Chapter 4: Searches
Pinkamena was reading and says to the others in the room, "Seems things are getting worse but maybe with Golden Heart on the way, I am sure things will go well but still the spies keep at work to be friends with the Mane Six and the others."
"The odds still are slim and risky." Omega said in his usual robotic voice.
The Light Elf nods as he comments, "Indeed but also I can feel more danger just growing."
"Indeed." Pinkamena said in worry as she got up. "Goldie may need my help soon...
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As the Mane Six tried to look for Brave Heart, there was a lot of noise coming from a shop. And just then, somepony came smashing out of the window; it was Tough Apple!
"Tough Apple; Wha in 'de Sam Hill are ye doin'?" Applejack yelped off in seeing her cousin come flying out of nowhere.
"Not now cousin, we'ves got a tough contender we're 'russellin' in a hoof-arm wrestling!" Tough Apple stood up to look determined so suddenly to ignore the question.
"We," Pinkie Pie raised an eyebrow in hearing this, who else is there?
Then coming out of the window that was already broken, but a few more pieces fell out to reveal...it was Big Macintosh?
"Big Macintosh," Apple Bloom responded off in seeing her big brother came out too, what's going on?
"Eeeap," Big Mac responded off to stand while looking very determine for some reason.
"Come on, ‘dis time, we'll work together 'ta wrestle him!" Tough issued to his big cousin of what they do when they get in.
Soon the two stallions went back into the cavern cafe place's doors and there were still a lot of noises. What was going on around here?
"Goodness, what was that about?" Fluttershy asked off puzzled in seeing this out of the blue.
"Whatever it was, it wasn't very elegant." Rarity sternly pointed out in seeing such behavior.
"Must be my cousin at work," Rainbow Dash sighs to digress the feeling; this was Brave Heart's hand at work.
"How can you tell?" Twilight raised an eyebrow in hearing Rainbow say something like that.
"He goes by a rule, when in a new town, finds a bar, challenge the strong tough ponies to a hoof-wrestling contest, and beats them every-time. Plus, they get into fights." Rainbow Dash shrug off in explaining what her cousin likes to do at times, and this seems likely the place to find Brave Heart...challenging other big, tough, strong ponies to test their stallion-hood.
"Gee, that doesn't sound good." Sweetie Belle responded off to say in hearing this.
"Knowing Rainbow Dash's cousin, it sounds like him." Scootaloo responded in thinking that this place must have Rainbow's cousin, it's just gotta be.
Left with nothing else to do, the gang enters the cavern area to see what was going on. There are tough stallions doing what some would do in bars like drinking, play cards, watch dance shows, drink at the bar, even some that wrestle arms, the works.
"Berry Punch," Rainbow calls out to Berry Punch who is drinking. "You've seen my cousin around?"
"Sure, he's over there." Berry Punch hiccups as she points a hoof at Brave Heart who is tackling both Big Macintosh and Tough to the floor.
"Brave Heart, stop it right now!" Twilight demands to Brave Heart sternly.
"Sorry, lass; But ye ain't in charge of me if ye can't do the right thing!" Brave Heart exclaims sternly to Twilight.
"We just wanna talk!" Nyx exclaims in concern.
"Aye? If ye wish to talk, then stay out of me way."
Brave Heart quickly fires a blast, blinding everypony as he rushes out of the place. When all is clear, there's no trace of Brave Heart within the place.
"Awww, great; why am I not surprised?!" Rainbow groans a bit in irritation.
"Perhaps we should wait for the message from the princess or if she came to send someone to deal with Brave Heart." Fluttershy said in concern.
"No, we got to deal with Brave Heart and keep him down until we figure out how to get through that thick skull of his." Twilight said with a frown. As a princess of Equestria, it's her responsibility to put a stop to Brave Heart before he goes too far in doing what he himself wanted. "We need Tao and Mrs. Heart. Where are they, Nyx?"
"Well, good news is that they're in good terms, but bad news is that they're still fighting." Nyx explains awkwardly to her mother.
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Sure enough, Tao and Mama Heart are playing a game that involves them in a circle, trying to push one another off. Tao's family tried to stop him and her while the crowd cheers on for the challenges. Twilight's group who arrived to get the two's attention but they just kept on what they're doing.
"But we need Tao's and Mrs. Heart's help now." Twilight said in frustration. The only two ponies whose could help deal with Brave Heart are too busy with their own fighting.
"We're on our own to deal this problem." Nyx remarks with a quick groan.
"So what are we gonna do?!" Rainbow asks in frustration and concern.
"We can't let yer cousin do what he wants." Applejack said to Rainbow in worry. Brave Heart can end up going too far to the point that he could hurt himself or somepony!
