Guardians of Harmony: Rise of the Knights

by Postwarmonkey50

Chapter 6: A Knight's Trial part 2

Earlier, at the same time after they disappeared, Frosty was also unconscious for some time. He slowly began to stir and slowly woke up. He soon sat up and rubbed his head.

“Damn, I have the worst hangover, and I didn’t even take the heavy cider to beat Bolt in the contest with.” said Frosty. Everything was silent, for he noticed that nobody was around while saying to himself, “That would’ve been funny if there were more people to listen to it.”

He slowly stood up and looked around, noticing that he was in the middle of a forest. He wondered where he was.

“Huh,” said Frosty, “I wonder where in the world I am. I don’t recognize this place, yet…it feels so…familiar.”

He walked down the woods, thinking about what he should do. But unknown to him, a shadowed individual followed him while also revealing some floppy ears. Frosty continued to walk through the woods, wondering where to go next, while the floppy- eared individual kept popping up from one spot to the next.

But as Frosty walked, he decided to entertain himself as he sang an old song that he once heard a long time ago.

(Frosty)

Oh, I come from Alabama

With my banjo on my knee

And I’m going to Louisiana

My true love for to see.

Oh, Susanna, now don’t you cry for me

For I come from Alabama, with my banjo on my knee

The individual who listened to him singing thought it was entertaining, so he came

out, revealing a strange-looking Anthro rabbit wearing a type of sweater that would be

the size of a child. He dusted himself and walked over to Frosty.

(Frosty)

For it rained all night the day I left

The weather was o so dry

The sun so hot

I froze to death

Susanna, don’t you cry

Oh, Susanna, now don’t you cry for me

For I come from Alabama, with my banjo on my knee

The Anthro rabbit liked the song, and before Frosty realized it, the rabbit began to

sing with him:

(Frosty & Rabbit)

I had a dream the other night

When everything was still

I thought I saw Susanna

A-comin” down the hill

Oh, Susanna, now don’t you cry for me

For I come from Alabama, with my banjo on my knee

Both Frosty and the Rabbit stood still and sang together with smiles on their faces:

(Frosty & Rabbit)

A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye

I said, “I come from Dixie Land; Susanna, don’t you cry!”

Oh, Susanna, now don’t you cry for me

For I come from Alabama, with my banjo on my knee

However, just as Frosty had a few steps away, the rabbit sang, “Good evening, friends!!!”

Frosty jumped in shock and instantly looked back, with the rabbit saying “Boo.”

“YEOW!!!”

Frosty fell over his back from fright. He quickly lifted his head and looked. It looked like Buster Bunny from Tiny Toon Adventures. He couldn’t explain it, but the likeness was uncanny.

“Eh,” said the rabbit as he ate a carrot. “What’s up doc? The names Jester, Jester Bunny.”

Frosty groaned as he rolled his eyes. “Oh great,” thought Frosty, “A rip-off version of Bugs Bunny.”

“Why the long face, pal,” said Jester Rabbit as he leaned in closer with his head twisted like Pinkie Pie on a good day. “Don’t you wanna know why I…”

“Now hold on there, bub!!”

Then they saw a black anthropomorphic duck with a white vest coming down, stomping his way toward the rabbit.

“You gotta be kidding me,” thought Frosty to himself again. “What is this, the Looney/Tiny Tunes recap?”

“I thought we agreed that I would be the one who would host the trial here.” said the duck as he was close enough

“Plucky, we’ve been over this,” said Jester Rabbit while rolling his eyes. “You had your chance a hundred years ago and blew it. Besides, the other Guardians agreed I would be a viable choice, and you got kicked out after failing to fulfill your contract.”

“Hey, they gave me an unfair candidate to host a trial for.”

“You’re so-called trial led him to disaster, and he was unworthy from the start because he selfishly wanted the power for himself.”

“How was I supposed to know that goat was going to do that to him?!!”

