Bionicle: Equestrian Saga
Chapter 7
Previous Chapter Next ChapterI started playing music on the laptop and unpacked one of the beds. I was halfway through building it when Autumn walked into the ‘room.’
“Hey, need a hoof?” she asked.
“No but you can stay if you like and listen to music” I said, tightening up a screw. For a few moments she just sat there, listening to the ‘strange’ music and after a few moments she spoke up.
“What was it that got you so annoyed about what Discord said?” Autumn asked.
“Nice weather we’re having at the moment,” I said, trying to change the subject. She didn't buy it.
“Answer the question, Vuur Koning” she said. I sighed, before selecting a song on the laptop.
“Listen to the song. It will answer any questions you have” I said, before continuing the work on the bed.
By the end of the song Autumn had a shocked look on her face.
“How can anypony be so... evil?” she asked.
“If you saw a changeling from the hive that invaded Canterlot, would you act like best friends or would you imprison it, regardless of whether they took part in the invasion or not?” I asked, giving her a pointed look.
“It would be my duty to capture it to get as much information as possible… oh,” she said, realizing what she had just said
“And the penny drops,” I said, “the reason that is such a sensitive subject for me is not because I’m a Jew-” seeing her questioning look I added “-Jews were the main targets of the ‘Final Solution’,” I practically spat the last part, “the reason it is such a sensitive subject with me is because I visited the place. It’s now a memorial-slash-museum. It’s the sort of place that people should visit, but only once,”
“There’s still one thing I don’t understand,” Autumn said.
“What’s that?”
“Discord said Birkenau, not Auschwitz.”
“Technically they’re the same place. Auschwitz was the ‘official’ name. It was actually three separate locations. There was Auschwitz-I, the main camp, Auschwitz-II or Birkenau, and Auschwitz-III, or Monowitz. They all existed at the same time and had very specific purposes. Auschwitz-I was used mostly for holding prisoners and performing medical experiments. If you went there you had a fair chance of survival. Birkenau was the ‘death camp’. It’s what most people think of when they hear the name Auschwitz. Tall barbed wire fences, seems to stretch on into eternity, that sort of thing. If you ended up there you were pretty much fucked. You were either sent to do work at the third site or you were sent to die in the gas chambers. They would have told you that you were getting a shower to wash away your old life, I think it was a tradition or something, but you were really on a one way trip to agonizing death. No one should have to die like that,” I said, suppressing a shiver, “That's why I reacted the way I did. Anyways, let’s change the subject. How exactly did you, a special-ops guard of all things, become my guide?” I asked.
“It’s a long story,” she said.
“I've got time,” I said. She sighed before saying.
“Let’s just say that I did something wrong, something a guard should never do, and this is my, for lack of a better word, punishment,” she said.
“So you did something wrong and now you’re stuck looking after me? That seems a bit of a mild punishment,” I said in surprise.
“It’s my ‘final assignment’ before I am honorably discharged. The reason they didn't just discharge me straight away was because of my exemplary service up until the ‘incident’,” she went quiet as she finished the sentence.
“Do you regret it? What you did, I mean?” I asked.
“I would do it again in a second if I had the choice to go back and change it,” she said.
“You were torn between your duty and what you felt was right,” I said “there are certain instances where it’s better to say ‘fuck authority’ than to follow the rules blindly. There’s a line from a song by a metal band that I like. It says: 'so can you tell me what exactly does ‘freedom’ mean? If I’m not free to be as twisted as I want to be'. Whilst it isn't totally in context, I feel it makes a valid point,” I had now finished building the first bed and had moved onto building the second bed. For a few minutes we didn't say anything. Autumn was the first to break the silence.
“So, you got any family back on your world?” she asked.
“Yes. It’s quite a large family, not in-terms of siblings, I've only got an older brother. But when it comes to aunts and uncles, I have more than I care to count. The annual family get-together on my dad’s side of the family is always swarming with relatives. There has to be at least 30 people every time and, technically speaking, I’m part of 3 different families. There’s my dad’s side of the family. He divorced my mum but they were still friends,” noticing Autumn's confused look I added, “think of it as an extreme case of ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’, his family remained friends with us as well and there’s my mum’s side of the family.”
