Wish Us Luck

by Coco-loco

In the Forest

“Applebloom, what are we doing?” Scootaloo moaned as we walk through the thickets of the forest.

“Yer sis’ is insane and needs help! We are goin’ gettin’ help!” I answer her trudging forward in the thick mud.

“That doesn’t make it a good plan!” Sweetie adds. I stop and turn to the two.

“We ain’t gonna be winnin’ no wars stayin’ at tha school, weh need ta go over that big mountain there,” I say pointing to a mountain that is barely visible through the trees, “and find some help!”

“Fine,” they both grown before coming up to me. Sweetie smiles sweetly.

“Together?” She asks offering up her hand. I take it surely.

“Together!” I say taking Scoots. Together we went, hand in hand through the thicket towards the mountain.

“Why are we going to a mountain anyway?” Scoots finally asks.

“The Crystal Empire is there. It’s tha only coyable civilization left,” I answer her sounding kinda like Sweetie.

“Lula and Natalie are from some of the biggest in history!” She was about to continue but our faces shut her up. “Right.”

“This gonna be a long walk isn’t it?” Scoots asks growning for the thousandth time.

“Well..” me and Sweet say exchanging glances. Ten minutes later...

“This was not my idea of ‘not walking’” Scoots says jumping over another root and dodging some trees.

“Well it is fer us!” I say holding on tighter. Right now me and Sweetie are riding Scoots as she super speeds through the jungle, it’s super fun and Scoots comments are kinda funny!

“Right, when we reach the mountain I’m riding you!”

“Which one?” We ask hoping to outsmart her.

“Both!” She barks making us grown.

The trees start getting thinner and the mud thicker but soon though we’re going up the mountain and Scoots is slowing. “You were serious?” Sweetie asks getting off.

“Dead serious!” Scoots answers as I get off too. “Alright, I get a break!” She smiles climbing on our backs which are side by side.

“Arg,” I grown as we step by heavy step up the steep mountain slope.

“I feel you,” Sweetie murmurs with equally heavy steps.

“Actually it’s me you can feel!” Scoots jokes just getting glares that could kill in response.

Finally after about an hour we reach the top and drop to the ground exhausted. Scoots stood up a little sore from being harshly dropped to the ground and looks over the mountain to the Empire below. “You two need to see this!” She mutters wide eyed.

Slowly and unsurely we stand up and look where she’s looking. Our jaws join hers on the ground and our eyes are soon to follow. The Crystal Empire is beautiful! Before any of us could even stop the others, we’re all running down the hill in pure hope of getting inside, and maybe getting some food some food. We reached the gates to the Empire but disappointingly we’re stopped by guards!

“State your purpose, coy, and names!” They said in unison without moving an inch.

“Sweetie Belle, Music and Battle, we need to talk to the Princess!” Sweetie says using as much emotion as they are.

“Scootaloo, Flight, Speed, Battle, and Electricity, we need to talk to the Princess!” The squirm a little at the mention of electricity but nothing else.

“Applebloom, Builder and Dreamwalker, weh need ta talk ta tha Princess. Now please!” The second I say my second coy they’re on their knees allowing us to enter. We smile at them and run in right towards the Crystal Palace.

“Hey, Bloom? What was all that about the Dreamwalker coy? I have to admit pretty clever lying to them about that but why?” Scoots asks.

“What's a Dreamwalker?” We stop in our tracks and open mouthed we turn to Sweetie.

“You don’t know what a Dreamwalker coy is?” We ask in unison.

“Maybe,” she whispers making Scoots giggle.

“It means Ah can get inta anyone's head while they’re awake or sleepin’ and see what they see. It’s almost as rare as the Electricity coy and just as important!” I answer her with a knowing smirk.

“So why’d you lie about having one if they’re so important?” Sweetie asks as Scoots throws her arms up proving their point.

“Ah didn’t,” I say turning back to the castle, “we should get goin’ the Princess awaits!”

