The Alchemist

by Mr_Hippopotomonstroses

Chapter 18: Dis Trust

Rainbow was asleep. The she slowly moved around she fell of the bed. The fall woke Rainbow. She looked around and saw she had fallen. She yawned and stretched.

"Time for a morning fly."

She walked out of her house and flew over ponyville. She then flew over the Everfree forest. She flew as she tried a few tricks. She was flying about doing her stunts. She was going to do one where she dove until she was just an inch above the ground and fly right back up. She was flying when her wing suddenly turned wrong and she was falling down to the ground. She landed on her hind leg hard and hurt her wings in the fall.

She yelled in pain. She tried to stand up but couldn't stand to good. She was going to try again when Mimic suddenly showed up. This caught Rainbow off guard.

"Mimic! What are you doing here?"
"Trying to help you."
"How did you know I was here?"
"Discord."
"Discord's loose!?"
"You know Discord, Celestia knows Discord, I need you guys to talk once I get you out of here."
"Celestia?"
"Long story, now, can you walk?"
"Yeah, i'm fine."

She was lying but she didn't want to seem weak. Rainbow and Mimic heard growling. Rainbow looked around and saw several wolves. Rainbow was full with panic.

"I hate wolves."
"Mimic, what are we going to do?"
"You are going to walk ahead of me as I attack these wolves."

Rainbow thought that mimic was crazy thinking he would attack these wolves. But then again he had done it before. Suddenly all the wolves looked somewhere off into the woods. The wolves looked at Mimic again then they all ran away. Did the wolves actually fear Mimic?

"I didn't know they feared you Mimic."
"They don't fear me."
"But then what scared them off?"
"I don't know but I don't want to stay and find out. Lets go."

Mimic turned his head to stare somewhere into the woods when he seemed to freeze. She turned her head to look at what Mimic was looking. She saw a Scythe. She was unsure as to why Mimic seemed to freeze when he saw it.

"What is it?"
"We should go now."

Mimic started to run. Rainbow was afraid that Mimic was going to leave her. Then she remembered that she said she could walk. I can't go back on that now. She got up but her leg was in pain. She began to limp her way in the direction of where Mimic was going. Then Mimic stopped and saw Rainbow was having trouble walking. He came back to rainbow.

"What’s wrong?"
"Nothing, i'll catch up right now."

Mimic took a look at her leg. She knew her leg must have looked like it was in a pretty bad shape.

"Why didn't you tell me you hurt your leg."
"It's nothing, lets go."

She wanted for him to let her be. She could take care of herself.

"We have to go."

He tried to grab Rainbow but she slapped his hand away. She didn't want to be carried. She could do this herself.

"I don't need help i'm fine."

Mimic looked back into the forest. Rainbow looked also and saw a pair of eyes. What? Suddenly Mimic grabbed her and began to run. She was struggling to get off.

"Put me down!"
"Rainbow you're great and all but this is life or death. It's okay to ask for help, even if the situation isn't life or death."

She stopped struggling. She just stared at Mimic. She was staring for a while as she whispered Thank you. Though she didn't think he heard him. She looked back and saw the scythe being thrown toward them.

"Duck!"

Without even hesitating Mimic ducked. She was surprised that Mimic did what she had said in an instance. She was still trying not to freak over that thing. It was transparent. Almost ghost like.

"What are we going to do?"
"Me not you."

She stared at him as he looked around. Then he smiled as an idea seemed to occur. Then he looked down at Rainbow.

"Rainbow."
"What?"
"Close your eyes. This might scare you."
"I'm not scared of anything!"
"Let's see how that goes. This will be interesting."

She saw him throw a ball of fire from his hand to a near by tree. Suddenly there were multiple balls of fire being thrown left and right. What!? There were fireballs being thrown in front of them as well. He was smiling as he ran, dodging the fire. How could he be smiling at a time like this? After they passed the balls of fire they saw the bridge near by. Mimic ran over it as the bumped into Fluttershy. The girls also happened to pass by in that instant. Rainbow was relieved to be with friends but still scared from the experience.

"What happened?"
"Rainbow why are yah hurt?"
"Can I be carried to! That seems like fun!"
"Twilight. The creature is back! The one from your dreams!"

The news made everyone go silent. Suddenly Mimic spoke. He had come up with a plan on the spot.

