//------------------------------// // Answers // Story: Cross-Realm Raiding // by Bishibosh the Shaman //------------------------------// Cross-Realm Raiding Chapter Three Celestia watched as the dark toned pony leaned up from his bed. There was an obvious feel of energy around him, and for him and his friend to take down a dragon that size shows either massive strength, or incredible guile. These are two earth ponies, unable to fly or do magic. The thought of them somehow mounting a dragon and bringing it down to the ground by themselves is death defying! She had to know about these two strange ponies, especially the unliving one... "Hello..." Bishibosh started "Ah yes, hello hero. It is good to see you awake, but you really should lay back down." Celestia advised. "I'm fine, you said your name was... Celestia? A princess?" "Yes, I am Princess Celestia, and you would be?" "Bishibosh Creststrider, Officer of The Nightfall and Shaman of the Earthen Ring." "You wear these titles well, but I have not heard of either of those." "Ah yes... different world, I forgot." Bishibosh's countenance fell remembering the events leading to his being here, but then looked back up to the glowing princess. "How am I alive?" He asked. "Ah yes, I do suppose I owe you some answers..." Applejack lay asleep in her messy bed, snug as a pony can be. Her dreams of endless apple orchards sailing off into the sunset. A beautiful site, She trotted into the orchard and was amazed at all the apples and the colors. A gust of wind blew and all the apples blew with it, and Applejack stood in the breeze. Suddenly a strong wind blew passed, knocking her on her back. A dark shadow overcast the sky and all the trees were blown into the air. She looked up in the chaos and there she saw it. The black dragon raising its head, opening its mouth, and with one big breath... "AHH!" Applejack shot up from her bed, breathing deeply in and out... She crawled out of her bed and made her way to the window. Looking out she felt the wind in a short burst, and in the distance heard a loud cry. Her eyes grew bigger and her mane froze down her neck. She jetted out the door. Twilight was just putting down a book, titled 'Magic and the Elements' by an unknown Author. It just showed up on her shelf from out of nowhere, in an empty spot that had never had a book in it. The excitement of a new book had her shaking. Getting ready to put the book back on the shelf, there was a knock at her door. "Who would be here at this hour?" Twilight asked as she walked to the door. The knocking hastened and Twilight hurried a little faster, but as she made it to the door it slammed open!. "Twilight! Dragon! Farm! HELP!" Applejack screamed as she rushed in the door to nobody. "Uhh, Twilight? Where'dya go?" "Burhurned thur dur" Murmured a voice. Applejack shut the door to find Twilight flattened into the wall. "Shucks Twilight, this aint no time to be foolin around! I need you to send a message to the princess! A dragon is on its way to Sweet Apple Acres and if it burns the farm to the ground it will undoubtedly make it to Ponyville next!" "Oh snap! Spike! Send a letter to Celestia now! tell her we need help!" The two ponies rushed out the door back the Sweet Apple Acres. As they approached the farm, Twilight couldnt help but notice something about the dragon incoming. It was being tailed by what looked like another dragon, but smaller. She discarded the thought as it was dark out, but the glimmer behind the dragon was obviously there. There was no time to worry about it, they had to hurry. They made it to the barn just in time to watch the dragon scream in agony and desend. Again Twilight saw something and coudlnt ignore it, somepony fell OFF the dragon! "Applejack! Look! Somepony is falling off it!" Twilight exclaimed. "Yeah I saw, and look there is another pony on its head!" At this the dragon nosedived right into the orchard, clearing at least twenty trees. Twilight and Applejack look at eachother in astonishment, then split off. Applejack went for the pony who fell off first, and Twilight went after the dragons landing. Galloping into the forest, Applejack searched far and wide for the pony fearing the worst. No way she wanted to bury one of the heros. Not now not ever. She spanned the area were the pony should have landed before she saw him. Hanging from a tree branch from a long ratty coat. Rearing her legs to the tree, she bucked it as hard as she could and the pony came falling down only to be caught on her back. Applejack set the pony down on the ground to check him and immediately backed off. "Dammit... I was too late..." Applejack began to cry when the pony began to cough. "You're... You're alive!?" Her face dropped and she about dropped with it, but picked up the shambled pony on her back and ran as fast as she could to the hospital. Twilight ran down the orchard to the crash site, following the sound of the roaring. Hoping she was fast enough to save the pony who brought the dragon down, she ran as fast as her hooves would take her. Tree after tree passed her by, it seemed endless, when she saw the bright orange eye of the dragon raising. Looking infront of the dragon, there he was. An earth pony lit by the fiery dragons mouth. He bowed his head and the dragon burst its final flame at the pony but Twilight managed to encase him in a bubble of protective magic at the last minute. Taking no time to inspect the dead dragon, Twilight picked up the earth pony and rushed to the hospital. "So this... Twilight Sparkle saved us?" Bishibosh asked. "Yes, her and her loyal friend AppleJack." Celetia answered. "I must thank them, after I get up from this bed." "NO!" A white pony with a red cross mark on her flank screamed as she walked in. "You stay right there until we say you are ready to move." "But" "No" "No really" "No." "I will be fi" "No. No. No no NO! No and that is final. You two are our heros and you will not break your wounds will I work in this hospital." The pony finished. Celestia laughed. "It's fine you two, I will send them in if you are ready." "Ugh... more ponies... I'm getting something to eat." Fayt growned. "You most certainly wont! You need bedrest!" The doctor pony argued. "Just one bite? Once I find the morgue I'll be happy." Fayt said, creaking his broken smile across his face. This disturbed the nurse and sent him to the cafeteria, under close watch. Celestia, also disturbed, looked at Bishibosh and he nodded. She looked out the door and spoke in a tone Bishibosh couldn't not understand. She then left the room and two more ponies walked in. One with a bright tan coat and a blonde mane, wearing a cowboy hat ontop it. The other with a light purple coat, and a dark mane with purple and pink stripes. Bishibosh was glad Fayt left.