New Characters
Sapphire- A deep sapphire blue hued dragon. She's very outgoing, and many boy dragons have fallen for her. She has yet to find somebody, or somedragon…..
Nickel- A brown Earth pony with a jet-black, short, mane. Nickel grew up on his family's vegetable farm. His parents and siblings never really appreciated anything he did with his apple growing. They were just too busy working their vegetables. So he decided to venture off in search of somebody to share his ideas with.
His cutie mark is a potted apple plant
Sparkie- A grey Unicorn with a semi-long orange mane and tail. Sparkie is a somewhat shy unicorn, but has take charge attitude. He likes to experiment with magic. He left his parents in search of adventure, and maybe romance too…
His cutie mark is a spark.
Valor- A beige unicorn with long hair. A very considerate ladies' man, which has yet to find a REAL lady….. He left his hometown because Everypony was too laid back country-style for him. And he loved to sew, but nopony would wear his "ridiculous looking" outfits.
His cutie mark is a Needle and Pink thread in a heart
Sterling- A lime green Pegasus with brown hair. Sterling is a very outgoing type, resembling Rainbow Dash. He delights in drawing art in the clouds and playing with little woodland creatures. He would love too woo a girl, but the girls he had liked just thought that he was TOO outgoing.
His cutie mark is a cloud drawn into the likeness of a pony
Quicksilver- A purple Pegasus with blue hair. Quicksilver is almost the exact opposite of Sterling. He is very shy, but he tries his best to be a good team member. He likes to fly, but he doesn't think he's very good at it. He enjoys doing daring tricks, when nopony is watching.
His cutie mark is a flaming hoop
Mustang- A red Earth pony with orange hair. A great decorator, and loves parties!
He doesn't think too much about girls, but every now and then….
His cutie mark is a mirror with confetti on it.
The original ponies. (Descriptions taken from .com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/characters)
Twilight Sparkle - For a unicorn that's new to the magic of friendship, Twilight Sparkle gets an "A+." She uses her magical powers to help her friends, and she's always ready to lend a helping hoof. Sometimes she gets on her high horse, but her love for her pals makes her a natural leader.
Pinkie Pie - Pinkie Pie is a free spirit who prances to the beat of her own drum. Actually, she prances to the sound of her own singing. She's playful and full of energy. She can talk till the ponies come home. She loves to invent silly songs, giggle, skip, and make her friends laugh.
Applejack "AJ" - Applejack is a country pony that grew up on her family's apple farm. She's down to earth and dependable, and she's not afraid to get her hooves dirty. To her, any job can be done with a little horse sense and hard work. Applejack has a knack for figuring out how to fix a problem – fast!
Rainbow Dash - Rainbow Dash lives for adventure! Whenever there's a problem that involves danger, distant lands, and mysterious beasts, she's the first to help. She's bold. She's brave. She's also a bit proud and mischievous - but wouldn't you be too if you were the fastest Pegasus around?
Fluttershy - Graceful Fluttershy has a special way with forest animals. Her favorite thing is to care for them in her quiet meadow cottage. That's because Fluttershy is, well ... shy. She's sweet, soft-spoken, and kind of a scaredy-pony. Her friends love her for her kindness, and they work hard to bring her out of her shell.
Rarity - With her gleaming white coat and royal purple curls, Rarity is the most beautiful unicorn in Ponyville. And she knows it. After all, heads turn when she prances down the street. A talented fashion designer, Rarity loves to give the other ponies makeovers, and her dream is to design for Princess Celestia.
