I woke up, feeling more rested than ever. "Ah, what a good night's rest. Wouldn't you agree, Twilight?"
Twilight, on the other hand, seemed like a zombie just came to life. "I could really use some coffee" she remarked.
"Don't you worry, just stay in bed for now and I will take care of bringing you a cup of coffee" I stated.
I proceeded to walk down the stairs and into the kitchen, to try and find the necessary equipment to make some coffee. Luckily, a coffee machine in Equestria seemed equally easy to use in comparison to one on Earth, so in just a few moments I found out where everything was and made a cup of coffee for Twilight. "Twilight, do you want something like sugar or milk in your coffee?" I shouted up the stairs.
My response was 1 sugar cube. I placed a sugar cube in her coffee, and took a spoon from a nearby drawer to stir the coffee. I then searched for the fridge, in an attempt to find something for myself. I quickly found what I was looking for, and noticed a bottle with something that looked like orange juice. I poured myself a glass of it and returned upstairs, only to find the bed in a complete state of chaos. "What have you done with your bed in that small time I was downstairs?!"
"Well, I tend to move around quite a bit when I sleep, or when trying to. I'm used to having a book or something in bed, as company"
I carefully gave the coffee to her and sat down next to her on the bed, taking a sip of the orange juice. "Mmm, this coffee is good. You should make me some more often" she said.
"Don't get any ideas, i'm not going to be your servant or anything. You got Spike for that".
"He's not my servant!" she tried explaining, but failed and instead placed a look of defeat on her face. "I guess I have treated him as such, however." Her mood turned sour, so in an attempt to comfort her I moved closer to her and placed an arm around her.
"Aww, I just can't help but feel a little bad for you, to have to put up with me and my problems. If it's any comfort, I could stay with you for now. Maybe when the time comes for me to pay a visit to Earth, you can join me!"
Twilight looked up at me with a sudden smile of statisfaction. "I would love that! It would give me so much knowledge about your world, and while there I could study EVERYTHING!" She nearly jumped out of bed, but luckily my arm prevented her from doing so.
The coffee, however, wasn't stopped from jumping out of the bed. I saw the incident happening in front of my eyes, and before I knew it, I instinctually cast a spell to prevent the hot liquid and cup from falling on the bed. The liquid and cup floated in mid air, and without knowing what to do with it now, decided to gently place it beside the bed, liquid in cup.
"Wow, how did you do that!? Twilight asked curiously.
"I don't know, it just came naturally to me. I guess in an attempt to save you my magic reacted quick enough and prevented you from being soaked in hot coffee. Which wouldn't have been nice, I can tell you that much." I looked at my hands, in an attempt to find a suitable answer there. I found some kind of answer when my hands started glowing.
I saw a small globule of water appearing in my right hand, and in experimenting with it, found that I could move it where I wanted it to be. I made a small show of it, letting the drop of water fly around in the air like crazy before returning it to my hand, after which it vanished into thin air. "I am totally diggin' these powers".
Twilight just sat there with the most confused expression I have ever seen. "You know.." she started. "I've read about these kinds of powers. What Celestia said about primal magic. The user would be able to effortlessly cast spells which belonged in the spectrum of the four primal elements, Air, Water, Earth and Fire. What you just did with the coffee wouldve belonged to air, as you manipulated the air around the coffee in order to prevent it from going anywhere. And the whole act with the water was obviously related to the aspect of Water. Which means, that I have yet to see you do anything with Earth and Fire. Do refrain from using Fire inside of the library though, I don't think the tree would like that."
After hearing her explanation, it all made sense to me. "Cool! So I have become the Avatar!" I shouted gleefully.
"The Avatar??" Twilight asked in confusion.
"Yes, the Avatar. It's a cartoon back on my planet about a young boy able to control these elements. Just like you and this world are a cartoon on my planet. A very popular one, might I add".
"So what you are saying is, Equestria is a cartoon made up on Earth? That doesn't make any sense! We exist as much as you do, but yet you have never met us. How is it that there is a cartoon of us?"
"I couldn't tell you. But all I know is that it's true, and that it's popular. There's a whole community called Bronies, who are people completely obsessed with you and the others. It's almost scary sometimes how far that obsession goes at times."
She got a look of deep thought on her face. After a few moments, she seemed in a state of clarity. "I guess I shouldn't blame you or your kin for coming up with something like us. And the fact that it's popular is also pretty cool. Come, let's go and freshen up before we visit Celestia."