“Y-you didn’t?” Scoots says baffled.

“Are y’all gonna git all wrapped up on this?” They nod, “Ah’ll answer all yer questions later.”

“Fine!!” They grown and off we go towards the Crystal Palace.

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Barging past the guards we slam the throne room doors open with a whence. “Hehe, sorry about that!” Scoots mutters as we slam them closed and run up to the Princess.

“Um, who are you?” She asks standing up revealing her true beauty. Pink, purple, and yellow long locks of hair flowed around her kind face. Purple eyes locked on ours and even though the rude entrance she smiled at us.

“Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle! Weh need ta talk ta ya! Now, and it’s important!” I yell as if addressing AJ. She nods in understanding,

“leave us!” She tells the guards they look hesitant at first but follow her orders over their own judgement. When the doors close she looks seriously at us, “what is it?”

“Please don’t throw us out after what we are about to tell you?” Sweetie pleads.

“I won’t, I promise!” She says sweetly before turning to me. “Go on.”

“Months ago our sisters were taken from us ta go inta separation. This resulted in mah Granny Smiths death, Scoots sis’ not bein’ around when she got ‘er Electricity coy, and Sweeties house burnin’ down and ‘er barely makin’ it out alive. The Rainbow Queen we later learned turned out ta be Scoots sis’ Rainbow. Rainbow and mah sis’ met at separation and fell in love...” a whole long story later... “Rainbow was insane, Applejack was still ‘urt even if she didn’t show it, Pinkie’s almost dead, weh need yer help! Please?” She just stares at us with a blank face without blinking.

“Well, that is definitely something?” She finally says before letting out a defeated sigh. “Ok, I will help you. I can’t give you an Army because I don’t have one. I only have my personal guards, and the nes at the gate. I don’t want to risk my peoples lives and get them pulled into this too. But I can give you something that I think six very special coyable people can use. They will just know when they see them. I’m sorry I can not offer you more.” She says walking behind her throne. We hear a few strange noises I will not even start to explain. She comes out to the three of us with raised eyebrows and confused expressions holding a box.

“Princess...”

“Cadence, just Cadence.” She says setting it on a nearby table.

“Cadence, what is that?” Scoots asks as all three of us run up to the table.

“These are the Elements of Harmony. A long and forgotten set of defence. Most powerful magic around. The box can only be opened by who holds the key.” She says pushing it towards us.

“What kind of key?” Scoots asks totally missing the obvious keyhole.

“Um, the kind that you put in a key hole and twist but you know Electricity coys can open it too in case the key is lost?” She answers raising an eyebrow at the question.

“Right...”

“Who holds tha key?” I ask breaking Scoots out of the ice.

“My sister,” she answered flatly.

“And who's that?” Sweetie asks trying to get to the point.

“Twilight, Twilight Sparkle,” we all mouth ‘O’ as our brains slowly piece it together, some faster than others.

“Can we get some food, and a place to rest?” Sweetie asks after a few moments of not-so-awkward silence.

“Wait!!” Scoots yells making everyone jump.

“Yes..?”

“If Twilight is your sister than how was she taken?” That is a good question.

“Who’d you steal the brain from?” Sweetie asks reading my thoughts.

“Apparently your’s,” she answers getting a gasp and snicker in response.

“Now for those rooms, I only have two.” She answers wearily. We exchange glances.

“That’ll be fine!”

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“One bed?” I repeat as Cadence leaves.

“You already said that. Live with it!” Scoots says laying down on it with a yawn.

“And weh have ta share a room together!” I squeak facepalming.

“What's so wrong with that?” Scoots barks shooting up.

“Nothing!” I say obviously lying.

“Oh, this is about what I did in the dungeon?” She ask standing up taking a step forward.

“No, it’s not!” I whisper. I need to work and my lying skills.

“Why are you getting all worked up about it?” She asks taking another step.

