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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.

Chapter List
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Author’s Note: I hope you enjoy what’s happening so far. Things will probably get a bit more tense.

Chapter Seven: Calm Amongst Panic

    To say chaos ensued would be an understatement. It was all out pandemonium. All the ponies called out her name in unison, crowding around her until Discord dispersed them by scooping her unconscious form into his mismatched arms. Flitterfang, who was laying on her torso and sobbing her name, would not be consoled. Watching the entire scene with a neutral expression on its strange, furless face, the Sphinx stepped to one side before gesturing with a paw. “I believe you got here just in time,” it murmured, waiting for the others to go past the gates before entering the village as well. Behind them, the massive wooden doors slid closed.
    “Can you help her?” came a question it did not relish.
    “Yes and no. We have no cure here but we do know where you can get it,” it replied, leading them down a winding road through buildings that almost seemed to be made of hardened sand.
    Curious faces that matched their host’s peered out of the windows at them, giving the group an eerie feeling. Yet, something about them tickled in the back of Twilight’s head. It felt like she had read of creatures that were furless and had walked on two legs. An animal that had been around so long ago, many of the ponies considered them to be legend or didn’t even know about them. The only problem was, she couldn’t remember just what they were called or what she had read about them.
    It was only when the group stopped and she ran into Applejack’s rump that she came back to reality. Blinking, she found herself in front of a rather large, rather dark cave. Feeling confused, she followed the stone walls with her purple eyes as they entered; eventually looking up at the ceiling. Above them were impressive stalactites, their stone surfaces glistening with water. In the distance, a slow dripping can be heard as well as soft humming. Just as all light seems to be fading out, a soft, flickering glowing comes from somewhere in the darkness. “Khaldun! Our visitors are here,” called the one leading them.
    Something huge and shrouded in shadow shifted, the sound of feathers rustling bouncing off the stone. “Ah, good. I am sure one among them will wish to have a few choice words with me,” boomed a jovial voice that sounded like two rocks grating together. Growling, and visibly bristling, Discord flicked his tail in irritation. Staring at him, the others gave him a wide berth; seeming curious and a bit scared at the same time.
    “Darling... do you know the creature we’re here to see?” Rarity ventured while the massive being made its way toward them.
    “Let’s just say... we’re acquainted,” growled out of the surly embodiment of chaos.
    “We used to go to school together a long time ago. Don’t think he’s ever really liked me,” boomed the voice from earlier the face of a massive eagle coming into view. Yet, behind it was a lion body.
    “Are you a griffon?” Pinkie asked, wonder in her wide eyes as she looked up at the massive creature.
    “Indeed. Though, I imagine I am a bit larger than you are accustomed to,” he rumbled, amber eyes glimmering while he took a seat. His long tail wrapped around him while his wings pressed against his sides.
    “Psh, I’ll say. Gilda would get so jealous if she ever saw you. What on Earth happened?” Rainbow Dash chimed in, flying up to admire him.
    His bird half was an eagle, possessing a sharp beak and gorgeous plummage. The only difference between him and the other griffons, besides his immense size, were his ears. They were pointed like a cat’s but covered in feathers so it looked like he didn’t have any at all until he moved them. Smiling, he reached up with a massive eagle claw to give the blue pegasus a surprisingly gentle pet. “Evolution. I am the last of the ones who came before. A grand and fearsome species that used to rule the skies. But we are not here to mourn over what cannot be changed,” he responded, bending so he could get a better look at the unconscious mare his old school mate was holding.
    “Hmm, just as I thought. The only cure for that disease is in a very far away land and protected by at least two races of ponies,” he murmured, feathered brow furrowing while his lion tail tapped the ground almost thoughtfully.
    “We don’t have the time to travel that far,” Discord protested, looking down at the pony he carried. On her chest slept a shaking Flitterfang, tears still streaming down his cheeks while he sucked on one of his hooves for comfort.
    Chuckling, the massive griffon got to his feet and began to walk outside. The others only followed, a bit dumbfounded by his response. Didn’t he care that one of their friends was sick and probably dying? Didn’t he realize that each moment wasted was a moment Fluttershy couldn’t afford? “I know. That is why I am willing to give you all a ride,” came an offer that none of them had expected as they exited the cave. Then he was laying down, making one of his massive wings into a ramp to allow them onto his back.