"We need to talk some sense into him." Rarity said in worry. Brave Heart could be anywhere by now but where could a huge Alicorn be hiding at?
"Hopefully, he's in a good mood." Pinkie said happily. Maybe Brave Heart would calm down enough that the ponies will snap him out of his revenge seeking madness.
"That will not do." A familiar voice spoke. The ponies turn to see not other than Lord Azure himself nearby, glaring in concern.
"Lord Azure." The CMCs gasps in surprise. What does he mean by 'that will not do'?
"Talking with Brave Heart is pointless. The only way to stop him is to beat him."
"I can't do that! He's my cousin!" Rainbow exclaims in shock and horror. Brave Heart is a member of her family. She will never forgive herself if the mare and her friend end up beating him up.
Applejack nods in agreement, saying, "Ah agreed. We don't fight, we talk 'ta solve 'dis problem."
"I agree." Fluttershy said in worry. Even the yellow Pegasus pony doesn't wish to harm anypony just to solve a problem.
"Me too," Pinkie exclaims, refusing to fight anypony as well.
"So what makes you think we do such a thing?!" Rarity demands to Azure. The white unicorn would never resort to barbaric fighting like Brave Heart does!
"Besides, I won't tolerate the fighting in Ponyville! That's against the rules." Twilight points out to Azure with a frown.
Azure huffed as he snaps, "Then, I supposed it is meaningless to talk or win Brave Heart's mind and heart. He will eventually take over your place as the new ruler of this town while you will be nothing but slaves to him and proving him that you do not possessed the means of justice to win and defend Equestria. All of you are jokers. I should have become the ruler of this town, instead of you. You are failure."
"Ah beg yer pardon?!" Applejack demands angrily to Azure. Did he just insulted the Mane Six all of the sudden, especially Twilight?!
"What was that?!" Pinkie demanded, not liking Azure's attitude all of the sudden.
"How dare you?!" Fluttershy yells out angrily to Azure for what he just said.
"We defend our ponies, families, friends and home, with our lives and faith, yet you, sir, dare to mock at us." Rarity remarks to Azure furiously.
"I don't know why you talk like this. But I will tell you this. If Brave Heart won't listen, then we will fight with him until he gets some sense about what we do." Twilight exclaims sternly. If she and her friends must fight Brave Heart to prove him wrong, then so be it.
"We'll prove that we had justice, not his way, our way to save our home. If you think that we're jokers, then you're making a big mistake! We'll show you that we are heroes. We will beat some sense into my cousin. We will prove that we can handle everything." Rainbow remarks to Azure furiously. She and her friends will beat Brave Heart and prove Azure wrong as well!
With that, the Mane Six trots off in determination. Azure smirked as he comments, "Good. That's what I want to hear from the Heirs of Elements of Harmony."
Apple Bloom blinks as she say, "Wait a sec. Yer're telling us -"
"You're pretending to be bad to make Rainbow and the gang to stand up for their rights?" Scootaloo ask in surprise.
"And beat Brave Heart?" Sweetie asks Azure in surprise as well. Come to think about it, Flash did the same tactic to get Ben to join Twilight to head to the End of Equestria.
Azure nods as he answers the three fillies' questions, "That is right."
"Why, Lord Azure?" Nyx ask Azure in amazement.
"Consider this an even for freeing me from my anger and hatred, young Nyx."
"Thank you."
Nyx nuzzled Azure's leg. The Mystic Pony chuckled, "Now go and show Brave Heart the true meaning of justice."
"Right and I think I know how. Time we lure Brave Heart into a little trap." Nyx said with a slight smirk. The other fillies agree, they know how to get Brave Heart out into the open and their two rivals are going to help out without knowing it.
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Soon the scene enters a new stage where coming out from a magical door, Ben Mare & Hobo Joe find themselves inside some steam room. And from the center was a boiler that was keeping the pipes blowing steam & there were loud ‘heavy stomp’ sounds from a giant’s feet. The two found a window to decide to take a peak outside; boy did they get a view. It was a castle, with mechanical four legs that was helping to move the structure across the plains of the ground. The animals on the ground heard it’s coming to leave & the birds flew away from sensing a giant’s approach. No mistake about it, this was Johnny’s Brock noted Moving Castle built for his travels.
“Is this….the inner part of the Moving Castle?” Ben asked from being so stump by the outside view that he looked inside to think this was helping the place be mobile.
“Reckon so, now where would that pony rockstar be?” Hobo Joe nods in thinking it be so, now they have to find out where Johnny Brock is so he can help them.
“Well, well, what brings you two to the fold?” Another voice was heard that made the two stallions yelp by surprise.
When Ben & Hobo Joe turn around, they got a surprise of who was speaking to them. And would you guess who was here, it wasn’t who they were looking for, but it was….
