A/N I have a tumblr account that you can ask dawn seeker questions. anonymous users are able to ask questions too. please visit my profile page for the link. questions appreciated also there are pics of some of the characters posted on it
* Dawn seeker rushed through the woods* " Hey there, better run and for Celestia's sake don't look behind you, there is a cockatrice behind me.
A strong mare rolled her eyes and bucked the cockatrice in the face causing it to flee. "You were saying?"
Dawn Seeker looked at her. "Well, well, well aren't you an adventurous mare! You kinda remind me of my mom. What's your name?"
"Midnight." The mare stated plainly, her coat a beautiful sky blue, yet her eyes were blood-red.
"My name is Dawn Seeker." he said removing his hat and bowing. "What brings you to the Everfree forest?"
Midnight blinked and sighed. "Nothing much, it's where I like to be alone."
"Well it is a beautiful place, but most ponies don't take the time to notice." he shook his head sadly, "Why can't they look past the ugly and see the wonder behind it? That is why I live out here, because it is full of wonders. Don't you agree Midnight?"
Midnight nodded and beckoned him to follow. "Going into Ponyville, wanna come?"
"Sure, but I've got to get something first." Seeker said, dashing away, "I'll be back in a flash!"
Midnight shrugged and waited.
"I'M BACK!" shouted Seeker running up with a couple bulging saddlebags.
Midnight blinked "What's with all the stuff?" She asked through her black mask.
"My merchandise." He said " I create all sorts of things with stuff I get from this forest. Some of it is practical joke items." He chuckled, "I found a way to use Poison Joke and extract some of its effects."
Midnight nodded, and soon they were in Ponyville as she spotted a red mare helping a pony find something. "Hey, isn't that Finder? Well we don't know her real name, so everyone calls her Finder."
Seeker turned to Midnight "She looks nice." He said, as a few fillies and colts ran up to him. "Well time to set up my stand." Seeker said opening one of his bags and magically constructing a temporary stand, "Would you care to browse my wares Midnight?
Midnight shook her head. "No thanks."
Finder slowly trotted over yet she carefully took little steps due to the fact that she's blind. "Is that Dawn Seeker I smell? Come to sell your wares?"
"Yep, care to buy something? In the Practical joke section I have: Shrink Powder, Color-changing Mane-dye, Voice Warper, Chaos Candles and Illusion Dust. In the Food section I have: Binkberries, Binkberry Jam, Binkberry Pie, Binkberry Muffins, and Dried Binkberries. And in the Crafts and Jewelry section I have: some red Timberwolf claw necklaces, some Starstones and some Moonlight silk." Dawn Seeker smiled, "What would you like?"
Finder looked around sniffing them a bit being careful of the powder. "Maybe the claw necklace?" She asked smiling a bit at him, her beautiful grassy green eyes looking at him.
Midnight chuckled slightly as another pony trotted over.
"That will be four bits." Seeker said smiling.
Finder used her magic to place them on the table for him "Kay."
"It should be three bits!" A mare stated coming over, her beautiful red main resting on her fiery orange back.
"Why should it should be three bits?" Seeker asked the mare politely.
The mare smirked "Well it clearly stinks of Timberwolf, you'd never be able to get that smell out." Midnight blinked. "You're right Fiery." Finder stated cringing a bit at the smell.
"Oh Pony feathers! Just a moment let me see that" Seeker said, "And if I'm right, I Pinkie Promise I will give you your bits. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye" He said, finishing by putting his hoof in his eye.
Finder nodded, but she accidentally tripped falling onto Dawn Seeker and his stand. "Oh my, I'm so very sorry!" She said getting up before she fixed his stand perfectly "I was trying to get a better look and I guess my weight must've been too much for the table.. I'm terribly sorry Dawn Seeker."
"It's alright I'm used to it." He said smiling as he picked up the bits and placed all four on the table "Derpy always is crashing into it." Seeker chuckled, "You know how she gets when she smells muffins." He chuckled some more, "And don't worry about the merchandise. Since Derpy always crashes into my stand I create holograms of my merchandise and when a customer chooses something I remove the hologram and give them the real item that way the items don't get destroyed when something happens. OH PONY FEATHERS! NOT AGAIN!" Seeker said, as he held up a broken bottle with some green vapors rising from it, "Here are your bits, Finder." Seeker said giving her bits back, "It's just as I thought, occasionally my friend Blitz Bolt accidently puts one of the vials of Timberwolf breath that I reserve for Zecora in the claw necklace pocket. I am soo sorry, would you care to buy something else?
Finder fainted from the smell.
Fiery covered her nose "That stinks!"
Midnight was unaffected as she blinked.
