Chapter 03: Pinkamena & Azure
Now we soon find Pinkamena coming out of the entrance to the Everfree Forest with Azure the Kirin following close by. Azure had finished his little ‘dragon business’ there, & was very much seen relieved to which Pinkamena was glad he was fine.
“Well, glad that’s taken care of. You really should have gone before you left your cave.” Pinkamena smiled off to say this in seeing that her pet Kirin needed to go, and should have gone before they left Azure’s little home.
“Pinkamena!” Then voices are heard that made the pink pony & her giant Dragon look on the outskirts of Ponyville & saw….the gang coming to them.
“Oh hey guys, we were just about to come back.” Pinkamena smiled off to simply say this to her pals that they had finished what needed to be done.
“Before that, I think we all wanna say something.” Twilight stated to say in having something they wanna get off their chest.
“Um, okay….so what is it?” Pinkamena raised an eyebrow in being curious of what this was gonna be about.
“Honestly, we wanna give a sincere apology. Fer when we first acted when we saw yer….pet, Azure.” Applejack spoke out while slowly stating how they sorta reacted when they met Azure the Kirin.
“Quite right, at first, we thought it was crazy. Having a large & dangerous dragon around for a pet.” Rarity nodded off in simply saying how wrong they were in thinking that Pinkamena could own such a dangerous kind of pet.
“I know I’m afraid of Dragons, but…when I somehow get to know one who’s not all scary…and is really wanting to be friends, well…how could I turn away from them?” Fluttershy shyly spoke in a meekly tone in how when someone wants to be friends, it doesn’t matter if they are scary, it’s all about what’s inside that matters the most in making friends.
“Yeah, we were kinda off our game, worried that your pet might be kinda bad if he wasn’t tame & all that.” Rainbow Dash rub the back of her head in feeling like they didn’t think far ahead in not realizing Azure isn’t as bad as they thought.
“But hearing that you help raise him brought us to think differently & see things differently. Even I kinda follow the idea you took.” Pinkie Pie nodded off in stating how that even her, a random pony, kinda followed along Pinkamena’s logic.
“So in truth…” Twilight spoke up to begin to say this, as the rest of her friends were getting ready before…
“We’re sorry.” Twilight & the rest of the Mane Six bow their heads in giving a formal apology to both Pinkamena & Azure the Kirin; hoping this makes amends.
“We’re sorry too, right guys?” Nyx nods off to say while looking to Spike & Phobos to join in.
“Right, Nyx. Treating Azure differently be like what happen to me or Phobos.” Spike nods off to say in having known what it’s like to be treated differently, on more ways than one.
“Well, I’m alright in sticking up for a Dragon in my same position.” Phobos nods off in issuing how he’ll be doing the same sorta act too.
“Awww, you all really mean that? Even though I said it was okay?” Pinkamena smiled off in feeling like this was the sweetest thing she ever saw, and she didn’t mind at all.
“We do, not just us it seems. Even your group agrees.” Ben pointed out how it wasn’t only them that felt bad in second guessing, even Goldie’s group felt like they wanted to say sorry for suspecting the Kirin.
“Ben’s right.” Goldie spoke forth in taking a stand to approach his sister. “I’m sorry sis, I guess even a big brother can’t know all of your secrets.” He gave his apology in knowing that even his sister, deserves to not tell him every little thing she knows.
“It makes sense, every mare has a secret they don’t wanna kiss an’ tell, even to those they love.” Autumn Gem nods off to say in understanding why Pinkamena wanted to keep her pet a secret.
“Yes, I suppose we should have understood such things & why you didn’t show us the Kirin until now.” Sombra replied off in also agreeing to the matter at hand of how things worked out.
“Which is why if Azure is someone that you feel is okay to hang around, then it’s okay with me & anyone us.” Jack Zen smiled off to simply say that they are good with Azure the Kirin to be their friend.
“I agree as well.” Omega nods off to simply reply in not having any problems.
“Aw, you guys are the best a mare could ask for.” Pinkamena blushes off to say this in feeling like those were really sweet things to say. “Sniff…I feel emotional now…..group hug!” She sniffs her nose a bit, before getting all emotional to wanna hug her pals.
Now everyone was gathered into a big hug with Pinkamena in the center; it was a nice touchy moment.
“Oh boy, here come the water works.” Iago rolled his eyes in seeing how this was gonna be all touchy-feeling time.
Just then, Azure noticed the other pets that were gathering around him, at first, they had concerns about hanging out with a creature as big as him. But now many of them felt okay, some even crawled on his big claw to even fly around him as if accepting him to be like one of them.
