Title:           Dwarf in Equestria Chapter 3
Author:          Thovar
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First Edit:      Monday 24th of February 2014 08:54:04 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Monday 24th of February 2014 08:54:04 PM CDT

>Some time later.
>OH KOLS WHY DID YOU SAY IT WAS OKAY
>THESE THREE SWEET KIDS TURNED INTO HELLISH CREATURES WITH MOUTHS AS WIDE AS THE CAVE YOU GREW UP IN
>You sigh heavily, and raise a hand.
"Please, little ones. No more..."
>They stop walking, and turn to you quizzically.
>"Uh...sure..."
>Thank Kols.
>Your ears twitch as you catch an voice.
>And so did the three little ones, it appears.
>You look up towards it, seeing a rainbow.
>You shrug and look towards the kids.
"Did annae of you three happen to catch what that voice said?"
>Scootaloo turns to you.
>"Yeah, I think it said 'They're over here, with some sort of monster.'"
"Ah. Thanks Scootaloo."
>"No problem."
>You continue to walk.
>...
"Wait, wha-"
>You find yourself tackled to the ground by the rainbow you saw earlier.
>"WHAT THE BUCK ARE YOU DOING WITH THEM?!?"
>What kind of evil wizard uses rainbows to attack people?!
>You kick off the weight, it grunting as you do so.
>You roll backwards, and land on your feet.
>What you see is something that looks suspiciously like a rainbow, but is in fact a Pony.
>Huh.
>It snarls menacingly, before flying towards the orange pegasus.
>"Are you alright squirt? Did the monster hurt you?"
>"A-actually, he-"
>Five more ponies burst out from the underbrush.
>You take some time to note their physical characteristics.
>One of them is purple, with a purple mane that seems to have highlights of different shades of purple.
>And is also a unicorn.
>Great.
>Another unicorn of the group is an almost blindingly bright shade of white, with a elegant purple mane.
>Elegant being the only way of putting it, you feel.
>Regardless, you think she looks like an oversized marshmellow.
>There is a yellow pegasus, with a long pink mane, who appeared to like to hide behind it.
>Then there were the two normal ponies.
>One was Orange, and had a blonde mane.
>Pretty normal, actua-it's wearing a hat.
>You surpress a groan.
>And the other is...
>The literal definition of the color pink.
>You feel your head start to spin as you try to comprehend just how pink it is, so you stop doing that.
>All of them appear to be looking at you menacingly.
>Except for the one with the hat, and marshmellow.
> They actually have marks on their rears, but you can't observe them because they appear to be moving towards the three little ones, masking their marks.
>"Applebloom! What in tarnation are you doing out here with this... 'THING'?"
>"N-no, he's our-"
>"Sweetie Belle, are you alright? Oh, I couldn't bear to think of what this BRUTE could do to you!"
>"N-no, actually! He saved-"
>"Oh, sweet Celestia, he's messed with their minds!"
>You have become disgruntled with the blatant disregard for your presence.
"Oi! If'n ye wanted to bash me name around, it's only fair if-"
>The rainbow charges you again, but this time you're ready.
>You easily sidestep her foolish charge, and spin to face her.
"Look, if'n you dinnae stop tryin' ta charge me, I'm gonna have tae defend meself."
>The pony...wait, it's a she.
>What's the term again....mare, right?
>Yeah.
>The mare smirks, hey muzzle slowly starting to split in a grin.
>"Yeah, right. Like a short monkey can handle THE Rainbow Dash!"
>You start to chuckle.
>Then full-blown laugh in her face, rolling on the ground.
>Her smug smirk eventually drops off her face, and her companions share her confused expression.
>"What's so funny?"
>You stop laughing, and manage to calm it down to a chuckle.
"Heeeheee.....Oh, Kols that's good! That's a right original name you have there, lass-AAAHHAHAHAHHAA!"
>You wipe a tear from your eye as you stand, and the mare, who is now known as Rainbow Dash, is scowling at you.
>"We'll see who's laughing in a second, monkey!"