“And the third family?” she asked.
“I was getting to that. Anyways, there’s my step-dads side of the family so I also have a step-sister now,” I said.
“Wow, big family,” she said.
“What about you? You got any family?” I asked.
“Yeah. It’s not that big a family, not compared to yours at least. They live in Trottingham.”
“I never noticed,” I said, my voice practically flooded with sarcasm.
“Buck you,” she said, doing the equivalent of flipping the finger but with her wing, “anyways, I also have an older brother, named Winter Chill. He can be such a pain sometimes but I wouldn't have him any other way.”
“Same here. I dread to think what it would be like if our brothers met,” I said.
“Oh Celestia they would probably start getting into a drinking contest,” we both shared a laugh at that. It was at that moment that Rainbow dash poked her head through the entrance.
“Hey, V.K., I’m headed off home, so I’ll see you whenever,” she said.
“Okay, take care.” I said and with that her head disappeared from view, “anyways, you were saying?”
“Oh, I also have a little sister, she’s called Midsummer Night.”
“Do all of your family have names relating to times of the year?” I asked.
“It’s a family tradition. We traditionally worked in the weather patrol but it wasn't my thing so I joined the guard. Thankfully my parents were understanding,” she said.
“What’s your favorite weapon?” I asked.
“Just a sec,” she said before walking out. She returned a few moments later with her bag. She then got out several weapons that I didn't recognize. She put two blades shaped like feathers on her wings. She then put something that looked like strange shoes on her fore-hooves. She then reared up on her back legs using her wings for balance and coming up to my chest height-wise,
“These are wing blades,” she said, motioning to her wings, “and these,” as she spoke, a long thin blade extended from each ‘shoe’, “are called ‘huf klingen’, now, pick up your blade,” as she said this she pointed her right hoof at me.
“What?” I asked.
“I need to know how skilled you are,” she said, “now pick up your blade.” I stood up, the second bed now done, and walked over to my sword. Autumn walked over to a clear section of the room and I followed her. We stood there for a few moments before she charged towards me, sprinting on her hind legs. I brought my blade up in a defensive stance as she drew closer, she swung both blades at the same and they impacted against my sword with a 'clang!' She brought her swords back and seeing an opening I lunged with my sword. She blocked it with her right blade before knocking it out of my hand with her left blade. She then stepped forwards and I found myself with her wing blades pressed lightly against my neck.
“You barely lasted 10 seconds,” she said,“you definitely need combat training,” I picked up my sword.
“Again,” she said before going to strike. The rest of the evening was spent sparring. I gradually improved little by little until eventually I was able to successfully block her attacks. But I was still unable to go for an attack myself and whenever I tried I ended up on the floor with a blade to my throat.
“You're improving,” she said after knocking me to the floor for what must've been the twentieth time, “you’re getting bolder and with proper training you could shape up to be a pretty decent sword fighter” she held out a hoof to pull me up and I accepted it.
“I think I’m going to call it a night,” I said, “I’m a show-and-tell piece at the local school so I've got an early start.”
“Fair enough, I’ll probably be up before you. Old habits die hard,” Autumn said, rubbing the back of her neck.
“If so then wake me up when you get up,” I said.
“Sure thing” she said.
I awoke the next morning to a hoof shaking me gently. I opened my eyes to find Autumn standing next to my bed, her hoof placed on my shoulders.
“Urg, what time is it?” I asked, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.
“About 8 o’clock,” she said. I groaned before sitting up in bed. After a few moments I got out of bed and walked out of the bag into the library. I saw Twilight sitting on a sofa reading some sort of book about spells.
“Morning Twilight,” I said. She looked up from her book.
“Morning Vuur Koning,” she replied before returning to her book.
“Can I use the kitchen?” I asked.
“Sure, just don’t burn the library down,” she said. I walked into the kitchen where I saw Spike standing at the stove wearing a pink apron, cooking what looked like pancakes. I couldn't help smirking at the sight.