“Wow, looks like the other pets have accepted Azure to be like them.” Ben smiled off in seeing how all their pets are no longer worried or concern about Azure.
“Well, it’s just as how all the animals I care for work well together & accept another.” Fluttershy smiled off in knowing how she likes it when her pets get along with each different creature.
“Like little animals liking to be friends with big animals?” Pinkie Pie asked off in thinking of such a topic of two different animals from a respective view.
“Well, ye never too late ta learn.” Applejack nodded off to proudly say this in how things can work out.
“Yes, and I hope you can be as much as our friend too, Azure.” Rarity looked up to Azure in wishing that they all can be very good friends now.
Azure the Kirin lets off a low growl in responding to Rarity’s little statement as many say him nod his head.
“Hugh, guess he does.” Rainbow Dash shrug off to say in guessing that was the Kirin Dragon’s way of saying ‘yes’ to them.
Then without warning, Azure was scratching his head from feeling an itch. But then something began to fall from the Dragon’s noggin and smacked into the ground that appeared…as a giant white piece.
“Oh no! The sky is falling! Quick, we gotta get back home & hide!” Phobos yelps in feeling like this was the beginning of where the sky shall rain down upon them.
“Phobos, the sky isn’t falling, it was just some random stone.” Nyx pointed this out to her silly friend for overreacting a bit.
“Um, is it mean or is this stone look like something’s written on it?” Spike asked off in noticing that something was revealed on the object that had…writing.
Just as Spike said when they all gather around, when looking at the thing…some saw gray…and learn it was made of stone; with carved writing.
“It’s a stone tablet. It looks to be written in some language I’ve never seen.” Twilight responded off in being surprise by what they have found.
“Scans unable to confirm of what moderated language this is!” Omega exclaimed to say in not having any Intel of what language this is.
“Was it me, or was that stone falling look like it was scuffled up in Azure’s Dragon hair?” Jack Zen rub the back of his head in recalling where they saw the stone fall from.
“And what’s this….white dried up stuff looks familiar? Wait just a minute, smells like….no…is this…dry soap?” Sombra rub the stuff off the stone to learn that it’s actually dry soap,& it covered the whole tablet.
“It reminds me, if I don’t rinse the soap out of my mane, it becomes harden & stuck until I scratch it out.” Autumn Gem spoke out in knowing what happens to soap if one doesn’t wash it out properly.
“Sis, did you ever brush Azure during….ugh, clean up time?” Goldie was feeling off in trying to ask how much work Pinkamena gave Azure his bath.
“Well, I tried, but when he was younger, he always was fussy around the head in getting soap in the eyes & he shook so much it cause quakes. So I told him to wash up on his own.” Pinkamena shrug off to mention this little stuff over the issue before she let Azure the Kirin wash his own head with soap.
“Apparently, it’s been there this whole time & now it’s fallen off when he must have felt it needed to come off.” Jack Zen stated to say in seeing how things sorta fall into place; no pun intended.
“Maybe we should take it back to study it, learn what language it is.” Ben suggested what they can do so they can learn what this thing is saying.
“I think I can read it out…hmm.” Pinkie Pie focus her eyes to study the tablet’s words…before pronouncing them. “Ont vulom lost bo wah un himdah, mii un suleyk melaat lot kein. Mu lost bovul ful tol un suleyk fund neh kos mii alun einzuk, pogaan began wah vodahmaan faal Kirin Dovah reyliik mindin tol. Nuz til aalkos 'Ray do Hind fah pah Kirin eylok. Kirin wo los kiin, wahlaan naal vorey eylok mindin niidro kiindah fen, naram wah meyz muliik ruz daar us nii. Ahrk aal gein sul frey suleyk do daar wo kod 'The Elements' tol drun Fahdonmaar voknau mii 1000 eruvos vod, fen kos helt.” Everyone was pretty much staring at Pinkie Pie for having spoken out all of that stuff so perfectly well.
“What does that mean?” Spike asked off in what that message even means.
“Beats me. I don’t even know.” Pinkie Pie shrug off to say that even she doesn’t get it.
“Great, what kinda language is it & why did anyone write it?” Phobos rolled his eyes in thinking that they won’t get to the bottom of who wrote this thing.
“It’s written in Thumm Dovah Language.” Spoke out a voice that was a male tone in giving an answer.
“Did anyone say something?” Twilight asked around in which many of the males shook their heads ‘no’ there. “But who just?” She was about to dig further of the case, but it wasn’t needed.
