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// Chapter 23: Suspicions 
// Story: Finally at Pegasus A MLP: FIM and Ranma ½ X-Over 
// by Alicornian 
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Please read the Author's Notes at the end of the Chapter. Thank you.

Chapter 23: Suspicions

“Come on Rarity get up!” Nabiki yelled as she tried to awake her friend. The blast from across the hall was enough to toss them back into the girl’s restroom. They had gone inside to clean up from a spill on Nabiki’s apron when the blast came after they had opened the door, with Rarity being the closest. “Rarity, please wake up, please! Wake up! I… I… I love you!” Nabiki cried out not caring anymore giving into her denied crush. If she was going to die with her denied crush… then she was going to let her know. “N-Nabiki…” Rarity asked in pain. “Rarity, oh thank Kami.” Nabiki said smiling and holding her. “Are you…” Rarity asked crying. “You’re the one I’m worried about more.” Nabiki said sniffing. “Nabiki, Nabiki where are you?!” a voice yelled out. “In here!” Nabiki yelled out. A second later the bathroom door shatter to a solid hammer blow soon followed by Akane. “Nabiki, Rarity, you guys okay?”

Rarity sighed as she thought back to the accident. Did Nabiki really say that? That she… loved her? “Okay we’re all set!” Rarity heard behind her snapping her out of her thoughts. “Oh I’m sorry Nabiki, what was that?” Nabiki sighed, smiling and looked at her with caring eyes. “I said we’re all set for the show. You okay Rarity? You look really out of it. Are your injuries getting too much for you again?” Rarity only smiled back at Nabiki. She really did change after the accident at the school. It had been over a month since the accident and everyone who was hurt had recovered, slightly. Lyra and Bonny’s burns had healed but they still there and couldn’t work since the school was closed down for repairs as well as an investigation. Ranma, Ranko, and the others were also recovering from minor injuries, mostly burns but they were much better than the rest of the student body.

However there were some major injuries. Such as the one she was sporting, during the accident she had slammed hard into the wall causing her right arm to become broken. So she now had to wear a cast over it as it healed. As for Nabiki’s sister Akane she needed much rest and food according to Happosai, mostly high energy food such as juice and cookies to regain her energy, still what she did for them that day. It really helped turn things around. “No I’m fine Nabiki. Is Akane ready to take the stage first?” Rarity asked smiling. After the accident Nabiki started to make amends with Akane and it slowly traveled through the rest of the former Nerima group. They were all now on better relations. “Yes, still she is wondering why you put her in such a dress.” Nabiki said helping Rarity to the podium. “Darling she looks fabulous in sparkles and that shade of blue just brings out her skin tone and eye color.” Rarity replied smiling.

“True… still… never mind, I’ll ask later.” Nabiki said as they began the fashion show for the school. It was to help raise money to help repair it and the entire group had volunteered to walk the stage in one of Rarity and Nabiki’s works. It was going to be a pleasant night.

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Nabiki flopped onto her bed with a deep sigh. Why couldn’t she live with her, her crush, her love, her Rarity? With another sigh she turned over and pulled out her newest hobby, building My Little Pony figures. Mostly just those of people she knew or in tonight’s case, loved. Opening her bag and figure kit she slowly got to work on her pony persona’s love. It was just so odd how the show, store, and her love all had one simple similarity. The show had a pony in it by the name of Rarity, the store she got her figure kit from had pre-made kits for that same pony, Rarity, and her love’s name was Rarity. But… why was she so curious about it now? Was it because she almost lost her or… what she had seen during the rescue.

Thinking back she swore she had seen something odd happen. That… during the rescue… Akane’s upper hip glowed through her clothing and her hammer became covered in starry night like Chi and yet…what was it she saw? It looked so familiar. Sighing she looked to make sure her figure was ready for painting when she soon thought of something. “I never got to ask her what her Cutie Mark would have been.” She said to herself as she pulled out the paint supplies and soon stopped. “Cutie Mark… Wait!” Nabiki got off her bed quickly being sure not to harm her figure and quickly pulled out her DVD set and popped into her DVD player the first disk and quickly turned it to the first two episodes and began watching.