“Oh. Hey Vuur Koning,” Spike said, noticing me.
“Morning Spike. Is there any coffee and hot chocolate powder?” I asked. He thought for a moment before nodding.
“Yeah. There is some in that cupboard,” he said, pointing to one of the cupboards. I got out the jars and placed 1/3rd coffee and 2/3rd chocolate powder in a pan before filling it with water. Spike watched with interest.
“What are you making?” he asked.
“A basic mocha. I hate the taste of coffee but I need the caffeine to wake up. Hence why I added the hot chocolate. It makes it sweeter. I've managed to get it down to a fine art. Too much coffee and it tastes bitter. Too much chocolate and there won’t be enough caffeine to have an effect. About 1/3rd coffee is enough in my opinion,” I said. Spike said, "Ohhhhh," in understanding, “What are you making?”
“Choc-chip pancakes,” he said.
“Ah wunderbar,” I muttered. I started singing as I stirred the mixture.
When I finished singing Spike looked at me in amazement
“How’d you learn to sing like that?” he asked.
“I’m not that good” I said.
“Dude, that was awesome. Don't be modest,” he said.
“I'm not being modest. I personally don't think my singing is all that good, compared to the guy that sang it originally at least, and I'll admit it wasn't terrible. But it wasn't the best singing in the world,” I said, pouring the drink into a mug. There was quite a bit left in the pan, “Help yourself to what’s in the pan,” I said before walking back into the library section and sitting down at a table, groggily drinking the mixture. Autumn seemed to notice the look on my face.
“Not a morning pony?” she asked with a smirk. I shook my head, “You better get used to it, they won’t be kind to you during training.”
“I'm guessing the other recruits play pranks,” I said, starting to feel the effects of the caffeine kicking in.
“Let’s just say that you won’t ever be sleeping in,” she said, a nostalgic look on her face, “oh, the sort of things we got up to during training.”
“I have my methods for exacting revenge,” I said, taking a sip of the drink.
“Such as?” Autumn asked. I smirked.
“Ever noticed how horseradish sauce and custard are the same colour?” I said, putting on a sinister smile. Autumn looked mortified.
“That’s disgusting” she said, sticking her tongue out in disgust. I chuckled.
“I have other means as well. Such as clear sticky tape stretched across the door frame, an air horn for an alarm clock, super glue on the toilet seat and my personal favorite, tipping the bed on its side… with the occupant still asleep.”
“I’d hate to share a room with you,” she said.
“You already do,” I pointed out. She suddenly went pale for a second and her eyes reduced to pinpricks.
“Anyways, quick question. What are the dragons like here? other than Spike,” I asked. She thought for a moment.
“They mostly keep to themselves but they can be hostile if you trespass on their cave,” she said. I finished my drink and stood up.
“Twilight where’s the shower in this place?” I asked.
“Up the stairs, first door on the right,” she said, not looking up from the book. I picked up my rucksack before walking towards the shower room.
I stepped out of the room a few minutes later, now fully dressed in my armor, and walked down the stairs. Everyone was sat at the table eating pancakes.
“Hey Autumn. Are you coming with me or not?” I asked.
“Well somepony has to make sure you don't get in trouble” she said, getting up from the table “Do you have everything you need?” she asked. I gestured to the rucksack on my back with a thumb and I quickly grabbed a pancake off the plate in the center. I took a bite and hesitated before grabbing another one, smiling sheepishly in response to the glare Twilight gave me. Outside it was fairly quiet compared to yesterday. Then again, it was still fairly early. The ponies of the town also seemed to be used to me by now. Several of them even said hello as we walked through the town towards the school. Eventually we reached the school house. The playground was empty. I never liked empty schools. They just seem… creepy, like an empty hospital. They just feel wrong… Anyway, I looked through the window to find the teacher sitting at the desk, marking papers. I knocked on the door and waited.
“Come in” I heard her say, I opened the door slightly.
“When you see me, please don’t panic, my appearance is… startling” I said, before slowly and deliberately walking in, when she saw me she looked slightly unsettled.
“My, I can see why you warned me” she said “may I ask why you are here?”
