The Burning Crusader
Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Operation meat hunt (with Rainbow Dash)
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Everything was quiet inside of Canterlot Castle. The moon was shining, the sky was full of stars thanks to Artemus (Though Selena did her part with him knowing it.), and almost everypony were either closing up shop or opening up their stores. Yep this was a perfect night for anypony to sleep.....well almost everypony, as a certain little red head girl & a rainbow color mane pegasus were sneaking around the halls of canterlot.
"Three hours of searching, and still no meat." Said Amy.
"So care to explain why you brought me along on this "meat hunt" of yours?"
"I told you before Dashie. I been denied the sweet taste of meat for the past 12 hours or so, and right now I'm having a craving for it." Amy replied while wiped away some saliva from her mouth. "Plus I need someone to watch my back while I search the area."
"Ok now for my next question, why are sneaking around in a cardboard box?"
"Cause we're sneaking around in the dead of night, do you want somepony to see us?"
"Yeah cause nopony will bother to look underneath a box in the middle of the bucking hallway." Said Rainbow Dash sarcastically.
"Oh whatever and keep moving." Amy said as she peeked through the see able hole in the box. As they continue their so called secret operation, a certain country pony who was walking out of the bathroom notice a moving box in the middle of the hallway.
"Five bits says that Amy's underneath that box." She thought as she walked over to the box and lifted it up. "Figures it would be you." Amy & Rainbow Dash paused for a moment, then turn their heads around to see an annoyed apple farmer behind them tapping her hoof and her hands on her sides.
"Oh hay Applejack how's it going?" Amy said trying to act all innocent.
"Mind telling me why ya sneaking around in the middle of the night under a box?"
"Trying to find some meat in this stupid castle."
"Didn't Celestia tell you that they were out of meat?"
"Oh yeah like I'll believe anything Sun-Butt says," Amy said sarcastically. "Now if you don't mind, I'll be looking for the room where she hides the meat."
"Oh no you don't." Said Applejack picking Amy up and putting her on her shoulder. "After what you did in town today, I'm not letting you wreak the castle up just cause your having a craving for meat."
"HAY PUT ME DOWN DAMMIT!" Said Amy flailing her arms around in the air. "I"ll BURN DOWN YOUR HOME AGAIN LIKE LAST TIME!"
"Then you'll have to pay for the damages again like last time."
"Hey you cause it remember?"
"Only cause you stole from my apple farm you little apple thief."
"Oh fuck you country bumpkin."
"What did you call me!?"
"Guess this operation is a bust huh?" Thought Rainbow Dash watch her friends arguing.
"Seems like it, but then again this wouldn't be the only time something like this happens to her."
"When have something like this happened to her?"
"Remember the time when she shot Blueballs 2 months again, and had you try to find a place to hide the body."
"Oh yeah."
(2 months ago)
[Canterlot at night]
*BANG* *THUD* "OH CRAP!!"
Was the only thing Celestia heard as her eye shot open to that sound. She ran down stairs wondering where that sound came from. "What was that!? Are we under attack!? Status report, status report!" As she turn the light on in her privet studies, she saw Amy standing there like a deer in headlights with a passed out Blueblood on the floor bleeding.
"Ok before you start." Said Amy.
"Mother of me!" Said Celestia
"OK before...you...start."
"Holy Hay!"
"Would you care for me to explain?"
"Oh Yeah Amy I would love to know why you shot and possibly kill Prince Blueblood!?"
"He startled me."
"......He startled you?"
"He...Startled...Me and I shot him."
"Oh well I guess he should apologies then huh?"
"Well that's gonna be hard for him to do cause he's knocked out." Said Amy as she poked the knockout body of blueblood.
"No shit captain state the obvious." Said Celestia facepalmming herself. "What are we suppose to do now? We need him to apologies to the leader of the zebra nation for slapping his daughter in the face."
Amy sighed as she lower herself down towards bluebloods level, and started to take his clothes off. (Well his jacket only) "Welp looks like I have to save Canterlot just like I did in ponyville."
"Ugh!"
"Yep no other options Sun-Butt."
"How about any other option? Any at all beside taking his place?"
"No use on putting the breaks on this, it's going down."
".....You planned this didn't you?"
"Wait what?"
"Don't play innocent with me you little monster, you planned this I know you did."
"You honestly don't trust me?"
Just then after Amy finished her sentence Rainbow Dash came busting into the room with a fake look a like sex doll of Blueblood. "Ok I was able to convince Rarity to hand over that sex doll she made a Blueblood a while back. All she want's in return is that we return it back to her when we're done......Oh hi Celestia."