We both cleaned ourselves, and continued to the living room. Spike was already there, awake and with an extreme look of confusion on his face. "What happened to you to have caused you to shout so much?" He asked Twilight, with a genuine look of concern plastered on his face.
"Well, we just found out that Joshua here is an Element-bender." Twilight explained the story of what happened, leaving out the details of us laying in bed together.
"So, not only does his arsenal include deadly daggers, he can also use elemental forms of magic?? I dunno about you, but this guy seems really dangerous". He eyed me suspiciously while saying that.
"How many times do I have to tell you i'm not going to hurt you or any of your friends. I have a clear sense of justice, y'know!" I retorted.
Spike nodded silently, but still seemed cautious around me. I guess he somewhat accepts me now, but he's still unsure if I could be trusted or not. I should try and prove it to him and all the others some day... I just don't know how..
Apparantly I had a look of deep thought on my face, because Twilight commented: "Joshua, you do realize there are others in this room? You don't have to keep all of it to yourself you know."
"I guess I can tell you what was in my thoughts just then. I'm just so sad that nobody seems to completely trust me around here, save for you. I just want to prove it to all of you that I can be, but I have no idea how I will do that."
"Oh silly you, you don't have to prove anything to me!"
"Not to you no" I retorted "But to the others. I mean, Spike here seems awfully cautious around me" I looked at him to see him wiggle his fingers in an attempt to get away from my stare.
"Oh, I see. Well, maybe Celestia will have a way for you to prove yourself. Spike, could you quickly make some breakfast for us so we can go and visit Celestia in a moment?"
"I gotta tell Celestia I want a different name, though. Hearing my name spoken by ponies who have extraordinary names just seems bland." I said.
Spike just wanted to nod in approval, when he burped up a royal looking letter. Twilight used her magic to take the letter to her and open it, reading it aloud:
Dear Twilight,
As you know, I requested for you and your newfound friend to visit me today. I would like you to bring not just yourself and Joshua, but the other Elements of Harmony as well. I think it would be good for all of you to find out about what Joshua is capable of, and I think it would improve relations between all of you.
I hope to see you soon.
Princess Celestia
"Well, I think we have some more ponies to round up than just the two of us. Spike, could you go to Rarity's place and ask her to meet us here? Spike instantly nodded, and with a look of affection plastered on his face, headed out the front door, towards Rarity's boutique. "I guess breakfast can wait a little bit"
My stomach instantly wronged that statement. "I guess I'll quickly make something for myself so I don't have to continue hearing this" I grinned.
I quickly made a sandwich with what seemed like flower petals, but I didn't care and just ate the sandwich. It tasted a bit like chicken, oddly enough. I realized that my magic must've adapted my body to be able to consume produce like this. I quickly shoved the thought away and followed Twilight out of the library, towards Rainbow Dash's home.
"Rainbow Dash! Could you come down?" she shouted upwards. A moment later a familiar cyan pegasus appeared, and when she saw the two of us, instantly floated down to our level.
"What's up?" she asked.
"Princess Celestia asked me to bring all of you to visit her today. It's quite important. Could you come with and round up the rest so we can go to Celestia in a moment's notice? Dash nodded in approval, and flew ahead of us towards Fluttershy's home.
We hurriedly followed her, seeing as she was much faster than we were, and arrived at Fluttershy's not a moment later. "Darn, I just realized Fluttershy doesn't even know you yet. I guess we will have to explain to her along the way. Twilight knocked on the door, and whe heard hoofsteps walking towards the door.
When Fluttershy opened the door, Rainbow dash nearly couldn't prevent her from running back inside again. "Calm down 'Shy, he won't hurt you. Princess Celestia has asked Twilight to meet all of us today, including our friend here. She said it was important."
Fluttershy seemed okay with this, but cautiously asked:" M-May I ask w-who this is?" she pointed at me.
"My name is Joshua. I appeared on Terra yesterday after performing an experiment back where I came from. Twilight found me and took me to her home".
"Oh. Okay. If Twilight and Rainbow don't have any p-problems with you, then I s-shouldn't have any either." She still seemed a little hesistant, but I just blamed that on the fact that there was a reason she was called FlutterSHY.
"Come on, let's go to AJ's farm already. We can't keep Princess Celestia waiting now can we?" Rainbow said.