“Yeah, yesterday I happened to run into a certain group of three fillies with a lack of cutie marks, long, and embarrassing, story short, they wanted to use me as their show and tell piece, just thought I would pop round and give you a heads up before hand, I don’t want to go causing a panic” I said, she nodded.
“Yes, that would be…regrettable, well it’s fine by me, by happy coincidence I've been teaching the class about life in foreign country’s so it will tie in nicely with that as well” she said, smiling warmly.
“Right, where would you suggest I go until the show and tell starts?” I asked.
“You and your friend will be fine standing by the desk until I call them up” she said, addressing Autumn for the first time “What are you here for? if you don't mind me asking”
“I’m a guard that has been assigned as his escort to reduce panic” Autumn said “I am also evaluating him for suitability as a reserve guard”
“Ok then” Cheerilee said, for about half an hour we made small talk until the students started arriving, Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Bell were some of the first to arrive, they waved to me as they walked to their seats and I waved back, the other students were slightly nervous when they saw me, I noticed that they had all brought something with them, two fillies walked in with their heads held high, they didn't even hesitate when they saw me, soon everyone was sat at their desks and Cheerilee walked to the front of the class.
“Good morning class” she said.
“Good morning Miss Cheerilee” they droned
“Now, I’m sure some of you are all wondering who this is” she said, pointing to me “and all your questions will be answered towards the end of show and tell, so, who wants to go first?” at that a sea of hooves shot up, it went on like this for most of the morning, she would ask who wanted to go next, single out a student, or group of students, and they would come up to the front and show off what they had brought, there were one or two that stuck out in my mind, such as a skinny little pegasus colt called featherweight who had a really nice 35mm SLR camera that belonged to his father, eventually only the C.M.C. were left and Cheerilee called them up, they quickly introduced me, and then told the class how they met me, much to the amusement of the class (and to my embarrassment), it was then my turn to tell everyone about myself.
“Right, I’m not that good at this sort of thing, so does anyone have any questions?” once more a sea of hooves shot up, I picked a student sitting in the back row.
“Where are you from?” She asked
“I come from a nation called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or U.K. for short” I said, showing them the map on the laptop, they all looked on in wonder “next question”
“What’s your cutie mark?”
“My species, Human, don’t have Cutie marks, we often chose our own destiny and don’t limit it to our special talent” I said, the students gasped in surprise, I saw one of the students, Diamond Tiara if I remember correctly, stifle a laugh.
"Sounds like he would fit right in with the Cutie Mark Crusaders" I heard her mutter.
"So what?" I said, "just because I don't have a tattoo on my butt doesn't mean I'm any less of a person, my society doesn't revolve around the fixation that if you have a mark symbolising you talent, you're a better person, what does your cutie mark even represent?" I asked her, she seemed to shrink into her chair as a result of all eyes in the class being focused on her , I heard her mumble something.
"What was that? I don't think the students in the back of class heard you" I said
"My skill in arts and crafts" she said, I deadpanned.
"And that gives you the right to try and belittle other people because they don't have a Cutie mark?" I asked, she shook her head, looking rather sham faced "didn't think so, anyway, moving on, next question"
“Can you do magic?”
“Yes and no, Normally, we humans think of magic as made up nonsense, but we do have stage magic, which usually revolves around sleight of hand or tricks of the eye, but recently I found out that I can control magic” I said, igniting the magic on my hands to show them “humans main strength is intelligence and ingenuity, we weren't strong enough so we invented the steam locomotive to haul freight, we weren't fast enough so we invented the motor car, we couldn't fly so we invented the airplane” I then played a video clip of the first moon landing “we wanted to see what it was like on the moon so we built a rocked to fly people up there” by now they had looks of amazement on their faces, including Cheerilee and Autumn, I continued with my speech “we wanted to watch events from our homes, so we made the Television, we wanted to be able to access limitless information, so we set up the internet, but having said that, a lot of the inventions I have seen here are very similar to the stuff back home” I pointed to the colt with the camera.
