Chapter 95: Jedi Babysitting
Twilight was in her quarters as she was packing the last suitcase. The girl put her last bit of clothes in her luggage bag and sealed it shut. The princess sighed as she was finally glad to have finished packing. Twilight awoke as the girl had spent the night in Storm's room. The teens had awoken in each other's arms. Twilight was found cuddling Storm when she opened her eyes. The girl took a moment to look at the boy as she sighed blissfully. Eventually, Storm awoke as he saw the princess lying next to him.
"Morning," said Twilight.
"Morning, princess," greeted Storm with a warm smile.
Twilight put her hand on his cheek as Storm stroked her head. The pair continued to stare at each other as they felt like lying in bed in each other's arms. However, they had to get up to avoid either of their masters walking in and getting any ideas. Not to mention, Twilight had to finish packing.
The girl was now walking through the halls of the Temple as she kept a close eye out. She silently slipped past a room where several Jedi younglings were teaching a lesson. The princess made it to the hangar as her personal ship was docked. Twilight hopped in as she began to fire up her ship. At that moment, the doors to the hangar opened, and the princess had a clear shot.
Just then, a banging was heard. The girl poked her head out as she looked at the door she entered. Bursting through the door was Storm, as he had the princess' droid in her hands.
"Sparky, start the ship!" yelled Storm as he was hauling ass toward the ship.
"Stop him!" shouted Luna.
The Jedi Master had her squad of clones appear and fire at her student. They were using stun shots. Luna had managed to catch Storm sneaking off as she quickly chased after him. Like an angry mother cornering her child, Luna was not happy. So much so that she was willing to use clones to make sure Storm didn't go with Twilight.
"Sparky!" yelled Storm as he was doing his best to dodge the stun shots while running forward.
"Hurry up!" yelled the princess.
"YEET!" shouted Storm as he threw Twilight's robot into the air.
The droid flew through the air and landed directly in the port. Twilight's engines fired up as Luna instructed her clones to aim at the ship. The fighter was racing down the runway as Storm was still trying to catch up. The boy was moments away as he had his arm out, trying to reach for the ship. The fighter exited the hangar as Storm jumped straight out. Everything moved in slow motion for a sec as Storm put his hand out and grabbed just the very edge of the wing. The fighter soared into the clouds as it prepared to leave the planet.
Luna was shown near the hangar doors as she held a note. The Jedi Master had seen it on her student's desk when she went to wake him to go on a mission but found him not there. Once she saw the note and read it, she immediately took off with her Jedi speed. She managed to corner the boy in Twilight's room. Luna lunged at Storm, but the boy somehow managed to avoid the lunge and leaped over her as he booked. From there, Luna instructed Sark and his men to catch Storm and bring him to her.
"Be back soon, Luna. Going with Twilight to a wedding. Love, Storm."
Luna began tearing the paper as she let out a growl. She then stomped on it till it was nothing but dust. The Jedi Master then gave the hand signal to her clones as they all began to follow the Jedi for their next mission.
"Princess... you will be the death of my student. Mark my words... You will kill Storm." muttered Luna as the image she saw from when she returned with Obi-wan and Quinlan Vos still haunted her mind.
With the teens, Storm had managed to climb onto the wing and into the seat behind Twilight as he got in just as they were entering space. The fighter was heading toward a larger ship as it belonged to a friend.
"What the hell took you two so long?" shouted Rainbow as she had been waiting for quite a while for the Jedi.
"My ass, that's what!" yelled Storm into the comlink.
"Don't worry, we're about to be onboard. Did you pick up everyone else?" asked Twilight.
The fighter entered the hangar of Rainbow's ship as they docked. Once the Jedi got out, they began to head up to the cockpit.
"Glad you Jedi could make it," said Rainbow.
"Nice to see you again, Captain," snickered Storm.
Soon a loud noise was heard throughout the ship.
"What the hell is that?" asked Storm.
"Oops, give me a sec. Alright, Scoots! That's enough!" shouted Rainbow over the comlink.
At that moment, the doors opened as Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie walked in. The girls were ecstatic, as was Twilight, as all four girls hugged one another. Storm watched as the doors opened; two more individuals were shown this time. Compared to the girls, they were younger than the others. One of the girls had an orange skin tone with magenta hair. Next to her was another girl with a similar skin tone as Rarity, but her hair was a curly lavender and soft pink.
Storm wasn't the only one, as even Twilight noticed the two new passengers joining them on this trip.
