//------------------------------// // Canterlot visit // Story: The Hero of Time in Equestria // by Mikoyose //------------------------------// Twilight awakens before any of the others. She rubs the sleep out of her eyes and walks into her kitchen. She fills up a cup with water and drinks it before returning to where she woke up and froze. She just noticed her friends, and Trixie, were there. She ran to wake them up but stopped when she saw Link hugging Pinkie, she held back a laugh as he had some of her mane in his mouth. If only I had a camera. she thought before shaking her head and waking the others up. Link was the first, followed by Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow dash, Lyra, Trixie and Bon bon. Link pulled a pink hair out of his mouth and looked at it curiously, "Why is there hair in my mouth?" he asked aloud. Twilight giggled, "Link you started trying to eat PInkie's mane in your sleep." the others laughed making him blush. Pinkie instead just hugged Link, "It's okay Linky I once tried to eat my own tail because I thought it was cotton candy!" she laughed and let Link go. Link saw Rarity look out the window before she screamed gaining the attention of everyone in the room, "What's wrong Rarity?" Twilight asked her unicorn friend. She turned her gaze to Twilight, "I forgot today I have to take Fancy pants the outfits he ordered! I said he would receive them in the morning." she said pacing back and forth. "Dontcha worry Rarity. We'll help ya'all." Applejack said putting her hat back on. "Thank you all. Now we must hurry." Rarity said running out of the library with the rest following besides Link and three others. Link stared at the scorch mark left over and sighed, "So close to returning. Oh well things can't always go according to plan." Link said turning to Trixie, "Ape, you must show Trixie your magic." she commanded Link. He shook his head and heard Lyra speak, "Trixie if he doesn't want to you can't make him." Trixie glared at the mint unicorn defiantly, "The Great and powerful Trixie will see his magic one way or another." she said as her horn began to glow, "Even if Trixie must use her own magic." Trixe turns on Link with her horn glowing brightly. A beam shoots out, Link grabs his mirror shield and reflects the beam away harmlessly. When the beam stopped Link drew his bow and shot a blue glowing arrow at Trixie's hooves, the floor instantly froze over sticking Trixie to the spot. Link puts his bow away, "Don't attack me again please." he says before turning to a shocked earth pony and a smiling Lyra, "That was cool!" Lyra said while Bon bon kept repeating, "He can do magic." under her breath. "Come on let's help Rarity with her shipment." Link said walking to the door and holding it open for the others. Trixie used her magic to break her ice bindings and walked out first, Lyra and Bon bon came second and Link closed the door to the library and followed the others to Rarity's boutique. --------------------------------Carousel boutique------------------------------------ Link opened the door for the others but ducked as a large crate flew over his head, it was barely small enough to fit through the door. Rarity ran out afterwords with Twilight using her own magic to carry another box, Fluttershy was carrying a smaller box with her hooves as she flew it after the others. Link could hear grunting coming from the inside, he looked in and saw Rainbow dash and Applejack trying to push and pull a heavy crate out of the large building. "Come on Rainbow, pull!" Applejack was saying, "What does it look like I'm doing?" Rainbow dash answered. "I can help." Link said walking up to the struggling mares. They looked at him, "Uh ain't ya'all a might small to be movin' this here crate?" Applejack asked tapping the box. "Yeah no offense but you can't use your silver gauntlets to push it, how are you going to help?" Rainbow dash asked. Link smiled and pulled out a brown mask. Trixie and Lyra watched from outside as Link put something on his face, and screamed a short while later. Lyra ran in, "Link are you okay!? I heard you screa..." she stopped as she saw the large round brown creature wearing Link's hat, gauntlets and boots. The creature turned menacingly to Lyra and spoke with a deep voice, "I'm fine, using the masks are painful is all." he said before walking behind the two gaping mares and put his hands on the back of the crate, "I'm going to push the box now." Link warned, the others listened to him, "Link are you sure that fat guy is strong enough?" the blue pegasus asked Link. He smiled as he used the Goron's strength to effortlessly push the crate outside. Surprising two other mares. Rainbow dash flew besides Link, "Hey Link what is this thing?" she asked, "This is a Goron." Link answered shocking the pegasus. "That's a Goron!? I thought it would look more... cool." she said, Link laughed and continued pushing the crate in the direction the others had gone. Trixie stared after the brown beast, "That was the magic ape!?" she wondered to herself before chasing after him. "How did you do this! What kind of spell did you use!? Answer Trixie!" the caped mare shouted at Link as he pushed the large crate through Ponyville they followed Goron Link's progress as the crate scraped across the ground Rainbow dash was sitting on top of the box smiling. Link didn't stop pushing the box as he answered Trixie's