“Newsflash, ducky, you have no sense when it comes to hosting a trial!! You’re staler than a moldy carrot on a good day!!”

Now Frosty was confused by what was going on.

“So, how will we solve who’s going to host him?” said Plucky Duck.

“I got an idea,” said the rabbit as he suddenly pulled out a shotgun, much to Frosty’s shock. “The human gets to shoot one of us.”

“Oh shit,” said Frosty from within his head, “This does feel like Looney Tunes.”

The rabbit handed Frosty a shotgun, which he felt uneasy about. He looked at him and said, “Uh, what am I supposed to do here?”

“Oh, that’s simple.” said Jester Rabbit as he aimed it at the duck. “You have to shoot him because its duck season.”

“What?!!” shouted Plucky Duck as he grabbed the shotgun and pointed it at the rabbit.

“Oh, no, you don’t!! It’s rabbit season!!”

Suddenly, things got crazy as they switched the shotgun back and forth.

“No, duck season.”

“Rabbit season!!”

“Duck season!!”

“Rabbit season!!”

When all of a sudden.

“Rabbit season!!” said Jester Rabbit.

“Duck season!!” said Plucky Duck.

“Rabbit season!!”

“I said its Duck season!! Now shoot me!!”

Frosty suddenly looked at the readers (Yeah, talking to you, Bronies out there), shrugged, and shot Plucky, covering him in soot. The duck slowly looked at the rabbit and said, “You’re despicable.”

Plucky fell over and became unconscious. Frosty looked at the duck, the shotgun, then back to the rabbit.

“Do I even wanna know?” asked Frosty as he tossed the shotgun away, only for it to go off and make Frosty duck in an instant.

Jester Bunny hopped around in a bouncy ball shaped like a horse. “When we were picked as guardians, the choices were between me and Plucky, the duck. Unfortunately, things ended in disaster when Plucky tested out the last candidate.”

“And what makes me any different?” asked Frosty.

“Well,” said Jester as he floated around Frosty. “From what I could read, you’ve mated with an individual who has a knack for making others laugh.”

Frosty’s eyes widened while also looking at Jester and said, “How do you…?”

“Know Pinkie Pie?” said Jester “Oh, that’s simple, she’s a member of the fourth wall breaker’s club. Meaning we can break the fourth wall that leaves others baffled.”

“Break the…” said Frosty, but his eyes widened; looking at the rabbit and said, “So that’s why Pinkie does what she does!!”

“Yep,” said the Rabbit as he landed on his shoulder, “She’s talked about you a lot. She even helped make you smile when you first got here. Before she knew it, she fell head over heels for you.”

Frosty couldn’t help but blush at that, but he also smiled, thinking, “Wow, even out from beyond, Pinkie Pie talks about me. Now I love her more than ever.”

“So then,” said Jester Rabbit as he leaned over while being face to face with Frosty,

“How’s about we test you to see if you are worthy?”

“Worthy?” asked Frosty.

“You know,” said Jester Rabbit, “To see if you’re worthy to wield whatever you need to defeat the big bad. You know, the classic.”

Frosty thought, ‘Knowing that rabbit, he’s going to pull Bugs Buster and Babs Bunny on me the moment I do this race. But it’s not time to think about it. If it means protecting my home, I have to take it.’

“So, what do you say?” said Jester Rabbit.

“Alright, I’ll do it.” said Frosty. “But go easy on me. It’ll be my first time. So…what do you have in mind?”

“A race, silly filly.” said the Rabbit.

“Yep,” thought Frosty to himself again, “Knew he would suggest that.”

Jester pulled out a map and showed Frosty the racing route. “See, we start from here. Once we do that, we’ll go through certain parts of this place with our special checkpoints. The end of the race will be at the end of the race. We’ll determine if you’re worthy if you beat me in a race.”

Frosty sighed while rolling his eyes. He didn’t want to do it, but for the sake of Equestria, he had to do it. Not just for Equestria but for his family. “Alright, I’ll do it. But I’ll probably hate myself in the morning.”

