//------------------------------// // Chapter 9, We meet again little cutie. . . now let’s save the day my team // Story: Keep living for Friendship // by alejin //------------------------------// TIMESKIP ALEX POV It’s been 1 month since my first shoping night, I’ve been training with Spike every single day, I have to admit, he really is a quick learner, thanks to all the materials and tools he got for me, we managed to make a descent bow, blowgun and a little hidden blade, (trust me, that was a bitch to make, for the tools on earth make the job a lot easier) the blade wasn’t as good and durable as mines, but by the time, I’m sure it would do the trick, I really wonder what kind of excuses Spike had to made up to not attract any suspicious, then I thought, it’s Equestria, the land of trust. . . . I believe. During this month I managed to avoid the mane 6 and Lyra (yep she hasn’t give up yet), but there were some red alerts, a couple of times they were really close to find me, thanks to Spike and Zecora (yep Zecora, now she is my friend. . . I still remember how I met her). FLASHBACK Spike was always telling me and trying to convice me to go to Ponyville with him, or at least meet his friends, the mane 6, I always declined, I knew he wanted me to have more friends, (guess he still has some issues for Twilight, how she always was too stuborn to make friends before), well, knowing he was never going to stop so I promised him that i would go to meet Zecora, i had already seen her sometimes but in the shadows of course, spike nooded with a huge smile when i told him that. When i met her. . . she didn’t betray my expectations, she screamed like a filly, she backed off and started to throw at me lots of jars, bottles, some kind of tribe masks, some bottles with potions, some smelled very nice, others well. . . smelled like crap, i managed to dodge almost every proyectile, but sometimes well. . . not so lucky right?, one bottle hit me right in the head and knocked me out, when i woke up, I was in a little bed, (Zecora’s i believe), i raised my head and look at her, talking to Spike, how he was explaining to her that i was harmless, when they both noticed i was awake, she inmediatily aproach me and started to apologize, (i think at least she was apologazing, damn. . . does she really needs to speak in rhymes all the time and how in the world she does that so fluent anyway?) And well, we became good friends (even thought it was reaaaaaally hard to understand her), and i have to say, she does know how to make potions, when i saw it, i asked her if by any chance she could make some sleeping and poison darts for me, she was a little reluctant when i asked her that, after a little explanation, she agreed, (not before make me pinkie promise to never use it to hurt anypony), after that i visited her very often, i have to admit it, having another pon. . . . zebra to talk besides Spike was. . . . nice. END OF FLASHBACK Anyway, as i was saying before, with the help from Spike and Zecora and their warnings, i always managed to hide myself and my stuff on time (having two more pairs of eyes here really is helpfull) Sometimes Lyra really made me feel. . . . sad and in some kind of way guilty, in one of her searches for me, i could hear her how she tried to invite me to go to live with her, trying to convince me how i would never starve, that i would always be protected, that she would. . . . always love me forever. . . . , it was cute, very very cute but. . . really creepy at the same time, (if only she could drop the idea to make me her. . . Pet). Well, i have to say, during this month, i went to the oak tree every single night, but nothing happened, i swear i could feel some energy from that tree, it has something i know it, but one month every night and nothing, maybe i missed something, i asked Spike if anything happened the night before i saved Sweetie bell, then he told me, there were a meteor shower, maybe. . . .that was. . . .the key, with little hope i asked if maybe there was gonna be another meteor shower soon, what he told me really Shock me to no end, unlike earth, meteor showers here in Equestria ocurred every 4 or 5 months, wow, just wow but how. . . . . Oh yeah Equestria right. Maybe the “magic” of the tree (it’s still a theory) only works on those nights, but having to wait for three or four months, well i could do it, but it would be too boring, there is, when i took my decisión, it was time to. . . . .meet EVERYPONY. I decided so fast because well, (i have to wait for a little long time, and the magic of the oak tree it’s just a theory, there is no warranty it would work, so by doing that i would acomplish some tasks. The first three were obviously brony dreams 1. Fullfill all bronys and pegasisters megadream to meet the Mane six 2. Fullfill the 2nd bronys and pegasisters megadream, meet princess Celestia 3. Maybe somehow manage to hug all the mane 6, or at the very least Fluttershy and Pinke pie. 4. In case that my theory fails, become their friend, after all, i knew in some way maybe they could help me to find a way to go back home or at the very least teach me how to live here forever, their kind of culture, style of life, etc. (i need a plan b, c and if necessary D) and of course i would be FRIEND of the Mane six. END OF POV At Zecora’s house, Spike, Zecora and Alex were enjoying a cup of tea and some cookies, they were discussing how they were gonna introduce him to ponyville, the plan they manage to make was really simple, he only was gonna walk alongside with Spike and Zecora through ponyville directly to Mayor Mare office (Alex really thought her name was mayor mayor. . . . idiot), and ask her help to introduce Alex to everypony, he wasn’t gona go armed, but he did know, maybe somepony would try to attack him by instinct, he would at least bring something to fight back in case of need, his only weapon he would carry that day would be a Long stick, it was almos the same as using a Spear but without the impaling part, they were starting to think which day was perfect to do that, when they heard somepony rushing to the house, Alex managed to hide upstairs before whoever it was arrived. It was Sweetie Bell, she was very tense and hiperventilated and it was obvios she was crying moments ago. “Zecoraaaaaaa