//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 Unedited // Story: Harmony and Light // by TheChronicler //------------------------------// After the manticore now named Manny Roar by Fluttershy we find our heroes walking though a large glen "Man this place would be awesome for some stunt flying." Soarin said as he looked around. "No this place it's dangerous i can sense it." Swiftblade said his eyes turned into slits. "What are you talking about Swiftblade?" Twilight asked. "Swift what is it whats got you on edge?" Rider asked as a wind started to blow and with the wind came a sound a screech that chilled them to the bone. "WYVERNS RUN!" Swiftblade yelled as they ran though the glen the wyverns hot on their tail they dodged left and right as the three wyverns breathed fire balls at the pony's. they turned a corner and reached a dead end. "Were Trapped what do we do now?!" Clover asked as the wyverns landed in front of them baring their fangs. "Stand back." Swiftblade said as he walked up to the wyverns and cracked his neck. "Swiftblade what are you doing those things are going to eat you alive!" Twilight yelled she tried to go help but fluttershy put her hoof on her shoulder and shook her head. The others watched in awe as Swiftblade threw off his cloak to reveal what he truly was a kirin, His spiked back mane started to form blades at the neap of the back of his neck going down his back all the way to the tip his tail witch was draconic in nature at the end of the tail was a scimitar like blade, His wings wide and dragon like and were sharp and metallic at the top like two katanas, And his cutie mark was a sword swing coated with blue fire. Swiftblade took a deep breath and unleashed a powerful! ROAR The wyverns bowed their heads shivering their tails between their legs as the stared at Swiftblade in fear "Leave." he said in a cold tone the wyverns knew it wasn't a threat it was a command one they obeyed vary quickly. Swiftblade gave a sigh he knew what would happen next the friends he made would turn on him and he would have to leave even if Fluttershy vouched for him. "That was awesome!" Rainbow Dash yelled confusing Swiftblade greatly. everypony stared to praise him. "I you but huh?" Swiftblade managed to stutter out. "What did you think that just because you'r half dragon things would change?" Rider said as he walked to the front of the group. "Look i'm a crazy bounty hunter that sets himself on fire if they can deal with me you'll be just fine now come on we'v got a princess to save." he said as they continued on their journey the dark shadow still following them. As our heroes exited the glen and into a denser part of the forest Rarity looked around in disgust "Agh my eyes need a rest from all this icky muck." she complained as the area turned dark "Well, I didn't mean that literally." she said. "That ancient ruin could be right in front of our faces and we wouldn't even know it. Twilight said as she and evreypony else started to bump into each other. "Oh wait, I think I stepped in somethin'." Applejack grunted holding up her hoof. "Aaaaaaaaaahhhh!" Fluttershy screamed. "It's just mud." Applejack said until she looked in front of her. "Aah!" she screamed when she saw the horrifying tree in front of her suddenly the were surrounded by evil trees evreypony started to panic until the heard somepony laughing. "Huh?" everypony asked. "Aahahahahahahahahah, Bleh, Ooo, leleli hahahah." Pinkie pie laughed as she made faces at the tree. "Pinkie, what are you doing?! Run!" Twilight screamed. "Oh everypony , don't you see?" pinkie said cue the music. "When I was a little filly and the sun was going down..." "Tell me she's not..." Twilight asked. "The darkness and the shadows, they would always make me frown..." "She is." Rarity said. "I'd hide under my pillow, From what I thought I saw, But Granny Pie said that wasn't the way, To deal with fears at all!" "Then what is?" Rainbow Dash asked. "She said, Pinkie, you gotta stand up tall, Learn to face your fears, You'll see that they can't hurt you, Just laugh to make them disappear, Ha! Ha! Ha!" "Haaaagh" the pony's gasped. "So, giggle at the ghostly, Guffaw at the grossly, Crack up at the creepy, Whoop it up with the weepy, Chortle at the kooky, Snortle at the spooky, And tell that big dumb scary face to take a hike and leave you alone and if he thinks he can scare you then he's got another thing coming and the very idea of such a thing just makes you wanna... hahahaha... heh..., Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuugh!" as Pinkie finished her song the trees went back to normal while everypony was laughing the dark mist flew on ahead. We rejoin our hero's as in a laughing fit as they walk down the trail when they come across a raging river. "How are we gonna cross this?" Pinkie Pie asked when suddenly she and the others heard something crying in the distance "Huh?" she asked. A ways down the river the saw a river serpent with great hair. "What a world, what a world." the serpent cried. "Excuse me, sir. Why are you crying?" Twilight asked as she walked up to the serpent. "Well, I don't know. I was just sitting here, minding my own business, when this tacky little cloud of purple smoke just whisked past me and tore half of my beloved mustache clean off, and now I look simply horrid!" The serpent wailed. "Oh, give me a break." Rainbow Dash grunted. "That's what all the fuss is about?" Applejack asked. "Why, of course it is. How can you be so insensitive?" Rarity asked as she got between Rainbow and Applejack "Oh, just look at him. Such lovely luminescent scales." she said. "I know." the serpent sniffed "And your expertly coiffed mane." Rarity complemented. "Oh, I know, I know." The serpent said combing his hair. "Your fabulous manicure." Rarity said. "It's so true!" the serpent gasped. "All ruined without your beautiful mustache." she said. "It's true, I'm hideous!" The serpent cried. "I simply cannot let such a crime against fabulosity go uncorrected." Rarity said as she gained a steely eyed look as she ripped a scale off of the serpent. "Yow what did you do that for?" the serpent asked. "Rarity, what are you?" Twilight tried to ask until Rarity swung the scale the sound of a clean cut caused the serpent to faint When the other got the courage to look they saw Rarity's beautiful tail cut off she then used he magic to attach her tail to fix the mustache "Oh-hohohoho! My mustache. How wonderful." "You look smashing." Rarity said admiring her work. "Oh, Rarity, your beautiful tail..." Twilight said. "Oh. It's fine, my dear. Short tails are in this season. Besides, it'll grow back." "So would the mustache Steve." Rider said sarcastically. "Ah Rider my friend how are you?" Rider's apparent friend asked. "Pretty good on a hunt actuality oh right everypony Steven magnet, Steve everypony." Rider said introducing his friend. Twilight gasped when she saw the water calm. "We can cross now. Let's go. Ah!" she yelped as she was raised up on Steve's back. "Allow me." he said as he made a path for them. Unaware to are hero's the dark mist that Steven mentioned earlier had already went ahead to create a more difficult obstetrical.