“Hey, that’s my line.” said the rabbit, making Frosty confused.

Soon enough, the two of them were ready, with Plucky standing on the side, forcing him to be the guy to start the race.

“On your marks,” said Jester as he moved a few paces forward. “Get set,” and within a split second, he was halfway away from Frosty as he shouted, “Go!!”

Frosty groaned aloud, “Of course, he would pull a Bugs Bunny on me!!”

Frosty then ran as if his life depended on it. He kept on running until he could catch sight of the rabbit. “Hey, there he….”

But he spoke too soon as he suddenly had a pie in the face, making him land on the ground. Jester then came out and laughed at Frosty before darting off, with Frosty wiping the pie from his face, for he was now mad. He ran after the rabbit with all his speed. He was able to catch up with the rabbit again.

“Okay,” said Frosty. “This time I….”

But this time, he was tricked, for he ran into a brick wall, making him collapse onto the ground. Thankfully his head wasn’t bleeding, with Frosty groaning in anger, “Okay, that’s it!!”

He ran after the rabbit once more, but no matter how hard he tried, he kept encountering a whoopee cushion, pie in the face, rubber chicken, humming bees, as well as a handful of wild animals, especially the few bears that he somehow recognized from the Bugs Bunny shows.

He was about halfway to the race, but he just sat down and said, “Oh, who am I kidding? How the heck am I supposed to prove to him I’m worthy if I can’t even beat a stupid fuzzy animal!!”

He nearly shed a tear and said, “I’m sorry, Pinkie. I’m so sorry.”

He then heard a throat clearing. He looked to his left and saw the duck leaning against the tree, making him groan and ask, “What do you want?”

“Easy there, bub,” said Plucky. “I’m here to help you.”

“You, help me?” said Frosty in disbelief.

“Well, of course,” said Plucky. “You think you’re the only one sick and tired of that rabbit showing off whenever he tests others? I’m the most highly skilled one there is, I even did a lot of advanced stuff before he came along, and he made me look bad. You’re not the only one who wants to put him in his place.”

“But how the heck am I supposed to beat him?” asked Frosty. “He keeps pulling a Bugs Bunny on me, and I can’t beat him. How the heck am I supposed to beat him?”

“By beating him at his own game.” said Plucky.

“Uh, I don’t know if you’ve noticed,” said Frosty. “But I’m not exactly a fourth wall breaker like you here.”

“No, but I can show you.” said Plucky as he pulled out a tent with the words “Advance Fourth Wall Breaking lessons. Plucky said, “You can learn everything there is to know about breaking the fourth wall.”

“But…I don’t want to be a cheater.” said Frosty, then looked down and said, “I don’t want to let them down. I don’t even want to let my wife down.”

“Aw, that’s so sweet.” said a familiar voice. To Frosty’s shock, it was none other than Pinkie Pie, along with Peacon and Lemon Pie.

“Pinkie! Kids!” said Frosty as he stood up, baffled and shocked. “How…how did you get here?”

“Oh, Pinkie sense silly.” said Pinkie with a playful wave from her left hand.

“Our Pie senses were tingling, and we felt that you were in trouble.” said Peacon Pie.

“So, we rushed over with the power of the 4th Wall,” said Lemon Pie before she suddenly popped out of nowhere with a Sigmund Freud outfit and sat next to her father, then spoke in a German accent. “Now tell me, what seems to be the problem?”

Frosty sighed, then spoke to his family, “I was being tested by a rabbit who also breaks the 4th Wall like all of you. I’m being tested by trying to beat it in a race, but no matter how hard I try, it keeps pulling a Bugs Bunny on me. Sometimes I wonder if I’m even cut out for something like that.”

He looked down in doubt and said, “Like if I’m worthy enough to be a husband and a father.”

The Pies were a little surprised by this, but Frosty went on.

“When I first met you, Pinkie,” said Frosty as he began, “I was a bit skeptical; I didn’t want to laugh because all joy I had was sucked out of me after I lost my parents.”