“Featherweight, was it, bring you camera up here a second” I said, he nervously walked up and showed me the camera, I got my camera out to show everyone “as you can all see, they are different, but you can tell that they’re both cameras, yes?” the class nodded, Featherweight went and sat back down “does anyone else have any questions?”
“What is it like living here compared to where you come from?”
“In all honesty, there isn't that much difference, there are certain differences, like the money, but it’s roughly the same, except where I come from, ponies don’t talk”
“Do you mean?”
“when I say ponies, I don’t mean ponies like you, where I come from, there more…animals of instinct, and they don’t come in colors of the rainbow, there are only slight similarities, think of it like comparing me with a monkey, we’re similar, but we’re not identical, it’s also like comparing my camera with Featherweight’s camera” at my explanation they all ‘oh’ed in understanding, Cheerilee then dismissed the class for morning break, I was walking out side when I got called over by the students.
“Hey, Vuur Koning” Scootaloo called
“Yes?” I said, walking over to them
“We were wondering if you had any playground games from your world?” she asked, I thought for a moment before responding.
“Do you have a game called ‘British Bulldog’?” I asked.
“Never hear of it” she said.
“Alright, everyone gather round” they all came and sat around me “you play British Bulldog like this, you have all of the players, except for one, in this instance me, stand at one end of the playground, the one player that is left out stands in the middle, all the other players then try to run from one side of the playground to the other without getting caught, if you get caught, you have to help catch the other players, the game continues until there is one player left who hasn't been caught, the game then starts over with the one that was left starting in the middle, the chasers can move freely around the playing area, but you have to go back to the middle once they get to the other side, the ones being chased have to wait until all the other players that haven’t been caught are on the same side of the playing area before they can run to the other side, as long as you are at one end or the other, you can’t get caught, but you only get 30 seconds from the time the last player enters the ‘safe zone’ before you all have to run back across, understand?” they nodded “good, let the games begin”
I played the first round with them, choosing to sit back and watch after that, they were about halfway through the third round when I heard an ear piercing scream, one of the kids was looking in our direction whilst pointing a hoof behind me, I looked behind me to find Timberwolves close behind me and Autumn, we both jumped up and ran towards the playground.
“Get in the school house, now!” I yelled, they didn't think twice, we stopped at the playground and I chucked my rucksack on the floor before hastily opening it and jumping in, Autumn following close behind, I grabbed my sword and ran back outside, Autumn took longer as she was putting her armour on, I held the sword in my right hand and ignited the magic in my left, the latter was purely for intimidation ‘they’re made of wood, so they should think twice before attaching someone with flaming hands’, Autumn suddenly burst out of the rucksack, fully dressed in armour, this armour was different from the type that the normal guards wore, it seemed like it was designed with the goal of reducing drag, it didn't look as bulky as standard armour, and it was also smoother, completely covering up her mane, ears, tail and face, she landed on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, I turned my attention back to the Timberwolves, the one at the front had a familiar gash on its eye.
“Oh shit, they came here looking for me” I said, Autumn looked at me in surprise.
“What do you mean?” Autumn asked, going into a defensive stance.
“When I first woke up in Equestria, I was attacked by Timberwolves, specifically those ones” I said, pointing to the pack
“How can you tell?” Autumn asked, they were now starting to edge closer.
“Who do you think gave that one the scar?” I said, gesturing to the wolf (let’s call him Scar from now on), I raised my sword in readiness for the attack “so, how do you suggest we deal with them, because I would rather not have to explain to parents why we slaughtered Timberwolves in front of their children”
“Technically they’re not actually alive, they’re constructs made from the ambient magic in the Everfree” she said, rearing onto her hind legs and extending her blades, Scar growled before charging, the other wolves close behind, one of them leaped towards me, jaws open wide, I swung my sword horizontally, hitting it in the jaw line and cutting it in half, another one pounced and I stabbed my sword into its skull, it jerked violently before going limp, I let it drop to the ground, a green aura, much like the one that formed the last time I came across them, seeped out of the carcass and drifted back in the direction of the forest, joined by the aura of its pack mate, the carcass retained its form for a few seconds before collapsing in on itself, leaving nothing but a pile of twigs, I quickly looked for Autumn, she seemed to be taking care of things, several piles of twigs surrounded her, eventually Scar was the only one left, he looked at the two of us before folding his ‘ears’ and dipping his head down in submission, I swear I heard a whimper, I slowly walked towards him.
