//------------------------------// // Chapter 9 - Okay, Who Spawned All These Pinkie Pies?!! // Story: Minecraft Beginnings // by The EnderPony Master //------------------------------// Crystal Empire 3rd Person Prov. All Shadow sees is darkness, miles and miles of darkness with nothing in sight. That is, until a shadowy figure came out of nowhere. "Oh, you came back for more?!" Shadow yelled. The figure didn't answer as it slowly floats towards the now nervous Enderman. "Oh you have chose the wrong Mob to fight, if you're hungry for trouble, I'm an All-You-Can Salad Bar! Take a bite!" The figure then disappeared out of sight. Shadow was confused, was it just an illusion? Shadow turned around only to see the most terrifying face. Shadow then screeched so loudly and started to teleport all over the place. *Snicker *Snicker *Laughing Shadow stopped at the sound of laughing and turned only to see a familiar person. "Herobine?!!" Shadow shouts. "Is it really you?! If it's you, then WHAT THE BUCK?! THAT WAS SO NOT COOL!!!" "Yes... it's me..." Herobrine says as he gasps for air. "You got to admit... that was funny... the look on your face... it was priceless." Shadow then got a good look at Herobrine and it shocked him. Instead of his usual Steve-like self, he's an alicorn! His coat was skin color with brown mane and tail. He is also wearing purple pants with light blue shirt. His eyes were still glowing white like usual. "Herobrine, why are you here, and why are you an alicorn?" Shadow asked. "Well, I decided to take a vacation from my nagging brother, Notch." Herobrine explains." He doesn't like the idea of 'inviting' creepers to the Minecrafter Convention. I got to say, it was a... 'blast'." "..." "What?" "Okay, stick to Trolling Minecrafters and stay away from comedy because that one just stunk." "Screw you! I can be funny too! Anyway, I'm an alicorn because I want to. Deal with it." "Fine... wait, since I'm here. Does this mean I'm dead?" "No, you're just taking a nap and healing from that battle with King Sombra. Also, that light that hit you kinda helped your healing process since you're not evil." "Oh, say, how did you know that?" "I'm a god you noob!" "Oh yeah." "Anyway, it's time for you to wake up." "Wait, what?" Shadow didn't have enough time before a bright came into view and blinded him. When he woke up, he found himself in bed in a white room. 'This again?' Shadow thought. 'This is the third time I passed out.' Just then, the doors across the room opened to reveal a familiar white unicorn with a cloaked figure. Along with two royal guards. "So, I guess you're finally awake." Long Shot said. "Dude, what you did back there was hardcore." "I have to agree with him here, but either way, thank you for saving the Crystal Empire." Shining Armor says as he turns to Long Shot. "And thank you for protecting my little sister, Twilight." "It was nothing. Besides, I don't like to see a mare get hurt." "Say, how do you guys know each other, and where are the girls?" Shadow asks as he gets out of bed. "When you defeated Sombra, everything went back to normal. And the crystals ponies are all shiny and happy again. When me and Twilight got down and got back to the others. They were completely horrified when I took off my cloak in the castle, but things finally settled down when I've explain that I knew you. Twilight even told them of how I defended off those Shadow Minions. The pink one was really eager to throw me a party, which I accepted. I soon met Shining Armor thanks to Twilight." "The girls wanted to stay and check on you, but I told them that you and your friend here can stay in the Crystal Empire. They agreed and soon head back towards Ponyville." "Oh..." Shadow was I little sad. "But they did left this for you before they left." Long Shot says as he levitates a letter into Shadow's purple grasp. Dear Shadow Me and the girls are happy to know that you're feeling well. I wished we could of stayed, but my brother Shining Armor says that you and Long Shot can stay with him and Cadence till you fully recover. We'll be waiting for you and Long Shot back in Ponyville. Hope you have a good time. Your Friend, Twilight Sparkle P.S. Pinkie says she will throw you a party afterwards. Shadow felt better now that he knows that they care. He hopes that image from the battle will never come true. He must never go back to being neglected. '...Never...' Shadow slightly thought. "So, since you're still in Community Service, why don't you help us out with the repairs in the empire." Shining said. "Sure, you let me and Long Shot stay here for the day. We'll be glad to help." Shadow replied. "Good, you can start by replacing those windows you shattered." He says as he points a hoof at a hole in the wall. Shadow looked through it and his eye twitched. Over a mile of houses has shattered windows. 