Author's Note: Well, folks here we are. The next chapter of The Mane 5's story and this where a certain main character comes in...
Chapter 7:
Twilight Joins The Club/ Parenthood
Rarity's P.O.V:
"YEEEOOOOOOOOW!" I screamed.
Rainbow Dash took out a thorn off of my flanks as I squealed and gripped a tree in pain. Sometimes we were a little too daring in our adventures.
"Maybe, Bowling for Prickle Bushes, wasn't probably the best idea, huh?" Fluttershy said, breaking her sentence as she pulls out another thorn off my flanks. It seemed like the answer was obvious now.
"Tell me about it. Bobbing for Zap Apples certainly did the rating on my hat," Applejack added as she leaned on a tree.
"Don't forget the Bowling with thornbushes too-Aaaaaaahhhhh!" I tried to say before I screamed in pain.
"Oooooh, that's gonna leave a mark," Pinkie said as she took another thorn off my flank and looked with a wincing look.
"A Big One, too," Rainbow said agreeing. She couldn't even look at it.
Then we heard a distant squawking and looked out to see a flock of vultures circling and approaching something in the Everfree Forest.
"Hey, look girls, buzzards. How about one more run before the day's done?" Pinkie asked excitedly.
Rainbow Dash's P.O.V:
"Are you kidding? I'm always up for charging into those bird brains," I said in agreement.
"Eeyup, Those birds won't know what hit 'em," Applejack said, stretching herself to get ready to charge toward them.
"I don't see why not. Plus, Vultures don't have anything sharp to poke us with," Rarity said, taking another thorn off her flank.
"Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!" Pinkie exclaimed, jumping up and down excitedly.
"Well, you girls could go on and pick on those poor, defenseless buzzards if you want but I'm not going," Fluttershy refused, turning away from us and crossing her arms. She never wanted to get involved in anything that could hurt animals.
"Aaaawwww, come on, Fluttershy. It's no fun without you. Pleeeeeaaaasssseee?" Pinkie pleaded, giving Fluttershy the classic baby eyes.
"No, I am not going to bully animals and that's final. So I'm calling it a day," Fluttershy replied firmly as she then started to leave.
Applejack's P.O.V:
While we watched Fluttershy march away, Ah snorted in disappointment "Well that's great, now what are we gonna do?" Ah asked, seeing that it might be a lost cost.
When Ah asked that question, Rainbow Dash was already coming up with an idea as she placed a hoof on her chin and soon it came to her for she grinned slyly at how to convince Fluttershy to go bowling for buzzards with us.
"Well, okay Fluttershy. I guess we'll just have to leave the buzzards alone too…and let them pick on a baby animal!" She said loudly, before quickly winking at us. She knew that while Fluttershy wouldn't pick on the birds, she would attack them if they were attacking another living thing.
"Oohhh," We said in unison and grinning, seeing what she was doing.
Fluttershy, however, took it seriously when she stopped and heard what Rainbow just said.
"Yer right, Rainbow. And from where Ah'm standing, looks like they're picking on some poor innocent creature right now," Ah said, playing along with her, Fluttershy glanced back in concern.
"Perhaps it might be an innocent baby bunny rabbit or a little helpless bird," Rarity, dramatically cried with a hoof to her head, Fluttershy then put her hoof to her mouth.
"Too bad Fluttershy isn't here to help us nor in the mood to help that poor creature," Pinkie said, pretending to see the dire situation becoming grim as Fluttershy's eyes widened in shock.
Fluttershy then quickly flew to us waving her hooves and exclaimed, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! I never said I'm not in a mood,".
"You know, Fluttershy. It's not too late to change your mind if you want to help that poor creature," Rainbow said, smirking seeing that Fluttershy is falling for our acting.
