//------------------------------// // A Hopeful Fight // Story: Week At The Doctor's // by Whiskey Drops //------------------------------// ~~~~A Hopeful Fight~~~~ Lowell heard noise up ahead, as he peeked around the corner he only saw ponies in shackles who were mining. My bits bet that these dogs are still obsessed with finding gems, but why in need of ponies to force to help in digging them up? Lowell thought as he looked around . Click and Ditzy were trying to dig out the holes but to no avail. “Doctor! We just can't leave him and the fillies!” Ditzy said as she looked at the Doctor. “We have no way of finding him!....There are tunnels running though all of Equestria, even if we get down there there's no chance that we would find him in all those tunnels!”Dr.Whooves said as he placed his hoof on his chin. “Best we can do is ask Twilight Sparkle to see if she can help us!”Dr.Whooves said as the group nodded. “Its...something”Click said as he stamped his hoof over one of the mounds. Lowell slowly snuck into a rather large and dark room, he looked around as he stepped on gem. He took a step back and looked at the gem before notice a rather large pile in front of him. Good thing I can see in the dark some what....MAN that is aloooooooot of fricking gems. Lowell thought as he blinked. I don't like this.....I don't hear anything....and ..I just don't know. Lowell thought, the room suddenly was alight torches and he was lifted up by a the tail, as he was hanging upside down he was face to face with a rather large blue dragon with blood red eyes. “What in the hay is a dragon doing in here!!”Lowell said as he wiggled around waving his hooves. “I could ask the pony the same, doing in the heart of my lair.” The dragon said breathed out a puff of black smoke at him as he coughed. “Let me go ya overgrown walking lighter! What are you doing here any way, a pet to the Diamond Dog's or something?”Lowell said as he swung his hooves at the dragon. “Silly little pony , the dogs are mine to command! They only gather ponies to increase my workforce in gathering my precious gems! Did you happen to escape from them?” The dragon said as he chuckled darkly. “Nah, I'm here for my fillies! Now gimme them and you won't feel my hoof on your nose!”Lowell said as he glared at the dragon who only grinned. “Your a brave little pony, how amusing.”The dragon just grinned. What the buck am I doing tough talking to a large dragon, I am insane! Lowell thought as he kept squirming. Lowell looked to the ground as he saw twelve Diamond Dogs, Aw nuts. Lowell thought as he was dropped into the group as they pounced and held him down. “Get off of me!”Lowell said as he squirmed. The dogs place a shackle around his neck as they led him out of the room, Lowell did his best to pull again as he was being pulled along, he was taken into a room that was full of cages just filled with ponies stallions, mares, and foals. He was tossed into one of them as he got up and looked around, just looking at all the ponies all cowering in fear. “Some father I am, bucked up trying to save my fillies...”Lowell said to himself as a pony near by him looked at him. “Two fillies that were just brought here?”The pony asked as Lowell looked at the pegasus. “Y-yes, you seen them?” Lowell looked at the mare with some hope. The pegasus lifted her wing revealing the two fillies, Lowell quickly leaned to them. “Daddy!” The fillies hugged him tightly. “Oh....thank you...so much for...keeping them safe!” Lowell said as his eyes teared up some. The Doctor and the gang were cantering up to the castle escorted by some guards. “Your highness, you may have hear--” Dr.Whooves was stopped by Twilight. “I heard of the sudden raid.”Twilight said sounding slightly agitated . “Wait, where is Lowell...” Twilight asked as her eyes widened. “He...went down after the Diamond Dogs as they took his fillies, we need to find them.”Click said as he stepped forward. “I...don't know what I can do...we don't know where they take them.”Twilight said as she was looking over a map. “We have to do something...our friends are down there!”Ditzy said as she tilted her head. “I wish I could help, but our scouts never had found their main base of operations.” Twilight said as she hung her head some. The Doctor cantered up to the maps and looked around on it some. Lowell was laying beside the fillies who were hugging close to him, the pegasus smiled at him. “Your a different kind of pony, most are too afraid to act like that anymore.”The pegasus said. “ I just became a father....no way I'm losing them now. Besides I got hope.”Lowell said as he draped his wings over the fillies. “Hope is rare now days in Equestria.” The mare