//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: Banana Slamma!!! // by pinkfloydpig //------------------------------// The girls fell on to the floor in a heap with some grunts and groans as they appeared in Canterlot. A few passerby's looked towards them in either surprise or curiosity. But upon seeing the mares dirty and disheveled forms, those that stayed simply "Hmphed!" with there heads held high and returned back to there own business. "Where are we now?" groaned Rainbow Dash, as the girls slowly rose, nauseous from the experience of a second teleporting. "Canterlot." Twilight spoke up, also feeling a little light headed after having teleported the girls a long distance for the second time in a day. "Canterlot?" Dash parroted in confusion before a look of anger flashed across her face as she turned towards Twilight. "Why the hay didn't you send us here in the first place!?" "Could've been good and done with everything in a blink!" "I was panicking! Okay!?" Twilight exclaimed with her hooves held high, "You'd panic too, if you where the only one who could teleport us all long distances while being minutes away from getting mauled by some, tie-wearing, overgrown ape!" "Girls! Now's not the time squabble!" Applejack put herself in front of the two fuming mares, "Let's just give the Princess that there bunch Pinkie managed to snag, tell her about our run in with the Changelings, then head on back home. Alright?" "...Fine. Whatever." Dash said, backing down and walking towards the castle. "Let's just get this over with." The girls looked at one another, before following suit. The sun was setting as they entered the castle and throne room. "Twilight." The Princess greeted "I take it you mission was a...?" She slowly stopped with a look of surprise as she got a good look at her student and her fellow element bearers disheveled appearance. "We're sorry for not looking presentable, Princess, but there is an urgent matter to discuss." Twilight began. "During our mission, we've ran into an...'obstacle.'" "An obstacle?" The Princess parroted. "'Obstacle.'" Dash scoffed under her breath before being nudged by Applejack. "We had discovered that the island that had appeared does have a few inhabitants." Twilight began, "And while the island does have inhabitants," she continued, "They where not very happy with us and drove us off there island." "But before we left, however, Pinkie Pie had managed to collect a fruit from the island." On queue, Pinkie stepped forward and revealed from her mane the banana bunch for Celestia to get a better look at. "Along with that," She continued, "During our journey back to Canterlot, we've stumbled across Queen Chrysalis and her Changelings attempting to start another invasion." Celestia went from shock to a stern look. "Thank you for informing me of this matter Twilight. I will have the guards alerted of this matter immediately, as well as have our scientists further study what you have shown me." "In the meantime," Celestia continued with a warm smile, "You and your friends are free to spend the night in the castle, as well as using it's accommodations how you see fit." With a bow, the bearers left the throne room and went towards the castle bath house for the pampering they so desperately needed and craved for. It was night time Twilight was stirred awake from her slumber by a commotion. Upon opening her bedroom door Twilight found the guard rushing past her on high alert. "Sir." Twilight said to the guard, only for the guard to rush past her. "Excuse me," She tried again. And, again, the guard she tried to address ignored her in favor of hurrying towards the commotion as the rumbling began to grow. "Guard!" Twilight shouted finally getting the attention of a couple, "What's going on? Why is everypony on high alert?" Before they could answer a loud rumble was heard followed by a tremor from the ground and some more shouting in the distance. "What was that!?" Twilight exclaimed panically. The two guards looked at each other, seeing who would be answering before another guard came rushing towards them shouting, "What is this? A meet and great!? Let's get the lead out privates!!" Before forcefully shoving the two in the direction of all the shouting. Having had enough, Twilight, eventually, went out of her room and started heading towards the direction of all the commotion. "Sugarcube!" Twilight stopped and turned as Applejack the others came to her with worry as another tremor started and further shouting was heard. "what's going on?" "That's what I liked to know!" Twilight answered, "The guards aren't telling me anything, and all of them are heading that way for some Celestia known reason!" "Well, what are we doing standing around here? Let's go follow them!" Dash exclaimed heading towards the direction of where the she had last seen the guards with the others following shortly after. They stopped with wide eyes as they found a bunch of day and night guard in a defensive circle around a dog pile of guards. There was a great tremor coming from the pile which caused even more of the guards to enter the dog pile. With little effort and a mighty roar, Kong emerged from within the dogpile, throwing all the guards that where on top of him towards the circle that had surrounded him. Upon making eye contact with the girls, Kong goes wide eyed in surprise before shifting into anger and charged at the girls frozen forms. He was stopped, however by some of the guards, as they had just enough time to get up and hold him back with their magic and physical strength. "Go!" One of the guards shouted, "Alert the Princesses! We'll hold him off for as long we can!" Shaking out of there stupor,the girls did just that and ran towards the throne room.