We all nodded in approval and headed towards Applejack's farmstead, Sweet Apple Acres. We arrived not too long after, being in quite a hurry. Rainbow Dash spotted Applejack bucking a tree nearby, and shouted "HEY AJ, COME HERE A SEC! "
"Rainbow Dash! What's the matter with y'all-" She caught sight of me, and instantly got a look of confusion on her face. I was silently glad she wasn't afraid of me the moment she saw me. I guess this had to to with all of her friends being around me as it stands. "Now who's this fella' 'ere?" she asked.
I quickly explained the situation and who I was, and she nodded in approval. "A'rite then, Le's get movin' before Princess Celestia gets all angry with us"
Last on the list was to pass by Sugarcube corner, to grab Pinkie Pie. As always, the pink mare was bouncing around greeting everyone, when she saw us. "Oh hello girls, who is this? I know everyone in this town but this guy is new. What is he? What's his name?"
The torrent of questions nearly overwhelmed us, but Twilight calmly explained the situation to her. Pinkie just couldn't help but bounce around shouting "FUN, FUN" over and over again. I noticed Twilight got a bit frustrated with this, but managed to keep her cool and coax Pinkie into coming along.
We quickly headed to the library to find Spike and Rarity waiting. Rarity got the same kind of shock as the rest did when they first saw me, but cleared up when she heard my explanation. "We shouldn't keep Princess Celestia waiting now. Any idea how all of us could get to Canterlot quickly?"
She just finished her sentence when a royal carriage appeared near us. One of the guards pulling the carriage, asked: "Are you all the Elements of Harmony?" All of the girls instantly replied "Yes" in chorus. "Good, we were tasked to bring all of you and your friend here to Canterlot. Hop aboard."
We all got into the carriage, and flew off to Canterlot, leaving Spike to tend to the library while we were gone. I noticed he was a bit saddened about him not being able to come along, but Twilight explained that she needed someone to take care of the library while she was gone. Spike seemed content with this and waved us goodbye.
After what felt like an hour of flying, we finally arrived to see the white marble of Canterlot appear in our view. "I guess my wish came true then after all, and on such short notice too." I got a few confused looks thrown at me, and explained what I had said to Twilight about wanting to visit Canterlot.
"Atleast there is someone other than me who has an eye for detail and beauty. Nobody seems to like Canterlot all that much, but I just LOVE going there and showing off all of my clothing lines! Not to mention taking in all of the scenery!" Rarity commented.
"Well, I wouldn't say I had an eye for detail and beauty as much as you have, but I appreciate the praise." I said.
A moment later we arrived at the landing zone for carriages in Canterlot. Princess Celestia was already waiting for us, and smiled warmly. "Hello girls, it's been such a long time since we've last met. I am sure you are all curious as to why I called all of you here. Aside from Twilight and Joshua, that is. Come, let us go to my quarters, where Princess Luna awaits us".
We followed her to her quarters, and found a dark blue alicorn awaiting our arrival. "My greetings, Princess Luna. It is an honour to meet you in person after what happend last day."
"Well well, such manners I have not seen in a long time. I am pleased to make your acquaintance, Joshua."
"I really do feel that my name seems a bit out of context here, if I will be staying here for a longer amount of time. I already thought of a name for myself, but I await your approval, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna."
"Approval is granted. What would you wish to be called?" Celestia asked. "Also, you can just call me Celestia, there is no need for formality with friends."
"Primal Dagger. I feel that in my current situation, it fits quite nicely. Primal referring to my use of the elements, obviously. And even more obviously, the dagger part." I revealed the outfit from yesterday, which I had subtly carried with me without anyone noticing it. I pulled out the dagger, showing it to all present. "Please, I can't stress this enough. Do not be afraid, I will never even think of using these daggers and my magic on any of you." That comment seemed to calm down my company, and I put the dagger back into its sheath, which had been located on the belt next to the pouch it was previously in. I wondered how the pouch managed to contain a sharp dagger like that, but dismissed the thought and looked at Celestia and Luna.
