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The Unknown Princess	By : FlameWolf666 Category: +M through R > My Little Pony Views: 2321 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the ponies from My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. I also do not own the O.C. Princess Pi but I have permission to use her. This is just for fun and no profit will be made from this.

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Author’s Note: Both a journey and a test begin. Also, I wub Flitterfang.

Chapter Three: On the Right Hoof

    Several pairs of eyes watched with mixed horror and fascination while the mountain of things Rarity was planning on bringing continued to grow. It was truly impressive and they all wondered if she was going to just pack up her boutique while she was at it.   None of them would be surprised at this rate. “Uh... Rarity...,” Twilight began in a misguided attempt to calm the other pony’s packing frenzy.
    “Yes Twilight?” chirped the happy seamstress, a few more reams of material floating to top off the mountain.
    “Do you really need all of that?” she whispered hesitantly, bracing for one of her friend’s famous explosions. She wasn’t disappointed.
    Azure eyes fluttering closed, the designer took in a deep breath before turning around slowly. “Oh, my dear, sweet Twilight. You simply just do not understand. A lady must be prepared for anything,” cooed a dangerously sweet voice, making everyone who knew her freeze. Even Starlight went still, holding her breath while preparing to shield herself with magic should the need arise.
    “Well, of course but... your pile is so much bigger than everyone else’s and we won’t be able to help you pull it if you should get tired. Might I suggest whittling it down to only the things you need to survive?” the purple alicorn suggested, moving forward to help with the much needed revisions.
    Given the likelihood they were carriers for the plague, they needed to attract as little attention as possible. Not to mention the fact the prissy unicorn would get tired of pulling it before they had even left. Thankfully, they at least didn’t have to worry about the fillies. With them being too sick to travel, Big Mac and Cheerilee volunteered to watch the children. Unfortunately, they couldn’t do the same with Flitterfang. Not only was he hard to describe but Fluttershy refused to be parted from him.
    Thankfully, at least Discord was travelling with them as a bit of extra protection. They would need all the help they could get. Especially with foraging as well as handling of hostile wildlife. In fact, the draconequus was watching the packing effort with a rather impatient expression. Tapping a cloven hoof, he rolled his mismatched eyes before he was teleporting to ‘offer his assistance’. If you counted causing general mayhem as helping that was. Needless to say, many loud protests from both Twilight and Rarity ensued.
    Sighing while she watched the melee, a certain yellow pegasus was cuddling her wide-eyed ward. Thankfully, he was too young to understand the rather adult words. Every now and again a soft giggle would leave him, tiny fangs nibbling his mango plush. It seemed not much would bother him, a godsend if they had to remain mostly hidden. He was even starting to learn a bit of their language. Well, at least rather broken versions of their names. “Ara,” he chirped out, obviously meaning the now sobbing fashion consultant. Sometimes, for someone so adult, Rarity could be very childish.
    “Yes, Auntie Rarity is being very silly isn’t she? And Uncle Discord is being needlessly mean,” sighed out of her while the wailing and yelling continued for what felt like an endless amount of time.
    After what felt like hours, they were finally making their way through downtown Ponyville. Rarity had been forced down to the same size saddle bag as everyone else, much to her extreme dismay. Even now, black mascara trailed down her white furred cheeks while she plodded along sniffling. While she was well aware they were crocodile tears, Flutters had moved to her side; murmuring comforting things while little ‘Fangy’ patted her mane. “Honestly, all this fuss when time is of the essence. Not to mention she knew we had to travel light,” Twilight grumbled to herself while the small party made their way to the southern border of Ponyville.
    Sensing the dipping morale of her friends, Pinkie got a brilliant idea. There was no problem so large that it couldn’t be helped by a song! Besides, it might help lift spirits! Clearing her throat, the pink baker began to bounce along before allowing the music in her heart out into the air. “Oh I know thing may seem dire and we don’t know what to do. But I know just one thing that will help put a smile back on you,” she began. Thankfully, the others soon joined in; the conflict of earlier quickly forgotten.