"Storm, Twilight, let me introduce you to my little sister. Sweetie Belle. My parents insisted that I take her with me." spoke Rarity.
"Hello," said Twilight as she looked at the girl. "I'm Twilight Sparkle."
"Are you an actual princess?" asked Sweetie Belle as she shook Twilight's hand.
"Let me guess, Rarity told you," stated the Jedi Knight as she looked at her friend.
Sweetie Belle then looked past Twilight as she saw Storm with his arms crossed.
"And who are you?" said Twilight as she looked at the girl next to Sweetie Bell.
"Hi, my name is Scootaloo," said the girl as she shook the princess' hand.
"Spitfire said for me to babysit Scoots on my next mission. So I brought her along. Besides, she's also talented with tools." stated Rainbow.
The girls approached Storm as he saw the two smaller girls approach him.
"Hey," spoke the boy.
"Sup, dude," spoke Scootaloo as she thought the boy was cool at first glance.
"You're... you're kinda cute," said Sweetie Belle, slightly bashful.
"Huh?" said Storm as he didn't fully hear what the girl said.
Sweetie Belle quickly ran out of the room as the teens saw her disappearance.
"Well... that was weird," said Storm, as he didn't fully understand what transpired.
"Ooh, looks like someone has puppy love," stated Rarity as she could see that her sister was experiencing the same thing she went through when she first met Storm.
"Anyways, everyone strap in. We're about to enter hyperspace!" stated Rainbow.
As the ship entered space, the captain put her hand over the hyperdrive stick.
In hyperspace, the girls talked as they began telling Twilight about things they had experienced since last. The princess knew about Rarity's new abilities as she could enhance one's clothing with some magic. But it turns out she could also produce some diamonds to use as shields, as demonstrated when someone tried to break into her apartment. For Fluttershy, she managed to actually communicate and understand what an animal was saying. Rainbow spoke about how she obtained some superspeed as she managed to avoid a live round of blaster fire when she was trying to steal something for Spitfire. And as for Pinkie, it turns out she had some explosive power. Simply touching something would make it turn into a bomb.
The princess was very cautious on hearing that as she tried to stay clear of Pinkie touching her as she didn't want to spontaneously combust. However, Pinkie assured everyone that she wouldn't make them explode. In addition, to the girls getting some powers, Applejack contacted Twilight and told her how she managed to obtain some super strength.
"So, what do you expect, Twilight?" asked Rainbow.
"I'm not sure. The Elements of Harmony were brought back to life, and magic was fully restored to my home. But yet, it seems as if a small part of the magic is inside us." spoke the princess as she had her hand covering her mouth while thinking outloud.
"So, what does that mean?" asked Rarity.
"I'm not sure. Nothing like this has ever happened. Even my father has never experienced a phenomenon like this."
"So you're a Jedi? Does that mean you're powerful?" asked Scootaloo.
"Can you make things float? Do you have a cool sword?" said Sweetie Belle.
The two girls surrounded Storm as he was a Jedi caught their interest. Knowing someone a bit older than them was someone of incredible power made their eyes widen.
"Yes. To all of that!" said Storm as he was getting a bit irritated at the girls constantly nagging him.
"Make me float!" shouted Sweetie Belle.
"Can I touch your lightsaber?" asked Scootaloo.
"No!" said Storm.
"Please!" shouted the girls.
"No! Stop following me!" stated Storm as he was walking. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo just tailed him with their eyes focused on the boy as if he were an endangered species.
The girls merely laughed from afar, especially seeing both younger girls pulling on Storm's arms as they bombarded him with questions.
"Seems he has a way with children," stated Rarity.
Just then, an alarm was beeping from the cockpit.
"Well, looks like we've arrived," said Rainbow.
The chromatic-haired teen rose and sat in her seat as the ship exited hyperspace. The planet of Equis was now in front of them as both Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo saw it when they were pulling Storm. They let go of his arms and raced to the windows to see it.
"WOW!" said both girls.
"Yup. That's my home," stated Twilight as she put her hands on their shoulders.
The ship now began to descend toward the colorful planet. Upon entering the atmosphere, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo took in all the colors that housed Twilight's world. It wasn't long before, in the distance, there was a giant castle that loomed over a town.
The ship landed near the port as the entire group exited. Awaiting them were some royal guards and a carriage. The ramp to Rainbow's ship opened as Twilight and Storm came to see the guards sent by the girl's father.