"You would not believe how cheap getting that sex doll was."
"......."
"All she wanted was 5 ruby gems, and 6 emeralds."
"AMY ANDERSON!!!"
"LET ME HAVE MY "SAVE CANTERLOT" MOMENT!!"
(Flashback ends)
"I'm really hoping she doesn't piss Celestia off to the point where she would send Amy to the moon." Thought Rainbow Dash.
"You really do lover on her don't you?"
"Oh for the love of, I don't love Amy in that kind of way!"
"Yeah that's what they all say until something happens to their friend that changes them."
"W-Whatever I'm gonna stop these two from killing each other."
"ignoring this is just proving my point."
"Buck you Selena."
(Back to Amy & AJ)
"Thunder thighs!" Yelled Amy.
"Dumbass!" Yelled Applejack.
"Bubble Butt!"
"Airhead!"
"GIRLS ENOUGH!!" Said Rainbow Dash pushing the duo way from each other. "Seriously you to are like an old married couple."
"Hay she started it." Said Amy pointing at Applejack. "And also we are not a married couple."
"For once I agree with her, if anything you two are the the married couple."
"Wait what?" Said Amy & Rainbow Dash in union.
"Oh please I know you two are dating in secret for the past 3 months."
Upon hearing that Both Amy's and RD's faces turn bright red. It was bad enough that Scootaloo was convince that they were dating in secret, but know Applejack. Who else thought they were dating? "Wait a minute, were not dating in secret."
"Then why is it when ever I see you around, Rainbow Dash is with you?"
"Cause she's the only way for me to get down from the clouds."
"Yeah, after ya'll done smooching and kissing each other." Applejack said sarcastically while making kissing noises.
"Fuck you bitch! We didn't even kiss or anything."
"Yeah like I'll believe that." Amy didn't say anything but flipped AJ the finger, and began to walk off along with Rainbow Dash. "Hey get back here!" Before she could grab Amy by the shoulder, there was a loud crash like boom sound coming from behind them.
*CRASHHH!!!*
Aj & RD looked at each other, then back at Amy who they suspect was the cause of that sound. ".....What?"
"What did you do?" Asked Applejack.
"I'm standing right here stupid, how could I have done something when I'm right here?" Amy answered.
"She has a point AJ." Said Rainbow Dash.
"Yeah right. She might have done something before I found you two, and your not telling me the truth."
"Your the Element of honesty stupid right? So you should know when someone is lying or telling the truth."
".....Oh....Right."
"Yeah now who feels like a jackass."
"Shut up and let's go see what sound was."
(Hall of Elements)
“Okay, just what in tarnations happened here!!?” Applejack was the first to speak at the sight of the Hall of Elements looking like a Battlefield with the broken statues, craters and torn bannisters. But what happened next was not because of what she said. It was because of the follow up comment from a mare with a Technicolor mane. “And who the hay is the little girl and the butler?”
Nicko smacked his forehead in a facepalm that could be heard across the room. “You two just had to kill the moment, did you?”
“And what is that suppose to mean, Sugarcube?”
The question the earth pony asked did not get answered just yet. Instead, things only got a little more out of hand when three familiar faces walked into the hall.
“Okay, can I ask who had the- Holy shit!!!”
"Wow you humans are very destructive when you want to be."
To what Amy and the rest could tell from looking at the once known hall of element, it looked like someone was having a free-for-all battle royal inside the room instead of the training ground. Amy was going to ask how a broken statue crashed into her and RD's room in the middle of the night. "Good thing you we're out in the halls instead of in your room huh?" But given the condition of the room, that question basically answered itself. Amy and Yuri were going to ask about who the two new humans were, but then they were shocked to hear what came next from Molly.
“Hello, Ciela. How are you doing this morning?”
“Doing quite well, actually.” The Chiliarch said, despite the series of events that have occurred throughout this morning.
“Molly, you know this girl?” Yuri asked, puzzled.
“Of course. I met her yesterday while I was waiting for Anson to be done with helping Pinkie Pie make last nights cake.” Molly then took into account that she was by Nicko, Anson and also one other individual. “Who’s the dude in the trench coat?”
“That’s my husband, Luke.” Said Ciela.
“Whoa whoa whoa!! Back up a minute…” Rainbow now was the one to burst out of turn. “Husband!!? You look like you’re younger than Scootaloo. How can you be married?”