He looked at Pinkie Pie as he continued, “But after you met me, you never gave up trying to make me smile. When I did, I fell head over heels for you. I loved your laughter, your smile, and how you tried to make others smile. You do a lot of things that I couldn’t. I wished I could do all the things you did, so I could repay what you did for me. When Chrysalis kidnapped you, I felt so helpless. I…don’t want to let you and our kids down again.”

They were silent for a moment until Pinkie sat at his left, with Peacon sitting on his right and Lemon sitting on his lap. The three of them hugged Frosty.

“Aw, Frosty,” said Pinkie after she wiped a tear away and broke the hug. ““You don’t need to prove yourself. You’re perfect just the way you are.”

“Yeah,” said Peacon Pie, “We don’t care if you’re different. Your mommy’s hubby and mine and Lemon’s daddy.”

“Yeah,” said Lemon Pie, “Whether you’re a 4th Wall breaker or an average Joe, you’ll always be the daddy we love.”

“And besides,” said Pinkie Pie as she reassured him, “You never let us down. You’ve always been there every step of the way.”

She suddenly whispered to him, “Especially on our “happy ending” massages.”

Frosty couldn’t help but blush out of embarrassment like that. For, in a way, she did have a point.

“And besides, we’ll always love you, no matter what.” said Pinkie Pie. She suddenly picked him up, placed him on both his legs, and said, “Now, what are you waiting for. Get going and beat that rabbit at his own game.”

Pinkie and the kids kissed him full Animaniacs style, pulled away, and disappeared, taking him by surprise. He couldn’t help but smile and said, “Thanks, guys.”

He then turned around, aimed straight for the tent, and said, “Move over, bub!! Papa’s gonna be a 4th Wall breaker!!”

He instantly dashed straight into the tent while the duck watched. The tent made tons of comedic noises, tons of booms, tons of party poppers, tons of fireworks, and finally, cannon firing. He finally came out, wearing a diploma, graduation robes, and a hat. He looked at himself and was surprised.

He looked at Plucky and said, “How long was I in there?”

“About ten seconds.” said Plucky.

“Why is Hasbro, Warner Brothers, and Disney not bothering to fund all of this?!!” exclaimed Frosty.

“You know how most are with their budget cuts.” said Plucky, “So, what are ya gonna do?”

Frosty began to think, for if he had to face a 4th Wall Breaker, he had to use the power of 4th Wall Breaking. He snapped his finger, for he had an idea. There was a way to beat him at his own game. A little “Tortoise beats Hare,” to be precise.

“I think I have an idea.” said Frosty. “But I’m gonna need some help.”

He then reached his hand for something, dug around a bit, and pulled something with him. Plucky was surprised to see what he pulled, with the duck smirking and said, “Oh, this is going to be good.”

5 minutes later

Jester was hopping away from up ahead, heading straight for the finish line. That was until someone was standing near a tree, none other than Frosty. He then ran ahead, with the rabbit catching up. He was at first surprised to see Frosty but decided to hop next to him to mess with him a bit more.

“Hey there, bub,” said Jester. “Didn’t know you would catch up so fast.”

“I did.” said Frosty as he playfully jogged. “All because I remembered to tie my own shoes. But you’re lucky you don’t have shoelaces, but rocket boots instead.”

“Huh?” said Jester as he looked down. To his surprise, he was wearing jet boots. He instantly stopped and said, “How the heck did I…?”

But before he could react, the jet boots activated, causing him to fly straight in the opposite direction. Frosty couldn’t help but chuckle as he said, “Wow, now I know why Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck like to do this kind of stuff.”

He then revved up like a car and darted straight toward the finish line, waiting for the rabbit to come past him. Soon the rabbit returned from the same spot he was launched from, panting from exhaustion. Then growled after he took the shoes off.

“Nobody makes a monkey out of me,” said Jester. “And I’m not even a monkey.”