"Well you won't have to deal with it any more" He said as he teleported the vial, ridding the stand of the horrible smell. "Now lets revive Finder, shall we?"
Finder had swirly eyes as Fiery rolled her own eyes. "Poor girl having that sharp nose knocks her out quick."
"Yes, like I said before I am terribly sorry. Wait just a moment, I have just the thing!" Seeker said, pulling out a bottle.
Fiery Fusion looked at him but smirked and whispered into his ear. "Finder likes you I bet."
"Why do you think that?" he asked unscrewing the bottle.
Fiery chuckled "Well, she's always so clumsy like Derpy but only around you."
"Well what do you think I should do about it?" He asked. "I just don't know what to do." He sighed, "She probably doesn't want to go in the Everfree forest, that's where I live".
"She's blind, and she's been in the forest, it's where she goes to collect flowers and stuff." Fiery stated smiling a bit.
"Well I guess I'll invite her on a walk for a start." He said smiling. (He'd never admitted it to anypony except Blitz, but he had feelings for Finder too.)
Finder slowly woke up and kissed Dawn Seeker's cheek half asleep surprising Fiery.
"Eh?!"
Dawn Seeker struggled to restrain a blush.
Finder blinked but looked at him.
"Are you ok Finder?"
"Yeah." She smiled.
"DUCK!"
Finder ducked to ground.
"MUFFINS!" A voice yelled. Suddenly a grey blur zoomed over. *CRASH* the dust cleared revealing a stunned Derpy. Seeker turned to Finder, "What did I tell ya? She never fails." Derpy got up and turned to Seeker, "Ten binkberry muffins please."
Finder shook her head "Geez Derpy." She sighed.
A silver pegasus flew over them while racing Rainbow Dash. "Come on Dashie, you can't win haha!" She laughed smirking.
"Oh yeah? I'm so gunna win!" Rainbow dash stated with a smirk as she easily passed the silver pegasus
"Ok Derpy that will be ten bits." Derpy handed Seeker twenty. "What is this for Derpy? You only needed ten." Derpy smiles apologetically. "The other ten bits is for the damage I caused over the last three times I shopped here." "Nonsense." Seeker replied, handing back ten bits, "Here are your muffins." He said as he handed Derpy ten binkberry muffins. She took them with tears of joy in her eyes and flew away. He turned and shouted at Rainbow. "HEY RAINBOW!"
Rainbow dash blinked "Oh hi Dawn Seeker, can't talk I'm racing my rival Silverwind. Speaking of which can't catch me slow poke!" She shouted at the silver pegasus.
Silverwind growled but managed to catch up.
Fiery laughed while Finder nuzzled Seeker.
Seeker turned to Finder with a very faint blush. "Hey Finder, you want to go for a walk once I am finished here?"
She nodded smiling.
Fiery smirked as Midnight was napping in a nearby tree.
Finally Seeker was sold out. (Rarity took so long remarking on the moonlight silk.) He turned to Finder. "Are you ready to go Finder?"
Finder nodded but stuck close to him. "You'll have to guide me Dawn Seeker."
Fiery gave a silent 'finally!' as she trotted away.
Seeker and Finder walked for a while till they arrived at a ridge. He turned to her, "Close your eyes. I want to show you something."
Finder blinked. "I'm blind."
"Just close them." He said gently.
She did so wondering why.
Seeker touched his horn to her forehead and focused on what he saw, the beauty of the setting sun.
Finder smiled "Beautiful." She smiled since her horn was touching his.
After a while they broke contact with their horns. Seeker turned to her. "Finder what I am about to say I have never told anypony except my friend Blitz."
Finder looked at him
He blushed, "I love you."
Finder's cheeks instantly became pink but she shyly looked away. "Wouldn't you prefer a mare with sight?"
"No, I am not foolish enough to judge by appearance. What I love about you is your personality and if you think about it, that is the most important thing." He blushed. "In my eyes you are the most beautiful mare I have seen. Will you be my special somepony?"
Finder looked at him, but smiled. "Yes Dawn Seeker."
Suddenly, the leaves of a bush rustled, "Well I guess the secret is out." Seeker said turning around, "You can come out of the bushes Fiery."
Fiery pouted "Aw..."
Finder giggled.
Seeker turned to Finder, "Finder would you like to spend the night at my house? I have a guest bedroom that you could sleep in if you'd like."
Finder nodded smiling a bit.
Fiery trotted off back home.
Seeker and Finder traveled a little bit before reaching his house. "I hope Blitz is still up. He has nagged me ever since I told him that I loved you."
Finder chuckled "Really?"
"Yep like a parasprite." He said as he opened the door to the house. "You might want to cover your nose for a second, it looks like Blitz was mixing potions."