“Crashfire,” Ben responded off surprise to see the guy that is a good friend of Rainbow Dash.
“Yo Ben, what are you doing here?” Crashfire spoke off in liking to know what this guy’s doing here.
“What are you doing here?” Ben spoke out in asking why this pony was here.
“I asked first.” Crashfire stated in being the one to ask the question.
“Well, I wanna know first.” Ben spoke out in being the one to need an answer first.
“Well I was….” Crashfire was about to again make a protest, but got cut.
“Okay, this ain’t going nowhere. We’re here to see Johnny, and you?” Hobo Joe interrupts to put an end to this useless debate.
“Oh, well he was in the need of some pony that could keep his boiler heated up until he gets a repairman to fix the automatic flame dial.” Crashfire spoke off in explaining what he’s doing at this time, providing fire, since he’s the Element of Fire after all.
“Okay….well anyway can you take us to him?” Ben spoke off in following this story, and like to have this guy take them to find Johnny Brock.
“Sure, follow me.” Crashfire nods in hearing this request, and will help out now to lead these guys.
And so Crashfire was leading the two guests into the castle’s upper structure while explaining what he’s been doing since the day he was last helping to stop Lorcan’s Dragon Army. He’s been improving himself Pony Fighting skills of martial arts and Kung Fu, by traveling all over Equestria while dreaming of finding himself a great place to live. He has been up to date in what other events have gone on since then, including the news of things that Crashfire found shocking to believe, especially the Elements of Harmony return to the Tree of Harmony, leaving Equestria without its original elements.
“Wow, that all sounds tough.” Crashfire spoke off stump and almost speechless in what has happened. “But isn’t your Element good enough to protect Equestria, Ben?” Crashfire recalls that Ben’s Element is more powerful, surely that could help out.
“No, and right now, some pony is trying to convince me to become evil and we need Johnny Brock’s help to find someone.” Ben shook his head in sorrow, stating that his own powers might not be enough.
“Woah, looky there,” Hobo Joe yelped to stop the two stallions in seeing…something up ahead.
And suddenly coming to the picture, spirits in the form of ponies with different colors, and…performing different types of music. One red stallion was playing guitar with rock, a blue stallion with sunglasses was doing jazz, a tan orange stallion with a cowboy had was playing some western music with a light gray orange stallion with country music, even a tubby light-violet mare in an opera getup was doing opera? And there was an emerald mare of beauty singing a beautiful song of harmony & a pink mare being melody, and even a gray stallion with a bling-bling & shades was doing hip-hop music. The numbers of these things were never ending; they were just flying around, doing anything they like, making songs & playing music to pass the time.
“What are they? Are they Spirit Ponies?” Ben asked off in never seeing such marvelous creatures, they seem so friendly, peaceful and having lots of fun.
“Close, they’re Musical Spirit Ponies.” Crashfire explained about what these so-called Spirits are to those new. “They’re spirits that taken pony forms from whatever music they love most and become represented of.” He stated out the clear case where one becomes the form of that which they love.
“Ho nanny, tis must be Classic, it’s playing a classic beat!” Hobo Joe was speaking from seeing a gray-white stallion passing by in playing off some classic, even wore a white wig & black tux, he could almost be like Beethoven.
“They look like they’re having fun?” Ben smiled in feeling pretty happy being around such friendly creatures.
“Of course they are, they like to rock on with their own beat you dig?” Another voice spoke that enter the scene, lights focus on him, and the one that came in was…the Rockstar himself; Johnny Brock.
“Johnny Brock!” Ben & Hobo Joe shouted out in surprise, it’s him, the famous celebrity Rockstar who’s a big hit with all ponies in Equestria with his music.
“So, what are you fans doing here? Wanting an autograph? I got plenty!” Johnny spoke in suddenly bringing up a few signed autographs with his signature & picture on the cards.
“We’re not here for autographs.” Ben spoke in stating this, but then he did a double thought of this. “Okay, maybe a ‘little’ bit in wanting those. But there’s more.” Ben spoke in fixing that claim while stating they have a bigger case that the duo needs to deal with.
“We’re hoping you can help us in finding a fellow Element User in need of help. Mangani,” Hobo Joe spoke off in requesting this pony’s aid in finding one Spirit Pony in need of saving.
This name caught many ponies attention even Crashfire & Johnny Brock was silent in hearing this.
“You wish to find the Element of Healing? Hugh, that’s a tall order, but I think I can help.” Johnny Brock responded in almost being so stump, he almost didn’t think that could be done…but he shrug off that feeling to willing himself anyway. “Follow me.” Johnny Brock signal the group to follow him, they need to get somewhere.
Unknown to the group, a familiar group of villains (to us) were watching, having sneak through DJ Pon 3's store to follow Ben and Hobo Ken on their little journey.