He soon darted after Frosty, trying to catch up with him. Until he saw a shooting gallery, instantly stopping as he saw a vendor (Who was Frosty in disguise) standing in attention with his stick.

“Step right up folks,” said Frosty “Shoot all ten targets while singing the little Indian song and receive a grand prize!!”

Jester kept looking in one direction, thought about it, and said, “Oh, alright. Maybe a quick game.”

Jester picked up the weapon and began to shoot at the targets, then he began to sing.

“One little two little three little Indians. Four little five little six little Indians. Seven little, eight little nine little Indians.”

Frosty suddenly popped up from nowhere, surprising Jester as he shouted, “Ten little Indian boys!!”

Frosty opened up a little box, causing a large boxing glove to pop out and punch Jester ten feet away from him. Frosty ended up jumping out and ran for the hills. Meanwhile, a few feet away, Jester got up from his landing spot and said, “Well played, doc. Well played.”

The rabbit continued to chase after Frosty, determined to try and catch up with him and beat him in the race. But as he continued his way, he suddenly heard native music. Jester stopped and looked around, following the sound. As he finally, he suddenly saw a native (Frosty in disguise) dancing around while native songs were being played. Frosty stopped and spotted him.

“Ah, a native.” said Frosty in an African accent. “Welcome to the forest of the Frosty Wosty Clan.”

He placed a funny-looking flower over the rabbit’s neck, which the rabbit somehow liked. Frosty pulled out a carrot (disguised as dynamite) and handed it over to him, and said, “Have a carrot.”

The rabbit accepted the carrot and began to chew on it, unknowingly that the dynamite was lit. Frosty then ended up being in position and said, “Exit…stage left.”

As Frosty darted off at the speed of light. And just when the rabbit was about to take another bite, the dynamite exploded, leaving him covered in soot, and he fainted from the explosion.

“Oooooohhh!!” went Jester as he got really angry. “That guy is asking for it now!!”

The rabbit darted like a speeding rocket to catch up with Frosty. But instead, Frosty was resting against a tree while drinking a soda, enjoying the forest air. He then saw Jester Rabbit dart right past him. After Frosty finished with his soda, he tossed the bottle away in a recycle bin with a smug look.

“I’m glad that the writers and editors let me do this.” said Frosty. He shook his head and said, “Whoa, better be careful there. 4th Wall breaking is more my wife’s thing.”

Half a mile later, Jester had set up a bunch of crazy barricades all over the place so that Frosty couldn’t get past him. He placed barbed wires, dug trenches, placed rock piles, and placed log piles. After he placed the final log down, Frosty chuckled.

“That ought to slow that hairless monkey down.” said Jester as he dusted his hands.

“Eeyup, that’s a tough one.” said a mysterious voice.

Jester shook the person’s hand and said, “You said it, brother.”

However, when Jester took a good look, it was none other than Frosty with a smirk on his face. He kissed Jester on the nose, making the rabbit stammer in shock. Causing the said rabbit to dart like a speeding rocket further away from him.

He quickly crossed a vine-like bridge and cut the vines, allowing them to fall to pieces. Then he quickly climbed onto the tree to see if there was any sign of him.

“Lovely view, isn’t it?” said a voice.

“Yeah, it is…” said Jester before he stopped in shock.

When he looked up, he was once again in shock, for right above him was Frosty. The rabbit stammered in shock, with Frosty kissing him on the nose again. The Rabbit quickly darted down the tree and ran straight for the finish line. First, he jumped like a rabbit, then he jumped like a frog, then he ran with his legs spinning like a wheel, then he ran as if he was the flash. With the finish line in sight, he jumped and skidded on the ground.

After he crossed the finish line, out of breath and panting, Jester slowly looked back and began to laugh, for he had just won the race as he slowly stood up, puffing his chest in pride, knowing he had just beaten his opponent.

“Uh, hey, uh, Speedy?”

Jester immediately winced, then looked back in shock, with Frosty resting against the tree with his umbrella drink and looking at him with a smirk. “What uh, kept ya?”

