//------------------------------// // Beauty... // Story: Poetic Justice // by KingSombraTheTyrantRuler //------------------------------// Poetic Justice Chapter Eight Beauty... Sombra’s P.O.V: “So remember, Sombra, there’s nothing to be afraid of. Seeing how well you got along with Rainbow Dash, I’m confident you’ll be fine. Though, you’ve got to be careful with Applejack,” Twilight told me as we went to the throne room or whatever it was called. The rest of her friends were going to meet me, and I had to make a good impression or it would be, well not exactly the end of the world, but it would be beneficial for me if I were able to earn the trust of the members of the ‘Mane Six’ whom I had yet to meet. “I mean, Applejack could be pretty suspicious and plus, she’s the Element Of Honesty. You know, she’s actually able to detect if somepony is lying or not unless they’re using a spell to protect themselves from it, and even though you did cast the spell, you’ll have to be careful.” Just as I was about to ask Twilight if she could stop lecturing me, we arrived at the Throne Room and she stopped. Thank Tartarus. I’m not sure if I would have been able to stay awake. I mean, she was talking on and on… And I’ve been listening to her lecture ever since I woke up, which was like, four hours ago, so yeah, I was getting pretty bored… And a headache... We went inside. I studied the ponies before me. One was an earth pony and the other was a unicorn. Or more accurately, a unicorn who was an- she was the epitome of beauty. “Uh, So-Shard?” I am brought back to this world by a purple hoof waving in front of my face. I realised I had been staring at the unicorn, lost in her beauty, and blushed. “I’ll just leave you all to get acquainted,” Twilight says, breaking the awkward silence. She quickly leaves. I step forward and begin to introduce myself. “Good morning to you, fine ladies. My name is Crystal Shard." The very sound of my voice sends the mare to whom I had taken a fancy to blushing, while the orange one simply took her hat off her head and covered her burning cheeks with it. She is the first to talk. "Howdy Shard, mah name's Applejack. Ah hear yer an acquaintance of some sort of Twilight." "Indeed I am, Miss Applejack. It may have only been a few months since I first met Miss Sparkle, but we became quick friends after discovering our mutual love of books and magic." The orange pony raises an eyebrow and then nods quickly. Her suspicion does not go unnoticed by me.. While she is busy studying me, I pretend not to notice and turn to the remaining mare. "And who might you be, mademoiselle?" The unicorn snaps out of her reverie and smiles at me. "My name is Rarity." I go on my knees and take her outstretched hoof in one of mine, kissing it. She blushes again. "My, my, what a gentlecolt you are." "Miss Rarity, one would find it to be much more beneficial to be a gentlecolt rather than a ruffian, especially in the presence of such a beautiful lady as yourself." The orange mare rolls her eyes as I flatter her friend, but I ignore her. Rarity swoons and would have fallen to the ground if I hadn't caught her. Though, I don't believe she was in any danger at all as a sofa magically appeared in the exact spot she had been a second ago. Bemused, I lay the beautiful mare down and then turn to Applejack who chuckles at my expression. "Ah reckon yer mighty confused, and Ah wouldn't blame ya." I nod. "Does that always happen?" "Yep. Every time she faints, that sofa magically appears. Ah think she's got some kind'a fancy spell for it." I nod and say, "There are some spells that can be used to summon an object from one place to another when a certain action occurs, but they are high level ones..." Talented and beautiful… "So, what's your job?" I ask. " Y'all have been here for three months, and ya still don't know what my job is?! Have y'all been livin' under a rock or something? " I wince. "I apologise- I rarely go out of the Castle as I spend most of my time reading. " "So you're sayin' that you've never gone around Ponyville?" "Miss Sparkle is far too busy to show me around town, and her dragon assistant has too many chores to spare any time to show me. I would have explored it myself, but the risk of getting lost is a possibility, and it is one that I am unwilling to take." She nods. "Ah guess that makes sense… Well, ah suppose ah can show ya around town, if ya aren't too busy. Big Mac's doing the farm work today, so Ah'm free. " At that moment Rarity sits up and runs a hoof over the back of her mane to make sure her hairstyle isn't ruined. Once she's reassured it's fine, she stands up. "What happened while I was unconscious?" " Miss Applejack was offering to show me around town, " I say, smiling. "But Applejack, I thought you said you already had something occupying your time today? Applebloom wanted to have a day out with you, didn't she? " "Well, showin ' somepony around town ain't gonna take long." Rarity smirks . "I would be able to provide a far better description of the buildings, and detail things in such a way that Mr Shard would be able to remember it for the rest of his life." " Please, just call me Shard. And I am sure that both of you can provide an equally good description of the town, so there's no need to fight." Rarity holds her hoof out. "Shall we go?" " An' who said y'all were gonna be showing Shard around town first? " "I decided to be generous and let you have more time to prepare yourself." " Rar-" Twilight walks in, levitating a tray with teacups and biscuits, stopping their argument and putting it on the table. "Let's all have some tea?" After the tea, Twilight had left again, and the mares were no longer fighting. Instead, they were trying to get to know more about me. "So, where did you use to live before?" That caught me off guard. I had never prepared for that question... However, I managed to keep my composure, and gave the truth. "Me? I used to live in the Crystal Empire..." "The Crystal Empire?" asks Rarity. "Yes... Even though the tyrant King has long since been defeated, thanks to you and the other Elements of Harmony, the place held bad memories for me..." "So why did y'all stay there? Like, why wait this long to move out?" "My mother was unwell, and due to her condition, she could not be moved... She was unable to live by herself, and I had to take care of her... But she passed away a few months ago..." "My condolences," says Rarity. I sniffle, acting emotional at the passing of my 'mother'. "I'm... Just happy she's not suffering anymore..." Rarity and Applejack were long gone, and now Twilight was interrogating me. "So, how did it go?" "I think it went well. Even though Applejack seemed to suspect me a little, I don't think she could tell." Twilight nods and jots something down on a notepad. "Next are Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. Fluttershy is really shy, and she's scared of loud noises, so try not to talk too loud. And Pinkie might try to come up with a lot of parties in your honour, and even if you might get annoyed, please try not to show her it…" " Okay Mother. " She looks at me, unamused, and I sigh and place one of my hooves on hers. "Look, I'll remember everything you said, but if you keep giving me lectures on how to behave around each of your friends, I might become so tired that I won't even be able to pretend." She sighs. "Fine, I'll stop lecturing you…"