Fluttershy's P.O.V:
I looked ahead and saw the vultures gathering around something and started pecking. I know it's natural for vultures to feed on rotten things. But seeing them picking on a helpless little baby animal that could still be alive, alone, scared, and hungry just feels and seems wrong. So have I made my choice I sighed, turned to my friends, and gave them my answer…
"Alright, let's do it, girls. We got a little animal to help," I said with a deadpanned look.
"Whoo-hoo!" Pinkie cheered jumping into the air.
"Well, what are we waiting for?..." Rainbow asked, rubbing her hooves together in anticipation.
"...Let's chase those feathered varmints outta here!" Applejack finished, also getting herself ready.
"That's right. After all, Bowling For Buzzards won't change our lives!" Rarity added with a nonchalant wave.
"Look out, vultures. Here…We…Come!" Pinkie shouted as we all then raced out into the Everfree Forest.
"CCCCHHHHHAAARRRGGGGEEE!" We shouted as we charged right for the vultures…
Rarity { Speaking In The Background After The Scene Froze }: "And that's when Twilight came in. Who knows why fate led us to little Twilight that day? Of course, one thing is for certain, Rainbow Dash was quite terrified of Twilight's appearance,".
( In The Movie Theater )
Rainbow Dash { Talking To Rarity }: "WHAT?! I wasn't scared of Twilight. We all know it was you!".
Rarity {Speaking to Rainbow Dash }: "I Certainly Was Not!".
Fluttershy { Speaking To Both Of Them As She Took The Remote }:" Um, girls? Maybe we should watch that scene where we came in and see who really was afraid of Twilight at first?".
Applejack { Agreeing With Fluttershy }:"Ah'm gonna have to agree with Fluttershy on that one,".
Fluttershy smiles and clicks the play button to resume the movie...
Original Movie's P.O.V:
Charging toward the vultures was the Mane 5. Rarity was leading the way with Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash following her on the left side and Applejack and Fluttershy following her on the right side.
Once they got to the scavengers, the five fillies began attacking the bone pickers in every direction and scaring them off.
"Get Out! Get Outta here ya bone-pickin' varmints!" Applejack yelled in her southern accent, bucking one vulture.
"Yeah! Get Lost feather brains!" Rainbow Dash added, ramming into another one.
Pretty soon the vultures had enough and flew off to look for another meal. Once they were gone four of the five cheered, except for Fluttershy as she was the only one who didn't attack any of the vultures.
"Whoo-hoo! I love bowling for buzzards!" Pinkie cheered, jumping up and down excitedly.
Fluttershy merely snorted, "Well, I still don't think it's fun to pick on those poor vultures," She huffed before she noticed the Vultures 'kill'.
"Ah, come on Fluttershy, those scavengers had it comin'," Rainbow said, brushing herself to get rid of the dirt and dust on her coat and feathers.
"Oh, dear. Um, girls, you better come take a look. I think this poor thing may still be alive," Fluttershy said, calling out to her friends while looking down at Twilight in concern.
Rarity saw the Alicorn Filly and said with disgust, "Eeeewwww!".
She thought it might be halfway dead and is starting to rot alive. But gathering up her courage, Rarity approached the body and said, "Alright, everypony, stand back. Let me see what we have here, myself,".
Rarity inspects Twilight's body, first thinking it was a pegasus, since the filly has wings. Rarity began doing things to inspect the filly such as looking, touching, and even smelling, grateful she didn't smell anything rotten. But when Rarity lifted Twilight's hoof from her face with her magic and saw the filly's horn, she gasped in fright and started panicking.
"Aaahh! It's an Alicorn!" Rarity said, freaking out and tripping but quickly regained her footing.
{ Movie Gets Paused Here }
( Back At The Movie Theater )
Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rainbow, and Applejack were looking at Rarity with 'I told you so' looks.
Rarity { Trying To Deny It Before Sighing }: "Okay, so maybe I was a little spooked, I admit. But only because I have never seen Twilight before,".
Rainbow Dash, Pinkie, Applejack, and Fluttershy { Speaking In Unison and Being Unconvinced }: "Uh-huh,".