The Adventures of Ponyville and its inhabitants
Chapter 1
Part 1
Fluttershy's baby bunny problem
Fluttershy was out checking on her bunnies when she came across a new bunny hole. "Oh my!" she exclaimed. She peeked in and said, "Hello little bunnies, can you come out?" there was a flurry of paws, and a little grey bunny and a familiar looking white bunny peeked out. But as she smiled and said hello, she said, "Angel? Well this is where you've been hiding." She giggled and then asked. "What've you been doing this whole time?" he rubbed his neck sheepishly and pointed to the grey bunny. "So this is your mate!" she smiled. "Hello! I'm Fluttershy!" but as she continued to look at them, she could see in their eyes that something was amiss. So she lay down and inquired, "What's the matter bunnies? They rapidly acted out a scene of how they had picked out this spot for a home in the garden before going out in the Everfree forest for some food. But on the way back out, had lost track of their baby boy in the, "Everfree Forest!" she gasped! The bunnies nodded vigorously and continued in their frenzied packing. Fluttershy leaned down close and whispered, "I'll go and find him in the Ever….free… forest…."
She gulped and a bead of sweat rolled down her forehead. "NO!" she thought to herself "I can't be scared! I need to help this new little bunny family. I have to do it for Angel." she squared her flanks, set her shoulders, and said "Yes bunnies, don't you worry, I'm going to find your boy" they hopped up and down and hugged her and each other. Then they happily hopped back into their home. Fluttershy went inside and paced back and forth, back and forth, until she had worked up enough courage to pack her saddlebags and go outside. It was a bright sunny day, a little hot, but still a beautiful day. As she opened the door, there were Twilight and Spike! "Well good morning Fluttershy!" Twilight laughed. "We were just about to knock when you opened the door. " Spike tilted his head and saw the saddle bags. He asked, "Where are you headed off to, Fluttershy?" "Fluttershy looked around and said, I don't want to scare the other bunnies, but I'm going into the Everfree forest to find a lost baby bunny." Twilight and spike both took a double take "Really? You're going to go into the Everfree forest, alone?" "Well, yeah, just to find the baby bunny and then I'll be right back." "Oh, no, that could take days, but we'll, come along" Twilight smiled. Spike hopped into the air and said, "Oh boy! An adventure!" then he scurried off to pack his and Twilight's Bags. Twilight said, "Anyway, you'll need us to help you navigate the forest, and Zecora may have seen him too. Come on, let's go and help spike pack." She trotted off. "Uhh… I guess so….." Fluttershy Mumbled. She followed her, still very afraid of what could happen to ponies who went into the Everfree forest.
Twilight, Spike, and Fluttershy were trotting sown the read at a leisurely pace when they encountered Rarity and Rainbow Dash. Spike immediately flew behind Twilight and gasped, "Did she see me?" Twilight rolled her eyes and smiled at Spike who was trying his best to spruce himself up, saying, "No, Spike, she didn't see you." "Whew," he said as he put on the precious necklace with the blue gem that Rarity had given him as a present for helping her. Then he walked with his head a little bit higher then usual. "Spiiike," Twilight said. She winked and nudged him with her hoof. "What?" he said, winking back. Twilight waved and said, "Hey girls, what are you up to?" Rainbow Dash sighed and muttered" nothing. It's so boring today. Everypony is either sleeping or just sitting around." Rarity nodded and added, "And it's not like I wanted to just sew all day long for no reason, so me and Rainbow decided to take a walk." Well, Fluttershy has a Baby Bunny problem." As soon as they heard that, they immediately perked up and started asking questions. "What kind of baby bunny problem?" "Is it a big problem or a small problem?" Twilight held up her hoof and said, "whoa there ponies, I think we should let Fluttershy tell you what's happened." Then she stepped aside and looked at Fluttershy. After Fluttershy was done, Rarity and Rainbow slapped hooves and said, "We'll be right back!" and they dashed off, each to pack their bags for the coming adventure into the Everfree Forest. Twilight nodded toward a drink stand and Spike looked hopefully at the gem encrusted chocolate smoothie. Twilight looked at him reprovingly, but smiled and bought him the smoothie, and she bought lemonade. As they were sipping their lemonade, AJ and Pinkie came walking down the street. They spotted them and trotted over, AJ saying, "Hey ya'll! What in the hay is all the hubbub about?" Spike put down his half-finished smoothie and said "One of Fluttershy's bunnies got lost in the Everfree Forest, and we're going to go help her find it!" "Well, I'd mighty like to help! I'll go hitch up my saddlebags!" and AJ galloped off to Sweet Apple Acres. Pinkie Pie hopped into the air and said, "Oooh! I should set up a party for when you get back! She hopped and skipped back to Twilight's house to prepare…
