Chapters "My young students," I said weakly while the best wizards sat by my death bead.
"Yes headmaster," They said in unison.
"This... is my final wish," I said my life flashing before my eyes, "Keep.... the gasp Spiral safe."
So this is It. My academy, my life, my death.
I felt myself pull away from my body yet blocked Myself from going forward.
The wizards of the seven classes bowed their heads in respect before taking my body off my death bead and lying it into the casket.
I then felt a weird sensation run down my non-existent back and was pulled into a strange portal.
Let Reality be a waste of time
"And the alicorn thinks he can take on me without his horn or wings," Discord said snapping his fingers.
"There is more to the magic I have trained in than using flight and unicorn magic," I said trying to remember the balance symbol.
"Really, you old stallion," Discord snapped his fingers making my body at least eighty years old.
The balance symbol was in my head making up a sealing spell.
"No fair discord, you big Mieanie, " The pink one said as I closed my eyes.
I held out a hoof,glowing gold with balance magic, confusing Discord.
"This type of magic is only in the archives," The purple one said as I drew the balance symbol.
"Feel the balance of the spiral!!!!" I yelled, blasting pure golden balance magic at Discord.
"This can't be happening," Discord then looked at a piece of paper he pulled from thin air, "Oh, it is."
As discord gave us his last words the balance magic of the spiral sealed him within a stony prison.
Breathing heavily I felt my age, horn, and wings return to somewhat normal before passing out from exhaustion.
When I came to I was In a library with seven others and a single dragon talking in the room.
"Well he certainly is powerful twilight," I herd from a majestic white pony with a horn and wings.
I tried to get up but I was too drained to move.
"I don't care who he is," a purple unicorn, "He used magic after being turned into an earth pony."
Still a little dazed I said, "I need to stop pushing myself past my limits," with everyone turning their head towards me.
"Such a quick recovery time," the majestic white one said, "Using all the elements successfully is a feat on its own, yet not being comatose is only what I could do."
I gave a small smile and said, "I believe we haven't met," I managed to get up on my hooves but still a little wobbly, "I am Ambrose," remembering I was dead a little while ago and not mentioning my title of Headmaster.
The seven introduced themselves as Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie who ran out after the introduction, Applejack, Fluttershy, Spike, and Princess Celeistia.
"I must leave now," Celestia said walking out the door, "Good bye for now, my little ponies."
The other six seemed to talk with each other while I patiently waited for one of them.
Five of the remaining seven then left leaving me with a dragon and a purple unicorn.
"If you don't have a place to stay you can stay here," Twilight offered.
Taking in my options it seemed to be the wise thing to do so I said, "It would be my honer," seeing the sun beginning to set.
Twilight led me to a guest room that had a small bookshelf, a lamp and a bed.
"See you tomorrow," I said before passing out on the bed.
I found myself in a familiar room, Gama's room.
Instead of the replica of the spiral floating in the center there was a round sphere with a hollow six point star. Each point including the hollow had a separate color corresponding to an element of the spiral.
Red the rage of fire, blue the bite of ice, gold the stories of myth, purple the truth of storm, black the curse of death, green the blessing of life, and white the true balance point of the six.
"What a strange dream," a pony that looked similar to Celestia except for her coloring walked in through the back entrance, "What does it mean?"
"Well hello to you to," I said, "I am Ambrose."
"Luna, Princess Luna," She said, "I believe thou has met my sister."
"You would be right," I said looking at the six point star.
"Would you care to explain the meaning of this dream?" she asked, "I haven't seen anything like this in anyponies dream before."
I sat puzzled for a moment remembering a place similar to this in ravenwood that showed the six elements and their weakness, then remembered that I am the only wizard that can use the seven elements at a whim. "I think..." I said touching the purple slab of the gem feeling the power of storm coarse through me.
"Are you alright 'gasp ' your mane," Luna said shocked, "It changed."
I reached up to feel my mane only to feel an electrical shock. "By the storm," I said quickly touching the white hollow.
"I will assume this is a source of power for you," she said surprised when my mane returned to normal.
"You have only scratched the surface," I said as four orbs started to swirl around the sphere.
I saw Luna took interest to the astral of sun and moon and mutter something to herself.
"I see you have interest to the first two astrals sun and moon," I said catching the moon and sun orbs.
"It's starting to get light out," Luna said looking over the orbs as they floated back into place, "I hope to see you again."
"It would be my honer," I said as she left.
I waited and watched the astral symbols float in their orbs around the star crossing every tenth revolution.
I touched the blue point before waking up.
Author's Note
Short chapter explaining how Gama got in contact with Headmaster Ambrose.
