She heard the faint sound of boots striking the ground as she felt the filly beneath her arm shift. She was, by nature, a light sleeper- though a Little Sister had once called her 'paranoid', she liked to think of herself as 'precautious'. The footsteps grew closer, prompting her to tighten her grip on the Little Sister everso slightly, her glove further wrapping itself around the horse-like creature. Her heart pounded in her ribcage as she heard the footsteps enter the room. She guessed there were six of the horse creatures in the room, total, including the other Sister. She kept her head to the side, as if she were asleep. She watched the five other horses, watching her, their eyes wide and their jaws agape, revealing their flat, white teeth, along with their pink tongues. She shifted slightly, upon hearing one of them speak.
"Rarity...you do realize that this...thing...has Sweetie Belle under its arm...don't you?" the lavender horse with a spiraled horn peeking out from under its dark mane, a dark-purple-and-pink stripe running through it.
"Yes..." the other Sister sighed, her eyes meeting the gaze of the others "She seems to have some sort of bond with Sweetie, she became absolutely enraged when I hugged her, I dare say she was ready to tear me apart- she only stopped when Sweetie told her that I was her sister"
The purple horse sat back, taking in the information it'd been given, as the other horses, save the one with the flowing, pink mane and yellow coat, visibly shaking near the door.
"She?" the orange one asked, a brown hat sitting on its gold mane.
"What?" Sister replied.
"Ah'm just askin'...looks like it's got that fancy divin' suit on, how can y'all tell what it is?"
"Well...erm...Sweetie Belle has taken to calling her 'Mrs. Needles', and well...I must admit, the name certainly does have a bit of a ring to it..."
"So...why does it have that suit on?" the purple horse finally asked.
"It baffles me to no end, darling" Sister replied "she was wearing that when I'd first met her"
The purple horse hummed to itself as it hesitantly trotted closer, its hooves clacking against the wooden floor as it did so.
"Hello? C-can you he-hear me?" it asked.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIS9C6uqfk
She still feigned sleep, not making any moves that would alert the horse to being conscious.
She felt something hard prod her side, then remove itself from her skin- the hard thing poked her side again, and this time, her hand shot up and gripped the hard object. She looked down, and saw the hard object was the purple horse's leg. She groaned lightly, as to not wake the sleeping Sister. The purple horse shook, her other three legs knocking together as the fourth was still held tightly in her grip. The purple horse pulled, attempting to gain freedom as her leg was still held prisoner. Her eyes met the horse's, her own meeting its large, expressive, purple orbs, so full of life, and to some lesser extent, she thought, happiness.
She growled as she held the horse captive, her legs swung over the edge of the bed, and pushed against the floor, standing at full height, which forced the horse's other three legs to lift off the ground. The horse whimpered, its purple orbs screwed shut in fear.
She felt something hard strike the back of her helmet, she growled as she turned, still holding the purple horse by the leg. The culprit was none other than the blue horse, flapping away with its wings as she was practically blinded by the chaotic mix of color in its hair.
"Hey! Pick on somepony your own size!" the raspy voice of the horse cried, mashing its muzzle into the window of her helmet.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3eYHCIHeZ
She raised her arm, and took the flying horse by the neck- it struggled to fly away, its wings flapping uselessly as her gloved hand gripped the horse's fur.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx6ZycB5Ni
"No fair! Let go!" the horse cried, attempting to fly away from her.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJ67ZUeU28
She let out another low groan and jerked her arm downward- the flying horse was immediately grounded, her legs splaying out as she stared dazedly into space.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pnUBZPygy
"There wasn't no cause fer that!" the one with the hat shouted, helping the multicolored horse to its feet.
"...huh?" Sweetie Belle groaned, rubbing the crust from her eyes as she sat up "What's goin' on?"922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8x8I0Xqa9
She stopped, as she noticed Twilight dangling from Mrs. N's fist, and the rest of the Elements gathered in Rarity's room.
"Mrs. N, why are you holding Twilight?" she asked, gazing confusedly upon her.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJH8Fb84z4H
She let out a low groan.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmK8rmQJls
"Could...could you please put her down?"
The other five Elements froze, unsure of what the creature was going to do.
She waited a moment, and begrudgingly set the lavender horse on the floor, albeit somewhat rough.
