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// Road  to Ponyvilla 
// Story: Pony Creed:  
// by happyfuntimebrony 
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Surprisingly it was a lot easier to get into the Legion territory then Ponytory had expected. All’s he had to do was leap into a passing hay wagon and wait for it to pass the checkpoint that was being guarded by regular Legion troops. They didn’t even check to see if anyone was hiding in the hay. What Ponytory didn’t expect was that he wasn’t the only one who had this idea. As he poked his head out to see if it was clear he felt someone move next to him. Suddenly a pink pony with a black cape jumped out of the hay and tackled him out of the wagon and onto the ground. “Hi I’m Pinkie Pie Master Theft extraordinaire what’s your name” said the smiling, over-hyper Earth Pony. Pushing her off him he smiled back thinking (Ok Ponytory ether she’s in the same boat as you or she’s the world’s most friendly killer)

“Hello, nice to meet you I’m Ponytory Miss Pinkie Pie was it?” asked Ponytory as he took one of her hoofs and kissed it. “Yep that my name except you left out Master Theft extraordinaire and don’t worry I’m not the killing type” replied the mare with a little blush. (How the hell did she know what I was thinking) thought Ponytory. “s-so you openly admit that you’re a thief” said Ponytory as he quickly checked his belongings to make sure they were there. “Yep” said Pinkie Pie “But don’t worry I only take things from the rich and give it to the poor”. “You mean like Robin Hoof?” asked Ponytory finding a cupcake in a side bag (When did this get in there?) “I put it there silly and ya just like him, ever since my mom told me his story I wanted to be just like him!” answering both his mental and voiced question again. 

“So what is a cunning Theft of Justice such as yourself doing hiding in a hay wagon for?” said Ponytory. “Oh well I…” started Pinkie Pie before giving a nervous look around. “What is it?” asked Ponytory. “Can you keep a secret?” asked Pinkie Pie. “For a Lovely pony as yourself, I promise.” replied Ponytory. “You Pinkie Pie Promise?” asked the now blushing Pinkie Pie. “Pinkie Pie Promise? Wha…” started to ask Ponytory. “Cross your heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in your eye!!!” said Pinkie Pie with a little dance. “Ok ok, Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!” imitating her moves. “Ok I’m going to see my mentor.” said Pinkie Pie. “Your mentor? Who’s that?” asked Ponytory. “Well he goes by the name “The Weasel” but his name is John Boy” replied Pinkie Pie. “WAIT you know John Boy.” said Ponytory. “Well look at the time got to go” said Pinkie Pie before zooming off.

“WAIT” yelled Ponytory as he took off after her. As he chases her she does a double backflip from the ground to a tree branch that was hanging over the road and started to shoot from tree to tree. (How the heck did she do that?) thought Ponytory. As they draw near a clearing one of the branches bends down enough that he could tackle her to the ground. He leaps into the air and just touches her cape as the once bending branch shoot up into his stomach, knocking the air out of him and made him curl in pain, launching to the clearing. As he land on his back another shoot of pain went through him. Catching his breath he relieved that he had just gotten in front of the pink pony. He looks straight to the opening off the forest to see nothing. (Where’d she go?) thought Ponytory. “I’m up here” said Pinkie Pie. Looking up Ponytory was astonished to see Pinkie Pie hovering above him. “WHAT.” said the wide eyed Ponytory. “Ok, seeming that you couldn’t catch me I don’t think you’re a threat to John Boy so I guess I can tell you where to find him.” said Pinkie Pie as started to walk in the air. “How…” started Ponytory “I guess you already know he’s in Ponyvilla seen your heading that way right.” Giving up on what was happening in front of him Ponytory replied “Yes.” “Then meet me at Sugar Cube Corner” said Pinkie Pie as she started to descend down what looked like invisible stares. Then she took off towards the trees. As she reaches the trees she does a triple backflip into the tallest one. Ponytory stared in astonishment as he watches her sky blue eyes vanished into the leaves with a quiet hisssss. (What a strange girl.) thought Ponytory. “I’M NOT STRANGE, I’M PINKIE PIE!!!!” came a roar from the forest. 

