Chapter 37
The next month passed swiftly for Scootaloo. Each day, Bluebottle would continue his training with Granny Smith and Sebastian. Blueblood had gone back to Canterlot to see to his end of the business, while Scootaloo kept her focus up on her own work, catching up on matters related to the 'official' side of Wingshadow business, the toy sales and the like. While there were other aspects of the unofficial side of Wingshadow business that needed attention, none of them were time sensitive or all that urgent, and she wanted her focus on the present assignment.
When she wasn't working through paperwork, she spent her time with Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon. They tended to alternate their time between watching Bluebottle's training, crusading for Cutie Marks for the three founding Crusaders, or trying to catch Granny while she was alone to try and get stories of how she was so amazing in battle out of her (she rarely, if ever, complied there). Scootaloo wanted to spend some time with Rainbow, but she wasn't in Ponyville all that much. While the threat of Lucretia's hive wasn't official, Scootaloo had sent a report back regarding her investigations that an organized threat to Equestria's stability was rising. This resulted in Princess Celestia quietly building up the strength of the various Defender groups that served Equestria. Rather than recruiting massive numbers of troops for the Guard or the Wonderbolts or other such groups, this meant taking anyone who was enrolled in training for those groups with unique capabilities and fast-tracking their training so they could be fielded on the front lines at a moments notice.
This meant, among other things, Rainbow Dash was currently getting a good deal of personal training from Spitfire and Soarin' both to push her to her limits physically and magically so she could surpass them again and again, but also familiarizing her with as much team and military maneuvers as possible. While Rainbow was squealing like a fangirl every morning she took off for lessons, it meant she was sleep-gliding home whenever the marathon sessions ended, leaving her with little energy for anything other than training and mostly crashing - sometimes literally - at Fluttershy's to be tended and keeping her at her peak. On the one hoof, this meant Rainbow would likely make Wonderbolt in record time, which filled her with joy and excitement. On the other hoof, until then she had little time for anyone or anything else unless it was an emergency, at which times she surprised everyone with the vast stores of extra energy and determination she was able to tap at a moment's notice.
To Scootaloo's surprise, Rainbow had actually made the time to write her a letter. Once again, Scootaloo found herself reading it and marveling at it.
Hey Squirt!
Sorry I haven't been around like I used to, but it looks like I'm going to be making Wonderbolt before too long! I just bet you're excited about that, because I know I am! At the same time, there's part of me that wants to ditch some of this training to be there for my 'little sis', especially since I can tell from what little I've seen that some really big things are going down in your life. I really want to be there to help you through that, but I know you'd just say I have to focus on my dream, especially what with all the 'Urgency Protocol' stuff Spitfire and Soarin' are throwing about. At least, that's what your butler said you'd say the one time I tried to swing by early to see you before heading out and you were still asleep.
Speaking of, since when did you have your own butler? Never saw him around you before...at least not before you came back that one time in an eyepatch. Definitely big things in your life.
Well, even if I can't be there physically for you in this part of your life, I'll do what I can. If you need anything, write me or look me up...or get Twilight to send me an urgent summons. I'll be there as soon as physically possible...and since it's me that's saying it, you know darn well it'll be fast!
See you around, Sis,
Rainbow Awesome Danger Responsibility Dash.
P.S. That's my actual name, surprisingly enough. My parents are weird...and the less said there, the better. Hope that puts a smile on your face, though!
Scootaloo smiled as she set the letter aside. She couldn't help but wonder what sort of ponies had produced the Rainbow Dash...especially if they actually gave her those middle names. As she turned to go back to her work, she saw Sebastian enter. "How goes Bluebottle's training?" she asked curiously.
"Exceptionally, my lady," he replied as he moved to her side. "I believe he will have achieved the limit of what I'm capable of teaching him within restrictions by the end of the week."
"Restrictions?" Scootaloo demanded irritably. "What restrictions did I put on you teaching him?"
"The standard ones," Sebastian reminded her. "The ones that say I am not to reveal my demonic nature without direct orders."