"So what are they up to?" DJ asks his colleagues puzzled.
"No idea. So, we're gonna attack or something?" Clumsy ask impatiently. He and his pals wanted to kick some butt before their chance is gone.
Black Tiger however just grunts as he snaps, "We are here to spy and not attack. We must report to Master Shadow Dragon of whatever we found."
"Okay, Black Tiger, we got it. So we follow them from their back and watch what they're up to." Shades said to Black Tiger with a frustrated frown.
"Exactly; let’s move, now."
Soon the gang, unaware of the four minions following, reach a room that was made as some concert set within some grand hall within the moving castle, with large glass windows outside for them to see where the place is moving.
“I’ve been on good ties with the Spirit Ponies from my music, so it just takes a musical feeling to have them help us out.” Johnny Brock spoke off to which he played his guitar to attract the Musical Spirit Ponies to him, smiling to his friends that can be the key to finding Mangani.
“You can do that?” Ben asked off in wondering if this guy can pull this off or not.
“Yes, but perhaps our Elements should work in harmony to uncover the mystery. What say you?” Johnny Brock responded in saying, he’ll need another user of an Element to help and Ben’s Element of three powers may be extra handy here.
“Well I…” Ben was feeling a bit unsure; can his own Triforce even help them out?
“Come on Benny boy, don’t quit now!” Hobo Joe insisted that Ben go along with this, it’s their only shot.
With a nod from Ben, he joins the rocker on the set.
“Alright, let’s do this! Crashfire, you’ll be needed for this to!” Johnny Brock nods off to say while turning to speak to the other Element user in question.
“All three Element users like us working together, I’m feeling myself getting burn with excitement?” Crashfire spoke off with a crack smile; this was just making him itch with feeling.
Soon those that were Element Users were glowing with their auras, Ben’s golden Triforce, Crashfire’s burning aura & the melody aura of Johnny’s side. Soon Johnny was beginning to play a solo guitar beat of rock. The Elements were spreading around the area; the Musical Spirit Ponies cease their action to become attracted by this…sensation of feeling. The spirits began to swirl around in the room as if receiving the message of what their living friends are asking of them. And soon Johnny Brock began to sing something he dubbed ‘Locomotive’ (with the voice matching that of the artist called Running Wild).
Johnny: Hundred-fifty tons of steel, rolling through the night
Soon Johnny was playing his guitar with singing with a heavy metal rock feeling in his soul.
Sparks are dancing in the smoke, the fire's raging wild
Then the sparks of the spirits were lighting up the ceiling, mixing with Crashfire’s flames.
Hundredweights of blackest coal to feed its burning hunger
Johnny was singing this while Ben was somehow let his Triforce glow with a brighter flare.
A melting pot of glowing steel, a hell of grime and smoke
Soon the magic that was happening was leaking pass Hobo Joe to the floors & walls.
Chorus: Smoke and fire, run that pyre
And the entire room was being glimmer up with lots of flames of burning passion without anybody getting burn.
Steam and thunder gonna roll you under
Soon the steam pipes were blowing & electricity was coursing all over the stuff.
Rage and fury gonna spell its name, Locomotive
Even within the boiler room, it’s flames were heating up and the gears began to pick up the pace…like a locomotive.
At the moment, there was a pause in noticing what was happening while Johnny was playing to the beat.
“Boys, wha ever ye doing, keep at it!” Hobo Joe shouted out in seeing something was beginning to happen.
The magic from the music & other Elements are spreading around the inside of the Moving Castle as if giving it some unknown feeling. And during the moment, Johnny went back to singing once again.
Johnny: The railway's gonna squeaking hard, wheels are dragging over
As Johnny was speaking, his castle’s feet were stomping across another area.
Red hot grease is on the steel, oiling all the bars
Some red steam begin to be seen from the metal gears as oil inside the system began to boil with a heated passion.
Rhythm's gonna pounding hard, the monsters own thunder
Soon the entire Moving Castle was beginning to pick up pace in speed as the sounds of funder strike it’s metal gears to produce much more speed.
The whistle-pipe is blowing strong, foretelling what to come
Soon the whistle was blowing harder as the metal mechanical legs begin to move even quicker.
Chorus: Smoke and fire, run that pyre
Soon smoke was producing much more from the pipes as the back of the castle was lighting up.
Steam and thunder gonna roll you under
The entire Moving Castle was soon roaming at a faster pace like a beast begin to quake the very ground in its movement.
Rage and fury gonna spell its name, Locomotive
And inside, Johnny was making the magic of the three Element users spread to give this castle more speed as it was being like a locomotive train.
Then another short moment began while the instrument vera. began to take over.