They all stopped before the dark and forbidding entrance of the Everfree Forest. A shiver of fear went down Fluttershy's back, and then shook her head and thought, "No! I must do this!" She set her shoulders, looked up, and defiantly thought, "Alright forest. I'm coming in. Do your worst!"And so she shakily trotted into the forest, the other ponies following close behind. They entered the murky darkness of the forest, staying as close as possible. Twilight took the lead with Fluttershy and led them to Zecora's house. When they reached it, the door was open and Zecora was bringing wood outside to start a fire. "Hello Zecora!" Twilight said as she trotted up to the mystical zebra, the other ponies following. "Ah Twilight, there are colts seeking you and your friends, but beware, they may steal your heart away." Zecora winked at them and placed a big pot in the fireplace and lighting the wood with a coal from her fireplace inside. "Go and find your way," she said, "and they will find you." With that, she stirred her brew and went inside her hut. They looked at each other and were going to walk away, when Zecora poked her head out and said, "What you seek in not too far, just go to the pit of tar." Then she disappeared into her house again. Rainbow shrugged, but Rarity said, "Oh! Did you hear that? There are colts here!" she exclaimed, getting dreamy eyed for a moment before charging away, saying, "come on girls! What are we waiting for! Let's go to the Black pit!" Fluttershy stopped and said, "Wait, what about the baby bunny?" Rarity didn't even stop answer "I'm sure he'll be there darling, now let's move!"The rest of the girls looked at each other skeptically, but they galloped after rarity, spike hesitated a moment longer, and when he turned around, Zecora was standing near him, and she said, "There will be a surprise for you too, and it will reveal itself to be very new." And with that, Spike ran after the girls.
Chapter 1
Part 2
The Gentlecolts (and girl-dragon)
(A few minutes before Twilight and the girls arrive at Zecora's)
Sparkie, Nickel, Valor, Sterling, Mustang, Quicksilver, and Sapphire were good friends. They had met on their travels to find a better place to live in Equestria. Now as they were wandering though the Everfree forest, they came across a small hut, seemingly abandoned, but as they approached, a zebra came out of the bushes with some kind of plant in her mouth. "Hello," Sparkie said, as they approached the clearing and the house beyond. The zebra looked at them quietly and said, "If it is adventure and romance you seek, then go to the tar pits and that's what you'll meet." And she pointed in a north-westerly direction and then disappeared inside her hovel. Sparkie shrugged, and started in the direction she had pointed toward. The other ponies glanced at each other, and then followed Sparkie. Sapphire was sitting on Sparkie's back and she said, "Are you even going to stop and think about what she said?" Sparkie kept on walking, and answered, "Well, I guess that I thought that we really had no other way to go. We were wandering anyway, what could go wrong?" a short walk later, they stood at the underbrush before the Black Pits. They heard girlish laughter on the other side. "I guess this is what that weird zebra was talking about." Valor said. He squared his shoulders and stated, "Well gentlecolts, I'm going to go and see these ponies. After all, we are on royal orders from Princess Celestia. I would prefer if you all went with me though. We could serve to each other as encouragement." Sparkie stepped forward, along with Sterling, Nickel, Mustang, and Sapphire. Only Quicksilver remained. "Oh, come on Quicksilver!" Sparkie exclaimed, "It'll be fun, and who knows..." he nudged him with his hoof and winked, "maybe you'll find somepony you like too" Quicksilver blushes, and then slowly took on an air of courage. He finally gulped and stood up straight "Let's do this" he said with a glint in his eye. So, the seven of them strode out of the bushes.
The girls were laughing and talking about what Zecora had said to them. Fluttershy and Rarity were playing with the baby rabbit, which was found near the tar pit. "So what do you think these "colts" are going to be like?" AJ asked. Spike shrugged. "I dunno, but I won….." suddenly he burped, and a message from the princess appeared on the grass. It read…
Dear Twilight, my most faithful student,
I have a new assignment for you. I have assembled some colts that will help you with your task. You will find out what your task is later. For now, meet these young gentlecolts and befriend them, then I will send you another letter.