'This is going to take awhile' Shadow sighed in his mind. Meanwhile, at the train station, the Mane 6 and Spike included were waiting for their next train to arrive. "Hooey! Now that was some adventure." Applejack said. "I know, but did you see Shadow back there? He was all like POW, POW, ZAP, ZAP, and CHOMP!" Rainbow Dash says as she tries to mimic the battle while flying. "I have to admit, it was amazing that he took out King Sombra without the Crystal Heart. Although, there was something off back there." Twilight said. "What do you mean, Darling?" Rarity asks. "Well, did you see how he fought? At first, he was fighting to defend, but then, he started do it out of anger. It didn't seem it was from Sombra's rampage, but it was like it was... something else." Twilight says worried. "Now sugercube, I'm sure that it was nothing, but if you feel this way, then we'll talk to Shadow when him and Long Shot gets back." Applejack says as she puts a hoof around Twilight. "I guess you're right." "I can't wait to get back to Ponyville!" Pinkie cheered. "Not only do I get to throw a 'Welcome to Ponyville' and 'Manticore Surviver' party for Shadow, but now I could throw a 'Hero of Crystal Empire' and 'Welcome to Ponyville Shadow's New Friend' party for both Shadow and Long Shot! You what it mean?!" "What?" Asked Fluttershy. "It means that it's a quadruple (Means 4X's I think) party pack!" Pinkie says as she bounces with joy. The girls giggled at Pinkie's antics as they aboard the Friendship Express in their private car. Little did they know that a pair of slime covered ponies sneaked their way into the caboose. A Few Hours Later... The girls and dragon finally got back to and went on to do their business after their long train ride, but two individuals sneaked their way off the train and headed for the park. The two ponies stopped and look around at their surroundings. "Man, this is the weirdest place in Craftia." Says a light-green slime stallion. "First, we get turn into mini horses, then the field we woke up in turn from a snow into a plain biome, and now everything is round. Hopefully, that Witch got us to our destination." The stallion has a dark green coat with a hint of blue with lime mane and tail. He is also covered in slime. His cutie mark is a picture of slime oozing. "Shh! Quite Justin! I'm trying to give this horse the stink eye and you're letting her win!" A mare says as she crouches over a bench and stares at a puddle. The mare has a green coat with dark green mane and tail. She was also covered in slime. Her cutie mark is a picture of a slime ball. "Uhh... Yo? That's a puddle you're staring at." Yo blinked a few times before the gears in her head started working. "Oh yeah! Sorry for giving you the stink eye." She giggled at the puddle. Justin blinked at his sister. "Right... well, are you hungry? I'm sure am." He says as his stomach bubbles. "Yeah, I'm getting famished. Hey! Lets head over there! I see lots of stuff there!" Yo points at Markets. "Alight, let's head over there." They both head over to market were they receive some strange looks from some ponies. They soon get to a stand that was being tended by a big red stallion with a small yellow filly with a bow nearby. "Hello there, can we please have some apples." asked Justin. "Sure... say, I don't think I've seen you around these parts before." Big Mac said. "Yeah, we're new around here and we thought that we gets something to eat." "Well, since you're new around here, I'll give you 5 apples on the house." "For real?! Thanks! ...but I don't have any emeralds to trade with." "Emeralds? We don't really take emeralds around here." "What?" "You don't know what's the currency here? You two must really new then. Well, around here in Equestria, we use bits as currency and emeralds or other gem types as trades, but they aren't really worth much." "You mean those round golden things ponies that are giving to each other over at the stands?" "Eeyup" "Alright... how do we get some?" "Well, that's easy." Apple Bloom says. "You just need to get a job and earn them. Also, why are you two are sticky." She pokes Yo. "Now Apple Bloom, it ain't nice to poke other ponies." Big Mac said. 'So that's what we're called.' Justin thought. "It's okay, she was just curious." Yo giggled. "Well, it was nice meeting you..." "My name is Big Macintosh, but you can call me Big Mac." He says as he shakes a now wet hoof with Justin. "And my name is Apple Bloom." She says as well. "It's nice to meet you two. I'm Justin, and this is my twin sister, Yo." "HI!" Yo cheerfully says." "Well, see you later." "Sure thing mister. Come again!" Apple Bloom waves at them. The Slimer Twins walked away from the now packing up apple stand and found a spot to eat their lunch. "Well, that was pleasant back there." Justin comments. "They were really nice." Yo says as she swallows an apple whole. "But, when are we going to find the place?" "We'll find it soon. Then we can live with that Minecrafter we heard about. What was his name again?" "Captain Sparklez!" "Right, that's it." "But, how are we going to find him?" "There was a tree he named after a slime, Jerry. So, we need to find a tree somewhere." "Justin, there are trees everywhere. How do you know which one is it?" "We just need to find one that is really big. Since, Caption Sparklez is one of those Minecrafters, it's gotta be unique looking." "Guess you're right. Also, what are we going to do since ponies here us golden nuggets for currency?" "We just need to get a job somewhere and earn some." "If we have to, then I want one were