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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Now it was Applejack's turn to try and instill lessons of Harmony into Discord. First would be introducing him to the concept of arduous work before bringing him into town.

The two walked in silence for the most part of the journey, Applejack saying hello to passers-by who greeted her and shot weary looks at Discord. She just hoped that she would not get any complaints today. Despite assurances by the princesses there were many town folks who had qualms about the chaos user being in their town and could not help but be a bit high strung.

As they approached the main part of the farm Discord saw their house and an elderly mare on the front porch, he naturally assumed she was Granny Smith.

"Howdy Granny Smith!" Applejack called out.

"Well howdy Applejack, who's this fella?" Granny Smith replied.

"Granny…remember what I said happened yesterday? With the Princess and all that?"

Granny Smith thought for a moment and stroked her chin before remembering.

"Oh yes ah remember, you must be that Discord fellah!" She glared at him.

"As expected my reputation proceeds me."

Applejack shot him a nasty glare, now was not the time for his antics.

"I'd still say you should hog tie, tar and feather the varmint." Granny grumbled.

"Ah told ya why we can't do that granny! The princess is hoping we can reform him."

"Fine, ya keep an eye on him and if he gives ya trouble ya know where the buckshot is located. Naruto was nice enough to enchant it for us yesterday in case ya had any problems?"

Discord at that moment realized something and was quite unnerved. His magic was restricted so what did that say for his durability? While something like a gun would have no way in killing him, that spoke of nothing of the pain of being shot with more than likely ice enchanted shells.

"I'll keep that in mind." This was not helping what she was trying to do. Bidding fell well to Granny Applejack led him to the orchard. "One thing to keep in mind, while yer on this farm ya pitch in."

"And this is supposed to reform me how? Sounds more like you're trying to get cheap labor out of me." He pointed out.

"What ah'm trying to do is teach ya the value of a honest day's work. When was the last thing you did without using yer magic?" Looking smugly Discord was about to say something before Applejack interrupted him, "Something that is not basic bodily functions or walking?"

He was about to answer again, but paused when he realized he did not have an answer. If there was one thing he hated it was being bested in anything, but if his plan was to work he was going to need to be patient. The very thought made him want to vomit or remove his stomach, but he didn't have much of a choice lest he wanted to eternally remain a stone prisoner.

Not having left the main square of the town during his rampage he had yet to see the farm and he had to admit this was quite the large gathering of produce. "So where are all your workers?"

"The only workers on the farm are mahself, Big Mac, and occasionally Applebloom." She replied.

"Posh! You can't expect me to believe three ponies can tend to a farm this vast? Even if you're earth ponies that's just nonsense!" He promptly dismissed her assertion.

"Well we apples are anything but ya common ponies! Then again ah'm pretty sure ya already realized that." Asserted proudly, hinting to their encounter last year.

"Yeah, yeah, rub it in ya smhuck!" 'We'll see whose laughing once my plan is in action.'

Discord groaned leaning on a tree as he worked on catching his breath. Hours had passed and the sun was hanging high noon. Hours of climbing trees, picking apples, and carrying bucket loads without use of his magic. His back was killing him. Then he had to help pull a cart of the stock into town to which Applejack set up her stall.

"Kill me now," He groaned as he was forced to watch the boring monotony of Applejack selling product and being mobbed by her adoring public. He only got a minute amount of joy at the mare's restrained irritancies at the more zealous of her fans actions.

"So tell us, how did you know you were born into greatness?"

"When did you figure you were going to be apart of something greater?"

Several similar questions were tossed around the inhabitants that were nearly crowding the area.

"Look, ah know yall think there must have been this great big ol' revelation or somethin' but ah'm tellin' ya the truth. It was more of a matter of luck than anythin'.Ah'm more then sure their are other ponies out there jus' as honest as ah'm am ah just happen to be in the right place at the right time." Applejack was of course very modest about the whole situation.

"How much for you to sign your autograph?" A young filly pegasus pony asked as she brought forward a journal.

"Payment? Just for writing mah name? Now that's just nonsense ah'm not going to charge for somethin' like that." She said as she took the journal, "Now what's yer name sugarcube?" She asked the little mine green filly.

"Pine bristler!" She whispered out in gasping awe.

"Then to Pine Whistler." She handed it back as the filly let out a shriek of excitement and ran back to her little crowd of friends. "Now ah know you all want stories and stuff, but ah'm trying to sell some goods here and no, tryin' to overpay does not net you any special priv'leges. "

'Being humble and putting so much thought into her work ethic. Even if...even if you bearers are just a bit more above your kind I've seen the true face of mortals.'