“Wow, we’re really moving!” Ben spoke off in seeing from the front view, they're moving more than ever.
“Don’t quit yet, we’re just getting warm up!" Crashfire told Ben from not calling it quits, they gotta use their Elements to make Johnny’s Music Element to keep working.
And like Crashfire said, the song was soon coming back up with Johnny Brock taking back the role to sing.
Johnny: The stoker's gonna shoveling coal to melt it in the fire
Soon the magic was making all the coal go straight into the boiler’s coal unit, making the fire ignite more.
Sweat is dripping from his brow, vaporizing in the heat
Crashfire felt like he was feeling the heat from making his firry aria make this place pick up speed.
Soon the instruments were playing at this time.
The castle was soon dashing off in a large bulgy way over forest & desert fields.
“Yeeeehaaaah; Ride them castle!” Hobo Joe was holding on to shout this out while they were riding this castle like a tame Ursa Major.
And soon Johnny Brock went back to singing here.
Pressure's gonna rising high, speeding up the engine
As Johnny sang, the castle was speeding up to a near max of 200 miles an hour.
Purgatory comes alive to burn on fires rage
The castle was literally beginning to glow with a burning raging soul of fire.
So comon now
Soon a lone solo playing of the guitar was heard by Johnny as he was literally rocking it out now.
And the Elements from the Cutie Marks glowed to shine over the Musical Spirit Ponies. And with that, they move out towards outside….where beyond the distance a single glowing light was resonating to the melody. As if calling to it.
“I think they got the message.” Ben spoke off with a smile in seeing that the spirits have heard their cries & are now acting.
“More than dat, I think the strong spiritual sense from the music has helped them figure out where Mangani is.” Hobo Joe spoke in seeing the expressions the spirits showed, it was the sign of sensing a lone spirit
“Alright, then let’s keep this locomotive going!” Crashfire instructed the crew that it’s time they keep this up until they reach their destination.
And with the ponies feeling their souls & passion fueling the castle, the structure was running off to charge forward. Following the leading Spirit Ponies going off to where they need to go. Towards the little light that was beyond a distance, trying to reach out to them.
And at the moment, Johnny began to sing again.
Hundred-fifty tons of steel, rolling through the night
Johnny sung out which the castle moving during the time of night here.
Sparks are dancing in the smoke, the fire's raging wild
The smoke from the pipes began to spark as the flames from them were shot off before being blown by the wind force of the castle charging.
Hundredweights of blackest coal to feed its burning hunger
The castle soon made a large leap over what was a gorge in pursuing the spirits ahead of it, would it make it?
A melting pot of glowing steel, a hell of grime and smoke
And then in an awesome display, it smashed it’s four metal legs into the ground in making it over a gorge so wide, even Ben Mare found such a wild action…unbelievable. How powerful was their music making this thing goes.
Chorus: Smoke and fire, run that pyre
Johnny roared out with his fellow singers nearby as their magical auras were igniting all around.
Steam and thunder gonna roll you under
Electricity was blasting all over, coursing in the gears, maxing out all functions to work even harder here.
Rage and fury gonna spell its name,
As the group was singing this out, what they were gonna say was pushed aside.
Smoke and fire, run that pyre
Outside the Moving Castle, it’s smoke was blowing off with flames with its body glowing brightest in the night.
Steam and thunder gonna roll you under
The metal legs were charging like a running horse to follow the spirits without stopping.
Rage and fury gonna spell its name, Locomotive
The spirits were soon heading off towards the light in the distance as they were but a few more miles away; As Johnny was taking over with the word 'locomotive' for the song's finishing moment.
Johnny: Locomotive
Johnny spoke off this part while the gang’s magic continued to supercharge this vehicle.
Locomotive
Ben, Hobo Joe, Crashfire looked to each other while really rocking it out while having fun, this adventure to save a spirit is gonna be near epic. They’ll do this no matter what, for a life & for Equestria!
Locomotive
Johnny finished off that last part of the song while finishing the beat right there.
And as the song was done, the Moving Castle was near going to be mere moments away from where the spirits were leading the group. If they can find where Mangani is sealed, then they’ll surely have an edge with one more Element User in the battles to come. As of now, the scene begins to close in of the moving objects while getting darker…we’ll see what happens to this adventure group later on.
Of course, none of them knows of four stowaways spying for Shadow Dragon right now...
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At this very moment, Ponyville citizens were going about their daily routine despite the rumors of the things that have been happening. Rumors that began to spread since Brave Heart first came into Ponyville, and that they keep the gossip down so that the certain Alicorn stallion won’t hear them or know if they speak badly of him. Right now, the CMC of Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo & Nyx were busy playing at bit outside while some were thinking up ways to earn their Cutie Marks, some pony suggested a Cutie Mark for always having fun, and so hence forth…a Playtime Cutie Mark became a subject. But while the four fillies play, Diamond Tiara & Silver Spoon watched from behind some tomato stand in seeing the fillies trying to try another attempt for cutie marks. Unknown to the two though, they are about to play a role in the CMCs' plan of getting Brave Heart out in the open.