"Princess Twilight Sparkle," bowed the guard before the girl. "Your father has sent for you and your friends."
"Thank you. Come on, everyone," stated Twilight as she gestured to the rest of the girls.
The guards and Storm soon filled up the carriage with the luggage as it was strapped on. The girls were all inside the carriage as Storm came to the window.
"Alright, all the luggage is attached," said the boy.
"Hop in," instructed Twilight to her partner.
Storm was about to do that when he was suddenly enveloped in a magic aura as he was pushed back by one of the royal guards who had his spear pointed with the tip shining with magic.
"Sorry, princess. But on strict orders of your father, he is not allowed to be in the carriage," said the guard.
"But..." said Twilight as she had a sad expression.
"Seems your father knew I was coming," stated Storm as he stood up and dusted himself. "It's alright, Sparky. I'll walk."
"You sure?" said Twilight as she was peaking her head out the window.
"Positive."
"Step away from the princess!" instructed the guard as more of them stood between the Jedi Knight and princess with their weapons glowing and aimed at him.
"Alright, yeesh!" said Storm, putting his hands up and stepping back.
The carriage then began to move as the driver shouted to the horses as they trotted along the path. The guards watched Storm as a few got on their horses and followed the carriage; the others followed on foot as Storm was at the very end. One ride later, the carriage was entering the town square as the citizens had heard about the princess' return and were throwing a small celebration for her as flowers and streamers were tossed into the air.
"Your people know how to worship someone," said Rainbow as she looked out the window and saw how much love and praise they were showing their fair princess.
Twilight didn't say anything as she sighed and waved to her people as they rolled through the square. The carriage made its way to the castle gates; they opened up and entered. Night Light and Velvet, along with some servants, were waiting for them as they saw the carriage approaching them. It stopped as the driver jumped down and approached the door. He opened it and stepped to the side as Twilight was the first to come out. The princess saw her parents as she smiled.
"Twilight, sweetie."
"Mom!"
The princess ran and hugged her mother as Velvet was happy to see her daughter again.
"I trust you had a safe voyage," Night Light said as he hugged his daughter.
"Yes, Dad."
"Hope you're excited. Your brother and Cadance's big day is soon upon us," said Night Light.
"Take my daughter and her friends to their rooms," instructed Velvet as the servants nodded at the Queen's request.
They all approached the carriage as they began to take the luggage to the girls' respective rooms. Fleur appeared as she began to lead the girls to where they would be staying. Night Light then saw Storm as he stood a few meters away. The King looked at the boy as Twilight also saw it. Before she could try to ease things, Velvet grabbed hold of her daughter and ensured she didn't move. Twilight tried to break free from her mother's grip, but Velvet wasn't letting go. Night Light approached the Jedi Knight as he scowled at the teen.
"Do not! Mess up my son's wedding! I am warning you, Jedi! I will pass judgment on you should you do something to hurt my family! Is that understood?!" stated Night Light.
"Yes... Your Majesty," spoke Storm as he bowed his head.
"See to it that you do!" shouted Velvet, even though she wanted to ensure that Storm didn't mess up her son's special day.
Both royal figures then left as Velvet grabbed Twilight forcefully to drag her daughter in. Twilight saw Storm as he extended her hand out as the doors shut. The boy stood there as he looked at the castle and sighed.
A couple of days later, somewhere on Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack was shown leading Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Applebloom. During the past few days, both girls had managed to meet with the girl their age, and they immediately became fast friends. Not to mention, with all three, they began to constantly nag and become obsessed with Storm as they wanted him to do some cool Jedi tricks for them.
But back to the matter at hand, the older farm girl led the three pre-teen girls down a path toward something that she believed would be special.
"Where are you takin' us, Applejack?" asked Applebloom curiously and puzzled.
"We're almost there, young'uns," Applejack called out ahead of the group as the three girls followed her in single file. Applejack then pushed a large branch aside as she went by; Applebloom did the same but pushed the branch away so hard that it smacked Scootaloo.
"Ouch!" groaned the girl.
"Oh. Sorry," said Applebloom as she moved the branch out of the way and got a good view of Scootaloo's annoyed face.
"Are we there yet?" asked Scootaloo impatiently.
"There? Where? What?" said Sweetie Belle as she passed by the branch, somehow left completely clueless about what was going on, "I don't even know what we're doing!" It wasn't much longer before they arrived at a nearby tree that had a very rundown little tree house on its branches and a ramp leading to its entrance that was in the same condition.
