//------------------------------// // Realizing your more // Story: Apocryphal thoughts // by Shadowboltwriter //------------------------------// Wordplay and viola wasted no time in working to reunite the group. To their relief the controls to several devices in the building that the anonymous mare had been using were running on a different system, such as the gates. Wordplay had told the group over the speakers what they had done and to try and look for the anonymous mare. After nearly thirty minutes of searching everywhere simply couldn't find a trace of her. Afterwards wordplay and viola simply guided the group back outside before heading there themselves. They were met with relief when the rest of the group saw them. "Oh it's wonderful to see you two again. Are you alright?" Pixel asked. "We're fine pixel." Wordplay said, trying to assure pixel. The group was quiet for a moment before viridian spoke up "so what should we do now?" Viridian asked. Most of the group looked toward pixel to see what she had to say "well I for one believe that we've resolved a crisis today." Pixel announced "even though the anonymous mare disappeared from us, I don't believe they will be trying anything else after this incident, and even if they do viola destroyed their computer that they were using and I have the feeling that it was all they could use." Pixel said. "I took an extra step and thoroughly wrecked the room before leaving." Viola added. Pixel gave a quick smile "so I believe that this crisis has been resolved. You've all helped equestria today." Pixel said "let's go back to the lab for a while. Everypony get close to me." Pixel added. Everypony got close to pixel and once again her horn glowed before they all disappeared in a flash of light. ... Shortly after the whole group reappeared in the presence of pixel's lab once again. Everypony quickly responded with words of celebration. "Does anypony want anything now that we don't have a crisis on our hoofs?" Nova asked. Everypony kindly declined the offer. After a few minutes with everypony socializing, pixel noticed wordplay didn't seem as enthusiastic as everypony else. "Is something on your mind wordplay? You don't seem happy as everypony else is." Pixel said while walking over to wordplay, who had moved himself away from the group. "Oh, I'm fine pixel, everypony did a great job today." Wordplay said. "Including you, don't forget that." Pixel said. "Really? I don't feel like I did that much..." Wordplay admitted. This caught the attention of everypony else "what!? Are you joking? You did awesome wordplay!" Azura exclaimed. "You really think so?" Wordplay asked shyly. "Of course you did wordplay, just think about it. When we all first came together and started this adventure, you proposed such a creative idea that set all of us on our path. I wouldn't have ever thought of such a creative idea like you did." Pixel said. "Well I have always been creative when I write." Wordplay said. "Oh come on wordplay, you're creative in plenty more than you're writing." Pixel said. Wordplay thought about it, maybe pixel was right about that. "And you're plenty more than creative!" Buffy said. "Yeah, like when we were at that facility, you were telling me about how you had done all that research about pixel's tech and all that. You're a pretty smart pony when it comes to... well tons of things." Azura said. "I guess you're right about that." Wordplay said. "Yeah I am." Azura added. Viola decided to add her input "I must admit, the way you spoke to the anonymous mare while we were prying that gate open, I never realized you had such a sharp tongue." Viola said. "I guess I do, I just never have to talk like that." Wordplay said. "During that time you also spoke to us in a very motivating way, have you ever taken a class or anything for that?" Pixel asked. "I haven't." Wordplay replied. Wordplay then noticed all the kind and supportive reactions he was getting "wordplay, you're all sorts of things, you're creative, you're smart, and brave, you're smart about what you say, and so much more, maybe until now you just never realized any of it." Pixel explained. Wordplay thought about it, pixel sounded right about everything she told him. Not to mention her words sounded similar to something somepony else had told him not so long ago "yeah... I guess I am pretty great." Wordplay said. Buffy suddenly decided to make herself heard in the moment "yay! Everypony get together for a group hug!" Buffy exclaimed. Wordplay, and everypony for that matter, decided not to fight buffy on the matter, it was a happy moment anyways. Buffy quickly grabbed everypony she could and pulled them into a group hug around wordplay. Everypony she couldn't grab physically she simply used her words "come on, get in her!" Buffy encouraged. Everypony would have joined in eventually even if Buffy hadn't made them. "You all are wonderful friends." Wordplay said under the swarm of hoofs over him. ... Road map watched as his younger brother continued his writing from their living room rather than his room "what's gotten into you? You normally do that from your room." Road map said to wordplay. Wordplay looked up from his notebook "I just felt like being down here today." Wordplay said. Road map noticed his brothers great change in mood when he came back home "you're awfully happy." Road map commented. "I definitely am." Wordplay replied. "I guess that little adventure with pixel was just what you needed, huh?" Road map asked. "It definitely was. I feel great about myself now." Wordplay said. Road map smiled at his sibling. It was great to see him being so happy now.