After hours of stumbling around Ponytory finally sat down on a fallen tree. It has gotten dark and started to rain. “Stupid, why didn’t you ask which way Ponyvilla was.” muttered Ponytory to himself as he placed a hoof up to his face. As he looks up something catches his eye gleam. (What’s that) wondered Ponytory as he left the fallen tree to investigate. As he got closer he saw what it was, a strange foreign looking hut built into a tree with a small light coming from a window. On the outside there were old masks that he had only seen in the pictures Chancer took in the Tribal Lands. “What are these doing here?” Ponytory asked himself. Looking to the door he saw it was slightly open. “Hello. Is anyone there?” asked Ponytory. No reply. (Oh Screw it, it’s a dry place to rest) thought Ponytory as he stuck his head in. There was no one there and the only light in the room was coming from a glass jar of strange gloving moss. It was obvious that whoever lived he had expected to come back but never did. After locking the door he looking around and saw a sleeping mat that was in relatively good shape. “Well it not my nice cozy bed back in Tolmais but it will do for tonight.” said Ponytory as he laid down to sleep.

Ponytory wakes up at dawn to a PECK, PECK, PECK. “Who’s there!” asked Ponytory. PECK, PECK, PECK. Ponytory went to the window to see… a chicken? “Ok” said Ponytory as he started to open the door. Suddenly Ponytory saw a tail that shouldn’t be on a chicken. Instead of a chicken tail he saw a snake’s tail. “A COCKATRICE!!!” said Ponytory as he slammed the door shut hearing a thud against the door as the cockatrice went for another peck.
“Whatamigoingtodowhatamigoingtodo!!!!” said Ponytory franticly. “I know the window!” said Ponytory as he leaped towards the window. THUD. “Ow weren’t you supposed to break.” said Ponytory as he got back off the ground hearing the cockatrice snicker. “Oh shut up you.” yelled Ponytory as he looked around the room. Turning to the table full of labeled jars Ponytory searched “There’s got to be something in here I can us”. “Let’s see, Cure for Sore Throat no, Cure for Itchy Nose no, Wart Remover no, Bee Remover no, Stalker-Be-Gone no but I could use this on Night Silver when he gets clingy towards my sister, aha here it is” said Ponytory holding up a vile with a cockatrice in a red circle with a mark through it. “Cock-Be-Gone? Please be short for cockatrice and not some sick joke.” hoped Ponytory as he headed for the door.

Tacking a deep breath, crossing his legs, and closed his eyes Ponytory opened the door and tossed the vile straight in the cockatrices face. POOF. When Ponytory opened his eyes there was nothing there. Looking around Ponytory only found a pile of dust in the middle of the shattered vile. “Well maybe I won’t be tacking the Stalker-Be-Gone.” said Ponytory as he places the vile he had taken on a counter by the door. As he did he saw something that he didn’t when he first come in. A map that showed him where he was and how to get to Ponyvilla. “Well let’s see, according to this I’m in Zecoras Hut, and Ponyvilla is…” “WHAT” said Ponytory as he saw that he was only a short walk away from Ponyvilla. After face hoofing himself he set of to ponyvilla.

About half an hour later Ponyvilla was in sight but not what he expected. It turned out that Ponyvilla went from a nice small town to a very large military camp. From what Ponytory could see there were more tents then house and most of those looked like they were being used for the Legion. There were more legionaries then Ponytory had ever thought possible. “What happen to this place?” wondered Ponytory as he recalled how many praises Chancer gave Ponyvilla for its beauty and culture. “Why do you ask that are you a spy” said a strangely armored Rainbow haired Pegasus wearing a legionaries badge covering he cutie mark. “What the…” said Ponytory but was cut off. “Naaa if you were a spy you wouldn’t have been so easy to spot. Anyways who are you?” asked the Rainbow haired Pegasus. (Think Ponytory think) “I’m a traveling blacksmith” replied Ponytory. “Ok sure and where are you going Mr. traveling blacksmith?” asked the Pegasus. “Well I thought I would stop by Sugar Cube Corner and meet an old friend of mine.” answered Ponytory since that was the only place he now of in Ponyvilla. “Oh so you must know the Cakes then?” asked the Pegasus. “Ya me and Mr. Cake are old friends” lied Ponytory as he started to reach for his blade. “Ok then have fun and tell Mrs. and Mr. Cakes that Rainbow Dash says hi” said Rainbow Dash as she zoomed away. “Ya sure.”

