BURNING SUNRISE: FROM A FOE TO A FRIEND – OR –TRYING TO CALL BACK AN ANGRY LORD FLAMER!

"I never knew that you freed your Phoenix; I thought that you might have done something else to it!" the filly exclaimed, more tears coming out of him. This alarmed the others. "There's another thing I need to tell you about: Lord Flamer*. Lord Flamer; he's the one in charge of all the Phoenixes in Equestria. He's actually been around since the founding of Equestria, or about thousands of years! He hates it when any type of species keeps one of his Phoenixes without his permission. He hates it even more when 'said' animal of species does anything unjust to his Phoenixes." Every-pony looked even more mystified.

"Uh, excuse me?" Rainbow Dash asked. A light chuckle came out of the filly's mouth, but it was also the laugh of nervousness.

"Well, uh, you see…" Burning Sunrise lightly tapped both of his front hoofs together and looked at the ground, blushing. "I sort-of told Lord Flamer using a special… book… of mine." Burning Sunrise looked up at the rest, seeing a mob of angry ponies. He continued doing the light chuckle, which got an even-more madder of a glare from the ponies.

"Don't worry," he assured. "I'm one of the Phoenix-ide, remember? I'm sure he'll understand that this is some sort of a misunderstanding – maybe?" Burning Sunrise shrugged with a slight smile on his face, but we all know where this got him!

"If your clan can talk to Phoenixes, so can you," Celestia said, leaning close so her nose touched his.

"Oh, I can talk to Phoenixes mighty well, actually!" Burning Sunrise exclaimed. "It's rather or not he–" A loud roar was heard! Every-pony in the room looked around and about for the source of the noise, and remembered that there were little windows in this castle. Burning Sunrise whispered: "Lord Flame's here!" All eyes were on him.

Suddenly, there was a crash! Every-pony in the room turned towards the darkness at the end of the darkness. A large light appeared a few seconds later, taking place of that darkness. He was here. The Phoenix Lord was here!

"Hold your positions, my little ponies!" Princess Celestia exclaimed. Then, leaning closer towards Burning Sunrise, she whispered: "Now's your chance, or else…" Burning Sunrise slightly nodded.

"Y-Yeah, of course," he acknowledged. He took a few steps forward, and everyone behind him could see his hooves shaking frightfully. Whispering, he said: "I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid of you. I'm not afraid of you at all." His hooves grew less and less shakier, until he heard a booming voice.

"WHERE IS THE PHOENIX-IDE THAT HAD SUMMONED ME?" Lord Flamer asked. Apparently, he didn't see the filly.

"I am the Phoenix-ide that had summoned you!" Burning Sunrise exclaimed. Lord Flamer looked down at the filly and laughed.

"YOU?" asked Lord Flamer. "YOU ARE THE PHOENIX-IDE THAT HAD SUMMONED ME? YOU'RE NOTHING MORE THAN A MERE FILLY!"

"Wow, that's a bit harsh, don't you think?" Burning Sunrise asked, slightly skulking away. Noticing the slight glares of the ponies behind him, though, he stayed put. With a louder voice, he continued: "My name is Burning Sunrise. You need not to say your name, Lord Flamer; I already know you! I am the youngest member of the Phoenix-ide, but I am still as smart as the other members!" This had caught Lord Flamer's attention.

"BURNING SUNRISE, WHAT IS YOUR REASON FOR SUMMONING ME HERE THEN?" Lord Flamer asked, before Burning Sunrise gulped.

"An accusation of Princess Celestia abusing her pet Phoenix," Burning Sunrise said, before the other ponies disagreed with him.

"That's not true!" or "Tell the truth!" and the occasional "Princess Celestia would never do such a thing!" While most of the ponies were yelling at Burning Sunrise, Princess Celestia was the only one that smiled at him sincerely. Burning Sunrise noticed this and did a faint smile back.

"A false accusation of Princess Celestia abusing her pet Phoenix," he continued. This seemed to calm down most of the ponies' yelling. "You see, I never knew that she had freed her Phoenix; I thought that she might have done something else to it!" Noticing the mystified look on Lord Flamer's face, and taking a deep breath, he continued: "There was this day – a year or so ago. Princess Celestia had taken her Phoenix for a royal feast with the other six girls over there. Noticing the strange actions of the Phoenix, and the fact that she had been taken from Princess Celestia for most of the day, I thought that Princess Celestia had done something horrible to him… I know you hate it when any type of species keeps one of your Phoenixes without your permission, but you hate it even more when 'said' animal of species does anything unjust to your Phoenixes." This caught Lord Flamer's attention even more than the last.

"SO, YOU ACTUALLY ARE A MEMBER OF THE PHOENIX-IDE?" he asked, before Burning Sunrise nodded. "DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HATE EVEN MORE THAN ANY TYPE OF SPECIES TAKES ONE OF MY PHOENIXES WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, AND HATE EVEN MORE THAT WHEN 'SAID' ANIMAL OF SPECIES DOES ANYTHING – RUDE – TO MY PHOENIXES?" When Burning Sunrise shook his head, he continued. "WHAT I HATE EVEN MORE IS WHEN SOMEONE LIES TO ME THAT ONE OF MY PHOENIXES HAS WASTED MY TIME–"

"But–!" started Burning Sunrise.

"RATHER THEY BE NORMAL PONY OR PHOENIX-IDE!" Lord Flamer shouted. "THAT ALSO GOES OUT TO YOU, PRINCESSES!"