“Ugh, look at them! Playing around without a care,” Diamond Tiara huffs off to roll her eyes, seeing those blank flanks having such a time without a care.
“Well, it’s not like they can’t play outside for grownups to watch.” Silver Spoon spoke in feeling that this wasn’t a bad thing, those fillies aren’t being a bother; they’re just doing what’s natural for their age.
“Well I DO mind, those blank flanks are ruining my day by being all happy after what happened to us. TO US,” Diamond Tiara protest out loudly in arguing what happened to them recently during Brave Heart’s visit, and that image has not left her mind.
“I know, I know. But what can we do?” Silver Spoon tried to calm her friend down with a worried expression, they maybe being mean, yes, well mostly Diamond Tiara, but what they got as punishment might have been too much of a just-serving.
Suddenly, Diamond Tiara noticed they were near a cart with lots of tomatoes and the seller guy wasn’t around. At this moment, the sneaky filly made a sly smile in suddenly hatching a sly plan of action for…payback.
“I think we’ll have some fun of our own. Quick, grab a tomato!” Diamond Tiara spoke off in seeing they’ll use the tomatoes towards the CMC, by throwing them.
“Um, are you sure about this?” Silver Spoon asked off with a worried face while unwillingly taking two tomatoes.
“Trust me, Apple Bloom won’t mind, we’ll just say we were giving her some tomatoes and thrown them to them, they messed up and get tomato juice all over their coats and manes.” Diamond Tiara spoke off with a cocky smile while taking her tomato to explain how they’ll make such an excuse. “Now hurry up, here comes our chances.” She snapped to bark her order that they must be ready, their chance is coming.
Now things seem like Diamond Tiara & Silver Spoon are near their spot, hidden and will pick the right moment to strike. Thus making the humiliating mark on the CMC for being blank flanks and for what happened to them as payment.
“Ready, set, and…” Diamond Tiara was counting this down, as they prepare to throw their tomatoes….or would they?
“And just wha in Scotland Yard are ye sneaky lassies up to?” A Scottish voice interrupted Diamond Tiara & Silver Spoon’s ‘little’ attempt to play a nasty trick. And when the two fillies looked up saw a stern look from Brave Heart. “Now ye wouldn’t be thinking of throwing perfectly good food at them little lasses playing by me twitching ear?” He sternly asked with a very serious look that weighed the fillies to feel….pushed down from being at the top.
“Wha-wha; us, no way; we…um….we’re gonna present them! Right! Silver Spoon,” Diamond Tiara spoke nervously with a nervous reaction to seeing Brave Heart here, if he catches on to their bully act, they’ll really be in for it.
“Um, yes, that’s it!” Silver Spoon nervously replied to go along with it of their cover up, not good, if this Alicorn of strictness sees their act as bullies; they’ll have their flanks handed to them again.
“Oh, and what wee bit of self-action be this? A gift to which to cover a blank flank ye seem to disregard them as a shame for not having a blarney talent be found, are we?” Brave Heart responded off in asking in demand in not being played the fool, he sees right through the naughty fillies’ game to be bullies to the CMC, and the Alicorn can’t stand it.
“No, no, that’s not it!” Diamond Tiara spoke with feeling scared here, the stallion is catching on now.
“Ri-right, we’re just...” Silver Spoon was really starting to sweat, he’s gonna realize that the two are fibbing and that’ll lead to problems.
“I be thinkin’ from here to be Billy goat, ye be seeing red fly when I see through those little nah lies you be spitting off on me bottom hoof to be kissing to.” Brave Heart spoke off in sternly gazing at the troublemakers for trying to lie & be a kiss up, he ain’t falling for that.
And soon magic caught the two snotty fillies before they could even react and this stallion was gonna play a little ‘lesson’ to the bullies.
“Waaaugh…Gaaugh!” Soon the screams of Diamond Tiara & Silver Spoon filled the air when they were flung by magic in a tomato cart that crashed into a wall. “Uuaaaguhh…” The CMC saw their old rivals sitting in a broken cart of tomatoes and covered in them, looking worst for wary.
“And ye better shape up, if ye be knowing what’s a good to your toot-sweet toot, lassies!” Brave Heart called out from where the crowd sees him and realizes, he was the one that did that act.
“Gosh, at first, it was kinda great seeing some pony show Diamond Tiara not to pick on us, but...” Apple Bloom spoke from feeling a weird emotion about what’s happened to the bullies of the CMC.