“Hello down there.” The voice was heard that many were looking up to see that the one who spoke…was the Kirin Dragon: Azure.
“HE CAN TAAAAALK!” The Mane Six party & most of Goldie’s group yelps out loud in having been overtaken by this little discovery.
“What? Two baby Dragons can talk, but I can’t talk?” Azure spoke out in feeling like if Spike & Phobos can talk with English tongues, why not him?
“No, it’s just….all this time, you…only let off growls.” Spike pointed off in recalling the only things Azure did at times.
“So why didn’t you speak up before?” Phobos asked off in why the giant Dragon never spoke up sooner.
“I didn’t know what to say at the time.” Azure shrug off his head in giving a simple answer here.
Everyone except Pinkamena was taking their time to process this as they didn’t know Azure could speak plain English.
“Azure, you said this was…Thumm Dovah, what is that?” Twilight asked the Kirin Dragon about what he meant by the language on the stone tablet.
“A very old language that only the Kirins ever spoke to another & wrote things down. It’s something we genetically never forget.” Azure spoke off in issuing what sorta history the language has. “It took Pinkamena some amount of years to fully know you’re A, B, Cs in Thumm Dovah spelling before able to translate.” He pointed out that it took one person that was caring for him, time to understand how to read & speak the different language.
“Pinkamena, you can translate this language?” Goldie raised an eyebrow in having heard this surprising fact.
“Well yah, plus speak it out…sometimes me and Azure like to have secret conversations in case anyone spies on us.” Pinkamena nods off to say this with a smile in having learn how to do such a feat.
“Right, like someone would be that dumb to spy on you…when you got a giant Dragon with you.” Iago rolled his eyes in thinking nobody wanna spy when a big, dangerous Dragon like a Kirin could spot them & it wouldn’t be pretty afterwards.
“Well then, can you tell us what this says?” Jack Zen asked off in liking to know what this tablet is even saying.
“Of course, my new friends.” Azure responded off in going to help translate this tablet for those that don’t know the language. “The tablet reads off as a part of a Kirin Prophecy. It says: ‘Once darkness had come to our lands, used our power during the great war. We had fled so that our powers would never be used ever again, many began to forget the Kirin Dragon race after that. But there may be a 'Ray of Hope' for all Kirin kind. A Kirin who is born, raised by another species after its birth will arise, growing to become stronger than those before it. And may one day aid the power of those who wield 'The Elements' that bring Friendship & Harmony. So that the evil that rain down upon us a 1000 years ago, will be stop & the fate for all Kirins will finally be given peace.’, and that is all it says. In truth, it may have been place on me before I got separated from the rest of my brethren.” Azure finished translating the tablet while also being curious that the thing was placed on him that he never noticed until recently.
“So then, what does this prophecy mean anyway?” Rainbow Dash rub the back of her head in not making heads or tails of what this could mean.
“Well it sorta matches de story Pinkamena told us before.” Applejack rub her chin in pondering what they heard that sounded somewhat familiar.
“That’s right, the first part is about how a form of darkness came & used their power & fled to be forgotten.” Rarity stated in recalling what happened to the Kirin that someone siphon their magical power & used it for evil, then force the Kirins to flee.
“But what about this…Ray of Hope for all Kirin kind? That a Kirin born, raised by another species after its birth will arise, growing to become stronger than those before it?” Sombra spoke out in being puzzled by another part of this prophecy that it speaks about.
“And that it will aid its power to those who wield the Elements? And stop an evil from a 1000 years ago to bring peace? Do you think the rest is talking about….” Autumn Gem stated off in speaking the other words while slowly coming around to a part that seems to make them think about…some folks here.
“Analysis confirmed; A Kirin raised by another species is evident to mistress’ Pinkamena in caring for Azure.” Omega spoke out in having understood & matching the subjects with what they currently know.
“Then that must mean Azure the Kirin is going to help mommy, my aunts, daddy & any other Element User ally to stop evil.” Nyx stated to say in having got the right idea in what this prophecy was talking about.
“Well there are a tone of evil beings around, the Three Lords are the top worse. But perhaps it means one that reigns the highest priority.” Ben spoke off in knowing that there are many evil forces, but there is one that is the highest of threats.