Sincerely,
Princess Celestia
P.S. this is a fun assignment, and I can't wait to see how you do on it!
Twilight finished reading the scroll out loud, and she put it in her saddlebag. "I wonder when these colts will get here" Twilight said. "I reckon they'll get here soon enough." AJ said, as she flopped down on the grass to await the colts. They talked and laughed for a little while, but then they all heard some rustling, and then a soft, wet popping sound. They all turned, and that sound turned out to be five colts and a Spike's jaws hitting the floor. All the girls blushed, and sort of looked away, but then peeked back. They were all silent for a minute, but then Twilight cleared her throat and said "u-um…. Hello, my name is Twilight. We are here on royal orders from princess Celestia, and I guess…. Umm..." she blushed even harder. Sparkie shook his head, and stuttered out, "W-we are t-too….." he shuffled his hooves, then looked away for a moment, then took a deep breath and looked back. "Yes… the Princess told us that we would find out later what our assignment was. But she did say that we were going to stay with you for…. Now….." he blushed, apparently embarrassed beyond what he would have ever thought. Twilight blinked and thought "Oh for the love of Celestia! What am I supposed to do? Umm, I guess inviting them to come back to stay the night would work…" so she cleared her throat again, and said haltingly, "umm…. I guess, would you like to all stay at my house f- for the night?" she smiled. Sparkie smiled back. "Come on you idiot! Say something!" he shook his head and said, "Yeah… sure I guess." They all stood still for a few seconds longer, then Twilight slowly started to walk toward the edge of the clearing, and onto the path back to Ponyville. One by one, the others followed, each casting quick glances in each other's direction, and when their eyes met, looking away, blushing. Some time later, they emerged near the main road, as the sun was just starting to set over Equestria. They were slowly walking back to Twilight's house, but when they were almost there, Fluttershy walked up beside Twilight and whispered, "what about the baby bunny? Shouldn't we bring him back first?" Twilight thought about this for a moment, then shook her head. "Besides, were already there," and indeed, they were not a few yards from her front door. "And I bet he'll have fun sleeping over anyway." Fluttershy nodded, happy deep down inside that she could stay with Twilight tonight. When they had reached the front door, Pinkie was there waiting with streamers and party things all set up for their return. "Welcome home litt…." But when she saw Mustang and the other colts, she gasped and scurried to hide and peeked her head out, "….Twi? Where did you get these colts from?" she thought, "Mustang is so cute! Wait, did I just say that?" Twilight said, "Ill tell you later pinkie. It's a long story. "She sat down on a pillow in the corner and looked down, occasionally sneaking a peek. The girls glanced at each other. This was NOT pinkie. Either something happened, she liked somepony too! AJ and Rarity exchanged giggly looks before walking in. She wasn't the only one.
