor, and pulling a cart full of suitcases. "Oh, my gosh! She did assign Flash Sentry to be our family guard! Just give me a second!" She then rushed upstairs.

Nyx, confused by what happened, walked towards the boys and asked, "What was that all about?"

"You weren't told about what happened when your Twilight, Spike and the others were going to the Crystal Empire for the Princess Summit?" Spike asked. That got a shake from Nyx. "Well, when we went there, one of Princess Celestia's former pupils, Sunset Shimmer, tried to take Twilight's crown."

"She got it, and took it to another dimension through a mirror portal, that opens up every 30 moons, to a dimension where there were humans instead of ponies," Dusk continued. "Their skin colors were even the same as their pony counterparts."

"Except for Big Mac," said Spike. "Anyway, Twilight kinda got the attentions of one boy there. Flash Sentry."

"So, Twilight has feelings for this Flash Sentry because of his human counterpart?" Nyx asked.

"Exactly," said Spike and Dusk. Then the door was being knocked on. Spike went over to answer the door.

"Spike, Dusk, Nyx, do not open the door!" Twilight called out.

"Okay, Mom!" Dusk called out. He then looked towards the door and said, "Come in!" That made Spike and Nyx cover their mouths, trying to hold in some laughter.

"What?! No!" Twilight shouted. "I should've been more specific!"

Then the door opened, and in came Flash Sentry. He then said, "Hello. I'm here to protect this part of the royal family. I am glad to be able to protect this family."

Twilight then came downstairs, trying to keep her composure. She then said, "Flash!" She smiled sheepishly. "I... I just wanted to say..."

"It's okay, Princess Twilight," said Flash. "You don't have to worry. I was told what happened during the events before the Royal Princess Summit."

"What!?" Twilight shouted. "How did you..." She then gave a deadpanned expression and looked at Spike and Dusk. They then whistled and walked away towards the kitchen. "Spike! Dusk!" She then chased the two of them through the library. That made Flash laugh and looked down at Nyx.

"This is going to be an interesting job," Flash said. Nyx smiled at that and she and Flash looked back at Twilight chasing Spike and Dusk.





A couple days since then, Twilight and Spike decided to take Dusk, Nyx, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo on a field trip to Rainbow Falls. Since the Ponyville Schoolhouse is being fumigated from flyders. Snails thought it was a good idea to bring a few to school that day.

So, Twilight decided to take the foals on a trip. They decided to make it a camping trip at the area where the qualifiers were held for the Equestria Games. And of course, Flash Sentry tagged along.

"And this... is where Rainbow Dash got Ponyville qualified for the Equestria Games," Twilight said.

"Wow!" Scootaloo said, flapping her wings. "This is so cool! I can't believe that Rainbow Dash got Ponyville qualified for the Equestria Games in this very area!"

"And look at the waterfalls!" Sweetie Belle said. "They look like Winsome Falls!"

"It sure is amazing!" Apple Bloom added. "Ah hope that we won't be disturbed by anypony tryin' ta mess with Nyx."

"Okay, everypony!" Twilight said. "Time to set up camp! We brought four tents. One tent for me, Spike, Dusk and Nyx, one for Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, and one for Flash Sentry. We brought a spare tent in case one tent gets damaged."

"Good call," said Flash Sentry. "It's better to be safe than sorry. Who knows what's out here?"

"Huh?" Dusk heard something that caught his attention. He looked towards the cliff side and saw a bush, and it was shaking. He then called out, "Guys..." The others looked over at Dusk in confusion. Dusk then pointed a hoof at the bush, making the others look at it as well. Nyx got closer to Twilight, and then Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo surrounded her to keep guard.

Flash Sentry walked over towards the bush, trying to keep caution of what could jump out of the bush. As he looked into the bush, he got confused.

"That's... odd," said Flash Sentry.

"What is it?" Dusk asked.

"See for yourself," Flash said. Then the rest of the group looked into the bush, and saw three young earth ponies. And they gave off a very familiar resemblance to somepony they know.



"Those... those fillies..." Twilight said. "They almost remind me of..."

The three fillies in the bush opened their eyes and saw who was staring at them. Their attention was focused on Twilight. The three of them smiled, jumped out of the bush, and ran towards Twilight, saying, "Auntie Twilight!" The three fillies tackled Twilight, making her fall on her back.

"I... don't know what's going on," Twilight said.

"Wait, what?!" asked the red filly in confusion.

"She doesn't recognize us?" asked the blue filly.

"This is really weird," said the pink filly.

"Who... who are you three?" asked Dusk. Then the three of them zoomed towards Dusk, saying their names.

"I'm Cherry Pie!" said the red filly.

"I'm Blueberry Pie!" said the blue filly.

"And I'm Raspberry Pie!" said the pink filly. "And we're known as..."

"The Tri-Pies!" the three of them said, posing.

"Tri-Pies?!" Twilight asked. She then got a chill down her spine. She then asked, "You three wouldn't happen to be related to Pinkie Pie, would you?"

"Of course we are!" said Cherry Pie. Then Blueberry Pie got up from under Cherry, having Cherry stand on her back.

"And we're not just related to Pinkie Pie!" said Blueberry Pie. Raspberry Pie then came up from under Blueberry, making her stand on her back.

"Pinkie Pie happens to be our mom!" said Raspberry Pie.

All of the others were shocked by what the three fillies said. Dusk then asked, "But how is that possible?! Pinkie would have remembered you three. Even have pictures of you three."