“Vuur Koning, be careful” I heard Autumn say, I was now standing over the wolf, he seemed scared, I raised my sword and threw it on the ground a few feet away, I slowly crouched down before carefully placing a hand on top of his muzzle, his ‘expression’ went from fear to what I would best describe as surprise.
“Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you” I quietly said, he seemed to understand me as he pushed us muzzle into my hand, I suddenly got an idea “do you want to come with me?” his ears perked up at that, I ignited the magic in my other hand and gently pressed it to the back of his neck, the flame-like aura suddenly spread from my hand and engulfed the wolf, his eyes and his scar changed from the sickly green to a warm red, much like the aura covering my hand, I removed my hand and the aura surrounding the wolf disappeared, but the eyes and scar stayed red, he now seemed more, for lack of a better word, friendly, I stood up, Autumn looked surprised.
“How did you know that would work?” she asked, still casting the occasional wary glance at Scar.
“I didn't” I said, walking over towards my sword and picking it up “you said Timberwolves are magical constructs, I had a theory, and it turned out to be true” I said, it was at that point that Twilight suddenly teleported into the playground with Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity and two other ponies I didn't recognize, the moment they saw Scar they went into a defensive stance, I intervened before things got out of hand.
“No, don’t hurt him” I said.
“We came here because we heard that there were Timberwolves near the school” Twilight said “and we see one right there” she pointed at scar.
“I’m sorry, do you not see the piles of twigs everywhere, or the fact that Scar here isn't trying to attack you?” I said, pointing to the Timberwolf, he was just sitting there, panting with his tongue hanging out and wagging the twigs that made up his tail, I petted him just to prove the point, they seemed to relax at this.
“Jus’ how in Equestria did y’all manage to make a Timberwolf yer pet?” the orange one that I didn't recognize said.
“His pack tried to attack me and Autumn, as you can see that didn't turn out well” I said, I noticed Fluttershy wince.
“You didn't…?” she asked, trailing off.
“I didn't kill them, if that’s what you mean, I don’t know how to, there more magical than actual living creatures, I think the whole ‘oaken-lupine’ thing is just their magical energy creating a form, I think they would probably dissipate it they didn't have the ‘body’, anyway, Scar here, must’ve realized that it would have been stupid to fight me, so he submitted to me, how’d you find out anyway?” I asked.
“A-a little bird told me” Fluttershy said.
“Were you being serious or were you joking, because with this world, I’m not sure what to expect” I said.
“Um I can talk to animals” she said, cautiously walking towards Scar, she sat in front of him and proceeded to start stroking and fussing him “Aww, you’re just a cute little puppy” she said, giving Scar a belly rub.
“That enough proof? Now, I don’t believe I've met you two yet” I said, pointing at the pink pony and the pony with a Texan accent, the others had gone into the schoolhouse to make sure everyone was ok “I’m Vuur Koning, but you can call me V.K. if you want”
“Ah’m Applejack, Ah should thank you for protecting mah sister, Apple Bloom” she said “that makes y’all a good pony in mah books” I was then tackled by the pink pony.
“Hi-I’m-Pinkie-Pie-where-are-you-from-what’s-your-favorite-color-where’d-you-get-that-neat-armor-do-you-like-parties-will-you-be-my-friend...” she started saying before she was yanked off my chest by Applejack, who currently had Pinkie Pies cotton shaped tail in her mouth.
“Hlanth saths herl, se’hel dahn” (Land sakes girl, settle down) Applejack said through Pinkie Pie’s tail before spitting it out “Sorry about that” she said to me “Pinkie can get a bit excitable around new folk”.
“Understatement of the century” I said.
“*gasp* I've just realized you’re new here, and if you’re new here, then that means I haven’t thrown you a welcome to Ponyville party yet” Pinkie Pie said before disappearing in a puff of smoke that I could see rushing towards Ponyville in the distance, I gave a low whistle.