    Discord simply watched, floating along at the rear of the group with Fluttershy and Flitterfang. Despite the light atmosphere, he felt a deep unease building within him. There was another spot on the top of one of the nature pony’s wings and she wasn’t the only one. Each of the small group seemed to have one somewhere, though well hidden. The only exception was Twilight and he could only hope it stayed that way. At least one of them would need to be healthy enough to just pass the silly test set out before them. A test only he was aware was occurring in the first place.
    They didn’t make it down the road more than a few feet before the first crisis hit. Well, at least it was a crisis for Rarity. The entire group had finally been relaxed, humming while they walked. Then it happened. A shrill shriek broke the silence, effectively scared the living daylights out of the colorful mares. “That sounded like Rarity!” Pinkie announced, worry coming over her normally cheerful features.
    “The absolute worst thing has happened,” came a squeal from somewhere in the middle, only deepening that suspicion.
    Slowly, six ponies turned to the unicorn debutante. When they saw her holding out her right front hoof, a universal expression of irritation came over all of their faces. “I tripped over a simply vicious rock back there and it scraped my hooficure,” came a very familiar sounding complaint. Spike was the only one who seemed sympathetic to her plight, his crush still very much in charge.
    “While I’m certain we all mourn for the polish used, we have to keep going if we hope to reach the first camping spot by nightfall,” Twilight pleaded, feeling more irritated when her high maintenance friend began to protest walking for so long. It was time to have a serious talk about the reality of things.
    Taking a deep breath, the Princess of Friendship began to move forward when she was cut off by Discord. Instead of the normally joyful expression on his donkey-like face, he seemed almost angry. Mismatched wings flaring, he made a quick motion before there was red magic surrounding Rarity’s mouth. Much against her will, it was closing shut; forcing there to be silence. Rather than argue or make any move to stop him, Twilight decided to see what he was going to do. “I want you to listen to me,” growled out of the trickster, the danger in his voice giving them all pause.
    “None of us are here on a picnic or a nature walk. We are on two quests. One is to find the cure to a devastating plague sweeping over Ponyville as well as Canterlot. The other is to find the parents of a very young colt. Not only that but we may not even be able to ask for help. Is it too much to ask that you treat this with the seriousness it deserves?” bit out of the mishmash of animals before he was releasing her so she could say her piece.
    Tears filling her azure eyes, the seamstress allowed her lower lip to quiver before walking past him with a small huff; nose in the air. Given time to cool, she’d likely realize he was right and apologize but she had always been proud. Sighing, Discord rubbed his furred temples as a wave of weariness washed over him. Being so serious took it out of him, not to mention just how worried for Fluttershy he was. “Sorry all of you had to see that,” murmured his soft mid-tone, his gaze avoiding theirs. It was only a soft hoof on his left flank that brought his gaze up a bit.
    Seeing Twilight, the embodiment of chaos felt more than a little surprised. Normally, she was the most suspicious of him, even a bit mean at times. To have her trying to comfort him felt more than a little strange. Still, it wasn’t unwelcome and he smiled at the purple alicorn. “Its okay. Its not like you raised your voice or were even all that harsh with her. You told her only what she needed to hear and, frankly, I was about to tell her off anyway,” came a shocking assurance that left his mouth hanging open slightly.
    Ruffling her wings in embarrassment, the still new monarch lowered her gaze shamefully. “This isn’t some pleasure cruise. Even if no pony has died yet, that doesn’t mean this disease isn’t serious. Not to mention Flitterfang back there. While he hasn’t seemed all that upset about being separated from his family, I bet his mother is about out of her mind. She really has nothing to complain about. Especially after what I did for her earlier today,” she pointed out, ignoring the questioning glances of the others as she got moving again. Like it or not, they were not going to stop for one dramatic unicorn. If she couldn’t keep up, she could always go back to Ponyville.
    Thankfully, it didn’t come to that; a sulky Rarity bringing up the rear with Fluttershy. At least there was silence now, something that was appreciated with the long road ahead. She had a specific spot in mind to camp, a spot she had no doubt the others would feel more than a bit intimidated by. Still, it was the best she could do and they might be able to find some rare herbs. With the time of year it was, many things were growing or beginning to blossom. Whatever wasn’t in Ponyville might well be on their journey to find information about Flitterfang.
