//------------------------------// // Ponyville Tasks // Story: Flight // by JosephRascon1789 //------------------------------// It was surprising to see the 2 ponies pull a chariot that could fly. The physics of this world still throw me for a loop, but I can't think about that. The mission seemed clear and I was sure it wouldn't be much of a challenge. We began our descent into the town of Ponyville. The guards couldn't walk us through the center of town so we landed on the outskirts. I was glad to hear that the pony with the complaint lived on the outskirts of town. After a short walk through a forest we arrived at a cozy little cottage with lots of animals. The pony guards told us to wait at the bottom of a small path leading to the front door. Me and Jason took time to check the surroundings. There was a clearing in that turned into the forest. It was a 20 yard distance from the edge of the fence the pony put up, to the forest. It made getting to the little animals would be no problem in the cover of night. A guard walked up to me and tapped my arm. "Okay. Miss Fluttershy is here to tell you exactly what she saw." The guard said in a hushed tone. A little yellow pony inched towards us. It was light yellow with a pink hair style that cover one of her eyes. "Go ahead and tell these two what you told us." The guard said. "Oh... um o-okay. Las-Last ni-night I heard so-something running a-away from my animal pen." She whispered. "Well I think I got most of what you said. Where did... It run off to?" I asked. The little pony put its head down. "It went that way." It pointed to a patch of bush that was disturbed. It was like someone carved a hole in the bush so they could get away without being hurt. The hole in the bush reviled a old dirt trail. I signaled Jason to follow me and we started down the dirt road. We were only allowed to have a single spear the was about 4 feet in length, which didn't match our size, and a small sword. Personally I would enjoy hunting something with my knife, but since our knives aren't allowed, we had to use the mini weapons. We walked the trail for 10 minuets and soon we left the yellow pony's house. We were in a completely different forest. The trees that shaded us had apples on them and it looked like they were planted in rows. The yellow pony finally spoke in a voice that everyone could hear. "Hey this is Sweet Apple Acres. My friend Applejack lives here." "Do you think it's her?" I asked. "I don't think so." She whispered. "But I think we could try....." There was a loud bang and me and Jason dropped to the floor. When we looked up There was a clearing with a single tree standing alone in the middle. Me and Jason advanced to the edge of the trees and waited in the shade. In the tree there was a little club house. I could hear animals making a lot of noise and 3 little girl scream. I tapped Jason on the shoulder. "Some sick fuck is taking children with the animals." "Lets kill the bastard even if it's a pony!" He whispered a little loudly. I pulled out my spear and charged out of the bushes. Jason was quick to follow. We got to the tree house walkway in no time. We advanced up with caution knowing that the wood could break and alert the kidnapper. When we finally got to the door, I noticed the guards didn't follow us. I guess we are expendable. I thought. Jason tapped me and I refocused on what we were doing. I nodded and he reached for the door knob. Jason carefully turned it and pushed the door open. That's when I realized it wasn't terrified screaming. It was giggling and playful screaming. I set the spear down and got down to look in the door. It was painted bright orange and there were little decorations. 3 little ponies were chasing the animals around and having fun while doing it. "Apple Bloom the rabbit is going your way." The white one said. "Ah got it! OW! Watch it Scootaloo." The yellow one was rubbing her head. "Sorry about that." An orange one replied. "The rabbit is going to......" The orange one locked eyes on me and instantly froze up. "Scootaloo? Are..." The yellow one saw me as well "We've been spotted!" I yelled. The three ponies screamed and huddled in a corner. "Fall back!" I jumped off the side of the railing and Jason followed. As we ran back to the guards, I could hear something coming towards me. Suddenly, I saw an orange pony making a break towards the club house. It didn't even stop to notice us. But then I saw what did notice us. There was a large red pony on a collision course with Jason. I stopped and pushed Jason out of the way. By that time, the large red pony had passed the edge of the forest and was in full view. There was no time to dodge so I just braced for impact. It stopped, dug its front legs in the ground and some how turned its body around using the momentum. It used its rear legs and kicked me right in the gut. I was pushed off my feet and flew a couple feet before hitting the ground. The pain was intense, but I stood up and spit a bit of blood. "Lets go!" I yelled. The red pony charged again, but this time I jumped out of it's way. It used its rear legs to try and kick me again, but I caught one. I pulled it back and the large pony fell onto its face. I jumped in front of him and took out my sword to make sure he knew what would happen if he got up to attack. As I began to relax something hit me in the back of the leg. The red pony saw I was hit and tackled me. Just as he was about to hit me the yellow pony flew in and and grabbed the red pony's arm. "Stop!" She yelled. "There with me." "Fulttershy?" The red pony asked. "These...Things were going to attack mah' little sister." "Oh no. They were looking for my lost animals." She said a little louder than a whisper. "Apple Bloom. Did you take Fluttershy's animals?" There was an orange pony staring down the little yellow pony. "Amh so sorry. Me and the crusaders wanted to get our cutie marks in animal care. Amh so sorry Fulttershy." "Well it's okay. I went to check on the animals and they seem fine." "Would anyone mind asking this one to get off me." I said. "Oh amh sorry. I thought you were trying to hurt mah sister." The large pony sounded like a guy so I just took a wild guess. "It's cool man. You are just trying to protect your family." I said while brushing myself off. "Ah' hope ah' didn't hurt you." He said while rubbing the back of his neck. "I will be fine." I said. "I'm just glad this didn't turn into something worse." ------Froggy Bottom Bog------ "Come on I know it's here. Spike said he saw one." Snips said as he threw rocks in the brown water. "Well maybe spike was wrong. Maybe he li..." *Deep growl*