"Alright. It shall be known that from now on your name will be 'Primal Dagger' ". After saying this, a bright flash indicated something had happened on my right arm. I was wearing a sleeveless shirt because of clothing being unnecessary when wearing a labcoat, and I had nothing else to wear right now anyway. When the flash abaded, I looked at my right arm in shock. There was a tattoo of a dagger on it, surrounded by four pictures of what looked like the four elements Air, Water, Earth and Fire: A gust of wind, a drop of water, a piece of stone with a small patch of moss on it, and a small flickering fire. What was most surprising is the fact that these pictures seemed to move a bit. Air was moving slowly, as wind would be, Water was dripping, the Fire was flickering brightly (It even gave off a small light!) and the stone was trembling slightly, as if in a permanent earthquake.
"Oh. My. God." was all I could voice.
After another few seconds of being amazed at what looked like my new cutie mark, Pinkie shouted: "He got his cutie mark!"
I moved my hand carefully over my new tattoo, and noticed that the four pictures, while not only moving, also made physical interaction possible. When I moved my hand over Air, I could feel a small gush of wind touch my fingers, and I smiled at the feeling of it.
Afterwards, when I moved my hand over water, I actually felt my hand get hydrated, as it would have when placing my hand under a tap. I then moved over to the stone, feeling the rigid feeling of an actual stone on the texture of my fingers. It felt reassuring, in a way. And lastly, I cautiously moved my hand over to Fire, to find it the spot was indeed warmer than usual, but not unbearable to touch.
A final thought came up to me, and I decided to also carefully move my hand over the dagger. The dagger also had the same kind of interaction as the rest of them had. It felt as if my fingers were slowly trailing over an actual blade, and I made sure not to cut myself in the process. After what felt like an eternity of touching myself (NO, NOT IN THAT WAY you filthy animal!) I looked up at the rest of my company, and noticed they were just as shocked as I was.
"So not only did you get a cutie mark, but it depicts your name perfectly AND has physical interactions? You must be very special to this planet to have it do THAT to you". Twilight commented on the situation. We then noticed the four elements started moving in circles around the dagger, and the Element of Air seemed to apply itself to the dagger. We then heard a gust of wind appear from somewhere, but I already knew what had happenned. I proceeded to grab a dagger out of my outfit, and help it up. The blade was covered in a temporal current, and it was as light as the air itself.
"Wow." was all I could mouth this time. I then focused on removing air from the dagger on my cutie mark, and we saw the current dissapearing from the blade. I then focused on fire to combine with the dagger, causing the blade to light up in flames and radiate heat and light. "Again, I am impressed. I'm guessing the rest of the elements will do something similar to the blade when I focus on it." I grabbed the second dagger in my other hand, and attempted to focus on giving one of the blades the Element of Water, and the other the Element of Earth. Both of the marks moved onto my dagger and combined themselves, creating a dripping rock-blade depicted on my arm.
The other 2 elements were circling around the dagger still, and I looked up from my mark to see one of the daggers being made of what seemed like diamonds (toughest stone on the planet, it makes sense) and the other blade to be dripping in water. I couldn't help but frown at what the practical use of imbueing my daggers with water was, untill it made itself clear. The water dripping off the blade seemed to sizzle on the ground, and when I carefully touched one of the drops, found that it was some kind of acid. The drop hurt immensely, ofcourse, but I didn't let that be shown. I tried focusing my magic to use the healing properties of water to soothe the pain, and found a small torrent of water appear on the burned mark, instantly removing the mark and the pain with it.
"Well, it seems that from just visiting here you found out more about yourself than we ever could have. I applaud you for this". Celestia proceeded to clop her hooves together in a clapping fashion, and the rest joined in, as if i've just performed a good show for them.
"Please, i'm just trying to figure out the extent of what my magic is capable of. No need to applaud me as if i've performed some kind of show for you. Unless, ofcourse, you want me to do so?"
Rainbow asked in curiousity: "I think, all of us would be quite interested to see you perform a show for us. You don't mind, d'you?"
"Ofcourse not, Dash." I proceeded to put the daggers away, and focused my magic to create the four pictures on my mark, in the air. I moved them around in a circular fashion, and then I flared up Fire and Water to hold a little battle with each other, while Wind and Earth combined to create music, Wind flowing over Earth after I had made the stone into a fitting leaf-made set of panpipes. The music reminded me of a certain song from The Legend of Zelda. When there didn't seem to be any victory in the Fire versus Water battle, I stopped the battle and made the elements create hands to shake the hand of the other. I then pulled back the elements to the dormant plane, and bowed in front of my audience.
"Bravo, bravo!" Rarity commented while clopping her hooves.