After about two hours of searching Ponytory found Sugar Cube Corner, well at least most of it. It seemed that an explosion from some kind of confetti cannon blow a large hole where the door and most of the front should be. Sticking his head in the hole “Anypony ho…” WHAM “OW.” “Oops sorry.” said Pinkie Pie holding a hammer. “I thought you were John Boy. We’re playing Whack the Weasel” said Pinkie Pie as she crouches into a hunting stance. “Well I’m not” said Ponytory rubbing his nose. “Ou ou ou I know, since your hear to find him why don’t you go in the back and see if he’s there.” said Pinkie. “Sure.” replied Ponytory. As he steps out the back he sees the last thing he wanted to see, another Legion commander. Luckily he hadn’t seen Ponytory and he was itching to test his hidden blade. Sneaking up behind him Ponytory thrusts the thin blade into the helmet of the commander just to throw it across the yard. “What?” said Ponytory. 

Suddenly a black furred weasel with glowing green eyes came shooting out of the neck opening of the chest plate. Extending his claws he graves onto the wall “Oi somepony fetch that helmet it took me forever to get a full set. Why you buck it off anyways” said the weasel. Suddenly the Pinkie Pie came around the corner with a blacksmith hammer “Found you John Boy.” said Pinkie Pie as she smashed the weasel with the hammer sending him crashing into the set of armor. “Oi now that’s not fair love I was distracted by this dashing stranger.” said the weasel. “Chancer should know not to seen messengers. He knows that I know everything that he knows just like everyone else, you know.” added the weasel. “Wait you know Chancer?” asked Ponytory. “Here you’ll need this and yes he’s John Boy.” said Pinkie Pie passing Ponytory the blacksmith hammer. “What do I need this for?” asked Ponytory. “Ye a traveling blacksmith aren’t ye, that an I need ye to buff out me armor now that it has a weasel size impression in it.” replied John Boy. “And when yo dune I’ll teach you some trick so you can show up them yellow liver legion honkers.” he added. “Why does he keep changing his accent?” whispered Ponytory to Pinkie Pie. “I don’t really know but it’s funny”

After three hours of heating and hammering the chest plate and helmet dents back into place Ponytory was exhausted. “Now… I wish I… would have helped… Chancer on repairing… armor more instead …of just designs.” huffed Ponytory as he stumbled back into the store to be meet by a lovely smell. Looking up he saw Pinkie Pie covered with sweet breathing hard. “Oi I just love making special cupcakes with you Pinkie Pie” said John Boy as he washed himself off in the sink. “Ya but do we have to do it so fast I can never keep up with you and never finish before you.” said Pinkie Pie as she caught her breath. “Well don’t yuh know that’s how the best cupcakes are made.” replied John Boy. “Oh Ponytory, would you like to help use make another batch?” asked Pinkie. “Well that would ruin the mood wouldn’t it now.” said John Boy. “No that ok, I wouldn’t want to interrupt you two love birds” replied Ponytory. “What, Oh hey now this story isn’t a clopfic you sicko. That goes to you readers to.” said John Boy. “Wha…” “Never mind rest up while you can, your training starts once we’re done making my cupcakes.” said John Boy as he passed Ponytory a red cupcake with pure white frosting and a pink cross on it. “That should heal up any wounds you got and restore some of you vigor for ya.” Taking a bite Ponytory felt a rush of energy flow through him and felt better them he had in days. “What are these made of?” asked Ponytory. “Trust me you don’t want to know.” said Pinkie Pie with a blush. “I can tell you what the frostings made of if you like.” said John Boy. “NO!!!” yelled Pinkie Pie blushing even more. “Ya I’ll just be leaving then.” said Ponytory as he heads for the stares in a fast trout. (I wonder how my sister is doing on her quest.) thought Ponytory as he reached his room.

End of chapter 2