//------------------------------// // Chapter 7: Josh's revalation and a shocking decision // Story: The Trainer of Friendship // by darkmage1997 //------------------------------// After leaving the apple farm, the ponies all made their way towards the castle of friendship. While walking, Nyx noticed a sad look on Josh's face. Being the kind big sister she is, she quietly spoke to him, "Josh, what's wrong?" she asked, rubbing up and down on his arm with her wing. Looking to see his sisters wing on him, Josh looked into Nyx's eyes with a twinge of sadness, "Oh Nyx, I'm ok, its just that, the teleportation spell I tried to do backfired, and its my fault Will is here, and I'm scared if he'll be mad at me," Josh sadly replied. "Shh, don't be sad little brother, I'm sure he won't be mad, I mean, he looks like he likes Ponyville," Nyx said, trying to reassure her brother. "Ok, but what if he asks how he came here? Mommy said we would handle the problem when it comes time," Josh confessed. "Ok, but I think we should ask Twilight if we could tell how you summoned Will before we tell him right then and there," Nyx suggested, to which Josh nodded. Just as they turned the corner, the came face to face with the castle of friendship. "Wow! This castle is almost as big as the Crystal Palace!" Will commented. "Yep, and it's still new, since we only got it after facing a villain by the name of Tierek," Twilight explained. "Ok, so you saw the outside of the castle, so how's about a tour inside the castle?" Rainbow asked the trainer. "I guess it wouldn't hurt," Will replied with a nod. Twilight nodded, and motioned the group to follow her inside. Once inside, Will was amazed at how big the main foyer was. "Wow! This is incredible!" Will commented in awe. "Yeah, but it took me and my children a whole week to figure out where everything is," Twilight said with a chuckle. Will only nodded in understanding. "Uh, Mommy, can I ask you something?" Josh asked, looking up at the lavender alicorn. "Of course sweetie, uh would you all excuse us?" Twilight asked, from which everyone nodded. Taking her son into another hallway, Twilight looked at her son with a curious yet worried look, "Josh, is something wrong? You can tell me honey," Twilight spoke with a kind and caring tone. "Oh Mommy, I don't think I can hold the reason back anymore! Do you think we should tell Will how he got here?" Josh asked with a broken tone. Twilights heart shattered at her sons sadness, "Shh, don't worry baby, I think we can tell him after lunch, how's that sound?" Twilight asked he youngest son. "Ok Mommy, but will you be there for me in case Will snaps?" Josh asked, hugging Twilights forelegs for comfort. "Shh, don't worry, me and all our friends and family will be here for you," Twilight said to him, trying to lift his spirits. "Ok Mommy, thank you for comforting me!" Josh said, nuzzling against Twilights chest fur. "Your very welcome sweetheart, now lets go back to our friends, they might start to wonder where we are," Twilight said, planting a kiss on Josh's head. Josh nodded, and followed his mother out to the main foyer. Once in the foyer, the group all looked at the two curiously, "What was all that about?" Rarity asked. "Josh just needed to ask me something," Twilight replied. "Now what do you all say to lunch?" she asked the group, who's stomachs all answered that question. "Ok, lets all head to the dining hall," Twilight said with a giggle, leading the group to the dining room. "Twilight, where's Spike?" Clover asked, not seeing the purple drake anywhere. "Oh, he's out doing regular kid stuff with some of his friends," Twilight replied. "Who's Spike?" Will asked, looking at the ponies. "He's the resident baby dragon of Ponyville, and my #1 assistant," Twilight replied, which Will only nodded in understanding. Just after taking a right into a doorway, they were all in the dining room. "Wow! Now this is impressive," Will commented as he took a seat along with the others. "I know, now what would you all like?" Twilight asked. "Uh, don't you have servants for cooking?" Will asked, looking at the alicorn princess curiously. "Well, as much as I like my place as the Princess of Friendship, I really don't like having other ponies doing my work when me and my sweet angels are all capable of doing our own work," Twilight explained. "But we're happy doing a little bit of work around the castle," Cory added on. "Oh, ok, well, I'll have pasta in a spicy sauce please," Will politely asked the lavender pony, who nodded, and proceeded to collecting her friends and family's orders, and went to the kitchen to get to the work on lunch. "So you like spicy stuff Will?" Toby asked. "Yep, but I figured that since Equestria and the World of Pokemon are two separate worlds, then Equestria won't have any tomato berries, now those are the spiciest berry you can find," Will explained. "Berries aren't supposed to be spicy, are they?" Applebloom asked her sister. "Ah don't really know, but remember that Will is from a different world than Mike, Toby, and the rest of them, so the vegetation there must be different," Applejack replied, giving the best of her knowledge on produce. "Applejack is right, but other berries have flavors that regular berries shouldn't have, like Chesto Berries are dry, and Prism Berries are bitter," Will explained. Just as he finished up his explanation, Twilight came in with a cart of food for her friends and children. "Wow, that was fast!" Will commented. "Yeah, I usually let Spike handle the cooking, but its nice to get in the kitchen every once in awhile," Twilight said, blushing as she gave everyone the dishes they ordered. Taking a bite out of his pasta, Will was suddenly reminded of the first time he tried something spicy, "Delicious," was all he could say, as he took another bite. After awhile, everyone finished eating, and put their dishes on the cart so that they can e washed. "Ok Josh, you can go and tell him," Twilight whispered to her son, who solemnly nodded, and walked over to the trainer. "Uh, Will?" Josh asked, feeling more and more nervous of how the Pokemon master would react. "Yes, what is it Josh?" Will asked with a smile. 