//------------------------------// // The Terrifying Threat, Celestia's Strategy, Approaching Danger // Story: My Little Pony: Subarashii Harmony! // by TomaTanuki //------------------------------// My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic -X- Kamen Rider OOO - Subarashii Harmony!! Chapter 3: The Terrifying Threat, Celestia's Strategy, Approaching Danger 'Oh by the love of Epona move faster!!' Princess Luna pleaded silently, shooting a quick glare at the large clock on the throne room wall. 'I don't think I can take much more of this fool!' It was a well known fact in Equestria that anypony has the right to come into the Royal Court and speak to the Princesses, provided they had an appointment of course. Upon entering the throne room each visitor had twenty minutes to offer proposals, make requests or voice concerns. This was usually more than enough time, allowing Celestia and Luna to meet with as many ponies as possible each day. However, there was another, almost unknown rule about the Court. Should a pony's time run out one of two things would happen. The current Princess would either politely interrupt and point out the time or they would sit quietly and allow them another minute or two of leeway. The latter was usually a good sign that the Princess had taken an interest in what they were hearing. In this case, however... 'He's not getting another second!' Luna thought, trying her best to maintain her serene smile as she listened to the pony currently before her. "In conclusion..." Prince Blueblood said haughtily as he swept his mane back, "based on all of the traits and accomplishments I've just listed, I believe I am prepared to take a more active role in the governing of Equestira." 'Not a chance! Not a chance in Tartarus you arrogant little-' The Night Princess cut the thought off before it was fully formed. She promsied Celestia she would do her best to reside over the afternoon court while she was in Ponyville investigating the recent events. This meant, above all else, keeping her temper under control. 'Still, she could have warned me that HE was on the schedule before I agreed.' "Naturally I expect to start small," the stallion continued, oblivious to the sound of grinding teeth emanating from the throne. "Perhaps the governorship of Manehatten or even-" *SLAM* Both Blueblood and the Princess jumped in surprise as the throne room doors suddenly swung open and a single guardspony came running towards the throne. "Princess Luna! I-Oh, s-sorry your highness..." The guard apologized, giving the perturped prince a slight bow before turning back to the Princess. "Prince-Captain Shining Armor has returned with his field report." "Ahh, excellent. Thank you, good stallion, please show him inside," The guard bowed his head and hurried back out as Luna stepped down from the throne, "My apologies dear nephew but I'm afraid I must cut our meeting short. This is a matter of upmost importance. However, rest assured, I will discuss your proposal with my sister and inform you of our decision as soon as possible." Luna braced herself, fully expecting Blueblood to whine and protest. However, he merely let out a dramatic sigh and bowed. "I supposed it can't be helped, royal duty and such," His tone held a slight hint of frustration, clearly he was expecting to meet with Celestia today, "Thank you for your time Aunite, have a pleasant afternoon." With another bow Blueblood turned to leave just as Shining Armor entered. As the two passed each other they exchanged a short nod. "Captain." "Blueblood." Shining Armor tried not to smirk as Blueblood scowled. The prince still wasn't quite used to him being a member of the royal family and Shining rarely missed an opportunity to point it out. Shining Armor made his way up to the princess and saluted. He opened his mouth to speak but Luna raised her hoof to cut him off. She glanced past him, wanting to make sure Blueblood was well out of earshot before either of them said anything. Once the prince had departed and the doors closed Luna let out a heavy sigh, smiling at Shining Armor. "Thou art a life saver Captain. We-" Luna caught herself slipping into archaic Equestrian and cleared her throat, "I am not sure how much longer I could stand listening to that blowhard. How does my sister put up with him?" "I have no idea your highness. But it was an honor to come to your rescue my lady." Shining Armor replied with a chuckle, giving the Night Princess a respecful bow. Luna rolled her eyes at him and gently tapped her hoof on the floor. "Oh, stop that. Raise your head Shining Armor, are we not family now?" The unicorn blushed slighty as he stood up straight once more. "Sorry, force of habit." "You are forgiven...this time." Luna winked at him playfully. "So, what do you have to report? Have you-" A sudden flash of light interrupted her, forcing the pair to shield their eyes as a glowing object appeared at the base of the throne. The light faded after a few seconds, revealing the regal form of Luna's older sister. Celestia took a