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Back at Celestia/Principal Moon’s home Nightmare Moon/Akane sighed as she worked on her own pony figure. “Is something on your mind Moon?” Luna/Kasumi asked as she brought the night’s dinner, buck wheat pasta with tofu balls in marinara sauce, and placed it on the table. “I’m just worried Nabiki might have seen something more than a Chi attack last month sister.” Luna/Kasumi frowned at this. “Such as…” Nightmare Moon/Akane sighed and stopped working to look to Luna worried before looking to her hip, “Your mark?” Luna/Kasumi said worried. “Yes. Before I found Nabiki and Rarity I had already ran through my Chi reserves. I… I had to draw on what power I could to save them. I… I tapped into our fears… to fuel my courage.” Luna/Kasumi frowned sadly at her sister but soon held her into a hug. “You did what you had to Moon. Even if she didn’t see, we would have to tell her some time.”

Moon/Akane leaned into the hug. She had missed gaining such things. Now she got them often and… she cherished each one like it was the last hug in the world. “Still, I’m proud of you Moon. You used your powers for something right. Not for something wrong.” Luna/Kasumi said proudly. “Thank you Luna, but now what do we do?” Nightmare Moon/Akane said worried. “We wait and see if she noticed then, we’re react as needed.” A voice said walking into the room. “Welcome home Tia.” Luna/Kasumi said happily. “How is the investigation going?” Nightmare Moon/Akane asked as Tia greeted them with a smile. “Much better now that we are able to see what he had sent through Spike’s dragon fire. That Crate was filled far too much with Chaos Magic to open safely.” Celestia/Principal Moon replied sitting down.

“So what was in it?” Nightmare Moon/Akane asked soon returning to her figure. “Books and Scrolls from everywhere revolving around the subject of Chaos, Chi, and storms.” Celestia/Principal Moon said with a sigh. “What did you say Tia?!” both Luna and Nightmare asked at the same time.

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The next morning Nabiki slowly walked to the Boutique thinking hard on what she had seen. During the rescue Akane’s hip glowed with a symbol. The same symbol she saw in the second episode on the character Nightmare Moon. Could Akane have gotten a tattoo before coming to the town? Also could such a tattoo even exist let alone be done in such a short time since she had left her to her meeting in the school months ago? Also could a tattoo glow like that when using a Chi Attack? She had to know and the only ones to give those answers, where Cologne and Happosai along with Ranma, Ranko, and James.

For now she had work and would go talk to each one during her lunch breaks throughout the week. “Rarity, I’m here!” Nabiki called as she opened the store front door. “Be out in a minute!” Rarity said in a sing song way that made Nabiki sigh. She loved hearing her sing. A moment later Rarity came out sweating a bit as she came over to the cash register. “Rarity, are you alright your look like your burning up!” Nabiki said rushing over to her. “No, no, I’m fine Nabiki, just fine.” Rarity said before Nabiki felt her head. “Rarity you’re warm and you look flushed as well. You go up to your room and get right in bed. The shop will be fine if we close for a day.” Nabiki said turning her around gently. “But I’m…” Rarity said before Nabiki gave her a very worried look and relented. “Maybe your right dear, I do feel a bit under the weather.” Nabiki nodded and helped her change and get into the bed before noticing…

“Rarity, did you hurt yourself?” Nabiki asked pointing to her hip. Rarity nearly panicked. “N-no dear I didn’t. I-It’s a birth mark. Don’t worry about it.” She gave a nervous laugh that didn’t convince Nabiki at all. “A birth mark, really?” Rarity quickly nodded as she got into the bed and pulled up her covers, “Shouldn’t you be down stairs locking up?” Nabiki sighed and nodded. “I’ll be right back. I have something I need to ask you.” Rarity could only gulp. An hour later Nabiki returned to Rarity’s bedroom with a tray with freshly made celery soup, some sandwiches, and a tall glass of orange juice. “It might not be up to what my sister back home could make but… it’ll do.” Rarity smiled at this and accepted the offered food. “So… what was it you wish to ask me Nabiki?” Nabiki sighed and just flat out asked, “There is no Coltsville is there?” Rarity blinked at this. “W-what do you mean dear, we’ve been here for…”

“Rarity I think I know the truth. I’ve seen the show, I’ve seen that mark of your hip, and I’ve seen a similar mark on my sister Akane, Rarity please. Please just tell me the truth. Are you… are you…” Nabiki could only cry. Rarity just looked at Nabiki and had to know before she said anything more. “Nabiki why would you think this, what brought you to this conclusion?” Nabiki sniffled before answering. “During our rescue Akane’s hip glowed with the same kind of mark the character Nightmare Moon. Then when I went to get my figures and Cliff’s shop… I saw a sign advertising premade pony kits. One of them had the same name as you. Then when I… I started working on my second one and found I never asked you what your Cutie Mark would be…” Rarity sighed. It wasn’t enough proof to make her have to reveal the secret but… “Nabiki…” Nabiki then held up her hand. “I… I also did my research of the map Rarity. From where I left Akane to the time she got here wouldn’t have given her enough time to get such a detailed tattoo. Also I’ve never seen Chi do what it did for Akane’s hammer back then. It looked like the night sky when she fed her Chi into it.”

