Nar Yakushi

Four (somewhat) young adults sit in the living room of Nar's Ponyville home. Juno, Ruby, and Roy listen to Nar as he goes off about his meeting with the school about Cookie's bully. Turns out, the bully's mother is a complete karen who thinks her little angel can do no wrong. The father didn't pay an ounce of attention during the meeting, and the representative from the school wasn't a help at ALL. In the end, Nar told both the school, and the bully's parents that if the bullying didn't stop, he was going to teach Cookie how to defend herself. Once he's finished his rant, he takes a deep breath to calm himself, then sits back down on his couch. The anger quickly cooling.  "Sorry guys. I just needed to get that off my chest." Juno pats his buddy on the shoulder. "That's what we're here for, bud."  "Didn't know you were in town, Ruby." Roy's comment helps to steer the group away from the last topic. Ruby smiles, and practically lunges over to wrap an arm around Nar's shoulder. "Yep! I'm doing a bit of traveling before my next album drops. This lovable knucklehead here offered to let me crash here instead of having to stay at a hotel. I tried to decline, but how can you say no to this face?!" Ruby presses Nar's cheeks with her hands, and looks back to Roy. Nar gently pushes Ruby's hands away. Roy raises an eyebrow. "Are you sure your girlfriend is okay with this?" Nar's response is accompanied by a nod. "Yep. I told her about it before I suggested the idea to Ruby." Before the conversation can go any further, there's a knock at the front door. When Nar stands to answer, the knocking stops. Going to investigate, Nar opens his door, but does not see anyone outside. Instead, he finds a letter with a wax seal on his doormat. Odd. Who knocks to leave a letter on the doormat? Nar doesn't even manage to make it back to the couch before Ruby asks him what the letter is. As soon as he plops onto the couch, Nar opens the letter, and begins to read. The others wait in silence for him to finish.  "It's from the crew Silver Stone is shooting that movie in town with. Apparently, they're issuing a beef with me." Juno raises an eyebrow. "You mean Attack on Mango?" "Nope." Nar shakes his head. "Just me." "Wait, so a whole film crew has a beef against YOU?" "Yep. It's the 'we're gonna kick your ass' kinda beef too." Roy looks at his friend in disbelief. "I thought that was only a thing in Vanhoover!" Ruby is the one to inform him otherwise. "It got adopted nationwide." Her attention turns back to Nar. "Do you know if the rules are the same?" "Yep. Pretty much. A few differences, but nothing I'd have to worry about." Juno shoots up from his seat on the recliner. "That means other celebrities can join the beef on your side! Meaning, US!" He fixes Nar with a determined glare, then raises his fist in front of his chest. "I'm in! You know I've got your back!" Nar waves a dismissive hand to protest, but Ruby cuts him off. "Fuck yeah! I never need an excuse to kick the shit out of a rich asshole! I'm in too!" Before Nar can protest, the two look to Roy. "What about you?" Juno's question catches Roy off guard. "Now, c'mon guys. I'm the only one they issued to beef to." His attention then turns to Roy. "Roy, you don't have to do this if-." "Fuck it. Silver's the main guy on the other side of this beef yeah? Fucker ran me out of Applewood. I could use some payback." Roy stands from his seat, and sticks out a hand.  (https://youtu.be/PtDg4JiqZMc&t=18) Without hesitation, Ruby, and Juno join in. They pile their hands on top of Roy's. Then, all three pairs of eyes lock onto Nar. He can't help but grin at the sight. For some reason, he feels... Excited. "It's like we never left Vanhoover, huh?" He places his hand on top of the pile. The group all share a look, before throwing their hands into the air with a battlecry. "Let's kick Silver's Ass!" After a moment, a question pops into Roy's mind. He hates to ruin the mood, but he feels this question needs to be addressed. "Wait, what about Asuka, and Scrappy?" Nar shakes his head dismissively. "They're not gonna join the beef. Pretty sure they're both competing to see who can secure a date with Silver first before he leaves town." Ruby's face contorts into a snarl. "Traitors." "Whatever." Juno shrugs his shoulders. "As long as they don't join on his side, I don't care. We got this."