Twilight thought about it, putting her hoof to her chin. She then got an idea and then used her magic to scan the three fillies. She then gasped.

"I don't believe it!" said Twilight. "These three fillies have some kind of magical energy. It's similar to the energy that brought Nyx here. Only these three also have chronological energy. Which means they didn't just come from an alternate Equestria, but also from an alternate time."

"WHAT?!" shouted the Tri-Pies, jumping up in the air. Then the three of them started shedding tears, and sat there, having tears run down their faces. Just kidding. They ran around the area, shouting out like crazy.

"Wow," Twilight said. "These three are a lot like Pinkie Pie when worried. Only three times more annoying."

"One Pinkie Pie was enough for me," Nyx said. "But four of them? This is something that not even Equestria will be ready for!"

"You're right, Nyx," Twilight said. "But, right now, we don't have a choice. We're going to have to bring them back to Ponyville with us when we go back home." She then looked over at Spike and said, "Spike, take a letter."

"You got it, Twi!" Spike said. He then pulled out a quill and parchment, and was about to write what Twilight was going to say."

"Dear Princess Celestia..."





Two days later, Twilight, Spike, Dusk, Nyx, Flash, the Cutie Mark Crusaders and the Tri-Pies were on a train back to Ponyville. They eventually made it back to Ponyville and got off the train. The Tri-Pies looked around the place in wonder.

"Ponyville... seems a lot different than we remember," Cherry Pie said.

"Is it me, or does the town seem younger?" Blueberry Pie asked.

"Well, I don't know," said Raspberry Pie. "But why not find out?" The three of them were about to rush off, but were stopped by Twilight's magic.

"Alright, you three," Twilight said. "Remember, the three of you are in an alternate Equestria in an alternate time. You can't just..." Twilight was cut off when something tackled her from her right, making her lose her concentration from holding up the Tri-Pies. The pony who tackled her then spoke to Twilight.

"Is it true, Twilight?!" The Pony that spoke was none other than Pinkie Pie. "Did you really find three fillies that happen to be my daughters from the future of an alternate Equestria?!" She was shaking Twilight as she was asking that question.

"P-Pinkie?! How did you...?!" Twilight asked, shocked by Pinkie's antics.

"Well, after you sent a letter to Princess Celestia about these fillies," Pinkie said, pointing at the Tri-Pies, "she informed me, and I really, really wanted to rush to Rainbow Falls immediately, but Princess Celestia prevented me from leaving until you all arrive in Ponyville! And when I saw the train come in just now, I just rushed right over here!" She then gave a big grin.

Twilight then teleported out from under Pinkie, and back over to the group. She then said, "Well, Pinkie, now that you're here, I would like you to meet Cherry Pie, Blueberry Pie, and Raspberry Pie."

Pinkie rushed towards the Tri-Pies and grabbed all of them in a big hug. She then said, "I'm so glad to meet you! I can't believe it! This is the best day of my life!"

Just then, Mr and Mrs Cake, along with Pound and Pumpkin. Mrs Cake then said, "As soon as we heard the news, we couldn't just reject on leaving three fillies out on the streets of Ponyville without a parent. So, we decided to let the three of them stay with us and Pinkie. As long as they don't cause too much trouble."

"That won't be a problem!" said Cherry Pie.

"We can be responsible little fillies!" said Blueberry Pie.

"As long as we get to have fun!" said Raspberry Pie.

Pinkie put a hoof to her chin and asked, "Where have I heard that before?"

Twilight gave her a deadpanned expression and replied with, "Really, Pinkie? Have you really forgotten about the time you cloned yourself?"



That made Twilight, Spike, Dusk and Nyx shudder.

"That's a day I'm still trying to forget," said Dusk.

"Yeah... not my best idea that day," Pinkie said, rubbing the back of her head. She then looked at the Tri-Pies. "Anyway, I already got you three some air mattresses you can use until we can get you some real beds. Won't that be fun?"

"Yeah!" said the Tri-Pies. Then the four of them rushed off.

Twilight then leaned towards the Cakes and said, "Hopefully, those three little fillies won't cause a ruckus like the Pinkie Clones did."

"This... just might be a big mistake," said Dusk.

"If Pinkie Pie gave birth to those three in their dimension, I'd hate to imagine the pain she went through," Nyx said.

"Believe me when I said, it was really painful giving birth to one foal," Twilight said. "It really was giving birth to Dusk. But three foals, it would be three times more painful."

Nyx looked over at Dusk and said, "Talk about they grow up so fast."

"I know, right?" Twilight asked. Then the three of them laughed, making Spike join in as well.





Later that night, at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie had set up the inflatable mattresses for the Tri-Pies. They even had pillows and sheets with the colors of the manes of the Tri-Pies. Dark red for Cherry Pie, Dark Blue for Blueberry Pie, and Magenta for Raspberry Pie.

"Alright, my little Pies. Time for bed," Pinkie said, as she turned around to look at the Tri-Pies, but they weren't behind her.

"Thank you!" came the voices of the Tri-Pies. Pinkie looked back towards the Mattresses and saw that the Tri-Pies were already in their beds. Pinkie smiled at their antics, and then kissed their foreheads. Right after she finished kissing them, the three fillies just fell asleep instantly, quietly snoring.

Pinkie giggled, walked towards her own bed, and got in. She then said, "Silly fillies. I wonder who they got that from. 'Cause I have no idea." She then clapped her hooves and the lights went off. And just like that, Pinkie fell asleep, quietly snoring like the Tri-Pies.