said as she sighed. “No hope in Equestria.....that's not good...Equestria is what gave me hope for innocence.”Lowell said as he looked at the pegasus. “I gotta try something...”Lowell muttered to himself as he slowly got up and walked to the door of the cage. Worked in some movies....worth a shot. Lowell thought be before he spoke up. “Long ago.. so many years back, there were six mares each of them was an embodiment to a precious element....Loyalty....Laughter....Kindness....Generosity..Honesty...and Magic. Time went on...now only one of the Elements remain....you all know her as The Princess of Magic....”Lowell said as he looked around as some of the ponies looked at him some what interested. Can't believe I'm doing this.... Lowell thought as as he stamped his hoof. “Each and every one of you....can carry on these Elements if you have hope! I came here and I saw none.....I'm going to change that.....some how....some way.....I chased these Dogs into here for my fillies....you can think me a fool...or just Insane..but I acted on my feelings! Sure...I'm scared out of my wits right now, but be scared with me...WE ARE PONIES OF EQUESTRIA!” Lowell shouted as he stamped his hoof as some of the ponies got to the edge of their cages listening to him. “You may have no hope....but you all have Twilight Sparkle and we can get her attention I hope, unicorns! This may seem well different but, if Twilight is in the castle she has something that can track magic! Use your magic all together onto the ceiling of this cave....don't push or pull...just concentrate it up there! Just trust me on this...please.” Lowell said as he closed his eyes. I really hope that this does work out the way I plan, its that or I regret watching way too many movies. Lowell thought as he looked back to the fillies and pegasus who was surprised. “Your mad....or we are....for believing you.” The mare said. “Either one works for me, I just hope this works.” Lowell said as he laid by Golden Rays and Paint Drops. Back at the castle The Doctor was glaring at the map while Click and Ditzy were sitting off to the side. “I'm so worried Click...” Ditzy said as she hung her head some. “Hey, come on now..Lowell is a strange and smart pegasus... I'm sure he is fine I hope.” Click said as he nuzzled the mare's cheek. A unicorn hurriedly trotted in as he bowed to Twilight. “Your highness, we just picked up a sudden high concentration use of unicorn magic just past the Everfree forest in the mountains. Twilight's eyes widened as she looked over to the Doctor. “What do you make of it Doctor?” Twilight asked. “I don't know about that...do you have any pony over there doing some secret stuff?”Dr.Whooves asked “No, I don't....could it be?”Twilight said as she looked to an officer. “Assemble the troops, we have to move now!”Twilight ordered as the officer hurried away. The unicorns kept the magic concentrated to the ceiling of the cave, as a couple of Diamond Dogs opened the cage Lowell was in and dragged him out. He pushed away from them as more seemed to come from the tunnels. “Whats this.. one against...uh ...well five? That's not fair!” Lowell said as the first one he bucked only to have the second one grab his back legs and tossed him into the air. “Ha! I'm pegasus I can--” Lowell was suddenly smacked from the air straight into the ground by a large clawed hand. “Daddy!!” The fillies said as they could only watch. “F-for....a big fat stupid walking lighter....your quiet!” Lowell said as he slowly stood up and stumbled a bit. “Your a loudmouth pegasus who is stirring up trouble.” The dragon said as he leaned in face to face with Lowell. “I'm only a trouble maker for fun...or for certain purposes!”Lowell said as he patted the dragon's nose who only growled at him. “He is insane, how is he not scared!” One of the ponies said. “Oh, I am scared remember my speech that I said...but I do have hope in somethings...like one...my fillies, and two my friends!” Lowell said as he glared at the dragon who only sat up with a grin. Lowell backed away some as the dragon's hand was coming down right at him but was stopped by several auras of magic. “That's right! Fight and believe! Come on ponies I give you the hope you have given me!” Lowell said as he looked around. What happened next was sudden, the dragon's tail quickly swung around and slammed straight into him sending him flying into a wall, time seemed slowly to Lowell. I-is this the end?......can't move. Lowell thought as laid there on his side. The gang was traversing the forest along side the Equestria army along side the Princess, they slowly made their way to the mountains and spotted a few entrances. “This has to be it! I feel