“I had a spell casted on me to where I look like a twelve year old girl. In reality, I’m in my thirties and so is Luke. We’ve known Celestia and Luna since they were children, but in a battle between a Diabolical Esper a thousand years ago, we got turned into stone-.”
“On accident, mind you!” Said Celestia in defense.
“Well excuuuse me, Princess.” Ciela delivered her snarky reply to Princess Celestia. “A warning could’ve been helpful.”
“She does have a point.” Amy added on, supporting Ciela’s statement.
"Yeah not one of her greatest moments in life."
“Oh and that reminds me. Molly? Would you care to introduce me to your companions?”
“Ah yes. I’m Molly Anderson the fourth, this is my sister Amy Anderson III and my mother/maid Yuri."
“Wait… You’re Jane’s girls?” The comment from Luke had both Amy and Molly look at the Gunslinger with a mixture of shock and surprise on their face. “You know our mother?”
“Of course we do.” Ciela replied. “Jane was my roommate in college.”
“Uhh…” Nicko just looked at Ciela with a look that meant ‘You’re going off topic’. Lucky enough, the topic was changed moments later when Twilight said something.
“Nicko? Don’t you have something to tell the rest of us?”
“Oh yes…” The Rune Slayer Cleared his throat as he straightened himself and got off of the floor. “Everypony, meet Luke and Ciela… After twelve long years, Anson and I have found our parents.”
“Oh my stars…” That was one thing that everypony didn’t see coming.
“Dad… I have a question for you though,” Anson said as his father turned to look at the Infinity Sword. “What happened when you and mom first arrived here and what lead to you two getting stuck in stone?”
Luke sighed for a moment. “That… is going to be an extremely long story to tell. I suggest everyone to get comfortable. This might take some time.”
"Oh god another long explanation of how they got here."
"Want me to sum it up for you?"
"What there to sum up. Celestia fucked up in the past, and now we had to deal with her mistakes."
"Like me?"
"No your awesome, plus your much nicer then Celestia."
"Well thank you my lovely knight."
"I really wish you stop calling me that."
"I'll stop calling you that when you stop doing stupid things like last time."
A few minutes has passed and Luke was finish telling his story about how him and his wife ended up in Equestria. To what Amy can tell everyone was surprised, well all but her. "Big ally freaking deal." She said mentally. "Though I am surprise they haven't gone insane from being turned to stone.
"Indeed."
“Well, not that this has been enlightening at all or anything like that, but I have things to do, places to go and an apprentice to train. Not like anyone else has decided to take on that task yet.”
“Actually,” A voice echoed from behind everypony. It was Flash Sentry. “Leo did that.”
“Excuse you?”
“Leo did it… the whole apprentice thing. Besides, who are you training?”
“Scootaloo.”
“But this is completely different!!” Amy hollered. However, almost everyone was not convinced. But one person had the guts to actually say it to her face. That was Ciela.
“Yeah, just like how much you’re different from Nicko, skill wise.”
“SHOTS FIRED!!”
"Amy I hope you have some water with you?"
"Why's that Selena?"
"Cause if I am saying this right from read your mind, you just got burn."
"Hey screw you Selena."
"Not even with Artemus's dick would I do that."
"......."
"I believe that was a "come back" I just did."
The moment the comment was said though, a loud rumbling noise could be heard from inside the room. “Well… Seems like we got to get something to eat.”
“OOOOH! We could use this chance for a Family Reunion breakfast party!! With Pancakes and Pancakes that are made with actual cake batter!!”
“May I assist in making that?” Anson offered out of generosity.
“YAY!! I have my own Super Duper Number 1 Assistant!!!! Come along now, Sonny!!” Pinkie encouraged as the Infinity Sword followed the hyperactive party pony out the door. What just happened though left Luke and Ciela in a state of shock of Confusion.
“What the hell just-? I mean… How-!?!”
“Don’t try to question it, Dad. She’s just Pinkie being Pinkie.”
"Then while she's doing that I'm going to bed." Said Amy walking off towards Artemus bedroom.
"Amy your rooms the other way." Said Twilight.
"Oh you mean the one with the statue sticking out of it." Amy pointed. "I'll be sleeping in Artemus room for the time being, Rainbow Dash let's go."
"Wait why do I have to go with you?"
"Cause your the only one that I find comfortable to sleep on, plus I prefer not to have what happen like last time when he "offered" to let me stay in his room."
"Ugh....fine." With that Rainbow Dash followed Amy towards Artemus room.
"Um are those two dating or are they friends with benefits?" Asked Ciela.
"We don't even know at this point, but seeing how they been hanging out with each other we're going with a maybe." Said Molly.
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