//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Welcoming Someone New Into Town // Story: A New Pony in Town // by serenity neko chan //------------------------------// Chapter 2: Welcoming Someone New Into Town 3rd pov Tranquility sat there in the middle of the library as she watched the three ponies argue with each other. She wondered what was happening, all she could tell was either one a princess is coming or that she was in trouble. Shaking her head she couldn't understand why for either reason, she did her paperwork correctly, paid for the land she brought and anything else that was important. Having an audience with a princess was not on that check list, but could she do? So she just sat there reading a book. "Look Twi, I know that you worry but asking the princess to come when it's not needed is a bit too much even for you dare" Rarity spoke to the purple unicorn, Applejack nodded in agreement but what was done is done all they could do was wait and see what will happen next. "I'm really sorry Tranquility" Twilight spoke to the towering Kirin, Tranq just shook her head at her and smiled "Nothing to worry hun you were worried a bit extreme to do but you had your best thoughts. But I don't see anything wrong with me moving here, maybe because I come from a foreign land." They sat in down just before there was some knocking at the door, as Spike opened it they saw the princess. "Twilight my student what was so urgent that I needed to come here?" The princess looked at her pupil and then spotted the large figure near Twilight, and took a startled step back then looked at Twilight for some reasoning "I'm sorry Princess, I was a bit careless and send the letter when I didn't hear Tranquility's story" Twilight bowed her head in embarrassment. Tranquility's pov I sat there as I watched the younger unicorn talk to the Alicorn, I seem to have of startled her when she saw me. I guess my kind is rarely seen around here last time I heard someone moved out was over 100 years ago, standing up I seem to be taller then the Princess, I could guess this as even sitting down. "Hello Princess, it's a honour to meet you" I dipped my head down as I bowed to her, she seem to come out of shock and greeted me back. " Pleasure to meet you Tranquility, I haven't seen your kind here before can you tell me what you are" I smiled and nodded, but before I could of opened my mouth a cyan blue blur crashes through the roof of the library into a pile of books. Blinking I uses my magic to pull the mess out from the books to reveal a pegasus with a rainbow mane and tail, "Rainbow dash! What are you doing crashing through my roof again" I lightly placed the mare down next to Twilight and watched as the scene unfolded in front of us. "Sorry Twilight I was trying a new trick to impress the Wonderbolts" She said rubbing the back of her head as she smiled. "As I was saying Princess I am a Quilin or Kirin, I come from Asia which is half way across the world I am here since I wanted to see the world and now I'm settling in Ponyville. I have my deeds for my shop and house. Which I should be set up by now. By the way it's strange to see an alicorn as a leader though but forget it" The ponies looked at me strangely and I sighed "You see back home no animal ruled over another race, like you rule over the three main races here, back home each species had an alpha, which was the leader and that's it we live in peace with other species, there is a system ranking with us as well the stronger species you are the more respect you get. Dragons are the highest in our place more importantly the lunar and solar dragon, who rules over the sun and moon" Before I could continue, Rainbow spoke up. "Whooa! wait the Princesses are the one who raise the sun and moon how can a dragon raise them?" she questioned me, I smiled at her, as the other ponies looked at her, with a sigh “Well living on the other side of the world the moon raises then when the sun raises here, so the lunar and solar dragon does that job in making the sun and moon raise and fall. She is very old more then two thousand years old.” I explained to the mare, Spike seem to be excited that I was talking about a dragon “ Oooh is the dragon like me? Does she look like me?” Shaking my head, the other urged me to go on. “The lunar and solar dragon is completely different from your kind, the ones back home are bigger even as a child... a child would be the size of your Princess, a lot longer they walk on their four claws and don't have wings but can fly using their powers. The queen dragon is split into two colours all the way down to centre one half midnight blue the other gold. She is huge as big as a mountain she is said that she can fit her whole clan on her back and still fly with ease” They all looked at me in awe as I told them about the queen, I tilted my head in question and hoped that they would answer soon. “So are you saying that there's a dragon that big!? And we have not heard of it?” Shouted Rainbow, I pressed my ears against my head and nodded. “The queen doesn't see nor does any of the species in Asia see why we should tell others about us, ponies and animals back in Asia are not bothered by politics and anything else, as long as your not a threat to us you won't get wrath of the clan you insulted or anyone that they are allied to.” 3rd pov As the others thought this over the Princess walked up to Tranquility and welcomed her to the country that she would be living in. Tranquility thanked her and stood up to walk outside “I have to get going to set up my house and shop you can come to if you want” She