Chapter 5
You stepped into the cool night air, a shiver running down your spine. You scanned the horizon, looking for the nearest mountain range, and your eyes fell upon a lone mountain in the distance. Though this was no ordinary mountain, a city clung to its side, a glowing beacon in the night sky. You raised an eyebrow at this, and stared at the mountain city for quite some time. You didn't notice Twilight come up beside you, so lost were you in your thoughts of the city. So when she spoke, you nearly jumped out of your skin.
"Do you even know where you're going?" She looked at you inquisitively. You thought for a brief moment, and then realized that you had no clue where to even start.
"Um, well... no. Not... not really." She laughed a little, and looked back up at you, smiling.
"Then I'm coming with you." You stared at her for a few moments, assessing her combat prowess and experience. If you knew anything about what a warrior should look like (and you did), this mare was more of a librarian. Which made sense. You had your mind made up the moment she said it.
"No." She glared at you.
"Yes. I'm more than capable of handling a few dragons." She smiled, confident in her abilities. You chuckled. This pony certainly had courage, but courage did not win battles. Skill did, and she had none. Not fighting dragons.
"I said no. That's final. I've almost been killed by dragons myself a few times, and that was one at a time. Where I'm going, there will likely be three or four at once trying to kill us." You smiled mentally a bit. That speech always worked.
"I don't care. You can't scare me away from this." She had a fiery determination in her eyes. Ready for anything. You thought a moment, trying to figure out how to keep her from coming with you. It wasn't like you didn't want her along. You just didn't want to be responsible if she died. When she died seemed a bit more adequate. You wouldn't be able to always protect her and fight dragons at the same time. Something might happen, and while you did enjoy horse meat...
Then an idea came to you. You couldn't scare her off with the dragon's numbers, perhaps their ferocity might do the trick.
"Fine," you said, pretending to give in. If this didn't work though... you probably would. Time was short if what the goddess had said was true. "But don't blame me if they shred you to pieces and eat your still steaming entrails."
You heard her through up in her mouth a little, but she swallowed it back down. You smiled in triumph, That did it! Now i don't have to worry about-
"No dice J'dagna. I'm still coming with you."
Damn.
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After Twilight had gone in to talk with her friends about going with you, you suddenly found yourself with six multicolored horse companions. The yellow one seemed reluctant at first, but after some coaxing from her friends, she came. (A.N. Shut it you sick bastards...) You sighed, resigned to the fact that there was no possible way to convince them to stay behind. You were only used to traveling with one companion at a time. Sometimes two, when you felt like bringing your dog, CuSith along. You looked at the six of them and sighed again. Mostly at what they where bringing along.
Twilight had saddlebags filled with scrolls, a few quills, and enough ink to flood Solitude. Rainbow Dash, if you were remembering her name correctly, had a bag with a few paintings. One said 'Wonderbolts' or something. She also had a green book that you couldn't discern the title of, and she was wearing goggles on her head. The orange one had a rope and a hat. If she knew how to use that rope it might come in handy. The pink one, Pinkie Pie you remembered had saddlebags filled to bursting with treats and candies. You could swear you even saw a sweet roll in there somewhere. She also had a rope tied around her neck, the other end attaching to a blue canon. The white one had... a pile? No, too small. A mountain of highly decorated cases, and she was wearing a scarf and some frilly looking glasses. The yellow one had nothing with her, but she was visibly shaking with fear.
You sighed a third time, turned and set out towards the nearest mountain range. You figured that would be the best place to start. You all walked in silence through the town. The other ponies in the area were staring at all of you, mainly with confusion. You paid them no heed as you continued to trudge on, a blank expression on your face. If the group of ponies were to be your group, the so be it. You may even be able to make fighters and dragon slayers out of some.
"Ah! I chipped my hoof! And I just had them filed!" The wine of the white mare came from the back of the caravan. You stopped, facepawed, a sighed for the fourth time that afternoon. It was going to be a very long journey.