Guardian Chap 12

by ~Sunjian54

The Equestrian Guardian

Chap 12

The next few days went by rather quickly for David. He spent most of them either practicing his new Ice powers, helping Twilight and the others if they needed it, or just spending time with Twilight alone. He had to admit, he felt like his bond with Twilight was growing much stronger, it almost felt like he had known her his whole life, but he knew that was just because he loved her so much. The love however was still eclipsed by the fear of Nightmare's reincarnated form. She had nearly killed him almost a week ago, and the fear had still not passed. The week after however was pretty uneventful until Ditzy Hooves brought another letter from Canterlot, this time  it was from Princess Luna.

David tore open the letter after handing Ditzy a muffin in gratitude. He had learned from Pinkie that Ditzy was crazy about muffins, and while it made David smile to see her face light up when he handed it to her. He still felt creeped out by her eyes. The letter was written in purple ink and read,

Dear David, my sister wanted to know what your favorite color is, and if it would be okay for you to come to the castle on Monday around 4:00 pm. The reason for the color question is a secret that you'll get when you come on Monday. Please write back, Hugs Luna. P.S I've learned to play a beautiful melody on the ocarina you gave me. You may hear it tonight before you go to bed.

David ran back into Twilights house letter in hand, and began searching for a pen and paper. "Hey Spike! Do you know where I could find some paper so I could write back to Princess Luna?" He shouted as he continued to look through all the drawers he could find. Spike came down the stairs paper and quill in claw. "I'll write the letter for you, just tell me what to write." He said as he sat down on a wooden stool. "Thanks Spike. Ahem. Dear Princess Luna, Thank you so much for writing to me, I'm happy to hear that you've made progress with my ocarina. To answer your questions my favorite color is silver and I will gladly come to the castle on Monday if you can provide transport for me. Your friend, David." He finished. Spike quickly finished writing the letter and with a puff of green flame, sent it on its way.

"So you have to meet with the Princess on Monday huh? That's only 3 days away." Spike said as he slipped the quill back into the inkwell. "I know. Maybe I can master my Air spells before then and surprise them with my own magic display." David said turning in his spell book to the Air chapter. "That sounds like a great idea dude, but whose gonna watch you practice your air spells?" Spike had a good point, everypony was busy and David didn't feel comfortable practicing his spells alone. He began to picture different ponies in his mind that he could call on until he heard a loud noise outside. "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!!!" Suddenly the door to the Library burst inward and 3 fillies came bounding in at full speed. David recognized one as Applebloom, Aj's younger sister. The other two however he'd never met. One looked like a younger version of Rarity, while the other was an orange Pegasus and they were all wearing what looked capes with a symbol of a pony on top of a shield.

"Applebloom?" David asked cautiously. The young filly turned, her face broke into a huge smile and she leapt at David knocking him over. "Wow David, what are ya'll doing here?" She asked jumping up and down on his chest. "I live here. What are you doing here?" He asked jokingly as he patted her head. "We're trying to find ways for us to get our cutie marks." She said bouncing over to her friends as they began tearing books off the shelves. "Cutie marks… oh you mean the marks on your flanks." David said remembering what Twilight had told them when they had first met. "Yep, and we're gonna tear the Library apart till we find a way." She then began to tear the books from their shelves along with her two friends. David realized if they kept that up then Spike would have a lot of work to do.

"Hey Applebloom, would you mind introducing me to your friends?" He asked, hoping to distract them from the library books. All three of them turned around and lined up in front of him. "Crusader Roll Call." Applebloom said. "Sweetie Belle." The white filly that looked like Rarity said. "Scootaloo." The orange Pegasus said. "Applebloom, and together we are: THE CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS." They all cried at once. David laughed at their team. They reminded him of the clubs that guys would form when they were little. An idea struck him however after he finished laughing.

"Hey Applebloom, would your team mind watching me practice my Air element powers?" He asked hopingly. "Ain't that what AJ did with you?" She asked cocking her head in a questioning look. "Yep, and I was wondering if you all could help me with my training. Please?" He asked with a smile on his face. "Sure" Sweetie Belle said happily. After what you did to my sister with your water training I would love to watch." David's mind finally snapped the pieces into place. "So Rarity is your sister that makes sense, you look just like her." Sweetie Bell smiled. "Okay enough talk, I got work to do so let's go." He said as he opened the door to the Library. "CMC let's go watch." Applebloom cried as they rushed out with David behind them.

"HEY! Who's gonna help me clean up the Library?" Spike asked looking at all the books on the floor. David chased the CMC all the way to the same plain where he had started his Fire training. When he arrived he quickly opened the book to the Air chapter and started reading the book. "Alright, let's get started!" Next Chapter: Chapter 13 Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 60 Minutes