Natureshy: RotE Episode 11

by Dream Volt


But she was so nice

I had just frozen and stood there unmoving. I couldn't think what else to do. It was Chrysalis. There was no doubt of that. She seemed so nice, but now she's attacking everypony. I had been on AJ's back until the fight started. I just cowered, but while some of the bug ponies lunged at me and made scary faces, none of them even so much as touched me. At least not as many had attacked for the last few minutes. We finally got to the big doors for the hall the elements are in when I heard a voice I wasn't expecting.

"Huh, so fey invaded." Said Angel. "Let me guess, can't find the leader?"

"Angel, is that you back there? Were you asleep in my hair again?"

"Yep. Seems a bit more of it than before, and a whole lot more in. Not really sure how that works. But youse didn't answer me Shy." There was a short pause. "Wait, was that too far? I'm trying to..."

"Oh no, that was fine. I'm a little…"

"Who are you talking to?" asked Twilight

"I assumed Angel." Said Dash

"She did totally say Angel Twilight." Added Pinkie

"Oh yes." Said Rarity. "In all the excitement of the wedding there are a few things we may have forgotten to mention."

"Yes, it turns out Angel is not just a normal rabbit but fey so…"

"Ha. She can finally know the truth you jerk face little pooka."

Rarity and I stared at Dash. Everyone else seemed to be doing a double take between me and Dash, though they were probably really looking at Angel. I faded out again. Turning invisible was a fluke the first time but it seemed really easy now. So easy I had trouble not doing it sometimes.

"Okay, so youse can really understand me?"

"Yes you freaky gangster rabbit. I touched the, uh…" Dash looked up "Orb of Oberon. I think that's what it was called." She shook her head and again focused on my back. "Oh whatever, the point it I touched it and bam, I've understood fey speak ever since."

"And youse didn't say anything cause…"

Dash rolled her eyes. "I did you little puffball, but Shy thought I was crazy. Also I didn't want to tip you off at first, and then just didn't want Shy to think I was nuts."

"Oh Dash, I'm so sorry." I frowned. "I don't even remember that."

"Eh, whatever."

"This is so fascinating." Said Twilight. "If you can talk to even those fey that can't speak pony languages think of…"

"Ah think yer all fergetting bout a few things."

Twilight shook her head. "Right, Pooka not important right now. We have a job to do."

I had been out of it, but I heard Celestia. We need to get the elements. Clearly if there was any other solution she would have told us. Twilight then opened the doors. There was an army on the other side, not just on the ground, but filling the air to the ceiling. I gulped. AJ, Pinkie, and Twilight immediately entered the fray, but I held back. Dash looked forward, then back at me and Rarity.

"Youse know bossmare I told you I ain't too good with the invisibility, but I do got other talents. Now normally there is a bunch a rules that could get in the way, but the thing is a nice little command from you and I can ignore every last one of them."

"Fluttershy can help you subvert fey rules?" asked Dash

"Uh, I would like that I guess but I'm not really sure what you could do and I don't want you to get hurt and…"

"Don't you worry bossmare, I can do plenty, and I ain't gonna be the one hurting. But you gotta say it. Probably don't even gotta be a proper order, just get me going."

"But, I don't know what to say."

"Oh like the little rabbit can even help." Dash rolled her eyes

"What we need…" began Rarity. "Is a path. I don't know if that's within our adorable little pooka's capabilities, but it would be something to ask for."

"You just figured out what we're talking about even without hearing the little annoyance? That's just weird." Said Dash

"That I can do. Just say it boss mare."

I took a breath. "Be a dear and clear us a path Angel. Your high queen commands it."

"Queen?" asked Dash

Angel then hopped off my back, and with each hop got a little bigger. When he stopped he was big enough that we could all ride him, so that's what I did. Dash pointed to the giant rabbit and soon we were all on Angel ignoring the bug ponies like they were normal bugs. A few tried to get to us, but if Twilight didn't knock them off with magic, Dash or AJ would just buck them off.

"So, I guess the legends of pooka size changing magic is accurate, and thus, yes the pooka is important." Said Twilight

"Course we is. Always are really. I could really use a little of that purple dame's fancy magic to do something about the rest of these mooks magic. I ain't fond of getting zapped in the tail."

"Angel would like you to focus on countering the enemy magic I think. If you're not too busy Twilight."

Dash groaned.

"Right, makes sense. Rarity, you help out if you can."

"I might be able to do a little something."

"Don't you worry none. Ah'm sure Dash and I can pick up the slack."

"Ooo, Ooo. And me. I'm great with slack. I'm like a slack master. A total slacker." Pinkie then blinked. "Wait, that sounds wrong somehow."

They didn't ask me to do anything, but that was okay. I realized I had to think about things a bit. Because I was really and truly mad at her. Chrysalis lied to me so much, and was so mean to Celestia and all the other ponies. I was so confused. Even when she was pretending to be Cadence she was still so nice to me. I guess she wasn't as nice to everypony else, but to me she was nice.