    One by one, they filed onto the massive beast. Once they were all settled, he was getting to his feet carefully. Clinging on for dear life, his passengers found themselves dearly wishing for any form of safety harness. “I will try to be as gentle as I can but I cannot account for storms or turbulence. Just try to hold on as best as you can,” he warned before he was launching into the air. Several screams came from the ponies, their eyes slamming shut while their hooves dug into the short, tawny fur on his back.
    As soon as they were in the air, however, things smoothed out and a few were cautiously opening their eyes. Rainbow Dash, who had been more excited to ride on this mythical monster than she had let on, made her way over to one of the sides to look at how high they were. When she saw the trees were just a green smear below, she felt more than just a bit impressed. It was even higher than Cloudsdale. They were also moving at incredible speeds. With any luck, it would be no time at all before they reached their destination.
    Eventually, the other ponies got curious as well, many of them expressing how beautiful the view was. The only exception was Discord. An abnormally somber expression was on his donkey-like face, his eagle claw moving gently through Fluttershy’s mane. “You have to be okay. You just have to be,” husked out of him while he rested his forehead against hers. Watching the display quietly, Siabus laid his ears back while his tail twitched nervously. Even with all that had happened, he couldn’t guarantee the group would get the cure they needed.
    Laying down slowly, he turned his gaze to the others. Currently, Applejack and Rainbow Dash were conversing excitedly while Twilight read a book. Rarity, who was laying against the alicorn, was measuring swatches of cloth to make a blanket for the ailing pegasus. Only Pinkie wasn’t occupied with something. Instead, worried, pink eyes were on the mare in Discord’s arms. Her normally jolly expression was strangely serious, making Siabus wonder if all the joy before had been a front for the others. Knowing the pink baker, he wouldn’t put it past her. Giving a last look to Discord and Fluttershy, he carefully made his way toward the pastry chef.
    Sure enough, as soon as she noticed him getting close, she was placing a painful looking smile on her face. “Its okay, you don’t have to act brave all the time,” he soothed before she could say anything. Just like that, the facade was crumpling and her hair was deflating while her eyes filled with tears. Pulling her into a loose hug, the small stallion allowed her to cry into his shoulder as long as she needed to.
    “Just let it all out,” he murmured, patting her back with a black forehoof.
    After several minutes, she finally pulled away with a sniffle; wiping her eyes with one hoof and her nose with the other. Ignoring the distressingly damp patch of fur on his left shoulder, Siabus kept his right hoof on her back while meeting her eyes. “Feel a bit better?” he ventured, his heart aching for the normally upbeat pony.
    “I guess... I just want ‘Shy all better and awake again and...,” she began, interrupted when he held up his free hoof for silence.
    “Everything will be okay soon. We can’t be too far away from where the cure is,” he encouraged, bushy tail swishing slightly and finally drawing a giggle from her muzzle.
    Pulling him into a hug, Pinkie squeezed tightly before flouncing back to where her other friends were. Smiling sadly, the foxpony rubbed his upper arm as apprehension began to fill him. While being friendly, he had done his best not to get too attached to the ponies he was travelling with. In his experience, not many could accept the fact he was an entirely new species. One they had never seen before. It made ponies scared and had nearly caused the extinction of his species as a whole. The depressing part was he was no exception. A fact that played a major part in why the cure was so hidden.
    Curling into a small ball, he covered his muzzle with his tail as he closed his eyes. Appearing to be napping, he was really running over everything that had happened in his head. So far, they had overcome every obstacle they had come across. As much as he had tried to remain detached, he couldn’t help but hope they made it. The final challenge would likely be hard, especially for Twilight. Just thinking about how the alicorn would react made him shudder. If it came to it, he would have to turn against her; a fact he didn’t relish in the slightest.
    A few hours later and they were descending, the group huddling together to catch the first glimpse of where they would be landing. Below, they saw a massive forest that was unlike any they had laid eyes on. All manner of fruit trees crowded the huge expanse of land. Some were so rare, even Applejack didn’t know what they were. Among the foliage were odd structures that twisted toward the sky, appearing to be made out of some sort of stone. Around the structures, both batponies and changelings flew.