questions, "This is the cause of my magical masks. I didn't use a spell. I acquired these masks by putting the souls of the creatures the belonged to to rest. This mask is the embodiment of the Goron leader, Darmani III. He also had Goron warrior blood running through his veins allowing spikes to jut from his body with the use of a small amount of magic." Link explained making Trixie more curious than ever. She used her magic to reach for Link's item pouch. He felt it being pulled and he stopped pushing the crate and held the pouch, "You mustn't use the masks they may be powerful but it will be painful. So please don't touch my items." Link clarified unknowing of a white unicorn with lightning streaked blue hair looking over her shades at Link telling off Trixie. She turned to a grey mare across the table looking at the same creature as it continued pushing the crate. "Octy did you see that?" the white unicorn asked her earth pony friend 'Octy' who nodded. -----------------------Train station---------------------- Twilight and the others had finished putting the other crates away when they heard the crate scraping across the wood. They turned to see Rainbow dash sitting on the box, she waved at them, and Applejack was walking alongside the moving box. They heard a low voice speak from behind the box as it stopped, "Where do I put this?" Rarity turned to Twilight and Fluttershy who was hiding behind Twilight. "Who are you?" Twilight asked as Link walked around the box, "It's me Link, this is the Goron mask." he explained, Twilight's eyes sparkled as she ran over to investigate the Goron. "He looks overweight yet he can move this large crate... Is it heavy?" she asked Link, he nodded and the two that tried to pull it agreed. "This is amazing. What else can it do?" She asked Link opened his mouth to answer when Rarity cleared her throat, "Ahem. Link I would like it if you put that crate there." she said pointing at an opened train car. Link stared at the train, "What is that thing?" he asked them. "That is a train you foal, I thought everypony knew about them." Trixie answered as Link pushed the crate into the train and pulled off the Goron mask and put it away. Lyra sighed, "Trixie Link isn't from this world, I mean look at him he has hands!" she said rolling her eyes irritating Trixie. "The Great and Powerful Trixie already knew that." Trixie answered walking into a different car. The others followed. Link heard a pony outside yell, "All aboard!" before a whistle blew and the train began moving. He looked out the window in wonderment as the train moved along, he opened the window and stuck his head out. The wind hitting his face reminded him of the time he jumped off the professor's house and into Lake Hylia. He stuck his head in and his eyes wandered to Rainbow dash, What does it feel like to fly? Link thought before he felt Lyra prod his side. He looked at her, and she asked him to pet her mane again. He smiled and ran his fingers through her mane. Fluttershy then walked over. "Um Lyra why did you ask Link to stroke your mane?" She asked before softly adding, "If you don't mind me asking." Lyra smiled at her, "Because hands are soft." she answered simply. Fluttershy then proceeded to ask if she could see if it was true. Link nodded and used his other hand to stroke Fluttershy's long, silky mane, "Hands are soft." Fluttershy said after a minute. "I know." Lyra agreed. Link continued for an hour, when his arms ached almost as much as they had when he swung the Biggoron sword continuously. The rest of the ride went on with Twilight asking Link more questions and Trixie trying to get Link to use his magic more so she could use hers and she used a single phrase more than once, "Anything you can do I can do better." Link shook his head and denied her requests several times. When they reached Canterlot Link donned his Goron mask again and pushed the crate out, he didn't get far before he was surrounded by guards. "Halt monster. Release the trains cargo." one of them said holding a spear to Link. "He's not stealing anything he's helping transport these dresses." Twilight explained to them. They separated and left Link alone, "He must return to the Everfree when he's finished, we can't have a monster running through the streets." The same guard said. "He's using magic right now he's not a monster. Link take off the mask and show them." Lyra said, one of the other guards looked at Goron Link, "Wait you are the creature that tried blowing up Ponyville?" he asked, Link shook his head, "I never would try." he said, "I heard Fancy pants say that he met a small pointy eared creature that tried to blow up Ponyville." he continued. Link shook his head, "That was an accident, a few bombs fell out of my pouch and they went off, nopony was hurt." "Hmm. Carry on then." the guards said. "Please do hurry Link." Rarity said carrying a crate. Link nodded and continued pushing the crate. The posh Canterlot ponies stared at Link as he pushed the crate to Fancy pant's estate. Rarity trots up to the door and knocks, the door opens shortly after to reveal the same unicorn wearing a suit and his friend, Fleur de lis. Fancy pants smiles when he sees Rarity, "Ah Rarity, have you brought the dresses?" he asked her, she nodded, "Of course Fancy pants. I wouldn't forget them." she nodded towards the crate with Link standing next to it. Link waves andFancy pants puts on his