quick look around the room before her eyes fell upon her sister and Shining Armor. "Perfect, you're both here." Celestia said, a weary smile gracing her lips. "I have something vitally important to tell you two. Are there anymore appointments today Luna?" "No," Luna replied, a slight hint of confusion in her voice. "Prince Blueblood was the last one on today's list." "Excellent. Thank you again Luna, I knew I could rely on you," she gave her little sister a loving nuzzle before turning to Shining Armor. "Where is Cadance? Is she here with you?" Shining shook his head. "She's still out helping with the search. Should I go and get her?" "No!" Celestia cried, making the two jump in surprise. Mentaly chiding herself for the outburst, she took a calming breath continued. "I mean; no, that won't be necessary. In fact, I must ask you not to repeat anything I am about to tell you. Not to Cadance, or anypony else." Shining Armor and Luna noted the seriousness in Celestia's voice. It was rare that the Sun Princess spoke in anything other than a calm, motherly tone. The Prince-Captain swallowed nervously before bowing his head. "As you command your highness." Celestia sighed at this but smiled all the same, she knew she could trust the two ponies before her with her very life. There was no need to be short with them. "My apologies Shining Armor, I meant that more as a request. I simply don't want to risk this information getting out until we're ready to make an official statement." "Is something the matter sister?" Luna asked, having moved to Celesta's side, "Did something happen in Ponyville?" Celestia paused for a moment, looking between the two of them as if trying to find the right words. "I'm afraid so. I suppose there's no point in trying to sugarcoat it. When I returned to Ponyville, it was under attack." "Attack!?" Luna's wings flared in surprise as Shining Armor practically leapt forward. "What happened?! Is anypony hurt?! Is Twilight-" "Everypony is safe." Celestia said calmly, holding up her hoof to quiet them. "Aside from a some minor property damage and a few bumps and bruises there were no serious injuries. The attacker was a monster from Eiji's world. Thankfully my theory was correct, those coins were indeed Core Medals, and Eiji was able to use them to destroy it." Luna and Shining Armor both let out a sigh of relief. "However," She began again, the pair of royals snapping to attention once more. "I fear this is merely the begining..." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Naturally the ponies who had witnessed the battle, most notably the Cakes and the Mayor, had plenty of questions about what happened and about the two strange new comers. Twilight and her friends quickly ushered Eiji and Ankh into the library while the I tried to reassure the citizens. "Everypony please remain calm," Celestia pleaded, trying to quiet the frightened crowd. "I promise everything will be explained soon. Please be patient" "How soon? What's going on!?" An Earth Pony cried out. "Where did they come from?" another asked, "What kind of magic was that!?" "Are we being invaded!?" Celestia surpressed a sigh, trying as hard as she could to maintain her composure. "Please, I-" "Excuse me your highness," Pinkie Pie interupted as she bounced past the Princess. "Let me handle this." At this point Celestia was willing to try anything and nodded for Pinkie to go ahead. Pinkie shot the princess a playful wink as she raised her hoof to get the crowd's attention. "Attention everypony!!" The pink pony bellowed, having pulled a megaphone seemingly out of nowhere. "I made two new friends today! Their names are Eiji and Ankh and they're both really nice!" She paused for a moment, letting out a sheepish chuckle. "Well technically I just met Ankh so he might not be as nice but Eiji likes him and that's good enough for me! If you would like to meet them yourselves we'll be having a 'Welcome to Ponyville' party for them later tonight! I'm sure they'd love to be friends with all of you too! We'll try to answer all of your questions then but for now please return to your business! We have a lot of preparations to make!" With her announcement complete Pinkie's megaphone vanished once again and the gathered ponies murmered quietly amongst themselves. Much to Celestia's surprise, the crowd began to disperse, their converstations turning to what kind of treats would be at the party. Celestia stood there wided eyed for a moment before breaking out into a fit of giggles. "Well done Pinkie Pie. You never fail to amaze me my dear." "Aww, it was nothing your highness," Pinkie replied with a slight blush as she turned back into the library. Celestia followed her inside and immediately had to supress a shudder when she spotted Ankh floating around the library's upper level. Depite the brief introduction Eiji had given her and the others outside the sight of him was still a bit unnerving. Glancing down she saw the other ponies gathered around the reading table were just as distrubed, especially her student. It was