//------------------------------// // Friends Ending: Harmony Wins: Chapter 28: Questions // Story: Blank // by GameMakingOtaku //------------------------------// Friends Ending: Harmony Wins Chapter 28 Questions It's been a few days, and Twilight is still thinking that there is something up with Inn. She comes to visit, asking the same few questions, “Are you okay?”, “Is everything alright?”, “Bit for your thoughts!” Inn got the pattern down. It was early morning that Twilight would show up. Ah, the memories of getting up early to go to school. Now she does it to talk to a friend. Today though... she doesn't want to hear any of the questions. They are getting rather annoying. So she is out getting thing for Inn inn. Inn is at the food court and sees Applejack. She was just setting up her stand. “Good morning, A-applejack.” “Oh, Inn... yea know I've been mean'n ta talk to you.” It this didn't sound good, the face that Applejack was giving didn't make it look good either. “O-oh, what about?” This didn't seem like it was going to be a good morning ether. Buck! “Big Mac told me you came onta him.” Applejack looked at Inn as if she were inspecting her. Inn was a little shock. Was that all? “Yes, I, ah did. Why?” “Big Mac's big, but he's a softy. He ain't need no softy marefriend. He needs some mare that will buck him up.” Big Mac's a softy? Wait, Inn just noticed that she was denied by Applejack for being to soft. “I'm n-not too soft!” Inn's whiny voice was a nice touch to her fake anger. “Show me other wise. All Ah seen from you is shaking, and stutterin. How do you think that's not soft?” Applejack looked smug, as if she won the debate. “W-want me to show you?” Inn looked around as if she wasn't wanting to. She is so going to the moon for this. “How can you? If you can, then do it!” Ah, she looked so smug. “Whatever you say.” Inn used a deep voice. “What th-” “Lets go!” Inn said as she sprouted a horn that instantly glowed. Both of them were enveloped in light, as they were lifted into the air. “Hey, wait a-” “Hold onto something... tightly.” Inn then sprouted wings. In just an instant that had they darted off. Not long after they were over the forest, there was three booms that quickly happened. Inn changes directions rapidly. “Wrong way, he he.” Inn could see Applejack was scared from the height. “How are yea doing this?” “Do you need help back there?” Inn changes into a dragon. “Do you want to ride my back?” “Ahhh!” “Geez, a simple no would do.” There was another boom. Inn did some acrobatics. “It feels so weird doing acrobats as a dragon. Do you think they do it often themselves?” Applejack looks back to see a large cloud ring disappear. “How should Ah know. And where are we going anyway?” Inn thinks, then she turns back into a pony. “Oh right... I past it up. Hold on tight?” Inn did a big turn around. She could handle fast stops now, but Applejack couldn't. It didn't take them long to get to the town of Inn's choice. “Here we are!” bounced Inn. “What do you think?” “It's a town.” Applejack was not amused. “Not just any town, one that I was banished from!” Inn didn’t sound very affected by this. “What! Why?” Applejack did sound very affected by this. “Traumatizing some classmates,” whispered Inn. She went back to bouncing, and Applejack followed. “You did what?” “Oh, oh. That's not even the best part. See, this happened when I was a filly. A few weeks ago, I made my second illegal visit.” They turn a corner, and a statue of Inn can bee seen. “I saved them, and became their hero.” A few ponies setting up shop started clapping as they noticed Inn walking by. “Can you guess what I did?” Applejack was a little too shocked to answer. Inn grabbed one of the cheering ponies. “Can you tell lil AJ what I did for this town really fast?” The stallion was more than eager. “You saved us all from thousands of monsters! There was five dragons, and you took their fire like it was nothing! You save us!” “So... what was that about me being too much of a softy for that hunk of a brother you have?” ============= A humble hometown pony is just shocked to learn that there is a magical earth pony. Applejack goes to see her good friend Twilight Sparkle to ask if there is any logical explanation for it. Not long after she gets to Twi's house, Spike says that she hasn't come back since she took Nyx to school. AJ looks around town. She eventually sees Twilight coming out of Inn inn. “Howdy Twi!” greeted the orange pony. “Good morning. I thought that you would be at your apple stand Applejack. What brings you all the way over here?” “Ahh shoot! The stand is unattended. Can you come with me while Ah ask you some questions? Ah think that it may be up your barn.” “Why not?” They walked back to the stand. Twilight answered Applejack's question with a simple, “I have only seen one.” AJ asked if Twilight would know of a way to give magic to an earth pony. A lot more questions were asked, similar in nature. It didn't matter though, they all where 'no' answers. Not long after they got to the apple stand, AJ turns to ask her last question. “Say, Twilight... what 'one' pony did you see?” Applejack looked at Twilight with inspective eyes. Twilight Sparkle leaned back to get away from Applejack's pressing face. “Oh... just a pony.” “Yea, a pony that seems to only exist on her own, right? She ain't got no equal. That's odd, don't yea reckon?” The purple book worm backed up. “Well yes but-” “So what ain't yea saying then? Who is it?” prodded Applejack. “Wait, do you know?” “Well... Ah know of one...” “What magical earth pony do you know Applejack?” Darn that smug Twilight. She had Applejack. “Inn. Not the inn Inn, but the innkeeper Inn. Ahh~ did you follow that? Ah don't think Ah did myself.” “How long have you known? When I learned of what she could do, I looked in every book for an explanation. When I didn't find one there, I asked Princess Celestia.” Twi lets out a soft sigh. “Still no logical reason for it.” “Well Ah just found out when she showed me her home town. That pony sure can fly!” “Yea, I know that too... I'm worried about her though.” ============= Twilight finished explaining what she is fearing about Inn. Applejack and Twilight think that it might be best if all six of them watch Inn for a while. Twilight made her way to Fluttershy's house. Twilight saw that Fluttershy was feeding some animals, so trying not to be too loud, “Hi.” “Eep!” squeaked Fluttershy as she dropped the animal's food. “Sorry I tried not to scare you.” “Oh, it's okay. I just don't normally have visitors at this time. So, ah, what's going on Twilight?” “Ah, it's Inn.” Twilight didn't know how to say it. It was just worries, but Fluttershy may take it worse than anypony. “Inn, what's wrong? Is she okay? Is she sick? Can I help?” Twilight tried to stop Fluttershy sooner, but she was rattling off her prancing questions too fast. “It's not that. Inn's been acting... peculiar.” “Like how? You do know that she is odd right?” reminded Fluttershy. “Yes, I know that. She is acting... reserved. She doesn't talk to us, or at least me, as much as she use to.” Twilight couldn't hold back the look that she wasn't saying everything. “Twilight, is there more?” “Ah, well...” “Oh Twilight, you can trust me. Say what is wrong.” Panic seemed to creep into Fluttershy's voice. “She said... she wanted to see something.” Twilight fidgets around trying to say it in a... Fluttershy friendly way. “She wanted me to stab her. I don't know why, but she-” Fluttershy's face washes over with fear. “Is she alright? Did you do it? Why did she-” It was Twilight's turn to interrupt. “She wouldn't stop asking me to.” Twilight paused to let this sink in. “I, I ah, I did it. She doesn't have any injuries.” This time, Twilight pauses more like what she was saying still needed to sink in to herself. “She is physically fine. Mentally... not to sure.” Fluttershy looked shocked, scared, and afraid. “Did I tell you how Inn and me met? I stopped her from letting a rock crush her.” There was a brief break, it seemed as if Fluttershy was trying to think fast. “She promised to looked on the bright side of life. I hope she hasn't broken the promise she made me.” Fluttershy looked as if she was about to cry. ============= Fluttershy walks around town. She needs to find her other friends and try getting them to help with watching Inn. Fluttershy didn't know where to begin. She just wanders the streets hoping to find Rainbow Dash, Rarity, or even Pinkie Pie. A thought hits her like a large rock; look in the most obvious places, their homes. This realization was short lived though, as Rainbow Dash crashed in front of Fluttershy. “Oogh, that didn't work.” Dash was just getting up. She noticed that Fluttershy was staring at her as if the crash hurt. “Oh, high Fluttershy. I just lost control of a new trick, happens all the time.” Rainbow Dash was trying to be comforting. “Are you sure? That looked like it hurt.” “Yea, nothing much. By the way, is there anything going on? I've seen you roaming the streets for some time now.” “I've been looking for you, Pinkie, and Rarity. I need to ask you all a favor, if you don't mind.” “Shoot, I'm all ears.” Rainbow sat down to give emphasis. Fluttershy fidgeted a little. “Well, me, Applejack, and Twilight are all worried about Inn.” “Wait!” Dash held up a hoof to stop Fluttershy. “Are you saying that you are worrying about a speedy, stuttering, stammering, shaky, shy, shape-shifting spy?” asked Dash with a little bit of a laugh in her voice. “Honestly, it's like being worried about Ny-” Rainbow Dash stopped herself as a thought rolled in. “Oh, well, maybe there is some room for concern.” “Ah, we are going to keep an eye on Inn. She's been acting... not herself.” Fluttershy knew that she was hiding things well. “What are you saying? A spy will act one way one minute and another way the next. This doesn't seem right to me.” Fluttershy began thinking as hard as she could. “What I'm saying is, we need to spy on her. Make sure-” “Spy on a spy! Count me in!” Rainbow Dash was out of sight faster than you can say 'Bye'.