Friendship is Puppies, episode 2 Part 6
Twilight Gets a Puppy
By TDR
Friendship is Puppies, episode 2
Part 6
[ The castle of the two sisters, Whinnysor Castle ruins]
“Rahs!?” Twilight shouted, cursing to herself as the group looked around outside for any sign of the Moon Dog.” Where the buck did he go?”
The door to the castle was still shut when the group investigated it, so the fleeing Shadowbolt must not have gone that way.
“Darling, not to add to your worry, but I don't think we have time to search for him at the moment.” Rarity interrupted. “ It is nearly two in the afternoon and the sun has yet to even be hinted at.”
Twilight frowned and flattened her ears to her skull.” You're right Rarity we need to find the Elements of Harmony as quickly as we can. Rahs is a big boy he can take care of himself for a little while.”
“Not tah rain on that parade Twilight further, but before we go on, somethings been nagging me since we started this.” Applejack stated.
“What's that?” Twilight blinked curiously.
“Has yer brother been acting strange on this trip? Ah don't know enough about him tah say one way or another, but he's seemed pretty aggressive tah me at times.” Applejack commented tilting her hat back a little with a hoof.
“What?.... well maybe a bit, but he always gets aggressive when protecting me or Spike.” Twilight frowned.
“Yeah well he was pretty gun ho about kicking some flank and helping me out, OW! Fluttershy! What?!” Rainbow Dash snapped, glaring over at the butter yellow mare who was trying to treat the cut on her ear.” Do you have to do that now?”
“Sorry, but I don't want it getting infected.” Fluttershy meeped, dabbing some iodine on the wound before carefully wrapping Rainbow's ear in gauze.
“Where did you even get that stuff?” Dash sighed.
“From Pinkie. She has a medical kit in her mane.” Fluttershy responded.
“Of course she does.” Dash grumbled.
“I'm still not following what you're trying to say Applejack.” Twilight stated coldly.
“Ah ain't saying nothing. Ah'm asking if he seemed off.” Applejack sighed.”Look, them little glowing balls on tha ends of his ears an tail look a lot like tha moon without tha mare in it.......”
She points up at the glowing white orb in the sky with a hoof.
“You yerself said Princess Celestia was tha first tah call him a Moon Dog and ya also were saying yah think tha Princess knew Nightmare Moon was gonna come back.......”
“Black snooty.” Rainbow Dash corrected, as Pinkie giggled.
“.....and she didn't tell yah nothing about her. Ain't hard tah believe she ain't telling yah something about a pup yah magically called intah existence when you was a foal.” Applejack concluded. “Ah don't like being suspicious of anyone, but that's been nagging me, so that's why ah asked if he was being odd. Yer bout tha only one of us who'd know if we should be worried bout him maybe working fer tha enemy or not.”
Twilight went silent, her ears drooped as she thought back over the day. She hadn't really noticed anything off about him. There was the moment he tried to get her to go back, but he could have just been worried she would get hurt, that was pretty normal. Still her mind lingered on the moment in the town hall where she thought his eyes seemed full of stars.....
“I don't think so.” Twilight hesitated.
“Alright... it's fine sugar cube. Ain't no one wanna suspect yer brother of being in cahoots with N....”
“BLACK SNOOTY.” Pinkie Pie shouted.
“......Dang it Pinkie, shush.” Applejack chided.”Any way you know him best so if yah think somthins up let us know. Ah know how easy it is tah trust family. You say he's fine, then he's fine. But..... dun you hesitate if somethin ain't fine, or this could get real ugly, yer brother could cause a lot of problems if he's against us.”
“Rationally I understand your caution. Emotionally I don't like it at all, but I do understand it. There is too much we don't know about what he is to disregard anything, I know better than any one as I've spent years looking into it. But, I won't believe he would willingly turn on us.” Twilight reluctantly admitted.
“That's fine,ah hate that ah felt ah had tah bring it up, but I'd rather apologize later if it's nothing than not bring it up now and have somethin happen. Now then let's find those Element things and put an end tah this.”Applejack nodded pushing at the door. “Afore we have to find out fer sure.”
“Wow.” Rainbow Dash uttered looking up at the massive hall of the castle. Even with the ravages of time and the wilds against it , the castle was still an imposing place. The roof in this area had long since blown off in a storm leaving the night sky in full view above them, a chilling reminder of what awaited forever if they failed.
The large windows of the room were destroyed and plants creeped into the building hugging the walls and pillars. Still this was only an out building, a back door into the castle that the public was not likely supposed to ever see.
Which made it odd that there was a massive statue in the middle of the room.
Twilight blinked as she looked up at the statue curiously. Plant life covered it and it seemed to be a large planet with rotating arms that circled with six smaller moons around it. The arms were fixed and the large planet featureless, though the six moons...... five moons? She could have sworn there were six orbs when she walked in. Any way, the five orbs had a gem shaped designs on them. She had seen this device before back in the library. She knew exactly what it was.
