//------------------------------// // Heroic Hare // Story: Equestria Ninja Girls Easter Time // by WarriorofFaith18 //------------------------------// As The Turtles, their allies, and Rainbooms continued to make Easter Eggs, At Canterlot High, Principal Celestia was having her own situation. “You gotta help me, Cranky!” She pleaded, holding a bunny suit. Cranky was not enthused. “Me? In a bunny suit? No way!” “The guy I hired to be the bunny for today’s Easter egg hunt didn’t show!” “Who could blame him?” And Cranky slammed the door. “Well, Let’s see him asking me any favors.” Celestia scoffed to herself as she walked away. She soon met up with Vice Principal Luna who just bought Easter baskets. “Are you alright?” She asked Celestia. “Cranky refuses to play the Easter Bunny for the hunt.” “What about Fugitoid?” Luna suggested. “He’s too busy with school work. Besides, The children might get creeped out to see a robot in a bunny suit.” Celestia headed to the door. “Where you going?” Luna asked. “I’m gonna get a latte while thinking about who our bunny will be. The girls and their ninja friends are bringing eggs over. I’ll be back as soon as I can.” ----- After enjoying her latte, Celestia continued to try and think of who else to play the Easter Bunny. As she passed by an alleyway, she looked to see some Purple Nightmares robbing an electronics store. The bad news was they saw her too. “Bad timing.” Clubs said. “You’re telling me.” Gulped Celestia. “Get her purse.” ----- Meanwhile, the ninjas and Rainbooms were all in the Party Wagon with baskets of Easter eggs. “Gotta admit, that automatic Easter egg machine sure got the job done fast.” Leo complimented at the wheel. “Yeah. Once we got Mikey out of it.” Raph joked as Mikey glared at him. “Well, This new bonnet will be better than the last!” Rarity delared, revealing her new bonnet now with multiple flowers on top. "Yeah the additional color looks great, Rarity." Fluttershy complimented. "Thank you." “Now all we gotta do is deliver these to CHS.” Twilight said as they all leaned as Leo made a turn. “Preferably unscrambled.” Casey joked while Rarity scooted a bit away from him. Just then, Donnie’s T Phone rings and the techno turtle looked at it. “It’s Vice Principal Luna.” He answered as he put his phone on speaker. “Hi, Ms Luna. Is something wrong?” “It’s Principal Celestia.” The vice principal answered. “She should have been back by now. I fear something awful has happened to her.” “We’ll be right over.” April assured her as Sunset looked toward Leo. “Step on it, Leo!” As the Party Wagon sped up, Rainbow griped, “Oh, there go the eggs!” ----- Despite some of the pointers she got from her students and friends, Celestia was easily overwhelmed by the Purple Nightmares. They were about to rob her when- “Beggin' your pardon, Ladies and gents!” Everyone turned to see a tall figure, leaning against the ally wall. “But y'all should leave this nice lady alone!” he spoke in a country accent. Clubs chuckled. “Oh, yeah! Says who?” The figure walked into the light and lifted his cowboy hat, revealing he was a humanoid hare. “Says me!” he boasted. Celestia was shocked to see that the figure was a giant rabbit! The four Purple Nightmares on the other hand, burst out laughing. “A rabbit?!” chuckled Rift. “Oh, no! It's a big bunny! Oh, help!” Crunch Bar sarcastically teased. The Rabbit said again in a threatening tone. “I'm not gonna ask you again! Leave this here woman alone and hightail it on outta here!” Clubs laughed. “Yeah, and who's gonna make us, you?!” “Yep.” The Nightmares just bursted out laughing again. “What are you gonna do?! Munch on a carrot and say "What's Up Doc?!"” Stryke teased. “Nope!” stated the rabbit. “I'm gonna do this first.” Then he sprung forward and rammed Stryke into some trash cans. Then he pulled out a carrot and munched it. “What's Up Doc?” “Get him!” Rift barked. The three Nightmares charged at the rabbit, swining their weapons. But the giant bunny bounced around, avoiding their attacks. “Quit hoping and hold still!” Clubs demanded. “Alright.” The Rabbit dropped to the ground on his back. Clubs and Rift charged at him, but the bunny caught them on his legs and tossed them into a wall. Stryke recovered then she and Crunch Bar charged at him and swung their weapons down. But the rabbit backflipped back and bounced off the wall, nailing the two with a drop kick and sending them crashing into Rift and Clubs. “Let's bail!” Rift cried and they all took off running. As they ran, the rabbit bounced over and grabbed two trash can lids before tossing them and the fleeing thugs, knocking them down and out. He then hurried to Celestia and helped her up. “You alright, mamm?” Celestia smiled. “Uh, yes. Um, thank you, mr-?” “Harvey Hokum, mamm." Harvey tipped his hat. "And I'm surprised you ain't scared off me? The last person I saved from a bunch of thugs took one look at me and ran off screaming.” “Well, I've