//------------------------------// // Chapter 11, And that my friends, it’s what we call. . . Trolling // Story: Keep living for Friendship // by alejin //------------------------------// “SWEETIE BELL!!!!, Rarity yelled inside the cage, you. . . you . . . whatever you are, what have you done to her??” At that instant Sweetie bell “woke up”, she look at Alex with “Sorrowfull eyes” and said “Alex, why???, i thought you were a good human, you even helped me, i. . . thought you were my friend, but you are. . . . helping this dogs? they are planning to trade my family and friends, and now instead of helping me, you are turning me to them? How could you?” Alex only chuckled and with an “evil smile” he said “HAHAHAHA, you thought i would be friend with a pony??, silly filly, why would i be friend with you or any weakling pony when instead i could be friend with the powerfull diamond dogs, they are way cooler, i even would say they are even cooler than that mare everypony admires, what was her name again? “Rainbow dash?” “HEEEEEY” a multicolored mane pegasus screamed (Alex and Sweetie bell only laughted in the inside, they so saw that coming), Sweetie bell kept whinning and asking why, then Alex continued “Ok, enough”, Alex said, he closed her mouth with his hand, while she “struggle” to get free, he told her “if you don’t shut up i will eat you, go it?” Sweetie bell “Afraid” proceded to be quiet, then Alex looked at at the “diamond dogs leader” and said. “I found her running away to the everfree forest to get help from a Zebra who lives there, i managed to catch her and bring her to you, as a token of confidance” “the dogs, who were only blushing (after all, not every day they were praised by other creatures) only stared at him, then the “leader just said” “Emmmm, good. . . . thank you. . . . . a . . . you. . . . What are you? “ohh sorry, where are my manners, my name is Alejandro and i’m a human, i’m sure you never heard of one before (they noded), i’m a traveller, i’ve been in many places and i always get stories about how cool the diamond dogs are, and i so wanted to meet you, then i saw what you were doing here in this town, and i knew you indeed are cool, but then i saw this fillie runing away, i didn’t want her to get help and spoil you fun, so i caught her.” When he finished talking, Alex wasn’t surprised when he noticed the dissaproval stares from everypony, they were obviously mad at him, he almost knew what they were whispering. “Sooo, he is the “kind thief???”, kind my flank” one stallion said “He is nothing more than a big minnie” another mare said “Sweet Celestia, how i’d like to buck him right between his. . . . “ Rainbow dash said Rarity also was whispering to Applejack. “I knew it, that rufian Sweetie bell met was nothing more than a RAT, right Applejack?. . . . Applejack??” Applejack was just staring at the human, watching every movement and controlling every word he was saying, then a smile appeared in her muzzle. “Don’t worry Rarity, ah think somehow everything will be allright” “But ummumm” rarity’s mouth was covered by Applejack hoof, “just enjoy the show Rares” Applejack said “OK. . . . one of the dogs said, Thanks again, now. . . . can you please hang over her to us to put her in her cage with the other ponies” "Ok, lets do it fast, we don’t want her to use her magic on us right??" The dogs only grinned at that statement, and then one said “Ha, that wouldn’t matter anyway, thanks to this armors, we are invincible to any horned pony or magical creature” (ok, now is when the real show start, its game time, Zecora and Spike) Alex thought “Rea. . . . really??, cmon that’s imposible, the only way that would be true, is if your armor were made of Darkness stone and we all know that wearing something made by it would be the most stupid idea ever, heck even be near of it would ignite the CUUUURSE (Alex said it that way to attract their attention even more) The dogs inmediatily changes their smiles faces to confused ones “Curse???, what you mean by. . . . Curse??? “Oh, cmon every creature know about the curse and it’s story, i don’t think the most coolest creatures in Equestria don’t, right??” “Well. . . . . of course, of course, but why don’t you refresh our memory a little, i mean we are too busy doing. . . . cool stuff that maybe we forgot a little of it”, every dog noded trying to look confident. (ok, let see if they are as gullible as i think they are, heck they surely are) “Well, many centuries ago, the darkness stone were known as the holy stone, instead of looking dark and well ugly, they were shinny and beautifull, the holy stone was the most valuable thing in Equestria, but one very powerfull King whose name was Sombra (man i’m so good), was so jealous that these stones were even more pretty than his cristals in the Cristal Empire that he used all his power to cast a powerfull Spell in every holy stone in the world, and i mean every stone, even the ones that were underground, the spell was simple, to make the stones be hated by everypony, they would be inmune to magic, making them imposible to a unicorn, alicorns or any magical creature bear be close to them, but in case that wasn’t enough, in order to made them be hated by nonmagical creatures like you and me, he also set a curse on them, the ETERNAL SLUMBER CURSE!, a curse that even tough he was defeated, never dissapeared. “What.. . . what is the Eternal Slumber curse???” one guard dog asked “As it’s name says, if you get near to a darkness stone or something made with it, you will sleep forever, you will not be dead or alive, you just will sleep, of course saying forever is meaningless, since of course by no eating or drinking anything for being only sleeping, you will die by starvation or dehydration, did you really think havind that kind of power would come cheap and without consecuences” The dogs only stared, some of them were really shocked, thinking about stripping their armors right away. “You are lying” one said, the one who gave us the stones never said anything about that, and we have been wearing these for hours and no one seems to be sleepy or tired” “Who said it works inmediatily???” he said, “by the way how many hours have you been wearing them??” “hmmm, about 2 hours, i think” (OMG this is too easy, he thought), Alex then used all his wil to put the most shocking and surprised face he ever had made “WHAT??, but. . . . you need to take them off right now!!!, the curse starts working about 2 hours or a little more after being in contact with the stone or something made with it,” (Ok Spike, Zecora, your turn) Zecora and Spike by their part were hidding in 2 diferent key points in the shadows, with blowguns and sleeping darts in hands/hooves, when they saw Alex with that “shocked expression”, they knew that was the signal to act, and so they did. Spike acted first. Few second later, one dog only felt some sting in the back of his neck, he was about to scratch it when he just felt dizzy and fell to the ground Everypony, diamond dog and human heard the big dog, stomping on the ground with his full body. Alex still with “worried face” said “SEE!!! I TOLD YOU!!!, IT HAS BEGUN!!! THE CURSE HAS BEGUN!!! “What???. . . . Is it true??, maybe it’s just a coinc. . . . .” one dog started before he could finished the sentence. . . 