understandable, of course. Having a stanger examine every inch of her home was bad enough but having an ill-tempered, disembodied arm do so was just plain unsettling. Celestia placed a comforting hoof on her student's back, hoping to calm her down. The unicorn visibly relaxed and smiled up at her teacher just as Ankh rejoined them. "Well, it's not much," Ankh said, hovering next to Eiji. "but as far as roosts go it's better than nothing." "Umm, thanks?" Twilight replied, unsure if that was a compliment or an insult. Ankh seemed to ignore her and instead turned his attention to the pink Core Medals laying on the table. "So these managed to revive me? Interesting." Eiji nodded and picked one up. "What do you think, Ankh? Can you tell us anything about them?" Ankh twitched irritably at the question. "Never seen them before. It's possible they were made before mine were, like Maki's, and just never used. I can't be sure though." Ankh's his fingers hovered above the Medals but just before touching it he pulled back and scoffed at it. "But there's something really off-putting about them. I can't put a finger on it but they feel...disgusting." "That's not very nice," Pinkie said with a frown. "They seem pretty nice to me. After all, they put you back together." Ankh turned towards her and chuckled mirthlessly "Exactly. Core Medals embody selfishness and greed. Why would they repair my Core if they'd get nothing in exchange?" "Well, maybe these are just really nice." Fluttershy answered, earning the approving smiles of everyone. Ankh seemed unconvinced but said nothing more on the subject. *knock-knock* A pair of quick knocks pulled everypony's attention back to the door as Rarity pushed it open and stepped inside, Spike right at her side. The sight of the white unicorn made everypony freeze for a split second before she gave them all a big smile. "She's alright! Sweetie Belle's alright" She cried happily, rushing forward to give Eiji a hug. Everypony breathed a sigh of relief as the fashionista composed herself, still clinging to the human. "The doctor said she just has a little tummy ache but other than that she's just fine. They're going to keep her overnight just in case and my parents are with her now and-Oh thank you so much Eiji! You saved her life!" Eiji's face was almost bright red at this point as he gently tried to pry Rarity off of him. Everypony seemed to find this amusing except for Ankh, who wasn't really paying attention, and Spike, who was currently giving Eiji is best death glare along with the 'I'm watching you' gesture. After a moment Rarity finally calmed down enough to release Eiji and take a seat at the table, Spike quickly pulling up a chair between her and the human. "Well, now that that's taken care of I s'ppose we shoud get down to business." Applejack began, knowing this was a subject they were avoiding but still had to address. "This Maki fella, ya sure he came here with ya?" "Yes," Eiji said with a solemn nod. "There's no other explaination for that Yummy. All of the other Greeed were destroyed. I thought he was too but..." The human trailed off, falling silent as he turned his attention to the small pile of Cell Medals on the table. He gripped the hem of his shirt tightly, his teeth clenching in frustration. "I'm sorry. It's my-" "Do not blame yourself Eiji," Celestia began, as if reading Eiji's thoughts. "You had no reason to suspect he had survived your last encounter. We were remiss as well. According to the reports two large objects flew out of the rift. In all the excitement after finding you, we completely overlooked that fact." Eiji smiled at the princess but it was obvious he was still troubled, not that anypony could blame him. "So, just how bad is this?" Rainbow asked, finally tearing her eyes away from Ankh. "You said this guy tried to destroy your world. Do you think he'll try doing again here?" Eiji scratched his head as he thought about it and sighed. "He might. Maki wanted to see the end of the world because he thought it would make it 'complete.' I'm not really sure why he's the way he is but he's already strong enough to make a Yummy, that alone makes him too dangerous for this world." "I agree," Twilight added. "however, we still need more information. For starters, can you tell us how he planned on ending your world? If we knew his plan we might be able to stop him before he causes too much damage." "Hold it!" Ankh exclaimed, floating over to Twilight. "Don't get the wrong idea. Eiji and I may be stuck here but we have a score to settle with Maki. Leave him to us. You little weaklings would just get in the way." "Hey!" Rainbow Dash growled and flew over to Ankh, getting right in his...palm. "Who're you calling weaklings!? We've taken on dragons, manticores and a whole army of freaky bug-pony...things! We're no pushovers and we're plenty tough enough to help fight this freak. Sure, maybe we couldn't take that Yummy thing down on our own but we didn't make things easy for it either! Besides," Rainbow grinned. "how much help can YOU be