“But isn’t he taking the harsh action a bit too far? It’s almost…being mean right back.” Sweetie Belle spoke from feeling a bit worried about seeing how Brave Heart was enforcing his justice to such an extent.
“Yeah, I mean, Diamond Tiara can be a pain, but Silver Spoon is just following her orders.” Scootaloo stated in thinking that while one filly was a pain in the neck, the other was just following her orders and can be good on ‘some’ terms.
“If Brave Heart can’t learn to be a little more self-control over his act of delivering justice, things might be too much out of hand.” Nyx stated in seeing that Brave Heart’s actions are getting to be too rough, even if they were meant for a good cause. "Still...our plan worked and my mom and my aunts should show up soon..."
Yes, folks. The CMC knew that the Snotty Duo were going to show up and tried to make their lives miserable, doing so in hopes that Brave Heart wouldn't show up...and that's what the four needed to bring Rainbow's cousin out in the open.
Soon Brave Heart was noticing the town folks looking & whispering things about him from seeing that last action. Sure they’ve known that Diamond Tiara can be a brat to the CMC, but that action might have been a little much even for a filly.
“Wha’s this now? Are ya all deaf in de face?” Brave Heart spoke off in feeling like everyone’s gone to give him the eye when he done no wrong. “The little lasses were up to no good, so it doesn’t be hurtin’ to enforce their behavior!” He issued off that Diamond Tiara was gonna be mean so Brave Heart stopped it by teaching a harsh lesson of served justice to the cause.
“But, wasn’t that being mean back at them?” Derpy asked a bit puzzled by the act performed was more mean than good.
“Aye, but don’t be letting them eyes fool ye! They had it coming as will all bullies, crooks, and villains alike, justice will be served. It…” Brave Heart was in the middle of his monologuing moment to rant until….
“Brave Heart,” A sudden voice cuts off Brave Heart to turn around to be seeing who else enters the fold…but the Mane Six group followed by Spike & Phobos, “We need to talk,” Twilight was the one speaking to the Alicorn with a very stern tone.
"Yep, they're here." Nyx said with a pleased look. Her mother has come thanks to Brave Heart showing himself just as the filly expected.
“Oh, to talk ‘bout wha lass,” Brave Heart asked off in staring at Twilight puzzled, what is the mare here needing of him?
“Your act of performing justice is not right.” Twilight stated off with a direct statement to the stallion performing ill manners of justice to those that are behaving like bullies & being bad.
“Top true, why, after how you’re described what you do and even push over the limit seems….brutish.” Rarity stated off in feeling that the performance by this pony was too much, even a criminal or average villain may seem a bit more better than that, except for the Superior & Dark Curse, and especially Grimmore.
“Yeah, it’s a not very nice thing to be doing.” Pinkie Pie nods with a stern face in having to make this clear issue be heard.
“Wha’s this then? Ye sayin’ I be wrong in me claims?” Brave Heart tap to his chest in asking in disbelief in what he’s hearing from the six mares.
“Buddy, yew maybe acting fer a just cause, but 'de act now ain’t even 'dat.” Applejack sternly points out that even though Brave Heart means well, he’s doing it all wrong & mis-confusing the difference of justice & revenge.
“You’re being too hard on anypony even on those you see their act of being bad.” Fluttershy was debating this fact before yelping by the stare Brave Heart gave her in what she said, “Um, if you don’t mind me saying.” She shyly stated out in looking away, she doesn’t wanna be mean, but it’s the truth.
“Well I be mindin’ alright? Rainbow….” Brave Heart protest out to say before turning to Rainbow Dash here. “Tell me cous, ye not be rumblin’ ‘round with such claims. Ye be too cool to be daff.” He knows his cousin is not to actually be going along with this, would she?
“I’m sorry cous, but my friends are right, you’re getting WAY out of hand here!” Rainbow Dash issued off to say in sticking by her pals, even if Brave Heart’s family, he’s stepping over boundaries.
“Yeah, you may be a guest visiting, but you need to not take the law into your own hold!” Spike stated off that this guy needs to kern to follow their customs, not be acting as the voice of justice when even that act seems overdoing it.
“Yah, you be as bad as Lorcan was in ruling us with power & fear! Guuugh,” As Phobos was making this claim, he got jabbed by Spike, “Whaaaa?” He asked off in what he did wrong, but Spike knew since the guy was speaking bad of his brother.
At this moment, Brave Heart stared at the Mane Six and of course, all the other ponies gossiping about what has happened. It’s true that he’s done too much on the little bad acts, but the stallion doesn’t seem to see it that way. After realizing his situation, Brave Heart opened his close eyes to come to a conclusion to this.
