Griffon of Canterlot
Chapter 95: What Comes Around Goes Around
The eruption of magic when the egg of the Black Phoenix hatched sent all the ponies around Gale flying in all directions, but Applejack, Big Mac, Granny Smith and Shining Armor never hit the walls, instead they were caught by Luna, Trace, Amber and a silver dragon, Shining saw Gale standing there with a brown vest on with two very large foxes with multiple tails.
“How?”
“What?”
“Huh?”
“Erm?”
Before Luna or any of them could say a word Gale leaped over to Shining Armor giving him a hug. “Shiny! Look at Shadow, egg hatched!” He release the hug to carefully pull out the chick from the bag to show him to them.
The black phoenix chick chirpped happily.
“Applejack we heard and saw gl-” Applebloom and her friends raced into the living room, they came to a dead stop seeing the Kitsunes, Luna, Trace, Amber and a dragon. “What in tranation is gonna on Applejack?”
“Ah'm not sure... There a glow then we were thrown back and caught by them, they weren't here one second than they were...” Applejack said in a confused tone of voice.
Gale showed the girls the chick. “He hatched! Say hello to Shadow!”
“Awwww!” Applebloom and Sweetie Belle said together.
Scootaloo didn't but she did say. “That a awesome looking chick!” She looked around. “Who all these creatures?”
Luna spoke up with a raised hoof. “One that will be answered soon as my sister arrives, knowing of the magical surge from the egg hatching, her pet Philomena will be here first followed by my sister and the rest of Applejack friends.”
Applejack rubbed the underside of her muzzle. “Ah am mighty confused, but ah say we can wait, but how about the introductions to our unexpected gusts?”
Luna nodded. “Indeed.” She look to Granny Smith. “If that acceptable to you?”
She shrugged. “With all this ho-dicky thin' that happened, ah am mighty curious about these lovely large vulpines, that dragon and cat over there.”
Pom-Pom bow her head slightly. “Owner of this home, I humbly apologise for our intrusion, I am Alpha of the No-Yantic clan Kitsunes, I am Pom-Pom and this is my son Skip.”
Skip raise his forepaw up. “Howdy!” He chuckled afterwards. “I sooooo wanted to say that to a southerner!”
The Apple family curiously looked at each other. “Come again?” Big Mac asked.
“Oh it the accent, it something I read up in a very old dusty book from the Forgotten Ruins, it said they have this 'yer good mar boy' accent but it said you knew it when you hear it!” He explained happily to Big Mac.
“Fair enough.” Big Mac accepted the answer.
“I am Amber, I work for the fraud department for the crown of Equestia, this is my husband Trace a doctor at Canterlot General at the moment.” Trace nod in response. “As I am, yes I am a cat but one from the lands of Abyssin, we call ourselves Abyssinians.” Amber introduced herself.
Silvite took to leaning on the wall with arms crossed, she introducing herself to them. “I'm Silvite, silver dragon one of a kind, till Celestia arrives enough said.” She calmly said with a blunt tone in her voice.
Shining gave a odd look. “I gather you will tell use more when the others arrive?”
Silvite sapphire slitted eyes shift to lock eyes with him. “Yes Captain Armor, and I know who you and the others are because of Gale, how that possible you will find out, now that leave you all wondering what else happened.” She grinned.
Pom-Pom shook her head. “Silvy you have to get them all very curious and edgy to know now don't you?”
“Yes I did.”
All the ponies looked at each other curiously. “Should I alert the guard that everything is... Erm... Okay at the moment?” Shining Armor looked around.
“Yes please do so, Captain.” Luna responded to the requested order, he saluted and left the room.
There would have been a awkward silence between them, but unaware of it Gale had saved them from that moment showing his baby phoenix to each of them, and happily talking about Shadow to share his overwhelming joy of his pet phoenix, only a day old to the world the chick was just filled with bursting happiness coming off the teenage griffon chirping happily flapping it little wings.
Philomena had arrived at Sweet Apple Acres before Celestia and the others finally caught up, they found her sating on top of the arch, Shining Armor stood with the guard waiting as well for their arrival, he stepped up saluting in a instant. “Princess, everything fine in a... strange sort of way...” His firm tone of voice shifted to an unsure one.