please help!!!!, oh Spike you are here too, Thanks Celestia” “Sweetie bell, please calm down, now tell us, what is going on?” “It’s Ponyville, it’s. . . . . under attack!!!!, we were surprised” “Who Sweetie bell, who could have the guts to attack Ponyville?” Spike said “The. . . . . diamonds dogs, at least 40 or maybe 50 of them, they. . . took over Ponyville” Alex who was listening upstairs was really confused, how they manage to do that to ponyville?, granted they were so many, but he remembered from the show and when Spike told him, how the Mane 6 managed to beat many of them by themselves, besides, obviously there were a lot of unicorns, mares and colts in ponyville, wasn’t their magic a huge advantage againts many creatures? Spike and Zecora were really shocked, how could they?, then Spike even surprised asked, “But. . . . . Sweetie bell, even by surprise, how they managed to that? Granted, they are a little stronger than an earth pony, but we have Twilight and other strong unicorns, we should have the upperhand againts them with their magic??” “That’s the thing Spike, it’s really strange, all of them were well armed, helmets and all, and by some reason, our magic didn’t . . . . . afect them, no at all, they captured everypony, we need you to send a letter to the Princesses, for what they were saying, they are planning to trade almost everypony to the changelings, and keep some that could master Rarity’s spell to find gems for them.” Spike knew they needed to tell the princesses but right now it was. . . . imposible, with his head looking to the floor he proceded to say “I’m sorry Sweetie Bell, but right now, Princess Celestia and Luna are in Saddle Sarabia, my conection with them outside Equestria is not very powerfull and can’t reach them very quick, even if i send the letter now, it would reach them about tomorrow afternoon” “But. . . . . (Sweetie bell started to cry again) what are we going to do??, if we don’t hurry, everypony, my sister will be will be. . . . . . noooooo” “Sweetie bell (Spike said) don’t worry, i promise you, we will thing of something” “But Spike, we can’t tell the Princesses, they are the only ones enough powerfull to deal with so many foes, you and Zecora are only two, even with me, we would only be three” Zecora watching Alex walking to an oblivious Sweetie bell from behind, smiled and tell her “Little Sweetie, don’t count only two, you know why? Because for this problem we will have the help another good ally” “What?, what you mean Zec. . . .” Sweetie started to ask when she notice a great shadow behind her, but for some reason she didn’t feel afraid or threatened, she feels safe, she slowly turned around to see who it was, in that very same moment with mixed feelings of surprise and happiness, she tackled her very favorite human friend. “Alex!!!, it’s you it’s you, is what Zecora saying is true?, are you going to help us, please, pretty please do it, you can beat them right? as you did with the manticore, right?” Alex just looked to Sweetie with a warm smile and proceded to stroke her mane to make calm her down, while doing it he said “Of course Sweetie bell, i will help you and Ponyville, but this time. . . . well, we’ll need a plan, we cannot just go there and fight againts them, Sweetie, we are talking about 50 of them, we are so outnumbered, and they are using armors.” “So. . . .Alex. . . what do you propose?? Spike asked “just give me one minute to think this very carefully Spike, please” Alex started to think, mmmm, why the magic didn’t affect them?, as i can remember from the show and what Spike told me, they weren’t suppose to be inmune to magic, hmmmm, maybe. . . . are the armors. Alex quickly turn to Zecora and Spike “Spike, Zecora, do you by any chance have any idea or theory why magic doesn’t affect them, by any chance the inmunity of magic is natural for them???” Spike then answered “Well, they are not inmune to magic, i’m pretty sure of that, and i have to tell you, i have read many books, and i know there is a very rare stone or mineral, it’s called the “Darkness Stone”, it and anything made with this stone as alloy will be totally or at the very least very inmune to magic, it even nullifies already casted spells like shields or barriers, it’s use it’s ilegal no matter how lacking it is, the few of them they have or find in Canterlot is used to make the magic proof rings they put in the horns of criminal unicorns, if i have to bet, i would say their armor have to be made with Darkness stone, but. . . . how they manage to build so many armors with it, trust me when i say that there aren’t many stones i mean it, find them it’s almost imposible, and not only that, how they knew it’s use, somepony must had told them, they are too stupid to figure it out by them selves.” “hmmmmm. . . . intersting, just one question Spike, tell me, it’s that all you and everypony know about this stone, that’s all the information you all have, that it’s inmune to magic?? Spike noded Alex only grinned “one last question Spike, are the diamond dogs as stupid as you say they are?” Spike noded again His grinn only extended, “Then. . . . .Zecora please, we will need you to make at least 15 sleeping darts, the tiny you can make them the better” Zecora noded with a smile, she knew Alex had a plan and she was more than happy to help him. “Ok Spike, come with me, we are going to the castle right now to get our gear, Zecora we’ll be back in 20 mins aprox, Sweetie please stay with her and help her anyway you can, ok? “, “Ok Alex, i’ll do what you say” she answered “Oh yeah, we are going to fight some diamon. . . . . wait! Alex didn’t you say we were outnumbered, and Sweetie told us they are at least 40 of them, why are you only asking Zecora for only 15 sleeping darts, how are we going to face them with only that.” Alex only chuckled to his dragon friend, puting his hand on his shoulder he said “No Spike, we are not going to Face them, we are going to HELP them” “WHAT???” the three of them said in unison “he…help them how? Sweetie bell started, help them how to slave ponyville (she was almost in tears, she felt betrayed) NOPE Sweetie bell, we are going to help them to not fall to the “ETERNAL SLUMBER CURSE” “Eternal slumber curse???” they all said again at the same time “EYUUP”