All gotten settled inside, they separated into their old groups, and they heatedly discussed each other. Spike was casting quick glances in Sapphire's direction. She caught him once, and winked at him, which drove him to walk over, but Twilight and the girls laughed, and he shook his head, seeming just now to come back to reality. Finally, Twilight stood and walked to the center of the room and cleared her throat, saying, "Um… ok everypony," everypony looked at her, but Sparkie, with those beautiful eyes, when they were shifted onto her, it took all of her might not to melt right there on the floor. "I-I think we need a formal introduction. Boys, you sit over h-here, and girls you sit on this side." The ponies all sat in their respective sides, and when Twilight had their attention, she said bravely, "I'll go first. My name is Twilight Sparkle, and I am, apparently, a unicorn. I am princess Celestia's student…" she blushed, "I guess that's it." She sat down and motioned for the rest of them to go up, one at a time, to introduce themselves. Sparkie Tentatively rose and shuffled to the center of the room. And said, "H-hello, my name is S-Sparkie, and I like to learn and experiment with magic." With that being said, he scrambled down from the center and sat down, Twilight Sighing, audibly from across the room, smiling dreamily at him as she lay on her pillow. He whispered to Valor, "How did I do?" Valor winked, "just fine, but just wait to you see what I do" He stood up and walked into the center. Rarity was on the edge of her seat, well, pillow, and she was totally engrossed in this dashing prince of her dreams, and to think that he was standing right there! "This one looks SO mush better than that old nephew of Celestia's" she wilted at the thought of it. He bowed and started, "Hello fillies, it is my pleasure to finally meet you all. My name is Valor," here he tossed his mane, and his eyes sparkled in the dim light, making Rarity almost faint of sheer manliness. I Enjoy tailoring….." his eyes swept around the room to the side where the fillies were sitting, "…But I also enjoy women" he winked at them. Thankfully, AJ was sitting behind Rarity as she fainted into her arms. Applejack shoved her back upright, and Rarity snapped back into reality just as Valor was walking off the stage. Rarity soaked in his beautiful coat and his ever- twinkling eyes. Next, Sapphire walked onto the stage. Spike was sitting uninterested until this point. His eyes widened until his pupils were pinpricks against a sheet of white. "My name is… um… Sapphire…." Spike sunk into his pillow until he was barely noticeable, but Twilight noticed him and nudged him with a wink. This made Spike blush all the more. Then Nickel was walking into the center, "Ahem… My name is Nickel, and I like to grow apples… I guess…" he shuffled out of the center, with AJ's widened eyes boring a hole in his face. He looked away, ashamed. AJ whispered to Rainbow, "well! Will you have a look at this colt! He's dumped my apples in a heart of gold!" she exclaimed, eyeing him dotingly. He glanced black and gave her a faltering smile before hiding his face with his hoof again. Sterling walked up next. He looked around for a second, and his eyes contacted with Fluttershy's for a split second. And in that second, he saw the most loving, caring, pony in all of Equestria. "I do this for you…" "My name is Sterling, and I draw with clouds, and I take care of homeless woodland animals. He too, shuffled off the stage when he finished, leaving Fluttershy with butterflies in her stomach and a dreamy gaze. "SCORE!" he thought when he sat back down on his pillow. Next was Mustang. Pinkie scooted lower into her pillow, and giggled. Mustang smiled at her, and then said, "Hello, my name is Mustang. I like to decorate, and I love to have parties…" at this pinkie pie gave a shout, "WOO PARTY!" and everypony laughed. Mustang gave a fake smile then zipped under his pillow and peeked out. Pinkie was giggling at him! He was confused to either take this as a compliment or as an embarrassment. But now last, was Quicksilver. All eyes, locked on his pillow, but he was only a shaking huddle underneath the pillow. Valor stood up and walked over, whispering, "Quicksilver, this is your time to shine." He bent down closer, "and I know, from experience, that there is a certain somebody that you like, but that also likes you BACK for who you are. So just walk up there and tell them your name and what you like to do." Quicksilver peeked out and looked around, but when he saw rainbow dash, he was suddenly compelled to walk up there and say something. He, slowly, painstakingly, walked up to the center of the room, rainbow looking at him the whole way. "I think I really like this one" she thought as this shy, but handsome colt stood and cleared his throat. "h-hi everypony, m-my name is Q-Quicksilver….. And I like to, um… fly." He was about to dart back under his pillow when valor whispered from his pillow, "Tell them you like to do daring tricks!" he winked "and…. I also like to do….. tricks." Then he darted under his pillow and peeked out. There was silence for a full minute as the girls evaluated these colts. It was pinky who started the applause, saying "WOO! Grrreat job guys!" Clopping her hooves on the floor as hard as she could. One by one, the other ponies started clopping too. The guys just looked more embarrassed, dragging their hooves and looking down. Finally Twilight said, alright everypony, who's hungry? Spike was about to yell "ME!" when he saw Sapphire on Sparkie's back. Then he said, "Me?" Everypony laughed, and Spike wished he could just be swallowed up in the floor.
