Friendship is Magic:Equestrian Heroes
Chapter 136: Cluing Trixie In!
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After earlier's fiasco Twilight had managed to calm Trixie down. Currently both mares were at the table in the dining room as Naruto was in the kitchen cooking.
Trixie all the while was trying to get a handle on this puzzling situation. She kept stealing glances at the stallion and she had to admit he fit her definition of hunk material. He was tall, muscular, and had the most enchanting blue eyes.
So how. How did a mare like Twilight managed to snag him? If she were to be honest by no stretch of the imagination was Twilight Sparkle ugly, but she was rather plain if you compared her to other mares. Her chests and hips were a little larger than average, but not what one would call particular big. Her clothing was also rather plain with a shirt and vest combination and long skirt that were either tight or showed off skin.
Even now the mare had her nose shoved in a book. Was he the type of stallion into bookish mares or maybe he had a horn fetish?
One thing for sure by the scent the food was giving off it smelled rather delicious. He was a good cook which was always a point in Trixie's book.
Two plates of haycakes, eggs, and hashbrowns were set on the table. "I hope you ladies are hungry.
"Thank you," Trixie muttered, not meeting Naruto's eye. "For the food, that is." She still couldn't shake off the feelings of embarrassment of what happened earlier that morning.
"Oh it smells delicious Naruto." Twilight marked her page with a bookmark and turned her attention to the food. "Didn't you make any for you?" she asked as he took a seat next to her.
"I ate earlier on my trip back from the Badlands so I'm full." He explained to which Trixie quirked an eyebrow in confusion.
"The Badlands? Surely you are not saying the last time you ate was three days ago?" From the area they were in to just heading into the Badlands would take several days by hoof.
"Nah four hours. I ran the whole way." He answered as Trixie gave him a look showing that she believed he was crazed in his assessment and turned to Twilight for confirmation.
"Naruto is an exceptionally fast stallion Trixie," she answered, wondering why the stallion was being so loose lipped with his feets like that.
"She's going to be living with us I assume? Its just too much of a pain trying to lock her out of the loop. Besides Princess Celestia knows that any time I reveal my identity its for a necessary reason."
"But so soon? Is it really a good idea?" She argued.
"Well you're putting your trust into her to reform right? Its not like Trixie's actions have earned her any leeway in terms of credibility."
"Trixie is still right here you know." The mare huffed angrily at the fact they were talking about her like she wasn't there. " Her interest was piqued, what secret were they keeping?
The couple shared a look. "I guess if I'm going to fill you in, then its best to give you a backstory to who I am. My name is Naruto Uzumaki…"
Trixie quirked an eyebrow. Such an unusual name. What kind of name for a pony is that.
"…I am the Captain of the Lunar Guard…"
Trixie's eyes widened in surprise at this. Captain? He was a captain of one of Equestria's guards? The Captain of the newly returned princess.
"…and bearer of an Element of Harmony."
"W-What?" Trixie had heard about these Elements of Harmony in passing. Legendary gems of untold power capable of defeating even gods. Most of what she knew was in passing reference of these bearers defeating Discord. Trixie like many had a front row seat to his chaos having been turned into a wheel for a short amount of time. Suffice to say Trixie could no longer look at wheels the same way again.
"In fact you've met all seven of us. The other six happen to be in my herd. Magic." He rubbed Twilight on the back causing her face to heat up. "Which I'm surprised you weren't told." It looked like what he was told was completely accurate. Midnight had used Trixie as a pawn to break some enchantment on the Alicorn Amulet and no more.
'The what' had died in Trixie's throat before she could vocalize. How was Trixie ever to truly stand a chance if that was the case. A grimace came to her face as she remembered Midnight's word, that's right she wasn't. She was just a pawn in a game she couldn't hope to understand.
"My alpha is the lovely fashionista unicorn who holds Generosity Rarity."
'The dressmaker.' Trixie thought. She was an Element of Harmony? Then again she had briefly caught Trixie off guard during the beginning of their scuffle. And that body of hers was practically a walking wet dream as much as Trixie loathed to hate to admit. While Trixie took pride in her own looks, her on the move life style didn't afford her the time or the best food to maintain the best diet. She had spent most of her free time vigorously exercising or training her magic to stay in top shape.
"Applejack of the Apples holds Honesity and is co-ranch hand of Sweet Apple Acres."
'The farmer?' Trixie had to admit she felt the potential force of the farmer's punches behind her barrier. It would have taken one good hit without the barrier and it would have been over. Trixie made a mental note to never be caught alone with the farmer.
"And you apparently know Pinkie Pie, she holds laughter."
She knew Pinkie Pie alright. Both before and after the filly had gotten her cutie mark. Trixie's time on the rock farm was not something she ever wanted to remember.