Rainbow Dash { Speaking While Pressing The Resume Button On Her Remote }: "Anyway…,".
Rainbow Dash's P.O.V:
Nopony knows why fate led us to little Twilight that day…
While Rainbow Dash was explaining, a series of freeze frames were showing the times the Mane 5 had with Twilight when they were fillies…
Rainbow Dash { Speaking As One Freeze Frame Shows Her And Fluttershy Placing Twilight On Applejack's Back While Rarity Had a Look Of Worry On Her Face }: "Maybe it was our love for adventure,".
Rarity { Adding As The Next Freeze Frame Shows Twilight Shooting A Laser Of Magic On The Ground Near Rarity Causing Her To Jump In Surprise And Fright }: "Or our innate courage!"
Applejack { Continuing To Speak While The Third Freeze Frame Shows Twilight Giving Applejack A Bath As The Earth Pony Filly Was Trying To Get Away }: "Our valiant fearless way of …,".
As Applejack went on, a fourth freeze frame shows Twilight pinning Rainbow Dash to the ground and looking at her with a smile.
Soon more freeze frames quickly appear showing Twilight stretching out her hooves and yawning causing Pinkie to scream in surprise, Fluttershy backed up against a rock with Twilight's shadow looming over her, Rarity standing stiff when Twilight's mouth was open showing her teeth, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash hanging onto a tree branch with panicked looks on their face…
( Freeze Frames From The Original Movie )
Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack holding onto each other screaming, and the final freeze-frame shows Rarity screaming with her mane and tail standing out on end…
Rarity { Speaking In The Background }: "Alright, who is in charge of these ridiculous freeze-frames?!".
Pinkie { Chuckling Nervously In The Background }: "Whoops, Hehe, Sorry,".
Applejack { Sighing and then Speaking }: "Anyway…,".
After the freeze-frames were done showing, we return to the film to see Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash lifting the unconscious Twilight off the ground and placing her on Applejack's back.
Then the Mane 5 made their way back to their forest home paradise carrying their new friend.
Applejack { Speaking In The Background }: "After rescuing Twilight from the Vultures and bringing her back to The Forest, we decided to let her join our band. Of course, rescuing Twilight was just an easy part like gathering ingredients for Apple Pie,".
Rainbow Dash { Speaking In The Background }: "But what happened next was as hard as making the pie and was the really scary part,".
Rarity { Speaking In The Background }: "In fact, it was one process that one unicorn, two earth ponies, and two pegasi fillies have never ever done or experienced before in their lives…,".
Pinkie { Gasping }: "You girls don't mean?…,".
Fluttershy { Speaking }: "That's right, Pinkie…,".
( Scary Music Playing )
The Mane 5: "PARENTHOOD!".
Rainbow Dash's P.O.V:
A few weeks have passed since we took Twilight in and taught her about Hakuna Matata. One night, my friends and I were sleeping in our treehouse in our hammock. Pinkie was laying on my back snoring while Rarity was sleeping with her sleep mask on, Applejack sleeping with her hat over her eyes, Fluttershy sleeping all curled up, and I was moving my leg a little.
A male singer is heard singing in the background…
Singer: In Equestria, Our Beautiful Equestria…
The Alicorn Sleeps Tonight.
In Equestria, Our Majestic Equestria…
The Alicorn Sleeps Tonight.
Imbube
Imbube…
I was sleeping peacefully until I heard a familiar voice calling my name.
"Rainbow. Rainbow? RAINBOW!" It said desperately.
I opened my eyes sleepily as my vision cleared and I saw Twilight standing right above me upside down.
"I gotta go," Twilight whispered with a slight wince.
"Go? Go where?" I asked as I went back to sleep.
"You know...Go...Bad!" Twilight replied, doing a little prance.
I soon realized what she meant and shot right up, "Oh, go! Why didn't you say so? Come on, let's go," I said wide awake now, as I flew with Twilight following right behind me.