"Here we are!" said Applejack excitedly as she looked at the treehouse happily. The three girls didn't see what was so exciting. To them, it was just a rundown wreck.
"What are we lookin' at?" asked Applebloom to her older sister.
"I have no idea," Scootaloo answered in annoyance. For her, this was not worth getting smacked in the face.
"What is that thing?" Sweetie Belle asked. While she could tell it looked like a house, she wasn't sure if you could call it one.
"Girls, welcome to your new clubhouse," Applejack presented to them. She had expected them to be excited but just got a cold unamused silence. "Well, don't thank me all at once," stated the country gal sarcastically as she approached the treehouse and the three girls followed her up the ramp. "This was my clubhouse when I was your age. Sure it hasn't been used in a while, but it's empty and on a secluded, private part of the farm. And it's all yours. It just needs a little, uh... TLC." stated Aj as she made her way to the balcony.
"TLC as in Tender Loving Care," said Scootaloo curiously before adding sarcastically, "or Totally Lost Cause?"
"Applejack! We're supposed to turn this into our new clubhouse?" stated Applebloom.
"Well, all you need to do is... waaah!" Applejack had just leaned a hand into the side of the wall when it collapsed, and she tumbled inside, her stenson hat the only thing that hadn't fallen inside. "Uh... house cleanin'?" The farm girl finished woozily. The three girls looked at each other, knowing it would be challenging to fix.
Applebloom continued to survey the wreck that was now their wreck as she jotted down what she might need for repairs. Sweetie Belle just watched quietly, though she was getting rather bored waiting. Scootaloo had taken off to do something for the time being.
"Okay, so we need plenty of wood, hammers, nails, etc... and some paint," said Applebloom to Sweetie Belle as she showed her the list.
"It's gonna take us all day to get that stuff!" stated Sweetie Belle.
"Most of it is back at the barn," said Applebloom, "the problem is gettin' everything we need from there ta here." Just then, a familiar person zoomed by, and Sweetie Belle gasped.
"Oh, Storm!" called out Sweetie Belle in a sweet tone.
The Jedi Knight had been passing by when he stopped in his tracks. He turned around as he saw the two girls and was now cussing himself for coming in this direction for his morning jog.
"Hey, girls," greeted the Jedi as he gave a small smile which made Sweetie Belle jiggle.
"We need to gather some stuff so we can fix up this ol' clubhouse," said Applebloom as she gestured to the rundown structure next to them.
This piece of shit.
Storm looked at the old clubhouse as that thought ran through his mind upon first glance. A piece of the wood broke off as birds flew into the air. Safe to say, the boy felt like the girls were in way over their heads if they were going to fix this shack to be their place.
"Can you give us a hand?" the small farm girl asked.
"Sure," said the boy, "Uhm..."
"I already wrote down what we need, and I actually have another paper about what I want to do," said Applebloom, showing a second paper with some very precise drawings featuring her projects for their clubhouse.
"Huh, wow... that's some impressive, Applebloom," said the Jedi as he looked at the girl's drawings and could see she had some talent.
"So, can you give us a hand?" pleaded the girl.
"Of course," stated Storm as he brought his hand down and rubbed Applebloom's head, making sure not to mess with the cute pink bow she wore. "You girls wait here. I'll go bring over what you need. Just make sure you put it away what you don't use when you're finished, alright?"
"Okay," they both said as the Jedi took off.
"Isn't he amazing?" Sweetie Belle cooed, and Applebloom just rolled her eyes. The girl did like Storm alot, too, based on how much fun she had with him playing hide and seek. But she wouldn't go so far as to gush over him; the small blush on her face when Storm patted her head could say otherwise.
It wasn't long before Storm returned as he dropped off the supplies. The girls thanked him and sent the boy on his way. The Jedi Knight offered to help, but they insisted they could handle things independently. Meanwhile, Scootaloo was busy drawing a map as some birds were chirping from above. She carefully finished a rough sketch of what she wanted the clubhouse to be as; she nodded to herself and rolled up the map. She quickly got on a small hoverboard and took off.
The girl was amazed by how advanced Twilight's world was; with magic and technology, it seemed anything could be made. The girl made her way past person after person; she noticed a wooden board set up like a ramp. Scootaloo made a determined smirk as she raced up the ramp and launched herself into the air. People gasped as Scootaloo literally went into the air and made a smooth landing on the other side. As she continued her pace, Granny Smith was walking when Scootaloo zoomed by, startling the old lady as she spun around.