"SO MUCH FUN! Do it again! Do it again!" Pinkie shouted.
"That was AWESOME! You should perform more like this, but not just to us, to a bigger crowd, maybe in Ponyville! The ponies are sure going to like such a display!" Dash said excitedly.
"Now that was one hay of a show there, ma friend." Applejack praised.
"I agree with them, that was a good show. Rainbow Dash's idea was a good one, and should help you remove those doubts from the ponies about you aswell! Win-win situation, I say!" Twilight said happily.
"I was afraid of what the fire was going to do, but after seeing all of that happen, you have reassured me! That music was incredibly soothing, by the way. Did you create that yourself?" Fluttershy asked. "If you don't mind me asking, ofcourse" she followed up in the usual Fluttershy way.
"I didn't create the melody itself, that is from a game I used to play. I did create the panpipes, however, so the sound of the music was all me." I said dryly, not wanting to overdo myself.
"After what happened yesterday, I apologize for being so rude. I just suddenly heard a voice in my head I was not familliar with, so I responded in my usual way" Luna said.
"Apologies accepted. I don't blame you one single bit. I wouldve been frightened too if I suddenly heard a voice in my head, unknown to me. I don't think I would lash out the same way you did, however. I do understand the reason, though."
Celestia was the last pony to not have said something about the show. It seemed she was in deep thought, so I asked: " Is everything alright, Celestia?"
"Well, I was thinking of a way we could utilize your particular set of skills. You are obviously chosen as an assassin, but right now I cannot for the life of me think of anyone who needs assassinating. You could stand guard as the silent protector of Equestria, though. That might be an option."
I pondered about the request. "Sure, I will happily pledge myself to guard Equestria from those who wish to do it harm, and I will do everything in my power to make it so." I bowed.
"Then rise, Primal Dagger. Henceforth you shalt not only be known as Primal dagger, but as Silent Guardian of Equestria, dealing judgement to whomever deserves it."
I smiled warmly at the 'promotion' I just recieved. "To allow you to live your own life, I will be paying you myself for services rendered. I will provide a small amount of bits in advance to get you started on your new life as Guardian." She grabbed a small bag, with what sounded like metal coins, and handed them to me.
"Forgive me for asking, but I dont really know how currency works in Equestria. Care to elaborate?" I asked.
"I have just handed you a bag containing 50 bits. A golden bit is worth one, and a silver bit counts as two bits. There is even a rare bronzen bit which counts for five, but those are not made often." Celestia elaborated.
"Why is that, though? If something costs a lot of bits, isn't it more practical to just give say 5 bronzen bits instead of 25 golden bits?"
"I never thought of it that way. Thank you for opening my eyes to this issue. I will convey this to the council and will make sure to mark it as approved to create more bronzen bits for easier trading."
"Everything I can do in my power to serve the Princessess of Equestria."
"Have you thought about how you are going to find out if someone is in need of the 'Silent Guardian of Equestria'?" Twilight said.
I was just about to say something, when I felt a stab of pain in my head. I heard a voice crying "Help us! Oh please somepony help us!"
"Well, I think I just got my answer." I said while getting a concerned look from those around me, seeing me instantly grab my head when I felt the pain. "Someone is in danger, it seems. I think I can make my magic create a portal to whomever cried for help. Stand back everyone, this may or may not get ugly, depending on how well my imagination works."
Everyone proceeded to inch backwards, while I channeled my magic into creating a portal out of the floor around me.
"I will be back here in a moment, please don't follow me lest something bad happens to you" I said, showing my concern for everypony around me while I donned my outfit and unsheathed my daggers, imbuing them with Fire and Earth. I looked into the portal, to see that it actually mirrored what was on the other side of the portal. "Awesome" I commented before jumping through the portal, to wherever my destination may be.
I felt the same sensation as I did when drinking the Liquid Rainbow back on earth, but this time less intense and I was able to hear, see and smell, although I saw, heard and smelled nothing but the void. Just a moment later I saw light again, and I appeared before what seemed like an inn. I saw a young ladypony being robbed by a shifty looking stallion, and I called: "You might want to turn around and face me, be it not your doom." The robber turned around to see me, elemental daggers in hand, inching closer to him by the second.
"Who are you?" The robber asked.
