"So that was how you defeated Rosedust, and rescued the stallions!" I replied with a laugh, putting my quill down for a moment. "I've heard so many stories on how you did that, I was beginning to wonder how much of the tall tails were true."
"Well, I've heard some of those tails, and I can assure you; Rosedust and I did not blow the tops off of mountains with my magic blasts, and her utter flutters." Our queen replied with a laugh. "Both of us trotted away with bruised egos and bruised bodies that day, but we also trotted away with a mutual respect for the other we would not have otherwise."
"So, you added a Flutter pony to your group, before continuing on your way." I added, steering the discussion back onto the subject of the narrative. "Did she slow your group down any? I mean, given those skinny bodies, there's not much muscle in there.""
"No, not at all!" The queen replied. "Actually, flutter ponies barely walk around at all, fluttering around just above the ground to move. Hollywood could flutter fast enough to keep up with us at a well-paced trot, and she could even keep pace in the sky when we went into a full-on gallop!"
"Did her addition cause any friction for the group?" I asked, taking some notes before we returned to the story itself. "Did those bad feelings from the other two mares carry over from Flutter Valley to the rest of your trip? What about my father, and the rest of the mountain boy ponies?"
"Oh yes, Applejack and Wind Whistler did not like that girl following us for the next part of the journey." Majesty replied, shaking her head with a sigh. "And let me tell you, your father and the other two stallion's reactions to Hollywood's presence didn't help the situation one little bit."
"Speaking of Wind Whistler, this doesn't sound like her at all." I noted, thinking about something that had been bothering me throughout the story. "The Wind Whistler I know is a cold and logical pony, free from emotions and emotional responses. This doesn't seem like her at all."
"The Wind Whistler you know is a very different pony than she was in her youth, Tornado." Majesty replied sadly, closing her eyes, and turning her head away. "How she became like that, is a story for another time."
"Anyway, how did you feel about how everything was going?" I asked her, shifting around my weight as I continued writing. "Did you personally want to go and look for the cutiesarus?"
"I was more concerned with helping Wind Whistler out, after she had done so much for me." Majesty looked thoughtful for a moment. "Besides, I really wasn't really ready to go home and face my mother. So another adventure seemed to be the way to go."
"So you headed into the Rainbow Valley?" I asked, ready to begin the narrative again. "You headed into the territory of the Wizard Rugmatot, near the vicinity of Fort Dash?"
"That is correct, Baron Tornado." Majesty replied, settling back into her throne. "We were on our way into a very different kind of trouble..."
....
"Come on, you guys!" Winder Whistler called back to the stragglers. "Hurry up, try not to -tweet!- fall behind!"
The party of five ponies tried to keep up with the Pegasus, but it was difficult to follow on the rocky terrain on the jungle floor.
"Hey Windy, could you slow it up a bit?" Applejack asked, gasping for breath. "Not all of us can keep up with a flier, ya know!"
"Awww, come on you sour apple!" Wind Whistler giggled. "You can keep up with me, if you would just gallop a little faster -tweet!- and maybe stop eating so many apple dumplings, hee hee!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Tornado chuckled. "Good one, Windy! You should laid off the apples, fatso!"
"Are you saying I'm FAT!?" A.J. Scoffed. "You shut your mouth, you stupid stallion!"
"Hah hah! The silly pony can't even take a joke!" Wind Whistler laughed. "I knew fatty couldn't keep up with-"
ZOOOOOOM!
Hollywood raced past Windy, nearly knocking out of the sky as the flutter literally flew circles around the Pegasus. Zipping back down to where the other ponies were, she landed right in front of the stallions.
"Whoa, Holly! that was awesome!" Thundercloud exclaimed, rushing up to the Flutter pony. "I've never seen anybody fly like that!"
"Yeah, that was pretty incredible!" Ice Crystal agreed, trotting up beside Thundercloud. "You the greatest flier I've ever seen!"
"You got it boys, I'm the best mare in the air!" Hollywood landed in front of the stallions, turning her backside to the boys, and wiggling her gorgeous flank at the two fascinated males. "Some girls got it, some girls don't!"
"Boy, I'll say!" Ice Crystal whispered to his best friend. "That caboose blows Windy and A,.J.'s behinds away!"
"I know!" Thundercloud whispered back. " Just looking at her flank, I can feel my saddle belt tightening!"
The two other mares, meanwhile, glared at the flutter pony, scowling.
"What do you say we make a truce, and gang up on the flutterbutt?" Wind Whistler spat, landing beside Applejack. "Maybe we could push her into a pond while she's asleep?"
"Sounds good to me." A.J. agreed, looking back at Majesty. "You with us, princess? I haven't heard anything from you for the past hour."
"I'm trying to keep my attention on where we're going, A.J." Majesty replied, still trotting forward on the path. "And that means ignoring you two and you're little school filly antics!"
"Hmmm, I wonder what would happen if we introduced Holly over there to Prince Tux n' Tails from Fort Dash?" Applejack replied with an evil grin, remembering the name the princess had muttered in her sleep. "I'm suuuuure the little flutter trollop would get along with him juuuust fine!"
Majesty's eyes went wide, before she started glaring at Hollywood like the other two.
"No girls, you're thinking too small." Majesty whispered to her two companions, as Hollywood giggled and flirted with the two stallions. "We wait until she's asleep, splatter her wings with syrup so she can fly, that it's time to play a game of 'swat the bug' until she agrees to stop acting like a harlot."
As the three mares were plotting, Tornado came back down from the path ahead, trotting up to his two male friends. "Guys, I've scouted ahead... I saw a dark fortress, on a hilltop about four miles from here."
"Oh no, that must be the Wizard Rugmatot's lair!" Hollywood whinnied in terror. "We flutter ponies never come this far north, out of fear of falling under his spell."
"Don't worry, Miss Hollywood!" Ice Crystal declared, bowing to her. "We'll protect you from this great evil!"
"Yeah, it can't be that hard!" Thundercloud agreed. "How tough could a human wizard possibly be?"
......
"What?! Ponies in my domain?" An angry voice bellowed. "What arrogance is this!?"
A dark and shadowy figure watched the ponies from his enchanted mirror, displeased at the new arrivals in the unicorn run. Pulling his cloak up in front of his face with his right arm, the sinister looking being called out into the darkness of his tower in anger. "Rapunzel! Goldilocks! Come here this instant!"
"Coming your greatness!" Two twin earth pony mares, with pink coats and golden blonde manes, came galloping up the steps and bowed to the man. "You called us, wizard Wantall?" The twins replied in unison.
"A herd of ponies has entered our lands, uninvited and without my permission." He growled, turning to face the twins. "These ponies must learn the folly of angering Rugmatot Wantall. Greet them warmly, and bring them to me."
"As you command, my lord." Both mares bowed again, then turned to gallop away. The Wizard turned back to his mirror, to watch Majesty and her friends.
"Well, it looks like I may have a few new mirror slaves soon, after all..."