monocle, "I say, who is that fellow there?" Rarity looks at Link, "Oh that is just one of my friends, you remember Link correct?" Rarity asked nervously. Link reached up and pulled his mask off. Fancy pants smiled, "I never knew he could do magic. Good show." he said stomping with Fleur de lis. "Interesting things aside." Fancy pants began, his horn glowing. "Here's your payment Rarity." a pouch bulging with bits floated into Rarity's own magical pull. She thanked him and Link helped push the crate into his home. Fancy pants looked at Link's tunic that shone in the sun from the rupees sown into it. Later Rarity split her earnings with her friends and Link. He put his bits in his giant's wallet. He then followed them to a market place, it was bigger than the Castle market but it had little variety. Link went from one stall to another, and from store to store but he hadn't found anything he wanted, until a single stall he saw had a bracelet. There was something about the bracelet that he found interesting, it had the image of the Tri-force on it. Link walked up to the vendor, "Excuse me, but how much for this bracelet?" Link asked, The mare behind the stall looked at it, "That thing? It'll be twenty bits." Link reached into his pouch and counted twenty bits. The mare recounted the money before letting Link leave. When they regrouped Trixie had left, Lyra had taken Bon bon back to Ponyville. "What should we do now?" Rainbow dash asked, looking at a ticket for the next Wonderbolts show. They thought before Twilight came up with the idea to see the royal statue garden. Link put on his bunny hood and raced the others there. He had gotten there just a second after Rainbow dash, "That was close Link, but I'm the fastest flier in Equestria." Rainbow dash boasted, Link smiled, "I know." when the others caught up they saw every statue with Twilight explaining what they were, "This one stands for Victory." she said when they reached a statue with a pony holding a flag. "And this is Discord, the embodiment of Chaos." she said reaching the creature of chaos. Link saw it and remembered his dream, he stared at the screaming statue. "Is he alive?" Link asked. Twilight nodded, "Yes but he's trapped in stone, unable to do anything thanks to our friendship and the elements of harmony. He won't get out unless somepony gives him power by causing disharmony. We have nothing to worry about." she assured. Link couldn't help but feel like he wouldn't see it in stone for long. He shook the thoughts away and left with the others into the castle. They led Link to the throne room where they heard a voice yelling, "But they ruined the Gala! You cannot let that go unpunished!" an uptight voice said. "They caused no harm Blueblood, none of my subjects were injured I will not punish the innocent." Link heard Celestia say before the other voice huffed and he saw the doors glow with magic, he jumped back as it opened. "You!" Blueblood, a white unicorn stallion with blonde mane and tail said accusingly glaring at the six ponies. "You ruined the Gala! You must pay for your insolence!" he shouted. Link stepped in front of Blueblood, "The Princess said they are innocent. Unless you're going against her word." Link said with a threatening tone. "And who are you to speak to me, Prince Blueblood, like that?" Blueblood asked. Link stood straight, "I am Link, the Hero of Time, and of Hyrule." he said proudly. "Hmph. I will leave these troublemakers alone, only because the princess said to. But you shall never speak to me that way again." he pointed at Link. Link stared into Blueblood's eyes, "I won't." Link answered, He's a coward, he would faint if he saw a small Skultula. Blueblood smirked, "I thought so." he left with his muzzle in the air. "Why that, lousy..." Rainbow dash began, rolling up fake sleeves. Link grabbed her tail, "It's fine Rainbow dash. He isn't worth the trouble." Rainbow dash looked at Link and landed, "If you say so. I still think we should kick his flank." she said, Link shook his head, "It would be like beating up a sack of potatoes. He wouldn't fight, he'd probably just faint as soon as you raised a hand... er hoof." Link corrected himself. The comment made the others laugh. -----------------------------Meanwhile---------------------------------- Celestia had seen and heard everything that happened with Blueblood and Link. She giggled and looked for the letter Zelda had given them for him. She used her magic to search her room, it wasn't in there. She kept searching but could not find it anywhere in her room. She saw Link leave with the others before she thought of checking Luna's room, she found it on her nightstand. She teleported it into the room but they had already left, Celestia sighed and opened the letter keeping the seal intact and tried to read it. She had the same problem as Luna, it looked like random lines on the page. Celestia closed the seal and put the letter in a safe place. "I will send the letter to Twilight tomorrow." she said as the next pony came in to ask for help or complain about something. -----------------------Later---------------------- Link couldn't get the image of Discord out of his mind. Twilight could tell something was troubling Link, "What's wrong Link?" she asked. Link looked at the lavender unicorn, "It's just a dream I had. This Discord was wearing Majora's mask, a being of chaos wearing a mask that enjoys the