//------------------------------// // Chapter 11 A Small Problem // Story: WHY DO I HAVE HOOVES?! // by Cydon //------------------------------// Chapter 11 A Small Problem "KEVIN!" I awoke with a start as Rainbow shouted my name. "What did you do!" 'Huh? Whu? What are you talking about?' "I'm talking about this!" She lifted a hoof revealing the underside which was currently dirty. 'A dirty hoof?' "It wasn't dirty when I went to sleep last night!" 'Oh.' Rainbow Growled. 'Oh shit I'm so busted.' "Now what did you do!?" 'I kinda sorta tried to fly?' "You WHAT! You could have gotten hurt and put me in the hospital!" 'Or worse.' I tried in a small voice. "You almost got me cratered didn't you!" She said seething in anger. 'Maybe?' I could feel her rage climbing up higher and higher. Before it started to fade out with a sigh. "Hopefully you learned something from this, Because I can't beat it into you how stupid it was!" She finished with a shout. 'Yes ma'am. Never again ma'am.' "Good." She sat on the bed for a minute before getting up. I could tell that now was a bad time for a chat so I kept to myself. We went downstairs where Tank was already awake and waiting at the kitchen table a look on his face that seemed to be worry. "It's okay Tank I just had to straighten something out. How about some breakfast? Would you like that?" The Tortoise nodded his head slowly and smiled. Rainbow put on a small smile and got him his food. "I'm off Tank, be good!" Rainbow flew out the door the breeze from our wings blowing the door shut behind us. We flew through the air up and over the town below. We approached a cloud sitting off on its own Rainbow was about to set down when a grey head with a blonde mane popped out, it looked around frantically before spotting us and waving us in closer. "Derpy? What are you doing in there?" "I'm hiding before the bad things happen." She looked around for the unseen danger. "Bad things? What bad things?" "Pinkie told me, she said her Pinkie sense was telling her about a doozy." Rainbow brought a hoof to our face and slowly dragged it down. "A doozy?" "Who said that?" Derpy's eyes shrunk to pinpricks as she stared down the amulet. "Oh that's just Kevin he talks through this amulet here." Rainbow said poking the amulet. "Really? Where is he? Why does he need this amulet to talk?" "Ugh. Long story short he's in my head." "Wow I know you get into some weird things sometimes but wow." She said rubbing the side of her head with a hoof. "Yeah I know. Hey I gotta go good luck with your hiding." "Thanks Rainbow Dash see ya!" Derpy took one last look around before going back into her cloud. Rainbow flew down towards town headed straight for Sugarcube Corner. After landing we started for the entrance when a shout came from above. "Hi Dashie! I knew you were coming! I made you breakfast cake!" Pinkie shouted from the upstairs window. "Mmm breakfast cake." Pinkie giggled and Rainbow sighed. "Uh thanks? I guess? Hey Pinkie what's this I hear about another doozy?" "Come inside! I'll be right down!" Pinkie disappeared into the bakery shutting the window as she went. Rainbow went to the front of the bakery and went inside. The bakery was quiet as the store had yet to open, we went over to the stairs to wait for Pinkie. A few seconds later the pink mare bounced down the stairs. "Dashie! It's good to see you!" Pinkie said as she pulled us into a crushing hug. "Yeah... you too Pinks... you can let me go now... I like to breathe." "Okay!" Pinkie let go, causing us to drop unceremoniously to the floor. "So Pinkie about that doozy." Rainbow said after getting back up. "Oh yeah, but first. Kevin, can I talk normally?" It took me a moment to remember what she was talking about. "Yeah go ahead." "Well, I was just baking some muffins with Derpy when all of a sudden my tail twitched and my ears flopped then my knees went all wibbly wobbly and-" "We get it. So what does it mean?" "Oh! I got another one coming! Lets see ear flop, twitchy tail, pinchy knees, oh my shoulders achy I forgot to take Gummy out of the tub again, ooo eye flutter haven't done that in a while. "What does that mean?" "That Twilight knows what the doozy is." "Really?" "Yeparooni." "Right now?" "Uh-huh." "Then lets go!" "Okay!" Pinkie suddenly pulls out her party cannon. "Oh no." Pinkie grabbed our hoof and pulled us in with her. "Pinkie. Not this again! I told you I can already-" Pinkie fired the cannon. "-FFFFFFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" We shot out the door and starting flying up in an arc. We passed by the Carousel Boutique leaving a stunned Rarity behind us. "WHEEEEEEEE!" "Pinkie! Your crazy!" Pinkie giggled the whole flight over Ponyville as the giant tree library came into view. "Hang on!" Pinkie pulled us close as we crashed into the branches and leaves. She let us go when we stopped. Rainbow shook the leaves out of our wings as she stood up. "Pinkie! Are you okay?" Pinkie was lying on a branch covered in sap. 'What?' She bounced up quickly without a scratch on her. "Yep! Oooh tree sap! Yummy!" With a loud shlorp she somehow managed to eat all the sap. "We didn't just see that." "See what?" "Good." "Oh! We should get down now. The ponies are getting worried." Rainbow flew up and grabbed Pinkie floating her down in front of the library. Where several dozen ponies stared expectantly. "Just Pinkie everypony!" They all nodded in understanding and went about their business. The front door to the library burst open revealing a slightly disheveled Twilight. "Your here! SPIKE!" "Yeah Twilight." "Go get Rarity!" "On it!" Spike shouted as he ran off towards Carousel Boutique. "Pinkie go get Fluttershy!" "Okay!" Pinkie pulled out another cannon and hopped inside. "This is how Pinkie travels!" The cannon fired launching Pinkie in the direction of Fluttershy's cottage. "WHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" "Rainbow can you go get AJ?" "What the hay is going on Twilight?" "I'll tell you when you get back now hurry!" "Geez alright." Rainbow took off launching us into the sky towards Sweet Apple Acres. ____________________________________________________________________________ "Hurry up AJ! Twilight said it was important!" "I'm a comin Rainbow. You just hold on a minute I ain't got no fancy wings!" Rainbow huffed and slowed down a little so Applejack could keep up as we raced to the library. Looking ahead I could see that the others had already arrived. "Rainbow! Applejack! You made it!" "Yeah *pant* now what *pant* is so important *pant* I had to rush into town Twi?" Twilight's eyes narrowed as she took a deep breath. "This morning Princess Celestia sent me a letter with dire news. The seal we placed on Discord is weakening-" *Gasp!* "-and nopony is sure as to why." "That is just dreadful! Whatever are we to do?" "We'll kick his sorry flank until he begs us to hit him with the rainbow!" "Oh Dissy can make me a new cotton candy cloud!" Pinkie received several blank stares as the group broke into silence. One that I broke with a simple question. "Who is Discord?" "Really Twilight I thought you were going to tell him some of these things?" "I've been really busy okay! And why didn't you?" "I thought you did!" Twilight and Rainbow began a stare down that I interrupted quickly. "HEY!" They all freeze and stare. "Would somepony please just tell me who this guy is?" Surprisingly Fluttershy who had been quiet this whole time stepped forward. "Discord is the spirit of chaos and disharmony he likes to use his magic to cause chaos and it can do almost anything. We also sealed him in stone but that wasn't very nice." She finished in a whisper as she realized we all were looking at her. "And now he is about to break free again. The Princesses are trying to slow it down but if we don't get there soon it may be too late." "Then that settles it. Pack yer bags girls, we're goin to Canterlot."