Equestrian Heroes

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Naruto x Rarity x Twilight x Fluttershy x Applejack x Pinkie Pie x Rainbow Dash x Ditzy x Luna x ? x ?

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For Normal Speech

Inner thoughts, Text read, Italics used to represent characters speaking in different language.

Demonic rage, Demonic characters, Kurama Speak

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Story Start

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"How long is this going to take again?" Gryff wondered as Naruto proceeded to continue working on the seal on Twilight's torso. When Naruto told him they were going to go on a fund excursion to go kick some ass he was not told beforehand that would only occur after hours of being cooped up in the library and the only sights worth looking at were off limits so to speak.

'Only a little bit longer." He said as he finished, letting Twilight's shirt drop. The application of the seal had been done on the other side of the library away from the Griffin's prying eyes. "I'm telling you to get a book or something Griff."

"And I'm telling you I'm on vacation." The griffin replied as he stole a glance at Dash who was stretch, a move that caused her chest to rise slightly.

Suddenly, the door opened almost softly gaining their attention. It was none other than Pinkie sadly strolling in on the verge of tears.

"Pinkie?" Twilight questioned. "What's wrong?"

"There's this new donkey in town named Cranky… I want to be his friend and make him smile so bad…but…" She sighed as she continued pacing around the room. "I just can't believe it. Cranky said he would never forever be my friend. It was horrible."

"I know this is hard for you, Pinkie, seeing that you're friends with everypony, but you just have to accept that Cranky is gonna be an exception." Twilight understandingly responded to Pinkie's distress call. "He just... doesn't want to be bothered."

From the sound of things looked like Pinkie let her exuberance take over again. Naruto moved over and began comforting the pink pony. "Your heart as usual was in the right place Pinks, but whatever this Cranky's situation is he just might desire being alone for the time being."

"Yeah, he doesn't want to be bothered by your over-the-top super-hyper antics." Those would have been thoughtless words. Words without consideration. Words of a Rainbow Dash with much less wisdom. But with so many infinite worlds with possibilities there was just as much as a precedence of their being better, not always necessarily worse.

"Some ponies just can't handle your energy Pinkie. We're used to craziness, but he's probably lived a mundane life. That's just something you got to respect you know."

Thought.

Rainbow had put thought before she answered. While she still had her hot blooded moments Rainbow found herself being on the receiving end of being scolded far less taking time to cool her jets or avoiding saying the first thing that came to her mind.

"I guess... I can leave Cranky alone." The advice of her friends had managed to get through to Pinkie."...Right after he accepts my apology!" To some degree anyway. Pinkie ran out the door.

"I'm going to go make sure things don't escalate."

"Hey Bits, do you ever just chill or are you mister fix-it for every problem?" It seemed like when anything went off at all, there went his bro and one of his mares to go play problem solvers. Just watching had been tiring enough for him.

"Its simply our way Gryff. What kind of Alpha doesn't take care of his mares?"

"So the Donkey doesn't want to be her friend? Why she's making such a big fuss over it?" As far as Gryff could surmise Donkeys were like the equivalent of the Dodos for the avian species. Unless necessary one doesn't go out of their way to worry about them. Just like how one was expected to deal with their issues without said issues spilling over and causing a problem for the pack.

"Her calling in life is bringing joy to others Griff. This is more than just simply not making a friend. She's the embodiment of Joy. Like my own empathy Pinkie has a talent of sensing the sadness of others If she puts her mind to it. She seeks to bring them joy because bringing happiness to others make her happy. Henceforth in whatever way I can I will help her."

So it looked like Bits was abandoning him…again. Gryff knew one thing for sure. He was glad he was born a Griffon. Sounds like the whole business of your purpose of life being decided by a cutie mark was not very appealing to the Griffin.

The consideration that finding out what one was good at and experiencing sheer joy from it not factoring in to the Griffin.

"I won't be gone long." He assured the Griffon.

It didn't take him that long to find the pink mare. A loud cry of sorry made it easy to track her location.

The place in question was that of a home in the outskirts of town.

He arrived in time to see Pinkie pushed outside the door and it being locked behind her. "I'd do anything to make it up to you!"

"But there's nothing you can do!" He answered from within the home. "You ruined my book! You destroyed all I have to remember her by!"

"Her? Her who?" She tapped a finger to her chin. "The special friend?"

"Go away, Pinkie!" He now shouted angrily, causing Pinkie to turn away sadly.

"Sorry Sweetness this might just be one individual you can't make friends with, at least not now. Just him time."

"Okay, Narry." She replied depressingly to him. "I guess I can…" She suddenly perked up happily as if she remembered something. "Hold on!" She then sped off.

Naruto sighed and simply waited, hoping this wasn't going to take long. He didn't have to wait long as Pinkie was returning with a donkey. A female one. The subset species of equines were easier to notice. They were usually shorter in stature, often with brown variations of color or mane with long flesh tails with a tuft of hair on the end. Lacking in the traits of Unicorn or Pegasi and often being weaker than earth ponies discrimination against donkeys and mules was not unheard of so they were rarely seen outside of their own small settlements. If he was remembering correctly this was Matilda.

"Pinkie…?"

"Shh." She shushed him and began preparing herself to talk to Cranky again. She knocked and began speaking. "Cranky? It's me again. I understand that you don't wanna be my friend or accept my apology... before I leave you alone forever, I have something to at least try to make up for ruining your book."