Gama's worries
"Why do I still feel his life force??!?!" Gama was yelling looking through his replica of the spiral, "He is still here somewhere."
"Gama give it a rest," The new Headmaster said.
"Well Headmaster Wethersfield you and I both know that Ambrose was, and if he still is alive is," Gama said looking at Dragonspire, "The most powerful wizard."
"Well he isn't in the spiral," Wethersfield said , "So look somewhere else." Headmaster Wethersfield took out an orb with the balance symbol implanted in the crystal, "I sugest looking in the dream realm," He then handed the Crystal to Gama, "If he is still alive you will need this to find him."
"If only it were that easy," Gama said.
A few hours later Gama glanced at the crystal which was changing into a storm crystal.
"Maybe Wethersfield was right," Gama said going to sleep keeping the crystal clutched in his claws.
udder confusion
The next thing I knew I was falling, fast.
"What, I'm alive. My voice," I yelled recalling my age to be at least 112 but my voice sounded like I was only 21.
I was falling at a fast pace toward a chaotic seen below.
"This is madness," I said looking at my former hands which were now hooves.
I then ran my new hooves through my white mane and finding a horn on my forehead.
Looking at my back I saw that I was a purple tint, had a pare of wings on my back and a spell-book on my flanks.
I came barreling into a pink cloud which was surprisingly hard.
"I thought clouds were soft," I said taking a chunk of cloud and smelling it, "Is this cotton candy?"
I paid the cloud little attention when a mix-matched creature walked into my vision causing chaos around the village.
I kept out of sight seeing it turn everyone in the village a depressing grey.
"What do we have here," I said studying his movements until he sat on a throne.
I then looked away and saw one unicorn exit a library with a tiara that had a six point star.
"Well at least not all of them are put into a depressed state," I said turning my attention back to the creature who was eating popcorn, "But balance should win, not chaos."
I glided down to meet the creature and battle.
"Want some?" he asked throwing a kernel at me.
"No thanks," I said, "But I would prefer you stop this now."
"And what makes you think you can stop me," He said coming up to me and tapping my head.
"What was that?" I said nothing happening not even an answer from the creature for two minutes.
"Stop right there discord," A purple unicorn said passing by me followed by five others as discord went back to his throne.
"Oh you six again," Discord said instantly becoming board with this situation.
"We won't fall for your tricks this time, Discord," the purple one said again.
"Come on then," Discord said arrogantly," You can't harm me."
"Ready girls," she said.
"Ready," they screamed.
I just watched, five elments converge to create a sixth I thought but someting was off.
"Yeah, I don't like the script," The discord said as the six launched an extream amount of magic at discord, which he swatted away like a fly.
"H-how is that possible?" The purple one said.
"It is because the attack was a bit unbalanced," I said walking to the front of the group, "Now this is balance at its fainest."
I woke up to a cool wind blowing in my room.
"Must have left a window open," I said in a cold daze.
I went to close the window which was already closed. Instead I saw a sheen of my reflection. My mane had changed from a long white into a icy blue slick-back style. Along with my mane, my wings had changed into five ice spikes that floated in a V formation.
"The bite of ice," I said bewildered, "I knew I could do this, but not to this extent."
I closed my eyes to shift back into my normal form but was unsuccessful.
"At least it could not be worse," I said making my way to the ground floor, "Just a small appearance change."
I made my way to the kitchen where spike didn't recognize me.
He jumped at me yelling, "Intruder!!" until an icy wind caught him off guard freezing his feet to the floor.
"I guess a small appearance change will make people forget you," I said slowly freeing spike by thawing the ice, "am I right spike."
"Who are you?" he asked almost yelling.
"Again I am Ambrose," I said, "And it seems I have entered an elemental shift."
Twilight had apparently woke up and was watching the action unfold unannounced to us before she asked, "What's an elemental shift?"
Relived that she reorganize me I replied, "It is when I take control of one of the elements , whether it is fire, ice, which I am currently in, storm, myth, life, death, or my normal form balance."
As I was talking Twilight somehow got a notebook and wrote down what I said. She then shivered and asked, "Can you warm up the room a little then."
"If I was in my fire form yes," I said slightly disappointed, "but ice can only cool and freeze."
I thought I could only return to my normal form in sleep but a wave of exhaustion hit me suddenly.
"Ambrose are you alright?" Twilight asked as the magic sustaining the new form began to dwindle.
"Just a little sle...." was all I managed before passing out.
"Ambrose!" I herd a voice say in an empty blackness.
I did a quick check of myself and found I was back to my balance form.
A familiar owl flew into my vision.
"Excuse me kind stallion," Gama said, "But have you seen Headmaster Ambrose anywhere."