The five mares were staring in shock, their jaws hanging open once more as they processed what had just happened- this creature, easily three or four ponies high, had just obeyed Sweetie Belle of all ponies.
"Sugarcube...are y'all even aware o' what this thing is?" the orange one asked, motioning to her with a leg.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhVtGEJQXC
"No...she never told me, all she can do is groan" the now-awake Little Sister replied.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPK0wZEUrK
"Perhaps it'd be able to talk a little better...without the helmet?" Twilight suggested nervously, withering under the gaze of the creature's yellow eye.
The small Little Sister looked up to her, curious.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7Lv4hux7V
"Could you?"922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6if7POr9H
She let out a screech in response, forcing the small pony's ears to splay back at the offending sound.
She held her palms to the sides of her helmet, and slowly lifted- the suit depressurized as she did so, forcing fresh air into her lungs as she took her first breaths. She removed the helmet completely, looking at the seven horses in the room, she set the helmet on the bed- and stared back at the horses.
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Sweetie Belle stared at Mrs. N, or more specifically, her head- it was almost completely alien to her. She didn't have much in the way of fur, except for the matted, tangled mess on top of her head. Her gray skin contrasted with her eyes, which were totally different- they were just two yellow, glowing orbs, no pupils or irises or anything. If Sweetie was honest, Mrs. N looked nicer than she'd thought initially- she expected her face to be deformed, maybe from an accident, but no, she looked perfectly fine, pretty even. Well...pretty in a plain sort of way, like beauty in simplicity- she didn't have any makeup on, at least, none that Sweetie could see. Her ears weren't at the top of her head, they laid flat, on the sides. Her thin neck disappeared into her suit the dark and rusted metal hiding the rest of her body, along with her laced shirt, shorts, and boots.
"Wow..." Sweetie Belle said, staring up at the Big Sister "You look nice"922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eXhXgXeuc
The Big Sister offered a small smile, showing a bit of her teeth from beneath her lips.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMg2r79DiZ
"Goodness..." Rarity stated, catching the attention of the Sister.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI6xLI6WSL
"Golly, ah woulda expected y'all woulda been a minotaur or somethin'" Orange said. 922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfF9DIpViRT
"So...what exactly is it?" Rainbow asked, shortly after coming to, and keeping a safe distance away from the Sister.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcb2KyHNLd
"She" Sweetie Belle piped.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNh40TEftA
"What?"922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmTrzm1Gnp
"Mrs. N is a 'she'"922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9B1gopI00
"Oh..."
"I'm not sure..." Twilight replied, looking the Sister up and down, utterly confused as to what type of creature she could possibly be. "It certainly doesn't look like a minotaur, it's missing the horns" 922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfLyTT5ccg
"Can y'all tell what it is?"922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVvaMLFybl
"With some research, and a little more time, I assume I could find out what species she is..." 922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwWM6U9hUs
"But...you won't hurt her...will you?" Sweetie asked.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qyeNTxX9m
"No...why would I want to hurt her?" 922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9mDwVApg5
"Because...she took down a Timberwolf..."922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvIRLfrSnk
"She what?"922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQYMCeazSL
"She beat up a Timberwolf..." Sweetie repeated, a little louder this time.
Twilight stared at Sweetie, then at Mrs. N, then at Rarity.
"Is...is this true?" she asked.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIrsrp3hTW
"Indeed it is" Rarity replied "Sweetie told me how Mrs. N saved her from a Timberwolf in the forest" 922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7k3Q7VwQS
"But...but how?!" 922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JvxfMear8
"I have no idea, darling" Rarity said "but the evidence is clear, if the dried sap on her boot is any indication..."
Twilight resisted the urge to hurl, as she looked back up at Mrs. N.
"Is it true? Did you really defeat a Timberwolf?"922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gzphz8N8H
She tilted her head, before nodding 'yes'.
Twilight's pupil's shrank, before backing away.
"What...what are you doing here?"922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2M7TYgkjdk
The Sister pointed to Sweetie Belle.922Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhgAeNedgc
"Her? Why?"
She didn't respond, she just sat on the bed, mindful of Sweetie Belle, and pulled her close, running a gloved hand through her mane.
The other five stared, dumbfounded.
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