“Seriously?” Twilight sighed rubbing her temple with a hoof.
“Hmm?” Rarity questioned.” What is it?”
“This statue was in a drawing in the book about the Elements of Harmony.” Twilight explained.
“So these are the Elements?” Applejack questioned.”Mighty convenient.”
“Screams trap to me.” Rainbow Dash muttered.
“The statues too new.” Pinkie Pie explained pronking up to poke at the base of it.” The rock around the base looks like some kind of cement was used to glue it down and the whole things newer than the flagstones are.”
The others looked at the pink mare curiously.
“Did you miss my comment earlier about a rock farm?” Pinkie Pie asked.” Cause I kinda hinted that I lived on a rock farm. You know a place they farm rocks?”
“It's not that new though. See the white streaks in the stone. That's caused from years of bird droppings on stone. Even rain won't wash it away completely.” Fluttershy pointed out.” There's a few small wren nests in the crook of the arm over there too. And there's a series of mud dauber wasp nests underneath the main globe. It has been here at least since the spring.”
“So it's not a trap. Well no sense leaving them up there.” Rainbow Dash stated, flying up and picking up the first orb with her hooves.” Twilight winced, though aside from the sound of stone rasping over stone as they were lifted, there was nothing else.
Fluttershy flew up to help Rainbow Dash, blinking as she picked up a orb and flew it down.
“Oh, this is very light.” Fluttershy commented.
“It's pumice.”Pinkie Pie pointed out as she counted the orbs.”There's only five!”
“Where's the sixth?” Rainbow Dash demanded as she deposited the last stone on the ground and did another fly around the statue to check , knocking off the plants from the large globe. “Is this it?”
“ I don't think so, the book said that when the five are present a spark will cause the sixth to appear.” Twilight explained.
“So should I go gather some clouds or something?” Rainbow Dash asked looking up at the sky.” Might take a minute to get enough together for some lightning, it's pretty clear out here now.”
“Ah don't think that's tha kinda spark they meant Rainbow.” Applejack stated.” Any ideas Twilight?”
“I might have something. I need to run through a few spells and I don't know what will happen if there's some sort of defense.” Twilight stated as she lay down before the orbs. “You might want to give me some space just in case. I have my shield, but it's easier to use it just on me than a bunch of ponies.”
“Alright. Come on ya'll let's have a look outside an see if we ken figure out where Rahs went. “ Applejack stated heading to the door, the others somewhat reluctantly following her.
“Don't blow yourself up now okay?” Rainbow Dash called back with a smirk.
“And watch out for Black Snooty.” Pinkie Pie called.
“Darling I think that joke has run it's course.” Rarity rolled her eyes.
“But it's so much fun to say...” Pinkie Pie pouted.
Twilight watched as they left before turning her full attention to the orbs. Her horn glowed lightly as she ran a number of scanning spells over them looking for any hints that they were anything other than balls of rock.
She could feel something in them from the scan, but nothing she could identify at first . Her ears flattened to her head as she heard the wind pick up.
Of all the times for the weather to pick up, seriously if that was Rainbow Dash.....
Twilight opened her eyes and jerk back with a start, a dark blue vortex of magic had formed before her and had swept up the stones spinning them around in the air.
“GAAAAAAH!” Twilight cried out hearing shouting outside as the others heard her. With the scanning spell still going she felt the first parts of a teleportation spell and panicked, rising up to her hooves she lept into the vortex so as not to lose the stones.
The others rushed into the room just as the vortex vanished, taking Twilight and the Elements of Harmony with it.
“Where did she go, where did she go!?!?!?” Pinkie Pie cried out, hopping around in a panic.
“Twilight!?” Applejack called looking around fanatically.
“Over there!” Rarity called out looking out a window to the main area of the castle, the windows there flickering with light.
“Come on!” Rainbow Dash shouted and rushed towards the doors at the back of the room , the group charging deeper into the castle.
Twilight winced, coughing as the dust gathered by the whirlwind cleared. Looking around she noticed she was in what seemed like some sort of throne room. It was surprisingly similar to the one in Canterlot, though the tattered banners and statues in this room showed both the sun and moon in their designs, unlike Canterlot's which were solely sun designs.
An evil laugh brought her out of her study session and her gaze was drawn to the tall black furred figure on the dais where the throne should be. The armored mare cackled looking down at her with her green cat like eyes and a fanged grin crossing her face. Twilight winced as lightning crackled around the mare. At her hooves were the five Elements of Harmony.
Twilight blinked,thinking quickly, her eyes narrowed as she rose up, stamping her hoof to charge, her horn leveled at Nightmare Moon in an antiquated unicorn dueling stance she had read about. If Nightmare Moon was as old as she claimed, this might work, if not, well.
"You're kidding ...right?” Nightmare Moon sneered. The expression fading from her muzzle as Twilight charged.
Without another word Nightmare Moon moved off the dais with a stamp of her hoof to accept the duel, rushing forward toward the smaller mare. If this one wished to die honorable, she could grant that.
Just before the galloping pair met, Twilight's horn flared and she teleported across the room landing between the Elements her horn lighting up again.
“Come on come on.....” Twilight muttered as the stones began to glow.
Nightmare Moon snarled and shifted to a shadow form, launching herself back at the dais, reforming just as Twilight screamed out, and was flung back across the room from a spark made by the stones.
The five rocks lifted in the air around Nightmare Moon, the black alicorn starting to panic as the stones glowed. The effect didn't last long however and after only a few seconds the stones dropped back down to the ground with a clack.
The pair of them looked at the dull lifeless stones curiously a moment before Nightmare Moon began to laugh again, the dark alicorn reared up as she cackled, bringing down her hooves and shattering the five orbs to shards.
Twilight's expression fell as she took in the sight of the destroyed Elements.
“You little foal! Thinking you could defeat me!?” Nightmare Moon ranted.” Now you will never see your Princess or your sun again. THE NIGHT! SHALL LAST! FOREVER!”
Twilight had been listening, though her panic had only grown more as she noticed they were not the only ones in the chamber.
Standing behind Nightmare Moon just off the edge of the pedestal was her brother. Rahs was simply standing there calmly looking at at the black alicorn.
And his eyes were filled with stars.
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Wow, I rarely see Applejack calmly analyzed the situation like this one - and Pinkie's rock analysis should really happen in the show.
31 chapters (at the time of this post) and 12 just for one episode? Not the pace I'm used to nor one that I personally like.
Good premise and interesting story, but I find that this way of stretching the story it's not for me. I kept coming back thinking "maybe this is the last part of the chapter?" and I've been finding lately that reading it it's been more of a chore than a joy for me . Safe writings to you good author, and keep up the good work, but I'm off this ride for good.
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Just going to point out. His other stories have chapters that range into 30k range, so it kinda makes sense why these arcs go on for a few shorter chapters.
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Ah, I see. Well it's not that I don't like the story or the characters and I'm not going to retract my upvote, it's just that the pace it's been almost a torture for me. I must say that I can see why they must be kept in smaller parts too if we take the 30k wordcount as an example, but... Maybe I'll wait to see it complete to read it all at once, but for now I'll just not follow or track it.
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i try to post often so the shorter lengths of the chapters are not an issue. Still i can't make you like something you don't . Still with my pace of writing if you come back in January i might just be on season 2 or 3 really.
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I'll be looking around, don't worry. I know it's just a thing about personal taste, and as I said I truly liked the premise and the story itself, just not the pace. Again, keep up the good work
he has stars in his eyes but does he have eyes on his brain?
Ah, damn. Rahs did get brainwashed.
I'm calling mind control/stars remain but in twilights cutie mark colour but in the edge's
NO, I don't want Rahs to turn traitor!
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Also thanks I am guessing you deleted a comment before because it was not nice
Nice chapter.
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Nah it was my comment i just lumped it into the bigger response. I dont think ive ever deleted some ones comment.
And so the sleeper's programming has been activated. If only we knew the deactivation frase to snap Rahs out of it
I nos it was her grand plan but why leave the “ six is a mystery “ in there. Shd know it the sixth was. I know it was her master plan. But still seems odd to leave out of a folk tail
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Hehe behind her. “ dat ass “ jk jk
Rahs seems to be starstruck.
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Out...
Get out. There’s the door, we do not serve your kind here.
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Punners? Of course not , they get moved to the vip section on the roof.
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Eyyyyyyy.
It´s like the end of The Force Awakens.
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I feel some what insulted......
I don’t question it anymore.
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good choice it save you tons tons of headaches
Dang it, Spike. Ya should've been there.
Snarky Pinkie is best Pinkie.
Moon doggo go nom nom on Black Snooty? Or is he going for that booty ( ͡° V ͡°) ~♡♡♡♡♡
That Mane of Black-Snooty has the same effect than Celestias ♡ Dawww
Is that like a play on Windsor... Like the House of Windsor
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As someone from the future... ew.
Just...
EW.
Edit: For those with the dislikes... you do know what Luna technically is to Rahs, right?
Wait... if Rahs bite in the past Celestia tail, was he getting tail from his youngest age?
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Literally his Goddess
Alright so just noting this is my first time reading this fic.
Theory Time! I think that Rah was possibly made by Luna not NMM. By a possible moment of lucidness in the madness. The magic signature casted could be mistaken as NMM by Celestia since it was casted by Luna while being NMM in a sense.
But this is just a theory.