Hi! Hyena king here! This is going to be the prelude before the final fight against Clockwerk! I know you,ve been waiting patiently, but indulge me this time. So, without further ado, here's chapter 21!
"So, what do you think?"
Twilight was currently standing in front of the van with Bentley, overlooking the changes she had made. It was now two times larger then before, in order to accommodate everyone, including the new arrivals. "It looks like it'll fir everyone now." Bentley said after giving the van a once over.
Rarity suddenly came over. "What it needs now is a big makeover." Murray hurried over, a big smile suddenly on his face.
"A makeover, huh?" The hippo asked. "Cause I had some ideas for a while now."
"By all means, do tell." Rarity responded, talking to Murray like he was a customer in her boutique.
Meanwhile, the rest of the ponies where talking in a small circle about their current situation. Stationed a little ways to the right sat Sly, Thunder, and Lightning.
"I can't help but notice that almost all your friends are girls." Sly commented, looking at the ponies.
"Yeah, well I wouldn't consider Spike a friend." Lightning muttered, clearly displeased at the dragons presence.
"And you guys aren't dating a single one?" Sly said, a teasing tone in his voice.
"No." Thunder replied honestly.
"What's up with you guys?" Sly asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Look," Thunder said, getting them back on track. "You said that you noticed something odd in the Thievius Raccoonus."
"Yes I did." Sly pulled out said book and laid it on a rock, then he flipped through it, showing the boys all the illustrations of his ancestors.
"I,ve been looking over what little information we had on the final member of the Fiendish Five, when I started to notice something." Sly pointed to each of the pages they had gotten during their journey. "Depictions of an owl like figure are featured on several pages of the Thievius Raccoonus, and they match police descriptions of the mysterious Clockwerk...Lightning, you OK? You look pale."
"Oh, don't mind me." Lightning said, wiping sweat off his face.
"Anyway, this has got me wondering." Sly continued. "Is this a strange coincedence, or am I missing something?"
"Guess we won't know until we reach the Krakow mountains." Thunder replied. Sly looked over at the ponies.
"About your friends..."
"Let them stay!" Lightning suddenly cried, rising to his hooves. "They might look girly..Well, they are girls, but they're no pushovers! Rainbow's fierce and fast, Applejack's strong, and Pinkie is just plain random-"
Sly held his hand up to quiet Lightning. Then he said.
"If you had asked me Six months ago, I would have said "no." But after seeing You guys and Twilight in action, Frankly, I could use all the help I can get. It must be weird, the world you come from."
Sly smiled, looking into the equally happy faces of the brothers. "As soon as Twilight and the others are done with the van, I,m going to call a meeting. There's a lot we need to discuss."
After the van was all fixed up, the Cooper gang could hardly recognize it. It was now painted gold, with the team insignia printed on the sides. Murray gave a big hug to Rarity, nearly crushing the poor mare. Then they all gathered around and began making there plans for the assualt on Clockwerk.
There you have it. Yes, I decided to do one chapter where the guys had a little downtime. Hoped you like it. And about the vans new look, I,m pressed for time, so I'll be more descriptive of it in the next chapter. R&R please!