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The Shadow of Equestria

by Son Of Mu

Chapter 2

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chapter 2

Hanzo woke when he felt the sun on his face and stood up as he looked around then looked in the direction of where the ponies went and proceeded to head that way staying in the tree branches as he jumped from branch to branch. He stopped as he looked to see what appeared to be a farm of some sorts. He stared checking to see if there was anything around and once he saw it was clear dropped down from the tree. He didn't wait though and sprinted to one of the trees and jumped into it.

Hanzo stayed there when he heard what appeared to be sounds of movement and watched as a stallion whose fur was red was coming this way. Hanzo watched him.

"You three stay out of trouble!"

Hanzo looked over and saw the same two ponies from the other day. He watched as the yellow pony ran off with the white and orange one. As they ran Hanzo began to follow them while staying hidden. He watched as they went into a treehouse. Hanzo ran and jumped on the top of it and crouched down so he could hear what they were saying.

"Any ideas for us to try?" Applebloom asked

"Well there is one I heard Spike said." Scootaloo spoke causing the two to look at her.

Hanzo watched as they grabbed what appeared to be rope and clips. Hanzo followed them and stopped when he saw they were attaching rope to a tree. "Now up there!" Scootaloo pointed up to a tree making the two fillies look up. "Up there?"

"Yeah. Let's start climbing!" The other two exchanged nervous glances but climbed after their friend. The three made it the top where they put their helmets on and began to clip themselves on the rope.

"Are sure about this Scootaloo? I never even heard of a pony zip lining before." Sweetie spoke while she and Applebloom were looking down at the ground nervously.

Scootaloo looked back with a smile. "Neither have I but Spike said it was awesome!" Hanzo watched as the one known as Scootaloo jumped dragging the other two with her. He watched as they went fast but saw the metal heating up. The three got stuck in the middle of the rope as the hot metal began to burn it.

"Any other ideas?" Sweetie asked as the three stared at the rope burning. "Just one." The rope snapped causing the three fillies to scream as they fell towards the ground. Hanzo jumped quickly and grabbed the three and sat them on the ground as they continued to scream with their eyes closed. Immediately after that, he jumped into the tree. Hanzo turned his attention back them.

The three screamed until they felt they hadn't collided with anything and opened their eyes to see they were on the ground. "Did you feel like something caught us?" The other two slowly nodded their head but they immediately snapped to their flanks and groaned when they didn't see anything. "Plan B?" Sweetie asked.

"Yeah. You know where we can find a cannon at this hour?" Scootaloo asked causing the two to look at her in fear. Scootaloo sighed and threw her helmet off.

"It's no use! No matter what we try, we always end up without our cutie marks. And for once not covered in tree sap."

"Maybe we should do something less dangerous, like pillow testing or flower sniffing." Sweetie suggested while Scootaloo just had a sad face. Applebloom was rubbing her chin with her hoof.

"This town is full of ponies who have their cutie marks. Why don't we ask them how they did it?" This caused Scootaloo to brighten up. "Yeah and we can start with the coolest pony in ponyville."

"Applejack/Rarity!"

"Come on, guys, I said "cool"! You know who I'm talking about. She's fast. She's tough. She's not afraid of anything!"

Sweetie and Applebloom looked at each and spokme at the same time. "Pinkie Pie."

Scootaloo face hooved. "That is probably true but no! Rainbow Dash!"

"Yeah!"

Hanzo watched as the three run off, looking for this Rainbow Dash. The three were on some sort of thing. He watched as three bunnies appeared in the road causing the three to stop and stare.

"Get back here, you thievin' varmints!" A voice shouted from the side causing the bunnies to run off.

"Thievin what now?" Applebloom asked. Applejack jumped out of a bush causing the three to scream as crashed into them. Applebloom was on the ground with Applebloom on her back.

"Applebloom?" The said filly looked at her sister cutie mark and smiled. "Hey Sis! How'd you get your cutie mark?"

"I never told you that story?"

"Hey! I thought we were going to ask Rainbow Dash."

"We need all the help we can get."

"Ugh. Fine." Applebloom smiled and stood next Scootaloo. Hanzo crouched in a tree branch as he listened.

"Well, I was just a little filly. Even littler than y'all. I didn't want to spend my life on a muddy old apple farm. I wanted to live the sophisticated life, like my Aunt n' Uncle Orange. So I set out to try my luck in the big city, Manehattan! The most cosmopolitan city in all of Equestria."

The three cutie mark crusaders listend as she explained more. "I never felt so homesick in all my days as I did right then. I then heard a explosion and saw A Rainbow.It was amazin'! A rainbow pointin' right back to... home. In that moment, it all became clear. I knew right then just who I was supposed to be. That's when this here appeared."

Applejack showed her cutie mark.  I've been happily workin in the farm ever since." There was raspberry being blown and they looked to the three rabbits. "There they are! Get back here, ya thievin' varmints!" Thye three fillies and Hanzo watched as she chased the rabbits.

"That was such a sweet story!"

"Sweet? Try sappy." Scootaloo gagged. She jumped onto her scooter as the other jumped in the wagon. "Come on! We've got to find Rainbow Dash and hear the cool way to get a cutie mark." The three rode off with Hanzo following behind them.

Hanzo watched again as they crashed again. He saw a yellow pony leading ducks.

"All right, little ones. This way. This way. You really should be more careful. Somepony could get hurt. Why are you in such a hurry anyway?" Fluttershy asked once the ducks had made it across.

Scootaloo answered. "We're trying to find Rainbow Dash, so we can hear how she earned her cutie mark."

"Oh, that would be interesting. You know, I wouldn't have gotten my cutie mark if it weren't for her."

"Rainbow Dash?! Really?!" Scootaloo asked excitedly.

Fluttershy nodded her head. "Oh yes. It all started at Summer flight camp."

The four listend as Fluttershy explained how she earned her cutie mark. "Somehow I had the ability to communicate with animals on a different level."

"Wait, wait, wait. What happened to Rainbow Dash? What about the race?" Scootaloo interrupted and asking.

Fluttershy stared at her. "I wasn't there so I don't really know what happened." Scootaloo and the two fillies jumped back on their vehicle.

"Come on, Crusaders. We've gotta find her. Besides, I can't take any more singing."

"Maybe my sister know where my sister is." Sweetie suggested. As they rode off they waved goodbye at Fluttershy. Once again Hanzo followed them and listened to another story from the white one and the cutie mark crusaders immediately left once it was finished.

The three just found themselves talking to Twilight. Hanzo didn't show it but he was a bit surprised at how something can move the sun.

The four were on the move again only to run into a pink pony. Well more like she was on the back of their wagon while Hanzo stared at her trying to figure how she got there. The four listend to her story which ended as they arrived at sugarcube corner.

"And that was how Equestria was made." Scootaloo stooped in front. "Wha...huh?"

The four watched as she walked inside. "Maybe on the way home I can tell you the story  of how I got my Cutie Mark. It's a gem!"  

Scootaloo eye twitched while Sweetie just assure her. " Oh, come on. She's just being Pinkie Pie."

Scootaloo shoulders fell. "Ugh." As she followed her friend inside. Hanzo who had been jumping from building to building landed on top the building they went into. Hanzo crouched and heard what appeared to be Rainbow. He began to hear her story. At the end he heard the ponies laughing.

"Come here, y'all." Hanzo being curious peeked into the window and saw the six ponies hugging. He just blinked as he pulled himself back up.

"Hanzo...don't just live in...silence....my friend." Hanzo shook his head as he stood up and jumped onto a building. He stood there and looked back at the building for a minute then turned and jumped to another, heading towards the forest.








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