“Because ya...” I pause realizing I’m yelling, “kissed meh.” I finish in a whisper.

“What's so bad about that?” She asks taking another step. One more steps and she will reach me!

“Yah...yall..weh...meh!” I stutter out trying to get something from my spinning head.

“Thought so!” She whispers before taking the final step. I don’t regret a moment of the entire five seconds to follow.

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Slowly I slip out of the bed and tiptoed out of the room. Soon I found the Princess room and knocked. “Come on in!” Came a tired voice from inside.

I creaked the door open slowly before closing it quietly behind me. “Ah sorry for comin’ in so late Cadence but Ah just needed ta ask, why didn't ya answer Scoots question on Twilight?” The Princess lets out a small sigh, sits up in her bed, and pats next to her.

“This is a long story, are you sure you want to hear it?” She ask, dark circles under her eyes and half lid eyes fighting to keep awake.

“Ah am,” I answer smiling at her.

“One thousand years ago the Crystal Empire was run by a very evil man, King Sombra, who enslaved everybody inside. My Aunts, Princess Celestia and Luna, defeated him. They turned him into a shadow and imprisoned him in the arctic ice, but not before he could place a curse on the empire. It vanished. About five years ago it returned along with King Sombra. The Crystal people had no memory of the time before the king and needed more help than the Princesses could offer, but they we’ren’t even there to offer it. Princess Luna came to me in my dreams, like she does, and told me to get the Elements of Harmony and sent me out to find six people who fit each element perfectly.” She lets out a large yawn.

“What are tha elements?” I ask her patting her back lightly.

“Laughter, Generosity, Kindness, Honesty, Loyalty, and Magic!!!” She answers.

“Coys,” I mutter making her nod her head.

“When I reached my first destination I met her almost instantly. Her name, which you probably know, was Rarity! She didn’t know who I was, all she saw was a girl, holding a box, in dirty clothes, who was tired, she ran up to me her wouldn’t take no for an answer. She brought me to her house and made me new clothes, feed me, cleaned me up, and gave me a place to sleep for the night. Before i left I gave her a element. It was the Element of Generosity. I told her to go to the Crystal Empire. At first she wouldn’t accept it but I convinced her into taking it and the small amount of money I gave her to get there.”

“Rarity is tha Element of Generosity?” She nods, “Ah mean, yeah, she's generous but Ah didn’t expect her ta be that generous!!!” She laughs lightly.

“One down, five to go!” She says smirking. “Next I was walking around the town thinking of how to find the other elements and tripped onto another girl. Out every sound for her to make I didn’t expect her to squeek. My box spilled open and even though I fell on her she still helped me pick it up and wouldn’t stop saying she was sorry. When she picked up the last element laying out it glowed. Kindness! I told her to keep it, gave her the money and told her the same thing as Rarity.”

“What was tha girls name?” I ask her.

“Fluttershy, frail girl almost thought she couldn’t handle the task tasked to her.” I laugh. Of course it’s Fluttershy.

“Two down, four to go!” I tell her making her smile.

“The next day I thought I could have a break from searching for the elements and sat down to watch some street performers. One girl burst out of the crowd making everybody jump. She started yelling something about a party and before I even knew what was happening to me I was inside a sweets shop decorated for the return of the Crystal Empire. I saw the same girl jumping around, talking to random people, handing people cupcakes. There wasn’t a single person there that wasn’t smiling, including myself. She came up to me, made me laugh, smile, we talked forever. I gave her the Element of Laughter because just thinking of her the next day I laughed at the memories.” I think about it and yep that sounds like a dying girl I know.

“Her name was Pinkie Pie, I remember her being in your story. How is she?” I open my mouth a few times not knowing how to react to that.

“Well, ya see...” a whole story later... “so shes kinda almost dead.”

“Oh,” she says obviously saddened.

“It’s ok, she's pullin’ through, Fluttershys got ‘er covered!” I say offering a small smile. She lets out a sigh and nods her head. “Who are the other elements? Ya got three left.”