>She cocks back and takes off, flapping her wings to get more speed in an attempt to charge you.
>You immidiately sober up, and track her movements.
>She's quick, but you survived the pit of 12 vipers.
>They didn't tell you about the 13th.
>She flies in a blurringly quick corkscrew, and breaks out of it suddenly to dash towards your position.
>You shift your feet so that they're in a line, but space them about a foot apart.
>You bend backwards as she flies over you, and you relish the look of suprise on her face.
>Standing how you are, you have a perfect stance to strike her.
>Feeling the ebb and flow of her spirit, you strike right in the center of her body with your palm.
>Contrary to popular belief, the Paralyzing Palm technique does not cause muscles to seize up.
>It causes them to drastically loosen.
>The foolish pegasus that charged you flies past because of her inertia, and proceeds to skid along the ground behind you, bouncing a couple times.
>You stand back up, returning from the bent position, rolling your shoulders.
>The other ponies are staring at you with your mouth agape.
>One of them speaks up.
>"D-did....did you just KILL her?"
>You snort in disgust.
"No, I dinnae kill her. Listen."
>You wave a hand at the rainbow pony.
>...
>"...nnnnn you bucker..."
>You turn to the rest.
"See?"
>The orange one appears to be mad.
>"Now, why did you have to go and hurt one of mah friends."
>You hold up your hands.
"I dinnae do anything, she started to attack me without allowing me to explain the situation."
>She rears back in surprise, thinking for a moment.
>The yellow one shrinks behind her mane.
>"A-Applejack...he's right, you know?"
>'Applejack' snorts and shakes her head from side to side.
>"Yeah, but what was he doin' wit' mah sister? And Scoots, and Sweetie Belle too?"
>The yellow one appears to be cowed, and squeaks and hides behind her mane.
>"Now then, partner. We can either do this the easy way, or the hard way."
>You quirk an eyebrow.
"What do ye mean, lass?"
>She smirks, and retrieves rope from....where the fuck did she get it?
>"Ah mean, you can either give up now and let me tie ya up, or you can try an' resist."
>You roll your eyes.
"Once again, ye be missin' the point. I-"
>"HARD WAY IT IS!"
>She spins the rope around, which is now in a Lasso shape, and starts spinning it faster and faster.
>Eventually, it gets fast enough, and she launches it towards you.
>Once again, you easily dodge it.
"Nice try, lass, but-"
>She smirks around the rope in her mouth, and whips it towards you.
>It wraps around your leg, and she yanks it backwards, making you fall on your ass.
>She continues to pull you towards you, then gallops over to you, wrapping you up in her rope, humming a small tune as she does so.
>Once she's finished tying you up, she proudly trots away from you.
>"Ya'll are looking at the 1st place winner of the Appleloosan Hogtieing Contest!"
>The other ponies appear to be awed, and stomp their hooves and cheer in approval.
>Unfortunately for her, while she was bragging, you slipped out of the bonds she had you in.
>No bonds will hold this monk.
>It was quite easy, in fact.
>Her knots were not as taut as she thought, so all it took was a small application of force at a specific point, and it just fell apart.
>You stand up, and hold the rope forward.
"Think again, lass."
>She turns around with a smug smile, before noticing that you have escaped her tying.
>The smirk instantly dissapears.
>"Now how in the hay did you git outta that?"
>You shrug.
"Ancient monk secret."
>You can't help but laugh internally.
>She scrunches her muzzle in frustration, trying to look intimidating.
>It only looks adorable.
>"Now, you got me riled."
>She starts to sprint towards you.
>What is with these ponies and furiously charging?
>You prepare to strike her as she charges towards you, expecting her to smash into you with her head.
>Instead, she stops, and spins around at the last moment, raising her hind legs.
>Uh-oh.
>She releases the coiled up muscles, launching her hooves at your fast mind-blurringly fast.
>But once again, you are fast enough to slip to her side.
>You have had it up to here with these incessant attackers, so you resolve to end this fast.