suffering of others. If they ever come together both of our worlds will be doomed." Link said, turning his gaze to the floor. The six mares embraced Link, startling him slightly, "Don't worry, Discord will never get out." Twilight said. "Yeah even if he does we'll be there to stop him." Rainbow dash added cockily. "Ain't nothing that can stop our friendship." Applejack continued. "That's just silly thinking. There's no way that mean mask can ever reach Equestria!" Pinkie said. "Yes, I'm absolutely positive if it did arrive you would defeat it like before." Rarity assured. Link smiled, "Thank you. Let's get back to ponyville." The others agreed, Rainbow dash spread her wings, "I've got to get ready for the Wonderbolts show in two days. It's in Manehattan, I'm just going to fly home and get everything I need." she said. "Bye Rainbow." the other five said. Link tapped her shoulder, "Hmm?" she looked at Link, "What's up Link?" she asked. He rubbed the back of his head, "Um... I was wondering if I could fly with you." he said. She tilted her head, "But you don't have wings how you would... Oh." she laughed at Link as he blushed slightly. "Go on, with some extra weight on me should give me at least a small workout." She said. Link nodded and climbed onto her back, he sat behind her wings. "Hold on." she said before rocketing off. Link held onto his hat with one hand and held her shoulder with the other so he wouldn't fall off. He looked back and saw Rainbow dash's rainbow trail and Canterlot already starting to shrink, Link started laughing as the air rushed past him, whistling in his ears. "This is amazing!" he said over the air. "You haven't seen nothing yet." Rainbow dash said before going into a nosedive. Link waited a few seconds for Rainbow dash to correct herself. But she didn't. Link yelled shortly until he saw something forming around Rainbow dash. Some instinct told Link to duck, so he did. She ignored the way he had adjusted himself as the mach cone shrank and she felt the same pressure trying to slow her down, she knew what would happen if she didn't break the sound barrier. She started flapping her wings harder. The world seemed to slow down for Link as he saw Rainbow dash's head break through this anomaly followed by the rest of her body and his. As soon as her tail passed through he heard a loud explosion and looked over his shoulder at a rainbow colored explosion. A rainbow was also being painted across the sky, it was as if Rainbow dash's tail was a brush. He couldn't resist a laugh, Rainbow dash watched Link staring at the rainbow trail laughing, she started laughing with him until they landed underneath Rainbow dash's cloud mansion. "That was amazing, Flying would have been so useful in Hyrule." Link said as he dismounted Rainbow dash, "I'd bet it would be. Anyway I'd better get my things together." she said shaking Link's hand and flying into her home. Link waved her goodbye before walking into town. As Link entered town he checked his pouch, he had 37 bits left. He checked his items, the only things new were his bracelet, he noticed that he was missing his Zora mask, "Where could it... Trixie." he thought back. She had left shortly after they arrived. She must have taken it. A Zora pony. I wonder how that would look. Link thought as he was hit from behind and rolled upright, drawing his sword on reflex. He saw that a grey pegasus had crashed into him, and was currently stuck in a bush. The ground was littered in muffins. Link ran past the muffins and pulled the pony out of the bush, he saw that it was the same pony he had met with the crusaders, her golden colored eyes crossing, one looking up and the other looking down. "Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't see you there." she apologized. Link smiled, "It's fine, I'm not hurt so it's okay." he said crouching and picking up one of the dozens of muffins on the floor. Derpy gasped and ran from one muffin to the next putting them in her saddlebags. Link helped her grab all the muffins and put them away. "Thank you, um." her eyes both looked directly at Link, "Your name is Link right?" she asked him. "Yes it is. Derpy right?" She smiled, "Yup. I'm sorry Link but I have to run, I have mail to deliver. You can have this muffin as thanks." She said grabbing a letter, she put the letter back, "Sorry. wrong bag." she said before taking a muffin out and giving it to Link, he thanked her before she left. Link ate the muffin and explored Ponyville more, he met up with the CMC, "Link! Want to help us out?" "Okay, what are you doing?" Link asked. "We're... What are we doing Scoots?" Sweetie asked her friend. "We were about to get our cutie marks in racing." "Oh, okay." Sweetie said. Applebloom looked at Link, "Heya Link, can we borrow yer bunny ears for this?" Link looked at each of them. "Can't you three just wait? They should come to you eventually." they groaned, "Come on Link." Link looked at the three fillies that somehow made their eyes seem bigger, he couldn't resist, "Okay, but please be careful." he held out the bunny hood. Scootaloo grabbed it and put it on, "Alright girls get in the wagon." they smiled, "Yes ma'am." they both said together before jumping in the red wagon. Scootaloo's wings buzzed and they were speeding down the road. "I hope they don't hurt themselves." Link said as he ran after them with a single thought What in the name of Din have I done?