'Ok, he seems to be in a good mood,' Josh thought to himself, as he took a deep breath and spoke, "Will, I would just like to say, that the reason you're here is because I messed up a teleportation spell that Mommy was teaching me, Crystal and Trinity." Josh explained. "I don't see how that was a mess up," Will said with a shrug. "Well, when it was my turn to try the spell, a sharp pain shot through my head, and I accidently summoned you here to Equestria, and to the Crystal Empire," Josh explained. "So, it was a spell that brought us all here?" Will asked, now getting a be intrigued. Josh could only nod sadly, and in fear that Will might chew him out, "Yes, but it wasn't intentional at all!" Josh cried, looking at the trainer with a tear filled expression. "Calm your self young one," Will tried to cheer Josh up by sounding like a martial arts expert. "To be honest, while you all were giving me a tour of the town, I've been thinking about moving here, and setting up shop on the outskirts of town," Will said, reassuring the group, Josh especially. "Really?" Twilight asked surprised. Will nodded in response. "So, no hard feelings?" Josh asked, now with new hope in his voice. "Right on little buddy," Will said, ruffling Josh's hair. This made Josh breath a sigh of relief. "Great! I'll write a letter to Celestia and tell her the news!" Twilight said, leaving the room like a little kid, going to an amusement park for the first time. "Is she always like that?" Will asked the ponies. "Only when something BIG is happening," Sweetie Belle replied. Just then, they heard the dining room doors open to reveal Rarity and Spike standing in the doorway. "Ah Will, I have your new outfit all made for you," Rarity said, trotting up and handing Will an all blue outfit with red stripes on the sleeves. "Oh, very nice, thanks Rarity," Will said to the snow white unicorn. Just then, he noticed Spike waddling up to see the new guy. "Ah, and you must be Spike! Twilight has told me about you," Will said with smile, looking at the drake. "And you have to be that 'Pokemon trainer' that Rarity was talking about," Spike said, extending his claw to shake with Will, who complied and shook hands with the dragon. Just then, Twilight came in with a scroll, "Ah Spike, just in time! Can you send this letter for me?" Twilight asked the young dragon, who saluted and breathed a green fire on the scroll. "Uh, why did he burn the letter?" Will asked, curious as to why Spike burnt the letter. "That's how me and Celestia send letters to each other," Twilight explained. Will nodded in understanding. Just then, Spike belched a scroll, which had Celestia's royal seal on it, "Wow, that was fast," Twilight commented, as she unrolled the scroll and began to read it. After a few minutes, Twilight had a beaming smile on her face. "What's up Twilight?" Rainbow asked her royal friend. "Celestia just accepted my request to have Will move to Equestria! And she's sending Discord, Francisco, and Eris to come and help with the move!" Twilight exclaimed with a squee. "Discord? You mean the draconequss?" Will asked, remembering Toby say something about Discord in his story. "Yep! And he's brining one of his sons and daughters to come and help you!" Twilight said, now squealing like a little kid in a toy store. "Ok, so when will they be here?" Will asked. Before Twilight could answer, there was a flash of light, and from the light stood two draconequss beings, and a human boy, with a robe that looked like the very fabric of space itself, all dressed in movers uniforms. "We heard you want to move? We can help," Discord said, trying to sound like a mover. "Uh, why yes, I would like to set up a ranch on the outskirts of Ponyville, if its not too much trouble?" Will asked. "No problem, we can tackle any job," Eris said, mimicking her father. "Ok, then can you teleport us back to my ranch in Mahogany Town, so me and my sister can get to packing?" Will asked. "Don't worry about packing, we'll just bring your ranch here!" Discord said, teleporting next to him. "I'm not even going to ask, but thanks for the help," Will said, smiling at the odd ball family. "Well, shall we get a move on?" Francisco asked, opening a door in thin air to Mahogany Town, "Next stop, Mahogany Town!" he called, motioning his father, his adoptive sister, and the trainer to come along. "Would you mind if we came along with you?" Twilight asked the four as they were about to leave. "Not at all," Will said with a smile, before turning to the three movers, "Uh, can you three teleport me to exactly five minutes after the portal brought me here?" Will asked the draconequss father and daughter and human son. "Sure, but why?" Eris asked curiously. "Well, its been hours since I've landed in the Crystal Empire, so I want to make sure to be at my ranch before my sister gets out of school," Will explained, to which the female draconequss nodded. "Well? Lets not just stand here and collect dust, c'mon!" Will said to the ponies, leading them through the door.