//------------------------------// // My heart has enough kindness for all // Story: Guardians of harmony // by WolfGoddess1990 //------------------------------// When Spike finally woke up Dash and AJ were still going over how ridiculous the outfits were, "Look this one looks like a marsh, what are they doing, going to a swamp?" "Enough already! Making fun of fashion is a major faux pas in my presence!" Rarity said trying to take the magazine out of their grip. "Come on Rare it's funny." "Oh you want to go down that route do you? Well the wonderbolts are just a bunch of fancy fliers who get paid to do silly air maneuvers!" Dash gasped letting go of the magazine and curled in on herself as if struck. "Yeah doesn't seem so funny when the horseshoe is on the other hoof does it darling?!" "You take that back!" "Only once you apologize for making fun of fashion!" "No you take it back first!" "Correct me if I'm wrong but you darling started this, so you must be the first one to end it!" "Enough both of you, your both braying at each other like a bunch of donkeys. Now you both should just apologize and move on already!" AJ shouted pushing the two apart. "Rarity why is your mane messy?" Spike asked slowly as he got up, Rarity gasped grabbing a brush and fixed her mane, "Just a little tizzy my darling Spike, I'm so glad to see you moving again." "Yeah last thing I remember is you kissing my cheek." Spike said shaking his head. Rarity helped to steady him as he looked around, "How long was I out?" "Minimum two hours." Sunset said steadying him on the other side. "Are you alright to move?" Spike moved his joints showing off his muscles making Rarity blush, "Yeah I'm good, let's get moving." Spike moved ahead and after everypony was in the chariot and Spike hooked himself in he took off, "So where to next?" "Well I've been thinking that it's awfully convenient that our old friend group is becoming the new guardians, so I've come to the conclusion that our last two friends are the other element holders." Sunset said as Twi nodded, "Yes we talked it over while you were out, those two were laughing at outfits in magazines, and Rarity just got huffy until she snapped." "First we should try Fluttershy, she's the closest living in Rainbow Falls." "Got it! Heading towards there now." Spike said moving to the side slightly to turn himself and the chariot towards the new direction, they reached their destination in what should have been mid afternoon but the sun hasn't moved an inch so they had to go off clocks. "There's her animal sanctuary just out of town!" Sunset said pointing and Spike landed not to close, "I'll just stay here, animals freak when they see a major predator like me." Rarity gently stroked his scales, "It's alright my dear, you stay here we will be back soon." She said before walking into the sanctuary with the others. The whole place was natural using nature to the fullest, animals were relaxing or eating in peace. They eventually spotted a pale light grayish gold pegasus, her long pale light grayish rose mane covered one eye, her tail just barely touched the ground as she was feeding baby birds in a tree. Her moderate cyan eyes noticed them and she meeped hiding behind her mane even more. "Oh hello everypony... It's so nice to see you... What are you doing here?" She asked barely above a whisper. "Fluttershy this is Twilight Sparkle and she's here to test something out." "Don't you dare hurt my animals by using magic on them, or I will use the stare on you!" Shy snapped surprising Twi, "Ah no it's not about the animals it's about you." "Oh dear... I'm sorry about that... Um what are you testing on me... Is it dangerous?" Shy said whimpering the last part out. "Oh no it's nothing dangerous at all in fact the test is quite easy, please tell me what your doing for Equestria." "That's it? That's all you want to test me on?" "Uh yes..." Twi said tilting her head, gosh she got whiplash from Shy's mood swings. First she's timid, then she's angry, then she's cautious but hopeful. "Oh okay... Um since Daybreaker has been keeping the sun in the sky I had to work very hard to help nocturnal animals sleep, they can get very cranky when they get no sleep, but I try my best to be helpful because spreading kindness doesn't cost anything." Both pendants crystal and Shy glowed green, a quick touch and Shy got golden hoof shoes on her front hooves with a green butterfly gem on each, "Oh goodness..." "It seems healing has become kindness." "Healing as in the mage Meadowbrook pillar of healing?" "Yes... You girls seem to know the pillars very well." "We read about them together growing up." "Darling I just noticed that pendant around your neck, it seems the crystals are in the correct order of the rainbow going clockwise except blue is missing." "These are the original elements of harmony that were used on Daybreaker to seal her in the sun, and they were turned into these crystal shapes for easier transport. As for the missing color we still have a missing element." "Wait there are seven pillars so there should be seven crystals." "Yeah I wondered that too but one seemed to have vanished." Twi looked in the sky, "And Eternity is coming." Eternity landed looking a bit rugged and tired, "You yellow pegasus you should be the easiest to convince. Your the element of kindness, would you kindly give it to me?" The animals were freaking out, "Um... Would you please..." She muttered the last part. "What was that?" "Um... I want you..." She muttered the last part again. "Speak up." Shy squeaked out words. "Just spit it out!" "Um... I want you to leave your scaring the animals." "These pathetic pieces of fur?!" His horn ignited as he glared at them, "Oh I see! Give me your element and I won't kill them!" Shy was in his way in a second, "Don't you dare threaten my animals!" "As if you can stop me!" Shy flew up to face, "All right you forced me to do this." Shy said closing her eyes, she snapped them open, her eyes huge as she stared him down. Eternity held out longer then everything or anypony else but he finally buckled under her stare, he whimpered as he slowly crawled away with Shy staring him down until he flew off, she took a deep breath calming herself down, "I'm so sorry about that..." Shy muttered as Twi came up to her, "I didn't want to do that but he pushed me by threatening my animals." Twi hugged her gently with one wing, "Hey it's okay even the sweetest of ponies have triggers, what was that you did though?" "Oh that... I call it the stare, it works on difficult animals but it can be used on other ponies. I just rather not, it makes me feel awful afterwards." "Hey he was threatening your animals. You acted in self defense for the animals at that point." Shy's animals hugged her showing their thanks, "Oh that makes me feel a bit better." Twi hugged her a tad tighter, "You have a big pure golden heart don't forget that." The animals started singing a soft tone, and Shy smiled, "Yeah I definitely won't forget it with all my friends reminding me." Twi looked at the sun. Somepony used to have the same heart, could it be brought back? The rest of their friends joined them, it was a sweet scene as they walked to the flying chariot, Shy did freak out at the sight of Spike, "What's wrong?" "Dragon!" "It's okay he won't hurt you." Shy slowly walked to Spike who just stood still. After a while Shy got comfortable. "Oh... your a friendly dragon... And your not that big... I guess I can trust you." They all climbed inside the chariot and Spike took off into the sky, "Where too now?" "We need to go to Rockville that's where Pinkie pie is, not sure why though but that's just Pinkie for you." "What do you mean by that?" All of them smiled, "Well..."