//------------------------------// // Meeting Ahuizotl // Story: Megan the Adventurer // by Catrina37 //------------------------------// Ch. 3: Meeting Ahuizotl Rainbow Dash and Megan made it to Appleloosa after a few minutes. They landed on the outskirts of town. “You really are fast, Rainbow Dash,” Megan says while brushing her hair. “Thanks, Megan,” Rainbow Dash says, “Where does the map say to go?” Megan looks at the map for a moment and says, “It says to go east to where the canyon is.” The two head east like the map said. **** The two head down the path into the canyon with Magellan in tow, not knowing that Caballeron and his men are in a nearby cave, waiting to ambush them. “Here they come, Boys,” Caballeron says, “Remember, the boss wants them alive, and they can lead us to Daring Do and the Treasure. Get ready to jump them.” “Right, Boss,” the henchponies say. Magellan suddenly starts cawing frantically. “What’s wrong, Magellan?” Megan asks. “He must sense someone else is here,” Rainbow Dash says. Suddenly, they are ambushed by Caballeron’s gang. They are immediately pounced on without warning. Cabelleron and his henchponies soon tied the two in rope and load them to the cart. Magellan gets away before the porkpie pony could grab him. “Let that bird go,” Caballeron says, “He’s no threat to us.” “Who are you?!” Megan asks angrily while struggling to get free. “He’s Dr. Caballeron, a well-known treasure thief and black marketer,” Rainbow Dash says, “He’s also Ahuizotl’s favorite whipping boy.” “I prefer “Chief Henchpony"! Thank you!” he says while feeling insulted, “You won’t be laughing when we take you to Ahuizotl himself.” The evil ponies laugh as the strong one hauls the cart with Megan and Rainbow Dash on it. Magellan sits on a branch, high above the activity, and follows them without being seen. **** Jet and Ahuizotl are waiting at the camp for the evil ponies to return. “Those ponies better not fail, Ahuizotl,” Jet says, “We're already in hot water.” “Relax, Jet,” Ahuizotl assures, “Cabelleron knows what will happen if he fails.” Caballeron and his men return with Megan and Rainbow Dash still in tow. “We got Rainbow Dash and the human all of Equestria is talking about, Boss,” Caballeron says. Ahuizotl soon gets a good look at the two captives brought to him. "Ahhhh. Welcome to my camp. So nice of you to drop in," Ahuizotl says. Ahuizotl approaches Megan and lifts her chin up to get a closer look at her. He becomes enamored by her. Her hair and eyes were sparkling like the sun from his point of view. “So this the human I heard about,” he says in a seductive tone, “and a very beautiful creature at that.” Immediately, Megan angrily pulls her chin away from Ahuizotl's finger “The same can’t be said about you!” Megan angrily yells, “Who do you think you are kidnapping us like this?!” “Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ahuizotl.” “I heard about you from the ponies, and I did not like what I heard, especially your attitude about farm folk!” “You have a lot of fire in you, Child. I like that in a woman. Perhaps you can use that fire to help us with Daring Do?” he says to her while twitching his eyebrows. “What have you done with Daring Do!?!” Rainbow Dash angrily shouts. “That would be my doing!” a familiar voice says. Grogar suddenly makes an appearance through his magic window, scaring both Rainbow Dash and Megan as they look with fear in their eyes.