Equestrian Soldiers

I was woken up by Flame and sit up.

“Your turn again.” He tells me. I just nod, and get out of my bag. I move closer to the fire, which is slightly bigger than I remembered it.

Delta sits on the other side of the fire, and then we just waited.

It was about an hour into our shift when Delta stood up, and waved for me to follow him.

I got up, and walked with him to the river, and saw the serpent on the other bank looking depressed.

“Be friendly.” I tell Delta. He nods.

“Excuse me sir, but may we know why you’re saddened?” I ask the serpent. This makes the serpent swing over to our side of the river, and look at us.

“Hmm, Oh, I’m just sad that I can’t walk on land so I can go see my pony friends in Ponyville. The river is connected to the little town, but it isn’t deep enough for me to get there.” He tells us with his rather unmanly voice, “But who are you?” he asks.

“My name is Dark Frost, and this is Delta Shot, and we have four others. We are also going to Ponyville, but we are a bit lost.” I tell him.

“How deep do you need the water to be to get to Ponyville?” I ask him.

“I only need five feet of water, and I could get there, but why do you ask?” The serpent replies.

In as answer I make a six foot bulge in the middle of the river, and make it climb up the serpent’s body, then let it back down into the water.

“I have a special ability to control water, but if I touch the water it turns pitch black.” I tell him.

“How can you do this?” He asks me.

“I was born in sub-zero temperatures, and my grandfather says there was magic toying with my birth.” I tell him.

“Hmm, this sounds familiar from somewhere, but I can’t remember, but you think you could make the river deep enough for me?” He asks.

“Only in the middle, but I could make an ice boat that you could be in that allows you to travel upstream.” I tell him.

“That might work if the ice wasn’t cold.” He tells me.

“My ice turns black, and can stand up to 50 degrees Celsius, so I believe that won’t be a problem.” I tell him.

“That would be wonderful, but when are you all leaving?” He asks.

“Before the sun rises, just be here, and I’ll make the boat for you, and we’ll all take a ride upstream into Ponyville.” I tell him. He nods.

“Then I’ll see you then.” He says as he submerges himself in the river. I nod, and turn back to the camp, and start walking.

“How are you going to make a boat that can float in three feet deep water?” Delta asks me.

“I make a long flat bottom boat, and keep it in the center of the river, and drive it with my power.” I tell him as we walk into the campsite.

“Not that how. I meant how you’re going to be able to do it. Your ability acts up if something is bigger then a shed.” He explains.

“This is Equestria. I’m bound to have an energy boost just by being here. I doubt I’m as limited as I was before.” I tell him.

“If not, I’ll be there to catch you when you pass out.” Delta says as he sits back down on the log.

“That only happened once and you know it. If I get the nose bleed I’ll stop, wait an hour, and continue making the boat.” I tell him. He chuckles, and I pick up my FAL.

“What are you doing?” Delta asks me.

“I’m bored, and I want make bullets.” I tell him. He snickers, and I walk back to the river.

“Back so soon?” The serpent asks me.

“I need to practice my ability while the moon is out.” I reply as I set my FAL down next to a nearby tree. The serpent looks at my assault rifle, and raises an eyebrow.

“What is that?” He asks me, as he points to my rifle.

“That is a lethal weapon that I don’t need to use, but keep it with me to be safe.” I tell him as I sit down next to the river.

“So how do you practice Dark?” He asks me.

“I focus, and expand my energy into nearby water molecules, in turn making them black, and freezing them, but I can also move the molecules with a bit of will and physical motion on my part.” I tell him as I start to make a few orbs of water float around me in a slow pace with a small circular motion of my hand.

“Wow, I have never met a magic user that could do this.” The serpent tells me. I make the orbs turn into vapor, and look at the mythical creature in front of me.

“I can’t believe I don’t know your name, but could you be a dear and let me know?” I ask the serpent in front of me.