Rarity just looked at her. Nabiki was right, the timing, the rescue, everything was just too easily lined up for her but… there was still no solid proof. “Nabiki, do you honestly believe Coltsville never existed? Are you sure that Akane’s mark glowed during our rescue? There was a lot of smoke maybe what you saw was the smoke over her Chi?” Nabiki frowned at each question. Rarity did have a point. Town history was hard to dispute, and she didn’t know if tattoos glowed when Chi was channeled. And there was a lot of smoke in the room. “Rarity, did you also hear what I told you that day?” Nabiki asked blushing. “That you loved me?” Rarity asked gaining a quick nod Nabiki. “Well then,” Rarity said gently taking Nabiki chin bringing her forward enough to kiss her on the cheek. “I love you as well.”

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Ranma and Ranko slowly worked beside Jackie and Summer on the farm getting ready for the beginning of the harvesting season. “Didn’t you guys think that fire was weird?” Ranko asked as she helped load the cart with baskets. “Well yeah of course it was weird sis. I mean, all those fire alarms before it happened? That couldn’t have been coincidence.” Ranma said handing over the baskets. “But the school doesn’t have a system to detect gas… I think…” Summer said as she checked the baskets for rot or repair. “We should all be lucky we all came out of that there fire with a few scraps and burns. Speaking of, how you two heroes holding up?” Jackie said as she got the baskets out of storage for checking.

“We’re fine, we heal pretty fast Jackie.” Ranko said till she stopped and put her finger onto her chin. “However… what was up with Sparkle’s pet, I mean, I’ve never seen a lizard so eager to get out of a fire like that.” Ranma leaned onto the cart in thought as well. “Yeah and remember those Techniques we used to save those people? I swear all my Moko Takabisha had done blown the fires out as well as drill not break through that debris at that stairwell.” Jackie and Summer remembered that well as they were with him in the second floor’s art room helping clean up when the explosion came and the fire broke out. To get everyone safe they had to go through the emergency stair well but a burst of flame blocked their way and caused a part of the burn ceiling to fall before the stairwell blocking their path. Luckily Ranma took charge and fired off a wind born Moko Takabisha that put all the fires out as well as turn the debris into shaving on the floor. They all got out of the school with minor burns.

“Mine was odd too.” Ranko said thinking about her rescue. “Didn’t you say that it absorbed the fire and incinerated the debris in your path?” Jackie asked sitting down next to Summer. “Well, yeah. Also it looked different. Like it was… a fire ball…” It was then both twins looked to each other in shock. “Is there something wrong?” Summer asked worried. “Chores, back home.” Both said at the same time. “Oh well… Summer and I can finish up here. Mac and Bloom should be back home soon enough to cover for yeah. Go on.” Jackie said kindly. “Thanks Jackie and I’ll see you later tonight Summer.” Ranko said giving Summer a peck on the cheek before running to catch up with a sprinting Ranma. “Ya’ll don’t think they found something out about the town do you?” Jackie asked worried to Summer. “No, I think it has something to do with their Techniques.” Summer said frowning.

Quickly catching up with Ranma Ranko spoke. “The Hiryu Shoten Ha we used on Pops right?” Ranma nodded. “Yeah, when it was over he was heavily burned not cut up by blades of wind. I think we need some serious training, and some advice.” Ranko only sighed at they ran towards town, “Happosai?” Ranma nodded again, “Happosai.” After a full hour of running they finally found some officer who pointed out the two often watched individuals. “Hey, Happosai, hey Akane,” Ranko said walking up to them with Ranma, “can we talk for a bit?” Happosai and Akane looked up from their lunch menus and smiled at them. “Sure, the more the merrier, right Sensei?” Akane said smiling. Both sat down and smiled at Akane. She had gotten a lot friendlier now that the fiancée business was finally out of the way and things had been explained. “You are right Akane. If you don’t mind Ranma I’ll pay for lunch and yes I do work for what I buy and pay now. I’m a changed man and I’m fully better for it. Now, what’s on your minds?”