“Gott im Himmel, She’s fast” I said.
“Yep, only pony ah know who’s managed to keep up with Rainbow Dash when she’s in flight, on the level at least” she said.
“I've got to see how fast Rainbow Dash can go, people keep telling me she’s fast, but I haven’t actually seen her flying that fast, I've felt it though” I said, Applejack looked confused.
“What do y’all mean ‘felt’?” she asked.
“When she first saw me she thought I was attacking Twilight and peregrine-dived me, hitting me in the chest” Applejack audibly winced.
“How are Y’all still standing?” she asked.
“This armor” I said, knocking on my chest-plate, it gave a dull thud as it did so and tiny ripples appeared in the shielding.
“That certainly is some mighty fancy get up” she said, at that moment Twilight, Rarity and Rainbow Dash walked out of the Schoolhouse.
“Thank you, Vuur Koning, and Autumn Skies, without your quick action the fillies and colts would have been in grave danger” Twilight said, me and autumn both nodded our thanks, Twilight then looked around, as if looking for something.
“Where’s Pinkie gone?” she asked, still looking around.
“She said something about throwing me a welcome party and then ran off faster than Rainbow Dash” they all ‘oh’ed in understanding “Speaking of which, how fast can you go?”
“You've got a camera, yes?” she asked, I nodded “Now might be a good time to use it” and with that she shot up in to the air, I quickly set up my camera and barely had enough time to aim the camera before I spotted her, she was diving at a speed that should not be physically possible, I could see a cone of air forming around her body, next thing I knew…
KRAKABOOOM
She smashed through the sound barrier, leaving a rainbow colored shockwave in her wake, acting on instinct I pressed the shutter.
“Screw physics, that’s fucking amazing” I said.
“Whilst I wouldn't use such vulgar language, I have to agree with you, it is amazing” Rarity said, Rainbow was now doing all manner of aerobatics, loop-de-loops, corkscrews, I suddenly got an idea.
“HEY, RAINBOW, DO A BARREL ROLL” I shouted, she did said barrel roll and I burst out laughing.
“What’s so funny?” Twilight asked.
“Don’t worry, human joke” I said, waiving my hand dismissively, Rainbow landed a few moments later, kicking up a cloud of rainbow hued dust.
“I've said it once, I’ll say it again, screw physics, that was amazing” I said, looking up at the now clear sky
“What do you mean ‘screw physics’?” Rainbow dash asked.
“for one thing, it should be impossible for something of your mass and power to cause a ‘sonic rainboom’ or to use its proper name, a photonic boom, then again, where I come from, pegasi don’t even exist, let alone manipulate the weather, and the sun and moon rotate by themselves” I said, crossing my arms.
“Yeah, egghead” Rainbow Dash muttered.
“What’s a photonic boom? I know of a sonic boom, but I've never heard of a photonic boom” Twilight said.
“Photonic, as in photon, meaning light, a photonic boom is supposedly what happens when an object exceeds the speed of light, which is 671 million miles per hour, according to physics, when an object exceeds the speed of light, it causes a flash of light, the object would also turn into pure energy, I’m pretty close to just abandoning and disregarding the laws of physics right now, you, Rainbow Dash, should not exist in the your current state, you should be particles floating through the air” I said, twiddling my fingers.
“Oh yeah, I’m fast enough to beat the laws of physics” she said, I face palmed.
“Anyway” I said, turning to Twilight “I don’t know about you, but I wouldn't mind heading back to the library now, you don’t have a problem with pets there, do you?” she shook her head.
“No, as long as he doesn't get out of hand” she said, pointing to Scar, who was still being fussed over by Fluttershy, I snapped my fingers and he immediately sat up.
“Scar, here boy” I said, patting my leg, he complied with my request, standing up and plodding over towards me, standing beside me, he was pretty big, about the size of an Irish Wolfhound, I looked at Twilight. “I don’t think he’ll be a problem, he seems pretty docile now” I said, patting Scar in the side, she cast one last wary glance at Scar before walking off towards Ponyville, the rest of us close behind.