    Just like Sia had feared, the five mares immediately went on the defensive. The only exception being Starlight, who had never encountered changelings before. Staring at her friends, the lavender unicorn looked at the happy ponies flying around and laughing. While the black, slightly insect-esque ponies looked a little scary, they seemed harmless. Before she could ask what was going on, they were descending; heading where the forest seemed to start. “Prepare for a fight,” hissed an order from Twilight, only making the former villain more confused.
    “They don’t really seem like they’re ready for a fight,” she remarked, unwilling to attack innocent ponies without provocation.
    “Don’ be fooled sugarcube. These here Changelings c’n be as wily as a rattler in a cornfield,” Applejack hissed, tail twitching while they got closer and closer to the ground.
    As they landed, Khaldun laid down to allow his passengers to slide to the ground. It was only then that they noticed something was flying toward them. Something that was large as well as colored pink and black. Something that had massive wings as well as a heck of a lot of power. Bracing, the five got ready to fight while Starlight stayed with Spike, Discord and Sia. With her past, she didn’t want to judge what was happening too quickly. “If you have come to do battle, you can leave now,” boomed a commanding voice from above.
    Green, slitted eyes glared down at them while half feathered, half membraned wings flared. A long, pointed horn that glowed with green magic pointed toward them as the defender went into a dive, landing in front of the group to stop them going any further forward. Watching the events, both Discord and Siabus seemed anxious. Making sure he had a firm grip on the pegasus and batpony, the draconequus shifted from side to side while his tail twitched. Biting his lower lip, the foxpony stopped himself from reminded just how helpless both he and Discord were in this situation.
    Thankfully, Twilight didn’t go on the offensive. Merely stood her ground as the odd alicorn landed in front of the group. “We won’t cause any trouble as long as your Changelings behave themselves,” she retorted, the others crowding behind her to offer their silent support. The pink and black alicorn hybrid narrowed her eyes.
    “My swarm would never harm anyone unless provoked. Now, just why are you in my domain?” she hissed, ears pointing backward while her right forehoof dug at the ground. Like Celestia, Cadance and Luna, the stranger wore gold decorations on all four hooves; telling the group she was also royalty.
    “A disease is overtaking Ponyville. Khaldun brought us here because you can help,” Twilight responded, her own wings flared while she glared at the mare that towered above here.
    Narrowing her eyes, the monarch of this place, tossed her purple, green and white mane before relaxing her wings and furling them against her sides. “So, you are the ones I have been testing this entire time. I wondered when you would get here. As it is, I do believe I have some business with you first. The batpony you found in the forest, bring him forward,” came a command that made the young princess bristle. The only ponies she took orders from were either Princess Celestia or Princess Luna. Still, she wasn’t really in any position to argue.
    Turning to motion to Discord, she was a bit surprised to see he, Siabus and Starlight had already closed the distance. Flitterfang, who was still laying on Fluttershy, looked up at the alicorn hybrid with wide, red eyes. To everyponies’ shock, he lifted off the pegasus that had been caring for him, fluttering toward the stranger. Smiling at the tiny colt, the huge alicorn hybrid lowered her horn so it touched his forehead and closed her eyes. In a flash, he was replaced with another batpony they had never seen before.
    On top of being a mare, she had a long, dark red mane and tail as well as a dark gray coat. On both flanks was a cutiemark of a mango shaped like a heart. “Can we never do that again?” she complained, stretching her bat-like wings before settling on the ground beside the strange alicorn.
    “Flitterfang?” Rarity questioned, looking just as confused as the others. The only exception was Siabus, who just seemed outright amused.
    “Mangoheart actually. Princess Mangoheart to be precise,” she corrected, looking slightly irritated as she glared up at the pink and black mare beside her.
    Chuckling slightly, the stranger shook her head with a grin. “I wouldn’t have had to change you if you had just let me send the real Flitterfang,” she pointed out calmly.
    “I wasn’t about to send my own son into possible danger,” came a protest that offended most of the group across from them.
    “We would have never...,” started a protest from Rarity, earning a skeptical glance from the strange pair.