"You're late." Rainbow Dash stated flatly as Discord arrived at the edge of town. Like all the other appointments he was escorted to the agreed meeting place by Applejack before being handed off to whichever bearer would be watching him.

"Yeah well your little farmer friend worked me like a slave." He grumbled as Rainbow wanted to make a snide comment at him, but managed to compose herself. In terms of emotional trauma she disliked Discord just as much as Naruto and Twilight, but she owed it to the Princesses to try. "So what little lesson are you going to have me partake in to soak in the old so wonderfulness of Harmony?"

Rainbow ignored the sarcasm, "No plan." She simply stated.

"Eel dungus! You expect me to believe you don't have something? Anything planned?"

"I've never been one for plans." Rainbow shrugged. "I can't show you an example of my element like the others can. Loyalty doesn't work like that. It simply, just is."

"Well aren't you just helpful." Discord said sarcastically. "Come now, isn't there a cheesy speech you can give or something? I really don't want to be blamed as not trying during my probation."

"All I have is a memory." Rainbow replied thinking back to several years ago. It was just before she and Fluttershy had permanently moved into Ponyville. It was the incident that resulting in Rainbow putting a hold on pushing Fluttershy to be assertive for a long while.

Rainbow tried to move, but her efforts only rewarded her with searing pain. Her left leg was badly bruised, her right bicep, elbow, and couple of her fingers burned in pain and her left wing was a damaged mess. "Let...her...go!" Rainbow grunted out as she forced herself to her feet.

The pony in question turned. Cauliflower colored fur that peeked out under her black blouse and tan trousers. The mare in question had such dismissive and cold chestnut colored eyes. On the ground next to her was an unconscious and tied up Fluttershy. "Why are you getting in my way? Do you really want to die for some military brat? Just give up and I won't kill you."

Rainbow had no idea who the hell this mare was, just all that she knew this creep was trying to make off with Fluttershy and she couldn't allow that to happen. "You...you keep your filthy hands off her!" Rainbow commanded as she began breathing heavily."

"Why are you so willing to die for her? No pony is worth that."

"You don't understand do you? She's not just a mare. She's my best friend. Her life means more to me than my own, but I guess some criminal like you wouldn't know anything about that kind of loyalty, would you?"

"Friends are overrated," she stated. "All I care about are the bits I'm promised for taking her in to my employer. I could care less after that. Now stand down filly, you can barely stand. You can't hope to stand a chance against me."

"Shut up!" she yelled, flaring her nostrils. "Quit talking about her like she's just some meal ticket! She's a pony, who has never lifted a finger to hurt anypony and I won't let you take her."

"You'll stop me? How are you going to do that? You can barely stand," she arrogantly mocked her."

But Rainbow would not let that stop her. She still had enough strength left for one more. Putting all her strength into her good leg she charged. Putting all her weight into the charge she slammed into the other mare's leg, popping one of the joints out of place as the mare toppled over in pain.

But Rainbow was going to stop there. Still running on adrenaline she put everything she had into her next few attacks.

A crack emanating from the ribs.

The bruising of the kidney. Rainbow kept attacking, and attacking and attacking until her opponent could fight back no more. Her hands were beyond bruised as they burned from the pain.

"I could have...I could have lost one of my wings from that fight. I was fresh out of the hospital as a result of one of my crashes and was told to take it easy, but I couldn't stand by and let somepony make off with my friend you know."

He just...he just didn't understand. For someppony like Rainbow Dash to risk never being able to fly again. It was her livelihood. Her identity. "Why? Why go through such lengths instead of getting help? She's a military brat. Her father being general I'm sure you'd have entire segments of the military branch working to get her back not to mention if you got yourself killed who knows how long it would have taken for someone to find out what happened?"

"It figures you wouldn't understand." Rainbow said with a shake of her head. "We've been friends ever since we were fillies. She's just been there for me. Cheering me on. Supporting me. Fixing me up whenever I hurt myself and not once did she ever ask or expected anything from me in turn besides being her friend. And to me, there is no greater loyalty then genuinely caring and supporting someone without expecting anything in return. "

He needed to stop allowing himself to be so distracted. He wasn't really trying to understand Harmony. He just needed to play the role a little bit longer.

Part 4 comes out tomorrow. Going to spend the next hour going back and editing older chapters.