"Soup's on!" Granny Smith yelled as Scootaloo zoomed away out of town and down the path to Sweet Apple Acres.
Suddenly, a branch too low for her to duck under appeared, and some birds were chirping on it. Scootaloo just smiled. In slow motion, Scootaloo made a good two-yard jump off her hoverboard, clearing the branch as her scooter went under without a problem before landing back on and continuing forward.
Applebloom was busy putting the last coat of paint on the ramp when she saw Scootaloo coming at her. Applebloom flinched since Scootaloo was coming at her so quickly that she feared being hit. However, Scootaloo was in full control and brought her hoverboard to a complete stop beside the country girl.
"Whoa!" said Applebloom impressed, "Hi, Scootaloo! Back already? You're amazing on that hoverboard Twilight's parents gave you."
"Yeah, it's the best gift ever!" said the girl as she enjoyed the present that Twilight's parents gave the young girl to show their hospitality. "Wow, Applebloom! You did all of this?"
Apparently, Applebloom was skilled in carpentry as the clubhouse looked brand new.
"Yup!" said Applebloom, "I fixed the broken shutters, sanded off the splinters, rebuilt the roof, painted..."
"That's so cool. What's Sweetie Belle up to?" asked Scootaloo.
Apparently, the little marshmallow girl wasn't much help with construction and had just gone off on her own. She was currently using a broom to sweep a lone picnic table and the surrounding area.
[Sweetie Belle]
We are the... She just continued to hum the rest to herself. ... Never stop the journey... She hummed some more.
"There you are, Sweetie Belle," said Applebloom as she and Scootaloo came out of some bushes nearby, "I told you we could find her by following her totally awesome voice."
"What's that sweet tune you're singing?" asked Scootaloo.
"Oh, I was just working on a song I came up with," replied Sweetie Belle.
"Cool!" said the other two.
"Teach us?" asked Scootaloo.
"Well, I've only come up with one part," said Sweetie Belle.
Soon all three girls went into their newly acquired clubhouse. After Storm had left the girls, he made his way toward Sweet Apple Acres itself. With the wedding of Shining Armor and Cadance, everyone was ensuring the preparations for the event were to be completed on schedule. The wedding itself was to take place in the city of Canterlot. The boy arrived as he began to help Aj and her family with some of their chores. It was about midday when Storm was shown jumping about the trees getting as many apples as he could.
The baskets beside the trees were shown filled to the brim. The boy had found a way to where he could use his powers and not abuse them while also getting some exercise in. It proved effective as he was sweating up a storm to the point where he had to ditch his hoodie jacket as he focused on the task. The Jedi Knight was leaping from the latest tree branch as he was going for the next batch of apples hanging.
Storm pushed off and lunged as, at that moment, someone emerged from the bushes.
"Nice work, sugar!"
"Huh?"
Storm was caught off guard as he failed to see a tree branch in front of him until it was too late. The boy smacked face-first into the wooden stick as he began falling. He was shown falling on the person that called him as it was none other than Applejack. The ground when the boy crashed as he lay there.
"Well, at least I landed on something soft," groaned Storm.
He then put his hand on what he assumed was the ground until it made a boing sound. That made the Jedi widen his eyes as he knew what that sound meant. He quickly lifted his head as he found himself once again, his face buried into Aj's bosom with one of his hands touching.
"Pervert!" shouted Applejack with the biggest red on her face at having one of her breasts being touched.
"Oh, shit!" said Storm as a boot came into his vision, this time before it darkened.
Once Storm recovered, he was shown sitting on the ground with one hand covering his left eye. The Jedi was trying to get the pain down as Applejack stood far away from him. Safe to say, she wasn't too fond of the boy trying to cough up a feeling, yet a small part of her inside seemed to have enjoyed that slight touch from the boy. The farm girl quickly put that dirty thought out of her mind as she looked to address the boy.
The two eventually got all the baskets that Storm had filled back to the barn as they would be ready to turn into cider.
"Nice work, Jedi."
"This is light work compared to fighting a thousand battle droids on the field," stated Storm.
"Good, 'cause I got another challenge for you. You're babysitting," smiled Aj smugly.
"What the fuck?!" shouted Storm.
"See, me, Big Mac, and Granny Smith need to take care of some things, so we need someone to watch Applebloom and friends tonight."
"Why me?" stated the boy.