Ever since Silver Stone started shooting a movie in Ponyville, things have changed for the town. In some ways, worse than others. For starters, entire streets would shut down for days while filming was being done on them. Nar was already hearing his mother complaining about her commute to her office nearly doubling because of it. It would have more affect on Nar, were it not for the Astral Highway doors scattered across the town. Film crew blocking the route to school for Cookie? There's an Astral Highway that leads well past it, and cuts the time to get to school in half! Still, Silver and his film crew aren't exactly full of "Ponyville Hospitality." Were it not for the big tips they leave everywhere they shop, they'd probably have gotten banned from half of the stores in the town for how they treat the staff. At the very least, Silver seems to be leaving Nar alone after their run in a few days ago.  This morning, Nar is on his way to a local cafe to meet up with Juno. The band's video game developers want to make some DLC expansions for the game. They've told the band that they want them to come up with the music first, and the devs will build off of the tracks. So Nar, and Juno are meeting up to brainstorm some ideas for music. While making his way to the cafe, Nar is already stringing together melodies in his head. If you'd asked him about two years back if he thought he'd ever enjoy songwriting, he would have told you 'hell no!' Now, it's one of the things his mind gravitates to when it's idle.  Entering into the plaza the cafe is located, Nar's idle thoughts completely cease as his instincts tell him something is off. The tune he'd been humming falls silent. His eyes survey the area in search of any threats. He catches a few pairs of eyes staring at him from all over the plaza. Not looks of shock, surprise, or awe, mind you. They clearly are wary of him, and look fairly tense. With each step he takes, one of them steps towards him. Looks like they're trying to surround him. Alright Nar, what's the plan here? There are tons of witnesses around. Call them out, and they might back off. Or, you might end up looking crazy, until they attack. Turn around, and take another route? No, there's 3 behind you now. Make a break for it? They have a few pegasai, and you aren't wearing your skates. No way you'll outrun them. "Hey." A voice from his front catches Nar's attention. "You Nar?" A young stallion, likely no older than 21 asks, eyebrow raised. "Who wants to know?" Nar stops in his tracks, preparing himself for a fight. The stallion scowls, then begins to raise his arm in what is likely the most telegraphed punch in all of Equestrian history. "This is for what you did to Silver Stone, you bastard!" The stallion shrieks as he charges forwards to throw a right hook at Nar. (https://youtu.be/AVW-ICmBOMw?si=vovClA95zFC3r86l) (Probably wanna loop this if you're gonna listen to it while you read.) A quick lean to the right causes the fist to sail harmlessly past Nar's head. He retorts with a quick jab to the stallion's gut, causing the man to gag, then fall to his knees. An older mare lets out a cry of "Oh my goodness!" as dozens of young stallions, and mares rush towards Nar from all over the plaza. Other bystanders pull out phones, or run to grab the guards. A screaming mare attempts to jump onto Nar's back, but he ducks her lunge. She smashes onto the ground in front of him. With his right foot, Nar shoves her into the first stallion, who is just starting to stand. He topples onto the mare, just as another fist comes at Nar from his left. He barely manages to get his arm up in time to deflect the blow away from his head. Then, he retorts with a quick side kick that catches the assailant off guard. Though it does little damage, the assailant backs off slightly, giving Nar time to prepare for the next attack coming from his right. In the fighting, Nar doesn't notice the cafe door swing open, or Juno come rushing out of it. "Shit! Nar!" He calls out. Nar ducks the punch from his right, his straw hat taking a glancing blow in the process. He pivots on his foot to deliver a sweep to the attacker's legs, knocking them over. Then, he lunges over their prone form to get out of the encirclement. He looks up just in time to see a pegasus charging straight for him! He readies himself for an attack, only to realize at the last second that it's Juno! Juno lets out a cry of "Atta!" as he hops up into the air, using his wings to boost him above Nar's head. There's a meaty "CRACK", then someone lands behind Nar. When he turns to look, he sees Juno landing beside a pegasus whom it seems he'd just delivered one hell of a mid-air kick to. "Looks like that red belt in taekwondo is paying off!" Nar comments with a hearty laugh. "Going for my black belt this year!" Juno responds, just before he delivers another devastating kick to the chest of a charging stallion.  Nar's attention quickly turns to face the first mare who attacked him, as it seems she's finally managed to scramble up off of the guy he pushed her onto. She lets out a frustrated grunt, then steps forward with her hands out by her sides. Nar keeps his fists up in order to guard any potential attacks. "You done?" He asks. The mare then shrugs her shoulders. "Yeah." She then proceeds to turn, and walk away from the brawl as if she'd never taken part in it. The sight distracts Nar just long enough for the first stallion to land a punch in Nar's side. Nar winces slightly, but it honestly doesn't hurt much. "Hah!" The stallion shouts, triumphant. His mouth hands open with his finger pointing out his blow. Then, Nar's leg comes up, and excruciating pain ripples up his body from his groin. The stallion lets out one final whimper, then collapses to the floor with his hands shooting down to his crotch. Was that pretty? No, but all's fair in a street fight! Shouldn't have left himself open! Once the first two attackers are dealt with, Nar jumps back into the fray to assist Juno. Before he knows it, the brawl is over. He and Juno stand victorious over the few of their attackers who didn't have the sense to flee. Who knew a dozen or so untrained attackers would lose to a red belt in taekwondo, and a guy who's been in more street fights than almost everyone in Ponyville? With a deep sigh, Juno turns to his friend. "What was that all about?" "First guy said 'this is for what you did to Silver Stone!' So I assume he sicked his fans on me or something." At this, Juno's expression changes to one of annoyance. "We're gonna get into more fights after this, aren't we?" Nar shrugs his shoulders. "Probably. Silver's a petty asshole. I wouldn't be surprised. Now c'mon. Let's get inside. I'm STARVING!"