//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 We only want to help // Story: The Slow Mo Stallions // by gamershot //------------------------------// When the train neared the station Apple Jack jumped out of her seat and trotted towards the door. She stood waiting nervously, biting her lip and tapping her hoof. Finally, the train came to a complete stop and the door slid open painfully slowly. As soon as she could she bolted through the door and set off galloping in the direction of the palace. Her hooves were beginning to hurt from the constant pounding on the cobblestone streets and her legs were beginning to ache. She made her way up the windy roads until she eventually reached the palace. She stood outside the gate to catch her breath before trotting up to the guard. "Can Ah please see the princess? It's an emergency!" she mumbled between breaths. The guard, recognising her as an element of harmony, nodded and let her into the palace. AJ thanked him with a quick not and a smile before trotting through the gate. All she had to do now was find Princess Celestia ... ....................... Gavin screamed and backed away from Fluttershy, causing him to sack his head on a beam. "Christ!" he yelled "Dan! Dan where are we?!" Dan's eyes widened as he reached out towards Fluttershy to see if Gavin was telling the truth. He didn't think that he was, how would this even be possible... As soon as Dan's finger tips made contact with Fluttershy's soft fur. He also jumped back and bashed his head on the beam too. He looked to Gavin with a look of terror on his face. "G gg Gav... What's going on?" stuttered Dan. They both looked to eachother, then to the ponies, before they broke out in a fit of yelling shouting. "Oh goodness, please calm down." Gavin and Dan actually heard her and looked to her, it was no use to anyone if they were freaking out. "Thank you. Would you please follow me so I can help you." She asked softly. "But where are we?" asked Gavin. "We can answer all of your questions later, I'd like to treat your cuts and bruises please and make you all better." Gavin and Dan felt their hearts melt as eh stared into their eyes and smiled warmly. "Ok, I do feel pretty battered." admitted Dan. "Yeah, me too." added Gavin. "Thank you friends. Please come to my cottage, I'll fix you up there!" she said happily. Fluttershy then lead Gavin, Dan and Pinkie to her cottage. Rarity and Rainbow Dash stayed to help Twilight and tell her what had happened. Rarity went into Twilight's kitchen and got a bottle of water. She trotted back in and found that Rainbow had finally managed to roll twilight over and was shaking her gently to wake her up. "Twilight? Twilight wake up!" she whispered softly. Rarity knelt down with Raimbow and routed a little bit of water onto her hoof and shook it over Twilight, splattering her with water droplets. "Rarity what are you doing?" asked Rainbow. "Wetness on the skin is a good way to wake someone up" replied Rarity with a smile. Rainbow shrugged, grabbed the bottle and poured it over Twilight's head. She jumped up in surprise. "Rainbow!" "What you said wetness on the skin helps?" "Gently yes! You're not meant to soak them so suddenly!" yelled Rarity. Rainbow smiled sheepishly. "Whoops!" Rarity giggled and looked down to Twilight who didn't look too happy. "What happened here?" Twilight asked as she looked the the burnt wood of her library. "It's a long story but the princess should be here soon. We'll tell you and her when she comes but for now you need to rest." Rarity replied with a smile. "Ok, I am really tired" "Good, we'll clean up won't we Rarity" added Rainbow. "Ugh... Fine." Rarity grumbled. So they set to work cleaning up. Meanwhile Gavin and Dan were trudging on behind Fluttershy and Pinkie. They were so confused. Gavin did recognise them from Ray, Michael and some of the other bronies who worked with him at Rooster Teeth but he never thought he'd meet them in a million years, never mind them even being real! "So, where are we?" asked Dan. "We're in Ponyville, Equestria, the greatest, most bestest, bestest place EVER!" shouted Pinkie making Dan regret asking. Eventually, they arrived at the cottage and Fluttershy walked inside. "Wait out here please, have a seat on he grass and rest if you want." said Fluttershy. Gavin and Dan did as she'd asked and waited for them to return. They both relaxed in the sum for a few seconds before Dan spoke up. "What are we doing?" he asked. "I don't know Dan, we just have to work out how to get back." Dan nodded and they sat in silence, thinking, for a little while longer.