3 more dogs fell before he could finish (way to go Spike and Zecora, good aim). One dog tried to wake up his Pals with no avail, “Sir. . . he is not waking up, no matter what i do, this is not a normal sleep, it’s the CUUUURSE!!! The three leader dogs panicked “OH NO, OH NO, WHAT DO WE DO, WHAT DO WE DO??” they screamed Another 4 dogs fell (great, we almost go it) “Ok, Alex started, don’t panic, first of all, take off your armors now!!, even take off the armors of your fallen comrades, we might still have a chance to save them” All the diamond dogs, even in panic noded and started to take off the armors as if there was no tomorrow “Ok now, you have been in contact with the darkness armors for too long, but just to be sure, let’s wait for one minute, maybe the rest of you weren’t in contact with the stone enough time for the curse to remain in you (Ok, Finish this Spike and Zecora) Another 2 dogs fell to the ground (NICE) “Oh no!!!! it wasn’t fast enough!!!, now, we have to act quick, according to the legend and some tales from creatures that survived the curse, the only way to get rid of it from you and your fallen comrades, it’s by jumping in a wild river, because the purity of the water and the fact it runs so fast, it's said it washes the curse before it can start acting, it even works up to one hour after it started to act, so we don’t have much time, now take your fallen comrades and go go go go to the everfree, to the wild river, just tell the sea serpent you know me, and he will let you in into his river” “Oh thank you, thank you human, some of them said kissing Alex shoes (ugh, gross!, he thought), then they proceded to run as fast as if they were been chasen by their mother in law.” While they were running , Alex only screamed at them “And just one more thing, whoever that gave those stones. . . . make sure he or she gets it, no one messes with the great Diamond dogs right??” “Yes! You are right, don’t worry, Queen Chrysallis will no know what hit her, that Bugpony, that. . . . . WITCH!!” Alex and Sweetie bell still in his arms waited until they were all gone, Spike and Zecora came out from their hidden spots, reunited the four, they just stared the way the dogs took. Every pony still in their cages also stared at the little group, very confused, many ponies noticed how their local dragon and Zebra were carrying Blowguns in ther hands/hooves, but Spike had something else, he was wearing a well made customized hood that covered his entirely forehead and had holes for his scales so they were still visible, (Spike practically begged Alex to make him one). They kept staring a few more seconds before they exploted in one of the most higger laughting nopony has ever heard in decades, they even were rolling on the ground while laughting. “Holy Guacamole, it worked Alex, it really worked, you did it Alex, you did it” “No Spike, WE did it, Sweetie Bell, you acting was priceless, good job, Zecora! Those darts worked perfectly and so fast, and really good job in the size, none of them noticed even one, and Spike, also Zecora, good aim, really good aim, i knew Spike could do it, but you Zecora, i know you told me you were a trained potion maker, but a hunter too, i had to see it to believe it” “Well my dear, in that forest, in order to be safe, on must know how to defend herself” They could have been talking about their well earned victory and experience for a long time, but that would be imposible considering the lot of stares they were recieving from everypony still traped in their cages, lucky for them the dogs along with the armors also threw the keys away, well it was time to finish the job. Spike with keys in hands turned to Alex, “Well Alex, want me to wait until you make a run for it?” “. . . . . No Spike, as you, Zecora and me were planing to do before all this happens, it’s time to meet everypony, it’s not like how we were planing to do it, but i think it’s a good chance right?, let’s make some good friends Spike (Spike and Sweetie bell smiled when he said that, Finally, they both thought)” Alex and Spike then proceeded to open the cages, Everypony got out, Spike, Zecora and Sweetie bell remained close to Alex in case somepony tried to do something to him, Everypony just stared at him, the Elements included. Alex didn’t know what to say (they were all too cute, damn, his brony side) “hmmmm. . . . Hi, hmmmm, well my name is Alex and well, maybe you never saw one, but i’m a human, and well, it’s a pleasure to mee. . . AGGHHH. . .” Alex only felt his eyes closing slowly, losing the conscience, but before losing it completely he managed to see something. . . .mint green and a drawing of a Lyre??? “Fuc…..” “I GOT YOU!!!” Lyra screamed with a shovel suspended in the air by her magic. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TWO HOURS LATER Outside the town, in the entrance of the underground cavern, Queen Chrysallis with some of her subjects were waiting for their prices, she was really angry, what was taking the dogs too long, then she heard a lot of feet running at her direction, Finally she thought, but what she saw left her speechless, she saw. . . . really pissed and angry dogs, all their body was wet and licking wáter, but the most terrifying thing thing was their eyes, full of hatred and with so much thirst for blood. “YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD FOOL US, YOU WANTED ALL BY YOURSELF AND THEN LET US DIE FOR THE CURSE, YOU WILL PAAAAAAY FOR THAT!!!!” One of them said. At that moment Chrysallis knew that if the stayed, they would be their next meal and her head would be their trophy, inmediatily she ordered their servants to fly away, they were chased at least 5 miles before the dogs finally gave up. All Chrysallis could say was “WHAT THE BUCK JUST HAPPENED????”