“It is to do with a lot of sudden brand new arrivals!?” Pinkie Pie instantly asked bouncing up to Shining Armor before Celestia could speak.
Shining Armor blinked a few times unable to process how Pinkie knew already. “Yes... How did you know?”
“Pinkie Sense.” She giggled bopping his muzzle with a hoof. “Can we go and meet them?”
Twilight looked utterly confused and Spike did too giving a weird facial expression. “It a Pinkie thing, just go with it and save the headaches in figuring out how her Pinkie Sense work.” Rarity said calmly to Twilight. “Trust me don't bother trying darling.”
Rainbow Dash nodded. “Tell me about it.” Recalling her attempts to flee from Pinkie Pie before Gilda showed up for a visit.
Gilda shrugged. “Don't give a claw dweebs, so Blue Hooves, who the new arrivals?”
Shining Armor turn his head towards the house. “We have two Kitsunes from some clan, Doctor Trace with his wife Amber, Princess Luna and a tall silver dragon called Silvite.” He turn back to face them.
“Silver dragon!?/Luna here!?” Celestia and Spike spoke over each other with surprise.
Fluttershy raised a hoof. “Erm... Excuses me... What this about Kitsunes?”
“Some very big looking vulpines with multiple tails and magical gasses flames over each of them, they also sapient too.” Shining answered.
Twilight tried to process what she was hearing. “Are you telling me there two fox like creatures up there that could talk like us?”
“Yes.”
“And these gasses fire flames, are they some form of magic?”
He shrugged. “I guess, Princess Luna seem to trust them and the silver dragon, she won't tell us how she arrived with them or the doctor, only will say with Pom-Pom the Alpha of the clan of Kitsunes, other then that I have no other information. Well... part from Gale also wearing some sort of brown vest and the black phoenix already hatched and look about a day old.”
Celestia start to walk by Shining Armor up to the house, Philomena landing on her back. “Best we do not keep them waiting, it seem something interesting happened.”
Gilda rolled her eyes. “When hasn't it? The last two weeks been a long string of interesting happenings!” Gilda followed Celestia flaring her wings out in a outburst of words.
“True... So true.” Celestia agreed.
Twilight's right eye twitched before she calmed herself a little to ask Spike, the eager look in his eyes twisting his claws together. “I gather you want to see this silver dragon Silvite?”
Spike nodded rapidly. “Yes I would! This be the first time meeting another of my kind!”
“I am curious about these kitsunes darling, have you ever heard of them before?” Rarity asked as they walked up to the house with the others, the guards followed behind.
Fluttershy hummed a bit. “I think I read up about myths and legends of a land called Nowhere, it some sort of place with many animals that you will never find anywhere else in the world, creatures that would defy exasperation, one being these cat bat hybrids called Echo Wings, they use sound to navigate, oh and there these wolf dragon hybrids too called Draolves!” Fluttershy said with some excitement in her voice as it rose a few levels of volume.
Rainbow Dash with her forelegs crossed hovering by Fluttershy spoke. “How does these Kitsunes fit in?”
“They suppose to be from the vulpine family tree, they related to foxes, just bigger and can do magic, also seem to be tricksters too if the myths are true. Like ponies are to each other, Earth Ponies, Pegasi, Unicorns and Thestrals, we all part of the equine family tree.” Fluttershy explained.
“O...Kay... That a lot that I didn't get.” Rainbow Dash admited.
Gilda flew up to her and whispered. “I'll get the big picture cards out and you can fly over them to remember Dash.”
Rainbow Dash quickly gave her a double take. “Wh-what are you talking about!?” She whispered back.
“Oh please, I seen how you managed to ace some of your tests, your rock head need to work while you fly.” Gilda gave a playful knock on her head with a closed fist talon, she laughed and took off a head of everyone.
Twilight curiously looked over to a awkward looking Rainbow Dash. “What was-”
“NOTHING!” Rainbow Dash shot off ahead.
Twilight was surprised the quick response leaving rapidly. “All I was asking what did Gilda said to Rainbow Dash.”
“Sometimes somethings shared among each other are not to be shared with other friends.” Celestia responded in a calm manner. “Like a certain Smarty-”
Twilight instantly turn red in the cheeks. “Point taken...”
Soon as they walked into the house to join them, Gale leap to Celestia giving her a very happy joyful hug. “Mum! Happy to see you!” He nuzzled her chest happily as she rest her foreleg around him to hug back. “Shadow hatched!” Gale showed her the chick.