Ranma and Ranko nodded to Happosai and over time had begun treating him like a true master of the Art. “Well Happosai.” Ranko started. “It has to do with a few Techniques of ours, the Chi based ones.” Ranma finished for his twin. “Hmm, what seems to be the problem?” Happosai said looking at them before a waiter came by. “Add these two to the bill if you please and a bit more time to look at your selection of you wouldn’t mind.” Happosai said to the waiter who nodded and went to another readied table. “Well it’s the Moko Takabisha and the Hiryu Shoten Ha.” Ranko said worried. “Oh? Did something happen when you performed them?” Akane asked worried as well. “Yeah, they became… well different.” Ranma said trying to come up with a way to explaining it as he handed a menu to his twin. “How so my boy, I’m going to need details if I’m to help.” Happosai said putting him menu down for good alongside the others. “Well, don’t tell anyone but when we fought Soun and Genma back then as well ONE, our Hiryu Shoten Ha was of fire not wind.” Ranko said sipping some water.

“Are you finally ready?” the waiter asked returning. “I’ll have the all-natural veggie burger with fries please, oh and a strawberry milkshake.” Ranko said smiling. “I’ll have the… same but as a double please and make mine a vanilla.” Ranma said looking the menu over again before ordering. “Salads and apple sauce as well as two chocolate shakes for us please.” Akane said for her and Happosai. The waiter nodded and went to put in their orders. “Now you said that the Hiryu Shoten Ha was fire based when you attacked?” Happosai asked returning to the conversation at hand. “Yes and it was I who performed it.” Ranko said seriously. “Yet I started it.” Ranma said crossing his arms over his chest. “Hmm, and what of the Moko Takabisha, was it different as well?” Happosai asked seriously. “For both of us yes.” Ranma answered with a nod.

“Tell me more.” Happosai said noticing Akane’s attention to the conversation. “Well when I performed it,” Ranko said placing a hand on her chest, “it absorbed the fire and incinerated some debris.” This caused both Happosai and Akane to blink at each other before looking at the twins. “And what of your Ranma?” Happosai asked curious. “It blew out the flames during the fire and drilled not destroy the debris in my way.” Ranma answered. “Hmm, it could be from your separation or your personality. Remember Chi is more focused when there is an emotion backing it. Have you noticed anything else? Unusual mood swings, large bouts of anger, needs to harm Ranko?” Happosai said thinking. “What? No, except during my… time of the month…” Ranko replied shyly, “and I don’t want to hurt anyone unless they threaten to harm me, Summer, or my family.” Happosai nodded to this. “I see, and what of you Ranma, any fleeting emotions, feelings of emptiness or the like?” Ranma shook his head. “Nope, though I do miss Kasumi but I know I’ll get to see her soon as all the Nerima mess is done with.”

Happosai thought hard at this. “How odd, I’ll need to speak with Cologne on this as the Hiryu Shoten Ha is her technique not mine however the Moko Takabisha was derived from Ryoga’s Shishi Hokodan and I know quite a bit about it. Hmm. What do you think Akane?” Akane snapped out of her own thoughts and looked around. “Um well I um… not sure?” Happosai gave her a look. “Sorry Sensei.” Akane said with a sigh before answering. “Maybe because they’re twin, didn’t one of your lessons revolve around twins have two different elemental centers?” Happosai’s eyes widened and soon nodded. “That I did. Now listen carefully you two.” Happosai said before the food was brought out before them.

“Some Ki users can tap into a different source of Chi other than Emotional Chi, this is called Elemental Chi. I believe you both met a master of such Chi before.” Happosai continued after a few bites of his salad. “You mean Herb and Saffron.” Ranko said sipping her shake and shivering at the taste. She always did love ice cream. “Yes, those two can tap into Elemental Chi and use it as their own. For Herb it’s wind and fire Chi while for Saffron it was flat out fire. I think you two may have learned to tap into this new level of Chi unconsciously.” Happosai explained smiling. He always enjoyed teaching his art, and now he could teach his true art without guilt. “How so Happosai,” Ranma asked, “I don’t remember training in such Techniques.” Happosai only chuckled. “Oh but you two have, what do you think the Hiryu Shoten Ha is? I’ll tell you, it a Technique that uses hot and cold to create a twister. You were using Fire and Ice to make such an attack.” Ranma and Ranko looked at each other and nodded to this. “Okay you’re right on that but we’ve only used it so many times and never had we have the Technique do fire or ice before.” Ranko said looking to Happosai and taking a bite of her food.

