//------------------------------// // And made the long trek to the campsite the next day. // Story: My Little Pony: Blue Version // by FaelaArts //------------------------------// The Everfree hadn’t changed since the last time Blue had seen it, and he had to remind himself of why. It was sometime after midday by the position of the sun, and as he glided over Ponyville, too high up to be seen, he could see a pink shape dragging a second shape toward a pink building. Trying to remember the events of his last visit, he shuddered as he remembered exactly what that pink shape probably was. “So we’re looking for some sort of pool?” Lyra snapped Blue out of his daze, and he shook his head, pointing toward the forest. “Apparently a zebra who lives in a hut is the only one who knows the way. If we arrive in time, and quietly enough, we may be able to follow the group she’s leading.” Blue supposed this could be considered conniving and sneaky, and briefly wondered just how low his karma count would be. Surely that time he had saved that drowning Psyduck counted? Although he had thrown it back in right afterward… Lyra lightly taped him on the shoulder. “I was fishing! I wasn’t going to keep it so I threw it back!” Blue realised he had said that out loud, and looked to Lyra. Lyra was hiding a casual smirk, and he groaned. Blue knew that sometime in the future, this was going to haunt him. Dragonite gave a quiet cry of warning, and both braced for landing. Gliding down into the Everfree, they landed far away from where they had gone during their first visit. Lyra looked around, and pointed to a path that would lead them to Zecora’s, which they began walking down. Blue wondered if Zebra’s were a rare type of pony, to be compared to a shiny. He smiled, and considered what would happen if he caught it. “Blue, do I have to give you another ‘ponies aren’t Pokémon’ talk?” Lyra tutted him, and he rolled his eyes. If Blue was honest, her ability to guess his thoughts irked him. He wondered if she had some secret pony magic that allowed her to read minds. It wouldn’t surprise him, he had no knowledge of the pony race. “Soo…Want to tell me why you were talking about fishing earlier?” Lyra leaned in, smirking as Blue leaned back and merely rolled his eyes. Pushing her face out of his with his hand, he growled and picked up the pace. Lyra easily matched it. “I’ll make you a deal. 10 rare candies and I’ll tell ya.” Blue was quick to beam as Lyra’s smile turned to confusion, and then irritation. Looking around her bags, she fished out ten of the blue candies, which Blue quickly put into his bag. He smiled, he could sell those for a decent amount of money. It looked like he wouldn’t be living on noodles when he got back to the gym for a while! “Alright, I was fishing and I caught a Psyduck, you know the yellow duck that can’t even swim half the time simply because it forgets it can. So I saved it by catching it on my fishing rod, and checked it’s stats. After realising it would be of no use, I threw it back.” It was only after he finished that Blue realised he hadn’t explained why, and he could see Lyra opening her mouth to ask so. “I was thinking about karma, okay? There, deal complete.” Blue held out a hand, and stopped walking. Lyra took it with her hoof, and they shook. Both were satisfied with their product. There would be no legal matters to be handled by Red. They continued walking, and Blue looked ahead as a small hut came into view. Looking closely, he saw two forms though the forest. “Yo Red! Green! Find anything?” Blue’s voice was loud so they would hear it over the distance, but nowhere near shouting level, considering it was Blue. Both turned and Red raised a hand in greeting before turning back to look at the hut. Green turned away, ignoring them. “Not home? Did we miss them then?” Blue nodded as he looked at the house. It looked like whoever lived there had left for something, and was not planning on returning for some time. Folding his arms, he sighed and glanced to Lyra. “I know of one other person who would know, but it’s kinda risky, and hazardous to Blue’s health.” Lyra smirked at Blue, who took a step back and gave a shaky laugh. From the look on Lyra’s face, there would be no mercy for him today. Glancing to Red and Blue, he saw no mercy from them either, they both nodded. Lyra turned and looked in the direction they had come. “Ok, here’s hoping the rumors of her powers are true. The party should be over by now so…” Lyra paused and took a deep breath, and looked to Red. Blue noticed he didn’t know what Lyra was up to either. At least, that was until she said the next two words, as softly as she could. “Pinkie Pie.” Lyra ducked and covered, getting low on the ground as Blue and Red widened their eyes. Giving each other a glance, they were quick to follow Lyra’s example. Green glanced at the three and rolled her eyes, considering them to be acting as if this person/pony was the devil incarnate. At least, that was what she thought right up until the moment a pink form crash landed into her. “OHMYGOSHWHOAREYOUWHYARETHERETWOOFTHEOTHERSWHYISLYRASOBIG!” True to from, Pinkie Pie arrived in a blur of motion and excitement, doing exactly three cartwheels and one loop-de-loop before settling on top of Green. All three rose, heaving a sigh to see they were not the chosen target. Lyra gave a smile and waved to Pinkie Pie. “Hey Pinkie. Listen you need to keep this super awesome secret okay? You must not tell anyone.” Lyra took a step back as her hoof was grabbed and rapidly shaken, before being released. “Oh absolutely posidupely big Lyra, just tell me how I can help you with your tippity top secret mission?” Pinkie Pie began hopping around the clearing, before zooming in and standing eye to eye to Red. Red raised an eyebrow in response. “You seem…Different somehow. Like you’re four years older or something.” Pinkie Pie shrugged it off quickly, and Lyra opened her mouth to ask her favour before Pinkie Pie noticed something else. Red watched the pink menace, trying very hard to appear emotionless. “Well we need to get to this pool that allows you to make doppelgangers. I remember your brief…stunt where there were a lot of you and I was wondering if you knew the way.” On cue, Lyra was dive bombed by Pinkie Pie, who was quick to assure them she knew the way, and immediately began walking in a direction. Lyra, Blue, and Red were quick to follow, knowing if they didn’t hurry they would lose Pinkie Pie quickly. Green paused for a moment, a little stunned by everything, before quickly hurrying after the other three. If that was just one of the residents from Ponyville, she wasn’t sure she wanted to visit.