The Next Day At Canterlot Castle (Narrator's POV)
"Twilight! Twilight!" Pinkie yelled as she ran up.
"What is it Pinkie?" Twilight asked.
"I can't find Shadow and we can't start the party without him." Pinkie said in worry.
"He's around here somewhere." Twilight replied. "He came here with us."
"Okie Dokie Lokie." Pinkie said before running off.
"Shadow where are you?" Twilight asked telepathically.
"Five more minutes." Shadow replied sleepily.
"Get up this instant. You got enough sleep last night." Twilight mentally yelled.
"Fine, Fine." Shadow replied.
A moment later, Shadow appeared next to Twilight while yawning.
"Shadow!" Pinkie yelled as she landed on top of him causing him to fall. "I'm so glad that you're here and now that you're here we can get this party started. I'm excited. Are you excited? I know I am."
"Pinkie can you get off of him? I think you're hurting him." Twilight said as she looked at the pained expression on Shadow's face.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Shadow. I didn't know you were hurt so I just jumped…" Pinkie started.
"Pinkie!" Twilight yelled.
"Right." Pinkie said before stepping off of Shadow. "Sorry."
"It's…okay." Shadow said as tried to get back up.
"Shadow, why didn't you tell me you were hurt?" Twilight asked as he finally got back up.
"Let's see, I passed out yesterday, and I didn't wake up until you dragged me here." Shadow answered.
"You need medical attention." Twilight said before lifting Shadow up with telekinesis.
Twilight brought Shadow over to Fluttershy and explained the situation, after which, Twilight set Shadow down gently.
"Oh you poor thing. Let's get you fixed up right away." Fluttershy said as she looked through her bag of medical supplies.
Shadow looked at her with an unamused look before saying, "Fluttershy, I'm not a child."
"You shouldn't be talking with a hurt chest." Fluttershy said without acknowledging what Shadow said.
Fluttershy then pulled out a jar of ointment and opened it. She then gently smeared the contents on Shadow's chest.
"There, that should relieve your pain and promote a swift recovery." Fluttershy said.
"Thank you." Shadow said kindly.
"You don't have to thank me if you don't want to." Fluttershy said as she reverted back to her shy nature.
"I know I didn't have to, but I wanted to. Tell Seeker I said hi." Shadow said before walking away to where Pinkie was starting the party.
After the Party
Almost everypony had left after helping clean up. The only ones left were Shadow, Twilight, Mint, Itachi, Rainbow Dash, Yuri, Cammo (even though nopony can see him), and the princesses.
"Shadow, will you tell me why you were fighting with a dragon now?" Twilight asked.
"Of course, Celestia asked me to collect dragon scales for her." Shadow answered.
"Oh, but why would the Princess need dragon scales?" Twilight asked.
"Because I want to give the captains of each guard division a sword like the ones you two currently use." Celestia answered.
"That makes sense." Twilight said. "But how did you contact Shadow."
"Ebony." Shadow said simply.
"Ok." Twilight replied.
Before they could continue talking, they were interrupted by an argument between Rainbow Dash and Itachi.
"Teach me." Rainbow Dash yelled.
"No." Itachi replied.
"Pinkie knows how to and she is loud, so why won't you teach me?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"That's because she knows how to be quiet when she needs to be." Itachi answered.
"I can be quiet." Rainbow Dash said.
"Prove it." Itachi said and when Rainbow Dash didn't say anything, he said, "Finally some peace and quiet."
"Are you saying I'm loud?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Yes." Itachi said. "And until you can prove to me otherwise, I will not teach you."
"Fine." Rainbow Dash said in a huff before she crossed her hooves and sat down.
"What was that all about?" Luna asked.
"Rainbow Dash wants Itachi to teach her how to be a stealthy ninja like him, but Itachi won't." Twilight informed.
"And the fact that Pinkie Pie can be stealthy is making her jealous." Shadow continued.
"So she is trying everything she can," Twilight started.
"to get Itachi to teach her." Shadow finished.
"Are you two going to keep doing that?" Luna asked.
"Doing what?" Twilight and Shadow asked together.
"Going back and forth between who is speaking." Celestia said.
"We were doing that?" Twilight asked.
"Yes." Luna answered.