"I am the Guardian of Equestria, here to deal righteous justice if you are not to return whatever you stole from the young lady over here" I pointed at the mare. I saw fear in the robber's eyes, but he wasn't going to give up his prize just yet it seemed. "You do not wish to concede? Very well then, you shall taste the power of my imbued daggers!" I cast a spell on my daggers to make them cause more pain than damage, and lunged at the robber, daggers poised. I struck him on his neck, the fiery dagger searing a cut through his skin and fur, cauterizing the wound instantly and causing a flare of pain in my target. He immediatly dropped to the ground, and cried:"I yield! I yield!" before giving back what he stole to the young mare.
"Heh, pathetic, as I thought. Now get lost before I change my mind and decide to actually harm you. And don't you dare try this again, I know where to find you." I said in a mysterious tone. The robber quickly scrambled his hooves and ran away as fast he could. I then turned to the young mare, who was eyeing me with joy.
"Thank you so much, Silent Guardian! If not for you, i would've lost this priceless family heirloom today." She help up a piece of jewellery, shining brightly in Celestia's sun.
"It was no problem, my lady. Anything to serve the good-willed and punish the bad in Equestria." I commented. "I must take my leave. May your travels be safe, and be sure to cry for help should anything like that happen again" I pointed in the way the robber ran, and turned around to the portal I created to come here. "Farewell" I said before stepping through the portal.
This time, the travel seemed to take much less time than it did before, and I appeared in the Canterlot Castle again, only to see all of the mares present to look at me. I had sheathed my daggers after dealing with the robber, and the two daggers were shining brightly in the light. I proceeded to undo my mantle, but left my toolbelt on, just because it looked awesome.
"I take it you defeated whatever was on the other side of that portal?" Celestia asked while we noticed the portal fading and returning to the floor, re-creating it.
"The robber I faced was as pathetic as he could be. I only had to convince him once with an imbued dagger to cause him to give up what he stole and run. Don't worry, I enchanted my dagger before hitting him so it caused more pain than damage. That should learn him that from today onwards, no evildoer is safe in Equestria." I smiled proudly.
"Well, since you've handled that matter with such grace and skill, it is my honour to present you yet another bag of coins as payment for your services here. I hope that your continued protection will make Equestria safer as a whole, and to make thieves think twice before attempting anything" Celestia said, holding up another bag of what seemed like a small amount of bits, but when I opened the bag, was surprised to see 10 bronze bits. Celestia smiled, and said:"While you were gone, I immediatly asked my council to accept the request, and found that we had an entire stash of bronzen bits lying around already, so I figured we could put those to good use immediatly."
I smiled at the Princess's efficiency, and thanked her. "I think it is high time for all of us to go home now." looking outside to see the sun almost setting. "I thank you princesses for recieving us today, and making this day entertaining, to say the least." I proceeded to create another portal which lead to the front of Twilight's tree home, and turned to ask the Elements to join me. "Untill we meet again, princesses!"
Both of them smiled while me and my company walked through the portal.
I noticed I became increasingly more adept at using these portals, as this time it only took 10 to 20 seconds to arrive where I wanted us to be. When the last pony exited the portal, I closed it and returned the earth to its former position, mentally adjusting the location of the portal in Canterlot aswell. I turned to see 6 mares smiling a broad smile in my general direction, and I asked: " What? Is there something on my face or something?" I looked down to see what they were smiling at, but didn't find anything other than the outfit.
I magically enchanted the outfit to be able to be called upon when necessary, and it faded from sight, showing my new cutie mark. It lit up brightly, and visible streaks of energy were coursing through it and the rest of my body. I flexed my arm, allowing the energy to pass faster with the increased blood circulation I caused by flexing.
Now, aside from a broad smile, they also had a slightly dreamy expression on their faces. I snapped my fingers a few times. "Wake up all of you, you can dream when you all are in your beds."
Rainbow Dash was the first to 'awake' from her dream. "Sorry Primal, it's just that I can't help but admire all the things you've done today. You were really awesome, worthy of being as awesome as me, I'd say."
After realizing what she just said, I smiled the biggest smile known to man. "I am extremely honoured to be called as awesome as the awesomest flier in all of Terra."
I proceeded to create a mark in mid-air, forming what seemed like the Destruction constellation from Skyrim in the air. I then looked at Dash. "May I?" I asked while looking at the rune and then to her.