"Cause if you don't, I'll scream so loud, the whole damn planet gonna hear about you touching me without my consent. Not to mention, Twilight's dad got a reason to execute you."
"Grr. You're a cruel country gal, you know," said Storm as he could see that there was no backing out of this blackmail.
"Sugarcube, cruel is a matter of perspective," snickered Aj as she lifted her hand up the boy's cheek and patted it while looking at him.
Nighttime soon fell on Equis as Storm was inside Applebloom's house. Aj and the others had already left, as it wasn't long before Scootaloo arrived for the girls' slumber party. Soon a knock was heard as coming in were Sweetie Belle and Rarity.
"Good evening, Storm," said the fashionista.
"It's gonna be a long night," stated the boy, as he wasn't looking forward to being a babysitter.
"Now, behave, Sweetie Belle."
"Yes, Rarity," said the girl as she looked at Storm with a slight blush as she quickly zipped away to meet her friends.
"You know, she's got quite the crush on you," stated Rarity to Storm as the boy rolled his eyes. "But I told her you're3 too old for her and that you've got eyes for another girl."
"I'm only like five years older. I'm not that old. And second, what do you mean?" stated Storm, as he didn't understand what Rarity meant.
"Don't worry about it, darling. Besides, you're good with kids. Ta, ta!" stated the girl as she said goodbye and wished Storm luck.
The boy closed the door as the three girls stood before him when he turned back. Each of them smiled as golden halos appeared above their heads. Safe to say, the Jedi Knight wasn't too pleased that someone like him, a warrior who could rush head first into battle against droids, could survive live round fire, hell, could even lift almost two times his own weight, and this was something he dreaded.
"Can we..."
"No!" stated Storm as he cut the girls off before they could ask their questions.
"How about..."
"No!"
Storm then proceeded to walk as he made his way to the couch. He dug into a small satchel that Twilight had given him labeled: Sleepover. The Jedi reached into the bag and pulled out some coloring books and crayons. The princess gave him some stuff that Cadance used to babysit her in her early years and some other stuff she used when Spike was being raised.
The Jedi Knight tossed the stuff at the girls as Scootaloo caught them.
"Here, go crazy," said Storm.
"Uh, aren't we a bit old for coloring books?" stated Scootaloo.
"Yeah, how about showing us some of your cool Jedi powers?" asked Sweetie Belle as she grabbed onto Storm's left arm and hugged him tightly.
"My powers aren't for showing off. They're only supposed to be used in survival scenarios. Not for entertaining little kids." stated Storm as he tried to wiggle free his arm.
"I got an idea!" said Applebloom as she quickly grabbed Scootaloo. The girls grabbed a carpet and covered themselves with it as the latter stood on Applebloom's shoulders.
"Arrr! I am a dangerous creature from the Everfree Forest! Rrrarrr!" said Scootaloo, trying to sound menacing so that Storm could show off some of his cool Jedi moves.
"Halt, dangerous creature of the Everfree Forest," said Sweetie Belle bravely as she stood before them, "I am Sweetie Belle, the creature catcher, and I'm here to catch you!"
"You'll never catch me! I'm far too powerful and dangerous!" said Scootaloo.
"You cannot run from me!" responded Sweetie Belle and gave chase.
"Raaar!" Scootaloo roared as she began to chase Sweetie Belle. The girl just giggled; as Scootaloo continued to roar, even she was giggling as well. Storm just chuckled at their fun. However, as cute and fun as their chase looked, they were starting to get a little too close to the furniture... and some fragile decor.
"I... think that's enough, girls," flinched Storm as they barely missed knocking something over.
"Come back, dangerous creature, so I can catch you!" said Sweetie Belle.
"Never!" shouted Scootaloo as Sweetie Belle jumped on a small side table. Storm could see what was about to happen next.
"Careful..." said Storm, "... you don't..."
CRASH!
Too late...
"...break anything..." said the boy wearily as the side table was destroyed and the vase on top of it was beyond repair.
"Oops, sorry," said Sweetie Belle sadly.
"Yeah, sorry," said Scootaloo in the same tone.
"I know! We can fix it!" exclaimed Applebloom as she and the girls zipped away.
While fixing the table was a carpentry job, the girls were dressed as if they were prepared to operate.
"Hammer!" said Applebloom.
"Hammer," replied Scootaloo as she passed a hammer to Sweetie Belle and gave it to Applebloom.
"Hammer!" said Sweetie Belle.