“True however there may be more to your Chi than this.” Happosai said thinking after a few sips of his drink. “What do you mean?” Ranma asked over his own food. “Well… did you use any magical items based on one of the four elements on yourself or during the use of the Technique?” Happosai asked thinking. “Yeah we did!” Ranko said shocked. “Oh right. That staff, what was it called?” Ranma replied thinking. “I think it was called the…Gekkaja or Freezing Staff.” Ranko said thinking back to the fight with Saffron. “I see. Who was using it the most?” Happosai asked thinking still. “Ranma was, I was um, incapacitated during the fight.” Ranko said looking down. “B-because she got hit by the Kinjakan or Fire Staff; trust me, that thing hurts when it hits.” Ranma said instantly jumping in to make sure their secret of being one person safe. “That may have done it. And why you two have used such Chi. If the Principal and the Mayor will allow I could teach you a few Techniques that might help you control this new Chi better.” Both looked shocked at this and spoke as one, “Yes please!”

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Nabiki couldn’t stop from smiling. Rarity loved her, her, a former high school mercenary. And best of all she loved Rarity right back. Maybe she was right; maybe what she saw was just Akane’s Technique in action. It didn’t matter anymore anyway for now. Still… she wondered how Rarity and her sister got such marks. Looking around on her way home she soon started to get those feelings again… those feelings she had when she first noticed Akane’s mark. The town had everything of a small out of sight town but… something was missing. Like a proper market that sold meat not tofu and other things. Sure the town was well known for being vegetarian and made a living off of the apples the local farm sold regularly but… Nabiki shook her head. It was just a different town than where she was. Truly how many small towns had she been in that was considered normal by old Nerima standards? In truth, not many and she knew it.

Still it was quite odd that the town had very little in shown history as well. Where was the town museum? How much of her classes revolved around the history of the town? Also what about the hair styles and hair colors? First time she had been here she never noticed all the different hair colors. Yet now… she started noticing. The normal hair colors where here and there but the more unusual colors, purples, blues, oranges, greens, colors that don’t normally exist without hair coloring was seen everywhere in town. Okay back home this was normal but this wasn’t Tokyo Japan, this was Coltsville California, USA. So why was it now setting off so many… Nabiki shook her head again. It was a town, her home, why was she getting so suspicious now? Something… just wasn’t right.

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Principal Moon/Celestia just looked over the scrolls and books Discord had sent to them. Each one was hand written and heavily detailed. “Just what are you up to Discord?” she asked herself as she read. Each page was a formula, or a part of a very large formula. “Tia you should rest. You’ve been going through those books since we finally opened that crate.” Kasumi/Luna said walking out of the shadow of the room. Principal Moon sighed. “Your right Lulu, I believe I should but… I feel there is something more to all these books and scrolls and diagrams and… all of this,” she said gesturing to the large pile of said items and more, “he sent it to us for a reason but for what? Just what was he up to?” Kasumi/Luna gave a short sigh before shaking her head. “You’re going to pass out if you keep this up Tia. Please rest and leave the rest to me and Moon.” Principal Moon/Celestia shook her head before slowly nodding. “Very well Lulu, I’ll get some sleep. You’ll find my note on my desk and please, be careful. I still do not trust Discord. And never will.”

At this Principal Moon handed over the book she was on to Kasumi/Luna and slowly walked to her bedroom for some much needed rest. “Oh Tia, I know how much you wish to return home but… without him I’m unsure we can and… you worry me.” Kasumi/Luna said before someone called into the house. “I’m home!” Kasumi/Luna turned to give Akane/Nightmare Moon a hug as well as give a bow to Happosai. “Welcome home Moon, and welcome to our home Master Happosai. How was lunch?” Happosai smiled at the lunar princess kindly. “Quite well princess, however we have a concern to speak of.” This caused Kasumi/Luna to look to him seriously. “What concern?” Akane/Nightmare Moon gently placed a hand on her sister’s shoulder. “It’s about your fiancé Ranma and sister Ranko.” This got Kasumi/Luna’s attention quickly. “Are they hurt?!”

