“I feel like I’ve been in this situation before.” I said to no one in particular. “Anyways, why are you guys here, and what do you want from me this time?”

“All we want is for you to help us.” Celestia said.

“And how, might I ask, would you have me help you?” I asked. I mean, for all I’ve seen, all I could be of help with right now is if they were on a military campaign. Big problem for them, because there was no way I’d ever help with that. For all I know, if there actually was some kind of military campaign, it was to the Equestria equivalent of Siberia... and we were in Paris being led by Napoleon.

“We thought our sister already told you how,” Luna said. “Do you not remember?”

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked. "She hasn't told me anything."

"I told you everything." Celestia said. She started to step towards me. "You must have forgotten, let me show you again."

She stopped in front of me and started leaning her horn towards my head.....

Okay, now I know I've been in this situation before.......

Just, one difference, though.

"Oh hell no!" I said. It was at this that I backhanded Celestia (Which earned me a Discord holding a sign over his head. The sign had a ten on it.) and proceeded to turn tail and sprint as fast as I could away from the situation.

"Guards!" I heard Celestia cry out. "Do not let the dungeon master get away! He must fulfill the prophecy!"

It was after this that I heard a bunch of armored foot steps (hoof steps?) coming in my direction....

Let's just say it was a bad idea to look back at the noise.

Behind me was an uncountable mass of pony guards. Some were pegasi, some were unicorns, but the bulk of the front of the mass were Earth ponies.

I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Crap baskets.

"You'll never take me alive!" I taunted them as I ran away.

I don't know what I was thinking, 'cause the guards seemed to take that as a challenge and sped up considerably.

"Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!" I screamed as I ran past all the civilians on the streets.

It was about a few seconds later that I heard a voice say to me, "Follow me!"

When I looked in the direction of the voice, I saw a pony shaped figure in a brown hooded cloak. Just in time, too, because the second I looked it turned down an alley way.

Now, I know it's not a good idea to just follow random strangers down dark alleys, but what else would you have done? Sprouted wings? In all honesty, I could have changed my form if I could have stopped to just rest a bit. Sadly, though, there was no way I could have gotten any rest, what with the run from an entire village, and now the run from what seemed to be a very large platoon of guards in metal armor.

Anyways, I did the only thing I could have done at the time, and chased after the hooded figure......

Didn't think it through though, because it led me down to a dead end.

"Stop right there!" a guard shouted at me. "You're under arrest."

"On what charge?" I asked. Stupid I know, but I had to hope that my friend in the cloak had a plan, and just wanted to stall for them.

"For assaulting royalty and evading capture." the guard said flatly.

"Very well, under who's authorization?" I asked. I leaned over to my hooded 'friend' and whispered, "You do have a plan, right?"

"Of course, why wouldn't I?" it whispered. "It's not like we want to die. You wouldn't want to, right?"

"What up with your speech, bud?" I asked.

No response.

It was right when the guards were almost upon us that the figure did anything.

What did it do, exactly? It threw a bottle at the ground that teleported into a big tree-house.

There was a cauldron, and several masks, and ingredients.....

And a zebra.....

"Welcome to my home, friend." said the zebra. "Glad to see that you did not meet your end."

"The heck is that supposed to mean?" I asked.

An earth pony with a green and white striped bucket hat stepped out of the shadows and spoke up in a masculine voice.

"Oh, don't mind that." he said. "That's just how Zecora speaks. She's honestly glad that you made it in one piece."

"Hai." said the figure who helped me earlier. It's voice was masculine, too. He removed his hood to reveal two kinda squinty eyes. He kinda reminded me of my Japanese friends, although, I guess he'd be Japaneighs. Heh, horse puns. "Watashitachiha, anata ga anzende daijōbudearu koto o subete no yorokonde iru."

"He's happy you're safe, too." the earth pony said. "You can call me hat and clogs."

Hat and clogs... hat and clogs.... Why does that sound familiar?

Eh, must not matter that much...

Author's Notes:

In other news, I've got two announcements.

1) I'm looking for people to do crossovers with, if you'd like to do one, please send me a private message.
2) Can anyone help me with the haiku's for Japan-Pony? I also need a name for him.... a name other than the Japanese word for alchemist..... (*cough* Renkinjutsu-shi *cough* *cough* Google Translated all the Japanese in here *cough*)

Also, a little shorter than normal, I know, but I got a chapter out the day after the last one, be happy for that!