“Isn't he a beauty.” She said softly using a wing to tickle the little chick to get a chippy chirp fluttering it little wings, Philomena smiled warmly looking over the side of Celestia seeing the chick look very healthy.
Silvite saw all that was to join had finally walked in. “Good everyone is here, now we can tell this once to everyone.” They all turn to the silver dragon.
Spike walked up to her looking up. “I never thought I meet another like me!”
Silvite looked back down. “There plenty of dragons, just depend on which you meet kid.” Silvite knelt down with her claw hand out to him, he put his on hers and shook. “I'm Silvite.”
“Spike!” He grinned. “Do you like eating gems?”
“All dragons do.” Silvite chuckled. “How about I'll answer some questions from you on a one on one after this, okay?”
Spike happily nodded. “Yes! I'll like that Silvite!” He gave her a hug and rushed back to Twilight's side.
Silvite stood back up. “There going to be a lot to be said here, so this is going to take time since there are more than one point of view over this, I will be giving Gale's point of view as well mine own.”
Pom-Pom wave her paw. “Silvite stop rushing things, I know how much you hate this kind of thing, let me introduce myself to the fellow sister and co-ruler of this land will you?” Silvite snorted out some white flame in response turning her head.
“Fine... Make it snappy... I got a one on one to go over with and other things to do.”
Pom-Pom shook her head. “Sorry about my sister, things happened that she eager to sort out in the last twenty-four hours.” She stepped up to Celestia looking at her eye level. “I am Pom-Pom, Alpha of No-Yantic Clan of the Yantic Marshes on the land of Nowhere.”
Fluttershy gasped.
“It a pleasure to meet you Alpha Pom-Pom, I am Princess Celestia, co-ruler of Equestria, welcome to our lands.”
“Thank you.” They bowed slightly to each other.
Skip popped up between them. “Hi! I am the son and Skip the name! Fun my game! Please to meet you!” Skip grabbed Celestia's hoof with both paws shaking it rapidly fluttering his wings. “Do you want me to make a banana cake after all this done?”
“What?” Celestia blinked trying to process what he just said.
“I-” Pom-Pom grabbed his ear by her mouth pulling Skip away. “Owwwwwy! Not the ear! MMMMUUUUUMMMM!”
“Okay...” Gilda frowned. “Why am I getting a Dorky Pie vib from him?”
Pinkie shrugged. “I don't know what your talking about.” She pulled up a bag of popcorn.
Gilda rolled her eyes. “Right...” She turned her attention back to the others. “Can we just get this started already?”
Granny Smith sitting on her chair was about to get up. “Not before re-” Skip appeared by her with a hot cup of tea. “-freshments...” She took it and looked at the pink kitsune. “Thank you?”
Skip grinned. “Happy to help! Happy to help everyone!” He flicked his tails around with them glowing, suddenly every pony and creature had their favourite hot drinks. “Now we ready!”
Pinkie leans in. “How did you do that?”
“It a Skip Kitsune thing, you need to be around more than 200 years to understand it little one.” He pat her on the head with his paw grinning at her.
Pinkie giggled. “I like him!”
Pom-Pom put her paw over the bridge of the muzzle seeing not only he escaped her maws with ease, but randomly made many question how they ended up with their favourite hot drinks. “Just don't ask... Please don't... I am his mum and I still can't figure how he does some things... Just saying it will be safe to drink.”
Fluttershy took a sip of it and nodded in approval. “It very nice, thank you Skip.” He showed pride when she said it. “It safe everypony.”
They all took a sip of their drinks amazed how tasty it is. “Now can we start?” Gilda didn't take a drink of hers now more annoyed.
Celestia gestured her hoof to Silvite to start as Gale sat close to her, happy to be with his mum again, the CMC all sitting together eager to hear what they got to say. “Please start Silvite.”
“Right.” She start to tell them the moment Gale first arrived in Nowhere when it was in-between realities... Luna, Trace, Amber and Pom-Pom prepared to share their parts soon...
When it got to the part of the surprising discovery between Gale and Silvite, this is when Celestia spat out her tea followed by many saying at the same time. “WHAT!?”