the magic coming from these caves! Lt prepare for a fight and have a small platoon ready to get those ponies out of there.” Twilight said as she then looked to the Doctor as he nodded. Ditzy leaned against Click some as the Doctor looked at them. “You two can wait out here.”Dr.Whooves said as the couple nodded. Lowell slowly but surly stood up he gently pushed forward stumbled a bit towards the dragon, he was surrounded by Diamond Dogs. He panted a bit as he slumped a bit, Why is it so hard being a father? Lowell thought to himself as the Dogs approached him slowly. “Come on then!” Lowell said as he took a crouched like stance. Lowell jumped at the Dogs only to be snatched from the air by the dragon being slowly squeezed in its grasp, C-can't move...can't breathe...my fillies...be safe. Lowell thought just before he passed out. The dragon chuckled as he tossed Lowell against the cage as he just slammed against it a laid on the floor, shouting came from the tunnel's as Twilight and the army moved though. They came out into the large cavern the soldiers encounter the Diamond Dogs while Twilight charged her horn. “A dragon?!”Twilight said as she glared to the dragon. The dragon just swung at Twilight as she teleported from the swing, her crown started to glow as five colored lights flew from the crown and floated around her. Blue, pink, yellow, orange, and white. “M-my friends?.....The Elements.” Twilight said as a blinding light filled the cavern. As the light slowly faded the dragon was a large dragon statue of its former self, as Twilight landed she watched the orbs with a smile. “Thank you, my friends.”Twilight said with a smile. Her smile didn't last long till her eyes looked upon an orange pegasus who wasn't breathing. “Med team! Get that pegasus!”Twilight yelled as she pointed to Lowell. The Doctor trotted over and looked Lowell over, his ears drooped some and looked to Twilight as he shook his head. Lowell woke up laying in a blank white room with nothing inside of it. “D....did I die?....is this is the after life I gotta look forward too...then it sucks!” Lowell said as he looked around “ I.....don't want to be here...alone....”Lowell said as he slumped a bit. “Lowell” A voice called. He quickly woke up in a small black space in a bag by the feel of it, he quickly forced himself an opening in the bag as he took a deep breathe and looked around to find no pony was in the room he looked around. “I'm alive...... but alone?” Lowell said as he looked around. In the lobby Click and Ditzy were cradling the crying fillies as the Doctor was talking to Twilight. “O-our daddy can't be gone.. he promised that we would be...t-together forever! Please help our daddy!” Golden Rays said as she buried her face into Ditzy's mane. “W-we can't.........he..passed away.”Dr.Whooves said Lowell slowly cantered up to the door to the lobby as he slowly opened it, the whole room went still as they all just stared at him. “......Um, who put me in a fricking body bag?” Lowell asked as he gave a nervous smile. The first ones to make a move were the fillies as they charged right for Lowell and pounced on him hugging tightly, Lowell laid there twitching from the damage done to him. “Ow ow ow ow ow ow.” Lowell said as the fillies let him go, he slowly got up and smiled at them and the group. “What happened Lowell? We thought you died back in the caverns when we came.”Dr.Whooves said. “I think I did....but some pony else had a plan to keep me alive, what happened anyway?” Lowell asked as he sat on the floor. “You did, the ponies that were capture told us every thing nice idea telling them to use their magic.” Dr.Whooves said as he patted Lowell on the shoulder. “I know that but I mean with the dragon?” Lowell asked again. “It was amazing!” Click said as he looked at him. The Doctor recalled the story of how the battle happened in that very cavern, Twilight Sparkle faced the dragon head on. There were five lights that form around Twilight, blue,orange,pink,yellow,and white, next was that a rainbow shot from Twilight and the orbs and onto the dragon and after that the blinding light. “Whoa whoa whoa.....are you saying that the ghosts of Twilight's friends came out to help?”Lowell said as he tilted his head as a doctor was examining him. “I would say yes to that Lowell.” Ditzy said with a sweet smile. “Though we can't leave here till you recover Lowell, so we gotta wait a month.” Dr.Whooves said reading the charts over the stallion's shoulder as Lowell sighed. After a moment of silence Lowell finally spoke up. “Can I mess with your screwdriver now?” Lowell asked. “No..” Dr.Whooves said deadpanned. “Aw, come on!” Lowell said as he glared at the Doctor.