Finder fainted again with swirly eyes.
"BLLIIIIITTTTZZZZZ!" He yelled. "WHAT DID I DO WRONG THIS TIME?!" A navy blue unicorn asked. "You left the potions out again!" He put the potions into vials clearing the air, "Blitz bring me that bottle of redlock root paste." He handed Seeker the bottle. "Here it is Seeker." Seeker smeared a bit of the paste on her lips.
Finder slowly started to wake up "Ugh..."
"Wow! So you finally found the guts to ask her."
Finder blinked but looked at Dawn seeker.
"Don't worry Finder, that's Blitz. Here I'll let you see." He said as he put his horn against her's.
Finder smiled a bit.
"So Finder, what do you think?"
"Not what I expected. I saw a sloppy stallion."
"Yeah that's because he forgot to take a bath. Hey Blitz clean up yourself we have a very special guest." "Ok Seeker." He replied. "Well shall I show you to your room Finder?"
Finder nodded "Yes please."
Seeker led her up a flight of stairs to a room, "We don't get many visitors here and you know why." He opened the door. "So we do our best to make their visit one to remember." The room was decorated tastefully and there was a large bed with fluffy pillows and a beautiful comforter. "It took years but I was able to make a Moonlight Wool comforter."
Finder sniffed around nodding, she even felt how soft it was with her hoof. "Wow, it's amazing this room."
Seeker smiled, "Thanks. Here, I have a gift for you." He said, pulling something out from one of his saddlebags.
Finder sniffed it. "What is it?"
"It's a starstone pendent." he said giving it to her, "I also cast a spell on it so whenever you wear it very strong smells won't overwhelm you."
Finder smiled and kissed his cheek "Thank you."
"Good night Finder, I love you." He said kissing her cheek, he turned and started walking to his room.
Finder smiled and went to sleep in the bed but she had to carefully find where everything was.
Seeker walked into the room he shared with Blitz. He saw Blitz was sitting on his bed staring at him. "What!?" Seeker asked. "I just want to talk to you." Blitz said, "You know, she is a very nice mare. I can see why you fell for her." Seeker blushed but replied, "Yes, she is a wonderful mare. I don't care that she is blind, I see her for what she truly is. The pony I want to spend the rest of my life with."
"Aw cute!" Fiery smirked poking her head in.
Seeker looked at her. "I am not afraid anymore to admit that I love her." He frowned, "and couldn't you have knocked?" Blitz whistled "SWEET CELESTIA! That's one hot chick!"
Fiery fusion laughed a bit. "I'm a sneaky earth pony who's good at making houses."
Seeker rolled his eyes. "Let's just get to the point Fiery, what do you want?"
"I'm bored." Fiery stated plainly.
"Well what am I supposed to do about it?"
Fiery smirked as she threw a stink bomb inside as she ran laughing before it blows.
Seeker stomped his hoof in annoyance as he quickly grabed a bottle and compressed the vapors into it. "Well she asked for it." He said cracking the bottle slightly so a touch would break it open. He focused on where she was and teleported the bottle there.
Fiery laughed but easily bucked the bottle into Rarity's place.
Seeker turns to Blitz. "So now that that's taken care of let's call it a night" He said getting into his own bed, "Ok" Blitz replied.
The sun soon rose up over Equestria as a new day had started, but poor Rarity was screaming her flank off "Ew, what a vile stench!" The white unicorn whined running since now she stunk of stink bomb.
Seeker woke up suddenly to a scream. "What was that?" He asked himself. Worried, he rushed to Finder's room.
Finder awoke a bit groaning "Geez, that girl Rarity can scream..."
Fiery was laughing her flank off.
Seeker let out a sigh of relief. "Yeah I think I know why she's screaming."
Finder nodded "Stink bomb?"
Midnight flew over and looked at Rarity
"Yep." Seeker looked at Finder "I wanted to ask you something."
Finder looked at him "Hmm?"
Seeker smiled. "Do you want to go to Sugercube corner for breakfast?" Just then Blitz walked in half asleep. "Be sure to bring me some muffins."
Finder giggled and nodded walking with Dawn Seeker.
When they arrived at Sugercube corner Seeker asked "What would you like Finder?"
Finder shrugged
Seeker went up to the counter. "five blueberry muffins please."
Finder waited.
Seeker came back with the muffins and handed three of them to her.
Finder smiled and only ate one "I have a small stomach."
Seeker ate his two and packed the other two in his bag. "Well do you have anyplace you want to go in mind Finder?"
Finder shrugged "Dunno."
"Well then how about we find Midnight"
"I don't mind really." Finder said as she accidentally walked into a door.
