Armor Fillies

by MarkTheWolfpony

Season 1, Chapter 6: This time we get our cutie marks pt.6

Imp was consumed by rage. He charged aggressively at the group of robotic earth stallions, and they quickly went on the defensive. Scoots rushed into the fray after him, just as angry. The two threw themselves at the robotic ones, quickly dodging and shirking off every attack in their way. They'd had enough, and it was time to set things straight.

“YOU’RE GONNA PAY FOR THIS!” Scootaloo shrieked, unleashing a flurry of blows.

Imp ran with her side by side. His yo-yo appeared at the palm of his hoofs. “YOU’RE ALL GONNA GET YOUR FLANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND!”

Emotionally charged, they both fought with wild abandon, but the opponents they faced were faster than the last group. They were slowly being whittled down by the seemingly overwhelming odds.

During all this, in a hollow space within the pile of rocks, the eye of the storm that was the chaos occurring outside, Sweetie Belle opened her eyes to see Apple Bloom’s face right in front of her. She took a look around, and quickly realized that they were inside the rock pile formed by the previous avalanche.

“Are you alright, Apple Bloom?” She petted her mane as softly as possible. .

Apple Bloom wiped away a tear, and sniffed. “Well, a little alright,” she answered in a strained voice. She was still in a lot of pain due to the sprained leg.

“Don’t worry! I’ll get us-” Sweetie Belle began, but was suddenly yanked back by a tugging force on her tail. She quickly snapped her head around to take a look, and let out a yelp when she saw her tail stuck under the rubble. “No, no, no, no!” She desperately pulled at it, but pulling only brought pain, not freedom.

Apple Bloom couldn’t help but cry during this helpless situation.

“Hey, don’t cry! I’m sure Scoots and Imp will come rescue us!” Sweetie Belle said in an attempt to comfort the crying pony, but Apple Bloom only seemed to feel worse.

“You don’t know that!” She cried. “For all we know, they are still held up by those bad guys out there! They might even be-,”

Sweetie Belle was taken aback. She would have never thought that Apple Bloom would be one to say something like that.

“Can’t you see? We went way too far this time!” Apple Bloom complained.

Sweetie couldn’t help but feel irritated by what she was hearing. “Would you please stop!?” The look on her face brought Apple Bloom to silence almost instantly. “I’m just as scared as you are, but we’re not gonna stay here and whine about it!” She stomped her hoof in anger. “That would just make it worse, and coming from you, that’s saying a lot!”

The look on Apple Bloom’s face ended her tirade. Tears formed in her eyes again. “I’m sorry,” she said, eyes downcast.

Apple Bloom wiped away her tears. “It's just that I’ve never been in these kinds of situations before,” she said, sniffling.

“But what about that time when you tried to go talk to Zecora in the Everfree Forest?”

“That was different. I knew she wasn't a monster like everyone said she was, but right now we are facing real monsters!” With that, she cried uncontrollably.

Sweetie Belle wasn’t entirely sure how to handle this vulnerable side of Apple Bloom, which she wasn’t used to. Even with her tail pinned under the rubble, she managed to reach out and hug the other pony tightly. She began to softly hum a tune. It was a very soothing tune, much like the one sung by Fluttershy’s bird choir.

Hush little filly don’t be sad.

Hush little filly don’t be scared.

No matter what you’ll always pull thru

Friends will stick to you no matter what has gone.

They will endure the pain to calm you down.

No matter what, they will always calm you down.

They will show you that you are important to them.

Hush little filly don’t feel down.

This was a special song that Rarity sang to Sweetie when she was just a little baby, and it managed to calm the other pony down. The tears dried as they embraced. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared. When it slowly dimmed, both were amazed by what they saw.

“My Cutie Mark!” Sweetie exclaimed as she stared wide-eyed at the newly formed emblem. It depicted a bell with a bunch of musical notes and sparkles around it.

“Wait! Could this mean-,” Apple Bloom began to say as a sense of excitement swept over Sweetie Belle.

During this, Imp and Scoots were having trouble with the robotic earth stallions. They were both out of breath, not being able to catch up to the remaining three, and only defeating one in the process.

“These guys are a lot harder than the last group,” Imp said as sweat began to roll down his face.

But then, a distant sound caught their attention. Thin beams of light shoot out the cracks of landslide rubble as it started to break at multiple points. Fractures snaked their way across the surface of the rubble, and the light intensified as the dirt and rocks were blown away from underneath.