“You’re right.” She lifts her head, “I think you will like the next one. After searching for days I came up blank. Searching for the elements was turning out to be harder than I though. I had a small lucky strike and now needed to get home to meet this strange girls. When I arrived the son of the captain of the Princess Royal Guards was waiting to bring me to the castle. I couldn’t help but blush...”

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“Welcome back Princess Cadence. I noticed your travels turned up successful?” I blush at his kindness.

“Yes, I had a very lucky strike but I couldn’t seem to find the other half. Have the three I have found fit what Tia and Lully are looking for.” I couldn’t help but mock them with nicknames they didn’t even know they had. His expression at the silly names made me giggle.

“Well...yes!” He says awkwardly as we walk.

“Great. Mr...” I realize I don’t even know his name.

“Shining Armor. My name is Shining Armor.” He says sweetly letting his ‘guard’ down.

“I heard from Tia that your little sister came with you?” I ask looking at him.

“She did. Actually she recently discovered she had a coy of her own. A knowledge coy and I do think a battle coy!” I smile glad for her, while he stifles a giggle.

“Oh, I hope she can learn to control it, ” I whisper.

“Yes, I do too!” He says setting a hand on my shoulder. My fading blush deepens at the gesture. I look up to gladly see the Palace nearing.

“Come, I would like to talk to them!” I say grabbing his hand and pulling the poor boy towards the Palace.

“Yeah, ok, sure?” He sputters trying to keep himself from falling on the stairs. When we finally do reach the throne room where the three girls were waiting. The door slammed open, then slammed closed behind us as we storm into the bright room. “Twily, what are you doing here?” He asks as a girl I have never seen before slips behind Rarity shyly.

“I-I wanted to come see you,” she whispers as Rarity steps to the side revealing her. She was the same age as the other girls and other than the unfamiliarity about her she blends in with the other three.

“Shining was just telling me you got a coy?” I ask her taking a step forward still holding his hand. She nods, “can you show me?”

“Y-yeah,” she says obvious nervous with situation. She shifted into her coy and pulled out a small blue book. She flips through the pages before reading what is written on one. “Love conquers all!” She says before throwing the book at her brother. It turns into a ninja star as it flies towards him. He puts his hand up to block it and in front flashes a shield.

“Yay,” comes a barely audible whisper. Everyone stares at the girl who made the noise, “too loud?”

“No, it was just fine, darling!” Rarity ensures her making Fluttershy blush.

“Oh yeah!” I say cheerfully. “Welcome to the Crystal Empire, now this is no fun and games.” I say shifting to a more serious tone. “The Crystal Empire has been gone for 1000 years! Now it has returned and the evil with it. I need you...” I look to Twilight and just then as I see her realization hits me, “I need all of you, including Twilight here, to help me save it. I’m still looking for the two last elements Loyalty and Honesty but for now the four of you can help save and protected the Crystal People!”

“What do you need us to do?” They ask with Twilight nodding in tune.

“Keep out the shadow that has come,” I say trying sound as dramatic as possible.

“What do I do?” Twilight asks. I pull out a crown and hand it to her knowingly.

“Rarity, you are the Element of Generosity! Fluttershy, you are the Element of Kindness! Pinkie pie, you are the Element of Laughter! Twilight, you are the Element of Magic!” I say as they each put on the elements I gave them.

“We can do this!” Pinkie shouted making the others yell with her. Together, like true friends, they went out and, using coys I didn’t even know they had, fought against the evil and tried to save the Crystal People!”

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“Wait, tried?” I ask her raising an eyebrow.

“The Elements of Harmony don’t work without a full set, they were missing two elements! Loyalty and Honesty.” She answers me kindly. I mouth ‘O’ and urge her to continue.