"Pinkie, Apple jack, tell everyone in town that the thing is coming. Get them to the middle of town. I will make an opening to the tunnels so they can stay down. Rarity, and Fluttershy, you take Rainbow, her leg is hurt and her wings busted. Get an aid kit while you can Fluttershy."

Then they all left to do as told. Rainbow was being carried away by Rarity and Fluttershy. She was wondering how he managed to come up with a plan under these circumstances.

All the other went off to do what they had all been told to do by Mimic. Twilight just stood there. She looked at Mimic.

"What do I do?"
"Find Celestia and tell her about my plan. Last I saw she was with me and Discord at the castle."
"Discord’s loose!?"
"You know Discord too great. Looks like i'm left out. I need you to tell me more once this thing is over. Now go!"

She ran. Discord is loose? Oh, what's going to happen now? She teleported into the forest. She saw the castle near and teleported again. She teleported into Mimics room but didn't see Celestia. Instead she saw Discord.

"Discord! What are you doing here?"
"Waiting for you Twilight."
"What are you going to do Discord?"
"Nothing yet. But I want to talk to you."
"I wont trust anything you say."
"Fair enough. Your friend Mimic. What do you really know about him?"

She was going to reply when she got thinking. What do I know about him? His name... that's it. I don't know much.

"I know enough to trust him."

Discord burst into laughter. He wiped an imaginary tear drop from his eye and got closer to Twilight.

"Do you know how old he is?"
"Why would that matter?"
"Everything matters Twilight. For example...did you know he is older than me?"

Twilight seemed put off by his statement. Mimic older than Discord? That is definitely a lie.

"You're lying Discord. You are trying to cause distrust between us."
"Don't believe me? Then watch."

He brought a screen from nowhere playing the event's of this morning. She watched as everything unraveled itself in front of her. Once she finished watching she was in shock. That can't be it. He can't be working with Discord...could he?

"Y-You're playing tricks with me Discord."
"Believe me or not. Why don't you ask Celestia? She wouldn't lie about that now would she?"

Twilight teleported away as Discord laughed. He just laughed and laughed as he spoke.

"It's so easy to make them doubt Mimic. Then again, he is under suspicion now. The big battle hasn't begun and yet this is already so much fun."

He snapped his fingers and disappeared. Leaving the room once again in silence.

Celestia had teleported back to the castle to warn Luna on what had just occurred. She had to wake Luna up.

"Sister, why do you wake us up so early?"
"Discord is loose and Mimic might have something to do with him."
"What!?"
"Hurry! We have to get to ponyville, our subjects are in danger!"

Celestia and Luna teleported outside and flew over to Ponyville. On the fly over Luna talked to Celestia on what was going on.

"And you think that Mimic has something to do with Discord because of this?"
"I hope not but Discord did not lie. Mimic really is older than him."
"What is going to happen now?"
"We help our subjects, then question Mimic. Look, there he is. Let's land there."

Blossom was in disguise. She had retracted her fangs and her coat was of different color. She could do this in order to blend in into the ponies. She was walking around as she heard two ponies saying that a creature that had attacked ponyville before is coming once again. They were saying that they all had to meet in the center of town. Blossom, with the rest of ponyville, ran to the center of the town. There she saw Mimic. There you are.

"Everyone. You will stay underground until it's safe. It you think it's getting to dangerous underground then go in that direction. It will lead to the barn where I will have another opening. It's going to be dark in the tunnels so any unicorn that can cast a light spell, it would be much appreciated. No get down there!"

The whole town was in a rush to get underground. Blossom wanted to talk to Mimic but the crowd was pushing her underground. She went underground with the rest. She was there for a while as she heard hits and crashes. She decided she had to get out and help Mimic. She broke her disguise. All the ponies around her were scared of her as she flew over all of them in a hurry to get out and help Mimic. She flew with her bat like wings and saw Mimic. She flew down and hit the wolf creature that was about to attack him. She smiled and looked at him.

"Hello cutie. Need a hoof?"

The blast had been unexpected. It had hurt both Celestia and Luna. Twilight was next to them. She made Mimic make an opening so she could bring them underground where it was safe. Once they got underground Twilight tried to use a healing spell on Celestia. It had some effect. Celestia got up along with her sister Luna.

"Princess. I talked to Discord."
"Yes, so did I."
"Is it true? Mimic is older than Discord?"
"What?"
"When did you talk to him?"
"Mimic's older than Discord? That can't be."
"...Princess?"