Chapter 1
Part 3
Angel
They slept soundly that night, and they woke up refreshed and ready. After a quick breakfast, they decided to bring Fluttershy's bunny back to his parents. The bunny was very excited, hopping all over the place. When they reached Fluttershy's small cottage in the woods, Fluttershy soared into the air, with the little bunny on her back. When she landed by the bunny-hole his parents lived in, his parents rushed out, overjoyed at seeing their little son alive and well. He jumped down off Fluttershy's back and hugged his parents. Then seeing her start to walk away, he hopped after her. She heard the soft hopping of the baby bunny, and she slowly turned around. He hugged her leg, then made a motioning toward her house, and then pointed to himself. "You'd like to come with me?" he nodded and then hopped onto her back. She nuzzled him while saying, "Well, aren't you just a little angel!" Then she realized, "That's it! Ill call you angel. He joyously hopped in circles on her back before settling down in her mane. She happily walked over to the other ponies, who were still standing where she had left them a moment ago. She settled down on the ground while they all looked expectantly. She said, "the little bunny decided to stay with me. His name is Angel." Then he popped up out of her mane and looked around at the ponies. Twilight commented, "I never really realized how cute he was!" and the bunny hid down further in her mane. Fluttershy giggled, but then Angel stood up and stared back at twilight a bit tremblingly. It was all Twilight had not to laugh out loud. Well, anyway. What do we do now?" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "We don't have anything planned, right Twilight?" she shook her head. "Well then!" She flew up and did an experimental loop. "Well, I'm going to find something cool that's happening, and then ill come find you." She flew off, leaving a miniature rainbow in her speeding wake. Sparkie cleared his throat and nervously said, "How about you show us around Ponyville?" Twilight perked up. "That's a great idea Sparkie! And she trotted off with her friends into Ponyville. Pinkie pie asked, "hey Twilight, how about we go and show them Sugarcube corner?" Twilight nodded, "But first lets show them Sweet Apple Acres." "Okie dokie lokie!" she hopped on a few meters ahead. Applejack opened up the gate, and all the colts saw was, apples. It seemed to go on forever. As they walked through the huge farm, Applejack picked off a few and gave them to all of the colts. They crunched into those sweet, delicious, and soft apples of all different kinds. Gala, Macintosh, Fuji, Red delicious, and Granny smith. As they walked along, munching on their apples, they suddenly came to a clearing, in which a large red barn stood at the center. "Here is where me and mah family live," She gestured with her hoof, and then continued down the path. As they continued to trot at a leisurely pace though the grove of thriving apple trees, Rainbow Dash appeared, seeming out of nowhere, above their heads. Guys, guess what! I found a secret opening o the side of a mountain not too far from here!" She pointed to an ominous, looming mountain that was situated on the outskirts of Ponyville. Then she swooped down and said, come on guys, let's go check it out. Then she darted off, into the hazy clouds. AJ turned around and said, "Wait up Rainbow, we're a-comin!" they all pelted down the trail again, out of apple acres, and all to way to the city limits of Ponyville before they had to stop to catch their breath. "Woo-ee. What a workout!" Applejack gasped. As they regained their breath, they took a look around. They were at the base of a behemoth of a mountain. It was almost sheer cliff after about o a hundred feet of climbing. Rainbow only went up about half that and stopped. "It's right here! She yelled down before landing on the edge. They slowly but surely made their way up the mountain, with the colts helping with their strength to push up the fillies. When they collapsed on the ledge where the cave was supposed to be, they sat up and looked around. Pinkie said, I don't see a cave here, Dashie! Are you pulling a prank on us?" Rainbow shook her head. I didn't think so either, not until I noticed this. She then pulled aside the vines to expose a protruding square of rock. It was small, and it suspiciously like a button… Twilight walked toward it and pushed on it with her hoof, causing a Miniature Earthquake as the mountainside seemed to open itself up. They all fell back, covering their eyes. When it finally stopped, Twilight open her eyes. When the other guys and girls opened their eyes too, they saw Twilight staring at where the stone had opened. "Whaat was that!" AJ said, shaking the dust out of her mane. Then she saw the opening and froze.
Something was coming out.