“I had to find the missing elements so I went to a place known for its honesty and apples. Sweet Apple Acres!!” I gasp. “When I get there one thing stood out. So I thought I’d watch it, or should I say her, for a day or two. She always came a little after noon. She would be really careful not to get caught, then climb up into a tree and watch a girl work the farm. She would watch her for hours but never, ever got caught. One day when she was leaving I asked her about it...”

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“Hey!” I yell. As she snuck out of the gate. She jumped but still turned to look at me.

“Y-yeah?” She asks obviously worried about being finally caught.

“Why are you always watch that girl?” I ask trying to make it the simplest question possible.

“I’m protecting her, not watching her!” She shouts defensively with a wide blush on her face.

“Uh huh. Sure!” I say sarcastically. “Why?”

“Why do you want to know?” She asks with a confident air. It was kinda annoying and hard to ignore!

“Because, I have the right to know...” Why not blackmail her? “I could go to the girl or her family and tell them myself everything I know!”

“Last year I chased my sister onto this farm! I met her, she doesn’t remember me now! That is why.” She yells her eyes slightly welling up with tears.

“Why doesn’t she remember you?” I ask, I really don’t have a good feeling now.

“Because, he hit her so hard that she forgot, or doesn’t want to remember,” she then grins evilly, “whenever he tries I make it rain all over him!”

Loyalty, the word echos around in my mind as she smiles towards the girl who obviously can’t see her.

“Loyalty?” I ask her.

“Yeah, I guess it is!” She says in a slight love struck tone.

“Here,” I say smiling at her while handing over the Element of Loyalty.

“What's this?” She asks looking at it.

“It’s very important... What’s your name?” I ask her, knowing it will make telling her that she has to leave all the easier...I think?

“Rainbow Dash, yours?” I smile at her.

“Cadence, Princess Cadence.” Her eyes go wide but she doesn’t really do anything.

“Nice to meet you Princess!” She says putting on the necklace. I have never seen anything glow so bright, when the glow faded the pendant was a different shape. A red lightning bolt. I look at this girl and she obviously doesn’t know what it means. I look at her with wide eyes but she just pokes at the necklace. “Well that was weird. Anyway, by Princess I have to go home now. Dad was expose to make apple pie tonight!” She licker her lips before running off.

“Wait!!” I yell, she just barely hears me.

“Yeah?” She asks stopping and turning back around. I run up to her.

“Here,” I hand her a pouch, “go to the Crystal Empire, it needs you more than ever!” Then it’s my turn to run away. I run to the orchard to have a little chat with Rainbow Dash’s little farm girl.

“Hello?” I yell knocking on the door. I do get an answer just its from behind me.

“Howdy! What can I do for ya?” The voice is young. I turn to see a blonde girl, with a cowboy hat, and a black eye over one of her green ones.

“What happened to your face?” I ask her coming down from the steps completely concerned.

“Who are you, and how can you see this?” She asks not even trying to lie.

“What do you ‘see it’?” I ask taking a step forward.

“H-he got someone ta put a spell on it so no one could see it...” she says backing up in fear.

“Why don’t you just make up a lie or something? I don’t have to know the truth.” I tell her coming up to her and embracing her in a small hug.

“Ah couldn’t lie ta save mah life,” she laughs awkwardly. I take the final element out of my bag and put it on her. It glows just as bright as Rainbows did, it’s now an apple. Who are these girls?

“The Crystal Empire needs you. If you want to both save yourself, millions of people, and a entire Empire please come with me!” A tear slides down her cheek.

“Princess, of course Ah do!” How did she know? “Ah heard ya talkin’ ta the girl that hides in mah trees. Don’t know why and Ah don’t care why she does but she has stopped him plenty and Ah hope she don’t leave... Anyway Ah will go with ya!”

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“Applejack and Rainbow Dash are Elements of Harmony?” The gears in my head start spinning until it hits me. “Ya married Shining Armor, Twilight never wanted ta live in the Empire, Rainbow Dash can be saved by tha Elements! And Congratulations!!!” I yells giving her a great hug.