Scootaloo's eyebrow rose dramatically. "Sebastian, I've seen what you're capable of in combat. You're saying Bluebottle's pushing you?"
"You did see the latest blade technique he developed, did you not?" Sebastian pointed out. "The one he called the Shatterblade?"
Scootaloo frowned. "Yeah, I saw it. Don't get what's so big about it. All I saw was you striking the magic blade, it exploding...and then you dancing around like you were trying to dodge mosquitoes."
"The blade didn't explode," Sebastian pointed out. "It shattered into thousands of blade less than a micrometer long each, enchanted to swarm the one who shattered the blade, feeding off their magic to sustain them as they seek lethal strikes. It is an impressively dangerous, deadly, and above all clever counter-attack to an especially offensive foe...especially since few foes can even see blades of magic that small."
Scootaloo's eyes widened in awe. "...wow. How many of those can he keep up at a time?"
"He can shape any of his blades he conjures to become a Shatterblade," Sebastian explained. "As I said, he is pushing the limits of my restrictions. I daresay that short of encountering my ilk, he can probably handle anything short of a fully grown dragon Lucretia and her ilk might sic on you, at least as far as keeping you safe until I arrive for rescue. That is your plan after all, is it not?"
Scootaloo nodded. "In that case, it's time to tell Blueblood to set things in motion on his end..."
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OH CRAP!
Little Bluestrike is getting to be a serious little contender!
Badass Bluebottle.
I dig it.
And he must be pretty darn good if Sebastian is having some difficulty in training him without his demonic revelation.
Now we wait for the master plan!
Seems that new technique won't be shattering Bluebottle's concentration so easily.
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Huh. Bluebottle created Senbonzakura. And since he can make multiple blades and turn them all into shatterblades, he also has Senbonzakura Kageyoshi. That's actually pretty awesome.
And Rainbow's name is Rad RD. That's is totally dope.
So it is an extremely fine version of Byakuya's Senbonzakura?
Shatter blade sounds like a cool name for an attack, and when it was described it sounded like the most op thing ever.
Shatterblade... Now there is a technique that would give agile opponents nightmares. Doesn't matter how agile you are, no one is going to successfully do the equivalent of dodging rain.
Well, unless you're Nightmare Moon, who has shown the ability to become some kind of mist. Cheater.
is that respect in Sebastians voice?
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My thoughts as well.
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but take into account that the mist is magical in nature... so the swordshards would zip around on the mist, draining all of the magic of it
Yay! Love love loved it!!
Please update soon?
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Updates are regular. The Author posts at least two chapters a day, except on Saturdays. The chapters are never of the same fic, multiple are being written simultaneously.
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A bit like Senbonzakura, i suppose?
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More specifically, this one and Dressed To Steal update on Sundays and Wednesdays I believe. Tatsurou alternates between several different stories.
Right now it's these ones:
My Own Wings
Dressed To Steal
Mother X: Father
Yes, My Lady!
Three More Things!
The only ones I'm sure of is this one and the ones for Coco and Sunset Shimmer. I read both of those for less than obvious reasons. Coco because I love the games, and Sunset's because I actually love Sunset.
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And then Twilight was a cyclops eating a hayburger mid flight, making a one-eyed one horned flying purple pony, eater.
Given Equestria does have magic, including presumably battle magic, could Scootaloo ask Sebastian to take off the limiters and give the appearance that his supernatural abilities are actually the result of a time-limited battle enhancement spell/curse/potion of some kind (which only works on Sebastian because blah blah magical reasons)?
Just had a horrid thought, maybe one of the reasons why Granny doesn't like talking about her past is that the last time her past caught up with her it killed AJ's parents?
Bluebottle is now a shinigami apparently. I mean he has Senbonzakura. And apparently he has bankai too! I mean multiple blades that turn into little blades it sounds like Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.
i swear that name reminds me of something please help "Rainbow Awesome Danger Responsibility Dash. "😕
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It wasn't explicitly stated...but in essence, Sebastian can't push him any farther without
A) Revealing he is immortal, or
B) Taking his true form.
Neither of those can be explained away by Equestrian magic.