"Hammer.." replied Scootaloo as she gave a hammer to Sweetie Belle. "Hammer!" Scootaloo told herself as she grabbed her own. "Hammer," she repeated.
Storm was worried as he was knocked off his feet and heard the loud thumping, clattering, sawing, and even jackhammer sound of construction. When they had finished, they had completed a very crude wood sculpture.
"Um ... that doesn't look like a table," said Sweetie Belle.
"We were making a table?" Scootaloo exclaimed as Storm groaned.
"I don't know what's worse. The fact they tried to build something for the first time without blueprints, or their lack of teamwork trying to build it!" muttered Storm to himself.
"Somebody needs to put this thing out of its misery," stated Applebloom as they walked away.
Storm pulled the "table" away and began to repair it. The Jedi Knight managed to put piece together the table and vase back to their original state as he hoped Applejack wouldn't tell the difference. Once that was taken care of, Storm began to head toward the girls who were about to exit the house to head into the Everfree Forest.
Before they exited, they were pulled back by the boy as he planted them on a stool he loomed over them.
"Time for a new game!" stated Storm.
"Ooh, what is it?" asked Sweetie Belle with excitement.
"It's call sit there and shut your mouth!" yelled the boy as that got the girls to be taken aback.
"But..." said Scootaloo.
"Whoever talks next, I'm using my Jedi powers on!" shouted Storm as that shut the girls for good as they feared what he might do to their minds. "Now sit there, and don't make any noise!"
Storm then began to leave as he was heading up the stairs.
"That should give me some quiet for an hour or two," mumbled the boy as he kept climbing the stairs.
The Jedi Knight was on the top floor as he pulled a string on the ceiling. He stepped back as it began to lower, and a small wooden ladder appeared. Storm climbed that up as he was now in the attic of the Apple house. He looked around, saw a small light, and turned it on as the room lit up.
"I need some meditation," stated Storm, looking to relieve himself of some stress.
The Jedi Knight sat as he closed his eyes and concentrated. About an hour or so passed as Storm was still meditating. He opened them as he seemed to have calmed his mind from all the stress the girls had caused him. He then decided to check on them to see if they were alright. During his meditation, Storm kept sensing the girls in the event they were in danger. And to his surprise, when he came back down, the girls were in the same arena as they were before. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were doing the coloring book he gave them as Applebloom had a guitar in her arms and was plucking at the strings.
"Huh, thought you girls would be gone by now," said Storm as he approached them.
He looked at them as they were pointing at their mouths.
"Oh. The game's over. You can talk." said Storm as he could see they committed to what he said earlier.
"Finally," said Scootaloo as she was glad to speak. "I was starting to lose my mind."
Storm then felt Sweetie Belle tugging at his shirt as he looked at the girl.
"Sorry for giving you a headache."
"It's fine, Sweetie Belle. No harm, no foul."
"So... can we please look at your lightsaber?" asked the marshmallow girl as the two also appeared by her side.
"Fine," sighed Storm as he could see they were no way to deny their request.
The Jedi Knight bent to a knee as he addressed the girls standing before him. He then reached to his side and held his lightsaber as he began to speak.
"This lightsaber is more than just a weapon. It's my life. But even more than that, it's also my responsibility." stated Storm as he handed it to Sweetie Belle.
"Wow, it's heavier than I thought," said Sweetie Belle as the girl found the weapon had some weight, making her hands drop a bit.
"The purpose of the lightsaber is to symbolize the ideals we have to uphold about peace and justice throughout the galaxy," stated Storm.
"Cool," said Scootaloo as she was now holding his weapon and looking at it.
"To wield a lightsaber is to demonstrate incredible skill and confidence as well as masterful dexterity and attunement to the Force," said the teen.
"The Force? What is that?" asked Applebloom as she held Storm's sword.
"The Force surrounds us. It penetrates us. It binds the universe together. It's where the Jedi draw their power from. With the Force as our guide, we can do almost anything." said the boy.
"Like... bring peace to the galaxy?" asked Sweetie Belle.
"Yes. It's one of the reasons why we fight. Why me and Twilight are in this war. To bring peace and harmony back to this universe. To defeat the Dark Side of the Force and those who want to cause chaos. We're the good guys. We fight for what's right."
"So, are you guys going to win?" asked the three girls in unison.
Storm didn't answer immediately as he took a deep breath to think about his response. He then looked out the window to see the moon high in the sky as Luna's face flashed on it for a moment.