Jester then began to stammer, getting mad but also very speechless. Then yelled, “How did you do that?!!”

“Oh, I’ll tell you.” said another voice.

At the same time, both Frosty and Jester spotted Plucky, along with a turtle that Jester knew all too well.

“Oh no.” muttered Jester as he released his grip from Frosty’s shirt.

“He was able to learn an important lesson here,” said the turtle. “Of how overconfidence can be ones downfall, how slow and steady wins the race. And more importantly, how he was able to release a ton of good gags.”

“I’ll say.” said Plucky as he laughed. “He used your own gags against you.”

“I guess I just needed a reason to keep on laughing.” said Frosty.

“That,” said a familiar voice as it was none other than Pinkie, Peacon, and Lemon Pie, all with their own cheering outfits. “And you channeled your inner fourth wall. I’m so proud.”

“Therefore, Barry Frost of Earth, otherwise known as Frosty from his wife,” said the turtle while randomly pulling out a stick that said “Honorary 4th Wall Breaker” and knighted him with it. “I hereby dub thee, honorary 4th Wall breaker. And you being worthy of receiving your prize.” Pinkie instantly hugged her husband, as did Peacon and Lemon Pie. Frosty hugged his family and said “Thank you so much for the support.”

“No problem, Frosty.” said Pinkie as she kissed her husband. “See you back at Equestria.”

Pinkie, Peacon, and Lemon Pie disappeared within a split second as they were all back at Equestria. Frosty couldn’t help but chuckle, for he had something to look forward to once he got home.

“Alright, Jester,” said the turtle, “Hand him the chest.”

Jester grumbled and handed Frosty the Chest. The turtle went over and opened the chest, allowing him to pull something out.

“Not only with your power to smile during dangerous times,” said the turtle, “But you also have learned to perform gags and make others laugh through your silliness and comedic spirit. And because of your ability to make others laugh, you too have become worthy of by proving yourself.”

He pulled out the item and presented it to him. Frosty wondered what it was, with the turtle saying, “That there is called a Driver,” said the turtle. “Like many others before you, the power of the Knights once flowed through this, but since the original bearer of laughter died, it remained inert for those who are unworthy. But after it sensed your comedic spirit, it has chosen you.”

The Driver suddenly glowed brown, allowing it to float right into Frosty’s hands, taking him by surprise, with the turtle walking over and saying, “After all these years, it has finally chosen a new owner. Use it well.”

Frosty stood up and bowed, saying, “Thank you, o wise one.”

Jester gagged at that and said, “What a kiss up. I would’ve won without any shenanigans”

Frosty overheard that, making him smirk. He suddenly pulled a War hammer out of nowhere, lifted it like a golf club, and shouted, “AH, SHUT UP!!!”

And with one big swing, he swatted Jester far away, making the rabbit fly toward the horizon. The others couldn’t help but clap their hands, with Frosty bowing. Suddenly, the ground beneath him began to glow, with the turtle saying, “Your test is now over. Time for you to go back with your friends.”

“Catch you on the flip side, human.” said Plucky as he waved goodbye.

“I’ll hold you up to that!!” said Frosty as he waved goodbye, then suddenly looked right at us and said, “Hey, Postwarmonkey 50 and Dragonknight92!! Why are you still lingering around me?!! Get a move on and finish this chapter already. Bolt’s already waiting!!”

Frosty suddenly shook his head, held the side of it, and said, “Whoa, that was trippy.”

And just like that, Frosty disappeared and returned to Moria to reunite with his friends. The turtle chuckled and said, “I like him. He’s silly.”

Author's Note:

Jester and Plucky are references to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.

Comments

[Zipp Storm]

Hey there. Great story

[Dragoknight92]

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Thx.

[Zipp Storm]

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Your welcome.

[Skyblazer9]

Loved the Looney Tunes/Tiny Tunes references as I grew up watching as a kid in the 90's.