"Sorry, but the link has started to reach the final stage." Shadow said. "Twilight partially saw through my eyes while she was meditating."
"Yes, and that is why I was asking about the dragon." Twilight confirmed.
"Thank you for informing us." Celestia said.
"What are you two going to do now?" Luna asked.
"I'm going to be returning to the other world in a few days to help them. Speaking of which, I need to talk to Itachi about that." Shadow said as he turned and found Itachi standing next to them with Rainbow Dash hovering nearby.
"Itachi, do you have any suggestions on how to get into Konoha undetected?" Shadow asked.
"Why do you need to get in there undetected?" Celestia asked.
"Last time I was there, I helped Sasuke escape, which labeled me as an enemy who will be killed on sight. But, I need to get in there and talk to one of the few who would give me information and help me fix the mess." Shadow explained.
"The easiest way for you to get in there would be for you to be under a genjutsu which changes your appearance." Itachi said. "But, they might have people in place that can see through the illusions."
"Can they see through a polymorph spell?" Luna asked.
"Only one way to find out." Itachi said.
Luna nodded and cast a polymorph spell on the unexpecting Twilight. When the glow faded, Twilight looked like the spitting image of Mint. Itachi activated his Sharingan and looked her over before deactivating it again.
"I can't see through the illusion." Itachi said.
A flash of light and Twilight was back to normal.
"That's because it is not an illusion. A polymorph spell actually morphs the body to whatever shape the caster wants." Celestia said.
"Still, a pony walking into Konoha would still attract unwanted attention." Itachi said.
"I might have a solution for that." Shadow announced. "Twilight, if you would provide the power."
Twilight nodded and lowered her horn. Shadow touched his horn to hers and concentrated. A moment later he released the spell in a blinding flash of light. When the light died down, everypony gasped at the sight of three humans standing there. The first human was a white male with dark blue hair and red slited eyes. He was wearing a black cloak with a yin-yang symbol on the back that had a red unity symbol in the center. The second human was a white female with purple hair that had a pink and light purple stripe in it and purple eyes. She was wearing a purple cloak that had a six-pointed magenta star on the back with the red unity symbol in the center. The last human was a small white girl with brown hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a light green cloak that had a mint leaf on the back surrounded by a breeze.
"Shadow? Twilight? Mint?" Luna asked.
"Yes, it is us." Shadow answered as he helped Twilight keep her balance.
"What did you do?" Luna asked.
"A polymorph spell. Twilight supplied the power while I provided the necessary information." Shadow answered.
"Yay! I'm human again." Mint yelled as she took off running around the throne room.
"How can she move so easily in this form?" Twilight asked.
"We used to be human and we never forgot how to move." Shadow answered.
"I'm guessing that you plan on taking Twilight with you this time?" Luna asked.
"Mint as well. I'm thinking that a family would draw less attention to themselves than a single pony, I mean person." Shadow said. "Plus, you can always have Ebony contact me if something happens here."
"Very well. I will allow it since you need Twilight's help." Celestia said.
"Thank you." Shadow said.
"Where are your horns?" Luna asked.
"Right here." Shadow said as he parted his hair to reveal a tiny black horn. "Any more questions?"
"No." Celestia said.
"Very well, come on Mint, we need to go." Shadow said.
"Ok." Mint said happily as she ran up to Shadow.
Right before she got there, Shadow stepped back and teleported all three of them away.
"Yuri, can you show Rainbow Dash and Itachi to their rooms. I have a feeling that Rainbow Dash won't be leaving anytime soon." Celestia ordered.
Everfree Clearing
"Are you two ready?" Shadow asked.
"Ready for what?" Mint asked.
"Training." Shadow replied. "Twilight will be learning how to move around in a human body while you will be learning how to teleport."
"Really?" Mint asked happily.
"Yes." Shadow answered.
"Yay!" Mint yelled.
Four Days Later (Canterlot Throne Room)
"Twilight. Mint. It's good to see you two." Celestia said to the two ponies that just appeared in the throne room.
"Princess, it's good to see you too." Twilight replied before turning to Mint.
"I'm impressed with how fast you learned that." Twilight said.
"I'm guessing that Shadow finally taught his daughter how to teleport." Luna said as she walked into the room.