without the rest of you?" There was an audible gasp from the other ponies as Rainbow finished her rant. After a few seconds of tense silence Ankh twitched a little and chuckled. "For starters...Forehead Flick!" "OW!" Rainbow cried out and stumbled backwards from Ankh's attack. Rubbing the little red mark on her head she glared at the disembodied hand and huffed. "Why you little-" Ankh laughed and cracked his fingers. "Come on! I'll-" "Enough! Both of you!" Celestia commanded, instantly pacifying Rainbow Dash. Ankh seemed hesitant but backed down as well a moment later. The princess sighed, calming herself, and turned back to Eiji. "Please answer Twilight's question if you can. Now that he's here, Maki is our problem as much as he is yours." "You're right. We'll have a better chance if we work together." Eiji said, glancing over at Ankh as he spoke. "Maki's plan was to have one of the Greeed's absorb all of the Core Medals at once." He could see the confusion in the ponies' faces and quickly explained. "You see, each Greeed had a set of nine Core Medals and when they have all of their own their power is at it's peak. However, they could become even more powerful if they took in other Greeed's Cores as as well. The downside was that if they absorbed too many they could go out of control and turn into a rampaging monster. Maki wanted to force one of the Greed to do this and destroy everything. After that, he would destroy the rampaging Greed so he would be the last thing alive." "He almost succeeded too." Ankh added darkly. "He managed to create his monster and it devoured a good chunk of the city. It transformed buildings, trees, even humans into millions of these," He picked up a few of the Cell Medals and tossed them onto the table. "and sucked them all up." There was a long silence as the pair finished their explaination, broken only by Fluttershy's whimpers and Twilight's panting, as the Princess and her subjects tried to process this. "That...that..." Twilight struggled to speak, tears forming in her eyes as she imagined such a horror unleashed in Equestria. "That's HORRIBLE! We can't let that happen! We have to stop him! W-We have...we have to..." She trailed off as the princess gently drapped her wing over her and nuzzled her. "We will," Celestia said, those two words somehow soothing everypony at once. After making sure Twilight was okay she looked back up at Eiji. "So, if that is Maki's plan he would have to gather as many of the Core Medals as he could, correct?" Eiji nodded and Celestia's smile wided. "In that case we will simply have to collect as many as possible before he does. Not only will that prevent him from completing his plan but it will force him to come to us to take the ones we have. With any luck, by then Eiji will be prepared and he will still be weakened." "Ha! Brilliant!" Ankh spat, sarcastically. "But that's easier said than done. According to you they're scattered all across this place. How exactly do you plan on finding them before Maki, Miss Sunshine?" "Oh, that tears it! Nopony insults the princess while I'm around! Especially not a freaky thing like you!" Rainbow snarled as she lunged at Ankh, the Greeed barely managing to avoid her. She reared back to charge again but was stopped cold when a purple bubble appeared around her. "What the-OH, COME ON TWILIGHT! LET ME AT HIM!" Twilight sighed and lowed Rainbow back to the floor as she pounded on the barrier with her hooves. She opened her mouth to lecture her but was cut off when Celestia cleared her throat. The princess gave Ankh a playful smirk as she rose to her full height, casting a shadow over the arm. "Do not worry about my methods Mr. Ankh," The Greeed twitched a little at the honorific, "for now I only ask that you and Eiji trust me to handle the search while the two of you protect Ponyville if another of those monsters should appear." Eiji rose to his feet as well and nodded. "Don't worry, I won't let you down. You can count on me your highness." "I know I can," Her smile brighter than ever, Celestia gently tapped Eiji's shoulders with her horn. "With you here, I can rest easy knowing Ponyville is in capable hands." She paused, regarding all of her subjects. "Now, I'm afraid I must take my leave. There is much to do and precious little time to waste. Farewell, everypony." With that Twilight and her friends rose to bow as Celestia turned and headed to the door. As she stepped out the library she turned back to face them once more. "Be careful, all of you." "We will, Princess." Twilight said, bowing once more as her mentor prepared to depart. "We will." "Umm, Twilight?" Rainbow began irritably, tapping the side of the barrier. "Could you let me outta this thing please? I'm all nice and calm now." Twilight blushed and chuckled nervously as she dispelled the barrier. "Heh-heh, sorry Rainbow. I-" "Sneak attack! Hyah!" Rainbow cried as she suddenly pounced on Ankh, grabbing hold of the floating arm and wrestling it to the ground. "Ha! Gotcha now!" The pegasus chuckled as she pinned Ankh to the floor. "Try and get outta this!" "Forehead Flick!" "Ow! Grrr, why you little- Take this!" *Crunch* "AUGH! She bit me!" Twilight groaned and facehoofed while the others watched them go at it. With smile and a roll of her eyes Celestia stepped outside and teleported away, reappearing almost instantly in her throne room... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "That is, unfortunately, our current situation," Celestia concluded solemnly as Luna and Shining Armor stared at her, trying to process all they had just heard. "This is...most unsettling sister." Luna said as the information sank in. "Are you sure this 'Eiji' is up to the task?" Celestia nodded. "I believe so. After all, this is an enemy from his world, one he has fought against for a long time." "And we all know how that turned out." Shining Armor said, his tone as sharp as a sword. "With all due respect, I can't agree with this. We barely know anything about this 'human' yet you're trusting him to defend Ponyille against something he wasn't able to defeat in the first place." Celestia turned to face her Captain of the guard. "Very well, then what do you suggest we do?" Shining Armor straightened his back, standing at his full height. "Let me go to Ponyville. I'll take some of my best colts, find this...thing and wipe it out." The sun princess let out a patient sigh, shaking her head at him. "Shining Armor, the creature that attacked Ponyville was merely an creation of Maki's, yet it was still incredibly powerful. Based on what Eiji has told me Maki himself is many times stronger and far more cunning. Even if he were vulnerable after being brought here, I doubt we will be able to find him until he reveals himself." "So we just wait!?" Shining bellowed, stomping his hoof. "We sit back and let this monster roam Equestria, doing as he pleases!?! Meanwhile my sister's safety is in the hooves of some alien freak and his-" "Shining Armor!" Celestia cut him off sharply, giving him the slightest glare she could manage. To his credit, Shining Armor met her gaze for several seconds before looking away. Celestia calmed herself before speaking again. "Now is not the time for rash actions. We're dealing with a foe the likes of which we have never encountered before.We cannot afford to act without knowing exactly what we're up against. The risk is simply too great." Celestia stepped closer, leaning down she she could talk to him face to face. "I understand your concerns, Shining Armor, believe me I do." She gently lifted his chin up to look in to his eyes. "Please, do not delude yourself into thinking you are the only pony who cares about Twilight. Or that you are the only one worried for her safety." Shining was left speechless as the princess's words struck home. Taking a step backwards he looked down in shame. "I-I just-...I'm sorry your highness." "It's alright." Celestia smiled as she draped her wing over the stallion. "If it is too much to ask for you to trust Eiji and Ankh, then please, trust me. I have faith enough for us both." "I..." Shining Armor took a deep breath, trying to fight back the tears forming in his eyes. "I'll try Princess." Celestia smiled down at him, using her wing tips to wipe the bits of moisture away. "That's all I ask." While he collected himself she looked over at Luna who smiled back at her, giving her an approving nod at how she had handled the matter. "I'm okay." Shining Armor said as he ducked under Celestia's wing and rubbed his eyes. Standing straight again he gave the Princesses a crisp salute. "Shall I deliever my report now your highness?" "Please do," Celestia answered softly. "And please, there is no need for formality." Luna chucked as she moved next to her sister. "I keep trying to tell him that, sister, but I fear it will take some time for it to sink in." The Princesses shared a little chuckle before nodding for Shining Armor to begin. The unicorn lowered his hoof, feeling a little more at ease, and began. "As requested, I gathered a squad of my best trackers and searched all over Canterlot for any trace of the objects that fell from the sky. Thanks to the description you gave me, we managed to find five of these 'Core Medals' so far. We don't know if there are anymore but we plan to continue the search until sundown. At which point..." Luna smiled as he nodded for her to take it from there. "At which point my Night Guard will take over. I have already informed them of the situation and they are ready to pick up where the the captain's team left off." Celestia nodded and turned to look out the window while she considered her options. The princess closed her eyes, feeling the sun sink down in the horizon, and took deep calming breath. "Well done, both of you. Now for our next move," She turned back towards Shining Armor, "Before you change shifts, have the guards take the Medals you found to the Equestria Daily offices." Both Luna and Shining Armor's eyes went wide in shock. "The newspaper?" Luna asked, "Sister are you sure that's wise? Just now you swore us to secrecy." Celestia