smiled at the group as she trotted to her wagon and strapped it on and walked off pulling it with her “I think I might join her what about you guys?” Twilight said interested in the new pony here, the others repiled that they had to do things like, to sell apples or to manage the country. So Twilight ran after the fast Kirin and talked to her by her side. “So Tranquility, why did you move here if I can ask?” Tranquility smiled at the unicorn next to her and spoke out “I move here since I want something different I travelled about the world so much and met so many ponies and creatures over a thousand years, I think it's time to settle down” she smiled at Twilight as she stopped in front of an empty slot near where Rarity's shop was. “There's nothing here” Twilight questioned, Tranquility didn't answer and pulled out a small figure of a house and placed it in the middle of the plot, then she closed her eyes and her horn glowed brightly and the house started to grow. Twilight gapped at the magic that she felt and watched the house and shop grow to a stop. “Welcome to my home, I took this from back home this is my shop “ She moved her horn to the sign above one of the doors it had a symbol of a hammer and a screwdriver crossing each other. The other door didn't have a sign over it but a large window, it seem to be two stories. “Come in I will make some tea for us” Tranquility said as she pushed open the door, the shop seem to be filled tinkles from around the place, watches, machines, toys anything you can name. “Wow what is this place?” Twilight looked at some old books that were in some cases “I repair and make items that anypony brings to me. There are also creations that I made myself, through the other door that you saw is a seasonal shop it will sell different items like clothes, tinkles and other bits in the theme I choose, it could last a couple of weeks till a month.” She nodded to the other side of the wall with a door. She got out an old pot and placed it on the stove behind her and place some tea leaves in it as it boiled, they talked with each other exchanging stories as they waited for the tea to boil. Suddenly the door burst open and a pink pony bounced in “Oh Twilight! I found you, found you found you the feeling I had has finally gone! Wait who is this? A new pony or arrive since I don't know what you are in town we need to celebrate! Pattarry!” she was about to bounce out when she was frozen in mid bounce “As much as I am delighted that you are throwing me a party please don't throw one in my home as you can see it's full of important items” Tranquility stared at the pony as she brought her closer “understood?” she tilted her head and the pony nodded quickly as she was let go “Well Ok come to the bakery then we have plenty room and you get to meet all of the ponies in town” With that she bounced off, as Tranquility poured the tea for her and Twilight. “Here you go please enjoy” as Tranquility sipped her tea and relaxed “That was Pinky pie I can take you to the bakery later, but for now I need to go and check on Spike” She waved her goodbye and Tranquility looked around her shop “This place need cleaning it been a long time since I opened” That evening The shop was spotless as Tranquility dusted the last part with her dusters that was in her mouth and tail, she smiled and moved outside to shake of any dust that was on her and she watched the dust fly off into the night sky. “What a beautiful night” she looked up at the star filled sky and then spotted a pegasus flying in an odd pattern and seem to have fallen down, she quickly stood up and ran towards the falling pony using her magic to hopefully save her. As the grey pegasus was about to crush into a tree she was stopped. “ Are you alright miss?” Tranquility asked as she settled her on the floor. “Thank you I just don't know what when wrong my wings just stiffen up and didn't want to move anymore” Tranquility looked at the pegasus's wing and saw that it was stuck stiff with gum and bits of muffin. “Well I see your problem your wing is stuck full of food you need to clean it before you start flying again” The Kirin nudged the grey pegasus with her snout. She smiled at her “I can fix that for you, just wait a second” Tranquility focused her power to her breath and she slowly breathed on the feathers freezing them, then shattering them with the gum and crumbs she smiled as her wings were clean “Hope that is better, now don't get them messed up again” she smiled as she trotted away, without knowing that the pegasus was following her. As she arrived at home she saw Twilight standing in front of her door, waiting for her. “There you are Tranquility, and it seems like you have Derpy hooves with you” Tranquility looked back and saw the grey pegasus called Derpy bump into her “We best get going to the party lets get going” Twilight trotted ahead of the two with spike on her, Tranquility shrugged and picked up Derpy and followed her to the house made out of cake and sweets. The place was filled with cake and sweets as well as all the town ponies they all were happy talking to each other and enjoying themselves. Just as Tranquility entered everyone stopped doing what they was doing. And stared at Kirin. “She is so big!” “who Is she?” “Wow look at the mane on that pony” “why is Derpy being carried by her” the talk and gossip when on as Tranquility walked passed everypony towards Pinky pie,placing Derpy down and smiled at her. “Thank you for the party Pinky pie this is very enjoyable for me” she petted the pink pony and when to eat some cake and talk to some other ponies. She stopped