>You point your fingers, and poke her repeatedly where the spiritual energy flows most.
>Untrained fighters call them 'Pressure Points'.
>She crumples quickly, falling onto one of her sides.
>"Wha-what did you to me?"
>You shrug, and cup your hands, allowing your sleeves to fold over them.
"I stopped your spiritual flow, lass. It'll return to ye....eventually."
>Kols, you're lucky that they're all physical fighters.
>And bad at that, too.
>With all this magic around, you wouldn't be surpised if-
>Something lavender colored streaks by your face.
>...
>'Wizards', you sneer mentally.
>You turn towards where the bolt of energy came from.
>You spot the culprit of the attack, with her...horn...charged up.
>You KNEW you had a bad feeling about these unicorns.
>There's only one thing you can do.
>You crack your knuckles.
>Bluff.
"What did ye just try there, lass? I'll have ye know, that I graduated-"
>Her horn glows brighter, and you find yourself planted up against a tree.
>You struggle for a moment, trying to get free.
>The humans have a phrase for this...
>'No dice', or something like that.
"Lass, let me free! Ye haven't even-MMPH!"
>Once again, she uses the bullshit power that is magic to silence you.
>The magical haze parts for a moment, allowing the unicorn's magical force to flow through.
>You're in awe.
>Not even the cult of wizards that you fought even collectively had this power.
>You realize there is no point to your struggle, and prepare to literally say your prayers.
>The purple one starts to approach, but stops when she notices the sullen look in your eye.
>She quirks her head in curiosity.
>And then turns to the three little ones.
>Then back to you.
>She starts to scowl at you.
>"You just had to kidnap the CMC, didn't you? Well, there are consequences for your actions."
>Her horn glows brighter, yet you don't feel any pain.
>You quirk an eyebrow.
>You feel a light sensation on the bottom of your feet.
>"Take this!"
>The sensation intensifies, and she releases the magic that has kept you silenced.
>Is...is she really?
>She's tickling you.
>You go stock-still and try to ignore it.
>"Well? Aren't you going to give up, and tell us why you did it?"
>You don't know whether to laugh or to cry.
>You sigh heavily.
"Lass, could ya quit ticklin' me for a moment? It's not gonna work, I'm afraid."
>She frowns, and the sensation fades.
"Thank ye kindly, lass. Now, to explain. "
>You lick your lips, and wish you had an ale or two in you.
>It always helped with recounting tales.
"I was meditatin' by the river over yonder..."
>You continue on with your story, and the ponies all gather in front of you.
>The two that you incapacitated, Rainbow Dash and Applejack, had the effects of your blows eventually wear off, and listened along as well.
>From time to time, they look to the little ones for confirmation, and they receive nods or short answers like 'Yep!'.
>And looking to ...Applehack?
>No, AppleJack.
>For confirmation, for one reason or another.
>You also get a better look at the group of new ponies.
>Their marks that you saw were very interesting.
>The rainbow one had what looked like a stormcloud with a multicolored lightning bolt coming from it.
>The orange one had a trio of red apples on her flank.
>That's the term for arse for them, right?
>No matter.
>Pink's mark was a trio of party balloons, and Yellow's was a trio of butterflies.
>Curious tattoos, you remark.
>The purple one had a multipointed star, and marshmellow had three diamonds for hers.
>What do they mean...
>The little ones were missing theirs, for some reason.
>But you don't have any time to think on it more, because by then you are wrapping up your story.
"...and then I met ye six here. Well, rather, I got attacked by this lass here."
>Rainbow pony actually has the sense to look sheepishly away.
>"S-sorry."
>Applejack looks to the group, and appears to be suprised.
>"He's tellin' the truth, ya'll."
>Applebloom pipes up.
>"A'course he's tellin' the truth!"
>Applejack glares at her, snubbing her response, causing the little one to rub the back of her neck.
>"W-well he is..."
>She sighs, then turns to the purple pony.
>"'Twi, you can let him down now."
>The unicorn nods, and her magical influence leaves your body.