“Grimmore….how his name seems to haunt many, even in my dreams…my brethren’s souls scream from their demise.” Azure spoke off in mere mention of a name of the worse & greatest foe that has ever existed that caused his brethren such pain. “As a child, I took my terrors on the one who only wanted to take care of me. It was she who help me grow & it is now that I know my role…” He explained that in the past, he was uneasy with Pinkamena because of what happened in the past, but he’s gotten over it because of the pink pony.
Azure started to open up his wings without warning here as he started to flap them out while everyone watch from the ground.
“I bid you all farewell, and do not fear, if there is trouble that you wish the aid of a Kirin Dragon…I shall answer your calling.” Azure spoke forth in telling the group here that if they are in a tight spot, he shall offer them aid. “Thank you all for the pet playdate…it’s the first amusing fun I’ve had in ages.” He smiled off to say this much to those that have provided him with much joy in having fun with other pets.
Then with a flapping of his wings, Azure took off to return to his own little place of home at this point. Many of the others watch in seeing Azure take off in making a lot of wind pressure from his large wings…just before the Kirin was out of sight when he vanish near a mountain spot.
“Man, a shame Chase had to go away on some training exercise, he would have been amazed to see Azure.” Ben spoke off to say this in knowing someone that be amazed to see a living Kirin Dragon, bet Chase the Warrior be REALLY surprise then.
“Oh my, I think the day is practically almost over!” Autumn Gem gasped off in noticing that the sun was now slowly setting.
“I believe so my dear, we best get back.” Sombra nods off in agreement of what was happening at this time.
“I’ll bet even Flutterbat will find this story to be something surprising.” Jack Zen exclaimed to say in knowing a friend of theirs that is waiting for the sun to set to come out, will be surprise to hear what they experienced today.
“Well guys, thanks for letting us join in on your pet playdate, we all had fun. Some more than others.” Goldie smiled off in thanking Twilight’s group for the nice time that they had.
“Well shot, it weren’t nothing much at all. Glad ye could join us.” Applejack smiled off proudly in kindly welcoming the comment with open arms.
“Yes & I believe the pets had enjoyed the company of many others as well.” Rarity nods off to proudly state this fact of who else had a fine time.
“Yep, and we made an even bigger new friend along the way.” Pinkie Pie smiled off extra excited in having to meet a Kirin Dragon, who knew they meet one like that from another friend?
“You ain’t kidding about that thing, Pinkie Pie.” Rainbow Dash lightly rolled her eyes to smile off that such a meeting was about one to a million.
“I wonder what other tricks Azure can do?” Fluttershy questioned off in what other feats Azure the Kirin can do besides make strong winds from his wings.
“Bet if he rolls over, he could crush a lot of enemies while playing.” Phobos smiled off to crack a joke in what happens if a pet rolls over…the guy will crush a lot of enemies.
“Oh Phobos, that’s just a silly idea…but it is kinda funny to picture.” Nyx rolled her eyes at how funny her pet pal was, but the joke was funny when one thinks about it.
“Well gang, guess we better head home. And thank you all for the great time.” Twilight smiled off to mention this while thanking Goldie’s group & Pinkamena for their time together.
“No problem, just you wait, Azure will surprise you all….at least when he’s not sleeping or eating, etc.” Pinkamena smiled off in mentioning this next stuff while also pointing out things of when Azure may or may not be free.
“Boy, that sure sounds convincing.” Iago rolled his eyes in having heard that, that might take time to ponder a few things.
“Alright, lets head on home, our little guys are probably tired out.” Ben stated to say as he picks up Koga in seeing the wolf cub yawn a bit in feeling tired.
“Okay Ben. See you guys around!” Spike nods off to say to Ben before saying farewell to Goldie’s group & the other Mane Six members.
With that, everyone gets ready to head out for home with their pets. Pinkamena was slow coming with the gang as she watch from afar of where Azure the Kirin went off, gave a nod with a smile before going after the rest. Everything fads out around now from this little moment…
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At this time, Iago was seen flying near a part of Ponyville when it was getting pretty dark after the sun went down. The parrot was flying around in trying to mind his own business…until he bumps against something that caught him off guard; as he flapped back up to stare at who the wise guy was.
“Hey buddy, what are you doing…” Iago was about to snap at the person before him until…. “WHAAACK! YOOOU?” He yelled out in seeing who it was that he was even talking to.
Minutes pass by as Fluttershy was moving around in trying to find Iago after he flew off to be by himself for a bit.
“Iago….Iago, where are you?” Fluttershy was calling out to the parrot she was trying to find here.
“Boy I tells yah, you think we hear such extreme plots when severing for evil.” Iago’s voice was heard from a distance in talking about some stuff on a subject.