"When you gotta go, you gotta go!" I declared as we ran across the treehouse bridge, with the moon shining in the background.
Twilight needs to go…to the bathroom.
The next day…
"Twilight Sparkle! Get Down From There!" I yelled up to the treehouse tree, pointing my hoof down and scowling as the other girls stood around me.
Twilight was up in the branches above the treehouse cheering and laughing as she jumped and flew from one branch to the next.
A chorus was heard singing in the background…
Male Chorus: Forest Boogie!
Forest Boogie!
Forest Boogie!
Forest Boogie!
Forest Boogie!
Forest Boogie!
"Whoo-hoo! Alright! Hey, you five look like Breezies from down there," Twilight cheered, looking down at us from high above.
"We're counting down to three, and if you don't come down there will be consequences!" Rarity shouted. We didn't realize it at the time, but we were acting like parents.
"Yahoo!" Twilight yelled as she jumps to another branch.
But then the branch broke and Twilight fell down to the ground. Me, Rarity, and Applejack didn't see her, but Fluttershy and Pinkie did, " Uh-Oh," they said.
Twilight kept falling and falling as me, Applejack, and Rarity begin counting to three.
" 1…," Applejack counted not looking up.
"2…," Rarity counted next.
But before I could say three, Fluttershy and Pinkie jumped on top of me and caught Twilight on their backs, breaking her fall.
…and my back.
"3…," I moaned in pain as her hoof plopped to the ground.
Singer: In Equestria, Our Beautiful Equestria…
The Alicorn Sleeps Tonight.
In Equestria, Our Majestic Equestria…
Applejack's P.O.V:
The next night, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rainbow Dash, and Ah were sleeping in our Treehouse again like last night, only Rainbow had a bandage wrapped around her barrel from where Fluttershy and Pinkie landed on her this morning. Then Twilight's voice called and this time it called to me.
"Applejack?" Twilight spoke waking me up as Ah sprang up in surprise and asked, "Another potty break, Sugarcube?".
"No, I'm thirsty," Twilight corrected me.
Me and Twilight then walked across the treehouse bridge as Ah commented, "You know this means you'll be up for a few hours, Twilight,".
The next day…
At one of the waterfalls, Twilight was relaxing in the river on her back letting the current take her. But she was unaware that she was heading towards the waterfall.
Male Chorus: Forest Boogie!
Forest Boogie!
"Hang On, Twilight! I'll save you!" I yelled as I swam as fast as I could to save her.
But Twilight has already arrived at the edge of the waterfall, "YAHOO!" she cheered as she fell. Luckily for her, the rest of the girls caught her in the middle of her fall. Unfortunately for me, I rode the waterfall screaming all the way to the bottom.
…Don't worry though, the rocks broke my fall.
Male Singer: In Equestria, Our Beautiful Equestria…
The Alicorn Sleeps Tonight!
Rarity's P.O.V:
Anyway…
The next night, we were sleeping peacefully in our hammock with Applejack wearing an ice pack on her head until Twilight's voice was heard again and it was calling me this time.
"Rarity?" Twilight asked as I moved my mask from an eye seeing the sad look on her face.
I snorted and then Twilight and I walked out-Oh you know what happens next!
As we trotted across the bridge I tiredly said, "I'm sure this bridge will give with all this walking on it we've been doing,".
The Next Day…
Male Chorus: Forest Boogie!
Forest Boogie!
Twilight was laying on her back and started flipping me over and over again like I was some kind of toy with her magic. Needless to say, I was getting quite dizzy and nauseous as Twilight smiled and chuckled cheerfully, not even noticing my discomfort.
Third Person's P.O.V:
The next night, The Mane 5 were sleeping in the hammock again in their positions like the last three nights, but this time Rarity had a stomach flu medicine next to her, to ease her nausea from all the flipping. They were hoping to get enough sleep tonight since they haven't gotten one because Twilight always needs them for something, which has kept them up since then.