Luna and the others that already knew this stood quietly allowing this to play out as requested. “Y-Your Ga-” Celestia couldn't form the words.
“In a manner of speaking yes, but only by our past memories.” Silvite said calmly still leaning on the wall with her arms crossed. “We both came to a understanding that we are who we are now, remembering the past and remembering the lives we once had to the best of our abilities.”
“How can you say that? That seem very cold darling...” Rarity dared to ask the dragon.
Silvite glance over to her. “If it wasn't for Anubis the Death Dragon, god of the dead to dragon kind messing with time, I wouldn't be here talking to you.” Silvite slitted eyes locked onto Rarity's.
Rarity was startled by the response. “Bu-”
“Things are far more complicated than you think it is 'darling', we both know it is and we both agreed that too much time past, memories and sense of family from beyond reasons is how we solved this, I could call him by his original name from the past but I won't. His Gale and that what matters to the cub.” Silvite turn to Gale. “Right?”
Gale nodded. “Yes right, you were past mum, but you Silvite but still remember and hold in heart and memories.” Gale put a talon on his chest with a smile on his beak. “Mum is here.” Gale put his talon on Celestia's foreleg.
Celestia look down as he looked up. “Gale...”
Applejack and her family minus Applebloom not in the room stayed silent, hearing that Silvite had told them she was Gale's mum from another life time, this gave them uneasy sense in the air being around her now.
Pinkie whispers to Skip. “How old is she as Silvite?”
“Somewhere over 1000 years, no one knows her true age. She always avoid it or give you that look.” Skip whisper back hinting to her, Pinkie saw the narrow look her.
Pinkie grinned in a sheepish way waving her hoof, luckily Scootaloo, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle had left a while back getting bored listening to Silvite, a benefit for Applejack and Rarity.
Silvite smiled than direct her attention to Rarity again. “Now even if you can't understand, please understand what I am doing isn't cold.” Silvite got up pulling out a scroll from her pouch. “Now things are going to get very awkward, Pom-Pom, Luna and everyone else please finish telling them. I got monsters to hunt down.” Silvite start to walk away.
“Your-” Celestia raise her hoof to Shining Armor. “Princess?”
“Let her go, I do believe she going to deal with a threat not the elements can deal with or even the Royal Guard.” Celestia responded. “Am I correct?”
“Pretty much, but I would like Spike to join me for a walk to edge of town, dragon to dragon talk that I said I would have with him.” Silvite look down to Spike. “Shall we?”
Spike got up. “Sure!”
“Spike-”
“He will be safe Purple one, I give you my dragons honour that.” Silvite pulled out a small yellow gem. “Even giving you something so priceless and one of a kind, I will return for it when I dealt with these monsters on this list.” She toss over the yellow gem caught in Twilight's magic.
Gilda snorted in response, so did Rainbow Dash. “It's Twilight Sparkle! Why do you and Gilda have to call me Purple!?”
Silvite waved for Spike to follow her. “Till that moment I didn't know your name, no one told me you bloody unicorn and better keep that gem safe or there will be hell to pay.” Silvite walked out with Spike following.
Twilight's muzzle opened and closed, she couldn't say anything back to that. “She got a point, I call you it cause that my nickname for you dweeb.” Gilda chuckled lightly. “I like that dragon, she a no nonsense kind of girl.”
Twilight holding the gem in her magic looked at it, the silver dragon just randomly trusted her with something that priceless.
“She was kinda scary the way she acted... I am kinda glad she left.” Fluttershy whispered to herself shivering a bit in fear.
Gale shrugged. “Silvite do it for me, protect me from harm, protect family from harm.” Gale said pressing his head against Celestia's side.
Celestia using a wing to rub his feathered head. “Indeed my little griffon.” Celestia turn to Pom-Pom. “I gather from that moment on you know just as much as Silvite?”
Pom-Pom's tails twitching around. “Pretty much and I knew I was going to be dropped into it at this point, Sivly said so herself, now... Where was she? Oh yes, just after that little reunion of past mother and son moment, they agreeing to understand that was the past and not who they are now, the moment Thunderous the titan Dragon attacked from above.”
And Pom-Pom continue to tell them with Luna and the others to fill in their side of the story when it comes to it.
Outside three fillies hidden in a hay-bay planned to follow Silvite and Spike as they left Sweet Apple Acres.