Celestia just looked at the girls. She sighed as she slowly nodded.

"Yes. It is true."

The girls were surprised by this news. But there was something that was bothering Twilight. Something Discord had shown her.

"Princess. How did you confirm Mimics age?"
"A simple spell. Why?"
"But I could never use magic on Mimic. It never worked."
"Perhaps only alicorn magic could work on a human."
"So what do we do now?"
"Girl's stay close. I am going to teleport us to the surface."

Celestia teleported on top of a roof. The girls, Luna, and Celestia watched and the two humans and the batpony fought. They saw the creature make a rock on fire appear on his hand as it grew and then it would throw it. They saw them battle as the creature was close to getting away. Then Mimic was grabbed by vines and a vine wall blocked him. He began to glow blue as he set fire to the vines.

Then he did something that surprised everyone. He made a rock on fire appear on his hand as it grew in size. He was throwing several boulders on fire. He had used the same attack the creature did. The forest was starting to go on fire. He began to retreat as all the black humans faded away. Mimic walked a little further as he slowly began to fall. The batpony grabbed Mimic. The batpony looked at Celestia, Luna, and the girls.

"Help him!"

"Help him!"

Blossom was worried about Mimic. She tried to put him on her back as she tried to pull her. Then Twilight came and levitated Mimic.

"Hi Blossom."
"Hi. Can you help him?"
"We have to get him to the hospital."
"And his friend?"
"The same."

The girls and the princesses came and took the two humans to the hospital. Blossom once again disguised herself as a normal pony. They took Mimic and Ditto to the hospital where they were being rushed to a room. Mimic kept repeating the same word over and over. Death. They put Mimic and Ditto side by side in a room. All they could do is patch up their wounds. Since the ponies didn't know much about humans they couldn't do much. Princess Luna had to go back to the castle since she slept during the day. Celestia and the girls where in the same room as the two humans.

"There must be a reason why Mimic is older than Discord."
"But he is older. So there is caution to be taken."
"But he saved the town. Twice."
"And saved me."
"He did but that could be an act. Girls, is there anything that you know Mimic is hiding?"

They didn't spend much time with Mimic so they didn't know if he hid something if at all. But Twilight remembered the glow from his jacket. She remembered the journal. Celestia noticed that Twilight was thinking of something.

"Twilight? Is there something you know?"

All the girls looked at Twilight.

"Mimic was hiding a journal from me. He has it in hidden in his clothing."
"He's hiding a journal?"

Celestia looked on the inside of Mimic's jacket and brought out a journal. The journal with a big 3 and an alchemy circle surrounding it. Celestia looked at Ditto to see if he also had a journal. Sure enough she found a journal with a number 2 and an alchemy circle around it. They just stared at it.

"What could they be?"
"I don't know."

She tried to open the journal but it wouldn't open. Celestia used her magic and still nothing. The girls also tried with the second journal but no luck.

"Why is it locked?"
"How is it locked would be the better question."

Celestia stared at the journals.

"A lock that even my magic won't work."

They were looking at this as Mimic and Ditto started to float off the bed's. Rainbow saw this. She pointed at them.

"What's happening to them?"
"What?"

The girls and Celestia watched as they began to float above their beds. Slowly a stream blue particles came from both journals and surrounded their owners bodies. The particles flowed around both bodies as their bandages came off. Then the blue stream of particles concentrated on their wounds. Celestia and the girls watched as the human's wounds seemed to vanish after the blue particles crowded it. The blue stream slowly circled Mimic and Ditto one last time as it went back to the journal. Then the journal floated next to their owners and was covered in a blue sphere. They just stared in awe.

"What was that?"

Celestia got close to the humans and saw their wounds were no longer there. She looked at the floating journals with a blue sphere around it. She extended her hoof to grab the journal but the sphere protected the journals. Then she tried magic and still was unsuccessful.

"They are being held in a force field. And my magic can't go through their force field."
"But how could they do that? They're unconscious."
"I don't know how they did it. But they are hiding something."
"But he can't be evil, can he?"
"I do not yet know. But from this point on, we are to be cautious of them. Is that understood?"

All the girls nodded. But they were all thinking the same thing. Mimic had put his life on the line for Twilight. Saved the town. Helped out and got along great with them. And just now saved Rainbow and the town again. He couldn't be evil. He couldn't be working with Discord. Could he?