"No, I don't want it, kid! Anything you would give me is sure to lead to some sort of disaster!" He answered harshly.

"Goodness, you really are cranky." Matilda responded.

Movement of locks and chains could be quickly heard from inside as Cranky slowly opened the door. Pinkie moved her head to face him, but he placed his hands on her head and pushed it away, as if something else caught his attention… He then began staring at Matilda.

"It can't be..." He quickly rushed back in to retrieve his wig and place it back on. "Is it really you?"

"It can, and it is."

"Matilda!" He exclaimed and walked towards her. "But how?"

"Pinkie." She faced Pinkie, who returned a bright smile as she waved her hand.

"But... I never told you about her!"

"You didn't have to." Pinkie Pie responded. "I put two and two and two together and it added up to Matilda." She gestured her hand towards her.

"What?"

"Well when you were talking about your souvenirs, you said something about trying to find a special friend!" Pinkie Pie explained. "And y'know, I wasn't just born yesterday, nuh-uh! My birthday isn't for another seventy five days!"

"Huh?" He questioned, still confused.

"And then, in your scrapbook, there was a flower, an old ticket, and a menu from the Grand Galloping Gala! And I knew I recognized all these things."

"But how could you have ever seen them before?"

"Because I also have them in my scrapbook." Matilda answered his question, presenting a pink scrapbook with a blue bow in the top.

"And I'd seen them in Matilda's book!" Pinkie added excitedly, pointing towards the book.

Matilda then opened her scrapbook, allowing Cranky to take a view inside it. "Oh, Matilda. The night we met at the gala was the most magical night of my life…" He took a pause to continue to analyze the pictures and such. "I couldn't wait to see you again. But when I came to your room the next day, you were gone."

"Didn't you get my note?" Matilda asked.

"No, I never got it! Ever since that day I've gone from town, to town, to town... searching all over Equestria for you, until finally I gave up. I came to Ponyville to retire from my search…"

"I was living in Ponyville the whole time. I always hoped that someday you would come and find me. Doodle."

Cranky walked closer to Matilda in a sort of romantic way. They then began rubbing each other's head.

"Oh, Doodle, I'm so happy to see you." Matilda commented and kissed him on the nose.

Cranky suddenly widened his eyes in shock and began quivering. Pinkie widened her eyes as well, but in excitement. The couple observed how his mouth continued shaking and quivering until it finally transformed into a bright smile. At seeing her desire to bring joy complete Pinkie brought out into a very bright smile.

"So does this mean that you accept my apology?" Pinkie asked hopefully.

"Yes, Pinkie, I accept your apology, and I am honored to call you my friend." Cranky responded proudly.

Pinkie practically exploded in happiness.

"Woohoo! This is just fantastic! Ooh, now we can hang out together, and chat, and sing songs, and…" She gasped. "Party! Oh, I can throw you guys a big party! It'll be called a 'Welcome to Ponyville, I found my lost love, I'm BFF's with Pinkie Pie Party'!" She raised her hands in excitement, but then noticed how calm they were with each other. "...Or maybe something less over-the-top and not so super-hyper."

"Come on Pinkie, we should leave them time to get reacquainted." He said, grabbing her hand and gesture her away with Cranky reaffirming the blond's thoughts.

"Oh. Um, but we're still friends?"

"Pinkie, you went way, way, way out of your way to make me happy." Cranky walked over to Pinkie and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Of course we're friends."

Matilda then walked over to Cranky, which caused him to begin walking her to his home.

"Great!" Pinkie exclaimed and watched as they both walked inside.

"Alright party filly, let's go." Linking arms they began their trek back to town.

"Narry, do you think, even if things worked out in the end I was wrong to keep pushing?"

Naruto wondered what brought on her doubts all of a sudden. "You had good intentions Pinkie and you're right, things did work out for the best, but that won't always be the case. Even if you can help others sometimes its better to give them time before forcing the solution onto them. Wanting to help others is good, but sometimes they also have to make their own mistakes and learn from them. Learning when to step back and knowing when to intervene is difficult because no two situations are exactly the same. Like for instance I didn't know the facts and tried to advice you and obviously that was the wrong call. Having the facts also play an important part of making such a decision. The only thing we can do is simply do the best with the information we have."

In other words there was not always a right answer; one simply had to do the best with what they had. The two soon said their goodbyes and departed for the day as Naruto returned to the library. He saw no sight of Rainbow, in fact he saw no sight of Gryff either.

"Where's Gryff?" he was afraid to know the answer to the question. He really was.

"Oh, he left. He went out with Cloudchaser and Flitter and said he would see you at home later tonight." Twilight answered as she turned the page in her book without missing a beat.

Weren't they the pegasi twins that Thunderlane had made it his life mission to seduce? Naruto snorted. Considering how much the two liked boozing and flirting with the local female populous this was going to throw a wrench in their little comradery.

Maybe getting some flank will even his old friend out as there had been growing tension between the two of them as of late.

"Want to go have a hot make out session on your desk?"

The resounding sputtering, dropping of boot and frazzled blushing expression of Twilight had made the comment all the more worth it plus more. Naruto could barely contain his laughter as Twilight was soon putty in his hand as he began laying passionate kisses along her neck and jawline.

Tonight was going to be a fun night.

Next Chapter: Meeting At Camp Lunarstone! Estimated time remaining: 22 Hours, 38 Minutes