Vader stood cross armed as all of the ponies save a few, were cowering in fear.
“I will help with the unloading your highness” he said and walked away to help the night guards unload.
Applejack turned to Luna “What the hay is he?”
“A warrior, sister and I think he is a good last resort encase Discord betrays us” she replied “He is going to search everfree alone to try and find the changeling hive”
“Changeling hive?” squeaked Fluttershy.
“Yes we discovered a changeling in the castle, Everfree was the safest location for a hive for it” she answered.
A large shadow loomed over them as a massive wooden box was lifted of the ground, without rope or magic.
Vader opened it with a push of his hand, inspecting the machines that were inside. A primitive speeder.
He made it the day before as a personal transport due to the lack of fast travel here, he engineering skills had become a great asset.
Sure this speedster`s top speed was only 70 miles per hour but it still eclipsed most of the transport in the area.
Pushing it out Vader loaded everything else he needed.
Twilight gaped as the large metal vehicle hovered with a light hum coming from it ‘engine’ with a long nose with a cannon at the end. A
dull grey with black panes lining some of the engine parts.
“What is that?” she asked pointing the speedster.
Rainbow hovered over it, “I don`t know some kinder bike?” shrugging her shoulders.
Pinkie bounced over to Vader and patted his shoulder “Excuse me, could you tell us, what that do-hicky is?”
Vader turned to face the direction she was pointing, his speedster “A primitive speeder, transport over rough terrain” he replied flatly.
All the night guard had finish unpacking their weapons and supplies. And gathered around Luna for orders
“Ok listen, your orders are simple, you will scout out the western side of everfree, and Vader will scout the eastern. If you find the changeling hive signal a few hundred feet away from the hive. I or another will come to help you, understood?”
“Yes your majesty” they barked and flew off the western side of Everfree.
Vader had finished his packing.
Luna waved him over before he left “I have to talk to Ponyville, bat-ponies aren`t a normal sight, and you most defiantly aren`t, I will explain I want you to go to everfree and find the hive”
‘Destroy it if necessary’ she said telepathically. “But before you go I must introduce the elements of harmony to you individually” she remembered
Vader held back the temptation of giving a long sigh.
“Very well, but the quicker this is done the better!” he said begrudgingly
Luna gestured to the white unicorn with an indigo mane “This is Rarity the element of generosity”
“Hello Mister Vader”
Pinkie suddenly said “He looks like a lord to me!” Vader gave a curious glance at the pink pony
Luna raised an eyebrow “A perceptive one, I used to be a lord, a long time ago” stated Vader
“Wow a lord, Hiya Lord Vader I`m Pinkie Pie! Element of Laughter, here to make you laugh, snort or giggle!” she beamed at him, her smile actually made the anti-glare protocols in his mask come online.
Luna smiled at Pinkie`s antics, and gestured to the next pony, a cyan pegiuas with a rainbow mane with a cocky grin “Rainbow Dash, the element of loyalty”
Vader just got a cocky grin and nothing more.
Luna gestured to the earth pony farmer “Applejack, element of honesty”
She shock Vader hand vigorously “Nice ta meet cha, I`m Applejack, the truest of friends, and most dependable of ponies!” after she finish shaking his hand he placed it back down to his side.
Most over beings in the world would shake their hand in pain, but Vader`s limbs felt non being robotic.
Applejack gave an odd look as Vader seem to fell no pain, what was he?
“Next we have Fluttershy, element of Kindness” she said gesturing to the butterscotch pegiuas hiding for her dear life.
“I assume she is shy” he said, all of them nodded
Finally she introduced the other alicorn to Vader “And Finally Princess Twilight Sparkle, element of magic”
“Err hello?” she said unsure of herself.
Vader could sense there power as soon as he left the castle, all of them seem calm and collected, well most of them, and they stood cowering in fear of him.
“It was a pleasure meeting you all, but I have to complete the mission, I will return with Chrysalis or not at all” he said to Luna before turning to the speedster.
Vader mounted the speedster, it humming became louder, rotating the handle bar, it zoomed off at an unnatural speed.
A dust trail was left in his wake.
“Well he was social” stated Applejack dryly crossing her arms.
Luna turned to them “Please excuse him, I have a feeling that his past has made him angered and the feeling of his not belonging is evident in his manner” stated Luna, she could get that from the very few words Vader just said
“One things for sure, I`m curious about what lies under the mask” asked Twilight, something about Vader didn`t sit right with her
“Darn tootin`, wha the hay`s with that mask, and his breathing sound like granny after she tried to run the running of the leaves!” stated
Applejack looking into the distant
Rainbow seem to be silent for a moment thinking hard, when she finally spoke it made all of them realize something “Is he going after Chrysalis?”
Fluttershy seem to react in an instant “We need to help him!” but before she could move Luna placed a hand on her shoulder
“Vader is capable of handling himself, he managed to throw Discord across the library with one handed, a changeling possess him no threat” she reassured
“He threw Discord? What for?” asked Twilight
“A Discord question. Something to do with straws I think?” said Luna just as baffled as the rest of them
Vader flew down the old cobblestone paths towards the forest, cape flickering in the wind, it had been a long time since he`d used a
speeder, but he could still drive one.
Entering the forest, he slowed the speeder, using the force to find a presence similar to the changeling in the castle library.
Vader found what he was looking for but, also 3 presence young and getting weaker by the second!
Heading away from the changelings presence he jumped off his speeder and ran.
He didn`t see the small blue glow in the forest.
“May the force be with you” came a soft whisper in the dense forest, obscured by Vader`s breathing