//------------------------------// // Chapter 25 - Earth Ponies // Story: Quest For Harmony // by destinedjagold //------------------------------// "You..." Starfall hissed as he got right back on his four hooves. He glared at me as I did the same. "How dare you," he spoke, walking in front of the unicorns who were standing on my way, and he stopped right in front of me, "breaking and stealing from the castle, and now hurting a unicorn!" I heard murmurs from behind after they heard the unicorn's hisses, but I didn't care at the moment. He opened his mouth to say something, but instead I suddenly found myself levitated, but I did not struggle as I continued to glare at him. "For resisting the unicorns, I will hold you under arrest, Gold Blitz!" He then stared at the crowd with anger in his eyes. "Let this be an example to all of you!" He shouted, and soon, he tossed me towards the pegasus that he was burning earlier. My back hit his under-belly, and soon, I found myself lying on the floor. I slightly turned my head and saw Cloud Strike was wincing from the impact. "S-sorry..." I whispered, ignoring the rant of the unicorn. "You shouldn't have tried to save me," he replied with a weak smile. As soon as I got myself back on my four hooves, the unicorn levitated me once again and slammed me back on the wooden floor, creating cracks on the area where my back has landed. I lost some air, but still conscious. He continued his rant, but I did not pay attention as I worked my way back on my four hooves. Seeing me standing once again, he levitated me and slammed me back, and this repeated for a couple of times, until I was now weak and taking large breaths of air as I was struggling to stand on my four weak hooves. He glared at me with that fierce glowing horn of his, while I glared right back, even though I'm quite tired and already in the brink of losing my consciousness. "Are you done?" I asked, surprising him for a bit. I lifted my head to glare at him properly, before I stared at the scared crowd. "Was that it?" I asked them, "Was that it!? Huh?" I took a step forward, ignoring the pain that flew to my brain. "Was that the reason why you guys are so darn afraid of these magic freaks!?" "You don't have the right t---" "Zip it, horn-head!" I spat, glaring at him. "I let you finish your stupid rant, and now it's my turn!" He took a step towards me. "You have no authori---" "See this!?" I yelled back at the crowd. "Are these the kind of ponies you want to rule over you!?" I scanned the crowd, and they were murmuring to each other. "Do you know what kind of pathetic future you're giving yourselves if you let them rule over you!?" "I'll give you your last warning, Gold Blitz," Starfall hissed. "Better listen to him, kid," Cloud Strike called. I shot them both a glare before I returned my gaze at the crowd. "Why are you so afraid of their freaking magic, huh!?" I glared at Starfall. "So they can hurt and probably kill us," I returned to the crowd, and noticed large numbers of unicorns have circled the area. "So what if they can!?" "We're afraid to die!" Cried a mare, who was already in tears. I shot her a glare. "You're afraid!? Of death!? How about slavery!? How about letting you guys work without rest until you die!?" I eyed the crowd. "If you ask me, I'd rather die," I glared at Starfall, "than to live the rest of my life working for these unicorns!" I returned to the crowd. "At least I could sleep in peace than to live and suffer!" "You're not doing a good job at persuading them, Blitz," Starfall smirked. I shot him a glare. "I know," I returned to the crowd, "what about the rest of you!? I'll ask you, would you rather be enslaved by the unicorns," I extended a hoof at them, "or by the pegasi!?" I turned and pointed at the three tied-up pegasi. I noticed Rainbow's confused stare at me, but I didn't mind her as I returned my attention to the crowd. "Yes, I know both choices are falling on the slavery category, but think about it. Have the pegasi ever hurt you, or any of you!?" Honestly, I don't really know if they did or not, but seeing the crowd having that realization, I knew I was heading to the right track, but unfortunately, Starfall knew it as well, so he immediately pinned me down with his magic, pushing me down on the wooden platform. "Time's up, Blitz," Starfall hissed as he stopped beside me. "There's also something I want you all to realize!" I shouted as I was levitated. "The pegasi loves to fly! Flying is freedom!" "And freedom is what we're fighting for!" Rainbow shouted. "We came here first, and we never did anything to you earth ponies!" She glared at the unicorn that was levitating me. "Not until we asked for your help after the unicorns decided to invade this land!" "That's true..." "Hey, she's right..." "I don't want unicorns around!" The earth ponies' voices rose as their spirits soar as well, their frightened looks were now replaced by determined realization. I grinned victoriously at Starfall. "All you unicorns want from us is to work and dig and provide you food! Well, guess what!?" I spat at him. "You're not getting any of those, even more so if all of you decide to imprison or kill us!" The earth ponies started shouting and throwing stones at the unicorns now, while those at the receiving end used their magic to cast a barrier around them. To protect himself, Starfall removed his magic from me to cast a protective shield around him. As I rose up, Spike climbed up and helped me while Starfall and the other unicorns on the platform slowly walked back. I noticed that their barriers are only protecting their front bodies, leaving their rear body completely open. "Everyone!" I yelled, "their backsides are open!" Those who heard me have let the others know. I was about to jump off of the platform when my vision suddenly dimmed. Recovering a bit, I quickly found myself lying on my side on the earthy ground. I must have fallen off the platform. My vision was slowly getting darker...and darker... I heard Spike's voice, but it sounded so blurry and distant... --- A roofless yet elegant carriage was magically pulled by four marching unicorn stallions up front. Behind where four more other unicorn stallions. Seated on the carriage was a serious-looking purple unicorn mare, and beside her was a red earth pony stallion. The group were trotting on the War Plains, near the forest. The group stopped after seeing their own kind rushing towards them from the small town that was suppose to be their destination. "P-princess!" Starfall managed, catching his breath as he stopped near the carriage. "Speak, commander. What is it?" Twilight asked, annoyed. An echoing cry of ponies reached their ears. They looked up ahead and saw a large group of earth ponies running towards them with weapons clenched on their teeth. Among them was the orange earth mare, who stopped in her tracks after she had a clear view of the stallion beside the purple unicorn. She was even able to register in her head of the startled expression of the red stallion before the carriage and the unicorns were covered by a large purple sphere, and within a blink, the sphere vanished, along with the unicorns.