I noticed she was unsure what this meant, but I reassured her by saying it was cool. She hesitatingly agreed, and I moved the mark to Rainbow Dash's side, fusing her skin with the mark and implanting it upon her body, just below her neck and above her forehooves. The mark then appeared on the spot, each finger on the hand holding a different colour in the order blue, green, yellow, orange and red, following the same colour pattern as her tail.
"Um, I don't see what this is supposed to do. What is it?" Dash asked curiously.
"That is a sign from another game I used to play, called Skyrim. This mark in particular allows the user to cast destructive spells in order to harm foes. It is my gift to such a loyal and protective friend such as you, and I am sure you will use this to cause harm upon any who intend to harm you or any of your friends." After my statement, all 6 seemed amazed by just how much my magic was able to do, and they marveled at the mark upon Rainbow's side.
"Could you create something like this for the rest of us too? Not to be jealous, or something. It looks like a lot of fun!" Pinkie asked carefully.
"Ofcourse, all of you are very good friends, and to neglect one of you is to neglect all of you, since all of you share such a strong bond." I proceeded to create 5 more marks in the sky: For Fluttershy, I created Skyrim's constellation for Restoration in pink, which I promptly fused on the same spot as I had Rainbow Dash's. I felt this symbolized Fluttershy perfectly, as she tended to the wounded, and it looks like a phoenix, which resembled her affinity with animals.
Next up, I created the Alteration constellation, again from Skyrim, for Twilight. Twilight uses her magic to help those around her, but doesn't think of helping herself when she protects others from harm. This mark would allow her to create a magic armor, protecting herself from danger while she protected others with her powerful magics. The mark also allowed her to use it to stun and paralyze foes, leaving them unharmed but unable to react.
Following the fusing of Twilights violet mark, I created the Conjuration sign from yet again, Skyrim (So much inspiration!) as I thought this would symbolize Rarity quite well. She 'conjures' beautful garments out of nothing, and her imagination is only stopped by material needs. With this mark, she would be able to create everything from nothing, assuming she put her mind to it. What she didn't know, is that when I say everything, I mean literally everything. This included summoning creatures from other dimensions to help her. I placed a small damper on the mark to prevent her from overusing it.
After fusing Rarity's purple mark, I proceeded to create the illusion constellation from Skyrim, for Applejack. With this, she should be able to create and break illusions very easily, which I found matched her quite nicely. Her true honesty and inquisitive nature are able to pry any secrets from others, and with this mark she can easily create her own illusions so she could hide if she needed to without her honesty playing up.
And lastly, Pinkie Pie. I thought long to find a corresponding mark to her nature, but found that the constellation of Enchanting was a sure fit, with a blue sword and yellow trails to match her cutie mark. She seemed to 'enchant' others whenever she laughed, causing the others to laugh along with her. This mark allowed her to infuse enchantments upon objects to make them do all sorts, only limited by her own imagination. Again I planted a damper on the sign to prevent overusage, and to prevent enchantments that could cause harm to herself or her friends.
After the last fusing of the mark, I looked at all of them, each admiring their new mark. I explained to each of them my thought process on why I selected that particular mark for them, and what they were able to do with it, just like I had with Rainbow Dash. They all smiled with approval, and hugged me all at the same time. "I'm going to lose my breath in a moment, with being hugged this thighly" I grinned, looking at the 6 mares who released me promptly
"Sorry" Fluttershy said in her usual shy voice.
"Don't you say sorry. I really liked being hugged, but a bit of breathing room while being hugged would be appreciated." After this comment, they all hugged me again, this time leaving a little room for me to breathe. "Thank all of you for being such good friends. I hope I have proven myself to you that I can be one of the best friends you girls can have, along with silently guarding you from harm." I looked at all of them, before adding: "I think it is time for all of you to return to your respective homes" I looked up at the sky, seeing the moon high up already."It is quite late, and I do not want you all to feel exhausted because of me."
All of the girls agreed with that, and each of them proceeded to head to their homes. I followed Twilight to her home, since I was staying with her for the time being. I couldn't help but notice Twilight smiling, before asking: "Why the broad smile?"
"Not to feel proud or anything, but I am glad that you are staying with me." She looked at me with an unsettling expression.
"Haha, I see. You want me all for yourself, don't you now?" I responded.
This comment caused Twilight to blush. "Come, let's go to bed before we get any more ideas. You need some rest after all that happened today."
Both of us stepped into our beds, drifting off once again to the land of dreams.