“Iago?” Fluttershy replied off quietly in hearing the parrot’s voice; he’s close, and so she follows the sounds.
“You try doing them favors, & it gets you nowhere while the good guys treat yah better than your old employers.” Iago was seen talking to somebody from which the other person was behind an alley while the parrot discussed things.
“Oh, I wonder who he’s talking to,” Fluttershy asked off from hiding near a corner, as she saw only the parrot and not who he was talking to.
“So anyway, after hearing that Kirin’s story about how bad things are, and seeing we too, got used & lead poorly before realizing…what we needed instead of what we wanted.” Iago spoke off in finally claiming that from what Azure the Kirin spoke, it’s not something they want, but what they need that makes them happy.
“Oh, maybe I shouldn’t be spying, but….what should I do?” Fluttershy meekly spoke to herself in feeling like she shouldn’t be doing this, but her curiosity was too much.
“So anyway, you seem like a guy who gets me, really, you do? So what do you say, you like a parrot over your shoulder?” Iago spoke off in stating in what the two can do for another, scratch each other’s backs & such.
Fluttershy soon leans more to peak at who it was that Iago was talking to, and when the light was clear enough, she mangled to see who it was…
“Hugh?” Fluttershy gasped off in recognizing that the person Iago was speaking to, was a small & familiar baby Dragon…Lorcan. But last she heard, he was still in a coma, so how....until she saw it was a magical blurry vision; it was not the real thing, but then....what was it?
“Well glad we came to an understanding. I gotta run now, so I’ll see yah later after I wrap up some things.” Iago spoke off to say this in having to end their little chat right here as he has other ends to tie up.
Now Iago was seen flying away at the time as did the one he was talking to that vanished completely. But then he bump into a mare before him, as it was…Fluttershy.
“Whack! Fluttershy….hugh, you trying to give a parrot a heart attack!” Iago yelps out to say while signing from almost having a heart attack from this moment.
“Iago….I…I saw who you spoke with.” Fluttershy lightly spoke her meek words in having seen what she saw.
“Oh, you did, hugh?” Iago looked away in knowing what was gonna come from the discussion here.
“Yes, and….is he the one you feel could be your owner?” Fluttershy slowly nods off to say while liking to ask the parrot about the question here.
“Well, maybe not technically an owner, more like….a partner of us been led astray. As for if we’ll be good to another, ehh….we’ll see, it’ll be 50/50.” Iago shrug off to lightly say that there was no actual answer, but seeing the two are once in the former business of working with evil crooks, it could be possible.
“Well, alright….I’m certain he can use a good friend when he’s feeling down.” Fluttershy smiled off to nod in accepting the term of an answer from Iago & knowing that other person needs a good friend too. Especially if that was a magical subconscious image used in a spell for the one in a coma to maybe be looking around & hearing things while the body still rest.
“Thanks for all you’ve done for me Fluttershy, I’ll never forget it.” Iago smiled off to kindly say these words as thanks.
“Thank you Iago, maybe you can visit when you like?” Fluttershy nods off to happily say this in liking the parrot to drop by sometime.
“You’re a good pony Fluttershy, a real good one.” Iago smiled off to nod that Fluttershy is a very good & kind pony to know.
Soon Iago gets himself to fly on ahead in going off somewhere of his own choosing while Fluttershy watches him leave.
“I hope you make him feel alright Iago, perhaps having you like a pet can bring a smile on his face….wouldn’t that be nice, Lorcan?” Fluttershy smiled off in thinking that maybe Iago’s new friend will be much happier now with a nice parrot pal to think of as a pet; hopefully Lorcan likes the idea. Especially when the guy wakes up from a coma, to have a friend nearby which they kinda understand one another.
Now the scene begins to fade out from here as Fluttershy was soon returning to get herself home. Many things seem to have happened & are now shifting into newer things then before…
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Within a certain cave far from Ponyville lived a certain Dragon that we all saw had returned as he was getting ready to sleep. He saw a picture of Pinkamena and a baby Kirin that was him before rolling near a bed he had to lay in.
“Goodnight….Pinkamena…” Azure spoke off in wishing the pony that was on the picture a goodnight.
Then the Kirin begin to go into a nice little snooze now, remembering the days of how Pinkamena had raised him. Everything begins to go dark now, but one thing is for certain…Pinkamena truly has a unique taste in pets, but she shows them with love, & in truth; that’s what all pets want from their owners. A Lesson to learn when one has a pet, and with that…everything ends here….
The End