and saw that the three little fillies that she looked after before was being bugged by two other fillies. “Hey blank flanks what are you guys doing here, shouldn't you blank flanks be somewhere else?” The Cutie Mark Crusaders tried to ignore the bullies. But it was really hard to, when they were in their face. “What are you doing bothering and calling them names young fillies” Tranquility questioned Diamond Tiara and Sliver Spoon, they just huffed at her “And who just are you and what are you?” Tiara snouted at her, Tranquility looked at the two fillies and frowned at them “I think the party that Pinkie threw it for me, to welcome me you don't seem to that welcoming” She snorted at her and then suddenly heard someone behind her “Tiara is this weird creature bothering you?” Tranquility's pov I turned around to see a unicorn that had a diamond necklace, with a blue mane. “What do you think you are doing to my Tiara? Whatever you are” she stomped her hoof, I simply just looked at her but she seem to pushed herself in front of her “Well answer me! I am the wife of Filthy Rich, Magic flower!” She shouted at me, I backed up and hid the three fillies behind me just in case that something would happen, but the name Filthy Rich sounds familiar. “I don't care who you are I was told by Pinkie Pie that she wanted me to be the guest of honour, since this party is meant to be for me” the unicorn snorted and started to use her magic against the punch bowl and floated it up “Like I care! I bet your a changeling! I am going to show ponies the truth” A changeling? Those ponies that feed of love I know there was a problem with them a few weeks ago but really? Then suddenly I felt my scales and mane get soaked and sticky from the berry punch that was thrown at me. I was completely displeased with the treatment of this unicorn and her cronies as I stood there soaking wet, the music has stopped and every pony was looking this way “Magic flower! How dare you treat a guest like that!” I looked a head and saw Twilight staring a hole into the unicorn, the pony in question froze “B-but she was g-going to hu-hurt Tiara” she whined. I reared back I hurt a child? Never! I would never do that I mean how can I do that to any pony, unless I have to defeat myself but never the less. Then Applebloom popped out from behind me “No she wasn't she was telling her off from being mean to use because we don't have our cutie marks yet!” I nudged her back behind me “Shh little one” I whispered to her as she backed up into the others. Magic flower backed away and ran out the bakery with her cronies and daughter following her. “I'm so sorry Tranquility” I simply shook my head though doing that made some punch fly about hitting some ponies, I was about to speak when the door open to reveal the princess. “Princess!” every pony bowed to her as I stood there, not to be disrespect but I was never told I need to bow to her every time she entered the same room, it would be tiring to me and a bit boring to her. “I thought this was a party? Why is there no music playing and why it Tranquility all wet” I smiled and walked up to her “Nothing much Princess and please call me Ran calling Tranquility is too long all of you too please call me Ran” I called out to everyone. She smiled back at me and Twilight trotted next to me and started talking to the Princess, I simply stepped back and trotted outside to A get some fresh air and B to clean myself up. “You okay Ran?” I turned around and saw Derpy flying towards me, I nodded my head “I just need to clean myself up down want to be sticky all night or smell like berry punch do I?” I smiled at her, she shook her head “Nah you don't not around berry she might actually try and eat you since you smell like that” I looked at her strangely as I closed my eyes and I felt my horn glow and I moved a cloud above me, willing my magic into it I felt a calm rain shower hit me as it got rid of any punch that I had. After sitting there for about 5 minutes I stopped the cloud and let it drift out while I shook my my mane and tail dry but doing this makes my hair go all puffy. “Whoa Ran you look like a puffed up lion” I looked up and saw Rainbow dash laughing, smiling I felt like scaring her, I winked at Derpy for her to be quite and I floated myself up behind Rainbow. “Hey where she go? Did she go back inside?” she looked on the ground for me, floating closer “Boo can you guess who” I spoke in a deep creepy voice and I watch Rainbow crash into the ground in fright “Hahahaha! That was classic, always watch out for Kirins Rainbow we love playing tricks on others” I looked at her upside down as I floated in the air. The other ponies started to look at what was all the noise and saw me floating lazily above the ground unfortunately, with my puffed out mane and my eyes glowed when the light hit me caused some of the ponies to scream “GHOST PONY” They scattered themselves and ran for it as I floated myself onto the ground “What was that about?” my eyes dimmed down from the glow and Rarity seem to of took it as her job to fix my man and tail. “You seem to of scared some of the ponies with you floating and that your eyes glowed” Rarity spoke to me I looked at her and sighed, and stopped that not all ponies ran “Well at less not every pony ran away” I bend down and looked at a pegasus the was a yellow pastel colour and with a pink mane and tail, she yiped in suprise and hid behind the Princess and the others “That's Fluttershy, she's just shy don't mind her” I nodded at them and walked back inside the bakery “Well what you guys waiting for we have a party to finish”