"Fluttershy, is the gentle Pegasus who takes care of the animals in our region and she's Kindness. Rainbow Dash who is Loyalty is weather captain of the town."
She remembered the rainbow haired heckler quite well. And she had an inkling of who the meek Pegasus was.
"And there are two more mares who aren't bearers, but are still dear to me. One of the local mailmares by the name of Ditzy Doo and lastly her majesty, Princess Luna."
Trixie's brain nearly shut down trying to comprehend what the blond just suggested. "You are saying…you…the princes…how?" Captain and the guard and courting one of the Princesses? Just who was this stallion.
"It's a rather long and personal story that I can't divulge because of personal matters connected to Luna. As for my story I would get comfortable as this is going to take a while."
To say Trixie was a bit overwhelmed by the end of it all was the understatement of the year. Naruto's tale had stretched on into the late afternoon as he caught Trixie up on the details. The showmare would soon excuse herself as she tried to come to terms with what she had learned leaving Naruto and Twilight to take of breakfast and lunch's dishes. "Do you think she'll keep what she learned to herself?" Twilight wondered as she washed while Naruto rinsed.
"I believe so. What she learned was a bit incredible and it looks like she's trying to take it all in. Either way I do believe that Trixie is going to be a valuable ally in the future, which is why I am willing to give her a chance. You saw something in her worth saving Twilight so if you can trust her then I can too. Also its convenient for us not having to worry about keeping secrets around her and covering up what we're doing since she's going to be staying her now."
Twilight paused and flickered a look at Naruto before her expression took on one of hesitance. "S-Sorry for not clearing it with you first." She apologized.
Naruto raised an eye in amusement. "For what? This is your home Twilight. You certainly wouldn't need my permission to invite anyone over."
"But I did it without thinking how the situation would affect you, or well…us. I knew if we didn't extend a hand and help Trixie now then she really might end up going down a path she couldn't return from." She explained and let out an adorable squeak when Naruto kissed her on her forehead.
"That was both kind and generous of you Twilight and you're right, Trixie is somepony who we can lead down a better path. She's going to need your friendship in the up and coming week because from what I heard Trixie didn't pull any punches on humiliating the town." He cut Twilight off who was about to argue the point about the amulet. "I know Twilight. You, I, and the others know better than anypony what its like to be corrupted or under the influence of something, everypony else in town may have a vague understanding as well, but not on the same level we do. Not everypony is going to be as forgiving as us either. So what are your plans for Trixie?"
"I…I have not managed to come up with anything. It's strange, I know, but whenever I tried to think of a plan I just can't imagine one that would work." She admitted as she finished washing the last of the dishes.
"Well, I believe the first thing we need to do is write letters to Celestia and Luna. We might have finally found a face to our enemy, the one who has been pulling the strings of these nightmare enthusiasts. She matches the description of the mare who was running things in Canterlot when we were fighting Nightmare Moon. If she was the Nightmare's right hand then her knowledge in both spells and manipulation make sense. We need to confer with Celestia all the unicorn mares who went missing and have yet to be found in a time frame a week before, during, and after that incident. Somehow this Midnight has managed to stay one step ahead of our patrols and that shouldn't be possible unless…"
"…she has intimate knowledge on how our military works and its capabilities." Twilight responded.
"Yes, we were told that many of those 'bewitched' by spellcraft plead for innocence, mainly the nobles, but we have no idea how far or deep this conspiracy could have gone."
"Y-You don't think there are still enthusiasts in our government right now?" Twilight asked with rising concern in her voice.
"It could explain why no matter how many of these supporters we captured before Discord's release there was still trouble. We know shortly before he was resealed Discord did something as thousands of empty husks were found all over the nation, must of them belonging to criminals and we still don't know what he did."
"So Discord, Midnight, The Condemned, the Nightmare Forces, all of them are connected somehow but how? " Twilight pondered.
"All the others are easy to connect, Discord I believe is the wild card, his actions had made it easy to break into Canterlot and acquire items that were protected by Celestia's strongest spells. And one of those happened to be…" A gnawing sensation of concern began to grow within Naruto. "…remnants of Nightmare Moon's armor." He breathed out.
"Naruto?" Twilight could see the concern on his face.
"Forget the letter Twilight, we need to head to Canterlot and speak to Celestia and Luna face to face." They were running out of time. If there were informants in the council they needed to be rooted out and quick. Naruto had faith Celestia surely would have rooted out those who were loyal to the supporters consciously, but who is to say that loyalties couldn't be swayed or to be turned against Celestia overtime. Especially those who were against Luna being instated as co-ruler. Who's to say they couldn't be tricked into forming a faction that played right into the hands of the Nightmare supporters? If there was a conspiracy at work they needed to work fast and find the evidence before it was too late.