>"Sorry for the misunderstanding..."
>You rub your wrists, getting feeling back into it after hanging there for so long.
"No problem, lass. Just make sure to get t'whole story in t' future."
>Marshmellow speaks up.
>"Well, I for one-"
>Oh god she sounds like human royalty.
>"-feel positively DREADFUL from this misunderstanding. I trust we can, mayhaps become friends, mister...?"
>You look to her.
"Anon Ymous of the Stonefist Order."
>"...do you mind if I call you Anon for short?"
"Nay lass, I dinnae mind it."
>She giggles, and prances over to her friends.
>"Well? Don't be uncouth, introduce yourselves!"
>The pink monstrosity bounces, and you rub your eyes to affirm what you're seeing is real, BOUNCES up to you.
>"Hi! My name's Pinkie Pie!"
"Erm, hello there, lass."
>She smiles widely, and cocks her head.
>"Why do you talk all funny like that?"
>You roll your eyes.
>Such a common question from other races.
"I'm a dorf. We always speak like this. I dinnae know why, we just...do."
>She bounces off, allowing another pony to take her place.
>"Oh, I'm so throwing you a party!"
>You raise an eyebrow.
>She's never seen what dorfs do at parties, has she?
>Her loss.
>You can taste the ale already...
>The purple one approaches again, rubbing the back of her neck.
>"Sorry again for earlier..."
>You raise a hand.
"I told you, lass. It's quite alright."
>She smiles gently, and raises a hoof.
>"I'm Twilight Sparkle."
>You reach over with your hand, get a firm grip, and shake it once.
"Nice to meet you, 'Twilight'."
>What curious names they have...
>She trots off, and then the next one comes up.
>This time it's apples.
>"Sorry bout the misunderstandin', partner."
>You roll your eyes.
>How many bloody times do they have to apologize?
"I said it before, and I'll say it again. It's in the past now, lass."
>You look over to the rest of them.
"Ya hear that? No more apologies!"
>Sighing, you turn back to Applejack, who has a hoof extended.
>"Put 'er there, partner."
>You place your hand over her hoof, and get a firm grip.
>You see her muscles tense for a serious handshake.
>And you aren't having any of that.
>You lock your arm, flexing your own muscles.
>You watch in amusement as the orange pony tries to (fruitlessly) move your arm.
>Failing that, she removes her hoof.
>"That's one heck of a foreleg you got there."
>You nod, and state your terse reply.
"Thank'ye kindly, lass."
>She trots off, and the color storm of a pony flaps up to you.
>Very fond of her wings, it seems.
>And cocky, by the look of her smile.
>"Name's Rainbow Dash! Fastest pegasus in Equestria, at your service."
>You chuckle.
"Not fast enough, if I were able to hit ye like that."
>She scowls, and mutters something she thinks you miss.
>"...lucky shot..."
>She then returns to her cocky smile, and holds out her hoof.
>You extend your hand, and give her one good shake.
>She retrieves her hoof, and continues to float in front of you.
>"Just how in the hay were you able to hit me anyway?"
>You smirk.
"Training."
>She frowns and floats off, obviously not happy with your cryptic answer.
>You think you're forgetting one...
>Oh yeah!
"Where's the yellow lass, now?"
>The yellow one floats towards you, and looks quite uncomfortable with the situation.
>She meekly stammers out.
>"H-Hello..."
>You smile softly, and make your voice more gentle to not frighten her.
"Hello, little lass. What's yer name?"
>She seems to appreciate you softening your tone, and peers out from under her mane.
>"F-Fluttershy..."
>Well, that explains her mark.
"Nice to meet you."
>You extend your hand, and she gingerly lifts a hoof and weakly shakes it.
>"N-nice to meet you too..."
>She slinks off, and joins up with the group.
>You follow her, and the group sets off.
>...
>"Say, would you help me get to know you better by answering some questions?"
>She gives you the eyes.
>The puppy eyes.
>You cannot resist.
>...
"Sure, lass."
>Dammit Twilight.