    “Says one of the ponies that wanted to drive out a flock of harmless fruit bats. A pony that caused one of her friends to temporarily turn into one of my kind and then rejected her. Seems like a fantastic bunch to trust with a Crown Prince,” huffed the mare that had taken the form of Flitterfang, anger in her blood red eyes.
    Unable to argue the point, the ponies quickly became more complacent while looking exceedingly ashamed of themselves. “Still, you did take very good care of me while I was in that form. Especially the one named Fluttershy,” grumbled a grudging compliment, drawing a chuckle from the taller mare beside her. Then her green gaze was settling on Siabus, the foxpony giving her a rather shy wave.
    “And you Sia? How were you treated,” she asked, bending to nuzzle him as he walked toward her. The others could only watch with a fair amount of disbelief. With the exception of Discord, of course.
    “Like I was no different than any of them. It was... nice,” he responded, leaning into the alicorn with a look of pleasure on his dual colored muzzle.
    Nodding, she reached down with one of her wings to caress the odd fur poof that had taken the place of a mane on his head. Seeming much more at ease, she met the gazes of the visitors with a warmth she hadn’t had before. “You will have forgive me. My domain is a retreat for many pony species that find themselves outcast. I had to make sure you would not harm any of those under my protection,” she explained, smiling at the strange mares.
    “What about all the ponies that could have died? What about Fluttershy? On top of that, you haven’t even told us your name yet,” Twilight snapped, having reached the end of her rope with all of the nonsense.
    Seeming unaffected by the anger, the alicorn simply waited until the outburst was over before replying. “My name is Princess Pi. Perhaps my reasons will become more clear once I show you what happened. Just how hated the races gathered here were,” she introduced, seeming to contemplate something the others could only guess at. Before any of them could ask, she was casting a spell on the mares; Starlight included. One by one, they fell into a deep sleep; one that would reveal the tragic past of how this place came to be and why she had to protect it.
    “Bring them inside. I will help the unconscious one while they dream,” the monarch offered, leading the way through and alleyway made of trees.
    Behind her, Discord was slowly loading his friends onto the back of Khaldun. Soon, they were following; the sounds of birds coming from all around them. Despite being silent, the embodiment of chaos was fuming. While some part of him understood why the monarch had been so cautious, he couldn’t forgive her for being willing to allow another race to perish. “Why was it okay for Ponyville to die for the sake of your hidden oasis?” he snarled out, halting the procession in its tracks.
    “Why would it be okay for my land to be destroyed for the sake of another?” she responded calmly, turning her head to give him a look that was full of sorrow.
    “I had trusted once and it almost had disastrous results. A history your friends are witnessing in their dreams at this very moment,” she whispered before simply turning and continuing to lead the way to where the city was hidden.
    Breaking past the protective wall of trees, they were greeted with the sight of many different buildings huddled together harmoniously. Through the tight streets ran colts of both batpony and changeling races but there was little sign of foxponies. In fact, there only seemed to be a small handful among the numerous population. There were also a few buildings that showed signs of magic attack, bearing massive, charred looking holes in parts. These buildings appeared to be abandoned, left to disappear from the passage of time. Something cataclysmic had happened here and Discord found himself more than a bit stunned at the proof that was in front of him.
    Seeming to ignore the remnants around her, Princess Pi made her way to a massive, crimson colored castle that was in the center of the village. Appearing to be made of a crystal like substance, it was ornately carved and wholly unique looking. Twisted towers reached for the sky from the structure, giving it an almost cathedral look. Spreading her massive wings, she flew up toward the entrance, the others following close behind. Landing inside the huge hall, the monarch instructed Khaldun to lay the visitors in their rooms before making her way to the throne room; Siabus and Mangoheart close behind her.
    Clutching Fluttershy, Discord frowned before following the griffon. As much as he wanted to press for information about what had happened here, he knew it was best to wait for the ponies to wake up. The Princess obviously didn’t want to talk about it. And had found showing them through dreams a lot easier. If he was patient, he would learn about what had occured from Fluttershy or one of the others. Laying his burden on a soft bed, he watched as a changeling came in with a strange piece of fruit. “See if you can get her to eat this or at least ingest the juice. She should be better in a few minutes,” she instructed with a kind smile before leaving the two alone.
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