Seeker chuckled, "You're supposed to go through it silly, not into it." He said as he helped Finder up and nuzzled her.
Finder blushed "Sorry..."
"It's fine. I was just playing." He said as they walked out the door.
Finder followed him smiling a bit.
After a while of searching with no success, Seeker suggested they go her place.
Finder smiled. "Midnight is the type to travel around really."
"Well I met her in the Everfree forest while I was being chased by a cockatrice" He said. "So maybe there."
"Possibly."
Seeker smiled "Let's go then." Once they arrived at the grove, they found Midnight siting on some heather leaves.
Finder smiled "Hiya Midnight."
Midnight laid down on the leaves.
"Is something wrong Midnight?" Seeker asked as he and Finder sat down together on the grass.
Midnight was panting heavily.
Finder looked at Seeker.
"MIDNIGHT WHATS WRONG?!" Seeker said running with Finder to the mare.
Midnight was burning up almost as if she had fatigue.
Finder gulped "Poor Midnight's been working so hard helping others."
Seeker turned to Finder "Quick we got to get her to my house! It's the closer than the hospital!"
Finder nodded helping Midnight onto Seeker's back as she ran beside him.
After a short while they arrived at Dawn Seeker's house where he burst through the door. "BLITZ!" he yelled urgently.
Finder looked around.
Midnight panted heavily, sweat dripped from her forehead to the floor.
Blitz ran down "Get the swinela root juice quick!" Seeker practicaly yelled. "You got it!" Blitz said running away. Seeker ran to his room and laid Midnight on his bed. "Hold on Midnight! We will fix you up, I promise."
Midnight panted as her breath made her black mask inflate.
Finder stayed by Midnight worried.
Blitz hurried in levitating a glass vial with some yellowish liquid. "Here it is, man she is in bad shape." Seeker quickly took the vial and opened it, "Midnight I need you to drink this."
Midnight's face was covered as she shook her head.
Finder looked at Blitz before taking it from him using her magic. "Here maybe she'll drink it with me around." She stated smiling a bit.
Seeker backed up "Ok. But please hurry! She will go into shock in ten minutes if we don't get her to drink it!"
Finder gently helped Midnight drink it before placing her mask back on smiling a bit.
"Thank you Finder. That will restore some strength to her." He said nuzzling her.
Finder blushed smiling a bit. "Didn't you hear the news? I mean Midnight here has been like that hero Mare do well. That's why she's so exhausted and such."
"No I haven't." he said, "I used to only go to Ponyville to sell my wares and hope to get a glimpse of you. but now I have you. The pony I want to spent my life with." He kissed her on the cheek and turned to face Midnight. "She needs to rest now, she has over exerted herself. But we don't need to worry as long as she rests for at least four days she should be fine."
Midnight slowly got up getting out of bed causing Finder to gasp. "Stop Midnight, what are you doing?!" The red mare asked but Midnight started to leave.
Seeker quickly grabbed her with magic.
Midnight easily broke free as her wings shot out. "I have to go." She muttered running out of the house taking off into the sky.
"Midnight!" Finder shouted.
"OH NO! WE HAVE TO STOP HER, SHE COULD KILL HERSELF AS SHE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO RUN AROUND!" Seeker and Finder rushed out to catch her. "Come on Blitz!" He yelled behind him. "Coming!"
Midnight flew through the sky pasted the racing pegasi, as she dove deep into the canyon flying with great speed.
"Blitz! Focus on her thoughts and find out where she is headed" Blitz closed his eyes and focused. After a few minutes he opened them, "She has crashed at the end of the canyon." "WE MUST HURRY!" Seeker yelled.
Midnight hadn't crashed but she made it look like she had to get them off her back since where she was going was a secret.
Dawn Seeker arrived at the end of the canyon to find nothing. He turned to Blitz "I THOUGHT YOU SAID SHE CRASHED HERE!" He roared as Blitz cringed.
Finder sniffed around
Midnight was in her secret base as she smiled at the little filly who was inside.
"Finder can you smell her?" Seeker asked calming down at the sight of her.
Finder nodded "Hey I wouldn't be 'Finder' if I couldn't find even the hardest of things, her scent goes towards the east."
Midnight smiled and cuddled the little filly before taking out some yummy food for them.
"Let's go then." He said turning to Blitz. "Hey Blitz. I'm sorry for yelling at you." He turned back to Finder, "And Finder, lead the way."
Finder lead them to a small cave where they went inside only to find Midnight curled up against a cute little filly who was a beautiful emerald green with a long white mane, yet had a mini ragged tail.
Midnight was asleep as the filly snuggled her.
"So this is why." He mused. "We will let her stay here."