"Of course, after all, I'm the hero, ain't I. So that means nobody is gonna defeat me. Right?" said the boy to the girls.
"Right!" the girls answered as they believed Storm in his thinking that the Jedi would win the war.
"But the most important thing about a lightsaber," said Storm as he put his hand out and his weapon flew into his hand, "You must never let it out of your sight," spoke the Jedi Knight.
"Man, you're so cool!" said Scootaloo.
"Not to mention handsome," spoke Sweetie Belle as she blushed a bit, looking at Storm.
"What I'd tell you. He's amazing!" said Applebloom as she hugged Storm's side.
"Alright, you three. Time for bed!" instructed Storm.
The three girls were now upstairs in Applebloom's room, nestled in bed. Storm stood in the doorway as he saw the girls in their PJs, ready to sleep.
"OK, so you guys cool?" asked Storm, seeing if the girls needed anything else to fall asleep.
"You have to sing us a lullaby," said Sweetie Belle.
"What?!" said Storm.
"Yeah, we can't go to sleep unless you sing us a lullaby song," said Applebloom as she pulled out the guitar she was playing earlier.
"I... don't sing. I'm a Jedi!" said Storm as he sat on a stool beside the bed.
"Please, or else we can't go to sleep, and we'll stay up all night to bother you," snickered Scootaloo before putting on a pouting face, as did the others.
"Oh, god. Alright!" said Storm as he couldn't handle the girls triple-threat him with those looks. "Seems blackmailing runs in the Apple Family." muttered the Jedi Knight.
The boy took hold of the guitar that Applebloom had as he sat back down on the stool. Storm was looking at the musical instrument as he saw the strings. The boy said he was a jack of all trades, but he never once held an instrument or had any musical talent. He could freestyle and rap, but that was different.
Nevertheless, seeing how the girls insisted on him singing them a lullaby so they could fall asleep. Storm took a deep breath and ran his fingers along the guitar strings as they strummed. It produced a sound as the boy then began to play. Soon he began to sing as a gentle melody occurred.
[Storm singing]
I hear the wind across the plain
A sound so strong, that calls my name
It's wild like the river, it's warm like the sun
Yeah, it's here, this is where I belong
Under the starry skies, where eagles have flown
This place is paradise, it's the place I call home
The moon on the mountains
The whisper through the trees
The waves on the water
Let nothing come between this and me
'Cause everything I want, is everything that's here
And when we're all together, there's nothing to fear
And wherever I wander, the one thing I've learned
It's to here, I will always... al-ways... return.
The melody softly ended as Storm finished strumming his fingers on the strings. The Jedi Knight opened his eyes as he looked forward. The girls were all fast asleep and had smiles on their faces. Listening to the Storm's gentle song put them under his trance as they drifted off to dreamland, where they had pleasant dreams.
The Jedi Knight smiled as he got up. He placed the guitar against the wall as he prepared to leave. He stopped halfway to the door when he turned to look at the girls sleeping peacefully. The teen approached them as he leaned over and gently kissed each of the younger girls on the forehead, making the dreams they were having more magical.
Storm quietly slipped toward the door as he opened it. He stepped into the hallway and took one last peak.
"Good night, girls," spoke Storm softly.
The Jedi Knight shut the door to let them sleep.
Storm came downstairs, and there stood Applejack.
"Did they give you any trouble?" asked the country gal.
"No trouble at all. We had a blast," smiled the boy.
"Knew I could count on you, sugarcube," said Aj. She then approached Storm and hugged him, which surprised the teen. "I'm glad to have met someone like you."
"Y-Yeah. Me too," said Storm as he brought his arms up and returned the hug she was giving him.
The country gal pulled back to lean in and plant a quick peck on Storm's cheek. The Jedi Knight rubbed his cheek with his knuckles as he looked at them. He then looked at the farm girl and smiled.
"Well, I should get going. See ya, Aj," said Storm as he was heading toward the exit.
"Good night, Storm," replied the girl as she saw the boy get on his horse.
"Let's get going, Spirit!" said Storm to his horse as it neighed.
With a clink of his tongue, the horse began to take off toward the castle.
Author's Note: And so we're back to Twilight's world. The wedding is still ways away, but we have tons of things to do till then. Not to mention Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo now appearing and Storm having to be stuck babysitting them. Also, I will give extra points to those that know what song Storm sang. As always, leave a review expressing your thoughts and comments.