    Trees loomed over the pastel equines, birds tweeting back and forth like they were gossiping. The buzzing of various insects filled the air, dust motes floating in and out of sight while a gentle breeze gusted through the foliage. The air was fresh and sweet, barely a cloud in the blue sky. Despite themselves, the traveling ponies felt their dispositions begin to lift slightly. Even Rarity was smiling, having long forgiven Discord for his earlier outburst. Even the young bat pony seemed to feel better, fluttering short distances away from his surrogate mother to investigate a bug or to land on Rarity’s back.
    Suddenly, the little one was eyeing the draconequus; fluttering bitty wings thoughtfully. Then he was flying haltingly toward the much taller creature, landing squarely on his target’s head. Not seeming the least bit put out, Discord simply smiled before spawning a loose seatbelt for the colt. Wouldn’t do to allow the little one to slide off and get hurt. It would disappear as soon as he got in his head that he wanted to leave. This action wasn’t unnoticed by the others, small smiles on the faces of the various mares. It had made Discord rise up just a bit higher in their opinion.
    It wasn’t too much longer before Pinkie was leading another song to help pass the time, the others joining in with an odd amount of ease. No matter how spontaneous the musical number, they all seemed to know the words and rhythm. It never failed to amaze Discord, even with the amount of times he had witnessed it happen. It was like all the ponies shared some sort of hive mind, it was more than a bit freaky and none of them even seemed aware of it. He had to wonder if it applied to other things. Like, if they learned to control it, would they eventually be able to communicate through mind alone. It would be an interesting experiment.
    When he found himself humming along, he put a stop to it. Last thing he wanted was to get swept up into whatever was going on. With his luck, he would likely end up as cheerful and helpful as they were. Shuddering at the thought, he was unsurprised when even Flitterfang joined in from his position on Fluttershy’s back. Traveling with this group would be interesting, to say the least. He would have to get used to the singing and would likely have to help get their campfire started. Still, at least this allowed him to make sure the yellow pegasus was well taken care of.
    And so, they walked. They walked until well after the sun had started to set. They walked until they reached a large clearing in the middle of some rather intimidating looking trees. It gave off a rather creepy vibe, not helped by the lack of any type of noise. Even the crickets were silent, as if afraid their songs would draw unwanted attention. Yet, all of them were far too tired to complain. Flitterfang had long ago fallen asleep and he wasn’t going to be the only from the looks of most of them.
    Looking over the group of her closest friends, Twilight shot a stream of magic into the air. Like a glowing, mauve colored blanket, the energy closed over the camp in a small dome; blinking out of sight as soon as it touched the ground. It would protect them from intruders as well as malicious magic. Unfortunately, it could be popped by someone that was stronger than her. Still, it was better than nothing at all. Unfortunately, that left anyone that wandered outside the circle vulnerable. Thankfully, Discord seemed more than willing to summon wood for their fire as well as light it for them.
    Pinkie and Fluttershy got to work on making dinner while Rarity dug around in her saddlebag. After a few moment, she was pulling out a couple rolls of cloth as well as her sew supplies. Staring at the items in amazement, the others spun to Twilight with knowing expressions. Scuffling her hooves, the young alicorn flattened her ears while smiling shamefully. “I put a spell on her bag that allowed it to be bottomless,” came a confession that sent the exhausted group into laughter. Unfortunately, the sudden noise had the unwanted effect of rousing Flitterfang from his sleep.
    While, normally, his kind were nocturnal; he was still too young to have even found that instinct. He would just be learning what normal was from his parents while attending a sort of pre-school. Still, this didn’t deter him from being bright and bushy tailed after only a few hours worth of sleep. Needless to say, Fluttershy was a bit upset at the fact his rest had been disturbed. Watching as he flittered over to land on Rarity, the yellow equine laid her ears against her skull as she huffed a breath through her nostrils. It was times like this that she wished she had more bravery. If she did, she would be giving the entire group a piece of her mind.