chuckled a little at her sister's outburst. "I don't intend to give them the entire story just yet Luna. We'll let them take some pictures of the Medals and print up a story. It will describe them as incredibly dangerous objects and that, if found, they should be sent on to Canterlot as soon as possible." "Ah, I see now!" Luna exclaimed, "If these medals were scattered throughout Equestria, then having everypony on the look out for them will allow us to gather them much faster and prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. Bravo, dear sister, quite clever." "This...This could work." Shining Armor smiled, feeling hope well up inside him. "Consider it done! Err, that is, if there's nothing else." Celestia shook her head as she began guiding the sun down the rest of the way. "That will be all Shining Armor. Tomorrow morning the medals you found will be sent straight to Ponyville." She chuckled softly, sneaking a look at Luna as she raised the moon for the night. "That is, if Luna doesn't mind delivering them for me." "Hahhh..." Luna sighed dramatically and rolled her eyes, "I suppose. So long as you promise to handle Blueblood from now on." "Haha, it's a deal." Celestia chuckled as night overtook the land. "Now, if you'll both excuse me, I'll be off to bed for the night. Thank you both for your all of your help today." "Tis nothing dear sister, rest well." "Goodnight Pri-Umm, Celestia. All in a days work." The three royals exchanged a mutual bow before going their seperate ways. Shining Armor dashed out of the throne room to inform his troops of their new orders, Luna resumed the throne and prepared to begin the Night Court and Celestia made her way towards her chambers. The sun princess yawned, stretching her wings, as she made her way to her room. Today had been quite eventful but she was confident things would settle down soon. As she approached the doors to her bedroom something caught her eye. Coming to a halt, she turned her head towards a statue of an armored Earth Pony set on a small pedestal in the hallway. She passed it everyday on her way to and from her room but very few knew of its significance. With a heavy, sorrowful sigh, she trotted over to the statue and gazed into the stone pony's eyes. "Yet again my dear little ponies are threatened..." She sighed, lifting her hoof and touching the statue's breastplate, specificly the sculpted gemstone set in the center. "Is it selfish of me to wish you were still here...Avalon? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunset at Sweet Apple Acres was truly a sight to behold. The way the evening sun struck the orchad made each apple glisten like precious stones. As Big Machintosh made his way up the small road to the farm house he couldn't help but marvel at the sight. He saw it almost everyday but it never got any less beautiful. "Sure is great Sweetie Belle's alright isn't it Big Mac?" Applebloom asked from her perch on her brother's back. "Ee'yup." "And that Eiji fella sure was brave wasn't he? He really kicked that thing's rear didn't he?" "Ee'yup." Applebloom bided her time the entire walk, it was now or never. "Do you think we could go to back and check out the par-" "Nope." "Aww come on Big Mac please?" The youngest Apple pleaded. The large stallion came to a stop, looking back at his little sister. "Sorry sis but it's almost yer bedtime. If ah done get you home Granny Smith'll have my hide." "But I'm not even ti-" Applebloom whine trailed off into a yawn as she lay back down on his back. "...Fine." Big Mac shook his head and he continued on his way. As he approached the farmhouse he spotted another pony coming the opposite direction. When they got close enough Big Mac saw that it was a purple earth pony, his coat a few shades darker than Twilight Sparkle's, with a short black mane. He was a little scrawny but fairly tall, only a little shorter than Big Mac, and wore a pair of small round glasses. "Good evening." the bespeckled said in an even, almost emotionless, tone as they passed each other. "Ee'yup," Big Mac replied, giving the pony a slight nod. The gesture was returned and the two continued on their way. Big Mac glanced back as the pony made his way towards Ponyville. Up on his back he felt Applebloom shudder a little. "That feller sure was creepy wasn' he Big Mac?" Normally Big Mac would have scolded his sister about being rude. This time, however, all he could do was nod in agreement. "Ee'yup." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maki glanced over his shoulder, watching the two ponies until they disappeared into their home. Satisfied that his new form was adequte he continued on his way towards the small town. 'What happened to my Yummy?' he asked himself. 'could these simple creatures have destroyed it? Or...could it be that HE was brought here as well.' The Greeed-turned-pony clenched his teeth in anger before shaking his head to clear it. 'No matter. If OOO is here, I will see to his end first. With that, he continued on his way towards Ponyville. To Be Continued...