Male Singer: In Equestria, Our Beaut…
"Um, girls?" Twilight asked, calling to both Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow.
Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash got up and groaned in frustration.
"What is it that you have against the concept of a goodnight sleep?" Rainbow asked as she, Applejack, and Rarity turned to Twilight with tired, irritated, bloodshot eyes. Getting up every night wasn't something they were use to. But their looks softened when Twilight didn't look upset but rather shaken.
"Actually, I uh...I had a bad dream," Twilight said, correcting them, glancing away sheepishly. She felt embarrassed by it. But she also couldn't tell them what the dream was about because it involved her past.
"Oh," Rarity said as she looks at Applejack in concern.
"Well, uh," Applejack tried to say before she clears her throat and glanced at Rainbow. The pegasus thwaps the hammock.
"Huh, what? Wasn't me," Pinkie mumbled as she and Fluttershy woke up from the thwap.
Then they turned to Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity as Pinkie said with a yawn, "What's going on, girls?".
"Little Alicorn here had a bad dream," Rainbow Dash replied as she points Fluttershy and Pinkie to Twilight.
Fluttershy and Pinkie looked over at Twilight and saw that she has a sad expression on her face. Pinkie and Fluttershy felt bad for Twilight being sad and alone. So they thought of an idea.
"Why don't you sleep here with us, Twilight?" Fluttershy suggested with a smile.
"After all…," Rarity said.
"You are part of our band. Aren't you?" Applejack said finishing the sentence.
"Mi casa, Su casa," Rainbow Dash added.
"What they said!" Pinkie cheered.
"Oh thank you!" Twilight cheered as she ran to join them, relieved to know that she wasn't alone.
The moon just shines outside.
Male Singer: Hush My Little Darling, Don't Fear My Little Darling…
The Alicorn Sleeps Tonight.
Hush My Little Darling, Don't Fear My Little Darling…
The Alicorn Sleeps Tonight.
A few minutes later, Twilight lays in the hammock with the Mane 5.
"Goodnight," Twilight said to her friends.
"Got that right," Rainbow Dash said to Twilight.
"Sleep tight," Rarity said to both Twilight and Rainbow Dash.
"Don't let the nightmares bite…," Fluttershy said to both Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight.
"...And only dream of friendship…," Applejack started to say to both Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight.
"...And tasty treats tonight!" Pinkie finished as she falls fast asleep snoring loudly.
Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow, and Fluttershy were surprised to see Pinkie fall asleep that quickly. Rarity, Rainbow, Applejack, and Fluttershy looked at Twilight as the Alicorn Filly let out a happy giggle. Then the five of them went to sleep themselves. As they went to sleep, Twilight brought her front hoof over Rainbow Dash and brought her closer to snuggle with.
Chorus: Imbube
Imbube
He, Ha Helelemama
He, Ha Aelelemama
I-Alicorn (Alicorn)
Ixesha Lifikile (Time has come)
Lala (Sleep)
Lala Kahle (Sleep well)
My Little Darling.
Don't Fear, My Little Darling.
My Little Darling.
Don't Fear, My Little Darling.
I-Alicorn llele (The Alicorn Sleeps)
As the last lyrics were sung, Rainbow Dash was surprised by the Alicorns' sudden movement but she reciprocates and sighs happily as she goes back to sleep. The Mane 6 slept peacefully as the moon keeps shining, stars were twinkling in the night sky, and fireflies started glowing.
The Mane 6 slept peacefully as the night went by. And Twilight couldn't be happier.
Author's Note: Now you all know what Twilight and The Mane 5 did together as fillies in this story, not to mention that the Mane 5 have expericened their first parenthood at a young age. But at the end, The Mane 5 let Twilight sleep with them, like any parents would.
But while those six young fillies sleep, they have a feeling that things are gonna change for them, especially what happens next in the story...