“No my dear princess, however they are using something that does worry me.” Happosai said beginning to pace. “What is it?” Kasumi/Luna asked worried. “Both came to us today to speak of a few of their Techniques they’ve recently used. The Moko Takabisha and Hiryu Shoten Ha.” Happosai replied now in full pace. “What about them?” Kasumi/Luna asked curious as well as worried. “Luna, remember the fire at the school?” Akane/Nightmare Moon asked gaining a nod. “Well apparently when they used their Moko Takabisha on some debris in that fire there was different results to each.” Kasumi/Luna looked to both and nodded for them to continue. “Somehow Ranma’s Technique produced high pressured winds which blew out the fire as well as drill not destroy the debris in his path.” Akane/Nightmare Moon said before turning to Happosai. “And his sister Ranko’s Technique absorbed the fire and incinerated her debris freeing her path.” Happosai soon stopped his pacing and turned to Kasumi/Luna serious. “I believe they’ve tapped into Elemental Chi.”

At this Kasumi/Luna stopped and looked at each shocked. “Luna?” Akane/Nightmare Moon asked worried. “I think I need to sit down.” Kasumi/Luna said slowly before passing out. “Luna!” “Princess!” both Happosai and Akane/Nightmare Moon yelled before catching her.

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Rarity sighed as she thought back to what Nabiki said earlier.  “There is no Coltsville is there?” “Rarity I think I know the truth. I’ve seen the show, I’ve seen that mark on your hip, and I’ve seen a similar mark on my sister Akane, Rarity please. Please just tell me the truth. Are you… are you…” “During our rescue Akane’s hip glowed with the same kind of mark the character Nightmare Moon. Then when I went to get my figures and Cliff’s shop… I saw a sign advertising pre-made pony kits. One of them had the same name as you. Then when I… I started working on my second one and found I never asked you what your Cutie Mark would be…” “I… I also did my research of the map Rarity. From where I left Akane to the time she got here wouldn’t have given her enough time to get such a detailed tattoo. Also I’ve never seen Chi do what it did for Akane’s hammer back then. It looked like the night sky when she fed her Chi into it.”

It was a lot of suspicion yet… where was the proof? For Ukyo it was the letter from her and Octavia’s mother. For Shampoo it was her connection to James and Cologne’s alliance to the Princess. Yet what of the others, where was the proof for them to learn of their secret? Surely someone close to them would have told them. Since Kodachi is running for mayor the current Mayor would have told her and of course she’d tell her brother Tatewaki or maybe Meruna would have told him. She does seem to have a crush on the former Kendoist. Ranma and Ranko would have been told by Miss Nodoka had it not been for Luna’s request. Also it looked like Ryoga and Applejack was getting along quite well, surely she may have told him or maybe Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, or Scootaloo slipped and he overheard them talking during a Cutie Mark Crusader’s meeting. Rarity just sighed as she laid back into her comfortable bed and thought of the town’s recent human townsfolk. 

Mio Sakamoto the 13th was a very odd girl but she was still quite friendly. She was born with an odd curse that granted her a permanent set of Doberman ears and a cute tail. Amazingly her ancestor, the first Mio Sakamoto, gained this curse during the Second World War at a place known as Jusenkyo. A valley full of cursed springs. According to Mio her ancestor had to eject over the valley and had luckily landed by parachute a mile away from the springs. Being thirsty she had drunk from the Spring of Foreran Dog, where a Doberman had drowned in it many years ago. Due to her drinking the water she had only gained a minor curse which became permanent in her first born child and was passed down all the way to her. Sadly she had to move away due to her family though promised to never tell anyone of their secret as long as they didn’t tell hers. She never did learn why she always wore an eye patch over her right eye.

The other girl, Mimi Quartz, was the one Rarity wished didn’t leave. Not that she didn’t like Mio it was just her tastes clashed quite a bit, especially about the food. Mimi was a half cursed cat girl who also gained her curse at Jusenkyo. Rarity really liked Mimi. She was shy yes, just like her dear friend Fluttershy, yet she learned the towns secret very quickly and by herself. Amazingly she loved the idea of an entire world full of ponies and desperately wanted to come with them. Yet… things didn’t go that way. Her beloved grandfather found her and took her away from the town. She would never come back. There was a reason she was here. She wanted to get away from her family, ones that had a very bad reputation for accidents. Here she felt safe and nothing would happen to her… yet something did. The town didn’t know how to feel that day. Yet the school and her friends did, they cried.

Now… now she had this before her, before her home, before her fellow citizens. Would she tell her beloved Nabiki? Would Nabiki love her back when she finds out? She would… have to decide… soon.

To be continued