I can give joy to kids. They're so cute when they play behind their screens." Yo giggled. Justin once again blinks at his twin sister. "Yo is just being Yo." He muttered. "So, are we ready for our adventure?" "Sure thing, brother!" The Slimer Twins finished their lunch and set off to their mission. They walked along the streets, looking for their tree. So far, nothing helped. They would ask for some directions, but only to get strange looks. Hours past and they stop to take a break. "It's no use, we'll never find it anywhere." Yo says upset. "Don't give up. We'll find it eventually." Justin tries to comfort. "It's just... I want to have a home already... a safe one..." Yo says as a single slime drips down her cheek. Justin comes over and hugs her. He felt as bad as his twin sister. The biome they come from was too dangerous and had many other Minecrafters that want their parts for making tools and what not. Just then, two ponies come into view. "Excuse me, is there something wrong here?" Asked a grey mare with a long straight mane. "Yeah, you two seemed bummed out of something." Said a white mare with a wild blue mane. "It's just that we were looking for the place to meet a certain someone we heard about, but we couldn't find it and my sister just got a little sad." Justin explains as he releases Yo. "Well, you two want.... I suppose you can live with us until you find what you're looking for." Octavia offers. "Yeah, you two can bunk with us. It will be rad!" Said Vinyl. "You two are letting us stay in you home? " Yo asked. "It would be my pleasure to help you two." Octavia smiled. "Gee, thanks, there's got to be a way to repay you two." Justin says happily. "If you want, you could help us around the house. It's gets pretty messy sometimes." "No problem... oh, where are my manners? My name is Justin and this is my twin sister, Yo." "It's a pleasure to meet you two. My name is Octavia Melody, and this my roommate-" "-Vinyl Scratch! Also known as DJ Pon3!" Vinyl interrupted loudly. "Thank you so much for taking us in!" Yo, cheered. Just then, a whole pack of hopping pink ponies came by and started heading far off to the hills. This got Yo's attention as she goes after the run away party ponies. "Yo! What in the nether are you doing?!" Justin yells. "I want to have fun too~!" She says as she rides off into the distance. Justin turns the two mares. "I'm sorry, but I got to get my sister back. I'll catch you later." "No worries. Just head over to town hall and ask for directions to our house. The mayor could help you with that." With a nob, Justin turns the other way and gallops towards the same direction with the pink herd. "They seem nice." Octavia said. "Yeah... you know, I think you like that Justin guy." Vinyl says with a smirk. "Pray tell, what makes you say that." Octavia says with a frown. "I saw the way you were looking at him back there Octy." With a huff, Octavia turns and walks off into the markets with a smirking Vinyl in tow. Twilight's Prov. Me and the girls were having one heck of a day. First, Pinkie used the magic pond and cloned herself to have fun with all of us, but it backfired. Then, we had to deal with a Pinkie Pie invasion in Ponyville, and now we lost track of her and she could be any of the other Pinkie Pies. Luckily, I had a plan to put every thing back to normal. Right now, me and the others are waiting for the stampede of party ponies to arrive. Just then, they finally arrived with their usual excitement for fun. But there was something off though. I soon see a green mare in the group with a green stallion standing at the doorway. 3rd Person Prov. Yo was having a fun time with the pink herd. Although, she doesn't know why they stopped in a red barn. "Um, excuse me... but, where's the fun?!" "FUN?!" All the Pinkie Pies turned around and acknowledged the said phrase from the slime pony. With a quick thought, Twilight's horn charged and all the Pinkie Pies disappears with only one that is frowning is left. Girls felt happy and was about to hug their real friend, but soon got a face full of slime in thier faces. They turn to see the mysterious slime covered duos they forgot about staring. One was standing in a fighting stances with a ball of slime in one hoof, while the other was cowering behind. "If you think you can trap us and take us apart, then you are mistaken!" Justin threatened. "Hey! I don't know who you two are, but we weren't trying to trap anypony!" Said Twilight. "Well, it was a trap for the other fake Pinkie Pies." Spike adds. "Not helping!" Just then, a sound came form outside of the barn. They all turned and saw Shadow and Long Shot (In a new grey cloak) back from the Crystal Empire. "Finally, we're back! That was a lot of work back there." Long Shot complained. "You do realized that since this isn't Craftia, glass blocks couldn't of worked." Shadow said. "How was I suppose to know it would be different." "At least they gave us something to eat." "I'm a skeleton you noob. I can't bucking eat a thing." "No need for language man, jeez." They turn around see the girls covered in slime with two slime covered ponies looking in shock. "Okay, forget what I said. What the buck is going on around here?!"