“Thank you! And exactly. Here, give these to your friends in the morning. You have a long journey in front of you!” She says handing my a smaller box, this time a different kind of keyhole.

“Huh?” I ask her touching it.

“The four of you should be able to open it!” Four? “I bet Scootaloo is getting worried you should get back to her!” I feel my face heating up.

“Thank you Cadence.” I mutter before running out of the room.

When I get back to the door of my own room I let out a sigh. Thrusting the door open I walk in. It’s slammed closed as a body connects with mine slamming both of us into the door, knocking the wind out of me. “Where did you go?!”

“T-talk with C-Cadence,” I say desperately trying to catch my breath.

“What did she say?” Scoots asks helping me up.

“A lot.” I answer her getting a look. “Rarity, Fluttershy, Twilight, Pinkie, Applejack, and Rainbow are all Elements of Harmony! She gave me the Elements and this.” I hand her the little box. Sitting down on the bed, Scoots holds the box over her head and reads something I didn’t even know was there.

“Dear Girls and Spike,

This is my last resort. Based of your story and what is probably about to come for you and everyone at that school, I give you this. There are six elements in the box but two of them are completely different from the others. Different powers, people, and element set. The other four are for you four, Applebloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Spike. These are the Elements of Nature, Water, Fire, Earth, and Air. It should obvious which of you get which. Now for how to open it? Electricity. But only Scootaloo can open it. So, face your fears and you can do it!

Good Luck,

Princess Cadence

PS: Applebloom its going to be a girl!” Scoots looks at me with pure confusion but excitedness.

“Oh yeah, Cadences gonna have a baby!” I tell her.

“Cute!” She says setting the box down. “So, lets take a look!”

“Wait, we should wait for Sweetie and Spike ta be ‘ere!” I tell her. She nods half heartedly and moves it off the bed.

“Night Bloom!” She gives me a kiss on the nose, turns out the light, and pulls me down to sleep.

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“Awww!!!” Was the last way I wanted to be woken up. Sweeties high pitch voice, a clap of joy, and Scoots squeezing me tighter to somehow block out the noise. “Ok, wake up! Come on love birds we need to get going. Breakfast then back to the school!” Sweetie says to tank the blanket away just ‘awww’ again.

“Sweetie Belle you're ruining the moment!” Scoots whins pulling me closer.

“No, I’m witnessing it. Now get out of bed.” Sweetie answers literally pulling my foot.

“Five more minutes,” Scoots growns hiding her face in my hair.

“You said that ten minutes ago,” Sweetie whins pulling us out of bed.

“Fine!!” Scoots barks sitting up.

“That was funny,” I mutter sitting up still holding in some giggles.

“You were awake?” They ask in unison.

“Yep,” Than I hop out of bed and go get ready for the day. Then we run out ready for food.

“Now I can’t stand up,” Scoots says rubbing her full stomach.

“I wonder why?” Sweetie says sarcastically rubbing her own as I nod in agreement rubbing mine. Cadence just laughs at the tummy rubbing circle but soon joins in herself.

“I’ll give you three a minute before you have to go. Rainbow, Applejack, everyone needs you!” She says smiling down at us.

When our stomachs settle we thank Cadence and repack our bags. Me and Scoots know that we have a few things to tell Sweetie but we’re planning on telling her later. Waving goodbye we head on our way. We know we can’t ride Scoots with the extra weight of the boxes and food so we have to set out on foot. It will be long and hard but we can make it.

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“Sweetie!!” I scream as the bullet tears through her leg.

“NO!!!” Scoots yells charging forward to save our downed friend.

In the forest we had two choices; draw our weapons, ready to fight once more or lie in wait, waiting to meet our fate!

Comments

[happynoname56]

how old exactly are the cmc's and spike (im going to guess 14 seeing it as an appropriate age for what happened) other then that great story so far

[Coco-loco]

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around 10 (6 years younger then everyone else (almost everyone))