seen a lot of strange things, so a giant rabbit isn't the weirdest thing.” Celestia assured. “Good to know. Well, I'll be seeing y'all.” Harvey was about to leave before Celestia stopped him. “Wait! I want to thank you for saving me from those hoodlums.” “I don't wanna oppose.” Harvey put his paw behind his head. “But I insist.” Celestia smiled. ----- At CHS, Luna was briefing the Ninjas and Rainbooms about Celestia. “And she hasn’t been back since.” She finished. “We better go look for her!” Leo stated. "I'll let Slash know." Raph pulled out his T phone. “Yeah! There’s no telling what happened to her!” Mikey feared. “What if she was sent to an underworld full of trolls? Or attacked by an Equestrian Magic powered croissant roll!” “Um….Mikey?” a hand poked his shoulder. “Oh hey Principal Celestia. Or worse yet she was attacked by ogres or-” Mikey stopped as everyone looked to see Celestia safe and sound. “Principal Celestia!” Twilight cheered. “Are you alright?” Fluttershy asked. “I’m fine, Fluttershy. I had an encounter with The Purple Nightmares.” “You were attacked by the Purple Nightmares?” Leo gasped. “Are you alright, sister?!” Luna asked concernly. Celestia patted her sister on the shoulder. “Yes, I'm alright. I was rescued.” “By who?” asked Sunset. Then, as if answering her question, the rabbit dropped down, surprising the everyone. He himself was surprised by the Turtles. “Dang! You weren't kiddin' when you said you knew four giant turtles!” “Is that, a mutant rabbit?” Leo asked. Donnie took a closer look. “Actually, judging from his appearance, I suspect he's a hare.” “You’re a smart fella.” Harvey pointed out. “A pleasure to meet you too. Name's Harvey Hokum. And why's your friend lookin' at me like that?” Everyone looked to see Fluttershy stared at him before she broke into a huge smile. “You might wanna brace yourself.” Rainbow warned. “Why?” As to answer the rabbit’s question, Fluttershy rushed over and wrapped him in a tight hug. “So cute!” she gushed. “Quite the hugger ain't ya!” Strained Harvey. Fluttershy realized what she was doing and released Harvey. “Sorry.” “Quite all right, missy. So who are you guys?” “My name is Leonardo, and these are my brothers, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael. And these are our friends April, Casey, Karai, Shinigami, and Keno.” “I’m Sunset Shimmer and this is Twilight Sparkle, her dog Spike, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, and you just got acquainted with Fluttershy. We’re some of Principal Celestia’s students and a band called the Rainbooms.” Before long, the group told their story to Harvey, who was amazed. “Hoo wee! I had seen some extraordinary stuff but this takes the carrot cake.” “So how did you become a mutant?” Applejack asked. Harvey took a deep breath and told his story. “Well, you see, I was once a carrot farmer. Yeah, I know. ironic. Then one day, I found a canister of Mutagen and opened it to for a closer look. Then, a jack rabbit jumped out and startled me, causing me to spill that Mutagen on myself, mutating me into a mutant rabbit. So I left my farm and I’ve been off the grid since.” “That’s sad.” Applejack admitted. “Yeah. But what could you do?” “Well what are you gonna do now?” Karai wondered. “It’s okay, Karai. I got a job for him.” Celestia smiled. ----- After a bit, The Canterlot Easter Egg Hunt had begun. Little kids were running around the park looking for Easter eggs. The Turtles, Rainbooms, their allies, Mutanimals, Principal Celestia, and VP Luna watched by the Party Wagon while the mutants all wore disguises. "It's been a long time since I've seen fun like this." Ray smiled. "I always find earthly traditions so enjoyable." Mona agreed. “The Easter egg hunt is a big success!” Celestia smiled. “Those eggs you all did are the hit of the day.” Luna added. “Thanks, but I think your surprise tops ours.” Twilight nodded. “Look over there!” Mondo pointed. Everyone looked to see Hokum wearing a vest and top hat, giving Easter Eggs to the kids. As he walked towards the group, he waved goodbye to them. “Y’know people say the hare shouldn’t be fond of the tortoise, but you boys are alright! And you girls too. And as soon as I finished being the Easter bunny, I’ll take ya on your offer on joining the Mutanimals, Slash.” “Glad you accept.” Slash smiled. Raph then looked at Mikey who had a grin on his face. “You’re gonna give him name, aren’t you?” “I just thought of the perfect name!” Everyone looked at Mikey in curiosity. “Call him... Hokum Hare!” Everyone looked surprised. “I like it!” Pinkie grinned. “Me too. Hokum Hare it is.” Hokum smiled then went back to playing the Easter bunny. "Hey! Since we'll be hanging with Hokum, Maybe you guys could take turns racing with Hokum!" Casey motioned to the Turtles and Slash, who looked blankly at him. "Just kidding, dudes." he gestured as they all continued to watch Hokum mingle with the children. To be continued