“Oh goodness, how rude of me. I am Kiokosh.” He tells me, “But you can just call me Kiko.” I nod.

“Well Kiko, would you like to watch me practice my ability?” I ask.

“What can you do with your magic?” Kiko asks me.

“I can do many things, but it’s not really magic. At least I think it’s not.” I say as I look at the river.

“Can you make another serpent?” He asks.

I look at the water, and expand my energy, and make a smaller serpent float out of the water, and swim in the air. I start to add more water to it, and in turn make it swim around Kiko.

He laughs as the water serpent swims around him, and then runs down his back into the water.

“What is the biggest thing you can do?” Kiko asks me.

“I can make a huge wall of water, and freeze it in place.” I tell him as I start to gather water on the other side of the river, and manage to make it a foot thick, and ten feet high before I feel blood start to drip from my nose. I quickly unleash my ability, and freeze the wall, before I hang my head from the headache that came with overuse of my power.

At the castle in Canterlot.

Celestia was almost ready to raise the sun when she felt a magic she was unfamiliar with near the vault were the Elements of Harmony were being kept.

Celestia teleports to the door of the vault, and opens it with a powerful spell that only she and her sister knew.

The doors open with silence, and Celestia opens the chest the elements were in. Celestia gasps as she sees the element of magic had a crack along one of its points that ran from the top to the bottom.

Celestia’s horn lights and the sun quickly rose into the sky.

Luna, who was at the other tower had sensed her sister’s fear had teleported to her.

“Sister, what is wrong?” Luna asks as she lowers the moon.

“The element of magic is cracked.” Celestia tells her as she shows her sister the damage to the element. Luna takes a step back, and looks at Celestia.

“Does this mean that they are here?” Luna asks.

“Yes.” Celestia replied before she teleported a quill, ink well, and paper to her and started to write to her student.

In Ponyville at Golden Oaks Library.

A young drake was woken up by a scroll coming from his mouth in a ball of green fire.

Spike grumbled as he picks up the letter, and walked it downstairs to a studious unicorn named Twilight Sparkle. Spike gave Twilight the scroll before he went back upstairs.

“A letter from the Princess?” Twilight asks to herself as she opens the letter, and reads it.

Twilight drops the scroll, and ran out the door to gather her friends.

Back to the river.

“Dark, are you okay?” Kiko asks.

“Yeah, I will be after a few minutes. I get a physical strain on my body if I use my ability too much at one time, or move massive amounts too quickly.” I tell him.

The sun rises quickly, and makes me jump out of surprise.

“Ah, what the hell is Celestia doing?” I ask as I squeeze my eyes shut. I slowly open my eyes, and look around. The animals in the forest are waking angrily.

“I have to warn my friends.” I say as my eyes widen. I pick up my FAL as I sprint back to camp.

I made it there in a few seconds.

“EVERYONE UP AND GET YOUR GUNS, SHIT IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN!!” I shout at the top of my lungs to my fellow bronies. They all wake with a start, and grab their guns with haste, all but Night. I walk up to Night, and give him a kick to his leg.

“GET YOUR ASS UP, AND GET PISSED TERROR!!” I shout at my friend.

Night jumps in his bed at my kick, and grabs his LMG.

“Frost what the hell is going on?” Flame asks.

“Celestia just raised the sun instantly, and we are going to be screwed by the forest predators who are pissed about it.” I say as I shoulder my FAL, and scan the woods with a sharp eye.

I see fifty pares of glowing yellow eyes.

“WOLVES!” I shout as I start firing at the sets of eyes.

The timber wolves jump into our camp, and start to go after everyone. I manage to get four wolves down with my FAL before they got to me.

I hear Night give a blood curdling shout as he starts to unleash his big gun on the wolves, and starts to tear them apart.

“Flame, now would be a good time to let go of your secret!” I shout as I try to use my ability, but remember by a headache that makes me drop to one knee.

I get tackled by a wolf, and my vision whites over, and I can’t feel anything.