Sweetie Belle confidently stood on stage, singing sweetly. Numerous flowers flew onto the stage, attracting her attention. They broke into a massive shower of petals, and swirled dramatically around the star of the show. Suddenly, they all rushed towards her figure and merged to form an elegant set of armor. The light dimmed, and the rest were in awe as they gazed at the rising star.

“Sweetie Belle!?” The two said in simultaneous surprise.

The remaining three hostile stallions began to attack all at once, but Sweetie Belle has other plans for them. She summoned a microphone and began singing the same lullaby she had just sung to Apple Bloom. It made the stallions drowsy, and they started to lose balance. She then launched her mic, knocking them back in the process. Scoots and Imp both joined in, each picking one to engage.

Imp threw his two yo-yos at one of the stallions but it dodged both of them. Imp quickly closed the distance, but at the last minute used his yo-yos to launch himself into the air. The stallion leapt up without thinking, and was caught by surprise as two yo-yos, one from each side, darted across. It didn't have enough time to react before they crushed its sides.

Scootaloo found herself in a wild goose chase with her opponent. They were neck and neck, trying to punch and kick each other while successfully evading each other. She had had enough, and wanted to end it quickly. She ran for the side of the mountain, and the earth robotic stallion followed. Up the walls they stormed. Scoots halted abruptly. The stallion followed quickly after, but fell flat on its face, sliding down towards the mountain cliff. An idea comes to Scoots’ mind. She revved her scooter into overdrive, and flew off with a back flip. The robotic stallion eyed her helplessly as she shot towards it at full force. Its body buckled as the kick knocked it off its perch, and it tumbled lifelessly down the mountain face.

Sweetie caught up to her opponent, skillfully dodging every attack it made. She threw her mic at it and managed to get a few hits. The stallion decided that it had had enough of this, and sprang at her with the full force of its body. Sweetie Belle pulled up her mic and sang.

La la la la

La la la la la

You must fall flat on your face.

It was compelled to do as it was told, and tripped over uncontrollably. Sweetie launched her mic high up into the air, and using leverage to her advantage, pulled down swiftly on the cord. The mic shot down like a shooting star, and knocked the robotic stallion’s head into the ground.

The four were together again. All of them jumped for joy, cherishing the victory.

“I can’t believe it!” Scootaloo gazed upon Sweetie’s cutie mark, unable to hold back the excitement. “To think that you’re the next to get a cutie mark!”

“Well I’ll be darned, this day keeps getting more interesting by the second.” Imp felt a lot prouder now with two new armor fillies by his side.

“I never suspected that my talent was singing,” Sweetie Belle took a second glance, as her eyes shone bright like a star. “I always thought of it as nothing but a hobby; but as a true talent, I’m shocked.”

“Ya…” Applebloom’s laugh started to go a lot more awkward. She turned away, hiding her face from everypony.

Imp immediately spotted Applebloom’s downer face. “Is there something wrong?”

“No, its nothing!” she said hastily while putting on a smile.

Imp, however, was not that easy to fooled.

“Wait, let me fix that broken leg, Applebloom.” Sweetie Belle hummed a simple tune. A small glow forms around Applebloom’s foot, and when it faded, she stood on all 4 hooves. “I knew that would work! With this power, I'll be able to save any pony!”

“Yeah,” Applebloom’s smile slowly descended to sadness. She turned away, hiding it all.

As they celebrated their victory, the four of them were unaware of the eyes that were watching from above.

“Hey Doofus!” She called out a name. At her command, a figure appeared before her, fast as lightning, leaving a burn trail behind. It was a purple earth pony with red eyes, skinny legs, magenta mane and tail, and a cutie mark of a pea with dust around it.

“Doofus here, at your service milady!” he said dutifully, kneeling down before her. “Tell me, your loveliness. What would you like me to do?”

She smiled wickedly. “Yes, I want you to…”

Author's Note:

Chapter 7 will be up really soon. Also I think Sweetie is the next one and the last will be Applebloom.

Comments

[PuzzleBrony]

(season 1, chapter 6)

You are getting better with the descriptions; this chapter is easier to follow.

My only concern with Sweetie Bell is that she may turn out to be overpowered, but i'm sure you have bigger plans.

[CookieDo]

Too……… interesting…………LOVE IT

[Chrome Masquerade]

“Doofus here, at your service milady!” he said dutifully, kneeling down before her. “Tell me, your loveliness. What would you like me to do?”

Okay, what parent would name their kid that? I am disappoint!