"Yes." Twilight replied.
"Speaking of Shadow, where is he?" Celestia asked.
"He said he had to make a quick stop somewhere and told us he would meet us here." Twilight answered.
"How long until he gets here?" Luna asked.
Before Twilight could answer, Shadow appeared wearing his necklace and holding onto four katanas with magic.
"Sorry for the delay." Shadow said as he tossed Twilight's katana to her. "You might want to keep that with you."
Shadow then tossed a light green katana to Mint. As soon as she saw it, Mint's smile widened enough to put Pinkie to shame.
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." Mint said as she skipped around with her new sword.
"Now that that's taken care of, we will be leaving for Konoha shortly." Shadow announced.
"Good luck." Celestia and Luna said.
"And you say we do that a lot." Twilight said before the three were engulfed in light.
When the light cleared, they were gone.
"Such flashy antics." Luna said.
"Yes, but it gives them a certain charm." Celestia replied. "So Itachi, how do you think they will do?"
Itachi stepped out of the shadows and said, "They will do fine as long as they keep their wits about them."
Celestia nodded at his reassuring words.
A little ways away from Konoha
Shadow, Twilight, and Mint appeared on the path to Konoha in their human forms. They immediately strapped their swords to their backs and headed down the road without a word.
After a bit, Shadow finally said, "Now, we will have to try to refrain from using any magic while around others."
"And if we must?" Twilight asked.
"Try to make it look like it's a jutsu or better yet, a bloodline trait." Shadow replied.
"Other than that, we are going to be acting like a traveling family." Twilight said.
"I don't know what you are talking about, we are a traveling family." Shadow replied.
"You know what I mean." Twilight retorted.
"I know. Are you remembering all of this, Mint?" Shadow asked.
"Yes dad." Mint said before resuming her skipping.
"Oh, and two more things. Don't say that we are friends of Itachi's ever,and only mention that we are Sasuke's around Kakashi, Sakura, and Naruto. Also, If Itachi does come up in a conversation, talk about him as if he was dead." Shadow said.
"Ok." Twilight and Mint said.
"There's the gate." Shadow said before pointing to the newly restored gate.
As they approached the gate, they were stopped by two ninja in green vests.
"Halt." One commanded. "State your names and your business in Konoha."
"I am Shadow and this is my wife Twilight. The little one there is Mint." Shadow introduced. "We are here to visit an old acquaintance of mine."
"Who is this acquaintance?" The other one asked.
"Kakashi Hatake." Shadow answered. "Although it has been so long, that I doubt he would even recognize me."
"I see." The first one said. "What village are you three from?"
"We are not from any village." Twilight answered. "We are just a traveling family."
"Very well then. You will be escorted to Kakashi by an Anbu member." The second person said.
The first person touched a device on his neck and said something. A moment later an Anbu member appeared and gestured for the three to follow him. After walking around for about ten minutes, they group arrived at a large field with trees on one side and a river on the other. Off to one side was also three tree stumps. In the center of the field stood three people and based on what they looked like, they were Kakashi, Sakura, and Naruto. We thanked the Anbu member and headed for the trio.
"Hello." Mint called out as we got closer.
Naruto and Sakura stopped their sparring match in looked over in our direction.
"Hello?" Sakura said in confusion. "Do we know you three?"
"Nope. I would remember someone with purple hair." Naruto said.
Kakashi looked up from his book at the three new arrivals and asked, "So, who are you?"
Shadow looked around for a bit before asking, "Are we alone?"
"Yes, for now." Kakashi answered.
"Good." Shadow said relieved. "You see, we are friends of Sasuke's."
Author's Notes
First of all, I want to apologize for updating late, but of have been sick and couldn't concentrate long enough to write. In other news, the results from the question is in and the number of winners we have are...zero. Nobody was able to correctly guess both of the antagonists' identities, so I will be nice and extend the competition until I update again. The question was: Who are the two main antagonists of my story going to be? Seriously, if you put some thought into it, it shouldn't be hard to figure out who at least one of them is.
As for the newest MLP episode, did anyone else feel like they were watching a Scooby Doo episode during the song.
Yuri belongs to American-agent12.
Cammo belongs to ponylover8.
Seeker belongs to Seeker pony engineer.
Until next time.