“So this be how ye be to me & all I have to offer?” Brave Heart issued off in stating with a stern face at the six mares. “Very well, then lets settle the matter of who’s right of their own justice! I challenge ye!” He spoke forth in seeing if they wanna settle who’s actions are right & justified, then they shall challenge the other to the terms.
“No! We challenge you!” Pinkie Pie spoke off in making a claim to challenge this guy.
“Well then lass, I challenge your challenge!” Brave Heart responded off in making this claim of challenging the mares once more.
“And we’ll challenge your challenge….with our challenge…” Pinkie Pie was trying to think up of an answer while being confused, “With a challenge!” She then got tough looking in following along with that calm.
“Okay, that’s a little weird.” Twilight raised an eyebrow to her friend in what she just said there, that’s hard to follow.
“Very well, then let us settle things the old fashion way.” Brave Heart declared forth in preparing to make the conditions. “We battle in the field of honor!” He howls out in announcing this shall be a battle where their honor will be at stake. “Bring me a challenge of one or a lot of fighters to represent your side! I shall prepare in one hour!” Brave Heart instructed that if they want to settle things, then he’ll face the challengers that want to prove him otherwise.
And then with that, Brave Heart used his horn to teleport out of there. Now the towns folks were gossiping even more, it sounds like there’s going to be a fight, but where, hopefully not their home! It’s just been fix after the last few incidences from the last evil attacks.
“One hour? Oh dear, do we have enough time?” Fluttershy yelped in thinking they don’t have a lot of time, they have just an hour to prepared.
“Well, it should give us time to prepare against him.” Rarity stated with a cautious concern that with just an hour, they’ll need to be extra prepared.
“Count us in!” Spike spoke out to stand by his friends.
“Me too,” Phobos stands up near the others in saying that he’ll join too.
“Don’t forget me!” Nyx popped up to wanting to be a part of this as well. "I've managed to get him here so you and my aunts can find him, mommy, since I know Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon wouldn't resist bothering me and my friends and I know he wouldn't resist trying to stop them and...you get the idea!"
“Sorry you guys, but this is a personal stake, trust me, Brave Heart is tough!” Rainbow Dash objected the little ones offer to help, but their opponent is not a big villain, just a tough & misunderstood soul that’s not getting the clear view of his actions.
“Awww….” Nyx, Spike & Phobos mopes to hearing this, looks they are cut out of this.
“Sure do wish Ben was around 'ta help. Where did he go off 'ta?” Applejack spoke off in wondering where Twilight’s love is, if they had him with the Mane Six, the odds be more in their favor.
“Wherever he is, it must be very important, but right now. We’ll need to prepare.” Twilight stated with a stern face in knowing they’ll have to do this on their own without Ben’s aid. “Rainbow Dash, if your cousin wants some worthy foes, then he’ll face us, the ponies that represent the Elements of Harmony.” Twilight told her friend that if the tough Alicorn wishes to have some fighters to represent what is right on their side, then the Mane Six will be those fighters.
“But we don’t have the Elements, remember?” Rainbow Dash issued off in stating a reminder that the six are not the wielders of their old Elements since returning them to the Tree of Harmony.
“Yeah, how do we fight him without them?” Pinkie Pie pops up to ask a puzzled question, this was a riddle that needed to be solved.
“We each have our own skills, remember? We’ll figure out some way to show Brave Heart the true meaning of the right form of justice…” Twilight spoke to encourage her friends, like a princess leader that she is that they’ll fight with their own skills even without their Elements to give them a much bigger fighting chance. “And that’s through the power of friendship. You girls with me,” She stated this final claim that they’ll have their great strength of friendship, to help them move along the path to show Brave Heart what they got.
“Yeaaahhh,” The other members of the Mane Six cheered in agreement, time they show that even when they can’t make a rainbow with the Elements of Harmony, their friendship is the next thing to give them hope.
Chase, who is on the scene, chose that time to speak up, "Twilight, remember, whatever you think you're doing, always know that you had rights. You are the ruler of Ponyville. Brave Heart had no right to take and lead Ponyville."
"Yeah. Thank you, Chase. We better get going and find Brave Heart before its too late." Twilight said, preparing to get to Brave Heart and accept his challenge before he causes trouble some more.
"Of course," Chase said with a nod. The Mane Six and the CMCs heads out. The villain in mind says quietly to himself, "I look forward, dear Twilight. I would be honor to see how the battle goes. I will learn everything from you and my enemies."
And with that, the scene begins to close for very soon, the Mane Six will be facing a great opponent that is not a villain, but a tough warrior who needs his eyes to open on his surroundings. One thing’s gonna be clear, this is was Ponyville will see the great Brave Heart in action and what the Mane Six can do now….without relying on the Elements of Harmony to bail them out. Everything goes dark now while the mystery lies in wait for an answer….