    Smiling at her young visitor, the fashion consultant began to hum to herself as her lavender magic surrounded him. Giggling while he was positioned in all sorts of poses, the bat pony didn’t seem to mind the various measurements. Nor did his seem to mind several colors of fabric being matched against his navy blue fur. “We simply must find the perfect shade and style,” cooed out of her, her glasses floating onto her nose as she went through her entire gamut of colors. The others could only watch, utterly speechless.
    Discord came back just as she had chosen both powder pink and black colored bolts of cloth. She had just started to put her reams of cloth back into her bag when he broke through the trees. Raising bushy brows at the sight, his different sized eyes shifted over to Twilight. Smirking when she blushed, he shook his head before setting down his burden in the designated fire pit. In all honesty, he had expected the alicorn to do something like that. Especially given her odd comment earlier. Still, he felt too exhausted to do much teasing.
    Starting a fire with a flick of his eagle claw fingers, the mixture of animals took a seat with a groan of relief. This had been the longest he had gone without using his magic. In fact, he couldn’t remember ever walking this much in his long life. Leaning back to watch the dancing flames in front of him, he startled slightly when he felt something warm and furry leaning into his side. Looking down, he was shocked to see Fluttershy. Smiling softly and not caring for the watchful eyes of the others, the former villain placed his lion arm around her shoulders to keep her close.
    Anyone with eyes could see what was going on with him and the small group across from the pair was no exception. Just a few short months ago, they all would have been varying shades of aghast at the sight. Now, they found it a further sign of the prankster’s rehabilitation. It certainly help that they hadn’t seen either Fluttershy or Discord so comfortable with someone before. In their own way, they were healing together. For those that cared about the two, it was a truly heartwarming sight.
    Rarity, oblivious to anything but the ideas flowing through her head, simply continued to write down the measurements she had taken. Next, she was sketching out an elaborate gothic lolita dress. It would has a corset top with a flowing skirt and no sleeves. The main color would be the powder pink, black ruffles running along the length in regular intervals. She had even draw a small hat and veil combo that would top off the ensemble. It would look adorable and she somehow doubted Flitterfang would have very many complaints.
    Threading her needle, she began to compose the patterns she would need to cut out and draw onto the fabric. Even with magic, it would take a long time to finish but she was undeterred. In fact, she felt more motivated than ever before. Smiling at the colt who was batting around the plush she had made for him, she wondered if he was too young to appreciate what she was about to do for him. Shrugging it off, she got to work on sketching out the pattern she had planned for the corset. It would be smaller than she was used to working with but she had always enjoyed a good challenge.
    Looking down at the rations she had packed for the trip, Pinkie honestly felt more than a little excited about making dinner. She had the greatest idea for a meadow grass roast and this would be the first opportunity she’d had to try it out. Tossing ingredients into a skillet, she worked with the same gusto as the white unicorn behind her. Though exhausted, the others soon caught the enthusiasm that seemed to be going around; involving themselves in small projects to help themselves settle in for the night. Before any of them knew it, dinner was ready.
    Taking her portion, Rarity moved back to her station so she could work while she ate. She was just getting to the sewing part and she didn’t want to stop. It wasn’t too long before the others finally took notice of what she was doing. Even Fluttershy, who had been almost dozing against Discord, had gotten up to investigate. When they saw what it was, they could only murmur in confusion. While beautiful, the dress was far too small to fit any of them. The only pony it would fit was... That was when the realization hit like a ton of bricks.
    Quite unaware of the stares she was getting, the leading designer in Ponyville continued late into the night. It had taken so long, the others had drifted to sleep against eachother. As such, they were completely scared out of their wits when she suddenly screamed out in triumph. Holding up Flitterfang and cackling like a demented scientist; she showed off the fact that she had, indeed, made him a lolita dress. A fact that the young colt didn’t seem to mind at all. In fact, he giggled and clapped his tiny hooves while the others stared up at him. They all seemed to think he was utterly adorable while simultaneously not really knowing what to feel.
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